TwiLyghtSansSparkles she/her Posted October 7, 2015 Posted October 7, 2015 More attempted stabbings of Israelis today, and one Palestinian tried to run over soldiers with his car. Thank G-D no casualties; this is awful. I'm starting to think twice about walking outside. I think imma go look up some puppies now. . That's terrible. Ummm....would telling you how Bruce gets to sleep at night help a little?
Delightful Posted October 7, 2015 Posted October 7, 2015 That's terrible. Ummm....would telling you how Bruce gets to sleep at night help a little?I'm not sure, but I'd like to hear about Bruce either way.
TwiLyghtSansSparkles she/her Posted October 7, 2015 Posted October 7, 2015 I'm not sure, but I'd like to hear about Bruce either way. Bruno, one of our older pugs, still sleeps on my bed. Since we didn't want him to feel like Bruce was ousting him, Bruce sleeps on his own bed on the floor. He cried the first night, so I put his bed right next to mine. I'll let my arm dangle over the edge, and Bruce will curl up under my hand and go right to sleep. 4
Kaymyth she/her Posted October 8, 2015 Posted October 8, 2015 Oh, client-shaped person, I do actually like you quite a bit. But you are a professional person in a professional context who has presumably had quite a bit of education. For the love of sparkly purple unicorns, "your" and "you're" are NOT interchangeable! ARGH 4
ParadoxicalZen he/him Posted October 8, 2015 Posted October 8, 2015 Not so much a bad thing, but all these SoS spoilers topics are really grating on my curiosity...the urge to read them is growing stupendously. Like an itch the size of Everest i really need to scratch. D: 1
Left he/him Posted October 8, 2015 Posted October 8, 2015 Not so much a bad thing, but all these SoS spoilers topics are really grating on my curiosity...the urge to read them is growing stupendously. Like an itch the size of Everest i really need to scratch. D: Amen
Kaymyth she/her Posted October 8, 2015 Posted October 8, 2015 Not so much a bad thing, but all these SoS spoilers topics are really grating on my curiosity...the urge to read them is growing stupendously. Like an itch the size of Everest i really need to scratch. D: I feel you on this so, so much. It's just compounded by the fact that the book is sitting on my shelf. This weekend...I'll be done with my writing by this weekend, and then I'll just blitz right through it. And then I can finally focus all of my energy on costume-making.
TwiLyghtSansSparkles she/her Posted October 8, 2015 Posted October 8, 2015 Mildly political? I guess? It's under the spoiler, at any rate. Why do rich people think they're above inconveniences? Why do they think they don't have to take "No" or "Later" for an answer? Here's how it'll go: Customer: I'd like to speak with Person please. Me: Person is with a customer at the moment. Would you like their voicemail? Customer: No, I really need to talk to them. Me: They're with a customer. Customer: Is there any way I can talk to them? Me: Not at the moment. I could give you their voicemail, or I could take a message. Customer: So there's no way I can talk to them? And that's the nicer ones. I've had customers yell at me over the phone because I refused to interrupt the person they were trying to reach and force them to take their call. Then there are those who come in in person. There's a few who, despite being told multiple times that they need to make an appointment, will still bring their cars in and ask if they can get it serviced right away. It's a pain in the chull for the advisors, but they have to pencil them in somehow, and the customers know it. There are other, more petty annoyances. A customer who asks ten minutes worth of questions at the counter, rather than over the phone or in an office, oblivious to the line forming and the three phone calls I had to put on hold. People who call and complain to me instead of someone more appropriate, forcing me to ignore multiple calls. I even had one lady demand to speak to my manager because I tried to solve her problem rather than wait until she was finished complaining. It's super storming frustrating. 2
Delightful Posted October 8, 2015 Posted October 8, 2015 Mildly political? I guess? It's under the spoiler, at any rate. Why do rich people think they're above inconveniences? Why do they think they don't have to take "No" or "Later" for an answer? Here's how it'll go: Customer: I'd like to speak with Person please. Me: Person is with a customer at the moment. Would you like their voicemail? Customer: No, I really need to talk to them. Me: They're with a customer. Customer: Is there any way I can talk to them? Me: Not at the moment. I could give you their voicemail, or I could take a message. Customer: So there's no way I can talk to them? And that's the nicer ones. I've had customers yell at me over the phone because I refused to interrupt the person they were trying to reach and force them to take their call. Then there are those who come in in person. There's a few who, despite being told multiple times that they need to make an appointment, will still bring their cars in and ask if they can get it serviced right away. It's a pain in the chull for the advisors, but they have to pencil them in somehow, and the customers know it. There are other, more petty annoyances. A customer who asks ten minutes worth of questions at the counter, rather than over the phone or in an office, oblivious to the line forming and the three phone calls I had to put on hold. People who call and complain to me instead of someone more appropriate, forcing me to ignore multiple calls. I even had one lady demand to speak to my manager because I tried to solve her problem rather than wait until she was finished complaining. It's super storming frustrating. Not sure where the politics came in.....Sigh. I'm praying you get a great job soon. *hugs*
TwiLyghtSansSparkles she/her Posted October 8, 2015 Posted October 8, 2015 Not sure where the politics came in..... Sigh. I'm praying you get a great job soon. *hugs* Classism. Not super political, but still. Thanks. It doesn't help that it's one of those days where the second I decide to start on a task, the phone will ring. Or someone will walk in. Or something.
