Not location specific, no rules and pants are optional - Could this thread be heaven?

mmm, dharma beer.

Previous thread for those catching up and the thread that started it all

I need those of the anything-goes thread to advise me on working today.

Other "tehkit" is a bit rubbish and nothing like the real thing tbh.

I wouldn't. If you go in, you'll be unproductive and frustrated. You'll be snappy, sap goodwill of fellow employees and get really down.

This is another mental health day. Two in quick succession isn't bad or unusual, come on now, you should take the time needed to get self back on track. It's not like you even had a full weekend (In laws on Sunday etc).

Teh_kit, Ur blog, show it to me.

Yeah but he has proper myspace angles.

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that's exactly why he's pap.

teh_kev, email needed as reminder!

http://gkit.blog.mthai.com/

vampires silly fool update hot!

Kv, why must you be speaking as my subconsious? ;)

My coworkers sap my goodwill and bring me down. This is part of the reason why I feel less than compelled to go in. Also i really am hurting.

whoa, kit, why didn't you warn us your blog was wired for sound?

I had to very very much force myself to go to work today. And I cried before I left and I cried again (quietly, dont think anyone saw) when I got in. Hopeless. And I got bugger all work done. Why did I bother?

Anyway I think I'm ok now.

i recommend another cake baking day.

xp because it's not my blog.
xxp <3 Trayce

sorry if that seems useless, but in my world, "<3" makes it all better, every time.

Sorry for faek blog with sound - I had my speakers off and didn't know.

Fanks Kit :D

I had to very very much force myself to go to work today. And I cried before I left and I cried again (quietly, dont think anyone saw) when I got in. Hopeless. And I got bugger all work done. Why did I bother?

urgh, that is not good. I've had jobs that made me cry and made me physically ill and they definitely sucked. Fortunately this one isn't that bad, it's just annoying and demotivating as of late.

Kit, stop lying. We know that's your blog.

good evening. it is very exceptionally rather cold here, and i am (once again) hanging out at home with my computer while the rest of my housemates are off having a life (i presume - possibly they're at AA meetings, or NA meetings, or OEA meatings...). although i did have a pretty sociable weekend.

It's all <3s in teh thread that listens.

Ms Mis: Kv is RITE
Trayce: <3
kit: I ilxmailed you an eMinder

Oh its not my job making me cry its other things, generally life isnt doing too well right now, but I'm trying to keep on.

Sorry to whine! I really must stop that heh.

:( Sorry Trayce.

I think you need a cake baking day.

Also, where are you RubyRed?

on an island in the middle of the ocean... but close to trayce...

NEW ZEALAND!
it feels so far away from all the exciting stuff, sometimes.

:)

I'm excited for those of you already in evening. It's barely past 5 am here.

Ms Misery it sucks to hate where you work. It can pass even if you take time away. I'm currently hating it but then there are times where it's all good. It's how I come to work that makes the difference. One of the main things that helped me was getting a bit of excersize and forcing myself to read again. I hope that this is only temporary and passes v quickly. Now you can have a L O S T marathon (first mention on the thread, a winner is me!) on your tobler and if you remember for next time you could have it under this bad boy (Link is not dirty).

Trayce, have seen you mention things a couple of times. Keep at it and all will be calm.

Fuck me, I sound like a guru or some shit rather than a stress addled misanthrope. Yay for internet!

I'd love to go to New Zealand. Colleague just back raving about the place :(((

Man I totally want a slanket. IT IS SO COLD.

It is grey here as well.

Can't think what to do for lunch. I have stuff for sandwich upstairs but don't really want to mingle with colleagues. It's not them per se, it's the level of fraught nerves at the moment.

I think I'd choose the ruby wine slanket.

Still worried about that military coup, kvlal?

i've got our huge gas heater fired up (which requires a medium-sized rock and an antique sewing machine to operate), and my feet are still freezing.

i have a leopard print polar fleece robe which i may have to haul out.

NZ is pretty rad, esp wellington. i live only a 15 min walk from the CBD but my street is like living in the country. we have a large couch, a fold out couch, and a spare bed - come one, come all! we love visitors!

:)

The slanket is just. . .bizarre to me. Also it is not slanket weather here at the moment. Just clothes are miserable enough.

