You’re right, Van, I’m laughing at you. Our schools don’t shut down until the temperature reaches -40 (honestly). And the last time I remember my husband staying home because of snow, we had a record 24″ in 8 hours. (doesn’t happen often, this was about 5 years ago).
Brits are nothing but a bunch of weather wusses :)
Got tired of hearing that the “Stimulus Bill was full of pork” without getting any real details of what that meant. So, I am wading through a downloaded copy of what was passed by the House.
As one might reasonably expect … the issue is not “black & white”
I found one item that seems near and dear to the hearts of some Deadpanites. They have included $160 million for “Americorps”.
Is this “pork” ?
I guess if you are a stockholder of Haliburton it would probably seem that way. Then again, Haliburton had their corporate offices moved to the Middle Eastern country of Dubai so that they would no longer be the answerable to the U.S. government OR have to pay US corporate taxes.
Money going to Americorps though, gets spent on U.S. soil – mostly in the very communities where they are helping out.
I guess it is all “Pork” – it’s just a mater of who’s getting fed.
Van: I’m not laughing at you. Your country just isn’t equipped to handle snow. I’ve seen Dallas shutdown for barely 1/2″ of snow–they aren’t equipped either.
I will laugh at nobody who is getting snow. On two different occasions here in Arizona, I’ve been delayed on flights into/out of our airport due to the runway being frozen (no actual snow) and the runway being too hot causing it to be soft and melty.
Kitty and I have shared lunch. (once again she didn’t help with the clean up afterwords)
The litter boxes have been cleaned and the garbage has been taken to the curb (she also didn’t help with this. Really must have words with that cat)
And the first of three loads of laundry has been folded (kitty did help with that, but her idea of helping is to climb into the basket of warm laundry and lay down in it, making it impossible to fold).
Now… spreadsheets.
- on a side note, the noon news did mention London’s weather woes.
ditto, I think my favorite was the careerbuilder spot. Altho the 1-second ad also deserves an honorable mention (as if there’s anything honorable about Super Bowl commercials).
The worst ad was probably Bruce Springsteen, dredging up his tacky old catalog.
You know, the Japanese may be strange, perverted, weird, or whatever adjective you want to choose, but they really do have a talent for horror. I recently read a 3 page short story that was damn creepy. I don’t think I’ll look at sandboxes the same way again.
RE: Ads
“Go Daddy” – the Paris Hilton of Super Bowl advertisers?
“McGuyver Parody” – all set up, No Joke. Honestly, I expected a 2nd spot that would be the punchline. Never happened.
“Careerbuilder” was pretty good.
“Bruce Springsteen” – can be counted on to deliver a consistent product. Not sure when the last time was he delivered art.
I think my favorite was the determined kid in his pajama’s and cape walking through the city. Besides the fact that that the “grown up” looked like “Wash” (cast an actor from Firefly and you automatically score points in my book) … I connected with the – “remember those dreams you had?” theme.
Joe: I thought the same thing about the Pepsuber commercial. The only cool part was MacGyver was actually in it. :) I much preferred what Pepsi did with “I’m Good”.
I thought the “Inner Hero” commercial was building up to a great moment but then it closed for an ad to Universal Studios. I felt a bit let down, to be honest.
Pepsuber was cute, then they showed MacGyver and I thought “This is going to be great …” and it wasn’t. Would have been funner to have the actual MacGyver save the day but somehow have everyone (including the spoof guy) think that the Pepsi guy was responsible for doing so.
Will say that “Inner Hero” failed as advertising because I couldn’t even remember who it was for. You’re right about the set up on that one … really seemed to be building to something much more profound then an amusement park.
Danica Patric = FAIL
IMHO – million dollar driving skills, 10 cents worth of class. meh
“Money going to Americorps though, gets spent on U.S. soil – mostly in the very communities where they are helping out.”
Damn straight! For you non-AmeriCorps-Members, that money is going to give a lot of people like me the money they need to live on while they’re spending a year working to make the communities they’re living in safer, smarter, and/or healthier.
ditto, speaking as an anime-n00b, you (and whoever else knows this stuff) should give the rest of us a crash course, sometime.
I’ve seen Akira and the first 2 Vampire Hunter D films (were there more?), and I’ve loved almost everything from Miyazaki. The Ghost in the Shell movies were great too, although I wasn’t nearly as impressed with the tv series. I find that the over-the-top attempts at humor in a lot of anime just shuts me out completely.
Amy – I don’t see that as pork either. I too see it as creating jobs WHILE improving our communities. The CEO’s of the (remaining) major banks in this country don’t seem to see it that way though.
