August 29
From my brain
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2009
Me 01:26, 29 August 2009 (EDT)
I gotta wonder if maybe...just maybe she might have accidentally clicked "ignore" on my request to add me as a friend. It's plausible. I've done something similar when I first started on Facebook. However, the other part of me finds it just plausible enough that Chrissy -- on purpose -- doesn't want anything more regarding a friendship between us.
This is someone who has been someone I've gone to when I haven't been able to talk to my boss. She's someone I've gone to when I couldn't talk to my girlfriend / wife. And even then, she was just the friend I went to vent to when I couldn't talk to any other friend. We were damn close...or so I thought.
When Wifey got fired 2.5 years ago, she technically worked for Chrissy, but when the hammer came down, there was nothing that Chrissy could do to save Wifey's job. Chrissy had it locked into her head that Wifey held it against her, and try as we may, she just won't believe us otherwise (even as close as last year at Chrissy's Christmas party). Ya see, after Wifey got canned, she still tried to do stuff with Chrissy. Go out and have lunch. Take the kids to the park. Something just to hang out and do something. Chrissy never returned an email OR a phone call. Wifey finally just gave up.
Still after that though, Chrissy and I were still friends, and worked a lot together throughout the Project from Hell as well. She was constantly busy, but it was kinda cool that she got put in charge of that project (to whatever extent) because it allowed us to talk more than we'd been able to because each of our work constraints had allowed us.
Once all the insanity started for me in February, I obviously wasn't going into work...and she never called. Not once. "How are you doing?" "What's going on?" Nada. Was kinda puzzling, but Wifey tried to tell me that she wasn't surprised.
So, when I saw that she came up as "potential friend" in Facebook (two or more friends in common automatically puts someone on the suggested list), I said, "Hey! I'll go and say hi this way. No worries about work email or phone calls to get in the way." Ducky had said that she was pregnant and on rest leave due to high blood pressure. Maybe she started up a FB account in order to pass the time.
For a week, she stayed as "Awaiting friend confirmation". Maybe she just didn't log on much. No biggie. Zejan has (obviously) not been able to log on to his FB account, and so he's STILL sitting in that status since I tried to friend him (optimistically) back in February.
A couple days ago, I saw her make a comment on a mutual friend's status update. Today, I see that she still hasn't hit confirm (at least no notation showed up on my wall), so I pull up her profile...and it says, "Add as friend" again. :/
This really isn't surprising. I've heard from a number of people that once you sever the tie with ThePit, you quite often sever your friendship with Chrissy. I thought our friendship was a bit deeper than that, and figured it'd certainly weather the storm (shipwreck?) of my departure. Perhaps -- like the guy who did all the company's programming before me -- she got fed up with the insanity of what I had in the Project from Hell and wants nothing more to do with me as a result. If she's really that petty......
I've been in a funk all night as a result. We had a really good raid tonight and got a lot accomplished...but I really didn't get terribly excited about it. Thoughts about stepping back / out of raiding filled my head again because I felt I'd lost the thrill...but I wonder how much of it really is that, or if it's just being upset about losing one of the great friendships in my life.
2008
Me 09:34, 29 August 2008 (EDT)
So, yeah, things have been stressful in the guild and whatnot, but I've weathered them pretty well. A fantastic support staff surrounding you tends to help with that. I'm damn lucky to have each and every one of them.
Oddly enough, at home things have been blissful. Money is tight, Wifey is having to look for a job (albeit part-time), the house still hasn't been cleared for short-sale...but we're OK. We're settled in the apartment, TheBoy is (mostly) enjoying school, and is also making friends in the neighborhood.
The real stressor? My brakes are shot. I can't afford to fix them, and so I stop...oh...three miles away from a given stop sign/light. There are fingernail marks in my steering wheel and arm rest as I've braced myself for the brakes barely stopping me. It's scary as hell, but food on table for the kids > me having a heart attack because some ass just cut me off and I don't know if I'm gonna be able to stop.
Wifey and the kids are leaving for Myrtle Beach today. This is the rescheduled trip from back in June that would have caused them to lose a HUGE deposit on the campsite they reserved. Yes, that means that the boy is missing four days of school in only his 3rd week of school, but his teacher is cool with it, so we're a go.
I on the other hand am in full on bachelor mode as of this evening, lasting until not this Sunday, but the following Sunday. Come home, shirt and underwear only. No dinners at the table unless I want to. Oh yeah, gonna be the life. :)
Oh, and WoW...yeah, I'm gonna be playin the hell out of it too. :)
2007
Me 08:54, 29 August 2007 (EDT)
- "Basically a small company has a flavor to it, whereas a big company is sort of like checking into the Bellagio in Las Vegas. It's a nice hotel but it has 5,000 rooms, so don't expect anybody to remember your name. A small company is more like a bed and breakfast. You're going to have a great time because you get along with people and it's a much friendlier experience. You don't really mind that the bathroom is down the hall because the people made a special vegetarian meal for you and then showed you around town. On the other hand, you might be at a bed and breakfast where they have weird leather implements and lots of cats."
That really doesn't have a lot to do with my mood today, but I wanted to post it regardless, because is slams the nail straight through the board with my outlook on this company.
The fun part of contradiction in my life: JPMChase is a MUCH bigger company, thousands of employees worldwide, and yet I'm looking at them to pull me out of here. Much of it I think is because they're a big company that really is a big company, whereas ThePit is a small company (the uber overlord company aside) trying to be a big company.
Anyway, I'm still in a crappy mood thanks to IPPOM, but hopefully today I can work things out with everyone.
2006
Me 12:19, 29 August 2006 (EDT)
Just sent...
- Cody
- I think to be 100% safe and certain that I'm in the black (or at least a really dark shade of gray), lets go ahead and postpone until then. In the meantime I'll be spending the better part of this week and next applying like mad (and perhaps looking for alternate cosigners). Additionally I'll also work on completing my Orientation.
- Send the Enrollment Agreement and I'll send it back to you ASAP.
- Thanks for your understanding on this. Again, I'm really excited about the school. This is the direction I need in my personal and career goals.
Me 12:24, 29 August 2006 (EDT)
- Oct 10th- sounds like a plan. - Cody
- Inbound to you now. Thanks again for you all your help.
- ...off to digging on FA sites now.
- Awesome we got it… and it looks good
