Imponderables: Autumn Arrives

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NVGHOSTRIDER

Thursday, October 2, 2008 6:39 PM

Fall is here. Yay!

Previous THread:
http://www.fireflyfans.net/mthread.asp?b=2&t=34971&m=642850#642850

CALIFORNIAKAYLEE

Thursday, October 2, 2008 6:43 PM

Firsties?

I like the new thread warning on the last thread. Followed by an actual new thread. Warning is love.

(I just had ice cream, I'm hyper, leave me alone.)

~CK

You can't take the sky from me...

MSB

Thursday, October 2, 2008 6:48 PM

oooh ooh me too...I want to go home and play DDR!

Ok HK this is for you:)

Ck ok so want to see those costumes

____________________________________________

Being deeply loved by someone gives you strength; loving someone deeply gives you courage."
Life is anything that dies when you stomp on it.”-Dave Barry

ZEEK

Thursday, October 2, 2008 6:50 PM

Darn you being all fast like a freak.

Bah today is a slow work day for me. And the world series of poker europe webcast is on their dinner break for the next 2 hours. What am I supposed to do in that time? Work or something? Actually I'm just stuck waiting on other people to get their act together before I can really do much. I hate times like this.

MSB

Thursday, October 2, 2008 6:52 PM

Yeah while I was working on my reply he went and created a new thread...

MUSHY ALERT
However he's so amazingly wonderful it's all good
MUSHINESS ENDS

Hmm Zeek have you considered learning to knit??

____________________________________________

Being deeply loved by someone gives you strength; loving someone deeply gives you courage."
Life is anything that dies when you stomp on it.”-Dave Barry

CALIFORNIAKAYLEE

Thursday, October 2, 2008 6:54 PM

Rofl MsB, that sign is awesome. Extra awesome because that N could easily be switched to an M and no one would ever have known how dumb the person was. So it's not a momentary lapse in spelling, they're really that stupid.

Mmmmm, muslin... Lovin the sewing right now. And I'll see what I can do for pics. I'm altering hubby's "puffy harem pants" right now, because they are, apparently, too puffy.

~CK

You can't take the sky from me...

CALIFORNIAKAYLEE

Thursday, October 2, 2008 6:55 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by MSB:
Yeah while I was working on my reply he went and created a new thread...

MUSHY ALERT
However he's so amazingly wonderful it's all good
MUSHINESS ENDS

LIES! The mushiness never ends!!!

(Omg ice cream!)

~CK

You can't take the sky from me...

ZEEK

Thursday, October 2, 2008 6:59 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by CaliforniaKaylee:
(Omg ice cream!)

But is it Stephen Colbert ice cream? That stuff is awesome btw.

CALIFORNIAKAYLEE

Thursday, October 2, 2008 7:02 PM

Nah, it isn't, unfortunately. I missed my one chance to try out Americone Dream. Sigh.

No these days I'm restricted to organic ice cream that uses evaporated cane juice instead of sugar or corn syrup. So that means 4 flavors of Ben&Jerry's Organic, and another brand I just found called Julie's Organic. Really yummy stuff though.

~CK

You can't take the sky from me...

MSB

Thursday, October 2, 2008 7:04 PM

Hmm that sounds nummy... I want ice creams. Sadly instead I have 3 behavior reports and a tempermental boss combined with another consultant who's freaking out over work space...argh

____________________________________________

Being deeply loved by someone gives you strength; loving someone deeply gives you courage."
Life is anything that dies when you stomp on it.”-Dave Barry

NVGHOSTRIDER

Thursday, October 2, 2008 7:26 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by MSB:
Yeah while I was working on my reply he went and created a new thread...

MUSHY ALERT
However he's so amazingly wonderful it's all good
MUSHINESS ENDS

Hmm Zeek have you considered learning to knit??

____________________________________________

Being deeply loved by someone gives you strength; loving someone deeply gives you courage."
Life is anything that dies when you stomp on it.”-Dave Barry

Murder Death Kill John Spartan?

MSB

Thursday, October 2, 2008 7:36 PM

You probably shouldn't emcourage me to mayhem... really pissed at another consultant who went bonkers 'cuase stuff from one office got moved to hers and she pitched a fit and now our boss( the micro manager) is all upset and we can't so much as move a file without her approval... plus I got to spend my lunch moving furniture( sigh I was so excited that I might get time for lunch)and I got to be blamed and criticized for the previous funriture moving because I happened to be in the office when the tech moved it ( under orders from someone else that I won't rat out 'cause she doesn't deserve to get yelled at) and apparently my presence was enough to make me the one who authorized it...sigh

____________________________________________

Being deeply loved by someone gives you strength; loving someone deeply gives you courage."
Life is anything that dies when you stomp on it.”-Dave Barry

CALIFORNIAKAYLEE

Thursday, October 2, 2008 9:29 PM

You know what's fun? Leaving a shit-ass job because the execs fucked it up so badly, and yet not having your email address removed from the "Staff" list. I get all kinds of fun emails, sometimes just notices about the pizza being delivered and in the conference room, and sometimes things like what I got today: a request for feedback from the team on a very well thought out 5+ page analysis of the product from an outside consultant.

