[amphibian]

My ex reached out to me after ten months of no contact to talk about deleting intimate photos of us/her (which I did long ago of my own volition).

My groove is messed with because she did this almost immediately after my current significant other put up photos of us ice skating on Instagram/Facebook for the first time. When I gently questioned why she was contacting me in a general way, she said that a friend had a photo revenge scenario happen to her and she wanted to know what I'd done with the intimate photos from our relationship - but wasn't concerned that I'd misuse them, just curious as to their status.

I kept an even keel, expressed sorrow that her friend experienced that particular awfulness and reassured her concerns, but it's a complex topic to talk about in such a manner at a weird time. Knowing her for the last five years, I believe that a good portion of this reach-out was motivated by a bit of jealousy and a desire to make it so that I was thinking about her at this time instead of my SO. I'm glad we broke up because we honestly didn't work well together in many different spots and this is a reminder of that as well. Grrr....

Also, two days later, my ankles are still borked from ice skating in bad rental shoes. I didn't fall and skated alright, which is nice for not skating since my one and only time at age 7, but I'd have taken a bruised butt over these janky ankles...

[Obdigore]

Abyss, on 01 December 2014 - 09:21 PM, said:

Silencer, on 01 December 2014 - 12:24 PM, said:

Step one: get new colleague.
Step two: start training new colleague (just enough to figure he's decent at the job, which is awesome compared to our last hire).
Step three: watch new colleague quit for medical reasons.

Fml.

Can't we just get decent staff who stick around?!?!

worry, on 01 December 2014 - 06:10 PM, said:

Thought that said "start draining new colleague".

Silencer would never admit to such a thing.


...at least not publicly. or sober. SoooOOOOoooo, anyone wanna buy some really incriminating video files of an admin?

To make Silencer sink any lower in our collective mind (he's a banker, for gods sake!) those would have to be some very disgusting photos/videos that our nice forum community here couldn't handle.

Maybe have them be the the next program appearing just after Welcome to Nightvale?

[Gothos]

Awesome job opportunity went silent. Was supposed to be 2-3 weeks wait for next leg, but it's been a month now. No word either way yet. I'm confused, as I'm certain I aced the test and my first interview.
Trying to contact them for an update has yielded... no results. Just an automatic reply to be patient.

Le Sigh.

[HiddenOne]

The wretched secretary used all the coffee yesterday and didn't tell anyone and forgot to get more. Is that reasonable grounds for termination? I think so.

[TheRetiredBridgeburner]

Hospital cancelling my appointment for today.

"We're going to have to cancel, is that alright?"

Yup, it's great, I'll just continue on my six hours sleep in the last four days and virtually tearing my hair out. Not a problem, old bean,

(In fairness, waiting for ALL results instead of going in twice is actually a good idea, but the waiting is not fun.)

Having at the damn thing with a kitchen knife looks more tempting by the day.

This post has been edited by TheRetiredBridgeburner: 02 December 2014 - 03:29 PM

[Abyss]

Obdigore, on 02 December 2014 - 01:39 AM, said:

Abyss, on 01 December 2014 - 09:21 PM, said:

...
...at least not publicly. or sober. SoooOOOOoooo, anyone wanna buy some really incriminating video files of an admin?

To make Silencer sink any lower in our collective mind (he's a banker, for gods sake!) those would have to be some very disgusting photos/videos that our nice forum community here couldn't handle.

Maybe have them be the the next program appearing just after Welcome to Nightvale?

In my thinkymeatz I can hear Cecil closing out the show with "Next, stay tuned for the sounds of spider-goats strung out on bad crack, Vanilla Ice's Greatest Hits played backwards, a Siberian trannie dwarf barbershop quartet and a banker."

HiddenOne, on 02 December 2014 - 02:01 PM, said:

The wretched secretary used all the coffee yesterday and didn't tell anyone and forgot to get more. Is that reasonable grounds for termination? I think so.

With extreme prejudice.


....alternately, ban her from the office coffee resource for life.

And then termination with extreme prejudice.



My coffee this am is bad. Just bad. Like sitting in the pot too long and the milk was almost off and a leper stirred it with their cock bad.

...naturally i'm still drinking it.

[Slow Ben]

Abyss, on 02 December 2014 - 03:41 PM, said:

milk

Theres your problem...

