Iron Crotch Posted July 6, 2012 Report Posted July 6, 2012 Got to use my new Sabres luggage (a rolling carry-on bag with a giant Sabres logo on it) this week! Several former Buffalonians identified themselves after seeing the bag. Good times...
dEnnis the Menace Posted July 6, 2012 Report Posted July 6, 2012 Yesterday, I alluded to this, but wanted to wait till today to share. I am applying for a new job that is half the distance than the place I work now (Ithaca vs Elmira from Dryden). It's a similar position, same benefits, but better pay, and I already know a lot of the people there since I co-oped there when I was in College. Hopefully I get the job because (1) I would save a ton of money using less gas (2) I'd have more free time with less driving (3) less miles on my 1 yr old car (4) I may have a better opportunity to move laterally there into a true engineering position rather than being stuck in sales and engineering (I have a rare gift among mechanical engineers: good people skills [insert office space joke here] :doh: ). There are so many positives, I haven't been able to truly find a negative yet. I've grown tired of the place I've worked, and I've only been here for 20 months. I feel no sense of loyalty to the company after they keep changing policies around (SEE: My complaint about losing the ability to flex time), and expect me to be available even on vacation (this was the last straw: I submitted my request for time off, and told my boss that I was going on a vacation with my girlfriend at my Uncle's cabin, on a sort of couples vacation, and that I wouldn't be available at all, and he told me that I WILL answer his calls... :w00t: yeah...ok). It'll be F'N Fantastic if I get the job. Now I'm looking forward to kayaking around Cayuga lake and the inlet tomorrow with the girlfriend.
darksabre Posted July 6, 2012 Report Posted July 6, 2012 Yesterday, I alluded to this, but wanted to wait till today to share. I am applying for a new job that is half the distance than the place I work now (Ithaca vs Elmira from Dryden). It's a similar position, same benefits, but better pay, and I already know a lot of the people there since I co-oped there when I was in College. Hopefully I get the job because (1) I would save a ton of money using less gas (2) I'd have more free time with less driving (3) less miles on my 1 yr old car (4) I may have a better opportunity to move laterally there into a true engineering position rather than being stuck in sales and engineering (I have a rare gift among mechanical engineers: good people skills [insert office space joke here] :doh: ). There are so many positives, I haven't been able to truly find a negative yet. I've grown tired of the place I've worked, and I've only been here for 20 months. I feel no sense of loyalty to the company after they keep changing policies around (SEE: My complaint about losing the ability to flex time), and expect me to be available even on vacation (this was the last straw: I submitted my request for time off, and told my boss that I was going on a vacation with my girlfriend at my Uncle's cabin, on a sort of couples vacation, and that I wouldn't be available at all, and he told me that I WILL answer his calls... :w00t: yeah...ok). It'll be F'N Fantastic if I get the job. Now I'm looking forward to kayaking around Cayuga lake and the inlet tomorrow with the girlfriend. Hope it works out for ya buddy. Jo is stuck in a job she doesn't really like either and it really drains a person's spirit. :flirt:
dEnnis the Menace Posted July 6, 2012 Report Posted July 6, 2012 Hope it works out for ya buddy. Jo is stuck in a job she doesn't really like either and it really drains a person's spirit. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cgoqrgc_0cM :flirt: thanks man! and yeah, it really does damper one's spirits. Good luck to yours.
shrader Posted July 6, 2012 Report Posted July 6, 2012 She now has a nice sparkly thing on her left hand. I knew last week's visit to the falls would be a good one.
LastPommerFan Posted July 6, 2012 Report Posted July 6, 2012 She now has a nice sparkly thing on her left hand. I knew last week's visit to the falls would be a good one. HOORAY!!!!
dEnnis the Menace Posted July 6, 2012 Report Posted July 6, 2012 She now has a nice sparkly thing on her left hand. I knew last week's visit to the falls would be a good one. F'N Fantastically Awesome sir!! Congrats!
Sabres Fan in NS Posted July 6, 2012 Report Posted July 6, 2012 She now has a nice sparkly thing on her left hand. I knew last week's visit to the falls would be a good one. Nice. I was wondering if something was about to happen when you said you were going to the falls.
Eleven Posted July 6, 2012 Report Posted July 6, 2012 Nice. I was wondering if something was about to happen when you said you were going to the falls. Yeah, there's really only two alternatives. Shrader, glad to see you took the legal one. Congrats.
spndnchz Posted July 6, 2012 Report Posted July 6, 2012 She now has a nice sparkly thing on her left hand. I knew last week's visit to the falls would be a good one. Does this mean the roommate is leaving? Oh, and Congrats!
