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azurelunatic) wrote2014-06-17 11:59 pm
azurelunatic) wrote2014-06-17 11:59 pm
Conference begins in nine hours. Go.
Things I will probably need tomorrow include:
the usual
charger from bathroom
tablet
charger from near computer desk
crocheting
chocolate covered espresso beans (check work desk)
full-tilt makeup
maybe even nail polish
sleep
Today included hella interruptions while trying to finish the transcription (and posting signs about No Admittance Except On Party Business), transcription, various conference business, printer shenanigans, and a hilarious lunch with Purple.
The phrase "boring manager Rob" came up (in the context of non-boring guys named Rob), and that got us onto Code Monkey. I mentioned that patch for it that I wrote. Purple was a little dubious, because part of the song's charm for him is how the narrator is doing the pathetic puppydog pining for a lady who's sort of generally out of his league, and making the lady in question be the ruler of the server room, rather than the front desk, changes the dynamic. I expressed my general frustration that a lot of the default for women in tech is being seen as 'one of the guys' -- whether that particular woman in tech prefers it that way or not. (And the other side, where a woman in tech who is not 'one of the guys' might not be accepted by her team.) To his credit (as least as far as I'm concerned, and since the conversation was him and me, I'm the one who counts) Purple's main incompatibility with women in tech who are 'one of the guys' was interest-wise: he's got to be able to talk art and music and so forth with a potential date, and a tech bro (of any gender, but in this case a lady bro because that's the way he swings) who isn't into art is just not his scene. (There was more to the conversation, including more nuance, but if I tried to lay it all out I'd be up until like three and I have an early morning.) Also, his general opinion for people (any gender) who are date-seeking is that they don't have to pull the whole high-grooming performance on a daily basis, but to every now and then put in the "ooo, they clean up nice!" level of grooming.
"So not the full-on peacock spider, then," I summarized.
This had the effect of stopping the conversation through uproarious laughter. Purple was almost disappointed to learn that the peacock spider was in fact a real thing and not just a vaguely appropriate animal and then another animal that I'd shoved in to be disturbing.
I sent him the peacock spider YMCA video, shortly thereafter, yes I did.
http://youtu.be/xYIUFEQeh3g
the usual
charger from bathroom
tablet
charger from near computer desk
crocheting
chocolate covered espresso beans (check work desk)
full-tilt makeup
maybe even nail polish
sleep
Today included hella interruptions while trying to finish the transcription (and posting signs about No Admittance Except On Party Business), transcription, various conference business, printer shenanigans, and a hilarious lunch with Purple.
The phrase "boring manager Rob" came up (in the context of non-boring guys named Rob), and that got us onto Code Monkey. I mentioned that patch for it that I wrote. Purple was a little dubious, because part of the song's charm for him is how the narrator is doing the pathetic puppydog pining for a lady who's sort of generally out of his league, and making the lady in question be the ruler of the server room, rather than the front desk, changes the dynamic. I expressed my general frustration that a lot of the default for women in tech is being seen as 'one of the guys' -- whether that particular woman in tech prefers it that way or not. (And the other side, where a woman in tech who is not 'one of the guys' might not be accepted by her team.) To his credit (as least as far as I'm concerned, and since the conversation was him and me, I'm the one who counts) Purple's main incompatibility with women in tech who are 'one of the guys' was interest-wise: he's got to be able to talk art and music and so forth with a potential date, and a tech bro (of any gender, but in this case a lady bro because that's the way he swings) who isn't into art is just not his scene. (There was more to the conversation, including more nuance, but if I tried to lay it all out I'd be up until like three and I have an early morning.) Also, his general opinion for people (any gender) who are date-seeking is that they don't have to pull the whole high-grooming performance on a daily basis, but to every now and then put in the "ooo, they clean up nice!" level of grooming.
"So not the full-on peacock spider, then," I summarized.
This had the effect of stopping the conversation through uproarious laughter. Purple was almost disappointed to learn that the peacock spider was in fact a real thing and not just a vaguely appropriate animal and then another animal that I'd shoved in to be disturbing.
I sent him the peacock spider YMCA video, shortly thereafter, yes I did.
http://youtu.be/xYIUFEQeh3g
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It's an amazing video. It cheered me up when the transcription was going less well.
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