My coworker just said "work we do now may be for not" [meaning naught] in our group chat and I am finding that so charming!
As Willow goes, so goes my nation.
Oz ,'Selfless'
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.
-t - Dec 27, 2024 2:16:59 pm PST #4210 of 5080
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Dana - Dec 27, 2024 2:39:40 pm PST #4211 of 5080
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.
We were a little delayed due to weather, and we arrived a little later because we had to go around weather, but it was ultimately fine.
meara - Dec 27, 2024 4:39:05 pm PST #4212 of 5080
Garlic bread sounds awesome. I am thankfully not working until Jan 2nd but still already don’t wanna, because it’s going to start with an 8am teleconference. Boo.
Sheryl - Dec 27, 2024 4:53:45 pm PST #4213 of 5080
Fandom means never having to say "But where would I wear that?"
Timelies all!
Happy Birthday amyparker!
So, quite a few years back, my brother and I decided not to give each other gifts. We would only give gifts to the kids.(At the time I had no kids). Now eldest niebling is 22 and in grad school, so I thought this was the year to stop his gifts. However, my brother e-mailed me to say that middle niebling recieved his gift card but youngest and eldest did not. I don't know why youngest's gift card didn't arrive, since I used the e-mail address my brother gave, but I didn't send one to eldest. I ended up sending one to eldest.
Was I wrong to think that graduating college was a significant milestone to stop gifts? If so, when?
msbelle - Dec 27, 2024 5:23:54 pm PST #4214 of 5080
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb
Sheryl, have that discussion with your brother. My brother was the oldest on both sides of our families and our mother announced to all (us and all aunts/uncles) that the gifts should stop from aunts/uncles when he graduated highschool and she planned to do the same with the remaining nieces/nephews.
DavidS - Dec 27, 2024 9:50:34 pm PST #4215 of 5080
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
Bah! Just lost power. Hope it’s not apocalyptic.
Calli - Dec 28, 2024 5:07:44 am PST #4216 of 5080
I must obey the inscrutable exhortations of my soul—Calvin and Hobbs
Hope you get power back soon, Hec.
Family gifts can be fraught. We’re all on the same page re: nephew and niece gifts (they get something, but it’s usually small), my nephew’s gift is still in transit. Now that I live half an hour from him, it’ll be easier to drop it off later.
Laura - Dec 28, 2024 8:42:51 am PST #4217 of 5080
Our wings are not tired.
Happy birthday wishes being sent out today to Quester and Emily! I hope you are being spoiled today and that the following year will be filled with happy surprises.
I've always been very random with family gifts, so no one has expectations. Random includes just sending something when I see it, no matter the time of year.
dcp - Dec 28, 2024 8:58:23 am PST #4218 of 5080
The more I learn, the more I realize how little I know.
My family calls them un-birthday presents. [link]
DavidS - Dec 28, 2024 10:03:43 am PST #4219 of 5080
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
Hope you get power back soon, Hec.
Only about an hour, but we were in bed by then. I had to go downstairs to reboot the wifi but otherwise it's another grey, post-xmas day.
I have to shift into travel mode soon for Japan.
I did get my Passport Card in the mail yesterday. The book should be in by Monday.
I need to talk to my travel expert resource for where to stay in Tokyo and Kyoto.