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Posted in LOTD on 09/01/2006 08:14 am by enjanerdLOTD: Hey, Don’t Say They Didn’t Warn You . . .
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Second prize went to the warning label on a kitchen knife: “Never try to catch a falling knife.”
Third prize went to a cocktail napkin decorated with a map of the seacoast of Hilton Head, S.C., and a warning: “Caution: Not to be used for navigation.”
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Posted in LOTD on 08/28/2006 07:18 am by enjanerdMan, this weekend totally wore me out. I ended up taking a “nap” around 6pm last night and then getting up at 11 to get a drink of water before heading back to sleep for the night. Dehydration woke me up or something.
Brunch was so good. We went to Oriental East and somehow fit 14 of us around a table. It’s all the way in Maryland, but was the best dim-sum I’ve had in this area, so I might have to go back at some point.
After that, Ian and I went over to Mary and Adam’s place to help them get rid of some stuff before they move. And by get rid of, I mean they let us walk around and take whatever we wanted. ;) Picked up a few lamps, vases, bottles of booze, and their pretty set of Crate & Barrel bowls.
From there we went to the scotch tasting, which included handouts, home-made sushi with yellow tomatoes grown expressly for this party, and home-made shortbread cookies. After that, there was the karaoke jam turned Taboo party. There was a bit of drama after we arrived, but things settled down a little later.
Yesterday, the sibs came over for some will-writing. We discussed our stuff, had some pizza, and then began a preliminary list of our relatives for wedding purposes. Turns out renting a tent and generator comes out to about $1k. That on top of finding a location and having to rent chairs, tables, etc. We’ll see how it goes…
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Posted in LOTD on 03/24/2006 11:26 pm by enjanerdMy boss stopped in for a chat this morning shortly after I got in. He had just been notified by HR of my complaint and he wanted to personally apologize for the coworker’s behavior and to assure me that it would not be permitted to continue. He has had trouble with this guy in the past and asked him to cut back on his crass speech and profanity, but it had never really crossed the line before. He was personally offended by the things I had reported to HR and also apologized for not noticing that any of this was going on.
It was made clear to me that if I felt uncomfortable working with racist guy (somehow, that nickname just doesn’t seem sufficient), I didn’t have to. And, as of late, his work hasn’t really been up to par, so for a number of other reasons, the company had already been considering not keeping him on. (He’s a contractor, so I guess all they have to do is not renew his contract. Not exactly sure how that works.) As far as that goes, though, the people who would handle this have been off-site the last few days and RG is out all next week.
Anyway, my boss had a talk with RG and told me that if anything else happens, to let him know or I can go through HR. Fast forward to this afternoon. RG stops in and asks if he “needs to apologize.” He then proceeded to explain to me that he’s harmless, and that his brand of humor doesn’t go over well with everyone. He also understands that we need to interact and work together in a professional manner and he hopes that will be possible. Translation: “I won’t be offensive directly to you anymore. I hope you won’t tell on me again.”
My concern now isn’t that his apology was completely not one. But the fact that I believe that this was him being sincere and trying to make amends. This guy is a complete social nitwit. He missed the point if he thought my complaint was that he was coming on to me or that I didn’t “get” his jokes. My complaint is that regardless of the specific instances, his general behavior around the office is inappropriate. His inability to recognize what is or is not acceptable behavior is the issue here.
Blah. This has wasted enough of my time. I did let my boss know this morning that aside from this one issue, I really enjoy working there. I get to learn new things and use what I learned in school. The rest of the people are pretty cool too, though two more are leaving next week. One to another company and the other one getting transferred. The one being transferred is the one whose brain I need to pick for another 4 days.
That’s all for now. I’ll write about date night tomorrow. :)
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Posted in LOTD on 01/22/2006 11:03 am by enjanerdYesterday was… less than spectacular. It started off with a baking failure and then was followed up by a baking disaster. In any case, I wasn’t quite clear on how big a disaster it was until I brought it to a party I attended last night.
On the way to this party, I had to drive across a bridge. It was a pretty clear night. A little windy, but no rain or anything. There were also surprisingly few cars out too. Anyway, something happened and I don’t even know what, but as I was crossing this bridge, a piece of it fell down into the water behind me. Well, I probably should have stopped, but a few thoughts ran through my head.
1) There weren’t that many cars on the road, so nobody was likely to have been hurt or fallen in.
2) This bridge is falling, so hurry the [bleep] up and get across.
3) There are plenty of stanchions; there’s no way this entire bridge could collapse with just me driving on it… right? Right?
Yeah, that’s what I thought… until: I get across the bridge and the last section falls down behind me just seconds after I cross. What is going on?! I stop and look behind me and don’t see anyone stuck on the bridge. At least, I didn’t see any headlights shining through the dust and debris.
This couldn’t be my fault, could it? I just drove across a bridge. I try to calm my panic and proceed the rest of the way to the party. It’s only a few turns after crossing the bridge, so I arrive there without further incident.
I’m greeted by the hosts and meet several guests, but only about half of the invitees have arrived so far. Delayed, I’m sure, by the lack of bridge. I proceed to help the host in the kitchen and take some fresh cookies off a cookie sheet… and end up not getting a good grip with the oven mitt and knocking the entire tray on the floor. Fantastic. Baking disaster #3.
