Violet: So first they have us replace "Collective" in the product names with "Management." Do you know how many product names there are? But that's okay, I can handle that. I'm adaptive. I can handle change. I do it, with a minimum of grumbling. Okay?
Lanna: With you so far.
Violet: Then, we release the product. It's finished. Everything is ( Read more... )

Emma: Violet and I are going to Brambles next week.
Solies: Don't you mean The Nagging Eggplant?
Emma: No, it's not called that anymore.
Solies: The Nagging Eggplant closed?
Emma: Yeah, a bit ago.
Solies: What's the new place called?
Emma: Don't know. I'm calling it Brambles.
Solies: You always call it Brambles.
Emma: And now you know why.
Solies: ( Read more... )

Lanna: Hi Emma.
Emma: Hi Lanna.
Lanna: That's it?
Emma: What?
Lanna: You were supposed to meet me for lunch yesterday.
Emma: I was?
Lanna: We had plans?
Emma: We did?
Lanna: Yes. I called like three days ago, and then yesterday to confirm.
Emma: I didn't get any messages.
Lanna: I didn't leave any. I talked to you!
Emma: I see.
...
Emma: ...and ( Read more... )

SHoCW Bleck. This candy selection is horrible.
Emma: Jumpie, would get me some office chocolate at the store?
Jumpie: Office candy?
Emma: No, office chocolate. I have candy.
Jumpie: Okay.
The next day
Emma: There. Try that.
SHoCW: Yum! It's so good.
Emma: Glad you...
SHoCW: Hurray for goodness!
Emma: Well I...
SHoCW: Hurray for candy!
Emma: ( Read more... )

Lanna: I couldn't help but notice Solies is blogging again.
Emma: So it seems.
Lanna: So is this something to be "Thankful" for or an early Christmas present.
Emma: Thanksgiving, I think. Hence the presence of a turkey as a mascot. If it were Christmas, it would be a ham.
Lanna: A talking ham?
Emma: Maybe a smoking pig
Lanna: Dipped in maple ( Read more... )

Lanna and her four children are huddled in a circle in the middle of their living room. There over the hardwood floor is a square of slate and around the slate is a circle of rocks built up. In the middle is a roaring log fire.

The front door opens and Mr. Lanna enters
Mr. Lanna: Dobre Niebiosa! Co jedzie na tutaj!**
LannaBoyChild 1: We've ( Read more... )

Emma and Lanna are reading installation documentation and imagining a pleasant voiced reader providing directions.

Imaginary Sweet Documentation Reader: Please select the port number for your server.
Emma: Aw, that's sweet. She asked me.
Lanna: Which is ridiculous. She should tell you, not ask you. It's for your own good, after all.
Emma: But ( Read more... )

Emma walks by. She looks ruffled.
Solies: What's with Emma?
QAGoddess: She has headset hair.
Solies: What's that?
QAGoddess: It's like hat hair, but no hat.
Solies: I have hat hair.
QAGoddess: No you have hat.
Solies: I have hair too!
QAGoddess: But your hair is short, so it doesn't get messed up by wearing a hat.
Solies: What if the hat really a ( Read more... )

Lanna: Hey girlfriend!
Emma: Hey Lanna.
Lanna: Free for lunch? There's a sale at the Nagging Eggplant.
Emma: Can't. I've been deep "Six"ed.
Lanna: Uh....
Emma: New product just released to support.
Lanna: Ah. The Six Factor.
Emma: Yeah.
Lanna: Well, I clearly won't be seeing you for awhile. Time to go my backup plan. Transfer me to Violet!
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Emma: Bah.
Solies: Feh.
Emma: Bah.
QAGoddess: Farts!
Emma: No, Bah.
Lena: Why Bah?
Emma: New sponsorship deal.
QAGoddess: What?
Emma: The Bored Association of Homemmakers is sponsoring the blog in exchange for exclusive rights to be the Official Soliefriends Exclamation of Disgust.
Lena: This has TPTB slimy fingerprints all over it.
Solies: You ( Read more... )