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So, how're things?

#1

ThatNickGuy

ThatNickGuy

See thread title.


#2

Hailey Knight

Hailey Knight

See rant threads?


#3

ThatNickGuy

ThatNickGuy

See YOUR FACE.

Besides, those are for negative things. This is just in general.


#4

ElJuski

ElJuski

Well, it's been a mixed bag. On the one hand, serendipitously landed a full time english teaching gig on the LD-side of the sped high school I work at, so, um, fuck yeah. On the other hand, my ex-girlfriend-who-was-never-really-my-girlfriend and I "broke up", and the whole thing crashed like a house of fucking cards, so, there's that.

Also, the kids on my side of the school were fucking awful today. Was involved with two brawls in a span of two hours. Ugh.


#5

Thread Necromancer

Thread Necromancer

Well, you know. Been working a lot. Some of the old threads have come down with a strange rash and a doing a lot of moaning. Seems to be rubbing off on the rest of them as they are getting kinda moody. It's really taking a toll on everyone. Just the other day little mister corrupted wishes thread just wouldn't stop scratching. I put a bit of calamine lotion on the spotty parts but it didn't seem to help. And I don't know if it was all mental or an actual outbreak but the myspace karaoke and wells fargo sues itself threads started piping in that they were itchy. Then of course, lo and behold, it seems I had a dozen different threads all complaining. I had to shut them up some how so we all went out for more calamine lotion and ice cream. That at least tide them over for a little bit but I really am concerned that they've all got a little case of threadpox.

So we got back to the forums and found that Someone had left the bathroom sink on while we were out. Not really an issue, except there was an old steak (medium rare btw) shoved into the drain. Ya, so that's a huge mess. Overflow EVERYWHERE! And I can't find the mop. So I've got the threads in there with the entire closet of towels mopping up the floor when one of the old drunk and or high threads comes out screaming. APPARENTLY it was "being good" (I don't believe it either) and bent over cleaning when some thread snapped in with a wet towel. Now it's got a huge welt right in it's vowels. *le sigh*

It's been a day, I tell you. Anyhow, mostly it seems all are ok, and I'm keeping them in line. A few won't stop bothering me about flooding the front page and just being a nuisance for no reason but I can usually distract them with shiny things or youtube clips. By the end of the day I'm just stupid tired and can barely even look at the new threads, but they all come to my attention eventually. And I'm hanging in there.

But enough about me. How have you been? Did you ever get the results of that endoscopy? I'm still quite confident you didn't swallow a chigger. And even if you did, I find it unlikely that it bit you on the way down.

Anyhow, write back soon. We all miss you here.

XOXOXO


#6

Dave

Dave

Been better, but I'm still laughing at life. Come on, fucker! Bring it!

No cable or computer here at the hospital kinda sucks, though.


#7

General Specific

General Specific

Things are just fine and not totally ruined or anything and you definitely don't need to check behind the potted ferns because there's nothing there and that'd be crazy, would you like to go out for ice cream? :eek:


#8

Dave

Dave

I would suck a dick for some ice cream right now. Unless it had nuts.

The ice cream, that is.


#9

Allen who is Quiet

Allen who is Quiet

Dave said:
I would suck a dick for some ice cream right now. Unless it had nuts.

The ice cream, that is.
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#10

Terrik

Terrik

I'm having a good time being home, despite initially feeling like I was a foreigner in my own country. It was a weird feeling.


#11

Officer_Charon

Officer_Charon

Terrik said:
I'm having a good time being home, despite initially feeling like I was a foreigner in my own country. It was a weird feeling.
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Would you believe me if I told you that I know EXACTLY what you mean?


#12

Terrik

Terrik

Officer_Charon said:
Would you believe me if I told you that I know EXACTLY what you mean?
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Sure, although I wouldn't know in what context 0_o


#13

phil

phil

On the way home from seeing MI:4 (pretty good) I kind of realized all the things I need to do soon and that seemed a little overwhelming but eh, that's life.

Right now one of my biggest concerns is that next week I only work 4 days, with 23 hours. While it'll be nice to kind of have a few days off, especially considering previously mentioned large list of things that need doing, the pay hit is going to suck. Of course there is a shift that apparently needs to be covered so if I feel like I need to I can pick it up. Downside is that it's at 5:30am-1:00pm or so, and I have to work until 8:30 the night before. meh.


#14

Terrik

Terrik

Yeah, but finishing at 1PM is always a plus.


#15

phil

phil

Terrik said:
Yeah, but finishing at 1PM is always a plus.
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Sometimes. Honestly though work tends to be the last thing I do in a day. I know myself well enough to know that I'll just come home and chill until going to bed. Might be better to use that day to get things done.


#16

Wahad

Wahad

Better than your prom night.