This consultant happens to be someone I know and trust and have worked with before, and who is generally frickin awesome. We haven't talked about the specifics of this product since the very beginning of its life, around the beginning of this year. And in her incredibly detailed 5+ page analysis she points out everything that I spent 8 months telling the execs was fucked up about their product. Everything! It's so nice to see, especially since I'm totally not suppose to be seeing it. And since I know her rates are pretty steep (and deservedly so), it fills me with glee to know that they paid her for that opinion, on top of paying me for 8 months of my opinion.

Now I get to continue to lurk on the Staff email list and see what happens next. I really hope someone replies to all with their thoughts on her feedback. It'll be interesting to see if they take any of it to heart -- my guess is no. So entertaining.

Glee!

~CK

You can't take the sky from me...

MSB

Thursday, October 2, 2008 9:37 PM

Oh mega glee CK... That definitely deserves a Nelson -esque HA HA!!

So I wonder what their excuse to teh higher ups will be...see we hired this person and she told us all this is wrong but we didn't believe her so we hired a consultant who just told us the exact same thing...

HUGS CK

OK I'm going to lunch now

____________________________________________

Being deeply loved by someone gives you strength; loving someone deeply gives you courage."
Life is anything that dies when you stomp on it.”-Dave Barry

ZEEK

Thursday, October 2, 2008 9:40 PM

I wish I could do that when they finally decide to just totally eliminate my department. We've been shrinking ever since I got here and sounds like we'll shrink down to 2 people next year. I wonder if they realize they're handing us all the power? Pretty much that will leave us with no one left who knows what either of us do and how we get our product out the door. It will be interesting to see if I decide to just say something like "hey I'm thinking of finding a new job unless you make it worth my while to keep you from having to explain to upper management why you just killed the release"

I'm sure eventually they'll just decide they don't need me at all and then when they find out why they need me there will be emails flying all over the place trying to figure out how to recreate everything. It would be great to be a fly on the wall at that point.

CALIFORNIAKAYLEE

Thursday, October 2, 2008 9:46 PM

It's a very small company MsB, so the higher ups were the fuck ups, no one above them. There's the Venture Capitalist firm that backed the company to begin with, but they've been a delightful combo of idiotic and hands-off, so either they don't know what's going on or they don't care. They've also pissed literally millions of dollars away on the stupidest shit since the very beginning, so I'm not sure my 8 month salary even makes the list.

So, thinking about this actually leads me to a ponderable. See, several other core team members left about the same time I did, because of the aforementioned fucked-up-ed-ness. A couple of people we were friends with are still at the company for various reasons, so along with still being on the Staff list, it's pretty easy to hear about what's going on internally currently.

Now despite the glee above, I actually don't spend much time thinking about those guys, but everyone else who left recently seems to still be thinking about it. And talking about it. And rehashing what happened. I just don't care. I want to move on and forget about it already!

It occured to me the other day that this is a bit like breaking up. When a break up (or divorce) happens, some people seem to want to dwell on it, to pick it apart and try to put it back together. I'm just not like that. When it's over, it's over, I'm done, I'm out of there. No more thinking about it, no more talking about it.

Hubby and I were waiting in line at Disneyland a few weeks ago, and heard a teenage girl on her cell phone, obviously in the midst of a break up. She kept saying that she thought he at least owed her an explanation. I kept thinking, no, he doesn't. It's over, move on. Knowing what he was thinking at that party when he wouldn't tell you or whatever the hell she kept crying about isn't going to make you feel any better in the longrun.

Anyhow, so the ponder: What's your breakup style? Do you prefer to make a clean cut, including changing your phone number and even friends to separate yourself from your ex? Or do you find you need more of a gradual disentangling of the relationship, kind of like the mirror image to how we usually ease into a relationship? Or something else?

~CK

You can't take the sky from me...

ZEEK

Thursday, October 2, 2008 10:02 PM

Clean cut. Not changing numbers I've never hated someone I broke up with. If they needed to call me for something I'd still want them to be able to and I'd probably be willing to be there for them to some extent. At the same time I don't want to just chat. I don't want to be friends. I don't want that weirdness. If it's over it's over for good.

HELL'S KITTEN

Thursday, October 2, 2008 10:11 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by MSB:
So I wonder what their excuse to teh higher ups will be...see we hired this person and she told us all this is wrong but we didn't believe her so we hired a consultant who just told us the exact same thing...

Holy crap, that sounds exactly like what my company does.
Maybe I really am CK...! XD

My guess is their "excuse" will be that the consultant is wrong, so they'll find a new one until they find one who'll tell them what they want to hear. At least, that's how my company operates. ((snerk))

..."break-up style"...? Not qualified to comment.

