What you did today

[Tigranes]

Cats can get cancer?!

[Calax]

Cats can get cancer?!

yeah, also Feline Aids is a big problem.

[Hurlshort]

Cats can get cancer?!

yeah, also Feline Aids is a big problem.

 

Yeah, but that's because they share a lot of needles.

[Shryke]

went to a 21st party last night and hardly drank at all

 

was too distracted playing pool all night really

[mkreku]

I stayed up until 6 in the morning to watch Fedor vs. Arlovski.

 

WARNING!! MAJOR MMA SPOILER!!

 

I know it ended with a knock out (which is kind of the worst way to lose), but Arlovski was doing surprisingly well against Fedor, the best heavyweight MMA fighter in the world. Arlovski was hitting Fedor, was kicking Fedor and was almost being able to take down Fedor. Then Arlovski tries to jump a knee in the face of Fedor and ends up eating a looping straight right to the chin. Poor Arlovski was unconscious while flying through the air.

 

[theslug]

Don't worry mkreku I think we are the only mma fans here, though I wasn't aware you were one because I made one mma thread a long time ago and no one said anything so I stopped forever.

 

 

But yeah I was pretty worried from the get go when I saw them at the weigh ins. Arlovski looked gigantic compared to Fedor but I mean if you ask me arlovski sucks. I mean he's a good fighter but at the same time he's horribly inconsistent and when he was in the UFC once he lost to silvia he looked out of it ever since. I mean seriously he squeaked out a horrible decision against werdum and then there was another fight in which he only won because they were in a leg lock type situation and the ref stopped it. Then restarted it, the other fighter seemed kind of confused and didn't do anything and arlovski just punched him in the face basically undefended and he ended up winning off of that. And then his win over Ben Rothwell. Sure a good knockout but seriously, Ben fought in the IFL where he got his string of wins against a bunch of amateurs becuase thats what it was is an amateur league. But I'm not unreasonable, Arlovski looked really good in the stand up and if things would have gone farther I still think he would have lost but he would have knocked Fedor around quite a bit but Fedor has a good chin and is just a great warrior that he wouldn't lose to Arlovski because it's an impossibility unless he simply got caught by something major.

 

 

Also, one thing I have to comment on is that affliction is an absolutely deplorable promotion. It all seems just thrown together, cheap, and dirty, probably becuase of it's deep ties with boxing which I'm not very well acquainted with but I've heard the entire business is shady as f. I mean it was just so unprofessional compared to the UFC which is crisp and efficient and near perfect in all aspects, not to mention they have commentators that are worth half a damn. The commentating for Affliction was killing me. It wasn't just Tito that angered me but the other dudes were just annoying and didn't have that commentating voice. I would seriously almost consider rather having Bas Rutten take the seat but even then it's like I want to stop watching. And the boxing ring has seriously got to go. In mma the ropes are just too much of an interruption. People get tangled up in them and then you lose your position, which is everything when you are on the ground. Not to mention getting stuck in a right angle is retarded and gives the other fighter a huge advantage especially if they are a superior striking. The entire ring is basically catered to stand up, which I guess makes sense considering the type of management Affliction has. Greedy, heartless, a holes. Almost as bad as Elite XC, almost. They aren't in it for MIXED MARTIAL ARTS they are in it for the quick buck to satiate dumb fans who think mma is basically a kick boxing match, which is why I'm glad UFC has killed off other promotions and is hopefully going to do the same to this T SHIRT COMPANY

 

im angry

[mkreku]

Personally I prefer the ring to the cage. The cage wasn't introduced because it stops people from tangling themselves in the ropes, it was introduced because it makes the sport more of a freak show. The cage looks more 'scary'. Also, the cage favours "dirty boxing", ie. the kind of fighting I am most adverse to (except soccer kicks and stomps on the ground).

 

This was Afflictions second promotion. Ever. Considering, I think they did a good job. I agree on the commentators though. They need to dump that Bruce dude who introduces the fighters and bring back the screaming banshee lady from Pride. Also get rid of Tito. What is he even doing there?! And yeah, I like Bas, he's welcome back.

