Aw, sniff.
We're not gonna die. We can't die, Bendis. You know why? Because we are so very pretty. We are just too pretty for God to let us die.
Mal ,'Serenity'
Natter 69: Practically names itself.
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.
Jesse - Jan 18, 2012 11:52:21 am PST #17073 of 30001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
Theodosia - Jan 18, 2012 12:10:33 pm PST #17074 of 30001
'we all walk this earth feeling we are frauds. The trick is to be grateful and hope the caper doesn't end any time soon"
I join Jesse in sniffling.
I suppose I could change my board name to Spare Cat for karmic balance, but trust me, that's not a feline persona one wants to adopt.
Maria - Jan 18, 2012 12:14:17 pm PST #17075 of 30001
Not so nice is that I'm about to ruin a Friday morning for a bunch of people because of a series of unfortunate events and an upset foreign government. - shrift
Aww, Lee.
Someone pass the tissues, please.
Lee - Jan 18, 2012 12:16:39 pm PST #17076 of 30001
The feeling you get when your brain finally lets your heart get in its pants.
Great. Now I'm going to be totally fucked up with how to refer to you.
Just don't call me late for dinner!
(sorry, couldn't resist)
le nubian - Jan 18, 2012 12:23:01 pm PST #17077 of 30001
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
Perkins,
I'm late, but my condolences.
Toddson - Jan 18, 2012 12:26:42 pm PST #17078 of 30001
Friends don't let friends read "Atlas Shrugged"
In re the cruise ship - I heard somewhere that when the captain was complaining about it being dark, De Falco asked him if he wanted to go home ... and Captain Clueless pretty much said yes.
Consuela - Jan 18, 2012 12:27:33 pm PST #17079 of 30001
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix
Oh, Lee, I am sorry.
I am sick. My coworkers must hate my coughing fits, but I only have a total of 15 hours of leave right now. And I have meetings tomorrow.
OTOH, I feel kind of exhausted. I thought it was chronic sinusitis, but why am I coughing so much?
Sue - Jan 18, 2012 12:31:44 pm PST #17080 of 30001
hip deep in pie
Given that it's been snowing all night, wouldn't it have made sense to just cancel the whole day, rather than have people drive in and then (in some cases) turn right around and go home?
Yes. Yes, it would.
My employer does this kind of stuff all the time. Usually it's letting people go home early at the height of the storm, causing mayhem on the road.
My new incompetent coworker is trying very hard to suck up to our new overlords. I was emailing back and forth with one of them to reschedule a meeting today, and she kind of butt into the conversation to take credit for rebooking the meeting room. HMOG.
Consuela - Jan 18, 2012 12:36:28 pm PST #17081 of 30001
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix
Well, that was a pleasant three-minute coughing fit.
Perhaps I should go home anyway.
Toddson - Jan 18, 2012 12:37:04 pm PST #17082 of 30001
Friends don't let friends read "Atlas Shrugged"
Almost every time we have snow there will be forecasts, people hit the grocery for basics (booze is a basic, right?), schools close ... but the government stays open. Since most places follow the government, that means that most places open and anyone who can't work from home struggles in through the snow (the subway shuts down when it snows). Usually they'll arrive in time to take off their coat, start up their computer, and read the notice that their office is closing. Which means just about everyone hits the streets and public transit at the same time.
That evening and through the next day there will be endless discussions of whether they shouldn't have even tried to open. And, usually, the discussions end before the next snow, when the whole cycle starts over again.