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― Kingfish Funyun (Kingfish), Friday, 30 January 2004 16:27 (twenty-two years ago)

Have a great time in NY K!

Hooray I've only got 30 mins to go before I am outta here! I should have got paid today (woo hoo) but someone messed up & we arent getting paid til monday, which kind of messes up my plans to spend, spend, spend this w/e! Ah well. Still am planning to get drunk tonight though! yay!

― Pinkpanther (Pinkpanther), Friday, 30 January 2004 16:28 (twenty-two years ago)

This is the message board for senselessy frittering away the long hours of a life less ordinary.

― nickalicious (nickalicious), Friday, 30 January 2004 16:29 (twenty-two years ago)

well, i just put on some nice hand creme and lip balm, that took up 45 seconds. and writing about it took at least another 30...

― colette (a2lette), Friday, 30 January 2004 16:32 (twenty-two years ago)

45 minutes to go before running the gauntlet of Paddington and taking the first train out to the countryside. I can hardly wait to hear the barrage of monotone PA apologies, excuses and the old favourite "this train has been cancelled due toafault on this train which cannot be rectified."

― a shotgun, Friday, 30 January 2004 16:39 (twenty-two years ago)

The Daily Mail headline thingy has made me spit coffee with laughter.

― robster (robster), Friday, 30 January 2004 16:42 (twenty-two years ago)

i wish i had this option for senselessly frittering the other day. instead i passed the time by ordering some perfume, overpriced hand cream, and a toaster oven online. wtf? at least i didn't order an ab-wheel.

― lauren (laurenp), Friday, 30 January 2004 16:45 (twenty-two years ago)

My god play this one if you are safe from epileptic fits...

http://www.mausland.de/dolphin.swf

― Sarah (starry), Friday, 30 January 2004 16:54 (twenty-two years ago)

Me too, Rob. "Will Gays Hurt The Church?" Hahah... Oh.

― Markelby (Mark C), Friday, 30 January 2004 16:56 (twenty-two years ago)

DOES CHRIS MORRIS INFECT FARMERS WITH AIDS?

That's beautiful on so many levels.

― Matt DC (Matt DC), Friday, 30 January 2004 16:59 (twenty-two years ago)

ow, sarah, my eyes!

― teeny (teeny), Friday, 30 January 2004 16:59 (twenty-two years ago)

I hope they don't make me stick around any longer here and waste my time. It's Friday goddammit. I can't even check my email thanks to MyDoom.B and there is nothing else for us to do. I want to leave! I need to get on a train to NYC! Aaaargh.

― TOMBOT, Friday, 30 January 2004 17:04 (twenty-two years ago)

I imagine this to be "PLUR"!

― Sarah (starry), Friday, 30 January 2004 17:05 (twenty-two years ago)

Doom.B sounds a bit like....

― Markelby (Mark C), Friday, 30 January 2004 17:08 (twenty-two years ago)

FBI agent recommends Macs for the security conscious, says FBI can't afford them though, also recommends mac for criminal types since they have to send them to the mounties to see what's hidden on them

― Ed (dali), Friday, 30 January 2004 17:14 (twenty-two years ago)

I should instead be spending my time trying to catch the author of the MyDoom virus as Microsoft and SCO are each offering a quarter million to whomever nabs him. It's like the old west, except it's snowing and I'm stuck at work and have no idea where to start.

― TOMBOT, Friday, 30 January 2004 17:15 (twenty-two years ago)

Haha yes Ed I saw that article. It made me hate my job a lot.

― TOMBOT, Friday, 30 January 2004 17:17 (twenty-two years ago)

Try the Ukraine.

x-post

― Ed (dali), Friday, 30 January 2004 17:17 (twenty-two years ago)

HA HA HA HA HA HA HA!!! this is when I feel very smug and superior and know that I made the right choice in getting a Powerbook. I was a sys admin when the ILOVEYOU bug struck. I never used Outlook again.

I am still herding cats, but it looks like most of the cats are in corrals now, and I am so excited about the weekend, I get to meet all kinds of ILXors, I get to see my bestest friend in NYC, and I get to see the hott ex-boyfriend (who made a point of telling me about his pageboy haircut! woo!). I just have to remember that I am old and married and boring now (and I think he's married, too, now, or pretty close) and Stevem's hair will get jealous.

― The River Kate (kate), Friday, 30 January 2004 17:44 (twenty-two years ago)

I've been waiting 2 hours for my boss who is 'en route,' just so he can come tell us to go home. I hate everything.

― TOMBOT, Friday, 30 January 2004 18:51 (twenty-two years ago)

We got finished with our training at 11:15 and cleaned out the classroom by 11:30. It's now 2pm and nobody can figure out what to do with us. So we wait.

I want to see a human being on fire running around screaming. I mean in person. Not on a screen.

