It's Personal...

Maj · Post by **Maj** » Fri Nov 02, 2012 12:38 am

If you work at Toys R Us, there is really only one relevant question to ask about your job... What's your employee discount?

Shrapnel · Post by **Shrapnel** » Fri Nov 02, 2012 12:42 am

Damned straight.

By the by, if I go to the Toys'R'Us that you work at, could you hook me up? I'm not sure with what, but still...?

Prak · Post by **Prak** » Fri Nov 02, 2012 1:55 am

10%.

And Shrapnel, do you live in Sacramento?

Ted the Flayer · Post by **Ted the Flayer** » Mon Nov 05, 2012 2:51 am

I have tore the living hell out of my left oblique muscle. I can literally feel the loose fiber flopping around with my finger, and the surrounding tissues feel like they're filled with sand. It's not fun.

erik · Post by **erik** » Tue Nov 06, 2012 3:15 am

Ouch. Keep icing, take it gently and get better soon.

In erik news, my interview went pretty well. It really helps to have known the named owner and executive board member (father and mother of my childhood friend) for over 20 years. I've been disappointed too many times this year to have developed a full sense of hope especially since I know I am not the only candidate for this opening, but I am supposed to hear back on Thursday and things seem optimistic.

Stahlseele · Post by **Stahlseele** » Tue Nov 06, 2012 4:08 pm

good luck with that one

Shrapnel · Post by **Shrapnel** » Tue Nov 06, 2012 5:56 pm

Prak_Anima wrote:10%.

And Shrapnel, do you live in Sacramento?

No, Boston. Damn. Well, if I visit Sacramento, can I get special deals?

Which reminds me. Today, right now, I am working the polls as an Inspector, which basically means I do everything the Warden and Clerk don't do: I hand out ballots, give people their "I Voted" stickers, etc.

The reason I'm posting now is because I'm on lunch break. The job is really boring, but it pays a stipend of somewhere around $120 dollars. Good fix for some cash. However, the hours are long: 6 am to 8 pm.

But, by Primus, I'm sticking with it!

Shrapnel · Post by **Shrapnel** » Tue Nov 06, 2012 6:13 pm

Well, time to get back to the salt mines. Bye for now!

Ted the Flayer · Post by **Ted the Flayer** » Tue Nov 06, 2012 10:15 pm

Ug, my 14 year old second cousin is sending a friend request on facebook.

I don't want to snub her because I do like the girl, but I say SO many things on my feed that are not appropriate for a young girl who grew up in a sheltered, home-schooled existence...

Prak · Post by **Prak** » Wed Nov 07, 2012 12:43 am

Shrapnel wrote:
Prak_Anima wrote:10%.

And Shrapnel, do you live in Sacramento?
No, Boston. Damn. Well, if I visit Sacramento, can I get special deals?

Sure, keep in mind this job is probably only going to last through the holiday season...

Which reminds me. Today, right now, I am working the polls as an Inspector, which basically means I do everything the Warden and Clerk don't do: I hand out ballots, give people their "I Voted" stickers, etc.

The reason I'm posting now is because I'm on lunch break. The job is really boring, but it pays a stipend of somewhere around $120 dollars. Good fix for some cash. However, the hours are long: 6 am to 8 pm.

But, by Primus, I'm sticking with it!

Shit, I wish I'd checked that I could work a voting stand when I had to re-register today...

Ted wrote:I don't want to snub her because I do like the girl, but I say SO many things on my feed that are not appropriate for a young girl who grew up in a sheltered, home-schooled existence...

So... explain that to her, or cave in the shelter.

Shrapnel · Post by **Shrapnel** » Wed Nov 07, 2012 2:36 am

Ted wrote:I don't want to snub her because I do like the girl, but I say SO many things on my feed that are not appropriate for a young girl who grew up in a sheltered, home-schooled existence...

Let her see it.

It'd be for the same reason kids play in dirt: The more germs they're exposed to, the more resistant to disease they become as adults.

Prak wrote:Sure, keep in mind this job is probably only going to last through the holiday season...

Double damn.

Shit, I wish I'd checked that I could work a voting stand when I had to re-register today...

There's always next... oh, wait. The next presidential elections won't be until 2016...

Well, you could also try seeing if you could work during local elections, which are more frequent and pay the same (at least they do in Mass.). This includes things such as city elections for mayor and the like, or state elections for governer and such.

The way I became a poll worker was by inquiring at Boston City Hall, and asking about working at the polls. If it worked in Boston, then it should work elsewhere (a typical Bostonian's response to the world). So, in your case... Sacramento, you said? I don't know if they have a City Hall, or what, but it's a good place to start.

On an unrelated note... Why's everyone's avatars and such changing? Not that it's a bad thing, but I noticed that people are (appearing) to change them at around the same time. Just curious.

Maj · Post by **Maj** » Wed Nov 07, 2012 9:03 am

Shrapnel wrote:On an unrelated note... Why's everyone's avatars and such changing? Not that it's a bad thing, but I noticed that people are (appearing) to change them at around the same time. Just curious.

Well, I can't speak for anyone else, but I tend to swap avatars when the Christmas bug bites me. After the holidays, I return to a new villain avatar.

Christmas bug bit me on Halloween (right on schedule), and I found a great avatar that combines villainy with snow (Dark Snow Queen by JM Leotti). I might just keep her around until spring.

RobbyPants · Post by **RobbyPants** » Wed Nov 07, 2012 12:52 pm

Prak_Anima wrote:
Ted wrote:I don't want to snub her because I do like the girl, but I say SO many things on my feed that are not appropriate for a young girl who grew up in a sheltered, home-schooled existence...
So... explain that to her, or cave in the shelter.

