I realise that I would want to stab other quoters of TPB in the face. Because I want to be able to hear the actors! Just them and my own obsessive muttering, thanks. I mean, apart from laughter and appropriate gasps of horror, naturally.
No, it's shiny! I like to meet new people. They've all got stories...
Kaylee ,'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.
§ ita § - Feb 02, 2012 7:21:40 am PST #19722 of 30001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Jesse - Feb 02, 2012 8:19:59 am PST #19723 of 30001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
Ugh, you guys. I totally lost my shit in my one-on-one with my boss this morning. I am overwhelmed! What I did not mention is that my special breed of overwhelm leads to total inaction, which of course only exacerbates. AND I know the problem is temporary (due to understaffing), but I guess I'm glad she saw me freak out, although it was totally embarrassing.
§ ita § - Feb 02, 2012 8:36:25 am PST #19724 of 30001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Well, I hope the freakout pays off, Jesse. Since you done had it and all. And that your boss gets that shit just happens sometimes. I'd love to have a bit of a meltdown at the office, but instead I keep volunteering for more stuff.
Sue - Feb 02, 2012 8:38:09 am PST #19725 of 30001
hip deep in pie
Aw, Jesse.
I wanted to lose my shit with my boss yesterday. But I just glowered at him instead.
Jesse - Feb 02, 2012 8:42:42 am PST #19726 of 30001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
Oh yeah, my boss was great about it. A little freaked out, but nice. I am OK now, I guess, and had some good news in my inbox WITH action items, so that's all good.
Consuela - Feb 02, 2012 8:47:26 am PST #19727 of 30001
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix
Glad to hear it didn't have an unpleasant result, Jesse.
DavidS - Feb 02, 2012 8:49:11 am PST #19728 of 30001
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
Isn't Alamo Drafthouse the place that evicted a patron for having her cellphone on during the show and she called in a complaint that was all over the web?
Alamo Drafthouse programmer Kier-la Janisse also created a documentary based on the Bubblegum Book and showed it there. It can't be released commercially because she didn't/couldn't get clearances to all the tv clips, but it's pretty great (and I've got a copy).
Matt the Bruins fan - Feb 02, 2012 8:55:55 am PST #19729 of 30001
"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand
Freakouts can be productive. Mine this past fall finally got my superiors to ease off on the waterfall of new duties I'm not suited for and hire a bunch of freelance help, and now I'm (busily) working on stuff I actually know how to do and am good at.
aurelia - Feb 02, 2012 9:09:19 am PST #19730 of 30001
All sorrows can be borne if you put them into a story. Tell me a story.
Forgotten Chicago ephemera. [link]
Jesse - Feb 02, 2012 9:16:24 am PST #19731 of 30001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
Freakouts can be productive. Mine this past fall finally got my superiors to ease off on the waterfall of new duties I'm not suited for and hire a bunch of freelance help, and now I'm (busily) working on stuff I actually know how to do and am good at.
Yeah, it wasn't a severe freakout, but I do hope my boss now focuses more on getting someone hired as my counterpart (the position has been vacant since the summer). I've been head-hunted for several similar jobs since I've been here, so there definitely is a community of people doing this work, so I don't know what's taking so long, other than inaction. And now the job's been open so long it looks bad. Oy vay.