He could come in by accident, thinking it was just another coffee shop.
Emily and Claire talk boyfriends at work (aka 'filler')
Re the option "Hannelore has to play the role of Abyssina when Arthur comes into CoD" I've never been in a substance abuse encounter/self-help group, but wouldn't it be a very definite no-no for the organizer (or any other member) to approach one of the members outside the group, and in front of her workmates to boot? (though I realize Hanners is not strictly speaking a member, the same should apply).
The writer of Dragon Age Inquisition came by and told me Claire was the inspiration for the trans character in that game :O
Or if not Faye, we could get hijinks with a chance meeting between MartenMom and ClaireMom. Imagine if MartenMom had something to do with ClaireMom's divorce.
Unless Jeph's going to pull a 'Too Many Cooks' scenario - where you don't even realize the psycho killer's appeared a dozen times previous to the part where he starts hacking people up.
Unless Jeph's going to pull a 'Too Many Cooks' scenario - where you don't even realize the psycho killer's appeared a dozen times previous to the part where he starts hacking people up.
Ahem. She.(click to show/hide)
Or another she:(click to show/hide)
First post, please be gentle senpais.
First post, please be gentle senpais.
I always thought Saskatchewan was made up.
Somebody really, really ought to warn Yelling Bird about the dangers of getting 'facts' from those particular parts of the Internet!
Maybe it's just me, or has the comic seemed to be getting less... graphic, lately? Pintsize seems to have chilled way out, Faye has mellowed (even though her drama quotient has gone a bit up) and even Yelling Bird is fairly tame. I might just be making a mountain out of a molehill though.
Fact #1: There are no facts about Canada, only strongly-held opinions.
Fact #1: There are no facts about Canada, onlystrongly-held opinionsapologies.
Soary
Fact #1: There are no facts about Canada, onlystrongly-held opinionsapologies.
Isn't that more accurate? :-D
Even more accurate. :mrgreen:Fact #1: There are no facts about Canada, only strongly-heldopinionsapologies.
Isn't that more accurate? :-D
Fact #1: There are no facts about Canada, only strongly-held opinions.
This is actually true of all so-called 'facts'. As codified in the Sosume Internet Debate Uncertainty Principle, there are no objectively-perceptible facts, only opinions and shades of perception which must be equally respected lest you turn a low-information poster with self-image issues into a defensive flamer.
Fact #1: There are no facts about Canada, only strongly-held opinions.
This is actually true of all so-called 'facts'. As codified in the Sosume Internet Debate Uncertainty Principle, there are no objectively-perceptible facts, only opinions and shades of perception which must be equally respected lest you turn a low-information poster with self-image issues into a defensive flamer.
Reasons why valkygrrl hates post-modernism vol. 1.
First rule of valkygrrl club: Reality is real.
Fact #1: There are no facts about Canada, only strongly-held opinions.
This is actually true of all so-called 'facts'. As codified in the Sosume Internet Debate Uncertainty Principle, there are no objectively-perceptible facts, only opinions and shades of perception which must be equally respected lest you turn a low-information poster with self-image issues into a defensive flamer.
Reasons why valkygrrl hates post-modernism vol. 1.
First rule of valkygrrl club: Reality is real.
AH! But is reality just what we perceive? Our human perceptions are fallible, so does that mean reality is different for every person? If so, what is real?
While it's fun to think about reality only existing as a fuzzy haze of occasionally-intersecting individual perceptual universes, you can't actually live your life that way. Though some people do seem to try.
And no one asked about the second rule of valkygrrl club. *sniffle*
Maybe it's just me, or has the comic seemed to be getting less... graphic, lately? Pintsize seems to have chilled way out, Faye has mellowed (even though her drama quotient has gone a bit up) and even Yelling Bird is fairly tame. I might just be making a mountain out of a molehill though.
First post, please be gentle senpais.
the whole fucking forum's disappeared through a philosophical portal into what-the-fuck-is-going-on.This is new?
