It used to be called New Vietnamese Restaurant.
Names that are way too literal
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Rawr! I'm a giant!
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Here we go again
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If I were a cat
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- Вс, 09:02: New season of My Cat from Hell! Yessss.
- Вс, 14:08: Felicity's season 3 shabby chic studio apartment is almost as awful as the season 3 opening titles. #earlyaughtstweets
- Вс, 14:44: John Ritter is on Felicity as Ben's dad. Woof. #earlyaughtstweets
- Вс, 16:35: RT @jamiekilstein: Why are so many people dying around the world right now?! Oooh Tebow is playing. #godsbusy
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le sigh
Remember how I said I was having an awesome fruit salad each morning at work? Well, that has to go on hold for a while. They're closing the cafeteria for four months to remodel it. Now, it might be really awesome when they reopen, but in the meantime:
- They're going to have four food trucks each day, 11am-2pm. No mention yet about breakfast service. Plus part of the cafeteria is open all day every day. One of the things there is espresso. I don't drink it, but I imagine a lot of people on campus will lose their shit when it's gone. My big concern is that four food trucks for five huge buildings will mean extremely long lines.
- I know I already said that our buildings are huge. I'ma say it again because each building only has one kitchen per floor. The refrigerators already get completely packed. I can only imagine that demand for the fridge space will double or even triple if there's no cafeteria. At least I'm one of the first people in the building, so I can probably always find a spot for my food. Digging it out later on will be a different story.
I don't understand why they couldn't at least do the cafeteria in stages. It's on two floors and they shut down the lower portion between Christmas and New Year's anyway. But I'm not in charge. I highly doubt it's the seating area they're re-doing, since it's gorgeous and huge as is. All I can hope for is that there will be more serving stations when it's done and they can include Vietnamese food. That's one thing I asked for in a recent survey, I had no idea they were maybe looking for ideas for a giant extensive remodel. If they were, I would have said "keep half the building open during any upcoming remodels."
Before anyone asks, the campus is all by itself and nothing else is close enough to walk to. Believe me, I love walking all over the place and would if I could.
It's funny, because I was just thinking it'd be nice to get rid of my bookshelf and replace it with a desk and be able to work from home more often.
- They're going to have four food trucks each day, 11am-2pm. No mention yet about breakfast service. Plus part of the cafeteria is open all day every day. One of the things there is espresso. I don't drink it, but I imagine a lot of people on campus will lose their shit when it's gone. My big concern is that four food trucks for five huge buildings will mean extremely long lines.
- I know I already said that our buildings are huge. I'ma say it again because each building only has one kitchen per floor. The refrigerators already get completely packed. I can only imagine that demand for the fridge space will double or even triple if there's no cafeteria. At least I'm one of the first people in the building, so I can probably always find a spot for my food. Digging it out later on will be a different story.
I don't understand why they couldn't at least do the cafeteria in stages. It's on two floors and they shut down the lower portion between Christmas and New Year's anyway. But I'm not in charge. I highly doubt it's the seating area they're re-doing, since it's gorgeous and huge as is. All I can hope for is that there will be more serving stations when it's done and they can include Vietnamese food. That's one thing I asked for in a recent survey, I had no idea they were maybe looking for ideas for a giant extensive remodel. If they were, I would have said "keep half the building open during any upcoming remodels."
Before anyone asks, the campus is all by itself and nothing else is close enough to walk to. Believe me, I love walking all over the place and would if I could.
It's funny, because I was just thinking it'd be nice to get rid of my bookshelf and replace it with a desk and be able to work from home more often.
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I love cover art errors
There have been some funny things in our library since we had to buy Tuneup
to dedupe it.
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SchadenFriday BONUS backlog clear-out
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New office decor
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lol thx Aengus
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Detail
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Hello Kitty mini fridge
This may or may not be a good enough to use for the four months that the cafeteria is closed and the lone fridge on my floor will surely completely full every day. Only 15 bucks on Craigslist plus I paid another 10 to get her to bring it to my office.
EDIT TO ADD: It can also be switched to a warming mode. It'll be interesting to see if it gets cold enough (for a while) and then warm enough to bother.
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My name feels so boring sometimes
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FW: Golden raspberries
This is from last night's Chopped. Surprised I beat Ed to it. :)
Begin forwarded message>
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Pet peeves
You know what I hate? I hate when people who don't need them use a handicap door. At my first office building in Seattle, there were handicap doors on either side of a revolving door and most people would push the button and watch as the door opened slowly. Then the door would sit there for a while before finally closing. What's so hard about using a revolving door? What's super annoying is that buildings who have them specifically want people to use them so the cold air from outside doesn't blow in. And instead, the doors sit open for a great deal of the day because people are too precious to touch a door. But buttons are somehow ok.
