Imponderables: Something To Sink Your Teeth Into by nvghostrider

Can't say I really understand the question. You'd rather have a troublesome dog than severe drama. So, are we just picking things we'd trade for other things? I'd rather have Jessica Alba than these darn student loans. :-P

I'm sure that's not what you're looking for.

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Thursday, August 20, 2009 7:26 AM

NVGHOSTRIDER

I'm not used to NOT worrying about stuff. The lack of drama bothers me on occasion, but not enough to create more. It's just a feeling I'm not used to and it is strangely discomforting.

Not so much picking what we'd trade for the shitty shit, but what we have that is improved over what we might have had.

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Thursday, August 20, 2009 8:00 AM

NV
Part of the troublesome dog drama involves the irate pregnant wife who seriously considered selling the dog to passing gypsies this morning...

But yes troublesome dog over psychosis and emotional storms...good trade

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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Thursday, August 20, 2009 8:46 AM

I guess I'm pondering one of those situations myself. There's a job opening in a different division of my company and I'm thinking it would be better for my career to be in the other division. The issue is the devil I know vs the devil I don't know. As well as job security. I have no idea what the annoying parts of that other job are going to be. Are they going to expect me to work 80 hour weeks? Is there any job security with that position? The other issue is I'll have to talk to my manager about applying for that job and my understanding is that it's a tight rope doing stuff like that. The manager has to consider that you could get the job and begin replacing you. If you don't get the job you might have just burned the bridge behind you. Such an annoying decision.

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Thursday, August 20, 2009 9:52 AM

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Originally posted by MsA: Part of the troublesome dog drama involves the irate pregnant wife who seriously considered selling the dog to passing gypsies this morning...

*almost spits iced tea all over monitor* i don't know why that struck me as funny, but it did.

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Thursday, August 20, 2009 11:43 AM

Took the plunge and asked my manager about the other job. She was amazingly understanding. She said that she wouldn't fight me if I wanted out. Which is pretty nice considering it would leave my current department really screwed. Oh well here goes nothing. I actually expect it to turn out to be nothing since I'm under qualified for the job, but who knows maybe they're desperate.

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Thursday, August 20, 2009 1:40 PM

Fingers crossed for you Zeek.. I am sure they will be delighted to hire oyu:)

Yeah tragic moment this morning as I discovered the wretched dog had scrounged through the laundry and chewed several maternity garments to bits.... which required me to go to the store today and spend money replacing them ( dog has a weird destructive streak)

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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Thursday, August 20, 2009 2:00 PM

that...would be a reason to sell him to gypsies.

good luck zeek ^_^

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Friday, August 21, 2009 6:31 AM

NVGHOSTRIDER

Okay, weird Ponder this morning. I was remembering some strange things I'd seen and began to regret not laughing after they happened. Laughing at people can seem rude, but it is a natural human response. I feel like I missed out on something. Such a small thing, kinda.

So what are some of the things in your lives you might have missed out on?

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Friday, August 21, 2009 7:11 AM

NV hmmm I think I missed out on a lot of pop culture stuff. I was so obsessed with being a dancer that I never really did anything else. So when I see stuff like I love the 80's I'm stunned at all teh things I missed out on..

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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Friday, August 21, 2009 6:25 PM

Being 57 years old I have had plenty of time to miss the boat. I am sure my life could have gone in all sorts of directions. But I have taken the road less traveled at times.

The one thing that I wish I had done was taken some writing courses. I love to read and I would like to turn that around and have someone reading something of my own.

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Traveler

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Saturday, August 22, 2009 5:04 PM

NVG here:

Ya know what traveler, I may have to take that as advice and do something with it.

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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Saturday, August 22, 2009 7:54 PM

When you have been introduced to the works of J.R.R.Tolkien, Steinbeck, Herman Hesse, and John Irving you get a desire to follow them with works of your own. I am not saying I have the wisdom or the talent of such people, but it would be nice to create something of my own. Look at J.K. Rowling. Not epic, but certainly has brought some wonderful moments in peoples lives.