Yeah I don't want to seem like I'm whining about my job. It's really not that bad. Compared to past jobs where I was getting cussed at, my colleagues were struck and my car was shot at, this one's a walk in the park. It's just my boss's complete lack of leadership skills are a drag and therefore time there has started to drag.

what kind of work do you do, Ms Misery?

It's pretty warm here, I've actually had to put my fan on.

xp holy crap ms mis... yr car got shot at??

Webmaster, web developer, whatever. I prefer Webmonkey. (nb, the cussing, hitting, shooting job I was referring to was when I was a teacher. xpost, yes)

Ha ha no, I can't wait to get back and try again actually. I'm about to print out officially strategy guide (I can email it to whoever if you webmail me). It's a pdf of about 7 megs. teh_kit, serious q: WTF is food situation? I can't figure out how to feed these people (scum that they are).

Lunch problem solved, I'm going with the boss. Ach well, free food is free food (thus spake the eternal student).

I am trying to buy slanket for a birthday present. Bleedin' international
postage messing me up!

Ms Misery re. leadership. It can be a real pain. I empathise.

The sky is blue here but apparently it will p1ss it down later. Again. I hope it doesn't get TOO quagmired at Glastonbury for the selfish reason that I want to borrow a Glasto-goers tent a fortnight afterwards! They'll be fine when they're there, Dunkirk Spirit and that eh la.

My job is bloody awful but this conversation is for another time, another place...

FOR FUCKS SAKE stop posting so quickly, I can't log in!! Haven't you got cups of tea to make??

FOURTH XPOST

Jesus effing christ finally - well that was worth it, to post about the weather...

hahaha, just ignore the xposts Sarah and make up for it later.

I'm not a tea drinker but I'm in my sewing room and the cat's just used her box. ugh. Might need to step away for a few minutes.

what are these slankets that everyone is referring to? i'm too lazy to find out.

ok, i'll boogle them and find out.

I like how polite not quite sweariness of "p1ss" became FOR FUCKS SAKE after 4 xposts :)

Hmm, just checked work email and my boss isn't coming in either. Can't decide if this means, 'ah fuck it' or go in and 'ah fuck it'

oh my god i want a slanket!!!!

kvlol:
Strat guide is for teh_weak! kitguide will be much more useful if u has the patience.
food is grown in the farms, and collected by hungry ppl when they want to eat from either farms and marketplaces. a good rule of thumb is to have one food producing farm per 30 people. this includes fishfarms, obv, but NOT coffee, tobacco and sugar farms. although I've survived on coffee, fags and sweets for quite some time, it doesn't work like that in Tropico. so plant up plenty of corn, papaya, banana and maybe invest in a fishing dock or two, and maybe goats & cows if you have the landspace. watch your population & build more if need be.

a cup of tea is a very good idea. although there is a bottle (actually, 4) of wine in the fridge...

dread @ glastonbury. DO NOT WANT etc

Hmm, this is sounding like Civilisation or Populous or something of that ilk - i.e. a TIME EATING MACHINE.

xxpostsss

dude, i played my game in 3 hours. and that includes making 6 pages of notes and 50 screenshots.

Yeah but then you're playing it for the 158th time or something. I are noob lerner.

If I start another post with "yeah but" please ban me.

Ms. M, we decided to get a friend for our existing cat, and at the same time a friend for my cousin's cat. The two kittens that we got from the rescue are upstairs in my office in quarantine till they've had their vaccinations.

I'm really sorry to hear you have Hashimoto's Disease, but glad that it's been identified and can be treated. You will feel so much better when the treatment kicks in, you'll see.

Get well soon Ms M.

Accentmonkey, give me the kitten. Do.

There's been a second, about to burst kitty, who's taken residence on our front porch. I feed her good food every day and would kind of like to take her in. But as with the last pregnant stray who adopted us, I'm afraid it would cause too much chaos in our house.

Thanks for the good thoughts. Trish how long did the syn. thyroids take to kick in for you? All in all, I'm glad they're putting me on them b/c all I want is to feel better. (the concentration and muddled thinking worries me too. esp. as I'm about to start a math class. argh)

I'm just a little freaked as they confirmed my worst fear in this situation - an autoimmune disease. I so fear developing RA or Lupus like my mother and this disease could only hasten it. Part of the blood sucking today was to test my rheumatoid factor so maybe they'll be able to tell me where I stand at the moment.

