Browncoat Bar & Grill - Reunion Tour by Nicodemus

Yeah apparently I should have been checking daily on my account.. they sent what's considered "test" charges of a dollar through yesterday and when I didn't close the card ( 'cause I hadn't checked the bank account) they charged $300 on nutra system...argh

To love someone is to see a miracle invisible to others.
--Francois Mauriac
It's fuzzy-minded liberal thinking like that that gets you eaten.

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Tuesday, April 14, 2009 10:20 AM

KELKHIL

See that falls onto the bank being at fault then MSA... a $1 charge should send up all kinds of alarms to your bank and they should have known it was a test and shut it down. There is almost no possible way to charge a single dollar anymore that and a 1 cent charge are the norm for account tests. They had teh warning and let it happen.

Stupid

Zombie Killing, Ninja in Training Kelkhil
The Shirtless Forsaken

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Tuesday, April 14, 2009 10:28 AM

actually it was 2 one dollar charges... so yes it should have flagged the account and given me a call, but most banks outsource that and it gets sent to a system which probably would have gotten around to me...I'm just glad my bank was able to put the money right back

To love someone is to see a miracle invisible to others.
--Francois Mauriac
It's fuzzy-minded liberal thinking like that that gets you eaten.

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Tuesday, April 14, 2009 1:17 PM

*Tentative knocking at the bar and grill's swing doors*

Ummm, can I come in? I know it's been an unforgivably long time since last I was here but I'm hoping that you are all forgiving people and might be willing to accept me back into the bosom of the Firefly family.

I have recently had a few days off from my horrible soul destroying job and became instantly depressed that I have very few friends or hobbies left to me. The teaching thing has expanded to eat my life. This is not of the good and I would like to scrape back some social interaction if this could be arranged please?!

Do you think it possible that I might be able to crack through the middle-aged crust of overwork that has turned me into a boring old fart?!

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Tuesday, April 14, 2009 1:40 PM

NVGHOSTRIDER

You're always welcome Ems. Grab a stool, a drink, and a funny hat.

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Tuesday, April 14, 2009 1:50 PM

Awww! Thanks my lovely! Tell you what, I'm just going to pass out in a drunk maudlin stupour over here for a few hours but when I wake up I would like to start the long slow process of catching up with what everyone's been up to.

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Tuesday, April 14, 2009 1:54 PM

NVGHOSTRIDER

Might have to consider that myself Thursday.

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Tuesday, April 14, 2009 2:06 PM

HUGS and HUGS Em...squeeeee you came to visit!! Yay!
Oh we have missed you gorgeous..
And yes you need to get out more..

To love someone is to see a miracle invisible to others.
--Francois Mauriac
It's fuzzy-minded liberal thinking like that that gets you eaten.

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Tuesday, April 14, 2009 3:05 PM

*tries to leave the shadows stealthily... and fails*

Stupid leg, keeps failing on me at all the wrong times.

*Limps across to the bar and refills oversized teacup with Russian Caravan. Looks back toward shadowy corner containing comfy seats, looks down at leg, then gives up and sits on a bar stool.*

So how's everyone doing on this sunny day?

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Tuesday, April 14, 2009 3:09 PM

STINKINGROSE

Emma! Let us sit and be gaseous and encrusted together.

Just as soon as I get the bat of DOOM and work off today's EVEN MORE IMPROVED DAY. (for asshats)

So we're down a nurse on vaycay, another one is scheduled off. We knew this. Then two more call in sick. We have THREE nurses and as many clinicians to see all the patients and the boss doesn't stop the walk-ins (the front end quietly did, however). One nurse came in on her day off for 7 friggin' hours to prep the charts for tomorrow. Another one came in at 3 and wondered why the boss hadn't asked her to come in sooner. Good question. We saw 47 people yesterday with twice the staff. We saw 56 today with what we had.

Remind me why I don't call in sick like everybody else when I don't feel like working?

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Tuesday, April 14, 2009 3:12 PM

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Originally posted by stinkingrose:

Remind me why I don't call in sick like everybody else when I don't feel like working?

Because you're a saint?

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Tuesday, April 14, 2009 3:30 PM

STINKINGROSE

Patron saint of the mildly concussed?

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Tuesday, April 14, 2009 3:48 PM

Or maybe Patron Saint of the Pink Landslides. At least you're a living saint, rather than a dead one.

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Tuesday, April 14, 2009 4:50 PM

or Jude patron saint of lost causes:)

To love someone is to see a miracle invisible to others.
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It's fuzzy-minded liberal thinking like that that gets you eaten.

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Tuesday, April 14, 2009 7:31 PM

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Originally posted by Hell's Kitten:

In need of the new Dresden book?

Yes.

