Happy Birthday, Sparky!!!
Reynolds, I'm a dangerous-minded man on a ship loaded with hurt. Now, why you got me chatting with your peons?
Womack ,'The Message'
Spike's Bitches 43: Who am I kidding? I love to brag.
[NAFDA] Spike-centric discussion. Lusty, lewd (only occasionally crude), risqué (and frisqué), bawdy (Oh, lawdy!), flirty ('cuz we're purty), raunchy talk inside. Caveat lector.
sj - Nov 21, 2008 6:05:49 am PST #2102 of 10000
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
WindSparrow - Nov 21, 2008 6:06:53 am PST #2103 of 10000
Love is stronger than death and harder than sorrow. Those who practice it are fierce like the light of stars traveling eons to pierce the night.
Aw, Karl, that sucks. It's nice to see you here, but the reason why you have the time is crappy. Much job~ma for you.
Cashmere - Nov 21, 2008 6:08:42 am PST #2104 of 10000
Now tagless for your comfort.
Oh, fuck, Karl. I hope you can find something else quickly.
SailAweigh - Nov 21, 2008 6:09:02 am PST #2105 of 10000
Nana korobi, ya oki. (Fall down seven times, stand up eight.) ~Yuzuru Hanyu/Japanese proverb
{{Karl}} I'm so sorry! Any chance of a severence package of some kind?
sj - Nov 21, 2008 6:09:16 am PST #2106 of 10000
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
(((((Karl))))) I'm so sorry.Best of luck finding something new.
Karl - Nov 21, 2008 6:11:09 am PST #2107 of 10000
I adore all you motherfuckers so much -- PMM.
A few possibilities through former colleagues. Unfortunately, most of these take the form of brilliant schemes without funding, and the startup world of Northern California lives and dies by the whims of the venture capitalists, who are, of course, excreting a collective brick over the current economic asshattery.
I'm thinking it might be time to take a big honking pay cut and try to find something quiet and socially meaningful, like maintaining servers for a progressive non-profit. Startup culture is toxic after a while, anyway. It'd be good to do something that made me feel like I was actually making the world a better place. Doing that and keeping up on the rent ... well, I'm a bright boy. I'll think of something.
ETA: Sail, I'm paid through the end of this month, which, yeah, Thursday and Friday were holidays already. They'll pay my medical premiums for the next two months, but that's about it as far as severance goes. The fact is, they're just plain out of money.
Barb - Nov 21, 2008 6:13:55 am PST #2108 of 10000
“Not dead yet!”
{{{Karl}}}
Oh that's just massively sucky-- here's hoping something new turns up.
Fred Pete - Nov 21, 2008 6:22:52 am PST #2109 of 10000
Ann, that's a ferret.
Happy Birthday, Sparky!
Fred Pete - Nov 21, 2008 6:23:24 am PST #2110 of 10000
Ann, that's a ferret.
And, because the two comments don't belong in the same post,
((((Karl))))
Ginger - Nov 21, 2008 6:37:02 am PST #2111 of 10000
"It didn't taste good. It tasted soooo horrible. It tasted like....a vodka martini." - Matilda
I just made a haircut appointment with a new salon. Hold me.
Seriously, guys, is one kind of drugstore hair color better than another? I'm thinking semipermanent because I don't know what the hell I'm doing.
It's good to see you, Karl, but not for that reason. I hope you find something you really like.