Katherine Baylis

writer | editor | Dante enthusiast | tea connoisseur

[Katherine Baylis @kat_baylis]

There is no stronger bond than that of two strangers being inconvenienced by the same person.

[Katherine Baylis @kat_baylis]

how convos in production feel sometimes:

designer: i want you to use a pencil for this design.
me: cool. here's your mock-up.
designer: oh, the design is grey.
me: yes
designer: well, i just thought it'd be different.
me: *screams*

[Katherine Baylis @kat_baylis]

the best grad school profs dismiss class by saying "alright, go away" it's just a fact

[Katherine Baylis @kat_baylis]

Flight attendant: “Hey guys, there aren’t a lot of open seats left. There are a lot of children on this flight so you might think you see an open seat but it’s just a tiny human.”

[Katherine Baylis @kat_baylis]

how this quote request email chain feels:

them: how much would it be if I got a small or medium or large coffee? and how much would it be if I got a medium coffee with a scone?
me: ok I'll quote it
them: *2 days later* actually I want a lasagna.
me: wut

[Katherine Baylis @kat_baylis]

@bethfelkerjones not nearly enough haha

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Me: man, I feel really tired and have a headache.
Body: because it's 3pm and you didn't eat lunch!!
Me: so weird, I wonder what it could be....
Body: drink some water!!
Me: guess I'll make some tea, maybe that will help.

[Katherine Baylis @kat_baylis]

When I say I struggle with meal planning, I mean I brought in two different half-finished leftovers from last week and a bag of baby carrots for lunch today. Both leftovers were def expired but I still ate most of one and then devoured the carrots like a feral rabbit.

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ADHD: put a post-it on your forehead to help you remember to finish this task! It'll be fun AND it'll help you stay focused!
Also ADHD: eWWW STICKY THING GET IT OFF GET IT OFF

[Katherine Baylis @kat_baylis]

Me: ok time to do a quick calculation
Me: *grabs mechanical pencil and goes to hit the calculator shortcut key*
Brain: need to click a bunch of times to use
Motor skills: *half awake* ON IT
Me: *watches in confusion as 8 calculator windows come up*

[Katherine Baylis @kat_baylis]

"See highlighted below :)" is the smart, non-confrontational version of "per my last email" because instead of wasting my time explaining it again I will force you to reconcile with the fact that I already answered your question and you were just to lazy to read it.

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@bethfelkerjones Doctrine and Deborah: How Christian Thought Supports Women

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For those who grew up watching Veggie Tales, go back and listen to the song "Love My Lips" and tell me that isn't the most accurate representation of a therapy session 😂 #adhdvibes

[Katherine Baylis @kat_baylis]

Watching one of our pastors try to explain from the pulpit what Death Eaters are is probably the funniest thing I’ve seen all week.

[Katherine Baylis @kat_baylis]

Live-streaming a church service is weird. I realized this Sunday was communion and then had go open my fridge and figure out whether orange juice or red Gatorade was more holy 😂

[Katherine Baylis @kat_baylis]

I think Outlook should just take Comic Sans off the list of font options. It's so disorienting, I feel like I'm reading an email from a 6th grader except it's about production facility availability.

[Katherine Baylis @kat_baylis]

Day 1 back in the office. Only talked to 3 people today. Already tired of feeling obligated to ask people how their Christmas was. It's not that I don't care, I just don't have the attention span for a 5 min story about your dog wearing antlers.

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You haven’t seen defeat like watching 4 different airport employees tell a flight of people deplaning to go left to baggage claim and watching them all go right.

I’ve just been standing in the corner pointing ppl left and every one has listened to me which I find hilarious🤣

[Katherine Baylis @kat_baylis]

What is like being introduced to someone in the deep south:

Them: So where are you from?
Me: Near Chicago in the suburbs.
Them: Oh! My cousin’s husband’s sister lives across the street from a couple whose nephew lived out there before his wife cheated and they got divorced.

[Katherine Baylis @kat_baylis]

It’s not a New England house unless there’s a random antique wooden chair that no one’s allowed to sit in.

[Katherine Baylis @kat_baylis]

I don’t have that natural sense of direction some people have in cities or in nature. But drop me in an airport and I’ll track down the nearest Starbucks in minutes, no signage needed. #whitegirlpowersactivate