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05 February 2007

THIS IS A SHOUTING THREAD! →[More:]THE TIMES HAS CHANGED ITS ONLINE EDITION SO THAT IT WILL NOT DISPLAY PROPERLY IN FIREFOX OR IE, AND IT IS SLOWER THAN THE MOST SLOTHFUL SLOTH IN SLOTHLAND. AND NOTHING WORKS ON THE SITE, YOU CLICK 'NEWS' AND GET NOTHING. NOTHING! AND YOU CAN'T EVEN GET THROUGH TO THE 'LEAVE FEEDBACK' PAGE BECAUSE IT'S FUCKING BROKEN!!!

I HAVE A COLD AND AM ALL BUNGED UP AND MY EYES ARE PUFFY.

AND I REALLY DO NOT WANT TO GO TO WORK TOMORROW BUT I HAVE TO BECAUSE I HAVE A TELEPHONE APPOINTMENT WITH SOMEONE. BUT HE IS BY FAR THE NASTIEST PERSON OUR ORGANISATION HAS TO DEAL WITH, HE IS PIG. I WAS MEANT TO TALK TO HIM TWO WEEKS AGO BUT HE CALLED ON THE MORNING OF OUR TELEPHONE APPOINTMENT AND SAID THAT HE WAS TOO BUSY TO TALK TO ME FOR TWO WEEKS AND THAT UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES WAS I TO TRY TO TALK TO HIM FOR TWO WEEKS.

THEN TWO DAYS LATER HE LEFT HIS NUMBER ON MY VOICEMAIL SO I DID NOT CALL HIM BACK BECAUSE IF I HAD THEN HE WOULD'VE COMPLAINED ABOUT ME BREAKING HIS STRICT INSTRUCTION TO NOT TALK TO HIM FOR TWO WEEKS.

I KNOW THAT THIS WOULD'VE HAPPENED BECAUSE ANOTHER OF MY TEAM WHO IS ALSO DEALING WITH HIM WAS ALSO TOLD NOT TO TALK TO HIM FOR TWO WEEKS BUT THEN RETURNED A VOICEMAIL MESSAGE LEFT BY HIM WITHIN THE TWO WEEKS, PROMPTING A COMPLAINT FROM THIS FUCKER THAT HE HAD BEEN CALLED WHEN HE HAD SAID VERY SPECIFICALLY THAT HE WAS NOT TO BE CALLED.

BUT HE COMPLAINED ABOUT ME ANYWAY BECAUSE I DIDN'T CALL HIM BACK. THAT'S WHAT HE'S LIKE, WHATEVER WE DO, IT'S WRONG. BUT I KNOW I'M NOT THE ONLY PERSON WHO'S DEALING WITH HIM, HE IS WHAT IS KNOWN IN OUR ORGANISATION AS A 'VEXATIOUS COMPLAINANT'.

SO ALREADY I AM STRESSING ABOUT WHAT I WILL DO WRONG TOMORROW, BECAUSE YOU CAN COUNT ON IT, THERE WILL BE SOMETHING I DO THAT IS WRONG. IF I ASK HIM QUESTIONS, I AM ACCUSED OF INTERRUPTING. IF I JUST LET HIM SPEAK, HE SAYS I AM REFUSING TO DISCUSS HIS CASE WITH HIM.

I HATE THIS MAN. HE GOES OUT OF HIS WAY TO MAKE OUR LIVES A MISERY. IT MUST SUCK TO BE HIM THOUGH.

post by: essexjan at: 14:48 | 36 comments

I'M FEELING ULTRA OVERLOADED AT WORK. I HAVE WAY TOO MUCH TO DO, AND PEOPLE KEEP CALLING ME AND DISTRACTING ME. PLUS, I'M SPEAKING AT A CONFERENCE IN BOSTON ON THURSDAY MORNING, AND I DON'T KNOW YET: HOW I'M GETTING THERE, WHEN I'M GETTING THERE, WHAT I'M SAYING, OR WHAT I'M WEARING. IT'S THE LAST PART THAT IS PROBABLY WORRYING ME THE MOST. BAH!

posted by ThePinkSuperhero 05 February | 14:55

I DID MY TAXES AND IT LOOKED LIKE I WAS GETTING A WHOLE BUNCH OF MONEY BACK BUT THEN I REALIZED I'D FORGOTTEN TO FACTOR IN ONE OF THE SEVEN FORMS I WAS DEALING WITH AND I DID AN AMENDMENT AND NOW I OWE MORE THAN I WAS GETTING BACK. FUCK!!!

