Random Rants 80: Computer Says No

[Birdjaguar]

So this guy ...

Well, I don't know how many of you remember, but I had this "consultant" (turns out he isn't one, he's just some analyst) bugging me a lot at work.

Well anyway, I met him here yesterday, and he gave me a hard time for not coming over to see him (I didn't recognize him) and he gives me a HUG. Maybe some people are huggers, but he didn't do that to anyone else, and again he wouldn't leave me alone.

He keeps coming over and asking me to do this thing, as if I'm supposed to drop all the important work I'm trying to do, and he just keeps asking if I've done it yet (I have no intention of doing it)

Then he tries to force himself in to girl's night, and makes us go to this awful Brazilian steak house, where I get this nasty non-potato fry appetizer. Oh and he sits down next to me, then leans over and whispers in my ear how he bought $10,000 of Google ar its ipo.

Like WTH? Does he think I'll be impressed? Does he think I'm going to believe he's sitting on like $15 million while working some low level job and living in some one-bedroom apartment?

At least we managed to ditch his sorry butt before happy hour, which was lots of fun. And thankfully he wasn't in today.

I don't know why this keeps happening to me, like I've got some magnet for pathetic creepers or something.

$10,000 of google at its IPO would have bought him 120 shares at $85 per share. A 2-1 split in 2014 would have doubled that but the new shares would be in a different class. A small split in 2015 mostly affected those with millions of shares. At today's price of just over $1200, your "friend" would have about $288,000, if he hadn't touched any of it. So, since the stock split came in 2014, did he have all of his original 120 shares at that time? Next time he talks money with you, ask him what his net worth is and his strategy for diversifying his portfolio.

 

[Takhisis]

So this guy ...

Well, I don't know how many of you remember, but I had this "consultant" (turns out he isn't one, he's just some analyst) bugging me a lot at work.

Well anyway, I met him here yesterday, and he gave me a hard time for not coming over to see him (I didn't recognize him) and he gives me a HUG. Maybe some people are huggers, but he didn't do that to anyone else, and again he wouldn't leave me alone.

He keeps coming over and asking me to do this thing, as if I'm supposed to drop all the important work I'm trying to do, and he just keeps asking if I've done it yet (I have no intention of doing it)

Then he tries to force himself in to girl's night, and makes us go to this awful Brazilian steak house, where I get this nasty non-potato fry appetizer. Oh and he sits down next to me, then leans over and whispers in my ear how he bought $10,000 of Google ar its ipo.

Like WTH? Does he think I'll be impressed? Does he think I'm going to believe he's sitting on like $15 million while working some low level job and living in some one-bedroom apartment?

At least we managed to ditch his sorry butt before happy hour, which was lots of fun. And thankfully he wasn't in today.

I don't know why this keeps happening to me, like I've got some magnet for pathetic creepers or something.

He's a creep and his behaviour is not justified. I know that the consensus of us here on CFC is that you're a physically attractive woman but this person seems to think that your being attractive means you're ‘playing the game’ and that you're automatically a prize to be fought for or indeed stalked. You should have a word with your female boss about this individual, even if it's in a casual way.

 

[Kyriakos]

Maybe the female boss is part of a secret cult where the creep has long standing too. ^_^

But yes, it just sounds like some idiot trying to make an impression/move.

 

[choxorn]

Take your battery and put it back in again. That's what fixed mine.

It's not remotely easily removable on my laptop, I'd basically have to take a bunch of other things apart to do that.

In any case, it started working again when I turned my computer off and on again, for some reason.

 

[The_J]

A few days ago I posted in the raves thread that tonight I would have a good night with a girl. The first one this year.
Except that last night I had stomach cramps, vomited, and feel quite feces right now. So I had to cancel it .
Seriously... ?
This is also the third time I am sick within a one month time frame. Should this not be over now ?
I just hope it's not related to the current Listeria outbreak here. The irony in that (being a microbiologist) would not make this better :/.

 

[Takhisis]

It's not remotely easily removable on my laptop, I'd basically have to take a bunch of other things apart to do that.

In any case, it started working again when I turned my computer off and on again, for some reason.

 

[Synobun]

I woke up feeling suspiciously better than the norm. I was tricked into believing I was in store for a good day. My body pulled a little sneaky on me though and has set the record straight.

 

[aimeeandbeatles]

Rant: I put on a pair of socks that was too small. It seemed okay at first.

I didn't know socks could cause so much pain.

 

[Snerk]

I woke up feeling suspiciously better than the norm. I was tricked into believing I was in store for a good day. My body pulled a little sneaky on me though and has set the record straight.

Hah, nice sucker punch! *highfives Synsensa's body*

 

[Synobun]

Rant: I put on a pair of socks that was too small. It seemed okay at first.

I didn't know socks could cause so much pain.

If you need a recommendation for socks that aren't tiny, I really like Dickies. Thick, stretchy, and they don't strangle the calves. They are intermittently available here in Canada though. (They're in stock right now, I just bought some. )

Edit: Another rant: Tim Hortons regularly does limited edition Iced Capps. I decided to try out their Kit Kat version, and it is... terrible. They made me pick what kind of milk to use in it, which I don't have to do with normal Iced Capps, and I picked chocolate milk. Bad choice. The Kit Kat bits are unnoticeable. And they wouldn't accept "no whipped cream" as an option, and given my hatred of whipped cream, it ruined the drink in general. Just not good at all.

But hey, it gave me the caffeine I needed.

 

[Zkribbler]

If you need a recommendation for socks that aren't tiny, I really like Dickies.

Dickies here are always far smaller than they say they are.

 

[aimeeandbeatles]

Tim Hortons regularly does limited edition Iced Capps.

See, that was your mistake.

 

[Synobun]

See, that was your mistake.

I haven't had an acceptable iced cappuccino from anywhere except Timmies.

But also, it's really the only form of caffeine I like to have. Coffee is gross. Iced coffee is somehow worse. Tea is gross. Yada yada. I try to avoid caffeine but on days like today it's the only way I can salvage a little bit of productivity.

Soda-wise, Coca-Cola is acceptable, but I limit my soda intake now and I was already at my limit for the day. So... iced capp. Serves me right for experimenting.

Dickies here are always far smaller than they say they are.

I see in the reviews that other people have similar complaints but this doesn't match my experience at all. I'll end up getting size 10-12 socks from Fruit of the Loom or Yuedge or what-have-you and then feel like my feet are being abused, but the equivalent size of Dickies is just comfortable and easy to wear. No marks on my skin when I take them off, no tightness on my feet, and super easy to put on.

The only problem I have with Dickies socks is that they wear through faster than other brands. They still last for over 2 years before holes start forming, but I don't have that issue with other socks until I reach the ~4-year mark. The 50% reduction in durability is worth the 300% increase in comfort though.

 

[MaryKB]

Wearing socks is your first mistake ... they suck.

 

[Synobun]

You suck.

 

[aimeeandbeatles]

Wearing socks is your first mistake ... they suck.

It's too cold to not wear socks though

 

[cardgame]

Socks protect my poor feet from freezing.

 

[Broken_Erika]

You suck.

I know you are, but what am i?

 

[Synobun]

I know you are, but what am i?

The new owner of an RGB light show that can also run Sim Ant now.

 

[aimeeandbeatles]

SimAnt is a fun game.