Well, it's not an absolutely exact science, so it took a few months of adjusting dosages before I felt better, but I did feel a whole lot better. Stupid things like being able to make a list of stuff I needed to do that day, and then doing the things on the list, became possible where they kind of hadn't been before.

Oh gosh, Ms. M.
I hope this works out ok for you. I know one of your concerns must be medication interactions. (Get that IUD!) Are all the Dr.'s talking to each other at this point?

Work = nitemare ppl! MUST LEAVE & go swimming but it is raining so thinking pub. Classy boy is me!

I'm going to the shop to investigate sewing equipment and maybe buy some buttons and some books! Probably not pub as I have already been at lunchtime (oops! hic! only a Corona and a half of Landlord though).

oi, play your shot at Scrabulous, I have a totally ace move all lined up and ready to go :-)

THEN you can go and drown your sorrows!

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yay sewing!

my obgyn and psych. are very in tune with what the other does. (the latter is who referred me to the endo.) My main dr., not so much. But then I only get asthma medicine from her.

ARGHHHHHH

I hate my co-workers. I just listened to my boss talk to my coworker and the intern about how many photos they would use if we got an istock account. And then he didn’t even come ask me the same thing. Ask the fucking intern and not me? WTF?????????

This is even though in our team mtg last week with the big boss I was one of the people who supported this idea by citing examples of when my clients needed it thereby helping to convince the big boss to give us the cash.

FUCK THEM FUCK THEM FUCK THEM. They always leave me out. Is it b/c I'm the chick? I'm going to show them. I'm going to bust out with stuff I know the bosses want and their slacker asses aren't even doing. ALL GUILT FROM BEING WHISTLE BLOWING BITCH GONE!!!

*Now cue exit from ILx to accomplish all of this*

Could it not be that big boss wants to involve the intern, having already taken your previous idea on board? Maybe they're going to ask you next - you've let him know the sort of examples of when it could be used already, now he has to see where else it can be used?

We were all in the same meeting so everyone gave their examples. Just now he was specifically asking them how many photos they would use so he would know how many credits to buy. I'm sitting in the cube right next to them. No headphones on. He didn't ask me how many I needed. I could have said something but I was a bit shocked. And resentful, honestly.

They do this to me all the time, exclude me from conversations that should involve the whole team. I think it's b/c I'm too opinionated and my boss would rather talk to my a-bit-slow, soft touch coworker. It's alright I'll just keep having my exclusive conversations with his boss.

Sorry, Ms. M - didn't realize that there was a whole thread about it! (I am not having much luck posting on it.)

You're defending your thread rather elegantly! (and eloquently and in a rational manner.)

it's insane that your insurance won't cover the IUD. Is there a public health clinic that offers them? They won't ask about your insurance. (well, they will, but, like me, they will then pretend they didn't hear you.)

Public health clinics report statistics - and the Dr.-Patient privilege is invoked - so you can get your birth control cheap if your stupid fucking insurance company won't pay for it.
(I'm mad about the IUD!)

hmm, I will check into that. I'll ask my ob/gyn about it. She's very cool.

That was about ten xposts - whoops! (I was talking about your Poll!)
Job situation sounds bad too!
As an internet buddy, I'm more concerned about your health scares. And the fact that your health scares, today, will fuck you up at work.

Nobody should go through what you're going through. And, y'know, add insult to injury. At work.

thanks for the concern, but eh, I'll be alright. I don't call myself Misery for nothing.

In about a month's time things should even out a bit.

Dude, just you wait till your meds kick in. The fuckers will RUE THE DAY they fucked with you when your mental acuity is double-zing sharp.

I'm already a bitch. Maybe I'll grow Wolverine style razor nails.

Well. In a month's time a lot can happen.
I hope it is all wonderful for you!

I need a new car, new neighbors, and a new job.
I lost my (new) job through the car debacle. (They are holding it for me, but not being there is getting old for everyone.)I'm not sure how much they can hold on. I haven't called this week - I have enough bad news. I'm assuming I am not hired any more.

