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Just in case...
14:43 May 30 2011
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In case you're wondering about the kismet, To two errors, do not do the right and left three. It is the Engrish translation of, "Two wrongs don't make a right, but three lefts do."

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14:03 May 30 2011
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05:30 May 30 2011
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She said, he heard...
02:28 May 30 2011
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What she said:



"We need something to store the hose in."



What I heard:



"We need something to store our ho's in."





....I always thought we just buried them when we were done with them...

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00:30 May 30 2011
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...I can't even count on the weather being crappy when they say it's going to be...

I think I need to re-evaluate things...
21:47 May 29 2011
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..honestly, does anyone listen to me?

Just saying...
14:49 May 28 2011
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...when I see a profile here and the owner shouts in big, bold, colored text, "DO NOT TRY AND HIT ON ME, I'M MARRIED (or engaged, or with someone, etc...) it honestly makes me assume your significant other is a jerk who is going to get unreasonably angry with YOU because someone else finds you attractive or hits on you.



Otherwise, if you're not flirting or hitting on the other person back, what the hell is the big deal? If someone gets obnoxious about it, block them, but to throw up that immediate warning comes across as childish and honestly as if you're not very secure in the relationship you shout about being so important to you.



Take the flirtations with some appreciation, express your disinterest and move on. Being hit on on-line isn't akin to an assault... in most cases.

Something New...
00:36 May 28 2011
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...I have to try something new.



Not sure what it should be though. What will have the biggest impact and lowest failure rate?



FEH... maybe I've made too many changes already...

An oldie...
14:42 May 27 2011
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...for CaptainGlobehead...



A turtle walks into a police station, all beat up and in a panic. He says to the desk Sargent, "Help! Help! I was just mugged by a ruthless gang of snails!"



The desk Sargent asks, "Well, can you describe the snails that attacked you?"



And the turtle replied, "I don't know... it all happened so fast..."

Ahhh.. the good old days.
16:25 May 26 2011
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Many of you might remember Brad. Or as I referred to him, Douchebag. For some reason he has been coming to mind a bit more lately.



In response to someone's comment in the coven forums about how people "get back" at those that bother them... I had posted this. I thought I would share it with everyone:



Oh sure, we kind of did the same thing to Brad for a while - after he called out my technicians and myself on a conference call attended by everyone, saying we didn't communicate enough with him. We communicated just as much as any of the other techs - he just wanted to call out my team on something. So after that we started communicating EVERYTHING.



"Flight is delayed."



"Landed."



"Got my rental car. Another Taurus. It is red."



"Configuring devices."



"Still configuring devices."



"Answered questions from the nursing managers."



"Out at lunch. Having a chicken caesar wrap."



Etc...



We were the first annoying twitter update service, but with as much as we were already communicating with him, this was about all we were leaving out. So if he wanted more, he got it.



Then he complained it was too much... so we went back to what we were doing and he was happy(ier).



But he was still a douche.



Anyway... just wanted to vent that.



Can I remind everyone that this was the guy who had a tech scheduled to go to California when he was actually supposed to go to Canada? He didn't realize Provinces have their own two-digit postal code (ON, BC, AB, etc..) so everything in Canada he listed as CA.



And he has a masters degree and a certification in project management.... *ahem*

A run down.. of sorts.
03:28 May 26 2011
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A colleague of mine asked me if I would give an interview to the local newspaper tomorrow regarding his business. He has an awesome website he founded - so the interview should be easy.



So he is texting me information while I'm driving, and I am answering him when I am stopped in traffic. YES Morri, only when I was stopped. Anyway, so I'm on Elmwood Ave. and stopped in traffic near a construction area. I pick up my phone and start reading a message he sent. I look up and notice the car in front of me was moving forward but traffic wasn't so I figure they were just creeping up.



But then that split-second realization hits.



They're not creeping. They're accelerating. And they're oblivious to the fact no one else is... and...

BLAM.



I shook my head a bit, pulled around them as the inched to the side of the road. It didn't look like there was too much damage, but the woman in the SUV that got rear-ended looked PISSED.



Can't blame her. I can only imagine what the other person was doing or thinking.



Personally, I started thinking me texting and driving caused the other person to stop paying attention... but that is the delusional paranoid in me speaking...

Can't... deal.
18:17 May 25 2011
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Within me I feel like I'm hanging on to the literal tiny tree growing out of the side of the cliff today...



I need something positive to break this and get me refocused.

Plainpicture?
16:14 May 24 2011
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How are too upclose pictures of elderly peoples' wrinkles supposed to persuade me to use your services?

