frissonic
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well dammit. i only get to work 8 hours today. after working 11.5 hours yesterday, today i have to leave an hour earlier than i originally anticipated. CURSES.
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Son, we live in a world that has walls, and those walls have to be climbed over by men with guns. Who's gonna do it? You? You, Lt. Dennis the Menace? I have a greater responsibility than you could possibly fathom. You weep for chz and her girlfriends, and you curse Jerry Korab. You have that luxury. You have the luxury of not knowing what I know. That chz's stalking, while tragic, probably saved lives. And my existence, while grotesque and incomprehensible to you, saves lives. You don't want the truth because deep down in places you don't talk about at parties, you want me outside that window, you need me outside that window. We use words like peep, sneak, stalk and leer. We use these words as the backbone of a life spent stalking someone. You use them as a punchline. I have neither the time nor the inclination to explain myself to a man who rises and sleeps under the blanket of the watchful eye that I provide, and then questions the manner in which I provide it. I would rather you just said thank you, and went on your way, Otherwise, I suggest you whip out your weapon, and stand a post. Either way, I don't give a damn what you think you are entitled to.
:clapping: :worthy: :clapping: :worthy:
jack would be so proud.
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Interesting. Is there anyone here that has thought about a holistic approach to medicine? I'd be interested to read your thoughts on the matter.
Having said that, to play off of your complaint, there are some prescription "drugs" that should have never seen the light of day in the marketplace. Vioxx, Zoloft, Gardasil, and RU-486 (to name a few). For the FDA to approve these drugs and then to watch them cause serious long-term health problems (and even death) should be enough of a red flag for people to not take the FDA seriously. On top of that, ever notice how the pharmaceutical companies spend billions of dollars on these "drugs" for advertisements per year?
my wife is really getting into natural oils. some friends of ours got her into it, and now she's full-blown convinced that they are better than medicine. she takes grapefruit to calm her down, orange to calm down my ADHD daughter (in conjunction with when her concerta wears off, which when it does is so much more than just obvious), hell, even for this ankle issue she's been begging me to put on some lemongrass. i thought, "what the hell. let her have her fun." sho' 'nuff, ankle doesn't hurt nearly as bad today, and i stood on it for 10 hours straight yesterday. by the time i got home, i thought my entire right leg was going to rebel and just secede from my personal little country of a body, but after that oil she put on, damn. i could have stood on it another 10 hours.
i'm still pretty skeptical about the overall use of oils vs. stuff like aleve, advil or even midol (for her, anyway ...) but i won't deny that they do have their effects, all of which are positive.
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Today is my 31st birthday. I'm sick with a nasty head cold/sinus infection, and for the first time in my life I feel old.
a) happy birthday man!
b) i feel your pain. i have a head and throat cold going on. i was afraid it was strep. it's not. so, that's a small good thing.
c) 31 is *not* old. i hit the big 4-0 next year. i couldn't care less. in fact, i'm taking the week off of work to celebrate it. my wife and i are pulling the kids out of school, and we're going to san diego to partay. well ... okay, fine--partay as hard as mormons can, which truthfully just involves disney world, coke zero, *maybe* a rockstar punched, and some beach time. but hey--it's fun for us, so whatever. anyway, my point is that 31 isn't old. age is a mental state--not a number. you've probably heard that cliche'd statement a bahzillion times, but it's true. don't want to feel old? do something not old! go on a spontaneous road trip. go sky diving.
d) i really am sorry about the head cold man. that blows.
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Absolutely...wouldn't do it any other way. I start the new job a week from Monday. Right now, I'm using up time off that I won't get paid for, so it's a good week to get stuff done.
Wish the weather would cooperate so I could maybe play 18 or clean up the yard. There...that's my complaint.
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i've done that before. twice, actually. lined up a new gig, quit the old gig 2 fridays before the new gig starts, effectively giving me a 9-day weekend ... always a smart play, especially if your company is one that buys back your PTO bank. hell, i even got laid off once, and as an accidental severance package, the HR dept. cut us checks 3x what we had in our PTO bank. oops. :) of course, they called the next day and asked for the money back. that conversation went something like this:
"are you out of your mind? you just laid off 60% of the company, and now you're asking for the PTO check back?"
"yah ... sorry. it was a clerical error on our end."
"i don't care if it was a clerical, computer glitch, or whatever. you distributed the checks, then laid us all off. my wife and i had an emergency budget meeting last night. that money is already earmarked for at least 3 months of bills."
"but ... but ...... we need it back!"
"look ... am i in any way legally obligated to pay it back? cuz really, this is your f***-up--not mine."
*long pause as hr chick ponders her next response*
"well ... no, but it would be nice if you would."
"yah? well it would also be nice to still have a job. i believe you have your answer. see ya."
that was flat-out ballsy. the best part was that i hired on with a financial firm as a contractor and was making about 1.5 times what i had been making at my previous job. i actually made money on the lay-off.
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I'm not at work, I have 3 days left at that job....no, I have nothing to complain about.
