Yay!
...because God knows you need some satisfaction in life besides shagging Captain Cardboard! And I never really liked you anyway. And you have stupid hair!
Spike ,'Selfless'
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 - Aug 12, 2026 4:00:27 pm PDT #13552 of 13614
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
-t - Aug 13, 2026 8:21:44 am PDT #13553 of 13614
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Coworker just said "this is a gentle follow-up" in an email which is even worse than friendly reminder. I generally like this coworker so I'm trying to let it go but I had to complain somewhere. Just gross.
JenP - Aug 13, 2026 9:35:25 am PDT #13554 of 13614
Yeaaaaah, I get to decide what kind of reminder it is. You may wish to tell me, but it's best that you don't, really.
erikaj - Aug 13, 2026 11:15:13 am PDT #13555 of 13614
"Somewhere in this building is our talent." Toby Ziegler, my spirit animal
If you have to say it, then it's not. Aw, I just read that AOC and her fiance broke up. Did he not want kids or did he not want her talking about it online? Still sad, though--they were cute, in a not-matching way.
-t - Aug 13, 2026 11:18:20 am PDT #13556 of 13614
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
You don't have to tell me it's a reminder, really, just remind me. I don't mind, I know I forget things sometimes! I actually really like when people respond to the original request with just "following up" or "keeping this warm" or "we need this soon" or whatever actually made them think they needed to do the reminding.
IOWorkNews: more layoffs, sigh. Just a few people and an email notification so we know not to contact them if they are part of our workflow, I guess, which feels like a very weird way to handle it.
I'm almost hoping I get laid off at this point. If I make it through the rest of the year without, I will probably quit in March, so a severance package might be nice.
-t - Aug 13, 2026 11:19:49 am PDT #13557 of 13614
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
erika, I read somewhere that they actually broke up a couple of years ago but the news is only getting out now. I'm sure people talk about her love life way more than her colleagues', so I can understand keeping it quiet
-t - Aug 13, 2026 11:25:56 am PDT #13558 of 13614
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Everyone is still in the org chart so I am looking to see what their positions were. I only ever worked with a couple of them. Not seeing much of a pattern. They may have been focused on brands that are going away, that's not listed on the chart...
Atropa - Aug 13, 2026 1:26:18 pm PDT #13559 of 13614
The artist formerly associated with cupcakes.
My diamond shoes are too tight: I had my claws redone yesterday, and decided to change things up and get bright cherry red magnetic cat eye polish. Except now that I'm out of the salon, the color isn't bright cherry red, but bright watermelon red, which means it has an orange tone. Le sigh.
-t - Aug 13, 2026 1:28:39 pm PDT #13560 of 13614
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Oh, sad. Blue undertones forever!
-t - Aug 13, 2026 4:52:52 pm PDT #13561 of 13614
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Dang, there was a 3-alarm fire about a quarter mile from my house "early this morning" and I had no idea, learning about it from FB. Didn't hear sirens, didn't smell smoke, didn't notice anything amiss. When there was a grass fire a similar distance in the opposite direction I was *very* aware of it, but that was also during the day.