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[headhouse]

Been reading a wide variety of stuff lately, mostly just searching for something that fits my mood. Today it was Heinlein. I like his storytelling; it's got the surreal Ray-Bradbury-rocketships-and-space-monsters feel to it, but dear GOD the guy was a chauvinist. I'm not an apologist for anyone; I think masculinity and femininity are both amazing,

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[king__mob]

Jesus. This is why I'm self-employed.

[headhouse]

On the bright side, at least this'll make my autobiography a little more interesting. With some judicious rewriting, of course.

[darcniteprowler]

Ug. I am sorry, but at least she is screwing herself more then screwing you. You should take some sleeping pills before the meeting... >_>
...could be fun!

[headhouse]

Can't. Gotta at least pretend I'm listening to her. At some point I'll fake a convulsion and that'll probably end the meeting.

(If it doesn't, then I'll probably have some sort of actual convulsion soon after that.)

[darcniteprowler]

You should prepare a powerpoint presentation or a lengthy speech. Have the materials all set out and ready to go, but insist she speaks first. Waste tons of time and enjoy knowing that she has to listen to you as well. If she interrupts, listen, then insist on starting again from the beginning, as you have now lost your place. =)

[headhouse]

If it were just her and me, that'd work, but my manager and the HR person are there as well, and they're as sick of this as I am by now. Plus just being in the same room as her makes me vaguely nauseous. I'm going to propose we have the meeting outside, come to think of it.

She's about 50, and she's been talking nonstop for most of that time. I think she knows all the tricks about monopolizing the conversation by now. It's a little scary.