I know I'm a bad poet, but I'm a good man. All I ask is that... is that you try to see me—

William ,'Conversations with Dead People'


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.


Jessica - May 17, 2021 9:06:09 am PDT #6484 of 30000
If I want to become a cloud of bats, does each bat need a separate vaccination?

NEWS FLASH! ****** It is Monday and I could not care less about working today

NEWS FLASH ME TOO HARD SAME

My last research paper of the semester is due at midnight and no matter how many times I minimize Word and ignore it for a few hours, it has so far completely failed to finish itself. Stupid non-self-writing paper.

(All it's missing is a conclusion but they are the worst to write and I don't wanna. In conclusion I have said everything already therefore this is the end of the paper goodbye.)


Jessica - May 17, 2021 9:08:48 am PDT #6485 of 30000
If I want to become a cloud of bats, does each bat need a separate vaccination?

I got Matilda up on a Monday morning. It only took 45 minutes and 6 prods, whilst dodging her death glares and resentful complaints.

In our house Aeryn has 4 alarms which she just lets ring until Ethan or I start shouting at her. At which point she shouts back "just a sec!" which means anywhere from 5 to 500 minutes. Going back to in-person school next year is going to be HELL.


amyparker - May 17, 2021 9:11:23 am PDT #6486 of 30000
You've got friends to have good times with. When you need to share the trauma of a badly-written book with someone, that's when you go to family.

Happy birthday, Vortex!

Excellent work, Hec! I well remember the death glares.

I was only in Pennsylvania for one cicada event and that was quite enough. Everyone dealing with it has my sincere sympathies.

Today is being very Mondayish.


DavidS - May 17, 2021 9:11:52 am PDT #6487 of 30000
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."

and no matter how many times I minimize Word and ignore it for a few hours, it has so far completely failed to finish itself. Stupid non-self-writing paper.

"What?! Still unfinished! Well, that'll get you minimized for another two hours until you do better!"

At which point she shouts back "just a sec!"

"I'm coming!" she'll say as I'm standing at the door for five...ten minutes trying to get her somewhere on time.


DavidS - May 17, 2021 9:13:46 am PDT #6488 of 30000
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."

Excellent work, Hec! I well remember the death glares.

The thing is, she comes back from her run with an iced blended caramel cappucino and she's perky and chatty and alert and in a good mood. So it's 100% worth making her run but it is such a drag getting her up.

We didn't make her go to church yesterday, and she slept in past noon.


-t - May 17, 2021 9:14:29 am PDT #6489 of 30000
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration

In conclusion I have said everything already therefore this is the end of the paper goodbye.

That's what conclusions are just in different words, right?


dcp - May 17, 2021 9:21:37 am PDT #6490 of 30000
The more I learn, the more I realize how little I know.

I have said everything already

Would it help to think of it as writing an elevator pitch? Or does it need to be more involved and detailed than that?


Jessica - May 17, 2021 9:23:50 am PDT #6491 of 30000
If I want to become a cloud of bats, does each bat need a separate vaccination?

That's what conclusions are just in different words, right?

Yeah I just need to stretch that to like three paragraphs about how consumption patterns during the 1918 influenza pandemic something something racism something modern day blah.


-t - May 17, 2021 9:28:28 am PDT #6492 of 30000
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration

It really does seem like Word should be able to do that on its own. Have you tried turning on Autosuggest: Conclusion? Where's Clippy when you need him?


DavidS - May 17, 2021 9:29:11 am PDT #6493 of 30000
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."

how consumption patterns during the 1918 influenza pandemic something something racism something modern day blah.

I think you could do this as either Mad Libs, or crowdsourced or crowdsourced Mad Libs.