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Jan 22, 2009#1

strawman

Right after I visited with my newly deceased thread, thinking I can wait to make an "in b4 lock hur hur hur" post, it was locked.

Also, I haven't accomplished anything today except inciting smoker unhappiness (sorry! I didn't meant to open a whole can of worms, I thought it was a half can!)

-Adam

Jan 22, 2009#2

RANT - I can hardly afford to go grocery shopping. A few months to a year ago I could understand it. Gas prices had skyrocketed and that was driving everything else up. I gave them a pass. I understand pricing structures. Yet now that gas is back down to 50% what it was, why the hell haven't prices come down any? The soda in our breakroom went from $1 a bottle to $1.35 and hasn't moved downward. Where's my price break now that your profit margins have grown?

Jan 22, 2009#3

S

Skrattybones

Remember that rant I posted early in the first thread, about waiting for my books from college to show up? Yeah, still waiting.

/rant

Jan 22, 2009#4

Silvanesti

Rant: fucking rant thread died?! :waah:

honest rant: i feel like im drowing in classes and my work, i cant seem to juggle it right.

Jan 22, 2009#5

Bubble181

Rant: of our team of 12 at work, 9 or 10 would prefer working less 12 hour shifts instead of more 8 hour shifts (for the same total amount of hours, of course). But since those making the monthly planning are the ones who don't like 12 hour shifts, we all get to come to work way more often than we'd like to. Bastards.

Jan 22, 2009#6

Vytamindi

I woke up this morning with scratches all over my legs. I look like a clumsy cutter or someone who was mauled by a pack of sharp-clawed kittens. My skin has been extremely dry lately and I guess I have been itching in my sleep.

That's what I get for sleeping with no pants on...

Jan 22, 2009#7

Bubble181

I know there has to be some joke about a wild pussy and claws in there somewhere, but I'm too tired ot think of it properly. Oh well.

Jan 22, 2009#8

A

Amy old

things i can rant about:

i miss sleep.

I have no idea what threads to read here anymore and I can only devote 30 minutes a week to it as a whole.

things I can't rant about = :sadness:

Jan 22, 2009#9

Bubble181

Amy said:
things i can rant about:

i miss sleep.

I have no idea what threads to read here anymore and I can only devote 30 minutes a week to it as a whole.

things I can't rant about = :sadness:

Skip the ones I've posted it, that'll at least spare you about 30% of the rubbish :-P

Oh, and sorry to hear you can only come here so little.

Jan 23, 2009#10

Matt²

Rant: I had to wade through 6 pages of my thread to finally write some of it down so I could keep track of WTF was going on! But it was funny to read again!

Rant: Amy should join the Gruerprise adventures! :zombie: :thumbsup:

Jan 23, 2009#11

V.Bond

Vytamindi said:
That's what I get for sleeping with no pants on...

Never give up!

Rant: I lost the MicroSD card that was in my camera. So many memories......

Jan 23, 2009#12

Denbrought

If I'm free to rant about it I've probably already screamed it out of my room's window, so there's nothing much that I'd want to put here. Oh well.

Jan 23, 2009#13

CynicismKills

I am consistently a forgetful jerk who cannot remove himself from his own depressing thoughts to save his life.

Jan 23, 2009#14

Null

Amy said:
things i can rant about:

i miss sleep.

I have no idea what threads to read here anymore and I can only devote 30 minutes a week to it as a whole.

things I can't rant about = :sadness:

Sounds like the rugrat is restless at night. Nothing serious, I hope?

Jan 23, 2009#15

S

SoSp

[rant]

I said to myself "Shit, GTAIV is a game I have to get original!"

bought it (usually torrent games here) and now I'm

"Shit! The online feature isn't available for my country! Why the hell did I bought this thing?"

[/rant]

Still a great game though, single player rocks.

Jan 23, 2009#16

Silvanesti

Your bumper sticker says you graduated from the local college, your plate shows you're from this county. So why the fuck are you acting like you've never driven in snow ever in your life? Stupid fucker.

Jan 23, 2009#17

strawman

RANT: Silvanesti keeps making posts that totally call out for an answer by his avatar, but if I did it every time it applied it would quickly get old and annoying.

Also, I thought the hunter quest was at 44, so I spent time last night getting to 44 only to find that the next hunter quest is really 52.

:aaahhh:

-Adam

Jan 23, 2009#18

Yoink

rant: got me a pulled tendon in the knee two days ago, too much exercising I guess

hurts like a bitch and I can barely climb stairs :angry:

Jan 23, 2009#19

Lally

I have a paper due in a little less than five hours and I just can't make myself write!

Jan 23, 2009#20

Shawn

Went into work last night to find my front desk manager waiting for me.
I already knew I fucked up, having given a guest a room key without an ID the night before (there were other factors, as it's not something I do ever, but it's always that one exception that gets you in the end) . I just wasn't expecting as bad of a reaction as I got.

Apparently the person I gave the key to was not a guest at our hotel, but had gotten the name and room number of the person and came to the hotel with the purpose of stealing from his room while he was away. However, the room was currently occupied by the roommate of that person, who was able to stop the intruder from gaining access.

Unfortunately I have been suspended for 3 days as a result. Which, while at least not being fired, is still 3 days I'm not getting paid and therefore in dire need of some cash, even to the point I'm willing to ask my parents for help (which I have never done). Another thing that is worrying me, is that according to my assistant mangager, they were about ready to fire my ass over this incident, and that he reminded them that others who had done the same thing received a 3 day suspension first.

So the idea that I still have my job on a technicality does not make me feel better.

Jan 23, 2009#21

Shawnacy said:
Went into work last night to find my front desk manager waiting for me.
I already knew I fucked up, having given a guest a room key without an ID the night before (there were other factors, as it's not something I do ever, but it's always that one exception that gets you in the end) . I just wasn't expecting as bad of a reaction as I got.

Apparently the person I gave the key to was not a guest at our hotel, but had gotten the name and room number of the person and came to the hotel with the purpose of stealing from his room while he was away. However, the room was currently occupied by the roommate of that person, who was able to stop the intruder from gaining access.

Unfortunately I have been suspended for 3 days as a result. Which, while at least not being fired, is still 3 days I'm not getting paid and therefore in dire need of some cash, even to the point I'm willing to ask my parents for help (which I have never done). Another thing that is worrying me, is that according to my assistant mangager, they were about ready to fire my ass over this incident, and that he reminded them that others who had done the same thing received a 3 day suspension first.

So the idea that I still have my job on a technicality does not make me feel better.

Dumb question: Why did you do this if it is against the rules? Was he a fast talker? Or were you just too trusting when he said, "I left it in my room!"?

Jan 23, 2009#22

Shawn

Edrondol said:
Shawnacy said:

Went into work last night to find my front desk manager waiting for me.
I already knew I fucked up, having given a guest a room key without an ID the night before (there were other factors, as it's not something I do ever, but it's always that one exception that gets you in the end) . I just wasn't expecting as bad of a reaction as I got.

Apparently the person I gave the key to was not a guest at our hotel, but had gotten the name and room number of the person and came to the hotel with the purpose of stealing from his room while he was away. However, the room was currently occupied by the roommate of that person, who was able to stop the intruder from gaining access.

Unfortunately I have been suspended for 3 days as a result. Which, while at least not being fired, is still 3 days I'm not getting paid and therefore in dire need of some cash, even to the point I'm willing to ask my parents for help (which I have never done). Another thing that is worrying me, is that according to my assistant mangager, they were about ready to fire my ass over this incident, and that he reminded them that others who had done the same thing received a 3 day suspension first.

So the idea that I still have my job on a technicality does not make me feel better.

Click to expand...

Dumb question: Why did you do this if it is against the rules? Was he a fast talker? Or were you just too trusting when he said, "I left it in my room!"?

Couple of things.
He came to me and said (word for word) "I am ___name here___, my room is 622, I don't have my ID, give me my key Now!". Very big muscle bound guy, and so intimidation was a factor. He knew the name and room number of the person staying, which says a lot too. The room was being paid for by a company that sends muscle-bound actors to us while they are in town (shooting gay porn I believe), and we're used to them not having IDs on their person because they think they run the place.

Jan 23, 2009#23

Gared

Fucking T-Mobile! God Damn It!

So, for the past 4 or 5 years, I had been using a cell phone that was in my mother's name, and she had been paying the bill. Unfortunately, that cell phone was on the "Network with the nation's worst advertising campaign, for which they are currently embroiled in a class action lawsuit, because not only do they not have the fewest dropped calls, they have the most dropped calls(tm)." So, being absolutely fed up with getting constant dropped calls, and combined with the fact that my phone was old and near death (couldn't talk for more than 30 minutes unless it was plugged in, had to be charged multiple times a day even if I wasn't on the phone, etc.), and the fact that I could finally afford to pay my own damn cell phone bill; I decided to switch over to T-Mobile. My fiance already had a T-Mobile account, which was paid current at the time (this was in October), so we decided to just go with a family share plan.

The deal with this plan was that we each got a phone. We each signed up for the additional $4.99 monthly charge for 400 text messages. She got a blackberry, so she has to pay an additional $23.99 or $24.99 monthly. We get a combined total of 700 minutes (plus myfaves, etc.) for which we get charged a total of $69.99 monthly.

It is now January, and we have been through 3 billing cycles. Our bill should be $104.99 (that's $69.99 + 4.99x2 + $24.99) monthly, for a grand total of $314.97. So far, we've had to pay $528.36. And why is that? Oh... that's because they screwed up when they set up our account and each of us is being charged $69.99 per month for the family share plan, and we each have 700 minutes (plus myfaves, etc.) per month, which comes to just under $528.36, and then you throw in some tax and regulatory fees and you have $528.36.

Now I have to get her to call T-Mobile to authorize me to talk to them about billing, so I can call them back and bitch them out for fucking up our billing and demand a refund of the additional $209.97 we've had to pay them.

Jan 23, 2009#24

Shawnacy said:
Edrondol said:

Shawnacy said:

Went into work last night to find my front desk manager waiting for me.
I already knew I fucked up, having given a guest a room key without an ID the night before (there were other factors, as it's not something I do ever, but it's always that one exception that gets you in the end) . I just wasn't expecting as bad of a reaction as I got.

Apparently the person I gave the key to was not a guest at our hotel, but had gotten the name and room number of the person and came to the hotel with the purpose of stealing from his room while he was away. However, the room was currently occupied by the roommate of that person, who was able to stop the intruder from gaining access.

Unfortunately I have been suspended for 3 days as a result. Which, while at least not being fired, is still 3 days I'm not getting paid and therefore in dire need of some cash, even to the point I'm willing to ask my parents for help (which I have never done). Another thing that is worrying me, is that according to my assistant mangager, they were about ready to fire my ass over this incident, and that he reminded them that others who had done the same thing received a 3 day suspension first.

So the idea that I still have my job on a technicality does not make me feel better.

Click to expand...

Dumb question: Why did you do this if it is against the rules? Was he a fast talker? Or were you just too trusting when he said, "I left it in my room!"?

Click to expand...

Couple of things.
He came to me and said (word for word) "I am ___name here___, my room is 622, I don't have my ID, give me my key Now!". Very big muscle bound guy, and so intimidation was a factor. He knew the name and room number of the person staying, which says a lot too. The room was being paid for by a company that sends muscle-bound actors to us while they are in town (shooting gay porn I believe), and we're used to them not having IDs on their person because they think they run the place.

I figured it was something like that. If you hadn't given him the key he would have complained to your manager and you would have gotten in trouble for that - the proverbial rock & hard place.

Something like that happened to me when I was in the marines. My sergeant hated to sign for things that we had to have requisitioned out to him. He told us to just sign his name. Our Top (Master Sergeant) told us to not do that shit. But in the military you follow the last lawful order you are given. There's some argument as to whether the sergeant's order is lawful, but you kinda do what you're told. I got written up for forgery (not as bad as it sounds). It was me only because I was the one that was on duty when he decided to make an example. Lucky me.

In the future, deny everyone without an ID. When someone complains (and they will) and your manager bitches at you (which he will), remind him of this incident and ask him which one he'd want.

But that sucks, man.

Jan 23, 2009#25

Scarlet Varlet

Took in my shiny ride for scheduled service on Monday. Afterward I'm down the highway and there's a wobble in the front end at about 60 MPH. Unable to take it to the shop until this morning to investigate the cause.

Monday's service stated wheels rotated and balanced.

Apparently not balanced as balancing done every 10K, not at this the 15K service.

Had to take it in and use up some leave to sort it out, a wheel out of balance. :grrr:

Jan 23, 2009#26

Shawn

Edrondol said:
Shawnacy said:

Edrondol said:

Shawnacy said:

Went into work last night to find my front desk manager waiting for me.
I already knew I fucked up, having given a guest a room key without an ID the night before (there were other factors, as it's not something I do ever, but it's always that one exception that gets you in the end) . I just wasn't expecting as bad of a reaction as I got.

Apparently the person I gave the key to was not a guest at our hotel, but had gotten the name and room number of the person and came to the hotel with the purpose of stealing from his room while he was away. However, the room was currently occupied by the roommate of that person, who was able to stop the intruder from gaining access.

Unfortunately I have been suspended for 3 days as a result. Which, while at least not being fired, is still 3 days I'm not getting paid and therefore in dire need of some cash, even to the point I'm willing to ask my parents for help (which I have never done). Another thing that is worrying me, is that according to my assistant mangager, they were about ready to fire my ass over this incident, and that he reminded them that others who had done the same thing received a 3 day suspension first.

So the idea that I still have my job on a technicality does not make me feel better.

Click to expand...

Dumb question: Why did you do this if it is against the rules? Was he a fast talker? Or were you just too trusting when he said, "I left it in my room!"?

Click to expand...

Couple of things.
He came to me and said (word for word) "I am ___name here___, my room is 622, I don't have my ID, give me my key Now!". Very big muscle bound guy, and so intimidation was a factor. He knew the name and room number of the person staying, which says a lot too. The room was being paid for by a company that sends muscle-bound actors to us while they are in town (shooting gay porn I believe), and we're used to them not having IDs on their person because they think they run the place.

Click to expand...

I figured it was something like that. If you hadn't given him the key he would have complained to your manager and you would have gotten in trouble for that - the proverbial rock & hard place.

Something like that happened to me when I was in the marines. My sergeant hated to sign for things that we had to have requisitioned out to him. He told us to just sign his name. Our Top (Master Sergeant) told us to not do that shit. But in the military you follow the last lawful order you are given. There's some argument as to whether the sergeant's order is lawful, but you kinda do what you're told. I got written up for forgery (not as bad as it sounds). It was me only because I was the one that was on duty when he decided to make an example. Lucky me.

In the future, deny everyone without an ID. When someone complains (and they will) and your manager bitches at you (which he will), remind him of this incident and ask him which one he'd want.

But that sucks, man.

I have been practicing the following line.
"Sorry. I'd rather we lose your bussiness over me losing my job".
heh

Jan 23, 2009#27

Troll

Shawnacy said:
I have been practicing the following line.
"Sorry. I'd rather we lose your bussiness over me losing my job".
heh

Do NOT say that to customers. If I was your boss I would fire you on the spot for telling customers that you're fine with losing their business.

Just explain to customers that you are not allowed to give them keys without proper ID, as it is against company policy. Simple as that. If they want to speak to your manager, let them. You're in the clear.

Jan 23, 2009#28

A Troll said:
Shawnacy said:

I have been practicing the following line.
"Sorry. I'd rather we lose your bussiness over me losing my job".
heh

Click to expand...

Do NOT say that to customers. If I was your boss I would fire you on the spot for telling customers that you're fine with losing their business.

Just explain to customers that you are not allowed to give them keys without proper ID, as it is against company policy. Simple as that. If they want to speak to your manager, let them. You're in the clear.

Or better yet, simply tell them that a hotel across town had someone raiding rooms this way and you don't want it happening here.

Gets the message across that it's a safety thing, makes it look like your hotel is safer than others and follows the rules.

Jan 23, 2009#29

Shawn

Edrondol said:
A Troll said:

Shawnacy said:

I have been practicing the following line.
"Sorry. I'd rather we lose your bussiness over me losing my job".
heh

Click to expand...

Do NOT say that to customers. If I was your boss I would fire you on the spot for telling customers that you're fine with losing their business.

Just explain to customers that you are not allowed to give them keys without proper ID, as it is against company policy. Simple as that. If they want to speak to your manager, let them. You're in the clear.

Click to expand...

Or better yet, simply tell them that a hotel across town had someone raiding rooms this way and you don't want it happening here.

Gets the message across that it's a safety thing, makes it look like your hotel is safer than others and follows the rules.

Heh. I wasn't serious.

Jan 23, 2009#30

Troll

You may not have been serious, but never underestimate how illiterate I am.

Jan 23, 2009#31

Gared

I really want some ice cream, but the Dairy Queen right next door keeps trying to poison me...

Jan 23, 2009#32

A

Altimas

Everyone I talk to right now seems to just tick me off from their sheer stupidity. I used to enjoy helping people and now I could care less. I also am becoming a hermit as my dealings with people at work make me not want to be around anyone when I come home...

Jan 23, 2009#33

Troll

Gared said:
I really want some ice cream, but the Dairy Queen right next door keeps trying to poison me...

A friend of mine lives near one as well. He says everytime he gets a milkshake there he's on the can for the rest of the day, but he never has a problem with a milkshake from anywhere else. I've never had a problem with Dairy Queen myself, but I hear these kinds of complaints a lot.

RANT: The expression is supposed to be "couldn't care less," dammit.

Jan 23, 2009#34

V.Bond

Rant: Still under the weather.

Me:"Stop the car, I think I'm going to find a nice patch of grass, lay down, and die"
Friend:"You alright? You kinda remind me of a someone I know who was sick about a month ago"
Me:"What was wrong with them?"
Friend:"They were pregnant"
:eek:

rly:

Never miss an opportunity to kick a man when he's down.

Jan 23, 2009#35

Gared

A Troll said:
Gared said:

I really want some ice cream, but the Dairy Queen right next door keeps trying to poison me...

Click to expand...

A friend of mine lives near one as well. He says everytime he gets a milkshake there he's on the can for the rest of the day, but he never has a problem with a milkshake from anywhere else. I've never had a problem with Dairy Queen myself, but I hear these kinds of complaints a lot.

RANT: The expression is supposed to be "couldn't care less," dammit.

Yeah... I worked fast food for 2 years, and I've seen the "sanitary" conditions at this place, I don't trust it after getting sick the only 3 times I've eaten there. Plus, the last time I was there one of the workers was making dilly bars. She would take the ice cream on a stick, dip it in chocolate, and set it on the counter that separates customers from the food prep area. Now, she didn't set it on paper or plastic or anything like that, just straight onto the counter. Then she'd open the paper sack, barehanded, and put in the dilly bar. Every two or three she made she'd stop to lick chocolate off of her bare hands, then she'd repeat this process over and over.

Also rant: the word is regardless, there is no ir at the beginning of the word. Irregardless would mean with regard to "subject" not without regard to "subject."

Jan 23, 2009#36

Cajungal

Full grown dogs do not need to be hand fed their nasty, moist food. You complain about your little princes being spoiled. Gee. I wonder how that happened. Also, whispering "no bark, no jump" does NOTHING. Just because he's called the "dog whisperer" doesn't mean you speak in a lower voice.

Jan 23, 2009#37

I'm all trussed up in Ace bandages (which is a bit of an adventure in itself if you've got, you know, respectably-sized tracts of land), and although I can't breathe, at least it's killing my back!

(I will happily recant this rant if it ends up helping my rib though.)

Jan 23, 2009#38

Troll

Gared said:
Also rant: the word is regardless, there is no ir at the beginning of the word. Irregardless would mean with regard to "subject" not without regard to "subject."

Combo rant: The only thing that bugs me more than "irregardless" is "irregardlessly," which you can sometimes hear on TV or coming from old people. Oh, and idiots! They say it sometimes as well.

Jan 23, 2009#39

Gusto

A Troll said:
Gared said:

Also rant: the word is regardless, there is no ir at the beginning of the word. Irregardless would mean with regard to "subject" not without regard to "subject."

Click to expand...

Combo rant: The only thing that bugs me more than "irregardless" is "irregardlessly," which you can sometimes hear on TV or coming from old people. Oh, and idiots! They say it sometimes as well.

I'm with the troll.

Jan 23, 2009#40

A

Amy old

Gusto said:
A Troll said:

Gared said:

Also rant: the word is regardless, there is no ir at the beginning of the word. Irregardless would mean with regard to "subject" not without regard to "subject."

Click to expand...

Combo rant: The only thing that bugs me more than "irregardless" is "irregardlessly," which you can sometimes hear on TV or coming from old people. Oh, and idiots! They say it sometimes as well.

Click to expand...

I'm with the brute squad.

you ARE the brute squad.

Jan 23, 2009#41

Matt²

Amy said:
Gusto said:

A Troll said:

Gared said:

Also rant: the word is regardless, there is no ir at the beginning of the word. Irregardless would mean with regard to "subject" not without regard to "subject."

Click to expand...

Combo rant: The only thing that bugs me more than "irregardless" is "irregardlessly," which you can sometimes hear on TV or coming from old people. Oh, and idiots! They say it sometimes as well.

Click to expand...

I'm with the brute squad.

Click to expand...

you ARE the brute squad.

:teeth:

Rant: I haven't watched The Princess Bride this week! AAAAAGGGGGGGGGHHHHH!!
:aaahhh:

Jan 23, 2009#42

strawman

4:30pm.

Thought: I should leave. I just have this feeling I'm going to be hit with something if I don't. But I can't leave until 4:55...

...

Boss: Hey, Adam, do you have a minute?
Thought: YEEEAAAAAARRRRRGHH!
Me: Um, sure, what's up?
Boss: The developers in the Philippines are on two weeks holiday, and they tossed this unfinished code over to us (goes over various details about a rather complex, unfinished, untested state machine and security authorization sequence)
Me: So this is for the February release, huh?
Boss: -chuckles- Yeah, I wish! This needs to be done for this release, maybe Monday or Tuesday.... (He kinda looks away)
Me: Ah. Well, Unfortunately my weekend schedule is booked up, and in fact I have to leave for tonight's events in a few minutes... sooo....
Boss: Expectant look...
Me: ...I guess I can look at it for a few hours over the weekend and at least give you an idea Monday of what the time frame will be for an ugly kludge that will make other developers go :aaahhh: ...
Boss: ... ok. Well, I'll call you with the rest of the info tonight...
Me: ...Grabs coat and leaves before anything else happens, glad not to be the guy stuck onsite with the customer trying to get something working in the test vehicle - He'll likely be there all weekend long...

Yes, yes, it's better than not having a job, but I should have paid attention to my instincts, though he probably would have called me anyway.

-Adam

Jan 24, 2009#43

Troll

A Troll said:
Gared said:

Also rant: the word is regardless, there is no ir at the beginning of the word. Irregardless would mean with regard to "subject" not without regard to "subject."

Click to expand...

Combo rant: The only thing that bugs me more than "irregardless" is "irregardlessly," which you can sometimes hear on TV or coming from old people. Oh, and idiots! They say it sometimes as well.

Triple rant: ARGH! Earlier another student in one of my credential classes used that same frickin' term! And this person is going to be a teacher!

(We need a furious smiley, or one smiley slapping another on the backside of the head)

Jan 24, 2009#44

Philosopher B.

Fuck this cold. Fuck this cold with a mother-corkin' baseball bat. It's like several days in and my throat still feels funny. I just want to lay down and die.

A Troll said:
Triple rant: ARGH! Earlier another student in one of my credential classes used that same frickin' term! And this person is going to be a teacher!

So, the Troll is a teacher, eh?

... MindDetective? :Leyla:

Jan 24, 2009#45

Wasabi Poptart

A Troll said:
Triple rant: ARGH! Earlier another student in one of my credential classes used that same frickin' term! And this person is going to be a teacher!

