Well no. If you're a total screw-up, you'll be promoted. Duh!
Dave
Staff member
The other day I came in and there was a note on my desk that said nothing but "xxxW1feyxxx". It was on my keyboard. I had no idea where it came from. I called my wife and asked if she left a note in my lunch and she said no. Came to find out that a lady I work with thought I left it on HER desk for some reason, so she put it back on my desk. She has no idea how it got on her desk.
I thought one of the maintenance men had a crush on me or something.
That's just someone that can't remember their password.
Dave
Staff member
So the last few days have been interesting. Some are rants, some are not.
First, Sammi looks like she's going to have to have gallbladder surgery. Which means her diet is going to change radically. Which means MY diet is going to change radically. Low fat, high fiber, no caffeine, no pork, no fried foods. I'm going to get healthy whether I like it or not.
Second, I've been sort-of promoted at work. And by sort of I mean that it's a lateral move, but to an area where I will actually have a chance to advance. In fact, advancement is pretty much guaranteed. Why is this a rant? Because while nothing is really changing I still have to move my office and everything in it and I can't tell ANYONE so it's driving me nuts!
First, Sammi looks like she's going to have to have gallbladder surgery. Which means her diet is going to change radically. Which means MY diet is going to change radically. Low fat, high fiber, no caffeine, no pork, no fried foods. I'm going to get healthy whether I like it or not.
Second, I've been sort-of promoted at work. And by sort of I mean that it's a lateral move, but to an area where I will actually have a chance to advance. In fact, advancement is pretty much guaranteed. Why is this a rant? Because while nothing is really changing I still have to move my office and everything in it and I can't tell ANYONE so it's driving me nuts!
Dave
Staff member
Interesting. The doctor is telling us she'll have a lot of changes or she'll have stomach pains or diarrhea.
And I actually spelled that right!
This ass-hat on Twitter and other social media sites is blasting our hotel with insults because we made a mistake and charged his credit card rather than the Expedia card. We made a mistake. We openly admitted it. And we refunded his card. He continues to insist that we did not, and is calling us thiefs and liars. Honestly I just want to find the guy and beat the shit out of him.
The Internet says that you can eat normally after you're healed, you just have to be careful that you don't overindulge in fatty foods, because your body will no longer have that reserve buildup of bile to give you that emergency boost when it is needed, so some fat will just slide on through untouched, Olestra-style, and give you that diarrhoea* you were talking about.
--Patrick
*Totally correct alternate spelling.
--Patrick
*Totally correct alternate spelling.
Americans. It's 'diarrhoea' or if you really want to go for broke, keep the diphthong: 'diarrhœa'.
(I kid of course)
Sorry to hear the news, Dave. Invasive surgery's never a fun go. I knew a fellow whose gall bladder had (I'm not clear on the details) become inflamed and clogged, and also grown attached to his liver, so not only did they have to take the gall bladder out, they had to scrape sticky bits of it off of his liver.
YAY INTERNAL ORGANS
If your gall bladder doesn't get the chance to empty itself occasionally, the bile gets stagnant and stones can form. No gall bladder = no stones, but also no ability to handle sudden spikes of fat in the diet.
--Patrick
You opened a deluge of joy into his life, support for him - and then his family. And you brought us all tightly together to commemorate him.
You didn't -none of us- got to Finland, but man, you were so far from being too late. You couldn't have known, none of us knew it would be as sudden as it was. "Vex not thyself at the course of things, they heed not thy vexation."
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I suppose that was poorly placed: I'm not clear on why it grew onto the liver.
Infection, maybe? Perforation might've done it, too. Both sound uncomfortable.
--Patrick
Perforation was a funny injury to describe/handle when I did medic scenarios because I always got this mental image of body parts that were perfectly perforated like some paper doll sheet; just perfectly so for easy, shaped removal.
My mother-in-law had her gallbladder out almost 10 years ago. She still gets pain and vomiting despite (supposed) dietary changes. According to her she eats a very bland diet, but something tells me that isn't quite the case.
Her GI doctor says there is no logical explanation except she is probably not following the diet he prescribed after surgery. Honestly, I have wondered if she has an unaddressed mental health issue that is affecting her physical health. She is never well or at least she is never well for long. And this isn't a rant about her. I like her a lot actually. I've just noticed these things over the years.
So I posted a reply on facebook today to the original post. Yet it was interpreted as being directed at the poster just above mine. Understandable I guess, kinda funny I suppose, but didn't need all the drama associated with it. I mean c'mon all I said was "Shut the fuck up." Silly overreacting mother in law.
Today I am officially proposing Bhamv's Rule for Translation Feedback.
If I do a translation for you, and you feel there were some areas I could've done better, I am happy to hear your feedback. Being able to accept valid and constructive criticism is part of being a professional. I would thank you for pointing out where I was deficient, and helping me improve.
However, if it turns out in the end that you were talking out of your ass and my translation was fine to begin with, then I get to kick you in the face.
If I do a translation for you, and you feel there were some areas I could've done better, I am happy to hear your feedback. Being able to accept valid and constructive criticism is part of being a professional. I would thank you for pointing out where I was deficient, and helping me improve.
However, if it turns out in the end that you were talking out of your ass and my translation was fine to begin with, then I get to kick you in the face.
My wife wants me sleeping out on the couch tonight. We got into a fight because I missed an opportunity to go enjoy a manager/supervisor outing with my coworkers (which we'd been planning for a week) because she decided it wasn't priority and planned a bunch of other things around it that would keep me from making it.
My wife is well trained.
If you honestly provided her a week's head's up and she is making an issue about it, find proactive and constructive ways of reminding her and if it still continues....
- Jot them on a calender.
- Plan a week in advance if you can. 3 days at the worst.
- Remind her every 2nd day. Do this proactively with comments like, "What day is it again? Thursday? Well shit. Can't wait for the weekend. I'd like to spend time with the family. Oh, don't forget, I got BLA BLA planned on X time. Do you want to do something special on OTHER DATE?"
Honestly, I do whatever the fuck I want. That's why I got married to the woman but I always try make it up to her. Love is selfless but a bro needs to enjoy life.
If you honestly provided her a week's head's up and she is making an issue about it, find proactive and constructive ways of reminding her and if it still continues....
- Jot them on a calender.
- Plan a week in advance if you can. 3 days at the worst.
- Remind her every 2nd day. Do this proactively with comments like, "What day is it again? Thursday? Well shit. Can't wait for the weekend. I'd like to spend time with the family. Oh, don't forget, I got BLA BLA planned on X time. Do you want to do something special on OTHER DATE?"
Honestly, I do whatever the fuck I want. That's why I got married to the woman but I always try make it up to her. Love is selfless but a bro needs to enjoy life.
She probably wouldn't as she probably feels the issue is him and not her.
