Well, if we followed the recipe...should be cake. A demon-violence-free-zone cake.

Lorne ,'Why We Fight'


Natter 72: We Were Unprepared for This  

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.


NoiseDesign - Feb 06, 2014 11:41:52 am PST #19287 of 30000
Our wings are not tired

Any time I have W2 income I make sure I claim zero deductions and much of the time I also ask them to withhold extra. I'll take every little bit I can to help balance all of the 1099 income that I need to deal with. I'm happy that with the two part time state teaching gigs I'm also getting a tiny amount of retirement withholding happening as well.


shrift - Feb 06, 2014 11:42:00 am PST #19288 of 30000
"You can't put a price on the joy of not giving a shit." -Zenkitty

I just had to duck out of a meeting because I realized that I can't pay for my hotel with a closed corporate card. At least I realized it before the charge failed to go through tomorrow?


Sheryl - Feb 06, 2014 12:50:35 pm PST #19289 of 30000
Fandom means never having to say "But where would I wear that?"

Timelies all!

So today we had lab retreat, part 1. What that actually means is that everybody gives detailed info on what they've done in the last year, and what is upcoming. Today was one section of the lab with lots of PowerPoint slides for four hours. At least there were donuts and bagels.

There are three more days of this, starting in three weeks.


Dana - Feb 06, 2014 2:05:33 pm PST #19290 of 30000
I haven't trusted science since I saw the film "Flubber."

My father made my mother a grilled cheese sandwich for dinner--

Oh, by the way, my mother was discharged from the hospital today, but that's of secondary importance. What's important is that the sandwich smells so good I almost entertained thoughts of knocking over the sick lady and taking it away from her.

I suppose I will have to make my own grilled cheese sandwich.


-t - Feb 06, 2014 2:48:33 pm PST #19291 of 30000
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration

Mmm, grilled cheese sandwich sounds good. I will have to make do with this duck egg and roast pork scramble.

Good job not knocking over the sick lady for her dinner, Dana.


Dana - Feb 06, 2014 2:51:49 pm PST #19292 of 30000
I haven't trusted science since I saw the film "Flubber."

Objectively, that was not the world's best grilled cheese sandwich, but it was immensely satisfying.


Consuela - Feb 06, 2014 2:57:50 pm PST #19293 of 30000
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix

Sigh, no grilled cheese for me for a while. Although I fell off the diet wagon today--I was at training and the free lunch had Sun Chips, which I felt obliged to eat. Ah, well, at least I resisted the free cookies.

Buffistas, I need major job-ma right now. The old boss, that I worked for for a couple of months last summer, and who didn't have enough work to keep me on? Well, one of his senior project managers is moving back to Canada, I just found out today. And the old boss left a voicemail for me while I was in training today.

CROSS YOUR FINGERS!!!


Dana - Feb 06, 2014 3:00:35 pm PST #19294 of 30000
I haven't trusted science since I saw the film "Flubber."

Fingers crossed super-tight!


Theodosia - Feb 06, 2014 3:00:40 pm PST #19295 of 30000
'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"

Oh, fingers indeed crossed hard.


-t - Feb 06, 2014 3:05:42 pm PST #19296 of 30000
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration

All the fingers crossed for you!