My partner passed away on Saturday.
I really am sorry to hear about this.
You know this, but you are probably one of the people I've known the longest in the hobby. You probably know me better than most. I'm sorry we have not been as close as we could be.
But, as others have said, I am always open to listening.
@ghost said in Real World Peeves, Disgruntlement, and Irks.:
Piece of shit internet people who consider themselves hilarious (yet noble, caring safe space) people to bag on someone for having a cause, but never stop to consider the reason for the cause could be related to personal trauma.
Just a polite reminder and request that given the nature of the cause and personal trauma at issue, which was raised elsewhere, that such discussions of the same and how to prevent it carry on elsewhere.
Encanto was better than I expected it to be. I highly recommend it.
It was also more painful. I know what it is like to grow up with expectations and feeling like you haven't met them. For two of my cousins, it led to suicide.
It's good to hear Lin-Manuel Miranda doing service to this variety of music. I love the fact that they sincerely tried to cast otherwise-unknown Colombian stars.
Do yourself the favor of watching his one, unless memories of not living up to expectations is a trigger.
@tinuviel said in Real World Peeves, Disgruntlement, and Irks.:
Surprisingly I'm managing quite well, some mild discomfort managed by ibuprofen. But having a small team of dentists (mostly students, because I'm that nice) say "okay, this one's turned surgical, we need the sterilisation team" mid-extraction is haunting.
This is why I always request general anesthesia, if it is permitted.
Admittedly, my PC has a warped view of glory.
@silverfox said in Brandon Sanderson:
I wonder, a little, if some of the shallowness comes from the fact that his books are squeaky clean when it comes to sex.
Maybe it is because modern relationships seem very shallow and mechanical.
I choose to believe that so long as we do our best to treat our friends right that we gave them the best life they could want.
That’s we love our pets so much. They don’t want presents. They don’t want to go out on dates. But they do want to be with you, and that’s the purest sort of affection.
I think it is a cost issue. Cars cost a loan payment and insurance. Most households do not have a car for kids. So why bother getting a license?
“I know this is hard. Divorce is unimaginably difficult. But you don’t pay me to cry with you, so if I seem like a robot it is because that is what you want me to be.”
Think of it this way.
If you had the chance to move out of a bad domestic situation to somewhere safer, would you give your abuser the chance to give you a reason to stay?
Let’s not pretend your situation at your current employer is a good one.
That’s true.
But the sign of a good employer, like a good sports team, is being able to weather the highs and lows of business as talent comes and goes.
So, I hope my firm does just fine.
If your employees leave to compete with you, then you aren’t giving them an incentive to stay.
