Still going to send off the old PC for repairs when I've already confirmed with the manufacturer that it's a bad hard drive and should cost $100 tops? You're going to go off and spend how much after making everyone come in on a Sunday to yell at us for an hour about how far behind we are from this time last year?
I just need the part, some blank DVDs and time to work. Would save you a bundle. What's so hard about that?
I just need the part, some blank DVDs and time to work. Would save you a bundle. What's so hard about that?
Go get a child lock for the refrigerator.
GasBandit
Staff member
I ended up putting an empty 2 liter soda bottle in front of the corner of the door, so every time he pulled it open it knocked it over and made some noise, and then I can go flick him on the forehead.
Dave
Staff member
So I have two minor rants that are actually bigger issues.
First, Saturday I'll be going to my mom's house to help paint the garage. I was initially against it, but then my sister told me the reason was because she's getting it ready to sell. My mom is losing her marbles pretty quickly and her doctor says she can no longer live alone. Trouble is, part of her dementia is being terrified of anything new and a real change in temperament that makes her a real pain in the ass to deal with. We're going to end up taking her to the assisted care facility by acting like we're taking her to the park like a terrier. It's going to be terrible but I told my sister (primary care giver) that I'd be the bad guy and act like it was all my idea so that I'm the one who takes the brunt of the guilt trip and inevitable castigation.
Sunday I get to meet with my improv troupe to figure out our assets and who gets what as we disband. We're down to only a scant few of us and we're just no longer viable. Been there for over five years and we've had one hell of a final year, but it's over. I'm still going to do the game show stuff, but it'll probably just be me.
First, Saturday I'll be going to my mom's house to help paint the garage. I was initially against it, but then my sister told me the reason was because she's getting it ready to sell. My mom is losing her marbles pretty quickly and her doctor says she can no longer live alone. Trouble is, part of her dementia is being terrified of anything new and a real change in temperament that makes her a real pain in the ass to deal with. We're going to end up taking her to the assisted care facility by acting like we're taking her to the park like a terrier. It's going to be terrible but I told my sister (primary care giver) that I'd be the bad guy and act like it was all my idea so that I'm the one who takes the brunt of the guilt trip and inevitable castigation.
Sunday I get to meet with my improv troupe to figure out our assets and who gets what as we disband. We're down to only a scant few of us and we're just no longer viable. Been there for over five years and we've had one hell of a final year, but it's over. I'm still going to do the game show stuff, but it'll probably just be me.
GasBandit
Staff member
He's got some painful lessons to learn if he wants to fit in around here, and one of them is don't piss off GB.
GasBandit
Staff member
The fuck you trying to say?
He's saying he doesn't like it. Or so I assume.The fuck you trying to say?
Dave
Staff member
There are benefits to having no money. Like when someone steals your debit card number and goes nuts trying to spend $3000 at Bloomingdales, Nike, Walmart, and a few places I'd never heard of...and it gets declined so they didn't steal any money. Of course, I have to go get another card on Tuesday, but I won't have to fill out any fraud forms like I did before. This is the second time this has happened. I'm very careful with my card so I think it's time to change all my passwords and do complete scans of everything.
Fuckers.
Fuckers.
Check around with anyone that had a box marked, "Save this card information for next purchase?", too.
--Patrick
Dunked one of my earbuds in my coffee this morning. Ding dang do.
At first I read "earlobes" and I wondered how that might have occurred.
--Patrick
GasBandit
Staff member
Ear gauges of truly ridiculous proportions?
I saw a guy a few years ago who had truly massive gauges that he hung his headphones through. It was not cute.
I see that regularly. They don't even have to be big in order to do that. Although my perspective might be fucked up since I work with so many freaks. I think one guy's gauges are half a foot in diameter. Maybe only 4 inches.
Fall semester started yesterday. So far we have had 2 server crashes, a printer take itself off the network, the fix for that blocking 1/2 of our computers from printing at all, and over 20% of the new students (70+ so far) not having network accounts yet, even though they were supposed to be batched in the day before the semester started. Some classes are still listed as "location TBA" and instructor "staff" on newly printed schedules. I guess downsizing half of the admissions department, outsourcing IT, and using adjuncts for as much as possible is working out great.
But hey, at least our College President got a $35k per year raise for "adapting the efficiency of business models to a non-profit educational institute."
But hey, at least our College President got a $35k per year raise for "adapting the efficiency of business models to a non-profit educational institute."
I got 8mm ear gauges. They have cool designs on them,thats why I like em.
GasBandit
Staff member
8mm seems more sensible, that's still in "stud" piercing territory, imo. As long as you can't fit a padlock through em.
I think the smaller gauges look really cool. I don't understand the massive ones though.
I also love tattoos in theory but am grossed out by douchebag tattoos. I still shudder when I remember that day at Costco last summer. Red neck douchebag clearance priced tattoos on display day...
I also love tattoos in theory but am grossed out by douchebag tattoos. I still shudder when I remember that day at Costco last summer. Red neck douchebag clearance priced tattoos on display day...
GasBandit
Staff member
I told the owner not to get Cowherd back
The GM told the owner not to get Cowherd back
All our part timers thought it was a bad idea to get Cowherd back
Owner decides "fuck it, I'mma get Cowherd back" because of convoluted reasoning to do with bullshit ratings which are always bullshit.
AND JUST LIKE THE REST OF US THOUGHT WOULD HAPPEN, ESPN got wind and is threatening to pull our affiliation.
You know, 35% of Americans polled said they would forgo a substantial raise in favor of seeing their boss fired.
It's too bad the owner can't get fired.
The GM told the owner not to get Cowherd back
All our part timers thought it was a bad idea to get Cowherd back
Owner decides "fuck it, I'mma get Cowherd back" because of convoluted reasoning to do with bullshit ratings which are always bullshit.
AND JUST LIKE THE REST OF US THOUGHT WOULD HAPPEN, ESPN got wind and is threatening to pull our affiliation.
You know, 35% of Americans polled said they would forgo a substantial raise in favor of seeing their boss fired.
It's too bad the owner can't get fired.
My doctor was over an hour late for our appointment and I fell asleep sitting up in the waiting room.
Why is this not in the win thread? Free nap!
