GM's thread about nothing (24 Viewers)

[Notorious T.R.E.]

lol Shuke

 

[Mr. Pickles]

shooooke!

 

[Sarnoff]

I'm just glad Shuke is handling the loss of Hostess so well. I know it's not easy, GB, hang in there.

 

[shuke]

Made a quick visit to Sam's Club at lunchtime today to see what I've been missing. This is the third time I've done this in 5 years and the third time I've walked out of there being unimpressed. What is the allure of this place? Someone convince me it's worth paying a fee to shop there.

 

[Mr. Pickles]

Someone convince me it's worth paying a fee to shop there.

No.

 

[krista4]

Just sent a note taking myself out of the running for Portland job. Sorry, GBGM. :(

 

[bentley]

Made a quick visit to Sam's Club at lunchtime today to see what I've been missing. This is the third time I've done this in 5 years and the third time I've walked out of there being unimpressed. What is the allure of this place? Someone convince me it's worth paying a fee to shop there.

We're Costco people here, but I think it would be pretty easy to make a calculation to see if the bulk purchase benefits outweigh the cost of membership. That's pretty much what it comes down to. We buy canned peaches, applesauce, yogurt, Goldfish, etc. by the truckload so it works for us.

 

[shuke]

Made a quick visit to Sam's Club at lunchtime today to see what I've been missing. This is the third time I've done this in 5 years and the third time I've walked out of there being unimpressed. What is the allure of this place? Someone convince me it's worth paying a fee to shop there.

We're Costco people here, but I think it would be pretty easy to make a calculation to see if the bulk purchase benefits outweigh the cost of membership. That's pretty much what it comes down to. We buy canned peaches, applesauce, yogurt, Goldfish, etc. by the truckload so it works for us.

I probably need to do a more detailed analysis, because I feel like I'm missing out on some big savings here. But of the things I've priced, there's no advantage. And the selection is very limited. Don't carry my razor. Don't carry our dog food. etc.

 

[Officer Pete Malloy]

Made a quick visit to Sam's Club at lunchtime today to see what I've been missing. This is the third time I've done this in 5 years and the third time I've walked out of there being unimpressed. What is the allure of this place? Someone convince me it's worth paying a fee to shop there.

The only thing worth buying at Sam's is a certain type of dress/crew sock. No shtick. They are black with green thread at the toe. Best socks I've ever owned. That is the only reason I go there with my wife every 6mos or so.

 

[Officer Pete Malloy]

Today is Jimi Hendrix's birthday. I was showing the kids a few pics/vids of Jimi. I put up the first pic of him playing the guitar and asked the kids "What do you notice that's different or interesting about Jimi?" (I wanted to see if they would notice that he was left-handed).

Didnt he also play a right handed guitar upside down?

The guitar or Jimi himself?

 

[Officer Pete Malloy]

Yeah, the school I teach at isn't exactly diverse.Today is Jimi Hendrix's birthday. I was showing the kids a few pics/vids of Jimi. I put up the first pic of him playing the guitar and asked the kids "What do you notice that's different or interesting about Jimi?" (I wanted to see if they would notice that he was left-handed).Kid: "He's African-American"

Wait, so you're a teacher? /Tiger Fan

lowlz

 

[bentley]

Made a quick visit to Sam's Club at lunchtime today to see what I've been missing. This is the third time I've done this in 5 years and the third time I've walked out of there being unimpressed. What is the allure of this place? Someone convince me it's worth paying a fee to shop there.

We're Costco people here, but I think it would be pretty easy to make a calculation to see if the bulk purchase benefits outweigh the cost of membership. That's pretty much what it comes down to. We buy canned peaches, applesauce, yogurt, Goldfish, etc. by the truckload so it works for us.

I probably need to do a more detailed analysis, because I feel like I'm missing out on some big savings here. But of the things I've priced, there's no advantage. And the selection is very limited. Don't carry my razor. Don't carry our dog food. etc.

There are definitely brands that Costco doesn't carry. We don't do all our shopping there, but we do enough that it makes sense to have the membership. AngryWife actually has a list of the Costco stuff around here somewhere and price shops the unit cost against our local grocery chain every 3 months or so to make sure it's still the best deal. It also helps us that they have the best price on diapers.

 

[Aaron Rudnicki]

Costco is pretty awesome but the prices aren't great on everything.

