Random thing you loathe right now.

Sounds about like knitting. Just as Rome wasn't built in a day, Socks were not darned on day one.

The Internet. It's starting to get to me. I'm seeing sarcasm everywhere. I can't understand what people are trying to say. I think... I think I'm changing.

Oh, and it's 7:30am but I haven't slept yet. Someone hit me with a mallet, please.

Thanks to that damn video, I keep calling it Cataca-lysm in my internal monologue.

Katy wrote:

Er... how do I cast on again?

Just click the notes on your distaff.

Katy wrote:
AnimeJ wrote:
Katy wrote:

Knitting.

Stupid string. Stupid sticks.

But knitted socks are awesome and cozy though... :(

Let's chronicle my knitting goals, shall we?

Oooh, knitting is cool! You can make socks! And cool looking mittens! And you can do fun things with colors!

(Katy convinces an aunt to teach her to knit.)

(Katy drops a stitch.)

Aieee! Panic! Too many stitches at once! (Frantically hands the test swatch to the aunt.) Fix it!

This isn't so hard. She told me I have nice even tension. I'll be making socks in no time! Maybe even knit a baby blanket for a friend!

(some time passes. Other projects are worked on.)

Er... how do I cast on again?

Well, OK, this isn't too bad.

I'm doing this myself, so I'll start with a cool scarf.

Changing from knit to purl I do what, then?

Maybe a simpler scarf, then.

I seem to go twice as slowly when I purl a row, don't I?

Wait, where did *that* loop come from?

Hey, I learned how to tediously undo stitches one by one.

Oops, there's a mistake four rows back. I'll just pull out the needle and rip back. What could go wrong?

Stupid string. Stupid sticks.

So goals went: Cool socks -> a hat -> fancy scarf -> simple scarf -> more than 200 stitches without making a mistake I can't fix myself without ripping everything out -> maybe I should finish that crochet blanket I was making for my daughter...

Kind of how I feel lately while trying finish a scarf I started 2 years ago. I have a new project picked out, a blanket made out of a bunch of scarfs. Sounds like an easy enough idea minus the fact the pattern calls for small yarn and large needles. I just can't seem to figure it out.

Spent 2 years at work getting everything in place for my team to work from home almost full-time. Changed our source control system, set up a VPN, got our development environment kinks worked out, and once everything was done, I get told I can only work from home one day a week.

I've had to beg for the last three months to work more than one day a week from home because my wife has a torn rotator cuff and needs help with pretty much everything. I don't want to take FMLA leave, because I'm unsure if it'll affect my retention contract that'll give me a 25% bonus if I don't quit before Feb 1st, and I need that bonus for a down payment on a new house so we can get out of the nightmare situation we're in with this house.

The one-day-a-week thing and a new, forced dress code they started in October have really made me dissatisfied, but today, in the middle of my vacation, I checked my work email, only to find that without even bothering to include me in the discussion, my team lead (and only other programmer on our team of 2) has switched us to a new source control system (MS Team Foundation Server).

I'm sure it's a fine product, and I have no beef with it on technical grounds, but I went through hell to get us off of SourceSafe and on to SourceGear Vault over a period of months, and apparently, we can just switch to something else without my knowledge the first time I leave for a few days.

If it weren't for that bonus, I'd quit today. It's become all too clear they no longer respect me. 33 days left to polish up my resume.

My 15 month old niece who loves to run around had to get a half body cast to fix a hip problem that could degenerate into a permanent limp. She can't even sit up.

Maq wrote:

I bought my wife an original Donkey Kong game and watch off eBay for Christmas, thereby healing a 30 year rift she's had with computer games in general.

The guy I bought it off dicked me around on payment details (posted the sale from one account, requested payment to another). After a lot of back and forth and insistence on going via eBay's system I finally got the thing on Xmas day only to find out a bunch of the upper screen elements are missing. He insists it was shipped in GWO, as listed.

Meh. I really don't want to have to go through all this crap.