(We need a furious smiley, or one smiley slapping another on the backside of the head)

My best friend's grammar is hideous. It scares me that she has a degree in early childhood education. Not that mine is perfect, but she uses sentences such as "He don't like pizza" and thinks it's ok.

Jan 24, 2009#46

CynicismKills

Friends of my brother and I are getting married in August, but they're doing so up in the Northeast, which means as much as we'd like to go it doesn't look good, since we're going to be on the west coast and the southeast. Money to get up there and stay somewhere will have to come from somewhere and I can't yet say if either of us will have that kind of cash. A little early to be expecting not to go, but then I've always been a worrier.

Jan 24, 2009#47

Bubble181

WildSoul said:
My best friend's grammar is hideous. It scares me that she has a degree in early childhood education. Not that mine is perfect, but she uses sentences such as "He don't like pizza" and thinks it's ok.

Charlie Don't Surf? :-P

oh, rant:
A 28-year old guy took a knife to a crèche yesterday some 20 miles fromhere, killed 2 kids and one of the caretakers, critically injured 12 more children and two other caretakers, than took off for the next child daycare center. Luckily he was apprehended before he got there. He had plans and sketches for some more daycares throughout the area and was apparently planning to go to each one in turn to go and knife some kids. Blergh. Psychiatrists are already claiming he's not accountable and shouldn't be tried. Like that's going to happen :puke:

Jan 24, 2009#48

Bubble181 said:
A 28-year old guy took a knife to a crèche yesterday some 20 miles fromhere...

Oh, no, I heard about that (wasn't there even a thread on here about it? Or a mention of it) but somehow missed that it was in Belgium. That was truly horrible.

Jan 24, 2009#49

Bubble181

ZenMonkey said:
Bubble181 said:

A 28-year old guy took a knife to a crèche yesterday some 20 miles fromhere...

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Oh, no, I heard about that (wasn't there even a thread on here about it? Or a mention of it) but somehow missed that it was in Belgium. That was truly horrible.

Apparently so, but it had fallen to the second page and I didn't see it.

Rant: the one time something happens near me you people know about, I'm not on here when you're discussing it. Ah well.

Jan 26, 2009#50

Wahad

Rant: Curse my inability to speak my mind (or my heart, in this case). :sadness:

Jan 26, 2009#51

ElJuski

Wahad said:
Rant: Curse my inability to speak my mind (or my heart, in this case). :sadness:

*checks watch* Yeah, it's about that time, chaps. Prepare for PMS--Panda Man Syndrome.

Either way, kind of rant, kind of jubilation--the ex has started dating the piece of trash she dated before me. The one I so gallantly saved her from, the real horrible asshole with no degree, is about seven years older than her, and still lives in his parent's basement. I'm happy I was the highlight of her otherwise white trash life.

Actually, that really isn't much of a rant at all. Rather, I kind of feel like Darryl after Kelly broke up with him. :cool:

Jan 26, 2009#52

HCGLNS

Scenario: Recycling collection got cancelled last Monday due to extreme weather. City spokesman goes forth to assuage our fears

"In lieu of not collecting recyclables today due to the inclimate weather, collection will proceed with our regular alternate day of collection, the preceeding Saturday."

Rant: Why is this moron still employed!

Jan 26, 2009#53

Gusto

RANT: I have too many "little sisters".

We went out to the club this past weekend for a friend's birthday. But of course, no clothing that a girl in her early-mid twenties would wear to the club has pockets in it. I decided to be the nice guy and volunteer my multitude of pockets, and before long, I was holding the keys/money/coat check ticket/IDs of three girls, plus myself.

I still had a good time clubbin', but add in all the accounting I was doing at the same time and it became kinda difficult to relax.

Jan 27, 2009#54

Troll

Dear University,

You can't make all my classes online, make a bunch of vital documents available online, then let your server crash all the time. Get it together, you disorganized fucks.

- A Troll

Jan 28, 2009#55

Allen, who is Quiet

Of course I did the assignment incorrectly. Your syllabus was completely vague about what I should be doing.How the fuck does somebody who can't communicate clearly teach English? So now I have to spend more of my time because you suck. :Leyla:

Jan 28, 2009#56

Le Quack

Im Iced in my dorm.

Its really boring.

Jan 28, 2009#57

When I finish making your forms in Crystal Reports and save them for you to test, I expect you to test them. Once you tell me they are good to go, I copy them several times, rename them, delete out the test form and then install the ones that are complete. This takes me a while to do. Now three fucking hours later you come back and tell me the grading scale is not the way you wanted it?!? What the fuck? Now I have to start from scratch because once you've put an evaluation on an installed form I can no longer change it! Took me four fucking hours to do it!

Dumb fuckers!

Jan 28, 2009#58

Cajungal

Not a rant, just a question... could I pay anyone to go to my night class so I can stay home and play Oblivion?

Jan 28, 2009#59

Cajungal said:
Not a rant, just a question... could I pay anyone to go to my night class so I can stay home and play Oblivion?

Online or in person? What class is it?

Jan 28, 2009#60

Batdan

I miss you guys so much!!!! :waah:

Hopefully the gf will get internet at her place soon and I can become a productive forum member once again. Until then... *hugs*

Jan 28, 2009#61

A

Amy old

Batdan said:
I miss you guys so much!!!! :waah:

Hopefully the gf will get internet at her place soon and I can become a productive forum member once again. Until then... *hugs*

*hugs*

Jan 28, 2009#62

JCM

Amy said:
Batdan said:

I miss you guys so much!!!! :waah:

Hopefully the gf will get internet at her place soon and I can become a productive forum member once again. Until then... *hugs*

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*hugs*

*grouphugs*
*gropehugs Batdan*

Jan 28, 2009#63

ElJuski

Batdan you are SUCH a pussy.

RANT: ...Actually...shit is pretty kosher today. Finally got my rent paid, my parking pass done, getting the Cuomo Alone albums and having some dinner with a giddy little bottle-rocket whose..."company" I thoroughly enjoy.

But goddamnit we're eating at a buffet. MSGGGGGGGGGGG >___<

Jan 28, 2009#64

The Lovely Boehner

My neighbors never shut up or stop jumping around the house or throwing things against the walls. I despise children. I'm also not going to complain about this since I like to party and watch loud movies and play Rock Band at high volumes. I'd rather us all annoy each other than be quiet all the time.

Jan 28, 2009#65

Cuyval Dar

Why in the hell do I have to be sick? Throwing up and not being able to eat for 4 days is like a slow death for a guy with a high metabolism. Gatorade and yogurt is not my idea of a kreffing balanced meal.

Jan 28, 2009#66

A

Amy old

why oh why is there not a "foe" button in real life?

Jan 28, 2009#67

Kitty Sinatra

Amy said:
why oh why is there not a "foe" button in real life?

There is. It's called a trigger.

Jan 28, 2009#68

A

Amy old

pretty sure thats the ban button, not the foe button.

Jan 28, 2009#69

Le Quack

Amy said:
pretty sure thats the ban button, not the foe button.

I'm sure it costs court fees to use the foe button IRL.

Jan 28, 2009#70

ElJuski

Charlie Dont Surf said:
My neighbors never shut up or stop jumping around the house or throwing things against the walls. I despise children. I'm also not going to complain about this since I like to party and watch loud movies and play Rock Band at high volumes. I'd rather us all annoy each other than be quiet all the time.

Yeah, that's pretty much why I can never complain to the neighbors. Shit gets wacky round these parts.

Jan 28, 2009#71

Cajungal

Edrondol said:
Cajungal said:

Not a rant, just a question... could I pay anyone to go to my night class so I can stay home and play Oblivion?

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Online or in person? What class is it?

Oh, it was my kid lit class. It's actually cool, but it's THREE HOURS LONG, and the teacher, although very cool, is old and a slow slow sloooowwwww talker. By the time she finishes explaining something, everyone has already grasped the concept and has moved 8 pages ahead or so.

Jan 28, 2009#72

LittleSin

Ow ow ow!

I fell down the stairs outside my parents house last night. Luckily, there's only two but they are made of stone and super icy. I have a bruise on my back the size of my two hands put together and a bump on my head. OW.

I think I shook the baby up as well, he hasn't stopped kicking sense.

Jan 28, 2009#73

Cajungal

Ohhhhh no! So sorry! I hope you feel nonbruised soon. *hugs* The little fella's probably going to be an acrobat now after all that tumbling around.

Jan 28, 2009#74

LittleSin

Cajungal said:
Ohhhhh no! So sorry! I hope you feel nonbruised soon. *hugs* The little fella's probably going to be an acrobat now after all that tumbling around.

I can't even lie down. Last night was ahuge ordeal...being kicked from the front and stabbing pain in the back. The cat did not help...he kept insisting on kneading the bruise while purring loudly.

Jan 28, 2009#75

A

Amy old

Staple the cat to the wall. Sorry, but humans first.

Jan 28, 2009#76

LittleSin said:
The cat did not help...he kept insisting on kneading the bruise while purring loudly.

Mine have been banned from the bedroom until my rib heals for exactly that reason. "I'll just PLOP down here [ow] and then I'll move around for about five minutes until I get comfortable [ow ow ow] and now that I'm comfortable I think I'll just jam my paw under here [ow!]."

Hope you feel better soon. Scary to fall down stairs when pregnant! Take care of yourself and just fling the cat wherever. They bounce.

Jan 28, 2009#77

A

Amy old

If they bounce you're doing it wrong. If YOU bounce, you're doing it RIGHT.

Jan 28, 2009#78

LittleSin

I decided my words could do no justice to this bruise so I took a picture of it.

I then discovered that (to me) it looks like a Cthulu. To you it may just look like my fat back with a horrid marking.

OW.

Jan 28, 2009#79

Philosopher B.

Sitting in class and sniffing with a cold is a bitch. I feel like lying down and dying. I was so out of my head today I forgot an assignment in my farking Humanities class. I wrote some other in-class assignment, but then we were told that wouldn't count unless we turned the other thing in. I think. The class was getting up at that point. Argh. I have two classes tomorrow. I just want the damned weekend to get here ...

Edit: Sweet babies, LittleSin. If you look hard enough in there you might find Jesus. :eek:

Jan 28, 2009#80

Troll

LittleSin said:
I decided my words could do no justice to this bruise so I took a picture of it.

I then discovered that (to me) it looks like a Cthulu. To you it may just look like my fat back with a horrid marking.

OW.

Call the National Enquirer, we have another random Jesus spotting!

Jan 28, 2009#81

A

Amy old

kill it with fire!
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Jan 28, 2009#82

Yoink

that looks nasty .. I hope it quickly heals

btw I can really see Cthulhu there :teeth:

Jan 29, 2009#83

CynicismKills

Dentist worked on my teeth today and they hurt like hell. Had to chew lunch only on the right side of my mouth. Cold hurts my teeth right now too. Work sucks, so I'm hiding in the server room. I want to move now, not next month, I'm so done with this state.

Jan 29, 2009#84

Iaculus

LittleSin said:
I decided my words could do no justice to this bruise so I took a picture of it.

I then discovered that (to me) it looks like a Cthulu. To you it may just look like my fat back with a horrid marking.

OW.

Hrm - I'd say it's more of an elephant head. The ears and the trunk, see?

Jan 29, 2009#85

Silvanesti

I have an exam, paper, lab, and discussion due be midnight tonight. bah.

And my leg hurts incredibly bad for no good reason. double bah.

Jan 29, 2009#86

Null

Was told that if I mention our relationship at the workplace, it's over. I'll deal, and I understand the reasons, it was just like, "Aww."

If I wanted to tease her about it I'd say something like, "So, I'm your dirty little secret?" but it doesn't really bother me. I just wanted something to contribute here.

Jan 29, 2009#87

Gusto

I jokingly asked a coworker today why she hated me so much when I showed her nothing but love.

She thought I was serious, and responded, "I don't know."

Which strikes me as the Wrong Answer.

Jan 29, 2009#88

CynicismKills

Gusto said:
I jokingly asked a coworker today why she hated me so much when I showed her nothing but love.

She thought I was serious, and responded, "I don't know."

Which strikes me as the Wrong Answer.

"Hello Gusto, my name is Awkward Moment. I'd shake your hand but I'm too busy slapping you in the face."

Jan 29, 2009#89

Gusto

CynicismKills said:
Gusto said:

I jokingly asked a coworker today why she hated me so much when I showed her nothing but love.

She thought I was serious, and responded, "I don't know."

Which strikes me as the Wrong Answer.

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"Hello Gusto, my name is Awkward Moment. I'd shake your hand but I'm too busy slapping you in the face."

It was like she punched me in the stomach and then just left her fist there. I laughed it off at the time but it's still kinda bothering me.

Jan 29, 2009#90

CynicismKills

Gusto said:
CynicismKills said:

Gusto said:

I jokingly asked a coworker today why she hated me so much when I showed her nothing but love.

She thought I was serious, and responded, "I don't know."

Which strikes me as the Wrong Answer.

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"Hello Gusto, my name is Awkward Moment. I'd shake your hand but I'm too busy slapping you in the face."

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It was like she punched me in the stomach and then just left her fist there. I laughed it off at the time but it's still kinda bothering me.

Well it would bug the hell out of me too, I mean, really. That's not the answer you were expecting at all, and she obviously didn't know you were kidding.

Funny thing is she probably thinks you're ballsy as hell to straight up ask why she hates you.

Jan 29, 2009#91

Espy

Yeah. Sounds like she totally wants to bang you dude.

Or beat you up.

Jan 29, 2009#92

CynicismKills

Espy said:
Yeah. Sounds like she totally wants to bang you dude.

Or beat you up.

Maybe both.

At the same time.

Jan 29, 2009#93

Gusto

Espy said:
Yeah. Sounds like she totally wants to bang you dude.

She broke up with her boyfriend like 4 days ago and has been giving me mixed signals ever since...

Jan 30, 2009#94

Gared

Just... wow.

Cust: Yeah I downloaded the trial of the 9 thingy but I'm not sure it downloaded to my scanner or my printer. How do I find out if it downloaded to my scanner or my printer, I know it downloaded to my computer, but how do I download the 9 to my scanner?
Me: Let me transfer you to tech support so they explain to you how software works.

Jan 30, 2009#95

Bubble181

Ow Sin, that looks/sounds bad. Also, no shaking the baby! Bad!

Jan 30, 2009#96

CynicismKills

It's 80 fucking degrees outside at least, and I have to lug computers around campus for another hour. So glad it's Friday and I have a server room to hide in from time to time..

Edit: Also the other tech who's here today is in the lab next to my server room listening to shitty muzaak while he sets up programs in there. KENNY G NEEDS TO FALL FACE-FIRST ONTO HIS SAXOPHONE.

Jan 30, 2009#97

ElJuski

CynicismKills said:
It's 80 fucking degrees outside at least, and I have to lug computers around campus for another hour. So glad it's Friday and I have a server room to hide in from time to time..

Edit: Also the other tech who's here today is in the lab next to my server room listening to shitty muzaak while he sets up programs in there. KENNY G NEEDS TO FALL FACE-FIRST ONTO HIS SAXOPHONE.

YOU ARE COMPLAINING ABOUT 80 DEGREE WEATHER I AM RAGING SO MUCH RIGHT NOW FFFFUUUUU

Jan 30, 2009#98

CynicismKills

ElJuski said:
CynicismKills said:

It's 80 fucking degrees outside at least, and I have to lug computers around campus for another hour. So glad it's Friday and I have a server room to hide in from time to time..

Edit: Also the other tech who's here today is in the lab next to my server room listening to shitty muzaak while he sets up programs in there. KENNY G NEEDS TO FALL FACE-FIRST ONTO HIS SAXOPHONE.

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YOU ARE COMPLAINING ABOUT 80 DEGREE WEATHER I AM RAGING SO MUCH RIGHT NOW FFFFUUUUU

It's funny to read this as though your avatar is saying it between pelvic thrusts.

Jan 30, 2009#99

ElJuski

Ahahahahaha. This is true! You have just made me giggle. My rage is subsided for another day. Or, atleast until I go outside into the snow-filled frigid wasteland that is suburban Chicago. And then I'm going to FUCKING RAAAAAAAGE

Jan 30, 2009#100

CynicismKills

ElJuski said:
Ahahahahaha. This is true! You have just made me giggle. My rage is subsided for another day. Or, atleast until I go outside into the snow-filled frigid wasteland that is suburban Chicago. And then I'm going to FUCKING RAAAAAAAGE

I'm moving to GA in a month or so, I'll be in the cold soon and you will have your revenge.

Jan 30, 2009#101

ElJuski

CynicismKills said:
ElJuski said:

Ahahahahaha. This is true! You have just made me giggle. My rage is subsided for another day. Or, atleast until I go outside into the snow-filled frigid wasteland that is suburban Chicago. And then I'm going to FUCKING RAAAAAAAGE

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I'm moving to GA in a month or so, I'll be in the cold soon and you will have your revenge.

No, it only counts if you can't sit outside and drink mint-julips anymore while fanning yourself and talking about the help. But really, does Georgia actually get cold? I thought it was still relatively in The (Warm and Gentle)South.

Jan 30, 2009#102

CynicismKills

Probably not midwest cold like I remember, but it does get into the teens down there, usually.

Jan 30, 2009#103

ElJuski

*nods*

Okay, I accept you again. Welcome back baby :zoid:

Jan 30, 2009#104

CynicismKills

ElJuski said:
*nods*

Okay, I accept you again. Welcome back baby

Jan 30, 2009#105

Silvanesti

It got to a high of 4 today.

Stop your bitching... bitches.

Jan 31, 2009#106

Silvanesti

Its saturday, I should be sleeping. Not at work for 11 hours. blegh.

Feb 2, 2009#107

Wahad

Rant: Goddamnit.

Okay, so, new semester, right? 6am rise and shine, trudge through the daily routine, get to class.

Except there is no teacher. He was sick. Sent us a mail that he was.

Except he didn't send, or at least we didn't get any.

Goddamnit. Now I gotta wait four hours before next class starts.

Feb 2, 2009#108

HCGLNS

Rant: It's a !@#$%!#$% step you !@#$%#$% @!#$%@ learn how to @#$^%@# walk!

Feb 2, 2009#109

Bubble181

Rant: dentist tells me I don't have any cavities. Dentist takes X-Ray of my teeth for checking on my wisdom teeth and microcavities, meaning I get to come back a week later. Oh look, three places where I don't have a cavity *yet, but are slightly weaker than the other parts. Let's drill them out for security, it's a lot nicer to fix those places up before they become a cavity.

Of course, that DOES mean I get to go back the coming three weeks to have one tooth drilled every time - hurting every time and costing me a flippin' boatload of money. That'll be 4 dentist visits in a month. That's over €200, bastard. Okay, I get most of it (about €160) back in the end, but still. GRH.

Feb 2, 2009#110

Found out this morning that my best friend's mother died over the weekend. She was a delightful lady with lots of fascinating opinions on movies, and we used to email each other all the time about TV and movies, especially around Oscar time.

Pretty much why I'm doing stupid shit like that Mix-a-Lot parody today.

Feb 3, 2009#111

Scarlet Varlet

Ever have a really bad day at work, and then another?

Got me looking at other jobs. This is long overdue.

Feb 3, 2009#112

And now it's time for full-on panic mode.

Feb 3, 2009#113

The Mike

More than a Rant it´s an advice...

Wear comfortable shoes

Feb 3, 2009#114

Cheesy1

Found out last week that my aunt has breast cancer. She's getting one of them removed this Friday during a 5-hour operation. I'm praying she comes through it ok. :sadness:

Feb 3, 2009#115

Cajungal

I'm so sorry. I hope everything turns out ok.

Feb 3, 2009#116

CynicismKills

Fucking artist's block. Ever since I did the Space Rum thing, I haven't been able to get anything else down to paper.

And I hope everything works out alright, Cheesy.

Feb 3, 2009#117

Cajungal

I love going to Subway, but there's one thing about it that always makes me tense:

When I'm telling the person what I want on it, I can never decide my speed. Some of them hurry me along and tell me that they'll remember what I say. Others say, "Wait... wait... wait...." after every individual dressing. It's just awkward. Now I do them one by one very slowly, and tonight the guy looked at me like I thought he was retarded. I don't! I'm just trying to make your job easier! Ahhh, sammich.

Feb 3, 2009#118

Cheesy1

Thanks guys.

I'm also still worried about my friend in the military who's still waiting to have a operation scheduled to remove a brain tumor. Stupid bureaucracy keeping her from getting the help she needs quickly. She fought a war for you guys, you penny-pinching ungrateful Army fucks! All veterans deserve better than what you give them. :grrr:

Feb 3, 2009#119

Cajungal

Cheesy1 said:
Thanks guys.

I'm also still worried about my friend in the military who's still waiting to have a operation scheduled to remove a brain tumor. Stupid bureaucracy keeping her from getting the help she needs quickly. She fought a war for you guys, you penny-pinching ungrateful Army fucks! All veterans deserve better than what you give them. :grrr:

^ That^1,000 :\

Feb 3, 2009#120

Bubble181

ZenMonkey said:
And now it's time for full-on panic mode.

Remember the H2G2. It's always, always good advice.

Also: my father just had prostate surgery. It went a-ok. This is good. :thumbsup:

He still can't leave the house because of having to pee every 2 two minutes. This is bad.
Also: my grandmother was near death, now they've given her epo and she's hopping and running around like nothing....Now the doctors say she apparently doesn't need the epo, what with her being so good...So they're stopping the treatment. Err, guys? That's *why* she's so good again. Idiots.
Also: my work screws me over. Legal minimum is 20 days in a 5-days-a-week system, or 24 in a six-day schedule. I have a six day schedule, yet, on a technicality, only get 20 days. That means my friday-to-sunday week of vacation costs me 9 out of 20 days. Great, guys. Thanks a bunch.

Feb 4, 2009#121

CynicismKills

Nothing inspires me anymore and that makes me very, very sad. I feel like I've forgotten how to create.

Feb 4, 2009#122

ElJuski

CynicismKills said:
Nothing inspires me anymore and that makes me very, very sad. I feel like I've forgotten how to create.

I'm going to send you nudes. Lightning in a bottle, my friend. :zoid:

Feb 4, 2009#123

Jake

The lightning is his penis.

Feb 4, 2009#124

ElJuski

Jake said:
The lightning is his penis.

Thor's Hammer baby yeah okay i'm done talking about my penis to you people

Feb 4, 2009#125

Espy

Stupid teenagers who live in their little world of limited personal experience and yet believe that they are always right piss me off.
I'm usually VERY patient with all kinds of people, they don't ruffle my feathers no matter how insulting but there is something about a silly little 18 or 19 year old who can't see past their nose and is convinced they know all that bugs the heck out of me.

I have ranted. Take note.

Feb 4, 2009#126

Cajungal

I feel good about this rant, because I did something about it.

The library computers are for academic purposes, but people still insist on checking last night's drunken pictures on facebook when the lab is completely full! I hate it! And even stupider, there are people who just sit there in front of a computer--turned off--reading... not using the computer. So today, this guy was sitting in front of a computer with facebook up doing math homework. So I tapped him on the shoulder and asked, "Are you actually using that? If not, I really need to print something." Aaaand he got up! Woop woop. Argh but I can't believe how many people just stand there waiting.... and no I'm not on a library computer right now. ^_^

Feb 4, 2009#127

ElJuski

I never really care if people are using the library computers for dumb shit, but I sure as fuck hate when one person takes the group study rooms. So many times I needed a group to use the study room

Feb 4, 2009#128

Gusto

Cajungal said:
I feel good about this rant, because I did something about it.

The library computers are for academic purposes, but people still insist on checking last night's drunken pictures on facebook when the lab is completely full! I hate it! And even stupider, there are people who just sit there in front of a computer--turned off--reading... not using the computer. So today, this guy was sitting in front of a computer with facebook up doing math homework. So I tapped him on the shoulder and asked, "Are you actually using that? If not, I really need to print something." Aaaand he got up! Woop woop. Argh but I can't believe how many people just stand there waiting.... and no I'm not on a library computer right now. ^_^

ElJuski said:
I never really care if people are using the library computers for dumb shit, but I sure as fuck hate when one person takes the group study rooms. So many times I needed a group to use the study room

I am BOTH of these people.

