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[Cormacaroni]

I got the job transfer two days ago.

I negotiated more money than they were offering ($3000 a year more), a $5000 relocation package (money is tight and they originally offered $2000 or nothing), and 8% guaranteed overtime.  Plus I still use my personal vehicle so there is another $10,000 a year or so in profit from driving around all of the time for work.

The benefit is that the 60 hour work weeks are done and replaced with 40 a week.  I am going to start my second degree this fall (the company will pay as long as I get a 3.0 or higher).

I start at this new position at March 1st.

congrats!

clearly a man who can squat 400+ can do anything.

[BamYouHaveAids]

I'm sitting in one of my Lit classes and there's this girl sitting next to me with dyed red hair and frock coat and scarf and all sorts of semi-homeless-chic attire. I'm jotting down notes like mad, because I had to get the e-book form of the text and can't make notes on the book pages. Meanwhile, she's writing something down next to me on legal notepad. I realize I it doesn't quite look like notes, and she's got her ipod blaring in her ears, so I figure she won't notice me peeking over.

On the notepad she had written down a venn diagram of Job Internship and House Party. Under Internship, she had "business casual attire" and some other random things I couldn't read. Under House Party she had "American Apparel" and "free pot" and "Cocaine". I suddenly got curious as to what was in the middle of the venn diagram, but she kept covering her scribblings with her hand. Maybe she was aware of my snooping. None the less, she keeps listing down things in her venn diagram and I can't tell if this is some strange assignment or her weekend plans.

Also of note, soon into the lecture she starts shaking her pen madly while writing down her list. About halfway into the lecture she stops with the venn diagram and her knee starts shaking like crazy and her foot is going tap-tap-tap-tap-tap-tap-tap-tap-tap-tap-tap-tap! I'm starting get a bit worried.

Then she starts a new page, and I think she might actually start writing notes. There's some actual text in the upper left corner. I ignore cocaine girl for awhile, but look back over because I'm a bit tired of my own note writing. What I see is that she's filled half the page with random curvy foilage patterns. Halfway down the foilage stops and she's drawn a zig-zagging wall across the page. Underneath this she's drawn what can only be described as the detached tails of the chesire cat. I'm just confused now and various parts of her body are still shaking. I sneak back to my notes.

But then of course, I look over again and she's started drawing the detached tails into letters. The cat-tails read "THE MAN OF THE CROW". I'm like wtf. At this point I am just a little frightened of her and wondering if I should scoot over a seat.

Anyways, class ends, I get the fuck out and think I'm free. Only that the bus I choose to get onto has her on it. And on the second stop everyone gets off except for her and I, and she's sitting right across from me. So I moved seats.

"omg guys there is a party girl in one of my classes, ahhhh." good thing you escaped alive. 

[Mr. Gundam]

I really wanted Jimmy John's for lunch today... there aren't any in South King County.

Tons of them near my house in Seattle, but none down here where I work. 

[drew]

Etiolate was she hot? Why did you move seats?

not everyones life is ruled by their dick

some people have these things called "deal breakers"

[bud]

i'm out.

[Bacchus7]

I really wanted Jimmy John's for lunch today... there aren't any in South King County.

Tons of them near my house in Seattle, but none down here where I work. 

I'm flying up to Seattle today to see my brother, and my parents told me to take him out to dinner on their tab. I've been recommended "The Wild Ginger" (rofl). What's your take on it?

[The Fake Shemp]

My ex decided she was going to attend my birthday party tomorrow and told this guy she's seeing (who lives two hours away) that she was planning on doing so yesterday evening. So then he drove overnight to her apartment - "spontaneously"  - to spend the entire weekend with her... and also attend my birthday party.

[CajoleJuice]

He's afraid of the new, sleeker Willco!

[fistfulofmetal]

You must've been asked this a hundred times already but why don't you try it once to gain a perspective as to what it's like?

I already answered that question. Because I'm not a tool.

[drew]

I already answered that question. Because I'm not a tool.

yes

yes, you are

[fistfulofmetal]

Because I don't want to? I don't care about experiencing it or knowing what it's like.

[Robo]

You must've been asked this a hundred times already but why don't you try it once to gain a perspective as to what it's like?

I already answered that question. Because I'm not a tool.

[Diunx]

Feels good man.

[drew]

Because I don't want to? I don't care about experiencing it or knowing what it's like.

no, youre a tool for thinking youre not a tool because you dont want to try it

[Powerslave]

Because I don't want to? I don't care about experiencing it or knowing what it's like.

Not being interested is fine, but thinking that you're better than people who do it, while simultaneously proclaiming your ignorance....

shut up tool

[fistfulofmetal]

Not being interested is fine, but thinking that you're better than people who do it, while simultaneously proclaiming your ignorance....

Yes. I am better than someone who does drugs. I don't have to do heroin to know I'm better than an addict.

