I hope you don't think that I just come over for the spells and everything. I mean, I really like just talking and hanging out with you and stuff.

Willow ,'First Date'


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 18, 2010 4:55:36 am PST #9103 of 30001
Coding and Sleeping

Conference call approaching three hours. Kill me now.

Wow, I hate to say it but I think you're right. Death is the only viable option.


Amy - Feb 18, 2010 5:03:27 am PST #9104 of 30001
Because books.

Wait, it's been going on for three hours?! I read it as coming up in three hours. Good god. It's only ... nine o'clock where you are!


Jesse - Feb 18, 2010 5:04:08 am PST #9105 of 30001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.

I'm pretty sure that a 6am to 9am conference call would be a leading cause of workplace death, if more jobs were crazy enough to have them.


javachik - Feb 18, 2010 5:13:44 am PST #9106 of 30001
Our wings are not tired.

When we were in the throes of hammering out our partnership with Astellas last year, I was on conference calls regularly that began at 2AM and ended at 4AM. As weird as that was, it's stuff like that that allows me to basically create my own work hours. My boss is the same way. One of the reasons I love my job so much (and am extremely hesitant about ever changing companies) is that I have no regular hours. I can get into the office at 8 or Noon or 2 and it doesn't matter (unless I have meetings, for which I am always the first one in the room). But the flip side is that I am available 24/7. It works for me. I am thankful that the respect goes both ways.


Gudanov - Feb 18, 2010 5:16:33 am PST #9107 of 30001
Coding and Sleeping

Leif has decided that's he's an Egyptologist and has started to study ancient Egypt. He also decided his educational plan. He's going to learn everything now so he can coast through high school and college.


javachik - Feb 18, 2010 5:17:24 am PST #9108 of 30001
Our wings are not tired.

Leif is a planner! And has he been to the King Tut exhibit?


tommyrot - Feb 18, 2010 5:17:53 am PST #9109 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.

I'm pretty sure that a 6am to 9am conference call would be a leading cause of workplace death, if more jobs were crazy enough to have them.

Occasionally we have them.

Stupid Earth, what with it being round and all.


tommyrot - Feb 18, 2010 5:18:59 am PST #9110 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.

And has he been to the King Tut exhibit?

Has he heard that Steve Martin song?

It's very informative, as long as you don't care about accuracy.


Jesse - Feb 18, 2010 5:27:31 am PST #9111 of 30001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.

He's going to learn everything now so he can coast through high school and college.

Brilliant plan!

I've only had a 6am conference call once, and that was because I had flown to the west coast the day before, so it worked out fine for me. But my west coast colleague has them all the time! It would make me crazy, but does actually work for her.


flea - Feb 18, 2010 5:28:56 am PST #9112 of 30001
information libertarian

Yeah, King Tut actually was neither born in Arizona nor moved to Babylon[i]a.