 

I think Dana White is destroying what would otherwise be a good promotion. UFC has no heavyweight to speak of right now. Nogueira was already beaten by Fedor. Twice. Mir is good but he needs a few more fights to prove his consistency. Couture is getting a bit old, just like Nogueira in fact. Brock might be something but now that he's under the legal wing of a promotion, watch him drop muscle weight rather fast.. and he also needs to prove that he belongs where he is. Other than that: nothing.

 

I want to see Kharitonov, A. Emelianenko, Barnett, Overeem, Hunt, Arlovski, Sylvia, Fedor, Crocop etc. battle it out amongst themselves. These are the elite of the heavyweights. If Affliction can sign Kharitonov, Crocop and Overeem they'd be stacked. Right now those three are floating in no-man's land.

[thepixiesrock]

Cats can get cancer?!

 

when my cat died it had a huge tumor on it's stomach or something. It was gross.

[Gorgon]

Anything mammal can get cancer, but most mammals don't live long enough for it to be an issue. The wolf population around Chernobyl has thrived because they don't live long enough for the toxins in the environment to kill them, and they have a pretty much undisturbed habitat all to themselves.

[Deadly_Nightshade]

My laptop's harddrive went kaput today and thus I'm now re-installing all the **** that was on it - not a fun task. There was also dozens of gigabytes of data, but that's lost now.

[Walsingham]

My main client has decided not to keep me on as permanent staff. this will suck, as I enjoy getting paid regular and taken out for meals etc. But it could work out better in the long run, since any more work I send their way would earn me a finder's fee, plus a higher day rate. It all depends how lucky I get. It could equally be really cack.

[Guard Dog]

"And don't let the door hit you in the ***."

 

Friday was supposed to be my last day. I had my week all planned out. I wanted to wrap up some of the projects I had worked on. I had planned on spending the week saying farewell to friends and co-workers, some of whom I have known for years. Instead I got a shock after lunch today. I had a member of management from another department waiting for me in my office. He supervised as I cleaned out my desk and bookshelves (even giving me a hard time by asking I prove that some of my text books and professional books were really mine). Then I was escorted to the door without even a chance to say goodbye to anyone. Furthermore I was not allowed to access my computer and some of the pictures/documents on it were mine and not company related at all. After seven years of taking no small part in building that company in the end I could not even be trusted to clean out my office without fear I would steal/sabotage something. Or kill someone apparently. They explained it was just a policy to do that to avoid possible issues/violent confrontations with "downsized" employees. I was not alone making the walk of shame to my truck carrying a cardboard box with all my books, awards, coffee cup, (and silver whiskey flask which did get a laugh Taks).

 

The real funny thing is, this time last year I was a nobody RF Design Engineer in South Florida. One of many. The guy that replaced me still has his job. I accepted a promotion to become the Tower Manager/Engineer/Compliance Officer for the entire eastern US and I'm now unemployed. Sometimes ambition and the desire to improve yourself lead to a dead end. In fact I think it does more often than not.

 

So I stopped by the store on the way home and bought two cases of Icehouse. Since I have nowhere to be tomorrow I intend to build a pyramid of empty cans high enough to reach the ceiling.

 

Rant over. I do feel a little better.

 

One last thing. They forgot to ask me for my cell phone. Once my severance check posts I'll send it back to them. Too bad all I have is small white envelopes but I can use a hammer to make it fit.

Edited January 26, 2009 by Guard Dog

[WILL THE ALMIGHTY]

Quit my job today. It felt damn good and took about 25 seconds.

[samm]

You three all have new/other jobs on the horizon, don't you? Because that seems relevant in times where employers tend to think they'll make money by not employing or even sacking people. Anyway: Enjoy the new freedom

Edited January 26, 2009 by samm

[Gorgon]

They slashed my hours by half, going to have to look elsewhere now. The next couple of years are going to suck for a lot of people.

[theslug]

~~DON'T BOTHER READING UNLESS YOU'RE A MASOCHIST~~

 

One of my worst fears has been confirmed today.

