Author Topic: DIE SUPER!!! - G'morning, 2009! (Read 248868 times)

OblivionKnight · « **Reply #1150 on:** July 27, 2009, 10:11:40 PM »

God, I love being salaried ^_^

Jo'ou Ranbu · « **Reply #1151 on:** July 27, 2009, 10:19:33 PM »

Iunno, I like the fact that my work environment is sedate enough to essentially pay me to browse the DL at times. I also like the work itself, but oh well.

Lady Door · « **Reply #1152 on:** July 27, 2009, 10:27:35 PM »

I get paid to surf the net and I get paid if I ever have to take an extra hour or whatever to finish up a deadline-driven project. My internet, unlike Andrew's, is unmonitored. My job is also extremely intermittent, such that I get paid 8 hours for 2-3 hours' work at times.

Then I deal with the PTO/vacation day crap. Oh well. (A rant sure to appear later this year: the "company closing" which REQUIRES I use vacation/PTO hours! Hooray!)

Even though the company fully supports telecommuting, my job is department assistant, meaning 100% of my actual duties are restricted to things happening in the office. However, 90% of the work I've been doing for the past 3 weeks has fallen completely within that little "and other duties as required" tag they stuff at the bottom of the job description.

The job sucks, the company's pretty cool. I've had worse combinations.

OblivionKnight · « **Reply #1153 on:** July 27, 2009, 10:28:29 PM »

Well what do you think I'm doing at work now? >_>

Granted, I only do that when it's slow - and I hate slow work. I like it busy. Adrenaline junkie, and all.

Salaried is nice for taking time off, though - I just told them I was going to be off Wed-Fri, and it was all approved nice and easy like.

Difference between this hospital and the last I worked at is that there's completely unrestricted internet here. I like that - I don't really use it, but it's nice to have - last place I was at blocked GOOGLE, for Bob Dole's sake. It was retarded trying to find some things. There's such a thing as too monitored or blocked.

Jo'ou Ranbu · « **Reply #1154 on:** July 27, 2009, 10:44:17 PM »

Quote from: OblivionKnight on July 27, 2009, 10:28:29 PM

Salaried is nice for taking time off, though - I just told them I was going to be off Wed-Fri, and it was all approved nice and easy like.

That's a point. Being under the same regimen, it's pretty easy to see the perks. If I'm sick, I call in sick, bring a piece of paper for confirmation and that's that (if I don't bring the paper, just make up for the lost day with uberflexible overtime). If I kill a day's worth of work, big deal, just compensate later - which I've been actually doing for the past couple days, even. No big deal, indeed.

Lady Door · « **Reply #1155 on:** July 27, 2009, 11:34:52 PM »

Being held accountable for every single hour really sucks, but at least the accountability goes both ways -- I work more than 40 hours, I get paid extra; I work less, I get paid less. Seems pretty "no duh," but for an entry-level position? Yeah. I'll take the paperwork hassle. Wouldn't mind salaried, especially for a job like this where my everyday presence is just sort of assumed, but that's the sort of thing that comes later on. First "real" job and all.

'Sides, paperwork hassle means less work-time spent working, amirite?

Jo'ou Ranbu · « **Reply #1156 on:** July 27, 2009, 11:44:38 PM »

Iunno, sounds like the paperwork is more problematic than your work regardless. You may as well spend that time woiking. But yeah, entry-level jobs sorta are a bit of a slow trudge.

Grefter · « **Reply #1157 on:** July 28, 2009, 12:53:37 PM »

Salaried is a trap laden with ways to make your $/hour value plummet through the floor.

DjinnAndTonic · « **Reply #1158 on:** July 28, 2009, 10:18:10 PM »

Because being in America means that I raid used gamestores in the hopes of finding English copies of the games I see littering Japanese shelves for less than $10, I'm putting up a list of what I've splurged on so far so that I don't forget during DLCon's gamestore trip:

Devil Summoner 2: Raidou (w/ Raiho plushie!)
Star Ocean 4 (English this time!)
Last Remnant
Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe (Well... I've collected every -other- MK game...)
Digital Devil Saga 2
Xenosaga 1
Dark Cloud
Dragon Quest Swords
Generation of Chaos
Brave Story
Prinny Can I Really Be the Hero?
Valkyrie Profile DS
Professor Layton (2? A friend picked it up for me and I haven't tried either one out...)
Fire Emblem DS

Important games I still need to get:
Star Ocean 1 and 2 remakes
Suikoden DS
DQ4 DS
Chrono Trigger DS
Devil Survivor
MMXCM
Legaia 2
Persona 3
Persona 4

Maybe a PS3 and Valkyria Chronicles and Disgaea 3...

Jo'ou Ranbu · « **Reply #1159 on:** July 28, 2009, 11:18:17 PM »

Gloriously bored.

Ultradude · « **Reply #1160 on:** July 28, 2009, 11:34:08 PM »

Quote from: Jo'ou Ranbu on July 28, 2009, 11:18:17 PM

Gloriously bored.

Did making that post help?

Jo'ou Ranbu · « **Reply #1161 on:** July 28, 2009, 11:34:57 PM »

Nope.

OblivionKnight · « **Reply #1162 on:** July 28, 2009, 11:44:36 PM »

Strip naked and dance around in front of a mirror. That always makes me feel better.

Jo'ou Ranbu · « **Reply #1163 on:** July 28, 2009, 11:45:39 PM »

Quote from: OblivionKnight on July 28, 2009, 11:44:36 PM

Strip naked and dance around in front of a mirror. That always makes me feel better.

At work? You have no shame.

