RANT IV - A New Angst

[Rob King]

I had a huge post ready to go, but I thought better of it. Some of the information might be sensitive, and though I'm confident I'm not giving anything away, I don't want to toe the line.

The incredibly condensed version: Friend of mine was brought up on charges. There were three charges. The allegations made were sketchy, but there would appear to be a kernel of truth. Two charges were dropped, presumably for lack of evidence, but one was pled guilty to.

Just checked the local media's webpage, and their article about the story. There are comments written in obvious ignorance, acting as if a guilty plea on one charge is an admission of all three. There are other comments that are decrying the legal system for allowing a criminal to get by with such light charges, questioning why they would drop the other two.

It doesn't occur to these people that the dropping of two MAJOR charges is an indication that they didn't happen? Is it seriously more reasonable to assume that the crown prosecutor is just lazy? Or toothless?

In the end, Francis was right. Nothing good ever comes from reading the comments.

 

[Lally]

It's a stupid thing to be pissed about, but I am. My boyfriend said he would listen to a concert with me tonight, then immediately proceeded to settle in to watch True Blood (a show which I can't stand, and seriously why do people like that show? The premise is amazing but the "acting" is unwatchable), saying he didn't want to DVR it and wanted to watch it live, and then as soon as it was over said it was too late to listen to the concert. If he never planned on doing it, why did he say he would? RAWR!

 

In the end, Francis was right. Nothing good ever comes from reading the comments.

You are so right. Just went through that with my husband's work. It's not easy. I hope things work out okay for your friend.

 

[@Li3n]

The premise is amazing but the "acting" is unwatchable)

Ha... you obviously never seen real bad acting... i saw stuff that would drive you mad, MAD I SAY!

 

[North_Ranger]

The premise is amazing but the "acting" is unwatchable)

Ha... you obviously never seen real bad acting... i saw stuff that would drive you mad, MAD I SAY!

Try Battlefield Earth... and come back to post when your eyes stop bleeding.

 

[@Li3n]

[quote="@Li3n":2wd956s4]

The premise is amazing but the "acting" is unwatchable)

Ha... you obviously never seen real bad acting... i saw stuff that would drive you mad, MAD I SAY!

Try Battlefield Earth... and come back to post when your eyes stop bleeding.[/quote:2wd956s4]

Nah... they have nothing on the crap they make over here...

 

[Lally]

Just because there is worse acting doesn't make this watchable. I have tried, I swear. I thought the show sounded awesome. I watched the first couple episodes. My boyfriend fell in love with it, and I really wanted to enjoy it with him, but I can't make it through a scene without rolling my eyes at least once or twice. Then, I read a review saying the show was getting better and better, and it was from someone who didn't like the first few episodes, so I decided to give it another chance and watch last night after catching myself up on all the storylines (they also played a refresher on HBO which was really helpful). Again, couldn't make it through a scene without rolling my eyes.

I guess I just have to read the books, because like I said, I think I could really get into the story, if only anyone in the cast could deliver a line without sounding over the top and fake.

 

[Batdan]

A couple of weeks ago I decided to make a bathroom shelf system for my gf. I made measurements and a drawing to make sure that it would fit correctly. I buy the lumber, mark the lines where the cuts need to made... and then she buys baskets that are just a little bigger than my plans. "No problem," I say as I refigure and remark the lumber. This weekend I finally got all the pieces cut and the shelves put together. My gf was all excited as we moved it into the bathroom last night and set it up against the wall. Then the following conversation took place.


Leah: "Wow, it looks so neat and I finally have a place to put all my makeup, clips, shampoos, ..., and even a shelf for your stuff when you stay over."
Me: "Yeah, I'm quite proud of myself right now."
Leah: "You should be. Thank you so much. *kiss* Now get out I need to use the bathroom."
*door close and clunk*
Me: "*#$%@&*$%"

The extra inch and a half I had to add for the baskets to fit made the shelves too big and the door wouldn't close. :explode:

 

[Espy]

Ouch BD... that is ANNOYING.

 

Okay, just a quick and very minor rant.

Having a really rough day today physically, so I decided to take a walk to the bank. (Sometimes a walk helps get the blood flowing and improves things but not today.) Lovely walk, no gypsies at the bank, etc.

Got home to find some guy in front of our house, about to light up a cigarette in front of our open windows. I asked him nicely, "Our windows are open, would you mind moving a little bit?" Before I could even get to explaining why, he yells in a Russian accent "DIS IS STREET!"

I think I've mentioned that the #1 thing I hate about Los Angeles is the entitled attitude of its denizens. I mean, really, dude, it would kill you to move like six yards further down to enjoy your poison so I don't have to?

I actually yelled back, which is extremely rare, "You know, I asked you nicely, jackass!"

At which point he moved. WHATEVER.

