The New Café - Page 35

*Cascadia* · 08-21-2006, 08:49 PM

I managed to do alright with the summer school portion of my educational program. Now, I have a major task...student teaching. I got placed in a high school that is 30 miles away so I will be spending a good amount of time in my car.

*Hannah* · 08-21-2006, 10:32 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dr. Doom

-=punch=-

>:[

doom is touching me again :[

**Jo Dawn** · 08-21-2006, 10:39 PM

Do I have to seperate you two??

**GK Punk** · 08-21-2006, 10:41 PM

DOOM STOP SPEAKING OUT OF TURN, ERIC CARTMAN YOU WATCH YOUR MOUTH, HANNA YOU SPEAK WHEN YOU ARE SPOKEN TO, KENNY MCORMICK, YOU PAY ATTENTION.

Ok, you may continue with the thread.

*Jade Green* · 08-24-2006, 11:18 PM

.... I don't wanna read back and see what happened, do I?

....ANYWAYS... Good News! For me at least:

For the past several YEARS now (try like 7+), I have been suffering with a sub-par computer and dealing with below adiquate internet service. i.e. NetZero and AOL dialup; however, as of two days ago, my family as purchased a brand new, up-to-date computer with high-speed compatibility. Meaning we'll be soon switching to a cabel line or something akin to that and... well, life will be moving much smoother for me. Compaired to the minute or more it takes right now for a page to load up now.

Since I now have a full time Job, (and benifits, yay!), I went ahead and put a MMORPG that I've been wanting to play on hold for when the computer finally does arrive and the cable is installed: World of Warcraft.

Also, this means I can actually scan pictures again! What a Joyous thing! Granted, my art is nothing like what I've seen here, but still... it's my art!

Anyways, compaired to how I was Last december, things are looking up.

FireFly · 09-02-2006, 01:32 PM

news on my love life
asked out this cute little korean girl

said mom won't let her date...

but maybe if i try to earn their trust..maybe

what do you guys think

*Katie* · 09-02-2006, 03:26 PM

not trying to be negative....but proceed with caution. "My mom won't let me" could mean SO many things in girlspeak. (I know I like to avoid direct confrontation alot of times)

Girls think in circles and guys think in straight lines. chances are, as a guy, you let people know exactly what you mean and do not dance around with your words. Girls aren't always like that. Just so you know.

BUT I will say that sometimes being persistent pays off. (that's how I ended up being in love again...my guy was very persistent and put up wit alot of my wall building BS) It's a good plan to hang around...be friends...earn trust....But also be prepared if your girl ONLY wants that from you.

Good Luck!

愛 · 09-02-2006, 03:59 PM

I'm beginning to give up on girls and just play games my whole life. It's worked for almost 20 years now, and it'll keep on working...now and forever.

*Katie* · 09-03-2006, 08:23 AM

heheh you should never give up....you just need the Girl to English Dictionary!!! Here, I'll give you some nice examples and translations:

Girl and guy have been seeing eachother every night for several months. Guy decides to skip hanging out with his girl and go hang out with the guys. Guy thinks this is ok because surely Girl must know by now that he loves her. Girl feels rejected...did she do something wrong? Asks the guy if he had a nice time while he was out. Really means "Did you miss me?" Guy shoud say something to reassure girl.

Guy starts doing this alot, thinking things are ok (she didn't say she was upset with him doing it after all, right?) Girl feels abandoned and like Guy maybe has found a girl out with the guys that he likes better (she does not know that Guy loves her with all his heart...just does not realize the communication gap) When he comes home, she kids about said scenario, "Oh you must have found some cute waitress out with your guys.." and laughs a little." Really means "DID you find someone better out there?" Guy should take the time to tell the girl how he feels about her and no one could EVER take her place in his heart.

Girl comes home from work on the night guy has started going out with the guys. Ususlly he has dinner with her and then goes out. Today there is a message on the machine that he has met them for dinner. not even an In person explaination. not even an "I love you" girl cries all night and decides to go out with her friends and show his ungrateful ass up. he finds out...she says something like "it's ok for you to do that but not me?" Big fight....end of story.

Simple communication errors led to their downfall.

This has NOT ben a real scenario having to do with anyone, but just remember, next time a girl says something to ya, she may just be leaving the door open for you to say something reassuring to her (on your own without being prompted) that's what we like

Oh, and guys in relationships: DO NOT take your girl for granted. we won't always be there if we begin to feel like you have something else going on.

