I have a stupid cold and suddenly have barely any sense of smell and it’s FREAKING ME OUT. Smell is one of my superpowers.
Book: I believe I just... I think I'm on the wrong ship. Inara: Maybe. Or maybe you're exactly where you ought to be.
'Serenity'
Natter 78: I might need to watch some Buffy for inspiration
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.
lisah - Jan 05, 2026 9:53:11 am PST #10903 of 10960
Punishingly Intricate
-t - Jan 05, 2026 9:55:14 am PST #10904 of 10960
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Oh no! Kryptonite sucks
Tom Scola - Jan 05, 2026 9:56:30 am PST #10905 of 10960
hwæt
Did you get tested for COVID?
Steph L. - Jan 05, 2026 9:57:20 am PST #10906 of 10960
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine
Kryptonite doesn't cause Covid.
Tom Scola - Jan 05, 2026 10:05:03 am PST #10907 of 10960
hwæt
Green kryptonite doesn’t cause Covid.
Dana - Jan 05, 2026 10:05:35 am PST #10908 of 10960
I haven't trusted science since I saw the film "Flubber."
I woke up at 6 from a dream of being violently shaken awake. (I was not being violently shaken awake.)
Steph L. - Jan 05, 2026 10:05:46 am PST #10909 of 10960
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine
You win this time, wee Scola!
-t - Jan 05, 2026 10:13:05 am PST #10910 of 10960
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
That sounds extremely unpleasant, Dana!
lisah - Jan 05, 2026 10:14:34 am PST #10911 of 10960
Punishingly Intricate
I didn’t do a covid test and I’m not sure it matters at this point.
-t - Jan 05, 2026 10:35:30 am PST #10912 of 10960
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
You will all be pleased to know that I threw some BS bullet points into what I think is the correct place for my 2025 performance appraisal. They tell us to do this, and then say only the individual goals, the company wide EBIT improvement will be determined later. And that is 66% of everyone's goals, so I can't help but feel like none of it matters.
My boss is back from vacation today - he shows up as "active" on Slack at least but I have not heard from him yet...
At any rate, this time last year we were getting summoned to emergency last minute company wide meetings to announce sweeping layoffs, and that hasn't happened today, so that's promising.