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Posted: July 24, 2006 12:39 pm
by sy
OceanCityGirl wrote:Sy, my daughter and a group of her friends are going to Otakon in two weeks or so. Anime, Manga type con. She's very excited as it's her first convention.
Nice! That's in Baltimore, right?
I've never made it down there for that one, but I did make a set of costumes one year for a couple of Alucard and Maria from the Castlevania games.
It's on my list of 'someday' things I'd like to attend. The list grows longer and longer
Let me know how she likes it, I'd be very interested.
Posted: July 24, 2006 12:48 pm
by RinglingRingling
sy wrote:buffettbride wrote:Sorry you work with dumb people Jen.
Did you kick her in the nuts?
No, I viewed it as not worth my time to bother. But she obviously went back and told all of her cronies, since I've had miscellaneous questions since then. Not one intelligent question, of course.
The highlights so far:
-'why do you actually sit in the parking lot all day? what's the point?'
-'I thought buffett was dead....he's still tours? I bet half the seats are empty, right?'
-'I thought gamers were like dorky college kids....I bet your husband's dragging you to it, right?'
-'So what do you play at these conventions? checkers? trivial pursuit? seems like a waste to drive all that way...'
Yes, it's slow in our office, so the kiddies need to find other people's business to occupy their time with.
*sigh*
I am thinking it is time for this person's win.com file to disappear from their C:/ drive....
Posted: July 24, 2006 12:52 pm
by OceanCityGirl
yep Baltimore. The one thing mom got involved in was making sure they picked a safe hotel. I'm not at all familiar with this stuff. My knowledge is limited to what I pick up from talking to her and her bf. But she's my daughter, I love her and I like to be able to make basic conversations about her interests. Screw the co-worker. What kind of childish person can't see we all have different interests and joys.
Posted: July 24, 2006 12:54 pm
by sy
RinglingRingling wrote:
I am thinking it is time for this person's win.com file to disappear from their C:/ drive....
nah, cause then that causes more work for my coworkers. They're the only ones that do know what I'm talking about.
Posted: July 24, 2006 12:56 pm
by RinglingRingling
sy wrote:RinglingRingling wrote:
I am thinking it is time for this person's win.com file to disappear from their C:/ drive....
nah, cause then that causes more work for my coworkers. They're the only ones that do know what I'm talking about.
but that comment really can't be let slide... granted, it'd be taking karma into your own hands, but an insult like that really requires payback. perhaps 4 toothpicks in her valve-stems.. something.
Posted: July 24, 2006 12:57 pm
by sy
OceanCityGirl wrote:yep Baltimore. The one thing mom got involved in was making sure they picked a safe hotel. I'm not at all familiar with this stuff. My knowledge is limited to what I pick up from talking to her and her bf. But she's my daughter, I love her and I like to be able to make basic conversations about her interests. Screw the co-worker. What kind of childish person can't see we all have different interests and joys.
That's good, I don't know much about baltimore either other than where the aquarium is. I hope she has a great time
and as for the coworker, that's exactly what she acts like, a child. Her entire existence is based upon being a gossip-monger, so that pretty much tells you what kind of person she is
Posted: July 24, 2006 1:01 pm
by sy
RinglingRingling wrote:
but that comment really can't be let slide... granted, it'd be taking karma into your own hands, but an insult like that really requires payback. perhaps 4 toothpicks in her valve-stems.. something.
Trust me, the vindictive, self righteous part of me wanted to stand there and absolutely rip her apart about things I know about her, but being that it's at work, and the simple fact that she would not understand anything I said over two syllables, it just wasn't worth my time.
Posted: July 24, 2006 1:30 pm
by RinglingRingling
sy wrote:RinglingRingling wrote:
but that comment really can't be let slide... granted, it'd be taking karma into your own hands, but an insult like that really requires payback. perhaps 4 toothpicks in her valve-stems.. something.
Trust me, the vindictive, self righteous part of me wanted to stand there and absolutely rip her apart about things I know about her, but being that it's at work, and the simple fact that she would not understand anything I said over two syllables, it just wasn't worth my time.
one of the few times of someone being so dim that "if breathing weren't autonomic, you'd suffocate" is a protection rather than a hinderance.
Posted: July 24, 2006 1:32 pm
by sy
RinglingRingling wrote:one of the few times of someone being so dim that "if breathing weren't autonomic, you'd suffocate" is a protection rather than a hinderance.
You are absolutely correct on that one.
