A) It was a great PB.
B) We're totally fine, dude. I honestly think it's funny now.
C) If I had beef, I would not be cracking jokes like "That bastard pushed me down a flight of concrete steps solely with the power of his hate."
You should totally go around telling people you're Palpatine IRL, though.
@Ghost said in MU Things I Love:
@Cupcake I sometimes used musicians as PBs. A few years back I saw maybe 3 concerts (in one year) that included musicians I'd used as PBs. In my head it was kind of awkward (how weird would it be to high five someone you'd used as a PB, right?), but it was still pretty lulz.
So this isn't thread necromancy so much as it is post necromamcy because new job has eaten my brain and I haven't checked this thread in ages. Whatever. But. BUT.
The year you were playing Noble, as PB Josh Homme, and we had that super massive black hole of a blow out....
Queens of the Stone Age came to Philly. And I had an amazing view. We were so close to the stage!! The show was SO FUCKING GOOD. And SO FUCKING AWKWARD. So awkward. So. Awkward.
"This is fantastic!" Pause. "Goddamn that ginger bastard and his stupid face." Pause. "But aggggh, Feel Good Hit of the Summer."
Also, I literally fell down my front steps and broke my foot the next day. This is totally unrelated, but I'm going to mention it anyway because then I can be like "When @Ghost ends a friendship, he really means it."
@surreality said in RL Anger:
I have also noticed the little note of panic that appears in your voice whenever you're reminded that you may have to do all of tasks that weren't supposed to be a part of my duties but which you were Way Too Busy with Super Important Things to handle.
There's no compliment like hearing that tone of voice that comes with a blaring subtext of 'I just peed myself a little in terror' in these situations, truth. Savor it!
Dear Colleagues --
Tomorrow is my last day in this role, a fact which was announced to our entire department and several of our business partners two weeks ago now. So no, no I'm really not up for "helping" you by handling the logistics for an event happening at the end of June.
Additionally, while I am so glad to hear that you're happy for me, I have also noticed the little note of panic that appears in your voice whenever you're reminded that you may have to do all of tasks that weren't supposed to be a part of my duties but which you were Way Too Busy with Super Important Things to handle. But don't worry too much! I'll be leaving you links to the intranet guides on how to do all of those tasks that you didn't take seriously these last four years. I'm sure you'll figure it out, by which I mean find someone else to grossly undervalue even after you screw it up yourself three or four times.
Finally, Denyse -- yes you, specifically -- while you're right that it is very exciting that I'm being moved to the team rolling out the new processes and methodologies that are being launched company-wide and it's going to be great to be on such a high-profile project, you have literally never said a single word to me in the course of my time in this department except when you wanted me to do something for you. No, I would not like to go to lunch and tell you all about the process for getting my project management certification or for any other ass-kissing you've suddenly decided to take upon yourself.
Kindly fuck all the way off.
Sincerely,
Me
Oh, god. Queer Eye did a shelter dog makeover and I might literally die from cuteness and feels.
@Tinuviel said in Real World Peeves, Disgruntlement, and Irks.:
@Aria said in Real World Peeves, Disgruntlement, and Irks.:
THE TITANIC SINKS, TINUVIEL.
BUT I JUST BOUGHT MY TICKET
....Imma go ahead and guess that the investors on that project do not understand the concept of 'irony' and avoid that thing like it's cursed.
@cocopuffs said in Game of Thrones:
@Kestrel They did.
https://comicbook.com/tv-shows/2019/05/13/how-long-game-of-thrones-final-episode-lengthHBO offered them a full season of episodes and the writers said no.
I think that was a round-about way of her saying she's pretending Season 8 never existed.
@Tinuviel said in Real World Peeves, Disgruntlement, and Irks.:
@Aria I'm watching World War II week-by-week. I don't want any spoilers.
THE TITANIC SINKS, TINUVIEL.
His Dark Materials season 1 trailer
I would watch McAvoy read the phone book y'all
A++. Will watch for tank-bears.
@Lisse24 said in Real World Peeves, Disgruntlement, and Irks.:
This will be unpopular, BUT I'm kinda peeved with spoiler-phobia. I'm fine with showing simple courtesy, by not posting things in your FB feed, but when people start demanding that every one else bend over backwards to accommodate your ignorance.
