That sounds so fun, meara!
Take jobs as they come -- and we'll never be under the heel of nobody ever again. No matter how long the arm of the Alliance might get, we'll just get ourselves a little further.
Mal ,'Out Of Gas'
Natter 78: I might need to watch some Buffy for inspiration
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.
-t - Feb 02, 2026 10:22:04 am PST #11411 of 11598
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
-t - Feb 02, 2026 10:28:09 am PST #11412 of 11598
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
My boss has finished his part of my annual appraisal and kicked it up the chain. As expected, the 66% weight of the company wide goal on profitability dominates the results. Not so expected: they are apparently saying that our almost meeting the goal (of decreasing our losses) exceeded expectations. Which is nice but confusing. I still think we will not get raises this year, but who knows?
JenP - Feb 03, 2026 6:28:05 am PST #11413 of 11598
Ugh, so it looks like I will convert to an online only participation for the ACPT this year. Mainly general recognition that I should have been more responsible in my budgeting, and also just because you can do it, doesn't mean you should. Blergh. Anyway, I will miss seeing you guys there in person, but I'll be puzzling along with you online! Philly in 2027, though -- not missing that.
-t - Feb 03, 2026 7:23:52 am PST #11414 of 11598
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Aw, bummer you will miss the in person, Jen. Responsibility sucks. I hope the online only is still fun!
meara - Feb 03, 2026 8:23:43 am PST #11415 of 11598
Has anyone tried the new NYTimes two person word game thing? I haven’t looked into it but it keeps being pushed at me.
JenP - Feb 03, 2026 9:15:32 am PST #11416 of 11598
I played against the computer. It's fine. It's basically Scrabble.
Hil R. - Feb 03, 2026 10:01:03 am PST #11417 of 11598
Sometimes I think I might just move up to Vermont, open a bookstore or a vegan restaurant. Adam Schlesinger, z''l
So the prediction today was for 3-5 inches of snow, and local schools canceled, but the university didn't. So, I drove to campus around 11. Then my students start emailing me, telling me that their other professors (they're in a cohort who all take the same classes) have moved their classes online today, and wanting to know if I'll do the same. Five of the seventeen say that they're not going to come to campus just for one class in this weather. So, I send out a message saying I'm also moving my class online, and then I have to drive back home, because my iPad (which I need to write on for teaching online) was at home.
Back home now, got the iPad set up for class, and annoyed that I just wasted all that time going to campus. If the other professors had told me they were moving their classes online, I would have planned better.
erikaj - Feb 03, 2026 10:25:20 am PST #11418 of 11598
"already on the kiss-cam with Karl Marx"-
argh, Hil.
JenP - Feb 03, 2026 10:42:34 am PST #11419 of 11598
That sucks, Hil.
-t - Feb 03, 2026 10:50:45 am PST #11420 of 11598
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Aggravating, Hil
I have not tried the new NYT thing, I was just assuming it was more or less a version of Words with Friends and I already have that?