*limits self to one word commentary en route to breakables room.*

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Wednesday, April 15, 2009 1:12 AM

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Originally posted by MsA:
HUGS and HUGS Em...squeeeee you came to visit!! Yay!

Ahh, thanks for the lovely welcome. And the good news is that I am less of a festering pustule of misery today. Certain fantastic news that was e-mailed to me last night has cheered me up no end! More browncoats in the world makes it a much cheerier place!

So, I see I'm not the only one who has just devoured the new Dresden book in a day. Boy are they getting progressively darker!

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Wednesday, April 15, 2009 2:23 AM

KELKHIL

EMMA!!!!!!!!!!! (Glomp!!!)

and no you are not an old fart.... more like an aging wine. Yes you don't get out much but when you do.... Look out!!!

(restocks the Breakables Room with Asshat busts for Rosie and adds a bust of Cable (been a while since I read so insert present day Nemesis here if wrong) in case Nico feels all jumpy)

(restocks the Breakfast Bar and hides eggs all over the Bar)

Some are real some are "special" eggs. Could be chocolate, could be something else.. let your imagination take care of the deatails folks!

(sets a few -1.11C Dews and M&M Ice Cream Sammiches in the shadows near the comphy chairs)

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Wednesday, April 15, 2009 3:10 AM

GEE

hey all,

just a quick hi as today is a giant clusterfuck of a catastrophe! Have two people out of a five man team with one working from so of course shit is falling over left, right and centre just to set me up for my holiday for the rest of the week.

I forgive Ems even if she did ignore my pm ages ago and I hope things pick up for you.

I'm off to hit things with larger hammers, IT equipment or users, not sure which yet!

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Wednesday, April 15, 2009 4:29 AM

Good luck Gee

HUGS Em:)

Yes need more Dresden... why can't he just write faster??? ARGH

To love someone is to see a miracle invisible to others.
--Francois Mauriac
It's fuzzy-minded liberal thinking like that that gets you eaten.

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Wednesday, April 15, 2009 4:34 AM

I'm hungry, but I can't be bothered to get up and get food...

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Wednesday, April 15, 2009 4:47 AM

HELL'S KITTEN

Quote:
Originally posted by Nicodemus:
Yes.

((nods))

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Emma! Welcome back. ^^
No length of absence is unforgivable here.

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Mini-Rant: Sometimes "Browncoats" are just so fucking stupid. The law of averages - the bigger the fanbase gets, the stupider it gets. Can't be helped. But really... the whole whinging about the NASA space module? Shut the fuck up already.

((goes back to her dark corner))

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Wednesday, April 15, 2009 4:50 AM

Now my stomach is yelling at me, so I think I may have to get up soon.

Quote:
Originally posted by Hell's Kitten:
Mini-Rant: Sometimes "Browncoats" are just so fucking stupid. The law of averages - the bigger the fanbase gets, the stupider it gets. Can't be helped. But really... the whole whinging about the NASA space module? Shut the fuck up already.

I have to agree with you, is it really that big of a deal?

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Wednesday, April 15, 2009 4:58 AM

yes eat Zero... why should I be the only one who suffers???

To love someone is to see a miracle invisible to others.
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Wednesday, April 15, 2009 5:03 AM

*looks at the bust added to the breakables room* Better not break that, Deadpool seems a tad too fond of the Mutant Messiah (a certain dream involving WD40 instead of massage oil springs to mind... unfortunately), although speaking of the Regenerating Degenerate, my anger was dissipated somewhat by the acquisition of Suicide Kings (pt1) and Game$ of Death, along with pts 2&3 of Magnum Opus.

All I have to say about the Dresden situation is that (once again), the Distributors are going to lose lots of monery to Amazon.com or any other online retailers who'll ship to Australia, seeing as the only release date the shop people could give me involved the letters Ju**.

Anyway, I'd best go get some rest, seeing as I'm working an extra job [s]tomorrow[/s] today, as well as my normal work tonight.Yay for extra income.

*leaves food and drinks for all, then heads for the comfy chairs in the shadowy corner and curls up for a nap, ignoring the increasingly annoying leg*

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Wednesday, April 15, 2009 5:23 AM

rest well Nico and I hope you get Dresden soon

To love someone is to see a miracle invisible to others.
--Francois Mauriac
It's fuzzy-minded liberal thinking like that that gets you eaten.

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Wednesday, April 15, 2009 6:24 AM

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Originally posted by MsA:
yes eat Zero...

Nah, it's all good now, my stomach has given up.

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Wednesday, April 15, 2009 8:09 AM

yes 'cause malnutrition and rickets are fun

To love someone is to see a miracle invisible to others.
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It's fuzzy-minded liberal thinking like that that gets you eaten.

