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 Posted: Mon Jan 07, 2008 9:22 pm
AzurePaleSky teh CB Our dog was having doggy dreams and twitching in his sleep. He also hasn't stopped sleeping since my mom made a proper bed for him XD;; HE'SSOCUTEOMG. I love it when they do that.... "Ahhh, he's dreaming he's running!" He really does look like he's running, too. whee Aww, I'm actually sad to leave him tomorrow sad I don't really like dogs but have officially tolerated this one for the past 2.5 days. :]
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Posted: Mon Jan 07, 2008 9:49 pm
*waves to everyone*
Happy (late) New Year. Came back from trip on Friday. Made a short entry on Beijing in my journal. Still trying to finish uploading all my pics. gonk
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Posted: Mon Jan 07, 2008 10:04 pm
Rosamaine *waves to everyone* Happy (late) New Year. Came back from trip on Friday. Made a short entry on Beijing in my journal. Still trying to finish uploading all my pics. gonk
ROSA! scream
Keys: Ah, alrighty. I was just curious because I wanted to know if something had beaten Afro Samurai's number, one million an episode. xd
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Posted: Mon Jan 07, 2008 10:18 pm
(changed the font color from my norm for the purpose of being able to stand this being it'll be a bit long)
Okay, so a fight broke out as everyone knows well by now. Where do I stand? Well, naturally I want things to be patched up, I want things to be happy and carefree again. I'd like the old AG back again. This isn't about what I want though (it should be about what the group wants as a whole. Not anyone of you can make anyone else do something you want unless it were to be a decision done as a group). I'm not demanding anything on anyone's part...but I will say ideas I have (which pretty much is the same thing others have said but in different ways). I agree with Psy that the AG was one of the best things to happen to me. I didn't feel like I belonged at first, and had a doubt about that at some point..but everyone was all, NO and just..made me feel better about it, even Stream.
Not everyone from the parties that got hurt may see this, which is fine..but if anyone wants to relay the message to others, that's fine too. I'm not going to venture into someone else's territory to try and talk, be nice, etc, only to be shot away without a chance to even speak. Now, I've seen both sides to it somewhat, and this is really a terrible thing that happened. Things got blown out of proportion, something so small that could have been fixed easily if the people had been willing to listen to each other and talk it out. Now, I understand that this can happen when a lot of s**t is going on in one's life..it's understandable. Everyone is only human after all, and when there's a lot of stress whether it deals with yourself or someone you love, it gets to you and there fore you lash out on others. It's happened to everyone at one point or another.
However, boundaries were overstepped, and many hurtful things were said and much upset was to be had by many. I was pretty quiet about the whole thing, and even when I was talking about it with others, I didn't say a lot. I'll admit here and now that, yes, I was afraid. I was afraid from the very first day I joined about saying certain things that would get someone on my case. I wanted to avoid it naturally, and over time I grew to know that many others felt the same. It's unfortunate, really, that things have come to what they have, but what is done is done..
Now that I'm taking the time to type something out in reply, I'm starting to get upset about it. This place was my home away from home, and a lot of you helped me through some s**t, just as most people here have. I love you guys. All of you. Even certain people that I'm sure hate me or dislike me, but you know...it's okay. It's true that certain things were said at one time that made me feel like complete and utter s**t, and I felt talked down to, and made it feel like I was being called a child. I got over it though, and I didn't say anything about it. Perhaps I should have? But I didn't want to stir things up in here, certainly not. Who would want the blame of causing grief here? No one.
There was a simple suggestion made to chat, as a whole group, and civilly at that, but it didn't go over well. Friendships were lost, people ganging up on others, and other people quitting. This is a stressful time, and you know..maybe you should just talk about it? If something is stressing you out, talk about it. Whether it's here or not, it wouldn't matter. But what matters is getting it out there and talking with someone that you know you can talk to. I know how good it feels to talk to someone about a problem, especially if it's one that's be running someone down for a while (I dealt with that when I had depression years ago, and getting help for it was the best thing I could have done).
Now, before I get off topic more... If people jump on me for this post, fine. I'll most likely ignore it because I don't have time to deal with hypocrites, children, etc. I don't want to waste my energy on that. But, if it's simply to discuss in an adult manner, alright! I'm all for that. If you disagree with something I said, well...then say it. If I don't agree with something you reply with, I'll very well ******** say it now. I'm not going to hide anymore and you know what? If I hurt someone's feelings for something I say that's just too bad. If it bothers someone that much, tell me and we can discuss what's wrong. I can play nice as long as people place nice with me. Treat people how you want to be treated...that kind of deal.
