RANT/RAVE OF THE DAY

[RetroEnzo]

Rant: I work in tech support for a well known mobile phone network. On Christmas Eve I was in for twelve hours with no team manager and the promise that I was the first in the list for a day off if availability came up. Of course, our department was the only department in the company with call queues. Why? Well, I won't go into it but it wasn't because of technical problems. So after twelve hours of being battered non-stop all day, and seeing people on other departments going home early, I'm back in two do it all again today (only it's for 8 hours) after one single day off. The most annoying thing: this was meant to have been a rota'ed day off.

Rave: Triple time at least.

[FREEFALL]

RANT: working yesterday, working today


rave: day off tomorrow, woohoo

[Wee Little Puppet Man]

RANT: The systems at work decided to crash just as I was finishing the letter I'd spent two and a half hours typing, and it would be the one time I hadn't saved it as I'd been going along. So I have to start it all over again on Monday.

RAVE: The lady in the chippy gave me 2 small cods when they were out of mediums.

RAVE: The plantar fasciitis in my foot isn't totally gone but at least it's getting better. I've haven't been limping nearly as much this week and have been walking better than I have done in months.

[RetroEnzo]

RANT
My job makes me want to scream so much so often. Today's the latest example. I'm only 15 minutes into my 12 hour shift and I already want to kill someone. Our job includes one relatively fun duty which is nice and relaxing and is meant to be rotated around the staff regularly. Yet, here I sit on the third day of three watching some members of my team doing this light duty for the second time this week while I've been slogging my guts out all week! Yes, I'm thankful I've got a job but it annoys me that I seem to be working the hardest out of everyone this week with no thanks in return.

RAVE
At least it's my last day and I've now got three days off after today. Not much of a rave but it's all I've got today.

[Clown Asylum]

RAVE: The 12 Days of Kindle promotion on Amazon - where there are hundreds of books downloadable for the equitable price of 99p - has furnished me with enough reading material to last me for most of this year.

RANT: After an extravagant Christmas holiday of TWO WHOLE WEEKS it's back to work on Monday. Bah!

RAVE: Having a job means I earn money which allows me to buy loads of books from the Kindle sale.

RANT: I hate my boring crappy job.

RAVE: I have a job.

RANT: But I hate it.

RAVE: But I have it.

RANT: But I hate it.

RAVE But... etc, forever

Who on Earth can fathom this conundrum, lacking as they do the powers of a GOD??!

[SaynaHawk]

RAVE: I joined a gym! And I have my first session on Wednesday.

RANT: Internet has been down for over 24 hours. Again. It is back on now, but it's getting rather irritating.

RAVE: I appear to have dropped 5lbs over the weekend... Not sure what happened there. I'm thinking water weight.

RANT: As the people of Facebook and Twitter are well aware, I am in desperate need of anchovy pizza.

To avoid a double post:

RAVE: Double chilli cheeseburger with fries

RANT: damnyoustupidlyattractiveguyingamingpartywhydoyouh avetobesodamnattractiveIHATEYOUnoidont

To avoid a triple post:
the only place I can say this is here, as it is the only place my parents are not.
RANT: I am not enjoying University anymore. I would like it to be over now. They completely overhauled the course structure going into 3rd year and I don't like it. And it took away one of the main reasons for my choosing this University. I like the people and the friends I have made, but I do not like my course. I wanted it to be challenging, which it still is, but I no longer enjoy the challenge. I feel that every time I try harder, I am knocked back even harder. I am constantly tempted to just to leave it all alone and far away, but I can't do that. So I am no longer doing this for myself, I am doing it for my parents but that is not particularly motivating, sadly. I just need to graduate, and while I would like a 2:1, and so would they, a 2:2 or possibly a 3rd is much more likely. I think I could sell a 2:2 to them but a 3rd would be too much of a disappointment I think.

[Daarck]

Rant - Holiday Lag. Started back to work on Monday, felt fine. Tuesday through to now I feel as though I'm dragging an anchor about and my upper eyelids have been seeded with lead pellets. I fear I may be patient zero of what will be known in future years as the Great 2013 Outbreak.

Rave - I may have time-travelled. Hear me out.

I sent for an AC/DC t-shirt for the gf for Christmas in November - almost the first thing I ordered. It was the last thing to arrive, coming in last week. Today, I get a mail telling me it's just been sent out - now , draw your own conclusions, but scientiffically, looking at the evidence... yeah, I've definitely ripped a hole in the continuum somewhere.

Or the mail is late, but I think you'll all agree that's just daft.

[Daarck]

Rant - Microsoft, you are at it. All weekend to re-image a machine because I foolishly trusted the approved(!) method of doing it rather than just format/ reload everything, which would have seen me back on that bloody Far Cry island chain round about saturday lunch time. Instead, one corrupt 'Microsoft' attempt and one successful 'Just fking do it' attempt later, and Steam is still downloading games.

Rave - hate to say it but having a shiny new 2TB hard drive makes it worth it. Until I fill that with crap too.

[fainiel]

RAVE: Job interview this afternoon!
RANT: It is snowing a bit, so smart job interview outfit will be rounded off with not very smart but totally practical hiking boots because something tells me going outside in heels right now would not be a good idea.
RAVE?: I suppose it shows I'm sensible and prepared for anything?

[Daarck]

Grats on the interview (that in itself can be a trial) and good luck with it

Don't ladies all do the 'swappy' thing for work where appropriate? Trainers from the car, skyscrapers at the desk? The indecision on their faces when it's time to run to the canteen is a picture - bumping into people and looking the part vs cold chips. Life is hell.