One of the difficulties I have with writting is my mind races so fast I can't write fast enough and then so many ideas are passing through my brain that I get lost. I need to train myself to stay focused. I am not concerned about spelling or grammer. The publisher, if they liked my work, would probably have someone proof read it and correct my errors and even suggest different ways to phrase a sentence or even whole chapters.

You must excuse me if i sound a little off. My anti-virus software went down today and it took hours to repair. I think the anguish and probably dehydration gave me a horrific leg cramp. It felt like some took a knife and ran it through my leg. I was on the floor begging to God. So now I am exhausted.

I wanted to work on my car today, but that will have to wait. So I am responding to posts and lurking to bring my mind back to the living.

EDIT: It is now 5:00 am and I am about to crash. It is my turn. My internet security system crashed again. But I got a support tech who really new her/his stuff. All these people are in India, so I don't know a male from a female name. The are just a lot longer and far more interesting then my English name. My name is so dull. I rather enjoy seeing the techs work on my machine by remote. My curser is moving around and clicking on things while I just sit back and watch. Can you imagine someone is useing my computer all the way from India. We Type messages back and forth so I know what's going on. Well I am rambling because I am really exhausted now.

Good Night;
Traveler

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Sunday, August 23, 2009 4:51 AM

Go get some sleep Traveler... LOL on the remote computing:)

To love someone is to see a miracle invisible to others.
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Sunday, August 23, 2009 10:19 AM

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Originally posted by Traveler: One of the difficulties I have with writting is my mind races so fast I can't write fast enough and then so many ideas are passing through my brain that I get lost

that is why keyboards are so fraking awesome. *gave up on hand writing when she started learning computers* ^_^ they're life savers for racing minds. careful though, it's easy to piss away 10 hours plus writing via computer. good luck with your endeavors ^_^

EDIT: you know, you might not be as bad as you think in the grammar/words/phrasing department. I've found the more I read and the more often I read, the better I write. Don't sell yourself short ;)

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Monday, August 24, 2009 1:46 PM

I type. I have my Word software. It has gotten some use. Resume being one of them. Know anyone who needs a mechanical designer with knowledge of hydrualic devices. If you own a new Mustang, there is a valve in it that I helped develope. You get better gas mileage because of it.

I am rested again. It was hard to sleep because I was so upset about my antivirus software closing down on me and I also was recovering from a severe leg cramp. It has been more then 24 hours and my leg still hurts. I was literally on the floor screaming to God almighty. I have not had a cramp like that in years.

My software closed down again yesterday and I had to contact the service support people a third time. This time they ran a fixit program and I am hopeful it is finally cured. I have never had so much difficulty getting anything corrected on my computer before.

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Traveler

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Monday, August 24, 2009 2:33 PM

Fingers crossed for you Traveler:) HUGS

OK long day today, long day tomorrow... no time for net

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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Monday, August 24, 2009 2:41 PM

Hello MsA:

I has been a learning lesson. Each time I contacted the support people I knew more and was better able to help them understand what was going on.

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Traveler

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Monday, August 24, 2009 3:21 PM

that's...pretty bad, Traveler ><;; wow. tech support fail.

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Monday, August 24, 2009 3:50 PM

Not actually fail. It is like a doctor prescribing treatments. The symptoms could have been caused any number of problems. Each time I returned to the support people, they realised the last attempt failed and they tried something new. It appears, Traveler says with his fingers crossed, that they found the cure. If it should fail again I can return and they will try something else. The third try actually took less time and effort then the first two. I got the impression I was dealing with someone with more background. And I, also, was learning. So I worked better as a team, with this last person, then I had with the first two.
This last person gave me a weeks extension on my license. Rather silly when you know there are 52 weeks in a year and it cost about $50.00. So were talking one dollar.

But it is the thought that counts. And they are very polite and patient.

