The Hobbit Hole VII - But not yet weary are our feet...

[HairOfTheDog]

Welcome to The Hobbit Hole!

But not yet weary are our feet...

• First thread: New Zealander builds Hobbit hole
• Second thread: The New Hobbit Hole
• Third thread: The Hobbit Hole III - Journey to the Cross-roads! (Congratulations, we filled it up!)
• Fourth Thread: The Hobbit Hole IV - The Road Goes Ever On...
• Fifth Thread: The Hobbit Hole V - Where Many Paths and Errands Meet...
• Sixth Thread: The Hobbit Hole VI - And Whither Then? I Cannot Say...

New verse:

Upon the hearth the fire is red, Beneath the roof there is a bed; But not yet weary are our feet, Still round the corner we may meet A sudden tree or standing stone That none have seen but we alone. Tree and flower and leaf and grass, Let them pass! Let them pass! Hill and water under sky, Pass them by! Pass them by!

Still round the corner there may wait A new road or a secret gate, And though we pass them by today, Tomorrow we may come this way And take the hidden paths that run Towards the Moon or to the Sun. Apple, thorn, and nut and sloe, Let them go! Let them go! Sand and stone and pool and dell, Fare you well! Fare you well!

Home is behind, the world ahead, And there are many paths to tread Through shadows to the edge of night, Until the stars are all alight. Then world behind and home ahead, We’ll wander back to home and bed. Mist and twilight, cloud and shade, Away shall fade! Away shall fade! Fire and lamp, and meat and bread, And then to bed! And then to bed!

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[HairOfTheDog]

What'd they do?

Heh.... Hacked people off, as usual... there's a thread about it here.

Good morning!

[HairOfTheDog]

Eeeek....

Been to your review yet? Good luck.... been around that tree with wimmin dynamics in offices before too...

[HairOfTheDog]

Morning doll..... I don't see a fish!

[HairOfTheDog]

Happy Birthday g'nad!

[HairOfTheDog]

Heh.... as a joke? Wicked!

[ecurbh]

~yawn~

Good morning, all!

Happy Birthday, g'nad!

Must... have... coffee...

[HairOfTheDog]

Hope for the best, enough of the right kind of time, for your kitty Rosie!

[RMDupree]

Prayers for that family...

How terrible!!

[RMDupree]

Sad news all over the place this morning, Rosie.

Give kitty a hug for me.

[HairOfTheDog]

That is hard for a family..... Prayers for their strength and optimism now.

[HairOfTheDog]

Thanks, I had quite a funkle going!

[SuziQ]

What an appropriate day for your birthday!! Love ya, hon, and I hope you have many, many more!!

[SuziQ]

But until then, I can spoil her and just hope for the best. *snif*

Sounds like a plan! (((Rosie)))

[SuziQ]

Oh, man, that's tough, Jen! I'll keep the family in my prayers.

[2Jedismom]

Green-blue fish on the wall, under the staircase...

[HairOfTheDog]

Ah ha! - Well, you win the Junior Detective "Detail Hound" award for today!

[RosieCotton]

Heh...even had his boss come in here to back him up!

[RosieCotton]

Will be praying for them, Jen.

[Fedora]

Fedora - Sorry I missed you again last night for Stephen King, but my youngest was very cranky and wouldn't go to bed. I didn't get to watch it at all. What did I miss?

Hi, Ruthy! I had it on but I'm afraid I didn't follow the plot too closely because I was trying to keep up with a few FR threads at the same time :) Here's a summary, though (BTW, if you click on the links below, there are summaries of the other episodes as well--including episodes they haven't shown yet on the second link!):

Episode 6 - "Hook's Kingdom"

Air Date: 03/31/2004

The psychic Mrs. Druse is called to assist when the trapped evil spirit of a tortured teenaged boy wreaks havoc on the staff, patients and innocent spirits inhabiting Kingdom Hospital. Meanwhile Dr. Hook forges a relationship of the mortal variety.

More here:

Stephen King's Kingdom Hospital - Hook's Kingdom

"I don't have a TV--I get the TV Guide; if you get the TV Guide, you don't need a TV."

--The Lost Boys

[Fedora]

I'm stressin'

I have my mid-year review today and it has been a rather anxiety-ridden week getting ready for it. I was feeling really confident until the Big-She-Chief invited herself to sit in on a handful of our meetings. The others she selected have been in hot water for some reason or another- being stubborn, not getting data out to customers, etc- and so I'm freaking out: "What did *I* do wrong???"

Sorry to hear you're stressing! A suggestion based on my own experience: if you go into your review worrying about what you did wrong, your supervisor will pick up on your worry, which will reinforce her suspicion that you did something wrong, even if you didn't! And you know she's the type that's already looking for excuses to trip you up, so it's probably intentional (at least subconsciously) that she's trying to make you nervous going into your review. To counter this, go into your review with an attitude that you know you do a good job and you'll be surprised (but not defensive!) if they find soemthing wrong, and you're prepared to calmly point to the facts that show what a good job you've been doing. Memorize a list of talking points going in so that you can take control of the conversation--anticipate where she's going to try to trip you up and be a step ahead of her. Also know who your enemies in the office are and what they're likely to have told her, so you can counter that (without appearing to point a finger back at them, but if you can subtly do so in a way which appears you're not doing it, do so). Just some suggestions based on my experience and what's worked for me in that type of situation. Prayers going up for ya!