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Anyone who admits to seeing this Star Whores 3d release when it comes out will have to turn in their geek card in shame.
Doing well. Glad Riley's birthday went so well.
Yes - the demise of FAWTLhouse 5 was very sudden at the end. It looked like it would go on forever.
Long live Deep 6 FAWTL!
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I was a highwayman. Along the coach roads I did ride
With sword and pistol by my sideMany a young maid lost her baubles to my trade
Many a soldier shed his lifeblood on my blade
The bastards hung me in the spring of twenty-five
But I am still alive.
I was a sailor. I was born upon the tide
And with the sea I did abide.
I sailed a schooner round the Horn to Mexico
I went aloft and furled the mainsail in a blow
And when the yards broke off they said that I got killed
But I am living still.
I was a dam builder across the river deep and wide
Where steel and water did collide
A place called Boulder on the wild Colorado
I slipped and fell into the wet concrete below
They buried me in that great tomb that knows no sound
But I am still around..I'll always be around..and around and around and around and around
I fly a starship across the Universe divide
And when I reach the other side
I'll find a place to rest my spirit if I can
Perhaps I may become a highwayman again
Or I may simply be a single drop of rain
But I will remain
And I'll be back again, and again and again and again and again..
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Anyone who admits to seeing this Star Whores 3d release when it comes out will have to turn in their geek card in shame.
I am seeing it for one reason and one reason only.
To kick the S!@# out of Avatar/Titanic/James Cameron's "I've made the greatest movie evah!" ego.
FAWTL IS DEAD!!! LONG LIVE FAWTL!!!
We are so going for 1000 pages for this one.
Good Morning, Brethren of the All Powerful FAWTL!
Boards shall bow before us!
Threads bend low!
Trolls flee from our sight!
So it looks like we are getting the new iPad. We started off looking for an e-Reader that can do color (all these Paizo pdf's) and that had a good sized screen. And now we are getting it because of facetime for my wife and her mother who has an iPhone.
And as proof that yesterday was an unusually difficult day, Fawlthouse Five is closed and locked.
Fawlthouse Five is dead. LONG LIVE DEEP SIX FAWTL!!!!
But I have struggled through the various trials of yesterday, which I actually won't go into for they are both long and embarrasing.
EDIT- As an aside, does anyone remember the "evil homebrewed campaign setting" that was spoken about once YEARS ago here? I'm trying to link it to my Freehold! The Saga of Wune stuff, and I can't seem to find it. It was an interesting look at alignment and a society that was in fact quite evil as the alignment spectrum goes.
Good Morning, Brethren of the All Powerful FAWTL!
Boards shall bow before us!
Threads bend low!
Trolls flee from our sight!
This calls for ... a musical!
YES!
You know who loves musicals? James Jacobs!
YES!
You know who loves musicals? James Jacobs!
So... James Jacobs, the Musical?
Slow day.
Slow day.
I blame winter.
Slow day.I blame winter.
Heresy.
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Morning, all. What did I miss?
Well, Sam and Irving decided that, in order to win friends and influence people, they'd need a lot of money. So they planned a jewel heist, unaware that the jewels they were planning to steal belonged to the nefarious crime boss Profino "The Douche" Cicerino. Meanwhile, Al and John were planning to unveil their new add campaign idea for the company, not realizing that Bethany had stolen their idea and already presented it. And, across town, Charlie decided that today would be the day to unleash his....No, wait! That's my soap opera.
Damn, I can't believe we missed the last day of #5. Oh well, Riley Bug's Birthday was a blast and in the grand scheme of things more important. So how is everyone this wonderful day?
I'm glad to hear Riley's birthday went well.
I'm not sure why the guys at the recruiting company are doing the high-pressure sales routine when I haven't even been given a job offer yet. I don't know how it works in their world, but getting everyone in my family all riled up for something that might not even happen is pretty silly.
I guess they want to determine how serious I am, because spending 17 hours on a round trip to Atlanta to interview isn't serious enough.
Ugh. I will now just back away slowly.
Anyone who admits to seeing this Star Whores 3d release when it comes out will have to turn in their geek card in shame.
Hey, the chance to see Star Wars on a big screen doesn't come up too often for me.
Damn, I can't believe we missed the last day of #5. Oh well, Riley Bug's Birthday was a blast and in the grand scheme of things more important. So how is everyone this wonderful day?
AWRIGHT! HAPPY BIRTHDAY RILEY!!!!
