Random thought thread!

ddtibbs · 2012-08-30T14:08:53.000Z

ElGuapo:

Has anyone noticed this trend of people (so far I’ve only seen women doing this) bringing roll-away luggage to work everyday? At first I thought maybe they were catching a flight after work, but nope - they lug this thing in and out every day.

I mean really? You lug around so much junk you need travel luggage?

I’d say it’s an isolated incident, but I’ve seen at least a few dozen women doing this.

What if they work out at lunch or on the way home? I’ve seen women who change shoes during the day, too.

CLWheeljack · 2012-08-30T14:32:21.000Z

ElGuapo:

Has anyone noticed this trend of people (so far I’ve only seen women doing this) bringing roll-away luggage to work everyday? At first I thought maybe they were catching a flight after work, but nope - they lug this thing in and out every day.

I’ve seen students start doing this too, the idea being that carrying all the weight of multiple textbooks n their shoulders isn’t great for developing spines.

I think this started becoming more common when laptops started becoming ubiquitous, as people they add several pounds to a person’s bag who may not be comfortable carrying it all day.

RichVR · 2012-08-30T17:23:59.000Z

The worst part for me was getting caught on the F train during the last blackout with it. I had to walk down the tracks and lug it up the emergency stairs to the street. Then I walked from the bottom of Manhattan to 46th Street dragging the damn thing all the way. One wheel was gone and I wore the damn thing completely away.

My wife was stuck at her job and I was going to spend the night with her. I wasn’t going to leave her in NYC without any power. Strangely enough it was a pretty mellow night. Not at all like the blackout in the 70s. That was a true hellnight.

RichVR · 2012-08-30T18:32:12.000Z

Speaking of the wife, she is at The US Open this evening. She got tickets from her job, which I believe has something to do with selling The US Open to the world. Furthermore I am lead to understand that her being in the first row of said US Open means that I should not call her.

I am not a tennis person. But I would not like to get my wife ejected from a special tennis match. Of course she should have turned off her phone, right?

Anyway I just want her to have fun. If watching tennis is fun.

Brendan · 2012-08-31T10:31:09.000Z

ElGuapo:

Has anyone noticed this trend of people (so far I’ve only seen women doing this) bringing roll-away luggage to work everyday? At first I thought maybe they were catching a flight after work, but nope - they lug this thing in and out every day.

I mean really? You lug around so much junk you need travel luggage?

I’d say it’s an isolated incident, but I’ve seen at least a few dozen women doing this.

Great timing on this. About a week ago I noticed one of out GM’s had wheeled luggage. I asked her about it and apparently it is because between laptops, files, gym clothes, etc. she has a lot of stuff and a backpack would ruin the crease of her suit while the wirght of all the “stuff” makes it unpleasant to lug around.

Papageno · 2012-09-03T11:12:03.000Z

Usage niggle of the day: “disinterested” doesn’t mean the same thing as “uninterested.”

Disinterested: not having a stake, or “skin in the game”
Uninterested: what you are when you don’t find something interesting

Happy Labor Day, everyone!

Ed_Solomon · 2012-09-03T13:19:32.000Z

Papageno:

Usage niggle of the day: “disinterested” doesn’t mean the same thing as “uninterested.”

Disinterested: not having a stake, or “skin in the game”
Uninterested: what you are when you don’t find something interesting

Happy Labor Day, everyone!

Pffft, unnecessary info. We’re all big fans of A Prairie Home Companion and Ruth Harrison, Reference Librarian. http://prairiehome.publicradio.org/programs/2009/01/17/scripts/librarian.shtml

BrianRubin · 2012-09-04T10:12:06.000Z

OMG MEGAFORCE IS FINALLY ON DVD!

Ed_Solomon · 2012-09-04T11:09:57.000Z

Brian Rubin:

OMG MEGAFORCE IS FINALLY ON DVD!

Fuck yeah. Deeds not words.

Brendan · 2012-09-04T11:11:48.000Z

Three work days until I get to go on holiday, celebrate!

Nixxter · 2012-09-05T12:47:32.000Z

Sheesh, our network has been down at work for almost six hours. Talk about lost productivity. My lassitude is definitely spiking!

Siren · 2012-09-05T13:53:26.000Z

Turkish coffee, with cardamom in it is delicious. I’m also having some pretty severe writing apathy. I just can’t muster the energy to type out a blog post.

jason · 2012-09-05T14:39:43.000Z

Nixxter:

Sheesh, our network has been down at work for almost six hours. Talk about lost productivity. My lassitude is definitely spiking!

The UPS for my PC is dead, so of course today the power flickered about 6 times. I pretty much lost the entire day.

Ed_Solomon · 2012-09-05T19:30:13.000Z

Siren:

Turkish coffee, with cardamom in it is delicious. I’m also having some pretty severe writing apathy. I just can’t muster the energy to type out a blog post.

That sounds delicious. Off to Google to find out of I need to grind the cardamom pods.

RichVR · 2012-09-06T09:33:57.000Z

It’s my own fault. So I went from being mildly interested in Guild Wars 2 to really interested. Today I checked once again for a possible digital download site that maybe had a key to sell. Well look here, Best Buy has a downloadable copy?

I poked around and it indeed let me get to checkout with it still available. So I “purchased” it. I get my email saying my order is “in process”. After several hours of waiting I realized what had happened. My order would be pending until they got more keys. Those shit eating dogs.

So I call BB customer service and told them to cancel my order. When the nice person on the phone asked me why I calmly explained that they shouldn’t sell things that they didn’t actually have in stock. And if something is back-ordered it should clearly say so on the page.

She actually agreed with me. And I couldn’t really be that upset. I should have known better.

Brendan · 2012-09-09T09:03:17.000Z

All those years playing RPG inventory tetris have stood me in good stead. I’ve just packed the boot of my car with all the suitcases for our long family holiday and all our crap fits perfectly.

Kael · 2012-09-09T12:09:48.000Z

Brendan:

All those years playing RPG inventory tetris have stood me in good stead. I’ve just packed the boot of my car with all the suitcases for our long family holiday and all our crap fits perfectly.

Level 2, Returning Home: Try to accomplish the same feat with all the crap your family bought on the trip. Good luck.

RichVR · 2012-09-09T12:54:40.000Z

Not to mention that dirty clothes seem to double in bulk.

jackieo · 2012-09-09T19:01:24.000Z

It’s 8 pm. I have apparently been reading Qt3 for the last SEVEN HOURS.

RichVR · 2012-09-09T19:05:07.000Z

Welcome. Now be more careful where you make your first comment.