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Social Forums => General Chat => Topic started by: Dunefar on December 31, 2010, 06:11:12 PM
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It's almost 2011, good enough. Enjoy for all your life and emo needs.
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Still sore over the 2010 topic being named by a Julie Andrews movie, I see.
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It was SUPPOSED to be Good Xorning, dammit!
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You do realize you forever sealed the fate of 2012's GM topic with Buddy Bear references. And you already got a Good Xorning for 2008's tail end.
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Bah. Bah I say, we need more Xorning.
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Then, move in with CK.
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XORN
/me wanders off.
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Of course, I don't Xorn in real life. Mustn't let on what I'm actually thinking and all.
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I hate fanfiction so much, yet why do I find myself dragged back in?
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And you say you still need more Xorn in your life. Get psychological help.
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I hate fanfiction so much, yet why do I find myself dragged back in?
Because you hate yourself more?
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/me gnaws on Jim pre-emptively for the New Year.
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Be safe. Take a taxi if you're party hardying.
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Might as well be the first to start I guess? I'm going to try and get back into writing, so for that purpose, I started a Wordpress to write about...uh...things. Life, games, other crap basically. Three main reasons to do so:
a) I'm not a very photogenic person and most of my memories are kept in my head and through words. So a Wordpress/blog is *almost* like a photo album. There's differences of course, but I do better using that to track my good and bad dates.
b) It'll will give me some knowledge and workabouts around a Wordpress if the DL ever moves to a wordpress format. There was talk about it, but it never really resolved, but hey. Learning something is always good. Plus from my brief hour tour yesterday, it seems much more customizable than my old blog.
c) Writing thing which I already mentioned
Will I still be using this topic? Sure. But I didn't use it much in previous years either. So, we'll see what happenes. I might end up abandoning it like I did with LiveJournal (ew interface of suck).
EDIT: Handy dandy link - http://kennethkycheung.wordpress.com/
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Quick question. How do I insert images from my own personal library onto these forums?
All I get when I click the image button is [ img] and [ /img]
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Quick question. How do I insert images from my own personal library onto these forums?
All I get when I click the image button is [ img] and [ /img]
Throw the image up somewhere, like on imageshack, and paste the link in there.
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So I move into my new place, and find that half the outlets and some of the lights are out due to a busted fuse. Ugh. Then, the heat goes out. They fixed that this morning but still, 2000 eleven has started out a little roughly. At least they fixed the heating already.
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Teacher's got heart problems, classes cancelled.
I'm-- we've only had one class of geography this semester, so I'm a bit worried about the test since we don't know what we need to study, but on the other hand it's hardly like the teacher can help it. I wish my school'd made sure there was a replacement ready, but man.
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Had one of my teachers get seriously ill mid-semester, and I was totally impressed with how it was handled. After a week of subs (actually other full-time professors filling in) they hired a teacher from another school for the remainder of the semester. That guy did the teaching equivalent of a first-pitch home run - he taught a subject we were a couple weeks behind on using a textbook he'd never read, a curriculum he wasn't familiar with, and picking up from a guy who organized the material in a different way than he did and actually taught us everything we were supposed to learn.
Lucky for the school NYC is chock full of law professors.
And now, a gripe: spring semester starts on Monday, and to date I have received exactly one final grade from my last semester. I took one of the tests I'm waiting on a full freaking month ago!
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And now, a gripe: spring semester starts on Monday, and to date I have received exactly one final grade from my last semester. I took one of the tests I'm waiting on a full freaking month ago!
You... you actually get grades before the next semester starts?!
Cal was really bad about that. Or maybe it was my professors, I'm not sure. Either way, I was usually a full month into spring semester before I got my final grades.
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Have a book editing contract, hooray! I was missing those. Some day I will stop doing pro bono work, and -- oh wait. Technically I have! It's a barter arrangement, so no cash, and in exchange for my editing skillz I get free weekly dog training, and free boarding whenever it comes up. Yesssssss. I definitely think I got the better end of the deal here.
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I've decided since there is a tea store right next to my house that I am going to become a tea nerd. Bought a buttered rum black tea, a red tea, and a coconut-flavored white tea. The latter is pretty tasty, we'll see about the other two.
Now all I need is a teapot. :)
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First day of the semester yesterday (set up my schedule so I wouldn't have Monday classes, because I work nights and need my Monday mornings/early afternoons to shrug off my hangover). Met a hot girl in one of my classes. I am on the first N of the system.
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I am going to become a tea nerd.
Awesome, we got another one! Welcome aboard, soldier.
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Is this a bad time to mention one of my friends at work is seriously making me consider turning into one? I've been pilfering her tea reserves for months now and I've never been happier.
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Well, your alternative is coffee, which has an unfortunate tendency to pool in your cholecystic duct as a fairly disgusting sludge, so it's probably an upgrade.
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Now all I need is a teapot. :)
Oh please girl, it will not be just a teapot. There will likely end up being a couple.
I have 3 so far and it is very hard not to buy more.
A reccomendation if you are buying loose leaf (which you surely are), Zero make very awesome teapots.
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So it looks like I'll be visiting San Francisco sometime in March. Anybody in the bay area feel like grabbing lunch?
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Man, I've been drinking Chinese milk tea for like the past 10 years >_>. It's gotten bad enough that I can't start my days without it. Otherwise, I'm half asleep most of the day. Which is needless to say terrible.
Still being a tea drinker > coffee drinker IMO. Coffee tastes bitter as hell to me and I really dislike it. If I need caffine, I go straight for my tea.
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I tend to just sleep eight hours and then I wake up chipper as can be.
Silly caffeine people.
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So it looks like I'll be visiting San Francisco sometime in March. Anybody in the bay area feel like grabbing lunch?
Sure~
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So it looks like I'll be visiting San Francisco sometime in March. Anybody in the bay area feel like grabbing lunch?
Just say when!
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This disorder of mine is ridiculous sometimes. I've been all over the place the past few days.
Clearly I need more tea. (And I'm currently still a tea heathen, drinking pre-bagged green tea and yerba mate and all. I'm too lazy for loose leaf.)
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I tend to just sleep eight hours and then I wake up chipper as can be.
Silly caffeine people.
Tell me that when you find yourself in the big world.
/me gnaws on Ashley. I'm in the tea heathen club still too.
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I'm just like Bard, honestly. No caffeine, no crack, nothing.
I'm a freak of nature, really.
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I am fine with no caffeine but I love the taste of tea.
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Uh yeah I don't need tea every morning (I am far more inclined to drink it of an afternoon or evening anyway). I drink tea for two reasons. One is the taste and the other is because oh my god the taste.
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I've always thought it was kinda funny to drink tea for a perk. Drinking a tasty cup of tea puts my mind at ease, which is good for my concentration to be sure, but for kinda the opposite reason people reach for caffeine.
btw, if you want to try loose leaf tea without too much fuss (or a teapot), consider investing in something like this (http://www.google.com/products/catalog?q=tea+infuser&oe=utf-8&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&client=firefox-a&um=1&hl=en&biw=1024&bih=405&ie=UTF-8&cid=18435204847557343071&ei=UE0mTdrXDYGC8gabwuTZAQ&sa=X&oi=product_catalog_result&ct=result&resnum=9&ved=0CK0BEPMCMAg#) or this guy (http://www.google.com/products/catalog?q=tea+infuser&hl=en&um=1&ie=UTF-8&cid=6013540159629246373&ei=gU4mTZrWIMGs8Aa109zzAQ&sa=X&oi=product_catalog_result&ct=result&resnum=3&ved=0CHkQ8wIwAg#). Friend of mine gave me the second one for Christmas, and it works like a charm.
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btw, if you want to try loose leaf tea without too much fuss (or a teapot), consider investing in something like this (http://www.google.com/products/catalog?q=tea+infuser&oe=utf-8&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&client=firefox-a&um=1&hl=en&biw=1024&bih=405&ie=UTF-8&cid=18435204847557343071&ei=UE0mTdrXDYGC8gabwuTZAQ&sa=X&oi=product_catalog_result&ct=result&resnum=9&ved=0CK0BEPMCMAg#) or this guy (http://www.google.com/products/catalog?q=tea+infuser&hl=en&um=1&ie=UTF-8&cid=6013540159629246373&ei=gU4mTZrWIMGs8Aa109zzAQ&sa=X&oi=product_catalog_result&ct=result&resnum=3&ved=0CHkQ8wIwAg#). Friend of mine gave me the second one for Christmas, and it works like a charm.
That word you used. "Investing"? That is why I am still a tea heathen. I pay something like $3 for my box of 20 green tea bags. Organic bagged green tea. When I get rich enough that paying that for 2 cups of tea instead of 20 cups is fine, then I might consider spend even MORE money on delivery systems for said tea.
Lazy AND a miser.
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And totally missing out and good gods how expensive do you think loose leaf is? After the investment in a tea pot it isn't that much. If you are including the tea pot to get that value then you either need to drink more tea or buy a tea pot that doesn't cost thousands.
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You pay $3 for two cups of loose leaf tea? That's my wet dream.
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And totally missing out and good gods how expensive do you think loose leaf is? After the investment in a tea pot it isn't that much. If you are including the tea pot to get that value then you either need to drink more tea or buy a tea pot that doesn't cost thousands.
It's about $30-40/75g where I'd buy my teas. That's around $1/serving for the leaf alone. Then there's the tea pot and delivery devices - admittedly it doesn't HAVE to be expensive, but as you say, I'm missing out. I'd rather stick with my heathen tea, not knowing what I'm missing, and then have a TEA ENLIGHTENMENT than slowly wend my way up the tea ladder and get minimal "eh" improvement along the way.
Also, again, lazy. <_<
(You know how I make tea at work? I put a tea bag in a coffee mug. I go to the hot/cold water dispenser, cover the tea bag with hot water by depressing the red lever, and steep for 1-3 minutes. As I said: heathen. The only point in my favor is that I at least drink /tea/ tea, and not, like, Lipton.)
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Oh yeah, non-tea heathen life.
There have been some big changes to organization in the company. So, yeah, whatever.
BUT - my department has a new temporary director. And he's like the coolest boss ever. And now I have a mentor, and the department is doing things in a SMART way, and I am happy. Granted, it is early days yet, but anything that changes the management structure in my department is a leap in the right direction.
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$30-40 for 75 grams? That's like $200/lb! A box of Twinings loose leaf tea would be something like $5-$7 for a quarter pound. Even when I visited a snobby tea store in SF, almost all of the teas were well under $200/lb.
Also: glad to hear your work life is improved! Hope it keeps up.
As for me, I'll be embarking on an internship next week when I start school again. Pretty nervous and excited about it.
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Good gods girl where are you buying tea? Where is it and buy me some from there! That is the kind of money you spend on a good White tea (which are divine), certainly not for a green like you are talking about getting. That is like twice the price I have ever payed for tea.
I do tea at work the same way sometimes, but that is when I do indeed need it for the caffeine. That is when you use 2 or 3 bags.
Also good to hear work is going well.
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Late into this tea convo, but I was always under the impression that tea is not a coffee supplement, due to having significantly less caffeine than coffee. You would have to drink a lot of tea to get that caffeine boost.
When I do drink tea (want to be an avid drinker, but am poor), it's normally white tea, black tea or oolong tea that I get from an international food market. Every time I pass that tea store in the mall (with loose leaf like Grefter is mentioning) I never suck up the first punch of just going ahead and getting a pot and doing loose leaf. Maybe there is hope in the future . . . of tax returnss - hospital bill - iPod classic - neutering dear Roland.
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I certainly don't drink tea for the caffeine. I drink tea because it's tasty and often therapeutic.
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Also to note, the main reason to get loose leaf is for the variety. So many more options available in loose leaf than there is in bags.
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Also to note, the main reason to get loose leaf is for the variety. So many more options available in loose leaf than there is in bags.
Teabags can only do types of teas where the leaves are crushed/cut into small pieces, and as a result the tea from teabags tends to be dark and bitter, like English or Irish breakfast teas. I hear this is because crushing the leaves means more large particles get into the water. If you want a more - and I hate to use this word because it makes me sound snooty but oh well - delicate flavor, teabags can't deliver. Teabags are perfectly fine for herbal/flavored tea, though.
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Not to mention the increased cost of production. You only get bags of the flavours that willcome off the shelves in a hurry which are again those strong bitter flavours (Which I am all for! Lapsang Souchong is still probably one of my favourite experiences). There is certainly a time or a place for Silver Needles or one of many other variations of smoother flavours.
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I'm just chillin here, after a nice workout, warm shower in my face mask. Might as well pin my hair up~ well, what hair I have. . .
debating on ridding my body of hair. . . kinda late though, I do that before showering.
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Try a Brazillian bikini wax.
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I want to! I need someone to hold my hand though.
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Well, Snow's gay enough for it, so he'd be a good option
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I'm about 113% sure you would crush my hand into dust if I held her hand during a Brazillian bikini wax, Idun. Hold OK's hand instead, he's suicidal.
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So I got this teapot as a gift from a Japanese girl. I pull it out and realize it is barely bigger than our tea mugs. Awesome. >_>
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Take it to work and use it for yourself.
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But now I need a teapot for two people! I'd have to like, go somewhere to find one.
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/me slaps Ciato with a teapot. =D
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Ah, my job.
Someone found 10 bucks on the floor and since Iam the receptionist of the gym area they always hand over the moneyt o me.
Like anyone is going to claim the money. I work at a super high class country club which makes me wonder why i work here in the first place...
All this means is that whenever people hand the money ove to me it goes in the "Scar's gas fund," which just so happens to be in my pocket!
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I officially, really want a Kindle. Books for .99c, plus test driving the news/blogs reading -- OMG, I'd read LM.FR FOREVER.
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Ohhh man. Okay. Emo moment. Emomo ment. Emomomomomomomomomoment. Emomo mint.
First things first, I am no longer gonna be online after this. For quiiiite a while. Long story short, I was borrowing internet from my landlord, and that's run out.
However. I'd be happy to pay my share for the internet, except I can't because the landlord's crazy ex is still trying to get me kicked out of this place. Sigh. Her name's still on the mortgage, so he has to take her opinions into account, but he's been going through legal battles for a while to try and get sole ownership of the house.
Did I mention we don't have a phone for the same reason? This means I have no internet, no landline, and I don't have the money to waste on credit for a mobile, meaning I have literally no way of contacting people outside of pre-arranged meetings and heading out and hoping they're at home - if I know where they live to begin with!
(I know I said about paying for internet, yet not paying for credit - that's because internet is monthly and I get more out of it, while I resent paying stupid amounts for credit when I could get the same and more for less money through internet/landline.)
I'm currently looking for work, which is made a lot more difficult when you have no way of contacting anyone. I'm most likely dropping out of my college course now in order to get a job so that I can keep on living in the place I'm living in, which I'm not sure I can carry on living in! Argh!
So I'm looking for work, except I can't get a job because I've never had a job before and every job wants previous experience, which I can't get because I need previous experience. Dammit. :/
Sleep pattern is fucked as ever - the fact that I'm posting this at 5.17am probably proves that! That really doesn't help when I'm meant to be looking for work and I'm sleeping during the times that the damn places are even open. >.<
Recently, I've had this strange thing where I want to kill things. I'll be honest, it's nothing 100% new, but it's become really weird lately. I had one moment last week where I was listening to music and somehow managed to imagine people burning. It was only for a couple of seconds, but I swear I saw people on fire, and lots of them. Considering my depression's come back again lately, I really wanted to go to the doctor's about the whole thing. Oh, but y'know what? That requires a fucking phone. Sigh. Fuck you, world. Fuck. You.
tl;dr - Living situation sucks, but at least it exists. Job situation sucks. Sleep situation sucks. General life? Kinda sucks.
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Dude, get yourself over to your nearest friend or family member's place so you can call a doctor. You shouldn't put off dealing with your health just because of a shitty situation with your landlord. And it doesn't sound like you'll be in the right headspace for job-hunting until you take care of yourself, first.
Otherwise, hope things start turning around for you. Hang in there!
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So my teacher had a heart attack.
Goddamnit.
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Please yes, Yoshi, what Elfboy says. Take care of yourself first, and well. There's time enough to deal with everything else afterward.
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Bard... is this... again? I recall someone's teacher having health issues in the past. Man, what. :|
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As you'd expect after seeing two people post bad things, stuff is going pretty well for me. Work's turned a fantastic new corner and suddenly my dead-end admin job has turned into the grooming station for creative director. I have a mentor with excellent connections, job duties that mean something, and somewhere to go. I'd be more chuffed if much of it was my doing, but that this serendipity opened the channels for me to do what I do is good enough for now!
Still waiting to see if any of this new fabulousness is reflected in salary/official job title and duties. Even if those don't change, I'm committed to milking this mentorship for everything it has to offer before I leave the company.
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Sounds awesome.
Yoshi: For god's sakes, you have health insurance. USE IT.
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Managed to steal internet again, apparently.
Anyways, spoken to my landlord - stuff should hopefully be sorted out by the end of next month, which means I'll finally have some stability there, and I'm gonna be phoning the doctor's tomorrow morning, so that should hopefully sort that out.
In the meantime, I guess it's back to doing nothing for a while. ;o
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In the midst of sudden morning boredom, I decided to run a background check on 100% of my boyfriend's family. The only one scott-free is his mother. I love her.
Otherwise, it is apparent that people in the State of Iowa have concluded that due to the significantly low population density, car insurance, valid tags and licenses are completely unnecessary. Who ever heard of seat belts? Definitely not those Hawkeyes/Cyclones fans! As Charles tells me, they are not criminal records - they are moving violations. Potato-patatoh.
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LD: I can't imagine so, I only got him a few weeks ago.
Pitched in with the class to send a Get Well card and a chocolate bar. Secret of Mana chocolate bars improve health so let's hope that logic applies to real life!
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Teacher: So how was your winter vacation?
Djinn: Awesome, I went to Tokyo and partied with my army friends in Roppongi and then shopped around Otakuland in Akihabara the next day! ...What did you do for winter vacation?
Teacher: Oh, I couldn't go anywhere this time, I had lots of moving preparations to take care of. My neighbor had an electrical fire and both of our houses burned down.
Djinn: ...oh.
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Well, I -totally- topped HIS vacation!
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I believed you missed the following "...hhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwnnnnnnned" from the end of your statements.
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You ok over there Gref?
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He looks fine.
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LD: I can't imagine so, I only got him a few weeks ago.
Pitched in with the class to send a Get Well card and a chocolate bar. Secret of Mana chocolate bars improve health so let's hope that logic applies to real life!
DJ's post reminded me - I think it was one of his coworker teachers that had the heart attack. >_>
Also: I've not known chocolate to be GOOD for heart health, generally, but hey if blue M&M's can cure spinal injuries... (http://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/07/28/spinal.injury.blue.dye/index.html)
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BEST NEWS EVER
My manager, who has CONSTANTLY been a stumbling block for my progress at work, has given 2 months' notice of resigning (or sooner if we find a replacement sooner). An awkward two months from now, I will be freeeee~
... Assuming, of course, the new one isn't worse. Hrm.
(I feel I should add here that my manager is not a bad person. She's just a difficult manager. Her preference is to micromanage and overdocument, which clashes HORRIBLY with how I work and, I feel, interferes with getting work done. She's leaving in order to finish writing her book, and I think that's a much, much better use of her energy! I'm happy for her -and- happy for me.)
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Also: I've not known chocolate to be GOOD for heart health, generally, but hey if blue M&M's can cure spinal injuries... (http://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/07/28/spinal.injury.blue.dye/index.html)
Actually...
http://archinte.ama-assn.org/cgi/reprint/170/20/1857?maxtoshow=&hits=10&RESULTFORMAT=&fulltext=chocolate&searchid=1&FIRSTINDEX=0&resourcetype=HWCIT
"These data also suggest that weekly chocolate consumption may be as effective as daily consumption to obtain the cardiovascular benefit, since we found similar risk reductions of 24% among daily and weekly chocolate consumers"
Frequent (> or = 1 serving per week) consumers of chocolate in women have been shown in several studies to decrease cardiovascular events. It's decent data, although we could use more. Especially in men!
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Isn't that only dark chocolate though?
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But don't women already have a decreased chance of heart disease and are the primary consumers of chocolate? No time to read the article now, but does I'm hoping it addresses that particular fact?
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We bought him dark chocolate, so it's okay. Intuitively, we are medically justified in buying the chocolate bar.
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But don't women already have a decreased chance of heart disease and are the primary consumers of chocolate? No time to read the article now, but does I'm hoping it addresses that particular fact?
No, women have caught up to men. They're at higher risk in some ways, as they show symptoms differently than men do.
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My instincts were to asterisk and say "Of course, dark chocolate is medically relevant, milk chocolate's only really bad for the added sugar and dairy, and there's the psychological benefits, etc.," but disclaimers are so passe.
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besides, this is far more entertaining and informative!
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He looks fine.
I Think CT meant, more specifically, "are you underwater?" (http://www.nytimes.com/2011/01/13/world/asia/13australia.html?_r=1&hp)
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The real key point is cocoa - what's been seen in studies is that it's the cocoa amount you get (which dark chocolate typically contains more). Cocoa contains flavonoids which, when consumed in high amounts, are associated with decreased cardiovascular risks. In the US, I think Milk Chocolate contains about 10-20% cocoa, while Dark Chocolate is anywhere from 15-95% (the large baking bars tend to be very highly concentrated in cocoa amounts).
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DJ's post reminded me - I think it was one of his coworker teachers that had the heart attack. >_>
Just noticed this. It's so strange to be referred to by my actual name on a message board I didn't realize you were talking about me at first.
Yeah, I'm the one with the morbidly obese co-worker teacher who has heart attacks yet still manages to come into work and ruin any enjoyment I might have had at that particular school.
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As I was typing this, a bunch of my students (from my awesome school, obviously) came up to me and started interviewing me for their Language Arts class. This is adorable. So far I've been asked about my favorite song, my favorite part of being a teacher, and my reason for becoming a teacher. I'm surprised at how easy it was to give fairly long responses to these in Japanese.
Yay for language proficiency finally starting to happen~
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But don't women already have a decreased chance of heart disease and are the primary consumers of chocolate? No time to read the article now, but does I'm hoping it addresses that particular fact?
This won't effect the validity of the research since it was selectively choosing people that ate chocolate (and presumably those that did not as a control). If nothing else it could potentially improve the confidence in the findings due to a potentially larger sample size.
Scientific method lessons over.
I am fine, I had been off work sick for a week before the flooding (same old shit), flooding happened in the CBD and I don't have work for the rest of the week. Where I live is fine and safe, we have food and water in case we lose power. As is, we still have power and an internet connection, so yeah, I am fine.
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Yay for language proficiency finally starting to happen~
right as you're getting ready to leave, of course.
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The only bad part about laptops is falling asleep face first on them in bed.
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Yay for language proficiency finally starting to happen~
right as you're getting ready to leave, of course.
Better than never happening at all! ;D
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Don't worry, you'll forget it all in less than a year after you're back to the states.
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I'm watching students read an article for an hour. Exciting work. :(
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Needs more sending them to fight bazooka-toting giant boars in the snow.
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I'm watching students read an article for an hour. Exciting work. :(
I'm not sure whether to cry in joy -- science students! Reading! -- or in sorrow -- an hour to read an article?! ugh.
Either way, I think the pro-humanities zing stands.
As does my deep, bitter disappointment that this is the pinnacle of achievement I have with my degree.
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Well, they are reading an article and answering like 15 questions about it. Learning how to cite scientific papers and all that garbage. We science people read a lot! It's all just boring as piss. >_>
Not that I am currently jaded or anything. No sir, not me.
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Well, they are reading an article and answering like 15 questions about it. Learning how to cite scientific papers and all that garbage. We science people read a lot! It's all just boring as piss. >_>
Not that I am currently jaded or anything. No sir, not me.
At least you can pretend you're doing important sciency stuff. My field can't even pretend it's not full-blown manwankery.
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Don't worry, you'll forget it all in less than a year after you're back to the states.
Nah, I chose my foreign language well - it's fairly vital in a lot of my hobbies, so I actually have incentive to keep using it.
My actual spoken ability might decrease more quickly, though. >.>;;
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I'm watching students read an article for an hour. Exciting work. :(
I'm not sure whether to cry in joy -- science students! Reading! -- or in sorrow -- an hour to read an article?! ugh.
Either way, I think the pro-humanities zing stands.
In Math courses I've taken, an hour to read and really understand one paragraph of an article would be downright frightening. You might want to schedule two hours. Or maybe a week's worth of lectures.
In English courses I've taken, I wouldn't flinch if my prof scheduled me to read a novel in a week.
It's all about density, honestly. I'm sure there's English poems about the length of a typical paragraph that would take me more than an hour to understand (especially if I wasn't given footnotes). This is why I never took poetry in university >_>
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Well, they are reading an article and answering like 15 questions about it. Learning how to cite scientific papers and all that garbage. We science people read a lot! It's all just boring as piss. >_>
Not that I am currently jaded or anything. No sir, not me.
At least you can pretend you're doing important sciency stuff. My field can't even pretend it's not full-blown manwankery.
I guess I'm just bored with science. I've decided (this week) I want to study the societial effects of climate change/environmental irresponsibility/ice cream popes taking over the world.
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Well, they are reading an article and answering like 15 questions about it. Learning how to cite scientific papers and all that garbage. We science people read a lot! It's all just boring as piss. >_>
Not that I am currently jaded or anything. No sir, not me.
At least you can pretend you're doing important sciency stuff. My field can't even pretend it's not full-blown manwankery.
I guess I'm just bored with science. I've decided (this week) I want to study the societial effects of climate change/environmental irresponsibility/ice cream popes taking over the world.
Still needs more sending students to breathe underwater while fighting ocean koalas.
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Ciato, your sadness with science makes me sad. ):
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My teacher responded to our Get Well card by sending a high priority e-mail to the class.
He has never before received a Get Well card in 40 years of teaching. What the hell.
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Yes, yes, I know. Again, disclaimers, etc.
I tried reading research papers when I was a freshman still majoring in neuroscience. Maybe that's part of the reason I switched to English. >_>
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My teacher responded to our Get Well card by sending a high priority e-mail to the class.
He has never before received a Get Well card in 40 years of teaching. What the hell.
Maybe he has a lot of points in CON? (Or not enough in CHA).
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I doubt it's the charisma. My class is... well, we number 32, but I have never seen all students in attendance except in his classes. Those who are in attendance seldom pay attention, often going so far as just talking at a normal volume during a lecture, except again in this particular teacher's class.
It's not even the subject, I don't think. People always say how amazing as a teacher he is, and he was valued among the highest according to this inquiry from two months ago.
Must be high CON. It seems almost impossible he's hardly been ill in all that time.
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I doubt it's the charisma. My class is... well, we number 32, but I have never seen all students in attendance except in his classes. Those who are in attendance seldom pay attention, often going so far as just talking at a normal volume during a lecture, except again in this particular teacher's class.
It's not even the subject, I don't think. People always say how amazing as a teacher he is, and he was valued among the highest according to this inquiry from two months ago.
Must be high CON. It seems almost impossible he's hardly been ill in all that time.
It's also possible he was lying and/or forgot. (Yes. Lying AND forgot is an option.)
Either way, hooray for your class doing a nice thing! Hope he does get back on his feet soon.
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He has never before received a Get Well card in 40 years of teaching. What the hell.
Ex-girlfriend of mine was shocked I got her a gift for Valentine's day because none of her ex-boyfriends had. Yes, there are seriously socially inept people out there.
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Hardly seems impossible that he hasn't had a serious illness in 40 years? 1 in 40 years doesn't seem that abnormal.
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He has never before received a Get Well card in 40 years of teaching. What the hell.
Ex-girlfriend of mine was shocked I got her a gift for Valentine's day because none of her ex-boyfriends had. Yes, there are seriously socially inept people out there.
You mean your years hanging around with us didn't drive -that- fact home as is?
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He has never before received a Get Well card in 40 years of teaching. What the hell.
Ex-girlfriend of mine was shocked I got her a gift for Valentine's day because none of her ex-boyfriends had. Yes, there are seriously socially inept people out there.
Depends who breaks off the relationship, I think. There's situations where giving a Valentine's day gift would be very socially awkward.
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He has never before received a Get Well card in 40 years of teaching. What the hell.
Ex-girlfriend of mine was shocked I got her a gift for Valentine's day because none of her ex-boyfriends had. Yes, there are seriously socially inept people out there.
Depends who breaks off the relationship, I think. There's situations where giving a Valentine's day gift would be very socially awkward.
I think he might mean that he was dating her at the time. If so, his lawyer-fu is still weak, as this is the kind of context you need to be specific about.
"A girl, whom I was dating at the time but am no longer dating, was shocked I got her a gift of (1) XXXXX for the Valentine's Day of February 14th, 200X, because none of the people she previously dated had. Yes, in my opinion that is not the expressed view of the RPGDL or my workplace, there are quite socially inept people out there.
Jim D. Esq.
Law Offices of Sopko, Strago & Shale"
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Thanks, Kev. In my defense, I was fairly drunk when I posted that. Consider me chastened.
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Found out my hospital bill was adjusted to 700 more dollars.
NooOoOoOoOOoOOooOOOoOoOoOoOoO.
Well. No point in moving out now, unless we're foreclosed or something. Meh. Life.
Onto more interesting things, Charles is trying to help me find a new job. (: This is cute.
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...700 more dollars? That's... wow. :o
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Stayed up late yesterday for SE's press release.
The content puts me in great pain and adds to my nightmares.
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At least you won't forfeit eating for days to buy crappy games.
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In the states right now, taking a break from studying. Test is tomorrow. My brain feels like jelly. Awesome combination.
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At least you won't forfeit eating for days to buy crappy games.
For that Toriyama needs a second chance, and he actually deserve a second chance as he actually see the errors he made during directing FF13..... just for the love of god WHY he still think he does not fail at writing and believes massive grinding fest to be good game design. FF13-2 become a mutated form of monster hunter would be the worst thing that can occur at this point.
On the other hand, Nomura's yaoi fanboyness once again exceeds my expectation. His casting for FFVS13 is really that of an otome game. Seriously, Suzuki Tatsuhisa then Kakihara Tetsuya, and Miyano Momoru????? And I am really really sure Miyano is there due to various sorts of favoritism. At this rate, production out of Development 1st are going to become otome game franchise before anyone can put a stop to it.
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None of that made any sense. People involved with Final Fantasy will never realize they are bad at what they do because their fanbase is retarded. You know how easy it is to impress a retard?
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ICE CREAM
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ICE CREAM COCKS
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Must be chocolate with vanilla filling
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Absolutely disgusting!
On a sidenote, let's hope that this graduate school fiasco ends today. Let's also hope that I find a nice book on MSA at the library today, and perhaps, another french book that is in french! That is all, I really have nothing to say. Well, with my day off, I reckon I can finish my FF13 soundtrack and start on Nier.
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/me checks dollar-to-real conversion today.
... 1,67? Man I need to buy dollars this weekend.
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I'm actually really enjoying my job. This is... weird. Good, but weird.
(Though I'm still horribly underpaid, and I still don't mesh well with my manager's style. ... 4.5 more weeks...)
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So, I just had a small chat with Super and realized I should probably get my resume/cover letters reviewed seeing as how I've written a lot but haven't heard back from any. Anybody want to help me out? I can probably mail you my stuff/PM it or along with others things as needed.
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I'll be glad to take a look at them. I've looked over a million CVs recently, so what to look for is still fresh in my mind
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Let OK know your name, your address, where you went to school and the people that know you. This is a good idea and one you should take him up on.
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It's okay, Tide isn't a loli unless he's been fooling us damned well.
(psssst tide's also french canadian)
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OK: I sent it to your gmail account. Thanks for the offer :).
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* OblivionKnight hums the Jaws theme.
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Oh fark...I haven't used that in ages. I'll PM you the address...
I need to change that...
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Happy birthday to the Elfboys.
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Long story short, apparently my mom got word from my dad that I'm continuing my search here in Canada for a job, but neither of them are happy about it because being in Canada at a low level position = bad salary ranges + low prospects of going anywhere. Mom is not convinced that the experience is worth the hassle so she and my dad just told me to study and pass instead of spending full time looking for a job so I can go back to Hong Kong instead. I still have to write the cover letters, but I'm not allowed to do the things my friend told me that helped him find a job here. I don't get my parents. Like at all sometimes.
And yes, while I can disagree with them and look for a job here instead, I really would rather not piss them off. Not to mention they are paying for mostly everything at the moment so I guess I can't complain much. But still, I am slightly annoyed (and frustrated) at this factoid. I thought the original plan was to look for a job here, failing that THEN going back to Hong Kong. Now you're telling me to just give up and don't bother so I have to go back to Hong Kong? Come on.
OTHER IMPORTANT NEWS: Happy Birthday NEB :). Have a good one!
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They may love and support you, but your parents shouldn't make the decisions for you. If you want to stay in canada, do so and tell them you're an adult.
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Go back to Hong Kong? NO. (No?)
How long have you been job searching? Have you told them what you want?
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Long story short, apparently my mom got word from my dad that I'm continuing my search here in Canada for a job, but neither of them are happy about it because being in Canada at a low level position = bad salary ranges + low prospects of going anywhere. Mom is not convinced that the experience is worth the hassle so she and my dad just told me to study and pass instead of spending full time looking for a job so I can go back to Hong Kong instead. I still have to write the cover letters, but I'm not allowed to do the things my friend told me that helped him find a job here. I don't get my parents. Like at all sometimes.
If they're not funding you, piss them off and do what the fuck you -intend- to. Your life isn't theirs.
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They may love and support you, but your parents shouldn't make the decisions for you. If you want to stay in canada, do so and tell them you're an adult.
I've told them more than once. The adult argument tends not to work out in my favour since they'll proceed to name the things that I haven't done or cannot do or how I can't even pay rent after I get a job, etc. In other words, arguing that route = shit gets real. I have officially come to terms that my parents do not really care what I think when it comes to important life decisions.
How long have you been job searching? Have you told them what you want?
I've been looking for a job since last year around this time. So a full year or so? Granted, half of that period was spent pure studying so maybe like 6 months. It still doesn't look good on your resume when there's a giant blank spot between years. But yeah, I even told them, it isn't that I won't go back to Hong Kong; I want to get my CA certification FIRST before going back. Apparently though this is a huge hurdle seeing as how I haven't gotten much in terms of replies at all. It's also annoying because I have the qualifications and education but I still can't find a simple junior job. Parents being restless is just amping up my own frustration and stress levels.
If they're not funding you, piss them off and do what the fuck you -intend- to. Your life isn't theirs.
If you mean funding as in currently funding, they are doing that. If you mean funding as in will they fund me to go back to Hong Kong, the answer is yes. Including the fact that they will probably buy a flat for me, which I can use for myself. So it's a pretty big deal.
Again, I understand where they're coming from, but the shit my dad gets away with sometimes (not to mention the fact that this is his FAVOURITE topic to talk about during dinner/lunch so every time I eat I have to hear it and it makes me sick) including some really hurtful comments (which doesn't help the situation. Oh and he does this often) is driving me to the end of my fucking rope. I can't blow him off without having some massive family fiasco blow back up in my face, so this really is just an endurance trial of seeing how long I go before I explode, run into the freezing winter night and wind up in a ditch somewhere. Talking about it with him is around as useful trying to cut wood with a nail clipper.
Sorry, I need to vent :|.
More importantly, Everyone learns now why people want to move out! More news at 11. I'll get through it eventually, even if I don't like it. I'm just going stark raving mad around now.
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Just woke up to a pitbull in my backyard.
Pic later. She's so adorable. Went around the neighborhood three times trying to find its home (asking neighbors, etc) but to no avail. I can't keep her. I don't like how fast AC euthanizes animals, but I suppose I have to call. With two puppies, I certainly can't keep her financially.
So many people were trying to buy her off of me, and I ain't selling someone else's dog for profit.
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I dunno. This is some kind of bulldog/pitbull, whatever. Good thing is: we found the family's house. (:
Whoops. Large image was really large. *Edit, again . . hm...
(http://i.imgur.com/KqcEOs.jpg)
What! Not their dog! Oh no. Time for more looking. I thought my mom found them. ):
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jesus christ pitbulls are so ugly
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Having had a cousin had mongrels like that one for ages, they can be dopey looking, but yeah can be really nice dogs. Have the advantage if they aren't absolutely psychotic of being a relatively easier to look after dog than something with skin folds that can be a health risk for such animals (especially in local climate and whatnot).
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Where everyone else in the company is frozen at a 2% raise, I get a flat amount that equals approximately 6.5%. Woo!
I am utterly amazed how quickly work has turned around. I hold no illusions that this can't also go back the other way, but for now... sweeeeeet.
ETA: Raise was from the CEO this time, instead of via my manager/head of department. That makes it slightly weird. But hey. And I'm still underpaid, but getting closer all the time! Another 5-10% would put me in the "reasonable for my job duties" range. But I've only been here 1.5 years and, unsolicited and outside of performance reviews and despite freezing company salaries outside job changes*, I've gotten a 10% and a ~6% raise... eh.
*I don't doubt that they have other "secret" raises for people that are also outside of the purported company-salary-freeze, but whatever.
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Car broken into right after I post about good stuff?
Sounds like everything's normal here!
Grumble. They broke the driver's side window (nope, again not the window that's already broken), stole a bunch of documents from the center console, stole Andrew's leather jacket, riffled around in the trunk, and -left the GPS on the front seat-. I just don't even.
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Is this where you curse Oakland?
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Long story short, apparently my mom got word from my dad that I'm continuing my search here in Canada for a job, but neither of them are happy about it because being in Canada at a low level position = bad salary ranges + low prospects of going anywhere. Mom is not convinced that the experience is worth the hassle so she and my dad just told me to study and pass instead of spending full time looking for a job so I can go back to Hong Kong instead. I still have to write the cover letters, but I'm not allowed to do the things my friend told me that helped him find a job here. I don't get my parents. Like at all sometimes.
And yes, while I can disagree with them and look for a job here instead, I really would rather not piss them off. Not to mention they are paying for mostly everything at the moment so I guess I can't complain much. But still, I am slightly annoyed (and frustrated) at this factoid. I thought the original plan was to look for a job here, failing that THEN going back to Hong Kong. Now you're telling me to just give up and don't bother so I have to go back to Hong Kong? Come on.
OTHER IMPORTANT NEWS: Happy Birthday NEB :). Have a good one!
Thing about Canada is that it's actually not that hard to get a reasonably well-paying job. Everyone is educated due to the immigration policies, which means that jobs like Electrician and Plumber actually pay quite well (thanks to supply and demand).
Granted, I don't doubt that Hong Kong salaries might be higher--people have become millionaires off of Hong Kong taxi driver salaries.
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Is this where you curse Oakland?
No, see, that's the funny part -- both times we've had problems, it's been in Berkeley, not Oakland. Oakland has been perfectly safe.
To be fair to Berkeley, this is definitely the shadier part of town in that it's a few blocks from the train tracks and the freeway. However, it's also at a hotel, in the parking lot, which has a security patrol. So who knows.
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MC: While it is likely true, I don't seem to have the connections necessary. So the chance of finding a job in Ontario (I should specify. Stating "Canada" implies all provinces. Other parts of Canada are likely better) that will eventally pay more probably isn't that high. Even now, I'm not demanding a high salary at all for an entry level position and I still can't seem to get hired. So yeah, facts probably line up with what you're saying. But I can definitely understand the disillusion my parents (and to an extent myself) are going through.
The bigger reason about why my parents want me to go back to Hong Kong (and not just regarding salary ranges) is the advancement. The asian culture just places more emphasis on education, so someone with a Masters degree (like myself) will be promoting a lot easier (and faster) than others. Also helps that the taxes there aren't Ontario's and to an extent, Canada's overall rates. I was having dinner with some friends just this week and we were discussing how Hong Kong's maximum tax bracket is something like 18%. Meanwhile Federal taxes in Canada has a minimum of like 15% last I checked before factoring in Provincial taxes. In short, if you're going to get paid 50k here versus 50k there, you are likely better off there (barring the exchange rate being extremely unfavourable and what not) since you get more of what you earn in your pocket.
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Tide, if you want to immigrate to WV, there's a business/financial position at the school they're looking to fill!