I'm not sure why the guys at the recruiting company are doing the high-pressure sales routine when I haven't even been given a job offer yet. I don't know how it works in their world, but getting everyone in my family all riled up for something that might not even happen is pretty silly.
I guess they want to determine how serious I am, because spending 17 hours on a round trip to Atlanta to interview isn't serious enough.
Ugh. I will now just back away slowly.
Maybe they're just waiting on some internal paperwork?
Slow day.I blame winter.Heresy.
I sometimes wonder when we are going to find you stabbed in an alley somewhere.:)
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Anyone who admits to seeing this Star Whores 3d release when it comes out will have to turn in their geek card in shame.Hey, the chance to see Star Wars on a big screen doesn't come up too often for me.
I want to try and convince my older brother to sue the various studios over all these damn 3D movies. Because of his particular eye condition, he can't do 3D. So much pain and suffering....;)
I sometimes wonder when we are going to find you stabbed in an alley somewhere.:)Slow day.I blame winter.Heresy.
During the winter I wear body armor at all times just in case this might happen.
Pics of the Bug birthday?
Maybe they're just waiting on some internal paperwork?I'm not sure why the guys at the recruiting company are doing the high-pressure sales routine when I haven't even been given a job offer yet. I don't know how it works in their world, but getting everyone in my family all riled up for something that might not even happen is pretty silly.
I guess they want to determine how serious I am, because spending 17 hours on a round trip to Atlanta to interview isn't serious enough.
Ugh. I will now just back away slowly.
BTW...did you get that TPS report?
Calls Joss up and gives him the address of where to tell everyone to show up for the I Love Buffy/Firefly/Dollhouse Fan ConventionSlow day.I blame winter.Heresy.
Can you include me on that particular invite list? I need to know where to send this mysteriously large, ticking cake.
Really? There are people that don't like Firefly?
Or arrested for attempting to inflict bodily harm on Joss Whedon. Luckily, Joss has plenty of ninja-slayer chicks to protect him.I sometimes wonder when we are going to find you stabbed in an alley somewhere.:)Slow day.I blame winter.Heresy.
Me? Inflict bodily harm on Joss Whedon and his froggin' bints(two points if you know where that's from and what it means)? Unless it's a one on one duel to the death on the planet Mustafar, I think not.
Me? Inflict bodily harm on Joss Whedon and his froggin' bints(two points if you know where that's from and what it means)? Unless it's a one on one duel to the death on the planet Mustafar, I think not.Or arrested for attempting to inflict bodily harm on Joss Whedon. Luckily, Joss has plenty of ninja-slayer chicks to protect him.I sometimes wonder when we are going to find you stabbed in an alley somewhere.:)Slow day.I blame winter.Heresy.
Make sure you get the higher ground. That's vital!
Edit: The Google! It does nothing!
Really? There are people that don't like Firefly?
I have never seen Firefly. Only Serenity.
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I'm not sure why the guys at the recruiting company are doing the high-pressure sales routine when I haven't even been given a job offer yet. I don't know how it works in their world, but getting everyone in my family all riled up for something that might not even happen is pretty silly.
I guess they want to determine how serious I am, because spending 17 hours on a round trip to Atlanta to interview isn't serious enough.
Ugh. I will now just back away slowly.
Well, maybe they know something you don't :)
Really? There are people that don't like Firefly?I have never seen Firefly. Only Serenity.
The only fireflies I like are the song, the insect, and the GI Joe character!
Well, maybe they know something you don't :)I'm not sure why the guys at the recruiting company are doing the high-pressure sales routine when I haven't even been given a job offer yet. I don't know how it works in their world, but getting everyone in my family all riled up for something that might not even happen is pretty silly.
I guess they want to determine how serious I am, because spending 17 hours on a round trip to Atlanta to interview isn't serious enough.
Ugh. I will now just back away slowly.
Maybe it's part of the interview process. :)
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I'm not sure why the guys at the recruiting company are doing the high-pressure sales routine when I haven't even been given a job offer yet. I don't know how it works in their world, but getting everyone in my family all riled up for something that might not even happen is pretty silly.
I guess they want to determine how serious I am, because spending 17 hours on a round trip to Atlanta to interview isn't serious enough.
Ugh. I will now just back away slowly.
UGH. I *hate* recruiters. Every time I've gone for a new job now, I've gotten the one that WASN'T being handled by a recruiter. They are too focused on giving the employer X candidates. Something along the line of "throw enough s%!* against the wall and something will stick". And I got tired of being in the pile of crap. I distinctly noticed a difference in interviews that were set up by me and the company's HR versus ones set up by a recruiter. The far-away "oh god, not another one" look in the interviewer's eyes and the monotonous "let's get this over with" type of questions. Always accompanied by the Recruiter's follow-up of "THEY LOVE YOU! I'm SURE there's an offer any day/week/month/year now!"
