Random Rants 80: Computer Says No

[Zkribbler]

#@%^&!! Commodore, I can't think of a worse situation for a parent to be placed in. You're going about things correctly.

Try and stay outwardly calm. Keep emphasizing "the safety of the child."

 

[JohannaK]

We don't always agree but, on this, we do.

 

[Zkribbler]

Woman Accuses Donald Trump Of Grabbing Her Vagina Without Consent In Early 2000s

No Huffpost. The vulva is outside; the vagina is inside.
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/lets...e-once-and-for-all_n_562f99dfe4b06317990f73c8.

 

[AdamCrock]

I'm not entirely happy with today's batch of cake eyeballs ... and I didn't have enough red to make them all veiny.

A test batch before Halloween I suppose They look O.K to me . I could just eat them by eyeing them ... oh wait ... eye them while eyeing them uhh.... eat them while looking them in the eye ? DOH ! I'm just gonna eat those eyes with my eyes !

 

[Takhisis]

My oldest daughter is still being bullied by the same kid at school. I also found out that the school said they would separate this kid from my daughter, but the teacher still has them sitting near each other and makes them work together on assignments.

Since the school is now lying to us and isn't doing anything to stop the bullying, I've been gathering up all the evidence I have and will be talking to a lawyer. I have also scheduled a meeting with the principle (who is aware of the situation) and will be letting him know that I am done being nice about this and will be demanding something be done or the next communication they receive regarding this matter will be from an attorney.

I did look it up as well, and schools can be held legally liable for not taking measures to prevent bullying they have been made aware of. Not going to lie, I hope this teacher ends up getting fired over this because she is the one who is supposed to be handling the situation and she is failing miserably at this very key aspect of her job.

You might end up having to take your child to a different school. I hope not, because uprooting children is rarely good for them, but if the school lies to you like that they might just be rotten throughout. Or it's just the one teacher with one lousy superior. :/

 

[hobbsyoyo]

I just got the call from the job I've been waiting to hear back from and I did not get it. Also, I did a lot more searching for housing options and they're significantly worse than I had initially thought.

 

[Birdjaguar]

I just got the call from the job I've been waiting to hear back from and I did not get it. Also, I did a lot more searching for housing options and they're significantly worse than I had initially thought.

That's a bummer Hobbs. I'm sorry.

 

[Timsup2nothin]

After ten years of honoring my US-issued credit card, Steam has decided it no longer will.
I wandered over to GOG, but it has not many selections and they are expensive.
My days of buying computer games are over.

"Alas poor Steam, I knew it Horatio."

I get a sale notice from GoG at least twice a week, just about all of which fall into the "oh, man, I can barely resist" category. They are like the Borg.

 

[aimeeandbeatles]

I like it when they give away free games.

 

[Synobun]

Ordered a turkey bacon sandwich, got an egg sausage muffin. Pointed it out to the employee and got "That sucks. Have a good night." as response.

 

[Arakhor]

I get a sale notice from GoG at least twice a week, just about all of which fall into the "oh, man, I can barely resist" category. They are like the Borg.

I've inadvertently solved that problem by already owning almost all the games I'll ever want on GOG.

 

[JohannaK]

I just got the call from the job I've been waiting to hear back from and I did not get it. Also, I did a lot more searching for housing options and they're significantly worse than I had initially thought.

Aaaaaah, damn. What's next?

 

[MaryKB]

I have two cross-country friends who have completely ghosted me. These aren't just people I wrote private messages back and forth with, but people I've talked to on the phone and texted with for months, and were even making plans to get together in person. I haven't heard from either since about a week before I got married, and neither responds to my emails, calls, or texts. I've even sent text messages like "If you'd like me to never contact you again I'll be happy not to bother you, but would you please just at least let me know you're okay and nothing has happened to you?", and no responses to that.

I just feel crushed ... I'm not sure what I did or why they don't want to be friends any more, or why they won't even give me any closure.

 

[hobbsyoyo]

That's a bummer Hobbs. I'm sorry.

Thanks man.

Aaaaaah, damn. What's next?

