Last night I had a dream that I was going to see a movie based on the Fisher-Price Little People toy line (the CLASSIC version, not the line they sell nowadays). The film was directed by Ridley Scott, and it was set in a castle. There was another film in the franchise opening at the same time, set on a farm. I was worried I would be confused because I hadn't seen the first film in the series, set on a pirate ship.
See, that dream is awesome.
Unfortunately, in the dream, I arrived at the theater too late, and I couldn't get in.
Except that part. Dang.
(the CLASSIC version, not the line they sell nowadays)
The only good version of the Fisher-Price Little People.
I too would like to see these Fisher-Price movies, especially the barn one. I was obsessed with the little hayloft and would have lived in there if I could.
Vibes for Mister S and his caregiving team at the new place, Sheryl.
I have to actually go in to work today (boo) to swap out this laptop for a spiffy brand new one (yay). I'm currently concerned about removing and preserving its extremely cool stickers (fanart for Over the Garden Wall, Our Flag Means Death, Hunt for the Wilderpeople and Beetlejuice, plus one local Miyazaki/public transit mashup with an orange catbus named Mewni).
Other than that, nothing of note is going on except that I checked in with my brother who was supposed to come visit last weekend but had a weather cancellation, and he responded by asking if he could introduce me to his financial adviser, who could give us the kind of strategic advice we're not currently getting. Clearly he doesn't understand just how much work just crawling along day to day is. I barely have the spoons to renew a magazine subscription, much less interview a whole new financial advisor. I need a nap just thinking about it.
how much work just crawling along day to day is
I just had to explain to a new member of my team (not my manager) why I was working from home and not commuting to the office on a regular basis. He was understanding, and I put a good face on it, but it is still embarrassing, and it will take some time to get over that.
I too have been pronouncing “desultory” incorrectly lo these many years.
He was understanding, and I put a good face on it, but it is still embarrassing, and it will take some time to get over that.
Ugh, I'm sorry. You shouldn't have to explain by now.
I don't care so much about explaining; I just care about explaining to my brother, who's close enough that he should know better.
Hugs to all that are GOING THROUGH THE SHIT.
My verbal warning on Monday went about as good as it could go. It was with my favorite person on the team and I was a Smartass and she understood.
I remain PISSY though and am just trying to get stuff off my desk without having to talk to people, most specifically my boss. Also still looking for other positions to apply to. We had another Department employee give notice last Friday, it was our most recent hire and she is GREAT, so her leaving is a real bummer. We currently have ONE Chief in our 6 divisions. ONE out of SIX.
JZ, bad timing, bro!! Literally! Tell him thanks but no thanks.
De-SULT-ory. No?
Nope! That’s how I’d been pronouncing it!
MsBelle, glad the warning part wasn’t even more obnoxious that it could have been.
Which reminds me of how I though archipelago was pronouced before I ever heard it out loud... had the stress on the wrong syllable... arkuhpuhLAWGo. I don't know, man... I still kind of dig it.
Same, although I'm still not sure which is correct (Im almost certain there's a song that pronounces it with the emphasis on LA but that could be because of the music and not because it's regionally correct or whatever. Can I remember what song? No. Although my original pronunciation was with a softer ch as well
my entire life of pronouncing shit in my head has been a lie
I know that is true for me. But I mostly don't care! What's "correct" anyway?
When I was in college one of my dorm mates favorite movies was Barfly which we, of course, always pronounced barf-ly. But that was a joke.
I hate nightmares like that, Tep! So hard to recover from. Walking around the house touching stuff sounds like a genius way to reassure yourself.
Aw, Little People. I didn't know there was a new version. We only had the house, I think, but lots of people to have adventures on furniture or ad hoc landscapes
Pissy seems like an appropriate response to the situation, msbelle
Yeah there’s lots of stuff I mispronounce on purpose! But I wasn’t going it on purpose with desultory.
