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Tweak says, "WHOAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA"

Penelope Clearwater (_penny) wrote,
@ 2010-02-21 22:30:00

Its quite ~~humiliating~~ something when you have to be told to go home by your bosses. Especially if they take away your favourite quill, blotter and tell you not to come in until Thursday.

~~I wish I'd thought to copy the last of my research. I don't know what I'll do with all this time.~~

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	stimpsonator 2010-02-21 10:39 pm UTC (link)
	As your friend I would never say I told you so. Want a cookie? (Reply to this) (Thread)

	_penny 2010-02-21 10:53 pm UTC (link)
	Its 10.30 and I have no idea what I'm going to do for the next 7 and a half hours. A cookie sounds fantastic. I could come over and get it? Maybe peruse your libraries for a few hours? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

stimpsonator
2010-02-21 11:03 pm UTC (link)

1) Buy me sweets
2) Order take-out
3) Play pool
4) Discover the meaning of belly button lint
5) Sleep
6) Take over Russia
7) Why DO men have nipples?
8) Learn how to fence
9) See how many balloons you can blow up in 7 1/2 hours. INDOOR PLAYGROUND!
10) Take up smoking, quick, write a self-help novel about your struggle

Come on over! Fresh hot biscuits are coming up.

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	_penny 2010-02-21 11:36 pm UTC (link)
	You have a list of this sort of thing? I can't do number 6, its never been done properly. But belly button lint is just plain old weird (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	stimpsonator 2010-02-21 11:44 pm UTC (link)
	I have a list for every occasion. I am never caught off guard. Exactly, it's time you show them how. You have seven hours and counting. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	_penny 2010-02-22 09:13 pm UTC (link)
	I like how you think. (Reply to this) (Parent)

	oneandtwoand 2010-02-21 10:57 pm UTC (link)
	Well at least they probably know you're dedicated. Take a break, you'll be better off for it. (Reply to this) (Thread)

	_penny 2010-02-21 11:04 pm UTC (link)
	For the first time in months, I was close to breaking this third charm string. What do people do on weekdays when not working? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	oneandtwoand 2010-02-21 11:14 pm UTC (link)
	I don't think taking a few days off will entirely undermine that, will it? I don't really know much about the sorts of things you do, but if you were that close, can you pick up where you left off easily? I'm not trying to be flippant, I'm really just curious. Erm. I guess eat. And sleep? Walk their dogs? Read books? Plan vacations? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

_penny
2010-02-21 11:20 pm UTC (link)

I'm just worried that I'll lose my train of thought. For the first time in a long time, things were starting to slip into place.
Its..sort of like having something in your head and theres this fear that if you stop thinking about it 24/7 or don't write it down? It'll vanish and never ever come back.

I can do all the above apart from walking a dog. But you've raised a valid point. I haven't been on holiday in forever.

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	oneandtwoand 2010-02-21 11:26 pm UTC (link)
	That makes sense. But you're freakishly organized (in a good way), so I'm sure you'll manage to keep it together. Or get it back quickly. Whichever the case may be. Either way, a break's good. You don't want to burn yourself out. Yeah, I sort of just running through random things. See? Lots of fun things to do. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

_penny
2010-02-21 11:30 pm UTC (link)

Thanks! I think if I didn't try and keep myself up on organisation then I'd just get so flustered and flummoxed and never be able to leave the house in case I'd forgotten something.

Burning myself out is never a good thing. I'll try and not spend the weekend at work.

So the theme for the next couple of days is random, fun things? Can I make a list of these things or would that be cheating?

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oneandtwoand
2010-02-21 11:35 pm UTC (link)

If it works, it works.

I think you need to not go anywhere remotely near where you work this weekend, just in case you get tempted to stop in, and then they have to have security carry you out. Are there such things as restraining orders between people and buildings?

I guess so. I mean you could do random boring things, or random painful things, but that probably wouldn't be beneficial to anyone. Though I think you could make a list, as lists aren't specific to a work environment. Lists are good. As long as you know it's okay to deviate from it, which I'm relatively sure you do.

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	_penny 2010-02-21 11:42 pm UTC (link)
	... You honestly think they'd escort me from my building? Thats a horrible thought. What if someone else comes in and they hire them instead of me? Lists are good! They're great in fact. Deviate? That sounds like fun. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

oneandtwoand
2010-02-21 11:51 pm UTC (link)

No, I was only kidding. They're not going to randomly hire someone new while you're taking a break that you probably not only need but deserve as well. What were you working on, anyway? If you can't go in and do it you might as well talk about it, I've never known anyone who was a ward-smith aside from you.

I know, it's scandalous. Make sure no one knows you've deviated from your list, they're sure to shun you as a wanton vagabond.

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	_penny 2010-02-22 12:10 am UTC (link)
	Oh good. I was very worried there. I was working on the practical application of my thesis. Its something thats never really been done before so every step I make is a huge breakthrough. Its an interesting job ; nothings ever the same or predictable. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	oneandtwoand 2010-02-22 12:21 am UTC (link)
	It seemed that way. Really? That's actually kind of brilliant. I didn't realize it was that...in depth? At least that makes sense of why you'd be locking yourself away at work. Yeah, I know how that is, at least. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	_penny 2010-02-22 12:24 am UTC (link)
	Its great fun though ; I get paid to study Charms, Arithmancy and Old buildings. I suppose its sort of like crafting a song - or how I'd imagine it would be - lots of ideas gelling together and then having an end product which is something completly independant and ..personal. If that makes any sense? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

oneandtwoand
2010-02-22 12:28 am UTC (link)

It's definitely an advantage to get paid to do something you actually look forward to.