OblivionKnight · « **Reply #1164 on:** July 29, 2009, 03:01:07 AM »

You should know that I have no shame. You've been here way too long to be ignorant of that >_>

Also...why is it so quiet tonight? You'd think the entire pediatric, neonatal, and pregnant mothers units would be busier than this.

Jo'ou Ranbu · « **Reply #1165 on:** July 29, 2009, 03:42:18 AM »

Quote from: OblivionKnight on July 29, 2009, 03:01:07 AM

You should know that I have no shame. You've been here way too long to be ignorant of that >_>

-At work-?

Cmdr_King · « **Reply #1166 on:** July 29, 2009, 04:03:21 AM »

Bored, so looking over Djinny's list for price/availability checks.

Star Ocean 1 and: $30 new, so if you can find it probably 27 used. Haven't seen a copy in a gamestop in... oh, probably since around Februrary.
2 remakes: I think they still want $40 for this. See it a lot in other stores, but not Gamestop.
Suikoden DS: Probably still full price ($35 I think), but readily available.
DQ4 DS: Generally seen it for $30 new, not too hard to find.
Chrono Trigger DS: $20 new and readily available. Somehow this suggests the series is dead now ;_;
Devil Survivor: $35, this came out less than a month ago over here.
MMXCM: Under ten bucks, usually pretty easy to find.
Legaia 2: been a while since I've seen a copy, if you do I suspect $12-15
Persona 3: I think they dropped FES down to twenty bucks now. Reasonably available
Persona 4: $40, fairly available used so probably $35.

Grefter · « **Reply #1167 on:** July 29, 2009, 04:06:37 AM »

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pediatric, neonatal, and pregnant mothers units

Note that all of these units have mirrors.

superaielman · « **Reply #1168 on:** July 29, 2009, 04:08:29 AM »

CM/LoL2? They're like five bucks each and you can order them online at worst.

Hunter Sopko · « **Reply #1169 on:** July 29, 2009, 04:23:55 AM »

Doing the same as CK, but for availibility/prices around this area.

Devil Summoner 2: Raidou (w/ Raiho plushie!) - Just came out. New prices.
Star Ocean 4 (English this time!)
Last Remnant
Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe (Well... I've collected every -other- MK game...)
Digital Devil Saga 2 - Used to be pretty common. Potluck now. $25ish
Xenosaga 1 - Easy to find. ~$10
Dark Cloud - DC2 is common. Haven't noticed the first one around lately.
Dragon Quest Swords
Generation of Chaos- This one is hard to find, but GoC: Aedis Eclipse is common. Usually around $15-20
Brave Story- Very common. $25.
Prinny Can I Really Be the Hero? Common. $30ish?
Valkyrie Profile DS
Professor Layton (2? A friend picked it up for me and I haven't tried either one out...)
Fire Emblem DS

Important games I still need to get:
Star Ocean 1 and 2 remakes - Both are common. 30-35ish?
Suikoden DS
DQ4 DS
Chrono Trigger DS
Devil Survivor
MMXCM
Legaia 2- Used to be common, harder to find now. $6 bucks or so when you do.
Persona 3 - Common. $20
Persona 4 - Harder to find than P3. Even harder to find used. The GameStop by Meeple's house had a copy though. $30ish?

Maybe a PS3 and Valkyria Chronicles and Disgaea 3...

Idun · « **Reply #1170 on:** July 29, 2009, 09:41:43 PM »

Quote from: DjinnAndTonic on July 28, 2009, 10:18:10 PM

Because being in America means that I raid used gamestores in the hopes of finding English copies of the games I see littering Japanese shelves for less than $10, I'm putting up a list of what I've splurged on so far so that I don't forget during DLCon's gamestore trip:

Star Ocean 1 and 2 remakes***** I haven't seen remakes. I've seen originals. You'll more than likely find them, even if used, for their original sales price. SO2 seems to be more abundant, but EB/Gamestops are dwindling in the PSX used games these days (Same for XB games)
Suikoden DS - $35. Cheaper used, not much, but if you're penny pinching. . .
Chrono Trigger DS - $19.99
Legaia 2 - should be in the $17.99 range. If not, order it online.
Persona 3 - Pft, I'd give this to you if I wasn't a pack rat. I dunno how much it costs anymore.

You said you're going through Atlanta right? Well, there's a bagillion EB/Gamestops around here that have a good list of games.

Edit*

Just don't go to the ones IN Atlanta, or northern metro Atlanta unless you feel like mall hopping. I find that they have a bagillion copies of Soul Reaver games and little of others. >___> So. Anything passed Roswell is a no-no. That said, if you're catching your plane or something at Hartsfield Airport, which is like, 15 or so minutes away from me, google the nearest game stores. You'll probably find some "rare" things in there. Pluuus, I believe there's one EB near me (or maybe on Camp Creek Parkway) that's selling a 60g PS3.

Clear Tranquil · « **Reply #1171 on:** July 30, 2009, 07:39:43 PM »

I couldn't find a mike =-( Then I remembered I don't have speakers anyway so even if I found a mike to buy I probably wouldn't hear things properly anyway >_>

Jo'ou Ranbu · « **Reply #1172 on:** July 30, 2009, 08:43:42 PM »

Man, July is almost over. I can't believe it went by this fast.

Idun · « **Reply #1173 on:** August 01, 2009, 01:15:43 AM »

I can has orange, I can has ocean blue, and I can has black pants for school. Me wants yellow, purple and green pants. Whoop whoop.

Jo'ou Ranbu · « **Reply #1174 on:** August 01, 2009, 01:34:36 AM »

You want to dress as a latin clown for your new college semester?

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Author Topic: DIE SUPER!!! - G'morning, 2009! (Read 248868 times)

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