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.
Ben: I didn't ask for any of this. I just want to be normal. Gronx: I wanted to be an underwear model. We play the hand we're dealt.
'Touched'
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 12818
Punishingly Intricate
-t - Jan 05, 2026 9:55:14 am PST #10904 of 12818
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 12818
Where do you come from? Where do you go? What is your scene, baby? We just gotta know.
Did you get tested for COVID?
Steph L. - Jan 05, 2026 9:57:20 am PST #10906 of 12818
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 12818
Where do you come from? Where do you go? What is your scene, baby? We just gotta know.
Green kryptonite doesn’t cause Covid.
Dana - Jan 05, 2026 10:05:35 am PST #10908 of 12818
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 12818
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 12818
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 12818
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 12818
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.