Who do you think will get the most “air time” though?
You, … or the Republican congressman who have been bought with millions in lobbying dollars by the failed banking industry.
I thought the media was supposed to be controlled by the Liberals. What’s happened with that?
So my mom sent me an ad for services in her local area:
“Will trade Chainsaw work for liquor. (Saanich Peninsula)
________________________________________
I have 3 saws and all the related equipment.
Will buck, split, and stack your firewood in exchange for liquor.
Don’t worry, I drink after the work day!
I’ll do an honest 8 hour day in exchange for a 60 oz. Bottle of liquor.
I’ve been using saws for 25 years, I don’t mess around.
If my terms aren’t fair in your view, we can discuss something more to your liking.
Thanks :)
• Location: Saanich Peninsula
• it’s NOT ok to contact this poster with services or other commercial interests
Posting ID: 986993337″
Jack: Sure, I don’t mind making anime recommendations. The thing with anime is that it isn’t a genre, rather, it’s a style that incorporates many genres. So, since people’s preferences vary so much there is bound to be plenty of disagreement as to what’s good. If I know what you typically like, I can make recommendations based on that.
Meeting is over, the good news is I still have a job, the bad news is that general office time (about half my paycheck) pays me 30% the standard rate. The net effect is a 40% reduction in my pay check, which has already been reduced 30%. I’m making half what I was making back in August. It’s time to move on. So any leads on 40K plus jobs?
(awkward segway)
Speaking of which …
(/awkward segway)
There is a distinct lack of Van this morning. Do you suppose polar bears are now running rampant through the streets in England?
Alas, I too have nothing good to offer on the job front. It’s finally made it’s way to Texas in a big way. I should survive, but I expect my company will be about 1/3 the size it was last year.
I can tell you we’re in for a long recovery…whenever it does actually begin. So much capacity has just been shut down due to the lack of demand. Even if people did suddenly start buying stuff again, it’s going to take a while to get the supply chain ramped back up.
I see I managed to not check in at all yesterday…bad Ed!
RE: Superbowl – the game, at least, was excellent. Didn’t bother to watch the halftime show. There certainly wasn’t much in the way of memorable commercials.
Honestly, I think the best part was the attention that NBC put on the Monday night line up. I’m hoping that Chuck at least gets the audience it needs to keep going.
Chuck is still on the DVR to check out, but we did watch Heroes last night. The opening looks strong. I just hope the writers have a full season worth of idea this time.
I’m afraid you are right Ed. Architecture (especially commercial architecture, yeah me!) has been completely hard hit. Firms that were hiring a year ago are bankrupt. I believe the firm I am in will be bankrupt within three months. It’s going to be two years for architecture to become a viable industry again. I seriously entertaining the thought of retraining for a job in health care, something that can last through this recession.
Rhettro, I’m afraid that even healthcare is being hit by this financial axe. In another field I have a phone meeting in 5 minutes. Here’s hoping I have a job when I return as well.
Oh, btw Pannites. I’ve been lurking a bit lately as I catch up :)
Busy morning at work, snow all gone, oh and somebody on the 24 writing staff maybe a closet scifi fan..the plant manager in the latest episode was called John Brunner.
Sorry to hear the news about your job Rhettro, hopefully you’ll have better luck in the future.
My brotherinlaw thinks he’s getting the chop in March, works for a firm that supplies Nissan with parts and the car industry (what’s left of if) in the UK is having it bad of time of it,
I hope so too, Van and I wish everyone who is having a hard time good luck. On the bright side, the odds of my family getting tossed out into the street are pretty slim. The absolute worse case would be that we’d loose our house and I’d have to move in with my folks. My wife could keep her current job and telecommute if that happened. I have no idea what that would do to our credit and our ability to buy a house again. My guess is that if things are so bad that we would loose our home, so would a sizable chunk of the country, and there would have to be some form of federal amnesty given to people’s credit. Those kind of hard decisions are at least nine months off for me. I know there are people out there a lot worse off and I feel for them.
I lucked out at the beginning of this year. I think I’m the only not mechanic left in our plant with less than 10 years seniority. As it is, I can’t complain about the loss of overtime anymore.
Ah, who am I kidding. That overtime every week was sweeeeeeet. I miss it.
Hey Rhett, just read your Facebook note. While I think Calgary is one of the few places in North America still hiring people (in general anyway)I don’t think “relocating” would refer to Canada.
I watched the season opener. It was nice to see after having tried to watch LAST seasons opener (twice) and then skipping the entire season, I could follow along easily enough.