I KNEW IT WAS TOO GOOD TO BE TRUE.

I AM SO BROKE.

posted by Specklet 05 February | 14:57

GET BACK TO ME LATER AFTER I WAKE UP A BIT MORE!

posted by mischief 05 February | 14:57

I AM TOO COLD TO TYPE PROPERLY! I AM GIVING A VERY BIG PRESENTATION IN A WEEK AND I HAVEN'T STARTED THINKING ABOUT IT YET! ALL MY FRIENDS ARE STARTING TO TRY TO HAVE BABIES AND IT'S KIND OF FREAKING ME OUT, EVEN THOUGH WE ARE TALKING ABOUT IT AS WELL.

ALSO, THE AIRLINE THAT OWES US NEARLY $1000 IS DRAGGING THEIR HEELS PAYING US BACK. WE'RE POOR! WE NEED THAT MONEY, DAMMIT!!

posted by gaspode 05 February | 14:58

I'M ON HOLD WITH A CUSTOMER AND I HAVE TO PEE, BUT CAN'T GET UP UNTIL THE CALL IS OVER!

posted by youngergirl44 05 February | 15:04

HOLY CRAP THE TIMES' WEBSITE (WHAT OF IT HAS LOADED, AT ANY RATE) IS BLOODY AWFUL. THAT'S A TERRIBLE SHADE OF GREEN THEY'VE GONE FOR. BUT I THINK I SEE THE PROBLEM - THERE'S A "WINDOWS LIVE" LOGO NEAR THE TOP OF THE SITE...

posted by TheDonF 05 February | 15:04

I JUST READ MY 2006 EMPLOYEE REVIEW AND IT'S WAY TOO POSITIVE BECAUSE I FEEL LIKE I WAS AN AWEFUL EMPLOYEE LAST YEAR AND NOW ON TOP OF FEELING GUILTY ABOUT BEING AN AWEFUL EMPLOYEE LAST YEAR I HAVE TO FEEL GUILTY ABOUT GETTING AWAY WITH IT WHICH WILL MAKE ME FEEL UNETHICAL IF I DON'T CHALLENGE IT BUT I DON'T WANT TO CONTRADICT MY WONDERFUL BOSS WHO DOESN'T NEED THE STRESS PLUS MY BONUS ISN'T TIED TO THIS REVIEW ANYWAY SO IT'S NOT REALLY IMPORTANT BUT I'M KIND OF HYPER-ETHICAL ABOUT THIS KIND OF THING SO I'M GOING TO JUST NOTE TO HER PRIVATELY THAT I DON'T FEEL VERY GOOD ABOUT MY PERFORMANCE BUT I PROMISE TO DO BETTER BUT THIS WILL NOT ACTUALLY MAKE ME FEEL ANY BETTER ABOUT IT AND I'M NOT SURE WHY I'M NOT USING ANY PUNCTUATION BUT I NEVER DO THESE AND IT KINDA FELT RIGHT BUT NOW I FEEL KINDA DIRTY!!!

posted by It's Raining Florence Henderson 05 February | 15:04

ALSO: METACHAT IS NOT SHOWING ME WHEN THERE ARE NEW COMMENTS TO A THREAD! ANYONE ELSE GOT THAT GOING ON?

posted by Specklet 05 February | 15:05

I'M COMPLETELY EXHAUSTED AND MY EYES ARE PUFFY AND HURT FROM CRYING AND DRIVING AND THE WHOLE GIANT ENORMOUS THING THAT LAST WEEK TURNED OUT TO BE. I'M ALL DISCOMBOBULATED AND I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO SAY OR DO OR BE.