And no one asked about the second rule of valkygrrl club. *sniffle*
My point is that memory is the only way we can experience anything that's not this exact moment in time. The facts of reality are solid; they don't change, but what is considered to be reality does, in fact. We know now not to give a pregnant woman thalidomide to help with morning sickness, but there was a time in the past when it was considered a good idea. It wasn't, but to them, it was.
Subjective "reality," is a good way to put it, the quotation marks indicating it's not the same as reality.
I don't disagree with what you're saying, I'd just like to suggest that the reality in the mind is different, not on a fundamental level, but in the nuances, from fact-based reality.
And no one asked about the second rule of valkygrrl club. *sniffle*
I thought the second rule of the valkygrrl club was "Don't ask about the second rule of the valkygrrl club."
I thought the second rule of the valkygrrl club was "Don't ask about the second rule of the valkygrrl club."
It's "Asking about the second rule of the valkygrrl club changes the second rule of the valkygrrl club."And no one asked about the second rule of valkygrrl club. *sniffle*
I thought the second rule of the valkygrrl club was "Don't ask about the second rule of the valkygrrl club."
You can mine for Scottish broadswords?
You can mine for Scottish broadswords?
It's inadvisable. You'll likely get kilt :claireface:
You can mine for Scottish broadswords?
It's inadvisable. You'll likely get kilt :claireface:
Pun thread ===> Thataway.
It should be obvious,
The second rule of valkygrrl club is I was given the tiara. Kneel down, kiss the hem of my cloak and rise as our vassal.
It should be obvious,
The second rule of valkygrrl club is I was given the tiara.
Kneel down, kiss the hem of my cloak and rise as our vassal.
(https://encrypted-tbn3.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcSDTbZSLaz3XiDI5J4WEA0P0wOhRGmprlXtRO3KFPl_bWZ8t5hv)
All right, so I do love that the comic has multiple plot points going on at the moment, but I feel with so many subplots, one-off strips like these really just derail the comic to a frustrating degree, especially the day after a yellingbird strip :/
Does the vassal in the castle bear the flagon with the dragon and the brew that is true?
Does the vassal in the castle bear the flagon with the dragon and the brew that is true?
No, the pellet with the poison is in the flagon with the dragon borne by the vassal from the castle. You want the chalice with the palace.
And no one asked about the second rule of valkygrrl club. *sniffle*
Is it that nobody talks about the valkygrrl club?
I dunno guys, leftover meatloaf sandwiches are pretty fantastic.
Hannelore, do you KNOW how many germs are in leftover food???That also made me think. Mac and cheese may contain antibacterial ingredients. But mass spectroscopy is not useful for detecting bacteria, so Hanners must have something else in mind. I would guess MS can be used to detect various tasty organic molecules, thereby establishing a scientific basis for Hanners' theorem.
Hannelore, do you KNOW how many germs are in leftover food???
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Now bend the knee.
Hannelore, do you KNOW how many germs are in leftover food???
Hannelore, do you KNOW how many germs are in leftover food???
The cooking process should sterilyze the food, if you are careful the you can avoid recontamination and if you reheat it to the boiling point before eating you can kill any germs dangerous that might have managed to get in in the interval. So the answer to your question: less than in salads.
Hanners is technically right as far as things with English name goes. If you get a miniburger and smother it in batter and deep fry you get The Only Food that Objectively Tastes Better after it's been done for about a day. We call that "filete ruso" in Spain. And yes, I've looked for how it's named in English and I haven't found it.
And this is something that's true for anyone you ask. At my place we usually make like 40 of those bad boys to have food for a couple of days.
They are generally regarded as only edible if you are drunk.
Just an explanation about Claire talking down Faye. I don't see them as being antagonistic in the future but I do think that they might be a bit frosty and 'arms length' for a while. Add onto that money worries and Claire could be critical of Faye thinking that she's only saying what Marten is too nice and loyal to say himself. Also remember that Claire can be judgemental, so I thought that her saying something like that was in-character.
They are generally regarded as only edible if you are drunk.
