Interoffice IM is great for gossiping about co-workers you don't want to talk about out loud
The reason Plei and I use it! Plus the fact that we're in different buildings.
Giles: I jump out of the circle, jump back in, and, and, shake my gourd. Buffy: Hey, I think I know this ritual. The ancient shamans were next called upon to do the Hokey-Pokey and to turn themselves around.
'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.
Atropa - Nov 06, 2009 8:55:06 am PST #17544 of 30001
The artist formerly associated with cupcakes.
§ ita § - Nov 06, 2009 8:57:53 am PST #17545 of 30001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
I had one co-worker I'd gossip with over IM, and he was the next cube over, with a low wall. I like to know no one else can see.
In this job, I'm fresh and new and have no interest in that sort of stuff. So it's all bizness-related and most of my transcripts get saved, so it might as well be email.
tommyrot - Nov 06, 2009 9:04:32 am PST #17546 of 30001
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
Make Cookies in 90 Seconds with Your Waffle Iron
Baking cookies in your oven is fine and all, but if you want to turn out some tasty cookies in a very short time, consider turning to your trusty waffle iron. Turns out you're only 90 second away from crispy, chewy, cookie-goodness.
Steph L. - Nov 06, 2009 9:14:03 am PST #17547 of 30001
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine
Oh, shit. Yet ANOTHER shooting today. Seriously, WTF is wrong with people?
I can just see the headlines: Christian Opens Fire in Office Building.
Well, right? I mean, if it's so important that the Major who was the gunman at Ft. Hood is Muslim, then SURELY the religion of today's shooter is important, too! Right?
(Not that I know he's a Christian, but just by playing the odds, he probably is.)
-t - Nov 06, 2009 9:24:05 am PST #17548 of 30001
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Make Cookies in 90 Seconds with Your Waffle Iron
Oooh. I like it. Not having to turn on my oven in the summer is always good, and cookieless summers are nobody's friend.
Jesse - Nov 06, 2009 9:26:53 am PST #17549 of 30001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
Interoffice IM is great for gossiping about co-workers you don't want to talk about out loud. Er, I mean collaborating on projects.
Right on. Kind of like this here, I am all for non-work that looks the same as working! (I.e., sitting at your desk, typing on the computer.)
Vortex - Nov 06, 2009 9:27:06 am PST #17550 of 30001
"Cry havoc and let slip the boobs of war!" -- Miracleman
I can see many a college student taking advantage of this.
Zenkitty - Nov 06, 2009 9:40:32 am PST #17551 of 30001
Every now and then, I think I might actually be a little odd.
Oh, man. Now I want a cookie.
Polter-Cow - Nov 06, 2009 9:43:31 am PST #17552 of 30001
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
Comic-Con 4-day passes are sold out! That's insane.
§ ita § - Nov 06, 2009 9:43:36 am PST #17553 of 30001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
I would really like my boss to open his office door so I can talk to him about the project plan and status updates that just landed in my lap. I know he's going to come out of his office at noon and wonder where I am. Making sure I only work 40 hours this week, is where. Gotta leave then because of the one o'clock meeting.