[Madrun Badrun]

 

[Powerslave]

I didn't mean it when I called you a tool Armitage I love you 

[Mr. Gundam]

I really wanted Jimmy John's for lunch today... there aren't any in South King County.

Tons of them near my house in Seattle, but none down here where I work. 

I'm flying up to Seattle today to see my brother, and my parents told me to take him out to dinner on their tab. I've been recommended "The Wild Ginger" (rofl). What's your take on it?

Wild Ginger isn't bad, but if you're eating on their tab, you can do much better. MUCH BETTER.

Go to Palisades over in Magnolia.
http://palisaderestaurant.com/

Oooh! Go to Canlis! It's like the most expensive restaurant in Seattle!
http://www.canlis.com/

[fistfulofmetal]

Fistful why do you post here?  Is it fun talking to lots of people who are worse than you?

mad fun

[Olivia Wilde Homo]

Today was one of those work days where I can't wait until I start my new job.

Rage is starting to set in again but I must hold back.

[T234]

Pedophilia is a far worse crime than drugs.

We all have our vices fistful, but your self-righteousness in this is hysterical.

[Olivia Wilde Homo]

I need to smoke some bud badly.  Damn these random drug tests at work :'(

[drew]

Yes. I am better than someone who does drugs. I don't have to do heroin to know I'm better than an addict.

just because you do heroin doesnt mean youre automatically an addict

step up and out of that toolbox for awhile and stretch your legs, i hear it feels good man

[The Fake Shemp]

Heroin is pretty much the most addictive drug across the board (in regards to mainstream drugs). Its quantifiable withdrawl and tolerance levels are so high that addiction can develop quickly. It is not a recreational drug, regardless of what Glen Shinobi might say. Telling someone to "try it" is pretty stupid.

But the discussion was about marijuana, which is an entirely different discussion altogether.

[drew]

id give that title to meth and crack, because you feel like such shit when you come down, and its so easy to re dose and feel fine again, which is why people binge on the stuff, with heroin the hard part comes with kicking it when youve developed a physical addiction, if i ever try heroin id snort it, shooting it is fucking nuts

[Olivia Wilde Homo]

I heard it was this:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/3-Methylfentanyl

Although I want to get loaded off of this: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ohmefentanyl

[drew]

fentanyl doesnt work on me, i know its weird, but ive had 2 minor surgeries at the end of last year and each time they gave me it, and each time they were looking at me shocked that i wasnt out and was coherent, and both imes they maxed out on the dose of 6 shots, if they gave me any more itd be lethal i guess, but i felt fine

[The Fake Shemp]

Meth is pretty bad, but cocaine only edges out heroin in terms of reinforcement levels within the Henningfield Ratings - overall, heroin still takes the cake. Most of his peers also rank heroin as the most addictive substance.

In terms of a direct comparison to meth, the physical withdrawal symptoms of heroin far outweigh anything that someone quitting meth has to deal with.

[BlueTsunami]

fentanyl doesnt work on me, i know its weird, but ive had 2 minor surgeries at the end of last year and each time they gave me it, and each time they were looking at me shocked that i wasnt out and was coherent, and both imes they maxed out on the dose of 6 shots, if they gave me any more itd be lethal i guess, but i felt fine

Well, if a fentanyl bomb was developed and exploded over where you live, that tolerance would come in handy

[Powerslave]

You boys need to listen up, m’kay, what I’m talking about might save your life some day… Drugs are bad. You shouldn’t do drugs. If you do them, you’re bad, because drugs are bad. It’s a bad thing to do drugs, so don’t be bad by doing drugs, m’kay, that’d be bad..

[drew]

whatever you say, willco

[Green Shinobi]

So if I'm in itunes and I have a whole album that some idiot classified as the wrong genre, is there any way to edit the genre of the entire album all at once instead of going one song at a time?

Edit: found Get Info, n/m.

[Diunx]

Went to a strip club with the mates, made out with an Ukrainian stripper and didn't even have to pay for a private dance

[BamYouHaveAids]

Went to a strip club with the mates, made out with an Ukrainian stripper and didn't even have to pay for a private dance

you made out with a stripper at work? 

[Raban]

Went to a strip club with the mates, made out with an Ukrainian stripper and didn't even have to pay for a private dance

 
Take before/after pics of tentacles growing out of your face.

[Green Shinobi]

People who think they're superior because they don't smoke weed annoy the hell out of me.

Fistful, there are tons of people who are more intelligent and far more talented than you who also smoke weed. Are they all a bunch of tools too?

[Olivia Wilde Homo]

People who take drugs and somehow think they're all enlightened n' shit for taking them annoy the hell out of me.

I just don't like the drug culture in general.  I used to smoke pot daily for months but never really understood the bullshit that comes from the drug culture.  It's like when porn stars like to talk about how deep porn flicks are when really it is just slipshod acting between DP sessions.