CALIFORNIAKAYLEE

Thursday, October 2, 2008 10:32 PM

MSB

Thursday, October 2, 2008 10:55 PM

Clean cut and cold. I made a weeks worth of meals, did the laundry, packed my things, moved my stuff all before he got home. Then I basically said this doesn't work for me bye. walked out and never looked back. The divorce took 2 months from start to finish...I'd rather just be done with it. All that rehashing is pointless. Done is done.

hmm so a California/Ninja/Kaylee/Hell's Kitten melange???? eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeek

____________________________________________

Being deeply loved by someone gives you strength; loving someone deeply gives you courage."
Life is anything that dies when you stomp on it.”-Dave Barry

HELL'S KITTEN

Thursday, October 2, 2008 10:56 PM

FREELANCERTEX

Thursday, October 2, 2008 11:08 PM

lol that bottom heart smiley is so cute ^_^

YAY FALL!! sunday...

RUGBUG

Thursday, October 2, 2008 11:23 PM

I'm a dweller for a bit and then I get over it. This is for all types of relationships, friendships, employment, dating, etc.

I do admit to indulging in the 'your better off without the loser' sentiments for quite some time afterward, but whatever. For how unemotional and unattached a person I am, I take rejection pretty bad. :)

***************
"The power of accurate observation is commonly called cynicism by those who have not got it." - George Bernard Shaw

FREELANCERTEX

Friday, October 3, 2008 12:16 AM

*lights zeebug signal*

how's it goin RB? haven't seen u round in a while ^_^

GORRAMGROUPIE

Friday, October 3, 2008 12:26 AM

Gosh, you all got verbal on me and now I have quite a bit to respond to.

VOTING: do it like in Heinlein's BOOK(not the craptastic movie) where to vote you must serve the country, defending it. And to be able to run for office should be a nomination, but not the current scratch my back I'll scratch yours setup we have now. I honestly don't know what the criteria would be, maybe a ponder for another time?
Can't say I'm happy with either choice this time, just like last time, and the time before, well,anything was better than Bill. Maybe not, seeing how well that's turned out. Why is it the best person for the job would turn it down if offered, because if they wanted it they would have run?
PS my wife said that if Hillary had won the nomination, we were moving to Canada. I agreed. I'm not partisan, but 8 years of one Clinton were bad enough.

Halloween: working, then herding the kids around to get massive amounts of candy. Which they will then have to share.

Breakup: do it, be done, then replay it over and over in the head ad nasueum. While listening to Depeche Mode and Journey love songs, locked in the bedroom, for a few days, then put it all behind and go find someone else. Glad I'm not having to do that now.

'Who are you and how did you get in here?' 'I'm a locksmith. And, I'm a locksmith.'
Police Squad

AIKO

Friday, October 3, 2008 1:55 AM

To follow Gorram's model since I do like having lists ^_^

Voting- well, it's bad choice and worse choice, but if I were able to vote, I'd vote for Obama, simply to NOT have Palin. I cannot tolerate her stance on abortion.

Breakup- I'd say, cut and clean. It's done, it's over, and there's no point in trying to "put a relationship back together after mentally dismantling it" if you don't plan to do just that in rl with your boy/girlfriend!

ack, sorry... brain is happily mush, but that means I can't really word things right anymore... please take the meaning and not what I actually said... if that makes any sence

MSB

Friday, October 3, 2008 2:14 AM

ooh happy mush... what is the happy mush?

____________________________________________

Being deeply loved by someone gives you strength; loving someone deeply gives you courage."
Life is anything that dies when you stomp on it.”-Dave Barry

GORRAMGROUPIE

Friday, October 3, 2008 3:12 AM

Quote:
Originally posted by Aiko:
To follow Gorram's model since I do like having lists ^_^

ACK!! NO!!! Don't follow Gorram, he's as lost as the rest of everyone else!

'Who are you and how did you get in here?' 'I'm a locksmith. And, I'm a locksmith.'
Police Squad

NVGHOSTRIDER

Friday, October 3, 2008 3:59 PM

Good morning Ponderers!

Another wonderful day stuck at work despite being here longer than I need to be. And I get to pick up on a few extra jobs today. Yay me. On the other hand I just filled out my resume and I look like a total goon.

TGIF!

No. Wait. I'm on call this weekend.

ZEEK

Friday, October 3, 2008 4:24 PM

Wow this assclown who was 3 levels of management above me for the longest time is finally leaving the company. There has been much rejoicing.

NVGHOSTRIDER

Friday, October 3, 2008 5:29 PM

Ponder: If y'all could have
A)Money
B)Fame
C)Ability to fly
D)Mad DDR skillz
which one would you choose?

I can't seem to be able to choose between them.

CALIFORNIAKAYLEE

Friday, October 3, 2008 5:51 PM

How much money are we talkin?

