The Vent and Rant Thread - Page 2405

Hitch · 04-15-2023, 10:36 AM

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Originally Posted by Bookstooge

Jovovich. I stopped when she stopped. And from what I hear, we both made the right choice.

Milla, right. Started her film career in Chaplin with Downey.

Yeah, we tried that last film, the "un-Milla" one, and OMG, it was dreadful. We quit about, IDK...5-7 minutes in? Typical, boring, trope-y zombie stuff. Too bad.

Hitch

pdurrant · 04-16-2023, 03:32 AM

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Originally Posted by pdurrant

I'm getting my second shot next Friday. So I'll have the weekend to recover! I'll report back on how I found it.

I did get my second shot on Friday. A sore arm and a bit of a headache, but otherwise OK. I have been taking it easy this weekend.

Hitch · 04-16-2023, 10:28 AM

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Originally Posted by pdurrant

I did get my second shot on Friday. A sore arm and a bit of a headache, but otherwise OK. I have been taking it easy this weekend.

Hooray!!!!! Glad to hear it's over and done with.

Hitch

poohbear_nc · 04-16-2023, 12:57 PM

Should we all get matching T-shirts?

DNSB · 04-16-2023, 01:13 PM

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Originally Posted by poohbear_nc

Should we all get matching T-shirts?

Perhaps coffee mugs? Though I'm still trying to decide if the ones my department were recently given are pro or anti.

Hitch · 04-16-2023, 03:19 PM

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Originally Posted by poohbear_nc

Should we all get matching T-shirts?

MWAHAHAHA, I like that idea. I might get nasty-looking red spots all over mine!

Hitch

Hitch · 04-17-2023, 02:49 AM

Soooo....for some time now, Mr. Occasionally-not-so-wonderful has been riding me about the state of my desk. Don't get me wrong, I'm the first to agree, it's been pretty awful--covered with everything under the sun and not helped by the fact that Mr. Zep, zee cat, lies there and likes to push anything he can on the floor, disrupt piles of mail and all that, right?

But as (most of) you all know, I've been a skoosh under the weather and the desk cleaning project has been in abeyance. Anyway, one of Mr. H's big complaints was that I was making it hard on the CAT, because he didn't have a place to lie, "comfortably," amirite?

So, today...yup, I finished cleaning up the desk. Totally immaculate, oak top sitting there all nekkid and stuff.

Now, ask me--is the g*dd*mned cat lying on it? HE IS NOT. He's avoiding it, like I've ruint it. Instead, he's lying 5 feet away, on a heavy-duty black yard trash bag, currently filled with the shreds of all the paper items that were shredded, in the great desk (and office, to some extent) clean up.

SO GLAD that I could make the CAT happy. I knew this would be the outcome--both of them, and now he alone--only liked lying on it when it was covered in nice, soft, squishy paper.(sigh).

(the attached, by the way, was taken years ago, when Zep was not quite full-grown. As you see, he will find the nice soft paper, no matter what. IMHO, I've now totally ruined the desk for him....)

Hitch

Hitch

Hemmi · 04-17-2023, 07:40 AM

It's all about the cat. It's always all about the cat.

ApK · 04-17-2023, 08:15 AM

Don't worry Hitch, I'm sure it'll be back to cat-approved state in no time....
Around here, at least, no horizontal surface stays empty for as much time as it would have taken to type your post.

Hitch · 04-17-2023, 09:06 AM

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Originally Posted by Hemmi

It's all about the cat. It's always all about the cat.

Ain't it de troot?

Hitch

DNSB · 04-17-2023, 11:30 AM

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Originally Posted by ApK

Don't worry Hitch, I'm sure it'll be back to cat-approved state in no time....
Around here, at least, no horizontal surface stays empty for as much time as it would have taken to type your post.

The any flat surface filing technique? Extremely popular!

Hitch · 04-17-2023, 12:21 PM

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Originally Posted by DNSB

The any flat surface filing technique? Extremely popular!

Yes, coupled with "that floor looks like a good place to put this paperwork" too, technique.

Hitch

CRussel · 04-17-2023, 01:25 PM

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Originally Posted by DNSB

The any flat surface filing technique? Extremely popular!

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Originally Posted by Hitch

Yes, coupled with "that floor looks like a good place to put this paperwork" too, technique.

Hitch

Here, pull up a chair. That paper needs to rest.

Hemmi · 04-18-2023, 08:58 PM

Why is it the one person you don't want to become your immediate supervisor is the one that becomes your immediate supervisor?

I don't dislike him, he's just not my favorite person. And now my boss.

poohbear_nc · 04-18-2023, 09:06 PM

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Originally Posted by Hemmi

Why is it the one person you don't want to become your immediate supervisor is the one that becomes your immediate supervisor?

I don't dislike him, he's just not my favorite person. And now my boss.

Really bad karma?

04-17-2023, 02:49 AM	#36067
Hitch Bookmaker & Cat Slave Posts: 11,503 Karma: 158448243 Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Phoenix, AZ Device: K2, iPad, KFire, PPW, Voyage, NookColor. 2 Droid, Oasis, Boox Note2	Cats and Clean Desks and other strangers.. Soooo....for some time now, Mr. Occasionally-not-so-wonderful has been riding me about the state of my desk. Don't get me wrong, I'm the first to agree, it's been pretty awful--covered with everything under the sun and not helped by the fact that Mr. Zep, zee cat, lies there and likes to push anything he can on the floor, disrupt piles of mail and all that, right? But as (most of) you all know, I've been a skoosh under the weather and the desk cleaning project has been in abeyance. Anyway, one of Mr. H's big complaints was that I was making it hard on the CAT, because he didn't have a place to lie, "comfortably," amirite? So, today...yup, I finished cleaning up the desk. Totally immaculate, oak top sitting there all nekkid and stuff. Now, ask me--is the gddmned cat lying on it? HE IS NOT. He's avoiding it, like I've ruint it. Instead, he's lying 5 feet away, on a heavy-duty black yard trash bag, currently filled with the shreds of all the paper items that were shredded, in the great desk (and office, to some extent) clean up. SO GLAD that I could make the CAT happy. I knew this would be the outcome--both of them, and now he alone--only liked lying on it when it was covered in nice, soft, squishy paper.(sigh). (the attached, by the way, was taken years ago, when Zep was not quite full-grown. As you see, he will find the nice soft paper, no matter what. IMHO, I've now totally ruined the desk for him....) Hitch Hitch Attached Thumbnails

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Hemmi Grand Sorcerer Posts: 10,647 Karma: 15987608 Join Date: Apr 2015 Device: Sonys, Nooks, Kobo Libra, Forma, Mini, Paperwhite	Why is it the one person you don't want to become your immediate supervisor is the one that becomes your immediate supervisor? I don't dislike him, he's just not my favorite person. And now my boss.