or "Martha".
WHY DID YOU SAY THAT NAME
(i mean, i don't actually care, but this is for the memes, so ya gotta, ya know?)
edit: pulls on flappy leather thing, because he's a civilized barbaric monster
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Is... is this just a weird music competition, now?
EDIT: "L"-oh, there, url fix
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Some songs work surprisingly well in bluegrass.Hayseed Dixie is pretty much the only reason for AC/DC to exist. Treppa gets cookies, too.
Yay!
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I should clarify: I don't cough ON people who come near me. I exaggerate and fake them in public, so people don't come near me in the first place.
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Our new Senior Vice President is a touchy-feely, "Work should be fun! Employees should be ecstatic to come to work every day!" kind of guy.
And over the last 6 work hours he's sent me at least 6 reminders to attend a mental health seminar.
I really am living in Big Brother Land.
Put this elsewhere, but I like conversations with people, so I'm putting this here, too.
Just started watching The Mitchells vs. The Machines and it may well be very stereotypical of me, but I can't really fault the father character's actions so far (mostly), even if various people in the movie do*.
* agreed to watch his daughter's film which he absolutely does't understand (but restrains himself from commenting on it)
* when the daughter sees his face, she pauses the film presses him for his opinion (which he was trying not to give until it was over)
* he is as honest while being as tactful as he can be, both acknowledging his own concerns while intentionally refusing to state that he expects her to fail (she is the one who is providing that interpretation and insisting on it)
* she then is angry at him for (a) not agreeing with her and (b) daring to suggest she even explore more than one idea for her future
* he intentionally attempts to reconcile her stated irritation of "not even finishing the film" (which, again, she's the one who stopped the film) by attempting to finish the film
* she then attempts to yank the laptop out of his hands; because it's an expensive piece of equipment (and she does so with anger, and he's frustrated), he holds tightly
* she initiates a tug-of-war where his goal is to watch her film (which is what she wants) and hers is to take her film and walk away
* she finally yanks it free from his grasp and... accidentally flings it into the wall... after which she blames him (saying of her broken device, "this is why I'm excited about leaving tomorrow")
From this incident, it seems clear that he is expected to: have no emotion other than positively and passively support his daughter in whatever it is she's doing, even if he doesn't understand it or agree. That is a *terrible* way to be a parent. I do think there were several places he could have de-escalated or done "better", but he never once initiated a conflict.
I am judging only the individual moments of the film, not whatever history they have.
So, immediately he makes choices that I disagree with.
But my analysis of the first conflict remains! :D
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I've already determined if work *insists* on us going mask-less, that's another reason to give notice.
Contrast over two-decades of getting sick 5-6 times a year, sometimes for days versus getting sick for one day (and then being kept out for a couple of days of precautions).
If people enter my six foot bubble, I'll whack them with a broom or baseball bat. If they try to say I'm 'not being customer friendly' or even 'you assaulted that customer' I will note that it's self-defense and better customer service than barfing on the customer or going out for a week of illness.
And when I *run* from an aisle that has a maskless person step into it, I'd better not hear any complaining.
The best part of the masks is that it's helped 'tone down' the nasty funk that nicotine/weed/vapers/etc have around them that would normally have me heading for the allergy pills. I don't need to smell that, thank you.
EDIT: Also strongly tempted to take pictures of the maskless folks in case I need to build a case for harrassment and self-defense. Y'know, just in case.
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Our new Senior Vice President is a touchy-feely, "Work should be fun! Employees should be ecstatic to come to work every day!" kind of guy.
And over the last 6 work hours he's sent me at least 6 reminders to attend a mental health seminar.
I really am living in Big Brother Land.
Happines is mandatory, citizen.
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Hey, John.
Being 'essential' in a society that seems to think 'that was just a fad' is thankless.
Even moreso when we have guidelines that management actively refuses to enforce, and people who actively rebel against because "You ain' th' boss of me!"
As a result, there has been little opportunity to actually have a day off and vent here. Usually I want to drink (bad idea) and forget (worse idea).
They wonder why people aren't working? Because they ain' paying SHIT and keeping people 'starved' at 12 hours a week at shit pay thinking it'll 'make them hungry'
I liked the movie as a whole.So, immediately he makes choices that I disagree with.
But my analysis of the first conflict remains! :D
Now that I'm done: same!
Once it kicked off, it really did, and it was basically enjoyable from that point onward.
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It's really amazingly aggravating how many people think, "Oh, it would be much faster to do this in a meeting!"
Meetings are NEVER faster.
