Buffy: How was school today? Dawn: The usual. A big square building filled with boredom and despair. Buffy: Just how I remember it.

'The Killer In Me'


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.


NoiseDesign - Dec 19, 2024 11:53:07 am PST #4109 of 4154
Our wings are not tired

It has been and continues to be a hectic month. Lots of projects up and running and shows opening and closing this month.


Laura - Dec 19, 2024 12:28:27 pm PST #4110 of 4154
Our wings are not tired.

Hello fuzzy Buffistas. I just got back from a 2-1/2 hour visit to the eye doctor. Tests and measurements and such on 6 different machines. Having the surgery on the right eye Jan 15, and the left the 21st. Woot! Seeing is in my future. Going to Ortho on Monday to see about doing more for my hip. Bodies, man!


askye - Dec 19, 2024 12:29:42 pm PST #4111 of 4154
Thrive to spite them

It turns out that M's mom has at least 2 other cards that she hasn't been paying. And one that is in collections with a significant amount. One of her brothers came over this morning as I was leaving for work. And they filed the paperwork. The income she gets is protected and she doesn't really have anything theu can go after so not sure what will happen .

I got back some of my blood levels and they were the same or slightly better than last year. So that was good


NoiseDesign - Dec 19, 2024 1:19:25 pm PST #4112 of 4154
Our wings are not tired

I've been pondering doing something like Lasic on my eyes. I'm juggling so many pairs of glasses at this point. I've got an eye appointment next month and I'm going to ask about options there.


Laura - Dec 19, 2024 1:23:30 pm PST #4113 of 4154
Our wings are not tired.

I went whole hog on the eye options, going for the best of all the options. In theory, I should have perfect near/intermediate/far vision for the rest of my days. I figured I am doing it once, so I might as well go for it. I have overused and abused my eyes staring at screens for the last 40+ years so I need to treat them right now.


-t - Dec 19, 2024 2:01:20 pm PST #4114 of 4154
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration

That's what my dad went for, Laura. He's in the brain-learning-to-interpret-these-new-signals stage at this point, I think, but he's pretty happy with the results so far.


-t - Dec 19, 2024 4:16:35 pm PST #4115 of 4154
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration

Next couple of weeks are going to be weird at work. On the one hand, we're trying to go live with our new ERP first thing in January, so there's all this stuff to be done to make that happen. On the other, tomorrow is WFH, again on Monday, we're off Tues and Wednesday and back in the office Thursday, which many many people are taking off. The following week are supposed to be in office Tuesday, off Wednesday, and back in the office firing up the new system Thursday. Do I dare to leave my laptop in the office over the holiday?

I don't want to say this out loud where anyone can hear me, but I hope all these news stories about CEOs in another industry fearing for their safety makes our executives second guess that whole cut labor costs before the end of the year plan we were told was on the table


EpicTangent - Dec 19, 2024 4:30:31 pm PST #4116 of 4154
Why isn't everyone pelting me with JOY, dammit? - Zenkitty

A new ERP system first thing in January? That's bananapants crazy! I have no advice, merely sympathy.


-t - Dec 19, 2024 4:37:44 pm PST #4117 of 4154
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration

It was originally supposed to happen in July. Then September. Then November. Now January. Super fun all the way around.


Pix - Dec 19, 2024 4:51:42 pm PST #4118 of 4154
We're all getting played with, babe. -Weird Barbie

I skimmed a bunch, but I see we are talking about cadaver parts. I have a cadaver ACL! It seems to not be evil, so that's a plus.