I'm not even that annoyed about the likely snow fall we'll get today.
do you have a new gig lined up?
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you know you're in for a long-ass day when it's 7 am and you've already been at work for over 2 hours. blueberry cheese danish, cheese and bacon omlette, and a coke. hopefully, that'll help slough the sleepy shackles that still burden my eyelids.
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how about skipping out on half day of work to just go putzing around with a camera? yah. it's that kind of day. 60s, cloudless, and the bird refuge north of me is now fully paved and mosquito-free. too cold at night for them to survive.
see ya. and happy friday to y'all.
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hey, is this thing on? test, 1 2 3 .... *tap tap tap*
okay, i'll start off.
obvious. 5-1 start to the season.
how about seeing articles like this?
libya is free. sort of. maybe. eventually. hey, they have a better shot of it now than they did, right?
pumpkin walk tonight with my two little pumpkins. </cheese>
weekend.
sabres game saturday. bills game football on sunday.
pizza for breakfast. cold. fresh out of the fridge. rockstar punched as the beverage of choice.
iOS 5. why not?
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It's not really a small place. It's essentially a bunch of smaller teams all under on umbrella. I'm the lowest one in the pecking order. It wasn't a layoffs thing though, both decided to leave. They're very comfortable money-wise here. This project just had its funding renewed for 5 more years, so they're not in a position to be letting people go.
there's always a reason for a high attrition rate. if the money is good, the position solid, then there may be something more "sinister" that is going on than you might realize. having been in both places (low man and middle management), that's been what i've noticed. when i was 'the lowly worker bee' and the company had issues, we all sat around and speculated what the issues were. from middle management, i *knew* what the issues were ... i just couldn't discuss them openly. i opted to keep my team at least semi-informed by speaking in 'hypotheticals,' which were pretty obviously not so hypothetical. i had some jump ship. others stuck around. the ones that did were richly rewarded when the proverbial ship righted itself.
i hope everything works out for ya, man.
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Within the past month my supervisor left. Today, her unofficial replacement just told me she's leaving too. We're a pretty small team of 7, 3 at my level, 3 one level up, and 1 head. Two of those middle 3 are now gone. None of us lower 3 are in any position to get bumped up, so suddenly things are pretty thin. I've been here about 10 months now, so I'm really wondering if this kind of turnover is just a coincidence or if it's a trend.
i've worked at small companies. not quite *that* small, but we had the same turnover rate. people left all the time--either voluntarily or through layoffs. in 2009, there were 3 rounds of layoffs in 6 months. it was ridiculous. they lost 70% of their work force--engineering, sales, tech support, management ... no one was safe except the president and the CEO. it was sad.
good luck man. who's the low man on the totem pole? maybe ask the last remaining middle person if the turn-over rate is normal?
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one great perk to having 0 fans is this exact scenario. well, other than my wife. maybe my kids. other than that, i'm content with my "no fans" status. :)
steven king is one twisted sumbich, but man he's brilliant.
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Yes I do. Unfortunately shipping them to Utah probably gets me in a whole new level of trouble. How can they miss a fracture though? Did they even take any x-rays?
they did, but they actually said that their x-ray machine isn't as powerful as what most local hospitals have, so they said that it's entirely possible that there may be a hairline fracture, and that waiting until the calcium has time to form over the fracture will be the only way they can know for certain *at their facility.* however, the doctor also said that he'd be very surprised if icing, elevating and rest didn't take care of the inflammation and pain. the inflammation is down, but the pain level is exactly the same as the first day, which was 2 mondays ago.
i went to the hospital yesterday and had it re-x-rayed. sure enough, it's actually fractured. frickin' awesome.
as for the drugs, yah, i was mostly joking in asking about them. can't have you getting arrested for illegal distribution, trafficking across state lines, illegal use of the postal system, etc. :)
re-break tomorrow morning. i'm going to demand general anesthetic. none of this local crap.
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mis-diagnosed ankle sprains. it's actually fractured. guess who gets to have his ankle rebroken so the fracture can be properly set.
shrader, still have those drugs?
oh happy day. mother ****, this is an unparalleled level of pain.
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Nah, just changed mine. Feeling very Prog-Rockish.
we will call you cygnus: the god of balance, you shall be.
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Ah, but the bonus is that you've set yourself up for the most important relationship test this girl needs to pass if she's a keeper: will she get upset when you're checking on the game during dinner, or will she ask you for updates? ;)
Side note: what's up with all the changing avatars all of a sudden? lol Between you and Braedon I'm getting confused.
Edit: I seem to have an uncanny knack for making the last post on a page. Seems like the second or third time this week it's worked out that way.
OR will she demand to go back to your place and watch the game with you? EH!? THAT is the sign of a keeper. If she starts throwing pillows at the TV if the Canes score, then you know she's worth it. :)
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1. Twisted ankle. It's pretty bad.
"Umm ... exactly *how* is that a good thing? Should this not go in the 'Complaint Thursday' thread?"