To be fair though, no one has ever asked to use the study room that we used for M:TG or D&D, and there are probably more computer labs at my school than teachers.

Feb 4, 2009#129

CynicismKills

Gusto said:
To be fair though, no one has ever asked to use the study room that we used for M:TG or D&D, and there are probably more computer labs at my school than teachers.

Probably because the room smells like Cheetos, Dr. Pepper and desperation. :Leyla:

Feb 4, 2009#130

Gusto

CynicismKills said:
Gusto said:

To be fair though, no one has ever asked to use the study room that we used for M:TG or D&D, and there are probably more computer labs at my school than teachers.

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Probably because the room smells like Cheetos, Dr. Pepper and desperation.

If the room smelled like Cheetos I would avoid it like the plague. And more like Mountain Dew. You got desperation right though.

Feb 4, 2009#131

ElJuski

Gusto said:
Cajungal said:

I feel good about this rant, because I did something about it.

The library computers are for academic purposes, but people still insist on checking last night's drunken pictures on facebook when the lab is completely full! I hate it! And even stupider, there are people who just sit there in front of a computer--turned off--reading... not using the computer. So today, this guy was sitting in front of a computer with facebook up doing math homework. So I tapped him on the shoulder and asked, "Are you actually using that? If not, I really need to print something." Aaaand he got up! Woop woop. Argh but I can't believe how many people just stand there waiting.... and no I'm not on a library computer right now. ^_^

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ElJuski said:

I never really care if people are using the library computers for dumb shit, but I sure as fuck hate when one person takes the group study rooms. So many times I needed a group to use the study room

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I am BOTH of these people.

To be fair though, no one has ever asked to use the study room that we used for M:TG or D&D, and there are probably more computer labs at my school than teachers.

IMA CUT YOU

Feb 4, 2009#132

CynicismKills

Gusto said:
CynicismKills said:

Gusto said:

To be fair though, no one has ever asked to use the study room that we used for M:TG or D&D, and there are probably more computer labs at my school than teachers.

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Probably because the room smells like Cheetos, Dr. Pepper and desperation.

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If the room smelled like Cheetos I would avoid it like the plague. And more like Mountain Dew. You got desperation right though.

IT WAS A JOKE AT YOUR EXPENSE YOU'RE NOT SUPPOSED TO AGREE

Nobody understands me. (//.-)

Feb 4, 2009#133

ElJuski

That emo emote makes me giggle too. SO much to laugh at these days!

Feb 4, 2009#134

CynicismKills

ElJuski said:
That emo emote makes me giggle too. SO much to laugh at these days!

I've learned so many useless emotes:

*3* Some kind of kissy face.

(*W*) I have no idea.

(w*3*)w I think it's an Octorok.

/\/\(*w*)/\/\ OH GOD SPIDERSSSSSSSSS

Feb 4, 2009#135

ElJuski

SPIDERS OH SHIIIIIIIIIIIIT

Feb 4, 2009#136

CynicismKills

ElJuski said:
SPIDERS OH SHIIIIIIIIIIIIT

\/\/`(*vv*)`\/\/

OH GOD BATS

Feb 4, 2009#137

Silvanesti

ElJuski said:
I never really care if people are using the library computers for dumb shit, but I sure as fuck hate when one person takes the group study rooms. So many times I needed a group to use the study room

I HATE those people. You're in a public library, yes, you are going to deal with the public. So its fucking stupid to get a study room just so you dont have to be out in the open. (and we can't say anything to them, because it's not against policy)

Accual rant:

One of the awesome people in my dept quit to go to a different job. Now i have much more work till we get another person, and one less person i can talk and joke with.

Feb 4, 2009#138

M

Meraede

Massive rant: My husband was on training to go over to Afghanistan for 9 months, was in Afghanistan for 6 months and was posted to another base once he got back.

Yes, I know I can move to where he is but he really wants to come back to this base (where he is massively needed) but the career manager says no. Plus I've got a really good job here that I enjoy. The people (well, most of them) are really great, I don't have to drive 45 minutes to the nearest city to work, and I've got alot of latitude with my job so I can work on my accounting degree while in the office. Frankly, moving and having to look for a new job in the current economic environment scares the crap outta me.

<sigh> We've been married for 4 years and physically together for 2. When do we get to be a family again?

I need a drink.

Feb 4, 2009#139

Le Quack

The singer in my band didn't show up untill 90 minutes after our gig was suppose to start.

He had two weeks to tell us he couldn't fix everything regarding his class conflict.
I call a replacement singer and give him my share of the money for saving our asses.
Whenever our original singer shows up, he asks me why I gave the other singer my full cut of the pay.
I tell him its because he didn't show up for 90 minutes after the gig was suppose to start.

He runs to the guitar player and starts whining, and keeping up with his infintile act after we confront him about all of our problems with his canceling practices and other things.

He says " You can find a new singer " and storms off like a baby.

Now we've got several gigs this February with no solid singer.

Feb 4, 2009#140

Meraede said:
<sigh> We've been married for 4 years and physically together for 2. When do we get to be a family again?

*hug*

That must be incredibly difficult.

Feb 4, 2009#141

Cajungal

^Just to clarify, Juski and Gusto----if there are over a dozen computer stations empty---go nuts! I don't care what you do. But at peak hours when EVERYONE needs a computer, I think it's common courtesy to wait to check your personal pages.

Feb 4, 2009#142

Bubble181

Meraede said:
Massive rant: My husband was on training to go over to Afghanistan for 9 months, was in Afghanistan for 6 months and was posted to another base once he got back.

Yes, I know I can move to where he is but he really wants to come back to this base (where he is massively needed) but the career manager says no. Plus I've got a really good job here that I enjoy. The people (well, most of them) are really great, I don't have to drive 45 minutes to the nearest city to work, and I've got alot of latitude with my job so I can work on my accounting degree while in the office. Frankly, moving and having to look for a new job in the current economic environment scares the crap outta me.

<sigh> We've been married for 4 years and physically together for 2. When do we get to be a family again?

I need a drink.

Sounds pretty bad, damn.

Also, yay me, I pegged you as female after your very first post. Harr.

Feb 4, 2009#143

Iaculus

ElJuski said:
Jake said:

The lightning is his penis.

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Thor's Hammer baby yeah okay i'm done talking about my penis to you people

Not much to talk about, is there?

Feb 4, 2009#144

ElJuski

Iaculus said:
ElJuski said:

Jake said:

The lightning is his penis.

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Thor's Hammer baby yeah okay i'm done talking about my penis to you people

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Not much to talk about, is there?

What's there to say? It does its job, and speaks for itself :pud:

Feb 4, 2009#145

CynicismKills

ElJuski said:
Iaculus said:

ElJuski said:

Jake said:

The lightning is his penis.

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Thor's Hammer baby yeah okay i'm done talking about my penis to you people

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Not much to talk about, is there?

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What's there to say? It does its job, and speaks for itself

Sad thing is it only speaks when there's another guy in the room. :blargh:

Feb 4, 2009#146

ElJuski

CynicismKills said:
Sad thing is it only speaks when there's another guy in the room. :blargh:

So tell them what it says :zoid:

Feb 4, 2009#147

The Mike

I’ve noticed a strange phenomenon and I want to know if it’s me or if it happens to others.
The way I post is I open the active posts to see what is going on, open 4 or 5 threads on different tabs, read the subject and post on each, refresh and respond accordingly, but from time to time I get the feeling I’m either a thread killer or something is wrong, because I am stuck with 4 tabs were nobody is posting after me.
Ever get this feeling?
Is it me?

Feb 4, 2009#148

CynicismKills

ElJuski said:
CynicismKills said:

Sad thing is it only speaks when there's another guy in the room. :blargh:

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So tell them what it says

But that's our little secret.

Feb 4, 2009#149

Gusto

The Mike said:
I’ve noticed a strange phenomenon and I want to know if it’s me or if it happens to others.
The way I post is I open the active posts to see what is going on, open 4 or 5 threads on different tabs, read the subject and post on each, refresh and respond accordingly, but from time to time I get the feeling I’m either a thread killer or something is wrong, because I am stuck with 4 tabs were nobody is posting after me.
Ever get this feeling?
Is it me?

/crickets

Nah just kidding. I used to get that idea too. That mine would be the post that ruined the thread. But that was back in the Halfpixel days when I really didn't think anyone cared what I thought.

It was nice to be brought back to these forums by certain members who wanted me to return.

It let me open up a bit, and if I kill a thread, no worries.

Feb 4, 2009#150

The Mike

Gusto said:
The Mike said:

I’ve noticed a strange phenomenon and I want to know if it’s me or if it happens to others.
The way I post is I open the active posts to see what is going on, open 4 or 5 threads on different tabs, read the subject and post on each, refresh and respond accordingly, but from time to time I get the feeling I’m either a thread killer or something is wrong, because I am stuck with 4 tabs were nobody is posting after me.
Ever get this feeling?
Is it me?

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/crickets

Nah just kidding. I used to get that idea too. That mine would be the post that ruined the thread. But that was back in the Halfpixel days when I really didn't think anyone cared what I thought.

It was nice to be brought back to these forums by certain members who wanted me to return. It let me open up a bit, and if I kill a thread, no worries.

Helping? hurting or glowing on your popularity?

Feb 4, 2009#151

Gusto

Hehe, I don't think I'm popular.

I just mean that I was so terrified of killing a thread that I would stop posting. Don't stop posting, The Mike.

Feb 4, 2009#152

Troll

I fucking hate substitute teachers. Worthless pieces of shit so far.

Feb 4, 2009#153

Bubble181

Yeah, don't stop posting. I'm pretty sure you'd find I have killed far more threads than you have :-P

Actually, it's just that, with some posters leaving and others joining, depending on the time of day, some threads will gently get lower down on the first page. When you opened it up, it might've been one of the top 4 threads, but for new arrivals, it may have been pushed down to fifth or sixth place, and they miss it.

I, for one, ALWAYS have only one tab open on this forum. I always go back and forth to the general forum to see what other threads have moved, who has responded where, etc. While the reaction speed is slightly slower, it enables you to follow more threads - and notice newer threads quicker - than by just opening threads in a new tab.

Feb 4, 2009#154

Gusto

Bubble181 said:
I, for one, ALWAYS have only one tab open on this forum. I always go back and forth to the general forum to see what other threads have moved, who has responded where, etc. While the reaction speed is slightly slower, it enables you to follow more threads - and notice newer threads quicker - than by just opening threads in a new tab.

Yeah, this. I have too many other tabs open anyways.

Feb 4, 2009#155

The Mike

Bubble181 said:
Yeah, don't stop posting. I'm pretty sure you'd find I have killed far more threads than you have :-P

Actually, it's just that, with some posters leaving and others joining, depending on the time of day, some threads will gently get lower down on the first page. When you opened it up, it might've been one of the top 4 threads, but for new arrivals, it may have been pushed down to fifth or sixth place, and they miss it.

I, for one, ALWAYS have only one tab open on this forum. I always go back and forth to the general forum to see what other threads have moved, who has responded where, etc. While the reaction speed is slightly slower, it enables you to follow more threads - and notice newer threads quicker - than by just opening threads in a new tab.

You only have one tab an yet you post like your life depends on it

Feb 4, 2009#156

Bubble181

The Mike said:
Bubble181 said:

Yeah, don't stop posting. I'm pretty sure you'd find I have killed far more threads than you have :-P

Actually, it's just that, with some posters leaving and others joining, depending on the time of day, some threads will gently get lower down on the first page. When you opened it up, it might've been one of the top 4 threads, but for new arrivals, it may have been pushed down to fifth or sixth place, and they miss it.

I, for one, ALWAYS have only one tab open on this forum. I always go back and forth to the general forum to see what other threads have moved, who has responded where, etc. While the reaction speed is slightly slower, it enables you to follow more threads - and notice newer threads quicker - than by just opening threads in a new tab.

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You only have one tab an yet you post like your life depends on it

It does. I am, at this very moment, recording scenes from Speed III. I have to keep posting at this speed, or my PC explodes.

Feb 4, 2009#157

Iaculus

CynicismKills said:
ElJuski said:

CynicismKills said:

Sad thing is it only speaks when there's another guy in the room. :blargh:

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So tell them what it says

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But that's our little secret.

Very little secret.

Feb 4, 2009#158

Cajungal

Gusto said:
The Mike said:

I’ve noticed a strange phenomenon and I want to know if it’s me or if it happens to others.
The way I post is I open the active posts to see what is going on, open 4 or 5 threads on different tabs, read the subject and post on each, refresh and respond accordingly, but from time to time I get the feeling I’m either a thread killer or something is wrong, because I am stuck with 4 tabs were nobody is posting after me.
Ever get this feeling?
Is it me?

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/crickets

Nah just kidding. I used to get that idea too. That mine would be the post that ruined the thread. But that was back in the Halfpixel days when I really didn't think anyone cared what I thought.

It was nice to be brought back to these forums by certain members who wanted me to return. It let me open up a bit, and if I kill a thread, no worries.

I totally used to feel this way. When I first started posting on HP, I was half afraid of being run out by foaming-at-the-mouth, vicious trolls... but that's just because I've had terrible forum experiences before this. I like it here. ^_^ And if you don't care what I have to say... well, too bad. I'm posting anyway!

Useless fact: My current favorite cheese is Cambazola.

Feb 4, 2009#159

Troll

Cajungal said:
I totally used to feel this way. When I first started posting on HP, I was half afraid of being run out by foaming-at-the-mouth, vicious trolls...

Eh, I do my best but for some reason no one ever takes the bait around here. So instead of a forum filled with vicious trolls you get fluffy little ones instead.

RANT: None of you take my bait around here! How completely unexpected and unintended!

Feb 6, 2009#160

HCGLNS

RANT: Lousy Smarch weather! 2 hours of using a pick axe to free up the mountain of ice on my driveway and I am only 1/3 finished.

Feb 6, 2009#161

HCGLNS said:
RANT: Lousy Smarch weather! 2 hours of using a pick axe to free up the mountain of ice on my driveway and I am only 1/3 finished.

A pick axe?!? Did you find any Thorium ore while you were at it?

Feb 6, 2009#162

HCGLNS

No ore was found, my Yukon Cornelius skills are weak after shaving my beard.

Feb 6, 2009#163

RANT: I started the Board Request category on the same day that the main phpBB site got hit with a 0-day exploit. So I have all of these cool things I want to do* but I CAN'T!

Stupid 0-day exploits.

*Things such as navigation buttons, quick reply and possibly even a new skin. The skin one is problematic because all of these little things I'm adding would have to be added again, which is a pain in the butt.

Feb 6, 2009#164

chakz

Gusto said:
The Mike said:

I’ve noticed a strange phenomenon and I want to know if it’s me or if it happens to others.
The way I post is I open the active posts to see what is going on, open 4 or 5 threads on different tabs, read the subject and post on each, refresh and respond accordingly, but from time to time I get the feeling I’m either a thread killer or something is wrong, because I am stuck with 4 tabs were nobody is posting after me.
Ever get this feeling?
Is it me?

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/crickets

Nah just kidding. I used to get that idea too. That mine would be the post that ruined the thread. But that was back in the Halfpixel days when I really didn't think anyone cared what I thought.

It was nice to be brought back to these forums by certain members who wanted me to return. It let me open up a bit, and if I kill a thread, no worries.

You know, I get the exact same feeling. I'd post something and then the thread would drop like a stone.

Feb 6, 2009#165

ElJuski

Man I had all these bits of conversation lined up but after Chakz posted....yeah I got nothing.

THANKS. :humph:

Feb 6, 2009#166

chakz

ElJuski said:
Man I had all these bits of conversation lined up but after Chakz posted....yeah I got nothing.

THANKS. :humph:

:tear:

Feb 6, 2009#167

Shannow

Stupid IP ban :angry:

Feb 6, 2009#168

Shannow said:
Stupid IP ban :angry:

You should have no issues now. Are you still getting an error?

Feb 6, 2009#169

Shannow

At work atm. Ill check when I get home thanks. Thanks!

edit: Curses! Cant check until Sunday, leaving directly from here for the 5 hour ride to NYC forr Comic con!

Feb 6, 2009#170

LittleSin

Argh! My husbands temper is getting worst and it's making me me so depressed and angry! He will literally freak out about the smallest thing and start throwing books or chairs around and then shout at me if I tell him to calm down or to stop destroying my shit!

His gamer rage has reached new limits. Get shot once? Hell! I'll throw my wallet at the wall and leave a huge dent! He won't eat anything that is cooked for him because it's not he wanted despite the fact I ask him what he want and he says "I don't care" or I'll tell him what I want to cook he'll say "sure' then have a fit when he doesn't like it.

It's just...just....so mind numbing. It feels like everything is my fault.

Feb 6, 2009#171

ElJuski

Yikes. They're just video games, mister Little Sin >_>

Feb 6, 2009#172

Gusto

Mr. Sin has the Stress. :confused:

Feb 6, 2009#173

LittleSin said:
Argh! My husbands temper is getting worst and it's making me me so depressed and angry! He will literally freak out about the smallest thing and start throwing books or chairs around and then shout at me if I tell him to calm down or to stop destroying my shit!

His gamer rage has reached new limits. Get shot once? Hell! I'll throw my wallet at the wall and leave a huge dent! He won't eat anything that is cooked for him because it's not he wanted despite the fact I ask him what he want and he says "I don't care" or I'll tell him what I want to cook he'll say "sure' then have a fit when he doesn't like it.

It's just...just....so mind numbing. It feels like everything is my fault.

Is this a dramatic departure? You might need to talk to him when he's in a calm & good mood (like after nookie) and ask him if there's something else going on like additional stress. Or he may need to see a doctor for something neurological.

Feb 6, 2009#174

CynicismKills

Gusto said:
Mr. Sin has the Stress.

I'm going to agree there, I know my dad has the random snaps like that when he's stressed too. Hope you can get him to talk to you and calm down.

Feb 6, 2009#175

Bubble181

I recognise that behaviour from my very worst days, too. I'd bet money it isn't just gamer rage, but there's something else going on...As previous people said - try talking to him at a calm and happy moment, if there still some like that.
I could be off base again, but it might be pre-becoming-a-father-stress? Or something else entirely, of course.

Feb 6, 2009#176

HCGLNS

LittleSin said:
Argh! My husbands temper is getting worst and it's making me me so depressed and angry! He will literally freak out about the smallest thing and start throwing books or chairs around and then shout at me if I tell him to calm down or to stop destroying my shit!

His gamer rage has reached new limits. Get shot once? Hell! I'll throw my wallet at the wall and leave a huge dent! He won't eat anything that is cooked for him because it's not he wanted despite the fact I ask him what he want and he says "I don't care" or I'll tell him what I want to cook he'll say "sure' then have a fit when he doesn't like it.

It's just...just....so mind numbing. It feels like everything is my fault.

It's not your fault. If this behaviour is new, it may be linked to your current condition. Many men have a hard time with pregnancy and the various situations associated with it. Talk to him about it, talk to a doctor about it, hopefully you can resolve it before you have to talk to the police about it.

Feb 6, 2009#177

Gusto

I don't think I've ever had real gamer rage. Hell, I use games to relieve that stress.

I think I should get back into TF2 soon...

Feb 6, 2009#178

Wasabi Poptart

Edrondol said:
LittleSin said:

Argh! My husbands temper is getting worst and it's making me me so depressed and angry! He will literally freak out about the smallest thing and start throwing books or chairs around and then shout at me if I tell him to calm down or to stop destroying my shit!

His gamer rage has reached new limits. Get shot once? Hell! I'll throw my wallet at the wall and leave a huge dent! He won't eat anything that is cooked for him because it's not he wanted despite the fact I ask him what he want and he says "I don't care" or I'll tell him what I want to cook he'll say "sure' then have a fit when he doesn't like it.

It's just...just....so mind numbing. It feels like everything is my fault.

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Is this a dramatic departure? You might need to talk to him when he's in a calm & good mood (like after nookie) and ask him if there's something else going on like additional stress. Or he may need to see a doctor for something neurological.

This. I also would stop cooking for him. Make your own meal and don't worry about his.

Feb 6, 2009#179

LittleSin

I appreciate the concern and advice. Blue is very stubborn and refuses to admit if there's a problem with how he does things. I live with it, I knew he was stubborn when I married him...I also knew he had gamer rage when I married him. It's just that it's gotten progressively worse and he tells me he's trying but he refuses any kind of consellnig and he won't even go with me to my doctors appointments. I had to beg him to go to the ultrasound because he is very afraid of hospitals. He'll go see his family doctor only after a problem has increased to a point that he's like the walking dead.

Stubborn. He's convinced that no one know better them himself. He'll listen to my grievances and he'll admit that his temper is problem but bring up any kind of help and he just clams up.

As for the cooking thing, I blame his parents. He is spoiled that way. If he didn't like something he didn't have to eat it and that get up and cook him chicken nuggets or pizza or...whatever. I fear that these dietary habits will be learned by our baby.

He IS trying though. He finally gave up soda pop. For years that was what he would drink all the time and parents didn't see a problem with that. They still don't. They keep dropping off bottles of coke and telling him that he needs the caffeine cuz he's an addict and since caffeine isn't too bad he should indulge.

It drives me mental.

Wow. That was a real rant.

Feb 6, 2009#180

Wasabi Poptart

I wouldn't worry so much about the baby picking up his food habits. You have a hand in what your munchkin is going to eat, too. I'd be more worried that the baby is going to pick up his bad "rage" habit or be a victim of it. Maybe you should find a way to record him when he starts going off so he can see exactly what he acts like. Or tell him to get over his problem or else leave until he can act human again. I've made my husband leave the house on several occasions when he was in a foul mood that needed to end.

Feb 6, 2009#181

Le Quack

WildSoul said:
I wouldn't worry so much about the baby picking up his food habits. You have a hand in what your munchkin is going to eat, too. I'd be more worried that the baby is going to pick up his bad "rage" habit or be a victim of it. Maybe you should find a way to record him when he starts going off so he can see exactly what he acts like. Or tell him to get over his problem or else leave until he can act human again. I've made my husband leave the house on several occasions when he was in a foul mood that needed to end.

Have him stop playing video games.
When I stopped playing games, my nerd rage went way down.

Before I stopped, I used to have rolls of toilet paper near my desk and when I got pissed I'd throw them at the wall as hard as I could.
Maybe he should try that.

Feb 6, 2009#182

Gusto

Le Quack said:
WildSoul said:

I wouldn't worry so much about the baby picking up his food habits. You have a hand in what your munchkin is going to eat, too. I'd be more worried that the baby is going to pick up his bad "rage" habit or be a victim of it. Maybe you should find a way to record him when he starts going off so he can see exactly what he acts like. Or tell him to get over his problem or else leave until he can act human again. I've made my husband leave the house on several occasions when he was in a foul mood that needed to end.

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Have him stop playing video games.
When I stopped playing games, my nerd rage went way down.

Before I stopped, I used to have rolls of toilet paper near my desk and when I got pissed I'd throw them at the wall as hard as I could.
Maybe he should try that.

I wouldn't have thought it'd be possible to dent a wall with a sweater.

OBSCURE REFERENCE GOOOOOOO.

Feb 6, 2009#183

CynicismKills

Gusto said:
Le Quack said:

WildSoul said:

I wouldn't worry so much about the baby picking up his food habits. You have a hand in what your munchkin is going to eat, too. I'd be more worried that the baby is going to pick up his bad "rage" habit or be a victim of it. Maybe you should find a way to record him when he starts going off so he can see exactly what he acts like. Or tell him to get over his problem or else leave until he can act human again. I've made my husband leave the house on several occasions when he was in a foul mood that needed to end.

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Have him stop playing video games.
When I stopped playing games, my nerd rage went way down.