It was entertaining though not what I would call “gripping”.
WARNING. Possible spoiler comment :
Next week’s previews left me wondering if this was going to be called “Heros – The LOST season.”
We have Heroes on our PVR, but won’t be able to watch it for a few days. My hubby has a parent council meeting tonight, then some other school stuff for the rest of the week.
Rhettro, and anyone else who thinks s/he’s in danger of losing a job: My dad has been pushing me to become a computer networking technician. I think that has at least some chance of lasting through the recession. I’m not in love with the idea, but if I can’t get anything else to pan out (translating, or more ESOL teaching), I might go for the Cisco networking certificate.
Amy, just be cautious, because as school districts – particularly in CA, which is what I know the most about – are laying off district-level staff, and putting those folks back in the classroom. Each time that happens, a teacher gets bumped out. ESL, though, is an excellent field to get into — high demand, great results, limited field.
So for the obvious reason I need not state, I couldn’t see the latest Chuck in 3D, so for those who got the glasses was it good? or was it like the old Viewmaster toys?
I woke up with Savage Garden’s Affirmation stuck in my head.
I believe in Karma what you give is what you get returned
I believe you can’t appreciate real love ’til you’ve been burned
I believe the grass is no more greener on the other side
I believe you don’t know what you’ve got until you say goodbye
I believe in Karma what you give is what you get returned … only dismembered, burned, wrapped in contractor plastic and mailed to you in several small, unlabeled boxes.
I believe you can’t appreciate real love ’til you’ve set it on fire to free it from all of the evil thoughts it made you have.
I believe the grass is no more greener on the other side but that smoking it just might put off that “Mall shooting rampage” you have been planning – for one more day.
I believe you don’t know what you’ve got until you say goodbye … and then nail the lid shut and cover it with three feet of dirt. You’ll want to wear your earbuds and play your “Air Supply” song list really loud to cover up all of that pitiful, muffled pleading. It can be distracting.
Thanks for the input Amy. I’ve got several leads from my call out to the “nets” yesterday. My office just landed a very short term job, but one that’ll keep me out of the red another month. So today’s stress level is definately lower than yesterday’s.
I’m alone in the room so I dropped in. Typically while I’m training the guy to fill in during child leave (and eventually replace me when they decide they pay me too much) I just occasionally jot off something in the
The Beatles – Were just a band.
Led Zepplin – Just a band.
The Beach Boys – Just a band.
The Sex Pistols – Just a band.
The Clash – Just a band.
Crass – Just a band.
Minor Threat – Just a band.
The Cure – Just a band.
The Smiths – Just a band.
Nirvana – Just a band.
The Pixies – Just a band.
Oasis – Just a band.
Radiohead – Just a band.
Bloc Party – Just a band.
The Arctic Monkeys – Just a band.
The next big thing – JUST A BAND.
That post was hampered by me lazily using a “less-than” sign instead of spelling it out, as you might to save characters. what followed the sign was “140 characters range.”
Wow. I just heard the best term that describes a certain behavior that is endemic in my industry. The Changeineer. To quote the ACM article I’m reading:
“What’s a changeineer? Usually this is the person [sent] out to a remote site, like a data center when something breaks. They don’t really know how the system works or how to fix it, but they do know how to change every single component in the system until the problem magically disappears, at least for a few days. Disk is slow? Change the disk. That didn’t work? Upgrade the CPU. Still slow? Get faster RAM. Ad nauseam.”
On another note – at the zoo the other day, there were several teenage girls (jailbait as my male friends would call them) wearing Twilight shirts.
On the front it says, “Twilight” and on the back it says, “the forbidden fruit tastes the sweetest”
Am I nuts or is this just asking for trouble?
http://tinyurl.com/aokcyy
It was an entertaining game. The officials played too large of a role, but I wouldn’t blame them for the outcome.
No is still no, no matter what it says on the T shirt.
Morning Pan, the snow has arrived with more expected later.
So went for a walk in the snow…I was dressed as a tribute to Ice Station Zebra.
For the deadpanites in real cold climes…try not to laugh:
http://tinyurl.com/amlcle
BRITAIN SHUTS DOWN
should have been the headline…the Russians are laughing at us according to one news story…
So enough to give anybody with a phone made in China some pause:
http://tinyurl.com/bd73hh
Morning Pan!
6:30 and a balmy -3 right now.
You’re right, Van, I’m laughing at you. Our schools don’t shut down until the temperature reaches -40 (honestly). And the last time I remember my husband staying home because of snow, we had a record 24″ in 8 hours. (doesn’t happen often, this was about 5 years ago).
