The Random Crap Thread 2: It Hits the Fan.
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I hate aggregation websites with auto-generated pages that rank well in Google. I don't care how useful they are in practice--if I google for "Mesopotamian beef stew recipe" I want recipes, not an auto-gen lead promising me great Mesopotamian beef stew recipes.
NSFW example below the cut, because you can have fun with their URLs.
NSFW example below the cut, because you can have fun with their URLs.
You know, that actually might go over well here in Wisconsin... especially in Milwaukee.
Dave
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And now for the best headline you'll see today:
Jared Fogle scores cafeteria job serving sandwiches in prison
http://www.mysanantonio.com/news/article/Jared-Fogle-Subway-prison-sandwiches-cafeteria-7012888.php
Jared Fogle scores cafeteria job serving sandwiches in prison
http://www.mysanantonio.com/news/article/Jared-Fogle-Subway-prison-sandwiches-cafeteria-7012888.php
You know what's getting to "I'm a vegan" levels of annoyance to me?
People who won't shut the fuck up about tea. Like, constantly posting about how it's so amazing/how much the love it/it's so much better than drinking soda or coffee/etc. That''s great, glad you like it, stop fucking posting about it multiple times a day.
People who won't shut the fuck up about tea. Like, constantly posting about how it's so amazing/how much the love it/it's so much better than drinking soda or coffee/etc. That''s great, glad you like it, stop fucking posting about it multiple times a day.
Speaking of which, I've found this awesome blend of tieguanyin tea from this vendor in a really hard-to-find alley. I'd tell you guys where, but he only imports a few batches of it from Shandong every month, and I don't want you guys going off and buying it all. It really is awesome though.
Speaking of which, I've found this awesome blend of tieguanyin tea from this vendor in a really hard-to-find alley. I'd tell you guys where, but he only imports a few batches of it from Shandong every month, and I don't want you guys going off and buying it all. It really is awesome though.
Are they tea snobs? Join them in their tea-drinking, but use deliciously shitty Walmart-brand stuff. I used to irk an old roommate because I'm too lazy to use tea leaves and filtering contraptions or whatever--cheap tea bags are good enough for me.
Bring a gallon jug of grocery store brand sweet iced tea.
Maybe it's just a southern thing, but sweet tea isn't considered tea by anyone I know here, so that may not wor--oh I get it, hahahaha.
I didn't really notice how much I missed good 铁观音 until I couldn't fucking find it anywhere any more. There was a place that sold a sort of 银针茶 which was ok, but still.Speaking of which, I've found this awesome blend of tieguanyin tea from this vendor in a really hard-to-find alley. I'd tell you guys where, but he only imports a few batches of it from Shandong every month, and I don't want you guys going off and buying it all. It really is awesome though.
GasBandit
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"Squashed bug crucifixion tent."
Yeah whenever I see characters I just assume it says "used schoolgirl panties" or something like that.
I love Diet Coke. I love it! It is the only remaining bad habit I have and I'm not giving it up.
If one more person tells me that I will get MS from drinking it, I will throat punch them.
I gave up coffee a few years ago because I was drinking way too much caffeine. So I drink tea now. Herbal non-caffeine tea. I like it. When people at work see me drinking it or making it I get the whole hallelujah you've given up soda!! I can like both tea and Diet Coke. It is possible.
These lectures are coming from people who drink, eat non stop fried crap etc etc.
This sort of relates to tea right?
If one more person tells me that I will get MS from drinking it, I will throat punch them.
I gave up coffee a few years ago because I was drinking way too much caffeine. So I drink tea now. Herbal non-caffeine tea. I like it. When people at work see me drinking it or making it I get the whole hallelujah you've given up soda!! I can like both tea and Diet Coke. It is possible.
These lectures are coming from people who drink, eat non stop fried crap etc etc.
This sort of relates to tea right?
Yeah, I mean it's the same idea. If people love tea for reasons other than it tasting good that's totally cool, but when they won't shut up about it and try to make you feel shitty for drinking anything else, it's annoying. You could build this sort of attitude about anything, really. Vegetarianism, coffee (oh you use k-cups? You should invest in a press and fresh beans picked by only the finest Colombian donkeys), etc etc.
I love Taco Bell too! I used to love bringing that back to the boardroom to eat in front of the granolas.
Me and Taco Bell are on a break, it got in a fight with my intestines and won.
I love the fruit ones. Strawberry rhubarb, lemonade and lime.
I have a few super caffeinated ones for the mornings where people are silly and want to meet at the crack of dawn.
I really like David's Tea and I am in love with their travel mugs.
I tried matcha but it wasn't for me.
I have a few super caffeinated ones for the mornings where people are silly and want to meet at the crack of dawn.
I really like David's Tea and I am in love with their travel mugs.
I tried matcha but it wasn't for me.
A position opened at work, and my manager pretty much told me it was mine if I wanted it. Would've been a significant increase in pay and rank.
I didn't go with it. They only gave me two days to decide and I didn't feel that was enough time to decide I'd want the other stuff, because other increases would include constant interruptions, personnel handling, boatloads of the kind of stress I see my manager deal with daily. I talked it over with my wife and our conclusion was that it would pretty much drain my patience and be enough stress as to make home life difficult.