Drama can be a terrible thing. It makes people feel sad and upset. Though everyone realizes this, the fighting continues which is too bad. It'd be nice for everyone to get along, say what's on their mind without fear of being told their opinion doesn't matter. Friends have been lost, enemies made...now it's a battle of the sexes it seems. No one is right, but no one is wrong, either. Letting something simple blow up into something big which it shouldn't have, isn't the way to go. Can people speak peace to one another again? Will we be able to come back in days, weeks, months...years and be able to be friends again? I don't know, but I hope that sometime in the future, it can be fixed and problems set aside to bring the epic group of friends together again.
As for whether I stay..well..who seriously cares? There's only a select group of you that I've gotten close to I say. But seriously, I am staying..maybe mostly to lurk and read backlog and post to things I want to reply to. Basically what I do now except with less talking. I feel the tension here, and I don't like it like many others, so naturally I don't want to be around it. Anyone can very well PM me if need be, or even IM me on AIM or one of the other instant messaging things I have (though I'm on AOL/AIM more!).
So, that is my two cents. I realize it's kind of jumbled and doesn't all fall into one place. It may not even make sense..but it's how I feel (though I suppose parts of it were more about making observations). I'm not the best when it comes to describing things, but...this is just..what I wanted to say. I still hold all the love for you guys that I can, and I will miss some of you dearly.
heart
Bart
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Posted: Tue Jan 08, 2008 6:03 am
More leads on more jobs = win!
I found out that our union representative already is aware of many of the problems within my program, and that he is not fond of our interim site director OR one of the supervisors (both of whom I feel are totally untrustworthy). Oh, yes, I wish I could be there when the woman in charge of human resources talks to the union guy, and she brings it to the attention of the supervisors.
Serves them right.
I'm feeling a lot better now about the work situation.
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Posted: Tue Jan 08, 2008 9:48 am
LunaInverse More leads on more jobs = win! I found out that our union representative already is aware of many of the problems within my program, and that he is not fond of our interim site director OR one of the supervisors (both of whom I feel are totally untrustworthy). Oh, yes, I wish I could be there when the woman in charge of human resources talks to the union guy, and she brings it to the attention of the supervisors. Serves them right. I'm feeling a lot better now about the work situation.
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Posted: Tue Jan 08, 2008 10:33 am
I don't know if anyone will see this, but... I was actually wondering if anyone has any extra Hermes Moon (first generation only) they'd be willing to sell below market price. I have plenty of gold for it being I sold the MC '07 set yesterday but of course I'm looking around for deals..just let me know if you do! heart
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Posted: Tue Jan 08, 2008 4:16 pm
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Posted: Tue Jan 08, 2008 5:07 pm
I'd have to say that I agree with you overall, Bart, except to say that more has happened than has been explicitly stated here- or so I've been led to believe.
I have to say though that your policy of asking that people bring interpersonal issues to your attention in one way or another is the best policy.
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Posted: Tue Jan 08, 2008 5:08 pm
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Posted: Tue Jan 08, 2008 5:11 pm
Mass Effect has a choice of either a customized male or female character, or a default male or female character. Hyperchild made a figure of default male Shepard, and is now going on to other characters instead of making default female Shepard, who is totally way hotter and better and.. jerks. emo
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Posted: Tue Jan 08, 2008 5:16 pm
Skizzors Mass Effect has a choice of either a customized male or female character, or a default male or female character. Hyperchild made a figure of default male Shepard, and is now going on to other characters instead of making default female Shepard, who is totally way hotter and better and.. jerks. emo
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Posted: Tue Jan 08, 2008 6:30 pm
Oh Skizz, we started Bioshock over here. It's pretty. I'm not playing it though because it makes me motion sick, faster than average too. I am watching all the important scenes.
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Posted: Tue Jan 08, 2008 6:36 pm
TweedleKeys Oh Skizz, we started Bioshock over here. It's pretty. I'm not playing it though because it makes me motion sick, faster than average too. I am watching all the important scenes. Whoa, really, motion sick from a game? I didn't know that could happen..
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Posted: Tue Jan 08, 2008 6:41 pm
Skizzors TweedleKeys Oh Skizz, we started Bioshock over here. It's pretty. I'm not playing it though because it makes me motion sick, faster than average too. I am watching all the important scenes. Whoa, really, motion sick from a game? I didn't know that could happen.. Old timers like me who didn't play Doom and Descent until they were in middle school at least didn't develop the antibodies needed when they were young. Well actually I'm just very susceptible to certain kinds of motion sickness and FPSs tends to be the hardest on me. (I still love you, Descent!) Even things like Katamari I can't play for more than one and a half hours and that's knowing there will be hell to pay for it afterwards.
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