Everything looks good from here... Yes. Yes, this is a fertile land, and we will thrive. We will rule over all this land, and we will call it... 'This Land.' I think we should call it 'your grave!' Ah, curse your sudden but inevitable betrayal! Ha ha HA! Mine is an evil laugh! Now die! Oh, no, God! Oh, dear God in heaven!

Wash ,'Serenity'


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.


Jesse - Oct 08, 2013 5:46:32 am PDT #8341 of 30000
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.

Jesse, I had a similar reaction. Or, to put it in board language, oh, so now the hedge fund billionaires want to be part of the solution?

I mean, it's nice and everything, and obviously philanthropy is my job and pays my salary, but: UGH, the WORLD.

Relatedly, some people want to protest our board meeting tomorrow, over a controversial board member. I can't help but believe there won't actually be many people who come, since it's such a hassle to get here. But fingers crossed.


lisah - Oct 08, 2013 5:52:07 am PDT #8342 of 30000
Punishingly Intricate

Meeting with grandboss in 45 minutes. Gah am nervous! I have a pretty easy-going relationship with her but am feeling like I will be revealed as a fraud! Like you do. Also I'm a little anxious that I'll be somehow repremanded for going around my direct supervisor? This is not a reality based fear. I'm pretty sure.


Jesse - Oct 08, 2013 5:53:15 am PDT #8343 of 30000
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.

You can do it, Lisa! It will be good!


Amy - Oct 08, 2013 5:59:00 am PDT #8344 of 30000
Because books.

I love that you call her (him?) "grandboss." Heh. And don't be nervous! Breathe.


Jesse - Oct 08, 2013 6:05:12 am PDT #8345 of 30000
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.

Patton Oswalt self-analyzes via Whedonverse crushes. [link]


SuziQ - Oct 08, 2013 6:08:36 am PDT #8346 of 30000
Back tattoos of the mother is that you are absolutely right - Ame

Just had a meeting with my boss. It was our mid-year performance review even though we are just getting into the time for year end self-evals. Anyway, we are moving forward with making a case for me to move up a grade level. And I am being encouraged to go ahead and tweak my current year goals so that they support the grade change.

Yay!


Amy - Oct 08, 2013 6:09:02 am PDT #8347 of 30000
Because books.

Nice, Suzi!


SuziQ - Oct 08, 2013 6:09:06 am PDT #8348 of 30000
Back tattoos of the mother is that you are absolutely right - Ame

Oh, and still no clue what happened to my co-worker.


Jesse - Oct 08, 2013 6:18:58 am PDT #8349 of 30000
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.

Yay Suzi!


Hil R. - Oct 08, 2013 6:23:48 am PDT #8350 of 30000
Sometimes I think I might just move up to Vermont, open a bookstore or a vegan restaurant. Adam Schlesinger, z''l

272? Not in one day, surely?!

No, over a period of several months. I got three job offers out of all that.