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I miss the days when my internal clock let me sleep past 7:30.
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I think I've mentioned it before, but my work holiday parties are the best:
So yes, in her mind, "Team Building" is being forced to battle traffic, cook for your peers, and then be judged by her based on your cooking skills.
And now she wonders why attendance at the holiday parties has plummeted.
(For comparison, NobodysWife works at a gaming company valued at less than 1/100th my company, yet her company throws multiple catered parties a year, where they rent out an entire San Francisco nightclub and provide food, music, catering, a partially-paid-for bar, and subsidized Uber rides to get everyone safely home after the party. Her company's parties are... get this... better-attended and more fun! Go figure!)
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I miss the days when my internal clock let me sleep past 7:30.
Lazy woman!
Up 'til midnight last night, up at 5:50 am this morning.
Stupid body!
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Well, apparently getting a Michelin star isn't all that.
Sons and Daughters was certainly a nice place. Their staff was exemplary, just everything I could ask for in a restaurant staff. The building was cozy, but not claustrophobic. The menu was charming, and they customized it to my non-shellfish tastes. The first 3 courses were delicious.
Unfortunately, the dishes went rapidly downhill from there, from "excellent" to "good" to at least two that were out-and-out "meh". Plus, they realized that they'd given us five of our nine courses within the first hour, so I think they intentionally slowed down the pace to "glacial", and the final four courses took two hours to come out. I typically don't mind "leisurely" dining, but I'm not of the European mindset where 3-hour meals are common, so by 8:30 pm I was sitting there thinking, "C'mon, people! There are other things I'd like to do tonight!"
But all in all, it ended up being twice the price of Rivoli, not as good foodwise, and it involved crossing the Bay Bridge on a Friday night. After some discussion, NobodysWife and I concluded that it was an enjoyable experience, and it was worth trying once, but the staff and atmosphere wasn't worth the price and the lesser later dishes.
Ah, well, next year we get to try something new. And that's almost as fun as having a "regular" spot!
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The only fun holiday parties I went to was at the upscale (for small town Wisconsin) restaurant i worked at in high school and the chef's wife would order extra drinks and slip me the extra, they're good people.
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Speaking of holiday parties, I need to make a lot of cornbread.
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Holiday party today at the karate school. It will be loud, crowded, chaotic, and the only food I will be able to eat will be what I bring myself. Ugh. :/
Tonight our gaming group is getting together for a holiday party of sorts. Dinner and then we are all going to see Star Wars. That sounds like a lot more fun. :)
sounds like a party to me! Woooooooooooooooooooooooo!
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I think I've mentioned it before, but my work holiday parties are the best:
In spite of the fact that most of the department is based either at home or in the eastern facility (east of the coastal hills), the party is at headquarters on the peninsula, since that's where the VP is based, so we all have to cross one of the bridges to get there. (Toll + Traffic)
It is a potluck. At a multi-billion dollar company
There are no heating nor refrigeration facilities. So if you plan to go in and work from the HQ office all day, you have to prepare something that won't go bad, and will taste good at room temperature
Best of all, the VP judges all your dishes and gives "awards" (trinkets) to the "best" dishes in each class
So yes, in her mind, "Team Building" is being forced to battle traffic, cook for your peers, and then be judged by her based on your cooking skills.
And now she wonders why attendance at the holiday parties has plummeted.
(For comparison, NobodysWife works at a gaming company valued at less than 1/100th my company, yet her company throws multiple catered parties a year, where they rent out an entire San Francisco nightclub and provide food, music, catering, a partially-paid-for bar, and subsidized Uber rides to get everyone safely home after the party. Her company's parties are... get this... better-attended and more fun! Go figure!)
both sound fun, but I could see one or two competitive jerks ruining the former, and some bad drunks ruining the latter.
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Whoever can wrap presents with only one piece of tape isn't left handed.
Or me.
At least they won't be able to tell what they're getting. :-)
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We did arms yesterday, out of a kindness for having done legs the day before.
I am now one walking sore muscle. But today's the day off!
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CAST DOWN TO HELL WITH YOUR FINGERS! SECRET FIST!
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dont know that one...
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Back from Star Wars. It was awesome.
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Son, I am disappoint
I dont recall it from fft...
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It’s called Karoshi. You can find several news articles about it in addition to the Wikipedia article. Of course that’s when they actually die from overwork, but presumably there would also be cases where someone collapsed but didn’t actually die.Another thing about anime: the anime portrayal of a person's relationship with their memories and emotions is fascinating to say the least. Thinking about the show, anime protea gals of a person's emotions and how they are handled remind me a lot - a looooooot - of the Psionic maenad race. Which is a sudden and fascinating comparison.
And then thee thing with memories. It's fascinating how such an emotional relationship is so often played out with those - to the point where when people get something "wrong" it's often a kind of mind-bending question-all-reality thing.