That being said, YMMV and here's hoping it works out for you!
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Hey you two. Are your lives back to some semblance of "normalcy"?Damn, I can't believe we missed the last day of #5. Oh well, Riley Bug's Birthday was a blast and in the grand scheme of things more important. So how is everyone this wonderful day?I'm glad to hear Riley's birthday went well.
Yes, finally. I had some work to do to finish up a writing project yesterday, but I plan to work on my character tonight.
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Yes, finally. I had some work to do to finish up a writing project yesterday, but I plan to work on my character tonight.Hey you two. Are your lives back to some semblance of "normalcy"?Damn, I can't believe we missed the last day of #5. Oh well, Riley Bug's Birthday was a blast and in the grand scheme of things more important. So how is everyone this wonderful day?I'm glad to hear Riley's birthday went well.
Any idea what you might make?
I'm not sure why the guys at the recruiting company are doing the high-pressure sales routine when I haven't even been given a job offer yet. I don't know how it works in their world, but getting everyone in my family all riled up for something that might not even happen is pretty silly.
I guess they want to determine how serious I am, because spending 17 hours on a round trip to Atlanta to interview isn't serious enough.
Ugh. I will now just back away slowly.
UGH. I *hate* recruiters. Every time I've gone for a new job now, I've gotten the one that WASN'T being handled by a recruiter. They are too focused on giving the employer X candidates. Something along the line of "throw enough s&*% against the wall and something will stick". And I got tired of being in the pile of crap. I distinctly noticed a difference in interviews that were set up by me and the company's HR versus ones set up by a recruiter. The far-away "oh god, not another one" look in the interviewer's eyes and the monotonous "let's get this over with" type of questions. Always accompanied by the Recruiter's follow-up of "THEY LOVE YOU! I'm SURE there's an offer any day/week/month/year now!"
That being said, YMMV and here's hoping it works out for you!
My current contract was through a consulting company. The only issue I have with them is that I'm making a little over 50% of the rate they're charging the company. My fault that I didn't do more research or negotiate my rate, but I was desperate to get out of my previous job.
I've run into somewhat the opposite problem with recruiters. "I see you know Java. How much J2EE experience do you have?" "None, but I've worked with Java for 8 years and I should be..." "Our client wants someone with J2EE experience. This conversation is over, but I'll call you when we get something with your specific experience."
I had one recruiter tell me that if I wanted the job I'd already know the language/technology they're looking for. Really? By that logic I should know every IT technology "just in case".
Luckily, this is for a full-time job, and I won't be working directly for the recruiting company.
Any idea what you might make?Yes, finally. I had some work to do to finish up a writing project yesterday, but I plan to work on my character tonight.Hey you two. Are your lives back to some semblance of "normalcy"?Damn, I can't believe we missed the last day of #5. Oh well, Riley Bug's Birthday was a blast and in the grand scheme of things more important. So how is everyone this wonderful day?I'm glad to hear Riley's birthday went well.
Halfling oracle, I think.
I had somehow managed to block this memory:
The hiring manager at the recruiting company suggested I write a thank you letter for the interview. Fair enough, I thought, so I wrote one up in my usual style (basically not assuming I was going to get the job and genuinely appreciative of how at ease the team made me feel during the process). I talked to the other manager who told me I did my thank you note wrong, so the first guy was going to send me a template to work from. Here is an idea: If you want people to follow your template, don't waste their time by not providing it in the first place.
I had one recruiter tell me that if I wanted the job I'd already know the language/technology they're looking for. Really? By that logic I should know every IT technology "just in case".
My brother in law is like this.
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@taig:
Same thing here. I'm in web development, and the number of people I met at recruiters that know the difference between Java and VB stand at about zero, and they don't seem to understand that you can do things in different languages. Granted, most shops like to stick with a certain language/format, but still.
Oh, and don't get me started on templates. "We'd like you to change your concise and informative 3 page resume into a 12 page book because that's how we present all of our resumes."
Hiring interviewer: "Your resume's too long and over-detailed."
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Can you include me on that particular invite list? I need to know where to send this mysteriously large, ticking cake.Calls Joss up and gives him the address of where to tell everyone to show up for the I Love Buffy/Firefly/Dollhouse Fan ConventionSlow day.I blame winter.Heresy.
Whose address did you think I was going to give them....?