I had a whole section about civic pride.

Mayor ,'Chosen'


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.


shrift - Jan 04, 2016 5:34:07 am PST #12698 of 30003
"You can't put a price on the joy of not giving a shit." -Zenkitty

I haven't made it into the office yet. My alarm went off at 6am, and my body went NOPE. And then the snooze button came into play.


Pix - Jan 04, 2016 5:46:04 am PST #12699 of 30003
The status is NOT quo.

I am at work and not feeling it. We have a guest speaker from 9-3. Seriously. I have so much work to do to get ready for the semester, I can't fathom spending the whole day in workshops no matter how good this guy is. The students are back tomorrow and expect me to teach them, needy creatures.


-t - Jan 04, 2016 6:17:20 am PST #12700 of 30003
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration

That's a long day of guest speaker.

Tep, is [link] the 5k with the cape you did? What did you think of it?


flea - Jan 04, 2016 6:20:28 am PST #12701 of 30003
information libertarian

A rant I cannot rant elsewhere: I cannot BELIEVE I work for a public library that does not get the Times Literary Supplement on microfilm and throws the print issues away after 6 months. So someone looking for a book reviewed there in 2014 is SOL with us. It's a REALLY FUNDAMENTAL BOOK REVIEW SOURCE and we claim to be a major city with a national-class public library!


-t - Jan 04, 2016 6:28:51 am PST #12702 of 30003
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration

I don't know anything about that, but you make a persuasive argument.

I can take every Friday off in February and be back up to having a week of vacation available by April. I think I'm gonna do that.


brenda m - Jan 04, 2016 6:39:16 am PST #12703 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

Got an invite at 7:58 for an 8AM call to find that major changes to our department are being rolled out to my direct reports TODAY without any background or prep (including that they are no longer my DRs as of 1/1 but will not be told who they do now report to). JFC, my boss just has no concept of change management or fucking human nature at all.


shrift - Jan 04, 2016 6:51:07 am PST #12704 of 30003
"You can't put a price on the joy of not giving a shit." -Zenkitty

WOW, Brenda. That is some bullshit.


-t - Jan 04, 2016 6:58:12 am PST #12705 of 30003
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration

WTF? That makes no sense, brenda.

You took that other position?


Sophia Brooks - Jan 04, 2016 7:01:30 am PST #12706 of 30003
Cats to become a rabbit should gather immediately now here

That would make me crazy, Brenda.


brenda m - Jan 04, 2016 7:02:53 am PST #12707 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

Yes? I mean, once that other position came up my boss went ahead and restructured the entire department without me so not really any options. And frankly, since it gets me out of her organization I'm glad of it. But I'm sort of in a weird no-man's-land right now. The new role won't ramp up for a month or so.

It's not just me affected, others are in a similar boat. But god damn this is weird and effed up.