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Good Morning, 2014! #firstworldproblems edition
« on: January 03, 2014, 07:48:13 PM »
It's day 3 and no one has had anything to complain about yet? Shenanigans!

Work has experienced another round of layoffs. All the DLers' jobs were not directly affected, but it's still an uncomfortable sign of the instability this company is facing.

I'm still waiting to hear from my manager about the EU opportunity, but the EU has actual benefits like vacation time so they won't even be back until Monday. I'm also on tap for a job at Amazon and a job at Nintendo, but the holidays have put that on hold for the most part, too. I'm not sure how I'd rate my chances on any of these, but I'm starting to give up on my current job (which, if you'll recall, was only supposed to be some place I'd stay for ~1 year). Hoping something works out and I continue my trend of making 30-50% more when I do move on.

Christmas and New Year's were boring. My family canceled on me because my dad's job is in jeopardy and he's a workaholic that obviously needed to get a second job doing the thing he was doing before he took his first job. Obviously.

I am doing crafty/arty things. I'm not sure whether to sign up for another art class, mostly because the aforementioned job opportunities would all require moving away from the Bay Area.

Basically nothing has changed in the past 5 years. Next verse, same as the first.

EDIT: super would like to point out that I got fat. That has changed. Thanks, super, for pointing out my oversight.
« Last Edit: January 03, 2014, 07:54:41 PM by Lady Door »
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Re: Good Morning, 2014! #firstworldproblems edition
« Reply #1 on: January 03, 2014, 07:56:25 PM »
:) I live to serve.
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Re: Good Morning, 2014! #firstworldproblems edition
« Reply #2 on: January 03, 2014, 09:01:47 PM »
I don't think "serve" is the right word here...at all...
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Re: Good Morning, 2014! #firstworldproblems edition
« Reply #3 on: January 03, 2014, 10:11:25 PM »
It is just projection of his submissive tendencies.
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Re: Good Morning, 2014! #firstworldproblems edition
« Reply #4 on: January 03, 2014, 10:47:37 PM »
Only you could take a completely innocent expression and make it creepy.
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Re: Good Morning, 2014! #firstworldproblems edition
« Reply #5 on: January 05, 2014, 06:56:56 PM »
Like you've ever been innocent.
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Re: Good Morning, 2014! #firstworldproblems edition
« Reply #6 on: January 06, 2014, 01:33:47 AM »
Sitting in phone queue trying to get store credit for my presents that didn't ship.  I see the website has a section under Family Board Games: Magnetic Poetry Kits.

I am now trying to imagine Magnetic Poetry.

Our affair is Manic depressive
Our Bi-Poles so attractive
The sex is great of course
we come together by force

Edit - Today I learned that there is Clue: D&D, Scrabble: Hobbit Edition and Monopoly: Sonic the Hedgehog Collectors edition.

Edit 2 - Also going to get repayment for Christmas presents that didn't ship.  Huzzah.
« Last Edit: January 06, 2014, 02:24:06 AM by Grefter »
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Re: Good Morning, 2014! #firstworldproblems edition
« Reply #7 on: January 06, 2014, 08:05:09 PM »
Have you never seen it? Andrew and I have the Shakespeare version on our refrigerator. Good words in that one.

Also, Hasbro's line of games has reached the point of no profits except licensing. There's a My Little Pony version of Monopoly with minifigs.

The world, what has it come to.

(yay for repayment)
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Re: Good Morning, 2014! #firstworldproblems edition
« Reply #8 on: January 07, 2014, 04:53:24 AM »
They had some at the house at second DLCon in San Fransisco too, seen them before but I wouldn't call them poetry kits or expect them in games shops with their own section.  On your fridge I just of the opinions that "of course these two have a fridge covered in words".  That is like Ciatos and Elves having Megaman figurines, Sopko having a signed VHS of Leiji Matsumoto and me having a nerf gun with one round loaded on a shelf right next to my door (it is less public than rolling a D6 over and over in chat).
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Re: Good Morning, 2014! #firstworldproblems edition
« Reply #9 on: January 07, 2014, 04:56:32 AM »
and me having a nerf gun with one round loaded on a shelf right next to my door (it is less public than rolling a D6 over and over in chat).

Get a real gun, pussy.

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Re: Good Morning, 2014! #firstworldproblems edition
« Reply #10 on: January 07, 2014, 12:30:20 PM »
That is about as likely to happen as the zombie apocalypse is.
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Re: Good Morning, 2014! #firstworldproblems edition
« Reply #11 on: January 09, 2014, 03:58:35 PM »
So Mandy is officially a teenager today.  I am at awe about this given I still remember the first day I saw her and holding her in my hands...