So this morning I took her suggestion to do some short story writing, which I'd dropped a while ago, and the story didn't pan out. And I thought to myself, I should've taken the position, because this is never going to amount to much.
At the same time, I feel like that's a cop-out, like if I'd taken the position, it would be an easy excuse to say "oh, I didn't have time anymore to do that." Which would drive me crazy, but besides that, just being a reason not to pursue what I really want, and fuck that. Not to mention, if I took the job, it'd be because of wanting to help my manager (good), but it'd mainly be for the money and responsibility level, which to me aren't good reasons if I feel I wasn't right for the job. Now, the person they are considering next is probably worse for the job, but I've absolved myself of having any say in the matter by passing it up.
This isn't a rant, so I didn't put it in one those subjects, just some weird observing of pro and cons that doesn't mean squat since it's after the fact. But I'm probably not going to mention this to my family because I don't want to hear about it each time I say I don't have money for whatever trip they wish I'd go on. Hell, if I'd taken the job, I'd have the money, but no longer have the time, so I'd be SOL anyway.
I didn't go with it. They only gave me two days to decide and I didn't feel that was enough time to decide I'd want the other stuff, because other increases would include constant interruptions, personnel handling, boatloads of the kind of stress I see my manager deal with daily. I talked it over with my wife and our conclusion was that it would pretty much drain my patience and be enough stress as to make home life difficult.
So this morning I took her suggestion to do some short story writing, which I'd dropped a while ago, and the story didn't pan out. And I thought to myself, I should've taken the position, because this is never going to amount to much.
At the same time, I feel like that's a cop-out, like if I'd taken the position, it would be an easy excuse to say "oh, I didn't have time anymore to do that." Which would drive me crazy, but besides that, just being a reason not to pursue what I really want, and fuck that. Not to mention, if I took the job, it'd be because of wanting to help my manager (good), but it'd mainly be for the money and responsibility level, which to me aren't good reasons if I feel I wasn't right for the job. Now, the person they are considering next is probably worse for the job, but I've absolved myself of having any say in the matter by passing it up.
This isn't a rant, so I didn't put it in one those subjects, just some weird observing of pro and cons that doesn't mean squat since it's after the fact. But I'm probably not going to mention this to my family because I don't want to hear about it each time I say I don't have money for whatever trip they wish I'd go on. Hell, if I'd taken the job, I'd have the money, but no longer have the time, so I'd be SOL anyway.
It's in our nature always to feel regrets for what we didn't do or opportunities we didn't take - as you'll often hear. However, that also means you'd feel bad about other roads not traveled if things were reversed - as you seem to see yourself, too.
There's no clear "right path" to take; both have/had downsides, and you made a decision. The only way to be happy in life is, once you've made that type of decision, to make your peace with it, which is easier if you know you made the best chocie you could've made at the time.
If you ever figure out exactly how to do that, let me know - and write a self help book.
There's no clear "right path" to take; both have/had downsides, and you made a decision. The only way to be happy in life is, once you've made that type of decision, to make your peace with it, which is easier if you know you made the best chocie you could've made at the time.
If you ever figure out exactly how to do that, let me know - and write a self help book.
They're pretty much upping the demands on the position since my friend is leaving it; it's going to be a much bigger job than it has been up until now. I'd just rather we got some new blood in the office to fill the void.
I feel justified anyway though. My wife is being hugely supportive of my decision and I love her dearly.
Yeah, but at least he still got to pimp out Anakin's mom.
Well its been a month and a half and I went about 3 weeks cold turkey and now I'm at a good point where I peruse it, but don't have it open all the time. Its weird to say, but I have felt better lately for it.
And now my next step on my path to self-improvement that I'm going to post here for the sake of feeling more accountable when others know: I need to stop drinking. I got drunk alone last night and blacked out. Woke up on my couch with the tv and twitch both on. A year ago I would've said that I'd never want to get drunk alone and now its become a weekly thing. I'm not doing it as much as I did back in say, October when I was getting drunk even on worknights, but its become a terrible habit that consumes at least half of my weekend. And this was the first time I actually blacked out from it. I definitely wouldn't consider myself an alcoholic, but I really don't want to end up there. I'm sure like facebook I'll eventually hit a happy medium but for now I think completely stopping is the best decision.
I'd been drinking a lot a little while back. Not getting drunk, just drinking a couple a day, every day. It was too much. Affecting my sleep, making me lazy. I figured I ought to cut back, but I never bothered to try.
A couple months ago I was looking back at the past year and realized I had actually cut back significantly. To the point where I'm drinking once a week, sometimes less often than that. I barely enjoy it anymore now, too, since it gives me headaches so quickly.
But I'm visiting family this weekend, and I've just poured myself a beer to give me something to do. *shrug*
Good luck with your fight, @blotsfan.
A couple months ago I was looking back at the past year and realized I had actually cut back significantly. To the point where I'm drinking once a week, sometimes less often than that. I barely enjoy it anymore now, too, since it gives me headaches so quickly.
But I'm visiting family this weekend, and I've just poured myself a beer to give me something to do. *shrug*
Good luck with your fight, @blotsfan.