[fistfulofmetal]

I haven't been here for over 12 hours and you dudes are still talking about me? I call that a win.

[Green Shinobi]

It depends on what the person gets out of it.

For most people, smoking pot is just a fun way to relax. But if some people get something more out of it; if, for example, someone gains new insights into a movie or piece of music while high that he/she hadn't gotten before, then it's not really anyone's place to bash that person for it.

I doubt I'd be a fan of some of the musicians that I'm a fan of now (I know, I know, lolz, Muse, right? But I actually like a pretty wide range of artists across many genres) if I hadn't listened to them while smoking pot. When I first started smoking, it really helped me cue into subtle things in the music that I would normally overlook. Now, I tend to hear those things whether I'm sober or not, but back when I was 18 or 19 it helped a lot. I don't feel like it's anyone's place to attack someone for expressing a view like that.

[Diunx]

@Fistful, youre not better then drug users sorry mate.

Went to a strip club with the mates, made out with an Ukrainian stripper and didn't even have to pay for a private dance

Dont trust a stripper that makes out with you. Girls got mad disease.

straight from the expert, I'm scared now :'(

[Raban]

I haven't been here for over 12 hours and you dudes are still talking about me? I call that a win.

Are you sure you aren't crying about the fact that your goddess takes hits off the peace pipe?

[Himu]

How is public transit in LA? Good enough to sell my car like if I moved to NYC? I haven't been to LA since I was a kid and I don't really remember the public transit. It's not nearly as good as Oakland/San Fran's BART system is it?

[Raban]

How is public transit in LA? Good enough to sell my car like if I moved to NYC? I haven't been to LA since I was a kid and I don't really remember the public transit. It's not nearly as good as Oakland/San Fran's BART system is it?

HAHAHAHAHA
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[close]

Public transit in LA?

[Himu]

Yeah. I knew that, from my time there as a kid.

It couldn't be TERRIBLE, though, could it? It can't be worse than the south.

[Powerslave]

HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA

[Himu]

Powerslave have you ever been to LA?

[Raban]

Yeah. I knew that, from my time there as a kid.

It couldn't be TERRIBLE, though, could it? It can't be worse than the south.

It's nonexistent in LA. Seriously. I mean, yeah, people have HEARD of this public transit thing. But really, it doesn't exist. It's like Bigfoot, or a UFO. People claim they see it all the time, but no one listens to them.

[Himu]

Uhhh...

[Raban]

Uhhh...

But hey if you're moving to LA you can drive north for 3 hours and meet me in real life!

[Himu]

I've got family where you are. Bay area, right?

God I miss California.

[Raban]

I've got family where you are. Bay area, right?

God I miss California.

I live right in-between the bay and LA. Pismo Beach etc. etc. Like 3 hours from both places.

[Himu]

Oh, I thought you were in the bay area for some reason.

[Agent Whiskers]

Gettin' famous motherfuckers. My close friend and I are featured in (soon-to-be) all Saudi newspapers for composing the score for a controversial Saudi film about forced child marriage. This movie will likely open a new market in Saudi and we plan on taking advantage of that. Feels good man.

[brawndolicious]

What's the name of the movie and does it have subtitles?

[Flannel Boy]

The score for a Saudi film about forced child marriage probably sounds like this:
[youtube=560,345]f46w2vP-HM4[/youtube]

[Madrun Badrun]

 

[Green Shinobi]

So I got this message in my facebook inbox this morning:

i cannot apologize enough for the behavior of my friend. he isnt my boyfriend, but there is some history there. still. there is no excuse.
so, yeah. sorry about him. i wanted to say sorry last night, but i think you left.

let me know when you want to come out to (her neighborhood in the city)! i am totally stoked on finding cool places out here!

The last hour or so of last night is a total blur for me; I was taking way too many shots. It doesn't feel like I got hit or anything, so I have no idea what this girl is talking about. I know that I've thought about trying to hit on her before. I feel like I shouldn't tell her that I can't remember what she's talking about, but she might bring it up if we hang out. 

[recursivelyenumerable]

So most functional = making the least amount of progress? Is Malek the most functional guy on this forum when it comes to the ladies?

Functional implies immutable by default, so yes.

[Madrun Badrun]

So I got this message in my facebook inbox this morning:

i cannot apologize enough for the behavior of my friend. he isnt my boyfriend, but there is some history there. still. there is no excuse.
so, yeah. sorry about him. i wanted to say sorry last night, but i think you left.

let me know when you want to come out to (her neighborhood in the city)! i am totally stoked on finding cool places out here!

The last hour or so of last night is a total blur for me; I was taking way too many shots. It doesn't feel like I got hit or anything, so I have no idea what this girl is talking about. I know that I've thought about trying to hit on her before. I feel like I shouldn't tell her that I can't remember what she's talking about, but she might bring it up if we hang out. 

If she asks just shrug it off and say no worries and then quickly change the topic.