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Yeah a friend of mine from MTU went on to get a PhD (in engineering, which apparently was one of the targeted buildings) at Va. Tech, but I think he dropped out. I hope he wasn't around.

― dan m, Monday, 16 April 2007 16:57 (nineteen years ago)

Oh yeah, I just heard about VA Tech on the radio before I left the house. Yikes!

I am rarely on a computer with sound capabilities so I usually just watch the You Tube thing to see if it's something worth looking at later.

― Jenny, Monday, 16 April 2007 17:08 (nineteen years ago)

I'm back temporarily - thanks Sara!

― coco, Monday, 16 April 2007 18:02 (nineteen years ago)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q_u_t9uEPqg

^^^television personalities^^^

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HZI6v8Z6Q6E

^^^teenage head^^^

― chicago kevin, Monday, 16 April 2007 18:26 (nineteen years ago)

Mmmm, honey coconut salmon and roasted asparagus just as good the next day. (Man, I'm eating a lot of fish these days.)

― jaymc, Monday, 16 April 2007 18:30 (nineteen years ago)

OK I actually watched the TVP one.

― n/a, Monday, 16 April 2007 18:34 (nineteen years ago)

Sounds fishy.

My Lunch by Sarah J.
Mixed Greens topped with:
Avocado
Strawberries
Raisins
Raspberry vinaigrette
Mozzarella

I wanted to get some asparagus yesterday, but it turned out Sunfl0wer pretty much sucked and didn't have any.

― KitCat, Monday, 16 April 2007 18:36 (nineteen years ago)

recently i've been troubled by a bout with insomnia and was again afflicted last night. i'm not sure i ever fell totally asleep, i was in that weird twilight where you're definitely not awake but not really asleep either. but what was weird was that i was dreaming up a STORM last night. except they weren't really dreams? they were weird juxtapositions of memories and recent events? like there was one where i was having a conversation with this girl, and it was an actual conversation that we did actually have, but instead of the conversation taking place where it really did take place in the dream it took place in a bar i was recently at. and then there was a similar one later where i was talking to someone and somehow another person who i know wound up on the street with us. i don't remember that one clearly but i remember it made me very upset.

anyway, i never remember my dreams so it was weird to still have a recollection of them this morning. i hope i can sleep tonight.

― chicago kevin, Monday, 16 April 2007 18:38 (nineteen years ago)

you guys are eating awesome things for lunch. I had frozen cheese enchiladas, which admittedly were more filling than delicious.

― kenan, Monday, 16 April 2007 18:38 (nineteen years ago)

Damn you Dan Martin. I just started whistling Send Me on My Way out loud and in public.

Kevin: Tylenol PM.

― Jenny, Monday, 16 April 2007 18:39 (nineteen years ago)

Does anyone know of a good, but little known, travel guide book out there in the universe? I know the standards: lonely planet, rough guide, etc. but some part of me still believes there's a unique book out there full of hidden gems. Maybe there's not, maybe there's still time for me to break into the world of travel writing....

― sisut, Monday, 16 April 2007 18:40 (nineteen years ago)

I had "Persian style" chicken & peach stew w/basmati rice :>

― Jordan, Monday, 16 April 2007 18:40 (nineteen years ago)

Hey, don't blame me for musical holdovers from your drrrty hippie past!

― dan m, Monday, 16 April 2007 18:44 (nineteen years ago)

I had mixed greens, tomato, red onion, parsely, turkey breast, balsamic vinegar/olive oil, salt and pepper. Less oil next time, plz.

― dan m, Monday, 16 April 2007 18:45 (nineteen years ago)

Hate. Coworker.

― KitCat, Monday, 16 April 2007 18:52 (nineteen years ago)

i flame roasted woodchuck over a can of sterno. it was delicious, nutritious, and the fumes got me high.

― chicago kevin, Monday, 16 April 2007 18:53 (nineteen years ago)

Said coworker just bitched me out for passing her a phonecall. SHE IS THE ACCOUNTANT! SHE GETS THE ACCOUNTING CALLS! It's not my fault this draw hasn't funded yet. Also, other folks in the office - including me - have been taking these calls constantly. GRRR!! Why is it my job more than hers to tell them there's no money right now?

― KitCat, Monday, 16 April 2007 18:56 (nineteen years ago)

http://www.ibcbeer.com/beverages/woodchuckambercider.jpg

― dan m, Monday, 16 April 2007 18:56 (nineteen years ago)

That's what I thought too.

― KitCat, Monday, 16 April 2007 18:57 (nineteen years ago)

hard apple cider gives me heartburn.

― chicago kevin, Monday, 16 April 2007 18:58 (nineteen years ago)

Sorry, that was in response to Kevin.

Perhaps you should inquire with your superior as to how you should direct calls? If you're doing things correctly (as it certainly sounds like you are) then they could inform the accountant as to proper procedure?

xpost me too, it's nasty

― dan m, Monday, 16 April 2007 18:59 (nineteen years ago)

It gives me a sour belly. I used to love it.

I knew that was in reference to Kev's post.

I can't really talk to my boss about it because it would just sound catty. I didn't even know that was what the call was about! This guy just asked for one coworker. I said that one was in a meeting, so he asked for her. He's one of our subcontractors. She does work in the field too, so he could have easily been calling about that (as opposed to looking for money). I just didn't appreciate the tone in her voice when she dialed me back and was like, "Ok, so you need to stop passing me these calls..."