 

[Mr. Pickles]

Al Rosen had a helluva season in 1953:

Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS1953 29 CLE AL 155 688 599 115 201 27 5 43 145 8 7 85 48 .336 .422 .613 1.034
9.8 WAR!

 

[Officer Pete Malloy]

Costco is pretty awesome but the prices aren't great on everything.

The worst thing about Costco and Sam's is that they have decent prices on a very limited amount of merchandise. You like Chunky Soup? It's like $1.10 a can...if you like home-style chicken noodle. Cold cereal? We've got a price you can't beat...if you dig Frosted Cheerios. Some of their dry-goods prices aren't too bad. Things like laundry detergent or 409 or whatever are decent. But if you just check your nearby supermarket(s) for sales you can probably find a better deal.

 

[Thorn]

Costco is pretty awesome but the prices aren't great on everything.

The worst thing about Costco and Sam's is that they have decent prices on a very limited amount of merchandise. You like Chunky Soup? It's like $1.10 a can...if you like home-style chicken noodle. Cold cereal? We've got a price you can't beat...if you dig Frosted Cheerios. Some of their dry-goods prices aren't too bad. Things like laundry detergent or 409 or whatever are decent. But if you just check your nearby supermarket(s) for sales you can probably find a better deal.

BJ's sends me a card for a free 30-day membership every six months or so. I stock up on a few things, and see if there are any other deals. Got my last TV there and I figure I saved 100 bucks or so.

 

[money.never.sleeps]

Today is Jimi Hendrix's birthday. I was showing the kids a few pics/vids of Jimi. I put up the first pic of him playing the guitar and asked the kids "What do you notice that's different or interesting about Jimi?" (I wanted to see if they would notice that he was left-handed).

Didnt he also play a right handed guitar upside down?

The guitar or Jimi himself?

Sorry.. speak to the 125-135 IQ range.

EDIT: crap.. im in the 115-124 range

 

[Officer Pete Malloy]

Today is Jimi Hendrix's birthday. I was showing the kids a few pics/vids of Jimi. I put up the first pic of him playing the guitar and asked the kids "What do you notice that's different or interesting about Jimi?" (I wanted to see if they would notice that he was left-handed).

Didnt he also play a right handed guitar upside down?

The guitar or Jimi himself?

Sorry.. speak to the 125-135 IQ range.

EDIT: crap.. im in the 115-124 range

wat

 

[belljr]

Video games used to be sexier

 

[Guster]

Today was exhausting. Trying to fit in interviewing along with a job that takes 60-80 hours a week is not going to be easy.

I had three phone conversations about new jobs:

1. First the phone screen with outside recruiter for Goshen job. Went great overall; she is putting me through as the first candidate that she's submitted for the job. No one else has passed muster yet. The odd part was that she emphasized how "macho" the company is and that they need someone to fit into that. Eventually I asked if she thought they'd even consider a woman for it, and the answer wasn't the expected "Of course!" It was more along the lines of "Well...I THINK so...if it were the right type of woman." Very odd!

2. Phone screen with in-house recruiter for Portland job. Awful. I'm considering withdrawing from consideration. I realize internal recruiters often suck, especially when they don't specialize in legal jobs, but this guy had absolutely no idea what he was screening for. I felt like I spent an hour explaining to him what the job was about. I also don't think they're going to be able to pay me enough, based on looking at their public filings of CEO and CFO pay. But...it's Portland. I hate to rule it out when in such a great location, and based on just one person, but it was so wholly unimpressive I don't feel confident they know what they're doing. I don't need to work in a place with incompetents; I already have that.

3. Interesting opportunity for a different kind of job in a location that I could choose, among Chicago, DC, NY, LA, San Francisco, Boston. I'd probably do any of those other than LA. Very intriguing. This one could have legs.

I know. tl;dr

Guster's notes for those with short attention spans: Portland good, job bad. Goshen bad, job good. Intriguing third option. No word yet on Milwaukee.

Don't know why I'm typing this anyway other than felt driven to share.

Thanks for all your moral support.

Good luck!

As for your follow up post about Portland being out,

Wish my work any had more people like you... Ones that can make good, quick decisions

And thanks a ton for the Movember donation. I really appreciate it!!!

 

[belljr]

I'm having a brain cramp here - it's too early.

All-Play scoring.

3 teams tie. This is where they fall without ties.