It makes me wonder what is exaggerated stereotype - like our Western productions do for our culture - and what is actually common in Japanese culture.
And then there are just baffling assertions that everyone just kind of accepts as true. Is that just fake stuff that gets repeated in media (like we have), or is it a real thing in Japanese culture? I don't know. It's interesting.
Okay, and here's an example: are Japanese so over-worked and exhausted that actual literal collapse and unconsciousness is a thing over there or is it once again a kind of excessive media thing? Because a lot of bad guy plots wouldn't work unless that's a "normal" thing.
That's suitably horrifying.
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Oh my God, do I cry
MYYYEEEEAAAAHH
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I am writing, I am writing!
<.<
>.>
Of course something completely different than the things I should be writing...
Brain... Why you... Argh...
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I can hold that brain for you, if you want.
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Please yourself. It's full of visions of sexey witchy undulating tummy women, though, so you may wish to use tongs, or at least wear gloves.
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blessings upon you...
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"If you take Leadership, you can make the rust monster your cohort."
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*Applys Kjeldorns Seal of Approval*
>.>
<.<
What?! it's Artisticlly and Aesthetically pleasing!
*Takes another swig of Rum*
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Captain Yesterday brings up order, past says "She said there was one item in the store and one item they had to order"
Captain Yesterday says "Well, this is the only order we have, so maybe we haven't gotten the other item yet"
Lady: No! She said ONE item was in the store!! She said!!!
Captain Yesterday back in to the crowd.
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I am now one walking sore muscle.
"That which does not kill us, makes us stronger." - Friedrich Nietzsche
I'm going out for a morning run with my BF now =)
BTW, that's the second quote from Friedrich Nietzsche I like. The first one was, "He who fights with monsters should be careful lest he thereby become a monster. And if thou gaze long into an abyss, the abyss will also gaze into thee."
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Scintillae - could you pass me a cornbread recipe? I was trying to make corn meal into something edible and we'll say it didn't turn out well.
CORN MEAL PORRIDGE FOREVER
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Buttermilk Chess pie has cornmeal in it.
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Speak to me of this....chess pie...
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I am now one walking sore muscle.
"That which does not kill us, makes us stronger." - Friedrich Nietzsche
I'm going out for a morning run with my BF now =)
BTW, that's the second quote from Friedrich Nietzsche I like. The first one was, "He who fights with monsters should be careful lest he thereby become a monster. And if thou gaze long into an abyss, the abyss will also gaze into thee."
As long as the abyss doesn't wink, you'll be fine. ^-^
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Speak to me of this....chess pie...
it is literally the single best pie ever created.
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I possibly might be able to write down my recipe for it tomorrow.
And it might actually be the best dessert item ever created.
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Speak to me of this....chess pie...it is literally the single best pie ever created.
You funnin' me, son?
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Scintillae - could you pass me a cornbread recipe? I was trying to make corn meal into something edible and we'll say it didn't turn out well.
Um...I just buy a box of mix for like 75 cents and follow the directions. Cooking is not my forte.
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Speak to me of this....chess pie...it is literally the single best pie ever created.
You funnin' me, son?
Nope, it is that good.
And you just listed my favorite pies to bake.
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I am now one walking sore muscle.
"That which does not kill us, makes us stronger." - Friedrich Nietzsche
I'm going out for a morning run with my BF now =)
BTW, that's the second quote from Friedrich Nietzsche I like. The first one was, "He who fights with monsters should be careful lest he thereby become a monster. And if thou gaze long into an abyss, the abyss will also gaze into thee."
Nietzsche huh...
Lets see if I remember this correctly...
What is Good? All that hightens the feeling of power, the Will to Power, power itself in man.
What is Evil? All that comes from weakness.
What is happniness? The feeling that power increases. That a challenge is overcome.
Might not be completly accurate, but I'm to lazy to get the book of the shelf... (its from The Antichrist if I remember correctly).
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On the bright side, we've been incredibly busy this season, and this week especially.
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Speak to me of this....chess pie...it is literally the single best pie ever created.
That's an odd way to spell steak & ale.
#piewars, LIVE on www.paizo.com.
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Impus Minor: Is there such a thing as evil dophins?
Shiro: Yeah, the dolphins in Hell are evil!
Impus Minor: What kind of dolphin goes to hell?
Impus Major: Adolphin Hitler.
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They are burdened with glorious porpoise.
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Impus Minor: Is there such a thing as evil dophins?
Shiro: Yeah, the dolphins in Hell are evil!
Impus Minor: What kind of dolphin goes to hell?
Impus Major: Adolphin Hitler.
for that awful pun, impus major gets 10% less allowance from me after I chocolate cake you. Which leads to an increase of his current allowance by 43%.