Missing the Paigow (et al.) [sniff]

[ThurgreedMarshall]

Originally posted by Did you just call me Coltrane?
Sounds complicated. Wouldn't it just be easier for ABBA to blow her boss, a/k/a PLF?

Isn't that just a regular Tuesday for her?

TM

[ThurgreedMarshall]

Originally posted by Gattigap
Translation: "Nicer for the last week of 2005!"

What, did the Ghost of Christmases Yet To Come visit you again?

Yep. He said a bunch of stuff, but all I really caught was, "Good luck!"

TM

[sebastian_dangerfield]

Originally posted by ABBAKiss
Has anyone ever taken one of these? I need to either take a leave or quit entirely and I don't know how to go about this. I don't know how long I will need - I do know I need to do this now and my caseload would not allow me to just take a vacation. I need to go now and I need someone to cover my cases.

I know one person who took one for stress reasons. They gave her two months w/o pay. She just said she was having a breakdown, and had a pile of visits to psychiatrists to prove it. I think they gave her the loa because they feared not doing so would invite litigation.

[Did you just call me Coltrane?]

Originally posted by ThurgreedMarshall
Isn't that just a regular Tuesday for her?

TM

No. Usually she blows him for no reason. She'll have to put in some extra effort this time...she's going to have to really pay attention to the balls.

[pony_trekker]

Originally posted by ABBAKiss
Has anyone ever taken one of these? I need to either take a leave or quit entirely and I don't know how to go about this. I don't know how long I will need - I do know I need to do this now and my caseload would not allow me to just take a vacation. I need to go now and I need someone to cover my cases.

Hopefully, you're just pissed because your raise and bonus sucked.

Family Medical Leave Act, if you satisfy the conditions: on job 1 year, not-so-small place, taking care of a family member. But I think there is a notice provision.

[pony_trekker]

Originally posted by sebastian_dangerfield
I know one person who took one for stress reasons. They gave her two months w/o pay. She just said she was having a breakdown, and had a pile of visits to psychiatrists to prove it. I think they gave her the loa because they feared not doing so would invite litigation when she came into the office playing first-person shooter.

[sebastian_dangerfield]

Originally posted by Did you just call me Coltrane?
No. Usually she blows him for no reason. She'll have to put in some extra effort this time...she's going to have to really pay attention to the balls.

Extra effort? From what I hear, a guinea pig could teabag him.

[andViolins]

Originally posted by pony_trekker
Hopefully, you're just pissed because your raise and bonus sucked.

Family Medical Leave Act, if you satisfy the conditions: on job 1 year, not-so-small place, taking care of a family member. But I think there is a notice provision.

Not much of one under the FMLA. As long as a health care provider is filling out the form saying that you (or a family member) have a serious health condition, employers are very wise to allow the leave, regardless of how little actual notice is given.

aV

[Alex_de_Large]

-A six hour car trip, not necessarily pleasant under the best of circumstances, is not at all fun when one's wife is in an advanced state of pregnancy;

-"The Island" was a surprisingly entertaining movie, far less sucky than I expected. Scarlet Johansen is way hot;

-"Cinderella Man" also sucked less than I expected, but I still can't stand Renee Zelweger;

-Watching your father-in-law whip out a bottle Jagermeister and try to pass it off (out of ignorance) as a classy after-dinner-drink to one's parents of Germanic extraction can be highly amusing;

-3 days is both too long and too brief of a time with family.

[sebastian_dangerfield]

Originally posted by Alex_de_Large
-A six hour car trip, not necessarily pleasant under the best of circumstances, is not at all fun when one's wife is in an advanced state of pregnancy;

-"The Island" was a surprisingly entertaining movie, far less sucky than I expected. Scarlet Johansen is way hot;

-"Cinderella Man" also sucked less than I expected, but I still can't stand Renee Zelweger;

-Watching your father-in-law whip out a bottle Jagermeister and try to pass it off (out of ignorance) as a classy after-dinner-drink to one's parents of Germanic extraction can be highly amusing;

-3 days is both too long and too brief of a time with family.

I watched the Island last night. I have no idea what its about, but Johansen is impossibly hot.

[LessinSF]

Originally posted by ABBAKiss
Has anyone ever taken one of these? I need to either take a leave or quit entirely and I don't know how to go about this. I don't know how long I will need - I do know I need to do this now and my caseload would not allow me to just take a vacation. I need to go now and I need someone to cover my cases.

You can join me. I'm giving notice, selling my place, and going to Europe for four months starting April 27. The theme is the Biggest Parties of Europe tour. Queen's Day in Amsterdam. Running of the Bulls in Spain. World Cup in Germany. Tomatina festival in Spain. Ibiza. Dalmatian Coast in Croatia. Maybe the Cheese Rolling Festival in England or the Wife Carrying Festival in Finland. I'm still playing with the itinerary.

Come home August 31, go to Burning Man, throw myself a big turning 40 party, work a couple months, and then go to Chile and Argentina next winter (their summer) for a few months.

[ThurgreedMarshall]

So, on Sunday, my gf and I went out to dinner because we'd already filled all family obligations on Saturday and during the day on Sunday, and neither one of us is cooking a damn thing. We pick a cool spot in the Meatpacking District that's supposed to be good (Spice Market) and head over.