Caving people's shelters on FB can be weird. I just got defriened by one of my wife's friends yesterday for offending her fundie sensibilities.

sabs · Post by **sabs** » Wed Nov 07, 2012 2:03 pm

Shrapnel · Post by **Shrapnel** » Wed Nov 07, 2012 3:20 pm

Maj wrote:
Shrapnel wrote:On an unrelated note... Why's everyone's avatars and such changing? Not that it's a bad thing, but I noticed that people are (appearing) to change them at around the same time. Just curious.
Well, I can't speak for anyone else, but I tend to swap avatars when the Christmas bug bites me. After the holidays, I return to a new villain avatar.

Christmas bug bit me on Halloween (right on schedule), and I found a great avatar that combines villainy with snow (Dark Snow Queen by JM Leotti). I might just keep her around until spring.

So, who was your last avatar?

RobbyPants · Post by **RobbyPants** » Wed Nov 07, 2012 3:57 pm

sabs wrote:win?

Are you asking me?

Korgan0 · Post by **Korgan0** » Wed Nov 07, 2012 5:20 pm

Ted the Flayer wrote:Ug, my 14 year old second cousin is sending a friend request on facebook.

I don't want to snub her because I do like the girl, but I say SO many things on my feed that are not appropriate for a young girl who grew up in a sheltered, home-schooled existence...

For some godforsaken reason, a guidance counselor from my old high school sent me a friend request. I have no idea why, and I haven't responded.

Shrapnel · Post by **Shrapnel** » Thu Nov 08, 2012 4:07 pm

This is why I don't use facebook.

sabs · Post by **sabs** » Thu Nov 08, 2012 4:16 pm

RobbyPants wrote:
sabs wrote:win?
Are you asking me?

Yes

Pseudo Stupidity · Post by **Pseudo Stupidity** » Thu Nov 08, 2012 8:21 pm

Shrapnel wrote:This is why I don't use facebook.

I could really use a good rant about why facebook is terrible. It's horribly inefficient for what it's supposed to do (let you talk to friends I guess?), lets people know you are intentionally snubbing them ("OMG YOU DIDN'T ACCEPT MY FRIEND REQUEST"), is a huge security risk (answers to common security questions are often listed there), and is just generally creepy as fuck.

I have a facebook that I only touch when somebody emails or calls me to tell me they sent me a facebook message. I can't even begin to explain how stupid that is.

I hate it when people say "did you see the pictures I posted?" No. I did not. There are few things I would rather do less. Nobody wants to see slide shows in real life, why do you think I want to see them on the Internet. There's porn, video games, and angry rants I could be paying attention to instead of your self-interested facebook.

Reading anything on Facebook feels like I'm just watching people masturbate in public, something I can get by going on a porn site.

The worst thing about facebook is the creepy vibe I get from it and every single person who talks to me about people on facebook. I don't want to hear about how you asked some girl her name and then sent her a friend request, then when she accepted you looked at her profile until you found shots of her in a bikini. I really, really don't want to know about it.

Fuck facebook, I have seen nothing good come from it. It's like a forum that attaches my real-life identity to everything I say. I do a lot of things I don't really want the entire world to know about me. They're not secrets or anything, but I don't feel comfortable having my entire fucking life on display for strangers. This is doubly weird because I'm in media and thus write shit specifically for people to read, including opinion pieces, so I'm not very secretive. I just don't want everything in my life to co-mingle together.

Hell, I found out some guy drew a comic that featured me as some super-jacked wolfman in some sort of competitive smash brothers fanfic. I was then tagged in the pictures, and that means anyone on my friends list (including my FAMILY) could see that and think I was into some pretty weird shit.

I know the answer is "delete facebook," but at my age if you aren't on facebook you are an anti-social freak who probably lives in a cave and skins people.

Uh, on a personal note I really dislike facebook.

name_here · Post by **name_here** » Thu Nov 08, 2012 8:56 pm

I do not have a facebook account. I might get one at some point, though, because corporations, social groups, and academic institutions are increasingly providing information or access by way of facebook.

RobbyPants · Post by **RobbyPants** » Thu Nov 08, 2012 9:04 pm

sabs wrote:
RobbyPants wrote:
sabs wrote:win?
Are you asking me?
Yes

In the end, probably. I was talking to my wife about it, and she never even hangs around with her anymore in person. She's wondering if the guy she's involved with is strictly religious, as she never acted like that when they used to hang out.

It was something to the effect of this:

Her: Gays are going to hell because God says so.

Me: I don't see anything a person could possibly do in their lifetime on this earth to warrant eternal torture. Certainly not from someone all-loving.

Her: Blasphemy deserves hell. It's God's Will.

Me: So in his infinite mercy and compassion, he tortures people forever for infinity years because they say mean things about him?

Her: He doesn't torture people; the devil does. Blah blah God's Will.

*defriends me before I can respond*

DSMatticus · Post by **DSMatticus** » Thu Nov 08, 2012 9:25 pm

I have a facebook account, but it doesn't actually serve any purpose to me, but I feel socially obligated to have one just to have one and I never actually check it unless someone asks me to through some other means. There is absolutely zero purpose or value in rolling out pointless updates on the stupid things I do when I could just be doing more stupid things. And there is absolutely nothing desirable about broadcasting my interactions with some subset of the people I know to every one of the people I know. It is not a model that actually provides any service or functionality I could ever find useful. For exactly the reasons in this thread. It's very, very dumb. I wish something more functional had gotten wildly popular instead.

Maj · Post by **Maj** » Fri Nov 09, 2012 12:59 am

Shrapnel wrote:This is why I don't use facebook.

Damn it! There's no fucking Like button on this post!

Whatever · Post by **Whatever** » Fri Nov 09, 2012 2:06 am

Facebook was designed by and for college students. If you're not a student, it's probably not very useful to you.