Delightful Posted October 8, 2015 Posted October 8, 2015 Classism. Not super political, but still. Thanks. It doesn't help that it's one of those days where the second I decide to start on a task, the phone will ring. Or someone will walk in. Or something. At least the sky hasn't turned to fire and your nose is still attached. It sucks though. 1
TwiLyghtSansSparkles she/her Posted October 8, 2015 Posted October 8, 2015 At least the sky hasn't turned to fire and your nose is still attached. It sucks though. That is a bright side. Plus I have tomorrow off, so that'll be nice. It does. And if I have ONE more customer refuse to listen to me and turn to my male coworker instead, I just might puke.
Delightful Posted October 8, 2015 Posted October 8, 2015 Nah then you'd just confirm their suspicions that you're a silly brainless female who doesn't have iron self control over her stomach. ....... 1
Delightful Posted October 8, 2015 Posted October 8, 2015 Apologies if I'm being overly facetious. I'm tired and my brain-words filter is a little faulty.
TwiLyghtSansSparkles she/her Posted October 8, 2015 Posted October 8, 2015 No apology needed. I found it funny.
Delightful Posted October 8, 2015 Posted October 8, 2015 Unfortunately, I find it pleasantly surprising when I'm doing something with a guy and the person/secretary/whoever talks to me first. I once got a maxi skirt caught in an escalator, the shopping centre guy who came to get me out and apologise spoke almost entirely to my brother and barely glanced at me. I mean I was shaken and quiet at the time but still.
TwiLyghtSansSparkles she/her Posted October 8, 2015 Posted October 8, 2015 That sucks. Unfortunately, it's not uncommon. Which just makes it even worse.
Mashadar Mistborn he/him Posted October 9, 2015 Posted October 9, 2015 So I teach mythology for my school's JCL chapter. There is one kid who I am so close to kicking out of the club. To tell the truth, I'll probably bring it up to my co-president tomorrow. Anyway, I mentioned that Percy Jackson is not a good source for mythology and he said "so it's like the Book of Mormon for mythology." There was a Mormon in the storming room. I want him out! Why can't people be accepting? 1
Kobold King he/him Posted October 9, 2015 Posted October 9, 2015 I often long for nonexistence. Or do you simply wish to change the circumstances of your existence? To not exist is to give up all traces of hope. To strive for a better existence, though... no matter how slim, how wispy, how shadowy it may be, there's always hope to be had for the future. Dear Calamity that was sappy. Let me just leave an upvote here and an invitation to elaborate on your problems.
TwiLyghtSansSparkles she/her Posted October 9, 2015 Posted October 9, 2015 So I teach mythology for my school's JCL chapter. There is one kid who I am so close to kicking out of the club. To tell the truth, I'll probably bring it up to my co-president tomorrow. Anyway, I mentioned that Percy Jackson is not a good source for mythology and he said "so it's like the Book of Mormon for mythology." There was a Mormon in the storming room. I want him out! Why can't people be accepting? He may just be a garden variety chull, but he could also have been raised in a household...well, kind of like mine, where the focus was on believing the right thing more than doing the right thing. My parents would make fun of other belief systems in front of my siblings and I, normalizing it to the point where it took hearing people mock my faith to make me realize--hey, I don't like it when it's done to me; I shouldn't do it to others. It's been a long road to becoming more accepting, and being around people who believe differently than I do has helped. Threatening to kick him put might be the push he needs, though it might also help if you took him aside and gave him the old empathy talk. Like I said, he could just be a chull, but he might have the blinders on when it comes to other peoples' faith. 1
Mashadar Mistborn he/him Posted October 9, 2015 Posted October 9, 2015 If this was the first time he did something chullish, I'd agree, but he's been distracting and immature for all of my lessons. I consider myself a very patient person, but he has been just a little too much of a chill for any more chances. If it were just on one religious topic I'd have some sympathy, but he just isn't mature. Gak, I hate confrontation. 1
TwiLyghtSansSparkles she/her Posted October 9, 2015 Posted October 9, 2015 If this was the first time he did something chullish, I'd agree, but he's been distracting and immature for all of my lessons. I consider myself a very patient person, but he has been just a little too much of a chill for any more chances. If it were just on one religious topic I'd have some sympathy, but he just isn't mature. Gak, I hate confrontation. Me too. Hope it goes as well as it can--it sounds like kicking him out is the best call. 2
TwiLyghtSansSparkles she/her Posted October 9, 2015 Posted October 9, 2015 My mom: I don't know if it was you--oh, it wasn't? Well, I'm going to make you listen to me complain about it anyway, because you're standng right there and I want to complain about this thing that someone else did. And while I'm at it, I'm going to make you responsible for making sure other people don't do this thing again. Oh, and I'll do all of it while brushing my teeth so you have a lovely sight to look at while I'm complaining. Also, I'm going to couch all of the places you apply to in terms of how much your dad and I would enjoy visiting you there. And tell you to get a two-bedroom apartment so we won't have to rent a hotel.
Kaymyth she/her Posted October 9, 2015 Posted October 9, 2015 My mom: I don't know if it was you--oh, it wasn't? Well, I'm going to make you listen to me complain about it anyway, because you're standng right there and I want to complain about this thing that someone else did. And while I'm at it, I'm going to make you responsible for making sure other people don't do this thing again. Oh, and I'll do all of it while brushing my teeth so you have a lovely sight to look at while I'm complaining. Also, I'm going to couch all of the places you apply to in terms of how much your dad and I would enjoy visiting you there. And tell you to get a two-bedroom apartment so we won't have to rent a hotel. You can't afford a two-bedroom apartment. No matter how good a job you get, no matter how much you make, you can't afford a two-bedroom apartment. 2
TwiLyghtSansSparkles she/her Posted October 9, 2015 Posted October 9, 2015 You can't afford a two-bedroom apartment. No matter how good a job you get, no matter how much you make, you can't afford a two-bedroom apartment. I do plan on spoiling Bruce quite a bit….
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