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Posted in LOTD on 11/15/2005 07:16 pm by enjanerdI came across this website today: Wage Project (Unfortunately, I couldn’t get the calculator thingy to work in Firefox, so if it gives you trouble, try IE.) And it is giving me that shove that I need to actually look around to see what other companies in this area are paying their engineers. According to their calculator, I’m making 61% of what the average white male marine engineer/naval architect with a BS in this area makes. I knew that I was making about 20% less than most of my co-workers around here, but that’s not with all else equal (different starting times, different educational backgrounds, etc.) So, now that calculator is saying that my coworkers are being paid on the lower end of that average white male spectrum. Also of note: Asian males get paid, on average, twice what I do. That ain’t cool, yo.
Anyway, this weekend, I ate out a little too much. Especially after spending most of the week trying out restaurants in Blacksburg. Went out with Ian to Sweetwater for date night. Then, went shopping for a good portion of the day on Saturday. Found pants for both of us, which was an amazing feat. His inseam is longer than his waist measurement, so yeah… good luck with that. I, on the other hand, went up
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. I had my first cookies ‘n’ cream milkshake in over 3 years. Mmmm! Yeah, yeah… so it’s a bar/eatery place. I wanted a milkshake. They have delicious food there, by the way, in addition to their ample selection of alcohol. Headed back to my place afterward and watched Transformers: The Movie with two unconscious boys. They totally missed out. Also, it made clear so much that I missed when I only watched the TV episodes growing up. Good thing kids aren’t very smart. (Ok, not really. Some kids are smart. I just don’t remember questioning the TV show and I don’t want it to seem like I was the only dumb one.)
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Went shopping for a little while again and then loafed around the rest of the afternoon before heading over for Ian’s family dinner thing. Had some interesting female bonding time while the boys took the dogs out for walks and watched football.
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Posted in LOTD on 10/04/2005 06:56 pm by enjanerdSo, I’ve been getting some flak from a few people on this whole “and guest” issue. Honestly, I know I’m making a big deal out of this simply because my family (defined as people in my immediate family who anger me right now) angers me. But they are showing a blatant disregard for common courtesy all across the board here. If it were just this, I wouldn’t care. If it were just
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my brother being ignorant, I’d write him off and be done with. But it’s not. So, this is what I’m taking issue with today.
My mom said last night that she knows nothing about etiquette, whether it be Chinese, American, Spanish, whatever. And yet she has made no effort to rectify this situation. If she actually had any interest in not offending people, she could just ask someone. Or even read the Emily Post etiquette book that Sonny picked up on sale a few years ago (which I’m pretty sure he left at their house).
My issue isn’t that they are ignorant. My problem is that they are putting up this facade of being proper and then having no interest in actually being polite. They are saying that they don’t know anything about etiquette and when I tell them something they have done was rude or improper, I’m told that it’s ok to do that. “Everyone does it.” (Although, if I were to ever use that claim, I’d undoubtedly get laughed out of the house.) So if you think you know proper etiquette, why don’t you stand by that claim and actually show it? Why hide behind “I don’t know anything about it,” when you have no intention of altering your actions?
So, now I’m caught up in this stupid discussion about the appropriate way to address an envelope when that’s really not the issue here at all. As much as I know I shouldn’t believe everything I read on the internet, I have yet to find a site that encourages people to write “and guest” when they are familiar with the significant other of the person being invited. I’ve only looked through the first 20 links so far, but I think that’s enough. This is the most applicable Q&A I found regarding the topic:
Q: My brother and his live-in girlfriend are angry with me because on their wedding invitation I sent, I wrote “George Smith & Guest”. What is proper?
A: So here’s the bad news: technically, yes, there’s not an etiquette book on the planet that doesn’t pooh-pooh the “…and Guest” addendum. The idea is that if you know the invitee well enough to want them present on your special day, you should really take the time to just ask them whether there’s someone specific that they would like to bring along to the event, and to then include that guest’s name on the invitation. It looks more personal and reads as a whole lot more welcoming. And given that this is your brother’s live-in girlfriend, and presumably someone whose name you were already pretty dang familiar with, it really would have been nicer to write her name on the envelope as well. I’m assuming, however, that you meant her no slight in addressing her as “Guest,” and that you were simply following what you thought was the appropriate protocol. These things happen, and there’s no sense in letting a bad vibe spring up between you and the two of them for something that’s really pretty small in the grand scheme of things. The best thing to do is simply apologize. Explain that it was an honest mistake born out of your sincere belief that you were following the proper etiquette, and not some passive-aggressive jibe; let her know that you very much look forward to having her there to help you celebrate your wedding … because chances are good, that’s all she wants to know anyway.
Keeping in mind that this wasn’t a mailed invitation (.: there was no issue of multiple names confusing the postman), or one that was handed to me, alone. This was handed to me while I was standing next to my SO, with the verbal instruction, “You can bring Ian or someone else if you want.”
So, do what you want. I’m done with being offended by you people. I’m using this all as a growing experience. And by growing experience, I mean blog fodder. At least if I continue to be angry, it’ll give me something to write about. And who doesn’t like updates?
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