People eat strange things when drunk. About five years ago, there was a brief fad in London for eating Mars Bars (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mars_%28chocolate_bar%29) deep fried in batter.
No, I don't know either. :?
I believe that the deep-fried Mars Bars were originally a Scottish thing. It makes some sense, since the American South has a rather large Scots-Irish population, and both cultures seem to deep-fry anything.
Day old nasi goreng is the best [...]
When (and how) did Marigold develop her overbite? She used not to have one e.g. http://questionablecontent.net./view.php?comic=1419 (http://questionablecontent.net./view.php?comic=1419)
Both Chinese and mac & cheese have the capacity to taste better on the second day[...]How? I ask legitimately as a guy who has leftover Chinese in my fridge at this very moment. The best leftover Chinese I've ever had has only been mildly worse than the same dish fresh.
Leftover cold pizza is epic.
Leftover reheated pizza just sounds disgusting.
Day old reheated meatloaf is awesome (at least mine is).
I'm a black man, which of course means that I automatically know the proper way to eat fried chicken.
I'm a black man, which of course means that I automatically know the proper way to eat fried chicken.
I don't get this stereotype. I've met exactly two people in my 22 years of living who don't love fried chicken, and they were black. I'm a level of caucasian that makes Forrest Gump look like Samuel L Jackson, and I can and have eaten an entire fried chicken in one sitting.
I am Texan. Fried chicken is... meh.
Wait, there's people in the world who don't like chicken? THAT is a new. Seriously.
I don't understand reheating it, though. Cold fried chicken is awesome, especially for breakfast.
I should clarify: these are very small areas, and limited only to the people who know me by name
The beak and bones could be a bit hard to swallow/digest.
The beak and bones could be a bit hard to swallow/digest.
The beak and bones could be a bit hard to swallow/digest.
a few days in the soup pot and they'll dissolve.
The beak and bones could be a bit hard to swallow/digest.
a few days in the soup pot and they'll dissolve.
What the fuck are you using as broth, hydrochloric acid
The beak and bones could be a bit hard to swallow/digest.
a few days in the soup pot and they'll dissolve.
What the fuck are you using as broth, hydrochloric acid
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Supercritical_water_oxidation
Though I should say, WHO THE FUCK SPENDS STRAIGHT DAYS WITH THE STOVE ON THAT WILL BURN YOUR HOUSE DOWN)
Hannelore, do you KNOW how many germs are in leftover food???I'm certain that Hannelore, like me, has read the entire USDA Food Safety website and knows that leftovers must be cooled (as quickly as possible, and no longer than 2 hours after they were cooked) to below 40 degrees Fahrenheit (as confirmed with a refrigerator thermometer), then reheated to a minimum of 165 degrees Fahrenheit (as confirmed with a food thermometer) before they are consumed. I suspect Hannelore does not realize that this information is not common knowledge.
If someone smokes weed occasionally, fine, but personally I generally have a poor view of people who seem to light up as much as she does.
Honestly, I don't think Tai is high here.
She's got the high eyes.
It's also 4/...21.
If someone smokes weed occasionally, fine, but personally I generally have a poor view of people who seem to light up as much as she does.
Omega, this upsets me. Though I haven't had the pleasure even once since I've been a part of these forums, if I had my druthers, I'd be on the next plane more often than not, and I'm sad to see you looking down on such behavior.
It's not how often Tai tokes up, it's how little she considers the consequences. For fuck's sake, chick, you're at fucking WORK.
BLAZE IN YOUR OWN GODDAMN TIME OKAY?
I think her appearance here goes far beyond that. Comp!etly bloodshot eyes and major bags under the eyes are a pretty big tell.
She's got the high eyes.
It's also 4/...21.
Do not underestimate the effect 4/20 can have on the willing portion of the populace. I've only been capable of participating in the one, 2 years ago, but I promise you, the next day I was level as a ship, looking high as a kite. Appearance carries over, even when the high does not
But.. she offered to give Claire a gold star? What more can you ask?
