The New Age Bullshit generator sounds like the Oprah quotes that were on Starbucks cups for a while. I miss them. They made me laugh.
You guys had a riot? On account of me? A real riot?
Jayne ,'Jaynestown'
Natter 74: Ready or Not
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, butt kicking, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Sue - Dec 04, 2015 8:30:16 am PST #10336 of 30003
hip deep in pie
shrift - Dec 04, 2015 8:34:34 am PST #10337 of 30003
"You can't put a price on the joy of not giving a shit." -Zenkitty
The flooding is in Chennai, which is about 400 miles away from Hyderabad.
WindSparrow - Dec 04, 2015 8:37:19 am PST #10338 of 30003
Love is stronger than death and harder than sorrow. Those who practice it are fierce like the light of stars traveling eons to pierce the night.
Hugs and/or other forms of warm, supportive thoughts for all who want them.
-t - Dec 04, 2015 8:52:06 am PST #10339 of 30003
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Secret stair exploration sounds excellent.
I may be eating all the cake today. These things happen.
Zenkitty - Dec 04, 2015 9:31:06 am PST #10340 of 30003
Every now and then, I think I might actually be a little odd.
Where did the secret stairs go? Or is it a secret?
Chennai is where one of our vendors is located. Our point-of-contact was assuring us they'd do their best to stay on schedule. I told him I was more worried about his people staying safe. Screw the deliverables. "Come now, if they can't swim, they can row through the floodwaters! We must ensure those Magnetics papers make their posting date! Priorities, man!"
I am so tired. My boss is losing her shit, as she always does at the end of the year. I don't know how to phrase "I can do my job but I cannot deal with any more drama, just back off and let me work" in a way that will not compromise my chances of remaining employed there.
brenda m - Dec 04, 2015 9:48:03 am PST #10341 of 30003
If you're going through hell/keep on going/don't slow down/keep your fear from showing/you might be gone/'fore the devil even knows you're there
I hear you Zen.
Steph L. - Dec 04, 2015 9:52:20 am PST #10342 of 30003
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine
My boss has started the end-of-year crankiness, but that's still nothing compared to my old job, when my boss had so much vacation time that she didn't use throughout the year that she took all of November and December off, which fucked our production schedule horribly. (We were SO glad to have her out of the office, because she was from hell, but when you only have 4 editors and 1 takes 2 months off, there's no way to keep up the work.)
Connie Neil - Dec 04, 2015 9:58:40 am PST #10343 of 30003
brillig
I have occasionally wished I worked in a more dynamic office than a tech support call center, but hearing these stories makes me very happy that I have predictable work and processes.
tommyrot - Dec 04, 2015 10:27:28 am PST #10344 of 30003
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
Got into a minor fender-bender today. No injuries.
There's no need for me to talk to the other driver's insurance company, is there? (They called and left a message, telling me to call them.) I was under the impression that I only should talk to mine, and they figure out things between themselves.
flea - Dec 04, 2015 10:33:30 am PST #10345 of 30003
information libertarian
I found the census data jackpot!!
Also I chatted nicely with my mother at lunch and THEN she texts me from the ER where my stepfather is apparently having a TIA. After she said to me on the phone at lunch, "I think he's probably going to just drop dead one day." NOT TODAY PLEASE UNIVERSE!