TrueBlueGED Posted July 6, 2012 Report Posted July 6, 2012 She now has a nice sparkly thing on her left hand. I knew last week's visit to the falls would be a good one. Remember that statement 15 years from now :P Seriously though, congrats!
shrader Posted July 6, 2012 Report Posted July 6, 2012 Does this mean the roommate is leaving? Oh, and Congrats! If only. Right now the only thing that could possibly remove this roommate in the short term is cirrhosis.
spndnchz Posted July 6, 2012 Report Posted July 6, 2012 If only. Right now the only thing that could possibly remove this roommate in the short term is cirrhosis. Or syphilis.
darksabre Posted July 6, 2012 Report Posted July 6, 2012 She now has a nice sparkly thing on her left hand. I knew last week's visit to the falls would be a good one. Congrats on the biggest RFA signing of the summer.
shrader Posted July 6, 2012 Report Posted July 6, 2012 Or syphilis. I doubt that's an option at this point. The girl has packed on close to 100 lbs in a year. I think she's actually been eating the cigarettes and vodka bottles when she's done with them.
Stoner Posted July 6, 2012 Report Posted July 6, 2012 shrader, congrats. I knew something was in the air when I was there. drk -- who is Jo? Been watching some old episodes of M*A*S*H on Me-TV. They're apparently showing the full episodes as they would have been seen when they first aired, and not the chopped up versions seen in syndication for decades since then. It's great to see scenes and endings that are virtually new to me. The other night, in an early episode "Private Charles Lamb," the ending has the gang all drunk on uzo (google says uozo) and staggering around. Henry ends up going face first into a spam lamb.
dEnnis the Menace Posted July 6, 2012 Report Posted July 6, 2012 Congrats on the biggest RFA signing of the summer. :clapping: :lol: I doubt that's an option at this point. The girl has packed on close to 100 lbs in a year. I think she's actually been eating the cigarettes and vodka bottles when she's done with them. :sick: :sick: That's rather repulsive!!
darksabre Posted July 6, 2012 Report Posted July 6, 2012 shrader, congrats. I knew something was in the air when I was there. drk -- who is Jo? Been watching some old episodes of M*A*S*H on Me-TV. They're apparently showing the full episodes as they would have been seen when they first aired, and not the chopped up versions seen in syndication for decades since then. It's great to see scenes and endings that are virtually new to me. The other night, in an early episode "Private Charles Lamb," the ending has the gang all drunk on uzo (google says uozo) and staggering around. Henry ends up going face first into a spam lamb. My lovely and talented girlfriend, who is featured in Eleven's avatar and signature :thumbsup: http://joanna-eberts.blogspot.com/
shrader Posted July 6, 2012 Report Posted July 6, 2012 That's rather repulsive!! Yeah thats what I was going for. But it is true though.
biodork Posted July 7, 2012 Report Posted July 7, 2012 She now has a nice sparkly thing on her left hand. I knew last week's visit to the falls would be a good one. Late to the party, but congrats, man!!
qwksndmonster Posted July 7, 2012 Report Posted July 7, 2012 (edited) Felicitations to shrader. That's just awesome. It's F'N fantastic to be out of Best Buy. Today's shift was a nightmare. Edited July 7, 2012 by qwksndmonster
Eleven Posted July 13, 2012 Report Posted July 13, 2012 I had no idea what to buy my father for Christmas. I never do. But I was driving down Main Street in December, saw Hyatt's art store, and remembered that long ago, he liked to work in chalks. Like forty years ago. So I u-turned, went into the store, and bought a really nice set of chalks, a couple of professional-grade boards, and a sketch book. Christmas morning, he looked at me like I had three heads. I asked him to just hang onto the gifts for a couple of weeks and think about it. He ended up enrolling in an adult-ed course, where he was told that he was too good for the course. He and the teacher struck a deal for some private instruction. Yesterday, he showed me his first finished work. It's absolutely fantastic.
SwampD Posted July 13, 2012 Report Posted July 13, 2012 I had no idea what to buy my father for Christmas. I never do. But I was driving down Main Street in December, saw Hyatt's art store, and remembered that long ago, he liked to work in chalks. Like forty years ago. So I u-turned, went into the store, and bought a really nice set of chalks, a couple of professional-grade boards, and a sketch book. Christmas morning, he looked at me like I had three heads. I asked him to just hang onto the gifts for a couple of weeks and think about it. He ended up enrolling in an adult-ed course, where he was told that he was too good for the course. He and the teacher struck a deal for some private instruction. Yesterday, he showed me his first finished work. It's absolutely fantastic. That truly is fantastic. I mean it.
shrader Posted July 13, 2012 Report Posted July 13, 2012 I had no idea what to buy my father for Christmas. I never do. But I was driving down Main Street in December, saw Hyatt's art store, and remembered that long ago, he liked to work in chalks. Like forty years ago. So I u-turned, went into the store, and bought a really nice set of chalks, a couple of professional-grade boards, and a sketch book. Christmas morning, he looked at me like I had three heads. I asked him to just hang onto the gifts for a couple of weeks and think about it. He ended up enrolling in an adult-ed course, where he was told that he was too good for the course. He and the teacher struck a deal for some private instruction. Yesterday, he showed me his first finished work. It's absolutely fantastic. Will he be making your next avatar?
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