**Jo Dawn** · 09-03-2006, 10:07 AM

Man, this makes me miss those 'guys and girls' threads. The communication lines between men and women are so complicated and full of snares and thorns. We should have a thread JUST for this...

*Sewer Bull* · 09-03-2006, 10:15 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jo Dawn

Man, this makes me miss those 'guys and girls' threads. The communication lines between men and women are so complicated and full of snares and thorns. We should have a thread JUST for this...

I could use a tip of your woman wisdom on one subject - what does a girl really say when she claims she desperately needs a true friend (not a boyfriend) and that it has to be me?

That's kind of odd for me, being asked for just a friendship by a female.

*Katie* · 09-03-2006, 10:48 AM

just a friend and it has to be you? hmmmmmmmmmmmmm.....

Have you known this girl a long time? Has she had bad relationships in the past?

My first impression (not knowing this girl and her history) is that she wants some kind of commitment but does not want to open herself up to being hurt. OR maybe she really wants something nice with you and does not want to spoil things by moving too fast

Either way, she may be looking at the possibility of more later, but she is not sure about you for some reason. Best thing is to just be there

We do need a thread for this stuff....I'm making it!!!!

*Sewer Bull* · 09-03-2006, 11:18 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Katie

My first impression (not knowing this girl and her history) is that she wants some kind of commitment but does not want to open herself up to being hurt. OR maybe she really wants something nice with you and does not want to spoil things by moving too fast

Either way, she may be looking at the possibility of more later, but she is not sure about you for some reason. Best thing is to just be there

Yeah and to keep on listening to her depressive rants about life, suicide thoughts and cravings for sex with every single guy on Earth safe me, because she values our friendship so high.

And no, she's never had any relationship in her life. I think all she sees in me is a teddy bear to whom she might talk about everything, not a guy with his own problems.

*Katie* · 09-03-2006, 12:43 PM

see, now that's different.

I would quickly drop a friend who was like that much less a boyfriend. If there's something I hate more than anything else in this world, it's someone who talks about their problems constantly. I have an Aunt that does that and for me, going to visit her is like hearing someone scratch their fingernails down a blackboard. Everyone has problems.

this girl needs a therapist, not a good guy like you.

Oh, and BTW, that is a classic example of attention seeking behavior. I bet this girl has pretty cruddy self esteem. She is co dependent and measures her self worth based on the person she is with. Threats of suicide are a way of controlling someone. I'd be surprised if she would actually do it. She just wants to feel like she is wanted. She wants you to get all upset and try and talk her out of it when she says that kind of stuff.

She is playing games

Ra · 09-07-2006, 06:27 AM

*drags herself in with her legs half chewed off* Finally...made it...out of there... *collapses face-first onto the floor*

Well, some of you may have noticed that I haven't been as active the past month? You know why? GODDAMN F***IN' ASSIGNMENTS AT SCHOOL!!! I have a website to hand in for computers, just handed in a crappy peice of artwork that will bearly scrape a "C", a History essay draft that must be completed by Tuesday, and an English assignment that is due the day after! *slumps into her chair* It makes me depressed since I can't go online like I used to and talk with you guys. Honestly, I'm not looking forward to next year, when the REAL work begins... *cries silently*

*Katie* · 09-07-2006, 06:48 AM

*gives Ra a big hot chocolate and a hug*

awwwww. I'm sorry things are so rough for you. Keep your chin up

We're here for you when you need us.

*hugs again*

I just got a chunk of bad news yesterday. The company I work for is going through a merger..we bought a smaller bank...happens all the time....except...for whatever reason...we are adopting their way of doing things. And that means my position has been eliminated. I was expecting it.....but our bosses did not even tell us it was coming so when we stumbled on the memo on the company infonet yesterday, we freaked out.

we will not be getting severents packages, because they created some Mickey Mouse administrative position (I basically go from being an analyst to being a secretary) for us for the same pay. Now, I have to start looking for my better opportunity. Moving looks like it is in my future....again

*Sewer Bull* · 09-07-2006, 06:58 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Katie

Moving looks like it is in my future....again

That sucks. But you can move closer to your love and find a job in the place where he lives - and that could be a positive point coming from this business merger.

