Tai_MT

Sounds like our new policies at one of my jobs too, I say within 4 - 6 months of the policy either the customers will revolt or everyone will quit.

The policy is that all "interactions" with our "Tickets" are recorded and sent to the one who put the work ticket in. The guy outright lied about talking with me and telling me how to fix the problem, then put the Ticket as "Solved". He wrote in it as if I wouldn't be able to read it, and as if it were going to only go to his boss.

@Tai_MT, I do not understand why people don't their jobs if they do not want to do that job quits and find a new job. I guess he hates his job, but cannot find another job.

Why are you torturing yourself like this?

For friendship, I guess?

Borderlands is way too much bullet sponge and grinding.

Borderlands is more fun to play together... we have to complete two versions of Borderlands 2 and all it's DLC... and start the Pre-Sequel (which we bought after the announcement, since we've never played it)… and I have yet to complete the Robot Revolution DLC achievements from Borderlands 1... Just... ugh...

I'm not even sure if he wants to pick up the "Game of the Year" edition of Borderlands 1 as well as the Telltale games and get those achievements as well... I just... no... I'm not doing Borderlands 1 a second time. Underdome Riot was the worst DLC of any game I've ever played.

Wow... impressive. Now next thing you need to do is read all the dialogue by that Kaepora Gaebora (the annoying Owl with walls of text).

I don't mind him. Though, I'd probably lose my mind if it were anything Tingle related... Just... I hate him so much.

I'd posit that if everyone owned a gun and there was a good chance that the person you threated with one could/would shoot you back, or shoot you first... There's a lot less shootings. I mean, the "Wild West" in the United States proved that. There were remarkably few "shoot outs" and "shootings" during that period despite everyone owning a gun.

Actually, I'd argue that the reason most gun owners use a gun is for hunting or for self-defense. Or for suicide (iirc, most gun deaths in US are actually from suicide).

In regards to everyone having a gun... doesn't Texas have a lot of people who carry? And I'm sure they have less gun deaths than Illinois (home of Chicago).

Natural storm or political storm?

Clearly not all states are the same. Mine (well the one I used to live in) would shut down over ice on the road...that thawed by 6AM...without telling anyone so that if you were supposed to be there that morning you'd drive an hour and a half in the ice only to be met by a sign on the door that says "call so-and-so to reschedule if you were supposed to be here today".

@The Stranger Real storm. We're supposed to get snow, high winds, probably ice, and like 20 inches of snow (60cm).

@Philosophus Vagus I live in South Dakota. Storms like this are fairly common, so are harsh winters. Most of the winter weather is funneled here from Canada because it hits The Black Hills. We have unreasonably hot summers too But, it's windy every single day here.

Sorry to hear that you did have a bad depression last month.

As someone who not only suffers from depression but Generalized Anxiety Disorder (not to mention losing my mind due to overthinking), you have my sympathy. I just wish my cure was so simple

I don't usually have "depression", but I do sometimes just suffer from random bouts of it. They usually last a few days or a week. But, the last one lasted a little over a month and I just didn't have motivation to do anything. A walk in the cold, with my brain to myself and no obligations... as well as taking a class where I got to shine... cleared me up.

Didn't you hear though? They scrapped all development and started over with Retro Studios:

So unless they finish a game in a year, likely not.

Well... that sucks. But, hopefully it's as good as Prime 1 and Prime 2 when it releases now... and not as terrible as Prime 3... or with a rubbish story like Other M.

Still, I'd rather have a new Metroid game before a new Pokémon game.

Call your work phone and tell yourself that you're not coming in today due to the snow and ice. I'm sure you'll understand.

Ha ha, if only I could. I have a boss of my own to answer to and she's at work today.

This review explains the whole game much better than I do. It's not a game for everyone. It certainly isn't. But, for those it appeals to... It's quite fun. For me, it's everything Destiny 1 was advertised to be... and failed to deliver on. It literally does everything those ViDocs claimed Destiny would do in the early advertising campaign.

And then I do one more run of a Spy Mission and finally get my Ivara Chassis. Today might be a good and lucky day.

Good Luck with your mission.

I'm not even sure what "fetishizing real women" is.

@The Stranger Nah, Amazons are a kind of woman, ha ha. Think "Zoey" from Firefly... or Ripley from "Alien".

I tend to write women mostly in this archetype. I think it's because it's the sort of woman I look for personality wise.

@Tai_MT So, not the mythical all female tribe? I've never been attracted to the bad ass fighter chick thing. I prefer the cute, kinda kooky, girls. Playfulness and silliness are far more important to me than strength and ambition. Such people make me feel alive.

Well, to be fair, my ideal "Amazon" is not arrogant, but is strong willed. She's also quite feminine. What I look for in a woman is basically an equal partner. Someone with dreams, aspirations, and the will to achieve them. Doesn't usually matter what those dreams or aspirations are, so long as she's serious about persuing them.

Or if you don't like an artist, or a music style, or... anything other people love. People need to learn tolerance and show a bit more empathy.

It's not strange--it's all too common.

friend: "I don't like it..."
me: "you don't have to like it.... *I* have to like it"

Sounds like my neck of the woods. lol. No one cleans the paths outside, not even the city council. The main roads are cleared, but not the footpaths. A lot of the minor roads are left buried 'neath the snow too. Oh, I can think of a single shop near me which clears snow and ice from its land. Most of the time, when it's icy, it's safer to walk at the side of the road.

That sucks, hopefully it's a simple fix and not something requiring a mechanic to look at it. I've been stuck trying to get a mechanic to change out some struts for me for two weeks now; makes me want to just invest in a lift...but where the hell would I put a lift?

I have no idea what it may be. I went through the Owner's Manual and it says that if the Check Engine light is on, but it's not flashing and not red, that is' some sort of problem with the exhaust efficiency thing or something... And that can cause shaking or misfiring...

I talked to my mom and she was telling me that it's probably just time for me to get a new car. That I got my $3000 out of this one (I've had it 8 years). So, I'll check my accounts and see what kind of money I have in order to see if I can afford another cheap little car, maybe. There goes the money I was saving for a house.

Yeah I getcha man. But yeah, it's the same everywhere... You wonder how some people managed to survive this long.

I found that I had a talent for keeping people working, it's all about motivation, though some people are just not going to work no matter what you do.

The workers directly under me tend to work and require very little motivation. It's the other "Divisions" where I work that tend to be the problem. Or rather, the way other divisions interact with mine... and my employees. Namely, unprofessionally and immature.