On Second Thought

[The Holy Saint, Grand High Poobah, Master of Monkeys, Ehlers]

can we have bubble pipes? I want a bubble pipe when we do that.

[House of Mustard]

You can have a bubble pipe.  I'll have a bubblegum cigarette in one of those sophisticated long cigarette holders.  And a monocle.

[Gemm: Rock & Roll Star; Born to Rock]

Oh oh, I want a big glass of wine and a stock ticker.

[The Holy Saint, Grand High Poobah, Master of Monkeys, Ehlers]

I'm above such petty concerns as that value of my stock.

But I want a fanged howler monkey that's trained to fetch me nuts, fruit, and candy.

[Gemm: Rock & Roll Star; Born to Rock]

I don't really care either. I just want one so I can watch the tape stuff roll out of the machine thingy. That always made me smile.

[EUOL]

Dan, in his 'Stuffy British Guy' persona (we've joked that he should pretend to be British, because all the good SF/F comedies come from England) will have to be our host.

[The Holy Saint, Grand High Poobah, Master of Monkeys, Ehlers]

Will he play Moret's Rondeau at the beginning of our meetings?

[stacer]

Speaking of taking over the publishing world, I just got a 4-month contract today to work at Houghton Mifflin. It's a start! It's not a full-time permanent position with benefits, but it is job security, and it pays more than temping. And come May, they'll know me even better and hopefully give me an even better offer.

[The Holy Saint, Grand High Poobah, Master of Monkeys, Ehlers]

yay! Congrats! Children's publishing, I assume?

[stacer]

Almost. It's elementary school social studies textbooks. But at least it's closer than electrical motors. The company name is what's important, really--when I apply elsewhere, they'll see Houghton and know I've got children's experience, even if it's not trade. Plus, now that I'm officially in the company, they're more likely to hire me over to trade if an opening comes up. Not likely anytime soon, I'm afraid--they have a hiring freeze up there.

[The Holy Saint, Grand High Poobah, Master of Monkeys, Ehlers]

well, congrats again. Sounds like a step in the right direction

[stacer]

Thanks.

[Entsuropi]

I would suggest starting a TWG publishing company, but the extreme foolhardiness of letting a bunch of procrastinaters run a company struck me.

[stacer]

  That's about the funniest thing I've heard all day!

[Fellfrosch]

That's especially humorous in that we all got our start in the magazine publishing industry. I guess we migrated to web because it allows us to be so lazy. (Speaking of which, where's all those articles you guys said you had? I spent the weekend moving, so don't expect any from me until Wednesday.)