Examples:
I made a hobbit/stranger things joke on my FB feed about the time season 2 came out and had a friend jump down my throat.
I was listening to a podcast this past week and they gave a spoiler warning for Lost. Lost!
GoT specific podcasts and discussion groups have been prefacing posts with spoiler warnings...which is kind of the whole point?
This t-shirt. It is relevant.
@surreality said in RL Anger:
@Aria We tried one of the teaching dentistry places -- the one at the local hospital which is supposedly best in the state. It's a huge part of why we're in this mess. I had fillings fall out the same day they put them in and have permanent nerve damage to my lower face from one appointment. They did a spectacularly horrible job.
Don't ever, ever, ever go to the one at the hospital in Wilmington if you can help it. Ever.
Jesus Christ. That is good to know. I had the complete opposite experience at UPenn, where if anything, the student was even overly cautious and pointed out an unrelated not-dental thing on my X-rays they suggested I see a doctor about. (They caught a part of my sinuses on the image and the soft tissue was really swollen. He was afraid that what I thought was allergies might be a sinus infection.)
Re: Tooth troubles.
I do not recommend this unless you are really, really, REALLY hurting for cash because it's a super pain in the ass that will take up large amounts of time, but.
If you live near a university with a solid dental program, consider going there. At one point during the height of the recession, when @insomniac7809 and I had one income and no insurance of any kind, I had the sort of tooth pain that I was afraid meant I was going to need a root canal. I went to UPenn's dental school as they have a low cost clinic with additional support for those in financial need. Getting X-rays, a cleaning, and an exam in the specialty clinic took me FIVE HOURS. It also cost me $29, and that includes the sealant they put on the ouchy tooth. (Turns out I have a receding gumline on one side and it exposes the nerve to potential stabbing pain if I eat something really hot.)
If I'd needed a root canal and hadn't qualified for the financial assistance, my bill would've been $800-$1200 depending on the complexity, compared to the average cost of $2500-$3000.
And no, they don't just let inexperienced grad students loose on your teeth. The reason the appointments take so long is because the students do even basic work under intense supervision and then their instructors come in at each step inspecting, correcting, and improving anything they're doing to ensure it's been treated properly.
It means clearing your day and having an excruciating amount of patience, but it's better than basically bankrupting yourself or going untreated.
ETA: @surreality -- I'm sure you're totally on top of this shit and have someone you're comfortable with, but I also know you were panicking about the cost of what you needed and don't live all that far from me. If you want me to pull the info for you, LMK. I'm pretty sure you said something about blocking all PMs, or I'd just send you the link.
This is probably more along the lines of "RL Things I Find Fucking Hilarious", but I had a friend of a friend start screeching at me about how I need to get down on my knees and earnestly repent before Christ....
I am not sure that dude realized our mutual friend was one of my teachers during the twelve years I spent attending religious schools and universities, and that I have a fairly solid grounding in Biblical exegesis and Augustinian ethics.
OOPS.
@Arkandel ....A certain very nice ass also got some cheers in mine.
I was not thrilled with last night's episode for a few reasons. I mean, I know it's supposed to be a battle at night and fog of war, blah blah blah, but there were several points where I just couldn't tell what was happening because I couldn't see it.
Also, I have questions about the thing.
@Tinuviel said in Real World Peeves, Disgruntlement, and Irks.:
@Aria Hot damn, I am getting this right the fuck now. Just need to work out a way to port it to my MU client...
Honestly, my rules setting are pretty low - all caps, no caps, 3+ spelling mistakes. Like, I'm not playing spelling and grammar police with them despite the fact that I very much could, and it's still had a pretty profound effect on my internet experience. I actually enjoy reading the comments section on some videos and articles now because while there's still perfectly literate assholes and trolls in there, filtering out the worst of the worst and the utterly pointless leaves you with interesting viewpoints or takeaways that are a lot easier to follow as a conversation. Do recommend.
We went to a 5:30 showing and left the theater at 9:00, which I was very, very surprised by when one of my friends told me what time it was. Yeah, it's three hours long, but it didn't feel like it at all.