AND THE PERSON WHO WAS GOING TO COME BE MY NEW BOSS AND WHO I REALLY LIKED HAS NOW BACKED OUT WHICH MEANS THAT WORK IS GOING TO BE A BIG OLD ROYAL PITA FOR THE FORESEEABLE FUTURE, ARGH.

posted by mygothlaundry 05 February | 15:09

SOMEONE IS SUCCESSFULLY MAKING ME FEEL LIKE A HORRIBLE PERSON EVEN THOUGH I DAMN WELL KNOW THAT I'M NOT. BUT STILL, IT HURTS TO HAVE TO TURN YOUR BACK ON SOMEONE WHO IS IN A BAD SPOT BECAUSE YOU KNOW YOU CAN'T HELP THEM AND YOU DON'T PLAY THE CODEPENDENT ROLE ANYMORE.

posted by cmonkey 05 February | 15:12

I AM SICK. SICK FOR THE PAST WEEK, BUT WAS TOO BUSY TO REST. I TRIED TO REST OVER THE WEEKEND, BUT I AM STILL SICK, WITH NO RELIEF IN WORK IN SIGHT. HOW CAN I COPE WITH THREE VERY STRESSFUL WEEKS AHEAD, WHEN I CAN'T EVEN SLEEP AT NIGHT?

posted by typewriter 05 February | 15:13

MY KID READ HER FIRST FULL SENTENCE YESTERDAY AND WENT TEARING THROUGH THE HOUSE YELLING, "I CAN READ! I CAN READ!" I'M STILL A LITTLE HIGH ON THE MOMENT SO I HAVE NOTHING BAD TO YELL ABOUT.

Flo--Have you considered the possibility that "awful" for you is "awesome" for someone else? That your half-assed efforts are better than most people's whole-ass efforts?

posted by jrossi4r 05 February | 15:14

WELCOME BACK, MGL. YOU JUST DO WHATEVER YOU DAMN WELL NEED TO MAKE YOU FEEL BETTER. EAT TOO MUCH. DRINK TOO MUCH. SWEAR A LOT. WHATEVER IT TAKES!

posted by jrossi4r 05 February | 15:16

I AM SO COLD! I HAVE BEEN SHIVERING FOR 4 HOURS NOW AND NOTHING I'M DOING IS WARMING ME UP. I WANT THE WORK ON THE NEW APT TO BE FINISHED SO I CAN SETTLE IN, FINISH UNPACKING, GET GROCERIES, EAT, CLEAN THE PLACE AND SLEEP IN MY OWN BED. MY SLEEPING BAG AND THERMAREST ARE COMFY BUT I WANT MY BED. I THINK I'M GETTING SICK AND IT'S MAKING ME SHAKY AND CRY-EY AND MY NEW LANDLORD IS DUMB AND HAS TOLD ME HE DOESN'T WANT ME PUTTING NAILS IN WALLS (TO HANG PICTURES) BECAUSE HE THINKS I'M GOING TO PUT MY TINY, PICTURE NAIL THROUGH A WIRE AND START AN ELECTRICAL FIRE!! WTF!!! I THINK I'M GOING TO HANG MY OWN PICTURES AND TELL HIM TO GO F*CK HIMSELF BECAUSE HE'S BEING A DUMB, OVERPROTECTIVE BUTT DEMON AND THAT HAVING COME FROM A HOME WITH TWO AWESOME DIY-ERS AND HAVING HAD FOUR PREVIOUS APTS I THINK I CAN HANG SOME PICTURES WITHOUT DESTROYING THE PLACE.

posted by LunaticFringe 05 February | 15:22

NYT looks OK to me in Firefox 2, and not green.

posted by matildaben 05 February | 15:25

I'M STILL NOT AWAKE YET!