Not sure if that helps or not ;_;
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Tide: I read your post and generally just find myself shaking my head on the focus on money. The argument mostly just seems to be "well, I move to X I'll be able to get more money" which... eh. I just don't think is something that's very important unless you have very specific plans that rely on it (like, if you want to travel to 100 different countries before you die... even then this may cost less than I assume <.<). Fundamentally it's much more important that you're doing something and generally living in a way that makes you happy with your life. I suspect it's probably too late to change your parents' minds on this one (love of money for its own sake is sadly one that our culture buys into) so I mostly just aim these comments squarely at you as something to keep in mind.
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Tide: I read your post and generally just find myself shaking my head on the focus on money.
Pretty sure the point of accounting is to focus on money <_<
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Just got accepted into a graduate school. Unofficial notice through an e-mail! Hell yeah! They're hoping they can give me a 25% assistantship with a tuition waiver. WHAT. I might also be able to afford it? *FIST PUMP*
At least I know I can get into at least *one* I've applied to.
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Congratulations!
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Where be it?
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University of Illinois in UC.
I have seven left to go. *sweats*
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So, you'd move to Tally-chuland.
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Tide: I read your post and generally just find myself shaking my head on the focus on money. The argument mostly just seems to be "well, I move to X I'll be able to get more money" which... eh. I just don't think is something that's very important unless you have very specific plans that rely on it (like, if you want to travel to 100 different countries before you die... even then this may cost less than I assume <.<). Fundamentally it's much more important that you're doing something and generally living in a way that makes you happy with your life. I suspect it's probably too late to change your parents' minds on this one (love of money for its own sake is sadly one that our culture buys into) so I mostly just aim these comments squarely at you as something to keep in mind.
Yeah, I'm definitely in that camp myself. As I told my sister, I rather live a life where I'm happy but not rich then the reverse. She agrees too. I do wonder if this is more of the 'Western mentality' since I see Asian cultures still focus more on money and status as far superior. On the other hand? I definitely see where they are coming from. My dad grew up in a time when he was very poor and he and his brother had to find ways to manage through poor living conditions and lack of food. So, the fact that they place such an emphasis on money is certainly understandable to me. I certainly wouldn't want my kids (if and when I have kids) to go through that experience so I don't blame them for that style of thinking. The passive aggressiveness has to go regardless since it just makes communicating between us harder. I know he wants the best for me, but the approach just drives me up the wall sometimes.
I think I'll eventually move back to Hong Kong, but as I've told Super/OK on Skype a few times, it's not before I get my license and experience. What really irked me before was that my mom and dad presented the situation in a way to say that I should just give up on working in Canada. It wasn't even, "well if you tried for a bit and you can't, then consider going back". If I want career advancement (which is quite possible later down the line) then I want most of the stuff in Canada to be done and have a neat ribbon wrapped on top of it. Not so that I won't come back, but so that I don't have to worry about it halfway across the world. Plus that's just a waste of my co-op hours and experience in getting my designation.
Pretty sure the point of accounting is to focus on money <_<
Haha! This is funny because it is true.
Tide, if you want to immigrate to WV, there's a business/financial position at the school they're looking to fill!
Not sure if that helps or not ;_;
I appreciate the heads-up OK, but unfortunately it doesn't help solve the dilemma of getting CA hours at an accredited training office :(. Also, well...see below. PS: When you get a chance, send me back my resume/cover letter. I really appreciate it since it would still be important for the future.
On a much more positive note:
I managed to get in touch with my old employers after seeking out one of my University friends for advice. He told me that should be the first place I look in regards to employment. So I did and it turns out that I dropped in at an impecable time as their current intern is consider leaving to go a big firm. Long story short, I came to an agreement with one of the Partners today and will begin work on February 7th. Thus, this renders all that whining and bitching largely useless. I feel like this is a repeating pattern in my life where I must first bitch in order for something to happen. I should test this theory.
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Congrats!
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Congrats to both Idun and Tide! That's fantastic. :)
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Long story short, I came to an agreement with one of the Partners today and will begin work on February 7th.
YAAAAAAAY. Congratulations! Big things happening in the DL!
So not only are you going to gain experience, but you're also going to be in an academic setting? Win-win! DO THE FUNKY CHICKEN.
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So, you'd move to Tally-chuland.
In fact, literally the same school where Tal did his grad courses. It's funny.
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Better than Georgia.
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I'm making no statement on either Georgia or Illinois.
I'm just noting you'd live close to the Reyvatally.
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The qualitative response was to CK.
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I have to say I am thoroughly surprised with how many times I have to explain what graduate school is (in a vacuum) to associates I work with.
That said, today is my first day closing the back office after two shoddy days of slightly training. Let's hope I don't deposit something wrong! D:
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Speaking of graduate school, if you meant it about not going to grad school on Facebook, I swear I'm going to travel all the way to Atlanta and thwap you with a rolled-up newspaper until you do.
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"She" was not serious.
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That said, today is my first day closing the back office after two shoddy days of slightly training. Let's hope I don't deposit something wrong! D:
I know the feeling. Good luck
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I'm starting to come to the horrifying realization that my best chances for lucrative job options is in Tokyo.
...I'm never getting out of this country... >.>;;
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You can always start openly selling uncensored hentai games in Akihabara. You can make a chunk of cash and get deported in one fell swoop.
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Speaking of graduate school, if you meant it about not going to grad school on Facebook, I swear I'm going to travel all the way to Atlanta and thwap you with a rolled-up newspaper until you do.
No, that was a really *lame* fb troll by my bf. I trolled his fb once, saying he wanted "what what in the butt butt + his number," and he started getting calls. *THAT'S funny* because it's so ridiculous.
Not going to grad school is plain out fucking stupid, if I can.
And Soppy - out of 30,000 roughly, I was .07 short. Granted, someone came into the back because I forgot to strap and roll all the coins and dollars - ahaha it was hilarious. "NEVER AGAIN JULIA"
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So do I get to thwap your boyfriend with a rolled-up newspaper until he knows better?
I'm starting to come to the horrifying realization that my best chances for lucrative job options is in Tokyo.
...I'm never getting out of this country... >.>;;
'twas written in the stars, really.
EDIT: Glorious tea. Now I just need to learn to make infusions.
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You know what I learned recently? No matter how drunk you are (really), and whether or not you previously say the same tights + pink fishnet combo on a prostitute downtown earlier that night (I did), DO NOT make even one joke about your curiosity as to which corner he picked her up on after work.
Yes, I know it's really funny; it is still not worth it.
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You know what I learned recently? No matter how drunk you are (really), and whether or not you previously say the same tights + pink fishnet combo on a prostitute downtown earlier that night (I did), DO NOT make even one joke about your curiosity as to which corner he picked her up on after work.
Yes, I know it's really funny; it is still not worth it.
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Can I also mentioned that the prostitute was actually a man?
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Pics now
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And NOW he's interested. Are you a lawyer played by Henry Winkler who is looking to get back into the dating scene?
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Can I also mentioned that the prostitute was actually a man?
The one on the street corner, or the one with your coworker?
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I am hoping both.
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/me buys DLCon 6 tickets.
Yay, this is real!
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Holy shit this is real.
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squee
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It's probably not a productive day when the biggest accomplishment you have is getting Journey out of your head and stuck in someone else's.
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We need to deport you to Europe (Scotland doesn't count okay), where your criminal deeds will actually go punished.
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/me buys DLCon 6 tickets.
Yay, this is real!
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Holy shit this is real.
(http://imgur.com/pXCkM.jpg)
Shit just got real.
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(http://members.optusnet.com.au/grefter/ps-shitjustgotreal.gif)
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Dammit, Grefter.
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I really should have posted this on Monday, but I'm lazy, so... Gather round and listen to the (boring) story of Doma's Adventures in Jury Duty!
This story begins a month ago, when I get a letter in the mail. It says I have been selected to begin the jury nomination process and I have to go down to the courthouse on Jan. 31. My first thought at that was "Oh bother." My second thought was "Darn it, I'm going to have to wear pants."
So Monday rolls around, I get up three hours earlier than I'm used to now and go out into the bitter cold so I can get on the bus. The bus is the same one I took to get to work for three years, so I know the route and have no problems getting off at the right stop, and it's a five minute walk to the big courthouse. By big, I mean six floors of courtrooms and other legal bureaus - this is a government city after all.
I go to the designated room and wait around with about 100 other people, verify my identity, then wait half an hour for the instructions to begin. Basically we get told that this is a criminal trial that will take 2 to 3 weeks, and that we'll have a chance to be excused once the proceedings begin. They march us all in to courtroom #7, I'm all nervous... then they say that there's been some delays and march us all back into the waiting room through the jury escape route. We wait another 15 minutes, then get herded back in (moo). Finally, the judge arrives, and the proceedings being.
The accused is read the charges (possession of an unlicensed firearm, in case you care) and pleads not guilty. The judge then lists a series of criteria that the jury must have in order to be eligible. No knowledge of anyone directly associated with the case (we lose 3 people to this one), fluency in English (we lose 6), that losing two weeks won't cause undue financial hardship (we lose about 20), and then we begin selecting jurors through the time-honoured tradition of bingo.
They have a nice wooden box with a crank that they turn and then pick out 20 names at random. My name is not in that group. They then have both attorneys choose whether to approve or challenge the juror, without giving any reasons. Nine of the twelve are chosen from that first set of twenty. They draw out another ten names. My name is not in that group. Only one juror is selected. They then draw out another ten names. My name is in that group.
F***.
Fortunately, they approve the first two in that group and the fourth as an alternate, so I'm safe. Once that's done, a full two and a half hours after I first got there, I'm free to go. I have survived, but as penance for not actually doing my civic duty, I go and buy Final Fantasy XIII.
And that's the end of that story.
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Wearing pants lets you purchase video games? Wise wisdom, indeed.
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Wearing pants lets you purchase video games like FF13? Something to take note of.
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Now I'm trying to remember if I've ever worn a skirt while buying videogames.
I...can't remember. I want to say I probably have, but I wasn't paying attention.
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Zenny's five year plan moves forward. JET Interview in two weeks. Hoo!
Incidentally, if I can't get the time off for this interview, I may be unemployed soon. >_>
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You can't get someone to cover your shift?
JET INTERVIEW - YAY. What'd I say - big things happening in the DL.
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I am pretty sure you have bought a game when we hit a Gamestop or something at a DLC when you were wearing a skirt.
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I am pretty sure you have bought a game when we hit a Gamestop or something at a DLC when you were wearing a skirt.
Oh, hmm...if I bought any games during DLC3 then this would be correct, as I know I wore a skirt every day of DLC3 out of moral principle.
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I think you have me beat, I hardly wear skirts ever. Having a dress on to go and buy a game seems like an even more exotic and foriegn concept though.
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Bought ingredients for my BREAKFAST FORTRESS today. Now for suit shopping.
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Totally borrowing someone else's computer so I can do PC things... like post at GameFAQs, apparently. It crashes Safari now, won't let me log in on IE, and causes the posting windows to disappear in Firefox. Boo crappy ten year old Mac.
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Tried Chrome? Not sure if they have that for Fisher Price OS, but it is worth a try.
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I have a date~
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I have a date too~ With my TV.
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I have a date~
Your left hand, a jar of vaseline, and a burrito, does not a date make
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I have a date~
Your left hand, a jar of vaseline, and a burrito, does not a date make
VSM is on the internets to the left.
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How did you find a date? I was under the impression you never left your house~
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The internets is on the internets to the right.
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A date? What are you going to wear? Be totally hot.
Smoking hot.
Shouldn't take much work at all. (:
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The internets is on the internets to the right.
Dating someone you met on the internet?
Hmm... I approve 100%. Make sure he buys you dinner first.
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Snoooooow! Oh god not again. Go away. Do not want~
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Snoooooow! Oh god not again. Go away. Do not want~
Hilarious timing with that conversation, there
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I went to the grocery store today and found cans of Heinz brand Hello Kitty pasta. My life is now complete.
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I'm still drunk from last night's champagne.
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Well there was all this white fluffy stuff but it's gone now.
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So there's a couple things that could ruin the mood I had Thursday, and they all happened on Friday and Monday. Bleh.
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That was a shitty week capped off by the Packers winning the super bowl. Yay, I will take that.
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I won't >:(
;)
So at the family group this morning I had to help out in the baby room for the second week running because of another volunteer
not showing up and this time she didn't show up all morning. One of the babies is a six month year old called Steven ... ... ... This is like my worst nightmare~
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A few notes for anyone applying for a job:
1. Yes, the department assistant is reading your application. Even at a company of <100 people, in a department with <10 people.
2. Goddamnit, if you don't even begin to qualify for the job, don't waste my time by sending your resume anyway. I'm looking at YOU, paralegal, and YOU, IT Specialist. (It's a copywriter job.)
3. Write. A. Cover. Letter. An actual cover letter. 99% of the time, your flippant "Hey, Consider me for this job! thx, john applicant" is going to get your stupid email deleted, not read. I don't even look at the resume if your cover letter can't tell me anything. (This goes triply for a job for which the main function is writing.)
4. Follow directions. The job posting says we need 3 writing samples. I'm lenient on those who link to online portfolios, because it's handy and web experience does happen to be something we look for, but a) we don't always have internet access; b) your website is godawful. To those people who refuse to even acknowledge the samples request? Guess who we're not hiring. (And no, I won't email you back asking you to submit them unless your cover letter is stellar. Guess what? The people with stellar cover letters also tend to be the ones that follow the directions.)
5. I really hate HotJobs/Monster/etc. What they send me is a link to your profile with a resume embedded. What this does for me is 1) makes it impossible to share your application with other members of the department without extra work; 2) make it impossible for me to see in a text-based environment.
6. Write the goddamned cover letter and spend at least 5 minutes writing it about the job post you're replying to. It is really annoying to read generic letters that miss the mark on what the job is looking for. All your laziness is doing is making me work harder to figure out why you're even applying and, believe me, with 60 other applicants? I'm not going to take the time.
Bottom line: make my work harder, and I won't give you work.
::)
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*kicks a puppy* GRAH! ANOTHER MONTH DELAY IN MY RESEARCH BECAUSE OF SOME RETARDED MINOR DETAIL *explodes*
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Was the minor detail puppy-related? Because otherwise, the puppy-kicking just wasn't classy.
(If it was, then it's totally justified and you should kick it again.)
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Job stuff rant
On a serious note, what would you recommend for people who are actively trying for a job? I've sent OK a copy of my resume/cover letter but he's been busy and our schedules just seem to not match for some reason :|. Since it sounds like you work in HR, would you mind giving a look at my cover letter/CV? I've been trying to find permanent employment, and I can't help but feel part of it is due to the documents that I'm sending aren't good enough. I mean, I try to tailor to the requirements set out by the application, but maybe it still comes off too generic. I don't know :(.
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I actually work in Marketing, but my job makes me work for just about every other department from time to time. My HR hat was on while we were on the job search for my manager's replacement, and the rant arose from wrapping that up. Plus all the job apping I did. Plus Andy's job hunt. Plus my dad's. And every job hunting friend I've ever had. >_>
I can take a look! PM me or email me and I'll see if I can offer some suggestions.
In general terms: make sure you have a good sense of the company/job you're applying to, if at all possible; highlight the parts of your resume that show why you're a good fit for that company, and why your skills answer the job post's needs.
Most of all, be yourself and paint a picture for the company that shows why you're going to solve their problems/fill their needs.
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hate. cover. letters. so. much.
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They are a lot like broccoli. Or Brussels sprouts.
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...delicious with cheddar on top?
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you're thinking of cheeseburgers.
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Cheeseburgers are good on larger cheeseburgers.
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Cheddar isn't really anything special on a burger, so I'm pretty sure he's thinking of broccoli.
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Heeeeeeeeeeey everyone!
Just got back from DC!
Got to join my first ever protest. Plus it was in front of the White House, which was fun. They seemed like a whole bunch of angry Egyptians...so I did not ask to wave their flag around and then take a picture of it. =)
Just wanted to say, enjoy this win....and congrats to the Packers....A Rod is dope, said it all along. Enjoy it while it last...the Dolphins and/or Bucs are coming for you!
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glad you had fun.
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I want to get my nails done. Last time it was something super ghetto - different bright color tip per nail (which was cute). I need to get my toes done too, but it's too cold. I'm only getting my tips done (eventually . . pay off credit card bill) -
What color should I get?
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Burgundy.
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Burgundy.
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PANTONE 18-2120, aka, "that don't look like no honeysuckle I'VE ever seen."
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Idun's skin color is probably more suited a light-colored nail polish?
Maybe a pink of some lightish shade? (People who actually know something about cosmetics could probably offer a more specific color idea)
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I want to get my nails done. Last time it was something super ghetto - different bright color tip per nail (which was cute). I need to get my toes done too, but it's too cold. I'm only getting my tips done (eventually . . pay off credit card bill) -
What color should I get?
Burgundy.
PANTONE 18-2120, aka, "that don't look like no honeysuckle I'VE ever seen."
Stop speaking French. It's not cool. I don't understand a word any of ya'll have said.
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Honeysuckle is PANTONE's 2011 color of the year. (http://www.pantone.com/pages/MYP_mypantone/mypInfo.aspx?ca=75&pg=20824) It's a very vibrant shade of pink. Honeysuckle, however, has always been a white flower, so I'm really confused why this color is named as such. I suppose there must be pink flowers. But still, Not In My Backyard.
In any case, it's a pretty color.
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I have seen honeysuckles of that color, actually. And yellow ones too. Back when I lived in VA.
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Omlette (http://www.pantone.com/pages/MYP_mypantone/mypInfo.aspx?ca=75&pg=20824) du fromage.
In any case, it's a pretty color.
@_@
I am still lost.
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Personally, that looks too vibrant to me. I would suggest a paler pink.
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Yeah, honeysuckle nail polish would only look appropriate on Djinn.
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Yeah no. Not a makeup kind of guy.
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Why so serious, tiny dancer?
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Today I got wasted and broke shit.
Now I am at work and it is out of my system
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Today I got wasted and broke shit.
Now I am at work and it is out of my system
True American hero.
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At work experience, which apparently means doing nothing at the moment. XD Been setting up computer stuff and apparently trying to help teaching classes, so I think a little internet time is a nice reward for that. :D
I'm actually quite hopeful regarding a job here in the near future, so it's quite good for me to be here. Besides, it's something to do for the next two weeks - I finish next Wednesday, although might come back in a few weeks, and I'm going to another protest next Thursday. (I've been going to protests recently regarding Assange's trial and WikiLeaks.)
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That percussionist friend of mine who did a remix of that Metric song didn't win the competition (boo - it went to someone who wasn't even among the top votes). He did top 3 in the popular vote, though, so he got the secondary prize. Thanks to everyone who voted. :)
And he's not the least bit daunted - he's submitting his portfolio and demo to a Cirque Du Soleil performance coming to L.A. this summer. So, best of luck to him! (If you want to see his audition video for Cirque: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A1DPcFDLGnU)
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Honeysuckle is PANTONE's 2011 color of the year. (http://www.pantone.com/pages/MYP_mypantone/mypInfo.aspx?ca=75&pg=20824) It's a very vibrant shade of pink. Honeysuckle, however, has always been a white flower, so I'm really confused why this color is named as such. I suppose there must be pink flowers. But still, Not In My Backyard.
In any case, it's a pretty color.
I think that's pretty close to the nail polish I used to use regularly (been lazy lately).
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Personally, that looks too vibrant to me. I would suggest a paler pink.
Psssh hot pink all the waay baby! ;-)
Actually though I wear lots of different shades of pink because I'm a CT like that.
Congrats to people on jobs/work/work experience/etc :)
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Midterm grades are back. Around 88% across the board. Tonight I celebrate in my usual fashion.
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Go to church and pray extra hard?
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(http://members.optusnet.com.au/grefter/office_space_asskick.jpg)
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I LIIIIIIIIIVE.
On ubuntu 8.04. (Why not a later version? 9 had spectacular crashes when I tried it's livedisc, and I didn't have a 10 livedisc handy.)
HD installed, XP installed, Ubuntu installed with the basics of security for it's version of Firefox! Now to get seventeen million Dell specific drivers so XP can...do............anything.
I am reminded of why I put this off so long. Oh well, ubuntu's neat.
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I'm at home for lunch.
I don't want to go back.
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Dunno if anyone cares, but the Smithsonian is holding a "vote" for best video game art on certain consoles and times.
You do have to sign up with an e-mail, no password or anything though.
http://artofvideogames.org/era_3.html . . . pasting the page I'm on atm anyway.
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WHEE, contracts.
Still a V.I.P. at work (at least as much as one with the title "Marketing Department Assistant" can be), so busy and working with the CEO, CFO, department heads on various stuffs.
This makes me feel a leeeettle bit better about my work here, but not enough to keep me from considering grad school seriously once again. That one course grade snafu has been a pain in my arse since I graduated, and my prof is "on leave" for at least this semester, BUT. I want to get that damn thing resolved so it stops getting in the way of me doing anything that involves people reviewing my transcript. It's the #2 reason I skipped out on applying to grad schools in this past cycle, #1 being that I hated life and all living things last year and wanted nothing to do with people.
So, the next ~8 months are devoted to RESEARCH and studying for exams (GRE and GRE Lit, good times) and pestering old profs for letters of recommendation and polishing my writing sample and writing about how I'm a super special awesome person who deserves to be paid to study at Your University.
I'm actually really looking forward to it. Scholarship lends me a sense of satisfaction that I've never been able to find in any job I've held. It's ironic that I would find meaning in the most meaningless thing I can possible imagine getting paid to do -- even my current job functions are a means to a productive and profitable end -- but it's fitting. English major, yo.
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It's ironic that I would find meaning in the most meaningless thing I can possible imagine getting paid to do
So you're saying that what YOU want to do and what people want to PAY you to do are, by some inexplicable miracle, the same thing? That's not ironic. That's fucking awesome.
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It's still ironic by definition, but you are correct. It is really effing awesome.
(I will pointedly stick my fingers in my ears and sing LA LA LA re: the job market for humanities PhDs. I have 6-10 years before I need to worry about that.)
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Job market for everything should be better then at least!
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Also! Why I hate my car:
I get it back from the mechanics, it starts sputtering again and the check engine light comes on. I can't win with the piece of shit.
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It's still ironic by definition, but you are correct. It is really effing awesome.
(I will pointedly stick my fingers in my ears and sing LA LA LA re: the job market for humanities PhDs. I have 6-10 years before I need to worry about that.)
It is only ironic if you consider my unabashed envy some kind of irony.
Seriously good luck, I hope it works for you. There isn't enough people that enjoy learning and research for there own sakes.
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BUT. I want to get that damn thing resolved so it stops getting in the way of me doing anything that involves people reviewing my transcript. It's the #2 reason I skipped out on applying to grad schools in this past cycle, #1 being that I hated life and all living things last year and wanted nothing to do with people.
An F? Is it in your field of study? If not, I highly recommend you consider applying despite the bad mark. I can come up with "Well X had X and still got into Fuck Awesome College," but I really only want to note that I received a D after appealing an F for a class the professor was offering disparate information for in terms of the syllabus (I think 80% of the class failed?) - and it's in 3D Art.
But I got in . . according to "alternative" NRC research - to a competitive Art History program. At least one. So far, no response from the others, but it's still fairly early.
I only suggest you still consider applying because you can have LORs on reserve, but asking for them later and later seems like they'd be a tad more generic.
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It's in my field of study, in my specialization, and in a course offered by one of my profs that'll be giving me a LoR. That last point speaks toward resolving it later/letting her explain it in her letter, but it's an F and it tanks my GPA, my major GPA, and the whole idea of doing this grad school thing. Plus it's fucking annoying because it's from spring 2008. Details in tiny text: I'd taken an incomplete and submitted the paperwork and all relevant materials to the relevant professor well in advance of the deadline. This professor is very flaky but absolutely brilliant and a fabulous teacher/mentor. I have no doubt my grade will be an A in this class, I just need her to submit the paperwork to the university. It's a matter of hand-holding, honestly. But I work 9-5 M-F, campus is a bitch to get to, she's now on leave, her office hours are always VERY crowded and take 4+ hours which I'd have to take off work, blah blah blah excuses.
I'm not waiting until deadlines time to talk to people. I'm putting together a rough draft of the relevant application pieces (statement of purpose, writing sample, summary of academic achievement/CV) this summer, and I'll be approaching them directly in ~August, with a warning/feeling out contact sometime between April and June. ESPECIALLY with this flaky-but-awesome prof, I know full well it takes months and months of advanced knowledge to get these things right. Lucky for me, a superstar in my field respects my work, and a rising star totally loves me. So woo for that.
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Three years . . . ? Man. That's insane. I don't believe it's unfair to be pushy at this point, even if it can be addressed in the LOR or through transcript updating.
I am confused though. You've graduated? If not, ok, I understand. If you did, you're expecting to get an A from a withdrawal?
Anyway, best wishes from me anyway! (:
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It is insane. :|
I have indeed graduated. I'm not trying to get the grade out of a withdrawal, but from an Incomplete-lapsed-to-F. More tiny text explanations! It pretty much means I took an "I" during the semester in question (spring 2008) and then the grade didn't get replaced by the deadline (spring 2009). Because the grade didn't get replaced, it lapsed to an F. There's a form that allows for an "extension," which will let the prof file the actual grade - which I suspect will be an A - with the Registrar.
Further details: I took the exams in the class and attended each meeting. I turned in a draft of the paper, but filed the Incomplete because I couldn't get the final paper in. She got the final paper in plenty of time to file the final grade. So - I did the work and the prof had it. She just never filed the grade.
Thanks. :) Congrats (again?) for your acceptance, by the way!
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Ah, grade appeals. Yeah, we don't have those at all at law school.
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I get what you're saying Lady Door. I wonder how much work the professor actually has to do - midterms just passed and I expect they entered grades. What semester will you apply for?
NotMiki, the professors do not want to be challenged? In a fantasy world, I think it'd be awesome to hold court for all people in law school appealing grades. And entertaining, in a subjective/objective way.
On a sidenote, my puppy is completely street legal. He goes in for bordetella in August. He was rocking his bling at the park today.
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So, the FBI told me my background check is in the mail.
Yaaaaaay.
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So they are letting you know how much they have on you? That is nice of them.
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Still no net access, but hrm.
Currently on a work experience thing at a semi-voluntary teaching organisation. It's been really fun, somehow, and I've had a stupid amount of variety in what I've been doing. The people seemingly hate each other for the most part, but I get on with most of them. I'm going to the Assange trial protest tomorrow and then have an interview on Friday.
Seems things are picking up for me again. ^______^
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Ah, grade appeals. Yeah, we don't have those at all at law school.
I didn't really have them for undergrad, either. This is really a technical issue. Because believe me, if we could file appeals? There's one stupid B+ in particular I'd like to strangle an adjunct over. >:( ETA: I had an A+ going into the final, and the final was objectively the easiest exam in the English department. After the semester ended, I never heard from the prof again. So. Angry.
I get what you're saying Lady Door. I wonder how much work the professor actually has to do - midterms just passed and I expect they entered grades. What semester will you apply for?
On a sidenote, my puppy is completely street legal. He goes in for bordetella in August. He was rocking his bling at the park today.
Prof is on leave this semester. So... she's only got her writing! Applying for entry Fall 2012.
Hooray and congrats for your street-legal pup. :)
Still no net access, but hrm.
Currently on a work experience thing at a semi-voluntary teaching organisation. It's been really fun, somehow, and I've had a stupid amount of variety in what I've been doing. The people seemingly hate each other for the most part, but I get on with most of them. I'm going to the Assange trial protest tomorrow and then have an interview on Friday.
Seems things are picking up for me again. ^______^
Congrats! :)
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Andrew took both sets of apartment keys today by accident, so I:
a) wake up at 5:45, because that's when Andrew gets up to leave
b) wake up at 6am, because Andrew says goodbye when he leaves
c) wake up at 6:15am, because that's when I may as well get up to walk the dog
d) discover at 6:30am that I have no keys, and thus cannot leave the apartment
e) must wait until 9am, when the leasing office opens, to plan to leave
f) still need to take the bus to work
All of which means I won't get into the office until 10 or later, and thus should be staying until 6pm. After waking up at 5:45. Me = :(
ETA:
This afternoon has been one disaster, rush-rush-rush, now-now-now moment after another. *facepalm* At least it makes the day go by.
... since when is Good Morning my personal diary, anyway?
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Since when it -wasn't-?
Speaking of LJ shenanigans:
ohshitohshitohshit
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... since when is Good Morning my personal diary, anyway?
Since the rest of us whiners stopped posting in it.
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Man, you're right. I haven't whined needlessly in ages.
Today's whiny topic:
If the only way to kill zombies is to destroy the brain...and if zombies are always feasting on the brains of their victims...How do their victims keep turning into new zombies？
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I got a job!
That is all. Still no internet, looking at moving out again, but... I GOT A JOB! :D
(Watch my enthusiasm die horribly within an hour or two of starting - Mon 14th. ;p)
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Details! :D
Seriously though congrats Yoshi :) Thanks for keeping us updated, hope things work out and that you'll have moar monies for things soon~
Djinn: What on earth made that cross your mind? I already saw it on Facebook and it was like ... what. Do I even want to know? :o
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Fucking zombies man. Fuck zombie movies. Come back when you can think of an ending besides "lol everyone is fucked".
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Man, you're right. I haven't whined needlessly in ages.
Today's whiny topic:
If the only way to kill zombies is to destroy the brain...and if zombies are always feasting on the brains of their victims...How do their victims keep turning into new zombies？
In general, the "Zombies crave brains" aspect developed as it went on and wasn't even in Night of the Living Dead and the early movies. They craved flesh in general, and the victims came back for that reason... zombies would eat them but couldn't get at the brains, and whatever was left was reanimated.
This is leaving out the whole "ZOMBIES ARE SOCIALISM" aspect of Night of the Living Dead, of course. Destroying the brain to kill them makes that aspect make sense. WOO SYMBOLISM
And "lol everyone is fucked" endings... as opposed to what, CK? Happily ever after endings? What the fuck are you watching these movies for? It's about thinly veiled symbolism in the early movies, evolving into doom and gloom and the inevitability of death in general (granted, this is true in all of them). Modern zombie movies may miss the point, I'll give you that. But I'd just recommend to stop watching shitty movies.
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I just prefer a little fiction in my movies. That it's possible to salvage and rebuild for humanity is a must. Just a personal quirk.
Edit: Well. Not so much in comedy. Something like the end of Dr. Strangelove doesn't bother me.
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Must be rough, trying to watch movies and finding 50% of possible outcomes be unacceptable.
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Since there's no middle ground between "inevitable extinction!" and "everybody lives... forever!"
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I just prefer a little fiction in my movies. That it's possible to salvage and rebuild for humanity is a must. Just a personal quirk.
Edit: Well. Not so much in comedy. Something like the end of Dr. Strangelove doesn't bother me.
So what you want to do is go watch Night of the Living dead see. Because it doesn't end in lolz teh zombies everywhere dude.
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Since there's no middle ground between "inevitable extinction!" and "everybody lives... forever!"
When you're dealing with pandemics, there's "win" and there's "lose." Pandemics don't really reach an understanding and decide to respect borders. The question is scale: Night of the Living Dead versus, say, Nier's backstory.
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Eh. Something like, oh, Planet Terror isn't exactly a 'win' even if, yes, the characters largely survive and humanity is probably not going to be wiped out.
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You really really really really really really really really really really need to go watch Night of the Living Dead. Like now. The original.
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Worse comes to worse I'll throw my copy at him at DLC.
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Considering you can pick it up for like $2 because it is public domain due to some copyright bullshit, there isn't really much excuse for it taking very long. You literally just pay for the media it comes on. You can probably even download it legally for free if you look around.
Edit - Or stream it from Youtube in HD.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=85C2JnZOY4k
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It's also on Hulu, so I watch it on my phone from time to time.
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Since there's no middle ground between "inevitable extinction!" and "everybody lives... forever!"
When you're dealing with pandemics, there's "win" and there's "lose." Pandemics don't really reach an understanding and decide to respect borders. The question is scale: Night of the Living Dead versus, say, Nier's backstory.
There's also "completely unresolved one way or the other", which seems to be the most popular option for zombie movies.
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Generally it can be assumed that if no progress is made, the zombies eventually win.
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I'd take the opposite assumption if anything. Pandemics are scary things but bad at "winning" in the sense of causing total extinction, especially of a large and spread out population.
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I'm in California! San Jose today, San Francisco tomorrow through Monday. Good times, nice weather, good food, bad jet lag.
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I'm feeling pretty good. Finally, things seem to be moving and I'm trying to work harder and stuff. One of my labmates has had a lot of success in his research lately and I've been inspired to follow in his footsteps~ Tomorrow I am going to try to start running a preliminary experiment and we'll see how it goes. I'm pretty hyped though.
I'm still feeling a little homesick, seeing a few too many pictures of family and friends and their kids and stuff, but I'm trying to get over it. :p
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My new shirt came today.
(http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f9/RtheStampede/6e4340b2.jpg)
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Today started out shitty because of a call that got me all panicked about stuff, but when I got in touch with them it was something I'd already taken care of.
Then work was work and I come home to find the fedora I purchased.
Ebwete.
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I finished my online job exam tonight. Now I have to wait and see if I passed :F
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Already said this in chat but well done for finishing it Xer. Hope you pass it =-)
/me is going for some retail therapy this afternoon
/me randomly glomps Ciato
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/me now owns a three-pound block of chocolate.
So yeah, good vacation.
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So, government elections resulted in "trollolol you get to keep these guys". This is bad because uh, let's see... we need money for the treasury. So what are the things they'll do/have done?
- Handicapped people will no longer receive social security unless they get a job. Mind, this includes people who are mentally retarded and unfit for work. They get money when they're 30+
- Students will have to finish their studies in 5 years, or else suffer 3,000 euros of penalty fee, reduction of their student grant (to 0) and their entire grant becomes a loan.
- Schools with students who take more than 5 years to finish will receive a 3,000 euro penalty as well.
- Schools that cater to kids with a mental or physical handicap will no longer receive government funding. Additionally normal schools will no longer receive funds to accomodate kids with a handicap of either type.
- If parents live off of social security, they will lose 500~800 euros from that social security if their children work.
- Families with one parent will no longer receive social security in addition if they have a part-time job.
- Mandatory healthcare goes up! You no longer get free walking aids.
- More tax needs to be paid over any cultural activities so as to improve cultural awareness.
OH OH BUT DON'T WORRY PEOPLE WHO EARN A LOT WILL ALSO BE HURT...
- If you earn more than 100,000 euros per year, you will lose support money for healthcare. That's about 60 euros/month.
Why did we vote for these guys again? Oh, right, because they're anti-islam.
I hate this country. QQ
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/me feels as if she's sitting on a ticking time bomb
When do the riots start?~
(... and I thought it was bad in the UK, at least here people are getting assessed to see if they are fit for work first and they won't be forced to work if they seriously are unfit to work because of physical and/or mental disabilities ... at least I hope not)
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I may be indignantly exaggerating to strengthen my point.
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I GOT THE JOB HOLY SHIT
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Hot damn! Go Xer.
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High fives all around. Good for you!
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Yay Xer! Jobs are awesome!
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Yay Xer! Jobs are awesome! typically awful but necessary. But money is good!
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"Anti-Islam?"
I'm shaking my head right now.
Congratulations Xer (:
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Way to go, Xer. :)
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Way to go, Xer. :)
Yep, way to kick ass.
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Good job, Xer. Where are you working again?
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"Anti-Islam?"
I'm shaking my head right now.
We have that Geert Wilders' party, which became famous and popular mostly because of its solely singular agenda of "get rid of the invading islam" (not my words). It's a big part of how the Netherlands work at present: everyone's shivering in their boots over those weird people from a non-European country that have different habits and customs from them. The government is taking really bizarre steps to single out a religion, going so far as to suggest that islam people should be disallowed from ever becoming a minister because "the Netherlands is not an islamic country".
So far that has been rejected, but you never know when even the First Chamber falls to this ridiculous stupidity that has half the nation in its grip.
Given the Dutch tolerance policy mostly involves "we're going to pretend you don't exist and just do our thing", I suppose it's only natural that when you can no longer practise that policy you'll feel endanger... but I read the newspaper this morning about Americans protesting against some anti-muslim measures, even though they're not even muslims...? The sense of unity must be far stronger in America.
Here, it's always "us", the Netherlands, and "them", the ones who are not. Naturally I'm one of "them", but I've not yet felt the hatred of the community too much, aside from the standard occassional name calling and so. ;d
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The US tends to have three broad groups. "Us", which is your fucktarded Fox News types, "Everyone", which is your more hippy-like liberal types, and "Me", which is the majority.
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So much cynicism in the GM topic today.
Let's talk about how awesome it is that my students are graduating and everyone's crying tears of bittersweet joy.
I'm mostly happy because it means I get to re-use my old curriculum for next year and don't have to keep coming up with new games for every single elementary school class. Also, my annoying 6th-graders are going to Middle School where I don't have to put up with their shit anymore! YES!
The rest of the classes I'm genuinely happy that they all passed and that the 9th graders all got into High School or Trade School.
Also, today is the start of a Tokyo Weekend! Whee, drinking, dancing, and cheap hotels~
I might even get to speak English to someone who understands what I'm saying for a few hours! Oh what fun! Maybe I'll call in sick Monday and stay an extra day?
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Got my term paper back.
A, of course.
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Update on "Last Day of Classes":
During Lunch, the students played the last like 7 minutes of the EVA TV series over the intercom. Normally they play music or something, but today I got to eat lunch listening to Shinji have revelations followed by a stream of congratulations~
Kind of amusing, but the best part was when they finished, one of the students gave a "Next Episode preview" for the coming semester in the style of Misato. Service, service!
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Given that Eva was made before most or all of them were born, that's pretty damn awesome.
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That's great, Djinn! The graduating, I mean. And the Eva too, come to think of it. Graduating and going to a different school is exactly the right time to be thinking, "hey, I don't have to be a loser if I don't want to be!"
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/me hugs Djinn
Glad you're ok man. I was worried until I checked Facebook >_> Dunno if there's still going to be singing and dancing but yeah (drinking in a block out the sorrows sense probably still applies <_<) You DL peeps and your living in dangerous places!
/me drags Djinn off some place safe
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Glad you're having fun, Djinn. :-) One of the kids I teach sang a song in class all by herself~ it was so cute~
Edit: and then I read the news and feel like a dick. :(
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Djinn, are you okay?
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From DJ's Facebook:
DJ
For those who are worried, the big earthquake/flooding combo that's going on in Japan is in Sendai, which is significantly North of Tokyo on the East coast of Japan. I'm in Gifu, which is very much the middle, and I'm pretty safe as far as I can tell. ;)
DJ
According to the Japanese news, the Quake was Magnitude 8.8, though most of the sources I'm seeing online say 8.9... either way, this is the strongest quake to hit Japan in recorded history. Despite that... I didn't even actually feel the big tremor up in the mountains. My co-workers were kind of shocked when I said I didn't notice it until they turned on the TV to follow the reports.
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Ah, I should have checked his FB. Glad he's okay (: Just heard something of it via Twitter this afternoon.
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Yeah I was going to ask if he was buried underground when I got home from work. Good to know you're safe, hope you people recover fast and that the armageddon world tour doesn't decide to replay the performance.
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Well, Japan is, shock, well-prepared for Earthquakes. More things were destroyed by the Tsunami than the quake itself. And a lot of people were saved thanks to the Early Warning system. This could have been much much worse, and they are honestly expecting to have most things up and running within a month, lost housing aside.
Looked at from another angle though... the last big Earthquake in Japan was in 1995, and Japan is... well-known for being overly cautious about them. Essentially, Japan has had over 15 years to prepare for this Earthquake, and it -still- did this much damage.
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Phew, good to know you're okay. That was actually my first thought, and my lack of net made it somewhat difficult to check. ><;
On that note: I've started at work! It's surprisingly fun, and I've been pretty busy working on, if nothing else, a newsletter for the place. I'm gonna be doing database management (when staff are working on 3 different systems here, so also some way of accessing said database) and website design/production once I get access to the main system here. I've already been given a set of keys, opened up the office this morning, and I've had meetings regarding the newsletter production. It's only a 6-month contract, but I'm earning over 3x what I was from benefits and it gives me something to do with my time. On the whole, yay!
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*flails*
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People have probably already said that to you Djinn, but don't underestimate the nuclear threat too much.
The Japanese authority / media wants to avoid too much panic, like the European authorities did with Tchernobyl back in the day.