*Katie* · 09-07-2006, 08:20 AM

LOL

maaaaaaaaaaaaayyyyyyyyyyybee.....I gotta make it through this phase of the merger first

*Hannah* · 09-07-2006, 06:04 PM

I was just reading the paper and I found out that in Pennsylvania more than 11,500 people die yearly of Diabetes! I was like, "LOL! Wait....****."

*cowabunga14* · 09-07-2006, 07:30 PM

I got a story that relates to my school day if anyone cares. It happened in my World Histroy class. The dart board referenced is used for normal class time; there's numbers on it and if someone's number get landed on, then the teacher reads a definition and they have to say the correct word(s). If the person gets it right, then they get points for the answer. If they're incorrect, no points.

I finished a worksheet on The Enlightenment about fifteen minutes before the bell rang for everyone to go home. I quickly turned in my paper and decided to hang out with the already-finished kids that were playing darts. They were having a good time and encouring each other. I got to throw the dart once or twice and that was easy for me. As time passed, one kid broke the dart cuz the head got stuck in the board. He had to pay a quarter for it. After that, I looked on a nearby desk and noticed that the pen wasn't attached to the clip board for tardy people. Some people blamed me for it even though I swore I didn't do it. I handed the teacher the pen and clip board, so she could fix it.

One kid went to get a new dart (from the teacher) that he was trusted with. It got stuck in the dart board real quick and he had a heckuva of time removing it. Upon removing it, the board stated to come off the wall. Two dudes noticed that it was secured by screws and they wondered where those came from.

I told 'em, "That's how it's attached to the freakin' wall," and someone made an "well, duh" remark. It got worse as it came off the wall -- then the teacher noticed. "All these kids screwin' around...", I commented. She was very ticked off and made us all sit down. Then I said, "What a way to spoil our fun." That caused one kid to laugh. After that, I just stood around and talked with some people.

That's pretty much it.

08-21-2006, 08:49 PM	#681
Cascadia Oregonian in heart & soul Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Portland, Oregon Posts: 3,731	I managed to do alright with the summer school portion of my educational program. Now, I have a major task...student teaching. I got placed in a high school that is 30 miles away so I will be spending a good amount of time in my car. __________________ Formally known as Scientific freak

08-21-2006, 10:39 PM	#683
Jo Dawn Inactive Moderator Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Authority On All Things Don Posts: 5,190	Do I have to seperate you two?? __________________

09-02-2006, 01:32 PM	#686
FireFly Stone Warrior Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: I can be at anyplace, anytime i want to be. Posts: 524	news on my love life asked out this cute little korean girl said mom won't let her date... but maybe if i try to earn their trust..maybe what do you guys think __________________ my myspace http://www.myspace.com/56152317 "This is bad...a pro shouldn't let the fight get personal...I should calm down and--Naaaah! I'll worry about it after I stomp a few more Cobras!" Flint, GI Joe(v-1) #53

09-02-2006, 03:26 PM	#687
Katie Just...way too serious. Join Date: May 2005 Location: purgatory Posts: 3,519	not trying to be negative....but proceed with caution. "My mom won't let me" could mean SO many things in girlspeak. (I know I like to avoid direct confrontation alot of times) Girls think in circles and guys think in straight lines. chances are, as a guy, you let people know exactly what you mean and do not dance around with your words. Girls aren't always like that. Just so you know. BUT I will say that sometimes being persistent pays off. (that's how I ended up being in love again...my guy was very persistent and put up wit alot of my wall building BS) It's a good plan to hang around...be friends...earn trust....But also be prepared if your girl ONLY wants that from you. Good Luck! __________________ THE WORLD IS JUST AWESOME