― TOMBOT, Friday, 30 January 2004 18:56 (twenty-two years ago)

my perfume just arrived courtesy of ups. it smells like an extremely wealthy middle-aged woman. boo.

― lauren (laurenp), Friday, 30 January 2004 18:57 (twenty-two years ago)

We just got a Fedex shipment of LL Bean goodies. Which my mum tried to give to me. I'M SORRY BUT I REALLY DON'T NEED ANY! MORE! SHOES!!! It was my New Years Resolution to stay out of shoe shops.

― The River Kate (kate), Friday, 30 January 2004 18:59 (twenty-two years ago)

Well bosso finally showed up, determined that there was no good reason for those of us remaining to actually be at work any longer, and I took off for home.

All the trains are sold out until the Express at 5pm, which costs twice as much but what am I complaining for.

― TOMBOT, Friday, 30 January 2004 20:13 (twenty-two years ago)

Yes, but express trains make up for being EXPENSIVE by being FAST!!! Rock on.

I just went out for one more souvenier run, picked up Monterey Jack for Suzy and some maple type products for HSA's mum.

― The River Kate (kate), Friday, 30 January 2004 20:33 (twenty-two years ago)

101 Dumbest Moments in Business, 2003

― TOMBOT, Friday, 30 January 2004 20:35 (twenty-two years ago)

Fuck fast, I could arrive earlier on a much less expensive train if I had been able to leave work when we got finished instead of waiting around for 2 1/2 hours.

― TOMBOT, Friday, 30 January 2004 20:37 (twenty-two years ago)

Grrr, that is frustrating. Hey, at least you have your choice of trains. Did I mention the fact that there is ONE Greyhound from Bennington to NYC a day?

― The River Kate (kate), Friday, 30 January 2004 20:40 (twenty-two years ago)

No, you didn't. Haha I have so many reasons for hating buses, I'm sorry.

― TOMBOT, Friday, 30 January 2004 20:42 (twenty-two years ago)

Traffic? This is Vermont. Oh whoops, sorry, we have to stop the bus, there are some cows in the road.

― The River Kate (kate), Friday, 30 January 2004 20:43 (twenty-two years ago)

::suddenly realises that a bus from New England has to go through the bottleneck of hell that is Connecticut::

::slits wrists::

― The River Kate (kate), Friday, 30 January 2004 20:47 (twenty-two years ago)

Weekend, we're working for ya.

Sincerely,

Everybody

― Loverboy (nickalicious), Friday, 30 January 2004 21:02 (twenty-two years ago)

time passes slowly. so slowly. oh, god.

― lauren (laurenp), Friday, 30 January 2004 22:28 (twenty-two years ago)

I have to work until 8pm! This is madness.

― El Diablo Robotico (Nicole), Friday, 30 January 2004 22:31 (twenty-two years ago)

That is bastardy beyond recall.

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Friday, 30 January 2004 22:44 (twenty-two years ago)

I have to work until 8pm! This is madness.

this is my life, m-f.

― Eisbär (llamasfur), Friday, 30 January 2004 22:46 (twenty-two years ago)

well i had the best Friday ever - suckersssss, ha ha

― bad stevem (blueski), Saturday, 31 January 2004 00:30 (twenty-two years ago)

RIV3RUN PAST EV3 AND ADMS FROM SWERV3 OF SHOR3 2 BND OF BAY BRNGS US BY A COMODIUS VICUS OF RECIRCULATION BAK 2 HOWTH CASTLE AND ENVIRONS11!!!1!1 WTF

I'm hongry!

― Leee Majors (Leee), Saturday, 31 January 2004 01:28 (twenty-two years ago)

eight months pass...

SAMURAI!

― adam. (nordicskilla), Friday, 15 October 2004 18:22 (twenty-one years ago)

So...bored...

― n/a (Nick A.), Friday, 15 October 2004 18:24 (twenty-one years ago)

Should I go see this theatrical production tonight?

― n/a (Nick A.), Friday, 15 October 2004 18:25 (twenty-one years ago)

― adam. (nordicskilla), Friday, 15 October 2004 18:26 (twenty-one years ago)

I am going to home and sleep and play PS2...in 4.5 hours.

― adam. (nordicskilla), Friday, 15 October 2004 18:26 (twenty-one years ago)

rhubarb rhubarb rhubarb rhubarb rhubarb rhubarb rhubarb rhubarb

― adam. (nordicskilla), Friday, 15 October 2004 18:27 (twenty-one years ago)

oooooooooooobaaaaaaaaaaaaabuuuuuuuuuuu

― adam. (nordicskilla), Friday, 15 October 2004 18:27 (twenty-one years ago)

WHY NOT? 30 plays in 60 minutes is pretty noise.