Honestly, I don't think Tai is high here. She just knows how (over) seriously Claire takes working at the library and likes to poke fun at it. She's probably had this joke primed and ready to go for a while now, with a proper evaluation ready to be sent.
Omega, it doesn't upset me. People are idiots, even when they aren't high. High people just let their idiocy be more known. As to my own experience, slightly-high me makes normal me look like a lazy bum. So much shit gets done if I'm in that golden space between barely-high and stoned-off-my-ass.Paragraph one: :-)
Bags under-the-eyes indicate lack of sleep, which can otherwise be suggested by bloodshot eyes. If we didn't know Tai's history of marijuana usage, all of this would indicate nothing. We saw Marten with bags beneath his eyes dueing the Faye-pocalypse, yet no one suggested he was high.
I'm a little torn. I love day old KFC. I almost never have KFC because it's so darned expensive, but there you go.
On the other hand, Vern's Mama Mia pizza is also fantastic day old.
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Wait, there's people in the world who don't like chicken? THAT is a new. Seriously.
Perhaps a more interesting question than what Claire thinks about Tai: If Claire's recommendations are going to library jobs or library science schools away from Northampton, will Marten be faced with the same choice that Faye had to make? How will his decision differ from or be similar to Faye's?
I think we're being set up for some interesting parallels here.
On the other hand, he's friends and Mother live in town, his band lives and practices there.
I've often wondered what Tai has on the Library Administration that makes it possible for her to maintain her position there.A similar one to the one that (http://questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=1133) gave Marten a raise (http://questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=1134)?
I envisage some minor drama here from Claire.
Except we have empirical evidence in-comic that Tai -does- get high at work on at least a semi-regular basis, and not just on weed. I don't recall what substance she was on when she was seeing Marten and... I think it was Hanners? as dragons.
Thank you!Except we have empirical evidence in-comic that Tai -does- get high at work on at least a semi-regular basis, and not just on weed. I don't recall what substance she was on when she was seeing Marten and... I think it was Hanners? as dragons.
LSD.
Either a real evaluation has been submitted to the proper people, or Claire's going to take Tai to task. I think I consider the latter to be more likely, as most relevant plot in this strip evaporates if Tai was just pulling Claire's leg.
is marten an intern or does he just work as some sort of general library slave?
Honestly, I don't think Tai is high here. She just knows how (over) seriously Claire takes working at the library and likes to poke fun at it. She's probably had this joke primed and ready to go for a while now, with a proper evaluation ready to be sent.That is my impression as well. However, it is a sign of changes to come, even in the glacial timeline of QC. We do not know if Claire graduates soon, but at least she is not going to work at the library anymore. But because of Marten and her love of books, she may of course be a frequent visitor.
And then Claire graduated and moved to new york.It is a possibility, and it would create similarities (or differences) to the Faye/Angus situation. But somehow, I do not think this will happen. Claire is too rooted in Northampton. If anything, Tai will quit or get fired, and Claire will get her job at the library.
You must understand that there are always a few people who refuse to bend the knee and.... sometimes there are bones to get rid of okay?
You know, a while back, I thought that maybe the drama would be that Claire would replace Tai.
I really don't know if Tai could survive having Claire being above her in the chain of command. Claire strikes me as never having really warmed up to Tai's style and behaviour. Tai could easily be forced out because, frankly, Claire won't take her shit anymore and now has the power to make that stick.Claire and Tai were well aligned in #2481 (http://questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=2481). Claire may find Tai irritating at times, but I guess she realizes that Tai is just teasing her.
A Jorb Well Done (http://www.homestarrunner.com/cantsayjob.html) (because I was reminded of it and feel like linking it)
You must understand that there are always a few people who refuse to bend the knee and.... sometimes there are bones to get rid of okay?
I suppose they thought that sword of yours was strictly ceremonial M'Lady. Bad Mistake.
