What Made you Smile/What Ticked you off Today?

[Key-Glyph]

"Can't one presenter wear his wired collar properly?! I want to learn about Contra!"

Let it be known that if someone actually created a YouTube series in which they reviewed/discussed/played video games as the Scarlet Pimpernel, I would probably die of happiness.

[BoringSupreez]

: Got chewed out by my boss for standing up for myself. Basically he scheduled an appointment for himself weeks ago for this Friday, and decided not to tell me I'd be filling in for him until this morning. I was supposed to be off Friday, and he waits until Thursday before letting me know I'm working. So I threw the BS flag, which earned me a lecture about how I'm not to be questioning his actions.

: I told him I'd discuss the issue with his boss instead, and as soon as I said that he gave me Friday back. Looks like he knows screwing his troops over for personal matters isn't going to be easily justifiable to leadership.

[Luke]

Do you mean stick out as in physically they catch on things, or stick out as in people notice them?

Stick out as in the sense of being either tacky or gaudy. Ya know, like gold dollar signs.

That in mind, a friend of mine gave me Chicago Bears cuff links for standing up at his wedding. Every groomsmen received NFL themed cufflinks of their favorite team. They're actually really, really nice and pair well with an orange and navy striped tie.

And some can pull off wearing cufflinks that have the "Yin and Yang" symbols on it, but very few can.

Frown: It is still raining. Haven't been able to mow the yard in two weeks, and it will continue to rain throughout the weekend.


I don't do much facebooking, but I do pass on a lot of messages about dogs up for adoption that are scheduled to be destroyed. Sometimes it wears me down as every day thousands of puppies are destroyed. Not rabid pit bulls, innocent puppies. And they only get weeks in a shelter. Weeks.

It's weird that rapists and serial killers spend life in prison, but we live in a society that kills puppies in just a few days. It's silly to compare people like Charles Manson to a puppy, but shouldn't a puppy have a better life than Charles Manson?

I don't see dogs taking over the world, so why don't we act more like Cuba and let stray dogs be stray dogs? Bad dogs? Sure, lock 'em up. But let a good dog live. No need to put it in confinement and then kill it.

[Forlorn Drifter]

Gotta remember Luke, we're in a society where people are put above animals, even the bad ones. Some will disagree with this, of course, as I think you do to an extent, but that's where we currently sit.

I always feel like I'm really busy here in school, but when I sit down and think about it, I'm not. I need to work on my time management, or something. I'm also constantly tired despite sleeping correctly and (usually) eating enough. I don't know what that is about.

[Luke]

Gotta remember Luke, we're in a society where people are put above animals, even the bad ones. Some will disagree with this, of course, as I think you do to an extent, but that's where we currently sit.

I understand that with our current judicial setting that appeals are needed and are a right of an US citizen. And of course people who are innocent go to the pen. But for the people who admit "Yeah I raped my brother and then killed him and my wife" can we please pass some law that the death penalty to those who admit to murder, with more than profound evidence, be dealt within a week?

Not defendants with mental issues who are talked in to being cooperative, people like the Batman movie killings and the Boston bomber who had strategic plans, we have video footage to the crimes, and they admitted to killing people. And it's been years. YEARS. And little puppies get a week in a prison before they are destroyed.

And these puppies don't get a bed, they don't get a television, don't get time to walk around the yard, and are usually handled by assholes on probation that should be the ones stuck in a cage.

But let me tell you how I really feel about it...

[REPO Man]

Restaurant's closed until Tuesday, so that's two days I won't be working, and therefore getting paid.

But that's a long weekend.

Like I need any more time off. Last time the restaurant was closed for an extended period of time, my paycheck was about $100-150 less than usual.

And Joaquin. The twat.

[jinx]

Help guys! I think I've gotten lost. Where am I???

[Luke]

Help guys! I think I've gotten lost. Where am I???

Your avatar says Austin, but wherever you go, there you are.

You're a sight for sore eyes Jinx, even if I can't see ya.

Frown: Parents were supposed to visit, but the weather is miserable. Five hours of driving in this stuff is not something one should do .

[jinx]

I am happier than I've ever been.

Moved to Austin and got my old SysAdmin job back and I am absolutely loving it the second time around. Nothing like the first time when I was stressed out ever night to the point where I just wanted to park my car on the train tracks and wait...

I have made a lot of friends. I actually go out and hangout with people. I have a wonderful boyfriend that is absolutely amazing.

I did twist my ankle and damaged a nerve. Pretty sure this ankle will never function right again. If I wasn't already clumsy enough...

Sad Stuff:

In the end, Cara and I just couldn't work things out. We had been talking about splitting is Houston, so it was mutual. I had to make the decision to leave them behind because we were struggling for money and none of the jobs around there were cutting it. When I got this job offer, I couldn't refuse as it was the perfect excuse to not only restart my career and make enough money to support my kid, but improve myself ten-fold. More confidence, more self-esteem, more social, more driven.

[KalessinDB]

Help guys! I think I've gotten lost. Where am I???

Jinx is back!
24 hours down (in 2 days), 40 to go (in 3 days) this week. Gonna be a long one.