Brits are nothing but a bunch of weather wusses :)
RE: T-Shirt
Hmmmm. Referring to women as produce.
Nothing controversial there.
Women as produce!?!
Gives new meaning to the Farmer’s Market doesn’t it…
There’s an old Goldie Hawn movie called “The Duchess and the Dirtwater Fox”. In it is a song called “Please don’t touch me plums”
“enjoy a fuzzy peach, but please don’t touch my plums.”
*resists temptation to run headlong down that path*
Got tired of hearing that the “Stimulus Bill was full of pork” without getting any real details of what that meant. So, I am wading through a downloaded copy of what was passed by the House.
As one might reasonably expect … the issue is not “black & white”
I found one item that seems near and dear to the hearts of some Deadpanites. They have included $160 million for “Americorps”.
Is this “pork” ?
I guess if you are a stockholder of Haliburton it would probably seem that way. Then again, Haliburton had their corporate offices moved to the Middle Eastern country of Dubai so that they would no longer be the answerable to the U.S. government OR have to pay US corporate taxes.
Money going to Americorps though, gets spent on U.S. soil – mostly in the very communities where they are helping out.
I guess it is all “Pork” – it’s just a mater of who’s getting fed.
Van: I’m not laughing at you. Your country just isn’t equipped to handle snow. I’ve seen Dallas shutdown for barely 1/2″ of snow–they aren’t equipped either.
I will laugh at nobody who is getting snow. On two different occasions here in Arizona, I’ve been delayed on flights into/out of our airport due to the runway being frozen (no actual snow) and the runway being too hot causing it to be soft and melty.
I’d be pissed if I traveled all the way to England today, only to find out they were closed.
Failed marketing campaign?
Arizona – We’re soft and melty !
Only when J0e uses that sultry sexy voice that he has…
CP: Robert Onion — Frank Black
And, just cuz I can…
“Okay, campers, rise and shine, and don’t forget your booties
because it’s COOOLD out there today!”
That’s right! IT’S GROUNDHOG DAY!!!
So, what were your favorite and least favorite commercials from last night?
My favorite was the Hulu commercial with Alec Baldwin.
My least favorite–ignoring GoDaddy cuz that’s too easy–was the Coke parody of the classic “Mean” Joe Green.
Kitty and I have shared lunch. (once again she didn’t help with the clean up afterwords)
The litter boxes have been cleaned and the garbage has been taken to the curb (she also didn’t help with this. Really must have words with that cat)
And the first of three loads of laundry has been folded (kitty did help with that, but her idea of helping is to climb into the basket of warm laundry and lay down in it, making it impossible to fold).
Now… spreadsheets.
- on a side note, the noon news did mention London’s weather woes.
ditto, I think my favorite was the careerbuilder spot. Altho the 1-second ad also deserves an honorable mention (as if there’s anything honorable about Super Bowl commercials).
The worst ad was probably Bruce Springsteen, dredging up his tacky old catalog.
CP: All The Way To Heaven — Beat Under Control
CW: Being Human Episode 1
Is it wrong that I find this hilarious? http://www.newsday.com/news/local/newyork/ny-nybite0203,0,5114201.story
“Groundhog bites Bloomberg at ceremony”
I liked the Pepsi McGuyver parody.
The inventor of Playmobil characters has died:
http://tinyurl.com/bzwrcw
You know, the Japanese may be strange, perverted, weird, or whatever adjective you want to choose, but they really do have a talent for horror. I recently read a 3 page short story that was damn creepy. I don’t think I’ll look at sandboxes the same way again.
So true:
http://www.questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=1330
Some games are much much much more fun with booze. ;)
RE: Ads
“Go Daddy” – the Paris Hilton of Super Bowl advertisers?
“McGuyver Parody” – all set up, No Joke. Honestly, I expected a 2nd spot that would be the punchline. Never happened.
“Careerbuilder” was pretty good.
“Bruce Springsteen” – can be counted on to deliver a consistent product. Not sure when the last time was he delivered art.
I think my favorite was the determined kid in his pajama’s and cape walking through the city. Besides the fact that that the “grown up” looked like “Wash” (cast an actor from Firefly and you automatically score points in my book) … I connected with the – “remember those dreams you had?” theme.
Joe: I thought the same thing about the Pepsuber commercial. The only cool part was MacGyver was actually in it. :) I much preferred what Pepsi did with “I’m Good”.
I thought the “Inner Hero” commercial was building up to a great moment but then it closed for an ad to Universal Studios. I felt a bit let down, to be honest.