A Jorb Well Done (http://www.homestarrunner.com/cantsayjob.html) (because I was reminded of it and feel like linking it)
Wait, there's people in the world who don't like chicken? THAT is a new. Seriously.I don't eat meat of any kind... So chicken, never mind day-old Mac and cheese, is right out. My favourite day-old food is rice; left-over boiled rice can always be whipped into a tasty fried-rice dish.
It should be noted that Tai has been high, but not quite this high.I think the jury's still out on that. Reading some of the comments above, I wonder if I'm even reading the same comic. "Completly bloodshot eyes and major bags under the eyes"? Seriously?
You must understand that there are always a few people who refuse to bend the knee and.... sometimes there are bones to get rid of okay?A true Empress leaves the disposal of the recalcitrant, and their bones, to her minions...
It should be noted that Tai has been high, but not quite this high.
It is a possibility, and it would create similarities (or differences) to the Faye/Angus situation. But somehow, I do not think this will happen. Claire is too rooted in Northampton. If anything, Tai will quit or get fired, and Claire will get her job at the library.
It is a possibility, and it would create similarities (or differences) to the Faye/Angus situation. But somehow, I do not think this will happen. Claire is too rooted in Northampton. If anything, Tai will quit or get fired, and Claire will get her job at the library.
I think today's strip might be part of a long setup for the latter half of your prediction. The former part I'm not so sure of. Jeph recycles a lot of gags ("You're pretty!" "So are you *blush*") but I'm not sure he'd recycle an entire storyline, as he'd be doing there (or by fleshing out the similarities between Tai's attitude/conduct at work and Faye's attitude/conduct at her former place of employment, especially WRT Dora's outlook on both).
Tai will tell Marten that since he's been supervising the interns, he should write their evaluations. Drama ensues.
is marten an intern or does he just work as some sort of general library slave?
I'm not sure of Marten's specific job title, but I think he's Tai's assistant and a full employee of the college rather than an intern. He's probably got a fancy job title like 'Office Administrator' or 'Head Librarian's Administrative Assistant' or something like that.
Functionally, the experience he has gained over the last year or so would likely qualify him to stay on in a purely admin role (at least officially) if Tai were to suddenly quit or be fired for dropping the ball with the interns. Officially, he'd have no 'librarian' role but, given how he inducted the three interns, I think he knows enough about that end of the operation too.
I'm going with Akima here.. I just don't see 'blood shot eyes with bags' in today's comic. Like, at all.
Are you all reading on phones or something?
If she's NOT high then she's either 1: Messing with Claire or 2: Screwed her over with a fake evaluation :oops:
If she's NOT high then she's either 1: Messing with Claire or 2: Screwed her over with a fake evaluation :oops:
So what's she doing if she IS high. Pretty sure her actions are the same regardless of her potential intoxication
If she's NOT high then she's either 1: Messing with Claire or 2: Screwed her over with a fake evaluation :oops:
So what's she doing if she IS high. Pretty sure her actions are the same regardless of her potential intoxication
With being high= SOME semblance of an excuse
Without being High= Dicking with someone without a real excuse
If she's NOT high then she's either 1: Messing with Claire or 2: Screwed her over with a fake evaluation :oops:
From there she needs to find a library that values her professional skills (it's a northeastern college town; there'll be other libraries, and Claire has a car).
Either a real evaluation has been submitted to the proper people, or Claire's going to take Tai to task. I think I consider the latter to be more likely, as most relevant plot in this strip evaporates if Tai was just pulling Claire's leg.
Also, Emily got a balloon? Does Tai like her more than Claire? That's it, this means WAR.
Is there any other kind?
I'm sorry, but Claire does not strike me as a balloon type of person. Please do not call us to war over whether Claire would appreciate a balloon as much as Emily. That is a silly thing to war over.
Yep, but even when I zoom in they don't seem red to me.I compared Tai's eye color in yesterday's comic to the one in 2868 (http://www.questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=2868) using Gimp... in 2868 it told me it was (255,255,255) i.e. white. In yesterday's comic, I got (236,209,210): mostly white with a little extra red. Considering the color decisions in the comic are very deliberate, I'd say Tai's eyes are red.
