Random thing you loathe right now.

St Hillary *hugs*

I was trying to look up Paul Giamatti's King John speech from the movie Ironclad today, only to discover that Warner Bros. has been on a tear around the Internet issuing takedown orders for it. Here's the thing: it's not like Ironclad had any kind of profile whatsoever. It wasn't very good, and even Giamatti was pretty uneven. But there's this one scene where Giamatti briefly buys in, and it's amazing. Basically, it's King John screaming at Brian Cox, but it's a fascinating glimpse into the kind of entitlement that must have governed royalty up until a century or so ago.

It is the only thing that could possibly generate any form of revenue from this movie, and Warner Bros. has been issuing takedowns like it was Obama on the drone controls. I realize that they can't just let these things slide, but it would have been far more intelligent to issue the notices then release the clip on their own Youtube channel.

Finally did find the scene on a semi-shady website (http://www.popscreen.com/v/5ZSVF/Bri...) but for some reason I dislike seeing copyright used for stupid reasons more than I dislike it being used for malicious reasons. I can at least understand the motivation for malice.

*HUGS* to St. Hillary from here as well.

I hope you get some better news today St. Hillary. *hugs*

Thank you for the e-hugs, it's definitely appreciated.

September 2012, Client: Gotta have it done, Gotta have it done. Job has to be done in record time. Now, now, now, now. Are you done yet? done yet? done yet? C'mon I told you about the job four hours ago, it's only a weeks work. Done yet? Yet? Done? Huh. What the f*ck are you doing, it's been seven hours? Done yet?

Work overtime, stay up late, don't see family, eat poorly, give up exercise. Deliver job in record time.

February 2013, with me busy on other jobs, because believe it or not my business doesn't run on one client.

Client: .... we just started reviewing the drawings yesterday, and we're excavating. We need you to make these changes. Hurry up. The form worker is on site. The surveyor is about to set this footing. Redesign the whole building on a whim, while we're building it..... Make the changes, make them. Forget that I haven't told you what I need changed yet. Hurry up.

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f*ck OFF.

I exaggerate slightly. Nice clients. Good guys.... but they run just like every other design builder. Why rush a project to completion when you're going to sit on it for months? There's no trophy for rush work. Just mistakes and reluctance in revisiting.

Can I become a Samurai sword maker? It will be done when it's good and F'n ready.

Breaking up with my first girlfriend after being together with her for over 4 years. And knowing I need to still focus on my work today, when my motivation (which is low at the best of times) just took a leave of absence. I honestly just want to sink into my bean-bag and watch TV until I melt into the carpet.

Also, e-hugs to all the other loathers. You're my people at the moment.

Redwing wrote:

Breaking up with my first girlfriend after being together with her for over 4 years. And knowing I need to still focus on my work today, when my motivation (which is low at the best of times) just took a leave of absence. I honestly just want to sink into my bean-bag and watch TV until I melt into the carpet.

Also, e-hugs to all the other loathers. You're my people at the moment.

It sucks, brother. But, although it's difficult to believe when you're in the middle of the pain, it gets better, and you'll move on. When I came out of an 8-year relationship I thought I'd never be able to find happiness with anyone else. I was wrong, and I found someone even more awesome. You will too.

Redwing wrote:

Breaking up with my first girlfriend after being together with her for over 4 years. And knowing I need to still focus on my work today, when my motivation (which is low at the best of times) just took a leave of absence. I honestly just want to sink into my bean-bag and watch TV until I melt into the carpet.

Also, e-hugs to all the other loathers. You're my people at the moment.

I'm with you there buddy. Not only am I currently going through a mega bad breakup (at least I don't like her anymore) about two years ago I went through what sounds like the same thing you're going through. I moved to Oregon to be with the girl that I dated all through college, we were together for 4 years or so and then she dumped me. Trust me when I say that there will be a day when you wake up in the morning and you just don't think about her anymore. It seems like it's a long way away but you'll get through it.

Thanks for the kind words chaps. It sucks right now, but ultimately I think we made the right choice. It was a mutual decision, and I think we'll both be better off in the end.

Watching two good people pack their stuff today and leave the company with 10+ years each. My company is flailing about and good people are being hurt, dammit. You wanna save money, walk through headquarters and fire every other person you walk by, you will save a ton and do a h@ll of a lot more good than what you have been doing.

The bureaucratic nonsense we have to go through to hire someone around here. We know who we want to hire, he already works for us as an intern, but we still have to interview at least 3 people and run it through a committee before we can even offer him the job.

Spotify commercials. I'm fine with commercials, but Spotify needs A) a larger library of self-advertising spots, and B) a larger library of advertisements in general, as I am so sick of hearing about 21 & Over and Advanced Autoparts that I will never give either of them my money.

Why did my landlord think it was a great idea to use semi-gloss paint on every wall ever in this unit? Why?

Also, what are the chances of him ponying up the nearly $2500 it's going to cost to sand that mess off, prime, and repaint?