CP: Just A Toy — Barenaked Ladies
I agree with the “I’m good” spot.
Pepsuber was cute, then they showed MacGyver and I thought “This is going to be great …” and it wasn’t. Would have been funner to have the actual MacGyver save the day but somehow have everyone (including the spoof guy) think that the Pepsi guy was responsible for doing so.
Will say that “Inner Hero” failed as advertising because I couldn’t even remember who it was for. You’re right about the set up on that one … really seemed to be building to something much more profound then an amusement park.
Danica Patric = FAIL
IMHO – million dollar driving skills, 10 cents worth of class. meh
If memory serves, J0e, you and Jessica preferred a different female driver?
Evening, Deadpan! Work = yuck right now. Busy, busy, busy. Hope you all are doing fine.
I guess I’ve always been more attracted to women than I am to little girls.
Here are the two in a “work safe”, side by side shot -
http://tinyurl.com/b4pb3e
Watched “The Girl Who Leapt Through Time” again. This time the English DVD dub. They did an excellent job for a great movie, imo.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Girl_Who_Leapt_Through_Time
Earlier, J0e said:
“Money going to Americorps though, gets spent on U.S. soil – mostly in the very communities where they are helping out.”
Damn straight! For you non-AmeriCorps-Members, that money is going to give a lot of people like me the money they need to live on while they’re spending a year working to make the communities they’re living in safer, smarter, and/or healthier.
ditto, speaking as an anime-n00b, you (and whoever else knows this stuff) should give the rest of us a crash course, sometime.
I’ve seen Akira and the first 2 Vampire Hunter D films (were there more?), and I’ve loved almost everything from Miyazaki. The Ghost in the Shell movies were great too, although I wasn’t nearly as impressed with the tv series. I find that the over-the-top attempts at humor in a lot of anime just shuts me out completely.
And that is NOT pork-spending, Amy.
The anime thing wasn’t the reason I dropped by. It was to share this bit of silliness:
http://www.mspaintadventures.com/piefpafpauw/
I clicked the link and now I cannot stop the fit of giggling in order to do my work.
… and I’m only on the second video … so far.
:)
And one final link for the evening:
http://tinyurl.com/bky6dh
Dr. Neil deGrasse Tyson is just awesome.
Don’t think that anime got a cinema release near me ditto.
I’ll have to have a look to see if it got a DVD release in the UK.
Morning Pan, pissing down here, these boots are made for walking..
Happy Tuesday, Deadpan!
Might be a rough day at Evil, Inc. today, so I might (again) be sparse. Wanted to drop in pre-shower and say hi! Miss y’all.
Hi EssBeeeeeeeee!
Jack – that is truly giggle-worthy.
Amy – I don’t see that as pork either. I too see it as creating jobs WHILE improving our communities. The CEO’s of the (remaining) major banks in this country don’t seem to see it that way though.
Who do you think will get the most “air time” though?
You, … or the Republican congressman who have been bought with millions in lobbying dollars by the failed banking industry.
I thought the media was supposed to be controlled by the Liberals. What’s happened with that?
Morning Pan!
Hovering around freezing here, with expected temperature to reach around 12 C. I might actually peek my head outside today.
So my mom sent me an ad for services in her local area:
“Will trade Chainsaw work for liquor. (Saanich Peninsula)
________________________________________
I have 3 saws and all the related equipment.
Will buck, split, and stack your firewood in exchange for liquor.
Don’t worry, I drink after the work day!
I’ll do an honest 8 hour day in exchange for a 60 oz. Bottle of liquor.
I’ve been using saws for 25 years, I don’t mess around.
If my terms aren’t fair in your view, we can discuss something more to your liking.
Thanks :)
• Location: Saanich Peninsula
• it’s NOT ok to contact this poster with services or other commercial interests
Posting ID: 986993337″
How very strange.
BTW: I will PODCAST for liquor.
Joe: Sounds like a good idea.
Jack: Sure, I don’t mind making anime recommendations. The thing with anime is that it isn’t a genre, rather, it’s a style that incorporates many genres. So, since people’s preferences vary so much there is bound to be plenty of disagreement as to what’s good. If I know what you typically like, I can make recommendations based on that.
Company meeting in 20 minutes. This can’t be good.
Good luck, Rhettro.
…Bubblegum Crisis!
No?
…How about Gunsmith Cats?
Thanks ditto. :)
Meeting is over, the good news is I still have a job, the bad news is that general office time (about half my paycheck) pays me 30% the standard rate. The net effect is a 40% reduction in my pay check, which has already been reduced 30%. I’m making half what I was making back in August. It’s time to move on. So any leads on 40K plus jobs?
