OMG, I have crawled through the day trying to be at least marginally useful and only semi-succeeding. At least now I have a webinar to listen to for an hour.
You know, I've saved lives. Dozens. Maybe hundreds. I reattached a girl's leg. Her whole leg. She named her hamster after me. I got a hamster. He drops a box of money, he gets a town.
Simon ,'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.
Jesse - Nov 05, 2015 10:52:41 am PST #8572 of 30003
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
Burrell - Nov 05, 2015 10:53:30 am PST #8573 of 30003
Why did Darth Vader cross the road? To get to the Dark Side!
Yay for napping babies!
msbelle - Nov 05, 2015 11:10:55 am PST #8574 of 30003
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb
Day almost over. Walked 5 people through this stuff and did minimal stuff for a few more. I know too much about these people.
-t - Nov 05, 2015 11:13:21 am PST #8575 of 30003
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
That sounds super unfun msbelle.
Good news! The second infusion of Second Breakfast tea is also pretty darn tasty.
sj - Nov 05, 2015 11:14:40 am PST #8576 of 30003
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
Yeah, that didn't last long.
shrift - Nov 05, 2015 12:12:09 pm PST #8577 of 30003
"You can't put a price on the joy of not giving a shit." -Zenkitty
Well, I got meets expectations. Which is fine, because I kept a lot of plates spinning while I was transitioning between roles and moving. I have a list of some things I can do, but I'm going to put off reading through all of the feedback for a day when I'm not in meetings from 7am to 4:30pm.
Connie Neil - Nov 05, 2015 12:34:39 pm PST #8578 of 30003
brillig
"Meets expectations" is always greeted with disappointment in my company. Managers want everyone to be exceeding expectations--with a cheerful smile and eager spirit, as well. I think I actually got dinged on a review once for asking why it wasn't acceptable to meet expectations.
-t - Nov 05, 2015 12:44:23 pm PST #8579 of 30003
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Aw, too bad, sj.
That is way too many meetings for one day, shrift.
-t - Nov 05, 2015 1:22:50 pm PST #8580 of 30003
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
SInce I found my badgem, I went and checked out the candy assortment in the vending machine. 8 choices and none of them Take 5. Way more salty snacks than sweet. I wonder who makes those decisions.
Steph L. - Nov 05, 2015 1:29:18 pm PST #8581 of 30003
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine
Oh my god, you guys. I just found out that one of my friends who I've known since high school, who is a gay man (which is significant to the story), was accused by his SiL of inappropriate behavior with his nephew (he also has 2 nieces, but no accusations there). He spent 6 days in jail, until his parents came up with $100,000 for his bond. He goes to court in August.
He moved away from Cincinnati at least 10 years ago to live in the same city his brother and SiL live in, so that he could have a relationship with his nieces and nephew. He's been super involved in their lives and their school.
His brother has always been a wildly homophobic asshole who seemed to barely tolerate Friend simply because they're brothers. Despite knowing that background, I'm stunned about this.
My friend is the kindest person you could ever meet, and absolutely loves his family. He aways loved his brother despite his brother's attitude.
He only told me about what happened via text a little bit ago, so I don't know if his nephew has been questioned, and if so, what his nephew said. I'm just stunned and sickened that his SiL would accuse him of this.