It is just good to know I have protection. There have been periods where I will get reports of a Trojan virus attack on a weekly basis. Those Trojans can be nasty.

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Traveler

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Monday, August 24, 2009 3:58 PM

makes sense ^_^

ooh, do you have Avast? or Zone Alarm? they're pretty decent at stopping what tries to get on your comp. They're noisy about it, but they do the job, lol.

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Monday, August 24, 2009 4:20 PM

I have Norton by Symantec. It came with the softaware package with this machine. They have done good work for me.

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Monday, August 24, 2009 5:35 PM

BORIS

My niece Stella only 3 and 1/2 but a huge personality in a petite package (though according to her "I'm really not huge but I'm much bigger than babies and most of my friends")she's a natural crack up, and I'm not just talking as her devoted aunty. Everyone thinks she's a crack up. most of the time she's funny without meaning to be but occasionally she's deliberately funny in a not so preschooler way Eg: On a video my brother sent an adult friend asked her what she thought about some prints in a book. Her response: "w-elll they're very Jackson Pollock aren't they?" Him: You know Jackson Pollock's work?"
Her, rolling her eyes melodramatically and fixing him with a pitying stare " Who doesn't?" days later I asked her about it and she giggled hysterically and admitted Jackson Pollock was the only artist she knew, and she's read about him in one of her "Olivia" books she said she said what she did as she knew it would make me laugh. I did

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Tuesday, August 25, 2009 3:07 AM

That's HILARIOUS, Boris, and adorable XD kids are so much smarter than we give them credit for.

Traveler: ooooh Norton, I haven't had that in years. Glad it works at keeping the nasties away for ya.

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Tuesday, August 25, 2009 4:50 AM

grrr my "courtesy interview" got rescheduled for tomorrow. I got all dressed up for nothing. Now I gotta pick out a new outfit for tomorrow. I vote we abolish clothes. Who's with me?

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Tuesday, August 25, 2009 7:35 AM

NVGHOSTRIDER

Not sure about the clothing abolition Zeek. Maybe just the need for dressing up for stuff. There are way too many people (myself included) in the world that need to keep their clothes on and/or may need more clothes.

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Tuesday, August 25, 2009 9:54 AM

I am one of those people who need to keep my clothes on. I am like one of those hairy muppets on Sesame Street. None of the other men in my family are hairy, so I do not know where it comes from. All I know is if you sheer me you could weave a carpet. Nice and warm in the winter.

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Tuesday, August 25, 2009 10:08 AM

Pssh you clothsies. You're just saying that cause you've been brainwashed by the man. If you'd never worn clothes before you wouldn't think you need them.

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Tuesday, August 25, 2009 10:53 AM

Dress codes do change. My father worked for the railroad. This meant that he had to travel quit a bit to the various locations the railroad served. He was expected not only to wear a suit and tie, but his shirts had to be white, a colored shirt was considered to casual, and when outside he had to wear a hat. This was a prime directive. This lasted into the sixties. My dad looked like an FBI agent. Companies have gotten more casual now. I am in the engineering field and we are not required to wear ties unless of major visit from one of our customers are expected. Even sales and purchasing are going without ties in recent years. I personally do not engage with any customers, but I am expected to wear a good pair of slacks and a shirt. Because I entered the factory I needed to wear steel toed shoes. I got tired of changing in and out of them and simply made my steel toed shoes part my regular attire. Since no one looks at your feet much, I was never criticized for this even though they looked like combat boots.