5-5

4-6

3-7

So all 3 teams go 4-4-2 this week?

 

[wikkidpissah]

Hoping to make first "year i was born" reference in relation to pg #s of this FFA behemoth.

 

[Guster]

Hoping to make first "year i was born" reference in relation to pg #s of this FFA behemoth.

 

[Guster]

I'm having a brain cramp here - it's too early.All-Play scoring.3 teams tie. This is where they fall without ties.5-54-63-7 So all 3 teams go 4-4-2 this week?

Take it to the shark pool, squareIn all seriousness, why would some teams lose wins and others lose losses in the scenario you mentioned?

 

[Guster]

My daughter was feeling sick to her stomach last night and convinced my ex to let her stay home from school today. Of course, my ex can't miss work, so I'm home with the kid. When she got dropped off, I could tell she was just Ferris Buellering it. She's not 100%, but there's no way she's sick enough to stay home. Well played kid, well played

 

[belljr]

I'm having a brain cramp here - it's too early.All-Play scoring.3 teams tie. This is where they fall without ties.5-54-63-7 So all 3 teams go 4-4-2 this week?

Take it to the shark pool, squareIn all seriousness, why would some teams lose wins and others lose losses in the scenario you mentioned?

well we do an all-playso in 1 week you would go10-09-18-2....1-90-10If you have 2 teams tie. You calculate a half win loss. SO the teams didn't tie they would have went 7-3 and 6-4 respectively. So their records would actually be 6-3-1. This is the first time we had 3 teams tie. I guess I could actually just count the number of teams they beat or lost too

 

[Guster]

I'm having a brain cramp here - it's too early.All-Play scoring.3 teams tie. This is where they fall without ties.5-54-63-7 So all 3 teams go 4-4-2 this week?

Take it to the shark pool, squareIn all seriousness, why would some teams lose wins and others lose losses in the scenario you mentioned?

well we do an all-playso in 1 week you would go10-09-18-2....1-90-10If you have 2 teams tie. You calculate a half win loss. SO the teams didn't tie they would have went 7-3 and 6-4 respectively. So their records would actually be 6-3-1. This is the first time we had 3 teams tie. I guess I could actually just count the number of teams they beat or lost too

So you have an 11 team league?

 

[belljr]

I'm having a brain cramp here - it's too early.All-Play scoring.3 teams tie. This is where they fall without ties.5-54-63-7 So all 3 teams go 4-4-2 this week?

Take it to the shark pool, squareIn all seriousness, why would some teams lose wins and others lose losses in the scenario you mentioned?

well we do an all-playso in 1 week you would go10-09-18-2....1-90-10If you have 2 teams tie. You calculate a half win loss. SO the teams didn't tie they would have went 7-3 and 6-4 respectively. So their records would actually be 6-3-1. This is the first time we had 3 teams tie. I guess I could actually just count the number of teams they beat or lost too

So you have an 11 team league?

Nothing gets by you Seriously, Yes one guy dropped last minute so we decided to just do an all-play

 

[Guster]

I'm having a brain cramp here - it's too early.

All-Play scoring.

3 teams tie. This is where they fall without ties.

5-5

4-6

3-7

So all 3 teams go 4-4-2 this week?

Take it to the shark pool, squareIn all seriousness, why would some teams lose wins and others lose losses in the scenario you mentioned?

well we do an all-playso in 1 week you would go

10-0

9-1

8-2

....

1-9

0-10

If you have 2 teams tie. You calculate a half win loss. SO the teams didn't tie they would have went 7-3 and 6-4 respectively. So their records would actually be 6-3-1. This is the first time we had 3 teams tie. I guess I could actually just count the number of teams they beat or lost too

So you have an 11 team league?

Nothing gets by you Seriously, Yes one guy dropped last minute so we decided to just do an all-play

looks like you got it figured out

 

[Mr. Pickles]

 

[shuke]

Made a quick visit to Sam's Club at lunchtime today to see what I've been missing. This is the third time I've done this in 5 years and the third time I've walked out of there being unimpressed. What is the allure of this place? Someone convince me it's worth paying a fee to shop there.

The only thing worth buying at Sam's is a certain type of dress/crew sock. No shtick. They are black with green thread at the toe. Best socks I've ever owned. That is the only reason I go there with my wife every 6mos or so.