 

So I'm sitting at my desk with 30 minutes left of work trudging through this horrible horrible project which I basically go through the 500 or so plus student folders A-Z for the department I work in and just look through their files for field experience forms and try and match them to their electronic file and update any that are missing, when all the sudden the business adviser asks me to step into her office. Now in the past she's questioned me about my schooling because I go to our college and the much more affluent and renown state university. She's a nice woman and a great teacher but she is pretty damn committed in trying to keep me at the college becuase today she kind of set me up for a potential management internship at the city. So how exactly is this a problem? Well firstly, I'm just starting my upper division course work and have basically 2 years left of schooling for undergrad and secondly I'm majoring in and interested in accounting. There's also the time factor, I work 2 days a week from 10-4:30 and I have in person class from noon to 4 two other days. This basically leaves me with Wednesday and the weekend for theoretical time, however, I have 2 online courses and both my accounting classes aren't exactly a walk in the park.

 

But the main problem here is I told myself a long time ago that the only reason I would even consider staying at the college would be if I had an opportunity to work with the city with a management internship and that's basically what's been tossed in my lap. The only real reason I went to the university was becuase they had opportunity there. The professors and administration have some serious, serious connections and pull with the right people and organizations. Hell, last week we had a presentation from 2 managers from the big 4 firm PricewaterhouseCoopers with more presentations from other firms to come, not to mention the school has dinners and other professional events where you actually meet the people who could very well decide your future within the industry. Now to make things clear, the internship isn't automatically mine, it might not even be there anymore. The university I go to basically does internships with this guy and they get like 4 of the 5 internships and the only reason he gives our school anything is because he's personal friends with the business adviser.

 

The thing that kind of irks me is she created a obligation for me. I mean it's an awesome opportunity and I'm grateful and I'm sure I'd do well becuase the city has a large portion of idiots but she basically told the guy I was like keanu, that I was the one, that if he was looking for someone I was 100% going to be the best fit becuase I'm some kind of super scholar/genius when in fact I'm quite mediocre, I'm just above average compared to most the dummies that go to community college. So now I basically have to update my resume and really get into it and then send this guy an email and set up an appointment with him to talk about this. Except for I'm completely incompetent when it comes to formal or even personal social interaction and it's going to take not but 5 seconds for this guy to figure out I'm a sociopath and then he'll probably end any sort of courtesy he extends to her or the school. In conclusion, I'm screwed. This means I have to actually reconsider choosing accounting or management. One path could lead to generous success and fulfillment as well as stiff competition and a steep learning curve that only gets steeper and requires some serious qualifications while the other offers security, mild ease, a decent pay check with decent futures but at the same time it's the city so there's no where to really go and it's a bureaucracy.

 

My brother is also stealing my car.

[Tigranes]

Just take it.

 

It doesn't make sense that you told yourself you'd stay if an internship came along, and now it comes along, you don't.

 

The obligation stuff should be far, far down your list of priorities.

[taks]

hehe, whiskey flask at the office. ahhh, that would be a good idea.

 

guess you get a free vacation, eh GD? my boss and i have been butting heads lately, to the point where i was about to find other work. we seem to have come to an understanding, however, and he has made a few gestures indicating he wants to keep me around. i didn't get worried because the job market for me is the same as it has been for the last 3 or 4 years. there are probably 4 jobs in town that i am a good fit for, but only 1 or 2 other guys that could compete for them, too. it is dangerous being in the niche i'm in, however.

 

taks

[Trenitay]

I got me a cane today.

[Walsingham]

If I may make a suggestion that I am about to try in my own upcoming decision:

 

Smack your head hard against your desk. I'm hoping that in the blinding moment of emptiness and pain I will know the correct answer.

 

*ahem*

 

No. In fact it's just made me hurt and annoyed.

[Laozi]

do you have diabetes?

 

 

 

Anyway I felt guilty all day. Last night I was at a friends B-Day party and this girl I went to high school with was there. Unfortunately despite be a really cool girl and super nice person she was sort of my groups punching bag. So I spent a couple of hours letting her vent to me about all the terrible things I did and participated in and was witness to and I manage to feel genuine shame. It wasn't like that was all we talked about, she went into alot of aspects of her life, as did I, but I really came out of the whole deal feeling like she has alot of emotional baggage. I am only responsible for a small part of it, but it doesn't minimalism my culpability. I spent a lot of my childhood and some of my adolescence daydreaming specifically about helping people like her and always doing whats right, and here my first chance out of the gate and I just go with the flow and pile on. I know the dynamics of things were more complex then I can remember, but I still fell like crap. The advice I've gotten has been pretty much let her know how bad I feel, apologize and move on, but I guess I believe that I need to sorta feel what I should have back then.