Stop your bitching.
03:25 May 24 2011
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You complain about money - you had a job that fit your schedule and you rarely wanted to do that job. Now you have no job and are still complaining about money, so you asked me if any new work has come up. I have several jobs I'm trying to fill so I ask you if you're interested and again you waffle because of your schedule.



What world are we living and working in here? Is everything supposed to cater to your schedule?



Do you want to work, or do you want to be Mr. Mom and try on survive on the not-enough-salary of your wife's job that you also bitch about?



I'm trying to help you. Stop acting like it is an inconvenience.

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12:34 May 23 2011
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I was awake even before my alarm went off this morning.



It must be spring, finally. I think this was the first time this year the sun woke me up.

Old stuff...
20:17 May 21 2011
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For Moonie - I came across this looking for an old journal entry of mine..



ROFLMMFGDAO? Really?

12:09:06 - Sep 02 2008

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How much longer can we make these?



ROFLMMFGDAOATWTTBWTWCACIGFTGT!



Rolling on floor laughing my god-damm ass off all the way to the bank with the welfare check and cheese I got from the government today.



Sorry, I'll never stray from.. "heh."

I can't math.
16:22 May 21 2011
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Please do realize in the current status system you get a 1% bonus for being a pupil in a mentorship. Which means when you hit level 80 and you can be a mentor, the system kicks you out of your mentorship and you drop back to level 79.



From there you can rejoin a mentorship, but once the 1% bonus hits your status, the system will kick you out again and you'll be back to level 79.



Unless you enjoy being a ping-pong ball, you should probably just hang tight at level 79 and work a getting up closer to level 81 before opening your mentorship.



This is just my advice and my attempt to be as diplomatic as possible. Personally I think the requirements for being a mentor should change. Level 80 is probably a good level to enter to be a mentor but I think there should actually be a test, if not a requirement to pass the acolyte test before a member can become a mentor.



Too often mentorships are little popularity clubs while their members still ask all of their questions to acolytes and other admins. On many occasions I've asked the inquisitor why they didn't ask their mentor for help with their question and invariably the answer was that the mentor didn't know the answer.



And mostly, this is basic stuff that is covered in the VR manual.

Ugh.
12:58 May 21 2011
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I cannot start my day his way...

*face palm*
14:26 May 20 2011
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...left a cam window open all night because I'm smart like that... ugh.

My new totem stamp...
22:29 May 19 2011
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...Mobius did a great job creating some totems for the staff of Limbus Patrum.



Mine is awesome. You should see Deity's and Joli's.

Thanks, Mobius!

Really...
21:30 May 19 2011
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...a good discovery yesterday. When a couple customers asked me if a certain employee still worked for me... but didn't know his name. He was then described by both customers as the guy with the sail boat or the guy that was on ski patrol.



Not described as the guy that discussed cost saving management and service plans, or the guy that helped them find ways to increase productivity...



Here is a good rule of thumb and a lesson learned that I won't soon forget. If you're in sales and your "clients" know you for the things you do when you're not working more than what you can help them with, odds are you're talking to them about the wrong things the right way, and the right things the wrong way or simply not often enough.



It is great to make friends and build rapport - it is an important part of building strong relationships. But if that is all you're accomplishing from 9-5, you're a drinking buddy, not a sales professional.

Ouch.
12:38 May 19 2011
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Shoulder hurts. Slept on it wrong. FEH.

AMV....
13:51 May 18 2011
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...I'm in a zone of my own this morning. So tired, so much to do.



Where to start...

Scenes from a corporate cafeteria...
18:42 May 16 2011
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The guy in line in front of me at the sandwich station was the epitome of the word, "flouncing." He impatiently waited for his order while talking on his cell phone in an overly loud manner. Regardless of the presence of other people in line and around him, he paced across about twenty feet of floor in front of the station in a manner that looked like he was doing the pee-pee dance.



At the cashier station, the woman checking out orders, entirely too close to other peoples' food was even more disturbing. Her dark purple uniform shirt was so covered in animal hair and dandruff, she looked like her own personal health-code violation.



*gag*



I'm so glad I work in my own office...

Amazing...
16:40 May 16 2011
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...the project is almost done and they STILL haven't figured out how to make these things work the way they want them. They haven't even figured out which firmware revision they want to use.



Big manufacturer + Big financial organization = derailment of progress.

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07:03 May 16 2011
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It is only a simple hope...
18:10 May 15 2011
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...hope that wise words are taken to heart, lessons are learned and slowly our world can become a better place.

Artistic license..
18:06 May 14 2011
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Sometimes the art created is good enough. Trying to do something different with it makes it... well... crap.

