Here's the view from my balcony a few hours ago: [link]
Book: Yes, I'd forgotten you're moonlighting as a criminal mastermind now. Got your next heist planned? Simon: No. But I'm thinking about growing a big black mustache. I'm a traditionalist.
'War Stories'
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.
Vortex - Feb 10, 2010 3:05:15 pm PST #7786 of 30001
"Cry havoc and let slip the boobs of war!" -- Miracleman
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Trudy Booth - Feb 10, 2010 3:12:24 pm PST #7787 of 30001
Greece's financial crisis threatens to take down all of Western civilization - a civilization they themselves founded. A rather tragic irony - which is something they also invented. - Jon Stewart
I haven't had access to Facebook for going on a day now. Anyone else?
Juliebird - Feb 10, 2010 3:20:36 pm PST #7788 of 30001
I am the fly who dreams of the spider
smonster - Feb 10, 2010 3:34:48 pm PST #7789 of 30001
We won’t stop until everyone is gay.
Good gravy, Vortex. That's particularly vivid to me given how recently I was on your balcony.
billytea - Feb 10, 2010 3:52:27 pm PST #7790 of 30001
You were a wrong baby who grew up wrong. The wrong kind of wrong. It's better you hear it from a friend.
crosses Sparky's neighbor off potential therapist list
t adds Sparky's neighbour to kinetic therapist list
My take is largely this. Does your nanny have several clients? Do you need to get on her schedule to have her watch your kids? Fine, she's a contractor. Risk runs both ways - sometimes she's not available when you'd like her to be, sometimes you're not available when she'd like you to be. OTOH, are you her only client, or at least (say) 70-80% of her working obligation? Is it unacceptable for her to say "I can't watch the kids this Thursday, I'm already booked with another family"? Then you're her employer. Pay the woman.
Ok, I have another take too, namely "is it covered in the contract?" If the answer's "What contract?", see paragraph 1.
javachik - Feb 10, 2010 3:57:38 pm PST #7791 of 30001
Our wings are not tired.
I can't help but get the feeling that what those people are really saying is this: "You mean I have to pay her and watch my own childen too?!? Waaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhh!"
Emily - Feb 10, 2010 3:57:46 pm PST #7792 of 30001
"In the equation E = mc⬧, c⬧ is a pretty big honking number." - Scola
Are you freaking kidding me?!?!
They just cancelled school again. Except for one day last week, this makes 8 days in a row (that is, 3 days off, then one on, then this will make 5 off). Now, of course, I love time off... but this is getting absurd. Plus, we have a competition Saturday and I'm beginning to doubt whether we'll even see the kids first!
Mind you, after the day I've had, I could use a good lie-in. But I'm starting to go stir-crazy from not seeing anyone I know except the grocery store people!
Jesse - Feb 10, 2010 4:45:50 pm PST #7793 of 30001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
Well, now we've got the crazy wind, anyway.
shrift - Feb 10, 2010 4:48:50 pm PST #7794 of 30001
"You can't put a price on the joy of not giving a shit." -Zenkitty
Man, today is a weird day. We had an earthquake and travel to the office this morning was utter crap, but I was way more social at work than usual, and I got a good review and came up with an interesting project for myself for this quarter while I met with my manager. There's the possibility of serious monies coming my way next month. I got a very good deal on three pairs of designer jeans that actually fit me.
I'm tired, gashed my finger on a shoe box, and I still need to make dinner, but overall I'm calling it a win.
Kat - Feb 10, 2010 4:52:05 pm PST #7795 of 30001
"I keep to a strict diet of ill-advised enthusiasm and heartfelt regret." Leigh Bardugo
Oh man oh man oh man! The therapist sounds like a tool, sparky!
I had a doc visit yesterday. I left an hour early and still was marked no show because I missed my appointment by more than 15 minutes. They still saw me because no person in their right minds was out in the rain.
I learned that my neck pain is actually a recurrent cervical disc injury and that the solution is physical therapy. Luckily the in house therapist also had a cancellation and could see me right then.
Sigh. Fun? The worst part of the visit was being told that the Flexeril isn't really helping me.