Great space. Cool layout. We get there at 10:00 and there are a good amount of people still eating and coming in. It's two levels and they take us downstairs. They seat us, we order, the food is very, very good, etc., etc.

I notice that at the booth-like table next to us are three somewhat attractive hispanic girls (I'm thinking Argentina). Tight, impossibly trendy clothes. Heavy accents. And that look that always seems to say to anyone they're looking at, "I don't know you, but I just might fuck you and you know I'm wild in bed."

So, they're enjoying themselves, we're enjoying ourselves, when a tall, objectively good-looking, well built white boy comes over in his striped button-down (to whoever keeps wearing these: you guys need to let this trend go already -- you all look like the same idiot whenever you go out) and asks if he can join them.

One woman says yes, another says nothing and the last, clearly the leader, tells him no. He says, "What do we do now? She said yes and you said no." She tells him to stand. He does, but works his way into sitting down after a few short minutes.

We're watching this thinking, "Who the hell tries to pick up on Christmas Eve?" because of course we are out for a nice dinner because it's Christmas (as are a few other tables). But this place is for people (i) who don't give a shit what holiday it is and (ii) are out to make the scene. I've noticed I've seen about a half dozen legitimate models and we haven't even been there for that long.

So, he's kickin' it. Can't really hear him. But they were laughing loud and often before he got there and now they aren't. So, he's either doing really well and has their attention or he's doing horribly.

As he's working, the waiter comes over with a thousand dollar bottle of Cristal. He says, "The gentlemen upstairs wanted to buy you a drink." BANG! The first guy is completely undercut. Dead in the water. They all want to know who sent it, what he looks like, who he is, etc. First guy tries to recover, but can't and in 6 minutes is wishing them a good night while they don't pay attention to him and sip champagne.

With him out of the picture, the second guy (short and not bad but not good looking) comes down and just pulls up a chair without asking, sits down and instantly has them laughing. He's in there.

I think, "Smooth. But a thousand dollars? Fuck that shit. I don't care how much money I have. I'm not buying anyone a thousand dollar bottle of champagne."

My gf and I have a laugh at Guy Number 1's expense.

TM

[taxwonk]

Originally posted by ThurgreedMarshall
Isn't that just a regular Tuesday for her?

TM

You have a point. I think ABBA's going to need to step up to a fisting reference.

[sebastian_dangerfield]

Originally posted by ThurgreedMarshall
So, on Sunday, my gf and I went out to dinner because we'd already filled all family obligations on Saturday and during the day on Sunday, and neither one of us is cooking a damn thing. We pick a cool spot in the Meatpacking District that's supposed to be good (Spice Market) and head over.

Great space. Cool layout. We get there at 10:00 and there are a good amount of people still eating and coming in. It's two levels and they take us downstairs. They seat us, we order, the food is very, very good, etc., etc.

I notice that at the booth-like table next to us are three somewhat attractive hispanic girls (I'm thinking Argentina). Tight, impossibly trendy clothes. Heavy accents. And that look that always seems to say to anyone they're looking at, "I don't know you, but I just might fuck you and you know I'm wild in bed."

So, they're enjoying themselves, we're enjoying ourselves, when a tall, objectively good-looking, well built white boy comes over in his striped button-down (to whoever keeps wearing these: you guys need to let this trend go already -- you all look like the same idiot whenever you go out) and asks if he can join them.

One woman says yes, another says nothing and the last, clearly the leader, tells him no. He says, "What do we do now? She said yes and you said no." She tells him to stand. He does, but works his way into sitting down after a few short minutes.

We're watching this thinking, "Who the hell tries to pick up on Christmas Eve?" because of course we are out for a nice dinner because it's Christmas (as are a few other tables). But this place is for people (i) who don't give a shit what holiday it is and (ii) are out to make the scene. I've noticed I've seen about a half dozen legitimate models and we haven't even been there for that long.

So, he's kickin' it. Can't really hear him. But they were laughing loud and often before he got there and now they aren't. So, he's either doing really well and has their attention or he's doing horribly.

As he's working, the waiter comes over with a thousand dollar bottle of Cristal. He says, "The gentlemen upstairs wanted to buy you a drink." BANG! The first guy is completely undercut. Dead in the water. They all want to know who sent it, what he looks like, who he is, etc. First guy tries to recover, but can't and in 6 minutes is wishing them a good night while they don't pay attention to him and sip champagne.

With him out of the picture, the second guy (short and not bad but not good looking) comes down and just pulls up a chair without asking, sits down and instantly has them laughing. He's in there.

I think, "Smooth. But a thousand dollars? Fuck that shit. I don't care how much money I have. I'm not buying anyone a thousand dollar bottle of champagne."

My gf and I have a laugh at Guy Number 1's expense.

TM

Three near-models from Argentina? That's an arguably very sensible investment.

[ABBAKiss]

Originally posted by taxwonk
You have a point. I think ABBA's going to need to step up to a fisting reference.

Seriously - cut this shit out today. Knock it off. At least for today.