Less Clairvoyance = More Annoyance. Ugh..

[elpollodiablo]

At least your place of business isn't being sold for the third time in three years!

No fucking vacation! Ever!

[auto-da-fey]

Oh, man.  Yeah, the post-tattoo "Should I tell them they look like an idiot?" moment.  A friend of mine got this incredibly dumb-looking sun-and-moon thing on his thigh during college.  He was hanging out with me and the rest of his high-school friends, and showed it to us: "Hey, guys, look what I got!  Awesome, right?"

We were all like, "NO.  NO.  You FUCKED IT UP.  That is AWFUL.  Your thigh looks like an AWFUL SCHOOLGIRL'S DOODLE.  For the REST OF YOUR LIFE."

Same thing happened with my friend, except it was a huge Superman S on his upper arm. After everyone mocked him for a year, he got it covered with a grizzly bear, but it wasn't a very good covering-over, so now he has a bear on top of a semi-faded Superman S. Fortunately for him, you'd never notice, because you'd be too busy laughing at the barbed wire tat around his other arm, the claws coming out of his pecs, or the huge turd-looking question mark that covers his entire left inner arm from the elbow joint to hand.

[nonotyet]

I have a very very good friend who has, I think, 28 stars on her forearms, between the two of them, and she just recently added a tattoo of 414 (Milwaukee's area code). I just. I mean.

[Greg Nog]

I like it when people get Area Code tattoos!  A friend of mine in Philly had "215".

[jebreject]

Is there any ANGRY thread somewhere?

I am SO PISSED OFF RIGHT NOW, I feel like I'm going to explode.  PISSED OFF.  SERIOUSLY. 

Don't want to talk about why, just had to say it.

Going to bed.  Doubt I will be able to sleep, even though it's 2.30am.  This SUCKS.

[El_Josharino]

I like it when people get Area Code tattoos!  A friend of mine in Philly had "215".

Maybe I should get an area code map tatoo.

[Greg Nog]

That'd be rad!  If I was more into it being affixed to my own skin, I'd totally go for a 603; one area code for the entire state, HELLS YEAH

[Aglaya]

I always take the shoulder pads out.

But don't you then find that the shoulders look weird, like the upper body equivalent of an old lady who's just taken out her false teeth?

Nah, I got great big shoulders.  I fill it up.

[jebreject]

i don't remember who it was, but a while ago we were walking around riverwest and somehow the topic of shoulder pads came up, and she had never considered that shoulder pads were incredibly sexist. it was pretty awesome to be there, to see that realization taking place.

[YojimboMonkey]

There are shoulder pads built into some men's jackets too.

[nonotyet]

i don't remember who it was, but a while ago we were walking around riverwest and somehow the topic of shoulder pads came up, and she had never considered that shoulder pads were incredibly sexist. it was pretty awesome to be there, to see that realization taking place.

I have never considered that either, before. Can you explain that, Jeb?

Also for the record I would have taken the shoulder pads out but I no longer own a seam ripper, and am tired of calling up my competent friends and going "FIX." 

[jebreject]

well, as i understand it, wasn't the whole point sort of that women in the corporate culture of the 1980s looked more like the men that dominated said culture? it's a sort of eradication of outward femininity, i guess an attempt to level the playing field in the fast-track, hard-talkin', big stakes business world of the 80s.

[Nick Ink]

well, as i understand it, wasn't the whole point sort of that women in the corporate culture of the 1980s looked more like the men that dominated said culture? it's a sort of eradication of outward femininity, i guess an attempt to level the playing field in the fast-track, hard-talkin', big stakes business world of the 80s.

EDIT MURK - I haven't got the energy for the debate

[jebreject]

[jebreject]

I mean, I'm open to being wrong on this one.

[Greg Nog]

I figured it was just: big shoulders = illusion of muscle = physical power = intimidation.  It's only sexist insofar as males having more upper-body muscle is sexist.

[dieblucasdie]

I don't think it was really "about" anything per se, just another dumb 80s fashion trend a la the bedazzled jean-jacket.

[Greg Nog]

Now THAT was sexist; all them bedazzlin's trying to approximate the glittering gem-like quality of male nipples.

[auto-da-fey]

IIRC, I agreed with most of what Nick said, except the possibly unintended insinuation of an essential feminine character; I don't think it was a challenge to you, Jeb.

Anyway, I'm annoyed because waking up and hurling apparently wasn't enough to convince me I shouldn't go to work today. Now I'm sitting in my office, on the brink of more spewing, trying to decide whether I should just tough it out for four more hours.

[DCDave]

Go home!  Viral vectors are worse for productivity than sick workers staying at home.

[El_Josharino]

That'd be rad!  If I was more into it being affixed to my own skin, I'd totally go for a 603; one area code for the entire state, HELLS YEAH

I was sort of thinking the entire country.

[auto-da-fey]

Go home!  Viral vectors are worse for productivity than sick workers staying at home.

I'm teaching, and I just have one more lecture class today, so there's no real substantive vector at play that I can discern, since I'm not really close to or in contact with anyone. I mean, you're probably still right, but I'll probably tough it out anyway. Productivity has never been my goal anyway.

[das kranke Tier]

Whit, what are you teaching?  I seem to remember you mentioning something about scoring that gig, but I can't remember the substantive nature of what you're doing...

[auto-da-fey]

Two classes: one a cultural history of California, the other an intro to American Studies course. The latter remains for this afternoon, so I'll get to ramble on about class differences in gender ideology for women in the early 19th century. w00t. I actually don't think my voice will hold out for a whole lecture, but I'm mostly concerned about giving them a review sheet for their upcoming exam; I'd already taken into consideration Dave's point about viral vectors, so I'm not gonna give them hard copies, but I want to at least show up and answer any questions. Then I'll probably call it a day.

[slow west vultures]

those sound like cool classes to teach.  do you have a reading list for either class you'd care to share?