Before I stopped, I used to have rolls of toilet paper near my desk and when I got pissed I'd throw them at the wall as hard as I could.
Maybe he should try that.

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I wouldn't have thought it'd be possible to dent a wall with a sweater.

OBSCURE REFERENCE GOOOOOOO.

WIIGII

Feb 6, 2009#184

Gusto

CynicismKills said:
WIIGII

YOU ARE GREAT

Feb 6, 2009#185

LittleSin said:
I appreciate the concern and advice. Blue is very stubborn and refuses to admit if there's a problem with how he does things. I live with it, I knew he was stubborn when I married him...I also knew he had gamer rage when I married him. It's just that it's gotten progressively worse and he tells me he's trying but he refuses any kind of consellnig and he won't even go with me to my doctors appointments. I had to beg him to go to the ultrasound because he is very afraid of hospitals. He'll go see his family doctor only after a problem has increased to a point that he's like the walking dead.

Stubborn. He's convinced that no one know better them himself. He'll listen to my grievances and he'll admit that his temper is problem but bring up any kind of help and he just clams up.

As for the cooking thing, I blame his parents. He is spoiled that way. If he didn't like something he didn't have to eat it and that get up and cook him chicken nuggets or pizza or...whatever. I fear that these dietary habits will be learned by our baby.

He IS trying though. He finally gave up soda pop. For years that was what he would drink all the time and parents didn't see a problem with that. They still don't. They keep dropping off bottles of coke and telling him that he needs the caffeine cuz he's an addict and since caffeine isn't too bad he should indulge.

It drives me mental.

Wow. That was a real rant.

Tell him that he's scaring you and that you fear that he might get out of control. Let him know that this affects you and the health of you, the baby and the marriage. If he still refuses there's not much you can do besides choosing to stay and put up with it or choosing to leave.

Feb 6, 2009#186

Seraphyn

I JUST WANT TO SLEEP DAMNIT!

That is all.

Feb 6, 2009#187

Cheesy1

Seraphyn said:
I JUST WANT TO SLEEP DAMNIT!

That is all.

Ugh, I was like that earlier this week. I'm sorry! :sadness:

Feb 6, 2009#188

Iaculus

There is good snow, and there is bad snow. Bad snow is when it snows, then it rains, then you have to get from a bar in the middle of town to your university hall of residence on the outskirts by climbing a very steep hill after several gin-and-tonics where you halfway forgot the 'tonic' bit.

Guess who just had an encounter with bad snow? Go on, take a wild stab.

Feb 6, 2009#189

Allen, who is Quiet

Shit, Writers' Block.
:Leyla:

Feb 6, 2009#190

Silvanesti

Allen said:
Shit, Writers' Block.

ditto! bahhh

Feb 6, 2009#191

Seraphyn

Cheesy1 said:
Seraphyn said:

I JUST WANT TO SLEEP DAMNIT!

That is all.

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Ugh, I was like that earlier this week. I'm sorry! :sadness:

I've always had trouble, sleeping only once every two days. Lately though it's slowly slipping into once every 3 days. I've been up since Wednesday. Bleh

Feb 6, 2009#192

Troll

Seraphyn said:
Cheesy1 said:

Seraphyn said:

I JUST WANT TO SLEEP DAMNIT!

That is all.

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Ugh, I was like that earlier this week. I'm sorry! :sadness:

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I've always had trouble, sleeping only once every two days. Lately though it's slowly slipping into once every 3 days. I've been up since Wednesday. Bleh

Bah! I had trouble sleeping last night. I had to be up at 6 for work, but I couldn't sleep at all until around 3:30 or so. I feel your pain.

Feb 7, 2009#193

Bubble181

Iaculus said:
There is good snow, and there is bad snow. Bad snow is when it snows, then it rains, then you have to get from a bar in the middle of town to your university hall of residence on the outskirts by climbing a very steep hill after several gin-and-tonics where you halfway forgot the 'tonic' bit.

Guess who just had an encounter with bad snow? Go on, take a wild stab.

Michael Jackson? The Grinch? Ed? Michael Phelps? No? ....I'm all out of ideas. Damn.

Rant: If you're sick, that's pretty bad. I sympathise. If you're really pretty sick, but you decide to tough it out and come to work? Good for you, too bad our employer doesn't really care, but kudos. If you're too sick to actually do the damn work, showing up means there won't be a replacement, and that means I have to do your work as well. We're already heavily understaffed with only 2 operators at peak times. You spending 30% of your time in the bathroom, 30% of your time coughing and sneezing so hard you can't pick up a phone and interrupt my calls, 30% of your time whining about how much it hurts and how bad it is? Doesn't help. Either you're seriously sick, so stay at home and get better, or you man up and come to work and, you know, work. Ass.
Secondly: if you have the flue, and a vowel infection and all those other nice things that accompany that sort of thing, I'm sorry for you, I truly am. However, we're together in a relatively small, "air-conditioned" room. If you have to sneeze, use a flippin' handkerchief. If you're coughing, put your hand in front of your mouth. If you're hacking up green gooballs, you should probably not even be working, but if so, don't just hack them on the frickin' keyboard I'll be using later on too. Seriously, how hard is it? Keep your germs to yourself. Try to be at least marginally hygienic. Filthy bastard.

Feb 7, 2009#194

Wahad

Bubble181 said:
<ka-snip>
a vowel infection
<ka-snip>

So what, he only speaks in consonants now?

Kidding aside, I know how it is - more or less, anyway - and it sucks. Hang in there. Plus, can't you file a complaint that the guy has to be forcefully sent home or whatever? Just pretend you care for his well-being. :zoid:

Feb 7, 2009#195

Bubble181

Well, considering it's the weekend and we're the only two having to work, plus the fact that we're in charge of sending out control doctors...it would be difficult. nd ys, h spks lk ths. :-P

Feb 7, 2009#196

Kitty Sinatra

Bubble181 said:
Secondly: if you have the flue, and a vowel infection and all those other nice things that accompany that sort of thing, I'm sorry for you, I truly am. However, we're together in a relatively small, "air-conditioned" room.

Oh, there was one day when my nose just wouldn't stop running and I was feeling chilled enough that I had to turn off the fans around me. I felt bad quite for the guy working next to me having to watch me deal with the runny nose, so I figured it was better for everyone if I just left at break time. I apologized to him on the way out, and he was gracious enough about. He said that he was more annoyed that I had turned off the fan, though. So I then had to also thank him for not fighting with me about the fan (I know that other people would be asses about it, concerned only about their comfort).

So yeah, there is absolutely a point where you are too sick to be at work.

Feb 7, 2009#197

Scarlet Varlet

Web service provider changed directory structure on me without notifying.

AAAAARRRGGGHHHHHHHH!!!!!

Feb 7, 2009#198

strawman

Nothing to rant on today. Stay tuned though, we're supposed to have a software drop next week and as usual the lead doesn't have a grip on the project.

:aaahhh:

-Adam

Feb 7, 2009#199

Silvanesti

Only need to reword and iron out the last 10 pages of this report... but cant find the fucking motivation. I feel so fucking worthless.

Feb 7, 2009#200

Scarlet Varlet

Overcooked my carrot pickles. I'm certain of it.

I bet they turn out mushy.

Feb 7, 2009#201

Scarlet Varlet

And another thing!

Every fucking search now seems to second guess me and insert shite I'm not looking for, don't give a care about and they can shove up their arses.

What the fuck is going on here, search engine writers? I mean what I say and I don't need your fucking help or suggestions! Feck off!

Feb 8, 2009#202

Enresshou

Started off the week taking my car in to have the thermostat fixed, only to find out that not only was the thermostat screwed up, my battery was pretty much dead (knew that already, since I've had trouble starting it sometimes) and that one of the cables was completely corroded. A hopeful-$200 fix for the thermostat turned into $650 all things considered.

The classes offered next quarter, due to budget cuts, were cut to one time slot per class--meaning that there's no longer a Tuesday/Thursday section for all but one of them, and they're all offered in the early to mid afternoon, meaning I have to give up my position as assistant manager (i.e. "guaranteed hours") and go back to getting between ten and fifteen hours a week if I'm lucky.

The guy I recommended for my position has been having anxiety attacks, and--despite the doctor flat-out telling him, "They are dangerous and you should take the goddamn medication I prescribed you two months ago" because they've been getting more and more frequent--he had another anxiety attack, leaving me to close a very busy store located in a very busy mall by myself on a Saturday night. To give you an idea of the severity, the last time he tried going without medication for it and driving he had a panic attack in the fast lane and swerved across four lanes of traffic to get to the side of the road. Goddamn MIRACLE he wasn't hurt. EDIT: Recommended him for the job, should I ever have to give it up, a few weeks before anxiety attacks started.

After leaving work, I started getting fever chills, took my temperature, and lo and behold. Another dipshit I work with I told NOT to come into work when he was still sick came into work anyways saying he wasn't contagious anymore, and now I'm getting sick. Hopefully not with what he had, which was a horrible case of the flu, but time will tell.

Feb 8, 2009#203

V.Bond

My belt (I've only ever needed one) broke. It just....broke.

Now I've got to keep my pants up with a shoestring.

Kenneth Cole, you've let me down.

Feb 8, 2009#204

Scarlet Varlet

Vagabond said:
My belt (I've only ever needed one) broke. It just....broke.

Now I've got to keep my pants up with a shoestring.

Kenneth Cole, you've let me down.

Eat more fried carbo-infested foods and drink beer. You won't need a belt.

Feb 9, 2009#205

Scarlet Varlet

Tony Adams sacked. :waah:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/p/portsmouth/7878084.stm

Not fair, but he'll land on his feet. Good bloke and manager for a club wants to spend rather than sell players.

Feb 9, 2009#206

Gusto

I have not had a regular cup of coffee in a week, just decaf. I didn't think it would affect me this much but my sleep patterns are getting FUCKED.

Feb 9, 2009#207

Allen, who is Quiet

Gusto said:
I have not had a regular cup of coffee in a week, just decaf. I didn't think it would affect me this much but my sleep patterns are getting FUCKED.

On the bright side, at least something is.

Feb 9, 2009#208

Gusto

Allen said:
Gusto said:

I have not had a regular cup of coffee in a week, just decaf. I didn't think it would affect me this much but my sleep patterns are getting FUCKED.

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On the bright side, at least something is.

:O

Also, I'm at school now, where I can easily get caffeinated coffee.

Feb 9, 2009#209

Bubble181

Five guys dressed in black kidnapped a security officer and put a gun to his face, and forced him to open a company building for them. Afterwards, they stuffed him in a basement and left him there for several hours. I got to talk the man back to sanity and keep him out of shock 'till help arrived on the scene...Hmmyeah. Frickin' ambulance apparently took the scenic route. By the time they got there he was already mostly recovered from shock :eyeroll:

Feb 9, 2009#210

Gusto

Bubble181 said:
Five guys dressed in black kidnapped a security officer and put a gun to his face, and forced him to open a company building for them. Afterwards, they stuffed him in a basement and left him there for several hours. I got to talk the man back to sanity and keep him out of shock 'till help arrived on the scene...Hmmyeah. Frickin' ambulance apparently took the scenic route. By the time they got there he was already mostly recovered from shock :eyeroll:

Yikes! What the fuck?

Feb 9, 2009#211

Bubble181

Working in a dispatching unit for a security company isn't always all fun and games :confused:

That was at 6 am, too, less than an hour after waking up, having just started my shift. I really wished my colleague'd have handled that situation, but, eh. Apparently I'm good at calming hysterical people down?

Feb 9, 2009#212

Scarlet Varlet

Without fail.

A day off sick of holiday and these people come around with their damn leaf blowers, mowers, trimmers, etc. No damn peace.

Feb 9, 2009#213

Silvanesti

Migrane. :explode:

Feb 9, 2009#214

Scarlet Varlet

Chelski sack Scolari.

Roman is a stupid Russian with his ill-got billions.

Feb 9, 2009#215

Shakey

I come home and find that the beer I have brewing is foaming out of the airlock. So I decided to stick a tube in the opening so the airlock doesn't plug up and shoot yeast all over. I start to pull the airlock out, and it shoots straight up almost hitting me in the head. I also got myself a face full of yeast, and some got in my eye and it's starting to bug me. :rcain:

Feb 9, 2009#216

Le Quack

My pizza is not getting hear fast enough.

I'm hungry

Feb 9, 2009#217

Gusto

I gotta get up in less than 5 hours and I'm not even close to tired.

Feb 10, 2009#218

Cajungal

Happy, active little children that I love should NOT get sick! Stupid daycare kids infecting my godchild with influenza...

I want her to feel better RIGHT NOW! :waah:

Feb 10, 2009#219

Gusto

My first bus had two eight year olds slapfighting on it.
My second bus smelled very strongly of lemon dish soap.
My third bus was crowded and smelled like cat litter for some reason.

I've been up for 3 hours, on only 3 hours of sleep, and already been on 3 annoying busses.

Argh.

Feb 10, 2009#220

Gusto

And now there's a fat smelly guy sitting next to me. :Leyla:

Feb 10, 2009#221

kaykordeath

When a NY subway is delayed (even for very legitimate reasons, the one ahead of it broke down, sick passenger, etc) there is a tendency to make up time by running express, or skipping a number of lesser important stops. Which is fine and dandy do to get the TRAIN back on schedule, but does the complete fucking opposite for the actual HUMAN BEINGS who wind up being even more delayed having to wait for ANOTHER TRAIN to go where they actually want to go!!!

Feb 10, 2009#222

slothilopolis said:
I come home and find that the beer I have brewing is foaming out of the airlock. So I decided to stick a tube in the opening so the airlock doesn't plug up and shoot yeast all over. I start to pull the airlock out, and it shoots straight up almost hitting me in the head. I also got myself a face full of yeast, and some got in my eye and it's starting to bug me. :rcain:

Calleja?

Feb 10, 2009#223

Wasabi Poptart

slothilopolis said:
I come home and find that the beer I have brewing is foaming out of the airlock. So I decided to stick a tube in the opening so the airlock doesn't plug up and shoot yeast all over. I start to pull the airlock out, and it shoots straight up almost hitting me in the head. I also got myself a face full of yeast, and some got in my eye and it's starting to bug me. :rcain:

Yeast. Riiiiiiight. :Leyla:

Feb 10, 2009#224

The Lovely Boehner

the term "popcorn movie" is the stupidest thing in the world and whenever people use it I have to fight to not ignore every word they say ever. you dont have to apologize for liking a movie that isnt an "oscar classic", there are plenty of great movies never nominated for shit

i also don't hate whatever shitty movie because i went into it expecting Godfather part 4 you dumb shit, if I expect a great movie and get a shitty movie, it's shitty. If I expect a decent movie and get a shitty movie, ITS JUST AS SHITTY

and no, I refuse to turn my brain off to enjoy a movie, that's just another stupid excuse for liking a shitty movie. I like some movies that are objectively awful =Shoot 'Em Up, Crank, Billy Madison, the Friday the 13th series, but I like them with all my brain working

Feb 10, 2009#225

Null

slothilopolis said:
I come home and find that the beer I have brewing is foaming out of the airlock. So I decided to stick a tube in the opening so the airlock doesn't plug up and shoot yeast all over. I start to pull the airlock out, and it shoots straight up almost hitting me in the head. I also got myself a face full of yeast, and some got in my eye and it's starting to bug me. :rcain:

Sounds like you gave yourself a Frothy Susan, or in this case, a Slothy Susan.

Feb 10, 2009#226

Shakey

Edrondol said:
slothilopolis said:

I come home and find that the beer I have brewing is foaming out of the airlock. So I decided to stick a tube in the opening so the airlock doesn't plug up and shoot yeast all over. I start to pull the airlock out, and it shoots straight up almost hitting me in the head. I also got myself a face full of yeast, and some got in my eye and it's starting to bug me. :rcain:

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Calleja?

I couldn't even get upset about it, I kept thinking of that and laughing my ass off.

So the place I work at opens up an hour and a half before I get in. Apparently Internet was down the whole time but no one thought it would be a good idea to call me so I could come in early. I walk in the door and everyone is just standing around BS'ing. Freakin hell, just call me so I can come in early and get it fixed so we don't waste half the day.

Feb 10, 2009#227

Cajungal

Do you know what's not cool? I'll tell you what's not cool---

Boyfriends and girlfriends who take advantage of a crowd in order to fuck with the person they're with.

Example: In front of friends or parents, the girl will MESS with the guy to no end... pulling at his hair, poking him, and "fake" hitting him and calling him names. And the guy's just trying to gently bat her away, when the look on his face is just so miserable. (I'm using a girl as an example because it's the one I just encountered).

If these people were in private, the guy would feel more comfortable about saying, "Oh my God, that's so annoying, PLEASE STOP!" But because there's a crowd and he doesn't want to seem like a jerk, he clams up and has to take it. (Frankly, I wouldn't have blamed him for saying something, but I know he didn't want to risk a public fight).

COME ON. That's SO damn childish! Gragh! Nice people don't deserve that!!!

Feb 10, 2009#228

Gusto

Cajungal said:
Do you know what's not cool? I'll tell you what's not cool---

Boyfriends and girlfriends who take advantage of a crowd in order to fuck with the person they're with.

Example: In front of friends or parents, the girl will MESS with the guy to no end... pulling at his hair, poking him, and "fake" hitting him and calling him names. And the guy's just trying to gently bat her away, when the look on his face is just so miserable. (I'm using a girl as an example because it's the one I just encountered).

If these people were in private, the guy would feel more comfortable about saying, "Oh my God, that's so annoying, PLEASE STOP!" But because there's a crowd and he doesn't want to seem like a jerk, he clams up and has to take it. (Frankly, I wouldn't have blamed him for saying something, but I know he didn't want to risk a public fight).

COME ON. That's SO damn childish! Gragh! Nice people don't deserve that!!!

I give those dudes a facial expression of solidarity. I don't know if they get the intention behind it, but some will roll their eyes in response. Patience truly is a virtue.

Feb 10, 2009#229

Cajungal

Gusto said:
Cajungal said:

Do you know what's not cool? I'll tell you what's not cool---

Boyfriends and girlfriends who take advantage of a crowd in order to fuck with the person they're with.

Example: In front of friends or parents, the girl will MESS with the guy to no end... pulling at his hair, poking him, and "fake" hitting him and calling him names. And the guy's just trying to gently bat her away, when the look on his face is just so miserable. (I'm using a girl as an example because it's the one I just encountered).

If these people were in private, the guy would feel more comfortable about saying, "Oh my God, that's so annoying, PLEASE STOP!" But because there's a crowd and he doesn't want to seem like a jerk, he clams up and has to take it. (Frankly, I wouldn't have blamed him for saying something, but I know he didn't want to risk a public fight).

COME ON. That's SO damn childish! Gragh! Nice people don't deserve that!!!

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I give those dudes a facial expression of solidarity. I don't know if they get the intention behind it, but some will roll their eyes in response. Patience truly is a virtue.

GOOD I'm glad someone knows what I mean! It just... rrrr, it boils my blood! BOILS it, i say. I had a friend whose boyfriend would call her a bitch in front of her friends, "jokingly", thinking they would just laugh it off.

Me: "Do you think that's an appropriate thing to say about one of my oldest friends?"
Douchebag extraordinaire: *stunned silence"

Feb 10, 2009#230

Gusto

Cajungal said:
Gusto said:

Cajungal said:

Do you know what's not cool? I'll tell you what's not cool---

Boyfriends and girlfriends who take advantage of a crowd in order to fuck with the person they're with.

Example: In front of friends or parents, the girl will MESS with the guy to no end... pulling at his hair, poking him, and "fake" hitting him and calling him names. And the guy's just trying to gently bat her away, when the look on his face is just so miserable. (I'm using a girl as an example because it's the one I just encountered).

If these people were in private, the guy would feel more comfortable about saying, "Oh my God, that's so annoying, PLEASE STOP!" But because there's a crowd and he doesn't want to seem like a jerk, he clams up and has to take it. (Frankly, I wouldn't have blamed him for saying something, but I know he didn't want to risk a public fight).

COME ON. That's SO damn childish! Gragh! Nice people don't deserve that!!!

Click to expand...

I give those dudes a facial expression of solidarity. I don't know if they get the intention behind it, but some will roll their eyes in response. Patience truly is a virtue.

Click to expand...

GOOD I'm glad someone knows what I mean! It just... rrrr, it boils my blood! BOILS it, i say. I had a friend whose boyfriend would call her a bitch in front of her friends, "jokingly", thinking they would just laugh it off.

Me: "Do you think that's an appropriate thing to say about one of my oldest friends?"
Douchebag extraordinaire: *stunned silence"

My brother does this too, not to his girlfriend, but to our parents. He'll take digs at them when we're out in public, knowing that they aren't going to cause a scene. I, of course, have no problem telling him not to be a dick.

Feb 10, 2009#231

Cheesy1

Update on my aunt:
She made it through her surgery. However, she opted at the last minute to get both breasts removed. She also had the lymph nodes under her right armpit removed as well. She's healing up nicely and the family is just waiting to hear the results of the biopsy to see where she needs to go from here.

Feb 10, 2009#232

Cajungal

Cheesy1 said:
Update on my aunt:
She made it through her surgery. However, she opted at the last minute to get both breasts removed. She also had the lymph nodes under her right armpit removed as well. She's healing up nicely and the family is just waiting to hear the results of the biopsy to see where she needs to go from here.

So glad to hear everything went well! *good future vibes, good future vibes*

Feb 10, 2009#233

Gusto

Cajungal said:
Cheesy1 said:

Update on my aunt:
She made it through her surgery. However, she opted at the last minute to get both breasts removed. She also had the lymph nodes under her right armpit removed as well. She's healing up nicely and the family is just waiting to hear the results of the biopsy to see where she needs to go from here.

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So glad to hear everything went well! *good future vibes, good future vibes*

Cajungal: So friendly, she can send good vibes into the FUTURE.

Feb 10, 2009#234

Cajungal

Gusto said:
Cajungal said:

Cheesy1 said:

Update on my aunt:
She made it through her surgery. However, she opted at the last minute to get both breasts removed. She also had the lymph nodes under her right armpit removed as well. She's healing up nicely and the family is just waiting to hear the results of the biopsy to see where she needs to go from here.

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So glad to hear everything went well! *good future vibes, good future vibes*

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Cajungal: So friendly, she can send good vibes into the FUTURE.

I prefer what my drama club partner said: Leslie: So happy she craps rainbows.

Feb 10, 2009#235

Glad to hear it, Cheesy.

Just found out my stepmother's mom died back in January. Didn't even know there was a funeral. My family -- well, my father -- really sucks that way, among others.

Also, if I read one more variation on "women want only guys who can buy them expensive things" I'm literally going to scream. You all won't hear me, but it will ripple throughout the intertubes. And my throat will probably hurt. And the way the board is going today, I'm pretty sure this is going to happen.

ETA: my annoyance on this topic is not coming from Halforum.

Feb 10, 2009#236

Bubble181

Rant: women you get a $500 computer to win their affections, and they STILL don't return my calls. Damn bitches!

Sorry Zen, just joking :teeth:

On an unrelated note, I have a very strong urge to go punch something. Punchin walls leads to flippin' painful knuckles. I need to get myself a punching bag. Or I need to learn to avoid my frickin' ex, who unfortunately seems intent on being anywhere I go to have a good time with any of my friends, ever, and manages to at the same time whore for my attention (as "I'm the only one who understands her and knows all her problems" and all that, fill in the blanks) and try to push me away as hard as she can (It's manbaw enough here already, so let's not go into details for a change...let's just say some people walk all over your heart and some people wear stiletto's while doing so).
Blergh. Off to find a way to vent.

Feb 10, 2009#237

Scarlet Varlet

California continues to melt down financially. Word around the shop is we need to double the size of the cut discussed a week ago. :waah:

Feb 11, 2009#238

Wasabi Poptart

ZenMonkey said:
Also, if I read one more variation on "women want only guys who can buy them expensive things" I'm literally going to scream. You all won't hear me, but it will ripple throughout the intertubes. And my throat will probably hurt. And the way the board is going today, I'm pretty sure this is going to happen.

