Yes, it's terribly simple. The good guys are always stalwart and true, the bad guys are easily distinguished by their pointy horns or black hats, and, uh, we always defeat them and save the day. No one ever dies, and everybody lives happily ever after.

Giles ,'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.


shrift - Aug 04, 2021 10:57:06 am PDT #8286 of 30000
"You can't put a price on the joy of not giving a shit." -Zenkitty

Mild symptoms~ma, Dana.

My COVID-19 PCR test came back negative this morning, which is nice. I'd very much like these lingering cold symptoms to GTFO of my head, though. I'll continue to quarantine and test again in a couple of days to be on the safe side.

I also got confirmation that my location transfer has been approved. I don't have details yet, but this means I'll have a normal city commute when we go back to the office!


Steph L. - Aug 04, 2021 10:59:15 am PDT #8287 of 30000
the hardest to learn / was the least complicated

My COVID-19 PCR test came back negative this morning, which is nice. I'd very much like these lingering cold symptoms to GTFO of my head, though. I'll continue to quarantine and test again in a couple of days to be on the safe side.

My mom texted me this morning to tell me she has strep throat (also got a Covid test, but it was negative), and she said "I kind of forgot there are other illnesses out there!" At least with strep throat, you can throw antibiotics at it.


Dana - Aug 04, 2021 11:00:21 am PDT #8288 of 30000
"I'm useless alone." // "We're all useless alone. It's a good thing you're not alone."

I'll have a normal city commute when we go back to the office!

Woot! Though...is that still long, just not nearly as long as before?


Laura - Aug 04, 2021 11:03:05 am PDT #8289 of 30000
Our wings are not tired.

"I kind of forgot there are other illnesses out there!"

Several family members have told me this is the first year they didn't get strep or flu or other respiratory stuff in forever. Hence their desire to never give up their masks.


shrift - Aug 04, 2021 11:20:53 am PDT #8290 of 30000
"You can't put a price on the joy of not giving a shit." -Zenkitty

Though...is that still long, just not nearly as long as before?

It takes me 30-40 minutes to get to our downtown office by public transit or car, so it's a lot shorter with way more flexibility.


askye - Aug 04, 2021 11:30:33 am PDT #8291 of 30000
Thrive to spite them

Work has reinstated the mask mandate mandates employees. We never actually enforced it for customers. Some of the make up counters had gone back to doing some of the usual stuff but they are back to touch free. And they are going to limit fitting rooms in some way ...maybe.

They are going to consolidate registers since we don't have as many people and probably won't have the level of staff we did pre covid again. At least not in the foreseeable future. And most of the fitting rooms will be turned into stock rooms.

And company travel is stopped. Out store manager made it clear the changes are there to make sure we can stay safe and stay open and that no one wants anyone to be furloughed again. Which would only happen if there was another shutdown.


Jesse - Aug 04, 2021 11:38:57 am PDT #8292 of 30000
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.

In my dream this morning, I was new in a job and screwed up payroll. jesseh worked there, too, and stayed late to help me fix it. Thanks, man! You're a mensch.

I am always happy to help!!

Good luck to your dad, Dana.

Good news, shrift!

"I kind of forgot there are other illnesses out there!"

I'm still furious (on his behalf) about my uncle ending up in the hospital with Influenza B last year.


Gudanov - Aug 04, 2021 11:42:32 am PDT #8293 of 30000
Coding and Sleeping

I am always happy to help!!

I need dream Jesse to remind me about all those college classes that I somehow forgot to go to all semester only to realize it right before the final.


Sheryl - Aug 04, 2021 2:16:38 pm PDT #8294 of 30000
Fandom means never having to say "But where would I wear that?"

Timelies all!

I don't seem to remember whole dreams, just random fragments.


Jesse - Aug 04, 2021 2:18:15 pm PDT #8295 of 30000
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.

Me neither, Sheryl.

I need dream Jesse to remind me about all those college classes that I somehow forgot to go to all semester only to realize it right before the final.

GO TO CLASS!!