I think the real question should be, how is it October 15 already. The year is almost over. You are a year older now. You will soon be too old. Life is but a mere instant.
@Pantheist Hey my birthday was the 12th - my reverse present to you was for you to age a year (all of my year) in a day so that I wouldn’t age at all LOL. Happy late Birthday.
@Pantheist In addition to checking in guests and taking care of them, we run all the financials for the hotel for the 24 hour period. It’s just a lot of spreadsheets and sending the right documents to the right people. We reconcile all the money the hotel takes in and process all kinds of things to do with reservations you’d never even think needs to be done.
We are charged with being solely in charge of the hotel for ten hours. It’s a little daunting, but I love it.
@narfcake Somebody really likes night auditors–that’s a pretty complete job description–did you write it? I couldn’t help butt notice also that you don’t have a night auditor themed t-shirt.
@therealjrn KittySprinkles is probably asleep by now. Here’s a bit of a story for you:
The night Max wore his wolf suit, and made mischief of one kind, and another, his mother called him “Wild Thing!” and Max said “I’ll eat you up!” So he was sent to bed without eating anything at all.
That very night, in Max’s room, a forest grew, and grew, and grew, until the walls became a forest, and the ceiling became the world all around. An ocean tumbled by, with a private boat for Max…
The above is from memory, and I hesitate to reproduce the whole thing, due to respect for copyright, and my love for Sendak. If you still yearn for a story, I recommend “In the Night Kitchen” (also by Sendak), which seems fitting and appropriate for the night shift.
@Kidsandliz
It felt very much like 5am this morning at 5am. The very private dark, full of my purposes only. The rest of the world could be turned off for a bit.
But I was able to listen to Morning Joe live instead of by podcast. I love it when they all talk over each other. Or digress into rock and roll or baseball.
I’m pretty sure it’s just a little after 4 AM.
@therealjrn 5:28 in real people time.
EAST COAST BEST COAST
@communist yes, but your enthusiasm disturbs me .
@communist I agree, but it does not rhyme. This causes me to be suspicious.
@InnocuousFarmer East coast, yeast coast?
@Pantheist I JUST GOT OUT OF WORK
WHOS MAKING BREAD WITH ALL THIS YEAST?
I think the real question should be, how is it October 15 already. The year is almost over. You are a year older now. You will soon be too old. Life is but a mere instant.
@ELUNO How did you know my birthday was october 13th? I’m a firm believer that I age a year in a day on the 12th.
@Pantheist - You don’t look a day older to me. Happy birthday (early for next year)!!
@Pantheist Hey my birthday was the 12th - my reverse present to you was for you to age a year (all of my year) in a day so that I wouldn’t age at all LOL. Happy late Birthday.
It’s 9:33am now.
@RiotDemon
No it’s not.
It is STILL oh-dark-thirty, and I’ve only just now poured my second cup of coffee. You are all up too early.
/image too early
@thismyusername what am I watching?
@Pantheist
It’s always almost 5am.
@RedOak somewhere.
I’m a night audit at a hotel now. Graveyard shift mixed with trying fyi maintain regular hours when I’m not at work.
I never know what day it is or whether I should be eating breakfast or dinner. But, I love my new job.
@KittySprinkles what does a night audit do?
@KittySprinkles
http://shirt.woot.com/offers/breakfast-for-what
@Pantheist https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Night_auditor
@Pantheist In addition to checking in guests and taking care of them, we run all the financials for the hotel for the 24 hour period. It’s just a lot of spreadsheets and sending the right documents to the right people. We reconcile all the money the hotel takes in and process all kinds of things to do with reservations you’d never even think needs to be done.
We are charged with being solely in charge of the hotel for ten hours. It’s a little daunting, but I love it.
@narfcake Somebody really likes night auditors–that’s a pretty complete job description–did you write it? I couldn’t help butt notice also that you don’t have a night auditor themed t-shirt.
@therealjrn Nope, I didn’t write it.
And not only that, I didn’t even post a catshirt! … but that’s an easy fix …
http://shirt.woot.com/offers/bed-breakfast
@Pantheist It’s also a wealth of crazy stories. Oh man, some good and some bad! Mostly just funny.
@KittySprinkles Have one in mind?
@KittySprinkles Please tell us a story!
@therealjrn KittySprinkles is probably asleep by now. Here’s a bit of a story for you:
The night Max wore his wolf suit, and made mischief of one kind, and another, his mother called him “Wild Thing!” and Max said “I’ll eat you up!” So he was sent to bed without eating anything at all.
That very night, in Max’s room, a forest grew, and grew, and grew, until the walls became a forest, and the ceiling became the world all around. An ocean tumbled by, with a private boat for Max…
The above is from memory, and I hesitate to reproduce the whole thing, due to respect for copyright, and my love for Sendak. If you still yearn for a story, I recommend “In the Night Kitchen” (also by Sendak), which seems fitting and appropriate for the night shift.
/image In the Night Kitchen
@Shrdlu yay! :claps hands:
@Shrdlu
Thx.
Elton John and John Lennon, Madison Square Garden, Thanksgiving, 1974
Whatever Gets You Through The Night
It is always almost 5am somewhere in the world…
@Kidsandliz
It felt very much like 5am this morning at 5am. The very private dark, full of my purposes only. The rest of the world could be turned off for a bit.
But I was able to listen to Morning Joe live instead of by podcast. I love it when they all talk over each other. Or digress into rock and roll or baseball.
Time is an illusion. Except when it’s time to drink.
It’s 4:20am. Why the fuck am I awake?
@narfcake It’s actually 6:25 AM and I’m going to a 7:00 AM meeting.
@therealjrn
Fuck all meetings.
@f00l
MID WEST/THE BEST
@therealjrn Mid west test.
Announcement:
At almost 5am this morning, it was almost 5am.
This event was appropriately observed, noted, and recorded for the scientific record.
You may now return to your assigned stations and activities.
Is it almost 5 am?
Might be.
Jorge Luis Borges - The Circular Ruins
Awoken by thunder, lighting, and a power outage. Dammit, @ignorant!