TOTALLY GEEKED!

NAOW wrote:

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Lexxy wrote:

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Lawyerlady wrote:

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Wow. My boss just pissed me off soooooo badly. We were on our way to lunch and he said something that pissed me off so bad that when we got there I did not go into lunch, I walked back to the office.

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 Yikes.  It may be an awkward afternoon.

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 Yes, it sounds like it. I'm curios (nosy) as to what he said.

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 Me too!

My goodness, that is quite the situation, NJN. I can't imagine that it's going to end well.

Czech, I'm glad your sister's grandchildren are okay. How scary!

LL, I'm curious, too.

Jeez, go off for a hair cut...and the crap hits the fan around here!

Dona Worry Be Happy wrote:

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I have, against my better judgment, named a calf Lolita. One of the guys adores her mother, Lola, and begged to be allowed to name the baby, which does look just like her mother.
Still. . . Lolita?
He is unaware of the connotations of the name, and I can't bring myself to explain them.

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I work with a few Filipinos named Lolita. Just say it's a calf who has a penchant for all things Filipino. 

Lawyerlady wrote:

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He has already tried to apologize and made it worse. Men suck at apologies. My office manager says it's because they don't get enough practice at them.


You won't get it if I tell you. It will sound like I completely and horribly over-reacted, but it was the straw that broke the camel's back.


But here goes - there was this woman that used to be a partner in our office and she was the most horrid, mean, narcissitic bitch I have ever met - we all walked on eggshells around her. Everyone was so happy when she left and everyone KNOWS how much I hate her. I mean, she is probably the only person I have actually ever hated in my life. And she was horribly unprofessional, wouldn't take phone calls, wouldn't make appointments, etc. Well, a couple of staff members think it is funny that whenever I do something or say something they don't like - they call me by her name. But my boss is different - he and I have a different relationship, we are like family. And today we were talking about how packed our parking lot is and the conference rooms are all busy b/c it is the last day of the month, and my estate planning appointments needing to be squeezed in today, I made a suggestion about not making any estate planning appointments on the last day of the month. And he called me her name. And it threw me over the edge. I equate her name with "bitch" and they know it, so imagine if your staff and boss went around calling you bitch whenever they disagreed with what you said, and then laughed about it. And THEN, when he came into "apologize", he actually accidentally called me by her name again. Seriously?

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Step back, take a deep breath, exhale, go take a 10 minute break and then slap the **** out of him.

Will reinforce his "oops".  

Now LAUGH!

Nobody Just Nobody wrote:

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There's a lady at my woman's group. And she was married for years and years and years. To an alcoholic that beat her. Her girls are all grown now. They all have drug problems of their own. One of her daughters got all three of her kids taken away by CPS which, HERE, is unheard of. She wanted to stay married and not get a divorce. She prayed really hard about it. Everyone supported her in the decision she made to stay. Even though he beat her. But she felt marriage was sacred so she stayed. Then he had an affair. I think that kind of pushed things over the edge. She decided to leave him. And we were all supportive of that given the situation. So she just left the guy about six weeks ago. She hadn't even found a place of her own and was staying with friends here and there. We are not in the position to put her up right now but I offered to meet with her and take her to lunch or dinner, my treat.

Last night she announced she was getting married. She hasn't even filed for a divorce! Apparently she was on the internet and met some guy in the Army who is serving in Afghanistan right now. He has a grown daughter. She has known him for three weeks. They are engaged. She said he has a lot of money and is going to buy her a nice home. Everything is wonderful. He's so sweet and is going to take care of her for the rest of her life.

I listened quietly. I didn't say anything. Everyone was telling her they were happy she found someone that makes her happy. I see disaster written all over this. And while I have no room to talk about fast moving internet relationships I wasn't coming out of a long term abusive relationship with a drunk. Ugh. I hope it works but I have a feeling there is going to be heartache down the road.

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Holy Cow!!! I see disaster written all over this one.

I have a better story, though. My mom's best friend was married to an abusive man. He would beat her regularly, and she would run to our house, broken and bloody, for safety, while he ranted outside and threw rocks at the house.She couldn't leave him because, like many war orphans, she had no skills and no education. She finally realized that being alone and struggling was better than being dead.

Well, she finally divorced him and immediately won four million dollars in the lottery. She bought an apartment building, made money hand over fist, and then bought more.  She and her two sons will never have to work. Her youngest works for an NGO for human rights and her oldest spends all his time climbing Mount Everest and other hills.

flan327 wrote:

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I'm leaving early...headache. I'll feel better once I get home.

flan

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I hope you feel better soon, flan. 

Fort Worth Mom wrote:

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flan327 wrote:

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I'm leaving early...headache. I'll feel better once I get home.

flan

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I hope you feel better soon, flan. 

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Ditto 

just Czech wrote:

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Nobody Just Nobody wrote:

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Wow Weltz, that IS nuts. But good that it worked out for her!

And in a fit of crazy... We're celebrating DN's b/f and DH's birthday Sunday. DN wanted us to get him some Pikachu cookies from a special store in Austin. They are five dollars a cookie there. Too rich for our blood. So I went to my regular baker and she is booked through the next two months with wedding cakes. Went to yet another bakery and they said yes they could do it for six bucks a cookie. Not wanting to go into debt for two dozen cookies I came up with an alternate idea. Call SS's mom! She does stuff like this for a living. And she agreed! So she will be making cookies for us. We're going to pay her though. Just not six bucks a cookie!

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She charges six bucks a cookie? Wow.

Sounds like fun though.  

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 I think I found my new career!

Lawyerlady wrote:

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Alright. Boss came back in and apologized again (this time much better and sincerely). He finally got it.

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Southern_Belle wrote:

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Still sick as a dog. Went to the doc and he just thinks it's a virus. I'm miserable. Throat hurts SO bad! Got the "good" cough medicine. I see my fellow geeks are not having the best day either. Hope everyone feels better and those who can should have a large glass of wine.

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 I'm sorry you feel horrible. 

Southern_Belle wrote:

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Thanks guys. I seldom get sick but when I do it's a doozie. Supposed to get my flu shot next week.

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What a bummer, SB.

I hope you feel better soon! 

just Czech wrote:

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I had the flu shot last year and got the flu. So, yeah, last years dose was a huge fail. Only 23 % effective..

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So don't get one this year. It's entirely up to you. 

My DN had to get the flu shot. She works in billing in a hospital. We already got our flu shots. Three years ago SS got the flu and was down for about a month. He was so sick. And he was sick all during Christmas break. He was miserable. DH usually gets the flu but since he has started getting the shot he hasn't gotten the flu. I get it every year because I already have a weak immune system.

Anyway, here's a cross shot of my cake... A little slice of heaven.

just Czech wrote:

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Your cake looks wonderful, NJN.

We always get the flu shot as well. Last year it didn't work though. We all got the flu.

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 For me personally, the flu shot is something I do.  I know it can't prevent everything nor do I pretend it can.  But, if I can limit what I might get then I am all for that too.  And I promise you that if one of my family members is sick I will catch.  I am a sick magnet.

DN's b/f said he's not getting one.  I told him that was fine.  He doesn't work or live with old people or babies.  He's young and healthy as are most of the guys in his factory.  For people like him I don't think it's as big a deal.