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There have been days and days of evacuation and not too radiation has actually been released into the air. If there is a more serious problem, there will have been several days in advance to get everyone out. Likening the two feels a little extreme; the levels of radiation released are much closer to the thing that happened over here in the U.S. in the 70's.
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Yeah, its definitely not the same scale. There have just been reports from ministers during Tchernobyl that the nuclear cloud was everywhere except in your country and this was only 25 years ago.
The incident is far, far less dramatic and the japanese governement more reliable (There's no other way anymore because of the Internet) but the explosion threat (dangerous because of the groundwater underneath the plant) was seriously minimized. "Don't stay less than 20 km/13 miles from Fukushima"? Not enough.
There's been a lot done to contain it and the air (And water btw) radiation is not -too- bad. But you might as well stay as far away as possible for a while.
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But if I don't drink irradiated groundwater, how will I ever develop superhero powers?
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Ghoulification isn't so much a superpower.
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To be fair, it's not hard for a government to be more open about things than the old USSR. That Chernobyl was as bad as it was is can mostly be laid at the feet of (a) gross incompetence "hi guys let's shut off all our security measures while we run some tests, this can not possibly go wrong", and (b) lying to their own people outright "oh man let's send firefighters in and not tell them they are dealing with radiation because then people would know we screwed up". They also clearly intended to cover the whole thing up but couldn't because radiation levels reached Europe (not enough to hurt people, but easily enough to be detected). EDIT: That is non-Soviet Europe obviously.
It doesn't hurt to be safe even so, but at the same time, I'm not sure I fully agree that the media is trying to diminish things to keep everybody calm (probably depends on the media; I've seen more than a few outlets doing their best to whip people into a frenzy).
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Just from casually watching the Japanese news, I'm honestly surprised that my crazy-paranoid neighbors haven't started lead-plating their windows.
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Speaking of which, I'm honestly wondering when "cover the reactor in a giant lead box" becomes a reasonable solution.
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Got to get a sheet of lead under it as well and getting all that stuff in there without sacrificing people is hard. You can't work remotely super easy around radiation because of how it fucks with electronics.
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The situation just got elevated to the level of a 'disaster' that killed zero people and had no environmental effects to speak of! Watch out Djinn!
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Still recovering from Zenny's commentary on my mustache. IT CUT LIKE A KNIFE
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Just sayin, it makes you look like a pedophile.
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I'm sorry it's a work in progress, then. It'll be Swanson-level in like two weeks.
Anyway I'm in such a good mood I'm already over it.
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The situation just got elevated to the level of a 'disaster' that killed zero people and had no environmental effects to speak of! Watch out Djinn!
Just like Three Mile Island!
People are bad at this radioactivity thing. We don't want them to stop though, if people start treating it as at all reasonable they'll start wanting to nuke things.
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Potassium Iodide for everyone whheeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee
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Wow, this is the reaction for a friendly warning?
*deletes the euthanasy topic he was going to make*
To be fair, it's not hard for a government to be more open about things than the old USSR. That Chernobyl was as bad as it was is can mostly be laid at the feet of (a) gross incompetence "hi guys let's shut off all our security measures while we run some tests, this can not possibly go wrong", and (b) lying to their own people outright "oh man let's send firefighters in and not tell them they are dealing with radiation because then people would know we screwed up". They also clearly intended to cover the whole thing up but couldn't because radiation levels reached Europe (not enough to hurt people, but easily enough to be detected). EDIT: That is non-Soviet Europe obviously.
It doesn't hurt to be safe even so, but at the same time, I'm not sure I fully agree that the media is trying to diminish things to keep everybody calm (probably depends on the media; I've seen more than a few outlets doing their best to whip people into a frenzy).
The French governement was also responsible for covering this up when they knew. This became a scandal twenty years later, victims of radiation sued the governement.
Well, I got the info from a stepbrother living in Japan. French medias are naturally more paranoid than japanese ones, but still. The main point is that you can't trust governements (of any kind) too much because they'll always care about society more than individuals(at least more than you care about your own life than about your society) Most people distrust the governement too much as a result, but that's something else.
I relied on a guy from the national center for scientific research instead before posting, the guy told me "Low risk of explosion, marginal raise of cancer in a few years". Risks are low, but it doesn't hurt to be safe as you said yeah.
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So what you are saying it is a cheaper way to sterilise yourself than getting a vasectomy?
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If anyone's been looking for me in chat, mIRC has been flat out refusing to let me on the past couple of days. If I can't get that fixed, can anyone reccomend another chat program that I could use instead?
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Chatzilla is actually pretty damn good these days. When I first started using it, it was kinda meh compared to mIRC, but now I actually prefer Chatzilla's setup.
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Grades are in. Ran the table this term.
Decided to crown this month the best month ever at this point, what with that on top of everything else.
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Just got back from Alabama and presented with three good e-mails from graduate school. (: Three more acceptances, so this totals four and two rejections.
Now that I have some free time, besides weighing which more or less debt I want to accrue. . . I WILL WORK ON MAH BANNERS. No lie.
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Somehow still alive after getting myself into a pretty nasty car crash. Guess god decided it wasn't my time to go yet.
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Yikes. Glad you're okay.
Sorry if you're getting stuck with the bill.
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As I mentioned in chat, God clearly wants you to help me with my tax homework. Glad you're ok, man.
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Oh snap, car accidents suck. Glad you're okay, Tide.
Now that I know you're okay, I have to ask: Did the car go careening into an awesome tailspin? Details!
In other news, with graduation comes staff changes, and the staff changes to my awesome elementary school are anything but awesome... ;_;
BOTH of the teachers who actually speak any English are getting shuffled off to another school, and the rest of the teachers who I actually spent any of my free time chatting to are also getting reassigned! ...it's like losing all the best parts of working here all at once...
On the plus side, now that she's not going to be my co-worker anymore, I can finally ask that really cute teacher out on a date and see if it goes anywhere~
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...aaaaand one of my students, Ryuusei Nakashima, just broke his arm and the vice-principal is driving him to the hospital. On the first day of his spring vacation...
...This is a day.
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Glad to hear you're alive, Tide. Now you an do more SPEEDRUNS.
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Glad you're ok Tide <(^^)>
(has this happened before? >_> Other than to supers that is <_<)
Here's hoping for a better day for people all round Djinn. Oh and congratulations Idun!/me glomps \0/~
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It's official: A mere car crash cannot stop a true defender of Justice.
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Nice to know. I bet you took like only 15% HP damage.
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Sorry if you're getting stuck with the bill.
Man, the bill is the last thing on my mind right now. I'm just glad that I'm still here. I think the insurance may be footing it, but of course, this just means it comes out of my payments to insurance the next time they bill me (which will probably skyrocket after this :( )
As I mentioned in chat, God clearly wants you to help me with my tax homework.
Clearly! Then I realize this is what I am doing my entire life and I make myself sad. Lulz.
Glad to hear you're alive, Tide. Now you an do more SPEEDRUNS.
Yes, yes. I need to get back my projects; I've been delaying to do unimportant things like work. I still have the ACF speedrun to do when I'm feeling unlazy.
It's official: A mere car crash cannot stop a true defender of Justice.
*Salutes*
Nice to know. I bet you took like only 15% HP damage.
Well judging by the visits to the doctor's I probably lost like 2% HP tops. The car took the brunt of it. I'm expecting it to be a write off pretty much.
I have to ask: Did the car go careening into an awesome tailspin? Details!
I swerved across three lanes on the busiest highway in the area without hitting anything but the guardrail on the opposite side of the lane I was driving on. The front of the car looks like a bulldozer bashed it in and it smelled like gunpowder due to the airbags deploying.
Thanks everyone :). I'll worry about the aftermath as life keeps moving; just kinda glad to know I managed to make it out of that somehow still in one piece and apparently still pretty good.
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It's official: A mere car crash cannot stop a true defender of Justice.
No, that takes a missile to the face.
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So with books now at about 75% off at the Borders near me I've switched my approach to books I wouldn't normally get but had some interest in.
The Haunting of Hill House by Shirley Jackson - I've heard really, really good things about the book version of this, and I've read a bunch of Shirley Jackson this semester so I became even more interested.
The Gilded Age by Mark Twain - History this semester prompted this one over other Twain books I've yet to read.
Opted for some pulp science fiction (The Lost Fleet: Dauntless by Jack Campbell), since I love it but haven't really gotten much of in the past few years.
Also bought Choke and Garden State.
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So...
I'll be in San Fransisco May 1th - May 2th. With the girlfriend.
Anyone in the area on May 1th want to get together and have dinner/do something?
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That mainly depends on when May 1th and 2 th actually are. But prolly!
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May 1th - May 2th.
I wish I could hate you to death.
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That mainly depends on when May 1th and 2 th actually are. But prolly!
Sunday and Monday.
May 1th - May 2th.
I wish I could hate you to death.
I though you already did?
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We'll be around! Sunday has a much higher chance of Andy/LD availability, FYI.
But hell, May is like 6 weeks away.
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Dilemma: pursue a job opportunity with a 65% pay raise that is not at ALL what I want to do long term, or stick with the company where I actually sometimes enjoy my work and my bosses want to groom me for advancement?
Complication: I fully intend to leave in 18 months, pending a grad school acceptance that is by no means guaranteed.
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If you're quitting anyway, go for the cash-money dolla dolla bills.
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Pragmatic answer: what is the higher paying job? Does it afford you any proof-of-skillset opportunities that will be useful after grad school?
In other words, you'll want to go with whichever job gives you the chance to learn, or prove you know, skills you'll want in the future.
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Job A, where I currently work, is as a marketing department assistant for an educational textbook company. I've ranted about this job before, but it's in an area I care about (education) doing something that sometimes requires my skills (writing). The pay is pretty much terrible, though I can survive pretty well on it.
Job B, this potential dilemma opportunity, is as a customer service rep/troubleshooting agent at a financial software company. The pay is 1.65x what I currently make, which would be an enormous leap in income. The skills would probably be useful - VB, SQL, financial industry - but not in anything I care to do long-term.
Neither job contributes directly to my long-term goal, which is not surprising. The long-term goal is to return to academics, teach English in college/high school. Job B provides me flexibility I flat out won't and don't have at Job A. Job B has 1 week more vacation time, night shift premiums (work 24 hours and get paid at the 40 hour rate), and, of course, a significantly higher salary. With those, I can do independent research, travel to academic conferences, and study my languages and the GRE exams.
Practically speaking, Job B is mighty tempting. I am just fighting this stupid loyalty complex with Job A. That, and Job B is even -further- removed from my long-term goals and sets me down a path that, if I don't end up going to grad school, is in danger of dead-ending very quickly.
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Take job B.
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You already know you should take job B.
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Yes, I do.
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So, uh, take it?
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You want more complications? :(
Andy is the one who was offered it (albeit, same group of friends). And if he had it, it would more than double his salary and cut his commute in half. All he has to do is give up a job in the industry he actually cares about. Also, it's not something to "take" just yet - still need to apply. But aforementioned friends are willing to vouch, which is huge.
Remember you're talking to an English major. If it had ever been as cut-and-dried as "more money, more options," I would have stuck with science.
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So pending a couple of formalities, we just got the 3 bedroom place we were looking at~
Rental, not buying, but a HOUSE instead of apartment living and holycrap is it a nice house. Jenna and I are full of ^___^ at the moment~
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Very ^___^ indeed! Congratulations!~
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Practically speaking, Job B is mighty tempting. I am just fighting this stupid loyalty complex with Job A.
This is -bad-. Very bad. Loyalty to a job you don't even -like- is problematic.
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Electric Six concert tonight~
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Have fun~
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So I had a ticket to go to Screeching Weasel's show April 7 in Philadelphia. For two hours. Literally less than 120 minutes after my friends and I give money to the box office, the band breaks up. (http://www.punknews.org/article/42026)
And that's why I want to strangle Ciato.
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You want more complications? :(
Andy is the one who was offered it (albeit, same group of friends). And if he had it, it would more than double his salary and cut his commute in half. All he has to do is give up a job in the industry he actually cares about. Also, it's not something to "take" just yet - still need to apply. But aforementioned friends are willing to vouch, which is huge.
Will leaving to go to Graduate school put other people in a bad position? Applying wouldn't hurt though, you can always bring up that your goals are to go back to academics. Let them make some of the decision for you.
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Leaving my current job is going to be awkward no matter what happens - I'm awesome, and more and more of the task of keeping the department has fallen to me.
The other job is in a company quite large enough, and with enough turnover, that one person coming or going isn't going to cause any more disruptions than normal.
Andrew and I have decided we'll both go for it. We each have our reasons for thinking it would be good or bad for us individually, and both agree that at least one of us having it is good for us together, so we are going to, as Grefter says, let them make some of the decision for us.
Thanks for your feedback, everyone. The answer may seem obvious but it helps to talk it out.
(And FYI for people think it was weird that I considered it for myself when it was offered to Andy - the only reason it was originally offered to Andy is because he's the one that has the worse job situation and I've seemed more-or-less fine with my own. It's from a group of friends we share, and there is usually more than one opening anyway.)
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Yeah leaving a job when you are dependable always blows, but I meant more at the new place to be honest. Like if you were going for a role in my area and you weren't planning on sticking around for a couple of years? Might not get it for example.
Edit - Glad you are both going for it though. Best of luck, hope you get to make some tough decisions.
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Yeah, it's not an operations-critical job. It is pretty much tech support/client support a la "Hi, you say you can't log into your account? I'll get right on it." It just happens that these clients are part of multi-million or -billion dollar corporations. The company appreciates a long-term commitment (and trains for it), but they have relatively high turnover.
Besides, there's no way in hell I'm going to say "hi guys, this is just a temp job for me, 'kay? lol" if for no other reason than that my plan may not end up jiving with reality. The programs I'm applying to have <10% acceptance rates, and frequently 1-5%. I may in fact be there for a couple years.
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Ahhh it is in the enterprise sector always great fun.
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So the concert was quite good. They played most of their signature songs --- only things really missing were Evil Empires and I Am A Song! which are more personal favorites than signature songs. They played a lot more songs from Fire than anything else. Dick Valentine is pretty silly, he did a lot of blathering and saying totally wrong things~ :)
Biggest problem was OMG THE MUSIC THEY PLAYED BETWEEN ACTS! It was so loud, so bad, and was not even close to the right genre (shitty dance music at obscene volumes). Also announcing that the concert started at 8 when it started at 9:30 in which they filled that 1.5 hours with SHITTY DANCE MUSIC WITH STUPID LOUD BOOM BOOM.
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Considering they have three themes, Drugs, Fire, Sex and Dancing, I am not sure why you think it shocking that they would play dance music at an E6 concert >_>
Glad it was good though.
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It was not rock though! It had like boom boom and nothing else. I'm not sure if I would even call what was played music.
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It had like boom boom and nothing else.
They made you listen to the Black Eyed Peas and you stayed?
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They wouldn't let us leave!! I'm not sure if it was Black Eyed Peas because all I could hear was bass!
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Only hearing bass would improve Black Eyed Peas so very very much.
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Need music recommendations!
Been listening to Pandora's Club/Dance Radio genre station, and it's been doing wonders for my ability to focus at work. I'm guessing it has a lot to do with the heavy backbeat.
Pandora radio is great and all, but I'd like something a little more consistent than Bad Romance by Lady Gaga followed by Children (Dream Version) by Robert Miles.
Only criteria are 1) very strong beat; 2) more music than words. (( ETA: I think I'm asking for more Dance than Club, in other words. ))
Agents are go?
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Armand Van Helden. Honestly most Drum and Bass should do the job or Jungle if you want to check some of that out.
Of course I recommend The Long Blondes if you want some more standard rock stuff, they do a totally bitching bass line.
The Jesus and Mary Chain - Feeling Lucky.
Edit - What are you doing ask for this in this topic and not music one!
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I ask here because the music thread seems less conversational. <_<
/me puts all those on her GrooveShark queue to test them out.
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Oh if you want to be kicking it old school (I believe that is the term yes yes?) then you really want some Public Domain, because Operation Blade is that fucking good.
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Random recommendation of Pretty Lights. Not exactly dance music, but it's definitely music that helps me concentrate.
So, I've come to a couple of conclusions about my 5 year plan, here. First, due to some information from my friend in Interac, I have reason to believe that ALT positions through private companies are pretty much open these days, what with the disasters and all. Second, due to reasoning, I would imagine that the Japanese government has many, many better things to be spending their money on than sending JET ALTs to Japan, so I'm kind of giving up hope on that one. While I'll continue to wait for the results come this April, I'm now filling out applications for privately run ALT positions. Japan's devastation is, to a degree, my gain.
5 year plan moves forward, and befits its name much better.
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crap crap crap
Super awesome boss in interim position decided not to stick around any longer. Can't blame him, as the department is crazy and soul sucking, but I'm not exaggerating to say that we now have no one in the Marketing department who knows anything about Marketing.
crap crap crap
That new job is looking mighty appealing.
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On the other hand, I got great news- my four year college only requires elementry statistics and no calc for my major. I am super excited.
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On the other hand, I got great news- my four year college only requires elementry statistics and no calc for my major. I am super excited.
Well, good: calc is boring anyway. This frees you up to take electives in Group Theory, Knot Theory, Fractals, and Topology. ^_^
EDIT: Oh, and LD--one of my coworkers made a decent Techno playlist a while back. Usually good beat, not too many vocals:
http://www.youtube.com/view_play_list?p=042E4CCF88615459
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Group theory is awesome.
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On the other hand, I got great news- my four year college only requires elementry statistics and no calc for my major. I am super excited.
Well, good: calc is boring anyway. This frees you up to take electives in Group Theory, Knot Theory, Fractals, and Topology. ^_^
Wench, I'm working towards a likely Crim Justice degree. Keep your filthy math major stuff away from me. Hard science is cool, the work involved is not.
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Though in fairness, the idea of not having to write papers is a sexy one. <_< I'll stick with slacker math for now though!
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Oooh music I don't know! (Techno isn't really my genre).
MSTRKRFT and some Aphex Twin on there though so it is probably good stuff.
I do recommend Aphex Twin, Richard James does some amazing work, but it is all over the place from drill and bass to ambient. He has a good catalog of solid drum and bass stuff, but on any given album you are going to be digging up a lot of other stuff. That said his stuff is pretty easy to find around the place in the places you don't purchase music but still get it.
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Group theory is awesome.
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So... less than an hour after I submitted an application online, I get a call from Interac offering me a job.
My mind has been blown.
I honestly expected companies to take one look at my "Can not start until 4 months after your starting date" and just ignore me out-of-hand. Instead, I get a surprise phone interview complete with "What's a job you've hated?" questions.
Kind of exciting to actually get such a positive response, though I still wasn't sure that I wanted to keep living in Japan. At this point, I guess I'm basing my decision entirely on whether they'll offer to place me in Tokyo/Osaka (or at least nearby) or not.
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Wow! Best of luck to you, whatever decision you make.
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So... less than an hour after I submitted an application online, I get a call from Interac offering me a job.
My mind has been blown.
I honestly expected companies to take one look at my "Can not start until 4 months after your starting date" and just ignore me out-of-hand. Instead, I get a surprise phone interview complete with "What's a job you've hated?" questions.
Kind of exciting to actually get such a positive response, though I still wasn't sure that I wanted to keep living in Japan. At this point, I guess I'm basing my decision entirely on whether they'll offer to place me in Tokyo/Osaka (or at least nearby) or not.
My friend working for Interac now told me that Interac is hurting pretty badly for ALTs after the Tsunami, as a lot of them went home. This kind of supports what I've been told.
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Yeah pretty much a dude in the country that wants a job? Fuck yes you got the job! Edit - I mean that kind of situation may be what you are looking at here.
Congrats anyway. I am sure it helps that you have put in your time over there as well. Proven meat and all that (awwww yeah).
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Ahahahahaha I love days like this.
Was told today that I had to work on two posters, a leaflet and a website. Eep.
Except I'd already done most of the website and the leaflet, just needed to change colours on one and the font on the other.
The posters ended up being mostly the same as the leaflet, just needing a little reshuffling.
Long story short? I have spent a nice day checking forums and playing TTA. And getting paid for it. Fuck yes.
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So you're saying that Djinn's long hours of doing the japanese have borne fruit.
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I always expected to hear something along those lines, but I figured it would involve a paternity test.
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I can't imagine it would be -that- difficult to determine paternity in this case: If the baby's white, it's probably mine~
Also, UPDATE: Another Job Interview, this time from AEON. Only I don't know how trustworthy this company is, so I need to research it some more.
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Japanese girls have babies?
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A 12-year-old girl gave birth yesterday.
In other news, I was baffled today~ so here I was teaching kids how to subtract and add up to 6 (including six). I had three dice in one hand, three in another, and offered we'd count them together. 4-5 year olds.
One girl pipes up and remarks, "Oh, that's easy. It's six." Curious how she counted this that fast, I asked her how she did it. "Oh, it's two times three," she explains. "Three in one hand, three in the other. Easy."
The rest of the kids had these faces that screamed, "Are you a wizard?" It was so cute.
Of course, the crown was when we were talking about love, and the kids didn't understand what it was. One boy piped up, declaring he was in love with [Maria] (not real name). Upon which [Maria] jumped up, saying she was in love with him too, and that it was a happy coincidence. I had to resist so hard going "D'awwwwwww".
:'D I love this.
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Well, in 7-8 years Maria will be giving birth, and you will love it less.
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A 12-year-old girl gave birth yesterday.
Of course, the crown was when we were talking about love, and the kids didn't understand what it was. One boy piped up, declaring he was in love with [Maria] (not real name). Upon which [Maria] jumped up, saying she was in love with him too, and that it was a happy coincidence. I had to resist so hard going "D'awwwwwww".
:'D I love this.
............!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!111111ONE
EDIT: And Zenny beat me to the joke..
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Well, in 7-8 years Maria will be giving birth, and you will love it less.
Well, in 7-8 years, she won't be my pupil anymore, so... none of my concern!!
(Thanks for ruining it, by the way. I needed that. Jerk.)
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Now that I know what graduate school I'm going to, I have free time to browse the internet, chat, sleep . . . ahhh the joys of not anally monitoring employment websites for funding -- because I's gots funding! OH YEAH!
My first graduate application season results:
8 schools
5 Acceptances
2 Rejections
1 Unknown - IE, they wait too long in the game to notify applicants.
Decision: Boston University. I just received a tuition-waiver assistantship at the prodding and continual research of professors there whom I've voiced concerns over 40k+ in student loan debt, job prospects, etc. Though the department didn't have it, they found someone who did! Taking into account the degree to which they've called me in the passed week, talking to me about no funding, pessimism, asking what other schools I've attended and if I received funding there, they really care about me it seems. Plus the program is reputable for American Art, so it's a win-win situation. Loans for living, but that's moot as it won't tac on debt exceeding 70k, which it would have depending on if I accepted the offer or not.
I've been so blessed this year. Helping Hands is covering my emergency room bill 100%, I had a $2.00 raise for some reason, I'm going to graduate school and my foreseeable future is more tangible, I won't have 50k+ debt in whichever school I choose... ahhh it's so amazing!! I feel like playing a video game now.
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:) :)
Congratulations! That's so fantastic.
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Life is good
Damn straight.
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[: THANKS [:
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Congrats!
I have a 100% biased view of the BU humanities departments, so I think you made the right choice.
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Well, in 7-8 years Maria will be giving birth, and you will love it less.
Well, in 7-8 years, she won't be my pupil anymore, so... none of my concern!!
(Thanks for ruining it, by the way. I needed that. Jerk.)
:D
Also: Congrats, Idun. That's awesome. EDUMAKATION
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Big congrats to Idun! I wish my future looked as stable.
I'm probably in pretty good shape as far as job opportunities go, if my recent success with getting interviews is any indication. The two companies that responded immediately were Interac and AEON. I did some research on them and they both have some pretty strong drawbacks attached to them. I'm curious to get some DL opinions.
So Interac has some nice plusses to it:
1. It's an ALT position, so it's very similar to what I'm doing now. It's comfortable, familiar, easy-to-do. Comparable, though slightly less, pay to the JET Program. Only 25 teaching hours a week (like JET). They also seem to be chomping at the bit to hire me.
2. They definitely have positions open in/around Tokyo. My major problem with my JET assignment is living in the fucking middle of nowhere.
3. I have friends in Interac, they seem generally active and happy. They tell me that Interac helps them out adjust to a new living situation.
Interac's got a few MAJOR 'oh shit' factors, too:
1. It has a terrible reputation for abusing its newcomers.
2. People are already calling it the next NOVA - crooked business practices up top means that it might collapse any time, though the company keeps telling its employees not to worry (just like NOVA). Unsure how true this actually is, though.
3. They may not actually give me a location in/around Tokyo.
AEON has some good points, too:
1. Pays more than Interac, about the same as JET.
2. New, exciting English conversation (more one-on-one) job. Somewhat different than the ALT position I have now. Could be exciting.
3. Almost certainly going to be stationed in/around Tokyo.
4. They have been around for a long time and aren't likely to collapse anytime soon.
AEON's downsides are less extreme, though definitely worth considering:
1. Almost 50% MORE required hours per week (36), and lots of (usually unpaid) Overtime. AEON keeps you busy.
2. The secret part of the job is that I have to not only teach, but essentially be a salesman of AEON's study materials/classes. Not just assess the needs of my students, but to basically try to force them to buy things they don't need/aren't ready for. Not particularly thrilled with this idea.
3. Very inflexible about taking time off.
4. They don't seem quite as eager to hire me.
I applied to a few other companies, but haven't heard back yet. I'm probably going to apply to some more. The big problem is that the Japanese school year starts in April, but my JET contract ends in August... So it's hard to find jobs now that will wait for me to finish up my contract.
Thoughts?
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Go with with Interac.
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The only big downside with Interac is that the company could cease to exist at some point in the near future; other than that it seems like the better job in almost every respect (lower pay with lower hours = you can get a part-time job if you need to). I'd go with them, but also try to make/keep a few connections in AEON that could help me get a job there if Interac suddenly goes belly-up.
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I'd say Interac, too. You can always add in "private English tutor" as a side job. In fact, I kind of think you should. I know ESID is big with JET, but it seems especially true with independent contractors.
Eikaiwas (like AEON, Bertlitz, ECC, and Gaba) seem to be very big on the salesman part of the job, so the closer you stick to "teacher in a school" and the further you stay away from "privately hired English instructor" the better off you are. Interac is one of the few truly JET-like teaching programs available, other than direct hire by schools.
... and on that second note, have you tried looking at ads seeking English teachers for classrooms? I know I did when I was considering JET alternatives, and a whooooole lot of them were out of consideration for me simply because they required that you already be in Japan, which is obviously not your concern.
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I think if you choose Interac, you should also have an immediate Plan B in case something ridiculous happens. You seem to really enjoy teaching, and if you're stationed in Tokyo, it seems like private tutoring may be pretty lucrative. Or you could always be one of those boys for hire. [:
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Late because of a weekend away, but huge huge congrats to Idun.
Djinn I would take Interac as well. You need to enjoy your work.
Edit - Okay it would figure the Elves and Ciatos sort out some travel stuff the weekend I am away for the weekend to catch up with friends. One of my old school buddies (still my best set of close friends) gets married next week. So went away for the weekend to do a faux nerdy bucks night thing (nothing remotely close to a regular thing. They went to a strip club, but I crashed because of vertigo. The rest of the weekend was board games and talking.) Met the bride for the first time and another friend's long time girl. Was fun. Chilled with people I don't get around to doing stuff with enough. We all are old and spend all our time working pretty much. Lazy. Was a good weekend.
But that is why I wasn't around to talk about stuffs if you two were looking for me at all.
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Sooo after finally wiping a virus off my comp, it seems that it's broken all the links to my .exe files. Which means a full Windows re-install is in order. Should be back in chat within the week though.
On the plus side, barring unexpected major fuckups , I should win my fantasy hockey league this year. I'm 13 points ahead of #2 with 2 of the 3 closest people out of games for their forwards' points to count. Might even place in the top 1000, or even the top 500 overall for Yahoo.
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My Browncoat came today. Booya.
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I am correcting a friend's thesis. Holy shit bad bad grammar. This was more of a task than I was really up for.
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Clearly you should employ brazillian gnawbeasts to this task.
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So, actually, Djinn, level with me. If JET didn't work out for me, my friend working for Interac was saying that they were hurting pretty badly for ALTs. As such, this was my obvious Plan B. Exactly what have you been hearing about the imminent collapse of the company? Also, I've been hearing about another company (ALTier or something similar) that isn't an Eikaiwa (which frankly wouldn't be a job I'd want to relocate for) and is similar to an ALT position. Have you heard of this company? And if so, why haven't you applied for it? It's possible my friend was talking about AEON but I'd hope living in Japan for 2 years now he'd know the difference between the schools and Eikaiwas... but maybe not. <_<
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I have not heard of ALTier (or anything that sounds like that), but there are a lot of schools that have their own programs (and these are generally much much harder to get into and require things like a Teaching degree or a TEFL certification at least). I've applied to a number of these private organizations and didn't hear back at quite the speed of Interac and AEON (as in, still not yet, so probably not ever).
I've not heard anything really specific on Interac's business dealings, just every time I google for information on Interac, I get "holy crap everything I hear is negative!" and the official Interac website... so it doesn't look good. Again, none of my actual Interac friends have gone on any lengthy tirades about their terrible jobs, so maybe it's a conspiracy~
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Clearly you should employ brazillian gnawbeasts to this task.
GodDAMMIT.
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Brilliant revelation. That 12-year-old girl is from a school one of my bros at school teaches at.
... Small country.
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I need to take some good photos of my dog that show off how adorable he is.
That way, when he's being a little asshole, I can look at them and remember why I bother.
... That, and I can throw things at it instead of the dog himself.
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You should take pictures of your adorable dog anyway, because DJ likes pictures of adorable dogs.
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Mutts!
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I am correcting a friend's thesis. Holy shit bad bad grammar. This was more of a task than I was really up for.
I laughed at this.
(I think that's what my professors say about me)
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So it's official, I won my fantasy hockey league this year. Makes a man feel good.
1 of 12. 106.5 out of 120 points. 19 points ahead of league.
485th Overall in all Yahoo public leagues.
203 Goals (3rd in league), 386 Assists (1st), 87 +/- (3rd), 491 Penalty Minutes (4th), 193 Power Play Points (4th), 2198 Shots on Goal (1st).
89 Goaltending wins (1st), 2.35 GAA (1st), .919 Save % (Tied 2nd), 13 Shutouts (Tied 2nd)
As you can tell, I have goaltending to thank for this win, as well as pretty stellar offensive stats despite... no real big names. Just solid workhorses like Patrick Marleau, Claude Giroux, Justin Williams, etc. Hmm... MVPs...
Offensive MVP: Patrick Marleau. Not surprising. Logged 33 goals and 36 assists for my team, far and away the best. Doubled the amount of Shots on Goal of the other offensive players.
Runner up: Want to say Claude Giroux for this, but Martin St. Louis. I only had him for 15 games after getting him near the trade deadline, and his 6 goals and 15 assists are one of the primary reasons I jumped back into a dominant first place position after nearly squandering it. I doubted it since I gave up a slumping Fleury for him (who almost immediately turned back on) but it panned out well.
Defensive MVP: Dustin Byfuglien. Yep. You heard me. It's scary to think what would've happened if his team stayed healthy, because he was a defenseman that scored like a forward. 19 goals and 33 assists, most of which came in the first 50-75% of the season. Plus a key 81 penalty minutes and a mind-numbing 321 shots on goal. Awesome, awesome stuff to have in a DEFENSIVE slot. Not bad for someone I threw near the bottom of my preferred draft choices on impulse.
Runner up: Brian Rafalski. His assist rate is uncanny. Even with his injury this year he still notched 42 for me.
Goaltending MVP: Jonathan Quick. 30 wins, 2.26 GAA, .919 Save % and 6 shutouts. God fucking damn awesome.
Runners up: Pekka Rinne and Marc-Andre Fleury. Was hard to choose, so why not both? I wasn't happy getting saddled with Fleury again this year, despite his awesome amount of wins, his GAA and Save % were ABYSMAL last year. Lo and behold he completely turns it around with a 2.29 GAA and .920 Save %! He slumped pretty badly near the trade deadline though, so I traded him off for some offensive help in Martin St. Louis. As I said before, as much as it would have been good to keep him since he finished off the year strong, I needed the offensive help. Plus it wasn't nearly as bad after aquiring the next guy...
Pekka Rinne.... when I got you I was immediately frustrated to learn you'd been injured it had not been updated yet, and thats why you were availible. Pleaaaaaasantly surprised when you came back reasonably fast and fucking dominated with 20 wins in 35 starts for me, with a mindboggling 2.06 GAA and .933 Save %. 3 Shutouts were icing on the cake.
Biggest Disappointments:
Tyler Myers- Talk about a softmore slump. One of the best defensemen last year, I suffered through an atrocious 5 goals, 3 assists and -10 in 24 games before wising up and dropping him.
Zach Parise- My perennial #1 Draft Pick. Sadly injured the whole year, so disappointing. Was on IR for a long time and later dropped. Sad times for Devils fans.
Biggest Wastes of Time:
Dan Girardi- Rangers defenseman, was getting a fair bit of hype in fantasy chatter, so needing a replacement for Myers I picked him up. Turned in a pathetic 1 goal and 3 assists in 19 starts before I cut him loose.
All in all, great fantasy year. Gots a shiny trophy in my Yahoo profile now. Looking forward to next year. Probably gonna strongarm the DL into doing a private league too if at all possible.
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Craaap. I missed the ferry back to Vancouver by like 10 minutes! ;_; I didn't realize the bus route would be so lame or else I'd have allotted more time!
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Hey, I'm alive!
Went to the Sara Bareilles concert in Pittsburgh last night.
Christ, that was awesomeness incarnate. I love Sara Bareilles, and that was probably the most entertaining, highest energy concert I've ever been to. She really puts on a great show.
The first two acts, Ximena Sarinana and Elizabeth and the Catapult, were also pretty good. I'm actually impressed - typically, the opening acts suck ass, but these two were good. Ximena has a great voice, and, as I just learned, has been in a bunch of Mexican films. She's also so polite and adorable. Her first 3 songs were...not particularly amazing, mostly because the background music from the computer she was running it off of overwhelmed her piano and voice. The 4th song, which was all piano, was significantly better, and her 5th song was done in tandem with Elizabeth and the Catapult.
Actually, that last point deserves some mention before going on - the concert as a whole, both opening acts and Sara herself, struck me as a group, more than "lead performance with random people tagging along hoping to make it big". Sara brought both of the opening acts onstage for a combination song, and both Elizabeth and Ximena had some songs they performed together. It was a nice touch.
Elizabeth was also pretty good - I really liked "Go Away My Lover" - though I wish I were a bit more familiar with their work. Something to work up a bit more, I guess...overall, really impressed with the opening acts - they were entertaining and non-torturous. Really could feel the energy, feeling, and work they put in to their music.
Sara is, as always, awesome. I love her personality - very down to earth. It also helps she loves the word "fuck" so very much. One of the first things she said was, "I have a potty mouth. My mother doesn't like it. But it's better than flashing my boobs to everyone. Which I'd do. If mine were worth talking about". Which then prompted the obvious, very loud response, with a nice laugh >_>
Seriously, is there something wrong with me that I find a girl saying "fuck" to be really hot?
Ahem.
She performed several of her big songs (King of Anything, Uncharted, Rain, Love Song), as well as several by other artists (Little Lion Man, Fuck You by Cee Lo Green, Yellow). Thought she did a fantastic job with them, arguably better than the original artists. Loved how the band was very integrated with her, and how they weren't merely accessories to the show. Again, one reason I love her is that she's pretty down to earth, cool, and a real, honest person.
So much feeling in the songs - really can emote to what she felt when writing them. Great voice, very energetic, fantastic musician on both guitar and piano, great personality...excellent, excellent all around. And the tickets were so damn worth it (seriously, $25 for the front row seats we got? shit man!).
Only 2 thoughts would be that Little Lion Man, while awesomely done, was hard to hear since they didn't use the microphone; and that finishing off with Yellow felt...mmm. I understand the thematic reasoning, and it fit wonderfully for that. Just felt like an abrupt end. It really felt like there was still show left after that was done, and I know a good portion of the audience felt the same way. Still, relatively minor criticisms of a fantastic show. So tempted to try to get to the Columbus showing >_>
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So I went to Victoria, the second largest city in British Columbia, yesterday. I really love it and I half want to try to move there once I finish my degree for a while. It's so much less congested and more homey than Van. Just very quaint.
Biggest problem is that flying home will be even a bigger pain than it already is. >_> :( I want to be closer to my family too. I miss them. (Okay, mostly mom and my friends. I think I miss my best friend's dad more than my own. >_> I feel kinda bad about this.)
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/me hugs Ciato
Don't feel bad!
Congrats to Soppy and yaay to OK for liveness~
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Victoria is the second largest city in BC? Really? Certainly feels too quaint for that...
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Ahahaha. (http://i.imgur.com/zssGa.jpg)
The technician left the cutest message on my oil change sticker!!
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Funny to think that she'd probably get complaints if she left a similar messages like "Allah Bless *smiley face*" instead~
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Winner winner chicken dinner!
My fantasy basketball team ended up being victorious!
It was a great success because this was my first attempt at fantasy basketball, so it feels good to know I could win it with beginners luck.
Biggest risk in the draft: Blake Griffin. I never would have expected this guy to go off like he did. I picked him 8th and he ends up scoring me the most points on my team. Go figure...
MVP: Blake Griffin. Not a true rookie, but Rookie of the Year anyways. 3rd most points in the league behind Lebron James (1st) and Dwight Howard (2nd). Dude was a beast with 63 double doubles and two triple doubles! Steal of the draft.
Offensive MVP: Dwyane Tyrone Wade Jr. Had his best field goal percentage of his career and led my team with over 29 points a game. It was a tough choice between he or Lebron since I was the 2nd pick in the draft. I picked Wade and of course it was obvious that Lebron had the better stats, but it might have changed my teams look so I am grateful for picking who I did. Plus it's freaking D. Wade son!
Defensive MVP: Andrew Bogut. At least when he was healthy he gave me tons of rebounds and blocks. That's all I can ask for from a goofy tall white boy.
Assist Master: Andre Miller. I was lucky with this guy. Someone dropped him in the first week and I only had Jameer Nelson and some other PG and I needed another good PG and Miller fit right in with my squad.
Old and Reliable: Grant Hill. 38 years old and had one of his most productive season in a long while! I was really picking players that I was a fan of so once again I got lucky with this pick, but I am not complaining.
Second Half Slump: Ray Allen. He was killing it for the first half of the regular season, but after the all-star break, he fell off. Whatever had had game I suppose and he is the leading three point shooter in league history.
LVP: Joakim Noah. Not because he was bad when he played, but because he barely played. I held onto him and he kept a spot on my team where I could have picked up someone who was producing. He missed too many games with his hand and when he came back he did not last. hame, because when he played he was a beast on the boards.
Fun Facts: I had two of the three Heatles on my team. Wade and Bosh and both performed very well. I also somehow managed to have four Trailblazers on my team at one point because of Gerald Wallace being traded to them in the mid season. Miller, Wesley Mathews and Nicolas Batum were my other Blazers.
It was fun!
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Victoria is the second largest city in BC? Really? Certainly feels too quaint for that...
Hmm...if you count Greater Victoria, then looks like yes it is by a good margin.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_cities_in_Canada
Looks like it goes...
Greater Vancouver 2.2 MILLION
Vancouver (proper) 578k (And various large suburbs are not far behind)
Greater Victoria 330k
Kelowna 107k
Kamloops 80k
Nanaimo 79k
Victoria (proper) 78k
So...basically it's like 1/7 of Vancouver--about 1/7 for the greater metro area, and about 1/7 for the city proper.
It's more that it has no competition. I mean, Kamloops? Really? That's in the top five?
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I was counting Greater Victoria, yes.
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Should be noted that since you're using metro populations, that metro Kelowna is 184k and is thus better competition than you're giving it credit for. Also you missed Abbotsford entirely (159k, generally not regarded as part of metro Vancouver). But yeah, obviously if one city eats nearly half of the province's population by itself, there's not going to be that much room for more large cities.
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Ah, did not think to check Kelowna for a greater metro district; my bad.
Also you missed Abbotsford entirely (159k, generally not regarded as part of metro Vancouver).
