I've really got to learn to just do the damage and get out of town. It's the 'stay and gloat' that gets me every time.

Ethan Rayne ,'Potential'


Natter 48 Contiguous States of Denial  

Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.


flea - Dec 06, 2006 6:15:28 am PST #4700 of 10007
information libertarian

I found out today (when he emailed the help desk) that a guy I went to high school with is the assistant dean of the school of the environment here. (Nobody I knew, that I recalled; he just had a memorable name, and I googled.)

Now I feel inadequate, though.

Also, my mother's cat emailed me a picture of himself this morning. He's cute and all, but I'm a little worried for my mother.


brenda m - Dec 06, 2006 6:15:49 am PST #4701 of 10007
If you're going through hell/keep on going/don't slow down/keep your fear from showing/you might be gone/'fore the devil even knows you're there

What Nutty said.

The timing works really well, actually, because you can throw it together before bed one night and have it ready just in time for dinner the next. I'm going to try it with whole wheat this weekend I think.


amych - Dec 06, 2006 6:28:00 am PST #4702 of 10007
Now let us crush something soft and watch it fountain blood. That is a girlish thing to want to do, yes?

Now I feel inadequate, though.

Yeah, I get this feeling a lot. Stupid smart classmates.

Also, my mother's cat emailed me a picture of himself this morning. He's cute and all, but I'm a little worried for my mother.

My pets have never been very good at picking strong passwords. I'm worried for your mother too.


Topic!Cindy - Dec 06, 2006 6:33:04 am PST #4703 of 10007
What is even happening?

Thank you for the trap information, everyone.


tommyrot - Dec 06, 2006 6:33:30 am PST #4704 of 10007
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.

My cat likes to amuse himself by walking on the keyboard and locking up my PC. He has yet to figure out how to do this on a Mac, though.


shrift - Dec 06, 2006 6:43:06 am PST #4705 of 10007
"You can't put a price on the joy of not giving a shit." -Zenkitty

Today seems to be inadequacy day. Blah blah careercakes. Hell, I can't even motivate myself to go to the dry cleaner.


shrift - Dec 06, 2006 6:58:37 am PST #4706 of 10007
"You can't put a price on the joy of not giving a shit." -Zenkitty

People who have pictures of themselves in e-mail signatures? Never not funny.


Connie Neil - Dec 06, 2006 7:16:37 am PST #4707 of 10007
brillig

One of our customers just told me that I am one of two people here at tech support who he thinks knows what they're doing. "If Amy answers the phone, then you pick up, then I know the job's going to get taken care of quickly."

I'm both flattered and appalled.


Connie Neil - Dec 06, 2006 7:20:08 am PST #4708 of 10007
brillig

rice cakes

I've noticed that no one has thought I was male, here in my latest stint of technical support. Three years ago, when I last did TS, people would frequently automatically call me "sir" and such. That hasn't happened at all now.

To women who do technical computer work: does it seem that people find it less odd nowadays that women are doing this work? I get more calls from women in technical positions, too.


tommyrot - Dec 06, 2006 7:21:38 am PST #4709 of 10007
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.

Maybe being a girl geek is becoming so common it's loosing its novelty.