Sorry for the bad news at your job, Rhett. ugh. As you said, the good news is that you still have a job.
Holy F am I tired this morning.
Sorry to hear about that Rhett. It sucks. I wish I knew of something, unfortunately, anything I might know of wouldn’t do you much good down there.
That really stinks Rhett.
I wish I did have leads to employment. So many people I know are now looking.
Someone needs to find us a link to some funny monkeys or kittens or something.
I half kitten/half monkey monster might be even better.
(awkward segway)
Speaking of which …
(/awkward segway)
There is a distinct lack of Van this morning. Do you suppose polar bears are now running rampant through the streets in England?
I don’t know if this counts, but it’s pretty warped
http://www.addictinggames.com/kittencannon.html
Thanks for the input everyone. It’s high time I moved forward.
I saw Van on Facebook earlier today. Maybe he’s buried in snow?
More for J0e
http://www.animalliberationfront.com/News/AnimalPhotos/Animals_71-80/monkey_cat.htm
I don’t have anything like that, J0e, but I did make this half-pony, half-monkey to please you.
Sorry, Rhett!
No monkeys, but:
http://www.theonion.com/content/news/it_only_tuesday
Rhettro: Sorry, no leads. I wish I had some for myself too. I’ll keep my eyes open for you, just in case.
CP: Chain Reaction — Cloud Cult
Nice work with the links guys.
Humor has returned.
Thanks ditto, EssBee.
Alas, I too have nothing good to offer on the job front. It’s finally made it’s way to Texas in a big way. I should survive, but I expect my company will be about 1/3 the size it was last year.
I can tell you we’re in for a long recovery…whenever it does actually begin. So much capacity has just been shut down due to the lack of demand. Even if people did suddenly start buying stuff again, it’s going to take a while to get the supply chain ramped back up.
I see I managed to not check in at all yesterday…bad Ed!
RE: Superbowl – the game, at least, was excellent. Didn’t bother to watch the halftime show. There certainly wasn’t much in the way of memorable commercials.
Honestly, I think the best part was the attention that NBC put on the Monday night line up. I’m hoping that Chuck at least gets the audience it needs to keep going.
Chuck is still on the DVR to check out, but we did watch Heroes last night. The opening looks strong. I just hope the writers have a full season worth of idea this time.
I feel that it’s my duty to note “Free Grand Slam Day” at Denny’s is going on right now, and will continue until 2:00.
“Free Greasy Nipple Day” sounds better imo. ;)
I’m afraid you are right Ed. Architecture (especially commercial architecture, yeah me!) has been completely hard hit. Firms that were hiring a year ago are bankrupt. I believe the firm I am in will be bankrupt within three months. It’s going to be two years for architecture to become a viable industry again. I seriously entertaining the thought of retraining for a job in health care, something that can last through this recession.
I=I’m.
Rhettro, I’m afraid that even healthcare is being hit by this financial axe. In another field I have a phone meeting in 5 minutes. Here’s hoping I have a job when I return as well.
Oh, btw Pannites. I’ve been lurking a bit lately as I catch up :)
Busy morning at work, snow all gone, oh and somebody on the 24 writing staff maybe a closet scifi fan..the plant manager in the latest episode was called John Brunner.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Brunner_(novelist)
Sorry to hear the news about your job Rhettro, hopefully you’ll have better luck in the future.
My brotherinlaw thinks he’s getting the chop in March, works for a firm that supplies Nissan with parts and the car industry (what’s left of if) in the UK is having it bad of time of it,
I hope so too, Van and I wish everyone who is having a hard time good luck. On the bright side, the odds of my family getting tossed out into the street are pretty slim. The absolute worse case would be that we’d loose our house and I’d have to move in with my folks. My wife could keep her current job and telecommute if that happened. I have no idea what that would do to our credit and our ability to buy a house again. My guess is that if things are so bad that we would loose our home, so would a sizable chunk of the country, and there would have to be some form of federal amnesty given to people’s credit. Those kind of hard decisions are at least nine months off for me. I know there are people out there a lot worse off and I feel for them.
Hi Cynful.
I lucked out at the beginning of this year. I think I’m the only not mechanic left in our plant with less than 10 years seniority. As it is, I can’t complain about the loss of overtime anymore.
Ah, who am I kidding. That overtime every week was sweeeeeeet. I miss it.
Heh.
Hey Rhett, just read your Facebook note. While I think Calgary is one of the few places in North America still hiring people (in general anyway)I don’t think “relocating” would refer to Canada.
