But since we like you . . . 
No. For the last bloody time, I’m not doing “Mo-vember”. Now fuck off.
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It’s not November yet!!
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That just reminds me of the Christmas shopping commercial I just saw! Granted, it had Will Arnett in it, and on CBS, so it was probably a tie-in to his Letterman appearance, but it was STILL A FREAKING CHRISTMAS COMMERCIAL BEFORE NOVEMBER!
Since it’s All Hallows Eve, why not.
I got a great job in my field in 12/11. It’s been going great to the point where my experience I brought with me is established. I am thanked for that at work, but however, not yet raised that would cover a part-time job I had to give up in adhere to the grueling schedule I need to provide said great company. I’ve tripled my workload, which I’ve learned too often that this was a very bad move.
We are currently swamped with work, where I have to entirely take over one large client. Working extra hard to keep a happy client is what I like to do. No complaints on that; this is what keeps a good business great.
However, this client is under the impression that we have a 24/7 working department. We never have. Not even 12 years ago when I worked down the street from them. Therefore, I am doing ALL of the contract needs.
This wouldn’t usually be a problem for me, especially since I LIKE doing this type of contract fulfillment. Yet, I am doing 10-12 hours of work for this client in an 8-hour day. This can go on and on and on for as long as this client isn’t duped, but if I go out for a week unexpectedly, this contract is gone, and I’m holding the freaking bag.
And our client is certainly not at fault for maybe wondering why we need extra time to make something for them, even if they’re late delivering the project elements we need. Hey, it’s okay to send something late, they’ve got a 24 hour / 7-day week thing!! (buzzer sounds) Nope. You were lied to, client.
The other problem that exists is that I can’t be a “team player” in anything else that flows in the office. My 8 hours are booked, no matter how I juggle it. My bosses know this, they don’t complain or anything, but a larger staff, a contract re-negotiation, etc., is what throws the fuck out of me.
Call the client and let them know the workflow output of the damn place. If they’re afraid of losing the client, so fucking what?? They’ll be back in three months minimum. I know this because no other competitor has the space to complete their product orders and they would have to freelance other competitors. Our client would have to deal with at least 4 other companies as opposed to our one.
I feel flabbergasted all freaking day long due to this conundrum of shit, but I certainly can’t run or quit from it. So, tomorrow is another freakin’ day, and I don’t want a moment of it.
Grrrrrr…
Oh, fuck the GREs. I’ve been looking at some of practice questions. They’re really not bad, except for the fact that they gimp your tools because it makes you smarter I guess.
For instance, there are quite a few questions which my intuition is immediately to solve them with cosines or sines… except nope, the GRE calculator doesn’t have those function, shitlord! I hope you memorized the properties of 30/60/90 triangles or have memorized the cosine/sine of 30 or 60. If not, have fun!
It’s seriously silly that I can immediately know how to solve the general case, but what’s apparently more important is that I memorized trivial facts pertinent to a very specific case with round numbers. There is no utility to knowing 30/60/90 triangles, they’re not particularly common (at least not in the computational geometry that I frequently do), they don’t test logical skills at all, all they test is whether or not I memorized a particular case that geometry teachers apparently decided were important because they have nice, round angles.
I guess you could argue that you could derive the sine or cosine of common angles from 30/60/90 and 45/45/90 triangles, but the GREs don’t have the sine or cosine functions because the test doesn’t include trig. And knowing exact sine and cosine values off the top of your head isn’t particularly useful when we have calculators instead of slide rules.
So sure, I guess I’ll try to remember a 30/60/90 has sides 1,sqrt(3),2, but I’m still calling bullshit.
I pit “extra fine” lancets.:mad:
I need to test my blood every day. Fine. I’ve been doing that. But this last time they’ve shipped me new, improved ‘extra fine’ lancets (33 gauge versus the older 30 gauge ones) and the damn things DO NOT make a big enough hole in me.
Yeah, yeah, they’re supposed to hurt a fractional bit less than the old ones. Well, bubbies, I had to stick myself EIGHT TIMES just now before I got a sample big enough to test. :(:(:(
News for you guys: 8 marginally less painful sticks is way, way worse than 1 marginally more painful stick. :mad:
And it’s making me sad.
For the 1.75% of us who care about such things, I don’t suppose you could give an example of such a question?
Car stolen, one week later the other car was broken into and vandalized. They also used the garage door opener to go shopping in our garage, getting nearly all my tools, two scooter, a Vespa and a Stella, my fathers Winchester 1894, and about two grand in electronics.
October can’t get over with fast enough.
Fuckers.
((Finally)) I’m sorry. Things’ll get better, you know…
{{{ **Finally **}}}
That said – and please don’t hate me, I already know I’m goin’ to hell – but knowing how dumper/dumpee relationships look when they’re in the process of falling apart, I have to wonder if there’s a username/post content thing going on there.
Hope you’re feeling better, deltasigma.
Second.
Regards,
Tom, Test Prep Guy Ordinaire
So sorry for your bad month. I am sorry about your tools etc. but especially about your dad’s Winchester. I know when all my jewelry got stolen the thing I regretted most was my dad’s tie clip. Bastards. Here’s hoping November is a better month for you.
In the past week, I totaled a car, moved across the state to a congested hell of a city with no friends and no business connections, and now can’t find the bloody head-set. Fluff you, life. Go pick on someone else for a while. .
Thanks. Everything else is just stuff, and can be replaced. My dad bought that rifle in 1959, when he was 17.
Thanks. If I don’t fight it off, it usually ends up being a 10-14 day process and that’s what seems to have happened this time. Since I can’t tell if it was the flu or just a bad cold though, I have to remember still get my butt in gear in a couple weeks to go get a flu shot.
(((Finally)))
(((yanceylebeef)))
(((Waxwinged)))
(((deltasigma)))
(((anyone else who needs one)))
Thanks to all.
And yes, I did choose my user name after a break up that dragged on forever, now that you mention it. I’d forgotten.
And I’ll keep save you a seat in hell if I get there first purplehorseshoe. 
I might - but it’d be a different kind of “beard” going untrimmed, if ya know what I mean 
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