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posted by [personal profile] jwaneeta at 09:37pm on 08/04/2005
I'm terrible. I got an extra two days on my deadline for GW and promptly went to the zoo with my friend, her daughter and her nephew.

What could I do? They held a small semi-automatic handgun to my head. And there were baby tigers.

babytigs


There was also a very endearing young peacock who couldn't impress the ladies to save his life. He had no suavity at all. If a hen gave him a passing glance he shook from stem to stern and sent up a strangled honk of desperation that was, even to our non-birdy ears, extremely unsexy. Hearing it, the hen would hurry on her way.


nolucky


Poor kid. He'll learn.

Came home and watched The Incredibles. Bawled with laughter. The Edith Head character destroyed me. Why do I wait so long to watch the fun stuff?

Also gorged on Chinese food. Now trawling for fic. I want to read something with a battered do-gooding Spike, and, if possible, a batteered do-gooding Angel. Post NFA, bleak bonding, lots of heroics. Or the H/C aftermath of heroics. 'Cause Ladder 49 just ain't doing it for me.

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posted by [identity profile] makd.livejournal.com at 03:10am on 09/04/2005
It's called Parkinson's Law: Work expands to fill the time allotted.
 
posted by [identity profile] jwaneeta.livejournal.com at 03:28am on 09/04/2005
It's also called weak character. :) But it's spring and the zoo is crammed with baby animals. One is not made of stone. *g*

And I'll pay. Oh, will I pay. This one's gonna hurt.
 
posted by [identity profile] sadbhyl.livejournal.com at 03:12am on 09/04/2005
And here I thought you'd be out on your camping trip!

And I'm right with you. I only saw the Incredibles two weeks ago. Brilliant stuff. And yes, Edna rocks!
 
posted by [identity profile] jwaneeta.livejournal.com at 03:29am on 09/04/2005
I don't get to retreat off until George is done. And he must be done by the 20th come hell or high water.

When's the terminal date for your project again? If I have to do it before I flee to the vast prairie, I will.
 
posted by [identity profile] sadbhyl.livejournal.com at 03:55am on 09/04/2005
Beginning to mid-May. So if George is done on the 20th, you can camp for a week without fear. And come back all rested and inspired!
 
posted by [identity profile] jwaneeta.livejournal.com at 04:42am on 09/04/2005
Sounds like a plan. :D
 
posted by [identity profile] ascian3.livejournal.com at 04:19am on 09/04/2005
Puppy!! :-D
 
posted by [identity profile] jwaneeta.livejournal.com at 04:43am on 09/04/2005
:D A day well spent. (She said, knowing it's coming out of her hide later this week.:)
 
posted by [identity profile] jonesiexxx.livejournal.com at 03:04pm on 09/04/2005
Hey! That's my line.
 
posted by [identity profile] desoto-hia873.livejournal.com at 04:39am on 09/04/2005
Baby tigers! Who could blame you? :-)
 
posted by [identity profile] jwaneeta.livejournal.com at 04:46am on 09/04/2005
I wish I had a zoom on my cheapie camera. Those babbeh tigs would turn anybody to mush.

And there were other little animals, too. Black Footed Cats, African Cats, and the orangutans all had wee ones.

It was nice to be out and doing. :)
 
posted by [identity profile] jonesiexxx.livejournal.com at 03:04pm on 09/04/2005
When baby tigers hold a handgun to your head, you really gotta comply.
 
posted by [identity profile] jwaneeta.livejournal.com at 10:17pm on 09/04/2005
You can't see the baby tiger's handguns in the pic, alas. Dumb cheap camera!
 
posted by [identity profile] missmurchison.livejournal.com at 04:25pm on 09/04/2005
Poor peacock! And you most certainly had to go to the zoo. Taking time off to get out and then to watch something new is just the recharge your batteries need before finishing GW. That should have been understood when you got the extension, so there's no need for guilt or explanations.
 
posted by [identity profile] jwaneeta.livejournal.com at 10:22pm on 09/04/2005
Poor peacock!

He did his Smoove B routine like a champ until a hen actually responded, and then he'd blow it. It was oddly touching. :D

Taking time off to get out and then to watch something new is just the recharge your batteries need before finishing GW.

Aw, bless you. And actually, I've gotten quite a bit done today, despite the sudden death of my new, still-under-warranty POS scanner. Normally that sort of thing drives me insane, but I kept going, so maybe the stress level went down after the zooage.

(Oh, man. The Buffyspeak? Not abating. Will it ever? I'm thinking not.)
 
posted by [identity profile] missmurchison.livejournal.com at 02:15am on 10/04/2005
See, the recharging thing absolutely worked! Slacking off is an important step in any job.

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