Hey, if it means I don't have to read any more, woo and, might I add, a big hoo.

Xander ,'Sleeper'


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.


askye - Jul 10, 2026 10:47:05 am PDT #13270 of 13688
Thrive to spite them

Yay new knee. Just as long as it's not an Evil Knee.

My Annoying Coworker is out because of a knee replacement. And apparently she hasnt been doing physical therapy but is supposed to return to work mid August.

There are otber changes at work. I won't be transferring departments. The company is doing something different with online grocery orders thst will shift more work to the contract drivers. Someone was asking me why they would make the changes and I was like....it moves it to contract drivers . They don't have to pay benefits or insurance or stuff. Saves them money.

But I'm not feeling as burnout a large part of it is not having to deal with the Coworker and listening to her complain and watching her slack off and then complain about how she is so over worked or watching her spend 30 mins or more talking to vendors that come in and not doing work

We might be getting a new store manager because the store manager of another store got fired and our manager wants the job because it's a higher volume store. And since he has been here our sales have grown.


Sheryl - Jul 10, 2026 4:48:24 pm PDT #13271 of 13688
Fandom means never having to say "But where would I wear that?"

Timelies all!

Repair guy came on Tuesday afternoon, so we have A/C.

There is no such thing as Too Many Books, just Not Enough Bookcases. :)


DavidS - Jul 10, 2026 4:50:23 pm PDT #13272 of 13688
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."

OMG, I’ve just spent three hours talking to literally 9 different people to resolve an insurance issue!

And the last call ended with me being dropped while being on hold. And when I tried to call back they were closed for the day!

So now I’m at the pharmacy just paying out of pocket and I’ll resolve the issue later.

Gah!!


Laura - Jul 10, 2026 6:49:21 pm PDT #13273 of 13688
Our wings are not tired.

Grrrrr. That is seriously annoying.


DavidS - Jul 10, 2026 7:19:18 pm PDT #13274 of 13688
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."

Grrrrr. That is seriously annoying.

It was! But I got my scrip, and then went to Alembic and had yummy food and a couple cocktails and struck up a lovely conversation with someone new (Hazel) and then ran into two more people I knew on the way out. So that counter balanced things somewhat.


lisah - Jul 10, 2026 9:51:42 pm PDT #13275 of 13688
Punishingly Intricate

Knee surgery went fine! Made it home and made it up to bed on the second floor this evening. May have to go down on my butt tomorrow though. Ice machine got here and it’s great!!!


DavidS - Jul 10, 2026 10:53:08 pm PDT #13276 of 13688
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."

Ice machine got here and it’s great!!!

The number of exclamation points suggests the meds are also great.

Glad you're all bionic and resting and ready to be iced!


lisah - Jul 11, 2026 2:04:08 am PDT #13277 of 13688
Punishingly Intricate

Ha!!!


Laura - Jul 11, 2026 6:22:05 am PDT #13278 of 13688
Our wings are not tired.

Made it home and made it up to bed on the second floor this evening.

Well done! Much recovery~ma!!!!


JenP - Jul 11, 2026 7:18:22 am PDT #13279 of 13688

Yay, glad it went well, lisah! May ice machines and good drugs do their job. Plus PT, eventually, I guess. Go, bionic knee!