ETA: my annoyance on this topic is not coming from Halforum.

You know, I was looking at jewelry online and found a gorgeous pair of earrings for about $20. I showed them to my husband who was going to buy them for me. I had to laugh. So many of my friends and acquaintances would balk at their SO buying them cheap jewelry, especially for a special occasion, but I normally prefer it. The same goes with handbags and shoes. I don't understand how people can spend so much money on these things.
None of that has ever meant much to me.

Feb 11, 2009#239

CynicismKills

I have just come to the realization today that I hate my job.

Feb 11, 2009#240

DarkAudit

Why on earth would a 30 year old blade that's been sitting unopened in someone's dresser drawer give me a better shave than this brand new Derby that's supposed to be everyone's favorite DE blade? No blood, but... disappointing. Not the best start to the day.

Feb 11, 2009#241

RANT: Don't you just love it when all of the balls you've been juggling come crashing down on your head all at once? This week has been AWESOME! :waah:

Feb 11, 2009#242

Iaculus

Edrondol said:
RANT: Don't you just love it when all of the balls you've been juggling come crashing down on your head all at once? This week has been AWESOME! :waah:

Welcome to the past two months of my life.

Feb 11, 2009#243

Iaculus said:
Edrondol said:

RANT: Don't you just love it when all of the balls you've been juggling come crashing down on your head all at once? This week has been AWESOME! :waah:

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Welcome to the past two months of my life.

Not to be a tosser (yes, I just listened to Yahtzee's review), but I'd be willing to pit my 2009 against yours. As long as yours didn't include a death - which is about the only thing I have yet to experience this year - I think I'd hold up pretty well. I'm just very good about not talking about it here as it would look like I'm trolling for pity and money.

Feb 11, 2009#244

Iaculus

Edrondol said:
Iaculus said:

Edrondol said:

RANT: Don't you just love it when all of the balls you've been juggling come crashing down on your head all at once? This week has been AWESOME! :waah:

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Welcome to the past two months of my life.

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Not to be a tosser (yes, I just listened to Yahtzee's review), but I'd be willing to pit my 2009 against yours. As long as yours didn't include a death - which is about the only thing I have yet to experience this year - I think I'd hold up pretty well. I'm just very good about not talking about it here as it would look like I'm trolling for pity and money.

It's not so much the quality as the quantity in my case. Also, ditto on the last sentence.

Feb 11, 2009#245

Iaculus said:
Edrondol said:

Iaculus said:

Edrondol said:

RANT: Don't you just love it when all of the balls you've been juggling come crashing down on your head all at once? This week has been AWESOME! :waah:

Click to expand...

Welcome to the past two months of my life.

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Not to be a tosser (yes, I just listened to Yahtzee's review), but I'd be willing to pit my 2009 against yours. As long as yours didn't include a death - which is about the only thing I have yet to experience this year - I think I'd hold up pretty well. I'm just very good about not talking about it here as it would look like I'm trolling for pity and money.

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It's not so much the quality as the quantity in my case. Also, ditto on the last sentence.

Same here with the quantity. We may have to have the "Kill me now and put me out of my misery" discussion in the PMs. :aaahhh:

Feb 11, 2009#246

Iaculus

Edrondol said:
Iaculus said:

Edrondol said:

Iaculus said:

Welcome to the past two months of my life.

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Not to be a tosser (yes, I just listened to Yahtzee's review), but I'd be willing to pit my 2009 against yours. As long as yours didn't include a death - which is about the only thing I have yet to experience this year - I think I'd hold up pretty well. I'm just very good about not talking about it here as it would look like I'm trolling for pity and money.

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It's not so much the quality as the quantity in my case. Also, ditto on the last sentence.

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Same here with the quantity. We may have to have the "Kill me now and put me out of my misery" discussion in the PMs. :aaahhh:

Thanks, but no thanks. I've been repressing so much over the past few years that I'm genuinely scared as to what would happen if it all came out at once.

Plus, whiny student rants are no fun at all to read. See, I'm thinking of your wellbeing here, man.

Feb 11, 2009#247

Gusto

I hate February. It seems to be the bridge between winter and spring. For several days, everything outside has been wet, grey, and dead.

Feb 11, 2009#248

Cajungal

Gusto said:
I hate February. It seems to be the bridge between winter and spring. For several days, everything outside has been wet, grey, and dead.

You just reminded me of the play Shadowlands. "Give me blizzards and bursting pipes, but not this nothing time."

Feb 11, 2009#249

Gusto said:
...wet, grey, and dead.

You like your February like you like your women...?

Feb 11, 2009#250

Cajungal

Edrondol said:
Gusto said:

...wet, grey, and dead.

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You like your February like you like your women...?

:lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:

Feb 11, 2009#251

Mr_Chaz

Gusto said:
I hate February. It seems to be the bridge between winter and spring. For several days, everything outside has been wet, grey, and dead.

Sounds like England. If it's wet, grey and dead it's a standard day. Oh how I long for one of them right now. I can barely leave my house because the road I live on is steep, and coated in a nice layer of ice. One misplaced step and you're in a busy junction on your arse.

Feb 11, 2009#252

Gusto

Mr_Chaz said:
Gusto said:

I hate February. It seems to be the bridge between winter and spring. For several days, everything outside has been wet, grey, and dead.

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Sounds like England. If it's wet, grey and dead it's a standard day. Oh how I long for one of them right now. I can barely leave my house because the road I live on is steep, and coated in a nice layer of ice. One misplaced step and you're in a busy junction on your arse.

My shoes have no grip and I walk FAST. But nobody can tell me that I'm not the best damn ice-walker this city's ever seen.

Feb 11, 2009#253

Mr_Chaz

Gusto said:
Mr_Chaz said:

Gusto said:

I hate February. It seems to be the bridge between winter and spring. For several days, everything outside has been wet, grey, and dead.

Click to expand...

Sounds like England. If it's wet, grey and dead it's a standard day. Oh how I long for one of them right now. I can barely leave my house because the road I live on is steep, and coated in a nice layer of ice. One misplaced step and you're in a busy junction on your arse.

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My shoes have no grip and I walk FAST. But nobody can tell me that I'm not the best damn ice-walker this city's ever seen.

I read that with some swelling inspirational music in my head to accompany it. A shiny penny for anyone who can make sense of that.

Feb 11, 2009#254

Gusto

Mr_Chaz said:
Gusto said:

[quote="Mr_Chaz":3tx2magu]

Gusto said:

I hate February. It seems to be the bridge between winter and spring. For several days, everything outside has been wet, grey, and dead.

Click to expand...

Sounds like England. If it's wet, grey and dead it's a standard day. Oh how I long for one of them right now. I can barely leave my house because the road I live on is steep, and coated in a nice layer of ice. One misplaced step and you're in a busy junction on your arse.

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My shoes have no grip and I walk FAST. But nobody can tell me that I'm not the best damn ice-walker this city's ever seen.

I read that with some swelling inspirational music in my head to accompany it. A shiny penny for anyone who can make sense of that.[/quote:3tx2magu]

I guess I should add that I've had more practice being graceful on ice than a dude should need to have.

Feb 11, 2009#255

Bubble181

Edrondol said:
RANT: Don't you just love it when all of the balls you've been juggling come crashing down on your head all at once? This week has been AWESOME! :waah:

Hope everything gets better soon, insofar as they can. Make the idiot who wrecked your car pay you $20 million, that'll at least alleviate some of the other problems, hopefully.

Also: come on! This thread needs sharing!

Feb 12, 2009#256

Scarlet Varlet

TiderDirect sent an open-box KVM switch - less the power supply.

What a load of fuckwits. Seriously. No shrink wrap, don't check to make sure it's complete inside. For that matter, someone put it on their shelf without taking inventory of it. Amateurs. Last time I buy from these fucktards.

Feb 12, 2009#257

ElJuski

Scarlet Varlet said:
TiderDirect sent an open-box KVM switch - less the power supply.

What a load of fuckwits. Seriously. No shrink wrap, don't check to make sure it's complete inside. For that matter, someone put it on their shelf without taking inventory of it. Amateurs. Last time I buy from these fucktards.

Probably because you bought from some TigerDirect ripoff chain.

Feb 12, 2009#258

Kitty Sinatra

It'd be really nice if record companies would print the name of the artist and album title ON THE FUCKING CD.

Feb 12, 2009#259

Gusto

It's so wet and windy today that some of the giant meltwater puddles had waves.

Feb 12, 2009#260

CynicismKills

Gruebeard said:
It'd be really nice if record companies would print the name of the artist and album title ON THE FUCKING CD.

haha, seriously. I'll go through my albums and see one with some fancy art on it, and sit there for like 3 minutes trying to remember what band it is..

Feb 12, 2009#261

Kitty Sinatra

I've got so many CDs, I decided a long time ago to scrap the cases and store the discs in binders. Just today, I decided to go even further and scrap the liner notes so I can double the storage capacity of my binders. I'm never gonna know what some of my discs are . . . although I can stick it in the CD Drive and let the internet figure it out for me (that works for all but about a half dozen of what I on - I'm actually amazed that some of the obscure things can be found).

A song list on each disc would be extra handy.

I just hope I never lose a binder.

Feb 12, 2009#262

Philosopher B.

DAMN YOU, COLIN POWELL.

My name is Colin, not Colon.

Feb 12, 2009#263

Silvanesti

I feel completely overwhelmed. I thought i could do this, but i just dont know. I haven't been truly happy in months now. FUck damn you life, what with your shitty decisions :humph:

Feb 12, 2009#264

Cajungal

Silvanesti said:
I feel completely overwhelmed. I thought i could do this, but i just dont know. I haven't been truly happy in months now. FUck damn you life, what with your shitty decisions :humph:

Whatever is wrong, I hope that some good changes come along soon. :\

Feb 12, 2009#265

Scarlet Varlet

Cajungal said:
Silvanesti said:

I feel completely overwhelmed. I thought i could do this, but i just dont know. I haven't been truly happy in months now. FUck damn you life, what with your shitty decisions :humph:

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Whatever is wrong, I hope that some good changes come along soon. :\

So much good karma must be coming his way it's only days until Unicorns are shitting on his roof.

Feb 12, 2009#266

V.Bond

It's so windy, the power keeps cutting on and off.

Of course, this only starts happening at night, not during the day, when you can stay warm with sunlight.

This happens any time it's even moderately windy.

At least I can tell when it's going to cut, because when the generator (grid, power box?) short circuits, it makes a big ol electrical explosion sound.

Feb 12, 2009#267

Vytamindi

Apparently the "honeymoon" stage of the relationship is over when we're apart. I didn't agree to this. We used to text each other all day long and now I'm lucky to get two or three a day. And when I text a sexy text, he just responds, "lol."

But when we're together, things are perfect!!!! We can't keep our hands off each other, we laugh constantly, have great conversation, and have an overall great time.

WTF????

Feb 12, 2009#268

CynicismKills

Vytamindi said:
Apparently the "honeymoon" stage of the relationship is over when we're apart. I didn't agree to this. We used to text each other all day long and now I'm lucky to get two or three a day. And when I text a sexy text, he just responds, "lol."

But when we're together, things are perfect!!!! We can't keep our hands off each other, we laugh constantly, have great conversation, and have an overall great time.

WTF????

Welcome to long-distance relationships. Mine went almost exactly like yours has up to this point, including my ex falling off the radar. You seem happy with it so I hope it all works out, but it's far from easy.

Feb 12, 2009#269

Cajungal

Vytamindi said:
Apparently the "honeymoon" stage of the relationship is over when we're apart. I didn't agree to this. We used to text each other all day long and now I'm lucky to get two or three a day. And when I text a sexy text, he just responds, "lol."

But when we're together, things are perfect!!!! We can't keep our hands off each other, we laugh constantly, have great conversation, and have an overall great time.

WTF????

Already there, been there a while. :\ Sorry, it does suck. I didn't get "constantly" called or texted, but he did used to call a little more "just because." We still talk at night, but that's just cuz we're both on some online game or AIM.

Feb 12, 2009#270

Vytamindi

He's totally worth it, though. And plus, he's been visiting more frequently because he's about to move down here. I pick him up on Monday from MSY and he stays for two weeks! Things are looking up, but my brain is frazzled.

I fucking hate numbers and stuffs that doing my taxes forces me to endure.

Feb 12, 2009#271

Cajungal

Vytamindi said:
He's totally worth it, though. And plus, he's been visiting more frequently because he's about to move down here. I pick him up on Monday from MSY and he stays for two weeks! Things are looking up, but my brain is frazzled.

I fucking hate numbers and stuffs that doing my taxes forces me to endure.

Same here. He's never been chatty on the phone. It just sucks when that's your #1 mode of communication.

Numbers ARE dumb.

Feb 12, 2009#272

CynicismKills

Vytamindi said:
He's totally worth it, though. And plus, he's been visiting more frequently because he's about to move down here. I pick him up on Monday from MSY and he stays for two weeks! Things are looking up, but my brain is frazzled.

I fucking hate numbers and stuffs that doing my taxes forces me to endure.

To quote one of my favorite films:

"You two are retarded for each other." Things'll work out if you guys keep trying, and though it's a bit of a rough patch it sounds like that you'll pull through.

Feb 12, 2009#273

Bubble181

Silvanesti said:
I feel completely overwhelmed. I thought i could do this, but i just dont know. I haven't been truly happy in months now. FUck damn you life, what with your shitty decisions :humph:

I'm drunk right now, so I may be - hell, am probably - mistaken, but weren 't you the one wondering about your relationship recently, if it was still worth it to stay together since you'd grown bored/accustomed? If so, if this is how you continuously feel...Change something, somehow.

Actually, if "I haven't been truly happy in months now." is how you feel, change something significant, anyway, no matter how you can? If only I could/would take my own advice.

Feb 12, 2009#274

Scarlet Varlet

It isn't just cold tonight, it's FUCKING COLD.

Feb 12, 2009#275

Seraphyn

Can you also blurt out random good things here?

In any case, I've been up since Thuesday. So I needed to drop off two friends at the airport this morning. We start to drive, we get out of my city, next thing I'm conciously aware off, we're halfway there.
Good thing is: No one died! How awesome is that?

Feb 13, 2009#276

Scarlet Varlet

Seraphyn said:
Can you also blurt out random good things here?

In any case, I've been up since Thuesday. So I needed to drop off two friends at the airport this morning. We start to drive, we get out of my city, next thing I'm conciously aware off, we're halfway there.
Good thing is: No one died! How awesome is that?

There's an Epic Win thread here.

Take your positive stories and go!

grump gripe moan ruining perfectly good thread with all this positivity.

Feb 13, 2009#277

Wasabi Poptart

It's almost midnight. And I'm hungry. I want to go to sleep, but I know if I don't eat something I'm going to end up nauseous. :eek:

rly:

Feb 13, 2009#278

Wahad

Goddamnit.

Mr Oudemans, please go DIAF. :explode:

Mr. Oudemans is one of my teachers this semester, and he's a total dickwad. That is all.

Feb 13, 2009#279

Gusto

My goddamned webcam is obsolete and won't run on Vista.

"Need" a new one...

Feb 13, 2009#280

Calleja

My dad is fucking moron that drops most responsibilities at a drop of a hat if that new tart girlfriend of his asks him to. And he wonders why the fuck I don't like her.

So now my brother and I are alone for the weekend with probably no way to get money for..y'know.. ANYTHING.

And my friends are fucktards that choose the worst weekend ever to BE fucktards.

And the girl that was gonna make my birthday all "awesome" lives 40 minutes away and I have no MONEY to put GAS in the FUCKING CAR!!!

ARGHHHHHH!!!!

Feb 13, 2009#281

Allen, who is Quiet

Happy birthday

Feb 13, 2009#282

V.Bond

I have terrible luck.

I have the very first problem problem with my car, something totally benign, and it renders it completely INOPERABLE.

Actually, just my fucking luck. Because, while waiting to get towed, my meter stopped accepting money. Almost got a ticket because the parking attendant was a bit of a prick. I couldn't move my car, the meter was broken, and he wants to ticket me. :Leyla:

So, I get towed, and I asked if it's covered by the roadside assistance I've got. Well, turns out when I called my dealership to get towed, they called the wrong fucking towing company, meaning I'm going to have to pay for the tow, even though I'll get reimbursed later. I know I'll get paid back, but that SUCKS.

Today was almost a complete waste, and I had a bunch of shit I needed to get done.

At least I got a haircut, yay.

Feb 13, 2009#283

ElJuski

Yikes, so many of you guys got fucked over hard today. I am crossing my fingers because today has been relatively good...

EXCEPT

I had to drive into bumfuck rural ass Mattoon where the mapquest gave me the numbers that the signs don't use. Who knew CR-7 was actually "Old State Road"?

Also, I'm about five dollar in debt to the drying machine at the apartment. Ten little men blowing hard at my pile of clothes would be cheaper and more effective.

Feb 13, 2009#284

Scarlet Varlet

UPS 2nd day air package delivered to door, not at door.

Now on phone tracing to see if on truck still.

Not the first time package was still on truck.

Hoping not stolen. :eyeroll:

Feb 16, 2009#285

Scarlet Varlet

3rd night running, a wall of water is coming down outside my window. Lightning a while ago, but the wind was so strong I thought it would push the window right in on me.

I don't want to hear any more of this drought business.

It's rained and poured now. OK?

Feb 16, 2009#286

Scarlet Varlet said:
I don't want to hear any more of this drought business.

It's rained and poured now. OK?

No, not okay. Here in Southern California at least, this storm might bring us up to the average rainfall for the year, but it's not going to take us out of the drought.

MOAR RAIN PLZ

(I guess mine counts as a rave since I loooove rainy weather.)

Feb 16, 2009#287

Scarlet Varlet

ZenMonkey said:
Scarlet Varlet said:

I don't want to hear any more of this drought business.

It's rained and poured now. OK?

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No, not okay. Here in Southern California at least, this storm might bring us up to the average rainfall for the year, but it's not going to take us out of the drought.

MOAR RAIN PLZ

(I guess mine counts as a rave since I loooove rainy weather.)

Argh. LA doesn't need rain. All your water comes from here or the Sierras. Not fair.

Feb 16, 2009#288

Gusto

How many more days before levels of BAWWW die down?

Feb 16, 2009#289

Allen, who is Quiet

Scarlet Varlet said:
Argh. LA doesn't need rain. All your water comes from here or the Sierras. Not fair.

socal is in a drought. You bet your severely dampened ass it needs rain.

And I second Gusto's sentiment.

Feb 16, 2009#290

Scarlet Varlet said:
Argh. LA doesn't need rain.

All due respect, are you fucking kidding me?

Gusto said:
How many more days before levels of BAWWW die down?

I third this.

Feb 16, 2009#291

Scarlet Varlet

Fie!

All the water for SoCal comes from NorCal. Why should we have mudslides for you?

Feb 16, 2009#292

Scarlet Varlet said:
Why should we have mudslides for you?

:eyeroll:

Here's some mudslides for you, happy now?

I'm reminded of one thing I don't miss at all about living up north -- the smug, sanctimonious attitude about anywhere else in California. (And it's pretty hard to get me to reminisce other than fondly about northern California as I loved it there.)

Feb 16, 2009#293

Scarlet Varlet

ZenMonkey said:
Scarlet Varlet said:

Why should we have mudslides for you?

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:eyeroll:

Here's some mudslides for you, happy now?

I'm reminded of one thing I don't miss at all about living up north -- the smug, sanctimonious attitude about anywhere else in California. (And it's pretty hard to get me to reminisce other than fondly about northern California as I loved it there.)

You evidently have no memory of the massive quantity of mudslides here. We're still recovering from 1998. Devil's Slide, along Highway 1 is being bored into the mountain side rather than be washed down by the next big mudslide. As it is, it's easy to be trapped in the Santa Cruz-Monterey area by mudslides along main roads. Many roads in the hills are down to 1 lane or closed. Not a pretty situation to heap more of the same on.

Feb 16, 2009#294

Scarlet Varlet said:
You evidently have no memory of the massive quantity of mudslides here. We're still recovering from 1998.

I was living in San Francisco in 1998, but nice try.

Feb 17, 2009#295

Scarlet Varlet

ZenMonkey said:
Scarlet Varlet said:

You evidently have no memory of the massive quantity of mudslides here. We're still recovering from 1998.

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I was living in San Francisco in 1998, but nice try.

"Here" isn't San Francisco. Try again.

Feb 17, 2009#296

Scarlet Varlet said:
"Here" isn't San Francisco. Try again.

Right, because it wasn't news in San Francisco at all. No one heard about it one tiny bit. Like it never even happened. I think Hearst had something to do with it.

Feb 17, 2009#297

Wasabi Poptart

Gusto said:
How many more days before levels of BAWWW die down?

It will die down around St. Patrick's Day when many people will be too drunk to care.

Feb 17, 2009#298

CynicismKills

Fighting about rain solves nothing!

YOU MUST ASSAULT THE VERY GODS THEMSELVES, STRIKE DOWN THE MIGHTY

Also more rain means less for me to do at work, so I'm all for it.

Feb 17, 2009#299

Wasabi Poptart

Oh I've seen fire and I've seen rain.
I've seen sunny days that I thought would never end.

Feb 17, 2009#300

Gusto

WildSoul said:
Oh I've seen fire and I've seen rain.
I've seen sunny days that I thought would never end.

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Interesting note:

Fire and Rain, by James Taylor, was the song that was playing during my first kiss.

Followed by Vanessa Carlton's Ordinary Day.

I took note of many of the little details.

Feb 17, 2009#301

Silvanesti

Scarlet Varlet said:
Cajungal said:

Silvanesti said:

I feel completely overwhelmed. I thought i could do this, but i just dont know. I haven't been truly happy in months now. FUck damn you life, what with your shitty decisions :humph:

Click to expand...

Whatever is wrong, I hope that some good changes come along soon. :\

Click to expand...

So much good karma must be coming his way it's only days until Unicorns are shitting on his roof.

Heh, thanks guys. just had a bit of a "what the fuck am i doing" moment. after a great vday weekend everything is gravy again

Feb 17, 2009#302

Enresshou

I know there's more important things to be pissed about, but...grah. I understand why some people hate Gamestops now, considering that my store and the ones in the surrounding area are pretty cool. Little backstory: Street Fighter IV is coming out tomorrow, and I wanted to get an arcade stick, since the SFIV ones are too expensive/impossible to find. (Also, for those who don't know, I also work at Gamestop)

So, I did a system search about two weeks ago, and they show the Hori EX2 stick in stock at a Gamestop in a nearby city (next closest place is nearly two hundred miles away). I've had problems with this GS before, though, whenever I went in, but figured it was worth a shot, so I called them and they said they were sold out. I take this to mean an employee has it on hold, shrug, and say okay. Two weeks later (today) I see it's still in the system, and the limit on employee holds is normally a week or so. I call, talk to somebody there, and he says they have it in stock. I ask him to make sure it's not the SFIV ones, he says no; it's the EX2. I thank him, and debate whether or not I really want to go all the way out there for a fight stick ($10 ticket and an hour-long ride one way, and it's cold and shitty outside).

Half an hour later, I decide to make the trip. I call and ask him to put it on hold for me as a customer; he says it's against corporate policy. I tell him I know for a fact it isn't, unless it's a Wii or Wii Fit during the holiday season (and even then the policy's half an hour), and he says they still can't put it on hold, but they're not going to sell out of it. I thank him, hop on the train, ride out there, and get to the store. And, predictably, they tell me they're sold out. I tell them I called an hour ago and they had it, and it's been in stock for the past two weeks whenever I did a system-wide search. They insist they're sold out and ask who I talked to. I tell them, he comes out of the back, looks it up, smiles at me and says, "Sorry, it's spoken for." I tell them I just made a long trip after being assured it was available, and he shrugs. I ask if it's being held for an employee, and he tells me he can't say. I ask how long it will be until the employee's hold expires and I'll be able to pick it up, and he glares at me and says he can't say. I think it was either the two assistant managers or the manager and one assistant. At this point I simply smiled, waved, and walked out of the store because I'd already figured out what I was going to do.