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Tuesday, August 25, 2009 12:37 PM

now when you say *worked*, are you talking in a maintenance, business (like management), or operating capacity? 'cause I just can't picture anyone in maintenence or operations (i.e. driving the train) having to wear a suit, but considering that would be dumb, it wouldn't surprise me if that used to be dresscode ><;;

the bf's in engineering and he wears a polo and khakis to work every day :P no steel toes though. (he actually has a pair of steel toe work shoes that look like dress shoes, but i think they're shot)

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Tuesday, August 25, 2009 12:55 PM

LOL Zeek :)

Boris I soooo love sarcasm in children:)

Oh was this day seriously too long and awful.. on my feet from 8:30 am to 2 pm... seriously only sat for 20 minutes.. everything hurts:(

To love someone is to see a miracle invisible to others.
--Francois Mauriac
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Tuesday, August 25, 2009 1:28 PM

My father was a freight claim agent, like an insurance claims agent. He would go to train wrecks and investigate the damage and get repairs started. So he would be meeting with the persons responsible for that section of the rail line and the agents who represent any freight that was damaged in the wreck. So he would spend some time at the site of the wreck and that would mean he would have to have a hat to wear outside.

Some times he would bring back something from the wreck. I remember him giving a box of toy cars he got off one of the damaged freight cars. We moved a lot when I was very young. He would get transferd to different sections of the line. So we have pictures of several different houses we lived in during his early career. It is funny seeing the pictures of the family posing in front of each house. You can see my age progression from an infant to about six years old.

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Tuesday, August 25, 2009 3:06 PM

BORIS

Lets abolish interview clothes....why can't we just wear what we like all the time (as longa sit's decent)I hate interview clothes.

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Wednesday, August 26, 2009 3:11 AM

i don't have much of an issue with interview clothes, as long as they're not uncomfortable. i cannot abide uncomfortable clothing (Like my dress uniform @_@ *burns the dreaded thing*)

Traveler: that's kinda cool ^_^

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Wednesday, August 26, 2009 5:28 AM

ARGH!! Zeek Hulk SMASH!!!

Exactly 21 minutes before interview: "Meeting change again...sorry"

At least it's just for later today....so far. If I have to iron another outfit I'm going to flip out.

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Wednesday, August 26, 2009 5:34 AM

Oh Zeek.. HUGS I'm so sorry. That is really frustrating

To love someone is to see a miracle invisible to others.
--Francois Mauriac
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Wednesday, August 26, 2009 10:32 AM

Well that was fairly pointless. He basically just said there are a bunch of different openings and if my manager will let me go real quick then he'd be able to get me interviews. Uh...so you want me to basically quit my current job on the promise of interviews? That seems risky. I'll talk to my manager and see what she says.

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Wednesday, August 26, 2009 11:09 AM

Good choice Zeek:) HUGS

To love someone is to see a miracle invisible to others.
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Wednesday, August 26, 2009 12:42 PM

BORIS

Ironing Yuk!....hang in their and good luck with whatever happens

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Wednesday, August 26, 2009 1:58 PM

ironing ain't toooooooo bad, depending on what the material is.

sorry zeek :\ good luck ^_^

woooooooooooooot pistol class saturday *snoopy dance*

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Thursday, August 27, 2009 4:26 AM

Morning all...

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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Thursday, August 27, 2009 5:35 AM

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Originally posted by freelancertex:
woooooooooooooot pistol class saturday *snoopy dance*

So, what goes on in pistol class? Just a lot of shooting or more like learning everything there is to know about how a pistol works?

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Thursday, August 27, 2009 5:40 AM

basic firearms safety, *then* shooting. then certification so I can get my permit ^_^

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Friday, August 28, 2009 2:32 AM

*Friday bump*

morning all.

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Friday, August 28, 2009 4:36 AM

POke.. morning Zeek.

Why am I awake??? YUCK

To love someone is to see a miracle invisible to others.
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Friday, August 28, 2009 4:54 AM

Why are you poking me FLT said it? *mumble* *grumble*

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Friday, August 28, 2009 6:09 AM

What did I do now?

*pokes Zeek*

*calls in sick for MsA so she can sleep*

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Friday, August 28, 2009 6:27 AM

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What did I do now?

You put in a Friday bump and then MsA poked me. I blame you. I also blame you for you poking me. I'll let it go cause you're gonna be a pistol totting whacko in a few days

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Friday, August 28, 2009 8:15 AM