[worry]

HiddenOne, on 02 December 2014 - 02:01 PM, said:

The wretched secretary used all the coffee yesterday and didn't tell anyone and forgot to get more. Is that reasonable grounds for termination? I think so.

It sounds like reasonable lack-of-grounds for termination.

[QuickTidal]

worry, on 02 December 2014 - 08:54 PM, said:

HiddenOne, on 02 December 2014 - 02:01 PM, said:

The wretched secretary used all the coffee yesterday and didn't tell anyone and forgot to get more. Is that reasonable grounds for termination? I think so.

It sounds like reasonable lack-of-grounds for termination.

That is some weak tea....wait...

[HiddenOne]

worry, on 02 December 2014 - 08:54 PM, said:

HiddenOne, on 02 December 2014 - 02:01 PM, said:

The wretched secretary used all the coffee yesterday and didn't tell anyone and forgot to get more. Is that reasonable grounds for termination? I think so.

It sounds like reasonable lack-of-grounds for termination.

You need your own emoticon that looks like a smiley drummer giving it the old "Ba-dum TISH!"

[Nicodimas]

Imagining if the budget had never stopped for NASA from that max 5% of the budget in the 60's..where we could be..if it had grown and never stopped.

3.4 Trillion in Spending this year.. 5% = 170 Billion 10%= 340 Billion..etc.

We spend 18 Billion in probably the most important program. <.5%>

Just as a thought...Quantitative Easing Cost America 4 trillion since 2008 alone. Nasa has gotten 2% in comparison.

Sad.

This post has been edited by Nicodimas: 03 December 2014 - 07:35 PM

[tiam]

I have a long few days in work setting up another store including a 17 hour day yesterday. Today on a precious day off when I should be xmas shopping ive done nothing but sleep. I feel so drained and have to go out tonight for a birthday meal followed by my brothers birthday night out tomorrow. I will be ordering a pint of blanket and 3 shots of pillows if it goes on till late which it inevitably will.

This plus the knowledge that next week is a 50 hour week minimum is puffling my jigglies.

[Nicodimas]

To go with my Space rant..information like this seems highly significant.

http://gizmodo.com/w...spac-1660333771

33 pounds total and 11 going into the Mars mission.

This post has been edited by Nicodimas: 05 December 2014 - 06:42 PM

[Maark Abbott]

So fed up of my job and the venal promotion system, whereby being chummy with a manager means more than ability. They honestly wonder why I have a problem deferring to the person who took the role I should have had... Well, it's because they're shit and don't know what they're doing, whereas I do. Wankers.

[Morgoth]

Serial. I love the podcast. Sarah and I listen to it together and it's pretty great. Sarah Koenig is a great producer, and Ira Glass' influence is also felt and appreciated throughout. However, the absolute disgusting acts of the judiciary, and especially the prosecution in this case is pissing me off something fierce. It seems clear to me that they decided early that they needed a conviction, and that Adnan was their best option to make that happen, regardless of whether it was at all ethical to bring the case to trial. Some of the choices made are simply jaw dropping.

[TheRetiredBridgeburner]

So, test results on my tumour were not good. But, if you were going to pick a "good" cancer for lack of a better phrase, this isn't a bad one. Got it very early and a better than good chance everything will be fine in the long run. Lots of positives considering

If I wasn't already on a re-read, I'd have just dived back into Gardens and refused to come back out I think!

[Tiste Simeon]

TheRetiredBridgeburner, on 07 December 2014 - 09:18 PM, said:

So, test results on my tumour were not good. But, if you were going to pick a "good" cancer for lack of a better phrase, this isn't a bad one. Got it very early and a better than good chance everything will be fine in the long run. Lots of positives considering

If I wasn't already on a re-read, I'd have just dived back into Gardens and refused to come back out I think!

I think u need to buy you a drink or something. Stay strong. X

[TheRetiredBridgeburner]

Cheers! I'm alright, reading up on radiotherapy and have decided that if after eight weeks of having high-energy X-rays fired at me I'm not some sort of kickass sorcerer someone's going to get a slap. This is the sort of silliness that keeps me happy!

[worry]

Slap everyone.

[EmperorMagus]

Slap worry for me please. Don't deny me my peace of mind. (and my sweet revenge)