Impus Minor did poorly on his last physics exam. I asked the teacher for a copy of the exam so I could review it with him. With online learning, it's a Google Form that got locked once he turned it in, and she said she didn't know how to unlock it.
There would be a multitude of ways to proceed. Send me screenshots of the test. A PDF of a blank test. Phone pics.
Instead she's set up an hourlong meeting over lunch to discuss the test.
I don't want or need an hourlong meeting; I have a degree in physics from U.C. Berkeley. If I can't decipher a high school-level physics exam I'll have to have words with them.
I just want a fricking copy of the darned exam (blank is fine), along with Impus Minor's work so I can see what he did wrong.
Why is that so hard?
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Because reasons?
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I have no motivation today.
I have work to do. I just don't want to do it.
I could work out. I just don't want to.
I could run an errand to my mom's house. Nope, no energy to do that either - setting aside whether that is a good use of gas in the southeast at the moment.
So meh. I have a DF build itching to come out on a table - not that it will get played, but because building DF is relaxing. Just not sure a mental health afternoon is a good idea at the moment.
Ah well. Back to the bureaucracy.
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DF?
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Dwarven Forge. IMO the best 3D scenery made for TTRPGs and to some extent war-gaming.
There are plenty of alternatives, many of them less expensive, but I have yet to encounter any that provide the same detail, durability, and just general awesome. O and great customer support.
I accept that other people may disagree with my conclusion - particularly when the price is considered.
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The worst part of interviewing...the few minutes of anticipation before it's supposed to start.
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It's really amazingly aggravating how many people think, "Oh, it would be much faster to do this in a meeting!"
Meetings are NEVER faster.
Impus Minor did poorly on his last physics exam. I asked the teacher for a copy of the exam so I could review it with him. With online learning, it's a Google Form that got locked once he turned it in, and she said she didn't know how to unlock it.
There would be a multitude of ways to proceed. Send me screenshots of the test. A PDF of a blank test. Phone pics.
Instead she's set up an hourlong meeting over lunch to discuss the test.
I don't want or need an hourlong meeting; I have a degree in physics from U.C. Berkeley. If I can't decipher a high school-level physics exam I'll have to have words with them.
I just want a fricking copy of the darned exam (blank is fine), along with Impus Minor's work so I can see what he did wrong.
Why is that so hard?
If they provided the exam and it was proven erroneous, then the teacher would be stuck in the unenviable position of trying to defend a faulty test?
Better to avoid that with a discussion that completely ignores the test and instead tries to hammer home how much of a 'bad parent' you are (from all appearances that seems like a false statement) and how great the teaching is?
((And this is the thought process I'm seeing from teachers...)) And if you're 'so good' that you can teach physics, why aren't you either A: In the classroom teaching Physics? or B: Home-schooling?
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It's really amazingly aggravating how many people think, "Oh, it would be much faster to do this in a meeting!"
Meetings are NEVER faster.
Impus Minor did poorly on his last physics exam. I asked the teacher for a copy of the exam so I could review it with him. With online learning, it's a Google Form that got locked once he turned it in, and she said she didn't know how to unlock it.
There would be a multitude of ways to proceed. Send me screenshots of the test. A PDF of a blank test. Phone pics.
Instead she's set up an hourlong meeting over lunch to discuss the test.
I don't want or need an hourlong meeting; I have a degree in physics from U.C. Berkeley. If I can't decipher a high school-level physics exam I'll have to have words with them.
I just want a fricking copy of the darned exam (blank is fine), along with Impus Minor's work so I can see what he did wrong.
Why is that so hard?
If they provided the exam and it was proven erroneous, then the teacher would be stuck in the unenviable position of trying to defend a faulty test?
Better to avoid that with a discussion that completely ignores the test and instead tries to hammer home how much of a 'bad parent' you are (from all appearances that seems like a false statement) and how great the teaching is?
((And this is the thought process I'm seeing from teachers...)) And if you're 'so good' that you can teach physics, why aren't you either A: In the classroom teaching Physics? or B: Home-schooling?
Nope; it really was, "I don't know how to do this."
The "Meeting" was her sharing her screen on Zoom and having me screenshot each page of a blank exam.
And this is a person with a strong pedigree in physics, having even worked at Lawrence Berkeley Lab before deciding to become a teacher.
I'm baffled, because throughout my career my job has been, "Here's new technology. Figure it out!"
I can't understand getting a new product and then not testing every single feature.
