The New Café

[Darthknuxward]

Originally Posted by BubblyShell22

I'll keep my fingers crossed for you too, Darth. Hope all goes well.

Thanks Bubbly. She's doing fine. She's still a little sore, but she's back on her feet and is feeling just fine.(Other than being sore, of course). And she's finally going to be able to eat tonight as well. We are having some family friends over tonight for dinner.

[BubblyShell22]

Glad to hear that, Darth.

[Jester]

Conundrum:
I work tonight until 6:00am but am off tonight. My wife has a dentist at 8:00am to...whenever. After that we planned to early vote since we can't think of a better time really. Then I'm FINALLY home and in bed, until we go to my parents for dinner, like we do every week.

MEANWHILE....at work, one of my co-workers is off on vacation (which he totally deserves, after working 8 days straight for someone who called in a week or 2 ago.) and as such they will be short handed tonight, leaving someone to answer most of the store technical support calls who is nowhere near as versed as most of the other people (all of whom are off and none of whom could be bothered to come in and fill the hole... You know, like the guy on vacation was FORCED to do 2 weeks ago) and the Production Control team (of which I am a part) as her help.

SO.....my supervisor is asking me if I can come in tonight at all to help cover the calls, because of the PC people, I'm probably the one who's logged the most time aiding Support (mainly because most of the others DON'T log ANY time....but I digress), but even I don't have as firm a grasp as I'd probably need to be able to help like I should. Closing stores/registers? Sure I can handle that. Printer not working? Oh God....HELP! (Ok...I might be able to help with that...if it's something basic otherwise blind leading the blind over here).

So the question I pose to you all is this: Should I try to make it in? Do my errands, sleep, and rather than take the day off like I'm scheduled and spend time with my family, suck it up and go into work (dropping my wife and son at my parents, because why should everyone not get family dinner night) and help cover a department I know little about (but it seems more than my supervisors)?

[pennydreadful]

Tough call... I'd go to work if you think you're going to feel majorly guilty over not going - otherwise, I'd say family time (and "you" time) is more important. It doesn't seem like any of the people who do have the full skillset/knowledge for this particular shift are busting their butts to help out; if it's going to end up that you have a rotten shift not being able to help people, you'll probably wish you'd just spent time with your family instead.

Just my two cents, though.

[Jester]

thanks penny. I decided to just go ahead and take my day off. Monday there was a similar situation and I'd kind of like to see how the person who was there but didn't help me does in this situation...that may be a bit douchey but I really don't care. She really needs a trial by fire.

[TheCanadiandrome]

Originally Posted by Darthknuxward

Thanks Bubbly. She's doing fine. She's still a little sore, but she's back on her feet and is feeling just fine.(Other than being sore, of course). And she's finally going to be able to eat tonight as well. We are having some family friends over tonight for dinner.

very cool, hope she continues to do well

[Whatswiththeheadbands?]

Contemplating whether or not I should grow my hair out.

[Jephael]

My brother in-law's stepfather just passed away a couple days ago from complications brought on by pancreatic cancer. He was a good man and will be surely missed.

R.I.P. Stephen Hersh

On an unrelated sidenote I'm kinda interested in this pretty girl I met through a church youth group. I won't give away her name, but I'll just call her Mary. I'd like to ask her out, but I'm a little nervous.

[BubblyShell22]

Sorry to hear that, Jeph. My grandpa has pancreatic cysts that will eventually turn cancerous and it's hard seeing him go through that.

On a good note, Mom's surgery went fine, and the doctor doesn't think whatever she had is a big deal, so that's a good thing. We'll still have to wait and see what happens though.

[pennydreadful]

Originally Posted by Whatswiththeheadbands?

Contemplating whether or not I should grow my hair out.

Yes - if you don't like it, you can always cut it off again, but you'll never never know if you never never grow!

Originally Posted by Jephael

My brother in-law's stepfather just passed away a couple days ago from complications brought on by pancreatic cancer. He was a good man and will be surely missed.

R.I.P. Stephen Hersh

On an unrelated sidenote I'm kinda interested in this pretty girl I met through a church youth group. I won't give away her name, but I'll just call her Mary. I'd like to ask her out, but I'm a little nervous.

Sorry to hear... as far as Mary goes, don't be nervous - nothing ventured, nothing gained. Worst thing that happens is she says no - getting turned down isn't the end of the world, trust me. I've been rejected plenty of times and I'm still here!

Getting asked out by someone who's obviously nervous is generally uncomfortable for all involved. Just keep it low-key; "Hey, I think you're neat and I'd like to get to know you better; it's ok if you're not interested but would you maybe like to get a slice of pizza together sometime?"

