That's a lot, Pix. I'm glad ND can get there to be with you.
Glad you already have an earlier appointment, Susan!
A song for if you don't want to do the work today: [link]
Giles: Helping out with the dishes makes me feel useful. Dawn: Wanna clean out the garage with us
Saturday? You could feel indispensable.
'Dirty Girls'
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.
Jesse - Jan 22, 2024 11:45:24 am PST #28157 of 30000
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
Atropa - Jan 22, 2024 12:23:08 pm PST #28158 of 30000
The artist formerly associated with cupcakes.
I was very clever and took today off for extra recuperation from the week-long work conference, extra recuperation meaning going to the local Korean spa to soak in pools and get a body scrub. And this morning my neurologist's office contacted me to let me know they could move my Feb. 6 Botox appointment to tomorrow. I'm still two weeks overdue for the appointment, but I'm so glad to be getting the shots tomorrow.
I learned at the conference to always talk to the engineering managers about any problems my team and I have in getting feature and release notes information, because they will get very angry on our behalf and they start brainstorming ways they can automate the process in the feature development tools and force naughty bad PMs to do their job and keep the writers in the loop.
DavidS - Jan 22, 2024 12:40:20 pm PST #28159 of 30000
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
I learned at the conference to always talk to the engineering managers about any problems my team and I have in getting feature and release notes information, because they will get very angry on our behalf and they start brainstorming ways they can automate the process in the feature development tools and force naughty bad PMs to do their job and keep the writers in the loop.
Oooh, you have a new smiting hammer!
JenP - Jan 22, 2024 12:43:19 pm PST #28160 of 30000
Very scary, especially since I want to get away from what I’ve been doing for the last ten years.
100% get that feeling, smonster.
(Not gonna lie -- I've so appreciated reading people's kind comments about my questions there and most recently, too. That really gives me a warm fuzzy, you guys, and makes me feel useful... which, who doesn't love that? [Even though I don't have actual answers.] So, thanks for saying.)
Susan, it moved up by six days as I was reading that, so I hope that keeps happening. Sending all good ~ma your way, of course.
So much to deal with, Pix. I'm glad your mom and ND will be there to help you.
David, have had so much fun reading your goings on, so glad Matilda is at a place to join, and that's a beautiful way to phrase it -- knitting a new way to be together (well, your phrasing was beautiful...)
It hit 40 degrees here today, so the pup deigned to take a walk beyond a dash out the door to pee. That was refreshing.
Atropa - Jan 22, 2024 1:00:36 pm PST #28161 of 30000
The artist formerly associated with cupcakes.
Oooh, you have a new smiting hammer!
The Director of engineering intoned at one point, "They dishonor our vampire queen".
JenP - Jan 22, 2024 3:20:34 pm PST #28162 of 30000
The Director of engineering intoned at one point, "They dishonor our vampire queen".
Love.
Sheryl - Jan 22, 2024 4:59:06 pm PST #28163 of 30000
Fandom means never having to say "But where would I wear that?"
Timelies all!
Happy birthday Windsparrow!
Dana - Jan 22, 2024 5:04:36 pm PST #28164 of 30000
"I'm useless alone." // "We're all useless alone. It's a good thing you're not alone."
Hey, have we heard from Sophia lately?
-t - Jan 22, 2024 5:24:40 pm PST #28165 of 30000
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
The Director of engineering intoned at one point, "They dishonor our vampire queen".
Oh, that’s so great! So glad they appreciate you!
-t - Jan 22, 2024 5:37:19 pm PST #28166 of 30000
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
It’s been a minute, Dana. Messenger shows her as “active” earlier today but I’m not sure where to look for her to confirm…