Re: Chat Thread

[Miraculous Kaydybug]

my internet cut out while i was talking with Cassandra tonight, and it pisses me off Charter is supposed to be the best internet around here but it fucking cuts out randomly late at night sometimes, and its annoying as fuck.

Now that im done screaming at my router i should probably sleep

[TheMatt]

I got Inquisition on the PS4. I don't think my PC could run games as well as my PS4! And I am still pretty happy about the whole situation. I still wish I didn't have to deal with it... I spent my whole day off the other day on the phone with customer service. But 5 brand new games getting sent to me over the next 2 weeks will be pretty sweet!

[Miraculous Kaydybug]

i got my schedule its 4 days a week 12pm-9pm though the days in question vary. They are giving me as many hours as possible while still keeping me a part time, and giving me 3 days off.

I think thats pretty good. Also i'm not working black friday though im coming in when the sales start on thanksgiving that's gonna be fun

[pspiddy]

That's not bad, Kay. Unless you were looking for full-time? Also, how long is your probationary period?

And motherfuckin' GRATS on avoiding working Black Friday!

[Miraculous Kaydybug]

i'm not sure whether or not i even have a probationary period.

And yeah i was looking for part time so it worked out well

I think thursday night will be pretty hectic, but i know it will be better than anytime friday.

[BretBaber]

Black Friday is nothing now. Everything is all about Thursday. Kay, if you've never shopped during the typical Black Friday (because it honestly should just be called Black Thursday now), you're in for a real treat. Depending on your location and how big your store is, it might sound like the end of the world. A blind man could easily tell when 6 PM strikes, and probably a deaf man too. You'll get swarmed by people, and it's hard to move. It's like being at a concert.

[Miraculous Kaydybug]

So I'll have 3 hours of hell on thanksgiving, sounds like fun

[BretBaber]

Yup. Sale at 6 and sale at 8. I'm 11 to 8, so I'll only have to deal with one.

[SanAndreasX]

[quote="Kayshire Cat"]i got my schedule its 4 days a week 12pm-9pm though the days in question vary. They are giving me as many hours as possible while still keeping me a part time, and giving me 3 days off.

I think thats pretty good. Also i'm not working black friday though im coming in when the sales start on thanksgiving that's gonna be fun[/quote

Are they paying time-and-a-half for working on Thanksgiving?

[Miraculous Kaydybug]

im not actually sure but they are offering a voucher that lets you get 25% off anything you purchase with it on dec4-5 which is after my first paycheck comes.

Using that for christmas shopping

[Miraculous Kaydybug]

First day of actual work today. A little nervous/excited been forever since i had work. Think ill be a lot better once my body gets used to this schedule

[TripOpt55]

Hope you have a good first day!

[pspiddy]

Came home and went to grab some tools to install a new security light. A carolina wolf spider had taken up residence in the box I keep my gloves and utility towels in. It's a pretty fucking terrifying sight. Here's an image from google:



@Kay: Hope all goes well! (Probably should have wished you well before the spider photo >.<)

[Miraculous Kaydybug]

Thanks it went well.

Though jesus fuck all the computer training they make you do it will be friday before im actually out on the floor (have thursday off) but i guess as long as im getting paid.

Also dammit spiddy you know im afriad of spiders

[BretBaber]

Go to hell for that picture.

[volvocrusher]

[ajapam]

Sometimes I wonder how people in other parts of the world aren't living in constant fear of being killed by some terrifying death wasp or hell spider. Well, one less place to visit.

[Krubixcube]

*shudder* So glad I'm not in the part of the Japan with the death hornets OR the death spiders

[TheMatt]

I'm glad we don't have huge spiders up here. But we do have these things though... and they are the worst. They are fast little bastards and they stand perfectly still until you are about to squish them and they take off, never to be seen again!

[Krubixcube]

Would you all just stop with the creepy bugs that haunt my dreams?!?!?!

[Miraculous Kaydybug]

I trained at the cash register today and my feet hurt like hell. it was fairly interesting though i sold someone sex jelly, and some other guy bought 30 dollars worth of string.

It's funny though cause thats not my part of the store, but i guess they need me there more during the holiday sales. People arent really going to be buying bleach or paper towel during those.

[SanAndreasX]

Sometimes I wonder how people in other parts of the world aren't living in constant fear of being killed by some terrifying death wasp or hell spider. Well, one less place to visit.

Think about the people in India who live with cobras. 50,000 people in India die every year due to snakebites, and amazing it isn't even higher due to India's huge, dense population.

Or the folks in Oklahoma and Texas who live with tornadoes every spring and fall, especially in Moore, OK...

[Krubixcube]

I think these two (admittedly skeevy looking white guys) might have confused me for a missionary? It was a very confusing situation. I was walking to the train station and saw these 2 guys in suits and I heard one say "Jesus man" or something to that effect and the other say "I love Jesus" and I gave them a curt nod and sped up my walking to avoid the god talk. There are quite a few missionaries in Japan (80% from foreign countries but a strong showing of ethnically Japanese Jehovah's Witnesses), almost always wearing suits so the image matched up in my mind. Mormon missionaries especially (yes, that is a thing that happens in Japan) tend to dress themselves well before going out to convert.

But then the details started to filter in slowly as I was riding the train afterwards. They were wearing suits, yes, but in bright gaudy colors: pink shirts, orange ties. Then, as the image further manifested itself in my mind I recalled one of them was drinking a canned beer as well. Now, as an added detail I was wearing a suit as well as in Japan it's still pretty standard practice to wear suits to work. So then a thought occurred to me: had I been M. Night Shamalamaloned? Were they "trolling" me because they thought I was a missionary? As far as I can remember I had just finished watching Interstellar after a long day at work and was not, in fact, spouting bible verses.

Long story short, it made me do a double take on how I carry myself and how I must appear to other people. Which is to say I look like a man of god, apparently. I think the confusion was compounded somewhat by the girl who sat next to me in the theater looking directly at me and giving me this big smile after the movie, which is rare in Japan. I couldn't tell if she was maybe a former student that I just didn't recognize or if she just found me attractive.

Now I know it was because she thought I was a priest.

[pspiddy]

That's pretty funny. I say roll with it and carry around a bible. You may get treated differently.

[TheMatt]

So I just got promoted at work Thursday and I started last Friday. After 3 days I'm exhausted and haven't been able to touch any of my games I just got or have much time at all to myself. The nice thing is I will no longer have to work nights or weekends, but I think the long hours/stress is going to cut into my gaming time significantly. The last couple of nights I've been too mentally exhausted to even think about playing any games. I just got Pokemon though, so that might be my 'relax and play for a few minutes to unwind' game. At least until I get used to the new job.

[BretBaber]

Congrats on the promotion! Hopefully you find some time for games, they are good stress relievers.

[Miraculous Kaydybug]

Congrats Matt

I'm still getting used to my schedule and job too having responsibilities is weird

[volvocrusher]

Congrats Matt. I've been back to work also, though for my uncle's landscaping company. Gamestop isn't giving me the hours I need. Really grueling work, got up at 5:30 and spent the whole day digging holes for a home my uncle's building for a Blizzard developer of all people. At least I get to work with my cousins though.

[Krubixcube]

Congrats on the promotion and on everyone else's working lives. Hope you're all managing to stay (relatively) stress free.

[Miraculous Kaydybug]

Today the grocery dept was kind of busy, day before thanksgiving and all so the aisles were pretty crowded and while i was stocking one woman decided to just run on right by me driving her cart over my feet and then running far away.

that was wonderful

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