I haven't used this icon for a while.
Jun. 22nd, 2009 12:27 pmQuite often I see women refer to their male partners as "himself". I've never seen anyone refer to a female partner as "herself". Do people?
In order to stop myself accidentally going online when I'm working I've taped a small plastic box over the end of my cable. If I absolutely have to use it to print or email I can untangle it, but it's fiddly enough that it stops the "just for a second" lies. Now if I want to check something or have a break I ahve to go along the corridor to the shared PC in the language department, and weigh up the need for internet against the embarrassment of sitting with the screen in full view, and people who know that I have internet in my office making comments, and the lack of bookmarks. It doesn't stop me entirely (hello!), but it does cut down on pointless faffing.
I went swimming this morning and the children having a lesson were all hanging on to sort of thin tube things. How do these work? Do they help? In MY day we had floats and/or armbands and WE WERE GLAD.
In order to stop myself accidentally going online when I'm working I've taped a small plastic box over the end of my cable. If I absolutely have to use it to print or email I can untangle it, but it's fiddly enough that it stops the "just for a second" lies. Now if I want to check something or have a break I ahve to go along the corridor to the shared PC in the language department, and weigh up the need for internet against the embarrassment of sitting with the screen in full view, and people who know that I have internet in my office making comments, and the lack of bookmarks. It doesn't stop me entirely (hello!), but it does cut down on pointless faffing.
I went swimming this morning and the children having a lesson were all hanging on to sort of thin tube things. How do these work? Do they help? In MY day we had floats and/or armbands and WE WERE GLAD.