[Loki]

QuickTidal, on 10 May 2011 - 05:17 PM, said:

Two women who work with my girlfriend have upset her because one doesn't want to do her job, and the other enjoys throwing people under buses...and since both are in management positions above her, Cara has to just accept it and be slapped on the wrist for their lackluster performance.

Meanwhile it makes ME want to effing rage and stomp down to the offices for each woman, grab them by the scruff of their necks and tell them they are never to upset her again.

But I 'spose i can't do that.

Still, it pisses me off. She's too nice to tell them to get stuffed (and she'd like to keep her job).

Blarg!

Surely they have workplace initiatives in place so that people can make their concerns known about their management if they feel they are acting inappropriately? A work place relations officer or something along those lines.


Your rage on her behalf is endearing


@Stormy - That's unfortunate, mate. Now get on the phone and speak to whoever you have to speak to in order to get a re-sit/substitute test. Don't lose hope just yet. Make sure you cover all avenues first.


EDIT: My mood is messed up by the fact that just 30 minutes ago I was asleep and I dreamt that, whilst trying to lead a psycho-mage serial killer to stand on a trap door that opened up onto an industrial meat mincer, I saw ME3 on the shelf and it was beautiful and pure and lovely and so naturally I bought it and started to play it........ooops.....it occurs to me now that the psycho-mage is still walking around in my mind.......*shrugs* oh well

I WANT ME3!!!!! And I want it NOW!

This post has been edited by Loki: 11 May 2011 - 12:50 AM

[Loki]

Because I can't wait for someone else to post!

I just went for a walk through the Valley - NEVER AGAIN!!!

I mean, five minutes into my walk and there's a guy peeing his pants at the lights....the same lights that I'm standing at. No worries, I figure as I quickly j-walk across the street at a pace I hope will out match the guy with pee-stained pants.
Next I'm walking past all the $2 peep shows and some toothless hobo asks if I'm new in town.....new to Brisbane - no, new to the cesspit that is the Valley, sadly no also - I should have known better!!!
I went down a street that I'm sure was populated by the same people that like to jab each other with knives 'just for fun' - I, very cunningly and most likely very obviously, grabbed my keys and started evaluating which would cause the most damage if shoved into an attackers eyeball. I swear they were all squaring me up so I did my best 'i'm poor and have no money to steal/I eat babies for breakfast' walk that kinda looked like a cross over of the Hunchback of N.D and Gollum. I finally found my way to another street where a lovely man was sitting inside a doorway with a bottle of cola that smelled remarkably like metho.
Eventually, I located the chemist and sat next to a lady who was sometimes speaking to me, sometimes speaking to herself and sometimes speaking with 'baby jesus.' I was never sure when to make non-committal grunting sounds and ended up sounding like an audio audition for Babe 3.
Having retrieved my script I decided not to return the way I came and headed off again. This time things seemed a little more promising as I found myself on familiar territory and next to a police station - a police station that must have just released all the drunks from the previous night judging by the sour expressions and the vomit covered shirts worn by a few of the people standing by the entrance.
By now I was thirsty so I took a gambit and entered one of the dim-lighted, narrow-spaced, Asain food places and was surprised to find I could barely understand the serving girl through her think GREEK accent.......what tha?
After miming that I wanted a drink by tilting my hand back and forth in front of my face she started to give me strange looks - either she thought her english was better then it was or she too had noticed that my mime for 'drinking' looked a great deal like a mime for a service provided by ladies on a street corner.
With drink in hand I figured it couldn't get much worse and headed back to the safety of Shiara and Luci's place - but no, it did get worse.
One street a way from safety and a 6ft bald man in trucksuits appears around the corner ahead of me and in what I can only assuming is the Valley's customary greeting, he put his hand down his pants and started pumping. Now, I'm normally happy to return a greeting but I decided that, on this occassion, it would be understandable if I didn't. Keys once more in hand I hurried past him and nearly sprinted the remainder of the way home. Now, I'm safely in Shiara's place, brewing tea and about to disinfect my eyes.

I hate the Valley.

[Illuyankas]

Sounds like an average Saturday night.

I normally drink on a Friday, for reference.

[Loki]

Illuyankas, on 11 May 2011 - 03:41 AM, said:

Sounds like an average Saturday night.

