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Coworker: "It's a simple button press on Outlook. The one that looks like the envelope."
Pause.
Coworker: "I don't have a tone, it's just that you’ve been 'about to learn Outlook' longer than I’ve been alive."
notalwaysrelated_feedRead This Story Wins For ‘Mental Image I Did Not Need Today’
Our absolutely bonkers Border Collie swallowed one of those modelling balloons (which ironically my husband used to turn into balloon dogs for our kid's birthday parties).
The vet said we were better off keeping an eye on him, less risky than an operation. So, I did.
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sharonlee_feedWhat went before: So, I’ve read 108 out of a possible 197 manuscript pages. Will finish that tomorrow.
Otherwise, a Very Quiet day here at the Cat Farm and Confusion Factory (except Now, because Trooper is yelling for Happy Hour NEOW!). I am for some reason Just Exhausted, so it will be an early night hereabouts.
I watched “Rogue” last night from Dr. Who. The Doctor did look ever-so-tasty in his Regency duds, though I’m going to be very disappointed in him if he doesn’t find the lad.
Hope everyone has had an enjoyable Friday.
Stay safe; I’ll see you tomorrow.
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Saturday. Cloudy and cooler.
Slept late. Thinking about sleeping some more, but! Today is change-the-cat-boxes day, so — duty first, then nap, if I’m still So Inclined.
It rained last night — a lot — and the ‘beans are calling for more, off and on, during the day.
Tali and Rook did engage me before breakfast in a vigorous game of Spring, which presently goes like this:
1 Rook and Tali Gather Round, looking up at me Expectantly.
2 I Produce a Spring and show it to them.
3 They wriggle.
4 I throw the spring.
5 They chase it at turnpike speeds (Tali runs faster than Rook, but this isn’t an advantage, as she often over-shoots the target).
6 Rook (usually) recovers the spring (if Tali manages to get to it first, he takes it away from her), and brings it back to me, so I can throw it again.
6a If Tali retains the spring, she bats it around until she loses it, then comes back to me, eyes wide, waiting for me to Produce a Spring. However!
6b The game ends when the spring is lost.
7 VARY: Rook hides the spring and then comes back to me, eyes wide. I go find it and throw it again. This Variation has a three-throw limit or ends when 6b is invoked.
So, that’s the news from the Cat Farm. I note that this time last Saturday, I was driving twisty little roads through tidy Vermont towns in the Pouring! Down! Rain! and wondering if it just made more sense to pull over, buy a house, and never drive anywhere again.
What’re y’all doing that’s interesting, today?
notalwaysfriendly_feedRead That’s One Way To Lock Horns
When I came back to my car, I said:
Me: "Excuse me, please."
This was mainly so I could enter my car, thinking he'd realise I wanted to leave.
He gave me the biggest sideways stink-eye, still talking on his phone, but he did move slightly and close his door so I could get in my car.
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rolanniWhat went before: So, I've read 108 out of a possible 197 manuscript pages. Will finish that tomorrow.
Otherwise, a Very Quiet day here at the Cat Farm and Confusion Factory (except Now, because Trooper is yelling for Happy Hour NEOW!). I am for some reason Just Exhausted, so it will be an early night hereabouts.
I watched "Rogue" last night from Dr. Who. The Doctor did look ever-so-tasty in his Regency duds, though I'm going to be very disappointed in him if he doesn't find the lad.
Hope everyone has had an enjoyable Friday.
Stay safe; I'll see you tomorrow.
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Saturday. Cloudy and cooler.
Slept late. Thinking about sleeping some more, but! Today is change-the-cat-boxes day, so -- duty first, then nap, if I'm still So Inclined.
It rained last night -- a lot -- and the 'beans are calling for more, off and on, during the day.
Tali and Rook did engage me before breakfast in a vigorous game of Spring, which presently goes like this:
1 Rook and Tali Gather Round, looking up at me Expectantly.
2 I Produce a Spring and show it to them.
3 They wriggle.
4 I throw the spring.
5 They chase it at turnpike speeds (Tali runs faster than Rook, but this isn't an advantage, as she often over-shoots the target).
6 Rook (usually) recovers the spring (if Tali manages to get to it first, he takes it away from her), and brings it back to me, so I can throw it again.
6a If Tali retains the spring, she bats it around until she loses it, then comes back to me, eyes wide, waiting for me to Produce a Spring. However!
6b The game ends when the spring is lost.
7 VARY: Rook hides the spring and then comes back to me, eyes wide. I go find it and throw it again. This Variation has a three-throw limit or ends when 6b is invoked.
So, that's the news from the Cat Farm. I note that this time last Saturday, I was driving twisty little roads through tidy Vermont towns in the Pouring! Down! Rain! and wondering if it just made more sense to pull over, buy a house, and never drive anywhere again.
What're y'all doing that's interesting, today?
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ndrosenbillropernotalwaysworking_feedRead You Always Have The Option To Be P***ed Off
I get a call from my manager on my first day of my vacation.
Manager: "I need you to cover tonight's shift."
Me: "No can do. I'm driving out of state, and I won't be back for a week."
Manager: "Can't you start your trip tonight after the shift?"
mindstalkDecided today to go to the Drexel Museum of Natural History. But Avi was interested too, yet couldn't go today. Decided on the Weitzman National Museum of American Jewish History. Close enough to walk to, if I wanted a brisk 20 minute walk in dew point 20 C weather. Easy bike, but taking my bike raises concerns about leaving it locked for hours in Center City. So went to Indego bikeshare, and an ebike, partly because that's all the station had. ( Read more... )
jennlknotalwaysworking_feedRead When The Performance Review Is More Performance Than Review
Colleague: "For the question: "What are this manager’s strengths?" someone wrote: "Incredible confidence. Remarkable, really, considering the results"."
Read When The Performance Review Is More Performance Than Review
notalwaysworking_feedRead New Boss, New Ideas, Same Old BS
Manager: *To a group of us.* "I have an idea!"
Me: "[Manager], no offense, but every time you say that, my fight-or-flight kicks in."
notalwaysworking_feedRead Running Late, And Into A Zinger
Reliable Coworker: "Oh my god! You're here! And it's before nine! I'm so glad I was already sitting down."
Late Coworker: "Oh, come on, I'm not late that often."
notalwaysworking_feedRead Giving Power To The Next Generation
Colleague: "Can someone help me? My computer’s locked up. Screen’s black and the fan’s going nuts."
Me: "Did you try turning it off and on again?"
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