I'm baaaaaaaaaaaaaack!

Happy Father's Day to all the dads out there- American or otherwise....

Thanks Trey, and to you as well! I echo the sentiment to all the others also.

Yes, happy Father's Day!

Happy Father's Day!

A thank you to the powers that be for our new That Online Thing Forum!

Happy father's day guys. Don't forget to thank your dad for your existance!

My dad isn't responsible for my existance

Then at least you can thank him for allowing you to continue to exist.

Good enough

*wanders in pretending never to have left, grabs a cup of tea... mmm tea...*

Hiya! I hope everyone's well...

Things for me have been pretty busy, I'm currently in the last six months or so of my PhD - I hope to submit my thesis in October or November. After that, my plan is to look for a job in computer programming (am planning to chat to the careers service soonish to work out what's out there and what would work for me). I hope this will be doable despite the economy being... the economy. It's a bit frightening to leave academia and enter the real world! Even though I can also barely describe just how much I'm looking forward to having a job where you can go home in the evening and not feel guilty for not working. I swear the flexibility of a PhD is both its greatest advantage and its biggest disadvantage sometimes.

Also, you can thank the chibi maker for my new avatar. It was such a perfectly Adryn expression I had to do it.

Welcome back to Chorrol.

EVERYONE COMES BACK EVENTUALLY.

Disclaimer: The term "everyone" may not pertain to each individual. Spambots and banned users are exempt from this rule. This only applies to users that do actually return to the forums after absence, large numbers do not.

Yeah, welcome back Kazaera! Nice to see ppl coming back! yayyyy

I have no idea who you are, but welcome back! A PhD and computer programming? Sounds great!

Kazaera! Welcome back! Long time no see! Yeah, leaving school is a frightening step, I think I would have stayed a perpetual student if I could have, lol. Congrats on the PhD, that is Awesome!

Has anyone seen Colonel Mustard lately?

I was wondering the same thing. He hasn't been on lately. I hope he's alright.

Last I heard, he did it in the hall with the lead pipe

-slaps TSG's hand-

NO.

Bad!

XD

*Undoes Mrs. Hollow's handslap*

Puns of that calibre are rare, Madam, and should be encouraged. Good work, TSG!

KingCoin, Meet Kazaera. A highly talented writer who has returned with her tale infused with a sense of humor and creativity that would put most of us too shame. In short, we've all met our match.

I'm certain General Grey Poupon is fine. RL has this annoying tendency of being the supporting fabric that allows us to enjoy our leisure time here.

Kiln, you and I have been here so long, we've seen this universe curving back in on itself, and can accurately predict the future, as it's the past to us.

I heard it was the kitchen with a rope, lol.

Yes, that is the short version.

In the library with a candlestick!!


Welcome back, Kazaera! I’m looking forward to catching up with Adryn over a cup of tea.

Indeed. Adryn and tea go together like naptha and a torch....

Which is my way of saying- "Welcome back Kazaera!" I also look forward to Adryn's (not "girl," not "kid," not "hey you's") adventures.

Wow. Kinda in shock, first patient had already gone into hospital in critical condition. Not uncommon at all in my line of work, but this guy was pretty healthy all around. The wife was so in grief I think I picked up on it. He and I only rode together a few times, but we sort of developed a bond quickly with similar philosophies in life.

I hope he turns out okay, but the realistic overview is grim. I generally don't get attatched to patients, so I'm kind of blindsided by this revelation.

In the coffee shop with a cup of Kud-Ei's Nightshade Tea.

Are you all right, Kazaera? Welcome back, but be careful what you drink!

The medical field must be the hardest in the world because of exactly this. Your head can tell you not to get attached to patients, but your heart doesn't always listen; and especially if you see them repeatedly. You can't help but feel involved when you are there at their most crucial moments between life and death.

I am so sorry his prognosis isn't good, and hope by whatever miracle is needed that (that changes). Good luck to both them and you in this situation.

oh i wish your patient good luck anyway..Now it's inevitable to attach to patients at least some time...that's hard when the outcome is not very positive....

Be strong Blackie!

Thanks guys. I know I'll be okay now, in hindsight I think it was more that I really felt bad for the wife. She was scared and in pain, naturall

I hope knowing your online family is always here helps you get through the tough ones. And because I know you are more than a bit of an empath, I can imagine that seeing someone else hurting kinda slid through your defenses.