EDIT: She DID ask, "Are you confident that you'll be able to work out the answers? Do you have enough of a physics background?" and I got to use my U.C. Berkeley line.
It broke the ice and got the ball rolling.
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I split another hammer at work today, so that's still pretty fresh.
I made sure to tag it for the mechanic, it says "Needs tape".
They should really get you one Divine Hammer.
I felt rough as a) old boots b) a badger's arse yesterday, which I don't doubt was jab-related, but a little better today. That was just as well, as it was Shanna's birthday tea this evening, and both kids are a little hyper. Sonic is repeating the eight times table while marching about the house at present.
We had shepherd's pie to eat - it was delicious, but is currently making its post-consumption presence felt in a fashion that would be best described as molto fortissimo.
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I'm installing Mass Effect Legendary Edition on the Playstation 4 as the kids have the 5 tied up with Minecraft.
Also I have to run to the store to pick up first aid supplies.
Tis the season!
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I helped lift a shed over a marble wall into place.
Also, I should clarify, I'm not injured, I just want to be prepared, when you're as me as I am you're going to get scraped up.
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And I've just been informed that I am being offered a job. Official offer should come either Monday or Tuesday.
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And I've just been informed that I am being offered a job. Official offer should come either Monday or Tuesday.
Woot! Is that the good one you were hoping for?
And I've just been informed that I am being offered a job. Official offer should come either Monday or Tuesday.Woot! Is that the good one you were hoping for?
What NH said! And asked about!
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What NH said! And asked about!And I've just been informed that I am being offered a job. Official offer should come either Monday or Tuesday.Woot! Is that the good one you were hoping for?
No, but it is at my 2nd choice of the places I interviewed.
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From my conversation with the HR guy, the pay should be about 4-5k/year more, starting paid time off is at least as much as I was getting after 7.5 years at the old job, the health insurance carrier is the same as what I had, so I won't have to change my doctors...and the work should be dealing with less managerial problems, less direct user contact, and more work on servers and project implementation instead of "stupid user problems", though there will still be some of that.
But my every day work existence should not be filled with continual anguish.
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Way to go Vany!
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About to go home. Have a good weekend, everyone.
Have a good one, John!
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From my conversation with the HR guy, the pay should be about 4-5k/year more, starting paid time off is at least as much as I was getting after 7.5 years at the old job, the health insurance carrier is the same as what I had, so I won't have to change my doctors...and the work should be dealing with less managerial problems, less direct user contact, and more work on servers and project implementation instead of "stupid user problems", though there will still be some of that.
But my every day work existence should not be filled with continual anguish.
This is awesome! WOO~! :D
I am blessed to be able to spend the next week doing nothing but wandering Disney parks. My feet might disagree but being able to wake up whenever and not have anywhere I’m required to be is the best feeling.
Also, three days are at Epcot. So many drinks!
My dude! Have a great one!
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Whew. Wild night. How are you FaWtL's doing?
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Played a PF2 game recently.
We had the 'revolving door' of folks AFK/passed out/disconnected from Discord, which made the game run an extra hour and a half.
It left me scratching my head, tired, and disgusted.
In addition, felt bad for the younger gamer who kept trying to get a word in, but the old grogs in the game kept talking over them and the GM didn't do anything to lock it down.
Anyone else have just a *bad* table play experience recently?
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Although in Kingmaker tonight we had our first PC death. Barbarian was taken out by Shocker Lizards. Now we have to race to try and get him to a Cleric to cast Gentle Repose to keep him viable while we try to get diamonds to Raise him.
Our last game took place in Kyrrn well close to it. (a place in dragon lance) They ran into some dragon hunters/ Mercs. fought them, looted them. Then ran into the green dragon. Gave the dragon the loot from the hunters and made a deal. then set forth to their destination. that pretty well sums up my last one.
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Anyone else have just a *bad* table play experience recently?
Do the constant cancelation and inability to schedule (especially the online sessions, because people are spread far and wide) count?
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Huh. We have a date set for testing RPG Foundry.
We'll see if anything goes wrong this time...
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I can't really play tabletop online, on account of not having a computer.
So I'm waiting until everyone is vaccinated and in person PFS starts up again.
If I can corral the General and kids in one room or set up a table outside then we can play Starfinder, or Pathfinder 2.
On the plus side, I've tricked my younger brothers to play Call of Cthulhu so I've been learning that, which looks like it's going to be a blast!
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However, last weekend I did a shitload of cleaning and cooking without any recognition while getting dumped on, so this weekend I'm going to chill out and play some video games, everyone and their mess be damned.