I know their decorated birthday cakes are a good deal. Cake and socks. Don't think that's worth $40 a year.

 

[Guster]

ok, while people are still reading this, let me say that -fish- would be proud...

I went on a date a couple weekends ago that started off well, but ended up being probably the worst date I've ever been on. We had just planned on doing drinks, but it was going well enough that we decided to grab dinner too. We tried to go to Bakersfield (hi, Tanner) but there was an hour and a half wait. We went to a place across the street for drinks and appetizers at which point she proceeded to get smashed. Our table at Bakersfield isn't ready yet so we get another round there, which she spills on my pants and the floor. After an hour and a half of waiting, she decides she's not hungry and takes our name off the list. We grab drinks at another place and she decides she's hungry We go to a place a lot like Bakersfield, but not as good and i switch water while she continues to get ####faced. Then her friends get us into some hipster wanna be club pre-grand opening invite only thing... and she drinks more.

At this point, I'm over it and want to go home, but she wants to keep drinking. It's after 1 and I'm tired and want to be sober enough to drive... but can't remember where I parked - somehow she can. She had mentioned multiple times throughout the night how we weren't going to have sex that night... ok, no biggie. Well, on the walk back to the car, she asked the wrong question and I answered honestly. She asked if i wanted to have sex with her. I honestly answered yes. She freaked out and ran off down some alley. Yeah, awesome. I showed my pimp hand, stood at the end of the alley and demanded she come back, which she did before too long. I explain that I just answered the question she asked but that I had agreed we wouldn't be having sex...

Well, I bring her back to my place (she had left her car at the first spot and i said i'd take her there to get it in the morning). I offer to give her some pajamas, but she declines and plops diagonally across my bed in her corduroys and boots... yeah, that's not going to work for me. I put on my pajamas, move her to the side and crawl into bed. She asks where her pajamas are?!? Nice. I get her something to put on and then she starts accusing me of just trying to get her naked to have sex. Yeah, no way that is happening because she'll probably just say i raped her in the morning. There's some cuddling and making out, but no sex. She gives me a hand job... well, if you can call it that. It would have felt better if i had just put my #### in a blender and hit pulse a dozen times.

I dropped her at her car in the morning and hoped that I would never see her again.

Fast forward to last night... I spent the night at her place and we might get together again on Saturday

 

[shuke]

Costco is pretty awesome but the prices aren't great on everything.

The worst thing about Costco and Sam's is that they have decent prices on a very limited amount of merchandise. You like Chunky Soup? It's like $1.10 a can...if you like home-style chicken noodle. Cold cereal? We've got a price you can't beat...if you dig Frosted Cheerios. Some of their dry-goods prices aren't too bad. Things like laundry detergent or 409 or whatever are decent. But if you just check your nearby supermarket(s) for sales you can probably find a better deal.

We pretty much buy store brand for about everything but a handful of items.What about electronics, toys, etc?

 

[heckmanm]

K4 and Shuke

I GMTAN

 

[Uruk-Hai]

I-Phone/Verizon question:

What do I need to do to have my phone work while I'm in Kristagua for a week? Contact Verizon? Or is there a setting on my phone?

 

[Hawks64]

I-Phone/Verizon question:What do I need to do to have my phone work while I'm in Kristagua for a week? Contact Verizon? Or is there a setting on my phone?

Contact them to get put on a global plan if you can, that helps keep the cost down for minutes. I would also make sure you turn off Cellular Data (General -> Cellular -> Roaming -> Data Roaming Off; You can also just turn off Cellular Data) if you don't you can get a huge bill from the data.

 

[belljr]

I-Phone/Verizon question:What do I need to do to have my phone work while I'm in Kristagua for a week? Contact Verizon? Or is there a setting on my phone?