Worse than I thought. eBay flat refuse to open a case on it. Basically I've been ripped off and there doesn't appear to be anything I can do about it.

Really, really, really pissed off about this.

That everyone in town is sick (including my wife) and can't come to my birthday party tonight. Oh well, more booze for the rest of us.

The Internet took a dump on me while in the middle of a battle against a Klingon cruiser. "Gee, why are they stopping? Wait, why am I stopping?"

Rat Boy wrote:

The Internet took a dump on me while in the middle of a battle against a Klingon cruiser. "Gee, why are they stopping? Wait, why am I stopping?"

Ahh, yes. That's always a fun situation. I remember having that happen to me a lot during the last month or two of my WoW addiction. It's especially not fun when one is the tank or healer. >_< Ended up being part of why I decided to quit.

Maq wrote:
Maq wrote:

I bought my wife an original Donkey Kong game and watch off eBay for Christmas, thereby healing a 30 year rift she's had with computer games in general.

The guy I bought it off dicked me around on payment details (posted the sale from one account, requested payment to another). After a lot of back and forth and insistence on going via eBay's system I finally got the thing on Xmas day only to find out a bunch of the upper screen elements are missing. He insists it was shipped in GWO, as listed.

Meh. I really don't want to have to go through all this crap.

Worse than I thought. eBay flat refuse to open a case on it. Basically I've been ripped off and there doesn't appear to be anything I can do about it.

Really, really, really pissed off about this.

How'd you pay? If it was through your CC, chargeback. If it was with PayPal, dispute the charge with them.

Personally, I loathe this week. Here's the short list of the last 7 days:

Sat: Roomate hits head around 2am, complains about a/c setting. He's had it at 5C(41F), which is freaking ridiculous in my opinion, and I've been bumping it to 20C(68F), which is completely reasonable. He does not agree, and blows up, yelling and swearing at me. I reiterate my point that 5C is friggin ridiculous, but he bumps it back down and storms off. This kicks off a week of uneasy silence and random douchery on his part, such as stowing the converter strip in the room away somewhere in his stuff during the days when he's not here. $3.50 fixes that, but irritating nonetheless.

So this morning, I'm on my way home by bike, get about halfway home, and get a snap from behind me. I look down, and find that the derailler has broken a link on the chain.

Granted, the level of suck previously listed does not mean the week has been completely in the hole...

Katy wrote:

Knitting.

Stupid string that worked perfectly fine for the 6 foot long awesome blanket I crocheted and then shredded itself into strings thinner than a spider's web when I tried to knit a baby blanket with it. Stupid sticks.

FTFY

I hate having dreams that make me feel alone and depressed...

AnimeJ wrote:

How'd you pay? If it was through your CC, chargeback. If it was with PayPal, dispute the charge with them.

Personally, I loathe this week. Here's the short list of the last 7 days:

Sat: Roomate hits head around 2am, complains about a/c setting. He's had it at 5C(41F), which is freaking ridiculous in my opinion, and I've been bumping it to 20C(68F), which is completely reasonable. He does not agree, and blows up, yelling and swearing at me. I reiterate my point that 5C is friggin ridiculous, but he bumps it back down and storms off. This kicks off a week of uneasy silence and random douchery on his part, such as stowing the converter strip in the room away somewhere in his stuff during the days when he's not here. $3.50 fixes that, but irritating nonetheless.

So this morning, I'm on my way home by bike, get about halfway home, and get a snap from behind me. I look down, and find that the derailler has broken a link on the chain.

Granted, the level of suck previously listed does not mean the week has been completely in the hole...

That sucks. While 68 might be a bit high for some people 41 seems utterly insane. Can you get a new roommate?

He's gone in about a month.