 

[Espy]

@Zen: The apartment building we live in has an ashtray built into the wall right next to the back door. It's right next to our windows. So anytime anyone goes outside to smoke we get it right in our windows. I hate it. I hate it so much I have considered buying some sort of smelly smoke bomb and following people back to their apartment and then setting it next to their window just to give them a taste of their own medicine.

 

I hear you. Mostly it's not too much of a problem; I tend to notice cigarette smell in my bathroom (which is just a few yards across from the neighbors' windows), but it's mainly late at night. Also our landlord quit smoking which is nice for us even though it wasn't too bad when he did.

That sounds asstastic, though. I would probably have vandalized that ashtray by now. (In a non-destructive way OF COURSE.)

And if I seem hypocritical for obvious reasons, I vaporize, not smoke, so there's not as strong of an aroma, plus I keep my windows open, fan on, and incense burning for maximum ventilation and odor masking.

 

[Cajungal]

I don't find that type of smoke to be as unpleasant, either. It doesn't hurt my eyes and throat the way cigarette smoke does.

 

[CynicismKills]

Ciggarette smoke never bothered me, neither did pot. Cigar smoke makes my throat hurt after awhile though, I'll likely not smoke those again.

 

It was more the fact that this guy was so determined that he had to smoke on THAT SPOT of the sidewalk, to the point where a nice request from the person who lived there was so offensive he had to yell about his rights.

Fucking Los Angeles.

 

[Cajungal]

That is pretty annoying... especially since a lot of people wouldn't even be nice about it. "Get your filthy smoke away from my house" or something like that. I have to shoo people away from the front entrance of the dorm where I work, because it seeps in through the window and fills up the office. They get pissed, but whatever, they're literally a foot away from the door. I don't require them to leave the shade and go the whole 25 feet... just far enough away so I don't have to smell it!

 

[Espy]

Well, I am all for peoples rights to smoke. Love it. Go for it. Smoke away. But don't smoke next to my window. I don't smoke. I don't want to smell like your cigarettes and I don't want to inhale your crap. So yeah. 20 feet or so would make all the difference.

 

That is pretty annoying... especially since a lot of people wouldn't even be nice about it. "Get your filthy smoke away from my house" or something like that.

Ha ha, I know, here I was all thinking "Well surely if I'm nice about it." I should have realized just yelling a name at him would get the job done.

 

[CynicismKills]

It was more the fact that this guy was so determined that he had to smoke on THAT SPOT of the sidewalk, to the point where a nice request from the person who lived there was so offensive he had to yell about his rights.

Fucking Los Angeles.

Yeah, that's lame of him. When I worked at a bar, the city law said you had to smoke 10+ feet away from any main entrance to a building. When we'd tell people (politely) they needed to move, they either did it with a grimace or gave us crap about it until we finally had to get mean (move or you're paying your tab an leaving). It's silly how rude people get over it.

 

[Kitty Sinatra]

Espy, if it's worth the effort you could probably get that smoking area moved. It's my guess that the laws require the building management ensure that smoke doesn't enter your apartment.

I know that here (Yeah, totally different country, but bear with me) it's the building's responsibility to make sure that smoke from other units doesn't enter mine. I could totally seeing that extending to "designated" smoking areas on the building's property.

Of course, it all depends on how much effort you're willing to put in to stop this living in what I assume is a rental apartment (I live in a condo, thus own my place)

 

[Gusto]

Hahaha, friggin' Los Angeles.

One thing I love about Canada is that our people are stereotyped as being very polite. It's not a negative stereotype at all.

There's a scene in How I Met Your Mother in which [spoiler:3et59z70]Robin, a Canadian, goes to a bar called Hosers which is for Canadians only. In order to test this, she intentionally rams into a guy who has his back turned. He turns around to face her, then apologizes and offers her a donut.[/spoiler:3et59z70]

Granted there are people EVERYWHERE who will be dicks but around my area people tend to fall over themselves to not upset other people in public.

 

[Frank]

I am getting very sick of my job. I honestly dread going to work every day or night. I hate the paperwork, I hate the people, I hate the smell of body odour so foul that it comes close to the smell of rotting flesh coated with urine. I am sick of having to arrest the same people over and over and over night in and night out. I am sick of having to spend 3 hours on every day off sitting in a court room. Luckily for all the bad drivers and road law breakers I couldn't give a shit when it comes to tickets. I don't want the paperwork or the chance that I'll have to spend another fucking 3 hours in court if they decide to fight it. I am sick of living in this town that's only amenity is a Subway drivethrough and an A&W. I am sick of being so far away from my family and friends and I'm sick of my only friends being fellow members since this town is so hostile to police.

I should probably get a blog.