~CK

You can't take the sky from me...

NVGHOSTRIDER

Friday, October 3, 2008 6:01 PM

How about perfect change? Everytime you go to buy/do something, perfect change on hand.

ZEEK

Friday, October 3, 2008 6:20 PM

Ability to fly. It would make me famous and I'm sure I could get some money filming movies or commercials or something out of it. I've only played DDR twice but I assume I could have mad skillz at it if I tried. :-P

RUGBUG

Friday, October 3, 2008 6:32 PM

I would want money.

Fame is over-rated. Sure you get stuff, but you also have people ogling you wherever you go. I wouldn't mind being admired, but I wouldn't want the wierdness that comes with fame.

Quick relationship clarification: If I end things...it's over and done with. If I've been dumped, I'm a dweller. I like having reasons. The first case I know the reasons. Second I may or may not. If I do, it's good. If I don't, I dwell for a bit.

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"The power of accurate observation is commonly called cynicism by those who have not got it." - George Bernard Shaw

MSB

Friday, October 3, 2008 6:39 PM

Money!!
I play DDR for fun, don't like to fly, and would hate being famous:)

NV Poor guy had to go in early despite the fact that at this point his work owes him basically a day off for all his overtime this week

I was all set to go home early today 'cause I came in early and all.. then realized I have a meeting at the time I'd be able to leave so I guess I'm over time again:) Sigh

____________________________________________

Being deeply loved by someone gives you strength; loving someone deeply gives you courage."
Life is anything that dies when you stomp on it.”-Dave Barry

GORRAMGROUPIE

Friday, October 3, 2008 7:01 PM

In my current situation: MONEY!!! It's terrible how bad choices come back to haunt you. Stupid credit system!

'Who are you and how did you get in here?' 'I'm a locksmith. And, I'm a locksmith.'
Police Squad

MSB

Friday, October 3, 2008 7:16 PM

Right with you Gorram.. over shopped at D*C paying for it big time now ( well that and my evil cell phone company dinging me with fees and my evil credit card company going for fees as well)

____________________________________________

Being deeply loved by someone gives you strength; loving someone deeply gives you courage."
Life is anything that dies when you stomp on it.”-Dave Barry

ZEEK

Friday, October 3, 2008 7:20 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by gorramgroupie:
In my current situation: MONEY!!! It's terrible how bad choices come back to haunt you. Stupid credit system!

But you can make money by flying. Think of all the olympic long jump medals you'd win. That would at least get you on a wheaties box or something. Plus how cool would it be to be able to fly?

NVGHOSTRIDER

Friday, October 3, 2008 8:36 PM

Mmmm. Wheaties.

(THought I was going home for lunch so I left it there. Crap)

MSB

Friday, October 3, 2008 9:21 PM

OH no not again... NV

Ok soooo want to go home....one more meeting. I can do one more meeting:)

____________________________________________

Being deeply loved by someone gives you strength; loving someone deeply gives you courage."
Life is anything that dies when you stomp on it.”-Dave Barry

FREELANCERTEX

Friday, October 3, 2008 9:33 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by NVGhostRider: Ponder: If y'all could have
A)Money
B)Fame
C)Ability to fly
D)Mad DDR skillz
which one would you choose?

dude, I belong in the air. ability to fly, hands down.

ZEEK

Friday, October 3, 2008 9:44 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by freelancertex:
dude, I belong in the air. ability to fly, hands down.

*high five* good call

FREELANCERTEX

Friday, October 3, 2008 9:46 PM

^_^ thanks. *high fives back*

NVGHOSTRIDER

Friday, October 3, 2008 11:07 PM

Think I'm out for the day. Might check in later.

FREELANCERTEX

Friday, October 3, 2008 11:21 PM

*waves* We'll miss you NV!! *glomps*

NVGHOSTRIDER

Saturday, October 4, 2008 6:25 PM

Happy Saturday people. Taking MSB shooting today. Can't wait for lunch. This might be a good day.

MSB

Saturday, October 4, 2008 7:05 PM

Chicken tortilla soup ( homemade) for lunch and shooting!!! wheeee

____________________________________________

Being deeply loved by someone gives you strength; loving someone deeply gives you courage."
Life is anything that dies when you stomp on it.”-Dave Barry

GORRAMGROUPIE

Saturday, October 4, 2008 8:28 PM

Both would be good to me about now. Feeling the need to see something destroyed by my own hand. A plate of food or a target, it's all good.

'Who are you and how did you get in here?' 'I'm a locksmith. And, I'm a locksmith.'
Police Squad

FREELANCERTEX

Saturday, October 4, 2008 11:32 PM

sounds like someone needs to go to the Breakables Room ^_^

i on the other hand had a good day *doesnt need to do snoopy dance to float to ceiling*

*waltzes out to visit the league and the bar*

FREELANCERTEX

Sunday, October 5, 2008 3:37 AM

*bumps another thread* this is the second one :-P

ODDBODSKINS

Sunday, October 5, 2008 11:39 AM

Flight, hands down, it's cool, it'll save me my bus pass costs (so money you got there) I don't want to be famous, and I forgot the other one.

