So it looks like I'll be taking that gummit job. I wonder if I'll still be able to spend much of the day on BSG...

'grats, Daj.

If the part of gummit you'll be in is like the others, I don't think they'll give two flying fucks what you do on the computer.

CrashburnAlley wrote:'grats, Daj.

If the part of gummit you'll be in is like the others, I don't think they'll give two flying $#@! what you do on the computer.

Thanks. Yeah, one would hope. But this is a city agency where they actually work hard, as far as I can tell. While I don't think there's necessarily a contradiction between working hard and keeping a window open to the non-work world (literally, I guess), seems like a lot of employers do.

Either way, they're not the boss of my iPhone

Buying presents for grownups is silly. I mean, if you're loaded, and you decide to buy me a real indulgence like a $100 bottle of Scotch, go for it. I'm unlikely to buy something like that for myself. But other than something like that, I really don't want anything. Especially if you expect something of equal value in return.

Most married people I know use Christmas to buy things that aren't really necessities, but aren't really indulgences. For instance, I got Mrs. Vulture a TV. I'll get to watch it too. Another couple we know the wife got a bathroom counter top. I guess that's nice.

CrashburnAlley wrote:'grats, Daj.

If the part of gummit you'll be in is like the others, I don't think they'll give two flying $#@! what you do on the computer.

that's not very close to true, but whatever

dajafi wrote:

CrashburnAlley wrote:'grats, Daj.

If the part of gummit you'll be in is like the others, I don't think they'll give two flying $#@! what you do on the computer.

Thanks. Yeah, one would hope. But this is a city agency where they actually work hard, as far as I can tell. While I don't think there's necessarily a contradiction between working hard and keeping a window open to the non-work world (literally, I guess), seems like a lot of employers do.

Either way, they're not the boss of my iPhone

I suppose a lot of gummint employees seem to do little, but I'm a gummint employee and I work pretty hard. My dad was also a gummint worker, and he somehow managed to earn 62 patents, so he must have been doing something at work.

Honestly, most people I've known who work for government (and I know quite a few, at all levels in many different areas) work pretty hard. Parole officers, teachers, researchers, among others. And they mostly do useful stuff too. Unlike a lot of people in the private sector, who seem to goof off a lot and work as publicists and marketers.

pacino wrote:

CrashburnAlley wrote:'grats, Daj.

If the part of gummit you'll be in is like the others, I don't think they'll give two flying $#@! what you do on the computer.

that's not very close to true, but whatever

I was mostly being snarky.

TenuredVulture wrote:

dajafi wrote:

CrashburnAlley wrote:'grats, Daj.

If the part of gummit you'll be in is like the others, I don't think they'll give two flying $#@! what you do on the computer.

Thanks. Yeah, one would hope. But this is a city agency where they actually work hard, as far as I can tell. While I don't think there's necessarily a contradiction between working hard and keeping a window open to the non-work world (literally, I guess), seems like a lot of employers do.

Either way, they're not the boss of my iPhone

I suppose a lot of gummint employees seem to do little, but I'm a gummint employee and I work pretty hard. My dad was also a gummint worker, and he somehow managed to earn 62 patents, so he must have been doing something at work.

Honestly, most people I've known who work for government (and I know quite a few, at all levels in many different areas) work pretty hard. Parole officers, teachers, researchers, among others. And they mostly do useful stuff too. Unlike a lot of people in the private sector, who seem to goof off a lot and work as publicists and marketers.

For example I've never done a productive thing in my life

By the way, it wouldn't surprise me if the gummint didn't restrict dajafi's internet access a lot more than any company would. I've heard for instance state workers in Virginia have great difficulty accessing anything that is even a little sexually oriented, so for instance public health folks have trouble doing work on line that concerns AIDS or STDs and stuff relevant to their jobs. But whatever.

jerseyhoya wrote:

TenuredVulture wrote:

dajafi wrote:

CrashburnAlley wrote:'grats, Daj.

If the part of gummit you'll be in is like the others, I don't think they'll give two flying $#@! what you do on the computer.

Thanks. Yeah, one would hope. But this is a city agency where they actually work hard, as far as I can tell. While I don't think there's necessarily a contradiction between working hard and keeping a window open to the non-work world (literally, I guess), seems like a lot of employers do.

Either way, they're not the boss of my iPhone

I suppose a lot of gummint employees seem to do little, but I'm a gummint employee and I work pretty hard. My dad was also a gummint worker, and he somehow managed to earn 62 patents, so he must have been doing something at work.

Honestly, most people I've known who work for government (and I know quite a few, at all levels in many different areas) work pretty hard. Parole officers, teachers, researchers, among others. And they mostly do useful stuff too. Unlike a lot of people in the private sector, who seem to goof off a lot and work as publicists and marketers.

For example I've never done a productive thing in my life

In your case, working for forces of evil, I encourage you in spending days goofing off on the internet instead of taking America back to a feudal system.

charles gibson is leaving? i must have missed that or totally forgotten.

maybe because he is utterly forgettable

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/34467096/ns ... nd_courts/

Florida man released from prison after serving 35 years for raping a 9 yea old since, you know, he didn't actually do it.

If you're pro-death penalty, I would strongly encourage you to spend some time watching a murder trial in Philly Common Pleas Court or, even better, somewhere in Texas or the Deep South. If you're still pro-death penalty, you're probably an idiot.

he should get one free raping of a nine-year old imo

I like the death penalty for treason.

Hang spies and such

dajafi wrote:So it looks like I'll be taking that gummit job. I wonder if I'll still be able to spend much of the day on BSG...

gratz! downtown? midtown?

So wait, are men supposed to be attracted to Sarah Jessica Parker? Are women supposed to want to be her in her movies? I'm watching Failure To Launch, that terrific? romantic? comedy? and I just don't see it, for anyone. It's basically just that someone decided she was worth money, right?

can't wait to get my Sheeeeeeesh! shirt

I can't find a movie I want to watch enough to make me stop geeking around on the internet. And I've found some good movies.

z ipper wrote:he should get one free raping of a nine-year old imo

This made me laugh, which made me hate myself a little. Thanks for that.