NathanialG wrote:
AnimeJ wrote:

Sat: Roomate hits head around 2am, complains about a/c setting. He's had it at 5C(41F), which is freaking ridiculous in my opinion, and I've been bumping it to 20C(68F), which is completely reasonable. He does not agree, and blows up, yelling and swearing at me. I reiterate my point that 5C is friggin ridiculous, but he bumps it back down and storms off. This kicks off a week of uneasy silence and random douchery on his part, such as stowing the converter strip in the room away somewhere in his stuff during the days when he's not here. $3.50 fixes that, but irritating nonetheless.

That sucks. While 68 might be a bit high for some people 41 seems utterly insane. Can you get a new roommate?

5°C is marginally warmer than my fridge. Is your roomie a pasty, lumpy, scarf-wearing, coal-for-eyes, kind of guy?

FatConan wrote:
NathanialG wrote:
AnimeJ wrote:

Sat: Roomate hits head around 2am, complains about a/c setting. He's had it at 5C(41F), which is freaking ridiculous in my opinion, and I've been bumping it to 20C(68F), which is completely reasonable. He does not agree, and blows up, yelling and swearing at me. I reiterate my point that 5C is friggin ridiculous, but he bumps it back down and storms off. This kicks off a week of uneasy silence and random douchery on his part, such as stowing the converter strip in the room away somewhere in his stuff during the days when he's not here. $3.50 fixes that, but irritating nonetheless.

That sucks. While 68 might be a bit high for some people 41 seems utterly insane. Can you get a new roommate?

5°C is marginally warmer than my fridge. Is your roomie a pasty, lumpy, scarf-wearing, coal-for-eyes, kind of guy?

No crap. Is he a skinny dude with shiny eyes? Might want to get his thyroid levels checked.

Coldstream wrote:
FatConan wrote:
NathanialG wrote:
AnimeJ wrote:

Sat: Roomate hits head around 2am, complains about a/c setting. He's had it at 5C(41F), which is freaking ridiculous in my opinion, and I've been bumping it to 20C(68F), which is completely reasonable. He does not agree, and blows up, yelling and swearing at me. I reiterate my point that 5C is friggin ridiculous, but he bumps it back down and storms off. This kicks off a week of uneasy silence and random douchery on his part, such as stowing the converter strip in the room away somewhere in his stuff during the days when he's not here. $3.50 fixes that, but irritating nonetheless.

That sucks. While 68 might be a bit high for some people 41 seems utterly insane. Can you get a new roommate?

5°C is marginally warmer than my fridge. Is your roomie a pasty, lumpy, scarf-wearing, coal-for-eyes, kind of guy?

No crap. Is he a skinny dude with shiny eyes? Might want to get his thyroid levels checked.

Nah, I think his roommate is probably

A Spanish physician of "striking intelligence and superior blood and breeding"
Mystic Violet wrote:

The Internet. It's starting to get to me. I'm seeing sarcasm everywhere. I can't understand what people are trying to say. I think... I think I'm changing. :shock:

I'm with you. I used to enjoy it a lot more than I do now, but I am also an addict who ends up using it at work and home.

FatConan wrote:
NathanialG wrote:
AnimeJ wrote:

Sat: Roomate hits head around 2am, complains about a/c setting. He's had it at 5C(41F), which is freaking ridiculous in my opinion, and I've been bumping it to 20C(68F), which is completely reasonable. He does not agree, and blows up, yelling and swearing at me. I reiterate my point that 5C is friggin ridiculous, but he bumps it back down and storms off. This kicks off a week of uneasy silence and random douchery on his part, such as stowing the converter strip in the room away somewhere in his stuff during the days when he's not here. $3.50 fixes that, but irritating nonetheless.

That sucks. While 68 might be a bit high for some people 41 seems utterly insane. Can you get a new roommate?

5°C is marginally warmer than my fridge. Is your roomie a pasty, lumpy, scarf-wearing, coal-for-eyes, kind of guy?

It's like someone in a science fiction movie. He's probably got a space alien gestating in his colon right now.