(sorry)


#17

Shegokigo

Shegokigo

Work Life: I'm currently hitting all the checkpoint I need to be hitting so that I'm in the position I've been aiming for since I joined this Bank by the end of the year. That's when things will REALLY get interesting.

Personal Life: I'm becoming more and more the gamer hermit and social recluse I fought so hard not to be just a little over a year ago.... got to do something to break the cycle but just don't have the motivation.


#18

HowDroll

HowDroll

I have a job that I really like and that (more or less) pays the bills, I'll be halfway done with my master's at the end of this semester, and I can even find time to game once in awhile. Life is pretty damn good.


#19

gargoyle_eva

gargoyle_eva

My girlfriend is moving to another city and doesn't want me to go with her. This means I have to move back in with my parents. Not the best thing, but not completely horrible as I get along fairly well with them now days. Although I did have a quick look at rentals and If a friend or two want to move in with me I found the perfect place. So my new year is starting with a new relationship stats and possibly a new house. I'm not really sure how I feel about it yet though...


#20

Gusto

Gusto

Terrible. I just wish someone would offer me something above minimum wage so I could get a job and get back to life proper.


#21

Adam

Adammon

gargoyle_eva said:
My girlfriend is moving to another city and doesn't want me to go with her. This means I have to move back in with my parents. Not the best thing, but not completely horrible as I get along fairly well with them now days. Although I did have a quick look at rentals and If a friend or two want to move in with me I found the perfect place. So my new year is starting with a new relationship stats and possibly a new house. I'm not really sure how I feel about it yet though...
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I thought she just didn't want you to move over there right away?


#22

fade

fade

I haven't been here in like 2 months, and this is the only new thread. THAT's what's up.


#23

Shegokigo

Shegokigo

You must be blind then Fade.


#24

gargoyle_eva

gargoyle_eva

No fade just doesn't like any of the other thread, so he ignores them.

That was what happened initially Ad. Then I sat her down and made her talk to me and answer some questions she had been avoiding. We have been having some problems lately and I asked if this was just her way of ending it without dealing with the issue face to face. turns out it was. (she has major issues when dealing with personal things. She doesn't like talking about our relationship or what she is feeling or pretty much anything. She thinks it is weird that I always want to share my emotions and crap with her because I'm a guy. Go figure)

I guess on the bright side we are ending this peacefully, no arguments or yelling. I've seen break ups that just go horribly. The biggest problem we have had so far is deciding how we are going to split the wii games we bought together. (she can have wii fit and raving rabbids, I want boom blox dammit! )


#25

twitchmoss

twitchmoss

Eh, could be better I suppose.

I got diagnosed with Aplastic anemia back in august, and I've been waiting to have a marrow transplant since then. Lucky for me, my sister was a donor match, so its just a case of waiting for the hospital to sort out all the details and set up a time when I can go in. In the meantime, I just have to go in every month or so for another blood transfusion "top up". The really annoying thing is that I don't feel that different, just increasingly tired as I get nearer a transfusion time. I know i don't post as much as I used to here, I tend to lurk. Guess I should change that :p


#26

fade

fade

Crap, I forgot everything was to be taken literally and verbatim here. Hyperbole NOT ALLOWED.


#27

ThatNickGuy

ThatNickGuy

fade said:
Crap, I forgot everything was to be taken literally and verbatim here. Hyperbole NOT ALLOWED.
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I've told you a million, gazillion times not to exaggerate!


#28

Adam

Adammon

gargoyle_eva said:
No fade just doesn't like any of the other thread, so he ignores them.

That was what happened initially Ad. Then I sat her down and made her talk to me and answer some questions she had been avoiding. We have been having some problems lately and I asked if this was just her way of ending it without dealing with the issue face to face. turns out it was. (she has major issues when dealing with personal things. She doesn't like talking about our relationship or what she is feeling or pretty much anything. She thinks it is weird that I always want to share my emotions and crap with her because I'm a guy. Go figure)

I guess on the bright side we are ending this peacefully, no arguments or yelling. I've seen break ups that just go horribly. The biggest problem we have had so far is deciding how we are going to split the wii games we bought together. (she can have wii fit and raving rabbids, I want boom blox dammit! )
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Sorry to hear that man. I had hoped it would have turned out to be she was just anxious about moving to a new place, not she was emotionally stunted and cowardly. :(


#29

Shegokigo

Shegokigo

She looks delicious *ahem* I mean lovely.... That's what you say about children right? They look lovely? *licks lips* Lovely.....


#30

Officer_Charon

Officer_Charon

Congratulations Andi! Welcome to the club!


#31

phil

phil

Amorous Eyes said:
Two main things I could write down here.

The first would creep/freak people out and possibly put me on block lest they get exposed to such horror again.

The second would most likely flood my PM box with tons of questions and people wanting to know every single detail.