It's...not? (I had Ringette games in Abbotsford, so I just assumed it had to be. Although, now that I think about it, I had periodic Ringette games in Nanaimo too...).
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Well, Wikipedia doesn't, and most maps of Vancouver don't include it, etc. It's a self-contained enough population centre, people who live near there commute to it rather than to Vancouver to work usually, etc. Though yes, defining city boundaries is murky business.
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Wow, I always kinda thought Canda would have, um, more people in it. It's like 5 Massachusettses or 60 Wyomings.
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BC does not really represent Canada, I want to say. If somebody is capable of proving me wrong, then I totally agree NotMiki's sentiments.
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Wow, I always kinda thought Canda would have, um, more people in it. It's like 5 Massachusettses or 60 Wyomings.
Or 1 California? Yes.
I can see how you'd get such a misconception, though. Gaming communities tend to have a higher Canadian presence than you'd expect based on population--maybe about 20% of the American numbers, instead of the 10% of American numbers you might expect if things only operated on a per-capita basis. Furthermore, there's a tendency for Canadians to be high-profile members. I remember my TF2 group had a "best Canadians vs best Americans" matchup (the Canadian team was considered heavily favoured).
Sigma's explanation for the phenomenon was "there's not much to do in Canada during winter except be online with videogames". But this doesn't entirely explain the high number of Vancouver residents I tend to see on the Internet (as Vancouver doesn't really have winter). (It could just be that Vancouver is an especially wired city. It could also be a product of Canada having no lower class, and good education and computer literacy in general rather than anything to do with weather. Or maybe it's just more of a gaming country--Canada has the third largest game industry in the world behind Japan and USA...which is again, disproportionate to population--the UK has twice our population, speaks English, and yet has less game development these days).
BC does not really represent Canada, I want to say. If somebody is capable of proving me wrong, then I totally agree NotMiki's sentiments.
BC kinda does represent Canada. Third most populous province, and all that. Large cities in Canada have a tendency to be spaced 1000+ km apart...all along a thin line right next to the American border. Eastern Ontario and Western Quebec are the only major exceptions here.
I mean, don't get me wrong--Canada's still in the G8. Canada's a big deal. Just...you're talking to someone who lives in New York City--(the city that could form its own country and be invited to the G8 all by itself).
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I thought you lived in Atlanta, MC?
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I thought you lived in Atlanta, MC?
I do. Notmiki lives in NYC (hence his reaction of "wtf Canada is small").
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But this doesn't entirely explain the high number of Vancouver residents I tend to see on the Internet (as Vancouver doesn't really have winter).
I always attributed it to the strong Asian influence on the city. blah blah blah stereotypes but yeah
EDIT: Wasn't really referring to internet use, there, so much as talking about (primarily Japanese) video games on the internet.
Anyway, I think another factor that tricks people into thinking that Canada is more populous than it is is that it has big cities (well, three of them, anyway), and you tend to hear about cities more than, say, "well the state of Alabama actually has like 5 million people". Add up the three largest cities in the US and you get maybe 12% of its population (despite metro NYC being a monster). Add up the three largest cities in Canada and you get something like 35%. Australia is another good example of a country with large cities relative to its population and I bet most people kneejerk it as more populous than it actually is, too (five cities topping a million people in a country with a population equal to the third most populous US state).
Granted, there's an even simpler factor: both Canada and Australia share the distinction of having very low population densities, which probably also would make people assume their populations are higher, knowing both countries' (large) area just by looking at a map.
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Moving Status: Ahead of schedual. Still won't be done until Saturday(since that's when we rent the truck) but we're well ahead of where we planned to be on the taking carloads of boxes/smaller furniature over.
I'll lose internet here on Friday though, and won't get it at the new place until next Wednesday at the earliest. I'm not sure how I'll survive a few days without being able to lurk in chat and be amused at the antics, but I'll manage somehow~
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And that's why the US was the richest country in the world; unlike the four other countries around its size, it didn't have 70% or so of its landmass taken up by uninhabitable mountains, borderline useless tundra, or an unlivable desert of death.
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I thought you lived in Atlanta, MC?
I do. Notmiki lives in NYC (hence his reaction of "wtf Canada is small").
Staten Island has 1/70 the population of Canada, and no one even knows anyone from Staten Island.
(I am personally of the opinion that Staten Island is an elaborate hoax or urban legend. Still waiting for Snopes to figure it out.)
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I have it on good authority that Staten Island exists. People I know have BEEN there, man! They've seen some stuff! And some things!
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Glad it's all started progressing and moving along nicely Gate =-) Have a happy housewarming/settling in time when done~
(same to Jenna if she's reading)
Edit: Yeah best wishes to our Texas peeps too.
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It is now unhook computer time. Later all.
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Whoo Easter!? Or something. I had a great time, didn't really do any traditional/religious thing but did spend some quality time with family and friends =-) Good Friday fell on a parent visiting weekend so my mother and I shared our standard Chicken Maryland takeaway but with the added bonus of chocolate cake as our Easter treat. We also watched the Wedding Singer and then Made of Honor on TV. I gave my mum flowers as a gift and she gave me an Easter Egg to take home with me (Thortons Chocolate) =-)
The holidays still aren't over apparently as I'm visiting with my mum again today and tomorrow. This time my sister is coming over to stay the night too and we are going out on a trip tomorrow (then on Friday I have a lunch/TV thing with peeps for the Royal Wedding and a BBQ on Sunday!)~
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Made of Honor is awesome! Glad you had a great day.
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The good: Move is all done but the last bit of cleaning and unpacking.
The other good: Internet is, clearly, hooked up at the new place.
The bad: Well, ecxept for on my computer. The wireless router is fine, but the wireless card plugged into my comp refuses to work. SO until we can get that fixed, I'll have net access from her comp during the day, but not in the evenings when she's using it.
The ugly: Going to have to find a new daily walk route. Trying to do the old one from the new starting point is nooooooot gonna happen.
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Whee, Dave Matthews Band Caravan for Labor Day weekend up at The Gorge in Washington with my parents, and I don't care what you say about it~
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<Grefter> It may or may not be less shit than U2.
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Look up The Gorge Amphitheatre in George, WA. The band is just a nostalgic bonus.
Also playing:
Dispatch
The Roots
John Butler Trio
Gogol Bordello
Edward Sharpe & the Magnetic Zeros
Josh Ritter & the Royal City Band
Blind Pilot
The Moondoggies
Lindsay Fuller
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I used to go there pretty frequently when I lived more up that way.
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Dave Matthews Band is not really my cup of tea, but it is better than U2. Everything is better than U2. Brokencyde is better than U2.
You should totally check out The Roots and John Butler Trio on that list though LD, especially if you like Dave Matthews Band.
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Seconding the U2 hate! *high fives Grefter*
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As always, music to my years.
So uh I'm covering for my boss while she's on vacation. ohshit
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Don't forget to put the paperwork for a big raise and promotion in while you can.
My brother had an appendectomy done yesterday. He just pretty much started hurting at 4 and was under the knife by 8. Now he gets to eat pudding and I don't.
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Where's the justice?
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Heard Osama bin Laden died last Monday.
I'm happy people are happy - blood thirst quenched. Still worried about this presumably never-ending terrorist search by the US.
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Osama dying made people entirely forget airports existed and that should last for a few days. Convenient, as we're a one-woman-army short at work. >_>
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really? because I've been hearing a lot of talk to the effect of "I can bring shampoo on now, right?"
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You forget our airport security isn't half as asinine as yours. >_>
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So my sister had gone down to Ecuador for a friend's wedding. Apparantly the family of the man the friend was marrying basically browbeat them into having the wedding in Ecuador. I'd heard that my sister had probably lost her passport or had it stolen, as both my Mom and Dad had been contacted for information by the consulate. Turns out the situation was far worse.
The whole wedding party was thoroughly robbed at gunpoint. Everything they had, even took them to their rooms to get their luggage. Don't really know anything other than that and I don't think anyone was hurt, but she gets home tomorrow at least.
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Frankly? Never ever ever go to a foreign country unarmed. South America in particular.
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At least the parts populated by ... well, let's just call them undesirables for PCness' sake.
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Glad your sister is ok Soppy. Hope she gets home safe and sound.
/me hugs Soppy and Idun
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Wow, that's scary. I hope she's okay!
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Cripes. Yeah, I hope she wasn't hurt.
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Just a heads up: Moving out of dorms, new place might not have internet for awhile, so I might drop out for a few days.
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I, on the other hand, have internet back. Yay!
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Le sigh, my Golden Week holidays are over and it's back to the slave mines~
On the plus side, Best Golden Week ever~
My friend from the States came to visit and it was her first time in Japan, so we did lots of tourist-y things. It was nice to experience the country again from the eyes of someone who doesn't have to /work/ in it everyday. Went to Nagoya, Osaka, and Tokyo, meeting up with friends in all three places and generally making a scene whereever we went. Lots of bars and clubs, though the most memorable ones were the Video Game Bar in Osaka (get drunk and play Mario Kart or whatever while cute maid-waitresses serve you) and the Dragon Quest Bar (Luida's Bar, I believe it's called) in Tokyo. We also checked out a few parks and museums while my friend went crazy with her camera. One of the more unique experiences was the Archery Dojo in the club district, specifically designed for getting drunk and then shooting arrows across a room. We actually went into the dojo sober first, and the owner was like "Are you sure you don't want to go out and get drunk and -then- try this?".
Oh, and it was Sakura-blossom season.
So yeah, go Japan for being awesome for a while or something. Don't take it like that. It's not that I like you or anything, I just happened to be in a good mood this week. Geez. </tsundere>
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I was just thinking, earlier today, "Huh, it's been a while since I've posted here."
So I got into a car accident, apparently because it's universally unacceptable for me not to be complaining about something.
Awesome.
Hood is seriously warped/dented, back bumper is cracked and off-center, but that's really it. Car who hit us was leaking fluids, car we got bumped into just had cosmetic scratches. Andy's neck got tweaked, so now he has VICODIN, lucky bastard.
In other words, it was just a giant pain in the neck (in some cases literally).
Hi again, Good Morning!
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/me waves to Ashley.
Hope you guys are doing fine. Accidents are pretty damn scary to me.
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Sorry to hear about the crash. They're never any fun.
Speaking of no fun, 2 finals left, this Wednesday and Thursday.
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Vicodins are pansy pills and barely do anything.
Ashley/Andy: Were you two at fault, or was the guy who hit you at fault?
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No clue who's technically "at fault." California is a wonky state as far as collisions go. I may be liable for the damage to the car in front of me, but both me and the guy in front of me agreed I was fully at stop before the car behind me hit us (and that's what went into the police report). It could go either way.
The inspection at the body shop is tomorrow, so I'll know the details about insurance, etc. after that.
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If you were fully stopped before being hit from behind, the person who hit you from behind will be at fault, even in a chain. I've been in a chain of 4 where everyone wasn't at full stop and that's how it came out.
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Internship ended, new one's beginning. Funny story to relate about that.
I was having that first internship in a village about 7 kilometres away. By bike I reached it in 30 minutes, if I took the bus I'd spend one and a half hour travelling. It was patently absurd.
My new internship is at a school over in the neighbouring province, about 45 kilometres away. That's just not doable by bike. If I take the bus, it'll take me...
About one hour and thirty-seven minutes. I already knew villages had poor bus connections but this is utterly ridiculous. Still, I guess I can't complain, it means my travel time isn't that much and I can still make it by 8 AM. Going to be for kids aged 10-12, so I'm hoping that'll turn out okay; I'm really not confident I'll be able to be the teacher I'd like to be.
Supposed to invent some kind of introductory lesson to tell 'em a little about myself, keywords being "fresh, active, gusto". I'm not entirely sure I'll be able to compose a class for that, given I'm a pretty dull person altogether. Maybe I can give an RPG or anime class. Maybe combine the two.
"Enact the final battle from Final Fantasy 7."
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No clue who's technically "at fault." California is a wonky state as far as collisions go.
The state of California. For having roads.
In accident litigation plaintiffs often sue the state of CA along with other defendants because of liability rules that mean that if the state is 10% responsible the plaintiff is allowed to collect 100% of the economic damages (read: money they would have made had they been able to work, but not medical expenses) owed from the state and the state has to go and collect the other 90% from the other responsible parties.
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LD: I knew me having a good weekend was a bad sign. Hope everything's okay for you guys.
Yeah, I spent the weekend at a Magic prerelease. A week before, I managed to pull a $50 card (foil Sword of Feast and Famine) and managed to trade it this week for a load of cards worth about the same (but set to rise in price, while the sword will fall in price around October). Then managed to trade cards I got for about $5 a month or two ago for about $30 worth this week (yay for prices rising!) and, finally, managed to get a load of new cards I wanted that are likely to rise in price.
And I'm hoping to do the same again next weekend. Go go earning 'money' through TCGs (by which I mean earning more expensive cards but never actually selling them so no actual money)
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I love my insurance company!
Pending confirmation from the guy whose car I ran into (and the police report) saying that the only reason my part in that collision occurred was because I was hit, my deductible will be waived and I'll have no liability for the accident.
Additionally, I get to waive the under-25 driver's premium for Andrew, so he can rent a car while ours is in the shop for "free" (covered by insurance).
At worst, I get out of this having to pay $500 for the deductible. At best, it's all covered.
SO. RELIEVED.
Now to wait until tomorrow to see if the car is totaled or merely requires a ton of repairs...
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I love my insurance company!
My immediate reaction: must be sarcasm.
*reads rest of post* I am so confused now....
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Obviously I'll see if this continues to hold out as repairs and whatnot progress, but so far so good!
USAA, yo. If you can get it, get it!
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Don't cheer too loudly now, you'll jinx it.
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Small whiny checklist:
1. Minor car accident
1a. Andy gets his neck/back tweaked
1b. Car is "totaled" according to body shop, pending confirmation by insurance company
1c. "Totaled" = <$4700
2. I'm stupidly ill for the first time in a long time
2a. I can't miss work - department's severely understaffed as is
3. Lost cell phone
4. Dog walker drops Tally because he's dangerous
5. Person for whom I've done contract work is flaking out on payment
6. DLC / Vegas monies need to be paid now (or 2 weeks ago) - with what money, who knows
I'd challenge God to stop with all the tiny trickle damage crap and just smite me, but he's busy planning for Judgment Day, which is in a little over a week and a half.
Death by inches it is.
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Feh. Judgement day. I'm ready for the machines. I have a length of pipe and a 40mm grenade launcher, the only two weapons that have any effect.
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The world's not supposed to be over until October 21, 2011, but May 21, 2011 is the day the righteous get translated into the embrace of the Heavenly Father. At that point, there is nothing but pain and suffering unimaginable for those who are left, up until the final annihilation in October.
... on the bright side, the end of the world not only makes my petty complaints look as petty as they are, it makes them downright prodigious. Who needs a car when the world is on fire, anyway?
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At what point are the survivors herded up to work in the Skull Factories?
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Oh man, the world is not allowed to end until I get out of Japan, dammit.
Guess I'd better hurry up and finish my backlog of games just in case.
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I love my insurance company!
Pending confirmation from the guy whose car I ran into (and the police report) saying that the only reason my part in that collision occurred was because I was hit, my deductible will be waived and I'll have no liability for the accident.
Additionally, I get to waive the under-25 driver's premium for Andrew, so he can rent a car while ours is in the shop for "free" (covered by insurance).
At worst, I get out of this having to pay $500 for the deductible. At best, it's all covered.
SO. RELIEVED.
Now to wait until tomorrow to see if the car is totaled or merely requires a ton of repairs...
well, yeah, but is the cartoon chick in their advertisements hot? that is how i choose insurance.
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The world's not supposed to be over until October 21, 2011, but May 21, 2011 is the day the righteous get translated into the embrace of the Heavenly Father. At that point, there is nothing but pain and suffering unimaginable for those who are left, up until the final annihilation in October.
... on the bright side, the end of the world not only makes my petty complaints look as petty as they are, it makes them downright prodigious. Who needs a car when the world is on fire, anyway?
Just saying one of those two days happens to be my birthday.
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The world's not supposed to be over until October 21, 2011, but May 21, 2011 is the day the righteous get translated into the embrace of the Heavenly Father. At that point, there is nothing but pain and suffering unimaginable for those who are left, up until the final annihilation in October.
... on the bright side, the end of the world not only makes my petty complaints look as petty as they are, it makes them downright prodigious. Who needs a car when the world is on fire, anyway?
Just saying one of those two days happens to be my birthday.
Ohshit it's true.
Well at least we still get to have DLCon. And hey, if the world's on fire, Texas at least got a head start!
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The end of the world suddenly makes a lot more sense.
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The insurance company came back with a settlement amount. They didn't send a letter or call me mentioning anything, so I'll just go ahead and assume that means they consider the car a total loss.
On the bright side, their settlement amount is a LOT more than I was expecting. Pending the situation with the rental car (that is - am I now going to have to pay for the whole thing?), things with the car are suddenly not so bad.
Completely ignoring the fact that the rest of the list is still relevant, of course. DLCon is looking less and less likely. :(
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Just closed out my second year of law school with a three hour tax exam, a night of moderate drinking, and dinner at a Korean restaurant at 4am. World better not end now that I've got a little time.
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So... after nearly two years working in the same schools, and after one month of working in my dream school, some jerk ALT ran off to China with his new wife and left me with his crappy job assignment. Not only did I have to leave two schools I really liked, but now I have to learn a whole bunch of new names for a total of two months worth of teaching. Also, these new schools are roughly 4x farther away from my house, meaning I have to wake up an hour or more earlier and drive in a hot car in summer to these places. In addition, the schedule itself is crappier. I have MORE days of working in Middle school (boring bane of my existence) with twice as many classes per day. In fact, every day I have to go to a Middle school, I only get to teach Elementary school twice a week, AFTER I've gone to a Middle school and taught 4 classes! Yeah, it's really not cool that for my last two months they're doubling my workload, the cost of driving to work, and not paying me anything extra (especially considering how much money I'm going to have to dump into moving back to the States in these months).
Fuck off, Japan.
On the bright side, at least I finally got to escape the hell of that pissed-off old English teacher at my old crappy Middle school.
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Have I mentioned how much I hate plumbing, and how much it hates me? It's a recurring issue.
My toilet, which had no issues at all yesterday or today, clean, flushing fine, nothing in it...now is randomly clogged out of nowhere.
Seriously, 100% fine with no problems, and now, as of about 2 hours ago...clogged with paper in it.
I've put nothing in it at all.
WHAT. THE. FUCK.
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Sounds like your toilet...
8-)
is taking a dump on you.
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YEAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!
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... masterfully played.
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Apoc concert was amazing, for all that concerts are so not my scene. God damn do they put on a live show that's worth seeing.
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Hooked up my PS2 for the first time in over three years, and it seems I've lost my RPG files memory card. If I can't find it, I'll have to start over on everything. Including playing through Suiko 4 for the bonus when I get around to playing Tactics.
:sadpanda:
Yeah, that's the lowlight of my week. Boy, I'm boring.
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Okay, some background is needed on this story.
I work at a community support place in what is (statistically speaking) one of the worst areas of the country. We offer advice on a huge range of topics and the idea is that people can come in with almost any question and we'll do our best to point them to the right place. Naturally, some people end up having more problems than others, so there are a few people who are seen as the 'regulars'.
One of those 'regulars' came in yesterday when I was on my own in the office - we're always supposed to have two people around, but we had leaflets that needed delivering so the other guy was off doing that, leaving literally the moment this regular walked through the door.
So I go to see who's come in and see that it's her. Ah fuck. She asks if anything's going on in the local area, so I hand her a leaflet for an upcoming event and she asks what's happening here. I point out all the activities listed on the leaflet, and she looks up at me and says "That's not what I asked you about. That's not what I asked at all." She then wanders around the room for a bit, so I take the opportunity to get away and go back into the back office.
A few minutes later, I hear her calling out, so I go out to face the music again. This time, she's holding all of the leaflets for the event that were on the front desk and asks if she can deliver them to her friends. I explain that they're being delivered as we speak so there's no need to, and she stares at me for a bit, then pulls a small silver heart locket from her pocket, which looks like it has something written on it.
She then proceeds to walk to every corner of the room and holds out this locket, turning it slightly in all directions as though awaiting some kind of response. She then looks up at me, backs away to another corner, and repeats. This goes on for a while, with me waiting at the top of the stairs leading to the back rooms, until she eventually puts it away and begins backing away to the door, still staring up at me. I eventually start laughing and just say "Bye!", so she says bye as well, and I go back into the back office. I can hear her shut the front door and then hear her BURST OUT LAUGHING. From, like, two rooms away.
Man, you meet all kinds of people doing work like this~
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Maybe she was trying to figure out if the Rapture happened over the weekend? If your area's that bad, she might have had trouble telling whether it was Hell on Earth or not...
...oh god that actually kinda sounds plausible.
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I either have been weighing 67 Kg for a while or I lost 1.5Kg within four days. What the hell?
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I acquired a(n acoustic) guitar. Four days into owning it, I am starting to make noises that can be mistaken for simple songs. Hooray!
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I either have been weighing 67 Kg for a while or I lost 1.5Kg within four days. What the hell?
And this is why I only check my weight when I visit my parents. (Plus me not owning a scale.)
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I either have been weighing 67 Kg for a while or I lost 1.5Kg within four days. What the hell?
Easy way to gain 1.5kg:
Weigh yourself. Then drink a tall glass of water (approximately 1.5 liters). Now weigh yourself again (before going to the bathroom). Bam: instant 1.5 kg weight gain!
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Seems as if she might have mental health troubles Yoshi though perhaps she was just taking the pan. Or both~
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Seems as if she might have mental health troubles Yoshi though perhaps she was just taking the pan. Or both~
Oh, she definitely does. All of us at work try to appreciate this but, either way, she's not exactly the ideal person to be stuck in the office alone with. :|
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Ugh... I'm so over dating Japanese women:
"Hey,
I am not a good person who forgives your rudeness.
My mom has a strong connection with the school board in Gero.
I seriously think such fucking guy should go back to his damn stupid country right now.
I will call my mom to report every bad things you did to the school。And the boss of them were my math teacher and I am very familiar with this guy.
Yes, I am bad person but it is quite natural to be to you.
And hey, you still think that I like you or what?
I already started dating with a charming guy since the early of this month and I was just worried about you as a PERSON.
Anyway, You are rude.
I will help you to go back to U.S. soon without salary.
Naoko"
Probably just an idle threat, but seriously not classy.
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Charming.
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Well, that was the bitch cherry on top of the snotty sundae.
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Wow, Djinn, what did you do to deserve that one? Sleep with her sister or something?
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Apparently, the problem was that I didn't call.
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...wut
Welp, 'Naoko', you have just enforced the crazy Japanese stalker girl stereotype.
On that note, am I the only one who laughed at the whole "What, you think I still like you? I... I was just worried!" thing in there?
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Welp, 'Naoko', you have just enforced the crazy stalker person stereotype.
Felt a need to edit for accuracy, but yep.
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This girl is Glenn Close-crazy and I didn't call her.
Liking girls while dating like a guy is pretty much the best combo ever if you hate your life.
EDIT:
I either have been weighing 67 Kg for a while or I lost 1.5Kg within four days. What the hell?
Easy way to gain 1.5kg:
Weigh yourself. Then drink a tall glass of water (approximately 1.5 liters). Now weigh yourself again (before going to the bathroom). Bam: instant 1.5 kg weight gain!
I love you so much.
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See here I was going to say you must have just taken a really big shit.
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So I was asking for help in chat about what awesome RPG locale I should use to replace the Phantom Forest in my FF6 Hack. Grefter to the Rescue:
<Grefter> Name the dungeon UR MOM
OH SHIT THIS IS THE DEEPEST DUNGEON EVER
IT GOES ON FOREVER
HOLY SHIT THERE IS A FULLY FUNCTIONING TRAIN IN HERE
<Djinn> That's awesome
I actually laughed aloud
<Grefter> I am extremely disappointed I didn't think of it 10 minutes ago.
* Djinn golf-claps.
<Grefter> It works really well for classic imagery re: tunnels and vaginas and trains and penises as well.
No matter what.
Everyone ends up going through your mum.
Sorry UR MOM
<Djinn> Grefter, you have to get out of here.
UR MOM'S VAGINA IS HAUNTED
<Grefter> Can we please do this?
Like seriously.
Best dungeon ever.
<Djinn> I will consider it
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Djinn jumps straight into the best parts and misses the start to the jokes which I thought were pretty worthy of Jim.
On the topic WHAT SHOULD I NAME FOREST
<Grefter> I know it isn't really forrest but you might want to think about it.
<Grefter> Your mum has some pretty impressive bush.
<Djinn> ...
* Djinn highfives Grefter
<Djinn> dammit, you got me
Then we pick up where Djinn started.
I was so proud and then the roll just kept going. Sometimes it is nice to be reminded why you people put up with me. It is because I am fucking awesome.
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I'm so proud of you guys.
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There should definitely be an inn part-way through this dungeon.
Also: you should recruit one of the younger-looking characters like Relm or Mog in there.
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There's no inn, but you do get fully healed by drinking from the pool of liquid you find within.
On a different topic, after spending three days basically doing nothing BUT writing, I've somehow cranked out my largest chapter to date early. Surely a sign of the end times.
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You could always get drunk and spend the night.
Edit - Or make it so that whenever you get drunk you get teleported to the dungeon.
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Edit - Or make it so that whenever you get drunk you get teleported to the dungeon.
Whenever you spend money at any shop or use gil toss you get teleported to the dungeon.
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If you form a party made entirely out of male characters you teleport to the dungeon.
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Whenever you go to sleep anywhere, you wake up in the dungeon.
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During the World of Ruin, we discover that Cyan has nightmares about being trapped forever in your mom.
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Ok, I'm not proud of you anymore.
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So volatile. But then, that's what she said.
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Back from an anime con (MCM London Expo) and back at work. Probably the worst Expo yet of the 7 I've been to, yet still an absolutely brilliant weekend. So so so sad to have to leave. Been talking to loads of amazing people I met/saw again over the weekend and really wish I'd made the most of it this time round, as opposed to wasting a lot of time seemingly doing nothing. Also wish I'd managed to get a cosplay finished in time - will be getting one commissioned for the next Expo to make sure I at least have one to wear.
Also, idly, why is every good-looking and awesome person I meet at Expos not interested in guys, whether they're male or female? ;(
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It's an anime convention, of course everyone loves 2D more than 3D.
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Also, idly, why is every good-looking and awesome person I meet at Expos not interested in guys, whether they're male or female? ;(
Basic question of economics. At a goddamn anime convention, there is invariably a giant dude surplus that creates a buyer's market, therefore anyone who is looking for one has likely already acquired as many as they feel is necessary.
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(http://www.boston.com/news/local/breaking_news/assets_c/2011/06/kreiter_bruins%20statues1_met-thumb-608x405-43066.jpg)
Lookin' forward to tonight.
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Also, idly, why is every good-looking and awesome person I meet at Expos not interested in guys, whether they're male or female? ;(
Basic question of economics. At a goddamn anime convention, there is invariably a giant dude surplus that creates a buyer's market, therefore anyone who is looking for one has likely already acquired as many as they feel is necessary.
...you have a strange idea of who shows up at anime conventions. Comics/Sci-Fi conventions, yes, total sausage fest. But every single Anime con I've ever been to has been overwhelmingly dominated by girls.
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He's neither in America or Japan.
EDIT: If you mean Rob, I'd be colored speechless if he ever went as close as a mile from an anime convention, since I suspect he'd just set one on fire the instant he saw it.
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The argument works if you substitute "lonely nerds in costumes" just as well.
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Didn't think you'd have anything against Civil War Reenactments, Rob
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Civil War Reenactments are to low caliber for Rob.
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Neil Gaiman will be in my neck of the woods the day after DLC. Goddamn, finally, I am actually going to be in the SAME PLACE at the SAME TIME as one of my favorite authors.
Been actively trying to make a signing of his since 2006. (Which is not to say I don't have signed books - Andrew managed to get some for me!) Been a fan since I read Neverwhere in 2000 or so.
Only taken me 11 years!
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Oh dear. I have until June 30th to find a new place unless my landlord can pull some amazing tricks out of his arse.
...Well fuck. This kinda puts games tournaments into a new, much less important perspective.
...Not that that'll stop me dedicating half my time to them. ¬_¬
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Neil Gaiman will be in my neck of the woods the day after DLC. Goddamn, finally, I am actually going to be in the SAME PLACE at the SAME TIME as one of my favorite authors.
Been actively trying to make a signing of his since 2006. (Which is not to say I don't have signed books - Andrew managed to get some for me!) Been a fan since I read Neverwhere in 2000 or so.
Only taken me 11 years!
Better late than never!
Reached Hong Kong myself. Only been a couple of days but trying to get more used to the area. The good news is, people tend to wake up early, so I'll likely be around chat when the majority of the people are back from work or what not.
Other than that, couple days >_>. So only so much has happened. My dad and I took a walk around the pier area between Kowloon and Hong Kong though yesterday. That took up a good 2 hours; the view is gorgeous though.
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Been thinking about drawing/compiling some Tarot cards stuff again... ran into the coolest thing in the world:
Pokemon. Tarot. Deck.
http://www.buzzfeed.com/ashleytalong/pokemon-tarot-cards-hpz
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(http://img89.imageshack.us/img89/1914/masfrontface.png)
Blame CK for giving me the idea.
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Sounds about right.
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Best friend got engaged today. :)
(And I got my hair cut short earlier. WAY TO STEAL MY THUNDER, friend, gawd.)
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If it makes you feel better, I have more interest in what your hair looks like now than anything about your (thunder-stealing) friend! Pics~
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pics nao
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She already put them on her facebook!
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You people utterly fail at stalking.
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To be fair, they are kind of bad pictures, and only one of them is of the new hair.
(Then again, if you're hoping for better ones, you might be waiting a while.)
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while admittedly you still have a pic of yourself from last week (or whenever) as your profile, having a before and after is perfectly valid.
... great, now I'm thinking you should totally do the Death getup again and do a before and after using that.
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My Facebook pic is from last year's DLC!
I will probably get some pictures at Vegas this weekend (yee haw) and then I'll have a new FB choice.
EDITED:
Or I'll just take another one at work instead. For those of you not on Facebook:
Before and after (http://s368.photobucket.com/albums/oo125/aideekay/beforeandafter.jpg)
Today (http://i368.photobucket.com/albums/oo125/aideekay/VideoSnapshot4.jpg)
Look how short it is! (http://i368.photobucket.com/albums/oo125/aideekay/VideoSnapshot5.jpg)
I'm really, really tempted to make that last one my profile pic on FB.
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Yay manuscript accepted for publication~
Yay 1.5% permanent pay raise~
Yay the insurance of the guy who hit me paying for all my car damages (including those probably not caused by him)~
Good news today - makes me think something is going to crash hard tomorrow...;_;
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Probably not tomorrow, but you ARE rooming with Super. Be prepared.
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(http://enchantedkiara.webs.com/scar.jpg)
Just listen to teacher
I know it sounds sordid
But you'll be rewarded
When at last I am given my dues
And injustice deliciously squared
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Back from TCGing it up in Vegas. Sleepy and have work tomorrow. Between rage and sorrow, had fun. Now three days of work before we flee again, this time to see ya'll.
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Gonna be a brief week! Came in ~11:30pm last night, flight leaves at 6:30pm on Wednesday.
Las Vegas: Good times. I like Vegas more and more every time I visit. People-watching there is absolutely FASCINATING, though it's even more fun to see what your friends do when they hit Sin City. The Paris hotel was uninspiring (what the hell is it with hotels offering zero amenities? not even a mini-fridge in the room?), but it was comfy enough and had deliciously effective air conditioning.
I came back with a voice any chronic smoker would be proud of.
I also managed to win 2 nights at the Paris hotel and 2 tickets to see a show run by the Bally's group, so, hey, that's pretty damn awesome.
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Best friend who recently got engaged asked me to be her long-distance (co-)maid of honor. The response to this from people I know has been, "Well, of course," to which I shrug. We've been together through a lot over the last 13 years, but we're remarkably different people. The most relevant aspect of that: she's a lapsed Christian who grew up dreaming about her wedding day, and I'm a moderate agnostic who's pretty nonplussed over the whole concept of marriage. This is sure to be an adventure.
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I checked and found out I missed the regional qualifiers for M:tG by one week. Sure, I wouldn't have won or really competed or anything, but I would have liked to have gone and watched. Especially since it was at Scotiabank Place. Sad me.
However, things aren't all bad - the International Chicken-Rib Cookoff starts again on Wednesday. I didn't get a chance to buy any sauces last year, but I will for sure this time. Attention U.S. DLers, especially Texans - are there any specific names/restaurants I should be looking for that you'd highly recommend? I know it's a longshot that any of your local faves would make it here, but you never know...
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I have started the Moving Process. Goddamn, Moving still sucks.
It sucks worse in Japan because you can't just throw things away, since it costs tons of money to buy the proper city-approved trashbags for each type of trash. Trying to sell a lot of it, but it's likely that the second-hand stores won't take/buy a lot of things, even new sets of dishes and cutlery that have never been used. Annoyingly, a lot of this stuff are things I inherited from the previous umpteen JETs that I've never used and now am responsible for throwing away.
I hate you, former JETs.
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My plane blew up in midair. Forward this message to 30 people or else my ghost will sleep on your couch, drop some PHAT BEATS all night long, eat your food, and not pay any rent.
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So I just got back from watching Adam Savage and Neil Gaiman bullshit about art, inspiration, and crazy shit that really does happen to people. I can now die happy.
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/me went to the gym yesterday
Somebody I knew had a free pass and invited me as a friend. So we had a day out all day from 10-4 at a fancy posh health club gym place. It was a great day. I went to pilates, used the exercise ball, tried out a bunch of different machines and went back to the exercise ball later with weights =-) Had lunch, got changed and used the pool area after. Swimming pool, steam room, sauna, jacuzzi, more swimming pool and loungers. Finally to finish off the day we had tea/coffee and dessert in the cafe before leaving. Overall as an experience it was really something else =-)
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I LIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIVE
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Release the hounds.
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Today has been a productive day at the cubicle farm.
(http://i368.photobucket.com/albums/oo125/aideekay/118nmzt.jpg)
Obviously.
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That's good productivity, though!
EDIT:
Release the hounds.
Is this payback for that quote at the end of the car race in the Utena movie?
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Sooooo...yeah. As I told people at the con, I'm looking at hopefully moving to the northern Virginia/DC area later this year, possibly September-ish.
And after that (like a year after, but still after)...uh....
I'M GETTING MARRIED!
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Woooooooooooooooo!! Congrats!!!
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I'M GETTING MARRIED!
Your man card has been revoked for this girlish squeal.
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My favorite TV show is about a teenage girl with pink hair who falls for her best friend's brother. I care about my man card now?
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(http://floundersonfilm.files.wordpress.com/2010/10/barney.jpg)
DISAPPROVAL
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Sooooo...yeah. As I told people at the con, I'm looking at hopefully moving to the northern Virginia/DC area later this year, possibly September-ish.
And after that (like a year after, but still after)...uh....
I'M GETTING MARRIED!
YAY! Congratulations!
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Sooooo...yeah. As I told people at the con, I'm looking at hopefully moving to the northern Virginia/DC area later this year, possibly September-ish.
And after that (like a year after, but still after)...uh....
I'M GETTING MARRIED!
Jesus christ what our friends aren't allowed to get married it makes us feel old
(Seriously, congrats. Neil Patrick Harris aside.)
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Badass! Congratulations
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Woooooooooooooooo!! Congrats!!!
YAY! Congratulations!
YAAY!!! *mass kirby spam <(^^)> x <(^^)> i*!!!
Congratulations, Shale =-)
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Congrats Shale. I'll be praying for your soul.
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Congrats Shale. ;D
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Today has been a productive day at the cubicle farm.
(http://i368.photobucket.com/albums/oo125/aideekay/118nmzt.jpg)
Obviously.
I want a pink bow like that; I think it would make me just as happy as that girl. Not quite as blond, though....
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Oh, had an interesting conversation with the boss at work earlier today.
Basically got told that I "look too laid-back." Apparently, it doesn't matter whether I'm actually working or not, as long as I look like I'm working. >_>
Colleague who's in pretty much the same role I am apparently had the same sort of crap, so we're both pretty cynical with regards to this place now. Ah well, it's only a temporary thing anyways - the sooner this ends, the better. >.<
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Sooooo...yeah. As I told people at the con, I'm looking at hopefully moving to the northern Virginia/DC area later this year, possibly September-ish.
And after that (like a year after, but still after)...uh....
I'M GETTING MARRIED!
Jesus christ what our friends aren't allowed to get married it makes us feel old
(Seriously, congrats. Neil Patrick Harris aside.)
Meh, I've already been divorced.
Not, mind you, that we are friends.
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Sooooo...yeah. As I told people at the con, I'm looking at hopefully moving to the northern Virginia/DC area later this year, possibly September-ish.
And after that (like a year after, but still after)...uh....
I'M GETTING MARRIED!
Whoa, I need to learn to scroll up!
OMGOMGOMGOMG CONGRATULATIONS!!!
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My favorite TV show is about a teenage girl with pink hair who falls for her best friend's brother. I care about my man card now?
Revolutionary Girl Utena?
Also, congratulations.
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Congrats to the both of you, dude!
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DL Wedding!
I will provide the alchoholic annoying spanish guy who tries to make out with the brides maids.
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Just get Neil Patrick Harris. That's all we need.
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I don't think Scar is Neil Patrick Harris.
EDIT:
Weight results from DL Con 6: went from 68 Kg to 66 Kg within this time. YEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS
EDIT 2: Wait, just 66 Kg. Still good.
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We can only hope.
Also, who is planning the bachelor party?
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DL Wedding!
I will provide the alchoholic annoying spanish guy who tries to make out with the brides maids.
The bridesmaids are all either married or my sister, so no.
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They should all be straight guys instead for extra added insult.
EDIT: I could also help plan Donna's bachelor party! I don't think you'd want me anywhere near yours. =D
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Wow, is this actually the first DL wedding? Major congratulations, Shale!
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Congratulations, Shale!
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Congrats Shale!
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:) Congrats.
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Yay! Congrats Shale! Wow, tons of people I know getting married this year (at least three!)
For myself, I've moved to HK and am trying to get used to my new surroundings. Will be hopefully seeing a good friend of mine tomorrow.
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That's wonderful, Shale. I wish you the best of luck! Congrats!
Man, I've been so busy recently, I have barely had any time to spend some time to catch up on the boards. This past week at uni has been consistently owning my ass, and I still have Sunday to deal with last minute collateral. Wheee~
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Congratulations, Shale!
Congrats Shale!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wDajqW561KM
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Congratulations, Shale!
Congrats Shale!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wDajqW561KM
*penguin squawk*
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I've been craving another music tournament lately. Somebody get on that.
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So...Dunie and I met up last night.
She was of the opinion that I simply must go in a dress, so we went shopping...
http://profile.ak.fbcdn.net/hprofile-ak-snc4/276126_100000527110138_2740138_n.jpg
And then went out and got mexican (which unfortunately upset my stomach--which is weird as I lived in California for five years eating mexican all the time; have I grown weak to spices in one year in Atlanta?)
Dunie and I have like...polar opposite views on Zenny. (For the record, Dunie, I like Zenny a lot more in person than I do online).
Also: Grefter, you're required to get in a Skype call with Dunie. Don't ask why. But it's very important.
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Mmmkay, well I actually got Skype to talk at Laggy the other day, so I suppose we can make this happen. Sinister purposes.
Looking good though!
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You look FABULOUS, girl.
Also, gnaw on Idun for me, mc.
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Idunie is totally awesome to talk to on Skype, I agree. :3
mc: Wao, that's lovely. I really like your smile :D
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Dunie and I have like...polar opposite views on Zenny. (For the record, Dunie, I like Zenny a lot more in person than I do online).
Are you saying I'm not amazing and fucking goddamn pleasant online? Is that what you're getting at? Because it's fuckin' wroooooooooong.
Nice dress, by the way. See? A fucking compliment. I'm fucking personable, goddamn it.
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Are you saying I'm not amazing and fucking goddamn pleasant online? Is that what you're getting at? Because it's fuckin' wroooooooooong.
Nice dress, by the way. See? A fucking compliment. I'm fucking personable, goddamn it.