The neighbors? Domestic violence incidents that are now dual restraining orders. But she has a brand new boyfriend who is almost worse than the old one. I'm not just bitching about this - it's scary. It's scary when the police AREN'T here, to a certain extent.
it's hard to evict tenants in the U.S. - and I champion tenants rights because of poor people being trampled.
But I am the poor person being trampled by this situation.

Y'know, the reason I write long posts is because I won't start another thread on any of these topics.
I just expect you guys to read along!

The car - oh the car - is a Mitsubishi. I MIGHT get it on Thursday.
I am buying it, sight unseen, because...

otherwise my head might explode.

I also have to get fat cat up the stairs, because he likes to escape.
basically my life is getting cats to realize if you go down the interesting stairs there will be some consequences.

My cats are afraid of the neighbors!

People, convince me to a) be an usher b) wear a morning suit for a wedding that I don't really want to go to. I am livid. Wasn't asked to be an usher, merely instructed and now I have to coordinate with various people to try and get suit separately to everyone else. Everyone else being all over the world and there being no set plan for what we should look like. The groom didn't even know what the suits were called!

Can one politely opt out of being an usher? I really don't want to be doing this :( I am bummed.

I know that this is the strangest thing to be angry about but I just don't really feel into this whole wedding. I'm not close to the groom, I'm dreading being there and I have no desire to dress up only to look different to everyone else.

This kills me also because I have a well fitted tux just dying to be worn overlooking Florence with a Negroni in my hand :*(

Just in case people think I'm talking about giving racist handjobs: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Negroni.

Standard drinkware: Old fashioned glass

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Old_Fashioned_Glass.svg/50px-Old_Fashioned_Glass.svg.png

:)

My cats are afraid of the neighbors!

I am afraid of your neighbours. This just sounds like the most awful situation. I have nothing useful to say, other than I feel great sympathy for you.

Kev-lol, whose wedding is this? It sounds rubbish. So, have you basically been co-opted into doing all this wedding work because you're the one who happens to be in the same country as the wedding? I hate it when people do that.

No, it's not even that accentmonkey. The wedding is in Florence where I met the groom. We worked out there together (we basically set up a pub crawl together over a summer) and became very good friends. We spent a couple of years keeping in contact and meeting up but then he just changed. It was only later that I found out why which I obviously won't be going into on a public forum. I get on well with his friends so that's not so bad it's just... I asked him about a stag and was told that he wasn't meant to know that he was having one (!) so I've already been slagged about that by the others. Given that I'll also be the 'odd one out' suit wise it's just making me feel less and less like going. There's 3 of us coming from Ireland, one used to be my best friend but we had a falling out. The reason why we fell out is now going to be her date for the weekend! Finally there's that feeling of 'why bother'? Florence itself isn't an attraction, I've spent many months living there and won't have time to do the touristy bit. The stag's in Rome, again another place I've lived in and know well, but it's right before the wedding so I'll be ridiculously hungover. Two of the people on the stag I've had previous issues with (once almost coming to blows) so I'm really not looking forwards to that. Gad. Sorry people, needed to whinge obviously!

don't go! seriously, it's not worth it for all the grief it's going to cause you. if you have to, make up an extraordinary lie - your grandma's on her last legs and you need to spend time with her; an unexpected cost has arisen and now you can't afford to go; your boss won't let you take time off work; you've developed an irrational fear of flying... whatever it takes!

Unfortunately that's not really going to work at this point :( It's opt out and lose everything or just grin and kill them all bear it unfortunately. If there was a way of getting out of this, I would. It's not as if I really had the choice re. ushering. I would have politely refused that honour at least.

ok, how about this: go to florence, then get 'sick' the day before the wedding - too sick to be able to attend! and instead go and get drunk and eat good food in a back street where no one will find you.

on a very indirectly related note: does anyone here know of anyone who's taught english in italy? i may be doing this next year, thanks to knowing someone in the right place, but i'm interested to hear other people's experiences.

Sadly the day before the wedding I'll be coming back from the stag with everyone. It's hopeless.

