None of it means a damn thing.

Mal ,'Objects In Space'


Natter 77: I miss my friends. I miss my enemies. I miss the people I talked to every day.  

Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, butt kicking, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.


Laura - Jun 26, 2023 7:15:45 am PDT #22882 of 30000
Our wings are not tired.

Good luck with the SS bureaucracy, Todd. I'll be doing that next February! Woot!

It's so blaringly loud on speakerphone that I have put the phone in a drawer.

Why Oh Why! The multitasker in me does not know the reason for hold music, or worse yet the repeated messages about how important I am.


meara - Jun 26, 2023 7:49:41 am PDT #22883 of 30000

Geez that does not bode well Dana!

Pride was this weekend, and while I did way less partying than in years past, I’m still tired and achy like in years past. Darn passage of time!


Toddson - Jun 26, 2023 7:50:04 am PDT #22884 of 30000
Friends don't let friends read "Atlas Shrugged"

I figure if I'm important to them, why don't they have a human to answer the phone.


Dana - Jun 26, 2023 7:51:13 am PDT #22885 of 30000
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.

The second wait was less than 10 minutes, fortunately. Then the issue took a while to resolve, but at least there was different hold music.


Dana - Jun 26, 2023 9:18:53 am PDT #22886 of 30000
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.

The new overlords prohibit harassment based on gender, sexual orientation, gender expression, and gender identity. I realize it's a bare minimum, but I'll take it.


dcp - Jun 26, 2023 9:45:16 am PDT #22887 of 30000
The more I learn, the more I realize how little I know.

Do they specify what harassment they do permit?


Dana - Jun 26, 2023 9:50:34 am PDT #22888 of 30000
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.

There was not a section in the employee handbook about permitted harassment. Presumably due to legal advice.


Toddson - Jun 26, 2023 10:26:55 am PDT #22889 of 30000
Friends don't let friends read "Atlas Shrugged"

Perhaps it's permissible to harass everyone working directly for you as long as it's everyone.


Jessica - Jun 26, 2023 10:28:44 am PDT #22890 of 30000
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset

Do they specify what harassment they do permit?

Wrong opinions on cilantro and muffulettas, I assume. You know, the usual.


meara - Jun 26, 2023 10:30:02 am PDT #22891 of 30000

Technically we supposedly got that protection from the Supreme Court a couple years ago, but I would not count on that with todays courts, and yay for them putting it in there—I recall when I started at my company sexual orientation was NOT listed as protected. (I think it is now, especially since we merged with a larger company)

Why am I feeling SO nauseated today? Yay for having zofran on hand I hope (hasn’t kicked in yet). I have plenty of work to do and definitely don’t want to do it even though I took it pretty easy this past weekend for Pride.

Call with a lawyer later about mom’s estate—it seems they set up a trust but then never put any of their assets in it. So gotta figure out what we can do with anything with just moms name on it.