Tanglebones wrote:
Coldstream wrote:
FatConan wrote:
NathanialG wrote:
AnimeJ wrote:

Sat: Roomate hits head around 2am, complains about a/c setting. He's had it at 5C(41F), which is freaking ridiculous in my opinion, and I've been bumping it to 20C(68F), which is completely reasonable. He does not agree, and blows up, yelling and swearing at me. I reiterate my point that 5C is friggin ridiculous, but he bumps it back down and storms off. This kicks off a week of uneasy silence and random douchery on his part, such as stowing the converter strip in the room away somewhere in his stuff during the days when he's not here. $3.50 fixes that, but irritating nonetheless.

That sucks. While 68 might be a bit high for some people 41 seems utterly insane. Can you get a new roommate?

5°C is marginally warmer than my fridge. Is your roomie a pasty, lumpy, scarf-wearing, coal-for-eyes, kind of guy?

No crap. Is he a skinny dude with shiny eyes? Might want to get his thyroid levels checked.

Nah, I think his roommate is probably

A Spanish physician of "striking intelligence and superior blood and breeding"

I honestly have no idea what his deal is. All I know is that I have roughly 5 weeks left to deal with it, then I can nudge it up to 20C and stop sleeping in thick woolen socks.

My job.

The beginning of December I had a out-of-state meeting that took me away for three days. During that time a small amount of money went missing, and I was unable to find out why/who took it.

Then I took off for Christmas, leaving the 27th, coming back on the 1st. My second day home I got a call saying that someone had broken into my office and stolen all our back-up cash. Then I get back and find out one of my front desk staff has quit, and the next day one of my housekeepers quit.

I was short-staffed before, and now I am even worse off. I don't even like this job.

My girlfriend's cat that she's had since she was a little kid is dying. She's developed a pretty severe hyper thyroid problem and they unfortunately found it too late so the pills that are supposed to cure it just make her unable to hold down any food or water. They're waiting to see what happens but odds are they'll have to put her down tomorrow. Just a few days after we moved into the new apartment we love, she's staying at home to be with her until they know what they're going to do. I've had to put pets down before and while I hate it, I at least know what it's like but she's never had to. She's a mess about it and I hate seeing her like that.

Desserts. I am so sick of desserts because of Christmas/New Years.

Being sick on the day I get off for New Years ( Monday) and still being sick today. I leave tomorrow to go ice fishing for the rest of the week, and I really don't want to be sick when I go. Hopefully my body can recover tonight and tomorrow.

Eros wrote:

Desserts. I am so sick of desserts...

Does not compute.

edosan wrote:
Eros wrote:

Desserts. I am so sick of desserts...

Does not compute.

Eros is a big kid now.

The miserable health status of the avggeek household - I'm starting the year with an irritated disc in my neck and a lingering throat infection / cold. Mrs. avggeek is having a flare-up of her rheumatoid arthritis and I seem to have passed my cold to her

A couple of weeks ago, I found out that the organisation that lent the company Stlyez and I own our startup loan (the Canadian Youth Business Foundation) took extra money out in December with no explanation. I wasn't able to talk to them about it until yesterday because they decided to close for most of the month of December. After I get them on the phone, they steadfastly denied they took the extra money. I had to get our bank manager to source out the transactions and verify that in fact, they did take the money. After I call them back, they tried to tell us that our loan was in fact about 4 times bigger than it actually was and that's where the extra money was going, even though is was coming out in a second payment and wasn't proportionally large enough. The lady literally said "Yeah but my screen says we lent you this much." and I'm like "I'm telling you I know how much money we borrowed, your screen is wrong." After more investigation, they discovered that someone else's loan got attached to our account somehow and we have been making partial payments for them the last 3 months!

They're going to issue us a cheque but it will take who knows how long to arrive. We're trying to wind up the company and need this money to pay accounting fees now. This is the latest in a string of issues we've had with these people, all of which stem from just outright incompetence. This is an organisation that likely has millions of dollars in startup loans issued, all of which are underwritten by major banks and this is how they run things. If you're ever thinking of starting a business in Canada, do yourself a favour and borrow the money elsewhere.