Don't know for sure. I'm working another job prospect but it's uncertain and is still at least a month out from closing. I'm also going to restart my job search which went on pause when I got into terminal-phase interviews with a couple of companies, got really sick and then have been dealing with massive anxiety the past week and a half. I also decided not to go back to the company that made me an offer that I rejected as there were a bunch of red flags from it and other problematic issues.

I think one potentially good thing is that possibly my housing situation might get resolved mostly in my favor. Yesterday I realized that my plan A wasn't going to work out for a few reasons and that's why I posted about it. But it turns out that my plan B (which I actually prefer, but didn't think was feasible) might actually work out. Basically, I might be able to stay in Irvine which has been a top goal in my job search going back to even before I got fired. Like, for the first time in my life I'm really attached to a neighborhood and city and turned down multiple jobs (before I was fired) mostly on the grounds that I'd have to move. It looks like we can actually afford to stay here on my wife's income if we just downgrade to a smaller place and staying here would allow me to commute to any LA jobs I might get, whereas my original plan A location would not have allowed for and would have required me to move again.

The trick is whether or not the landlords will take me based on one income plus unemployment. Like, I ran the numbers and we can afford it, but these companies are soulless devils so who knows?

I have two cross-country friends who have completely ghosted me. These aren't just people I wrote private messages back and forth with, but people I've talked to on the phone and texted with for months, and were even making plans to get together in person. I haven't heard from either since about a week before I got married, and neither responds to my emails, calls, or texts. I've even sent text messages like "If you'd like me to never contact you again I'll be happy not to bother you, but would you please just at least let me know you're okay and nothing has happened to you?", and no responses to that.

I just feel crushed ... I'm not sure what I did or why they don't want to be friends any more, or why they won't even give me any closure.

That sucks Mary. All I can say is that if they treat you like that, then they aren't friends worth keeping. I know that won't make you feel any better, but it's true.

I had a best friend who even officiated my wedding who ended our friendship when I told him off for treating his girlfriend like crap and for acting like a drunken monkey at my wedding reception and ruining it for us. I was devastated when he chose to cut me off after that, but in the end it was for the best because **** that noise. It took me months to get over it though; there's no magic bullet for heart ache.

 

[Synobun]

I have two cross-country friends who have completely ghosted me. These aren't just people I wrote private messages back and forth with, but people I've talked to on the phone and texted with for months, and were even making plans to get together in person. I haven't heard from either since about a week before I got married, and neither responds to my emails, calls, or texts. I've even sent text messages like "If you'd like me to never contact you again I'll be happy not to bother you, but would you please just at least let me know you're okay and nothing has happened to you?", and no responses to that.

I just feel crushed ... I'm not sure what I did or why they don't want to be friends any more, or why they won't even give me any closure.

Is it possible that they, well, felt mortally offended that you dared to get married?

 

[MaryKB]

No, both were so happy for me, and both are even married themselves!

 

[Synobun]

How strange. And very unfortunate. Being ghosted with no cause is anxiety-inducing for sure.

 

[Manfred Belheim]

I have two cross-country friends who have completely ghosted me. These aren't just people I wrote private messages back and forth with, but people I've talked to on the phone and texted with for months, and were even making plans to get together in person. I haven't heard from either since about a week before I got married, and neither responds to my emails, calls, or texts. I've even sent text messages like "If you'd like me to never contact you again I'll be happy not to bother you, but would you please just at least let me know you're okay and nothing has happened to you?", and no responses to that.

I just feel crushed ... I'm not sure what I did or why they don't want to be friends any more, or why they won't even give me any closure.

Unfortunately this can just happen with online friends. I think the distance/anonymity (i.e. that they will never run into you on the street, that you won't turn up on their doorstep, and that there isn't a wider community of people you're both part of), coupled with most people's inherent desire to avoid awkward situations, just mix together to make this a fairly regular occurrence.

 

[Commodore]

#@%^&!! Commodore, I can't think of a worse situation for a parent to be placed in. You're going about things correctly.

Try and stay outwardly calm. Keep emphasizing "the safety of the child."

Thanks. It just absolutely boggles my mind how a school in this day and age can still not take bullying seriously.

 

[Birdjaguar]

@MaryKB I think that many on line friends get very nervous about meeting folks face to face and if that gets close to being real, they bolt.