Such wisdom you draw from this passage! The last time you quoted it, the lesson was about punctuation.
Welcome to life inside most every Internet company, at least if you're not an engineer. When you can't code and thus have relatively little ability to actually make interesting things happen, this bullshit becomes your religion. The fun part really comes when people use the principles as substitutes for actually having to think...and eventually political cudgels:
A: "I dunno if we should roll out this sales strategy...it seems kinda counterproductive and as likely to piss off our clients as fill them with joy."
B: "What part of 'MAKE THINGS HAPPEN,' our most fundamental principle, do you not understand???"
Stupid comment alert! I'm so far out in the sticks that the 3G signal is unreliable yet 9:30 is my hosts' bedtime. So I'm supposed to be sleeping and semi-cut off from the outside world yet not drunk in the slightest (though more wine is in the fridge in the next room) though said hosts are undeed. Plus I'm separately weepy and also using my TENS muscle stimulator, but somewhat deliberately not in ways of potential interest to the Mineshaft, at only 22 out of 40, feelng like a weepy loser and posting to unfogged (should this go through) but open to better suggestions. Maybe.
The last time you quoted it, the lesson was about punctuation.
I remembered that I quoted it before, but couldn't remember why. I admit it. It is a nice passage.
Actually, Jesus, it turns out you're wrong and the last time I quoted it, though I did whinge on about punctuation, I had had the selfsame purpose.
Actually, neb, I was doing you the kindness of assuming that you had a purpose last time.
I feel that comment 3 is not getting the attention it deserves.
said hosts are undeed
I'd have trouble sleeping if my hosts were zombies and I were cut off from the outside world.
Luckily, she's got a TENS device to use as a weapon.
Who the fuck over the age of like, I don't even know, ten goes to bed at 9:30pm?!
The sad part is that I don't even know what I meant to type. Probably "asleep," but the snoring from the next floor makes me think it shouldn't count. And a TENS directly on the sinus cavity leads to wobbly weirdness. Again, just FYI.
12: In this case, older and drunk. And worked in a vineyard all day, but mostly those first two. I'm bored and alienated.
I'm bored and alienated.
I just tried to watch Moonlighting for the first time ever as recommended awhile back by this very commentariat, only to have my DVD player shuffle off. And I loathe watching moving pictures on my laptop. I'm adrift in a sea of agony.
17: Google-hiding fail. Also, Moonlighting was only funny until they got together.
Alternatively, Moonlighting was most interesting when Maddie hated Dave. That's my opinion.
14: Try it lower down. You'll possibly go blind and hair might grow on the palms of your hands, but you will fall asleep reasonably quickly.
I was torn between going to bed at 9:30 (woo, jet lag) and going to a concert from which I won't get home until 2:30ish. My moment of awkwardness for the night was having some tiny hipster girl try to get me to dance with her, but my dancing was too halfhearted and stilted even for an indie rock concert, so she gave up after a minute or so.
I really do post boring comments every time I'm stuck somewhere with just my phone and nothing to do, don't I? I should stop that.
Who the fuck over the age of like, I don't even know, ten goes to bed at 9:30pm?!
I went to bed before then twice this week.
Who the fuck over the age of like, I don't even know, ten goes to bed at 9:30pm?!
Me, Sun-Thurs, unless I'm doing something particular. Why?
Do goofy things, & goofy things will happen to you.
24: Way to let down the blog, essear. You're forcing me to turn to my dissertation for excitement; that's how bored I am and IT'S ALL YOUR FAULT.
I think think thorn should drink a little more (note: little) and then go scour the hosts' shelves. everyone always has some random thing like howards end or a dickens novel or even just a halfway-decent police procedural. it's like a law; I think they get issued with the house.
essear, I invariably enjoy your comments. keep telling us random things from your travels.
"going to bed at 9:30" is code for "2 hours of fuck time"
32: Huh. I guess Thorn's hosts were doing the rare but rambunctious "snore fucking".
I guess Thorn's hosts were doing the rare but rambunctious "snore fucking".
Have you heard of Asleep Doggy Style, it is ALMOST impossible.
24 should have informed donaquixote immediately.