You don’t know how much I want to put that under my company authorized e-mail sig. Would that be a career limiting move???
{{{{spaz}}}} what happened??
taters, I don’t know what could possibly be missing from that dish. Nom, nom, nom!
boofae, yet another interesting brew name.
moonie, you may want to get clarification on the saltwater rinse. Everything I’ve read says to wait from 12 to 24 hours after the extraction. the purpose is to keep the area clean without using the abrasion of a toothbrush. IANAD.
I had my eval yesterday and will have four balance therapy sessions starting next Friday. The technician said they should be able to do something about my neck being stiff and painful since last Freakin’ FEBRUARY!!!
Picking up on the nom nom nom, there’s one of those pseudo Mom’n’Pop cookie cutter Chinese restaurants near a Lowe’s I frequent named ‘Yummy’. Maybe it’s so named because we tend to refer to Chinese buffets as ‘Bad Chinese’?
I’m headed for a different pseudo Mom’n’Pop cookie cutter Chinese restaurant much closer to work named ‘Asian Cuisine’ that I discovered a week ago. They have the best hot and sour soup that I’ve tasted this side of the Appalachians…
Here’s a big hint/suggestion for an MMP opening topic: stupid names for hole in the wall eating joints.
VBob, will you keep the VCTPMO to yourself? It’s decided to come after me for the last two days. Today’s version: we’re interviewing candidates for a new position in my group, which is a good thing. But the new HR folks have come up with a New Improved Standardized Interview Method. So we get a sheet of questions from HR - yes, that’s right, we’re supposed to ask their questions instead of our own. With stoopid HR questions:
Describe something that you implemented at work (or school). What were the steps used to implement this? (And there are spaces for me to make notes on what happened, what you did, and what was the outcome.)
Describe a time when you took a risk to achieve a goal. What was the outcome?
Describe a time when you needed to build relationship with someone who was pretty resistant to your message? (What, are we interviewing Obama about health care?)
Describe a time when you were caught unaware by a problem or obstacle that you had not foreseen? How did you work through it?
Describe a task or project which best demonstrates your computer systems or applications knowledge?
It’s complete BS. If they want these answered, they should make it part of the application process to submit short essays on these topics. The manager/coworker interviews should NOT involve HR questions! That’s YOUR job. Don’t foist it on me. I have my own questions to ask. Bugger off.
I have actually been productive today and powered throught the hangover. I think it was the thought that if I stopped and thought about it for very long I woudl realise how rough I actually feel
I think I will go home soon…
I totally agree with you taxi those are inane questions I hated those type of questions
I’m going slowly bonkers as I’ve been attending retirements seminars this week. TVCTPMO seems to have touched upon me of late, to whit – after attending the seminars, I’m wondering if I’ll ever be able to retire! GAH!
{{{{{{{{{{{Spaz}}}}}}}}}} and apologies for missing this earlier. Soothing wishes sent your way.
I’ve got another seminar this afternoon, then one tomorrow. Ye gods, my head is spinning. At least tomorrow is FIRDAY - right?!
Like those packs of peanuts that say, “contains peanuts”. ((((Spaz))))
I’m starting to slowly pan a housewarming party. End of September, probably. Is there any way to say, “This is not a stuff grab. Please just bring yoursevles and maybe booze”?
Also, it looks like I might be hosting and cooking Christmas dinner for lots of people.
You planning on serving the liquor in pans? And you designate a houswarming party by writing “housewarming” on the invite.
Do people really mistake a housewarming for a last minutes everything-must-go garage sale? Is this a Canadian custom? :dubious:
Ohhhhhh… wait–you mean sending the invite is tantamount to telling others, “bring me that Kitchen Aid mixer I’ve always coveted” as an entry fee. I say go for it. Some will bring presents and some won’t. Presents are almost always good.
Panning the party comes later–when you dissect the whole event later (my favorite part, btw).
Yes, it was doggio. I think he came across what he was originally going to use for this week. Pie had said she had an idea for next week…
Bad rigs! Bad bad rigs! (I imagined a garage sale scenario at first, too…)
LiLi, can you just tell your closest friends to reinforce with others that they don’t need to bring anything? Also, don’t officially bill it as a housewarming? Just a party to celebrate your new home…?
While I am greedy and evil, I don’t think I want a lot of junk. Besides, I already have a KitchenAid stand mixer and a Cuisinart- I can’t think of any other kitchen stuff I covet. And my typing isn’t the best while Nat’s pulling on my leg.
Just did dsome tidying, put bread pudding in the oven, and am running my dearly beloved dishwasher. Naptime? Reading?
Are you out on your ear as of now, or do you at least have a few days or weeks to line up a place?
Heh. We have a radio commercial right now, where a guy phones in to a bank’s support center. From memory, something like this…
Rep: Bank; how can I help you?
Guy: I’m having a problem with the ATM. Maybe you could help
Rep: It’s possible…
Guy: Maybe I don’t understand something…
Rep: It’s possible…
Guy: Whenever I use the ATM, it says “it’s possible you will be charged for this transaction.” Is it possible that I won’t be charged for the transaction?
Rep: Ummmm… No, it’s not possible…
(cue into some bank advertising that they will, in fact, not charge you line-commissions or ATM commissions, etc… if you switch your Direct Deposit to them)
Sounds like exactly the way I’d say something like this on an invite, actually…
Formality is not my forte
Today was a madhouse at work. Close to 11 hours on the clock, no lunch break. But I did finish up the two projects I was supposed to deliver to QA for Sunday morning, so they will be delivered (I’ll wrap everything up, tie ribbons on the wrapping, and attach emails from home overc the weekend; should take me about 30 minutes, tops.)
That way works for me - or, as a friend and his sister say on their joint birthday (3 days and two years apart) celebration invites
“no presents, just your presence” - and then you can put b.y.o.b underneath that
Alright, who swiped my pack of printer paper? A few weeks ago, I noted that I was getting low on paper, so I toddled off to Staples to get some. Thanks to a problem with the cash register not printing receipts, they gave me the paper for free.
Now, I need the paper, but with all of our packing and prepping to move, I fear the paper has been prematurely packed. The printer is now completely out of paper, so it’s back off to Staples. I can only hope their receipt printer is still broken.
“The honour of your presents is requested for my daughter’s wedding. Please, under no circumstances attempt to come to the reception. Your picture has been posted and the police have their instructions.”
And you designate a houswarming party by writing “housewarming” on the invite.