― KitCat, Monday, 16 April 2007 19:01 (nineteen years ago)

The coworker I used to hate with a passion (who left when she had her second kid), used to have me screen her calls all the time, meaning she didn't want any calls passed to her OR her voicemail.

― KitCat, Monday, 16 April 2007 19:02 (nineteen years ago)

I'm so glad she's gone.

― KitCat, Monday, 16 April 2007 19:02 (nineteen years ago)

And when people would come to see her, she'd tell me to tell them she wasn't here. This includes clients.

― KitCat, Monday, 16 April 2007 19:03 (nineteen years ago)

Call me irresponsible
Call me unreliable
Throw in undependable, too.

― kenan, Monday, 16 April 2007 19:03 (nineteen years ago)

Doesn't it amaze you sometimes that people like that have jobs?

― kenan, Monday, 16 April 2007 19:03 (nineteen years ago)

Heh, I guess it shows your good nature by being concerned about cattiness when you're on the receiving end of some quite catty behavior! I wouldn't think of it that way, I'd just frame it as concern for doing my job correctly, I guess.

― dan m, Monday, 16 April 2007 19:08 (nineteen years ago)

kill one bitch

― kenan, Monday, 16 April 2007 19:11 (nineteen years ago)

Pee in the coffee and you two'll be even.

― Eazy, Monday, 16 April 2007 19:14 (nineteen years ago)

I would, but I drink it too.

― KitCat, Monday, 16 April 2007 19:16 (nineteen years ago)

She's the one who once said, "Hey, Sarah, let's make a new rule. Whoever is first in the office has to make the coffee.." knowing I'm ALWAYS the first in the office.

Ok, Must. Let. Go.

― KitCat, Monday, 16 April 2007 19:17 (nineteen years ago)

i would make like a cup and a half of coffee and leave the half. "oh yeah, it's almost gone. feel free to make some more though!"

― chicago kevin, Monday, 16 April 2007 19:18 (nineteen years ago)

that's actually not a bad idea!

Except not only do I make the coffee, I bring the coffee, and if they make more, they make more of MY coffee.

― kenan, Monday, 16 April 2007 19:20 (nineteen years ago)

Honestly I think I would say "It is my job to direct callers to the people they request to speak to" and leave it at that. I mean, anything that goes against that said in response is going to sound completely unreasonable. Am I being too rational for the situation?

― dan m, Monday, 16 April 2007 19:21 (nineteen years ago)

no, it won't work either way, since I usually have two 16-oz cups in the morning, and after I get that first cup and go back for more, there's usually at LEAST two more cups worth missing, so it wouldn't make sense to make only enough for myself, much less only enough to screw my coworkers out of coffee.

― kenan, Monday, 16 April 2007 19:22 (nineteen years ago)

If that happens again, I'll just put them directly into her vm. Then she won't necessarily have to talk to them.

― KitCat, Monday, 16 April 2007 19:25 (nineteen years ago)

Too bad we don't all have the prerec for this Old Town class.

― KitCat, Monday, 16 April 2007 19:26 (nineteen years ago)

Make that prereq.

― KitCat, Monday, 16 April 2007 19:27 (nineteen years ago)

I feel sad. I think it's my RSAD. I have Unacute Reverse Seasonal Affective Disorder, I think--URSAD. That and I am tired from staying up all night, plus I have to do taxes and I am kind of broke and have a buncha bills to pay.

― Jesse, Monday, 16 April 2007 19:27 (nineteen years ago)

Inverse Multivalent Seasonal Affective Disorder. IMSAD.

― Jesse, Monday, 16 April 2007 19:28 (nineteen years ago)

Intense Reversese Seasonal Affective Disorder.

― Jesse, Monday, 16 April 2007 19:28 (nineteen years ago)

Sounds fun, Sarah.

― Eazy, Monday, 16 April 2007 19:29 (nineteen years ago)

Cabin fever. Shack wacky.

― Eazy, Monday, 16 April 2007 19:29 (nineteen years ago)

Haha. UNMASK THE ART OF SCATTING!

You're right Sarah, I don't think I breathe with support, but I'm sure you do.

― Jordan, Monday, 16 April 2007 19:29 (nineteen years ago)

You know what's kind of odd? Besides a monkey with two heads? Seeing Courtney on ILX as well as on Gmail Chat during work hours!

― Jesse, Monday, 16 April 2007 19:30 (nineteen years ago)

Scatting is a shadow art, practiced only by ancient masters who dwell in an island fortress across the sea. Now, you too can UNMASK ITS SECRETS.

― dan m, Monday, 16 April 2007 19:31 (nineteen years ago)

My mom gave me a gallon of maple syrup. She tried to give me 2 gallons. DOES ANYONE WANT SOME MAPLE REAL MAPLE SYRUP?

― Jesse, Monday, 16 April 2007 19:33 (nineteen years ago)

I kind of want to take some kind of voice lessons. Growing up, I was always in choir (school & church). I've totally lost any of that ability.

Let's all play Bob Dylan.

― KitCat, Monday, 16 April 2007 19:33 (nineteen years ago)

Hey guys, there is a name for my weird hands! http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simian_crease

Apparently it's common in monkeys and also thought to be a sign of Down's syndrome and fetal alcohol syndrome!

― Jordan, Monday, 16 April 2007 19:34 (nineteen years ago)

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