scan~ma for Burrell's mil and medical~ma for ita's mom.
I'm just trying to tell you that we have nothing in common besides both of us liking your penis.
Anya ,'Dirty Girls'
Natter 64: Yes, we still need you
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.
Cashmere - Nov 06, 2009 7:37:39 am PST #17528 of 30001
Now tagless for your comfort.
Seska (the Watcher-in-Training) - Nov 06, 2009 7:55:24 am PST #17529 of 30001
"We're all stories, in the end. Just make it a good one, eh?"
We are having the dreaded "wintry mix," as you Americans like to call it.
Rain, here. Rain rain rain rain rain. Which makes it... one of the seasons in England.
Health~ma for ita's mother and Burrell's MiL.
ehab - Nov 06, 2009 8:00:48 am PST #17530 of 30001
...all my words have been taken by my work. - Mala
Oh dear. They just installed Microsoft Office Communicator on our computers. Now we're just going to sit here and IM each other all day.
I worked in a job where this was one of the primary modes of communication. It was awesome! Not only did I use it for work purposes, but a co-worker and I founded a whole religion (in jest) over IM. It's a fantastic work tool and a huge time waster. I loved it.
Then I worked for another company that had no internal IM. It was a devestating loss.
Polter-Cow - Nov 06, 2009 8:08:33 am PST #17531 of 30001
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
My boss just squeed over the ability to share her desktop, which can be used for training and whatnot. I mean, my boss is five yards from me, but still. We were listening to each other type IMs before we sent them.
msbelle - Nov 06, 2009 8:10:16 am PST #17532 of 30001
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb
My current job has no internal IM, a few of us have on related to a service we maintain, but it is only 2-3 of us on that. I hate not having IM. My last job it was required to be open on your desktop and some of us were required to have Skype open (for overseas co-workers) and some generic open source IM GAIM, I think (for in-house stuff). lurved it.
Glamcookie - Nov 06, 2009 8:13:32 am PST #17533 of 30001
I know my own heart and understand my fellow man. But I am made unlike anyone I have ever met. I dare to say I am like no one in the whole world. - Anne Lister
We all use Yahoo IM. Is great since we have people all around the world and people who work from home. As someone who hates the phone, I love the IM!
Zenkitty - Nov 06, 2009 8:14:43 am PST #17534 of 30001
Every now and then, I think I might actually be a little odd.
You should see his bit about the depression-era art around 30 Rock portending Obama and, well, you just have to. It's literally the most insane thing I've ever seen on the TV machine.
I saw that! I thought it was a joke at first - even Beck couldn't be that craxy. But lo. He could, and he is.
Jessica - Nov 06, 2009 8:15:08 am PST #17535 of 30001
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
Interoffice IM is great for gossiping about co-workers you don't want to talk about out loud. Er, I mean collaborating on projects.
§ ita § - Nov 06, 2009 8:16:43 am PST #17536 of 30001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
We have IM here, but I keep forgetting to log in. I'm not adjusted to it yet, partially because only IT uses it. I'd rather get up and walk over to whoever's desk, or email.
ehab - Nov 06, 2009 8:22:03 am PST #17537 of 30001
...all my words have been taken by my work. - Mala
The ability to share our desktop was so great. I was on a global project with team members in 80 different countries and for the most part this was a really effective tool.
The job with no IM I fought for months to get something and failed. It simply wasn't part of their culture and no argument for it's usefulness worked.