There was pizza. More pizza would have been better; keeping co-workers who were not attending the event from sniping would have also been better. (I think moving up the delivery time would have helped also, to decrease the window at the risk of possibly late pizza.)

We doubled up on nametags: we had ours that we did, and also the dude who does the meetup had some specific ones. (Ours were pretty awesome, and they worked for the people who just sorta showed up.)

There were a bunch of people who used to work with us showed up: I got to meet the guy who had the cabinets before me. I feel honored.

The libations were no problem as per usual.

My Overlady got where she was going safely (it turns out that a great but one of those things you could never see coming way to stress me out is to have me dealing with a time-sensitive remote travel-related thing in an unfamiliar email system) and stuff. But fortunately it was something where I could just call instead of bashing my head on the email search (I am going to have to read their manual) for the email address that one of the A-Team left us.

I have WORDS for helldesk regarding fucking tags and the fucking trip back from Kipper/Llama. Fuck.

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[This time, the secret meaning to the "bomb tech" icon is that I need a proper Mythbusters/explosions icon. Though I suppose the XKCD Bad Idea icon comes close.]


7:04 AM 4/18/2010
Have joined bunny_support, though mine come in CRACKY FLOCKS sometimes.

7:15 AM 4/18/2010
Okay, I have no idea what these little gummy things are, but they're not actually penguins. See, penguins do have eyes, and little stubby wings, and feet, and cute little bellies, but penguins have *a beak*. They do not have a nose and a great big smile. Perhaps it's time for another bewildered letter about accuracy in packaging.

They're sweeter than your average gummy bear.

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6:12 AM 4/19/2010
Some crankiness kicked off by reading http://www.alternet.org/health/143187
( crankiness )

10:23 AM 4/19/2010
Writing an author's note in the form of a FAQ file for the back of Home Movies from the Cutting-Room Floor, ( Read more... )

12:25 PM 4/19/2010
Located fascinating comm. Introduced myself. Introduced lubenotlube. Pulled some of the examples found there and put them into the base.
http://community.livejournal.com/badlubeday/8681.html

( Crankiness continued. )


1:22 PM 4/19/2010
(edited for relevant and context)

[13:22] thewhiteowl> http://thereifixedit.com/2010/04/19/epic-kludge-photopermanent-candle
[13:22] thewhiteowl> don't try this at home, kids
[13:31] Azz> oh dear, now I have this mental image of Adam Savage (@donttrythis) trying to write with one of those (in silver, on blue paper).
[13:31] exor674> Azz: while on fire?
[13:32] Azz> while on fire.
[13:33] Azz> (the marker on fire, not Adam)
[13:33] exor674> aw but flaming adams sound fun
[13:34] Azz> one might get a flaming Adam *from* that, but he wouldn't start out on fire, the marker would.
[13:35] thewhiteowl> 'flaming Adams' makes me think of Adam Lambert
[13:37] SporkyRat> Owl: He's def. flaming.
[13:37] Azz> ... great, now I have an AU in my head where Adam Lambert is the Mythbuster, and Adam Savage is the Idol.
[13:38] Azz> THANKS GUYS.
[13:38] sofiaviolet> Azz: I love your brain.
[13:40] Azz> and Mythbuster!Lambert is famous for setting stuff on fire (flaming in more than one way!) and Idol!Savage loves pyrotechnics...

7:24 PM 4/19/2010
TIME FOR TEAPATTY WITH IRC. THOUGH I THINK EVERYONE HAS BEEN INTIMIDATED INTO SILENCE. WOOPS.
ALSO, MUD IS STILL NOT LUBE.

8:45 PM 4/19/2010
Also freedom of religion in the US, oh ha ha ha: http://elorie.livejournal.com/1370425.html

7:59 AM 4/20/2010
OH MY GOD THIS IS GOING TO BE SWEET.
http://changelog.dreamwidth.org/570686.html

8:35 AM 4/20/2010
ase has has invented a hilarious game called "Beat the Bus".

8:57 AM 4/20/2010
Safe-To-Eat Toll House Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough
http://omnomnom.dreamwidth.org/56375.html

2:23 PM 4/20/2010
Today has been caffeine and various forms of housework.

11:27 PM 4/20/2010
GLEE MAKES ME GLEEFUL OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMGOMGOMGOMG.
I managed to escape the wrath of JD and Teshypants by not actually singing aloud to the episode, since it was all Madonna songs, which means I had a fighting chance of having them memorized. (And when they switched up the arrangement and had different lyrics in different places, it tripped me up.) So I was lip-synching, with full diapragm action. The result? HIGH AS A FUCKING KITE MAN. (OH GOD I THINK I'M FALLING / OUT OF THE SKY / I CLOSE MY EYES / HEAVEN HELP ME...)

So wouldn't it be hilarious to dance a first dance with $spouse at your wedding to "Like A Virgin"? :D :D :D :D (oh Connie, get out of my head, sweetie, your squee is sometimes not helpful.) (that's does-not-exist-in-this-universe Connie, not intrepia, heh. :-P )

hp_literotica: "Of Gods and Monsters", by malefics -- Godric Gryffindor/Salazar Slytherin. Sex & violence & disturbing love.

erotic_elves: "One Rough Night", by argyle_s -- Harry/Ron/Hermione, disturbing battle followed by comfort sex.

pornish_pixies: "The Rite of Patroklos" by biichan -- Harry/Draco, sex magic like whee! & insufficient attention paid in certain classes...

Sushi's Fic -- I really need to go through this again, because I remember I enjoyed it enough to bookmark it.

"Your Horoscope for Today" by Telanu -- Snape/coffee, Harry/Snape, established relationship(s).

FictionAlley Park: Rather a lot of recommendations