Plus, I'm sure it'll cut my carbon footprint or something!

Just gotta throw myself at the ground and miss

____________________
'That torpedo hit us hard. We've got serious damage to the thrusters, heat warping in the secondary camshaft and the right side emergency jets completely knackered. We can't thrust, our shafts bent, and we'll probably never shoot off from the right hand again!'

FREELANCERTEX

Sunday, October 5, 2008 10:12 PM

hellz to the yeah. flying rocks.

KELKHIL

Monday, October 6, 2008 4:01 PM

Howdy all!

Wow really slow day everywhere it woudl seem.

Hmm Well nope! No ponder in my brain today I guess!

Some men just wanna watch the world burn

Zombie Killing, Ninja in Training Kelkhil
The Shirtless Forsaken

Member of the Coalition for HK - Evil Geniuses for a Better Tomorrow.

FREELANCERTEX

Monday, October 6, 2008 4:10 PM

lol well it *is* monday ><

KELKHIL

Monday, October 6, 2008 4:55 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by freelancertex:
lol well it *is* monday ><

Not a valid excuse! If anything being Monday should mean more virtual conversation!

Damn it people I am bored and lonely! That is not a very safe combo! Converse virtually with me!

Some men just wanna watch the world burn

Zombie Killing, Ninja in Training Kelkhil
The Shirtless Forsaken

Member of the Coalition for HK - Evil Geniuses for a Better Tomorrow.

MSB

Monday, October 6, 2008 5:24 PM

Morning all:)
Had a lovely weekend filled with shooting, paintballing, movies, and relaxing.

So Ponder... what's your ideal weekend??

For me pretty similar to what we had. The fun activities combined with sleeping in, time to curl up and read, movie watching, and yummy food:)

____________________________________________

Being deeply loved by someone gives you strength; loving someone deeply gives you courage."
Life is anything that dies when you stomp on it.”-Dave Barry

HELL'S KITTEN

Monday, October 6, 2008 5:29 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by Kelkhil:
Damn it people I am bored and lonely! That is not a very safe combo! Converse virtually with me!

((does a little private dance for Kelkhil))

MsB - that's a weak ponder. You'll have to do better.
NOW.
((high expectations))
My "ideal weekend" is one where I don't have to go back to work once the weekend is over.

KELKHIL

Monday, October 6, 2008 6:29 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by Hell's Kitten:
((does a little private dance for Kelkhil))

Well that sure satisfied the lonely part!!!!!!XD

(re-reads that last part)

Let's see perfect weekend? (yeah, let's change the subject) Not really sure I can answer that cuz I have no clue.

Some men just wanna watch the world burn

Zombie Killing, Ninja in Training Kelkhil
The Shirtless Forsaken

Member of the Coalition for HK - Evil Geniuses for a Better Tomorrow.

MSB

Monday, October 6, 2008 6:40 PM

Hmm ok new ponder

What one event/change could radically improve your life?

For me I'd say getting a job teaching history at the high school in town( I hate the long commute and I am missing teaching, but I'd like to not teach special ed for a bit)

____________________________________________

Being deeply loved by someone gives you strength; loving someone deeply gives you courage."
Life is anything that dies when you stomp on it.”-Dave Barry

ODDBODSKINS

Monday, October 6, 2008 6:54 PM

H'mmm, finishing my course aside, I think it's going to be a good few years before anything resembling a dramatic change comes anywhere close to my life.

Think you've got good odds of getting the history job?

____________________
'That torpedo hit us hard. We've got serious damage to the thrusters, heat warping in the secondary camshaft and the right side emergency jets completely knackered. We can't thrust, our shafts bent, and we'll probably never shoot off from the right hand again!'

ZEEK

Monday, October 6, 2008 7:17 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by MSB:
What one event/change could radically improve your life?

Winning the lottery.

NVGHOSTRIDER

Monday, October 6, 2008 7:18 PM

Heya people!

I hope so. I think MSB will be happier not driving an hour and from work plus not driving school to school during the day. Kane from Kung Fu ain't got shit on her.

KELKHIL

Monday, October 6, 2008 7:59 PM

Howdy NVG!

MSB - Good luck on the possible job! As far as what one thing to dramatically change my life? eh can't think of any one thing atm. Would be nice to catch that "good bounce" you hear about all the time from other people just once in a while. But nothing that could dramatically change my life.

Some men just wanna watch the world burn

Zombie Killing, Ninja in Training Kelkhil
The Shirtless Forsaken

Member of the Coalition for HK - Evil Geniuses for a Better Tomorrow.