4g lte?You shouldn't have to do much. I called and they made sure I was on a global plan.I did turn off my data like mentioned above to be safe

 

[Mr. Pickles]

ok, while people are still reading this, let me say that -fish- would be proud...I went on a date a couple weekends ago that started off well, but ended up being probably the worst date I've ever been on. We had just planned on doing drinks, but it was going well enough that we decided to grab dinner too. We tried to go to Bakersfield (hi, Tanner) but there was an hour and a half wait. We went to a place across the street for drinks and appetizers at which point she proceeded to get smashed. Our table at Bakersfield isn't ready yet so we get another round there, which she spills on my pants and the floor. After an hour and a half of waiting, she decides she's not hungry and takes our name off the list. We grab drinks at another place and she decides she's hungry We go to a place a lot like Bakersfield, but not as good and i switch water while she continues to get ####faced. Then her friends get us into some hipster wanna be club pre-grand opening invite only thing... and she drinks more.At this point, I'm over it and want to go home, but she wants to keep drinking. It's after 1 and I'm tired and want to be sober enough to drive... but can't remember where I parked - somehow she can. She had mentioned multiple times throughout the night how we weren't going to have sex that night... ok, no biggie. Well, on the walk back to the car, she asked the wrong question and I answered honestly. She asked if i wanted to have sex with her. I honestly answered yes. She freaked out and ran off down some alley. Yeah, awesome. I showed my pimp hand, stood at the end of the alley and demanded she come back, which she did before too long. I explain that I just answered the question she asked but that I had agreed we wouldn't be having sex... Well, I bring her back to my place (she had left her car at the first spot and i said i'd take her there to get it in the morning). I offer to give her some pajamas, but she declines and plops diagonally across my bed in her corduroys and boots... yeah, that's not going to work for me. I put on my pajamas, move her to the side and crawl into bed. She asks where her pajamas are?!? Nice. I get her something to put on and then she starts accusing me of just trying to get her naked to have sex. Yeah, no way that is happening because she'll probably just say i raped her in the morning. There's some cuddling and making out, but no sex. She gives me a hand job... well, if you can call it that. It would have felt better if i had just put my #### in a blender and hit pulse a dozen times. I dropped her at her car in the morning and hoped that I would never see her again. Fast forward to last night... I spent the night at her place and we might get together again on Saturday

Beautifully played. Signed, Woz

 

[Notorious T.R.E.]

Made a quick visit to Sam's Club at lunchtime today to see what I've been missing. This is the third time I've done this in 5 years and the third time I've walked out of there being unimpressed. What is the allure of this place? Someone convince me it's worth paying a fee to shop there.

We're Costco people here, but I think it would be pretty easy to make a calculation to see if the bulk purchase benefits outweigh the cost of membership. That's pretty much what it comes down to. We buy canned peaches, applesauce, yogurt, Goldfish, etc. by the truckload so it works for us.

I probably need to do a more detailed analysis, because I feel like I'm missing out on some big savings here. But of the things I've priced, there's no advantage. And the selection is very limited. Don't carry my razor. Don't carry our dog food. etc.

I'm a big Costco fan. It started when I bought my first big plasma TV because of the lifetime warranty, which has since been cut to a year on electronics. I was grandfathered in though and when it abruptly crapped out after five years I returned it for cash and bought two new TVs and a new dryer. TVs got cheaper, yo. If you have their Amex (flex) you get a 2 year warranty on those electronics, btw.Our family is only 3, so we don't have to get too much stuff in bulk, but other than the electronics, there are many things that I pop in and get:Meat - ribs, steaks, etc...especially for a big cookout. It's less expensive and they have a butcher on site.Cheese - good cheeses for good prices. Love cheese.Booze - 1.75L of Maker's Mark is like $43. Occasionally one of my local liquor stores matches this, but more often they do not. Plus, cases of cheap beer like bud light are $3-4 cheaper, and they rotate through things like Sam Adams mixed 24 packs and such.Household necessities - like toilet paper, paper towels, napkins, paper plates, laundry detergent (although not this one so much since PV is a coupon fiend), etcSnacks - Mostly for the kid Clothes - mostly for kid and like Tanner mentioned, socks and ish.Tools and stuff - sometimes...I bought a great cooler there once.I'm also an EXECUTIVE MEMBER, which is a no brainer imo, because you get cash back on all of your purchases and if you don't meet the difference between a regular membership and an executive they give you the difference in your annual cash back check.Finally, I get a pretty swell discount on my insurance through Costco. Not sure if that's related to my EXECUTIVE membership or not, but it's pretty nice.

 

[phishphan]

ok, while people are still reading this, let me say that -fish- would be proud...