No war is too silly for me. I am a Knight of the Valkistanian Empire and I will go wherever my lady commands!
"It's easier to ask forgiveness than it is to get permission."
--Grace Hopper (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grace_Hopper)
I've known some fiery redheads. Real irish ones. Claire is more like a heating pad set to "high."
Claire is a fiery redhead. :claireface:
Is there any other kind?
she's gonna blow!
So then you want Claire to start saying things like "You know nothing Jon Snow."
@BenRG. I think you are grossly underestimating what she can actually do. There has been no evidence in the comic to suggest she is incompetent, just super relaxed and doesn't take much seriously.
She was also a TA and graduated from grad school. The idea that she can write a thesis but can't actually write an evaluation is beyond silly.
"It's easier to ask forgiveness than it is to get permission."
--Grace Hopper (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grace_Hopper)
I'm sort-of a Bluestone 42 fan, and it's occurred to me that Tai's management style is pretty much that of Colonel Smith.
ie. You never appear to be actually doing anything or taking any obvious interest in your job, yet the facility you're responsible for mysteriously runs very efficiently.
It's all in the subordinates. If you've got a hyper-competent subordinate who will do your work for you rather than let others suffer because the work hasn't been done, then you never need to work again or even pretend to work. For Tai, that's Momo and Claire (and, to a lesser extent, Marten, although Tai usually needs to persuade him personally to take responsibility for stuff; that isn't really part of his comfort zone).
Though Tai was in charge before any of them were taken on. So unless the library was a complete shambles before she hired Marten, I'd submit she's effective at her job.
So... Why does Emily even own a crown?You can get one for free at Burger King.
So... Why does Emily even own a crown?
So... Why does Emily even own a crown?
I'm pretty sure Tai just finished her undergrad degree, I think at some point she mentions her degree being in liberal arts.
Everythinggggg is awesomeeee
Ok Tai, here's what you need to do; slip Claire a pot brownie, and chill her the fuck out. You'll be doing yourself, Claire, the De Beers Diamond Company, and the world at large a huge favor.
Ok Tai, here's what you need to do; slip Claire a pot brownie, and chill her the fuck out. You'll be doing yourself, Claire, the De Beers Diamond Company, and the world at large a huge favor.
I'm pretty sure Tai just finished her undergrad degree, I think at some point she mentions her degree being in liberal arts.
I was under the impression that TAs are generally grad students.
I'm pretty sure Tai just finished her undergrad degree, I think at some point she mentions her degree being in liberal arts.
I was under the impression that TAs are generally grad students.
I think you're thinking of Gabby, not Tai.
Amelia... it was just a false alarm.Awesome album. No regrets, Coyote.
Claire, you have lived your whole life in a college town and haven't realised that just about everyone does pot, especially the faculty?This, but...
1: Drugging someone without their knowledge, let alone consent, is so uncool that it's not even funny to joke about.Yeah. It is a criminal offence in many jurisdictions, and anyone who does it belongs in prison too.
I'll bet she's all mimsy.
FWIW, Jeph doesn't seem to be following any long-term arcs at the moment. He seems to be satisfied just doing short stories in the universe (the Emilton date, Claire's assessment and so on). Is this a serious change in direction or will we see him going back to longer arcs in the future?
1: Drugging someone without their knowledge, let alone consent, is so uncool that it's not even funny to joke about.Yeah. It is a criminal offence in many jurisdictions, and anyone who does it belongs in prison too.
I'm hardcore with Claire on this one. Maybe it's because Tai has always annoyed me, but her comment in panel four today seems unnecessary. She couldn't just say "Oh, I know her!"? She has to specifically mention that's where she gets her pot?
Something that I both really like and find a little frustrating about QC is the shifting cast. I like it because it seems realistic. You often don't have a core cast of friends in your life that'll do everything with you, and when you live in a college town, people often move away. People quit jobs to get careers, get married, have kids, relocate for all kinds of reasons, and it's really nice to see that represented, I think.