MSB

Monday, October 6, 2008 8:22 PM

Yeah less driving, my own room...yippeee

OK 2 hours left

____________________________________________

Being deeply loved by someone gives you strength; loving someone deeply gives you courage."
Life is anything that dies when you stomp on it.”-Dave Barry

FREELANCERTEX

Monday, October 6, 2008 9:13 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by Hell's Kitten: My "ideal weekend" is one where I don't have to go back to work once the weekend is over.

thats a rockin' weekend for sure.

my ideal weekend is one i don't have to waste going to drill @_@

MSB

Monday, October 6, 2008 9:26 PM

wasting time seems really popular

____________________________________________

Being deeply loved by someone gives you strength; loving someone deeply gives you courage."
Life is anything that dies when you stomp on it.”-Dave Barry

FREELANCERTEX

Monday, October 6, 2008 9:28 PM

lmao. it depends on how u waste it. if ur wastin it cuz u dont care its not *so* bad. but if ur wastin time because u have no other choice but to hurry up and wait when u wanna get things done, then it gets a lil aggravating ><

ZEEK

Monday, October 6, 2008 9:53 PM

*attempts not to explode*
So angry. Lab guy was trying to work on an issue we were seeing with a server by messing around on a test server. Oh except he didn't log into the test server he logged into our production server. Then he proceeded to uninstall a bunch of stuff and later realize his mistake. Now he has no idea how to get it fixed and ditched out for the day and dumped the problem on a teammate of his. This guy seems pretty clueless. He's actually trying to call a support number. We're only trying to get a project finished up. We don't need our server working or anything. *@^#$!!! I kept this quiet enough that our project manager didn't know about it but since it's pretty much the end of the day I have to tell her. Time for the shit storm.

Well at least with the market tanking I might get laid off at any time. Maybe that can happen before the project manager reads he e-mail.

NVGHOSTRIDER

Monday, October 6, 2008 10:08 PM

I think we need to consider an asskickery exchange. Seems we can't boot the dumbasses we work with and need some anonymous person to do it for us.

I got plenty of boots laying about.

FREELANCERTEX

Monday, October 6, 2008 10:14 PM

Zeek: i know who's getting fired tomorrow XD (not u) what a fucktarded moron. *do u need me to kill him for u?*

sry ur havin a bad day :\ mebbe u should go to the breakables room ^_^ makes everyone feel better without anyone being accidentally decapitated in the process ><

ZEEK

Monday, October 6, 2008 10:19 PM

Yeah breakables room sounds right. I'm sending e-mails and stuff trying to make sure all the people my project manager is going to scream to are aware of the situation before she gets to them. I've already told my manager and her manager of the situation. I'm pretty sure she still hasn't read her e-mail cause my phone isn't ringing yet.

MSB

Monday, October 6, 2008 10:22 PM

ooh always smart to get ahead of the screaming. Then everyone she freaks to can say they were already aware and dealing before she gets to them which is good

Ok so ready to head home right now.. gonna make bread and some nice potato and bacon soup:)

____________________________________________

Being deeply loved by someone gives you strength; loving someone deeply gives you courage."
Life is anything that dies when you stomp on it.”-Dave Barry

FREELANCERTEX

Monday, October 6, 2008 10:54 PM

mmmm bread...hungry *heads off to bar*

ZEEK

Tuesday, October 7, 2008 3:19 PM

Luckily they got the server all fixed up last night. Not much screaming went on before they resolved the issue.

Back to business as usual. Phew

NVGHOSTRIDER

Tuesday, October 7, 2008 3:48 PM

Yay for Zeek.

Spacing out here at work. THink I might have to write soon.

MSB

Tuesday, October 7, 2008 4:03 PM

HUGS Zeek see nto as abad as it could have been and now you can spend some quality time devising revenge laced plans for the idiot who cause the problem

NV well you do write so well

ok bored here...

Oh there's a ponder besides going on here, what do you do to keep yourself entertained at work??

Mostly jabber with the other people here, but also ebay and email for me:)

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Being deeply loved by someone gives you strength; loving someone deeply gives you courage."
Life is anything that dies when you stomp on it.”-Dave Barry

ZEEK

Tuesday, October 7, 2008 4:21 PM

I read the imponderables :-)

Mostly surfing the interwebbies is my way to keep myself entertained at work. Sometimes I put on Dr. Horrible in the background or something. My company is pretty lax about internet usage as long as you keep getting your work done.

FREELANCERTEX

Tuesday, October 7, 2008 5:03 PM

glad to hear the problem got resolved Zeek ^_^

hm, occupying self at work...really the only place I ever work is at the base ('cept when I worked at a kennel, and i was *always* occupied there) and when there's nothing to do up there, we have to get creative with entertainment as our interweb network doesn't allow us to access Hulu OR youtube. Mostly we banter with each other or play whatever games we've managed to stash on the comps. There's also one loud *Hi-larious* guy up there who manages to keep everyone laughing most of the day XD

GORRAMGROUPIE

Tuesday, October 7, 2008 7:21 PM

I keep posting answers in the wrong threads. I will meekly go get spanked now.