*swoon*
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I'd love to claim I'm a great photographer. In retrospect, I was working with a ~wonderful~ model. [: (Re: mexican food - oh no ]: Maybe it was the "mystery sauce.")
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My Playstation 2 has officially kicked the bucket after nine years. Question is, purchase a refurbished one, or is someone nifty enough to maybe fix it at a minimeet? Plays DVDs, CDs but not games.
Le sigh.
Edit* I FIXED IT. Somehow.
Burrrrn myyyy dreeead!!!
Anyway, so. I never checked to see if it still played PSX games. So, I put in WA2 and it loaded. Took that out, took all the memory cards out, put in P3 and it requested my memory cards. I've been having trouble with the slots before (??) perhaps it was that! HURRAY!
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Haxdun
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One of my PS2 memory cards bit the big one the other day. my system doesn't read it as having files on it. This is, how you say, not too much fun seeing as how I had all my DDR saves on it, and a bunch of other stuff besides.
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Got back from my local M12 prerelease event (day 1) about an hour ago. I was there for about 10 hours. 100 people showed up for the tournament, packed into a gaming shop about the size of your average McDonalds with the kitchen. So I'm now a card-carrying member of the DCI.
It was a 6-booster sealed deck thing, where you opened up all your boosters and then passed the lot of cards over a few spots. I passed a set that was heavy black-red, and got one that was about equally balanced in number. The store ran out of plains really early, and after nearly everyone set up they were out of islands, too. I set up a R/B deck centered around bloodthirst creatures and discard.
Round 1: A 2-1 loss to a R/B/U flying/control deck. At that point I had only one flyer in the deck, so I swapped out some discard and added green.
Round 2: A 2-0 loss to a B/W vampire/aura deck, though both matches were really close.
Round 3: A 2-1 loss to a R/B Goblin/bloodthirst deck. Again, somewhat close for both.
Round 4: A 2-0 loss to a W/B deck. This was the single worst round I had, in which I was proud to actually hit the guy once each match.
Round 5: A 2-0 win to a U/W flying/control deck. I managed to get my bloodthirst creatures out the gate before he could lay down defenses in the first match, and I got to set up my sole uber-combo (see below) in the second.
Round 6: A 2-1 loss to a W/G deathtouch/flying deck. Nothing particularly notable.
Round 7: A 2-1 loss to a U/G creature deck. I got mana screwed in both the losses, and won the other with a last-play Naturalize.
Top 5 Cards as far as use went:
1/2: Royal Assassin / Crown of Empires: When I got both of these out, I tended to win.
3: Goblin Fireslinger: The Goblin Tim probably did the most damage out of all the creatures I had over the course of the day.
4: Volcanic Dragon: My top flyer, great defender.
5: Incinerate: I guess, in that it was the final damage for two wins and burned down a crucial defender for a third.
So all in all I finished 1-6, 79th out of 100 and second-last among people who stayed through the whole thing. I met all four of my "realistic" goals (win a match, don't finish last, have fun, get at least one card I didn't have from an older set), and 2 out of 5 of my "dream" goals (win a round, not get shut out in damage in any match - though it was close; I didn't get "win something" - someone got $250 in a random draw, and when I left they were starting the top 16; didn't get "finish in the top half"; didn't get "get a Planeswalker").
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I just learned today that I have a coworker named Raquel. Neat. (Not a name I'd heard before WA4).
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Hilariously, Raquel is a very common name over these parts.
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Aww... today's my last day teaching my 5th graders... :'(
Friday will be my last day at the elementary school in general. I wonder what I should do for the last class?
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Go Full Monty, get kicked gloriously from Japan.
More seriously, bake a cake or bring ice cream pie!
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Chocolate chip cookies. The best food ever to come out of these Great United States.
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Aww... today's my last day teaching my 5th graders... :'(
Friday will be my last day at the elementary school in general. I wonder what I should do for the last class?
Show them that the American penis really is bigger than the Japanese penis.
I suggest taking your boss in for a demonstration. Since it would be wrong to use the male kids in the class.
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After normalizing for height there is a non-negligible difference between Asians and non-Asians. Boy did THAT study blow up in Tokyo University's face.
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I'm sure djinn has an extensive collection of photos with comparative penis sizes.
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Now now, that's only on average. There are certainly some Asian guys I've met who were larger than the Caucasian average.
Notably, I've heard that at that size they pretty much auto-qualify for a job in the Japanese porn industry.
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Aww... today's my last day teaching my 5th graders... :'(
Friday will be my last day at the elementary school in general. I wonder what I should do for the last class?
First off, despite what some other degenerates here would tell you, make sure it involves wearing pants. Your pantsless party should wait until you finish teaching a high school class.
Second, is rounding up the kids to make a hostile takeover of the other classes possible? If not, then just have a party with American music or something.
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It occurs to me that I haven't congratulated/consoled Shale yet for his upcoming nuptuals. Consider yourself congratulated/consoled, whichever you feel is most appropriate.
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Hilariously, Raquel is a very common name over these parts.
I saw a pawn shop called Raquel. That was pretty weird.
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Second, is rounding up the kids to make a hostile takeover of the other classes possible? If not, then just have a party with American music or something.
Is the joke here that "Hostile Takeovers are totally American culture-specific, therefore it belongs in your class"? I'm not sure how else to interpret that.
Though honestly, I could probably round up the kids to do just about anything and it'd confuse the teachers long enough that I could probably get away with it for a good thirty minutes before someone stopped me...
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Y'know, I think it's just the fact that a mass takeover of the school would be an awesome way to finish there.
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Second, is rounding up the kids to make a hostile takeover of the other classes possible? If not, then just have a party with American music or something.
Is the joke here that "Hostile Takeovers are totally American culture-specific, therefore it belongs in your class"? I'm not sure how else to interpret that.
Nah, it's something the Americans learned from the French.
Just have your kids reenact the French revolution; teach them to shout "Viva la revolution Francais" and get a mock guillotine with which to "decapitate" the principal.
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And the toro has left for the train station. Time to get back to work on...everything I've been putting off since before the con. @_@
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Boy did THAT study blow up in Tokyo University's face.
Well the do say it's all about how you use it...
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So I made it back just fine on the trip back home. Highlight was an older English lady on the Skytrain leaving Vancouver sitting at the front amazed at the automated train. Had this conversation with a local man.
"Does this train have no driver?"
"Nope no drivers"
"Well isn't that fascinating!" Here I am kind of smiling at her exuberence, it is delightful seeing someone so enamoured with technology.
She follows it up with this though
"It is like we are living in 1984. Have you ever read the book?"
"George Orwell? Yes."
Conversation over and I am trying not to laugh. Not to be cruel but that is the most amazingly soul crushing analogy I have heard. Still she was loving it and I can't deny that we live in THE FUTURE and it is pretty fucking awesome. I would have gone with something more like Aasimov or Clarke though. Shit even Wells would be a fairly apt description. Not to hate on someone that has read 1984 though because it IS pretty fantastic itself, just for very different reasons.
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Boy did THAT study blow up in Tokyo University's face.
Well the do say it's all about how you use it...
Tokyo U had more than just that study on their face when it was over. </penisjoke>
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I think that lady was just a fucking Hipster. She was making an ironic statement about society. Yeah. That's it.
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Right, so I still had some Sunglasses left over from the time I gave my last school's students Real American Sunglasses (TM) for their graduation gift. Since I'm at a smaller school now, I gave the rest of those away for my last class and we watched youtube videos of 80s rock music while wearing cheesy Sunglasses and called it 'Cool English Time'.
Because there's nothing more important than making sure Japan's impression of us hasn't changed since the eighties.
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Right, so I still had some Sunglasses left over from the time I gave my last school's students Real American Sunglasses (TM) for their graduation gift. Since I'm at a smaller school now, I gave the rest of those away for my last class and we watched youtube videos of 80s rock music while wearing cheesy Sunglasses and called it 'Cool English Time'.
Because there's nothing more important than making sure Japan's impression of us hasn't changed since the eighties.
They made Metal Wolf Chaos. Their impression of us is now etched in steel with a laser.
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For those who avoid FB: I'm putting the finishing touches up on my two year degree, and going to ODU in the fall for my four year degree in the fall. Decided once I steamrolled a math in the fall (Thanks to some prodding/debate with LD) to skip the medical stuff and do what I've always wanted to do, which is work in a library full time. That means I need to grab a BS, and then a master's in library science. Aiming for having my BS in Criminal Justice before I hit 30, which gives me four full semesters and a couple of summer semesters to work with- should be doable.
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I am on vacation for two weeks, whoo!
Not leaving town during this time, though, because I have to move during this time :(
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For those who avoid FB: I'm putting the finishing touches up on my two year degree, and going to ODU in the fall for my four year degree in the fall. Decided once I steamrolled a math in the fall (Thanks to some prodding/debate with LD) to skip the medical stuff and do what I've always wanted to do, which is work in a library full time. That means I need to grab a BS, and then a master's in library science. Aiming for having my BS in Criminal Justice before I hit 30, which gives me four full semesters and a couple of summer semesters to work with- should be doable.
My corruption -- bringing others to the Humanities side -- continues. Muahahah, etc.
But seriously: congrats. Making a decision, moving forward with what you really want to spend your time on, and making progress to a goal is something anyone should be proud of. It doesn't matter what happened up until here, and "age is just a number" was never more appropriate than with education.
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I am on vacation for two weeks, whoo!
Not leaving town during this time, though, because I have to move during this time :(
Yay vacation! Boo moving. :( But at least you don't have to work and move at the same time. That is painful.
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On that note? I have 2 weeks worth of paid vacation available to me (even after the trip to DLC and the trip to Vegas) -and I can't take it-. Damnit all. I would really like to have an extended vacation instead of a series of long weekends.
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For those who avoid FB: I'm putting the finishing touches up on my two year degree, and going to ODU in the fall for my four year degree in the fall. Decided once I steamrolled a math in the fall (Thanks to some prodding/debate with LD) to skip the medical stuff and do what I've always wanted to do, which is work in a library full time. That means I need to grab a BS, and then a master's in library science.
YES. Librarians are awesome, and I applaud this decision. Not to mention that by the time you get your master's you'll be middle-aged, so you'll fit right in! *runs*
And now a complete change of tone: My grandfather's heart stopped yesterday. He was walking out of the apartment he shares with my grandmother (who has late-stage Parkinson's) and he just collapsed. By some miracle (and I don't use that word lightly) a neighbor who is a semi-retired doctor saw it happen and performed CPR. By another miracle, my aunt was staying with them for the weekend and was on hand to call 911. By a third miracle, the CPR revived him, and he came back with relatively good vital signs. That happens....rarely. This also happened to be the weekend my sister and I were visiting our mother for a short family reunion, so literally the entire family was in town when usually only one of us is within a hundred miles.
He still hasn't woken up, but he will,pending another incident (they still don't know what caused it,except that it wasn't a heart attack). Every time the sedatives get low he tries to sit up and pull tubes out. That's exactly what he always does in a hospital, so I know that whatever brain damage he might have suffered left his personality behind. Hopefully they're going to be able to wean him off the sedatives today and we'll be able to see what kind of condition he's in.
It's seriously amazing that he's alive at all, though. My grandfather is 83 and has not exactly practiced healthy living. He's been a practicing alcoholic since his early teens, he smokes, he ignores doctors' advice in general, he's got one kidney and it doesn't work very well, he's got the stress of being primary caregiver to a Parkinson's patient, after all that his heart finally gives out, and all it takes is a round of CPR and he's (metaphorically) right back on his feet. To say he's got the constitution of a goat would be an insult. It's more comparable to a Galapagos turtle, or maybe the United States.
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...Holy shit. CPR actually worked? When I took my CPR class, the paramedic talked about only having successfully used it twice in his years as a professional. Who's taking care of your grandmother right now?
And yeah, always wanted to be a librarian. Math problems/laziness stopped me, and I've conquered both.
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My aunt and her nurse. She's in good hands.
Edit: Just heard he woke up this morning. Didn't talk, but responded to commands and answered yes/no questions by hand squeezes for a while before going back to sleep. He's not happy, unsurprisingly.
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That's amazing.
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That's amazing.
And in a good way.
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Grandfathers are badass. Even if they worry us tremendously at regular intervals. Some people just have incredible iron wills and spirits. Their feats and what they survive really are miraculous. Truly inspiring.
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Sounds like your grandfather could eat rocks and crap gunpowder.
On an unrelated note, I was wondering if it still counted as doing Lame Couple Stuff to watch your favorite show together on Sundays if said show is Dexter. I hope there's an exception if it's Dexter.
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Good to hear your grandfather's ok. Really impressed - the rate of spontaneous revival with ambulatory CPR alone is minimal (<1%, IIRC), while the overall survival is about 5% mean (ranging from <1% to about 30%, depending on many factors). Miracle indeed. Glad to hear he's alive and kicking.
Random Medicine Rant:
Back when it was first introduced, CPR had a much higher survival rating, owing to it only being used on people who would benefit most. Now a lot of people get it who would have a lower chance of responding to it in the first place (baseline respiratory issues, old age, etc.), and that's part of the low success rating (the other part being that it's not the most efficient method anyway, plus other factors like time until intervention). It's really only designed to support the body until better care (ventilation, particularly) can be established, as it only provides something like 25% of the body's normal circulation (but it's better than 0%!), so the faster you get care, the better.
I blame medical shows, most of which show something crazy like a 75%+ success rate! Screw you, ER. The hilarity of this is that NEJM even did a study on this in 1996!
Had a lady with a host of problems come in to the hospital effectively on her deathbed, but with a family who wanted everything heroic done. She crashed a few days in, and she got CPR. Imagine a 56 kg lady, with multi-organ-system-failure, dementia, and a host of other problems given chest compressions. Broke her ribs, barely got her back after 20 minutes of it, sent her to the ICU, and after a few days of life support (where she was completely non-coherent, having had effectively no circulation for 10 minutes), the family finally decided to "pull the plug", so to speak. I'm sure that was far, far worse for them and the patient than it could have been.
The worst part was that, while the lady had dementia, when she was still conscious before the crash, she was saying she wanted to die and not have any of that done, but because she had an appointed MPOA due to not being deemed mentally "fit", she had no control over the situation.
Cool enough, Lancet released a study early in 2011 that showed promise of a 50% increase in success (so from 6% to 9%) vs. conventional methods by using new methods and technology, but it's still a relatively small survival rate.
Point of the matter is that it's a holding technique until better care can be procured.
On an unrelated note: Firefox on my home computer will not load and keeps crashing, yet works fine on my work computer. Maybe I should never leave my office?
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I thought you never -did- leave your office with over nine thousand work hours per minute.
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So there is a blueberry harvest and a little festival at school this week. They make blueberry pancakes. Now the real question is; should I eat them for breakfast or eat them for lunch?
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Why not both?
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Hmmmmm... a valid point. I could also have blueberries for breakfast and blueberry pancakes for lunch!!!
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Or some combination thereof! Now you're thinking!
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The British just gained about 100 cool points for me today.
I think they're only below AMERICANS (REAL AMERICANS, Snow!) and FINLAND now.
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Why do I care about Americans other than you guys, though? Canuckistan's where it's at, they have Arcade Fire and mc.
(The punishment for Justin Bieber, Avril Lavigne and Alanis Morissette is still yet to be defined.)
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Awwwww....the FDA shot down dapagliflozin ;_;
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OK, stop making up words.
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Went out with some friends last night, had an amazing time.
One of my best friends' father was over from the Netherlands, and she's been telling me for ages that I need to meet him at some point, so she arranged a meal with a load of friends while he was down. Food was overpriced as hell, but the place had a really nice atmosphere, although I think we scared the locals by shouting random jokes during the quiz they ran (which we totally should have won but it had a damn random factor to winning. :( )
So apparently I am scarily like my best friend's father and this means that I need to move to the Netherlands and meet an English teacher over there or something. I think I am just giving you guys (mostly CK >_>) fuel for the Bard/Yoshi OTP thing. <_<
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holy crap this thing i have been talking about for the last several years is happening wtf
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holy crap this thing i have been talking about for the last several years is happening wtf
This is -actual- real life ladies and gentlement.
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holy crap this thing i have been talking about for the last several years is happening wtf
I understand, man. There's this sense of "I'm going hooo~oome! I can finally eat STEAK!" (also, yay, friends and family and moving on with my career)
I am amused that it's happening in the same -week- as you.
Not amusing: I'm working Sunday before I get on a plane on Monday morning. Damn you, Japan.
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The balance must be preserved. Japan must not be allowed to go out of DLquilibrium.
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Since Djinn failed to sink Japan during his years there, surely Zenny will accomplish better.
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Zenny is hit on by perverted gaijin-loving yaoi fangirl. Earth moves. Godzilla appears from the depths. Armageddon *nod*
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Zenny is having sex with real life ladies and gentleman? They aren't just blow up dolls and finger puppets anymore? Amazing.
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Whoo hoo! Finished packing! Three years of living in a foreign country in 3 suitcases. I hope my PS3 doesn't get broken in transit... I packed a lot of clothes around it to absorb shock.
Found $300 while packing! (so maybe if my PS3 breaks, at least I can buy a new one).
Just how fragile are PS3s anyway?
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So I've been hardcore stressing out over school stuff. I've had a weird mix of moods between happy and sad and angry and anxiety-filled and content. When things aren't working right I cry and want to quit forever. When I am home I try to forget about school but it's been seeping into my dreams. Basically there's a machine I need to get up and running by the middle of August and it's not really up and running right now.
So I am at work and I am just hyper-stressing and angry at work/school and I have this big tearfest with one of my officemates. While I have had my share of tears and complaints with other people, someone who is actually in the same situation as me giving me advice was so helpful. He laid out all the options school-wise, told me about him taking anxiety medication and that's it's okay to feel bad about things when they aren't going right, and was just super-nice about the whole thing. He's this really grumpy guy so I felt pretty good after talking to him and it helped inspire me to not be depressed about work. He even came into my work area later to check on me!
And today I think I fixed my problem! Hopefully things will get going soon! =)
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Wow I didn't know you were in a dark place Ciato :( I am sorry to hear that. It is a horrible place to be and yeah I hope things do all get sorted out soon, you get out of that place and feel better. Yeah hope you get past it all and start feeling much better soon *hugs*
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Graduate school is a really emotionally draining experience! I am a happy person but work has been making me pretty anxious.
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Yeah it sucks when that happens. My mum has to work gruelling multiple double shifts for days in a row quite often and she gets really stressed out about it every now and then. For the most part she tries to keep a brave and happy face on though. She is naturally happy too. I've also been feeling stressed out at the end of this week because of stuffs.
Feel free to hit me up for a chat at any time if you are looking for a spare ear or shoulder or anything. If you ever need to rant/let loose about stuffs (well I would go for the shoulder my ears are quite useless :P) just let me know. I know I can be quite hard to get a hold of at times but if you email or message me on the boards I will see what I can do about getting into chat :)
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Didn't get to see my friend who moved to Denver a while ago because he got called into work for his second shift of the day. Had a long phone conversation with him at least.
I am flying out tomorrow and I think my mind is done processing emotions because I stopped feeling things after that phone call. Apparently excitement and then sadness at leaving all my friends behind kind of even out to stoicness.
Also good luck to Ciato in dealing with everything. Stress ends eventually although it doesn't feel like it at the time.
Oh, yes, I don't know if I will be on for an extended period of time after tomorrow because though I will have internet at the Tokyo Hotel I very much doubt I will want to spend too much time on it except to shoot a skype call to my parents. So if I disappear for a while it's because it is taking 2 months for my internet to get set up.
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Good luck out there man. Try not to give the japanese lower opinons of americans then they already have. <_<;
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The worst Zenny can really do is undo Djinn's reputation as good in bed by this point.
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Aw man, don't do that! Do you know how hard I worked to build that reputation for us? >_<
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Good luck out there man. Try not to give the japanese lower opinons of americans then they already have. <_<;
thx bro
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After almost a week on a ventilator, dropping from "sedated but responding weakly" to "possibly vegetative," my grandfather woke up and talked this weekend. He's coherent, he's more or less lucid (he's still getting a handle on exactly what happened to put him in the hospital) and he's doing his damndest to get up and walk around. I fully credit my grandmother for pulling him out of it. On Thursday, when we'd started to talk about disconnecting life support as soon as Monday if he didn't improve, she sat with him for almost an hour, talking to him, singing, holding his hand, doing anything she could to get a response. At the end of it, he opened his eyes and looked right at her. The next day, he was off the ventilator for two hours, breathing on his own. The day after that, he went off the breathing machine completely. Today he was himself again. If my marriage is ever half as awesome as that, I'll consider my life a success.
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Wow, that's amazing. Happy to hear your grandfather's recovered, Shale.
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Nice!
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Some people are just too badass to die, apparently (at least for a while longer!). Yay. :)
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Found a place in Boston. (: *AND* I can take my cat and dog. And I'm next to the Arboretum. AND yus! AND I will be trying a restaurant Jim suggested. And I may try to see Jim so should the time permit! YUS!
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Oh Jim! He's so dreamy~ ::Swoon::
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What have I been saying for -years-.
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Yeah, well, I saw him first!
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Simmer down, fellas, there's enough to go around.
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... we cloned Jim? Sweet.
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Sadly your Mom will never be satisfied.
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But knowing there are that many fewer moms cold and alone in the night is still heartwarming
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3/4 of the way through the orientation and I have decided my first order of business as a teacher will be to wean the kids off of Lady Gaga and Justin Beiber. In all "Pop Culture in the Classroom" workshops (and even some that had nothing to do with it!) these names have popped up. It is time to introduce Japanese kids to Arcade Fire, the Flaming Lips, Of Montreal, and a bunch of other hipster shit.
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Get them on some Los Campesinos! I wish they had been around when I was young.
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Moving's almost done.
My mother's in town, and strongly suggested we do the moving, including all carrying, ourselves. In addition, she had me buy a good six pieces of Ikea furniture we've had to assemble. And she had me down on my knees scrubbing floors--didn't look so hard when she was doing it, but my knees were bruised purple by the end (her knees must have caluses). We still need to shampoo the carpet at the old place, move the rest of my stuff, carry a desk upstairs, screw in some towel racks and coat hooks, but I think the worst is behind us.
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WOMEN, of the SEA! D:< HRAW!!
(Excuse the formatting).
Tell yo mama ya'll should just rent a rug docta'.
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Home from Japan.
Tired as hell, mostly from the hellish plane trip. No one cares about the details, so short version: I had 3 transfers to make. Every plane was late departing, but never late enough. I ended up making 5 transfers and running through every airport concourse with 3 suitcases at high speed. On the plus side, they only lost one of my suitcases and got it sent to my house the next day!
Oh Delta.
Bright side: Got a tutoring job lined up already. $70/hr sessions. Go go teaching experience.
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CEO and I had a good chat about how awesome I am and how she wants to keep me and make me more awesome and pay me more, so that was good.
Dog is still a devil in a fur coat, so he's going to three weeks' training with a specialist. That drains the bank account quickly, and that's not so good.
Have books to read aplenty, so that's good.
...Currently ahead!
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Last day of retail: August 25. [:
YEAH BUDDY!
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So I go into work all excited, ready to do work and get things done and OH MY GOD WHEN I PUSH THIS BUTTON ON THIS MACHINE IT DOES THE POLAR OPPOSITE OF WHAT I WANT AND THE OTHER BUTTONS DON'T WORK.
Psyduck! At least it won't take long to fix.
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OH MY GOD WHEN I PUSH THIS BUTTON ON THIS MACHINE IT DOES THE POLAR OPPOSITE OF WHAT I WANT AND THE OTHER BUTTONS DON'T WORK.
You've discovered a button that makes people play Xenogears? Can I have it?
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Hahahahaahahahaahaaaaaa
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The good: My computer came!
The bad: They want me to pee in a cup for a health check or something and I am now terrified because it hasn't been that long since I last smoked.... Oh my god if this all is ruined because of that I may have to go on suicide watch. I guess we'll see what happens...
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Non-sequitur to ease Zenny's pain:
(http://i.imgur.com/vrWnq.jpg)
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PONIES
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After some googling and translating of the questionnaire it SEEMS like this is just a health check and tuat a drug test would only be performed on the sample if I made them suspicious... At the very least, the kanji for yakubutsukensa did not show up on the form. Still, I may be screwed. Time to drink a tonne of water before the exam and start praying I guess.
For the record I don't really care if I find no sympathy here, but I really just need a venue to air out my thoughts without worrying people that might give a damn until I know for sure they need to start worrying.
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I suspect you'll get plenty of sympathy for policies which are complete bullshit and nothing to do with your ability to actually do your job.
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Especially if it is for something you did weeks before starting the job.
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Meh, I barely have any sympathy for myself on this one. Just because it is bullshit doesn't mean that it isn't the name of the game. In figuring, "oh, they wouldn't spend a ton of money in flying me out, putting me up in a hotel, and getting me set up with an apartment just to drug test me immediately afterwards and send me home" I neglected the ability of people to be absolutely retarded.
Uuugh. I can only hope that the urine sample is just a urinalysis check and that they don't run a drug test too.
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I suspect you'll get plenty of sympathy for policies which are complete bullshit and nothing to do with your ability to actually do your job.
Yeah, that.
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Didn't mean to come off as "QQ," just wanted to share an image for bronies.
I DO hope they do not pull stupid shit like, as you say, paying ass-loads of money to wine and dine and host you only to send you packing for something you did weeks before any of that even happened.
When will you know?
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Oh, yeah, I didn't take it that way. I was just clarifying that I know it's my own damn fault and that I still hold a "DL doesn't really agree with me about drugs" policy.
I do the health check Monday morning so I figure if I get shitcanned it will be sometime next week.
The best part is that if they do send me packing I have to reimburse them for everything. THE BEST
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I still hold a "DL doesn't really agree with me about drugs" policy.
Uh dude what planet are you on.
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The one that says the DL hasn't changed in five years, apparently?
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The DL was ever uptight about that? I mean, sure, next to no one actually does anything, but I'm pretty sure nobody considers it a societal ill.
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Yep, what everyone else said. Hope it's just a health check and everything goes okay.
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Last I checked most of the DL didn't really do the stuff but wasn't aggressively against others doing fairly soft stuff.
I know I have had conversations with a few people about benefits of legalising many things.
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Whenever I took a health check in Japan, they were far more concerned with my weight than my drug history. So as long as youre not fat, you'll be fine.
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:(
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You didn't seem openly overweight.
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Rephrase: :) at the news that they probably will focus on other things. Too used to America I guess. I am still worried but it is good to hear.
:( at them focusing on Djinn's weight. He's much thinner than I.
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Well, the alternative would be focusing on his dick. We don't really want that.
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Don't we?
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Not unless he's too drunk to be vain.
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Well, the Portland Brewers' festival is pretty awesome. I tried to drink all 85 beers but couldn't pull it off in one day. Ended up going out for dinner and drinks afterward though.
A charming lady bought me a Glenlivet. Is this... LOVE???
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So the Warped Tour I went to today just changed my life.
Dear Lord the mosh pits....I loved getting to see controlled chaos up close and personal. It excited and terrified me at the same time. People were dropping like flies. No control at all. EPIC!
The music there was all rock, but man it's something I did not see myself getting into that genre...ever.
But it was great. I left with no major injuries which is more then I can say for some other less fortunate souls.
Good...nay, Great time!
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Fear my developing aquarium. Its not a puppy, but it makes me feel good to look at.
(http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c358/AndrewRogue/IMAG0091-1.jpg?t=1312171718)
That was taken soon after I filled it and planted it, so still a bit murky. i have also filled in some additional plants such then as well, but don't have a more recent picture, unfortunately.
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Looks like something dredged up out of a lake.
Good job.
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Just finished watching EVO 2011 on stream. Three days of little sleep and the most amazing fighting on the planet. I can't even pick a favorite moment:
Poongko doing a 53-hit combo on some fool with Seth
100% damage combo with Ibuki (think it was on Rufus, which is even scarier because of his high health)
Justin Wong coming back and killing two characters with a zero health Akuma with no X-factor in MvC3
AndyOCR killing three characters with a lone Haggar. RESET! RESET! RESET!
A Hakumen player winning Blazblue with some reallly insane blocking skills.
Tron Bonne beating Dark Phoenix. Yes.
Latif eliminating Tokido, then Daigo, then Poongko in SF4. Lost in the finals, but kept it alive for the USA.
Oh crap, I have to go to work tomorrow. Gotta calm down so I can sleep.
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Yeah that's pretty much how I felt too, and everyone else in chat for that matter.
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So I am well convinced that they won't be drug testing now. I was supposed to pee in the cup before I even got to the hospital. No way in hell that can be a drug test. Breathing EZ now.
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Congrats! It would have been so absurd for that have caused any issues.
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It would have made for a good case for drug law reform I guess? But yes it would have been supremely silly.
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Glad that worked out ok for you in the end Zenny :)
I am going out on a day trip today~ It will take two buses to get there but hopefully it'll be fun when we do. There will be lunch.
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Oh crap, I have to go to work tomorrow. Gotta calm down so I can sleep.
Haha. Haha. Hah. Sleep after Evo.
...mein gott getting just an hour of sleep last night was not the best of plans, but seeing Daigo getting perfected by Poongko made it all worthwhile.
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LOL esports that aren't SC2. Suck shit harder bro. EZ
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Yay for Zenny!
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... soooo. Unscheduled, announced-the-day-of company meeting today? Called by the CEO and COO? No details? That does not bode well.
(I'm 99% sure I'm safe even if it is, for some reason, a layoff meeting. I had a chat with the CEO a week ago, and she wants me to work directly with her. "Things will be shifting, and I don't know exactly what that will entail, but I definitely want to keep you on," she said. "And I know you're underpaid, and we'll look at fixing that, too.")
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Next week, you will be grossly underpaid.
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Hah. And my benefits will be cut, too! They've threatened that second one before.
Tee minus 20 minutes to D-Day! Or whatever.
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I'd suggest avoiding Omaha and trying to hit Utah, or even Sword or Gold if possible.
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LOL esports that aren't SC2. Suck shit harder bro. EZ
I would say "LOL esports" but I just think they're sad. Like calling car racing a sport.
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BRING IT ON DANICA PATRICK, YOU THINK I'M NOT AS POOR AND STUPID AS YOU!?
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So that was jarring.
They're selling off 2/3 of the company. We're retaining and retooling around what's left. The CEO may or may not be sticking around past the transition, which ends in January?!
I don't know what this means for me and my job specifically just yet, but I think I'm fine. I'll know this afternoon for sure when she gets around to chatting with Marketing. The longest period anyone is sticking around who will be laid off is 5 months, though there are many that are going immediately. Some are staying with the retooled company.
I technically can't talk about this yet, either - press release is Wednesday - so I'm being purposefully vague.
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LOL esports that aren't SC1. Suck shit harder bro. EZ
Fixed. Now go pee in a cup.
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Anti-climax.
They love me, they want to keep me so much that they don't even have a proper job title or job description for me, they're going to make one up. Sound familiar? That's exactly how I ended up as Marketing Department Assistant.
That said: I'm in a MUCH better place. They love me, but they have REASON to love me other than "potential." I also am not so attached to this job that I'm not going to negotiate for what I want out of this. The CEO says she sees something of herself in me, and she wants to keep me interested, yadda yadda. I don't think she's insincere, but we'll see what her version of "keep me interested" is versus my own.
Negotiations and all that jazz in the coming weeks.
Bottom line: I still have a job.
ETA: Found out we're laying off the two designers. Yes, THE. As in, we no longer have designers in the Marketing department. Hoo boy, budgeting for contractors. I feel really bad for one of the girls. She was laid off in the second round the first time we had problems (fall 2009), then rehired two months later. And now laid off again! At least she's collecting some great severance...
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ONLY IN MEDICINE
Only in medicine is it ok to start a sentence off with, "I'm a big fan of glycerin suppositories..."
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ONLY IN MEDICINE
Only in medicine is it ok to start a sentence off with, "I'm a big fan of glycerin suppositories..."
False. Large fans composed of glycerin suppositories are also large fans of glycerin suppositories.
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Been a bit manic lately since my newly attempted to vow to minimize anger about things in my life. The net result is more sarcasm and off-handed snarking to account for shorter bursts. Seems like a decent trade so far! Only time will tell.
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Wouldn't it make more sense to deal with the source of anger? Life's more fun if you grab a weapon and go charging after your problems.
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What, praytell, is the source of anger?
If you think it's the thing making you angry, try again. With less swords and guns.
Also: real life, yo.
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I dunno. Many things make me cranky. I figure the logic of just chilling out is best.
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Wouldn't it make more sense to deal with the source of anger? Life's more fun if you grab a weapon and go charging after your problems.
LOL. This is horrible, horrible advice. If I did this I'd be in jail for a good reason.
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I straight up would have murdered like 5 people in public.
Seriously Andrew? Just get more sleep for a start.
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Exercise helps quite a bit, too. I'm always more moody and angry when I don't get at least 90 minutes of exercise in a week. I think part of it is that when you exercise you can focus your anger at causing yourself pain. It's LIKE cutting yourself but actually productive.
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I straight up would have murdered like 5 people in public.
Seriously Andrew? Just get more sleep for a start.
Exercise helps quite a bit, too. I'm always more moody and angry when I don't get at least 90 minutes of exercise in a week. I think part of it is that when you exercise you can focus your anger at causing yourself pain. It's LIKE cutting yourself but actually productive.
THANK. YOU.
Maybe now that someone else has said it it'll be valid. <_<
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Exercise: helps filter the emo out~
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Seriously, absolutely loving boxing for the exercise and not because I get to hit things. Been much happier of late also.
I mean I am playing Etrian Odyssey and not raging at it.
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I've read that's pretty much a spot on comparison, in fact. cutting yourself tends to release the same sort of intra-cerebral chemicals as the 'runner's high', including the ever-popular endorphins.
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I knew it was always a good thing. I was just suprised how effective it has been and how much I enjoy going through all the stuff involved with it honestly.
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But enough about cutting yourself Gref, how do you feel about working out?
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Working out doesn't let me work on Jackson Pollock inspired art and has no positive qualities whatsoever.
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My road to happiness is getting my pump on and injecting anabolic steroids into the underside of my jaw.
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A true man's jaw is naught but bone. Are you saying you're not a true man? If a needle can go through your jaw you are not a true man.
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Who said through? I never said through, just into.
Don't put words in my mouth or I will put my fist in yours. I will fly to Japan and fight you. For true.
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If you're injecting the steroids directly into your jaw bone, well, that's a man I'd like to get my ass kicked by.
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I use one of those things they do marrow biopsies with.
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Wouldn't it make more sense to deal with the source of anger? Life's more fun if you grab a weapon and go charging after your problems.
LOL. This is horrible, horrible advice. If I did this I'd be in jail for a good reason.
Directly dealing with whatever's bothering you is usually the best course of action. Other things (Like a balance diet/exercise/sleep) all definitely make you happier and more stable, but if you aren't willing to face a problem and deal with it... yeah. Not that it's always possible to do so- people can be difficult to deal with and everyone's got to work- but I stand by the direct approach being best.
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And if there isn't a real problem? What you're saying is really stupid. Sometimes people make a fuss over absolutely nothing. Sometimes the fact that you're not eating, sleeping, or exercizing enough IS the problem. And if nothing else, doing these things first can drastically alter your attitude and make you better equipped to deal with the deeper issue IF THERE EVEN IS ONE.
If I may be completely serious for just a second, please stop giving this macho man "LOL just deal with your problems brah" horseshit. It's terrible advice and frankly you're doing more harm than good by giving it.
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Yeah, I have to just second everyone but Super here. It sounds like the problems involved here are work and people, which, suck as they might, you just have to deal with. Sometimes, the best thing you can do is just man the fuck up and deal with it, and exercise/diet/sleeping pattern all help with this. (Also, this would be amazingly hypocritical if I weren't calling myself out on it.)
Super, if the issue is a single person or something, then yeah, facing problems is fine. But sometimes, it's pretty much impossible to face every problem, especially when everything is becoming a problem.
On this note, I really need to man the fuck up and improve my exercise/diet/sleeping pattern. What even counts as a decent amount of exercise? I mean, I walk everywhere, but that doesn't seem like much effort to me. :v
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If you wake up and you are not covered in someone's blood and your own semen then it wasn't enough.
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Yoshi: Yes to getting on a more healthy regimen, absolutely fucking not to telling yourself to "man the fuck up". Though I really only have anecdotal evidence to support it, I feel confident in saying that that is the attitude that only leads to being more depressed and angry all the time. Especially so if you don't have any real problems, or if your problems are relatively insignificant. All that attitude does is cause you to blame yourself for feeling bad, which compounds the situation.
Additionally, now that I am significantly more drunk/more willing to rage via the android keyboard interface: Super, seriously, SHUT THE FUCK UP. I sincerely doubt you've actually been depressed and moody for a significantly long period of time to be giving advice if your advice is seriously the absolute bullshit you're spewing. The sort of attitude you advocate does nothing to help and does everything to harm. I am actually pretty annoyed by you giving this advice, in all sincerity. That is the sort of attitude that prevented me from making any meaningful steps to being less moody all the time. Shut. The. Fuck. Up.
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Yo dawg, I was told to delete the last two posts by Super, so I am. Private stuff on a public forum, etc.
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What posts? Suck shit harder bro. EZ.
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Well that was an unexpected result.
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This is your fault for unlurking, Andy. Bad. And mine, but I am going to blame you.
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So in ENTIRELY UNRELATED news, smartphones glitch out a lot and from my experience usually there is nothing you can do about it. New technology! Kinda obnoxious.
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Oh, that reminds me, my iPod keeps glitching out. It refuses to play certain songs (Alter Bridge ;-; ) and when I go to plug it into my computer, it sometimes freezes up completely and refuses to do -anything- until it runs out of battery, at which point I'm able to safely charge it again.
I literally have no idea how to fix this. I've tried formatting it and re-syncing with nothing and then adding songs again, but it doesn't seem to like doing anything. Anyone got any ideas?
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Are we ready for 12 12-hour workdays in a row followed by 17 days of hopefully chaos and madness aboard a ship (because the alternative means that my 12 days of work has not been fruitful)?? *yawns* Proooobably not.
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I literally have no idea how to fix this.
There is only one way to fix an Apple product: BUY A NEW ONE.
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There is only one way to fix an Apple product: BUY A NEW ONE.
Isn't... isn't that how you fix everything? </American>
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Hey now. We fixed our TV by scoffingly attempting the most stupid and ridiculous option we were provided.
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You had a tiger rape it?
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Well, that was American too. Conservative.
We put three feet between the PS3 and the TV.
Worked like a charm, just like all the school dance monitors with their rulers always said was proper.
ETA: ALSO. We did discuss the normal American solution. We're just miserly and/or poor. But honestly, how could we have gone wrong with purchasing another television? It's not like 3 TVs, 4 game systems, and 7 computers in <800 sq ft is too much. AMERICA.
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On one hand, I am happy - I finally got my PC and it's running, so I don't have to have three different browsers open in order to post here, on GameFAQs, and check my email.
On the other hand, it's been freaking frustrating. I've tried running TF2, but it won't go past the Source page before cutting back to the desktop (that is, when it's not validating files and hanging). My legendary email account got wiped, causing me to lose ten years of email. Then Raptor from GoG keeps on telling me that the application configuration is incorrect and won't run. And above all that, all the fixes I've seen online for these issues don't work. Sad Doma.
Oh well, at least I have a PC that is more or less working.
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So we have two weeks in which to find a new apartment 100 miles away, move all our stuff there, and hopefully find me a new job.
This is going to be all kinds of fun.
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So I'm back from japan and generally everything seems to be going smoothly. It's particularly nice to be able to handle minor life requirements like opening a bank account without having to pull out a Japanese dictionary.
Currently in the process of trying to find a car and realizing that my automobile knowledge is grossly out of date and it was never very extensive go begin with. I have about 7000 dollars to my name coming back from japan, and no steady job yet, so I'm not even sure how much I can afford to spend on a car.
Looking around at dealerships, I think a car with roughly 50000 miles on it and more than 5 years old might just fall into my view of "safe, unlikely to need lots of repairs, but still reasonably priced". Unfortunately, reasonably priced is still more money than I have to my name...
Anyone have any advice on cars? Not having any transportation in this country is seriously contributing to the reverse culture shock...
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Buy a Pinto
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I spent about 3000 on a car and it lasted for six years. I don't think you have to be quite as picky about the age as you do about the type of car; research which cars have a reputation for lasting longer and grab a bit older, more in your price range model of that.