Sure, sure...
19:11 May 12 2011
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...but if I mention the pictures of boobies, then EVERYONE is interested all of a sudden...

Disturbance....
14:14 May 12 2011
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...yep, not a very restful night sleep when you're woken a 1:30AM by a wasp sting.



I need some quiet time this morning. And my coffee maker to brew faster.

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22:23 May 11 2011
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20:34 May 11 2011
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Surprise!
19:43 May 11 2011
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Think they're watching each other?

Ok, folks...
18:42 May 11 2011
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...it was a joking kismet, not poking fun at peoples' hardships - just making a joke based on word play.



Honestly, if you're living a life that hasn't in some way been touched by cancer (the disease) you're living in a charmed world and should let others in on your secret. I have lost many loved ones when they have lost their battles with cancer. I have participated in fund raisers and events to help with research and awareness.



Your assumptions based on what was a joke that could only be made and appreciated here, on VR, a site run by someone who calls himself Cancer... well, I'll just say you're off base, and leave it at that.



I have supported friends and family through their fights with cancer. One thing I know for certain, if you make it too serious and too grim, you're already giving in. If you can't keep the people you love laughing as they struggle with these illnesses, you're probably not helping them much at all.



Yes, it is a serious subject - but if we took all of our serious subjects in life serious all the time, we wouldn't laugh very often, would we?



Lighten the fuck up.

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04:43 May 11 2011
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So little brain power...
17:28 May 10 2011
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...I need 36 hour days.

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11:39 May 10 2011
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05:23 May 10 2011
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Restless night...
15:39 May 09 2011
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...a lot on my mind, I guess. I didn't sleep well and had bizarre dreams last night. I woke up several times to discover I had no sheets or blanket on me. I think I just kicked them off - but this fact infected my dreams.



In one dream, I had made a trip to Australia. Upon arriving, I was waiting for a shuttle in a public waiting area. For some reason, I decided to take off all my clothes and take a nap. A blanket was provided, but I couldn't get myself completely covered with it, so I kept feeling cold and exposed.



As you can see, directly affected by my restlessness and situation...



...but I was able to fall asleep and only woke up when he shuttle had arrived and the room began to clear. I didn't want to get up and be naked in front of everyone so I remained laying, half-asleep, trying to get my bearings. When I finally got up, I discovered William Shatner had stolen my luggage and all my money...



The bastard.



But I still had my clothes, ID and a credit card specifically for use in Australia. So I went to a restaurant on the beach. As I set there eating, a wall opened up and allowed to Ocean to flow into the restaurant area, setting the entire building afloat on the water. Rough seas and waitresses don't mix...



Yeah... strange one last night. I need a nap.

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01:44 May 09 2011
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16:09 May 06 2011
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Ut oh...
03:20 May 06 2011
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...what do you suppose they're looking for?

Right...
20:28 May 04 2011
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...I wasn't even going to charge you an install fee, until I got there and you had nothing... NOTHING ready to go. Don't waste my time and then tell me being billed for it is unfair. I'm not here to do everyone favors; I still need to feed my kids, too.



Unless you plan on taking over that responsibility, you owe me for my time and skill in making your entire network work.



Does that sound fair?

I get it...
20:16 May 02 2011
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...I know. They matched Bin Laden's DNA with his sister who died in Boston. One of his wives visually identified his body to US soldiers.



...a DNA match with a sibling. Estimated at 99.9% accuracy.



Now they need to round up all of his other siblings and count heads. Problem is, it is possible no one knows for sure how many siblings he has. It could be more than 50.



And a wife would never, ever lie to protect her husband in the Muslim culture, would she?



Good thing they disposed of his body so quickly to respect the Muslim beliefs he bastardized in order to gain power with his followers...

So...
17:18 May 02 2011
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...so let me see if I have this right.



Bin Laden is dead. Supposedly. There is no body because he was buried at sea immediately, according to Muslim customs and because there was a fear no country would accept his body. There is DNA evidence as well as physical descriptions of the person that was killed, not much more than his height, though... so they're almost positive it was him.



He was killed in a raid on his suspected hideout by US Navy Seals... in a city that has a main function of being where a Pakistani military base and training facility is located. And despite Pakistan giving us the old, "we know nothing," routine for 10 years, they have no issues with us barging into their country, just outside of a military base, and killing people.



But they're almost positive it was him.



No body.



But they're almost positive...



*shakes head*

Just... wow.
06:50 May 02 2011
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It's like watching a car sliding down an icy hill while the driver does nothing but press the brake pedal harder.



Pressing the brake harder doesn't change the fact that the coefficient of friction is less than the tangent...



Know what I mean?