@dontpanda said in Real World Peeves, Disgruntlement, and Irks.:
I terminated someone with cause today. That sucks, even if I've done it a dozen times before.
I hated doing it, but it had to be done.
Porn at work? Tell me it was porn at work. Those are always the best.
Your dad sounds like one of my former coworkers. We actually had the "the entirety of the court will not magically move faster because you are power-walking stuff to the clerk" conversation. A couple of times. To which she took high umbrage. That was fun.
Sorry about your brother. 
It sucks when family is in the hospital. I'm all too familiar with that feeling.
@bobotron said in Random links:
I mean... that whole image is Gaston and the Beast, with a Gygaxian spin on the art.
It's the best thing I saw on Facebook all week. It needed to go here so that others could admire it. 
@lisse24 said in Real World Peeves, Disgruntlement, and Irks.:
Coworkers who do not realize that spam email is spam and take it seriously, especially since it's so transparent.
"Hey! Your blog on shoes was wonderful! You should add a link to easycollegeessaywriter.com/buyouressays. I think it would go great with the topic!" inevitably ends up forwarded to me, leaving me to explain again and again and again why we're not going to add that link anywhere on our site.
Dear Team:
I have instituted a new policy in regards to affiliate links. In the future, when submitting a link for submission, please attach a minimum five-thousand word essay on why you think this link would be an appropriate addition to our site. Please include compelling evidence, including hyperlinked citations to supporting market research articles published in peer-reviewed journals.
Lisse24
I buy the books for games I play regularly enough to want to know the rules for without Ctrl-F. Most of the time that means Mage, but I also have some of the other WoD books.
If it's not something I plan on using regularly enough to care, but need for some obscure staffing task or to run an NPC? I'll ask someone for a PDF, or just pirate one. Example: The Werewolf player's guide book. What is it, Rage? Something. Inferno is another. Don't ever plan to play, but damn have I needed those rules for some dumb quibble more times than I care to count.
If I find I use it enough to care after that, I throw money at the machine and usually get a print copy.
Especially if it has a fuckton of tables I have to reference all the damn time.
I'm looking at you, Rifts.
Driving home today, jeep starts making a wierd clicking noise and occasionally vibrating a bit. Call my brother, describe it. He says, "It could be a nothing part that doesn't mean much, in which case drive on. Or it could be a wheel bearing, in which case pull the fuck over immediately and I'll come get you."
Gee. Tough choice.
@saosmash said in Alternative Formats to MU:
Yeah I rp from work using a webclient frequently and keep track of that tab by pulling it out and keeping it separate from the ten billion legal research tabs I have open plus Spotify.
I wish my bosses were cool enough to let me use Spotify while researching. I would be so much more enthusiastic about reading words dead people wrote. Jealous.
@insomniac7809 said in RL Anger:
District Manager: You're over on hours compared to payroll matrix. Bring your schedule into compliance.
Me/Store Manager: Changes made, submitted for approval.
DM: Your coverage is light. Put people on at these times.
M/SM: Changes made, submitted for approval.
DM: You're over on hours compared to payroll matrix. Bring your schedule into compliance.
M/SM: Changes made, submitted for approval.
DM: Your coverage is light.
M/SM: THOSE ARE THE OPTIONS, YES.
Man do I not miss this at all.
@sg said in Real World Peeves, Disgruntlement, and Irks.:
@mietze said in Real World Peeves, Disgruntlement, and Irks.:
LRH isn’t even as interesting as Jim Jones or any of the LDS church fathers or branch offs
You gotta give him credit though. Anyone who looks so much like a fraudster, and had openly talked about starting a religion to avoid taxes and then pulls it off is doing something right.
Don't give folks more ideas on batshit ways to become President.
OH MY THIS GOES AGAINST MY PERSONAL FEELS'
Yeah, well, that might be the next issue in court if they rule in favor of Masterpiece Cake Shop, which is looking likely. Masterpiece is arguing that they have a right to avoid "compelled speech" if it would legitimize something that goes against their beliefs, regardless of the law. From the oral arguments, it's looking like Kennedy might break in that direction.
@ganymede said in Real World Peeves, Disgruntlement, and Irks.:
I expect my critics to tell me something more than what I can see for myself. Just like a teacher or professor, I want their piece to be more than an opinion. I want it to be an educated opinion.