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Wednesday, April 15, 2009 8:21 AM

AVERYFINECOMPANION

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Originally posted by Hell's Kitten:

Mini-Rant: Sometimes "Browncoats" are just so fucking stupid. The law of averages - the bigger the fanbase gets, the stupider it gets. Can't be helped. But really... the whole whinging about the NASA space module? Shut the fuck up already.

((goes back to her dark corner))

I have to agree, it's starting to get a little embarrassing. As if the name "Serenity" didn't exist before Joss made a show about it.

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Wednesday, April 15, 2009 8:30 AM

well fan is short for fanatical..

To love someone is to see a miracle invisible to others.
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Wednesday, April 15, 2009 8:33 AM

FREELANCERTEX

*stumbles in all dizzy and sickish* whoa..i leave for like two seconds and theres a hundred posts O_O

*falls onto a cushy couch* barkeep, forgive me for not making it to the counter, but could you bring me some hot tea, advil, and an IV of soup please?

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Wednesday, April 15, 2009 8:39 AM

AVERYFINECOMPANION

Quote:
Originally posted by MsA:
well fan is short for fanatical..

But then you get stupid fucking fans thinking its okay to grope the stars and look what happens, they can't even be happy and comfortable at cons.

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Wednesday, April 15, 2009 8:42 AM

True... to our great sadness.

To love someone is to see a miracle invisible to others.
--Francois Mauriac
It's fuzzy-minded liberal thinking like that that gets you eaten.

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Wednesday, April 15, 2009 9:20 AM

Quote:
Originally posted by MsA:
yes 'cause malnutrition and rickets are fun

I've not had anything to drink yet either, so might as well throw dehydration in there as well.

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Wednesday, April 15, 2009 10:14 AM

FREELANCERTEX

whats a ricket?

*rolls over and goes back to sleep*

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Wednesday, April 15, 2009 10:28 AM

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Originally posted by gee:
hey all,

I forgive Ems even if she did ignore my pm ages ago and I hope things pick up for you.

I'm so very sorry to both you and MsA not to have responded when you tried to dig me out of my self imposed solitary seclusion. It was nothing personal, just extreme exhaustion, over work and depression. I even managed to ignore the guy I sometimes get nekkid with (doesn't count as a boyfriend)for a couple of months, that's how busy I got!

Anyway, my new resolution is to come on here at least once a day and may leprechauns ping my knicker elastic if I don't!

Sorry to hear that Gee and Stinkingrose are suffering from colleague scivalitis. I'm dragging my sorry ass back to the grindstone tomorrow, and have two days to get ready for the new term.

MsA, are you still temp teaching or have you kissed goodbye to the little buggers?!

Other that MsA's mindblowingly good news, what else have I missed around here? Anyone else getting hitched or procreating?!

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Wednesday, April 15, 2009 10:37 AM

rickets is a disease caused by vitamin deficiency ...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rickets

HUGS Em I'm a consulting teacher now. I have to go around and try to fix all the broken teachers, but I'm really really hoping to get a nice normal teaching job. I'm sick of teaching grown ups.. I miss the kids.

To love someone is to see a miracle invisible to others.
--Francois Mauriac
It's fuzzy-minded liberal thinking like that that gets you eaten.

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Wednesday, April 15, 2009 10:41 AM

NVGHOSTRIDER

Quote:
Other that MsA's mindblowingly good news, what else have I missed around here? Anyone else getting hitched or procreating?!

Done and done.

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Wednesday, April 15, 2009 10:43 AM

Quote:
Originally posted by MsA:
rickets is a disease caused by vitamin deficiency ...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rickets

No chance of that now as I've had chocolate and Dew. Blame Navy and Avery for the chocolate bit, they've been taunting me with it for days.

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Wednesday, April 15, 2009 10:47 AM

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Originally posted by MsA:
I have to go around and try to fix all the broken teachers

Ooooh, oooh! Could you help me? I think I count as a thoroughly broken teacher. To the extent that the thought of starting a new term next week has had me bursting into tears and looking for job adverts a thousand miles away from horrible teenagers.

Seriously, what does that involve? It sounds fascinating. Do you help them to teach better or to cope with bad behaviour better?

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Wednesday, April 15, 2009 11:23 AM

HUSG I don't think you're broken I think you're burned out...
Actually both I teach them to handle behaviors better, deal with their curriculum, manage their classroom, better teaching techniques...etc
I'd say you need to get a life outside teaching and bring some of it with you. Take a bunch of silly pictures with your friends or pics that make you smile and line the inside of a drawer with them so when you open it you smile.
Take a break while you're there... even if it's just 15 minutes to listen to a brief comedy bit ( I love Eddie Izzard for this purpose)
Make your commute more fun. Listen to comedy cds' or books on tape that you enjoy so that on your way there and home you aren't spinning your head over work.
Add something into your teaching routine that makes you enjoy it or it just for you... 5 minute " warm up " vocab practice or something at the beginning of class and throw in random words or something you think is interesting but doesn't relate
DO NOT grade on weekends or do lesson plans
Make you time. Set aside 2 hours on a weekday to do something you like or consider pampering
It's way too easy to let this job consume you and let others make you feel like you're not doing enough or giving enough. Remember most people do not work nights and weekends for free... that's a freak teacher thing.
Also I find going in an hour early the day classes begin and getting everything ordered and set for the day makes things feel really in control. I put things up and set up lessons etc while listening to my fav music and burning a nice candle scent I enjoy. then I sit and drink a cup of tea and play on the internet before class starts