Ok, maybe not the pizza part; I'm just partial to pizza myself. Cuz hey, even if the date sucks, at least there's pizza!

Originally Posted by BubblyShell22

On a good note, Mom's surgery went fine, and the doctor doesn't think whatever she had is a big deal, so that's a good thing. We'll still have to wait and see what happens though.

Good to hear, Bubbly - hope she has a smooth recovery.

[TheCanadiandrome]

Originally Posted by Whatswiththeheadbands?

Contemplating whether or not I should grow my hair out.

nah! bald is beautiful

Originally Posted by Jephael

My brother in-law's stepfather just passed away a couple days ago from complications brought on by pancreatic cancer. He was a good man and will be surely missed.

R.I.P. Stephen Hersh

sorry to hear that

Originally Posted by Jephael

On an unrelated sidenote I'm kinda interested in this pretty girl I met through a church youth group. I won't give away her name, but I'll just call her Mary. I'd like to ask her out, but I'm a little nervous.

go for it bro! YOLO!

Originally Posted by BubblyShell22

On a good note, Mom's surgery went fine, and the doctor doesn't think whatever she had is a big deal, so that's a good thing. We'll still have to wait and see what happens though.

that's so awesome!

[BubblyShell22]

Thanks, guys. She's recovering nicely and we're going grocery shopping today. Gotta go get ready.

[Jephael]

Originally Posted by pennydreadful

as far as Mary goes, don't be nervous - nothing ventured, nothing gained. Worst thing that happens is she says no - getting turned down isn't the end of the world, trust me. I've been rejected plenty of times and I'm still here!

Getting asked out by someone who's obviously nervous is generally uncomfortable for all involved. Just keep it low-key; "Hey, I think you're neat and I'd like to get to know you better; it's ok if you're not interested but would you maybe like to get a slice of pizza together sometime?"

Ok, maybe not the pizza part; I'm just partial to pizza myself. Cuz hey, even if the date sucks, at least there's pizza!

Thanks for the tip, friend!

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[Slade]

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Anybody else ready for Thanksgiving??? I want some food.

[BubblyShell22]

No as I hate holidays. I'll probably watch the parade to see the TMNT in it though. Not sure if we're going to have our dinner on Thursday or Friday. Just depends on whether Mom goes to see Grandma and Grandpa on Thanksgiving. But she'll cook the turkey on Wednesday as she always does.

[snake]

Originally Posted by BubblyShell22

No as I hate holidays. I'll probably watch the parade to see the TMNT in it though. Not sure if we're going to have our dinner on Thursday or Friday. Just depends on whether Mom goes to see Grandma and Grandpa on Thanksgiving. But she'll cook the turkey on Wednesday as she always does.

You hate holidays? Man....

[pennydreadful]

Originally Posted by snake

You hate holidays? Man....

To be fair, they can be pretty stressful. I actually get pretty blue around Xmas because I still feel sad about my parents' divorce and my dad not really being interested in being around. When there's a huge emphasis on the image of family togetherness for the holidays, sometimes it's a bit rough.

Plus there's all the preparation and stress and expense and pressure to have the perfect holiday. At least, that's the way I see it. *shrugs*

[Powder]

As a cynic going through family drama, I totally relate. Same goes for my birthday which is in 2 days & has me moping for similar reasons. & these things tend to lose their appeal with age, I find, unless you're one of those toothy-smiled family people, who love togetherness & all that jazz. I wasn't a fan even when I had it, but knowing you have the option makes a difference nonetheless. I don't look forward to birthdays now because we're all broke/angry/depressed & I'm not exactly grateful to have another year on this lava rock. Not to mention I have no local chums to celebrate with, but even if I did, what good is it to get drunk & pretend I'm interested in small talk? Bleh.

[Netkeeper]

When it comes to birthdays, I find making a big deal of one's own birthday [along with friends', in return] nets you more presents. Mine's in late April, and as soon as the month starts, I'm linking to my wishlist and screaming about how excited I am. And I always ask friends for their wishlists in return when their birthdays are coming up.

Holidays, though... I usually have to plan out what I want for Christmas by October or earlier if there's any hope of getting it [so it can be saved for], and I'm gathering presents for people as early as September. When money's an issue, I just plan months and months ahead. I do the same for Halloween.

I can't change how society will always market the **** out of them all and constantly remind me of it -- one year too many of getting incredibly depressed at Christmas time due to not having any money made me go **** that ****, I'm planning in September next time. It's worked for me so far, as now I don't have to spend a lot of money on a present for each of my friends [and some are even getting two or three, something I've never been able to do].