That has basically been my life lately. Which is one of the reasons why I don't post any of it.
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I made up what both of these are and I have to say that I am shocked. SHOCKED.

I mean what did Buffy fans ever do to you?

Get out of my sight.


#32

Cajungal

Cajungal

Plus: Wedding planning is so much fun when you have an organized mother! :)

Minus: It's been time consuming planning and going places to get ready. Social life and free time are pretty much dead til summer.

Plus: They love me at my job. Word is getting around that I'm pretty damn competent, and I just applied to grad school to study Gifted Ed.

Minus: The worst part of working at a private school besides the salary is that the kids here are spoiled and they think they can talk to you like they're also an adult... and not in a respectful, matter-of-fact way but in a snotty, entitled way. That's not every kid, but it's sometimes enough to make me want to throw hot soup in their parents' faces. Also, due to some recent issues, it turns out my work load during/after school is pretty much doubling soon. Nothing I can do about it.

Plus: Friends from London are coming for a visit during the Mardi Gras holidays!

Minus: I'm so busy and frazzled that I'm afraid I won't let myself enjoy it.

Despite the stress I'm feeling, I think I come out in the black. How are you?


#33

Frank

Frankie Williamson

I like that.

I turned 29 today.

Plus: I got sex as a present.

Minus: I'm almost 30...

Plus: I guess I'm in a pretty good place in my life.

Minus: I'm getting really freaked out about aging.


#34

phil

phil

Frankie Williamson said:
I like that.

I turned 29 today.

Plus: I got sex as a present.

Minus: I'm almost 30...

Plus: I guess I'm in a pretty good place in my life.

Minus: I'm getting really freaked out about aging.
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Plus: I worked on some stand up today that I'll put to use tomorrow at an open mic.

minus: I realized that Frankie is only 4 years older than I am and has his life WAAAAYYYY more put together than I do.

Plus: Eating some whataburger!

Minus: eating whataburger

plus: only have to work 4 days this week!

minus: pay is going to suck

plus: some things

minus: other things.


#35

PatrThom

PatrThom

Amorous Eyes said:
The first would creep/freak people out and possibly put me on block lest they get exposed to such horror again.
The second would most likely flood my PM box with tons of questions and people wanting to know every single detail.
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1) Not likely (for both).
2) Quite likely (for both).

--Patrick


#36

BananaHands

BananaHands

Not bad. Waiting to hear on job in Springfield, Il. If I get it, I'll be filming short documentaries six months in a year.

If I don't, I'm moving to DC to annoy ElJuski and look for a job out there. More opportunities for entry level.


#37

Cheesy1

Cheesy1

Happy Birthday, Frankie!

Today is also MY birthday.
I'm now in my mid-Thirties. yay. :facepalm:


#38

Gared

Gared

Things suck, this year can eat a dick. Just found out that my wife and I either have to go to court and fight a $900 bill that we have two letters stating she's not responsible for paying (one from the doctor's office and one from her insurance company - it was all a big cluster fuck with the office not billing the insurance correctly and was all settled out between the two of them years ago) or pay it. Court costs would likely be much higher than the $900, so we'll likely wind up just paying it. Which means, with some other bills that have come in, instead of getting to move out of the rapidly falling apart apartment in the crime ridden neighborhood where we moved when neither of us had decent paying jobs; we now have to pay this shit off with tax refunds, and won't get to move.


#39

KCWM

KCWM

My wife is pregnant and we are at the OB/GYN for our first sonogram. I haven't posted about it yet because she's only 7 weeks in.

I pretty much hate my job but the benefits are great. Things might be changing for my department soon, but corporate red tape is a bitch.

My music has been moving along slowly, but surely. I'll be recording some acoustic songs...mellow stuff...soon.

I guess that's it.


#40



SeraRelm

Work sucks since we got a bimbo (true sense of the word) for a manager.
Lungs are more messed up than usual, but drugs keep them at a "comfortable" level for me.
Lots of snow right now.
Two days off (including today).
I'm gonna go buy some vodka tonight.


#41

evilmike

evilmike

Gared said:
Things suck, this year can eat a dick. Just found out that my wife and I either have to go to court and fight a $900 bill that we have two letters stating she's not responsible for paying (one from the doctor's office and one from her insurance company - it was all a big cluster fuck with the office not billing the insurance correctly and was all settled out between the two of them years ago) or pay it. Court costs would likely be much higher than the $900, so we'll likely wind up just paying it. Which means, with some other bills that have come in, instead of getting to move out of the rapidly falling apart apartment in the crime ridden neighborhood where we moved when neither of us had decent paying jobs; we now have to pay this shit off with tax refunds, and won't get to move.
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Could you send your story to Consumerist? If there are any options, they might be able to point them out.


