Yay CJ!
Good for you msbelle.
My boss displayed a level of petty today that I am still agog about. And of course, stuck me riiiiiight in the middle of the pissing contest. Sigh.
This girl at school? She told me that gelatin is made from ground-up cow's feet and that every time you eat Jell-O there's some cow out there limping around without any feet. But I told her that I'm sure the cow is dead before they cut its feet off, right?
Dawn ,'Never Leave Me'
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 - Jan 21, 2016 12:39:33 pm PST #13884 of 30003
hip deep in pie
Steph L. - Jan 21, 2016 12:43:58 pm PST #13885 of 30003
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine
My author who didn't answer the requests for data on her paper...has still not answered, after another email and then a phone call from my boss.
Next step is someone a rung higher on the ladder will call and ALSO tell her that her article is being delayed because we really do have a tight schedule. There's virtually no wiggle room for lateness. An article can be late by maybe 2 days, but this author is close to 7 days late, so she's not getting published in the issue she was originally going to be in.
Schadenfreude is so fantastic.
SuziQ - Jan 21, 2016 1:21:00 pm PST #13886 of 30003
Back tattoos of the mother is that you are absolutely right - Ame
And of course, stuck me riiiiiight in the middle of the pissing contest.
Not nice boss, not nice. Same goes for Teppy's author.
I am so tired of being sick. This go around is less than 24 hours in and I'm just done. I also want CJ home so I can hear all about the first day of Fire Academy.
Sheryl - Jan 21, 2016 1:34:07 pm PST #13887 of 30003
Fandom means never having to say "But where would I wear that?"
Timelies all!
Yay CJ!
Good for you msbelle.
SuziQ - Jan 21, 2016 3:14:39 pm PST #13888 of 30003
Back tattoos of the mother is that you are absolutely right - Ame
So the test today was a full fireman obstacle course. Carrying rolled hose up multiple flights, hauling equipment, pulling a charged hose, carrying a body, a ladder climb and such. Followed almost immediately by a 1/4 mile run. It was all timed and you couldn't pause at all. Apparently the first two to run the course quit at the third obstacle.
Matt the Bruins fan - Jan 21, 2016 3:16:34 pm PST #13889 of 30003
"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand
Next step is someone a rung higher on the ladder will call and ALSO tell her that her article is being delayed because we really do have a tight schedule. There's virtually no wiggle room for lateness. An article can be late by maybe 2 days, but this author is close to 7 days late, so she's not getting published in the issue she was originally going to be in
Is there any chance her response to this news could get her article dropped entirely? rubs hands in anticipation...
Steph L. - Jan 21, 2016 4:14:09 pm PST #13890 of 30003
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine
Is there any chance her response to this news could get her article dropped entirely?
That would be AWESOME.
sarameg - Jan 21, 2016 4:44:08 pm PST #13891 of 30003
Man, if it wasn't years with you people, I'd be shocked! SHOCKED!! At the viciousness of editors. Heh.
Successfully created a spreadsheet of "halp, I can't shovel" for the neighborhood. Proposed those who need aid or know of someone who does sing out. 3 needs, 3 volunteer including myself, so far.
sj - Jan 21, 2016 4:48:29 pm PST #13892 of 30003
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
sarameg, that is just a wonderful thing to do. Go you!
Steph L. - Jan 21, 2016 4:52:53 pm PST #13893 of 30003
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine
Man, if it wasn't years with you people, I'd be shocked! SHOCKED!! At the viciousness of editors. Heh.
We gots to get our jollies somehow.