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I have never bought/had a car before and know nothing about about this either but yeah good luck there :)
Good luck to Shale too in apartment/job hunting and successfully moving~
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Older Hondas (Accords in particular) are good ones - Ciato gives really good advice there. They tend to last up to 500k km from everything I've heard and all people I've talked to, and are usually pretty cheap (my friend got a '92 Accord with 80k miles for $2500 a few years ago, and outside of routine maintenance, has been doing great).
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I had a 1996 Mercury Cougar myself. They have a pretty good reputation.
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Get a Honda. Worked fantastically for my family repeatedly.
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Fuck yes I have an apartment.
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Yay!
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My plan was to go to the DC area on Saturday with nothing but a list of places that might be good, and leave with a signed lease on Sunday. Somehow that worked, and we got a good place in a good neighborhood with an awesome landlord (she made us fresh lemonade!) before noon today.
Seriously, wow.
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Ding! Grats!
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Grats.
I would like one day to not be sick in some way. That would be sweet. Then I could go back to training. Missing about a week of it now. So much hate.
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So the problem I had with my iPod got fixed!
Now I don't have an iPod!
One of the big issues with working in community support: no matter how much you help some people, they'll still do whatever it takes to get their next fix. Guy comes in, someone who's been in a fair few times, always specifically helped by either me or the boss (usually me) so I know him quite well. Asks to use the toilet, fine, whatever. 20 minutes later, he's still in there. :| So someone goes to knock on the door, he's there with needles on the side. So we ask him to leave since we're closing anyways, and he leaves, only for me to grab my coat, pull out my headphones and find nothing on the other end. Check my wallet, about £7 gone - thankfully, didn't have more than that on me and had my somewhat expensive phone in my trouser pocket, meaning not hanging up out back.
So yeah. Spent an entire weekend out with friends, thankfully, which made me feel a lot better, but also included me reporting the whole thing to the police - only to find out the guy's already been taken in on another offence.
Some people are seemingly beyond help. >_>
Edit: Woo, liberal use of words that people generally use the American terms for globally.
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No, no. Keep the Britishness in. It really gets me off.
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Just dawned on me that I have an assistantship. I previously thought it was just a scholarship for a poor, desperate graduate student. It's actually a full ride, minus insurance and a $40/semester registration fee. Ho-shit. Unfortunately, 2k of my "full ride" is included in my poor, desperate GA stipend so it's taxed. But I have absolutely *no* problems limiting my loans even more. Next year, unless I hate my living situation, I plan to find similar housing and take out even less loans for my disposable income/rent.
I got an e-mail for class registration. Sep. 2! This was over a month ago, but every time I look at my prospective courses, I become extremely antsy and overjoyed. Man. And *today* I got an e-mail for my assistantship orientation, which is also on Sep. 2 in the gallery. MAN. I am pumped! Toss in hearing from a co-worker who took me out to see Change-Up (for free, we walked right into the theatre while the ticketer-person was looking away) that there's going to be a Bye-Bye Julia party.
Today, two customers also gave me a total of $75. One from an older man, who also gave me $50 for my birthday, and $25 from a customer whom I believe likes me. The older man also wants to Western Union me $20 here or there if I need it in Boston - he's deeply concerned for helping "a black girl in school out," since his children and grandchildren dropped out of high school. I never even asked for the money. I sort of feel bad, but good, but creeped out, though he's far from a creeper after my three years at this place.
*puts money in coin jar*
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You want emo coming to roost? Here's Rob dealing with feelings. SPOILER ALERT: he's not good at it.
Today I learned my girlfriend got into this nursing program she applied to without thinking she had much of any chance of getting in. Awesome, right? It's on the other side of the country. She calls me to apologize for getting in, of all things. Says that it's such a good opportunity and I probably hate her now.
I tell her that it's important she take this opportunity because she won't get it again. I probably could convince her not to but she'll end up blaming me for costing her this. I act like I'm okay, which is fairly easy because frankly I don't emote well. But I don't want her feeling shitty about making a good move for herself so the only plan I can think of is to keep doing this until she leaves.
Like I said, not good at this.
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Drink up.
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Been drunk since... 9:45? I think.
Way ahead of you on that.
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Good man. This is how MEN deal with their FEELINGS.
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Wasn't looking for solutions because I already had one. I just wanted to yell about it.
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And I'm yelling at you to drink more. Shut the fuck up and drink.
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Somebody needs a hug~ ;D
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Someone needs to learn about BEING A MAN.
I recommend listening to MAN SONG (THEME FROM ORGAZMO)
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Someone needs to learn about BEING A MAN.
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Nothing like a good old manly bitch session to make things better.
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So, Rob and Zenny want to make a man of Djinn.
Somehow I think he's up for that.
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Sweet. Internet at home now. STARCRAFT?? Also porn.
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Someone needs to learn about BEING A MAN.
I recommend listening to MAN SONG (THEME FROM ORGAZMO)
I recommend listening to this:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6yQ9a-hJVy0
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I thought we established your testimony on BEING A MAN was inadmissible?
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Just scheduled a LASIK evaluation, and procedure assuming everything goes well.
Is it a good or bad thing that the guy's name is Dr. Wily?
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I thought we established your testimony on BEING A MAN was inadmissible?
I don't know shit about being a man, it's true, but that song amuses me, and it seemed appropriate in-context.
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Just scheduled a LASIK evaluation, and procedure assuming everything goes well.
Is it a good or bad thing that the guy's name is Dr. Wily?
Be sure to ask him how Dr. Light is doing.
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So...you're going to pay money so a guy named Dr. Wily can shoot lasers at you.
Mega Man LARP is below even you, OK.
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Take a picture of him if he is wearing a Dr. Wily tie.
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Take in a jar of bees.
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*eye twitches*
This job had better change sooner rather than later.
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Met Soppy. (: It was amazing! He built a mech out of offbrand Legos and pioneered my spider-robot sidekick!
(:
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I believe I also built the spider-robot. ::Glares::
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YOU SNATCHED THE PIECES AWAY FROM ME
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Because you proved incapable of building anything!
Even so. Lego building. Best first date ever.
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=D?
Dawww ^_^
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=D?
The world may never know.
*flee*
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Well, Zenny, I've been drunk all week and it hasn't worked. The moment the Rolling Stones prophecised has come to pass.
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You're not drinking enough.
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It's just getting worse now. I don't know how much drunker than this I cn even GET.
Fucking Stones.
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You only misspelled one word. I know you are something of a savant with this, but you clearly could be more drunk.
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Get deliberate when I type drunk.
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Look dude. You got problems. The solution is to drink SO GOD DAMN MUCH that you make everything SO MUCH WORSE that your original problem seems petty and insignificant by contrast.
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Wait a minute, Rob has a limit on what he can drink? EVERYTHING I KNOW IS A LIE
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No, no, no. He can keep drinking, he just won't get any more drunk.
...Without passing out, at least.
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...So life in the States is so much easier than in Japan. However, yesterday I was hitting on a hot woman and accidentally slipped into speaking Japanese half-way through a sentence and the whole conversation just kinda died when I had to explain for next 15 minutes about living abroad. Argh, hitting on women in my own native tongue shouldn't be difficult, dammit.
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/me looks at Djinn's FB profile.
Hey, he looks geeky!
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...So life in the States is so much easier than in Japan. However, yesterday I was hitting on a hot woman and accidentally slipped into speaking Japanese half-way through a sentence and the whole conversation just kinda died when I had to explain for next 15 minutes about living abroad. Argh, hitting on women in my own native tongue shouldn't be difficult, dammit.
... why... How on EARTH are you managing to make "yeah, I lived in an exotic foreign country for three years and I just got so used to speaking the language!" a TURN OFF?
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He lives in Florida, maybe?
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...So life in the States is so much easier than in Japan. However, yesterday I was hitting on a hot woman and accidentally slipped into speaking Japanese half-way through a sentence and the whole conversation just kinda died when I had to explain for next 15 minutes about living abroad. Argh, hitting on women in my own native tongue shouldn't be difficult, dammit.
... why... How on EARTH are you managing to make "yeah, I lived in an exotic foreign country for three years and I just got so used to speaking the language!" a TURN OFF?
Yeah. I mean, goddamn, he looks -nerdier- now, he should be getting -more- pony, not less!
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I'm pretty sure that only works reliably with guys.
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Also works with nerdy girls. But why would you want to date girls anyway.
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Why would you want to date non-nerds, more like.
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Because they're inherently prettier than guys. Besides, Djinn did specifically mention it was a woman he was talking to.
Ninja'd by elfboy.
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Also works with nerdy girls. But why would you want to date girls anyway.
But how about nerdy guys who look like girls?!
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You don't need to fish for chances for Djinn to hit on you Trance.
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Ashley: why do you think I'm emoing about it?
Snow: nerdier? What? Just because I'm not doing a standard myspace pose?
Trance: I will take you to a karaoke box and do bad things to you... Interpret as you see fit.
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Trance: I will take you to a karaoke box and do bad things to you... Interpret as you see fit.
37 consecutive renditions of "It's Raining Men."
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*looks at Jim meaningfully*
...
*awaits better interpretations*
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Snow: nerdier? What? Just because I'm not doing a standard myspace pose?
If you are wearing a shirt, then no.
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Trance: I will take you to a karaoke box and do bad things to you... Interpret as you see fit.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SAZnE0aferk
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Why would you want to date non-nerds, more like.
Thank you.
Snow: nerdier? What? Just because I'm not doing a standard myspace pose?
Just look at your expression there. If you had glasses there, you'd be almost adorable. Also, wearing shirt.
*looks at Jim meaningfully*
...
*awaits better interpretations*
All of them involve your mom.
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Snow: nerdier? What? Just because I'm not doing a standard myspace pose?
Just look at your expression there. If you had glasses there, you'd be almost adorable. Also, wearing shirt.
More proof that I should never ever put myself in a situation where I need to wear a shirt.
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Snow: nerdier? What? Just because I'm not doing a standard myspace pose?
Just look at your expression there. If you had glasses there, you'd be almost adorable. Also, wearing shirt.
More proof that I should never ever put myself in a situation where I need to wear a shirt.
That's kinda hard if you're tutoring children.
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Snow: nerdier? What? Just because I'm not doing a standard myspace pose?
Just look at your expression there. If you had glasses there, you'd be almost adorable. Also, wearing shirt.
More proof that I should never ever put myself in a situation where I need to wear a shirt.
That's kinda hard if you're tutoring children.
Not all children will be against the idea.
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Djinn himself doesn't swing that way, though. Thank god.
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Clearly I need to start the world's first "Beachtime Tutoring" business so that everyone can wear swimwear while they study!
Would help me work on my tan, too.
What could possibly go wrong?!
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You watched enough anime to know exactly what, how and why.
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The lesson on studying "Watermelon splitting" will go horribly horribly wrong and offend someone's family's honor enough that we will duel to the death with bamboo-sword-wielding mecha in our swimsuits?
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No, that will happen if things go -right-.
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(Look into Good Morning. . . . also looks at Snow's signature . . . )
Anyway. Today I bought school supplies - a total of $13. It feels good to not really need shit. The most expensive was a planner, since I was advised by several people that a planner is in the top 3 invaluable items you'll need while in grad school. I somewhat agree: looking at my orientation week schedule, moving schedule, class registration schedule, gallery assistant orientation schedule and an upcoming symposium I'm attending (for free!) on Sustaining Heritage. Holy shit.
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(Look into Good Morning. . . . also looks at Snow's signature . . . )
You should have known that by yesterday.
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At least you can empathize with Laggy.
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Why's that?
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You're tiny.
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Just to counter Idun.
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Zenny, the problem was that I wasn't drinking classy enough. Glenlivet all the way to the bank.
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Zenny, the problem was that I wasn't drinking classy enough. Glenlivet all the way to the bank.
Presumably while wearing a suit?
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Presumably while he is still Rob, yes.
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Got an iphone 4. What apps should I get for it? It's my first time owning an Apple product.
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Final Fantasy Tactics.
Otherwise it depends what you want to use it for. I don't have many for my phone, mostly just comics reading stuff to dabble in that space. Mobile IMDB and a more local Cinema application to get movie times when talking with friends and familly to cover movie discussion stuff.
I have an IRC client as well (IRC999) that was free and mostly got it for if important shit is happening on the DL and I want to try and follow it on the bus.
Otherwise I can just suggest stuff that isn't iPhone specific just that is good to listen to. I would not be into podcasts if I didn't have my phone for example and there is some pretty good comics ones to listen to. Comedians are good as well. Paul F Thompkins has one (The Pod F. Thompkast) which is pretty great.
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Got an iphone 4. What apps should I get for it? It's my first time owning an Apple product.
I get a lot of mileage out of Yelp, thanks to the autolocate feature. Pandora is nice and free. You can stream Netflix if you have a subscription. Naturally I use Mixologist a lot, which is a combination bartender's book and liquor store/bar finder.
Also, consider I Am T-Pain if you want to sound like T-Pain.
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Also, consider I Am T-Pain if you want to sound like T-Pain.
Hint: You do.
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Do your friends have an issue with everything you say going through an autotune filter?
Then they are not your friends!
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I just had *THE* best motherfucking god damn motherfucking margaritas in my entire fucking god damned life.
HOLY fucking shit. The place I picked for my going away dinner is FUCKING FUCKING awesome, fucking shit. MMMMMMM. The peachtree margarita is so fucking good. Fucking hell.
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Man, that's always how it goes. I found this awesome bar just before I left Japan, too.
And y'know... now I'll prolly never see it again. :'(
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And you haven't told Zenny where it is yet?
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Man, that's always how it goes. I found this awesome bar just before I left Japan, too.
And y'know... now I'll prolly never see it again. :'(
]: We could always have a pity drunk party. (For some odd reason, I'm now thinking of the time I smuggled vodka from Egypt)..
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I just had *THE* best motherfucking god damn motherfucking margaritas in my entire fucking god damned life.
HOLY fucking shit. The place I picked for my going away dinner is FUCKING FUCKING awesome, fucking shit. MMMMMMM. The peachtree margarita is so fucking good. Fucking hell.
Wait, hold on, you're still in Atlanta? I thought you were already gone!
We should get together again before you go!
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OK! (: It would be best to chill at your place unless you're still unpacking? And in that case, if you are, I want to help you unpack, since you never really unpacked the last two years you've been here. (Two, now?)
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OK! (: It would be best to chill at your place unless you're still unpacking? And in that case, if you are, I want to help you unpack, since you never really unpacked the last two years you've been here. (Two, now?)
One and a half, and umm...I've halted my unpacking, but that doesn't actually mean I'm completely unpacked; I'm totally not. >_>
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Well. Once I figure out a way on how to get there, I'll text you. I have no wheels anymore.
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Well. Once I figure out a way on how to get there, I'll text you. I have no wheels anymore.
I can always come to you, too. You could show me malls closer to where you live; undoubtedly such malls would be better than the terrible selections where I live, and I actually need to go on a shopping spree for clothes, because my San Francisco collection has been worn so much it's developing holes....
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OK. OK. I've read this post twice now. Despite my deep, deep antipathy to having people visit my house (or even drive by to pick me up), I shall text you my address. There's a discount shopping plaza a few minutes South from I-75 we could visit. After 1PM tomorrow, I'm completely free until Saturday when I load the truck up to leave.
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My last day of work was awesome! (:
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Yay! :)
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Company is still in "throw the papers in the air and see where they land" mode.
I still know nothing about my future job/salary, except that I'm probably going to have one for the next 6 months at least, probably longer.
We had Meetings wherein half the company remaining said, "Let's do these cool things!" and the other half said, "I like the old things we did, let's do them again but different!"
Now I am working with the COO to boil those things down into a single coherent strategy map, complete with actionable items. The COO's directive was, "here's a map, here's how another company did it, here's the list of stuff you and I agreed was said, and a few more things we added - now put it together in a comprehensive PowerPoint presentation, complete with estimated investments." To which I said, "Uh. Okay?" because honestly, what else do you say when the COO asks you to write up the strategy plan for the new old company?
Other than "I could use a raise."
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Totally should have gone with "Sounds boring, you do it."
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Company is still in "throw the papers in the air and see where they land" mode.
I still know nothing about my future job/salary, except that I'm probably going to have one for the next 6 months at least, probably longer.
We had Meetings wherein half the company remaining said, "Let's do these cool things!" and the other half said, "I like the old things we did, let's do them again but different!"
Now I am working with the COO to boil those things down into a single coherent strategy map, complete with actionable items. The COO's directive was, "here's a map, here's how another company did it, here's the list of stuff you and I agreed was said, and a few more things we added - now put it together in a comprehensive PowerPoint presentation, complete with estimated investments." To which I said, "Uh. Okay?" because honestly, what else do you say when the COO asks you to write up the strategy plan for the new old company?
Other than "I could use a raise."
It softens my neurosis to know there's someone else in a completely insane job situation, even if it's in a completely different direction.
EDIT: We're still friends even if I vicariously feed off your grief, right?
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"I could use a raise."
That's what you say right AFTER the presentation.
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single coherent strategy map
actionable items
directive
estimated investments."
strategy plan
I hate you.
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White-collar responsibility, your natural enemy!
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The plan, by the way, worked out, Zenny.
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Jim: Tell me the phrase "strategy plan" doesn't make you want to punch a kitten. I fuckin' dare you.
Rob: Told you.
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Jim: Tell me the phrase "strategy plan" doesn't make you want to punch a kitten. I fuckin' dare you.
Rob: Told you.
Dude, a few thousand judicial opinions later and I've developed an immunity to needlessly repetitive verbiage.
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I don't care what business you speak any more. If you work in a corporation and can fill out a fucking form properly then I love you.
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The COO was a finance guy from the Netherlands before he came to our company. I have to switch to an entirely different language when I talk to him and it ain't Dutch. Also, as was explained to me, a strategy plan is not redundant, it's needlessly bureaucratic: we really are planning a strategy and strategizing a plan, which is itself enough to make me want to punch babies, kittens, and all manner of cute young creatures.
Other words and phrases that have come up repeatedly: engage our audience; 2.0; deliverables; drill down; going forward; boil the ocean; "who will own this task?";
Corporate speech is a bitch, and its infiltration into our marketing (re: you can't release that until you add X language) is why we suck so hard as a company. :(
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I really haven't posted for a while, have I?
The most interesting thing that happened that I am legally able to talk about was last weekend when there were nasty storms in Pittsburgh. There was flooding, and several people actually died (a woman and kids in a car that got submerged). I was driving around there and found a 6 week old kitten on the side of the street. Sooooooooo adorable. It's mommy and siblings were probably taken away in the storm. I took it to Pet Smart to get examined. I decided I would definitely keep it, since it really was so cute. I told them I'd be back the next day (it was like 1400 when I dropped it off and I had to be in Morgantown at 1600 for something, and they closed at 1500). I call them the next morning before they open to check up on it, and they told me they adopted it out already. Needless to say, I am sad and angry >:( :-\
This has been an insane 3+ weeks otherwise.
I've got 5 new lectures to prepare that are brand new, so I have to come up with them in their entirety, all for the Fall Semester.
I've been working on and submitted 2 grants.
I've also had to develop 3 new labs in addition to the lectures, for the Fall Semester.
I've got Spring Semester stuff to work on (an entire class I'm coordinating, with simulation labs!) as well
Five other ongoing research projects/reports (1 submitted and re-editing, 3 ongoing with +/- student/resident involvement, 1 I'm prepping Friday with a student)
It's been busy. Walking the 2 miles to work at 0530 each morning since we're rounding earlier because our patient load is insane for the summer (17+ average? really? Usually it's around 10 in the summer), then staying in for a while to late to finish stuff. It's fun, but man, I am looking forward to the weekend.
On the plus side, 1 year in, I have a meritorious raise of 4%. Pretty awesome.
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It at least sounds like you get something - enjoyment, fulfillment, money, an excuse to play with drugs, messing with young people's minds - from your work, which is awesome even if it is ridiculously busy.
And WHAT IS IT with adoption agencies doing that?! I had the same experience with a dog I wanted to adopt way back when. >:|
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Rob: Told you.
The trick to working it out was:
1- Get liquored up together.
2- "Take the #69 train to Humpsville station."
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That's where you've been, OK. Cool beans.
): LadyDoor.
(: another date with MC that ended in a bag (Girl, I'm *almost* done with it) of tortilla chips from a cutiepatootie at the taco place I frequent too much.
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Dizzy as fuck, have been all week, was off work Monday, off work again today. Fly out to Melbourne for work on Sunday. I hope it stops.
Hate this, when I was exercising regularly this wasn't happening, can't exercise while dizzy, so can't do much to make it go away until it decides to stop. Frustrating.
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You could try one of those seasickness patches they have you put behind your ear.
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Sorry, Grefter.
):
I just realized I'm moving during this Hurricane Irene bullshit. Fuck. My. Life.
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Went on a date with an 18-year-old girl. Sex was great, but I am reminded why I don't like dating girls much younger than me (read: they are crazy-clingy).
On the plus side: Got a nice used car for like 2000 dollars. It's old, 1994 Honda Del Sol, but it's only got 84K miles on it. Also, the 18-year-old girl's father owns an auto-repair place and gave me a nice deal on replacing some of the older parts. XD
Very Important Edit: I also discovered that I have all kinds of time to read Gatewalker's writings now that I have a smart phone to read it on whenever I've got a free moment.
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Went on a date with an 18-year-old girl. Sex was great, but I am reminded why I don't like dating girls much younger than me (read: they are crazy-clingy).
They're also stupid, though. Women who are older than 18 usually don't believe me when I tell them I have a business meeting in that bar and "come back in a couple hours." Absolutely no way in hell I could get away with that one right now.
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18? Djinn, you should know better.
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18 and you're setting yourself up to see her father again? This won't end well.
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Hilarity ensues!
(http://www.reactiongifs.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/tumblr_ljh0puClWT1qfkt17.gif)
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18 and you're setting yourself up to see her father again? This won't end well.
Nah, her dad's cool, actually. I think I get along better with him than the girl.
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Honestly, that could lead to even more hilarity.
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18 and you're setting yourself up to see her father again? This won't end well.
Nah, her dad's cool, actually. I think I get along better with him than the girl.
Ooh, this has the potential for you to cheat on the girl with her father (for maximum absurdity of situation). Is he bi?
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So my manager called me and told me to come to work. I came. They surprised me with food, and a $100 gift card for gas, and some more extra cash on the side.
I bawled. I made other people bawl. Barring money, sometimes it just takes leaving to realize how much you were liked. It was just a customer service staff thing, but holy hell! Maaaaan! And my manager brought up really pivotal points during my three years there, and it just felt wonderful. My momma cried too. *NOW* I won't be driving by myself, since I'm going to use that money to send her back home Greyhound. Very good for me, considering I'm under 24 and am charged a surcharge per rental, the larger the number the better, sleep changes and someone to tell me I'm retarded and to pull over in hurricane weather.
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18 and you're setting yourself up to see her father again? This won't end well.
Nah, her dad's cool, actually. I think I get along better with him than the girl.
Ooh, this has the potential for you to cheat on the girl with her father (for maximum absurdity of situation). Is he bi?
I... doubt it? He -does- have a crazy ex-wife that he's not fond of and is so busy with family drama that he hasn't had time for a girlfriend or anything. But really, I think this is just fodder for MC's imagination more than actual Djinn-time drama.
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That sounds far too rehearsed, Djinn
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It's all part of the dance. Guy meets girl. Guy fucks girl. Guy meet's girl's dad. Guy is in denial for 3-4 days. Guy fucks girl's dad.
Let nature run it's course and don't force these things.
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If I am remembering the script for this genre of porn she will join in on the third act in a threeway. The real question is will ot use a strap on or not?
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It's not a real question if the answer is "duh."
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Like daughter, like father?
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The most important question still needs to be asked:
Is he cute?
Oh, and pics of the girl, nao, too!
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What a fucking dick. Using a girl for her father.
That said, I'll rewind a bit and go out on a limb: most of my female friends (23-26) thinks guys 25 and below are dumshits. In many cases, this is so true. Dumber than barely-legal girls. And smelly. They should floss more too.
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I'm totally not 'using' anyone.
And yeah, guys under 25 are such dumbshits.
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Djinn you MONSTER!~
Can we all use and abuse you like a piece of man meat? :P
Honestly, that could lead to even more hilarity.
Add in the mother, any sisters and potentially an army of female relatives for maximum effect. I shall supply the claymores~
I'm totally not 'using' anyone.
... oh. I hope not ;-)~
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You people are weird. I'm going to go have hate sex with a guy named Cody to vent my Freudian rage.
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We're not weird, we've just decided that your life needs to be a sitcom for our collective entertainment.
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You people are weird. I'm going to go have hate sex with a guy named Cody to vent my Freudian rage.
:( I got excited a little until I realized you weren't in Japan anymore.
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We're not weird, we've just decided that your life needs to be a porn video for our collective entertainment.
I think this is what you meant to say.
:( I got excited a little until I realized you weren't in Japan anymore.
...how do you know I'm not?
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We're not weird, we've just decided that your life needs to be a porn video for our collective entertainment.
I think this is what you meant to say.
Why can't it be both?
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We're not weird, we've just decided that your life needs to be a porn video for our collective entertainment.
I think this is what you meant to say.
Why can't it be both?
Porn video sitcom crossover starring DJ? Oh man, let me get the popcorn!
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We're not weird, we've just decided that your life needs to be a porn video for our collective entertainment.
I think this is what you meant to say.
:( I got excited a little until I realized you weren't in Japan anymore.
...how do you know I'm not?
Because the only thing that touched my ass today was a really painful massage chair.
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You people are weird. I'm going to go have hate sex with a guy named Cody to vent my Freudian rage.
He moved to Japan while you moved away. Your timing sucks.
But then, this explains the overgrown loli.
EDIT: Speaking of which:
Hilarity ensues!
(http://www.reactiongifs.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/tumblr_ljh0puClWT1qfkt17.gif)
Ashley is the bestest.
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Hilarity ensues!
(http://www.reactiongifs.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/tumblr_ljh0puClWT1qfkt17.gif)
Ashley is the bestest.
This GIF belongs in so many places.
SO. MANY. PLACES.
EDIT: ... Just like Trance's dick. 8-)
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You people are weird. I'm going to go have hate sex with a guy named Cody to vent my Freudian rage.
He moved to Japan while you moved away. Your timing sucks.
Well, it took a while to find a guy named Cody who was hot. Strangely enough, there aren't any to be found in Japan.
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Street fighting man!
On the road now. Cowabunga, shredheads.
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You people are weird. I'm going to go have hate sex with a guy named Cody to vent my Freudian rage.
He moved to Japan while you moved away. Your timing sucks.
Well, it took a while to find a guy named Cody who was hot. Strangely enough, there aren't any to be found in Japan.
Are there even hot guys in Japan?
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Yes, there are all types of Japanese guys. There's just a strong tendency towards the skinny effeminate type. In the same vein, Japanese people stereotype all Americans as fat and white, and that's only partially true.
For the less serious answer: "lol, they all look like hot girls to me - just the way I like'em"
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Made it to Melbourne. My room got upgraded to a "Commercial" room, so it is still smallish, but it is comfy and pretty trendy. Has a desk which is good. Laptop on a steady surface instead of on a bed.
Wheeeee.
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on a steady surface instead of on a bed.
Wheeeee.
Just like Trance's dick.
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Power out till thursday or friday. Fuck hurricanes.
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Power out till thursday or friday. Fuck hurricanes.
Just like... Trance's...
No, sorry. That's just rude and incomprehensible.
Trance's dick is never out until Thursday or Friday, though it may sometimes fuck hurricanes.
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Never mind, Dominion power apparently lied horrendously and it only ended up being a 24 hour downtime. I'll take that.
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Welp, nightclub early outing got me some results. I have something to do this Friday night~
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No, snow. The correct phrase in English is, "someone". You have someone to do on Friday.
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My friend's mom and older sister are going to NYC for a week (Sept 18-Sept 24) and are looking for hotel recommendations. They seem to want to be close to Central Park. And, of course, the cheaper the better -- within reason, as they'd like to feel safe. They've been checking out airbnb.com.
I know nothing, as the last two times I've been in the area I've actually been in NJ. <_<
So... any pointers/help/suggestions?
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close to Central Park.
the cheaper the better
they'd like to feel safe
Pick 2.
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I hate this game. :(
Cheap is relative. They're anticipating spending over $100/night, but they'd rather not. Central Park's definitely the flex point.
ETA:
What say you, for example, to this? www.airbnb.com/rooms/54860
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I'd say I dunno becsuse I've never really looked but with those criteria I'd say what I said.
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Family dog might be getting put down in the morning - 99.9% sure it is the best thing to do and the decision the person who has the main responsibility for/over the dog (sister/her dad) will make. I am sad now. Just found out this evening :'(
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Family dog might be getting put down in the morning - 99.9% sure it is the best thing to do and the decision the person who has the main responsibility for/over the dog (sister/her dad) will make. I am sad now. Just found out this evening :'(
:'(
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Won a thing for work. Some money off a trip again. Looks like I go to the US again next year.
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YAY!
Though I hope it doesn't coincide with when Andy and I go down to New Zealand. That would just be sad.
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Tentative dates for DL-Con Florida are June 7th-10th 2012, if that helps anyone.
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Tentative dates for DL-Con Florida are June 7th-10th 2012, if that helps anyone.
Early summer is good for me. Soonest we're planning on leaving is late August.
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In unrelated news, got the offer for localization work. Woo. Unfortunately, there is only a dollar raise, no PTO, no sick days, no nada. Going to turn down the offer. My company doesn't much like its employees, it seems.
But in better news, I has fishies in the fishy tank.
http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c358/AndrewRogue/IMAG0128.jpg?t=1314768078
Trio acclimating
http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c358/AndrewRogue/IMAG0131.jpg?t=1314596793g
Male acclimating.
http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c358/AndrewRogue/IMAG0138.jpg?t=1314596799
Male exploring.
http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c358/AndrewRogue/IMAG0136.jpg?t=1314768092
Sneaky male!
http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c358/AndrewRogue/IMAG0140.jpg?t=1314768131
Full tank shot. Chabomba needs a trim.
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Seeing as those dates do not happen to be after July 24-26, I will not be in attendance.
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I have now officially had two medical institutions independently tell me I have a drinking problem. To celebrate, Chu-hai and Sho-chuu.
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Oh yeah. Maybe you didn't hear, alcoholic in Japan is pronounced "Co-Worker"
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I have now officially had two medical institutions independently tell me I have a drinking problem. To celebrate, Chu-hai and Sho-chuu.
I could have told you that and saved you a trip out.
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That reminds me, for the first few days I was here I kept getting 同僚（どうりょう）(douryou), co-worker and 泥棒（どろぼう）(dourobou), thief confused.
Thankfully I think the people at the Board of Education just assumed I was screwing up my Japanese instead of calling them thieves. Either that or I'm getting deported soon.
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They probably thought you were close enough >_>
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I have now officially had two medical institutions independently tell me I have a drinking problem. To celebrate, Chu-hai and Sho-chuu.
Well, by the standards of Asians. It's a fucking continent of people who hold their liquor worse than my 12-year-old cousin.
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Nah, the first medical institution to tell me I drink a lot was American.
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Maybe it was a compliment?
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Where I come from, drinking ain't a problem, it's the solution.
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Okay when I say drinking problem I mean I drink a lot. I think the pamphlet I got told me to quit but it also said this real skinny dude needs to lose weight so whatevs. The only real problem I have with drinking is that I can't buy Chu-hai at any of the nearby grocery stores.
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So, posting here because I probably shouldn't on the facebook thread.
Shale's mother, to Shale: " I hereby publicly invite you to come back to Paoli and plug in anything anywhere, including in the attic."
Heh. Oedipus.
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Once you go ear, you'll never go near (something that isn't an ear with your junk again).
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(http://i.imgur.com/4SofQ.jpg)
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Emo-time? Emo-time.
So I met an awesome, sexy, age-appropriate, nerdier-than-me, speaks-four-languages, runway model who actually really likes me... and is moving to Atlanta in 5 days.
Fuck my life? Oh yes, fuck my life.
The sex was great though. Slightly-less-emo.
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So I met an awesome, sexy, age-appropriate, nerdier-than-me, speaks-four-languages, runway model who actually really likes me... and is moving to Atlanta in 5 days.
What is it with people moving to Atlanta? Fuck Atlanta. I can't wait until it falls into the fucking ocean. It's rapidly moving up past Salt Lake City on my list of places to nuke when I get my hands on some bombs following the collapse of society.
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Somebody had to restore the balance after Idun left, I guess?
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QUICK FOLLOW THIS BAD IDEA: Move to Atlanta for her.
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QUICK FOLLOW THIS BETTER IDEA: Kidnapping.
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Emo-time? Emo-time.
So I met an awesome, sexy, age-appropriate, nerdier-than-me, speaks-four-languages, runway model who actually really likes me... and is moving to Atlanta in 5 days.
Fuck my life? Oh yes, fuck my life.
The sex was great though. Slightly-less-emo.
eeeeeeeeeew, girls
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:(
Actually I thought it was a man this time :P
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I guess Djinn never did clarify if this was a man model or a woman model. Could be either.
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(http://i.imgur.com/Y2OeN.jpg)
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I guess Djinn never did clarify if this was a man model or a woman model. Could be either.
True enough. I just don't think he'd be as excited/emo if it was a guy, since he actually wants to build a typical family with a daddy, a mommy and a bunch of hellspawn.
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Besides, would it be surprising if a male runway model was a nerd?
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Yes.
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Last week at this job! I am going to be so glad to get out of this place, in all honesty. They told me at the start of this that I would almost certainly learn a lot in my time here, and I definitely did: I learnt that neither community support or working closely with the public are good for me.
I mean, I'm not terrible with it, but really, there are days where I just struggle to get through, and I am going to make sure I enjoy the next few weeks before me and my friend start up our new business.
Oh, yeah, I'm planning on starting up a gaming business. It's been seen as a good idea by pretty much everyone who's looked at it, so our only real concern is convincing potential investors that it's a good idea. ._.;; We're hoping to start by the end of November, but we realise that's stupidly optimistic, and we're looking at early next year as a more realistic time to kick things off.
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Ambitious! Best of luck with your new venture.
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Oh, yeah, I'm planning on starting up a gaming business. It's been seen as a good idea by pretty much everyone who's looked at it, so our only real concern is convincing potential investors that it's a good idea. ._.;; We're hoping to start by the end of November, but we realise that's stupidly optimistic, and we're looking at early next year as a more realistic time to kick things off.
Details?
Like...are you opening up a store that sells magic the gathering cards and D&D books?
Are you writing an iPhone game that you plan to sell for money?
Are you planning on running an arcade?
"gaming business" could mean a lot of things >_>
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Personally, if I were going to either run an arcade or sell collectible games, I'd probably want to fuse the two in various ways anyway. Say... sell cards, have space on site so customers can play, try out deck ideas, etc, have arcade stations set up as a downtime option or to just draw in different customers.
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CK's pretty much hit this perfectly. We've got two sides to the shop - one is selling TCGs and running tournaments, while the other is essentially an internet cafe for games, with tournaments there as well. We've considered some other things alongside that, but we want to get the whole thing up and running before looking at possible expansions.
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Somebody had to restore the balance after Idun left, I guess?
Indeed.
Djinn, give me her number so that she can pick my wardrobe for me. Now that Dunie left I am lacking my stylist ;_;
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Sitting in the Seattle airport, waiting for my plane. I had a fabulous time this weekend. The sun, the music, the crowds... Got to spend time with the parents, checked out some Seattle stuff I missed the last couple times I've been here, and otherwise enjoyed some of the best weather I've seen all year.
Man, I am not looking forward to returning to the cubicle tomorrow morning.
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(http://i.imgur.com/waDI0.jpg) (http://imgur.com/waDI0)
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Not understand? Why duck. Too subtle. Needs more blatant cocks.
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Several firsts:
I not only shook the hand of an art history all-star, but also I held a fairly stable conversation with him. Did geek out and mention connecting his name to two canonical texts used virtually in all undergraduate art history courses. Fred Kleiner. Permanent faculty? Jes!
Also. I absolutely love Women, Art and Society, authored by Whitney Chadwick. I believe I previously mentioned the text in the book thread around a year ago. Either way, Dr. Hills (perhaps the second-most renowned, perhaps even moreso) professor and my adviser, mentioned ringing in Chadwick for several topical discussions in my 20thc American Painting colloquium. This is win. Apparently they are "friends." Her networking amazes me.
I am now sitting in the art gallery doing nothing, as I've already read the readings. I .. yeah, I'll get on purchasing books now. Hello everyone.
): You can never replace me, MC.
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): You can never replace me, MC.
I know ):
But like...maybe I could find someone who was like...a tenth as awesome? That would still be pretty cool (:
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just maybe...... (:
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/me gnaws on Idun and mc.
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Testing!!?!?!
Life is an endless spiral of xorn.
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And ice cream.
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I'm lactose intolerant.
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My fish had babies.
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My sister totalled her car... AGAIN.
My mother is outraged, and I feel like breaking stuff....
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Fair warning: if you do, you're just going to look like a little bitch in comparison. She destroyed A WHOLE CAR. Are you willing to top that?
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K0twYX8_aq0
Niu singing this would be the best thing.
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K0twYX8_aq0
Niu singing this would be the best thing.
Which part? The boy or the girl?
(I think Niu playing the girl would be more fitting here. "Supersonic, idiotic, who would ever really want to top that?" Also, it would involve Niu talking faster, which would probably make it funnier anyway).
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Either works. I think hearing Niu declare that he is king and you know it would also be pretty good comedy.
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But he is king and you know it...
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Being the king is not the same as assuming the throne.
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Counterargument: Niu's hot, and you're not, CK. But if you want to be with him then he'll give it one shot. Top that.
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A sudden calm came over me while reading a Zurier article about The Masses. I think about my decision in majoring in History, then opting for Art History and resulting in fashioning myself as an Americanist as a great synthesis I would never give my younger self credit for.
I also promise to have my shit done before Friday, inasmuch where I won't be burdened from a MOMA trip this Saturday.
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I'm feeling a teensy bit crazy over this company restructuring nonsense. Just finished round... uh... 2, I guess, of the latest meetings. (Round 5 if you're keeping track of my company's downward spiral in the home game.) Consensus: don't ask 15 people from different departments to agree on what is most important for the company as a whole.
I'm still in a very weird spot in the middle of all this. No idea where I "fit in" to the new company. Supposedly we'll have a new org chart within the next couple weeks. It's been, what, two months since I had that promising conversation with the CEO?
*facedesk*
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The Good: 10th anniversary was on saturday. Spending the weekend being giant nerds playing DnD was what happened, and it was good times.
The Bad: Jenna being very sick for said anniversary. ;_;
The Ugly: Jenna being sick enough to miss work Mon and Tues, then having to go in regardless today despite still feeling like shit.
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Curious that something's been going around the whole Bay Area.
... wait, no, school's back in session. Makes sense.
Hope Jenna feels better soon. That's a lame way to spend your anniversary. :(
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. . . . . .
*facedesk*
Based on this experimental/re-structuring hooha @ said job, it would be especially crummy should they not fit you in anywhere. Sounds like this has been going on, so I hope you reap something awesome from presumably being dragged along some indeterminate pathway.
Re: Gatewalker: 10th anniversary!? Holy crap! Congratulations! Here's to making her chicken soup (unless she's vegetarian or something) for your 11th if she's sick. I obviously hope she doesn't stay sick til then. ^^;
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I'm 99.9% sure I'll still have a job at the end of this. I just have no idea what it will be. While much of the rest of the company is obvious -- the web person will stay the web person, the product managers will manage product, the accountant will do accounting -- my already nebulous job is increasingly undefined. They're using the hell out of me, as I'm doing everything from compiling reports for the COO and CEO to preparing the presentations for the company meetings to aiding in the search for a new branding company to managing the mailing lists... but no clue on title/salary/etc and what department I'll be in.
Simply maddening. Clarity required!
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Congratulations Gatewalker!
Best wishes to Jenna. Get well soon <(^^)>
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(http://i.imgur.com/sCPsO.png)
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Cleared to move over to localization, pending a few more details.
Since its a lateral move, they will not be increasing my pay. Maybe after a review in 6 months.
Makes peeeeerfect sense.
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Cleared to move over to localization, pending a few more details.