It does make sense. There's a lot that goes into it, and it usually takes a really long time to get it exactly right. Changing even a small element of it can make an entirely different finished product. At least, if you're doing it right. I don't think a lot of people really get that about it.

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	_penny 2010-02-23 06:19 pm UTC (link)
	Sometimes though, going into work when you enjoy it so much feels like cheating. I don't know much about song crafting ; its always struck me as something like charm crafting. A lot of work and requiring a certain creativity. Organisation I have in plenty, creativity? Not so much. (Reply to this) (Parent)

	morning_wood 2010-02-21 11:40 pm UTC (link)
	Wait, why did they send you home? (Reply to this) (Thread)

	_penny 2010-02-21 11:45 pm UTC (link)
	You know how I wasn't around much this weekend..I erm, got caught up at work. Private to Oliver It was worth it though! I'm so close to making a breakthrough! (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	Penny morning_wood 2010-02-21 11:46 pm UTC (link)
	Breakthrough with what? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	Oliver _penny 2010-02-22 12:04 am UTC (link)
	My thesis ; the bit about Ontological Wards. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	Penny morning_wood 2010-02-22 12:08 am UTC (link)
	...What? Small, simple words, Pen. I obviously know what wards are, but not that other thing. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

Oliver

_penny
2010-02-22 12:17 am UTC (link)

Basically Ontology is a philosophical school of thought that objects have..not so much will as in capacity. And wards can be irrevocably tied to a person or a bloodline - that was essentially the job of a cornerstone and why the first born son had to be present to smear his blood onto the cornerstone so his family is linked into a ward. (As an aside, early wardsmiths used to use a stone knifes but the Pureblood families all have very ornate silver ones).

Anyway, I started to think ; wards are like..veils. Pieces of magic that can shift, move and adapt - like they could breathe. What if someone could take a ward and give it capacity ?

Humans have intent - every single action we do or do not do is obvious in our subconscious intent. If a ward could be charmed to read the intent and recognise it (and if it had capacity) it could reject certain people from entering the boundaries.
Even if its just for a few minutes it could be long enough to get them out.

Thats sort of a ..bitesize version of my thesis. You can see why its been taking over my life.

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	proprio 2010-02-21 11:53 pm UTC (link)
	We should go on holiday. Someplace tropical with cute cabana boys to bring us drinks. (Reply to this) (Thread)

	_penny 2010-02-21 11:55 pm UTC (link)
	Oh we should. I have a couple of days free and that bikini shop on Oxford Street is having a sale... (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	proprio 2010-02-22 05:36 am UTC (link)
	Coach has let us off practice for a couple of days. We should take advantage of this happy coincidence. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	_penny 2010-02-22 08:09 am UTC (link)
	That is fortuitous. Where should we go? Is the attractiveness of a place based on the overall cute factor of the cabana boys and the skimpiness of the bikini's? The only thing I ask for is a place with low humidity. My hair. Private to Meghan And I might have to pass on the cute cabana boys too... (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	proprio 2010-02-22 09:19 pm UTC (link)
	Someplace warm. I'm entirely sick of winter. Private to Penny What? Why would you need to pass on cute cabana boys? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	_penny 2010-02-22 09:22 pm UTC (link)
	With a white sandy beach? I've never been to a place with those. And palm trees ; where drinks are served in coconuts with little umbrellas. My demands are simple. So long as I get all the above and a lot of suntan lotion, I'm good. Private to Meghan I can still look, but I think my boyfriend might object to doing more than that. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	proprio 2010-02-22 09:29 pm UTC (link)
	Yes, yes, all of those things are needed. Private to Penny Boyfriend? You have a boyfriend? Since when do you have a boyfriend? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

_penny
2010-02-22 09:31 pm UTC (link)

I'll go dibbs on the hair conditioner with you. Face it, we're both going to be packing a couple of bottles.

Private to Meghan

Since he asked what the experiment meant, and I realised I didn't want to 'experiment' any more and would much rather just date him. So I asked him out and he said yes..we're going on a date at some point!

You will be nice to him, right?

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	proprio 2010-02-22 09:34 pm UTC (link)
	I have a feeling you are right about that. Private to Penny I'm always nice to him, Pen. Unless he screws this up. If he hurts you, I will have to be a little bit not so nice. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	Meghan _penny 2010-02-22 09:40 pm UTC (link)
	You know what I mean Miss McCormack. If he screws up or hurts me, I will gleefully hand over my wand and let you and Oliver break his fingers into smithereens. Along with other body parts. But I do like him. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	Penny proprio 2010-02-22 09:48 pm UTC (link)
	Excellent. That is all I ask. I'm happy for you, Pen. I promise I'll only hurt him if he does something to deserve it. (Reply to this) (Parent)