I find it frustrating because you don't get an "end" to a lot of stories. Part of my mind keeps them as "active" characters, and then I think of QC having this massive cast, when it really doesn't. It just shifts focus.
To be honest, this is the first time I really noticed that I don't really like reading about most of the main cast (and a number of the side characters, too). I don't really like Marigold, Claire, Tai, Dale (honestly, it's not a dislike, but that I don't find him to have much of a personality, so I'm just disinterested), Emily, Pintsize, Momo, Dora (not a dislike, just disinterest), Clinton, Veronica, or Angus (I am so, so glad he is gone. I always thought of him as irredeemably creepy and just could not get on board). I pretty much only like Marten, Faye, and Hannelore at the moment.
I'm not saying the comic is poorly-written or anything! In fact, I find a lot of the characterizations to be just fine. They just aren't my taste. I don't have any plans to stop reading, because like I said, the cast rotates. New things could be out there that I like more, and I like the storytelling style.
But back to the main topic at hand: this kind of situation is funny in a comic, but really, really frustrating in real life (thank goodness this isn't real life, then, huh? :D). When you have a superior who can't take it seriously and it creates problems for you elsewhere, it stops being humorous pretty fast.
I'm hardcore with Claire on this one. Maybe it's because Tai has always annoyed me, but her comment in panel four today seems unnecessary. She couldn't just say "Oh, I know her!"? She has to specifically mention that's where she gets her pot?
Because of Claire's reaction? (and perhaps because Tai is a tease and knows Claire will react like that?)
I'm with those who'd like Claire to loosen up a bit. I don't mean she should start smoking pot, but she could be a little more tolerant of those whose lifestyle and values don't exactly match hers. Especially, come to think of it, when she herself is in a position that invites prejudice.
Also I don't believe Tai is totally feckless and irresponsible. I think she's one of those people who's actually very intelligent but doesn't make a big thing of it. Her management decisions are capricious and intuitive but where it really matters I don't see evidence that she's really fouled up. For example she put Marten in charge of showing the interns round while she watched movies on a drug high: it could look like she was plain lazy but Marten, despite being out of his comfort zone, did a good job, no harm came of it and Marten and the interns had a useful opportunity to get to know each other.
tl;dr : there's method in her madness.
I don't mind endless summers, but perhaps it is time to move on. Things I would like to see:
- Sam at school, dissecting frogs
- Claire focusing on her studies
- Beautiful fall foliage
- Marten, Hanners, and Amir doing a real concert (OK, they need more band practice and a vocalist first).
- Shakeup at the library: Budget cuts, Tai and Marten getting fired
Ok Tai, here's what you need to do; slip Claire a pot brownie, and chill her the fuck out. You'll be doing yourself, Claire, the De Beers Diamond Company, and the world at large a huge favor.
Also, Tai, seriously? Never give up the name of your source. That's a well-known rule from anyone who's ever been anywhere NEAR that realm of life.
I wonder what you do with Emily with internships ending. Claire's spot in the comic is pretty cemented right now and it wouldn't be unreasonable for her to be hired for a proper part time job at the library while she goes back to school anyway, because she loves libraries.
Both of them getting hired seems less reasonable. Emily dating Clinton can keep her in the strip, but she's much more removed from the rest of the cast that way.
I wonder what you do with Emily with internships ending.
The AIs generally treat her as a pet
Emily: "Banana smoothie?"I wonder what you do with Emily with internships ending. Claire's spot in the comic is pretty cemented right now and it wouldn't be unreasonable for her to be hired for a proper part time job at the library while she goes back to school anyway, because she loves libraries.
Both of them getting hired seems less reasonable. Emily dating Clinton can keep her in the strip, but she's much more removed from the rest of the cast that way.
I hear that Coffee of Doom has a job opening now....
To soon?
I'll bet she's all mimsy.
Lead singer of the Mome Raths too.
I wonder what you do with Emily with internships ending.
...Dora decides she needs a roommate too.
