Thread "Rant, moan, rave and share - for all your chatter, natter, and wildebeest needs" in forum "Comic Talk and General Discussion *"

Posted at 7:01PM, Jan. 6, 2011

Never give it up. Everybody needs somebody, and somebody needs you, and all that motivational job hunting jazz.

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Imagine you're working on a 2500 piece Lego structure. Now let's imagine that throughout the structure somebody used red bricks when blue was clearly the only rational choice. Now what if there were some sort of furious Lego supervisor that demanded you replace the errant reds with blues? It's not that the reds don't do the job, it's just that the blues would look nicer.
It sometimes feels like this is what I do every day now. We got a guy that sucks, but he can't be fired. We tried moving him to another department, but they figured out that he sucks and sent him back to us. This is my enemy. This is the man that uses red Lego where there clearly need to be blue.

The wife and I got to see a movie in the theater for the first time in about 2 years. It was Tangled.

Posted at 8:01PM, Jan. 6, 2011

Building legos? I wish I had that job.

Posted at 2:01AM, Jan. 7, 2011

Building legos? I wish I had that job.

i think it's a metaphor. but i'm not sure. the military makes you do a lot of weird stuff when you are not directly doing your job. and since he is a marine, doubt he can really do his job inside america.

for instance, i have to work 9 hours a day. plus gym time. but, unlike a maintenance guy, i've only got 2-3 hours of work depending on the day. sometimes as much as 3-1/2. so they invented a job. i have to find out safety stuff. keep people safe. from themselves. every last thing is "common" sense.
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about 30 seconds ago, i finally got the "you say goodbye, i say hello" subforum. ironically, i listened to that song three times this morning. (songs listed alphabetical, with the full discography)

going back to earlier, where i said this forum is all in my mind, one of my friends posted the lyrics on facebook 3 hours ago, which is why i listened to it on the zune thingy.
i've only been into the beatles for a year or two, but i'm pretty sure i would have noticed that name before. meaning that forum wasn't named that before i decided this forum needed some musical references.

i was hoping to go all day without something like this happening.

Posted at 5:01AM, Jan. 7, 2011

I can't stop making comics and drawing, which doesn't sound bad but I'm all over the place doing too many and building a house of cards.

Trying to focus myself bit and making some serious efforts to improve and try different styles, hence my speed painting thread in the art and lit section.

I have a few things I need to get on and write but I can't, I just need to draw, dammit!

Posted at 8:01AM, Jan. 7, 2011

I'm gonna have to get Scott Pilgrim on DVD for myself. I'm not interested in the comic, it's not my thing, but as a film- yeah!
Magical reality is always something I love. Be it musical, this, or whatever. Nice easy, fun symbolism! And that was a great package of style and substance. Plus, that gay room-mate stuff was awesome.

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It's funny, some days go by where you get no messages, no e-mails, nothing. You feel a bit dejected. Then you get a flood and you feel harried and sunk! Can't win.
I actually have to psyche myself up to get though them all and complete the correspondence!
Thank Christ I don't have to deal with actual letters. I have an aversion to paper correspondence :(

Posted at 12:01PM, Jan. 7, 2011

We got a guy that sucks, but he can't be fired. We tried moving him to another department, but they figured out that he sucks and sent him back to us. This is my enemy.

That's part of what I find so irritating. So many incompetent and lazy SOBs are gainfully employed, while I can't even get anyone to give me a chance. (And by chance, I don't mean a job offer – just an INTERVIEW would be welcome at this point.)

Posted at 12:01PM, Jan. 7, 2011

We got a guy that sucks, but he can't be fired. We tried moving him to another department, but they figured out that he sucks and sent him back to us. This is my enemy.
That's part of what I find so irritating. So many incompetent and lazy SOBs are gainfully employed, while I can't even get anyone to give me a chance. (And by chance, I don't mean a job offer – just an INTERVIEW would be welcome at this point.)

In one of my jobs I was laid off with a bunch of other guys, all of us were freshly married or expecting kids. Most of us were damn good at our job. The got rid of us an kept people who came in wasted, incompetent or suspected of stealing. Turns out the MD wanted to have managers who were only committed to the company.
I could walk into a job tomorrow, it's right there if I want it… I just don't want to do cold calling.

Posted at 12:01PM, Jan. 7, 2011

I'm gonna have to get Scott Pilgrim on DVD for myself. I'm not interested in the comic, it's not my thing, but as a film- yeah!

I got the DVD for Christmas, and my little sister got the comics.
The movie is awesome. I don't usually buy films, but it's just great.
As for the comics, I managed to get through the first 1 1/2 with great difficulty. They are SO BAD. I have no idea how they managed to make such a good movie out of it, but I have a great deal of respect for whoever did the screenplay.

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My stomach hurts really badly. : (
I took Tylenol but it's done absolutely nothing. Bah. And I have to work in 3 hours.

Posted at 12:01PM, Jan. 7, 2011

That's part of what I find so irritating. So many incompetent and lazy SOBs are gainfully employed, while I can't even get anyone to give me a chance. (And by chance, I don't mean a job offer – just an INTERVIEW would be welcome at this point.)

Dude I know what you mean I have no Idea how many applications I fill no matter how nice I dress…

I mean it's getting to the point where I might just start stapling 20$'s to my applications with a note saying *you dropped this ;)*