09-03-2006, 08:23 AM	#689
Katie Just...way too serious. Join Date: May 2005 Location: purgatory Posts: 3,519	heheh you should never give up....you just need the Girl to English Dictionary!!! Here, I'll give you some nice examples and translations: Girl and guy have been seeing eachother every night for several months. Guy decides to skip hanging out with his girl and go hang out with the guys. Guy thinks this is ok because surely Girl must know by now that he loves her. Girl feels rejected...did she do something wrong? Asks the guy if he had a nice time while he was out. Really means "Did you miss me?" Guy shoud say something to reassure girl. Guy starts doing this alot, thinking things are ok (she didn't say she was upset with him doing it after all, right?) Girl feels abandoned and like Guy maybe has found a girl out with the guys that he likes better (she does not know that Guy loves her with all his heart...just does not realize the communication gap) When he comes home, she kids about said scenario, "Oh you must have found some cute waitress out with your guys.." and laughs a little." Really means "DID you find someone better out there?" Guy should take the time to tell the girl how he feels about her and no one could EVER take her place in his heart. Girl comes home from work on the night guy has started going out with the guys. Ususlly he has dinner with her and then goes out. Today there is a message on the machine that he has met them for dinner. not even an In person explaination. not even an "I love you" girl cries all night and decides to go out with her friends and show his ungrateful ass up. he finds out...she says something like "it's ok for you to do that but not me?" Big fight....end of story. Simple communication errors led to their downfall. This has NOT ben a real scenario having to do with anyone, but just remember, next time a girl says something to ya, she may just be leaving the door open for you to say something reassuring to her (on your own without being prompted) that's what we like Oh, and guys in relationships: DO NOT take your girl for granted. we won't always be there if we begin to feel like you have something else going on. __________________ THE WORLD IS JUST AWESOME Last edited by Katie; 09-03-2006 at 08:30 AM.

08-21-2006, 10:41 PM	#684
GK Punk I'm your Devil Join Date: Feb 2003 Posts: 12,439	DOOM STOP SPEAKING OUT OF TURN, ERIC CARTMAN YOU WATCH YOUR MOUTH, HANNA YOU SPEAK WHEN YOU ARE SPOKEN TO, KENNY MCORMICK, YOU PAY ATTENTION. Ok, you may continue with the thread.

08-24-2006, 11:18 PM	#685
Jade Green ReyeJaye Join Date: Sep 2002 Posts: 3,873	.... I don't wanna read back and see what happened, do I? ....ANYWAYS... Good News! For me at least: For the past several YEARS now (try like 7+), I have been suffering with a sub-par computer and dealing with below adiquate internet service. i.e. NetZero and AOL dialup; however, as of two days ago, my family as purchased a brand new, up-to-date computer with high-speed compatibility. Meaning we'll be soon switching to a cabel line or something akin to that and... well, life will be moving much smoother for me. Compaired to the minute or more it takes right now for a page to load up now. Since I now have a full time Job, (and benifits, yay!), I went ahead and put a MMORPG that I've been wanting to play on hold for when the computer finally does arrive and the cable is installed: World of Warcraft. Also, this means I can actually scan pictures again! What a Joyous thing! Granted, my art is nothing like what I've seen here, but still... it's my art! Anyways, compaired to how I was Last december, things are looking up.

09-02-2006, 03:59 PM	#688
愛 Super Moderator Join Date: Jan 2004 Posts: 7,449	I'm beginning to give up on girls and just play games my whole life. It's worked for almost 20 years now, and it'll keep on working...now and forever.

09-03-2006, 10:07 AM	#690
Jo Dawn Inactive Moderator Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Authority On All Things Don Posts: 5,190	Man, this makes me miss those 'guys and girls' threads. The communication lines between men and women are so complicated and full of snares and thorns. We should have a thread JUST for this... __________________

09-03-2006, 10:48 AM	#692
Katie Just...way too serious. Join Date: May 2005 Location: purgatory Posts: 3,519	just a friend and it has to be you? hmmmmmmmmmmmmm..... Have you known this girl a long time? Has she had bad relationships in the past? My first impression (not knowing this girl and her history) is that she wants some kind of commitment but does not want to open herself up to being hurt. OR maybe she really wants something nice with you and does not want to spoil things by moving too fast Either way, she may be looking at the possibility of more later, but she is not sure about you for some reason. Best thing is to just be there We do need a thread for this stuff....I'm making it!!!! __________________ THE WORLD IS JUST AWESOME

09-03-2006, 12:43 PM	#694
Katie Just...way too serious. Join Date: May 2005 Location: purgatory Posts: 3,519	see, now that's different. I would quickly drop a friend who was like that much less a boyfriend. If there's something I hate more than anything else in this world, it's someone who talks about their problems constantly. I have an Aunt that does that and for me, going to visit her is like hearing someone scratch their fingernails down a blackboard. Everyone has problems. this girl needs a therapist, not a good guy like you. Oh, and BTW, that is a classic example of attention seeking behavior. I bet this girl has pretty cruddy self esteem. She is co dependent and measures her self worth based on the person she is with. Threats of suicide are a way of controlling someone. I'd be surprised if she would actually do it. She just wants to feel like she is wanted. She wants you to get all upset and try and talk her out of it when she says that kind of stuff. She is playing games __________________ THE WORLD IS JUST AWESOME Last edited by Katie; 09-03-2006 at 12:49 PM.