It's common sense, but you shouldn't jerk people around who are part of the same company as you. If they'd been apologetic and admitted an honest mistake, that would've been fine. I don't appreciate being lied to, especially when I know exactly how the system works, and they know I know.

Individual stores are graded on four criteria, the biggest of which is--predictably--customer service, and the main thrust of which is the little feedback surveys you get on individual receipts. I'm going to call back on Friday, ask for the manager I talked to, and see if they have it available. If they don't, my weekly visit to the city to get ramen will include me going in and buying several cheap items on separate transactions and scoring the store at zero on each online. Managers get reamed out if they drop below 80%, particularly if they're mentioned in the feedback...they'll hover somewhere around 33% or so.

Passive aggressive, maybe, but I hate pompous assholes who work at game stores the same way I had pompous assholes who work at comic shops. I don't even care about the stick anymore, since I just asked for a transfer from another store (and the guy was awesome and said he'd send two, since they didn't need them)...I'm just looking forward to fucking with the guys now. I figure this'll be worth more in entertainment than the $10 I lost getting there and back.

(sorry for the length of the rant)

Feb 17, 2009#303

Scarlet Varlet

No sign of my package from Tiger Direct. Now, joy of joys, I get on the phone with them and see if they'll take responsibility for not demanding my signing for the package. If it's on someone else's doorstep, it's a blob of soggy wood pulp and water damaged electronics by now.

Feb 17, 2009#304

CynicismKills

Scarlet Varlet said:
No sign of my package from Tiger Direct. Now, joy of joys, I get on the phone with them and see if they'll take responsibility for not demanding my signing for the package. If it's on someone else's doorstep, it's a blob of soggy wood pulp and water damaged electronics by now.

Yeah, my dad ordered a BluRay player through them. A week or so after getting it, the disc player went kaputski, and when he called them to get a new one they led him around by the nose and basically said it wasn't their problem. He called teh manufacturer and they said send it in and they'd send a new one, no charge.

Feb 17, 2009#305

RANT: Okay, with everything else going on, sometimes stupid shit just fucking pisses me off. So last Saturday night I had a gig. You all remember the radio contest that we won? Well, my wife took her friend Mary to dinner and went swimming, etc. They had a great time. So this morning I check my bank account and we're overdrawn because the hotel charged us $250. I called them expecting it to be a mistake and it was an additional cleaning bill because they were fucking smoking in a non-smoking room!

It's a non-smoking room! Do you need to smoke that fucking much?!? You already cost us $4 a day for your fucking habit and now it causes us to go into debt even further? FUCK!

Feb 17, 2009#306

Fun Size

Related rant: I've been through two rounds of antibiotic for a sinus infection, and when I started the second one, the doctor said if things didn't improve he'd have to check for polyps or some damned thing. The headaches are going away, but now I smell smoke all the damned time while I'm working. No one else smells it, but it's like someone is burning a cigarette right behind me all day. Apparently, it's a symptom of fucked up sinuses. So tomorrow I drop another $20 on the doctor so he can send me to someone else. Ugh.

Feb 17, 2009#307

Troll

ZenMonkey said:
I'm reminded of one thing I don't miss at all about living up north -- the smug, sanctimonious attitude about anywhere else in California. (And it's pretty hard to get me to reminisce other than fondly about northern California as I loved it there.)

Funny, I think the exact same thing about people in SoCal.

Feb 17, 2009#308

A Troll said:
ZenMonkey said:

I'm reminded of one thing I don't miss at all about living up north -- the smug, sanctimonious attitude about anywhere else in California. (And it's pretty hard to get me to reminisce other than fondly about northern California as I loved it there.)

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Funny, I think the exact same thing about people in SoCal.

Exactly.

Feb 17, 2009#309

Wasabi Poptart

Good Lord, its like NY, NJ, and PA all over again. :rofl:

Feb 17, 2009#310

WildSoul said:
Good Lord, its like NY, NJ, and PA all over again.

Yeah, except the thing is, I've lived both north and south, and they both have their awesome qualities and their terrible ones, and the whole "us vs. them" thing is idiotic no matter who it spouts from.

I just heard it a whole lot more up north is all.

Feb 17, 2009#311

Scarlet Varlet

I grow weary of those to take on too much and expect me to do likewise.

Feb 17, 2009#312

Troll

ZenMonkey said:
WildSoul said:

Good Lord, its like NY, NJ, and PA all over again.

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Yeah, except the thing is, I've lived both north and south, and they both have their awesome qualities and their terrible ones, and the whole "us vs. them" thing is idiotic no matter who it spouts from.

I just heard it a whole lot more up north is all.

I've had the opposite experience. People in SoCal are always the ones to complain about people in NorCal and always the one to declare their superiority. I think it's just most Californians in general, no direction more guilty than the other.

Feb 17, 2009#313

Allen, who is Quiet

You know who sucks? People from Central California.

Man, no wonder they call it Whine Country.
:zoid:

Feb 17, 2009#314

Le Quack

My room smells like pizza

FUCK

Feb 17, 2009#315

Scarlet Varlet

Le Quack said:
My room smells like pizza

FUCK

So eat some beans and fart, the air will change quality.

Feb 17, 2009#316

Cheesy1

Allen said:
You know who sucks? People from Central California.

Man, no wonder they call it Whine Country.

Nuh-uh, no we doooon't!!!! Take that baaaaack!!!! I'm gonna go eat cheese and drink and spit in my wine cellar.

Feb 18, 2009#317

[strike:3nyb6z69]No one admired the art I posted in the epic win thread. :humph:[/strike:3nyb6z69]

Rant redacted.

Feb 18, 2009#318

Cajungal

^That art *was* pretty sweet.

Ok. I work in 3 different dorms now... and OF COURSE shit goes down in the ONE HOUR that I work in the women only dorm. ONE FREAKING HOUR a week, damnit, and this sketchy asshole causes trouble on my watch.

I don't want to go into detail, because now it looks like I have to be some kind of witness when she brings up her case this semester with ... someone here, I don't freaking know. This was the 5th or so time this bubble-headed cunt's loser ex-con boyfriend caused trouble in the dorm. WHY WHY WHY did they have to be around when I was on duty? I should have fucking quit and worked at the honors dorm exclusively. This is ridiculous; the girls in here have no fucking clue how to take care of themselves. And my boss is so fucking inept that this wannabe thug is going to keep finding ways of sneaking in.

Yeah, here's my boss:

Girl on duty: ____, he's back, can you come kick him out?
Boss: I'm busy now. *sends a message to his friend on facebook who is now dead* Hmmm, I wonder if there's facebook in heaven.
*He goes to confront the guy, and he's disappeared up the stairs*

Really. REALLY?! This is who I'm answering to? If there is I heaven I don't want to run into him there. He'll be staring at his goddamn computer screen all day facebooking his friends who are alive. CHRIST is he serious?!

Fuck this place. It's full of airheads who do nothing but watch Dr. Phil, drain their fathers' wallets, and let any guy stick anything anywhere just for some form of goddamn validation.

Feb 18, 2009#319

Cajungal said:
It's full of airheads who do nothing but watch Dr. Phil, drain their fathers' wallets, and let any guy stick anything anywhere just for some form of goddamn validation.

Where's this at again? I need to take a road trip! :unibrow:

Feb 18, 2009#320

D

Dafydd

Rant: I got laid off a couple weeks ago. Job hunting sucks, and I don't think I can live off my art.

Feb 18, 2009#321

Cajungal

LSU, Dave-o. You buy the right girl enough drinks at the Chimes, and you'll never be without awkward freshman sex again.

Feb 18, 2009#322

CynicismKills

I'm purposefully listening to music that will keep me sleepy, so when I get home I can take a glorious nap. Work, however, is dragging on thanks to this.

Feb 18, 2009#323

Kitty Sinatra

Cajungal said:
LSU, Dave-o. You buy the right girl enough drinks at the Chimes, and you'll never be without awkward freshman sex again.

It's road trip time! LSU here I come. I'll swing by Nebraska and pick you, Dave. Anybody else wanna join in? I'll rent a bus if we need the room to hold the forum.

Feb 18, 2009#324

Cajungal said:
LSU, Dave-o. You buy the right girl enough drinks at the Chimes, and you'll never be without awkward freshman sex again.

Feb 18, 2009#325

strawman

http://www.clickondetroit.com/news/1873 ... ail.html#-

According to police, Kimberly Knight volunteered to balance the bank books for the Ann Arbor Amateur Hockey Association, then helped herself to close to $1 million dollars of the association's money.

Ought to be hoisted by her own petard, I say.

-Adam

Feb 18, 2009#326

Wasabi Poptart

Why did I want another kid? I think the one I have isn't going to live to see his next birthday if he doesn't stop acting like he's 3 going on 16.

Feb 18, 2009#327

Cajungal

Edrondol said:
Cajungal said:

LSU, Dave-o. You buy the right girl enough drinks at the Chimes, and you'll never be without awkward freshman sex again.

Click to expand...

If I were single I'd be all over them daddy issues.

"Your daddy didn't give you enough attention?" *moves head to highlight the speckled gray in my beard* "I think that's so interesting! Care for another mojito?"[/quote]

Awesome. Gruebeard and Ed--I'll be sure to point out the really really ridiculous ones out. And they won't drink mojitos. They'll probably want *shudder* long island iced teas with extra cherries. Or a cosmo. *shakes fist at "sex and the city".

AUGH I still wish I could take a swing at my boss every now and then. I know I should be more sensitive because his friend died, but the truth of the matter is that all he ever does is facebook when he's supposed to be working... so my patience is long gone.

Feb 18, 2009#328

Gared

I just got the world's stupidest customer complaint email. Honestly. The world's stupidest. This one is so bad it even surpasses the complaint that I got while working for Princess Tours that there were too many trees and someone couldn't see the forest. (Literally, that person was complaining that they couldn't see Denali National Forest because there were too many trees in the way.)

"Customer wanted to know why his payment failed. He complaint it is the most complicated payment for a piece of software. He complained it asked for City but there's no City in his address only got Town."

The worst part of this? The email didn't come from the customer, it came from a tech support rep for the company whose software the customer was attempting to purchase. Apparently neither of them can figure out where on the order form to put the name of the town that he lives in...

Feb 19, 2009#329

CynicismKills

Teachers, if you're going to send me an e-mail asking for help instead of a work order like you're supposed to, INCLUDE YOUR GODDAMN ROOM NUMBER. I don't know everyone at this school and don't care to, at least help me help you by telling me where the fuck you are.

Feb 19, 2009#330

Shakey

:aaahhh: It's dropping below zero and I think the the fan on my furnace is crapping out. It won't work unless I give it a spin and start it. I think it's just the starter that's bad, and I can replace it, but it's gonna be a long night if I have to wake up every 2 hours to start the thing.

Feb 19, 2009#331

Calleja

That stupid school psychologist I e-mailed about an appointment didn't write back and it was hard enough to write that first e-mail.

I guess I'll just go on unhelped and flunk out of school, then, thank you! Good day!!

Feb 19, 2009#332

Cajungal

Calleja said:
That stupid school psychologist I e-mailed about an appointment didn't write back and it was hard enough to write that first e-mail.

I guess I'll just go on unhelped and flunk out of school, then, thank you! Good day!!

Do you know her office number? If you do, go down there if you don't get a response soon. Good luck, sorry :\

Feb 19, 2009#333

Espy

My compy is en-route from Alaska.

But... I want up to the minute notice! Is it flying over Canada? Is it trucking through canada, maybe hitching a ride on a lumberjacks truck??? I need to know!

Feb 19, 2009#334

Scarlet Varlet

stienman said:
http://www.clickondetroit.com/news/18735324/detail.html#-

According to police, Kimberly Knight volunteered to balance the bank books for the Ann Arbor Amateur Hockey Association, then helped herself to close to $1 million dollars of the association's money.

Click to expand...

Ought to be hoisted by her own petard, I say.

-Adam

Her face should be installed in the goal during shooting practice.

Feb 19, 2009#335

Silvanesti

Espy said:
My compy is en-route from Alaska.

But... I want up to the minute notice! Is it flying over Canada? Is it trucking through canada, maybe hitching a ride on a lumberjacks truck??? I need to know!

It was stopped by a Mountie border guard and confiscated. It is now being used to watch moose porn.

Sorry.

Feb 19, 2009#336

Cajungal

Men..... are........ clueless.

Feb 19, 2009#337

Kitty Sinatra

Cajungal said:
Men..... are........ clueless.

Ah crap. What did I do now?

MY rant is this: Now that I know I have a second life as CajunGal's guy I'm stressing out mightily. I mean, I'm amazed that I can make it down to Louisiana and back up to Ontario and live two full lives. Explains why I'm so damned tired.

Now, why do I keep making soap?

Feb 19, 2009#338

Cajungal

Gruebeard said:
Cajungal said:

Men..... are........ clueless.

Click to expand...

Ah crap. What did I do now?

MY rant is this: Now that I know I have a second life as CajunGal's guy I'm stressing out mightily. I mean, I'm amazed that I can make it down to Louisiana and back up to Ontario and live two full lives. Explains why I'm so damned tired.

Now, why do I keep making soap?

*deserved bonk on the head*

Feb 19, 2009#339

Silvanesti

Cajungal said:
Men..... are........ clueless.

Yes. Yes we are. We're sorry. Maybe women should try to be a little more forthcoming.

Feb 19, 2009#340

Cajungal

Silvanesti said:
Cajungal said:

Men..... are........ clueless.

Click to expand...

Yes. Yes we are. We're sorry. Maybe women should try to be a little more forthcoming.

Dude, if you knew how straight I was you'd be bonking him on the head too. Ah, but he's the sweetest guy ever. ^_^ Not really a rant, just a general observation after a week of frustrating experiences--not all mine.

Feb 19, 2009#341

Silvanesti

Cajungal said:
Silvanesti said:

Cajungal said:

Men..... are........ clueless.

Click to expand...

Yes. Yes we are. We're sorry. Maybe women should try to be a little more forthcoming.

Click to expand...

Dude, if you knew how straight I was you'd be bonking him on the head too. Ah, but he's the sweetest guy ever. ^_^ Not really a rant, just a general observation after a week of frustrating experiences--not all mine.

Oiy im sorry. The dreaded totally oblivious man moment. I've done my fair share of that. :Leyla:

On a totally unrelated not. Seriously, if you're going to fuck, please do it the 14 other hours Im not home and you are. And if you can't do that, then please, at least dont do it when im trying to relax and go to sleep. AND if you cant do that, then at least be entertaining and not sound like you're raping cats.

Feb 19, 2009#342

Cajungal

Augh, that sucks. Do you live in a dorm?? I did... and it was.... noisy. :\

Feb 20, 2009#343

Silvanesti

Cajungal said:
Augh, that sucks. Do you live in a dorm?? I did... and it was.... noisy. :\

Nah, roomies. can't wait till i find a decent apartment.

(or sexyer, more not guy, roomates)

Feb 20, 2009#344

Bubble181

Cajungal said:
Men..... are........ clueless.

As has been said: yes, yes we are. You know this. So why even try to hint at something? :confused:

My work was absolutely crappy today. Grah.

Feb 20, 2009#345

Cajungal

Bubble181 said:
My work was absolutely crappy today. Grah.

Yes. Yes it is. You know this. So why even try to hint at something? :confused:

really tho, sorry about work sucking.

Feb 20, 2009#346

Silvanesti

Cajungal said:
Bubble181 said:

My work was absolutely crappy today. Grah.

Click to expand...

Yes. Yes it is. You know this. So why even try to hint at something?
really tho, sorry about work sucking.

hehe, i giggled.

Feb 20, 2009#347

Cajungal

Silvanesti said:
Cajungal said:

Bubble181 said:

My work was absolutely crappy today. Grah.

Click to expand...

Yes. Yes it is. You know this. So why even try to hint at something?
really tho, sorry about work sucking.

Click to expand...

hehe, i giggled.

Let that be a lesson to you all---let me rant in peace or face the consequences.

Feb 20, 2009#348

Espy

RRRRRAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAGGGGGGGGGGGEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Okay so here is my morning:
1) Wake up. Check FEdex tracking for my new MBP. Says it's here in town. AWESOME! Might get it before Monday.
2) Call Fedex. They say it's not unpacked, won't get it till monday.
3) On a whim check my tracking online again. IT'S ON THE TRUCK. GLEEEEEEEE!
4) 10 minutes later check it again: It says he TRIED TO DELIVER IT BUT I WASN'T HOME. W.T.F.
5) Fedex says they will try to redeliver at noon. My faith is... low.

I am sobbing right now and cleaning my office. SOBBING.

Feb 20, 2009#349

ElJuski

Espy,

that's alot like when UPS couldn't deliver my package because I didn't put an apartment number on the shipping. My bad, I know. I had to call them several times to end up driving out to the middle of fucking nowhere to pick it up. A few days later I get a postcard from UPS saying they couldn't find my address.

You know, in my mailbox. With the apartment number and everything.

Feb 20, 2009#350

Espy

I've had issues with our retarded delivery guys before. They don't even bother to ring your apartment, they just go try and dump everything at the office the problem is.... the office isn't open so he just left a "SUCKS TO BE YOU" note and moved on.
They are supposed to call me at noon and tell me to go wait for him outside.
You bet your ass I will.

Feb 20, 2009#351

Silvanesti

MOTHERFUCKER.

Ok, I come in to work at 730 to set up all the equipment for a meeting. I get everything in place, but the projector wall plate won't work. FUCK. so i swap out all the equipment, make sure everything is plugged in, every trouble shooting thing i could think of. As im panicing (and running between floors, with a very nasty fever), my boss's boss comes in (this is who i am trying to set up the meeting for) and tells me "oh, yeah they turn off the wall plate at the breaker, we had some heat issues, no one told you?"

flip one fucking switch and everything comes up. BAH.

Now im just going to spend the rest of my day alternating between sweating bullets or shivering.

Feb 20, 2009#352

Gared

Damn it!

Ok, so we have a very small company, I'm sure that's no surprise to anyone, I've ranted about it before. The bookkeeper, aka the owner's wife, apparently can't be bothered to tally hours on a time sheet, and just takes the number at the bottom at face value, so at the beginning of the year there was a big screw up with my Paid Time Off balance because she hadn't been paying attention to the fact that I was (following the policies of the company here) writing the number of hours and then PTO on a given day if I used PTO. Instead, she wanted me to write in the total number of hours worked, with a line under it breaking out the hours into whichever category of pay they belong in. I.e. If I "worked" 80 total hours and 20 of them were PTO, it would be:

80
60 Reg 20 PTO

This time it was 79.5
70.5 Reg 8 PTO 1 OT

What did I get paid for?
61.5 reg 8 PTO 1OT

Now, 9 hours isn't all that terrible to lose off of one check, but it is about $250 that I would happily use to, I don't know, buy gas to come to work?

Feb 20, 2009#353

Silvanesti

Gared said:
Now, 9 hours isn't all that terrible to lose off of one check, but it is about $250 that I would happily use to, I don't know, buy gas to come to work?

Oh man, that sucks, im sorry. I've had to yell at our accounting dept a few times for messing up my vacation hours. To them its just a number, but to me, its blessed time away from here.

Feb 20, 2009#354

Philosopher B.

Fucking Amazon. So many things on it are 'Out of Stock' or 'Discontinued' these days. I can't even buy Transformers (the REAL movie :moon: ) on DVD. And why the hell can't I order my own copies of The Lord of the Rings movies? What am I gonna hafta do? Go outside to STORES or some shit? :Leyla:

- Philosopher B., who in his defense is in the middle of Nowheresville New Jersey and lives FAR FAR AWAY from any Borders or Best Buy, and hasn't been to Delaware for that kind of shit in a while.

Feb 20, 2009#355

Scarlet Varlet

Motherfucker!

Avast scared the shit out of me with it's sounds. Had the volume half up and it was LOUD.

What the fuck is wrong with people? Aske if they want sounds, don't just assume they want their computer holding one-sided conversations. Feck...

Feb 20, 2009#356

Gusto

I've been pretty pissy for the last week. Increasingly so. Hopefully my trip to the pub later will help to alleviate this.

Feb 20, 2009#357

Allen, who is Quiet

All tests and quizzes this week refused to go well. Sigh.

Let's just hope next week goes better.

Feb 20, 2009#358

Scarlet Varlet

Gusto said:
I've been pretty pissy for the last week. Increasingly so. Hopefully my trip to the pub later will help to alleviate this.

If that doesn't work, slug someone.

Feb 20, 2009#359

Gusto

I gotta few people in mind.

Feb 20, 2009#360

Turns out the reason I was putting off doing my last work for this semester's writing class that I was supposed to teach is because I didn't really want to finish it up. Did not realize this until I emailed it all to my boss. Le sigh. :tear:

Feb 20, 2009#361

Scarlet Varlet

ZenMonkey said:
Turns out the reason I was putting off doing my last work for this semester's writing class that I was supposed to teach is because I didn't really want to finish it up. Did not realize this until I emailed it all to my boss. Le sigh. :tear:

On the other hand, it leaves you more time to plan your take over of the world with your cats.

Feb 20, 2009#362

Yes, there's always an upside...

Feb 21, 2009#363

Ben Brantley savaged the show my mother's working on, and it's going to close four days after opening. Not unusual in the world of theatre but my mom always takes it hard, and she was really happy to have a new show.

Feb 21, 2009#364

Le Quack

Both of my headphone speakers aren't working like they are supposed to. On and off all the time.

Feb 22, 2009#365

blotsfan

I really want to watch the Suns-Celtics game today. Lucky for me its on ABC.
Oh wait! There's gonna be a telethon instead!
Fuck!

Feb 22, 2009#366

Scarlet Varlet

Have to buy Digital coverter box by end of month or coupon expires. Finances tight, but don't want to waste coupon, assuming I ever watch TV again. :grrr:

Feb 22, 2009#367

blotsfan

blotsfan said:
I really want to watch the Suns-Celtics game today. Lucky for me its on ABC.
Oh wait! There's gonna be a telethon instead!
Fuck!

Forget this rant. Its gonna be on another network.

Feb 22, 2009#368

Kitty Sinatra

My layoff ends today.

Feb 22, 2009#369

Scarlet Varlet

Three straight days of sun, then the weekend comes, clouds and rain. Seems to happen a lot in these parts.

Feb 22, 2009#370

Wasabi Poptart

WTF takes you so long in the bathroom?!? Stop reading or playing the DS, get your business done, and get the fuck out! I'd like to take my shower before noon!

Feb 22, 2009#371

H

hudeany

WildSoul said:
WTF takes you so long in the bathroom?!? Stop reading or playing the DS, get your business done, and get the fuck out! I'd like to take my shower before noon!

My bathroom is one of the only places where I can get some serious reading done!

Feb 22, 2009#372

Gusto

Customers:

1) If it is your intent to buy ALL of the food I've cooked, give me a little notice. Call in and tell me. Like jeez. I'm not a fast food restaurant, I'm ONE GUY.

2) If it's busy, you may have to stand in line. This isn't the fault of the employees. We only have three people slicing meats at any given time, yes, but we only have three SLICERS. Don't get pissy at me because you came at a busy period and couldn't stand to wait for 5 minutes.

3) Once you make it to the front of the line, STOP TEXTING AND TELL ME WHAT YOU WANT. There are 10-15 people behind you thinking the same thing.

Feb 22, 2009#373

Silvanesti

Nah, thats totally cool. Ignore me for a couple days and then just text me once at 2am and call it good? yeah, im not pissed about that at all

Feb 22, 2009#374

Cajungal

HEY, dorm guitar guy---congrats on knowing how to strum 5 chords. That's excellent. But maybe you could take your Googoo dolls recital to another lobby while I'm on duty?