I wish I could capture how awful the paint looks in any sort of light - shiny, and every imperfection shows (and there are loads of them because he did the painting himself and had no idea what he was doing). In direct sunlight, it not only looks like a shiny bad paint job, it's the colour of baby poo to boot.

This First World problem brought to you by shiny poo-coloured walls. Bah.

If they even let you repaint without declining your deposit, they probably won't foot the bill for letting you repaint.

Not sure why they used semi-gloss though, usually you use some form of matte for interiors and semi-gloss as accents, right?

Walmart had a sale on semi-gloss paint?

McIrishJihad wrote:

If they even let you repaint without declining your deposit, they probably won't foot the bill for letting you repaint.

Not sure why they used semi-gloss though, usually you use some form of matte for interiors and semi-gloss as accents, right?

Something like semi-gloss is good for kitchens as it is easier to clean so I'm assuming that was their reasoning.

(By the way, you really wouldn't need to sand it down. Remove anything that's peeling, wash down with TSP then a coat or two of Kilz primer, then paint.)

That feeling of impending doom you get when you've scheduled a meeting with a realtor and then, while googling tax rates to get a better idea of what costs would look like ahead of the meeting discover that the city you're living in is currently embroiled in a lawsuit. Big Whoop! Right? Well, it's for wrongful imprisonment, there's a racial element, a dirty cop element, and they are asking for over a 100 million dollars in damages. The insurers of the city have already found loopholes and will not be liable (the city is appealing one of those decisions). Any guesses where a city could raise money? -- Concerned future home-owner.

Being given a time frame for meeting up, and then watching the clock blow past it, especially when I'm super hungry.

Rykin wrote:

The bureaucratic nonsense we have to go through to hire someone around here. We know who we want to hire, he already works for us as an intern, but we still have to interview at least 3 people and run it through a committee before we can even offer him the job.

Could be worse. The company I work for is full of idiots in our IT department because there is to much red tape they can't hire anyone in less than 8 weeks after an interview. By the time they get around to making an offer the people we really liked have been snapped up by some other company. It gets old when you have like 1 guy/girl on each team that knows wtf they are doing, so they get all the work.

I'll claim that I'm an exception to this rule because I went through the process while I still had another job, so I had time to wait. The pay is amazing but the lack of talent is mind boggling. Yay for old school management and federal government-esque bureaucracy!

Unknown Soldier wrote:

The pay is amazing but the lack of talent is mind boggling. Yay for old school management and federal government-esque bureaucracy!

Here, here! Much in the same boat with the company I work with now.

I hate working on the first couple days of the month. We were so rushed yesterday I wasn't able to clock out until 40 minutes after I was originally scheduled to be off. >.<

dhelor wrote:

I hate working on the first couple days of the month. We were so rushed yesterday I wasn't able to clock out until 40 minutes after I was originally scheduled to be off. >.<

Because of paydays?

SixteenBlue wrote:
dhelor wrote:

I hate working on the first couple days of the month. We were so rushed yesterday I wasn't able to clock out until 40 minutes after I was originally scheduled to be off. >.<

Because of paydays?

Yeah, most people get paid/get Welfare checks on the first of the month. And guess where they come to eat when they're out doing their grocery shopping? Yeah.

I just ate at Moe's Southwest Grill for the first time. The place was super busy.

I am still baffled by the food people put up with around here. Terrrrrrible!

I think I had a migraine the other day. I get up before work, have some coffee, and hop in the shower. 2 minutes later my head is pounding in a way I've never felt before, I'm dizzy, nauseous, and feel like I'm about to keel over. I call out from work (which always makes me feel like an ***hole), and a few hours and some excedrin migraine later, it's all but gone. Had I known the meds would have helped that much, I probably could have muscled through my shift. Instead I stayed home, took care of my newborn, and played Skyrim. So...I guess it wasn't all bad.

Blind_Evil wrote:

I just ate at Moe's Southwest Grill for the first time. The place was super busy.

I am still baffled by the food people put up with around here. Terrrrrrible!

Terrible + super busy always says to me "this is a crappy place that's a destination for high school kids and others who don't know any better, like Cheesecake Factory". (Does Cheesecake Factory still exist?)

I hate Blackboard. I hate, hate, hate, hate, hate, hate, hate, hate Blackboard.

Hypatian wrote:
Blind_Evil wrote:

I just ate at Moe's Southwest Grill for the first time. The place was super busy.

I am still baffled by the food people put up with around here. Terrrrrrible!

Terrible + super busy always says to me "this is a crappy place that's a destination for high school kids and others who don't know any better, like Cheesecake Factory". (Does Cheesecake Factory still exist?)

Exists, and expanding, like the waistlines of its customers. They've got a lock on the 'high end' mall food market.

Miashara wrote:

I hate Blackboard. I hate, hate, hate, hate, hate, hate, hate, hate Blackboard.

Seconded. It's a horrible platform.