09-07-2006, 06:27 AM	#695
Ra It's my desire? Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: In your pants. Posts: 4,441	drags herself in with her legs half chewed off Finally...made it...out of there... collapses face-first onto the floor Well, some of you may have noticed that I haven't been as active the past month? You know why? GODDAMN F**IN' ASSIGNMENTS AT SCHOOL!!! I have a website to hand in for computers, just handed in a crappy peice of artwork that will bearly scrape a "C", a History essay draft that must be completed by Tuesday, and an English assignment that is due the day after! slumps into her chair* It makes me depressed since I can't go online like I used to and talk with you guys. Honestly, I'm not looking forward to next year, when the REAL work begins... cries silently __________________ "So. The whole lot of you against little old me? How retarded."

09-07-2006, 06:48 AM	#696
Katie Just...way too serious. Join Date: May 2005 Location: purgatory Posts: 3,519	gives Ra a big hot chocolate and a hug awwwww. I'm sorry things are so rough for you. Keep your chin up We're here for you when you need us. hugs again I just got a chunk of bad news yesterday. The company I work for is going through a merger..we bought a smaller bank...happens all the time....except...for whatever reason...we are adopting their way of doing things. And that means my position has been eliminated. I was expecting it.....but our bosses did not even tell us it was coming so when we stumbled on the memo on the company infonet yesterday, we freaked out. we will not be getting severents packages, because they created some Mickey Mouse administrative position (I basically go from being an analyst to being a secretary) for us for the same pay. Now, I have to start looking for my better opportunity. Moving looks like it is in my future....again __________________ THE WORLD IS JUST AWESOME

09-07-2006, 08:20 AM	#698
Katie Just...way too serious. Join Date: May 2005 Location: purgatory Posts: 3,519	LOL maaaaaaaaaaaaayyyyyyyyyyybee.....I gotta make it through this phase of the merger first __________________ THE WORLD IS JUST AWESOME

09-07-2006, 06:04 PM	#699
Hannah Once more, with feeling! Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Chicago, IL Posts: 4,111	I was just reading the paper and I found out that in Pennsylvania more than 11,500 people die yearly of Diabetes! I was like, "LOL! Wait....****." __________________

09-07-2006, 07:30 PM	#700
cowabunga14 Lover of Weird Things Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: CA Posts: 4,014	I got a story that relates to my school day if anyone cares. It happened in my World Histroy class. The dart board referenced is used for normal class time; there's numbers on it and if someone's number get landed on, then the teacher reads a definition and they have to say the correct word(s). If the person gets it right, then they get points for the answer. If they're incorrect, no points. I finished a worksheet on The Enlightenment about fifteen minutes before the bell rang for everyone to go home. I quickly turned in my paper and decided to hang out with the already-finished kids that were playing darts. They were having a good time and encouring each other. I got to throw the dart once or twice and that was easy for me. As time passed, one kid broke the dart cuz the head got stuck in the board. He had to pay a quarter for it. After that, I looked on a nearby desk and noticed that the pen wasn't attached to the clip board for tardy people. Some people blamed me for it even though I swore I didn't do it. I handed the teacher the pen and clip board, so she could fix it. One kid went to get a new dart (from the teacher) that he was trusted with. It got stuck in the dart board real quick and he had a heckuva of time removing it. Upon removing it, the board stated to come off the wall. Two dudes noticed that it was secured by screws and they wondered where those came from. I told 'em, "That's how it's attached to the freakin' wall," and someone made an "well, duh" remark. It got worse as it came off the wall -- then the teacher noticed. "All these kids screwin' around...", I commented. She was very ticked off and made us all sit down. Then I said, "What a way to spoil our fun." That caused one kid to laugh. After that, I just stood around and talked with some people. That's pretty much it. __________________ How can something so beautiful shine on something so dreadful? Last edited by cowabunga14; 09-07-2006 at 08:11 PM.