Since its a lateral move, they will not be increasing my pay. Maybe after a review in 6 months.
Makes peeeeerfect sense.
Reading this on the forum first speaks volumes about our relationship. <_<
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Cleared to move over to localization, pending a few more details.
Since its a lateral move, they will not be increasing my pay. Maybe after a review in 6 months.
Makes peeeeerfect sense.
Are you going to stay at the job after that?
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Cleared to move over to localization, pending a few more details.
Since its a lateral move, they will not be increasing my pay. Maybe after a review in 6 months.
Makes peeeeerfect sense.
Reading this on the forum first speaks volumes about our relationship. <_<
I figured I'd vent after I picked you up.
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That exchange was oddly adorable.
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Now I am scared of a break up over Facebook. :(
Quick Andy make it up to her on Friendster. Maybe one day Ashley can propose over Formspring.
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I would, but I'm still annoyed at this utterly ludicrous concept that they're gonna pay me $12 for a job that requires far more qualifications and that salary scales generally indicate similar jobs (re: editor) have mean salaries of $60K. I mean, I'm not expecting that, but I was seriously at least expecting fucking $16 an hour. Or PTO. Or Holidays. Or something.
Free rape at least, I guess.
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Why YES, lady who is training my dog to the tune of $2500, it would be FABULOUS if you could keep my dog for an extra week (value: $833) at no additional cost so you can work with a dog aggression specialist. I think that's just fine.
Of course, that makes me wary about what kind of dog I'm going to have back. I mean, if he's still that dog aggressive, I get the sinking feeling this is $2500 that did not result in what I'd hoped for.
At least the fish tanks have been cooperating (knock on wood). Just added a schooling fish to the big tank -- they have eyes that glow! -- and some shrimp to the betta's tank.
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You say that now, but there'll be egg on your face when your dog gets back next week and it's immediately savaged by the fish.
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If I have a video camera rolling, that might be the best thing that's ever happened to me.
Selling the rights could even pay for the therapy.
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I'm sorry.
$2500 to train a dog?
*blink*
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$2500 to send him to the dog trainer's house for her to work with him day and night for three weeks. (Four, now.)
Now you know why I complain about this dog so much. Besides which, go ahead and look up dog training. This is a very reasonable rate.
Suffice it to say: this amount is money well spent if he comes back better than he left us.
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Obligatory "to each their own."
That said, I'm not looking up the rates for dog training: 1) location, 2) not interested in criticizing how you spend your money. Either way, hopefully it'll be a good investment. I expect when folks dish out that kinda money, they get positive returns.
In light of talking about training dogs, Roland does not bark when I am not home anymore. Win. Downside: Charles got him into the habit of jumping up when he was a young puppy. Trying to get him out of that - there's tons of children or people nervous with how dogs act around these parts, and I ain't into having them think he's Kujo. (Cujo?) Whatevs.
Also. Jack sleeps in Roland's kennel. I am confused. Jack has his own kennel, designed specifically for cats. I guess he wants to believe he's in a large palace or some isht. THAT SAID, holy crap, Jack knows how to say "herro." Haha.
Edit* -my dogs. I only have one. That is, indeed, enough.
Re: Roland, roommate feeds him table food. This is pissing me off. It's like everyone is trying to undo what I'm training him not to do. ):
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Well yeah. It's like how older brothers are obligated to torment younger siblings, or uncles to teach your kids bad habits. All other humans have to ruin your dog.
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It's a life-saving measure. Mental or physical, doggie problems have a way of inspiring me to spend more money than I probably should to fix things.
Good luck reinforcing Roland's training. If I had a nickel for every time someone said, "No, it's okay, I like dogs!" as Tally jumped up on them, I... could probably pay for his doggie bootcamp!
Also, obligitory awwww for kitty + puppy coexisting peacefully.
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My PC has died.
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Crap, Xer. ): I hope it's not from your job?
On my Good Morning: I'm considering becoming an AKA.
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Crap, Xer. ): I hope it's not from your job?
On my Good Morning: I'm considering becoming an AKA.
Idun, Also Known As: Dunie?
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Alpha Kappa Alpha.
... I just noticed that had Kappa in it. I'm doomed.
Edit* I realized that's not enough info. Anyway, a sorority founded by several black women. 'Tis a black female sorority, but I think in comparison to the 'regular' sororities, there's many more non-black people in it compared to .. other ones. Anyway, I've ran into several AKAs on campus that are in grad schools and they really seem like good networking + me in search of brown people.
If I become an AKA, I'd totally make you a soror KayKay.
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Well, it's still no Lambda Lambda Lambda.
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Or even an Omega Mu
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Crap, Xer. ): I hope it's not from your job?
On my Good Morning: I'm considering becoming an AKA.
Idun, Also Known As: Dunie?
If she was doing that then I think Jim needs to do whatever it takes for him to Legally be able to be called Esquire. So we can have Jim Esquire and Idun AKA Dunie.
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If I become an AKA, I'd totally make you a soror KayKay.
Ooh, neat, I've never been in a sorority before. I don't drink, though, is that going to be a problem? (I know at UBC sororities and fraternities seemed to be primarily about drinking).
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Oh, not at all!
Plus, it's a huge sorority, esp. in Atlanta.
(Lamda Lamda Lamda???)
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After all this stuff about pushing forward, getting a raise, new job title, recognized duties, etc., I'm freaking nervous about having a 15 minute chat with my CEO about it.
Stupid brain.
ETA post-meeting:
Good news! I get to design my own job, as long as it includes a few things that need to be covered. Also good news! It will come with super awesome title and some sort of pay raise to equal it. Obviously, until this is written down and signed it has a chance to turn bad. But this conversation is consistent with previous conversations I've had, AND it's moving toward what I want from this place, AND everything is looking dandy.
Hooray!
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Yay, hopefully it works out.
Edit: just avoided October 4th as well!
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If she was doing that then I think Jim needs to do whatever it takes for him to Legally be able to be called Esquire. So we can have Jim Esquire and Idun AKA Dunie.
Gimme 13 months and keep your fingers crossed.
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After all this stuff about pushing forward, getting a raise, new job title, recognized duties, etc., I'm freaking nervous about having a 15 minute chat with my CEO about it.
Stupid brain.
ETA post-meeting:
Good news! I get to design my own job, as long as it includes a few things that need to be covered. Also good news! It will come with super awesome title and some sort of pay raise to equal it. Obviously, until this is written down and signed it has a chance to turn bad. But this conversation is consistent with previous conversations I've had, AND it's moving toward what I want from this place, AND everything is looking dandy.
Hooray!
Wohoo, Shiny!
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You two will be the greatest MC duo of all time.
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Crap, Xer. ): I hope it's not from your job?
On my Good Morning: I'm considering becoming an AKA.
Idun, Also Known As: Dunie?
If she was doing that then I think Jim needs to do whatever it takes for him to Legally be able to be called Esquire. So we can have Jim Esquire and Idun AKA Dunie.
He's in luck. I am an Esquire.
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My job has nothing to do with with my HD died. It was just old and had been through a lot. Once I get my next paycheck I'll make a new PC anyways.
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(Lamda Lamda Lamda???)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v143/bvh18/Revengeofthenerdsposter.jpg)
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Idun: It's where this (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C3njjD41f48) is from.
NEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEERDS!
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Neeeerds (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gZEdDMQZaCU)
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Nerds. d:
Someone I know was questioning why women dress a certain way (provocatively last night), why we don't own up to how we dress and how affects everyone else . . she deleted the entire part (where her boyfriend and sister annoyingly chimed in) where I and another person mentioned part of the problem with this entire thing is that we need to stop judging people by the way they look. Fundamental problem right there. MLK was doing it right.
I was partly upset (which is why I'm still talking about it) that she decided to play the game of no-one-offends-my-boyfriend-and-I-don't-want-to-consider-that-he-has-already-insulted-several-of-my-friends. I feel pretty thankful that I haven''t been close with her in less than a decade or else I would have deleted her.
On an another note, I was up til 5AM and now just woke up --- writing a paper. Doin' grad school wrong.
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On an another note, I was up til 5AM and now just woke up --- writing a paper. Doin' grad school wrong.
Sounds about how I'd do it.
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Someone I know was questioning why women dress a certain way (provocatively last night), why we don't own up to how we dress and how affects everyone else . . she deleted the entire part (where her boyfriend and sister annoyingly chimed in) where I and another person mentioned part of the problem with this entire thing is that we need to stop judging people by the way they look. Fundamental problem right there. MLK was doing it right.
I was partly upset (which is why I'm still talking about it) that she decided to play the game of no-one-offends-my-boyfriend-and-I-don't-want-to-consider-that-he-has-already-insulted-several-of-my-friends. I feel pretty thankful that I haven''t been close with her in less than a decade or else I would have deleted her.
I have heard it argued that in a professional setting like work, you should dress non-provocatively, because apparently males in much higher percentage than females tend to be visual thinkers, not forget a visual memory, and more likely to get distracted by distracting visuals. (This last point is also apparently why you shouldn't use lots of sparkly jewlery and glitter in a business setting, at least if you have male coworkers whose productivity you don't want to mess up).
I'm guessing the context for this was not "in a professional work setting", however.
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Yeah, she was talking about women outside of professional settings - in stores, at school. etc. I do feel she was being uppity in part - and anyway, presuming said hoeish looking figure to be unintelligent or having low self esteem just doesn't sit right with me.
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Yeah, what?
Dressing up fancy is fun.
I only do it every once in a while, because playing video games is also fun, as is browsing the internet. But I mean...if you took away my games, books, internet, and writing/math proofs, then you'd better believe I'd be doing a whoooooole lot of dress-up in my spare time.
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You know what they call making assumptions based on past experiences most of the time? "Learning."
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She's failing a couple life lessons then.
Talking about fail.. should I get this free flu shot------ everyone I know who gets them (which isn't many) end up getting a new strain of the virus. . . . : |
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You know what they call making assumptions based on past experiences most of the time? "Learning."
That sounds more like "stereotyping". And it is prone to certain mental traps; for instance:
http://xkcd.com/385/
As I understand it, the actual process of human learning tends to be much more experimental and less retrospective--more along the lines of a scientific method.
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Talking about fail.. should I get this free flu shot------ everyone I know who gets them (which isn't many) end up getting a new strain of the virus. . . . : |
Yes you should. I was getting a flu shot regularly for years, never got seriously ill. Went to Georgia where there was almost no enthusiasm or infrastructure for flu shots to the point that I just gave up looking, and later that year got the most horribly violently ill I've been in about 5 years.
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Of course it is prone to stereotypes, but sometimes having a filter is worth it. For example, if I am at a party, and I see a number of people, one who looks like someone who'd have my interests (a chemistry t-shirt or something video game related) and other people dressed in ways I associate with shallow, vain people (like if you have a purse that cost 500+ dollars), I am going to decide based on how they look who I think I might be more interested in chatting with. Now, I probably won't consciously think this person is bad or whatever, but I will probably discern that her life priorities are different than mine. Maybe I'll be wrong and maybe my initial opinion will be totally defied, but because you don't have the luxury to chat with 100 people individually, you make snap judgments and act on them.
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I agree with what everyone is saying, but making holier-than-thou comments (this girl did) generalizing an entire sex is just short-sighted, and I guess she forgets all the skimpy stuff she wears. If she was asking people to respond to how to defy stereotypes (she says focus on mind more than appearance), then being accusatory as she was opens an entirely different can of worms. But apparently since I decided to put on my heels and skinny jeans today, I wasn't developing my mind. . . according to her logic.
I'm trying to get in the habit of just talking to everyone. It's awkward. It's weird. But I don't know much of anyone here, so I try to drop my quick judgments.
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Someone I know was questioning why women dress a certain way (provocatively last night), why we don't own up to how we dress and how affects everyone else . . she deleted the entire part (where her boyfriend and sister annoyingly chimed in) where I and another person mentioned part of the problem with this entire thing is that we need to stop judging people by the way they look. Fundamental problem right there. MLK was doing it right.
I was partly upset (which is why I'm still talking about it) that she decided to play the game of no-one-offends-my-boyfriend-and-I-don't-want-to-consider-that-he-has-already-insulted-several-of-my-friends. I feel pretty thankful that I haven''t been close with her in less than a decade or else I would have deleted her.
I have heard it argued that in a professional setting like work, you should dress non-provocatively, because apparently males in much higher percentage than females tend to be visual thinkers, not forget a visual memory, and more likely to get distracted by distracting visuals. (This last point is also apparently why you shouldn't use lots of sparkly jewlery and glitter in a business setting, at least if you have male coworkers whose productivity you don't want to mess up).
I'm guessing the context for this was not "in a professional work setting", however.
I am here to say it's totally OK to judge people based on how they dress. The problem isn't making assumptions based on how people choose to appear in public, it's making the wrong assumptions. "I find that person interesting to look at therefore they must be interested in me looking at them" is a pervasive one (though it is, of course, sometimes correct). I'm not saying it's ok for men (or anyone, really) to go around blaming sexy women for scrambling their neurons. But I think the way one dresses does communicate a fair amount. Think about a man who occasionally wears a Green Lantern shirt, or a woman who is 4'2" and wears stilettos at work every single day. You can make some assumptions about these people (likes comic books; doesn't like craning her neck to talk to coworkers). They may turn out to be wrong, but probability is on your side. Stereotypes aren't bad; stereotypes based on bad assumptions are bad.
mc...I have to say that only someone in HR could come up with the theory that interestingly-dressed women will destroy mens' ability to work. The underlying assumption is that 8 hours of no distractions whatsoever is the ideal work environment, and one can only believe that if one views employees are fungible automatons - cogs in a machine that can be swapped out for new ones if they start to show wear.
I agree with what everyone is saying, but making holier-than-thou comments (this girl did) generalizing an entire sex is just short-sighted, and I guess she forgets all the skimpy stuff she wears. If she was asking people to respond to how to defy stereotypes (she says focus on mind more than appearance), then being accusatory as she was opens an entirely different can of worms. But apparently since I decided to put on my heels and skinny jeans today, I wasn't developing my mind. . . according to her logic.
I'm trying to get in the habit of just talking to everyone. It's awkward. It's weird. But I don't know much of anyone here, so I try to drop my quick judgments.
Getting to know people is a lot like oil painting, each impression adding a new layer of paint until you have something akin to a three-dimensional view of them. Your initial impressions are valid, but they're incomplete.
EDIT:
(http://i51.tinypic.com/t6thjp.jpg)
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mc...I have to say that only someone in HR could come up with the theory that interestingly-dressed women will destroy mens' ability to work. The underlying assumption is that 8 hours of no distractions whatsoever is the ideal work environment, and one can only believe that if one views employees are fungible automatons - cogs in a machine that can be swapped out for new ones if they start to show wear.
It's stuff I've read about how to dress for business attire if you're going to board meetings; how to dress if you're giving a presentation. That kind of thing.
Obviously business attire goes through trends like anything else, but something tells me that we won't be having an upcoming trend whereby all the female CEOs start wearing sparkly gem-covered spandex outfits with blinking LED lights and a view of cleavage. Obviously this wouldn't be distracting to everyone, but it might be distracting to enough people whom you want focused on the contents of your presentation.
(On the other hand, if you're going out to a nightclub, you probably do want people focused on your clothing).
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Obviously business attire goes through trends like anything else
Suit and tie --> Suit and tie
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Mens fashion vs Womens fashion there Jim. There is still things that cycle in that Suit and Tie stuff. Are French Cuffs in or out (and this will vary by industry, you don't wear them in banking unless you are on the up and up), striped or solid ties, same for your shirts. Collar styles as well. There is a lot you can do with even just a two piece suit. Sometimes it is the eighties and three piece suits are back in.
something tells me that we won't be having an upcoming trend whereby all the female CEOs start wearing sparkly gem-covered spandex outfits with blinking LED lights and a view of cleavage.
I see you don't think that female businesswomen are reading DC Reboot then.
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Obviously business attire goes through trends like anything else
Suit and tie --> Suit and tie
I feel it's more like:
Suit and tie -> mismatch blazer and wristwatch -> suit and tie -> tie and wristwatch -> wristwatch -> tie
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Mens fashion vs Womens fashion there Jim. There is still things that cycle in that Suit and Tie stuff. Are French Cuffs in or out (and this will vary by industry, you don't wear them in banking unless you are on the up and up), striped or solid ties, same for your shirts. Collar styles as well. There is a lot you can do with even just a two piece suit. Sometimes it is the eighties and three piece suits are back in.
Now that autumn is here, my vest combos are out, but I miss them already.
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I need a new pair of tennis shoes. Mine have a big hole in the side and I live in one of the rainiest cities in North America.
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I live in a deciduous rain forest so there.
Mine actually just came apart. Replaced them with motorcycle boots cause I had a feeling I would need to kick down a door. Also they look awesome on me.
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It's stuff I've read about how to dress for business attire if you're going to board meetings; how to dress if you're giving a presentation. That kind of thing.
Styles come and styles go, but I think this can be summed up (for women) as "wear makeup. not too slutty."
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unrelatedly: first court appearance tomorrow. wish me luck.
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That means something so much different when it comes from Jim and not... most other people I know who would have to say that phrase.
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Including "manager" in my new title - without giving me any people to manage - makes me very happy.
We'll see if I stay happy when we get to talking salary.
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Styles come and styles go, but I think this can be summed up (for women) as "wear makeup. not too slutty."
I was thinking about this. What's not too slutty makeup? (Hope you did well on your court appearance, by the way!)
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He walked out a free man. At least he has that going for him.
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Styles come and styles go, but I think this can be summed up (for women) as "wear makeup. not too slutty."
I was thinking about this. What's not too slutty makeup? (Hope you did well on your court appearance, by the way!)
Thanks! It went OK. didn't get everything we wanted, but we extracted a concession from the defendant and made the court aware of our position in case we need to come back later. For my part I was responsive to questions and spoke articulately, though I wasn't able to make all the points I wanted to. I'm also patting myself on the back for thinking of a smartass comment and managing to restrain myself from saying it in front of the court attorney even though I really wanted to.
'Too slutty' is a tough standard to articulate. I guess...if you have enough makeup on to go on TV but you're not going on TV, you're too slutty?
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The standard of too slutty also varies on how sexist the viewer is.
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Let's say extremely. Does that move the bar up or down?
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Styles come and styles go, but I think this can be summed up (for women) as "wear makeup. not too slutty."
I was thinking about this. What's not too slutty makeup? (Hope you did well on your court appearance, by the way!)
According to my sister, don't wear eyeliner. Eyeshadow is iffy too.
(Thank goodness this stuff doesn't matter at my workplace).
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While you're at it, you may as well forgo lipstick and blush. Foundation is a stretch -- op! No makeup! That'll work.
<_<
Someone's always going to find fault if they want to. Being female includes being constantly, silently (or not so silently) judged by appearance.
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Blush...yeah, I have heard not to be excessive with blush in a work setting.
Never heard anyone speak out against lipstick or mascara, though. (And I can't imagine anyone having an issue with foundation or concealer. The point of those two is that you don't even notice them).
EDIT: And...what's left...lip gloss and eyeshadow? Yeah, both of those sound iffy in a work setting, unless they're unusually subtle.
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Mascara, foundation and concealer are the only ones I can think of where no one is likely to comment. They're mainly meant to be, as you say, subtle: enhance or conceal.
Lipstick, eyeshadow, blush, eyeliner -- all of these are decoration. ANY combination of these is likely to set someone off. I grew up hearing my grandparents' friends disparage the girls with blush because it was unseemly. Lipstick just draws attention to your whore mouth. Eyeshadow has ALL SORTS of terrible hooker connotations, especially the non-skin tone colors (e.g., blue). Eyeliner, too, gets a reputation for being glommed on to make the eyes obscenely painted.
By my observation, the difference between "slutty makeup" and "normal makeup" is a matter of degrees. Light eyeliner, neutral eyeshadow, a touch of blush? These are plenty work-safe. Heavy eyeliner, bright eyeshadow, red lipstick? Whore. Heavy eyeliner, no other makeup? Emo. Red lipstick, nothing else? Model wanna-be aka whore.
It's a fucking brutal damned if you do, damned if you don't world for makeup. The best application is the one that looks as if you're not wearing any makeup at all. Which is a damnable lie, of course, but it's pretty much the same thing people have always been asking of girls: be pretty when I want to look at you, but not obtrusive when I don't.
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Well! I was thinking that I really can't think of "slutty" in my definition. I can think of trainwreck makeup, straight up: (yo... is her eyelash flying off??).
I used to put on makeup (eyeshadow, eyeliner, and this *invisible* (really) foundation that removes oil from my face). I just don't anymore. I'm way too fucking busy -- I have to frickin schedule showering. I used to do my hair also. Slowly growing into a wooly mammoth over here.
There's three things I need to get done: I need someone to thread my bushy ass eyebrows, get my nails done AND my toes curated for the winter. I've been *EXTRA* nervous the past few weeks, and have bitten my nails much shorter than I would like. ): I need to get mah groove back. I can't believe I lost it in a month.
Now I *have* been considering wearing bright red lipstick*.
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Let's say extremely. Does that move the bar up or down?
If the viewer is -also- extremely hypocritical alongside sexist, the bar goes all the way to "being a woman is too slutty", also depending on factors like "did she go to bed with someone else instead of me".
EDIT:
In other news: job promotion is now 100% official. Fuck yes.
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"did she go to bed with someone else instead of me".
Clearly, that's not slutty enough. Where sluttiness is concerned, you've got to hit the sweet spot to...you know what, I'll just stop now.
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Hit the sweet spot, or don't, because you'll never see her again?
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"did she go to bed with someone else instead of me".
Clearly, that's not slutty enough.
No, no. Going to bed with someone else is slutty, going to bed with me is good taste.
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No, no. Going to bed with someone else is slutty, going to bed with me is good taste.
...when women sleep with you, do you compliment them on their good taste?
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"did she go to bed with someone else instead of me".
Clearly, that's not slutty enough.
No, no. Going to bed with someone else is slutty, going to bed with me is her duty.
Correction for the extreme mysogyny I'm trying to convey here.
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No, no. Going to bed with someone else is slutty, going to bed with me is good taste.
...when women sleep with you, do you compliment them on their good taste?
It's more polite to say "you're welcome."
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In other news: job promotion is now 100% official. Fuck yes.
Slut.
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In other news: job promotion is now 100% official. Fuck yes.
Slut.
Yeah, I've known a lot of women who've gone through that kind of misogyny. "You're female, and my manager? YOU MUST HAVE SLEPT YOUR WAY TO THE TOP. I'm going to ignore all your instructions and report directly to your boss instead of you."
Hasn't come up for me yet because nobody puts me in charge of anything.
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In other news: job promotion is now 100% official. Fuck yes.
Slut.
Yeah, I've known a lot of women who've gone through that kind of misogyny. "You're female, and my manager? YOU MUST HAVE SLEPT YOUR WAY TO THE TOP. I'm going to ignore all your instructions and report directly to your boss instead of you."
Hasn't come up for me yet because nobody puts me in charge of anything.
This is where hilarity enters: my company is 80% female, including nearly all of the management team.
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Congrats, Snow! :D
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A few weeks ago I sent in an application to a company that does in-depth policy coverage in a bunch of niches - environmental laws, defense, the budget, etc. Last week I got an e-mail from the editor asking for writing samples. Today I had a 15-minute conversation with their publisher that ended with an invitation to an in-person interview. At 2 PM. Today.
Holy shit holy shit holy shit.
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Grats Shale.
And yeah that kind of misoginy baffles me. If I did that with my boss I would be reporting to yet another woman who reports to another woman. Most of the management team in my department are female. It is people management, why the fuck would you think that a woman would be exceptionally bad at that because of gender? Men and women are both just at bad at it as each other.
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I need a new place. :( Friend of mine's been looking for a 2/3-room place lately, but I really need to get out of here soon, so might have to pressure that more.
Just got home at nearly midnight to find my landlord's dog has been in my room, has knocked things (and by things, I mean consoles, games and Magic cards, so not cheap things) around the fucking place, and has pissed everywhere, including on the fucking PS2 and my bed. No idea when this happened, since I've been out since about 5pm, but the landlord apparently did nothing about it. About to put everything in the wash, then sleep on a sofa without covers. Fun times.
(In true British style, I am leaving him a very angry note.)
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A few weeks ago I sent in an application to a company that does in-depth policy coverage in a bunch of niches - environmental laws, defense, the budget, etc. Last week I got an e-mail from the editor asking for writing samples. Today I had a 15-minute conversation with their publisher that ended with an invitation to an in-person interview. At 2 PM. Today.
Holy shit holy shit holy shit.
Fuck yeah!
EDIT: Gref: people can so easily and unconsciously be bafflingly sexist, but you know that. Hey guys basically an entire civilization's worth of cultural patriarchalism ingrained into the collective's tiny little brain doesn't really wipe in an interval of a hundred and a half years.
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Yay Shale!! (: Yay!
I just started laughing to myself. I love old, witty women. I can't stop thinking about Jim's mom. Like. Either I will marry Jim to get to his mom, or like, I dunno.. see if his parents dig an open relationship.
My advisor is so adorable too.
I love old women.
Hehehehe. So adorable.
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... this suddenly went to a very dark place and I think Idun is Niu.
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Idun may or may not be Niu but it's a pretty well known fact that Jim's mom is awesome.
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Idun may or may not be Niu but it's a pretty well known fact that Jim's mom is awesome.
Well yes, nobody's questioning -that-.
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OK, scratch that. I just want to be adopted.
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Don't worry. As much as Jim talks about other people's mothers, well... I mean, that had to come from somewhere. I'm sure she'd invite you to bed. Or at least on a date.
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You guys know my mother sometimes visits the boards, right?
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So she already knows I have an extremely dexterous tongue?
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I'd be disappointed if she didn't.
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You're not the only one. I've sunk a lot of dollars into a promotional firm to circulate that fact.
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You guys know my mother sometimes visits the boards, right?
You realize I'd say that anyway right.
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You guys know my mother sometimes visits the boards, right?
Man, you're so lucky. I haven't been able to talk my mother into visiting these boards, even though she knows and likes a good six people in the DL.
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Well this is a plea to Jim's Mother:
Adopt me. ;_;
PS, Do you play DDR?
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I need a haircut. I am also getting frustrated waiting to hear about the actual changes to my job/salary. If you're just joining us at home, I'm chronically underpaid and I'm about to get a big promotion and a commiserate salary adjustment. Whatever that means.
So let's play!
If my raise is...
<10%, I'll cut it at home. (And maybe my wrists.)
10%-15%, I'll just cut it however the stylist suggests/trim. (I may also cry and subscribe to Craigslist:Jobs.)
15-25%, I'll cut it however the stylist suggests and dye it a dark, ruddy brown. (Just this side of black. I'll make it up in eyeliner.)
25-50%, I'll do a layered cut and dye the under layers a bright color (teal or red). (Reality with just a little spice.)
50-60%, I'll cut my hair shorter than normal, and do bits of two bright colors. (Shit's about to get crazy, y'all.)
60%+, I'll cut my hair short and feathery and dye my whole head a bright color. (I will also treat whoever shows up at DLC Florida and is interested to a round of drinks. :D)
Also I am disappointed that 70% isn't a mohawk.
70%, I'm rocking a mohawk.
I'll post a picture after I get the haircut.
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Oooh, I want you to get a 50-60% raise.
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You people all fail at making the right jokes at the right time. Rob's were of course spot on with timing, but the posts straight after being about Niu are completely and totally ruining the flow here. This is how it should have gone.
I can't stop thinking about Jim's mom.
Oh man, neither can I.
THAT FUCKING SIMPLE.
Also I am disappointed that 70% isn't a mohawk.
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There's a part of me that wants one of the options to be "I will get my hair cut exactly like Justin Beiber". But Mohawks are just cooler than Justin Beiber....
(I've never actually known a raise to be more than 10%, but on the other hand I've never actually changed titles or done things dramatically above and beyond my job description. Silly extracurricular activities like writing a weekly design column unprompted, yeah, I've done that, but not actual responsibility).
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There's a part of me that wants one of the options to be "I will get my hair cut exactly like Justin Beiber". But Mohawks are just cooler than Justin Beiber....
(I've never actually known a raise to be more than 10%, but on the other hand I've never actually changed titles or done things dramatically above and beyond my job description. Silly extracurricular activities like writing a weekly design column unprompted, yeah, I've done that, but not actual responsibility).
Hey, I just had a 20%-ish raise! But yeah different strokes.
Also, please don't cut yourself Ashley. =(
You people all fail at making the right jokes at the right time. Rob's were of course spot on with timing, but the posts straight after being about Niu are completely and totally ruining the flow here. This is how it should have gone.
I can't stop thinking about Jim's mom.
Oh man, neither can I.
THAT FUCKING SIMPLE.
Wait there was a joke?
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If you get a 100 percent raise will you please do a Sinaid O'Conner? I don't mean shave your head, I want you to rip up a picture of the pope on TV.
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It's not a "raise" so much as a reassigned salary. My salary sucks for the job I'm doing now because it was a lateral move on paper, but NOT a lateral move in duties. This was mildly readjusted with a cumulative ~15% raise from my starting salary, but I'm still about 20% away from even reaching a normal salary for my job title as it is. This new job should be a HUGE promotion, and it really wouldn't be out of place for me to get what is effectively a 60% raise. I suppose this may be why it's called a "salary adjustment" as opposed to a raise.
If you get a 100 percent raise will you please do a Sinaid O'Conner? I don't mean shave your head, I want you to rip up a picture of the pope on TV.
If I get a 100% raise, I'll fly to over and do it on a Japanese gameshow.
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In all fairness, Ashley probably wouldn't get much flak for ripping a picture of our current pope on TV, let alone -Japanese- TV. -However-, she should totally pull a Sinead O' Connor haircut and paint her remaining hairbulbs blonde if she gets a 100% raise.
Also, news on your cashy cashy when, LD?
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I don't think I can pull off a mohawk, much less being nearly bald. At least the mohawk grows back faster.
Should know something Tuesday, or at least that's when we're supposed agree on the job description and announce my promotion to the company so I'd better know something about the pay.
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tl;dw: What a crazy fucking weekend.
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Well, I totally set myself up for that fall.
Looks like the company is happy to pay me in kind words (CEO's parting comments shared that everyone I've worked with thinks I'm doing great) and ignore things like "market rate."
They do consider this a "raise" and not an "adjustment," meaning it's limited to a maximum percentage of my current rate.
i.e., Imma go cut my wrists now.
(Concession: I get a review for an almost guaranteed identical raise in February, and I'm put in the pool for a share if we make a successful exit. Translation: I'm going to do everything in my power to get this company sold, because that's the only way I'm getting any money out of staying here.)
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So do you actually get more money?
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I do, but it's 10%. If it wasn't limited to the raise ceilings (caps out at 10%), it would have been 22%.
Market rate at the bottom quartile for the job tasks I'm being promoted to is somewhere around 40% above my current rate. (Job tasks, mind you. I'm being very specific about my particular qualifications, not just going by "job title" ranges.) So. Yeah. Disappointing is one word for it.
But, hey, at least I get a few extra bucks.
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I climbed in my back window after convincing a person that I really do live on the third floor. I can't take Roland out since I can't get in my room, and have left war marks near the doorknob.
I really thought today was going to be streamlined.
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That interview I went to last week paid off. Job offered and accepted. Starting Monday, I will be covering federal environmental policy - specifically everything having to do with water quality. This is....I can barely process it. When I got into journalism, my goal was policy reporting at the national level. And I that's what I'm going to do starting in six days. With a TEN FUCKING THOUSAND DOLLAR raise over my last job to boot.
This day is awesome.
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First to officially say YAY
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Second official YAY
In fact, I even have an avatar-appropriate yay:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xczDd2_X0DI
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Congrats, Shale! That's fucking awesome! :D
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Congrats Shale! So awesome! :) What type of reporting it is again?
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Shit dude, the only way to celebrate that is a night of getting wasted. Congratulations.
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So a woman gave me her number today. Brazilian, tall blonde, German name. Such a coincidence.
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Her penis is probably the biggest coincidence.
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Wait, was that what WW2 was fought about? No wonder Japan was involved!
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What type of reporting it is again?
Incredibly pedantic policy analysis, aimed at the kind of people who either want to shape policy or could be fined thousands or millions of dollars if they break laws they didn't know about.
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laws they didn't know about.
It would not be inaccurate to say US environmental laws and regulations are a completely confused morass of traps for the unwary which bear little resemblance to the purposes for which they were made. Have fun!
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Which reminds me, I have questions for you tonight about some caselaw (Arizona vs Gant)
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Promises unkept, I'm moving onto plan B. I'm frustrated that my CEO is as much of a dreamer as I am only because that tends to lead to beautiful words and empty actions. It's a shame, because I really do think she has an excellent vision. Just... she's not quite there on getting stuff to go. Hell of a wake-up call for me, though, as if the past 3 years of failing to make good things happen weren't enough (which, obviously, they weren't).
Plan B involves spending time in England and various other travel, so I can't say I'm disappointed.
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Oh, hey, apparently this is publicly posted knowledge so I can share this publicly.
Well, the Atlanta part of CCP just cut about half of its positions, and mine was one of the positions that no longer exists (along with some really talented people; people who've been at the company 15 years; people who I know were getting more done than anyone else in their department). It's not a complete studio closure, but it's pretty close.
If you know any game development studios looking for programmers, pass them my way
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Oh dear. ):
Edit* I've heard of Irrational Games in Boston, and know they're hiring, but I don't know.. if that's a good lead or not. You'd have to re-locate.
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Really sorry to hear that MC. Irrational seems like a decent studio[they made Bioshock], doesn't seem like a bad lead.
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Augh crap :( That really sucks MC but yeah hope you're able to get another job soon esp if you really need another one right away.
/me hugs
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I know there are a ton of companies around here, mainly start-ups... PM me specifics and I'll see what I can dig up? Here or otherwise.
So sorry to hear this. :(
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That is pretty shitty. Good luck finding a new job.
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Sorry to hear it, mc. That sucks.
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Sad days both for yourself and CCCP, I was hoping things were looking good there on the shooter and the MMO.
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Sad days both for yourself and CCCP, I was hoping things were looking good there on the shooter and the MMO.
Stuff was looking good on our end and I'm pretty sure on the shooter, too. As far as I knew both Atlanta and Shanghai were doing good jobs. But...finances.
I know there are a ton of companies around here, mainly start-ups... PM me specifics and I'll see what I can dig up? Here or otherwise.
So sorry to hear this.
Specifics meaning...like my resume? I'm still putting that together. Though the short version everyone knows:
5 years at Activsion making console games (PS2/multiplat then 360/multiplat). Primarily working in C++
1.5 years at CCP making MMOs for PC. Primarily working in Python
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Specifics like what kind of work you're really looking for. I don't want to sling you jobs for, say, mobile games if you have no interest in the platform.
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Specifics like what kind of work you're really looking for. I don't want to sling you jobs for, say, mobile games if you have no interest in the platform.
I'm going to have a console/PC bias, but I do more generally have a bias towards higher-profile. In that I probably would take a job at Zynga (they're obviously doing something right, and I can learn from it, and it'll look good on my resume) whereas a much smaller company making facebook games? Probably not.
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Haven't posted in a while since there's been nothing good to report. Moved to HK, hate my life here, hate my job here, get into fights with my parents everyday.
Then I decided to resign from my job, things improved for a bit. Looked for a job, couldn't find one, more shit hit the fan and got into a huge fight with my mom two days ago and my dad just now. They want me to go back and take back my resignations.
Fuck this shit. They are dead to me.
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/me hugs
Sorry to hear that Tide :( I know peeps have been missing you here as well. Hang in there ok? Peeps are thinking of you.
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Really sorry to hear that, Tide. :( Hope things pick up for you soon. If you ever need someone to rant to, I'm around. :)
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Check your PMs, Tide.
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Oh man, that blows. Better than suffering through a job you hate but man does it suck when life gives you nothing but shitty options.
Good luck.
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As usual, misfortune falls upon the rest of us while Shale laughs and pats us on the head, offering pithy condolences as he coasts through life.
At least the Eagles are eating Shale's negative karma.
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As usual, misfortune falls upon the rest of us while Shale laughs and pats us on the head, offering pithy condolences as he coasts through life.
At least the Eagles are eating Shale's negative karma.
Sopko's misfortune is that he is Sopko. QED.
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As usual, misfortune falls upon the rest of us while Shale laughs and pats us on the head, offering pithy condolences as he coasts through life.
At least the Eagles are eating Shale's negative karma.
Sopko's misfortune is that he is Sopko. QED.
Yep, and Zenny smells like... well, you know.
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As usual, misfortune falls upon the rest of us while Shale laughs and pats us on the head, offering pithy condolences as he coasts through life.
At least the Eagles are eating Shale's negative karma.
Sopko's misfortune is that he is Sopko. QED.
Yep, and Zenny smells like... well, you know.
Week old crusty semen.
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Shame, regret, booze and a loneliest Saturday morning in existence.
So yes week old crusty semen.
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You forgot disappointment.
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You forgot disappointment.
He didn't feel it was necessary to beat a dead horse.
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Beating the horse long after it's dead is the only way to get that unique scent to start with.
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Calling it a horse is very optimistic.
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Comparing yourself to the horse is the first tactic of the desperate.
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To be fair, in Japan, even an average-sized American gets to wear the condoms that have a horse on the cover of the box.
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The class in this joint... man.
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OK: Always quick on the trigger.
On a slightly different note, my car is now working fine and has done so for a month. Any bets on how long till it explodes?
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So my little brother is driving us to class today. We're on 64 driving west when traffic just literally stops out of nowhere. Some deplorable idiot decided that it'd be good idea to go 35 in the fast lane! Traffic suddenly stops. Brother breaks but it's way, way too late to stop the car, so I look quickly to my right, yell 'change lanes', and he manages to (while breaking still) change lanes right before he would have slammed into the car. So glad I was paying attention, or I'd likely be in the hospital right now in the best of circumstances.
I'd just like to give a FUCK YOU to the idiot who nearly caused a multicar pileup by dicking around on their cell phone or driving with their feet or fucking with their radio instead of driving.
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Signing up for my final semester's worth of classes tomorrow. Hard to believe I'm already nearing the end of law school. Time really flies.
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An agent requested a sample of by far my best novel to date, which unfortunately is too long to be readily salable in its genre and so usually gets unsold by its query letter. This is the first time I've managed to get the actual work in someone's hands, even if only the first 50 pages.
Spent the week going through it and polishing it up.
Heard today that she decided not to take the rest.
:'(
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First and foremost: Congratulations for the follow-up! That's pretty awesome.
Condolences on the ultimate answer, but a bite like that -- requesting pages! -- is a great positive step. Keep at it. :)
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Applied for promotion today. This time it got advertised while I was out of state and my manager was on leave. It was being advertised for a week, found out yesterday. Closes on Monday. I know it isn't personal bit goddamn sometimes I feels like they are trying to tell me something.
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First and foremost: Congratulations for the follow-up! That's pretty awesome.
Condolences on the ultimate answer, but a bite like that -- requesting pages! -- is a great positive step. Keep at it. :)
I've gotten this far before (plus actually selling nonfiction). Striking out on a novel I consider a solid, workmanlike piece is Tuesday. This one hits harder than most because it's the only novel I've written in the last half-decade that I really put a lot of heart into, rather than writing to what was popular, and this agent specifically wanted the genre and even cited the same author I would as a close equivalent.
Nonetheless, thanks for the encouraging words, and, indeed, I do feel better about it by now. I never expected a 200,000 word novel to even get looked at in this market; it's not even the main one I'm shopping at the moment.
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OOC: How many pages is the completed manuscript?
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It doesn't matter whether it's your first bite or your tenth - getting a bite at all means you're doing what you need to be doing, and you just haven't found the person to take it on with you. Managing to get bites more than once just means you're a good writer no matter what you're taking on.
But yeah, I totally dig how crushing it feels to have something personal let down like that. So does Andy: he had his first short story submission rejected and he stopped writing altogether for months. <_<
Back on the horse, etc.
Good luck. :)
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PC formatted wiigii spring break
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It doesn't matter whether it's your first bite or your tenth - getting a bite at all means you're doing what you need to be doing, and you just haven't found the person to take it on with you. Managing to get bites more than once just means you're a good writer no matter what you're taking on.
But yeah, I totally dig how crushing it feels to have something personal let down like that. So does Andy: he had his first short story submission rejected and he stopped writing altogether for months. <_<
Back on the horse, etc.