Here’s our local board anyway as an FYI
http://regionalhelpwanted.com/AdvSearch/AdvJobSearch_Result.cfm?SN=162&A=arch
Thanks TEB, at this point, I’d consider anything. :)
I’m not sure what work visa laws are for US workers in Canada. I know it’s fairly common, but I don’t know how it’s done.
(On a different note, if you did moved to Calgary, you’d be required – yes required – to join in our Friday night gaming :) )
That’d be a hell of a commute, AZ to Alberta every day.
I know of people who commute from Red Deer to Calgary (2 hours one way) every day, but Arizona?
However, I guess I shouldn’t talk since my office is in Burlington, Ontario.
RE: Heros
I watched the season opener. It was nice to see after having tried to watch LAST seasons opener (twice) and then skipping the entire season, I could follow along easily enough.
It was entertaining though not what I would call “gripping”.
WARNING. Possible spoiler comment :
Next week’s previews left me wondering if this was going to be called “Heros – The LOST season.”
We have Heroes on our PVR, but won’t be able to watch it for a few days. My hubby has a parent council meeting tonight, then some other school stuff for the rest of the week.
Our silly gaming night. Only one person ever actually uses the board, most everybody else phones.
http://groups.google.com/group/the-friday-gaming-table
Off to wash the car. Back in a bit!
There, my car is nice and clean. I also bought a sugar-free slurpee and a Bounty chocolate bar. I figure the two cancel each other out.
Two weeks in, and the guy’s already under siege. Sure, McCain would have faced the same thing, but…. damn…..
The bailout plan must be scrutinized as carefully as possible, but some of the critiques are obvious pundit-pleasing partisan attempts to undermine.
meh.
Abolish the two party “team” system now.
(w00t for slurpees, btw)
CP: Spacegirl — The Brian Jonestown Massacre
Rhettro, and anyone else who thinks s/he’s in danger of losing a job: My dad has been pushing me to become a computer networking technician. I think that has at least some chance of lasting through the recession. I’m not in love with the idea, but if I can’t get anything else to pan out (translating, or more ESOL teaching), I might go for the Cisco networking certificate.
Just don’t make the mistake I did – that “Crisco Networking” class turned out very badly.
LOL!
Amy, just be cautious, because as school districts – particularly in CA, which is what I know the most about – are laying off district-level staff, and putting those folks back in the classroom. Each time that happens, a teacher gets bumped out. ESL, though, is an excellent field to get into — high demand, great results, limited field.
“Crisco Networking” . . . ha ha.
… if they ask you to “Log-in” … JUST SAY NO.
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You’re cracking me up, JOe.
Thank you! You’ve been a lovely auience.
Remember to tip you Mangan and safe your hard drive on the way home.
Good night Cleveland!
Morning Pan, I’m beginning to hate early starts, bears have the right idea.
So for the obvious reason I need not state, I couldn’t see the latest Chuck in 3D, so for those who got the glasses was it good? or was it like the old Viewmaster toys?
I didn’t have the glasses either and found it annoying.
Did Chuck “jump the shark” with that episode?
Good morning, Pan.
I woke up with Savage Garden’s Affirmation stuck in my head.
I believe in Karma what you give is what you get returned
I believe you can’t appreciate real love ’til you’ve been burned
I believe the grass is no more greener on the other side
I believe you don’t know what you’ve got until you say goodbye
Hi, Pan.
Grr.
I believe in Karma what you give is what you get returned … only dismembered, burned, wrapped in contractor plastic and mailed to you in several small, unlabeled boxes.
I believe you can’t appreciate real love ’til you’ve set it on fire to free it from all of the evil thoughts it made you have.
I believe the grass is no more greener on the other side but that smoking it just might put off that “Mall shooting rampage” you have been planning – for one more day.
I believe you don’t know what you’ve got until you say goodbye … and then nail the lid shut and cover it with three feet of dirt. You’ll want to wear your earbuds and play your “Air Supply” song list really loud to cover up all of that pitiful, muffled pleading. It can be distracting.
I believe I may be feeling a little surly this morning.
That post is going to come back and to haunt me at my Senate confirmation hearing isn’t it ?
J0e, do you need a hug? ;)
CJ – I am thinking that J0e needs more than just a hug…
For that matter… So do I…
Well, I’ll give what I can. I’m sure I could use something hug-like or more as well.
*Hugs all around*
Thanks for the input Amy. I’ve got several leads from my call out to the “nets” yesterday. My office just landed a very short term job, but one that’ll keep me out of the red another month. So today’s stress level is definately lower than yesterday’s.