But, like... isn't that what they kind of do now?
Ok, so, for example -- you, based on background, think that this play is more meritorious than some critics do. But they also don't share the background.
We all do this from time to time, and time can change those opinions.
I loved Brokeback Mountain when it came out. I thought it had an important message. I still do. And I was pissed when critics canned it.
I watched it again last week with David. Now, my opinion?
Eh.
Message is there, but the delivery is underwhelming. If you're passionate about the subject matter, still a decent moral story.
But if you're not, then jesus is that an awful movie to have to sit through. Painful acting, ridiculously slow pacing, terrible transitions.
I can see it now.
@auspice said in Real World Peeves, Disgruntlement, and Irks.:
Oh look. It's 11pm.
Haven't heard anything from them yet.
I am Jack's lack of surprise.
Are you at least home from work?
@auspice said in Real World Peeves, Disgruntlement, and Irks.:
@derp said in Real World Peeves, Disgruntlement, and Irks.:
@Auspice, remind them who'll be choosing their nursing home.
They won't even write wills. They're supporting all 4 of my siblings who are, mind you, all over 18 (the next oldest after me will be 28 this coming year).
They should damn well know which one of their children is going to handle their estate by now.
Oh my. Your parents really should do that. Intestate succession is a fucking nightmare.
@Auspice, remind them who'll be choosing their nursing home.
@ganymede said in Good Music:
Because it seems apt, here's one of my favorite songs from my 20s, with lyrics (because James Dean Bradfield is Welsh, and this side of being incomprehensible).
The first time I heard them was not that song, but this song.
@deadculture said in Good Music:
I've been on an European music kick lately. Any French/German/Spanish rock bands people would recommend that sing in their native languages?
Hmmm. I don't know if any of this qualifies as strictly rock, because it's such a broad genre, so let me throw in a few things I've found that I enjoy the general feel of.
Spanish
Vetusta Morla - La Grieta
El Columpio Asesino - Ballenas Muertas en San Sebastián
Airbag - Noches de Insomnio
Second - Primera Vez
French
Not rock, but I really enjoy Laurie Darmon. Her voice is awesome, and I enjoy her sound.
Sadly, when it comes to finding foreign language music, I'm at the mercy of Spotify's charts by country, and the few musical suggestions my foreign friends occasionally drop, so most of the stuff on my playlists are more pop and rap centric. But it makes for good listening practice that isn't a weird sitcom, dubbed flick or del Toro movie.
See, that's the thing. I would -like- to focus on strength training because I have an injury that prevents me from doing high-impact cardio at my current level (ankle is too fucked to run right now but is stable and can easily bear steady, low-impact weight), so what I really need is someone who can show me how to do strength training stuff without, you know, killing myself or fucking something else up. I'm not currently strong enough to do most of the recommended 'here is some beginner bodyweight workouts', so I need something that can let me work up to that.
I think I really need a live person for that, rather than a video, since I don't know anything about it. At least for a couple of months, until I get a more solid grounding. I'm more than happy to put in the work. I love being physical and active. Add social into that, and we have a winner. What I need is an expert, in the sense of 'someone who knows enough to help me figure out something that I can stick with'.
Those are good suggestions, though! I will certainly check it out! Thanks for the feedback! 
Honestly? I have no idea what I'm doing. I don't know what's safe, or what realistic goals should be. Total noob in this area. It's a weakness that I would like to fix, because I'm not 20 anymore and it's starting to become an issue. But it was never an issue before, so I spent no time learning this, compared to other things that required my attention.
Which is why I need someone who knows what the fuck they are doing. I basically need a fitness Yoda, but I don't really know what 'overkill' looks like, either, so the fancy letters after their names mean nothing to me. Thanks for the info, though. There's a place I'm looking at that offers the gym for free, and you just pay for the trainer. It sounds like that might be a smart place to start.
Question:
Does anyone have any experience with personal trainers?
I am thinking of looking for one, but I honestly don't even know where to start. Do certifications really make that much of a difference for the cost increase? Are certain certifications better than others?
How long did you work with them? When did you decide it was time to do things on your own?
Halp?