Posted: July 24, 2006 3:26 pm
by Bubbaphan
SharkOnLand wrote:"Normal" is code-word for boring.
Abby someone....Abby..normal!
Posted: July 24, 2006 3:37 pm
by The Lost Manatee
Gencon, that brings back memories. It's been a while since I attended one, like 20+ years.
I agree that your co-worker is an individual who will eventually get run over by the wheel of karma.
Have fun at Gencon and let your co-worker think whatever passes for thoughts in her childish head.
Posted: July 24, 2006 3:51 pm
by ph4ever
All your hobbies sound normal to me -- it's the other people in your office that seemed abnormal.
I'm so glad my last job had a SVP that is a parrothead. Everyone in our office eventually "got it"
Posted: July 24, 2006 6:36 pm
by scubamyk
I too had co-workers who could not understand why I took off the day of and the day after a JB show.
I changed jobs.
Posted: July 24, 2006 7:11 pm
by jackiesic
Posted: July 25, 2006 12:25 am
by ragtopW
Why Be Normal ????
Posted: July 25, 2006 10:09 am
by sy
ph4ever wrote:All your hobbies sound normal to me -- it's the other people in your office that seemed abnormal.
That's how I choose to look at it
Posted: July 25, 2006 11:36 am
by flyboy55
sy wrote:ph4ever wrote:All your hobbies sound normal to me -- it's the other people in your office that seemed abnormal.
That's how I choose to look at it
It's true that people make fun of what they don't understand (perhaps what they fear?).
Posted: July 25, 2006 12:06 pm
by Cubbie Bear
sy wrote:buffettbride wrote:Sorry you work with dumb people Jen.
Did you kick her in the nuts?
No, I viewed it as not worth my time to bother. But she obviously went back and told all of her cronies, since I've had miscellaneous questions since then. Not one intelligent question, of course.
The highlights so far:
-'why do you actually sit in the parking lot all day? what's the point?'
-'I thought buffett was dead....he's still tours? I bet half the seats are empty, right?'
-'I thought gamers were like dorky college kids....I bet your husband's dragging you to it, right?'
-'So what do you play at these conventions? checkers? trivial pursuit? seems like a waste to drive all that way...'
Yes, it's slow in our office, so the kiddies need to find other people's business to occupy their time with.
*sigh*
and yet, everyone is mistified when someone empties a pistol in the office
Posted: July 25, 2006 12:11 pm
by flyboy55
Cubbie Bear wrote:sy wrote:buffettbride wrote:Sorry you work with dumb people Jen.
Did you kick her in the nuts?
No, I viewed it as not worth my time to bother. But she obviously went back and told all of her cronies, since I've had miscellaneous questions since then. Not one intelligent question, of course.
The highlights so far:
-'why do you actually sit in the parking lot all day? what's the point?'
-'I thought buffett was dead....he's still tours? I bet half the seats are empty, right?'
-'I thought gamers were like dorky college kids....I bet your husband's dragging you to it, right?'
-'So what do you play at these conventions? checkers? trivial pursuit? seems like a waste to drive all that way...'
Yes, it's slow in our office, so the kiddies need to find other people's business to occupy their time with.
*sigh*
and yet, everyone is mistified when someone empties a pistol in the office
sy goes "postal" with medieval meat cleaver-type weapon!!
This would get headlines, and give gamers a bad name (and a 'BAD' rep).
Posted: July 25, 2006 12:24 pm
by RinglingRingling
flyboy55 wrote:Cubbie Bear wrote:sy wrote:buffettbride wrote:Sorry you work with dumb people Jen.
Did you kick her in the nuts?
No, I viewed it as not worth my time to bother. But she obviously went back and told all of her cronies, since I've had miscellaneous questions since then. Not one intelligent question, of course.
The highlights so far:
-'why do you actually sit in the parking lot all day? what's the point?'
-'I thought buffett was dead....he's still tours? I bet half the seats are empty, right?'
-'I thought gamers were like dorky college kids....I bet your husband's dragging you to it, right?'
-'So what do you play at these conventions? checkers? trivial pursuit? seems like a waste to drive all that way...'
Yes, it's slow in our office, so the kiddies need to find other people's business to occupy their time with.
*sigh*
and yet, everyone is mystified when someone empties a pistol in the office
sy goes "postal" with medieval meat cleaver-type weapon!!
This would get headlines, and give gamers a bad name (and a 'BAD' rep).
Warhammer...
http://www.museumreplicas.com/webstore/ ... ammer.aspx
much more impressive..