Do you have TEFL? I know a number of people who did this. A few years they got a bit stricter about qualifications. Where were you thinking of teaching? Best advice I can give is to sort a definite job before going. Not the promise of one but an actual signed off, totally legal job.

TEFL? that may be TESOL in new zealand - i don't, but i'll do it before i go. at this point it's just a vague idea. originally i was intending on going to japan, but i've been talking to a friend in london, and through her found out another mutual friend is teaching in Udine, so i've been in contact with him. he said if i get my shit sorted out (i.e. travel papers, TESOL) he can get me a contract. but not sure if i want to live in italy; i really like the idea of japan (plus i did a few years of japanese in highschool) but being in italy would make more practical sense (i also have a wedding to attend there next june). and if i was in italy... i could pop over to the UK to get boozed with all you ILXors!! ;)

Appears to be one and the same thing.

I cannot emphasize this enough: be sure that you have your permit to reside and work. To work in a bar you need another licence of hygiene that you get from a local hospital there. Personally, much as I love Italy I'd work in Japan. It won't throw up as many obstacles.

Also myself and Accentmonkey are not in the UK but are only a short hop further!

yeah, if i go i'll definitely be making sure i've got all that stuff sorted well beforehand. i'm just torn about which will offer the best opportunities. my best friend's wedding is going to be a pretty big deal (they've hired a venue that will not only accomodate all 80 guests, but will also provide the reception and wedding service - i think it's in bologna), and i'm a little worried about being able to afford to get there, or take time off if i'm already in japan. but for some reason, living in japan really appeals to me (and i've heard nothing but positive stories from people who have done the teach-english thing there).

...and if i'm in italy, i would happily make the 'short hop' past the UK to booze and schmooze with you guys ;)

We are not doing well in convincing you to go to this wedding, are we, kev-lol? I also would not bother my arse to go under these circumstances. Instead, I would buy an extravagant gift to assuage my guilt demonstrate my affection for the couple. On the other hand, it's often the events with the lowest expectations that generate the most fun. But really, morning suits in Italy? Seems all wrong.

Hey, guess what, I fell down a hole this morning and twisted my leg and my back. The pain!

On the other hand, it's often the events with the lowest expectations that generate the most fun.

this is actually a very good point. you may be surprised by how much fun you end up having.

I suppose so. It does seem all wrong! It's like a Dutchman wants a traditional English wedding even though his bride to be is American and we're in Italy. Gah the frustration with it all!

Gift already bought from Register. Bit cheeky: half of it was from his own company. Bit of a pricky thing to do to be quite honest.

At least I'm off home for the next six days and with the Aer Lingus strike coming up it looks like my return could be delayed for another two days! BLISS! WE SHALL OVERCOME! KUMBAYAH! GIVE 'EM NOTHING LADS!

These people sound like tools. However, the great thing about tools who have weddings is that there will be a contingent of other people at the wedding who think they're tools too, and you will have fun with those people and make lifelong friends.

Also you won't be in work.

And you can make up exciting stories about yourself at the wedding.

Monkey what did you DO to yourself??

Kev the wedding sounds super sux0r - too late to claim prior commitments?! Would it be possible to say something like house stuff would keep you in the country? "Oh you know how it is, SURVEYS", that sort of thing?? :)

I was walking along the edge of a small cliff which is eroding like crazy, and I put my foot on a piece of ground and my foot went through the piece of ground to the beach below and now I am sore. Ow. When I say I fell into a hole, I mean there's a hole there now.

"Heavens!" I said. "This is sore. Not to mention inconveniently far from home."

Luckily the dogs were there to rush to my aid by jumping on me and covering me in sand. Phew, eh?

Aim, I'm really sorry about the car troubles. I understand too well. Can you not rideshare or use public transport until it's sorted out?

Kv, bow out.

I'm all for a new thread, honestly.

Dude, start it up.

Not location specific, no rules and pants are optional - But don't get ideas about wanking in public.

Or is that a weird title?

Yeah, let's not have that.

dude. *gives hang ten sign*

although I don't like "wanking" in public. This thread title is already a bit too racy for me to feel comfortable opening at work.

url=Not location specific, No rules: Welcome to ILX heaven]New thread[/ur;]

dur, bad bbcode

Bye bye old thread :(