― n/a (Nick A.), Friday, 15 October 2004 18:27 (twenty-one years ago)

noise is bad!

― adam. (nordicskilla), Friday, 15 October 2004 18:28 (twenty-one years ago)

neo futurism is an oxymoron

― kephm (kephm), Friday, 15 October 2004 18:29 (twenty-one years ago)

ain't quite the last hour of f''day here yet. twenty-8 min's to go.
anyhoo.
home alone, listening to a sergey kuryokhin cd for a second time straight. well call that "senselessly frittering", if you want :)

― t\'\'t (t\'\'t), Friday, 15 October 2004 18:29 (twenty-one years ago)

i might get to leave early today. i have nothing to effing do! oh and i love the idea of FRITTERING something away.

― battlin' green eyeshades (Homosexual II), Friday, 15 October 2004 18:30 (twenty-one years ago)

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Now I'm drinking dry vermouth on ice, with a splash of lemonade & bitters

― Andy the Grasshopper, Friday, 22 September 2023 21:26 (two years ago)

eight months pass...

just made a pour-over black & tan with Guinness & Sierra Nevada pale ale

― Andy the Grasshopper, Friday, 31 May 2024 23:39 (two years ago)

nine months pass...

cracking open a cold one

― Andy the Grasshopper, Friday, 7 March 2025 23:19 (one year ago)

I’m three hours ahead of you bro

― calstars, Friday, 7 March 2025 23:22 (one year ago)

I'll catch up

― Andy the Grasshopper, Friday, 7 March 2025 23:26 (one year ago)

Not likely

― calstars, Friday, 7 March 2025 23:28 (one year ago)

lol

― Andy the Grasshopper, Friday, 7 March 2025 23:31 (one year ago)

nine months pass...

feels like a fucking friday tbh. why am i here

― map, Tuesday, 23 December 2025 19:16 (six months ago)

I'll be working tomorrow, at least in the morning

― Andy the Grasshopper, Tuesday, 23 December 2025 19:30 (six months ago)

so will i but my boss leaves tomorrow and i wfh so i won't be doing anything work-related other than logging into my email if i can help it.

― map, Tuesday, 23 December 2025 19:33 (six months ago)

off til the 5th after today but “on call” thoughout
bleh

― werewolves of laudanum (VegemiteGrrl), Tuesday, 23 December 2025 19:58 (six months ago)

I have less than 90 minutes until I can go home and not return until Monday, and time is going way too slowly, lemme tell ya

― Clever Message Board User Name (Raymond Cummings), Tuesday, 23 December 2025 20:12 (six months ago)

I'm working tomorrow but I get to leave at midday.

― you gotta roll with the pączki to get to what's real (snoball), Tuesday, 23 December 2025 20:12 (six months ago)

We had one of those insane “please don’t reply all” clusters that I thought were a thing of the past earlier in the afternoon, hundreds of emails, people leaning hard into absurdism and jokes and philosophy, which elicited ferocious laughter from everyone

― Clever Message Board User Name (Raymond Cummings), Tuesday, 23 December 2025 20:15 (six months ago)

love a good old fashioned reply all nightmare. absurdism the only called-for response to mandated bullshit 40 hours a week tbh.

― map, Tuesday, 23 December 2025 20:19 (six months ago)

We had one of those a few years ago, which escalated to include things like 'ransom note' GIFs, until a senior manager cut in with the message 'Please let's put a stop to this now. It's not professional/'

― you gotta roll with the pączki to get to what's real (snoball), Tuesday, 23 December 2025 20:21 (six months ago)

Got a rad bombshell from our CEO today... we all get two paid days off each month next year, which doesn't come out of PTO. They don't accrue, use 'em or lose 'em.. I'll definitely be using them. Hiking mondays twice a month!

― Andy the Grasshopper, Tuesday, 23 December 2025 20:27 (six months ago)

what kinda psycho wouldn't use them.

― map, Tuesday, 23 December 2025 20:28 (six months ago)

That’s fantastic!

― Clever Message Board User Name (Raymond Cummings), Tuesday, 23 December 2025 20:32 (six months ago)

We found the one good CEO.

― nashwan, Tuesday, 23 December 2025 20:33 (six months ago)

cue lots of employees dying in mysterious hiking accidents

― Father McGammycurry (calzino), Tuesday, 23 December 2025 20:35 (six months ago)

I am frittering away two hours before happy hour with friends in town -- Festivus, they call it.

― The Luda of Suburbia (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Tuesday, 23 December 2025 20:37 (six months ago)

We found the one good CEO

Well the full thing is that we're struggling and can't afford pay raises! but it's a nonprofit, so that's par for the course.. but a couple free days a month is better than a poke in the eye

― Andy the Grasshopper, Tuesday, 23 December 2025 20:38 (six months ago)

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