'Who are you and how did you get in here?' 'I'm a locksmith. And, I'm a locksmith.'
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MSB

Tuesday, October 7, 2008 7:26 PM

So really you get spanked to entertain yourself gorram

Yeah I think for the most part the web and co-workers sustain us...

____________________________________________

Being deeply loved by someone gives you strength; loving someone deeply gives you courage."
Life is anything that dies when you stomp on it.”-Dave Barry

FREELANCERTEX

Tuesday, October 7, 2008 7:48 PM

aaw poor GG. i do the same thing with postin in the wrong thread XD

spanking is entertaining?? i never thought so O_o

GORRAMGROUPIE

Tuesday, October 7, 2008 11:15 PM

Depends on who's doing the spanking....

'Who are you and how did you get in here?' 'I'm a locksmith. And, I'm a locksmith.'
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FREELANCERTEX

Tuesday, October 7, 2008 11:30 PM

o.o ...*slinks away*

*hides*

ZEEK

Wednesday, October 8, 2008 3:48 PM

Is it the apocalypse yet? Seriously the market just keeps dropping and every debate I just get more and more concerned that this country is never going to recover. *sigh*

FREELANCERTEX

Wednesday, October 8, 2008 3:52 PM

lol, i think the apocalypse is around the corner, cuz i just waved to it earlier

NVGHOSTRIDER

Wednesday, October 8, 2008 3:54 PM

Good morning everyone.

Here is a ponder. What is with the women/men who like to be beat and thrown about? I understand the correlation between abusive behavior and the make up/honeymoon time. But WTF? Why is that so enthralling to some people? Is life so "difficult" these days that people revert back to barbaric activities just to feel alive? Answering my own questions in my head here as I go along, just bothered by how some people conduct themselves. Yeah it is in their bedrooms and is their business. But when it spills over to their children (which I see everyday) others are left to pick up the pieces and hope these messed up kids give themselves a fair try.

FREELANCERTEX

Wednesday, October 8, 2008 4:01 PM

and how pray tell did this come up?

ZEEK

Wednesday, October 8, 2008 4:30 PM

No idea NVG but I did have a really awkward conversation at work yesterday. This manager stopped by to thank me for working with the people to get that one server fixed before the angry notes started flying all over the place. Then he went into how he's been getting enough angry people yelling at him lately anyway. He was like "sometimes you just want to tell them to flat out shut up. makes me understand why some guys beat their wives. hahahah can't ever shut up." me: *cringe* *awkward semi-laughter*

wtf do you say in that situation. "no no it doesn't make me understand them at all"? He's a freaking manager I have to work with so I don't want to get into an argument with him over non-work related stuff and get in a bad work relationship but jeez. Who says something like that?

HELL'S KITTEN

Wednesday, October 8, 2008 4:46 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by nvghostrider:
Good morning everyone.

That's debatable....

Quote:
Here is a ponder. What is with the women/men who like to be beat and thrown about? I understand the correlation between abusive behavior and the make up/honeymoon time. But WTF? Why is that so enthralling to some people?

Forgive my need for clarification: are you talking about "rough sex" or "domestic violence"? ((confused))

NVGHOSTRIDER

Wednesday, October 8, 2008 4:46 PM

Well FLT, I get to hear the twisted points of view from kids at work on a daily basis. Their shitty homes didn't help an already awkward time in their lives. And having friends who have lived like that make a person think about how much influence carries from such things.

Random thought okay. Stupid brain needs stabbing with a Q-Tip.

Awkward non-work conversations can be fun Zeek. When things turn to sex in the workplace it is always bound to be a bit awkward. Had an old partner ask me what kind of woman I like. After answering "warm" she giggled and looked me up and down before saying, "I bet you like 'em small so you can throw 'em around in the bedroom." I was surprized I handled it so well. We had a pretty good discussion about men and women that evening. Didn't work with her much after that. Waaay too much tension and I really liked my job at that time.

ADD: It might be a little of both HK. Mostly I was thinking about domestic violence. Understanding studies and the like seem logical but personally this whole emotional thing is confusing. I might need to re-cut some logic teeth. Tender gums aren't really my thing.

(Looks for logic teething ring)

MSB

Wednesday, October 8, 2008 5:10 PM

I think some women just need to have that feeling of not being alone badly enough that they put up with the bad times because they think the good "honeymoon" times are the person's real character so it makes it easier to excuse the bad behavior as " stress" or drinking and not really them. They don't seem to realize the totality of behavior makes the person...

HUGS to all ok this is the last net time I will have all day

____________________________________________

Being deeply loved by someone gives you strength; loving someone deeply gives you courage."
Life is anything that dies when you stomp on it.”-Dave Barry

GORRAMGROUPIE

Wednesday, October 8, 2008 5:16 PM

BTW, the spanking thing was a joke, I don't hit women, but I do put men who do under a steamroller and go over them, in idle.