Good luck. :)
Fortunately, this isn't even the manuscript I'm mainly shopping at the moment. I have about a half-dozen queries out on one of those solid, workmanlike novels I mentioned, and a couple of shorts looking for a home. Should I not re-mount the horse, it would simply trample me. ;)
OOC: How many pages is the completed manuscript?
778 the way I have it formatted in Open Office.
Probably around 800 in a printed book.
The length is definitely a problem. I wish there were a midpoint where it could be cut into a much more salable two books, but such is not the case.
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If only you were George R. R. Martin
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"General protest" scheduled for Wednesday by Occupy Oakland. They want to shut the city down.
Ugh. Sounds like a good day to play hooky and hole myself up in the apartment.
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Devil May Cry 3. Chinese food. Stakeland. Doritos (Chilli Heatwave) Toffee Apple. Sweets. Yaay Halloween!~
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I met someone on the MBTA. I gather what I wore on campus today drew a great amount of attention. If this wasn't the location, then apparently walking around in the train station.
I happen to sit down on the stuffy green line only for someone else to sit next to me. I pull out a reading on Systematic Art, and they interrupt me. Happens to be an MFA student at BU. Also, has a place with free dwelling any time I visit New York, as a connection has a fellowship at the MET and is UVA's PhD program. Awkwardly pulled out my smartphone I'm inept at to get the digits and call her. I made a friend. (: She likes this really big green garbage-bag skirt I'm wearing.
Secondly, I have been in correspondence with this professor at UCSB. Has a fellowship at Harvard and is leaving in June. I will be very sad. He noticed out of all the students to attend his lecture, that I was absent. He mentioned this to me, since he caught me at the Romare Bearden Panel at Harvard this past Wednesday. On that same note, Gates Jr. is a very interesting person. Anyway! We chatted before going to see the opening of this new exhibition. Man, it's just been an invigorating week.
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Who -is- Gates Jr.? </stalking>
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Henry Louis Gates Jr. A critically-acclaimed and highly regarded African American scholar who contributes significantly to the field of Black Studies. He's currently director of the W.E.B Dubois Institute, the oldest institute in America dedicated to research for/by/of African Americans. What's great is that he is still living. He approached me and hobnobbed for a second before the panel, but I felt him exuding too much spiritual pressure. I was so nervous that my vision got sort of blurry and I felt similar symptoms to altitude sickness! It's crazy, because he is extremely personable! He's not the UCSB professor though. I might also add that my quixotic-like socializing on the T was very lesbian.
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I do not know what my computers have against me lately.
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He approached me and hobnobbed for a second before the panel, but I felt him exuding too much spiritual pressure.
You should undergo a training montage to increase your spiritual pressure. Once you power up, you'll finally be able to defeat him in an epic battle.
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I might also add that my quixotic-like socializing on the T was very lesbian.
That's par for the course, though!
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I guess my training montage begins every weekend?
On a sidenote, I'm sharing this in this thread because I just think it's beautiful: http://vimeo.com/31158841
CT, have you seen a murmuration?
Starlings are invasive right? Who cares in any case. Beautiful.
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I'm speechless.
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I have seen groups of starlings/swallows before practicing and on their way with their migration flights but never as many as in the above. So no I guess I haven't seen a full murmuration before :(
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Oh no, no sadface. ):
Happy face! (:
ONE DAY YOU WILL.
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Thanks Idun :) Yaay~
Visit Scotland so you can too!~
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Three wonderful things happened today that made my head larger!
So the path I walk to the T station has three red lights. I normally beat the traffic walking. What HAPPENED was, a guy kept telling me I was beautiful at every red light! Made me happy.
Another guy *just* said the same thing as he was looking for a voting place.
And another guy in the library said the same thing, though .. I'm unsure if he was talking to me (but I was the only person walking past him so.. )
Ah, I had a good day (: I haven't been told that in a while!
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I use random stranger compliments as a barometer. When too many come from the weird/creepy folks, I know I'm getting too fat and/or depressed.
It's nice to be able to feel good about compliments. ^_^
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Random stranger compliments serve to remind me that despite being horribly overweight I'm still in better shape then well over half the other people out there. Since all the ones I get come in the form of "wow, I see you walking down by the mall all the time. That's so far from here, how do you do that?"
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Aways back, I moved out.
Then last weekend, I got my computer desk brought over and was able to set my PC back up.
Then this weekend I came to the conclusion that it was going to be forever before I got around to getting someone to put network cabling in so I bought a big ol' one and ran it from the kitchen into the office so now I'm online again.
Since I theoretically won't be spending all my hometime in the same room as the PC anymore, I will likely be active in chat even less than I already was (somehow). I guess I need to get a tablet or something.
Went to my 10-year highschool reunion on Saturday. Everyone leads more exciting/worthwhile/mature lives than I do. Would be nice if they didn't act like this was a problem on my end (or at all).
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At least you went to your ten year reunion. I literally forgot about it. *Facepalm*
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Ten-year reunions are such an alien concept here.
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I didn't go to mine for a few reasons. Wasn't invited because you see I don't use Facebook, so hopefully people figure I am dead.
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I bought Andrew a netbook for his birthday so he could write on the go without having to try and carry around his 17" gaming laptop that weighs like 10 pounds and has an unreliable screen.
It worked great for 7 days, and then had a fatal error. Something involving the harddrive, the BIOS, and NOT WORKING. None of the fixes I could find worked (skipping the OS reinstall, since it's a netbook and lacks an optical drive), so back to Target it went! We bought a new one. It was on sale for $100 cheaper than I originally bought it for, so woo!
Then it lasted 7 days, and had a fatal error. The same goddamned error.
Brought it back this time for a raincheck and a refund and, of course, they don't have any in stock.
Getting one from Amazon this time, to see if for some reason Target just got all the lemons or whatever. This is the last chance, Acer. Or I keel joo. :(
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I really want a Netbook myself. I hate carrying around the big lappy when I travel home.
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Your problem is Acer, there. I had an Acer computer in the past and remember that exact same error. Had to get replaced. Then it had a lot of other problems. Not exactly a reliable company in my experience.
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For cheapo netbooks, I have an Asus Eee, and it's served me well.
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That doesn't bode well. Hmm.
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My Asus netbook lasted me a pretty long time, see if you can pick up one of those?
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So for those not in chat, for the past few weeks, I've been going through the application process for Delta. After I got back from Japan, I started tutoring part-time, but it's just not making enough money. Continuing my job-hunt, I stumbled across Delta's website and decided to see if they had any openings for something like a desk clerk.
Turns out the only position they were hiring was for Japanese-speaking Flight Attendants.
Well, Okay, I -suppose- I might as well apply for that. *barely contained excitement*
After putting in the online application and taking a few basic personality tests, I got an immediate email back telling me to call for a phone interview. After 4 hours of trying to get through the On Hold process, I finally got to take that interview (which I bombed).
But then they called me back anyway and said to take a phone/recorded/internet "test" for Japanese language. It was only 3 questions long, but the speaker was apparently sick since even my Japanese friends could understand what that guy was saying. After bombing that interview, they called me back anyway.
They said to come to Atlanta for a face-to-face interview session. They flew me up there yesterday and I met a lot of other candidates and we had a big group interview/question-asking session, and then some one-on-one interviews. For once, I shined and did not bomb an interview. I'm not sure I've ever performed so well at an interview in my life. And also I made friends with a lot of the other applicants. In fact, after the interview and before our flights left, a bunch of us went out to drink and karaoke in Atlanta.
Anyway, I just got back last night and now begins the *sigh* 2-week waiting process for them to get back to me.
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Keeping my fingers crossed for you, Djinn.
Relatedly, interviewed with the EPA for a spring semester internship yesterday. Thought it went pretty well. This morning they emailed me that I got the position!
:):):)
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Also keeping fingers crossed, DJ! :D
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Congrats, Jim! Just be careful. If Perry pulls ahead in the GOP primaries, the EPA may start feeling insecure. :(
(But seriously. That's fucking awesome. :D )
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Keeping my fingers crossed for you, Djinn.
Relatedly, interviewed with the EPA for a spring semester internship yesterday. Thought it went pretty well. This morning they emailed me that I got the position!
:):):)
Dude, badass. Congrats.
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Congrats, Jim! Just be careful. If Perry pulls ahead in the GOP primaries, the EPA may start feeling insecure. :(
You know, I asked them about that in the interview, and they said they'd heard it before and weren't too concerned.
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That's funny and sad all at the same time.
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So for those not in chat, for the past few weeks, I've been going through the application process for Delta. After I got back from Japan, I started tutoring part-time, but it's just not making enough money. Continuing my job-hunt, I stumbled across Delta's website and decided to see if they had any openings for something like a desk clerk.
Turns out the only position they were hiring was for Japanese-speaking Flight Attendants.
Well, Okay, I -suppose- I might as well apply for that. *barely contained excitement*
After putting in the online application and taking a few basic personality tests, I got an immediate email back telling me to call for a phone interview. After 4 hours of trying to get through the On Hold process, I finally got to take that interview (which I bombed).
But then they called me back anyway and said to take a phone/recorded/internet "test" for Japanese language. It was only 3 questions long, but the speaker was apparently sick since even my Japanese friends could understand what that guy was saying. After bombing that interview, they called me back anyway.
They said to come to Atlanta for a face-to-face interview session. They flew me up there yesterday and I met a lot of other candidates and we had a big group interview/question-asking session, and then some one-on-one interviews. For once, I shined and did not bomb an interview. I'm not sure I've ever performed so well at an interview in my life. And also I made friends with a lot of the other applicants. In fact, after the interview and before our flights left, a bunch of us went out to drink and karaoke in Atlanta.
Anyway, I just got back last night and now begins the *sigh* 2-week waiting process for them to get back to me.
Based on patterns, you doing well at the interview means you didn't get the job.
Jim: Congratulations.
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Keeping my fingers crossed for you, Djinn.
Relatedly, interviewed with the EPA for a spring semester internship yesterday. Thought it went pretty well. This morning they emailed me that I got the position!
:):):)
So I can count on some leaks, right?
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Social Link GO!!
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So I can count on some leaks, right?
I'll probably be assigned to the CERCLA New Jersey division. Which is to say there will be leaks, but not the kind you want.
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Social Link broken...
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Some advice for you women who plan on getting married some day: There is a corollary to Heisenberg's Uncertainty Principle that you may not have learned in school.
You can tell a man what to do, or you can tell him how to do it. If you try to do both, the results cannot be predicted.
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So anyone following the minimeet topic will have seen that the water line connecting to the toilet came loose and water got everywhere in the bathroom, the kitchen and the hallway. Cleaning all that up was bad enough, but it gets better.
Oh boy does it ever get better.
The water was not content with soaking the top of the floor, and decided to soak THROUGH the floor. The hardwood floor in the kitchen and hallway will need to be torn up so they can dry underneath it and replace the stuff that was on top. The carpeted area that got soaked? Well, the water went through the carpet and into the mat underneath it. Which absorbed water like a giant sponge and has gotten soaked all the way down into the living room. Note that the water never made it that far, the mat under the carpet is what carried it down there.
What does this mean? Well, it means they have to tear up the carpet and dry the area underneath. With fans that will run for three days straight. Fans that are dehumidifiers as well.
Which means it's a health hazzard for us to stay here while they're running.
Which means we have to be out of the house for three days. Starting later today.
Which means I won't be online for awhile, as we're all going down to stay at Jenna's mom's house(you know, the one who just had HEART SURGERY) where there isn't a spare room so it's living room crashing for us.
Oh, and we have to take the cat with us as well. There are people down there allergic to the cat(thankfully NOT the woman who just had heart surgery), so this should be fun.
And by fun I mean the exact opposite.
Anyway, see you all in awhile.
Also, could someone who still talks to Tai pass this along to him for me? Thanks.
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Wow. That sucks. Aaaaaaaat least it's getting fixed?
Message passed along to Tai, btw.
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Bloody hell.
It wouldn't be a holiday if a family member didn't die.
Is it worse to have a funeral the day before or the day after Thanksgiving?
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Maaaaaaan. My condolences, OK. =(
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Sorry to hear that, OK.
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Looks like we're doing it the day after.
It was my father's brother - had metastatic lung cancer, presented with a massive esophageal bleed, ended up with anoxic brain injury, so it happened fast. Still, very sudden, and his mother is distraught.
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Ugh. Condolences. That's awful.
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Yeah. >_< Sorry man.
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Alright, enough interviewing: I think I might get seriously ill and/or lose my visa if I interviewed anywhere else anyway.
I have accepted at Naughty Dog.
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Congrats! I have no idea whether it's a good place to work or not, but they certainly seem to turn out good games.
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I don't know what to say to Gate and OK. Condolences? Best wishes? Hang in there? :(
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MC, congrats! Does that mean you're headed back to CA?
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Alright, enough interviewing: I think I might get seriously ill and/or lose my visa if I interviewed anywhere else anyway.
I have accepted at Naughty Dog.
Yay hugs!
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Does that mean you're headed back to CA?
Yes, but LA, unfortunately.
Close enough to maybe do spontaneous road trips to see Laggy, I guess?
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Well at least you're back in the right time zone!
Hope it ends up a good place to work.
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Congratulations and condolences where appropriate.
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Congratulations and condolences where most inappropriate.
Fixed that for you.
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Near Dhyer and Niu. Sounds like a rad party to me. You can laugh at both of them for their great scathing remarks and scare Niu with hugs and putting things on high shelves.
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posting from psp at mcd's. internet and cable cut off, no idea when it'll be back. will try to get to wifi hotspot to post annual holiday bonus, but no promises. no worries, i'm still fine, just out of touch.
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Back home, finally. Yay.
The good: survived the stay at Jenna's mom's house. Her relative that had come over that hated me last time we met...seemed waaaaaaaaaaaaaay more chill this time. It has been years and I know people do change, but she was practically a different woman. Which is great, since she's about as shy as Super about sharing her opinions so if she had still hated me it would have been a very difficult week. Also, house has been all fixed up and the landlord will be shaving some off of next month's rent since we weren't able to use our house for 3-4 days. Dunno how much yet, but even just $100 would help alot.
The bad: sleeping on a mat on the floor for 4 days has done wonders for my back. As in it is a wonder my back still works after that. Owie. Jenna's in about the same shape. Also, upon arriving home we discover that the cleaning chemicals used while we were out have left a rather unpleasant, and extremely powerful, odor.
The ugly: cooking thanksgiving dinner for a family with the following dietary limitations. 1) a low sodium diet. And by low I mean as close to "no sodium" as possible. 2) a low fat diet. Again, by low fat I mean as close to fat free as possible. Same person as before, by the way. 3) no garlic. Same person as the previous two is allergic. 4) no onions. Not the same person, but someone that needed to be catered to, so onions was out. 5) a largely sugar-free diet. One person strongly on this diet, and the same person as the low sodium/fat diet is partially on it. Cooking without salt, fat, garlic, sugar or onion was...a thing. But I got it done somehow.
As a note, the woman on the very restrictive diet was Jenna's mother, who was letting us stay at her house and is on such a diet since she just had heart surgery. So we definately had to cater to her needs there. And the no onions person was HER aunt, a woman in her...late 70s, I think? Not going to tell someone that old that they can just eat something else when I can find a way to cook around it. Ended up making my own vegitable stock from scratch to "brine"(as much as you can call it that without salt) the turkey in overnight, a weird eggplant stuffing thing that I'll post the recipie for later because it was delicious(this is also what was the biggest pain in the ass too cook. I love eggplant but godDAMN is it difficult to work with), and some mashed potatoes with only the barest hint of margerine to help smooth it out a touch. All in all was good eats, just more effort then usual to make.
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Yay for the end of the exciting plumbing adventure! Glad things have (mostly) worked themselves out.
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That sounds like the worst meal.
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Welcome back Gate! =)
Which is great, since she's about as shy as Super about sharing her opinions
*snorts*
the ugly: cooking thanksgiving dinner for a family with the following dietary limitations. 1) a low sodium diet. And by low I mean as close to "no sodium" as possible. 2) a low fat diet. Again, by low fat I mean as close to fat free as possible. Same person as before, by the way. 3) no garlic. Same person as the previous two is allergic. 4) no onions. Not the same person, but someone that needed to be catered to, so onions was out. 5) a largely sugar-free diet. One person strongly on this diet, and the same person as the low sodium/fat diet is partially on it. Cooking without salt, fat, garlic, sugar or onion was...a thing. But I got it done somehow.
Wow. I'm sure it turned out surprisingly tasty anyway though - Gatecooker =) I tend not to go overboard on salt and sugar(don't really use them) and spices myself but I do sometimes like some flavouring like onions and garlic so I suppose there's stuffs that can be swapped in instead - I like oregano or basil if I'm not using garlic for example (not sure what I'd add instead of onions if I was doing a turkey/thanksgiving style dinner though) ~
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I helped Pyro move today. I was going to type up a long, profane rant, but I think this will suffice.
FUCK. COUCHES.
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I hear most people like to do that ON the couch, but to each his own.
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They call 'em love seats for a reason.
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So apparently last week's paycheck bounced. I somehow suspect my boss will fight me on getting the money back.
Why do I bother getting up in the morning.
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Spite?
It's probably spite.
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So Saturday we had a thanksgiving party and I got all drunk and decided to go along with these people who were going on a 6 hour hike. It was worth it but by the time we were climbing the third fucking mountain I wanted to do nothing but die. Fortunately this other dude was just as out of shape so it was mostly us bitching and moaning in the back. The best. It was still a lot of fun especially once it was over but I probably could have done without those last two hours given how out of shape I am.
Now today is an Elementary school day so I get to be all dancing and trying to play soccer with the kids at recess and not dying so yay.
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My secret is to drink and smoke a lot.
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Deposition tomorrow. This will consist of me asking some dude from a bank questions for 6 or 7 hours while the bank's douchey attorney objects every other question. If I were awake enough to feel emotion, I might be vaguely terrified.
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Throw in a couple really weird questione just to throw them off.
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FUCK YOU MICROSOFT OUTLOOK!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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I'm trying to find 'myself' in the least tragic way possible. I've discovered I'm very impressionable when people who just defended dissertations and/or are finished with their coursework are mildly interested in trying to decode my discursive and stuttering conversational skills. Seriously. Either I'm that 'person' that makes them look even better, or I'm severely underselling myself.
Finished both presentations for the semester. Apparently the first one was a raving success. The research process for the second one was amazingly insightful, but I ran constantly into the issue of unsupported evidence. My thesis is culled solely from extrapolating sources I don't believe I have any authority to praise or denounce considering my obvious lack of fieldwork. I have yet to receive word back from my professor as to my presentation. So, despite my semester technically ending 'active brain mode' at the end of this week, officially on the 21st of December, I'm either going to have to haul ass before my birthday on the 12lth to overhaul my paper, or I'm just going to hang with Berklee musicians, become a bohemian and live in my own little inner world.
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Howdy gang!
Is this test too obscure?
http://www.sporcle.com/games/RadShadow/rpg_quiz
Just made it, and just wondering for wondering sake.
Thanks!
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I'm trying to find 'myself' in the least tragic way possible. I've discovered I'm very impressionable when people who just defended dissertations and/or are finished with their coursework are mildly interested in trying to decode my discursive and stuttering conversational skills. Seriously. Either I'm that 'person' that makes them look even better, or I'm severely underselling myself.
Finished both presentations for the semester. Apparently the first one was a raving success. The research process for the second one was amazingly insightful, but I ran constantly into the issue of unsupported evidence. My thesis is culled solely from extrapolating sources I don't believe I have any authority to praise or denounce considering my obvious lack of fieldwork. I have yet to receive word back from my professor as to my presentation. So, despite my semester technically ending 'active brain mode' at the end of this week, officially on the 21st of December, I'm either going to have to haul ass before my birthday on the 12lth to overhaul my paper, or I'm just going to hang with Berklee musicians, become a bohemian and live in my own little inner world.
When you were giving your presentation did you remember to do the old "hand them the sandwich" move?
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Scar: I got 15/17. Only one I had played and didn't get was the Suikoden one. (Missed the pokemon one)
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Grats Super! You are the first person to miss the Pokemon question! Yay!
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I haven't played pokemon red you Al Bundy hating sad excuse of a Dolphins fan!
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I got 12/16. Missed Secret of Evermore, Tales of Destiny 2, BtB, and SMRPG. Have only played SMRPG of those.
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Only missed the BtB question, albeit I guessed on the suiko one. The rest were all fairly clear if you've played the game.
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I'm trying to find 'myself' in the least tragic way possible. I've discovered I'm very impressionable when people who just defended dissertations and/or are finished with their coursework are mildly interested in trying to decode my discursive and stuttering conversational skills. Seriously. Either I'm that 'person' that makes them look even better, or I'm severely underselling myself.
Finished both presentations for the semester. Apparently the first one was a raving success. The research process for the second one was amazingly insightful, but I ran constantly into the issue of unsupported evidence. My thesis is culled solely from extrapolating sources I don't believe I have any authority to praise or denounce considering my obvious lack of fieldwork. I have yet to receive word back from my professor as to my presentation. So, despite my semester technically ending 'active brain mode' at the end of this week, officially on the 21st of December, I'm either going to have to haul ass before my birthday on the 12lth to overhaul my paper, or I'm just going to hang with Berklee musicians, become a bohemian and live in my own little inner world.
When you were giving your presentation did you remember to do the old "hand them the sandwich" move?
The what?
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So in my ongoing quest to only be five years behind the times, I got a smartphone. Now I can slack off anywhere. Woo?
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You disappoint me.
Free flip phones for life, bro.
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It cost me one cent more than a free phone, and came with a 32-gig microSD card. I'm coming out pretty well in that deal, at least until you consider the data fees.
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I'm trying to find 'myself' in the least tragic way possible. I've discovered I'm very impressionable when people who just defended dissertations and/or are finished with their coursework are mildly interested in trying to decode my discursive and stuttering conversational skills. Seriously. Either I'm that 'person' that makes them look even better, or I'm severely underselling myself.
Finished both presentations for the semester. Apparently the first one was a raving success. The research process for the second one was amazingly insightful, but I ran constantly into the issue of unsupported evidence. My thesis is culled solely from extrapolating sources I don't believe I have any authority to praise or denounce considering my obvious lack of fieldwork. I have yet to receive word back from my professor as to my presentation. So, despite my semester technically ending 'active brain mode' at the end of this week, officially on the 21st of December, I'm either going to have to haul ass before my birthday on the 12lth to overhaul my paper, or I'm just going to hang with Berklee musicians, become a bohemian and live in my own little inner world.
When you were giving your presentation did you remember to do the old "hand them the sandwich" move?
The what?
It's a hand gesture given while speaking. I like to use it when I am getting to the point where I talk about "societal benefit." the sandwich isn't real.
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Got 15/16 for Scar's quiz. Should have gotten all 16, I put in the name of the "prequel" for the clue about that instead of the subsequent game in the series.
I have no idea why I knew about the game with the Percy clue. I am disappointed with myself, kinda.
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15/16. I had to cheat to get the Suikoden tip. I feel un-nerdy.
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It's a hand gesture given while speaking. I like to use it when I am getting to the point where I talk about "societal benefit." the sandwich isn't real.
So the pass-the-baby gesture.
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If you do it one handed, it's offering someone a sandwich. I offer the sandwich because I need my other hand free to pound on the podium and/or strike it with my shoe.
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I knocked a podium over once before my presentation started. I don't think sandwich handing is the best gesture, sir.
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I am seeing this as Idun getting up on stage. Flipping the podium. Screaming ART MOTHERFUCKERS. Exit stage left.
Art Motherfuckers, a performance piece in one act.
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I knocked a podium over once before my presentation started. I don't think sandwich handing is the best gesture, sir.
At least bang on the podium FFS. How are you gonna stir up a riot without pounding your fists and yelling things like "we will pave the road to prosperity with the bones of all who oppose us!"
You tell them they can walk the road with you or you will make them part of it.
And then, THEN, you offer them the sandwich.
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Coo. Glad so many people enjoyed (hopefully) the quiz. I've made a couple other rpg oriented quizzes on that site recently too.
Making quizzes has never been this much fun!
*jumps in the air*
Yeah!
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NaNoWriMo survived, so now, with a new month, I can start on some other projects. Of course, my book (har) still has about 10-20K words left to even reach the completion of draft 0, so I'm still going to be doing that, but I've also got a blog project in the works and some other things on the burner.
You know, and gaming. I can game again.
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Also, we're moving!
Somewhere.
Sometime.
... by February 11, anyway.
Apartment shopping is a fabulous way to spend the holidays, right?
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Packing for New Orleans! Wheeeee!
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My manager just explained to me that if circumstances were different (for example, I brought it to their attention that I had another job offer) that my transfer would have gone/would go faster.
Uh... huh.
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9/16. Never played TotA, ToD2, Beyond, or Khemia. 7th Saga, Evermore, and Chrono were too long ago for me to remember.
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I am seeing this as Idun getting up on stage. Flipping the podium. Screaming ART MOTHERFUCKERS. Exit stage left.
Art Motherfuckers, a performance piece in one act.
I inadvertently knocked a podium over due to public speaking horror. The joke was on me. ]:
I knocked a podium over once before my presentation started. I don't think sandwich handing is the best gesture, sir.
At least bang on the podium FFS. How are you gonna stir up a riot without pounding your fists and yelling things like "we will pave the road to prosperity with the bones of all who oppose us!"
You tell them they can walk the road with you or you will make them part of it.
And then, THEN, you offer them the sandwich.
Rob-kins, yo, I'm way too shy for that.
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Getting over shyness is the point of public speaking, and also an EarthBound fetch quest.
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I somehow finished NaNoWriMo in just 9 out of the prescribed 30 days due to the metric ton of work that has been unloaded on me this semester. I just have to slug through the last two weeks and hopefully I'll be able to pass all my courses this term. x_x On Monday I have to demo a software that two of my friends and I developed for one of said friend's relative's company. A travel agency company. The software is a requirement for my software engineering course, which if I don't pass, means I am screwed for I am delayed one year from graduation. So it is pretty big shit. Tuesday is when my research paper on DRM is due, Thursday I have another research paper due, and Friday I have an x86 ASM project and ANOTHER research paper due.
So this week's pretty heavy on deadlines. Then finals.
Re: Scar's Quiz - 15/16. Been way too long since I played OB.
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Good luck with it all Trance =)
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Went down to the village's local Christmas festivities this afternoon. It didn't amount to much but I had fun =) The real live reindeer were there, down from Aviemore/the Scottish highlands and it was set up with Santa and a sleigh. I spent a while watching/petting those with the people I was with (more watching than petting, they didn't seem as friendly as last year) and then we went to the hospice shop's cafe for lunch. I had a cheese/onion toastie and a can of Irn Bru. One of the others bought me a small gift of a red bottle vase filled with shiny red tinsle and gold Christmas flora as a decoration for my room. Actually she treated me to lunch as well since I'd treated her to coffee and a sweet treat when we did this last year. It was very nice of her =) Then after lunch everyone else I was with went home but I decided to stay and had a wander round the village, doing window shopping, admiring the Christmas decorations, gifts, etc. Didn't manage to buy any presents for anyone unfortunately, the selection in our small place isn't as good since the big card and gift shop closed down =/ Will probably have to wait for the Christmas trips to the bigger towns for those. Afterwards I stood a while and watched the performances on the small stage they had set up in the village square. Children from the local schools and the Children's Theatre. Singing Christmas songs~
I watched them for a while then popped into the baker's for a coffee and an iced biscuit to take away then went back outside and watched them some more. There was also some Scottish music, bagpipes and dancing. Also some dude from the X factor was supposed to be performing live too but I didn't stay that long. I did get to witness first hand the phenomena of a bunch of screaming fangirls getting hyped up for it though! By this time I'd been mainly out in the freezing cold for an hour or so and didn't really care enough about the event to turn into an ice pole while waiting for this dude who might or not show up so I headed home~
There was also face painting and small show rides there for the kids. Santa's grotto was also set up in the local library which is where Santa went after the reindeer left (I had a peek) ;)
There would have been more to do/take part in if I'd had a spare kid to take along but yeah somehow I still enjoyed myself/had fun really ^_^ I really felt quite Christmasy, being all wrapped up in my winter jacket, boots and gloves, seeing a bunch of other people all wrapped up too (though there was one guy in shorts! He was on his way back from football/soccer training~ - he was given a shout out from the man leading the entertainment on stage too) , having hot drinks and food while we all listened to Christmas songs and watched the kids singing their little hearts out~
(the country's been hit by Artic blasts this past week, some serious snow up north and it added to the experience here, in addition to the cold there were some wet flurries down my way~)
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In New Orleans now! Now for a fun 4 days of insanity both professional and...non-professional >_>
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It is SO WEIRD to watch a movie or TV show starring someone you were friends with in high school. I can't tell if she's a bad actress or if I'm just so familiar with her that it looks fake because it's not who she is in person. She was a fantastic actress on the stage -- but then we're also talking in comparison to high school students.
If you're curious, it's Strictly Sexual the TV series on Hulu, and the person plays Georgia. Maybe a third-party opinion would help.
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Yay 10 hours booked straight with interviews. This will be a long day.
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I wish I had that many interviews :(
Or are you the interviewer?
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Interviewer. My god, that was loooooooooooooong.
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Male prostitute "audition" tapes again OK?
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I don't think he'd be complaining about the length if that was the case.
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You read that as a complaint?
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Shemale interviews, actually. Many long parts about that.
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Get Danny DeVito to be your pimp and you're set. He knows how to advertise.
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The point of public speaking is to speak publicly. Getting over shyness is a grueling, self-critical process that strengthens public speaking, strip teasing, changing clothes in the locker room, cooking someone a dinner, being honest, feeling comfortable using the restroom next to someone in an adjacent stall, being honest with your parents, sharing your feelings with significant people in your life, growing balls, cutting balls, attacking pubic hair with a razor blade, sharing your iTunes playlist with someone you know'll rain on your parade, any form of unrestrained dancing, wearing a bathing suit without a large t-shirt, sharing your ideas in class, seeking help, offering help, having sex, feeling comfortable watching sex, e-chatting with people you're unfamiliar with, purchasing an eccentric product in public . . . . .
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Oh. Well all I know about it, I learned from that book in EarthBound.
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I thought overcoming shyness was to take all that screaming you do at yourself and direct it to everybody else as well.
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Uh...good luck with the growing balls part?
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She might want to talk to Trance for that department.
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Both of ye are odd. Rob, however, is the most perplexing. I pour my heart out and he talks about surrogate video gaming lessons.
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Rob was raised by his SNES. It fills the same place in his heart where people used to have a kooky, somewhat irresponsible uncle who was basically the only thing that got them through family gatherings. So it was by all means heartfelt.
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My family made a custom beer pong table. I don't have trouble getting through gatherings. In fact, I recently inherited the mantle of kooky and irresponsible uncle.
Really, if we're looking to me for any kind of emotional response we are in some shit.
(also what i was saying is I was just speaking second-hand; the book in EarthBound is read off-camera by an NPC so I can't have learned anything from it, you dig? I like my commentaries to be metatextual).
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Just checkin', 'bro. [~:
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Kooky irresponsible uncle is the best mantle.
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I bought my niece an ice cream cake on Thanksgiving specifically because her parents refused.
edit: a little one. They come in different sizes now, I discovered!
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When does she start getting birthday whiskey?
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I'm really warming up to Jamaica Plain.
I also believe I'm exhibiting mild forms of dementia, and anything as simple as a place offering soy substitutes for almost every lactose-based drink gives me an overwhelming sense of calm.
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Idun hanging around in Milk Plus bars with her droogs I see.
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When does she start getting birthday whiskey?
On that side of the family, it's customary to wait until they are 15.
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So, around 12?
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Idun hanging around in Milk Plus bars with her droogs I see.
Hanging around milk bars with my research papers due next week! I also met a lovely chocolate man with whom I had the *best* discussion, in my entire life, about Richard Pryor.
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Was he actually made of Chocolate? That's impressive if so.
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Finished my classes for the semester today, Aced both, if only by the skin of my teeth for one.
Also put my new computer together today! Yay! Surprisingly painless. Now running an i5 3.0GHz Quadcore, 4 GB DDR3 1333 RAM, 1GB DDR3 graphics card on Windows 7 64-bit with a shiny new 550W power supply. Thing runs silky smooth and it's quieter than I thought it'd be.
Honestly? This is probably the most annoyance-free upgrade I've ever done. The only real problem I had was getting my ancient MP3 player to work right on it. Tweaking settings as needed/noticed, but I seem to be set for the moment. All that's left is to re-download games.
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No, but I'm sure he tastes like chocolate. I, however, will not sample for his chocolate is aged to 34 years. Men around those years either want children, or free love.
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No, but I'm sure he tastes like chocolate. I, however, will not sample for his chocolate is aged to 34 years. Men around those years either want children, or free love.
You met him in a Milk Bar. Of course he was looking for a bit of the ol' in-out, in-out.
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He might know how to toss a girl around the bedroom.
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Show you a thing or two about ze ultraviolence.
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Ultraviolence? Like Badasssss Sweetback violence? Blaxploitation sex scenes win for supraviolence.
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You should probably watch Black Dynamite.
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Oh gods yes.
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He's the kind of brother that comes through town, put his finger in the ground, turn the whole world around. And he'll be hauling you out, like a cheetah runs fast, if your mouth write a check that your ass can't cash.
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Finally getting some real progress on a DnD class idea I've had kicking around for longer then I've been at the DL. Feels good.
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No. No Black Dynamite.
Also, hey friends.... I have been hipped on that game called words with friends. Play with me. I guess you can do it through facebook.
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Play with me.
All I saw there. When do you want to get naked on Skype?
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No. No Black Dynamite.
Your loss, you jive-ass turkey.
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Play with me.
All I saw there. When do you want to get naked on Skype?
It's not like you can see my ass in the dark anywho.
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Oh, but I can try. Turn on some lights, baby, and it will turn out well. Shake that sexy ass.
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What? You want me to shake your face around why?
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It turns me on, baby. Shake it in my face. Shake it hard.
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And scene.
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It turns me on, baby. Shake it in my face. Shake it hard.
Cue Sir-Mix-A-Lot. Time for some OK Karaoke
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Hell yeah, let's go!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cj9_yW8tZxs&context=C2dc70ADOEgsToPDskJXIu4Uo7IiFZ06T7tS6Hde
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VMnjF1O4eH0&ob=av3e
Stop failing OK.
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D:
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I.
FUCKING.
HATE.
ADMISSIONS.
COMMITTEE.
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I! Fucking! Hate! Cold! Weather! Holy! Shit! No! Wonder! People! Drink! So! Much! Here! A! Quick! Way! To! Get! Warm!
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Also why everyone on the internet is from horrific hell states like Michigan.
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Also why everyone on the internet is from horrific hell states like Michigan.
Yeah, every internet community I've been a part of has had an unusually high number of Canadians.
Although the weird part is that people from Vancouver are pretty common in nearly every online community I've seen, and Vancouver doesn't have bad weather....
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Best avenue for making fun of Leafs fans.
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Well, you hang out in places that discuss Japan-originating video games which seem disproportionately popular on the west coast (for fairly obvious reasons), so yeah, that'd explain the Vancouver thing.
Also yes, gotta make fun of Leafs fans somewhere.
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Also yes, gotta make fun of Leafs fans somewhere.
http://www.downgoesbrown.com/
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I am on the way to Vancouver.
Somebody set up us the socialize?
(Noteworthy: I spend the first half of my vacation here, and the second half in Ottawa, so...pre-Christmas get togethers are how it'll have to be).
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I'll be around until the 21st.
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I! Fucking! Hate! Cold! Weather! Holy! Shit! No! Wonder! People! Drink! So! Much! Here! A! Quick! Way! To! Get! Warm!
I don't ever feel cold apparently.
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Back in the hospital. Fuck Crohn's disease.
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Again!? Fuck, man, I'm sorry. I wish Donna the best of luck there.
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Since I'll be home alone for Christmas, and I haven't celebrated with the whole tree-and-presents thing in 5 or 6 or more years, my parents sent me my gift early.
A Kindle Fire!
Shiny new toy is fun, but I'm already frustrated by how limited it is by proprietary shit like "if you download free ebooks from Project Gutenberg, they don't get to live on the shelf with the other books, the legitimate children from Amazon. No DRM means they're UNCLEAN and must live in the documents file."
... this is why no one should buy me presents.
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This is why it's good that you can tell the Amazon OS to fuck off with one click.
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Feeling drained with no idea what to do.
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I have a Kindle Fire. I like it so far. Several books I must read are free on there. Also, Words With Friends and Netflix. It also has great battery life. My biggest complaint is the inaccurate keyboard. I think they're doing some sort of update soon?
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I woke up today stiff from two days of gym in a row. Woke up early to do boxing. Finished that went Christmas shopping for last minute presents for extended family. Got this (http://ninjago.lego.com/en-us/Products/Models/Default.aspx#2259). Today was pretty much the best day.
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Everything about that product description makes me happy.
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I don't know exactly when Lego got that metal, but I love it even more now that this exists and I got to bring it into someone's life. Especially when it is a little girl.
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There's actually a tv show or tv movie or something for this ninjago thing. I haven't actually seen it, but the commercials are pretty telling. ...unfortunately what they are telling me is that they managed to make. A product that badass and ruin it with a plot and bad cgi.
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I'm in Springfield for the year end's celebration! Woohoo~
P.S.: Happy Birthday, Jesus. You may or may not exist~
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Definitely moving for real this time, guys. Submitted the "intent to leave" papers to the office today. We're done with this place as of February 1.
One tiiiiiiiiny hitch:
We don't have somewhere to move to yet.
/me gulps.
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... -what-?
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I know this place you can move to. Andy just has to wear a dress. You don't mind bees do you?
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It's funny the number of opportunities that would be open to me if Andy would just consent to a different wardrobe.
Makes him look downright obstinate, really.
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Newsflash: I hate all of you.
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So, does this mean we get to dress you in a panties-blue tutu?
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Newsflash: I hate all of you.
Man if you don't like bees that much you can just say so. No need to be so aggressive.
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I now remember why i live away from home again. Oh the joys of abusive relationships.
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Have you considered stopping giving your dad allowance? </horrible>
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Have you considered talking your dad into moving to San Francisco? I know this place he can move to. He just has to wear a dress. He doesn't mind bees, does he?
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.........
/me hugs mc.
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Have you considered talking your dad into moving to San Francisco? I know this place he can move to. He just has to wear a dress. He doesn't mind bees, does he?
<3<3<3<3
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Year-end faculty activity documentation can go bite me in the ass. Preferably nearest the anus. Go on, suck on it.
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Definitely moving for real this time, guys. Submitted the "intent to leave" papers to the office today. We're done with this place as of February 1.
One tiiiiiiiiny hitch:
We don't have somewhere to move to yet.
/me gulps.
Lotta cool shit happens under this one bridge I know.
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DONE.
About fucking time.
Now to do the 100 other things I need to do that are more relevant!
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You got 99 problems..
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I am at a pizza place drinking because it costs the same as one beer at a bar to drink all I can drink for one hour. The conversation at the door went like this:
"Can I just do the drinking and not order any food."
"Yeah, we're not gonna let you do that."
Fucking capitalists.
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I mentioned this in chat, but I am about to stuff three specially made cupcakes down my throat.
I already ate the banana pudding cupcake. Next up, German chocolate *molten* fudge. *FIST PUMP* and last - chunky carrot cake *FIST FIST FIST PUMP!!!*
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*FIST FIST FIST*
Awwwww yyyeeeeeeeeeeaaaaaahhhhhh
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u liek dat bebe?
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So...the implication is that if Dunie and Grefter had sex, Dunie would be penetrating Grefter rather than the other way around?
Sounds plausible.
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Considering Grefter and sex, -any- possibility is plausible, as long as it mostly involves words.
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So...the implication is that if Dunie and Grefter had sex, Dunie would be penetrating Grefter rather than the other way around?
Sounds plausible.
I miss you.
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I miss you too :(
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Hey Grefter, I've never tried this "Word Sex" before... what say you and me experience some new turns of phrase together? *exaggerated winking*
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The only word you get is "Slut".
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Man, this Word-Sex thing is better than I expected.
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I miss you too :(
You betta eat yo black eyed peas and collards tonight, missy!
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I'm pretty sure you're instructing me to do something dirty, but I'm not enough of an expert to understand your instructions. :O