Feb 23, 2009#375

Gared

Gusto said:
Customers:

1) If it is your intent to buy ALL of the food I've cooked, give me a little notice. Call in and tell me. Like jeez. I'm not a fast food restaurant, I'm ONE GUY.

2) If it's busy, you may have to stand in line. This isn't the fault of the employees. We only have three people slicing meats at any given time, yes, but we only have three SLICERS. Don't get pissy at me because you came at a busy period and couldn't stand to wait for 5 minutes.

3) Once you make it to the front of the line, STOP TEXTING AND TELL ME WHAT YOU WANT. There are 10-15 people behind you thinking the same thing.

You make food? Food which involves slicing meat on giant slicers, but isn't fast food? I must know more.

hudeany said:
WildSoul said:

WTF takes you so long in the bathroom?!? Stop reading or playing the DS, get your business done, and get the fuck out! I'd like to take my shower before noon!

Click to expand...

My bathroom is one of the only places where I can get some serious reading done!

I agree. If I try to read anywhere else in the house one of the cats comes and sits on me and purrs in just the right harmonic to put me to sleep instantly. Of course, this is part of why my fiance and I specifically rented an apartment with 2 bathrooms.

Silvanesti said:
Nah, thats totally cool. Ignore me for a couple days and then just text me once at 2am and call it good? yeah, im not pissed about that at all

:wince: Ouch, sorry man.

ZenMonkey said:
Ben Brantley savaged the show my mother's working on, and it's going to close four days after opening. Not unusual in the world of theatre but my mom always takes it hard, and she was really happy to have a new show.

I know not of this Ben Brantley, but I am sorry to hear that. The world needs more good theatre.

Feb 23, 2009#376

CynicismKills

I'm tired, I don't feel well, and I move in 2 weeks so I'm stressing. Also the forums is eating my posts.

I want to go back to bed.

Feb 23, 2009#377

Wasabi Poptart

Gared said:
WildSoul said:

WTF takes you so long in the bathroom?!? Stop reading or playing the DS, get your business done, and get the fuck out! I'd like to take my shower before noon!

Click to expand...

I agree. If I try to read anywhere else in the house one of the cats comes and sits on me and purrs in just the right harmonic to put me to sleep instantly. Of course, this is part of why my fiance and I specifically rented an apartment with 2 bathrooms.

Our place actually has 2 1/2 bathrooms. The real problem is that he wants to go out and do something as a family, but I can't get ready because he's using the bathroom with the shower. I could be showered, dressed and out the door in half the time he uses sitting on the toilet with a book.

Feb 23, 2009#378

CynicismKills said:
I'm tired, I don't feel well, and I move in 2 weeks so I'm stressing. Also the forums is eating my posts.

I want to go back to bed.

Eh? What's happening with the board?

Feb 23, 2009#379

CynicismKills

Edrondol said:
CynicismKills said:

I'm tired, I don't feel well, and I move in 2 weeks so I'm stressing. Also the forums is eating my posts.

I want to go back to bed.

Click to expand...

Eh? What's happening with the board?

Might not be the board, might be my connection. If there's a lot of folks online at work everything slows to a crawl.

Feb 23, 2009#380

Gusto

Gared said:
Gusto said:

Customers:

1) If it is your intent to buy ALL of the food I've cooked, give me a little notice. Call in and tell me. Like jeez. I'm not a fast food restaurant, I'm ONE GUY.

2) If it's busy, you may have to stand in line. This isn't the fault of the employees. We only have three people slicing meats at any given time, yes, but we only have three SLICERS. Don't get pissy at me because you came at a busy period and couldn't stand to wait for 5 minutes.

3) Once you make it to the front of the line, STOP TEXTING AND TELL ME WHAT YOU WANT. There are 10-15 people behind you thinking the same thing.

Click to expand...

You make food? Food which involves slicing meat on giant slicers, but isn't fast food? I must know more.

I work in a grocery store deli. We have a Hot and Cold deli, and I've worked there long enough to be able to do both really well. So every weekend, I cook and serve ALL of our hot food. When it gets particularly busy, like yesterday, I ALSO need to go over to Cold and slice lunch meat for customers.

I don't like when shit gets outta hand like it did yesterday but very few people at my store can adapt like I can.

Feb 23, 2009#381

Fun Size

I'm tired, I've had headaches getting progressively worse for over four weeks now with no sign of letting up, and I wish that, just for a day or two, everyone could just take care of their damned selves. I don't need pity. I don't need help. I don't need someone to take care of me. I just need to be left the hell alone for a little while and have everyone else take care of their own fucking problems.

And I never got any pie, goddamit.

Feb 23, 2009#382

Adammon

My employer recently conducted an internal service survey that asked all staff to measure the performance of each department on several different issues on a scale from 1 to 5 and then to add a quick comment.

My department's scores came back high, 4.1 out of 5. Comments were generally good, telling us that we were friendly, helpful, stretched too thin, etc.

One chickenshit coward wrote:

"Department is generally good except Adammon who is arrogant and difficult to work with (not in public, only individually). Inexperienced and obviously incapable of his position"

I know who did it, and I'd just like to fucking punch him up in his smug face.

Feb 23, 2009#383

The Mike

Have you ever tried to capitalize numbers? It happens to me all th time shift + # and then I remember that's not how it works.

Feb 23, 2009#384

Wasabi Poptart

I hate people who give me unsolicited child-rearing advice. Really. I can handle my kid. He has his moments, but they are few and far between compared to most 3 year olds. Thanks for the input I didn't want, need, or ask for. :thumbsup:

Feb 23, 2009#385

LittleSin

I want this god forsaken larva out of me so I can take my migraine meds again.

Tylenol ain't doing the trick goramit!

Feb 23, 2009#386

WildSoul said:
I hate people who give me unsolicited child-rearing advice. Really. I can handle my kid. He has his moments, but they are few and far between compared to most 3 year olds. Thanks for the input I didn't want, need, or ask for.

It's always easier to raise other people's kids.

Feb 23, 2009#387

Son of a monkey whore!

Ok, here's the deal. My home system broke over the weekend. Was working fine thursday night, will not load past the Win XP splash screen on friday. No clue why not. I can load it into safe mode, even safe mode with networking, but not into normal fucking Windows. So, I start my troubleshooting. Found some errors in the event log saying several drivers would not load because they were incompatible with my version of window (Win XP Pro x64 Edition). All of that stuff had been working fine previously, so why choose now to fuck up? It doesn't make sense.

Anyway, I get to work on the system. Check the drivers to find out what they do. The first one that fails is relate to iTunes. Next ones are for CD-ROMs and such. Great, no problem. Remove iTunes, remove the problem, right? Haha, no so fast. remember that I'm in Safe mode? The Install Shield program that iTunes uses to install and unistall can't run under safe mode! Yay! I can't uninstall it! Or so windows would have me believe.

So, I go and use my wonderful friend, the internet, and get all the info on iTunes' files, registry entries, the works, and I manually uninstall that bastard. So, I am now iTunes-free. So, I go back and try to load again. No dice. Still freezes. So, I get BACK into safe mode and check event viewer again. Oh, the CD-Rom drivers are still not working, so I replace those. Reboot. Fail.

Wince. Blather. Retreat.

So, I say fuck it now and get out my recovery CD. I boot from that and try to repair windows. No such luck, the repair process fails. Yippee. So, I try it again. It fails again, but this time, it has a fun error to where it will only reboot and attempt the repair again and then immediately fail and reboot once more. I don't even need the CD in anymore.

Eventually, I get it to the point where I can boot back off the CD and I format my drive and reinstall Windows from scratch.

So, I've lost all my music files and all of my other stuff. No biggie, I have a backup of all that data on my nifty USB Hard Drive. 320 Gigs of fun. I plug it in and nothing happens. You have GOT to be kidding me! Ok, maybe it's the wire (please let it be the wire). I find another wire to try and still nothing. I take it over to my old system and try it there, it's a glorified paperweight now. No light, no power, nothing. It's dead, Jim.

FUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUCK!

Alright, fine. I just get my system back up and running, then email iTunes about possibly restoring my files. To my surprise, they do so without much problem. they even restore a few files that I had on my old system that I had previously lost due to my own stupidity. So, if nothing else, I have those.

Feb 23, 2009#388

Goddamn XBLA and changing the release date of Puzzle Quest Galactrix from Wednesday to "TBD."

And no, I don't want it on the DS or PC.

Feb 23, 2009#389

LittleSin

ZenMonkey said:
Goddamn XBLA and changing the release date of Puzzle Quest Galactrix from Wednesday to "TBD."

And no, I don't want it on the DS or PC.

Hubby has been complaining to me about this all day. I must have gotten 6 phone calls.

Last week he was pissed that they still hadn't decided how points it would cost.

Feb 23, 2009#390

Silvanesti

I ordered flowers for you because i felt sorry. But now I really wish i could cancel the fucking order because of how much of a bitch you're being.

Feb 24, 2009#391

LittleSin said:
Hubby has been complaining to me about this all day. I must have gotten 6 phone calls.

Last week he was pissed that they still hadn't decided how points it would cost.

Heh, well for me it's just a given I'll buy it, which will probably not cost me more than $7 since I still have just under 800 points. I was just stoked for it this week. Sure, I have more than enough games to play but it's pretty rare I'm actively looking forward to a release at all.

Maybe I'll go play the demo some more, to avoid the inevitable embarrassment that is me trying to play WC3. Single-player, mind you. I am an RTStard.

Feb 24, 2009#392

Gusto

So I get to school this morning, get to a lab, pick a warm spot next to the furnace vent, log in, go to gmail.com, and get THIS:

What the fuck.

Feb 24, 2009#393

If you're going to be on NPR talking to Warren Olney about Obama's speech tonight (which is not a State of the Union), you might want to do better than "I...um...think there's a legal obligation" for the President to give the SOTU. Yeah, it's from an obscure legal document called the U.S. Constitution, you asshat.

Feb 24, 2009#394

General Specific said:
Son of a monkey whore!

Ok, here's the deal. My home system broke over the weekend. Was working fine thursday night, will not load past the Win XP splash screen on friday. No clue why not. I can load it into safe mode, even safe mode with networking, but not into normal fucking Windows. So, I start my troubleshooting. Found some errors in the event log saying several drivers would not load because they were incompatible with my version of window (Win XP Pro x64 Edition). All of that stuff had been working fine previously, so why choose now to fuck up? It doesn't make sense.

Anyway, I get to work on the system. Check the drivers to find out what they do. The first one that fails is relate to iTunes. Next ones are for CD-ROMs and such. Great, no problem. Remove iTunes, remove the problem, right? Haha, no so fast. remember that I'm in Safe mode? The Install Shield program that iTunes uses to install and unistall can't run under safe mode! Yay! I can't uninstall it! Or so windows would have me believe.

So, I go and use my wonderful friend, the internet, and get all the info on iTunes' files, registry entries, the works, and I manually uninstall that bastard. So, I am now iTunes-free. So, I go back and try to load again. No dice. Still freezes. So, I get BACK into safe mode and check event viewer again. Oh, the CD-Rom drivers are still not working, so I replace those. Reboot. Fail.

Wince. Blather. Retreat.

So, I say fuck it now and get out my recovery CD. I boot from that and try to repair windows. No such luck, the repair process fails. Yippee. So, I try it again. It fails again, but this time, it has a fun error to where it will only reboot and attempt the repair again and then immediately fail and reboot once more. I don't even need the CD in anymore.

Eventually, I get it to the point where I can boot back off the CD and I format my drive and reinstall Windows from scratch.

So, I've lost all my music files and all of my other stuff. No biggie, I have a backup of all that data on my nifty USB Hard Drive. 320 Gigs of fun. I plug it in and nothing happens. You have GOT to be kidding me! Ok, maybe it's the wire (please let it be the wire). I find another wire to try and still nothing. I take it over to my old system and try it there, it's a glorified paperweight now. No light, no power, nothing. It's dead, Jim.

FUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUCK!

Alright, fine. I just get my system back up and running, then email iTunes about possibly restoring my files. To my surprise, they do so without much problem. they even restore a few files that I had on my old system that I had previously lost due to my own stupidity. So, if nothing else, I have those.

Rant update: I emailed Western Digital peeps about my dead drive and they said that it is still under warranty and so I can get it replaced for free!

So, small win there.

Now I just need to see if I can replace the porn collection. Anyone willing to help with that? :unibrow:

Feb 24, 2009#395

Bubble181

Do you *really* want my help in replacing your porn collection?

Admittedly, I'm not certain other bo(ard members, I only like humans, but still :-P

(try this place's XXX section for a good start :-P)

Feb 24, 2009#396

Hey landlord, would you mind warning me when workmen are going to come by so when they start banging on the wall of the room I'm in and then walking into our backyard through the privacy hedge, I won't have a heart attack? Thank you so very much.

Feb 24, 2009#397

Gusto

ZenMonkey said:
Hey landlord, would you mind warning me when workmen are going to come by so when they start banging on the wall of the room I'm in and then walking into our backyard through the privacy hedge, I won't have a heart attack? Thank you so very much.

Jeez!

I'm nervous having INVITED people in my house.

Feb 25, 2009#398

Gusto said:
Jeez!

I'm nervous having INVITED people in my house.

Yeah, they were actually too noisy for me to be worried they were up to something, it mostly just startled about a year of my life out of me. Mostly. (I was fully prepared for a split second to get to the phone and the gun as fast as I could, which I guess was a decent defensive dry run.)

Feb 25, 2009#399

Rubicon

I noticed a trend. And no I ain't tooting my own horn but..

where the mother fuck are the Lost, BSG and Heroes threads?... seriously, where's our threads on Fringe, Life On Mars (yes even the shitty US version deserves discussion), Terminator, etc? (yea I could make them but..it'd be nice to see some other community members do so).

Feb 25, 2009#400

Gusto

Mav said:
I noticed a trend. And no I ain't tooting my own horn but..

where the mother fuck are the Lost, BSG and Heroes threads?... seriously, where's our threads on Fringe, Life On Mars (yes even the shitty US version deserves discussion), Terminator, etc? (yea I could make them but..it'd be nice to see some other community members do so).

I was honestly waiting on you to make the Heroes thread this week.

Feb 25, 2009#401

Gusto

ZenMonkey said:
Gusto said:

Jeez!

I'm nervous having INVITED people in my house.

Click to expand...

Yeah, they were actually too noisy for me to be worried they were up to something, it mostly just startled about a year of my life out of me. Mostly. (I was fully prepared for a split second to get to the phone and the gun as fast as I could, which I guess was a decent defensive dry run.)

My home defense dry run is something I'm always ready for. I think I've said something about it one of many zombie threads, but there is a machete within arms reach of me right now.

Feb 25, 2009#402

Wasabi Poptart

I cannot be coming down with an upper respiratory illness. I will not get sick. Fuck.

Feb 26, 2009#403

CynicismKills

My dog is obviously on his last few months, I worked on one computer all fucking day at work and still can't find why it smells like burning, my iPod decided to fake me out for 45 minutes and tell me it was corrupted (5+ years of music on it, some I no longer own), among other things today.

Anything else feel like piling on? I've got a few hours before I go to bed.

Feb 26, 2009#404

Scarlet Varlet

Going through a new project, coding it in PHP. wtf, yet another scripting language. There must be something redeeming in creating a new scripting language every fucking year. What does PHP have over jsp,perl,etc? Why don't they just pick one language and make it good?

PHP is ok, but I've yet to see why yet another script language was needed.

Feb 26, 2009#405

Cajungal

Even though I can enjoy the show every now and then, I'm angry at Sex and the City. Ever since it came out and infiltrated the lives of my friends and employers, I've noticed a gross overuse of the word "fabulous." And my God, am I sick of it. SICK! There are other adjectives!

"Your hair is fabulous. Leslie, these appetizers? Fabulous. I went on a trip to Italy last year. It... was.... fabulous."

*sob*

Feb 26, 2009#406

Cajungal said:
"Your hair is fabulous. Leslie, these appetizers? Fabulous. I went on a trip to Italy last year. It... was.... fabulous."

For my friends and me that adjective came from Priscilla, Queen of the Desert, and it must always be pronounced "faaaaaabulous" in a nasal Australian accent. It's rarely used seriously.

Feb 26, 2009#407

Fun Size

Scarlet Varlet said:
Going through a new project, coding it in PHP. wtf, yet another scripting language. There must be something redeeming in creating a new scripting language every fucking year. What does PHP have over jsp,perl,etc? Why don't they just pick one language and make it good?

PHP is ok, but I've yet to see why yet another script language was needed.

Feb 26, 2009#408

Scarlet Varlet

Fun Size said:
[quote="Scarlet Varlet":vbxamvoh]Going through a new project, coding it in PHP. wtf, yet another scripting language. There must be something redeeming in creating a new scripting language every fucking year. What does PHP have over jsp,perl,etc? Why don't they just pick one language and make it good?

PHP is ok, but I've yet to see why yet another script language was needed.

A conversation at a prior job:

HIM: Dude, have you looked at Ruby On Rails yet?
ME: Nope. We write .NET.
HIM: Dude, it's totally awesome. You should really check it out.
ME: Is it a scripting language with if statements?
HIM: (Kind of hesitant) Yeah.
ME: Yeah. I'll learn it, along with the other thirty scripting languages that come out this year, when it applies to my job.[/quote:vbxamvoh]

I wouldn't touch aspx with a 10m pole. I sat through a security primer at an SD West and stopped taking notes after 45 minutes. Fuck that! Why make secutity such a rabbit warren.

PHP not so bad, it's just the latest thing. Fast to learn, thanks to years as a c/java/perl coder.

Feb 26, 2009#409

Cajungal

ZenMonkey said:
Cajungal said:

"Your hair is fabulous. Leslie, these appetizers? Fabulous. I went on a trip to Italy last year. It... was.... fabulous."

Click to expand...

For my friends and me that adjective came from Priscilla, Queen of the Desert, and it must always be pronounced "faaaaaabulous" in a nasal Australian accent. It's rarely used seriously.

See, now that's excellent. :uhhuh:

Feb 26, 2009#410

CynicismKills

CynicismKills said:
My dog is obviously on his last few months, I worked on one computer all fucking day at work and still can't find why it smells like burning, my iPod decided to fake me out for 45 minutes and tell me it was corrupted (5+ years of music on it, some I no longer own), among other things today.

Anything else feel like piling on? I've got a few hours before I go to bed.

On top this stuff my dog is getting worse and my WoW account with two of my 80's was banned because it used to belong to a friend and they found out he wasn't using it anymore.

Feb 26, 2009#411

Gusto

Fucking internet. Someone hacked my Facebook AND email today. Which means that my computer at the college must not have been logged out.

Which also means that my Twitter and, yes, Halforum accounts may be vulnerable as well.

If I'm in here acting like an asshole anytime soon, do not hesitate to give me the banhammer.

Feb 26, 2009#412

Espy

Gusto said:
Fucking internet. Someone hacked my Facebook AND email today. Which means that my computer at the college must not have been logged out.

Which also means that my Twitter and, yes, Halforum accounts may be vulnerable as well.

If I'm in here acting like an asshole anytime soon, do not hesitate to give me the banhammer.

Whelp... someone ban him ASAP, we just can't take the chance he's been compromised. :moon:

Feb 26, 2009#413

Gusto said:
Which also means that my Twitter and, yes, Halforum accounts may be vulnerable as well.

I assume you reset your passwords right away? Or are you worried they're scrambled?

Feb 26, 2009#414

Gusto

ZenMonkey said:
Gusto said:

Which also means that my Twitter and, yes, Halforum accounts may be vulnerable as well.

Click to expand...

I assume you reset your passwords right away? Or are you worried they're scrambled?

Yeah I reset 'em but now I'm little paranoid and more than a little FURIOUS.

Feb 26, 2009#415

Scarlet Varlet

Another weekend a day away and more rain. Like clockwork.

Hello? Am I back in London? I'd like to see the PM about this. The cricketbat? What cricket bat? :ninja:

Feb 26, 2009#416

Gkbur

I spent five hours tonight using a flash drive to transfer files that needed to be saved from my computer to my playstation, music, movies, pics of friends and such, and then put all of my important word files onto a disc. I was getting constant blue screen crashes whenever I tried to start up in anything but safe mode, and even safe mode crashed every five minutes for just about no reason, so as you can imagine it was a painstaking process. I was even having trouble actually running the restore program I finally got it all done, everything neccesary was saved, and copied over. I go to restart the computer, it starts up just like normal, everything's fine and the problems I was having before are now gone . . . 5 hours of transferring and it fixed itself. :explode:

Feb 27, 2009#417

drawn_inward

I am superfly TNT. :explode:

I am trying to remain cool, but I am just about to fucking lose it. I am trying to get the fuck out of school, but my damn boss is piling project after project, and trip after trip on me. I am being stretched in way too many directions. I tell him I need to focus on one or two projects, and he tells me I can handle 5 - 6. Then, when it comes time to present my data, I have these little bits of here and there data that isn't related and doesn't make a whole lot of sense. And, I'll be damned if I am going to Kansas for 3 fucking days. Enough. If I am forced to go I will put this guy in my power point. :finger:

Feb 27, 2009#418

Scarlet Varlet

Finally starting to use the new PC my old boss ordered for me before she left over a year ago.

The reason I'm taking so long?

Vista.

It's every annoyance I've heard and a good deal more. So far I've turned off Glass, have the classic look going and installed Firefox. More to follow, I expect.

Feb 27, 2009#419

Troll

Oh, so that's how you kids want to play it, eh? Embarass me in front of the principal by suddenly acting like wild animals? I don't think so, children. I go easy on you because if I don't, I become a tyrant in the classroom. Well, I see you've made your choice. You guys are seriously going to regret your behavior today when next week rolls around.

Feb 28, 2009#420

Scarlet Varlet

A Troll said:
Oh, so that's how you kids want to play it, eh? Embarass me in front of the principal by suddenly acting like wild animals? I don't think so, children. I go easy on you because if I don't, I become a tyrant in the classroom. Well, I see you've made your choice. You guys are seriously going to regret your behavior today when next week rolls around.

That's what you get for trying to educate troll kids. Human kids would never .. uh .. hmm.

Carry on.

Mar 2, 2009#421

kaykordeath

We've got new accounting software at work. Entirely web-based applications. The learning curve of new policies and procedures is one thing. It's even understandable when certain functions aren't yet fully working....but some of the formatting is just god awful!!

I have a report that in order to view with any kind of completeness, I ave to stretch the window across BOTH of the side-by-side monitor set up I have....and since I can't print it without cutting off 2/3rds of the info, I've taken to Print Screening the whole thing, pasting it into MS Paint (of all things) and then hacking it up to get the information I really need (which are the first 3 and last 3 columns) next to each other.

Mar 2, 2009#422

Philosopher B.

Frakkin' colds. I feel like falling over. My back hurts and everything ACHES. Thank the stars school was canceled today.

Mar 2, 2009#423

Gared

I spent 8 hours last week doing a massive revision project for our client, turning their FAQs from poorly translated German -> English wording to American English (whilst making sure to stick to proper grammar, tyvm), including the email templates that both the German customer service team and our customer service team in the States use to respond to customer emails. The entire project was proposed by our client, and they agreed that there were probably too many templates in the first place, as there are all kinds of duplicates and templates that hadn't been deleted but are no longer relevant. Also, the client wanted the email templates to sound more human and be more customer friendly.

Apparently, they hate it now. They are incredibly angry. And, the email from the client makes absolutely no sense whatsoever. Fucking client.

Edit:
Okay, I'm confused now. Got a phone call from said client (did I mention they're German, from Germany, and we're American, from America?). Specifically, from the head of customer service for said client. Same person who sent us the email. Absolutely happy with the work we did. Loves the revision. Not worried in the least.

Apparently, she hadn't read the work we did, and was just going off of complaint phone calls from the German CS team that the new templates make them work harder. Once she actually read the work, she was happy with it.

