Yes, it's terribly simple. The good guys are always stalwart and true, the bad guys are easily distinguished by their pointy horns or black hats, and, uh, we always defeat them and save the day. No one ever dies, and everybody lives happily ever after.

Giles ,'Conversations with Dead People'


Natter 77: I miss my friends. I miss my enemies. I miss the people I talked to every day.  

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 - Jan 14, 2021 5:30:09 pm PST #2413 of 30000
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.

Ugh. I guess calling into the meeting, screeching "NO-MEETING FRIDAY", and logging off would be unprofessional, wouldn't it?

The problem is that it's just No-Meeting Friday in my unit, and most of the meetings are with other units. And one I scheduled myself. But one is really egregious!

AAAAAUGH A SECOND MEETING FOR TOMORROW NOOOOO.

Nooooooo!!


Steph L. - Jan 14, 2021 5:34:07 pm PST #2414 of 30000
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine

I now need to figure out how to get out of a meeting by yelling "Bat!" and disappearing.

Or yell "smoke bomb!" and run away. (Actual smoke bomb optional, as seen here: [link] )


Dana - Jan 14, 2021 5:40:25 pm PST #2415 of 30000
I haven't trusted science since I saw the film "Flubber."

Or I yell "Bat!" AND throw a smoke bomb!


Steph L. - Jan 14, 2021 5:41:17 pm PST #2416 of 30000
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine

EVEN BETTER


Jesse - Jan 14, 2021 5:52:50 pm PST #2417 of 30000
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.

Seems foolproof, honestly.


-t - Jan 14, 2021 5:55:53 pm PST #2418 of 30000
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration

I feel like working some glitter in somehow might help, but it’s probably not necessary


-t - Jan 14, 2021 6:14:00 pm PST #2419 of 30000
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration

I want to start using “glittering the smoke bomb” to mean “gilding the lily”


DavidS - Jan 14, 2021 6:21:19 pm PST #2420 of 30000
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."

That sounds like a situation where you would really want to know what genre you are in

Right? Whole different vibe in the Bourne Universe. Or the Wes Anderson for that matter.


-t - Jan 14, 2021 6:30:42 pm PST #2421 of 30000
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration

My mind immediately leapt to horror. So many possibilities.


msbelle - Jan 14, 2021 6:33:41 pm PST #2422 of 30000
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb

My Friday mtg (my only standing meeting) got cancelled. Tomorrow I will need to seriously get a lot done though because last day for a week. And I FLAKED on something today.