Yes, it should. And it did. However,
a) I've had the entire week off of work. With pay. Doctor's orders. I've sat around and watched movies, played X-box, ripped hundreds of CDs in prep of iTunes Match at the end of the month.
b) Lortab. 'nuff said. :)
c) THIS WAS ALL MY BOSS' IDEA. He's the one who called and suggested that I take the week AND Monday and Tuesday of next week to rest the ankle, keep it elevated, and let it heal. He said he would contact HR and get the paperwork rolling on short-term disability.
WHO has the winner job? *I* have the winner job!
WHO has the best boss ever?! I think you already know the answer to that one. :)
2. HOCKEY
3. Good friends coming over for the game.
4. Good food for dinner.
5. HOCKEY!!!!!!!!!!!
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Twisted ankle. It's pretty bad.
"Umm ... exactly *how* is that a good thing? Should this not go in the 'Complaint Thursday' thread?"
Yes, it should. And it did. However,
a) I've had the entire week off of work. With pay. Doctor's orders. I've sat around and watched movies, played X-box, ripped hundreds of CDs in prep of iTunes Match at the end of the month.
b) Lortab. 'nuff said. :)
c) THIS WAS ALL MY BOSS' IDEA. He's the one who called and suggested that I take the week AND Monday and Tuesday of next week to rest the ankle, keep it elevated, and let it heal. He said he would contact HR and get the paperwork rolling on short-term disability.
WHO has the winner job? *I* have the winner job!
WHO has the best boss ever?! I think you already know the answer to that one. :)
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Sex. They've changed it.
is there a way to nominate posts as 'quote of the year'? cuz man--this one wins.
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Yeah, it's oxycodone and I'll probably destroy them this weekend. I'm too stubborn to take something like aspirin half the time, so there's no way I'm messing around with this stuff.
having used a metric sh**-ton of OTC drugs for upper back and tension headaches, i can tell you this: *always* cut the pill in half. even with lortab 5s (the weakest normal dose), i cut it in half because a full pill knocks me on my keister for literally a day. a full 10 not only does not help the pain, but it leaves me with a chemical hangover that's exponentially worse than the original headache. so i've learned that the full pill is not only not necessary--it's sometimes detrimental.
as for not wanting them on hand, i can understand that. however, as a recommendation, i would keep at least a few on hand, again cutting them in half and using as necessary. you never know when something *that* unbearably painful is going to come along. as long as they're out of the reach of kids and in a locked, secure cabinet, i'd hold some back for those "didn't see that coming" moments.
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Save them. Drink a six pack. Take a couple. Drink another six pack. Wring the drool out of your pillow 15 hours later. Best sleep of your life.
this is good advice ... depending on what they gave him. lortabs, vikes, and anything ending in 'codone" or "cet" will do the trick. anything ending in "odol" might not have the desired affect.
"gee chris ... know much about OTC drugs?" yes, sadly. yes i do. :)
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Good luck!!!
I was wondering what happened... :(
Also, if my boss tells me I'm moving to slowly one more time, I might just snap. He has me working on RFQs, as well as three other projects. on one of those projects, my time is dictated by someone who works at another company...I can't help it if that person has other projects to work on, and ours is back burner to them... :death: :wallbash: :wallbash:
sounds like the woes of a project manager ... sorry man. :)
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wow man that sucks! When I severely sprained my ankle a few years back I got good pain killers from the doctor...and I remember needing them.
Good luck getting that healed up!
Yah, I'm calling them later today and asking for something stronger. This stuff just makes me drowsy and does nothing for the pain, so I sleep, but it's hellish cuz every little bump causes my ankle to flare like a forest fire.
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One of my bosses dumped a project they were supposed to do, on me saying we could "co-write" it... Now I am writing all 10 pages of it alone and they will "edit" it... I have 1 week. It has to be really good because it is for publication.
So? 10 pages, one week not that bad? I also have a leadership paper due for class next week which is 10 pages. I have to summarize 3 article before that and watch a movie taking detailed leadership notes on the main characters... (i tried to do miracle but my group picked 12 angry men)
also, My stupid practicum is all screwed up because instead of writing a policy and a guide for this place I have to fix a bunch of crap in this collection they were supposed to do and thats due by Nov, 1
On top of that I have no freaking clue anymore whats going on with my fiance/exfiance who freaking went out over the weekend and bought a wiener dog which is smaller than the 5 cats she already has in her little apartment after I stated multiple times "NO MORE ANIMALS UNTIL WE HAVE A HOUSE!"
Finally, all of this has come about within the last 4 days... FML, 20 pages, 1 summary, practicum, both jobs, my female whatever, and classes = stressed
Two words: Rockstar Punched. :)
Okay, but in all seriousness, yah--that sucks man. Especially the "Who the hell am I living with?" issue. 20 pages can be a lot, especially if it's research-related. Good luck, man!
F'N...tastic Fridays....
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bought precisely 2 shares of Groupon's new IPO. got in on the ground floor--$20. It's up to $29.26 right now. F'N Fantastic!! lunch for a week. :)