I went on a date a couple weekends ago that started off well, but ended up being probably the worst date I've ever been on. We had just planned on doing drinks, but it was going well enough that we decided to grab dinner too. We tried to go to Bakersfield (hi, Tanner) but there was an hour and a half wait. We went to a place across the street for drinks and appetizers at which point she proceeded to get smashed. Our table at Bakersfield isn't ready yet so we get another round there, which she spills on my pants and the floor. After an hour and a half of waiting, she decides she's not hungry and takes our name off the list. We grab drinks at another place and she decides she's hungry We go to a place a lot like Bakersfield, but not as good and i switch water while she continues to get ####faced. Then her friends get us into some hipster wanna be club pre-grand opening invite only thing... and she drinks more.

At this point, I'm over it and want to go home, but she wants to keep drinking. It's after 1 and I'm tired and want to be sober enough to drive... but can't remember where I parked - somehow she can. She had mentioned multiple times throughout the night how we weren't going to have sex that night... ok, no biggie. Well, on the walk back to the car, she asked the wrong question and I answered honestly. She asked if i wanted to have sex with her. I honestly answered yes. She freaked out and ran off down some alley. Yeah, awesome. I showed my pimp hand, stood at the end of the alley and demanded she come back, which she did before too long. I explain that I just answered the question she asked but that I had agreed we wouldn't be having sex...

Well, I bring her back to my place (she had left her car at the first spot and i said i'd take her there to get it in the morning). I offer to give her some pajamas, but she declines and plops diagonally across my bed in her corduroys and boots... yeah, that's not going to work for me. I put on my pajamas, move her to the side and crawl into bed. She asks where her pajamas are?!? Nice. I get her something to put on and then she starts accusing me of just trying to get her naked to have sex. Yeah, no way that is happening because she'll probably just say i raped her in the morning. There's some cuddling and making out, but no sex. She gives me a hand job... well, if you can call it that. It would have felt better if i had just put my #### in a blender and hit pulse a dozen times.

I dropped her at her car in the morning and hoped that I would never see her again.

Fast forward to last night... I spent the night at her place and we might get together again on Saturday

say what now?

 

[phishphan]

Tanner?

 

[Mr. Pickles]

Tanner?

I love the incredulous reaction. "Really? The actor?" Yes, the actor. The one you included as the shticky option.

 

[phishphan]

TANNER???

 

[phishphan]

Tanner in the Walking Dead thread

 

[money.never.sleeps]

ok, while people are still reading this, let me say that -fish- would be proud...

I went on a date a couple weekends ago that started off well, but ended up being probably the worst date I've ever been on. We had just planned on doing drinks, but it was going well enough that we decided to grab dinner too. We tried to go to Bakersfield (hi, Tanner) but there was an hour and a half wait. We went to a place across the street for drinks and appetizers at which point she proceeded to get smashed. Our table at Bakersfield isn't ready yet so we get another round there, which she spills on my pants and the floor. After an hour and a half of waiting, she decides she's not hungry and takes our name off the list. We grab drinks at another place and she decides she's hungry We go to a place a lot like Bakersfield, but not as good and i switch water while she continues to get ####faced. Then her friends get us into some hipster wanna be club pre-grand opening invite only thing... and she drinks more.

At this point, I'm over it and want to go home, but she wants to keep drinking. It's after 1 and I'm tired and want to be sober enough to drive... but can't remember where I parked - somehow she can. She had mentioned multiple times throughout the night how we weren't going to have sex that night... ok, no biggie. Well, on the walk back to the car, she asked the wrong question and I answered honestly. She asked if i wanted to have sex with her. I honestly answered yes. She freaked out and ran off down some alley. Yeah, awesome. I showed my pimp hand, stood at the end of the alley and demanded she come back, which she did before too long. I explain that I just answered the question she asked but that I had agreed we wouldn't be having sex...

Well, I bring her back to my place (she had left her car at the first spot and i said i'd take her there to get it in the morning). I offer to give her some pajamas, but she declines and plops diagonally across my bed in her corduroys and boots... yeah, that's not going to work for me. I put on my pajamas, move her to the side and crawl into bed. She asks where her pajamas are?!? Nice. I get her something to put on and then she starts accusing me of just trying to get her naked to have sex. Yeah, no way that is happening because she'll probably just say i raped her in the morning. There's some cuddling and making out, but no sex. She gives me a hand job... well, if you can call it that. It would have felt better if i had just put my #### in a blender and hit pulse a dozen times.

I dropped her at her car in the morning and hoped that I would never see her again.

