Woohoo, I finally got a link to the pictures from Brenda and my boat trip! I bought a CD of the pictures at the end of the trip, but when I got home it was blank (she was burning it as I stood there, so I know it wasn't intentional), but they finally emailed me pictures. Sadly, they are not nearly as awesome as I would've thought, mostly--she had a really nice camera, and was taking lots of photos, but most of them aren't much better than mine with my basic point and shoot! Sad.
That's my girl... That's my good girl.
Kaylee ,'Serenity'
Natter 71: Someone is wrong on the Internet
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.
meara - Mar 21, 2013 8:04:17 am PDT #15532 of 30001
Strix - Mar 21, 2013 8:34:55 am PDT #15533 of 30001
A dress should be tight enough to show you're a woman but loose enough to flee from zombies. — Ginger
Good luck, Scrappy!
SuziQ - Mar 21, 2013 8:36:55 am PDT #15534 of 30001
Back tattoos of the mother is that you are absolutely right - Ame
I know I've worked with a wide group of people over my almost 22 years at my company. But I continue to boggle when someone I don't know refers someone else to me. And says "Suzi is a wiz at xxxxx". Ummmm, thank you, but I don't know you so how the heck to you know my skill set?
Sue - meeting~ma to you.
Laura - Mar 21, 2013 8:39:01 am PDT #15535 of 30001
Our wings are not tired.
Interview ~ma, Scrappy!
flea - Mar 21, 2013 8:40:58 am PDT #15536 of 30001
information libertarian
Hivemind: on Monday, as part of a job interview, I have to give a very short (5-7 minute) presentation on grantwriting for novices. What springs to mind is to use the metaphor or applying for a job, since many of the same factors are in play (finding a good fit between the granting agency and your project, the need to respond specifically and explicitly to the granting agency's criteria in the application, the need for good writing with no distracting mistakes). Is it a bad idea to use this metaphor since I am, in fact, applying for a job while making my presentation?
Burrell - Mar 21, 2013 8:46:41 am PDT #15537 of 30001
Why did Darth Vader cross the road? To get to the Dark Side!
Good luck, Scrappy. I'm sure you'll wow all of them.
Oh and congrats on the retail therapy, Consuela. You've more than earned a splurge.
erikaj - Mar 21, 2013 8:47:26 am PDT #15538 of 30001
"already on the kiss-cam with Karl Marx"-
If that old guy had slapped me as a little kid and called me a cripple, he'd probably have to be scared for his life.(I think that would make my mother ferocious and have turned the debate to Vengeance: How far is too far?
Burrell - Mar 21, 2013 8:48:51 am PDT #15539 of 30001
Why did Darth Vader cross the road? To get to the Dark Side!
flea, I think the metaphor is fine other than it's almost not a metaphor. But yeah, def the first that springs to mind.
le nubian - Mar 21, 2013 8:50:47 am PDT #15540 of 30001
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
No, I don't think it is a bad metaphor. It is probably better than using a "dating metaphor" which I have seen used in grantwriting presentations.
I would keep the metaphor light with some humor. That will probably win the day.
Consuela - Mar 21, 2013 8:54:24 am PDT #15541 of 30001
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix
Oh and congrats on the retail therapy, Consuela. You've more than earned a splurge.
Thanks, Burrell! I admit I woke up thinking, "WTF! I spent more on those shoes than on my last pair of skis!" They are, however, really beautiful. I hope they're as comfortable as they claim...