The doggy smells all...

I would say I'm mystified, but I've suspected the same of you for quite some time. Must be the birthday...

Thanks everyone for the warm welcome! @King Coin, I'm honestly surprised anyone remembers me, because I'll flit in with the occasional offering of updates and then wander off for six months to a year... I do always come back, though! Chorrol is a like a, well, nice and cozy coffee-shop; I'm not a regular, but I do like to pop in every now and then to come in out of the cold.

@Black Hand - that's awful, I'm really sorry. I'm also wishing him luck - and his wife, for that matter.

Sup!

I had to get up a map to see what you meant by island north of France,that's pretty bad geography from me considering I'm Irish,just beside the UK.

Apparently I will NOT be transferring to the store down the road, which makes leaving so much easier. They took someone else from the store, I'm guessing because I was off of work for four days. Either way, I'm glad. I jsut need to wait for the call to go to orientation and I'm golden.

Great!

Hopefully target treats you better

How bad is it to call in sick twice in the same week for the same thing? I think I caught the stomach bug AGAIN. Either that, or what I ha before wasn't the same bug.

Hmmm, pretty bad. But if youre on the way out anyway,...unless you need them for a reference, Gotham do as you please!

I'm actually not allowed to use them as a reference, but I don't want him to put a black mark on my record in case I need to get hired there again.

unless I puke between now and the door to work, I'm going to work.

If you transcend from these menial jobs, you won't be at their mercy anymore.

If you change the rules on what controls you, you will change the rules on what you can control.

What are you afraid of, Mrs. Hollow?

Not being able to feed my son because I can't keep a job down. I'm afraid that if I reach above my head, I'll let everyone who depends on me down and lose my son to CPS because I can't feed him, or clothe him.

Nothing constructive...

Life's a lot different when there's others depending on you, lol. Especially a child.

Every time I post I should just copy/paste this.

I don´t think you can ever fail your son like that, Liz. You´re too good for it to happen

Also, his father has an income too, right? Just push him to work a little bit more

Now that's funny!

Just had a realization.

I felt bad that someone took offense to something relatively minor I said. At the same time, that person assumed the worst of its many implications, and by extension myself.

If I post my personal troubles and tribulations publicly on this forum, it is opening a can of worms. You take the good and the bad. Some; if not many, may offer solace and a kind word. Others may advise to 'toughen up'.

But to take it to the level it was, was disconcerting at first; then as I examined myself and it's contents, I realize, I did nothing wrong. Nor do I feel as though I had a reputation of being offensive to people that would justify such a reaction and interpretation.

Then again this person's situation is not an enviable one, so I don't know.

I'd rather be able to just focus on my creative pursuits, than have to watch every other statement I make because somebody, somewhere will take offense to a misinterpretation.

Been real, GD Forums, but this is my last post here.

Wait, what?!

I'm extremely confused. I must have missed something pretty serious...

Me too. Come on BH, don't leave. Talk to us buddy, what's wrong?

I hope you don't mean that, Blackie. I know it is tough on these forums because in print others can't see our expressions or tone and get the true drift of what we were saying. Half the time something we mean one way is taken another, light comments are misinterpreted as heavy censure - those kind of things happen on any forum - anywhere you post your thoughts or reactions in writing. I have no doubt I have offended everyone on the internet at least twice per person without ever meaning to, and there were a few times when the reactions almost made me pick up and leave for good.

One of the criteria for these types of misunderstandings is the general age of the population on these sites, another is the diversity of them; their backgrounds/cultures/environments/histories/upbringing.

You can never please or be understood by everyone on the internet, that is a fact. But you can be and are liked for what most of us do understand about you - and that goes for about everyone on here. None of us are fully understood on here, but most of us are liked overall anyway.

It is kind of the best you can get on the internet, a bunch of people that may not always understand everything you say or do, but like you anyway. As far as that goes, this site is better than most others on the internet.

Another reason is that even best friends don't get along perfectly all the time. The one that took offense may not even have meant their response, as you said they were in a bad situation themselves - may not have been in the best frame at the time and snapped out at the nearest leg.

I really hope you don't leave. You are an asset here, well liked, creative, talented - interesting. You don't need to walk on eggshells with anyone, you've been here years voicing your viewpoint and never offended anyone before - I personally really enjoy seeing you spout your thoughts. Please don't go.