OOC Raves

Synbios

Wysteria said:

Thanks @Synbios. I guess it's because it takes one to know one...

Even in my darkest of personalities, I try my best to spare plenty of good nature for customer representatives. Heavens and hells know that they need it, considering that positive comments are a rarity nowadays.

Wysteria

Synbios said:

Wysteria said:

Thanks @Synbios. I guess it's because it takes one to know one...

Even in my darkest of personalities, I try my best to spare plenty of good nature for customer representatives. Heavens and hells know that they need it, considering that positive comments are a rarity nowadays.

True. I'm more accustomed to death threats and people denouncing my rights as a human being than I do compliments. We're in an industry where such praises are seen almost as sarcastic, almost patronising insults because we're just not used to the concept of a customer genuinely saying "thank you". Being too efficient means if one tiny thing goes wrong it is like the world has ended for someone (and it's just a pair of shoes). With all the crap we go through, keeping morale up among the peers through cynicism, in-jokes or things like this is all we have left. For this guy, such a simple act may have literally saved his life. That's something that people should think about, really.

Synbios

@Wysteria: Here, have a blog post that may uplift your spirits some more.

Mishgul

Walked into the bathroom to hear my co worker yell 'BOMBS AWAAAAAAY' and then plop from the stall.

Mishgul

@Harmonia - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-23861702

Xenomorph

Just got back home, and with my first Mac. An 11" Air with an i7 chip, 8gb ram and 512ssd. Not really sure how it works yet, but seems pretty nifty so far.

I used to be a chapter president for a youth gang that beat up Mac users, but now I can see I might have been..oh what's the word. Hasty. But I did test my luck on enemy turf, obviously looking for trouble as I wore my Bush-Cheney campaign trail t-shirt into the Apple store like some late-to-the-party boss. I've never gotten so many harsh looks from that many people wearing scarves.

Partisan politics aside, I'll find out myself whether PC or Mac is better. All I know, is that with the money I dropped on PC over the years, I've earned a couple years reprieve, and I'm not getting in bed with Windows 8. 

It's 2013, and with not a single lesson learned all those years, yet another windows rendition falls flat on its face. I'll sit this one out this time.

Eiredhel

Happy birthday @Kresslack!

Zeon

Finally got around to installing vimium.  https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/vimium/dbepggeogbaibhgnhhndojpepiihcmeb?hl=en

Eld

Zeon said:

Finally got around to installing vimium.  https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/vimium/dbepggeogbaibhgnhhndojpepiihcmeb?hl=en

Lack of a suitable replacement for vimperator/pentadactyl was one of the main reasons it took me so long to switch from firefox to chrome. Vimium is mostly good, but the inability to make any such plugin work on the new tab page, preference pages, and the like, is really annoying.

Hyperlith

Xenomorph said:

I used to be a chapter president for a youth gang that beat up Mac users, but now I can see I might have been..oh what's the word. Hasty. But I did test my luck on enemy turf, obviously looking for trouble as I wore my Bush-Cheney campaign trail t-shirt into the Apple store like some late-to-the-party boss. I've never gotten so many harsh looks from that many people wearing scarves.

Welcome to the party, pal.

Kresslack

Eiredhel said:

Happy birthday @Kresslack!

Oh, thank you. Just finished packing, heading out to Atlanta in the morning.

Kyrra

Oh gods, this office. I can't breathe from the laughter.

Mishgul

Billy is baaack from his adventures on the building roof. First thing he did was jump in my hand and bite me. I fed him proper though. So cute

Alcinae

Call me soft, but Insidious was a scary as hell movie. Can't wait to see the second one soon.

Sena

I found it more humorous than scary, though there were some creepy moments. Still looking forward to the sequel.

Exelethril

Last day of work tomorrow!  \:D/

Ellodin

congratulations on your retirement

Kyriella

To counteract my rant, a rave! I got to speak with a very helpful Comcast rep yesterday, and should have Internet in my new apartment by next Wednesday. The former tenant tried to claim that he'd left the modem for me and that he and I had an arrangement where I would take over his account, all of which was news to me. Luckily, the rep called him out on his bull, cancelled his account, and got me all signed up. Internet, here I come!

Zii

My girlfriend smoked me up, now I regret everything that happened last night.

Mmm, marijuana.

Kyriella

Came home from orientation to find my window and blinds repaired... And my new bookshelf assembled! I'd left the pieces stacked by the wall while I waited for my toolkit to arrive, but apparently the maintenance guy felt like being nice. Now if only I knew when the plumber was returning to finish what he started with the broken shower...

Chryenth

I got an invitation yesterday to go to the wedding of a student's parents. I took it up, and went.

What a wonderful day. The bride looked radiant, the weather held out, the food was great. I will admit to tearing up when the aforementioned student (aged 8/9) took to the pulpit - which was so large as to hide him completely - and recited a poem he'd written, just for the occasion.

Yes, I love my job. Especially when it gives me opportunities like this.

Xith

^(\w+) has been Reborn in the Flame!$

send ("tell " .. matches[2] .. " Happy Rebirthday!")

Let's all do this. Ready, set, go.

Synbios

Amongst our clan, I have taken the initiative and declared myself as the maintenance unit for our feline house companion's waste disposal containers, known as 'litter boxes'. No doubt our trio of cats are grateful in their own high-strung way.

In other news, I seem to have grown accustomed to the scent of ammonia. I may be evolving as we speak.

Hyperlith

Kyriella said:

Now if only I knew when the plumber was returning to finish what he started with the broken shower...

Blujixapug

Synbios said:

Amongst our clan, I have taken the initiative and declared myself as the maintenance unit for our feline house companion's waste disposal containers, known as 'litter boxes'. No doubt our trio of cats are grateful in their own high-strung way.

In other news, I seem to have grown accustomed to the scent of ammonia. I may be evolving as we speak.

That's just the toxoplasmosis burrowing into your brain-folds.

Hyperlith

I'm so glad football season is officially here. Saturdays with college games just make the honey-do lists go so much faster.

Big e-Hug to @Achilles for the fantasy SNAFU. I feel that pain

Synbios

Blujixapug said:

That's just the toxoplasmosis burrowing into your brain-folds.

What are you talking about? I have no brain folds. I do have foldable pieces of paper though.

Wysteria

That awkward moment the checkout girl remembers you as the person who gave her a tissue and bottle of water when she was vomiting into a bin in Queen St Mall (a major shopping strip in my city)…three YEARS ago. She wanted to finally say thanks. Only reason I recall it myself was because she told me rack off and spat in my face.

Karma: You have one serious invoice that needs to be paid, thank you.

Chryenth

My schedule allowed a Scarlattian concert to not be overwritten by work, sleep, or some other inconvenience.

It only took 20 IG years, but I made it!

Xli

Kids go back to school tomorrow!