I normally drink on a Friday, for reference.

But it isn't night! It's noon!!!

[Illuyankas]

Oh. Sounds like an average Sunday afternoon then.

I normally drink on a Friday, for reference.

[Silencer]

Yup, Australia sounds like a wonderful place, when you put it like that, Loki. Wonderful place. I mean, you know, what with the incredibly high standard of living everyone has, and the bountiful nature of the country, how could anyone possibly be homeless/drunk/violent/disturbing. >.>

[Loki]

Silencer, on 11 May 2011 - 05:18 AM, said:

Yup, Australia sounds like a wonderful place, when you put it like that, Loki. Wonderful place. I mean, you know, what with the incredibly high standard of living everyone has, and the bountiful nature of the country, how could anyone possibly be homeless/drunk/violent/disturbing. >.>

Considering that I am such an upstanding, gracious and respected member of the community it truly amazes me that I seem to be such a magnet for freaks. I suppose they must be drawn to perfection. *sigh* Once again my fundamental awesomeness works against me.

[Silencer]

Loki, on 11 May 2011 - 05:27 AM, said:

Silencer, on 11 May 2011 - 05:18 AM, said:

Yup, Australia sounds like a wonderful place, when you put it like that, Loki. Wonderful place. I mean, you know, what with the incredibly high standard of living everyone has, and the bountiful nature of the country, how could anyone possibly be homeless/drunk/violent/disturbing. >.>

Considering that I am such an upstanding, gracious and respected member of the community it truly amazes me that I seem to be such a magnet for freaks. I suppose they must be drawn to perfection. *sigh* Once again my fundamental awesomeness works against me.

Well, at least your day has been interesting so far. I've been doing an assignment (accompanied by that darn headache again, wtf?) for most of the day, interrupted by one trip to go and buy a suitcase, which was uneventful though successful. :S

And yes, I can see how your situation might occur.

[Gothos]

That's a very eventful afternoon you've had, Loki. Nobody taught you to keep to the 'good' streets?

[Loki]

Gothos, on 11 May 2011 - 06:15 AM, said:

That's a very eventful afternoon you've had, Loki. Nobody taught you to keep to the 'good' streets?

There are no 'good' streets in the Valley.

[Gothos]

It's a goddamn suburb! How bad can it be? I thought it's city centres that traditionally hold ghettos.

[Centzon Totochtin]

It is in the city centre But it is quite nice most of the time, I used ot live just down the road from it, quite enjoy the markets there and the restaurants... I think Loki just went on a crazy day.

[Loki]

Just found out via Facebook that my uncle died today. Yea for social networking...

[Gothos]

Oh bloody hell, you ain't got no luck, girl!

[Loki]

Funnily enough it isn't my worst year yet.

I hadn't seen my uncle for some years so we weren't particularly close - it's just finding out via Facebook that really sucks.

I'm a tough little cookie though so I'm sure I can defeat any amount of bad luck just as I defeated the Blight and Collectors

[Gothos]

Sure you will! It's just you keep reminding me I haven't really ever had a shitty day in my life. Well, maybe three.

Makes me angry at myself for ever feeling down.



Fix it with Kings of Convenience!

[Ain't_It_Just_]

I stink. More than usual.

[QuickTidal]

A really nice guy I work with, who had some sort of affliction that doesn't allow nutrients from food to stay in the body, passed away on Monday night.

He was just in my office on Friday chatting with me.

This is tough.

[Shiara]

QuickTidal, on 11 May 2011 - 01:14 PM, said:

A really nice guy I work with, who had some sort of affliction that doesn't allow nutrients from food to stay in the body, passed away on Monday night.

He was just in my office on Friday chatting with me.

This is tough.

*hugs*

[QuickTidal]

Shiara, on 11 May 2011 - 01:46 PM, said:

QuickTidal, on 11 May 2011 - 01:14 PM, said:

A really nice guy I work with, who had some sort of affliction that doesn't allow nutrients from food to stay in the body, passed away on Monday night.

He was just in my office on Friday chatting with me.

This is tough.

*hugs*

Thanks Shiara. I didn't know him all that well, but what I did he was a really nice guy. It's just hard to fathom people being gone.