There are loads of McMansion neighborhoods around where I work. Sometimes when I'm driving through them I wonder "What do all these people do for a living?"
A vague disclaimer is nobody's friend.
Willow ,'Conversations with Dead People'
Natter 65: Speed Limit Enforced by Aircraft
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, pandas, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Gudanov - Feb 10, 2010 8:28:46 am PST #7627 of 30001
Coding and Sleeping
smonster - Feb 10, 2010 8:29:00 am PST #7628 of 30001
We won’t stop until everyone is gay.
This means that a NCista has to move to NY in order to balance things out.
Do amyth's frequent visits count? And didn't we give you cybervixen at some point?
But then one of y'all will have to move to San Francisco.
::raises hand::
Also, Georgia owes us a Buffista. ::eyes Ginger thoughtfully::
Aims - Feb 10, 2010 8:30:22 am PST #7629 of 30001
Shit's all sorts of different now.
I have an odd question suited for the Hivemind. Is it wierd to ask someone during the course of a conversation about goals and work and such if they plan on going further in their career? Like, would it be wierd to say (since it's on topic), "Smonster, I know you really enjoy your work in recycling and reducing waste. Is being a sustainability manager for a city or the like something you are interested in?"
I ask because I remember hearing somewhere (probably my own ass) that is was impolite and insulting to imply that the other person should do "more".
Does any of that make sense? I may have Snow Brain.
erikaj - Feb 10, 2010 8:31:13 am PST #7630 of 30001
Always Anti-fascist!
I think anyplace would be better than here, but then I think of the snow...it's just cloudy as fuck here. Might rain.
Hil R. - Feb 10, 2010 8:31:44 am PST #7631 of 30001
Sometimes I think I might just move up to Vermont, open a bookstore or a vegan restaurant. Adam Schlesinger, z''l
Tempeh wings are yum. Fingers are slightly burned from picking up pan without potholder.
msbelle - Feb 10, 2010 8:33:14 am PST #7632 of 30001
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb
a migration map would be cool. NYC is definately down quite a few buffistas.
Jesse - Feb 10, 2010 8:33:36 am PST #7633 of 30001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
I ask because I remember hearing somewhere (probably my own ass) that is was impolite and insulting to imply that the other person should do "more".
I would imagine there's a difference between, "Don't you want a promotion???" and "Is that something you're interested in?"
I find serious conversations about work with friends to be super-interesting and informative, myself.
Gudanov - Feb 10, 2010 8:34:47 am PST #7634 of 30001
Coding and Sleeping
I believe KC is down one to Iowa (quester) leaving three (Me, dcp, and Erin)
Aims - Feb 10, 2010 8:35:59 am PST #7635 of 30001
Shit's all sorts of different now.
I find serious conversations about work with friends to be super-interesting and informative, myself.
Same here. Like, I would LOVE to know if smonster wants to become the Official Boss of the Recycling Universe, but something always stops me from asking because of that (probably fictional) niggling in my brane that it's rude.
Amy - Feb 10, 2010 8:37:58 am PST #7636 of 30001
Because books.
I agree, Aims. An open-ended, friendly conversation about interests seems like it would always be okay.