 

[Enresshou]

Gah...stupid thing to be annoyed about, since I still came out of it with a 3.78 GPA, but I was 32 points away from getting a perfect 4.0 from my hardest quarter...fuck

 

[Espy]

I am getting very sick of my job. I honestly dread going to work every day or night. I hate the paperwork, I hate the people, I hate the smell of body odour so foul that it comes close to the smell of rotting flesh coated with urine. I am sick of having to arrest the same people over and over and over night in and night out. I am sick of having to spend 3 hours on every day off sitting in a court room. Luckily for all the bad drivers and road law breakers I couldn't give a poop when it comes to tickets. I don't want the paperwork or the chance that I'll have to spend another smurfing 3 hours in court if they decide to fight it. I am sick of living in this town that's only amenity is a Subway drivethrough and an A&W. I am sick of being so far away from my family and friends and I'm sick of my only friends being fellow members since this town is so hostile to police.

I should probably MOVE.

I'm just saying... :slywink:

 

[Frank]

Easier said than done, I still have 2 years left on my posting here.

 

[Espy]

Ah. Ouch. Well then, my other suggestions is, since you appear to be an officer of the law... CORRUPTION. Time to make the money and run the town.

 

[Mr_Chaz]

Ah. Ouch. Well then, my other suggestions is, since you appear to be an officer of the law... CORRUPTION. Time to make the money and run the town.

A corrupt mountie?!? Nah.

 

[AshburnerX]

Ah. Ouch. Well then, my other suggestions is, since you appear to be an officer of the law... CORRUPTION. Time to make the money and run the town.

A corrupt mountie?!? Nah.

Hey... it worked in the Dudley Doright Movie!

 

[Cajungal]

This perky chick I work with is so nosey. "What are you writing down?" "What did that person on the phone want?" "Who are you calling?" Stick to your list and I'll stick to mine, and GOOD LORD STOP TALKING. Gragh her voice is like a baby bird's.

 

[Gared]

This perky chick I work with is so nosey. "What are you writing down?" "What did that person on the phone want?" "Who are you calling?" Stick to your list and I'll stick to mine, and GOOD LORD STOP TALKING. Gragh her voice is like a baby bird's.

Welcome to the wonderful world of the call center, CG. /sarcasm.

I feel for you though.

 

[strawman]

1. Ordered the iphone the 16th. Called Apple to make sure it would get in tomorrow. Order says "Delivered by 19th". This morning - shipping notification came in, and it says, "Delivery on 22nd" - call apple - they say that the shipment will arrive on the 19th, and I should ignore the shipping notification. Grrrr.

2. Boss says, "Next project dried up. You'll probably be gone in a week or three, but I don't have a date. Dust off your resume!"

3. Wife says, "Ummmmm.... might be returning iphone to sender unopened..."

:aaahhh:

I'm going to hold out for the iPhone anyway. We'll see. Technically it's already paid for, and the month-to-month service is cheaper than what we are paying for my cellphone now. Plus we've got about 3 months of savings, and a number of consulting projects I can work on, so I'm not overly concerned, but still...

-sigh-

-Adam

 

[Batdan]

Look on the bright side Steinman, you could always work for the local news doing traffic reports from your iPhone while floating over the city on your balloon. No wasted fuel firing up the news chopper.

 

[Gared]

Well crap. Fiance showed up at my office about 30 minutes ago, she's been laid off. Luckily she does get some severance pay, but not a lot.

 

[figmentPez]

ARGH! Stupid Left 4 Dead griefers! It seems I can't join a game these days without running into one. The latest trend seems to be towards a subtle approach of wasting health packs. I've shown up at a safe room to find all the health packs gone and players still in orange. Yesterday I caught a guy in the act, he was trying to heal me when everyone was green health. I meleed him so he couldn't, and he tried on another player. I kept smacking him every time he tried to waste the health pack and eventually he broke down and showed his true colors by opening fire on me. Even after that, it took him incapacitating Zoey for the other players to realize he was a griefer and vote to kick him! :explode: Valve has a system to rate servers in TF2, they need a system to rate players in L4D.

 

[Rob King]

Hahaha, friggin' Los Angeles.

One thing I love about Canada is that our people are stereotyped as being very polite. It's not a negative stereotype at all.

There's a scene in How I Met Your Mother in which [spoiler:187pabwu]Robin, a Canadian, goes to a bar called Hosers which is for Canadians only. In order to test this, she intentionally rams into a guy who has his back turned. He turns around to face her, then apologizes and offers her a donut.[/spoiler:187pabwu]

My Chinese Philosophy prof, who (obviously) spends a lot of time in Asia, would repeatedly remind us that we Canadians are abnormally polite. She had a few amusing anecdotes about Chinese colleagues getting upset at her for apologizing for things that weren't her fault. There was one about a waitress at a restaurant spilling coffee all over the table, and then almost getting mad at my prof, because my prof apologized.