To love someone is to see a miracle invisible to others.
--Francois Mauriac
It's fuzzy-minded liberal thinking like that that gets you eaten.

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Wednesday, April 15, 2009 12:33 PM

Wow! I can see why you are in demand. Those are all fantastic suggestions. I shall have to share them around as I know that I'm not the only one who's overworked and overstressed in our department. Actually, I've started following it already. I got an Ipod for my birthday and I've been filling it with audiobooks. Isn't it just the coolest crossover ever that The Dresden Files is read by James Masters?!

Plus I have something cool to look forward to which is doing wonders for cheering me up, meeting up with Adam Baldwin and Summer Glau next weekend! Squuuuuueeeeeeeeee! Photos will be forthcoming!

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Wednesday, April 15, 2009 2:16 PM

oh double squeeeee and now youll have loads of pics for your special drawer ( also your pic ith James Marsters drooling on you is good) oh and chocolate altoids. When a student says something you and you want to just scream or smack them. Pop the altoid in your mouth and wait for it to dissolve while stairing calmly at the student... this gives you time to frame your replay and calms you:)

And yes go to www.buzzymultimedia.com and you can get ALL the Dresden books read by James with awesome hard plastic cases that protect them:)

To love someone is to see a miracle invisible to others.
--Francois Mauriac
It's fuzzy-minded liberal thinking like that that gets you eaten.

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Wednesday, April 15, 2009 3:01 PM

FREELANCERTEX

oooh chocolate altoids..i'll have to find some of those. are they like neccos?

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Wednesday, April 15, 2009 5:13 PM

HELL'S KITTEN

......... suuuuuuuuper genius.

((giggles like a school girl))

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Wednesday, April 15, 2009 10:45 PM

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Originally posted by MsA:

And yes go to www.buzzymultimedia.com and you can get ALL the Dresden books read by James with awesome hard plastic cases that protect them:)

I think it might have been Amazon, or some other retailer, but they were offering varioua Dresden-y badges with the audiobooks. Ones like "Everything I know, I learnt from a skull named Bob" and the "Splattercon!!!" one, plus a different shield charm with each of the first 5 or so books.

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Originally posted by Hell's Kitten:
......... suuuuuuuuper genius.

((giggles like a school girl))

Given that the only time I normally associate you with the description 'school girl' is when you're dressed in Slytherin colours, I think I should start worrying about what cunning plan is unfolding that I might find myself caught up in.

Today's cabling job (not my main employment, just an extra cashy money earner) was interesting. Dual level house, no stairs installed yet (although for zombie proofing they may wish to leave them out), total of 35 data ports put in place. So out of the budgeted 1.25km of Cat6 cable, we used 1km of it. Oh, and the place is close enough to the airport to access the unsecured wi-fi network used by employees.

*checks clock to see how long's left until normal work begins* Almost 3 hours. That's more'n enough time to do... something. Dunno what yet.

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Wednesday, April 15, 2009 11:50 PM

Okay, I so want those shield bracelet charms! I love the more subtle and tasteful nods to fandom!

I'm shattered this morning, only had 4 hours sleep last night as I got hooked reading a superlative fanfiction - a crossover bewteen Firefly and Doctor Who that I adored! If you're interested, go here!

http://www.fanfiction.net/s/3486089/1/The_Man_With_No_Name

Anyway, I've dragged my ass back into work, with no energy or motivation, to find I'm the only one from my office who is not still on holiday today! I keep thinking that no-one would notice if I wasn't here!!! With no-one to keep an eye over me and little energy or inspiration for the new term, I don't think I am likely to have a very productive day today!

Nico, you put me to shame, looking around for EXTRA jobs to do. I can't even seem to do the one I'm supposed to!

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Thursday, April 16, 2009 12:29 AM

WAKEUPSOON

OMG I LOVE THAT FIC!
I read it under the Firefly category tho .. called 'A Life Less Extraordinary' there .. i love i when

Select to view spoiler:

the doctor gets beaten up for wearing his browncoat in an alliance-friendly bar.

~WuS
This is not my signature, I have to write this every time I post.
Smile && Nod, it makes it seem like you know what's going on.

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