Speculation, unsupported by any evidence: Claire decides that it's time to move out of the house. (But not move in with Marten - way too soon.) She goes apartment-hunting, and discovers that any apartment in Northampton is out of reach for her current finances, but if she had a roommate she could afford one. And it turns out that...
Have we seen Claire or Gabby (or Tai, for that matter) do that?
Claire and Emily oddcouple roomies ruins my Claire and Tai oddcouple roomie fanfiction.
Although it does make her less likely to murder everyone before Hanners can get a chance to.
I'm still confused as to why Emily, who is in computer science, got an internship at the library in the first place. She said it's because she likes the smell of books, but I hear you can hang out at libraries even if you don't work there. I could easily see her sticking around, maybe become to the library what Marten was to Coffee O'Doom.
I'm still confused as to why Emily, who is in computer science, got an internship at the library in the first place. She said it's because she likes the smell of books, but I hear you can hang out at libraries even if you don't work there.
I once had spaghetti come out of my nose. That said, I was about three at the time.
In closing, i'd like to ask, that when you start making absolute statements such as "anyone who does it belongs in prison too.", you stop, and carefully think it through first.You make a fair point, but your medical example would not, I think, be a criminal offence in the first place, when dealing with a patient who is no longer capable of giving informed consent, would it? At least I am assuming you have some lawful authority to administer medical treatment without such consent?
In closing, i'd like to ask, that when you start making absolute statements such as "anyone who does it belongs in prison too.", you stop, and carefully think it through first.You make a fair point, but your medical example would not, I think, be a criminal offence in the first place, when dealing with a patient who is no longer capable of giving informed consent, would it? At least I am assuming you have some lawful authority to administer medical treatment without such consent?
Well, there's only one recourse. They all need to get together, buy a nice big plot of land and set up the Questionable Commune. :)
. I've had bosses like Tai, I don't like it either. There's a time and a place for everything... being drunk or high at work is wrong. Pushing work off on your friends because you are drunk or high is wrong. That's not a "method to the madness" style of management. I'm not uptight, I let loose in appropriate settings... The place of employment isn't ever the right place.Thing is, Tai very often is used to shout out "Hey check out how open and loose and progressive is the culture here at SMIF!!" -- the discussions of not just drug use (not just weed but also LSD and X, both portrayed as no big deal) but relationship issues in her early strips, the piercing expedition with Marten, etc. Though we don't see much of the actual college life, it seems a reasonable assumption to think of it as a stereotypical northeastern LibArts school where everyone uses something mood-altering, the academic departments are progressive to a fault and the administration's major goal is just to get through the year without anything "scandalous" hitting the press. (And BTW no, IRL "everyone" does not use weed at college, there are many who don't, and even a small minority who do not use anything )
You make a fair point, but your medical example would not, I think, be a criminal offence in the first place, when dealing with a patient who is no longer capable of giving informed consent, would it? At least I am assuming you have some lawful authority to administer medical treatment without such consent?
To be fair, I was probably had at the aforementioned bachanalia: http://questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=2869You were had at the Carnal Playground? Sounds awesome.
Ok Tai, here's what you need to do; slip Claire a pot brownie, and chill her the fuck out. You'll be doing yourself, Claire, the De Beers Diamond Company, and the world at large a huge favor.
1: Drugging someone without their knowledge, let alone consent, is so uncool that it's not even funny to joke about.
You know, I don't know what kind of workplaces you guys have been in, but honestly, she needs to loosen up some, not because she can't relax, because outside of work she can, but because she shows strong signs of having a mental breakdown if she really flips out every time someone she works with isn't super serious about every aspect of their work. Part of being a professional is also being able to deal with a wide variety of personalities and coworkers. She shows zero signs of being able to handle that the moment it comes to anything that affects her.
I'll also point out that this is not just a job for Claire. This is the evaluation for her months-long school internship for her classes. Essentially this is her grade for the semester that Tai is mucking about with. The grade for a course she needs for the career she has chosen as her life's work, not to see whether or not she gets that twenty five cent an hour raise.