That sounds fantastic, Brenda! Enjoy the eff out of it.
Yes, it's terribly simple. The good guys are always stalwart and true, the bad guys are easily distinguished by their pointy horns or black hats, and, uh, we always defeat them and save the day. No one ever dies, and everybody lives happily ever after.
Giles ,'Conversations with Dead People'
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.
JenP - Feb 01, 2025 8:41:36 am PST #5052 of 5057
Gudanov - Feb 01, 2025 8:44:48 am PST #5053 of 5057
Coding and Sleeping
What are everyone else’s plans for the weekend?
Taxes. Want to get them in at least somewhat early since I think the IRS will be understaffed and in chaos.
meara - Feb 01, 2025 9:06:54 am PST #5054 of 5057
That sounds pretty cool even without otters or pigs, Brenda!
sj - Feb 01, 2025 10:30:14 am PST #5055 of 5057
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
Brenda, enjoy the heck out of the Globe theater. It is absolutely magical seeing a play there.
I’m at my volunteer library bookstore job. It’s lousy out. So, I have no customers. I’m pretty much just reading and shopping for books. And ordering groceries.
Consuela - Feb 01, 2025 10:39:02 am PST #5056 of 5057
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix
Wow Brenda, that sounds awesome.
As does David's visit with pigs and otters. Around here we only have cat cafes, and I'm allergic.
It's raining here and chilly, but the dog is on my feet. I'm trying not to stress about work, but. {{hugs}} to all the other fed-types. It's so hard not to know what's going to happen.
My management is trying to get the telework folks settled before our internal deadline of Feb 12, then try to solve the issue of the full remote workers. It's particularly hard on folks who do a longass telework thing (live outside the locality but work 2 days/pay period at the office to retain locality pay). We have a couple people like that, and they are worried about being forced to return to the office or (if they can go remote somehow) taking a big pay cut.
I have 4 full remote employees, 1 of whom is NOWHERE near any agency facilities. The other 3 we may be able to find homes for, so they can keep doing their (useful! important!) jobs.
I'm grateful my boss is being a complete mensch, but he is hobbled by the need to comply with the directives we are getting. And frustrated that we aren't getting ANY GUIDANCE on how to comply. The silence from HQ has been fucking deafening.
Dana - Feb 01, 2025 11:30:56 am PST #5057 of 5057
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.
We are on the phone with the world's weirdest insurance representative. Two weeks to the move, and everything is going to be insane.
I'm so sorry for everyone affected by the governmental job weirdness. Husband still keeps in touch with a former coworker from a national DOE lab, and things sound grim.