posted by mischief 05 February | 15:26

I HAVEN'T GONE TO SLEEP BEFORE 5 AM FOR THE PAST SEVERAL DAYS AND I'M FIGHTING BRONCHITIS. I DESPERATELY NEED A HAIRCUT BUT THE CURLY HAIR PLACE ONLY SCHEDULES A WEEK IN ADVANCE AND I WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO DO THAT UNTIL APRIL, SO I'LL HAVE TO DO MY USUAL CHOPPING OFF A FEW INCHES AT ASTOR PLACE . THE BANK WHERE I HAVE MY SAFE DEPOSIT BOX IS SUPPOSED TO TAKE THE FEE AUTOMATICALLY FROM THE ACCOUNT BUT THEY HAVEN'T AND JUST SENT ME A DUNNING LETTER. ANOTHER BARBIE DOLL IS IN THE PICTURE!!! *SNARL*

posted by brujita 05 February | 15:33

LF, TAKE A HOT SHOWER!

posted by Specklet 05 February | 15:35

MY SON-IN-LAW FINALLY HEARD FROM THE NAVY RECRUITER-HE WILL BE HAVING HIS PHYSICAL NEXT WEEK THEN OFF TO THE NAVY-WHEN HE IS DONE WITH BASIC AND SCHOOL (FOR WHATEVER JOB HE GETS)HE WILL WHISK AWAY MY DAUGHTER AND THE GRANDBUN! !!! WAAAAHH!

DID I MENTION I AM COLD?????

posted by bunnyfire 05 February | 15:37

The Times, not NYT, matildaben (or was that a joke?)

I agree the new website looks HIDEOUS and is terribly slow. On the topic of sloths, did you know that a major cause of death amongst young sloths is mistakenly grabbing hold of their limbs rather than the branch, which rapidly leads to a sloth-plummeting-to-the-forest-floor situation.

posted by matthewr 05 February | 15:40

Yeah, jrossi4r - That's actually the argument I've heard in my defense the most often before. Not sure why it doesn't comfort me much. I guess it'll have to do this time, too, though, 'cause my boss definitely has too much going on for me to suddenly get all dramatic about a positive evaluation. I'm just going to say that I was personally disappointed in my level of effort last year, but that I appreciate the positive response and will make sure to earn it even more so this year.

posted by It's Raining Florence Henderson 05 February | 15:41

NYT looks OK to me in Firefox 2, and not green.

WRONG TIMES! YOU WANT TO (TRY AND) LOOK AT THE UK TIMES TO SEE WHAT WE'RE TALKIN' 'BOUT

posted by TheDonF 05 February | 15:41

HUGS TO EVERYONE!

I DON'T KNOW HOW TO PRIORITIZE THE PROJECTS I AM WORKING ON BUT I DON'T THINK ANYONE ELSE KNOWS EITHER. I SHOULD PROBABLY WORK ON ALL THREE 100%, WHICH MEANS 300% OUTPUT.

On the bright side, I am warm.

posted by halonine 05 February | 15:43

MY OFFICE IS UNDERGOING A PLAGUE OF ANTS!!!! I JUST RAN OUT TO GET ***EVEN MORE TRAPS*** AND IT'S POSITIVELY DISGUSTING... THE BACK CONFERENCE ROOM HAS BEEN INVADED BY A SEETHING HORDE OF MILLIONS OF THE TINY FUCKERS!! THERE'S SO MANY COTTONPICKIN' ANTS IN THERE THAT I CAN ***SMELL*** THEM!!!! EW!