Fast forward to last night... I spent the night at her place and we might get together again on Saturday

say what now?

 

[Notorious T.R.E.]

I-Phone/Verizon question:What do I need to do to have my phone work while I'm in Kristagua for a week? Contact Verizon? Or is there a setting on my phone?

I don't have Verizon, but I for ATT there's an international package you need to add for data/phone usage otherwise it will cost BOATLOADS.Or, you there's a setting on it where you can say you're international and turn all of it off.

 

[krista4]

I-Phone/Verizon question:

What do I need to do to have my phone work while I'm in Kristagua for a week? Contact Verizon? Or is there a setting on my phone?

Do you really need a phone to work while there? There's a phone at the house with Julio's number programmed in if you need anything. You can also use it for other things if you need to, though I pay for the minutes so would appreciate if you limited that or just loaded it up with some more minutes. There's wireless internet at the house, so that will take care of your GMTAN needs. If there's something you specifically think you'll need a phone for, maybe do this but otherwise it seems like work/expense you don't need.

ok, while people are still reading this, let me say that -fish- would be proud...

I went on a date a couple weekends ago that started off well, but ended up being probably the worst date I've ever been on. We had just planned on doing drinks, but it was going well enough that we decided to grab dinner too. We tried to go to Bakersfield (hi, Tanner) but there was an hour and a half wait. We went to a place across the street for drinks and appetizers at which point she proceeded to get smashed. Our table at Bakersfield isn't ready yet so we get another round there, which she spills on my pants and the floor. After an hour and a half of waiting, she decides she's not hungry and takes our name off the list. We grab drinks at another place and she decides she's hungry We go to a place a lot like Bakersfield, but not as good and i switch water while she continues to get ####faced. Then her friends get us into some hipster wanna be club pre-grand opening invite only thing... and she drinks more.

At this point, I'm over it and want to go home, but she wants to keep drinking. It's after 1 and I'm tired and want to be sober enough to drive... but can't remember where I parked - somehow she can. She had mentioned multiple times throughout the night how we weren't going to have sex that night... ok, no biggie. Well, on the walk back to the car, she asked the wrong question and I answered honestly. She asked if i wanted to have sex with her. I honestly answered yes. She freaked out and ran off down some alley. Yeah, awesome. I showed my pimp hand, stood at the end of the alley and demanded she come back, which she did before too long. I explain that I just answered the question she asked but that I had agreed we wouldn't be having sex...

Well, I bring her back to my place (she had left her car at the first spot and i said i'd take her there to get it in the morning). I offer to give her some pajamas, but she declines and plops diagonally across my bed in her corduroys and boots... yeah, that's not going to work for me. I put on my pajamas, move her to the side and crawl into bed. She asks where her pajamas are?!? Nice. I get her something to put on and then she starts accusing me of just trying to get her naked to have sex. Yeah, no way that is happening because she'll probably just say i raped her in the morning. There's some cuddling and making out, but no sex. She gives me a hand job... well, if you can call it that. It would have felt better if i had just put my #### in a blender and hit pulse a dozen times.

I dropped her at her car in the morning and hoped that I would never see her again.

Fast forward to last night... I spent the night at her place and we might get together again on Saturday

say what now?

Yeah, I was befuddled by that one, too. ( Guster, I read the whole thing!)

 

[krista4]

Portland recruiter dude: "Unfortunate to hear that you are withdrawing. Is there a particular reason why and are there questions and/or concerns we may be able to help further address?"

I can't tell him the truth. What do I do? Lie? My e-mail to him just used the all-purpose "don't think it's the right fit", but apparently that wasn't enough.

 

[eoMMan]

Portland recruiter dude: "Unfortunate to hear that you are withdrawing. Is there a particular reason why and are there questions and/or concerns we may be able to help further address?"I can't tell him the truth. What do I do? Lie? My e-mail to him just used the all-purpose "don't think it's the right fit", but apparently that wasn't enough.

Maybe say, "I'm a registered sex offender in the Portland area." ????

 

[krista4]

Portland recruiter dude: "Unfortunate to hear that you are withdrawing. Is there a particular reason why and are there questions and/or concerns we may be able to help further address?"I can't tell him the truth. What do I do? Lie? My e-mail to him just used the all-purpose "don't think it's the right fit", but apparently that wasn't enough.

Maybe say, "I'm a registered sex offender in the Portland area." ????