'Who are you and how did you get in here?' 'I'm a locksmith. And, I'm a locksmith.'
Police Squad

HELL'S KITTEN

Wednesday, October 8, 2008 5:16 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by nvghostrider:
It might be a little of both HK. Mostly I was thinking about domestic violence. Understanding studies and the like seem logical but personally this whole emotional thing is confusing.

Oh, I see. Well, I think it's really very simple (generalizing from a female perspective). The first time it happens, you get very angry and a bit shocked, which turns into incredulity that he would ever do such a thing. That gives way to the hope that it was just an accident, a one time thing, he would never do that again. If he hits me again, I'm leaving. It may sound silly, but the idea that you'll give up "everything" for one teeny "mistake" is actually quite daunting; the words mean nothing until you actually feel it.

If it does happen again, you have two types of people: those who leave and those who don't.

Those who don't leave... well, there are reasons for it that seem perfectly logical. Fear being one of the big ones. Fear of not being able to make it on your own, fear that he'll come after you, fear that you won't be able to get enough money coming in to make rent or buy groceries, fear that you won't be able to be a single mother. Hope is another of the big ones, and quite possibly the most insidious. Hope that he'll change, hope that you'll have the man you fell in love with back. Because not every day is filled with fear and pain and violence. There are plenty of times when you feel happy and alive and in love. And it's those times that you remember and cling to for all you're worth because you liked the way it made you feel.

By the time these thoughts are running through your head, you're in a very dangerous trap. Self-esteem has been worn down and self-doubt has grown up in its place. The notion that you could ever feel love or be loved by someone else never really occurs to you, so you cling to that one hope....

And then one of two things will happen: you'll come to your senses and get out, or you'll live the rest of your life (however long or short that may be) with him in misery. Unfortunately for a great many people who go through this, logic and reason have long since been abandoned, so the chances of getting out of the bad situation are low... and you cling to that hope that you can one day regain that "love of your life".

...but what the hell do I know. ((shrug))

I wish I had some more Red Bull.

ZEEK

Wednesday, October 8, 2008 6:31 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by MSB:
I think some women just need to have that feeling of not being alone badly enough that they put up with the bad times because they think the good "honeymoon" times are the person's real character so it makes it easier to excuse the bad behavior as " stress" or drinking and not really them. They don't seem to realize the totality of behavior makes the person...

Oh this drives me nuts. A couple I'm friends with just got married and the guy is practically an alcoholic. The girl hates "drunk guy" like he's some other person. She blames "drunk guy" for any of his actions but doesn't ever seem to get upset at the guy himself. I really don't understand it. He's all one person. He chooses to get drunk. It's still him.

GORRAMGROUPIE

Wednesday, October 8, 2008 6:42 PM

Mood lightener:

Ronald Knox
A good sermon should be like a woman's skirt: short enough to rouse the interest, but long enough to cover the essentials.

'Who are you and how did you get in here?' 'I'm a locksmith. And, I'm a locksmith.'
Police Squad

KELKHIL

Wednesday, October 8, 2008 7:03 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by Hell's Kitten:

...but what the hell do I know. ((shrug))

I wish I had some more Red Bull.

Apparently a scary amount on said topic! o.0
Hopefully not of the first hand variety.

Nasty, nasty topic that. Brings out all types of anger, no change that to rage. Never a .... nope gonna stop now!

Must find happy place.

Some men just wanna watch the world burn

Zombie Killing, Ninja in Training Kelkhil
The Shirtless Forsaken

Member of the Coalition for HK - Evil Geniuses for a Better Tomorrow.

MSB

Wednesday, October 8, 2008 7:12 PM

Oh please let this day end

____________________________________________

Being deeply loved by someone gives you strength; loving someone deeply gives you courage."
Life is anything that dies when you stomp on it.”-Dave Barry

NVGHOSTRIDER

Wednesday, October 8, 2008 7:27 PM

Meh, little (sometimes big) playful permitted spanks, sure. I was just fuming a bit on the strange perceptions people have/attain on such things. Remember though, women hit men too. Sometime they are mutual combatants, but is some communities the women are the primary aggressors.

Thank you HK for your thoughts on the subject. Using logic and adding the emotional parallels helps translate well. I see, hear and read the whys and hows I just forget that some people either don't now how to get out or lack the ambition to do so. Kinda disillusioned with how love works sometime. For better or worse?

I don't know why it is on my mind. Fear maybe? Not that I beat women (despite a few of the past ones needing it).

ADD: Isn't it Domestic Violence Awareness month or somesuch?

GORRAMGROUPIE

Wednesday, October 8, 2008 7:53 PM

Not sure, but it is Customer Service Appreciation Week! So call up and bitch out your favorite customer service rep!

'Who are you and how did you get in here?' 'I'm a locksmith. And, I'm a locksmith.'
Police Squad

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