Archive for June, 2018
Saturday, June 30th, 2018
And so the answers to all most some of my questions have been revealed! 1. A million kudos to the people who walked around both before and after the event saying things like, ‘Are you working? No working today!’ Even my boss could not deny this evidence. The intention was that the company was closed, […]
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Friday, June 29th, 2018
My workplace is having a big event today — details have been a little sparse, though. What I know with absolute certainty: *The event is called SAFETY DAY (all caps apparently required). *Lunch will be served. Not quite so clear: *Is the company open, other than SAFETY DAY festivities? (signs point to yes, at least […]
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Thursday, June 28th, 2018
Because it’s either fic recs or my TED talk on why workplaces should stop trying to corporatize fun, and last night I realized that two of my favorite James Bond fics were written by the same person, which led me to a third that I’ve probably read before but had forgotten, and that was pretty […]
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Wednesday, June 27th, 2018
You know what I love*? When I send an email to someone asking a question, mentioning that I was told to ask them specifically… And they email me back three days later with, ‘Are you all set on this now?’ No, of course not. Why would I be all set? Like maybe I just decided […]
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Tuesday, June 26th, 2018
I had a great walk yesterday, and even saw an owl! I also saw two people who passed me on trail (just as I was thinking how odd it was I hadn’t seen anyone for a while, which was a neat coincidence). One of them asked if the trail was a dead end. Thankful for […]
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Monday, June 25th, 2018
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Sunday, June 24th, 2018
It’s cloudy, must be reading time! 1. Foggy and Ned get kidnapped together and chit-chat while they wait for rescue! The Vigilantes’ Boyfriend Support Group, by phonecallfromgod “Oh,” Ned says. “I mean, I wasn’t really going to bother. Usually he gets here in less than an hour anyways.” 2. Essentially the same universe, but focusing […]
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Saturday, June 23rd, 2018
It is possible my cat is better at using my computer than I am. For years, he has mainly found it useful for the screen — he can rub his face on it, what’s not to love? But recently he has started walking over the keyboard more and more, and has now progressed to sitting […]
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Friday, June 22nd, 2018
1. TURTLE TURTLE TURTLE 2. The turtle was not interested in poking their head and legs back out to pose for a picture. 3. TURTLE!
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Thursday, June 21st, 2018
NatGeo adding some SCIENCE to the day! Earth’s Days Are Getting Longer, by Alejandra Borunda Fave quote: “So if I just wait a few hundred million years,” he says, “I’ll get that extra hour back!”
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