#42



kaykordeath

KCWM said:
My wife is pregnant and we are at the OB/GYN for our first sonogram. I haven't posted about it yet because she's only 7 weeks in.

I pretty much hate my job but the benefits are great. Things might be changing for my department soon, but corporate red tape is a bitch.

My music has been moving along slowly, but surely. I'll be recording some acoustic songs...mellow stuff...soon.

I guess that's it.
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HOLY SHNITZLE it's like you're me only not quite.

My wife is also just at 7 weeks, had our first OB appt on Friday, and scheduling the sonogram for the end of the month. Along with some health issues she deals with, we're taking this very cautiously and not posting a big deal about it quite yet.

I also hate my job but the pay and benefits are above average. Been interviewing on occasion for the last year, to get back to an industry I enjoy, but jumping health benefits at this point may be a deal breaker.


#43

Gared

Gared

Might give that one a shot - I'm just sick of getting screwed over by hospitals, doctor's offices, and insurance companies. This is the second pain in the ass medical bill we've had to deal with this year. I used to be insured by Premera, and in the state of Washington they've already been fined millions of dollars by the state's insurance commissioner for refusing/failing to pay valid claims which they got out of by making up bullshit excuses or just outright lying to customers. Unfortunately, while I was busy laughing at them for their misfortune, they were busy failing to contact me by any means (email, phone, or mail) while refusing to pay one of my doctor's visits because "they requested additional information from the member and never received a response as to whether the visit was a preventive visit." This, in turn, led my doctor's office to give up and bill me directly, forcing me to have to pay $400 that I didn't really have to avoid being sent to collections.


#44

fade

fade

Gared said:
Things suck, this year can eat a dick. Just found out that my wife and I either have to go to court and fight a $900 bill that we have two letters stating she's not responsible for paying (one from the doctor's office and one from her insurance company - it was all a big cluster fuck with the office not billing the insurance correctly and was all settled out between the two of them years ago) or pay it. Court costs would likely be much higher than the $900, so we'll likely wind up just paying it. Which means, with some other bills that have come in, instead of getting to move out of the rapidly falling apart apartment in the crime ridden neighborhood where we moved when neither of us had decent paying jobs; we now have to pay this shit off with tax refunds, and won't get to move.
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I'm starting to think this is a new insurance company tactic. I had this happen to me regarding a ER visit for my son. Both ER and insurance said the bill wasn't my responsibility, but both pointed to the other, and left me holding the bill. It came up from other people at our annual open enrollment meeting, too. I am starting to think it's just a crappy trick to try to get the customer to pay the bill.


#45

ElJuski

ElJuski

BananaHands said:
Not bad. Waiting to hear on job in Springfield, Il. If I get it, I'll be filming short documentaries six months in a year.

If I don't, I'm moving to DC to annoy ElJuski and look for a job out there. More opportunities for entry level.
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You get two weeks on my bedroom floor!


#46

Gared

Gared

I would not be surprised. I know that the basic function of every company is to make money, but a) insurance companies make an ass-load of money off of people who buy insurance and never wind up needing it in the first place and b) if you have to resort to these tactics to make even more money, someone needs to audit you and lay out some sanctions, fuckers.


#47

BananaHands

BananaHands

ElJuski said:
You get two weeks on my bedroom floor!
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Oh, no. We have at LEAST three seasons of comedy and conflict of me crashing on your floor.


#48

ElJuski

ElJuski

BananaHands said:
Oh, no. We have at LEAST three seasons of comedy and conflict of me crashing on your floor.
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That's our bananahands!


#49

KCWM

KCWM

kaykordeath said:
HOLY SHNITZLE it's like you're me only not quite.

My wife is also just at 7 weeks, had our first OB appt on Friday, and scheduling the sonogram for the end of the month. Along with some health issues she deals with, we're taking this very cautiously and not posting a big deal about it quite yet.

I also hate my job but the pay and benefits are above average. Been interviewing on occasion for the last year, to get back to an industry I enjoy, but jumping health benefits at this point may be a deal breaker.
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At one point, I interviewed for a different department within my company, but it didn't pan out. I decided that, for the time being, I will wait out my current department to see how things turn out. This approach has never had the results I've hoped for when I've done it in the past, so I can't say that I expect much.

I agree on switching health benefits...so much of a potential headache that it just doesn't seem worth it. I also get two weeks of paternity leave on top of my four weeks of vacation, another nice benefit that I have. The pros only just outweigh the cons.

On another note, we got to see our little blueberry-sized baby yesterday afternoon...heartbeat/flutter and all. We then spent the next two hours in Babies R us looking at crap and sitting in the rocking chairs/recliners.


#50

Shannow

Shannow

New job, better pay, kept the same benefits...now work over nights 4 nights a week sun-wed. Love having more money for hookers and beer. Life is going great now.


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