Anyway. There's a handicap door in the office in one spot where there really shouldn't be a door at all. But you can open it by pulling on the handle, pushing the button is the ultimate act of laziness. I might understand if you were carrying an armload of bagels and coffee for your coworkers, but even then, you can actually walk around the other direction and come in that one room from the other side.
I hadn't thought about it in a while because I luckily hardly ever see any coworkers any more now that I have an office to hide out in all day. But I can see that one door when I head to the bathroom or kitchen, and twice this week I saw the same girl push the button, stand there, and wait for the door to slowly open for her before going through it. Seriously, it's hella slow, but you can just pull the handle and walk right through!
I wouldn't have thought to mention it, but as I was entering the building just now after getting my fruit, someone was walking out right as I swiped my badge to open the door. Naturally I stepped aside and opened the door for her, and as she walked past, I realized it was the girl who I saw twice this week using the handicap door. I have to wonder if she waited near the door for someone to come along and open it for her.
Anyway. There's a handicap door in the office in one spot where there really shouldn't be a door at all. But you can open it by pulling on the handle, pushing the button is the ultimate act of laziness. I might understand if you were carrying an armload of bagels and coffee for your coworkers, but even then, you can actually walk around the other direction and come in that one room from the other side.
I hadn't thought about it in a while because I luckily hardly ever see any coworkers any more now that I have an office to hide out in all day. But I can see that one door when I head to the bathroom or kitchen, and twice this week I saw the same girl push the button, stand there, and wait for the door to slowly open for her before going through it. Seriously, it's hella slow, but you can just pull the handle and walk right through!
I wouldn't have thought to mention it, but as I was entering the building just now after getting my fruit, someone was walking out right as I swiped my badge to open the door. Naturally I stepped aside and opened the door for her, and as she walked past, I realized it was the girl who I saw twice this week using the handicap door. I have to wonder if she waited near the door for someone to come along and open it for her.
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How timely
I keep wishing I had my hair blonde again for the winter and here's a picture from like a year ago just now popping up.
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Things turning out better than expected
See, this is what happens when people let little things leak here and there instead of just telling the whole story to as many people as soon as possible. They've planned a little better for this cafeteria thing than I've been led to believe. Just earlier, for instance, I was wondering if there would no longer be access to ATMs on campus since the ATMs are in the cafeteria. As it turns out, they'll be in the lobby of my building! Right alongside the espresso service! I'm guessing my beloved fresh fruit won't be part of that, but I'll hold out a glimmer of hope.
In addition, they'll have some sort of food service tent out by the food trucks. They didn't say what'll be there. My guess is that it'll be those pre-made sammiches and salads that I never get now that I'm on this campus. Back when I worked downtown, they were one of the better options, but not any more.
They also said the food trucks will accept credit cards and our corporate meal cards (I don't have one since there's an ATM around) and will actually be 10% cheaper than when they're parked elsewhere. That's at least something, since I've been looking at the menus and would end up spending in one example $11 for that day's food truck lunch when the thing I'd get in the cafeteria that day would be $6.50. Taking $1.10 takes off a little of the sting, but not enough to go there very often.
I think they probably should have tried to find some non-gourmet food trucks.
Anyway, none of this changes the fact that they're not going to have enough refrigerator space, not by a long shot. And the food truck lines will be insaaaane.
In addition, they'll have some sort of food service tent out by the food trucks. They didn't say what'll be there. My guess is that it'll be those pre-made sammiches and salads that I never get now that I'm on this campus. Back when I worked downtown, they were one of the better options, but not any more.
They also said the food trucks will accept credit cards and our corporate meal cards (I don't have one since there's an ATM around) and will actually be 10% cheaper than when they're parked elsewhere. That's at least something, since I've been looking at the menus and would end up spending in one example $11 for that day's food truck lunch when the thing I'd get in the cafeteria that day would be $6.50. Taking $1.10 takes off a little of the sting, but not enough to go there very often.
I think they probably should have tried to find some non-gourmet food trucks.
Anyway, none of this changes the fact that they're not going to have enough refrigerator space, not by a long shot. And the food truck lines will be insaaaane.
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Where mah bearz at?
Seriously, what are the odds? I decided at the last minute to surprise everyone, but almost everyone skipped tonight. Then I tried to post, but posts from flickr weren't working. Sheesh.
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