Mar 3, 2009#424

Thread Necromancer

F*** it! No one understands!!

If you read it right (and you know you did) fuck it, go ahead and fucking whine. No one here is going to fucking care but at least it gives you a spot to fucking do it.

... (yes, I fucking cussed a few fucking times. It's in my fucking nature.) Whine about anything you want to.

My whine:

I'm lonely. I broke up with what may have been possibly the most wonderful girl in the world for what may be stupid fucking physcho reasons caused by my impending divorce.

Mar 3, 2009#425

Thread Necromancer

F*** it! No one understands!!

Thread Necromancer said:
If you read it right (and you know you did) fuck it, go ahead and fucking whine. No one here is going to fucking care but at least it gives you a spot to fucking do it.

... (yes, I fucking cussed a few fucking times. It's in my fucking nature.) Whine about anything you want to.

My whine:

I'm lonely. I broke up with what may have been possibly the most wonderful girl in the world for what may be stupid fucking physcho reasons caused by my impending divorce.

-edit-
I am also drunk and it took me three attempts to find the "-" key.

--edit 2--
fuck, I am drunk. I didn't notice I hit quote instead of edit. Also, this thread is about YOUR whining in general. Don't give a shit about me, it is YOUR CHANCE TO FUCKING WHINE PEOPLE!! about anything and everything. lets have at it.

Since this was the intention, threads merged. -ZM

Mar 3, 2009#426

Matt²

F*** it! No one understands!!

sooo..wait, you broke up with your girlfriend, or your wife? ...or your girlfriend while married? Wha??

Mar 3, 2009#427

Troll

F*** it! No one understands!!

It's like the "Rant" thread and "I'm Drunk!" thread :hump:

, then had a kid.

Mar 3, 2009#428

Matt²

F*** it! No one understands!!

Quack?

Mar 3, 2009#429

Thread Necromancer

F*** it! No one understands!!

Actually both TNG ( I hope I got that right). I broke up with my wife, who ended up with another mans child. That was a few months ago. And then I had this wonderful girlfriend who I broke up with because I was afraid I was going to hurt her.

Mar 3, 2009#430

Matt²

F*** it! No one understands!!

ahhhhh (and I say this as sympathetically as I can, please don't misunderstand)... so you were afraid of rebounding on her and hurting her?

How badly did you break it off with her?

Mar 3, 2009#431

Thread Necromancer

holy shit we have been merged!!!

Mar 3, 2009#432

Matt²

I think we should have been merged into the manbaw thread? :eyeroll: (at merging, not your situation)

Mar 3, 2009#433

Troll

Thread Necromancer said:
holy shit we have been merged!!!

Yes, since your thread was a bastard child of the rant thread it only makes sense.

Mar 3, 2009#434

Thread Necromancer

I will now double post:

I was afraid that no matter how deeply I cared for her that somewhere in my mind it was a rebound thing. And I could not do that to her. So in the end, yes, what you say is true. I felt for her very VERY strongly, but part of me feared it was a rebound thing and that I would realize that eventually and just hurt her more in the end.

Mar 3, 2009#435

Thread Necromancer said:
holy shit we have been merged!!!

Well, you said you wanted a thread where everyone could whine, and since we have a good one...

I am sorry to hear about the romantic suckitude, though.

The Neon Grue said:
:eyeroll: (at merging, not your situation)

I went off what TN said. If you don't like it, :pud:

Mar 3, 2009#436

Thread Necromancer

A Troll said:
[quote="Thread Necromancer":2oh4laz9]holy shit we have been merged!!!

[/quote:2oh4laz9]

-edit-

I'm a really big jerk and I realize that. So I take this back and humbly insert instead a kind offer to a drink:

:falldown:

Mar 3, 2009#437

Matt²

Thread Necromancer said:
I will now double post:

I was afraid that no matter how deeply I cared for her that somewhere in my mind it was a rebound thing. And I could not do that to her. So in the end, yes, what you say is true. I felt for her very VERY strongly, but part of me feared it was a rebound thing and that I would realize that eventually and just hurt her more in the end.

Now is a good time to listen to some Michael Bolton.. I listened to it when I split with someone.. made me feel better.

Sorry man, I don't know what else to say. If you're afraid of rebounding, stay single a while.. recover, recuperate, heal. If this lady is willing, perhaps she will/can wait a while to make sure you don't rebound and neither of you get hurt?

Prayin for ya.

Mar 3, 2009#438

Troll

Thread Necromancer said:
[quote="A Troll":74i6ctsg][quote="Thread Necromancer":74i6ctsg]holy shit we have been merged!!!

[/quote:74i6ctsg]

-edit-

I'm a really big jerk and I realize that. So I take this back and humbly insert instead a kind offer to a drink:

:falldown:[/quote:74i6ctsg]

Awww, you're not a jerk. No worries.

*buys TN another round*

Mar 3, 2009#439

A Troll said:
*buys TN another round*

*puffs and passes*

Mar 3, 2009#440

Matt²

*buys a round of butterbeers*

Mar 3, 2009#441

Troll

Wait, we're supposed to be ranting now, aren't we?

FUCK YOU, LUNGS. You little bitches need to toughen the fuck up. I'm not going to miss 2 days of school in a row because you two can't keep your shit together during one measly little cold.

Mar 3, 2009#442

Thread Necromancer

Now we are ranting:

Fuck you intoxication!! I don't care if I can drink (al)most anyone I meet under the table!! I am not drunk enough to be this whiney!!!

Mar 3, 2009#443

Matt²

I'm not whiney enough to be this drunk!!

...wait..

Mar 3, 2009#444

Thread Necromancer

where is my "I"m drunk thread"?

Mar 3, 2009#445

Gusto

I AM the liquor, Randy.

RANT: I didn't sleep. At all. This makes me extremely pissy and even MORE hungry. It's gonna be a long, expensive day for ol' Gusto.

Mar 3, 2009#446

Gusto

Gusto said:
I AM the liquor, Randy.

RANT: I didn't sleep. At all. This makes me extremely pissy and even MORE hungry. It's gonna be a long, expensive day for ol' Gusto.

UPDATE: In the 2 hours since posting this, I have consumed a breakfast sandwich (2 slices rye, mayo, two slices smoked turkey, one fried egg), two cups of coffee, and two donuts. I have also fallen asleep on the 1.5 hour bus ride.

I hate Tuesdays.

Mar 3, 2009#447

Gared

Gusto said:
Gusto said:

I AM the liquor, Randy.

RANT: I didn't sleep. At all. This makes me extremely pissy and even MORE hungry. It's gonna be a long, expensive day for ol' Gusto.

Click to expand...

UPDATE: In the 2 hours since posting this, I have consumed a breakfast sandwich (2 slices rye, mayo, two slices smoked turkey, one fried egg), two cups of coffee, and two donuts. I have also fallen asleep on the 1.5 hour bus ride.

I hate Tuesdays.

I hate Fridays. Yes, I know, they're the start of the weekend, and I get off work at 2:30pm with a nice 2 and a half day break ahead of me, but traffic around here is always phenomenally bad on Fridays and I spend 3 times as long getting home on Fridays as I do any other day of the week (unless it rains on any other day of the week, or snows, or is sunny, or isn't sunny but doesn't rain or snow), and when you start out with a 50 minute commute, multiplying it by 3 ain't a happy Friday drive.

Also, CNN really needs to work on their headlines. Yes, I know they're designed to make you click the link and that occasionally there is real news behind said link, but really? My current CNN headlines include:

Nurse didn't show up for smoothie with friends
Dreaming dog lumbers into wall, wakes (video)
Five cool day trips around the country

/sigh

Mar 3, 2009#448

Gusto

Oh man what happened with the smoothies.

Mar 3, 2009#449

Fun Size

Gared said:
Also, CNN really needs to work on their headlines. Yes, I know they're designed to make you click the link and that occasionally there is real news behind said link, but really? My current CNN headlines include:

Nurse didn't show up for smoothie with friends
Dreaming dog lumbers into wall, wakes (video)
Five cool day trips around the country

/sigh

I can beat that. This morning I saw the Boston Globe come up with this:
'Octo-mom' straddles the line in reproduction debate.

All I could think of was was this: 'Octo-mom' straddles the line in reproduction debate - six more babies fall out

Mar 3, 2009#450

Gared

Gusto said:
Oh man what happened with the smoothies.

It was actually a "Nancy Grace Cold Case" report, so that one at least had some real news behind it.

Fun Size said:
Gared said:

Also, CNN really needs to work on their headlines. Yes, I know they're designed to make you click the link and that occasionally there is real news behind said link, but really? My current CNN headlines include:

Nurse didn't show up for smoothie with friends
Dreaming dog lumbers into wall, wakes (video)
Five cool day trips around the country

/sigh

Click to expand...

I can beat that. This morning I saw the Boston Globe come up with this:
'Octo-mom' straddles the line in reproduction debate.

All I could think of was was this: 'Octo-mom' straddles the line in reproduction debate - six more babies fall out

Nice... I love the fact that she had publicists (who quit after receiving death threats).

Mar 4, 2009#451

Cajungal

You're a very nice lady, and I'm happy that you're enjoying the United States. But you really need to find another job. Just because you grew up speaking a language does not mean you should be teaching people in college to speak that language. GOD! I'm so annoyed. You're the kind of person I'd like to just chill with and talk to casually, but if I have to suffer through one more semester of your shoddy teaching, I'm going to SWIM to Spain for the immersion... or just jog on down to Mexico.

Mar 4, 2009#452

Gusto

Cajungal said:
You're a very nice lady, and I'm happy that you're enjoying the United States. But you really need to find another job. Just because you grew up speaking a language does not mean you should be teaching people in college to speak that language. GOD! I'm so annoyed. You're the kind of person I'd like to just chill with and talk to casually, but if I have to suffer through one more semester of your shoddy teaching, I'm going to SWIM to Spain for the immersion... or just jog on down to Mexico.

Hey, at least you KINDA like her. You should see some of my teachers...

Mar 4, 2009#453

Cajungal

I LOVE her! She's this kind, funny lady from Costa Rica. That's the saddest thing. Because she's an interesting person, she has the capacity to make the class interesting. But she fucking... won't. She just has her nose in this piss-poor textbook the whole time and has us do worksheets. I had to SPEAK more Spanish in high school than I do now to keep my grade acceptable. That's just sad. And when I attempt to ask her a question in Spanish instead of English, she just stares. Sometimes I think she just wants to learn more English so she prefers we speak it..... argh.

Mar 5, 2009#454

Scarlet Varlet

Lost at trivia because host has wrong title for a song. (I DID have it correct)

Mar 5, 2009#455

CynicismKills

Having some anxiety about the move next week, I haven't slept well the past two weeks or so. Find myself napping a lot lately.

Mar 5, 2009#456

ElJuski

I have my own Allejandra! I've never felt so smitted with a girl since the one with the crazy redneck boyfriend. She is in my class; I am trying to get to know this girl before I confess my profound love to her. My GAWD I love short blonde girls! SHORT BLONDE GIRLLLLLLLLSSSSSSSSSSS

Mar 5, 2009#457

Soliloquy

I can feel myself slowly descending into becoming a crazed, jealous, irrationally-angry ex-boyfriend.

Since that's the last thing I want to be, I'm struggling to keep hold of myself as my thoughts spiral into insanity.

Mar 5, 2009#458

Bubble181

Soliloquy said:
I can feel myself slowly descending into becoming a crazed, jealous, irrationally-angry ex-boyfriend.

Since that's the last thing I want to be, I'm struggling to keep hold of myself as my thoughts spiral into insanity.

One of us! One of us! One of us!
*cough* We have team badges, yo, we're cool!

Rant: as some may have read over in the weekend thread, I had quite an enjoyable weekend; partly spent with actual real life cute nerdy girls :zoid:

. That's good, right? Sure enough is. Anyway, of course yesterday night my ex had to call me at 6:30 am (I was just starting work, she was just going home from the bar) about how drunk she was, how much she wanted/need me, she wanted hot/steamy/etc (fill in what you want, it was a long conversation...) sex with me right now, etc etc.
Since I was at work, I obviously didn't do anything beyond wish her a good night's sleep and all that, but now, once again, I can't seem to...errr...think :pud:

about any other girls than her, which is INCREDIBLY ANNOYING. Gah! Get out of my head!

Mar 5, 2009#459

Cajungal

The people at my apartment are so apathetic. When I have a check in my hand, they look at me like a hungry dog looking at a cupcake (apparently). But when they lose MY check and I'm asking them what I can do in the meantime while they correct my mistake?... I get black fucking stares. I hate you all.

The best thing about my week has been homemade chicken salad. How sad am I?

Mar 5, 2009#460

Bubble181

Depends. Was it really *great* homemade chicken salad? Because, you know, homemade foodstuffs can be pretty awesome.

Mar 5, 2009#461

Gusto

Well-made chicken salad has been known to keep me happy for up to three days.

It is not to be taken lightly.

Mar 5, 2009#462

Cajungal

Bubble181 said:
Depends. Was it really *great* homemade chicken salad? Because, you know, homemade foodstuffs can be pretty awesome.

It was my chicken salad. So yes, it's the best thing that's happened to chicken since it crossed the dang road.

Mar 5, 2009#463

Scarlet Varlet

Cajungal said:
Bubble181 said:

Depends. Was it really *great* homemade chicken salad? Because, you know, homemade foodstuffs can be pretty awesome.

Click to expand...

It was my chicken salad. So yes, it's the best thing that's happened to chicken since it crossed the dang road.

Evidently into your oven. Not so good for the chicken, however.

Mar 5, 2009#464

CynicismKills

My fucking iPod is fucking corrupted which means I'm going to lose all my fucking music and files on it some of which I've long since lost the originals and it's so fucking annoying I want to punch Steve Jobs in his fucking face.

Fuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuck.

Mar 6, 2009#465

Le Quack

Soliloquy said:
I can feel myself slowly descending into becoming a crazed, jealous, irrationally-angry ex-boyfriend.

Since that's the last thing I want to be, I'm struggling to keep hold of myself as my thoughts spiral into insanity.

Try crying, I hear that helps you emo fag.

I feel rather perturbed today, and I'd rather not write out the essay that would have to fit in this post.

Lets just say unreliable people can go get ass raped.

Mar 6, 2009#466

Gusto

I'm worried that I'm becoming disillusioned with the forum.

Mar 6, 2009#467

Bubble181

Gusto said:
I'm worried that I'm becoming disillusioned with the forum.

Foe me, it really improves the overall quality of posts.

Mar 6, 2009#468

Allen, who is Quiet

Gusto said:
I'm worried that I'm becoming disillusioned with the forum.

Take time off and then you'll be able to come back with gusto.

Mar 6, 2009#469

Gusto

Allen said:
Gusto said:

I'm worried that I'm becoming disillusioned with the forum.

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Take time off and then you'll be able to come back with gusto.

Yeah.... maybe it's time to retire the hardhat.

Mar 6, 2009#470

Aw...I would miss you if you left, G-man. But it's definitely best to take a break when needed. :falldown:

Mar 9, 2009#471

Le Quack

RANT ...... III?

I couldn't find the other rant thread.

I just got pulled over 3 times in the passed 30 minutes trying to get home from a friends house. They all pulled me over the a broken tail light. The first time he pulled me over I gave him my insurance and apparently it is 2 days expired. Then, he had to the nerve to ask to search my car for illegal substances. The second time, they also asked to search. The third time, they also asked to search. I had nothing on me, nor did it smell. I was being super fuckin profiled.

Goddamn Pigs.

Mar 9, 2009#472

Denbrought

RANT ...... III?

Did you accept to the search, tho? If I remember correctly you're not forced to, and after two or three times.. ~_~

Mar 9, 2009#473

Bumble the Boy Wonder

RANT ...... III?

Or.... maybe there was someone who actually did something terrible that had a car similar to yours?

Still, I could imagine how that would get very annoying, very quickly.

Mar 9, 2009#474

WolfOfOdin

RANT ...... III?

During Moot Court the other day, I was told all evidence regarding a killing's religious motivation was inadmissable, because the defense found a loophole that made the gathering of said evidence illegal due to "excessive intimidation" of the police to reveal it when it apparently wasn't covered under reasonable doubt.

-_- Tore everything to shreds.

Mar 9, 2009#475

Garbledina

RANT ...... III?

Broken tail lights, man. My friend had a similar experience once.

So did my uncle. Only, my uncle was driving a stolen car and wanted for stealing a semi truck earlier that month. He's had an um... interesting... life.

Mar 9, 2009#476

Cajungal

RANT ...... III?

I hate opening my car door and seeing a dirty diaper right there where I was about to step.

Mar 9, 2009#477

David

RANT ...... III?

I hate going into my car to find that my dad decided he should leave his chewed nicotine gum pieces in the cup holder. So very gross :devil:

I also hate having to wake up at 7:00 every single morning to drive my brother to school, as if I'm being punished just for having a license. I had to walk to school nearly every day through high school; what makes him so special that he can't use his legs? It also pisses me off that he's such a little prick about it, never thanking me for the ride and acting like I should be happy to give him a ride half an hour late when his school is going to be packed with traffic and it will be impossible for me to get out of there.

Mar 9, 2009#478

Denbrought

RANT ...... III?

I hate going to my car just to wake up and remember I don't have one.

Mar 11, 2009#479

C

Canary

I spent two full days working myself to the bone trying to finish a 5-6 page paper (That has manifested itself into 17 pages *don't ask*) only to find out that even though it was due at 4pm today, we have till Friday to finish it.... *sigh*

Mar 11, 2009#480

Gusto

Canary said:
I spent two full days working myself to the bone trying to finish a 5-6 page paper (That has manifested itself into 17 pages *don't ask*) only to find out that even though it was due at 4pm today, we have till Friday to finish it.... *sigh*

Hi, new person!

Mar 11, 2009#481

Scarlet Varlet

Canary said:
I spent two full days working myself to the bone trying to finish a 5-6 page paper (That has manifested itself into 17 pages *don't ask*) only to find out that even though it was due at 4pm today, we have till Friday to finish it.... *sigh*

Yeah. Makes me want to just slough everything off and be late, just to spite 'em. :grrr:

Mar 11, 2009#482

C

Canary

Gusto said:
Canary said:

I spent two full days working myself to the bone trying to finish a 5-6 page paper (That has manifested itself into 17 pages *don't ask*) only to find out that even though it was due at 4pm today, we have till Friday to finish it.... *sigh*

Click to expand...

Hi, new person!

hihihi! ^_^ and it's super annoying...But at least I get the extra edit time? I think that's good haha

Mar 11, 2009#483

Allen, who is Quiet

Canary said:
I spent two full days working myself to the bone trying to finish a 5-6 page paper (That has manifested itself into 17 pages *don't ask*) only to find out that even though it was due at 4pm today, we have till Friday to finish it.... *sigh*

I hate and love that feeling at the same time. All that work when you didn't have to, and then the realization that there is no work when you have to.

And I've fallen for a person who toys around with people. Boy, can I pick them. Well, here's to the next one.

Mar 11, 2009#484

Scarlet Varlet

A sudden cold snap hits. Go to store to buy a warm blanket.
Think I can find one? Guess again. I can buy a beach towel and humourous beachball, though.

Mar 12, 2009#485

Cajungal

:waah:

I'm overwhelmed.

Mar 12, 2009#486

Silvanesti

Cajungal said:
:waah:

I'm overwhelmed.

im so sorry, I know how that goes. Try to take a night off if you can and just relax.

Mar 12, 2009#487

Cajungal

Silvanesti said:
Cajungal said:

:waah:

I'm overwhelmed.

Click to expand...

im so sorry, I know how that goes. Try to take a night off if you can and just relax.

That's part of why I'm upset. Nothing went the way it was supposed to on my night off. Not fair! Not fair at all! I just wish I had somebody over here to talk to right now. :\ Thanks for listening, Sil. ^_^

Mar 12, 2009#488

Bubble181

Honestly, why the fuck can't I just leave the drama behind me? Gah! I shouldn't be involved in all this anymore! Leave me in peace!

Also: I know I'm out of shape, but seriously, why does it hurt 2 days later when I've only ran for 15 minutes?! Christ.

Mar 12, 2009#489

C

Canary

Scarlet Varlet said:
A sudden cold snap hits. Go to store to buy a warm blanket.
Think I can find one? Guess again. I can buy a beach towel and humourous beachball, though.

We got a massive dumping of snow on Tuesday and it's been unnaturally cold since. All thanks to the wind...And at least you can imagine you're on the beach?

Mar 12, 2009#490

Bubble181

Oh, and Canary: welcome, enjoy your stay, don't let the treadbugs bite!

Mar 12, 2009#491

Canary said:
Scarlet Varlet said:

A sudden cold snap hits. Go to store to buy a warm blanket.
Think I can find one? Guess again. I can buy a beach towel and humourous beachball, though.

Click to expand...

We got a massive dumping of snow on Tuesday and it's been unnaturally cold since. All thanks to the wind...And at least you can imagine you're on the beach?

Keep saying to yourself, "Summer is coming. Summer is coming!"

Mar 12, 2009#492

Bubble181

Summer Glau or Donna Summer? :zoid:

Mar 12, 2009#493

Allen, who is Quiet

Marc Summers? :zoid:

Mar 12, 2009#494

Kitty Sinatra

Both.

And the season.

-- Thu Mar 12, 2009 10:25 am --

And dammit. I gotta work next week.

-- Thu Mar 12, 2009 10:36 am --

And Dammit, I had my best life as a Heavy last night, almost beat a lot my overall records and set a couple others, but Steam somehow lost the info.

Godsmurfingdammit!

-- Thu Mar 12, 2009 10:37 am --

Oh c'mon! I can't even triple post anymore?

goddammothersmurfinghillarysmurf

Mar 12, 2009#495

Gared

I am really fucking tired of riding the wrong edge of the poverty line. My fiance and I are this close to making ends meet, and paying off all of our outstanding debt and wham! something else comes up to fuck us over.

This month? My fucking car loan finance company was harassing me because my autopay debit bounced (I got paid the next day and was hoping against all hope that my bank would take an extra day to process the draft, because they frequently do that with my car insurance, but no dice) so I made a one time emergency payment (which I paid an additional $25 dollar fee on). What happens next? They re-run the autopay and bam... double payment.

I can handle $350 a month, honestly I can, but I cannot handle $700 a month out of the same check as my rent check. So, even though I just got my regular pay check of about $1200 and a bonus check of about $250, I'm immediately back in the hole on my checking account. Luckily I only have one more payment on my last payday loan so I can get out from under that hell circle, but I'm getting really fucking tired of never being able to buy anything other than necessities.

I would love to be able to pick up a damn DVD or maybe buy some food so I can actually cook something nice for dinner (though I did make a good pot of chili on Monday, the only reason I was able to do that was because I had to use the ground beef before it went bad and I just happened to have 3 cans of cannelini beans), or I don't know, go out to eat at a place that doesn't have plastic flatware.

Mar 12, 2009#496

I hear ya, Gared. Right now I'm in the hole $400 or so because of an insurance payment that I thought was supposed to start NEXT month. My next paycheck is almost 1/2 gone and I have to pay for mortgage.

Gotta get through a few more months and I think I'll have a handle on things.

Mar 12, 2009#497

Wasabi Poptart

I had to start wearing maternity pants already. The button on my regular jeans push in on my belly and make me uncomfortable especially when I'm sitting. There is no conversion of sizes. You just buy maternity clothes in the same size as you regularly wear. Except these pants are usually made to last through all 9 months of pregnancy and I'm not that big yet. There is no waist in these things, just super stretchy elastic. My pants keep falling down while I walk!! :eek:

rly: Stupid fucking pants.

Mar 12, 2009#498

WildSoul said:
There is no waist in these things, just super stretchy elastic. My pants keep falling down while I walk!! rly: Stupid fucking pants.

How YOU doing? :unibrow:

Mar 12, 2009#499

GasBandit

Mar 12, 2009#500

Silvanesti

are you bragging or complaining?

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