[Humodour]

I just switched to methylphenidate (a cocaine analogue, marketed as 'Ritalin') from amphetamine (commonly sold as Adderall), and it's like 2 or 3 times better at improving my concentration and focus. Which is probably bad on an internet forum since it results in posts which exceed the character limit.

[Meshugger]

~~DON'T BOTHER READING UNLESS YOU'RE A MASOCHIST~~

 

One of my worst fears has been confirmed today.

 

So I'm sitting at my desk with 30 minutes left of work trudging through this horrible horrible project which I basically go through the 500 or so plus student folders A-Z for the department I work in and just look through their files for field experience forms and try and match them to their electronic file and update any that are missing, when all the sudden the business adviser asks me to step into her office. Now in the past she's questioned me about my schooling because I go to our college and the much more affluent and renown state university. She's a nice woman and a great teacher but she is pretty damn committed in trying to keep me at the college becuase today she kind of set me up for a potential management internship at the city. So how exactly is this a problem? Well firstly, I'm just starting my upper division course work and have basically 2 years left of schooling for undergrad and secondly I'm majoring in and interested in accounting. There's also the time factor, I work 2 days a week from 10-4:30 and I have in person class from noon to 4 two other days. This basically leaves me with Wednesday and the weekend for theoretical time, however, I have 2 online courses and both my accounting classes aren't exactly a walk in the park.

 

But the main problem here is I told myself a long time ago that the only reason I would even consider staying at the college would be if I had an opportunity to work with the city with a management internship and that's basically what's been tossed in my lap. The only real reason I went to the university was becuase they had opportunity there. The professors and administration have some serious, serious connections and pull with the right people and organizations. Hell, last week we had a presentation from 2 managers from the big 4 firm PricewaterhouseCoopers with more presentations from other firms to come, not to mention the school has dinners and other professional events where you actually meet the people who could very well decide your future within the industry. Now to make things clear, the internship isn't automatically mine, it might not even be there anymore. The university I go to basically does internships with this guy and they get like 4 of the 5 internships and the only reason he gives our school anything is because he's personal friends with the business adviser.

 

The thing that kind of irks me is she created a obligation for me. I mean it's an awesome opportunity and I'm grateful and I'm sure I'd do well becuase the city has a large portion of idiots but she basically told the guy I was like keanu, that I was the one, that if he was looking for someone I was 100% going to be the best fit becuase I'm some kind of super scholar/genius when in fact I'm quite mediocre, I'm just above average compared to most the dummies that go to community college. So now I basically have to update my resume and really get into it and then send this guy an email and set up an appointment with him to talk about this. Except for I'm completely incompetent when it comes to formal or even personal social interaction and it's going to take not but 5 seconds for this guy to figure out I'm a sociopath and then he'll probably end any sort of courtesy he extends to her or the school. In conclusion, I'm screwed. This means I have to actually reconsider choosing accounting or management. One path could lead to generous success and fulfillment as well as stiff competition and a steep learning curve that only gets steeper and requires some serious qualifications while the other offers security, mild ease, a decent pay check with decent futures but at the same time it's the city so there's no where to really go and it's a bureaucracy.

 

My brother is also stealing my car.

 

For good or worse, do not be anyone else than you already are, otherwise you are only shooting yourself in the foot. Do not try to be the thelug: "scholar or genius"-edition, just be the slug: the slug.

 

Know Thyself.

[Tigranes]

And if being the real theslug gets you screwed, then be theslug: genius edition.

[Gorth]

~~DON'T BOTHER READING UNLESS YOU'RE A MASOCHIST~~

Go for it. If things turns out as expected, you can let your brother have your old car

 

*Cough*

 

Ok, maybe I am not the best one to give advice, as I am known for doing jaw droppingly reckless things all the time