I LOVE MY NEW JOB AND MY COLLEAGUES ARE AWESOME BUT OMG NONE OF US CAN WAIT FOR THE DAY WE MOVE OUT OF THIS DINKY-ARSED GHETTO SACK OF CRAP BUILDING!!! WE'RE STACKED THREE DEEP TO AN OFFICE AND THEY'RE TINY OFFICES TO BEGIN WITH! THERE ARE RATS THE SIZE OF A 1974 BUICK IN THE ALLEY BEHIND OUR LOADING DOCK BECAUSE THE LAZY IDIOTS AT THE GROCERY STORE BEHIND US WONT LOCK THEIR DUMPSTER AND SO HOMELESS DUDES GO DIG EVERYTHING OUT AND THROW GARBAGE EVERYWHERE AND THE RATS EAT THE REST! THERE'S FOOT DEEP MUD IN THE PARKING LOT! OUR SENIOR SCIENTIST HAD TO SHOVEL THE WALK THIS MORNING AT 07.30 BECAUSE THE LANDLORD REFUSES TO DO IT! YOU GOTTA YANK THE BEJESUS OUTTA THE MAIN ENTRY DOOR TO GET IT OPEN AND SLAM IT SHUT! THE LIGHTS RANDOMLY SHUT OFF IN THE RESTROOMS! AND OMG LETS NOT EVEN DISCUSS THE TOILETS! THERE'S CONSTRUCTION ON THE SECOND FLOOR AND THE NOISE IS *SO* BAD WE CAN'T HEAR PEOPLE ON THE PHONE! I'VE SEEN BETTER LOOKING CARPET IN A FRATHOUSE AND WHAT'S LEFT OF IT IS HELD DOWN WITH DUCT TAPE TO KEEP YOU FROM KILLING YOURSELF TRIPPING OVER IT! IT'S FRICKIN' UNPROFESSIONAL AS ALL HELL AND WE HAVE INVESTORS COMING IN NEXT WEEK!

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAGGGGHHHH!

eight more weeks, only eight more weeks and they swear they'll move us into a new facility... eight more weeks

posted by lonefrontranger 05 February | 15:58

WHY ISN'T THERE A LIFETIME SCHOLARSHIP FOR HANGING OUT ALL DAY, HAVING GOOD TASTE IN MUSIC, READING BOOKS, BEING SUPPORTIVE OF YOUR FAMILY AND FRIENDS, MILD DEBAUCHERY, GOOD RUSTIC COOKING WITH FRESH INGREDIENTS AND BEING A GENTLE AND WELL-MEANING WISE ASS?

posted by Divine_Wino 05 February | 16:19

I'M MAKING BREAD DOUGH OKAY, MY MACHINE IS MAKING BREAD DOUGH AND FORGOT TO PUT THE PADDLE IN THE MACHINE *AGAIN*! NOW I HAVE TO START THE CYCLE ALL OVER AGAIN AND THE YEAST WILL HAVE GOTTEN WET TOO SOON AND I WON'T KNOW FOR SURE IF THIS WILL MAKE FOR CRAPPY DOORSTOP BREAD UNTIL IT'S ALL DONE! ALSO, I THINK A PTERODACTYL JUST FLEW BY IN THE MIST. OH, MAYBE THAT WAS A RAVEN. IT SURE LOOKED & SOUNDED LIKE A PTERODACTYL! I EXPECT CRAZED ZOMBIE DINOSAURS TO ATTACK THE HOUSE AT ANY MINUTE! AND I WON'T HAVE ANY GOOD BREAD TO GIVE THEM!

posted by elizard 05 February | 16:42

I'M HAVING ONE OF THOSE DAYS WHERE I'M ALL meh AND -_- FOR NO FUCKING REASON. I THINK ITS JUST BECAUSE I'M TIRED. I'M TIRED BECAUSE BEN, THE 20SOMETHING YEAR OLD WHO LIVES IN THE ROOM NEXT DOOR CAME IN "HAMMER DRUNK" (his terminology) AND STEVE TOLD HIM TO JUMP ON ME AND HE DID AND IT HURT AND THEN HE PASSED OUT ON OUR FLOOR AND SNORED UNTIL HE WOKEUP AT 3AM!!!! ROAR!!!
I'M REALLY BORED AND DON'T WANT TO DO ANY READING FOR MY CLASSES TOMORROW, EVEN THOUGH I KNOW I SHOULD. MAYBE I'LL START IT LATER TONIGHT.
I'VE GOT CABIN FEVER BUT ITS BEEN IN THE 10s ALL DAY TODAY SO I DON'T WANT TO GO OUTSIDE.

