Interview went well, he said. Now I have to research Oklahoma City to decide if we would be willing to live there, provided he gets another interview.
The King of Cups expects a picnic. But this is not his birthday!
Drusilla ,'Conversations with Dead People'
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.
Dana - Jan 19, 2016 10:58:46 am PST #13673 of 30003
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.
sj - Jan 19, 2016 11:01:09 am PST #13674 of 30003
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
That's insane, Teppy.
Dana, I hope your DH's interview went well.
Steph L. - Jan 19, 2016 11:04:29 am PST #13675 of 30003
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine
I have eaten a piece of chocolate and taken ibuprofen. Now I need to see if I can smite this author long-distance.
Connie Neil - Jan 19, 2016 11:05:20 am PST #13676 of 30003
brillig
I hate when supervisors cave in like pussies and say "Do what the customer wants, we don't want them angry" when said items is explicitly against policy and now said customer will tell all his friends "Bitch about it enough and they'll cave."
ION, I just realized that if the company bigwigs knew what kind of conversations go on on Ravelry that that whole site would be behind a block immediately.
edit: "But it's just a bunch of nice little ladies talking about knitting, how much more wholesome can you get?" Dude, never listen to the nice little ladies chatting together over their knitting.
sj - Jan 19, 2016 11:06:24 am PST #13677 of 30003
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
I think ltc is hitting her 6 month growth spurt early. This afternoon has been a constant cycle of feeding and diaper changes.
Steph L. - Jan 19, 2016 11:08:01 am PST #13678 of 30003
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine
I hate when supervisors cave in like pussies and say "Do what the customer wants, we don't want them angry" when said items is explicitly against policy and now said customer will tell all his friends "Bitch about it enough and they'll cave."
The way it plays out for us is that the author who whines loudly enough about his precious baby words staying exactly the way he wrote them gets stuff into print (and on the website) that doesn't adhere to our style. So then the NEXT time some whiny author has his fee-fees hurt because we have the audacity to suggest his paper should adhere to our style, he can point to the first one, now published, and say "But you did it befooooooooore, so you haaaaaaaaaaave to do it for meeeeeeeeeeeeeee!"
Bah.
aurelia - Jan 19, 2016 11:20:27 am PST #13679 of 30003
All sorrows can be borne if you put them into a story. Tell me a story.
Buffista Island!
My first thought was "Yes, please!" when I saw that porch. Fair point about the water levels though.
That outfit would be great for a Victor/Victoria costume.
Steph L. - Jan 19, 2016 11:24:12 am PST #13680 of 30003
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine
...and the EIC caved and told the author it would be okay to keep the title the way it is EVEN THOUGH IT DOESN'T ADHERE TO OUR STYLE.
I smite them both from afar.
sj - Jan 19, 2016 11:32:06 am PST #13681 of 30003
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
Teppy, I hate that.
Connie Neil - Jan 19, 2016 11:38:23 am PST #13682 of 30003
brillig
Oh, gah. Precedent, people! Sometimes it's a very bad thing!