...now I know how parents feel when they go through this...
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Re: Good Morning, 2014! #firstworldproblems edition
« Reply #12 on: January 09, 2014, 05:15:50 PM »
So Mandy is officially a teenager today.  I am at awe about this given I still remember the first day I saw her and holding her in my hands...

...now I know how parents feel when they go through this...

For one glorious day, Meeple knew what it was like to be a grandmother.

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Re: Good Morning, 2014! #firstworldproblems edition
« Reply #13 on: January 09, 2014, 05:37:51 PM »
Congratulations Meeple!~

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Glad she has reached this milestone in life, all the best.

Hard to believe really, I still remember when the GateJenna sprog was a kidlet too~
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Re: Good Morning, 2014! #firstworldproblems edition
« Reply #14 on: January 09, 2014, 07:33:42 PM »
So Mandy is officially a teenager today.  I am at awe about this given I still remember the first day I saw her and holding her in my hands...

...now I know how parents feel when they go through this...

:) Happy birthday to her!
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Re: Good Morning, 2014! #firstworldproblems edition
« Reply #15 on: January 15, 2014, 09:13:48 AM »
Has anybody heard from Dunie?~

Couldn't sleep right most of last week, didn't really sleep last night. Overcast/really cloudly/thick clouds and belting down rain. Really wanted to go back/stay in bed but was in most of last week and probably shouldn't miss the group I do Wednesdays this time, since before you know it two might lead to three off, etc sort of thing. Hope I get through this ok. No coffee to wire me/wake me up properly sort of either. At least I am mostly recovered from the sick of last week, hopefully sleep thing will settle down soon~
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« Reply #16 on: January 17, 2014, 07:36:49 PM »
Haven't heard or seen Dunie, but that's not unusual for me.

Had my annual review last night. Very positive! Got "Exceeds Expectations" (lol grade school), which is top 5% rating. Apparently that means I get a 5% raise.

I'm having fun releasing a game that I actually think is exciting. I've been plastering it all over my Facebook because obviously that is what you do on Facebook. If you have an iPhone and you want me to succeed and get bonuses at work, you can download it: X-Men: Battle of the Atom. Absolutely fucking panned by IGN, but well received by Comic Book Resources, so, you know. It's a card battle game, which is a tough and stupid genre to begin with. The game does have actual (and new) art by X-Men artists, and a storyline supervised and partially written by an X-Men writer.

Despite work being okay, I'm still out on the job market. Still waiting on Nintendo. Am now registered with a creative services recruiting firm with contacts in tech and entertainment places in the Bay Area. Interviewing with very positive feedback with Education.com. It's nice to feel wanted.
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Re: Good Morning, 2014! #firstworldproblems edition
« Reply #17 on: January 17, 2014, 11:14:58 PM »
Ohh ohh ohh is your raise based on a curve as well?   Significantly Exceeds, gate 6% raise instead of 9% because pay is a certain % above the average for role.  It is like your staff getting SE for 3 years running is telling your business something.  Better ignore it, it might be expensive to follow that thought.

Edit and I am confident that CBR will get you bigger push in your target audience than IGN was ever going to.
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Re: Good Morning, 2014! #firstworldproblems edition
« Reply #18 on: January 18, 2014, 12:05:23 AM »
If my raise isn't based on a curve, my rating is. It translates to "you are probably not fucked in the next round of layoffs."

The IGN thing is most annoying because we promised them exclusive first coverage, which they squandered by posting 24 hours late, and then making that "exclusive" coverage a 4/10 rating.

Jerks.
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« Reply #19 on: January 18, 2014, 12:10:29 AM »
Its pretty great having both rating and raise on a curve.  Get same raise as someone else getting EE.  Make it so they had to work harder to get EE. :):):):):)
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Re: Good Morning, 2014! #firstworldproblems edition
« Reply #20 on: January 18, 2014, 06:56:37 AM »
Friend of mine killed himself today.

Fuck everything.
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Re: Good Morning, 2014! #firstworldproblems edition
« Reply #21 on: January 18, 2014, 08:12:50 AM »
Wow, that's just awful. You have my sincere condolences. :(

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Re: Good Morning, 2014! #firstworldproblems edition
« Reply #22 on: January 18, 2014, 02:31:35 PM »
What NEB said :(
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Re: Good Morning, 2014! #firstworldproblems edition
« Reply #23 on: January 18, 2014, 03:57:58 PM »
What NEB said :(

That's what she said and is the sentiment I wish to convey.
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Re: Good Morning, 2014! #firstworldproblems edition
« Reply #24 on: January 18, 2014, 06:50:24 PM »
I...have no words, Gate.  I guess my condolences is all I can say.
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