HURRRRRRR

:(

DIVINE_WINO: I DON'T KNOW. FIX THAT.

posted by CitrusFreak12 05 February | 16:49

I'M WORKING ON IT CITRUS AND THAT BEN SOUNDS LIKE HE HAS BOUNDARY ISSUES, BUT "HAMMER DRUNK" IS KIND OF FUNNY.

posted by Divine_Wino 05 February | 17:19

SLOWER THAN THE MOST SLOTHFUL SLOTH IN SLOTHLAND

I LAUGHED OUT LOUD AT THAT ^. MANY HUGS TO ALL. I'M FEELING LIKE A LOSER AGAIN BECAUSE I DON'T FUCKING KNOW HOW TO MARKET ANYTHING AND I'M REALLY BROKE AND IN DEBT AND THINKING I'LL HAVE TO GO BACK TO BORING SUCK ASS DRAFTING FOR THE REST OF MY LIFE. I DI HAVE ONE PERSON SIGN UP FOR A WORKSHOP I'M OFFERING AT THE END OF THE MONTH BUT I NEED 6 MORE PEOPLE FOR IT TO BE WORTH MY WHILE AND NOT CANCEL. I BOUGHT A POWERBALL TICKET ANYWAY.

posted by chewatadistance 05 February | 18:13

WHY DOES MY OTHERWISE INTELLIGENT MOTHER-IN-LAW SEND ME CHAIN E-MAILS? I RECEIVED ONE THE OTHER DAY THAT WAS TITLED, "YOU ARE A PRETTY WOMAN". "IF YOU FAIL TO FORWARD THIS E-MAIL TO 10 MORE PRETTY WOMEN, YOU WILL BE CURSED WITH SEVEN YEARS OF UGLINESS." WTF?

posted by LoriFLA 05 February | 18:27

TOO MUCH TO DO. TOO MUCH TO DO. TOO MUCH TO DO.
WHY AM I HERE (THEN)? I MUST LOVE YOU!
TOO MUCH TO DO. TOO MUCH TO DO. TOO MUCH TO DO.

IT'S ALMOST THE CHORUS TO A SHOUTING SONG ABOUT METACHAT.

posted by safetyfork 05 February | 18:55

I STAYED UP UNTIL 4AM DESIGNING THAT FUCKING SITE, MISTER, AND IF YOU THINK YOUR SHITTY OLD LOGO, OR THE DOWDY, BORING BRAND COLOURS YOUR MOTHER CHOSE FOR YOUR PRODUCTS ARE BETTER THAN THE SIGNIFICANTLY BETTER ONES I CHOSE, YOU DON'T DESERVE MY ATTENTION. WHAT, ARE YOU AFRAID YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE TO ORER NEW PACKAGING? YOU SELL SELF-HELP MP3s YOU MORON!

posted by armoured-ant 05 February | 19:04

(elizard, I am SO GLAD that I am NOT THE ONLY ONE who FORGETS TO PUT THE PADDLE IN THE BREAD MACHINE. Not that I've done this like TWICE in the past ten days or anything, heavens NO.)

posted by kat allison 05 February | 19:34

I ATE SENSIBLY AND LOST 3.5 POUNDS IN THE LAST WEEK AND A HALF OF JANUARY AND THEN THE GOD-DAMNED ARCTIC FRONT CAME THROUGH MINNESOTA AND I SPENT THE WHOLE WEEKEND HOLED UP IN MY HOUSE SWILLING RED WINE AND EATING CARBS-A-GO-GO AND NOW I FEEL LIKE A BLIMP!

posted by kat allison 05 February | 19:37

WOOOOHOOOOOO./
YODELAY-EEOO-YODELAY-EEOO, YODELAYEE-YODELAYEE-YODELAYEE-OO-OOOOO./
JUST WANTED TO YODEL. ECHO. ECHO. ECHO

posted by alicesshoe 05 February | 21:12

ARMOURED-ANT: A FREAKIN MEN. SOMEDAYS CLIENTS LIKE YOURS AND ESSEXJAN'S MAKE ME WONDER WHY WE CAN'T JUST FIRE CLIENTS. WOO FREAKIN HOO ASSHAT, DON'T LET THE DOOR HITCHA WHERE THE GOOD LORD SPLITCHA!!! GOD WOULDN'T THAT BE SATISFYING?

oh and is there any possibility you might be able to tell your brethren to vacate our conference room? kthx

posted by lonefrontranger 05 February | 21:32

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