JOe your humour makes life worth living. Or at least gives us a reason to keep life’s brain dead body hooked up to the support system another week.
:)
… another reason to smile is that 15 degree (F) temperature makes cleaning up the dog poopy like picking up rocks.
So it’s all good!!!!
(plus I believe I get the “double Deadpan score” for being able to use the word “poopy” in my post!)
Waking up to lots of cat barf is not fun.
CP: You Can Be My Radio — The Everglades
(via Insomnia Radio daily mp3)
CP: Galaxie — Blind Melon
YES YES YES
President Obama is on the air RIGHT NOW (press conference) saying all the things I had been saying for the last 3 days -
His stimulus critics are saying we need to rely on the very ideas that led us to this problem.
That the American people wanted change from those failed ideas and elected him to make that change.
GO DADDY GO !!!!!
… the press conference is to announce that he is putting an end to THIS Century’s “Welfare Queens”.
(you can see my blog entry for a definition of that ) -
http://tinyurl.com/bsy9or
Sorry about the cat barf ditto. That’s as bad as runny dog poopy.
(scores again!!)
Glad to hear you are getting some pings Rhettro.
Daily Dose – Woohoo!
I wish I was that dedicated as those guys over there at IR…
It’s even better to discover that a.m. cat barf with your feet. . . while wearing socks. . .
I dunno cat barf between the toes is good way to wake you up quickly.
Ditto, are you speaking of your own personal morning cat barf or HellZiggy’s recent naked tumble ina puddle of cat barf?
I’m talking about my cat.
JohnBoze! I thought we’d lost ye entirely to twitter.
Keep us updated with baby news, when you can.
I’m alone in the room so I dropped in. Typically while I’m training the guy to fill in during child leave (and eventually replace me when they decide they pay me too much) I just occasionally jot off something in the
ZP takes a pot shot at user created content as he reviews Little Big Planet:
http://tinyurl.com/chr6nf
Search engines … is there a difference?
If I search for someone on Yahoo and don’t find them, am I any more likely to do so if I try again with Google?
The Beatles – Were just a band.
Led Zepplin – Just a band.
The Beach Boys – Just a band.
The Sex Pistols – Just a band.
The Clash – Just a band.
Crass – Just a band.
Minor Threat – Just a band.
The Cure – Just a band.
The Smiths – Just a band.
Nirvana – Just a band.
The Pixies – Just a band.
Oasis – Just a band.
Radiohead – Just a band.
Bloc Party – Just a band.
The Arctic Monkeys – Just a band.
The next big thing – JUST A BAND.
CP: Roadhouse Blues — The Doors
CP: My Lucky Day — Bruce Springsteen
(Just a band)
Speaking of bands, Spinal Tap to release new material.
http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/upcoming_releases/spinal_tap_recording_new_material.html
that’s weird – I’m justaJ0e
coincidence ????
It’s better than being just a jigga-joe. ;)
CP: Not Ready To Make Nice — Dixie Chicks
Thanks, JohnBoze, for the cliffhanger post. I don’t mean to give you a hard time for tweeting. :)
Just keep us abreast of your big news.
Yes, abreast.
Jack said, “abreast.”
Typical.
Why aren’t girls given the title of “Jr.” ?
CJ’s mother was also named CJ … why can’t she be CJ Jr. ?
Anybody know what the naming convention is with that?
BTW: ditto, perhaps I am ! ;)
er … that was supposed to read “IF CJ’s mother was named CJ”
I have no idea what CJ’s mother’s name is.
Funny…
That post was hampered by me lazily using a “less-than” sign instead of spelling it out, as you might to save characters. what followed the sign was “140 characters range.”
But of course WP saw it as part of an html tag…
And by funny you mean completely non-funny in a WP fucktardbot way.
CP: These Old Shoes — Deer Tick
Wow. I just heard the best term that describes a certain behavior that is endemic in my industry. The Changeineer. To quote the ACM article I’m reading:
“What’s a changeineer? Usually this is the person [sent] out to a remote site, like a data center when something breaks. They don’t really know how the system works or how to fix it, but they do know how to change every single component in the system until the problem magically disappears, at least for a few days. Disk is slow? Change the disk. That didn’t work? Upgrade the CPU. Still slow? Get faster RAM. Ad nauseam.”
Changaneering. Yes we can!
Thought that was the ‘Wing Commander Syndrome’.
What do we need to upgrade till this f**king game can run properly….
Sorry flashback there.
If only the Wing Commander people had applied that logic when casting Freddy Prinze Jr. to be in their movie.