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TexasGuy
05-15-06, 10:40 AM
I think a "stalking match" has just been made. Zorro and Fiddy, by virtue of your proximity, can stalk one another as much as you need!
People are just determined to put me out of a job aren't you :(
USAZorro
05-15-06, 10:41 AM
People are just determined to put me out of a job aren't you :(
Ever get the feeling that a one-eyed cat is watching your every move?
They are trying to make me accept a major pay cut and my salary is already at $ 0.00 and they are asking me to take a 50% Pay cut! And this will not be tolerated. *starts handing out signs*
What if they give you a 1,000% pay raise instead? :lol:
What if they give you a 1,000% pay raise instead? :lol:
Don't make me hurt you, Jschen.....he's already getting this crazy idea that he should be thinking for himself. He doesn't need to also get the idea that he should make more money. :mad:
TexasGuy
05-15-06, 10:55 AM
Ever get the feeling that a one-eyed cat is watching your every move?
Yes I have. You too?
TexasGuy
05-15-06, 10:56 AM
What if they give you a 1,000% pay raise instead? :lol:
I'd probably bargain for a 1100% pay raise :D
TexasGuy
05-15-06, 10:57 AM
Don't make me hurt you, Jschen.....he's already getting this crazy idea that he should be thinking for himself. He doesn't need to also get the idea that he should make more money. :mad:
Mwuahaha . Tooo late :D Thanks Jschen. I owe you one :D
I'd probably bargain for a 1100% pay raise :D
I see you know how to make sure you get your worth. :lol:
USAZorro
05-15-06, 11:02 AM
Mwuahaha . Tooo late :D Thanks Jschen. I owe you one :D
Headhunters often get 40% of the first three months' salary. Jschen deserves at least that. lex should get 30% for pain and suffering (not sure whether she received it of inflicted it :p), I'll claim 10% - just because. And that will leave TG with the remaining 83%.
Headhunters often get 40% of the first three months' salary. Jschen deserves at least that. lex should get 30% for pain and suffering (not sure whether she received it of inflicted it :p), I'll claim 10% - just because. And that will leave TG with the remaining 83%.
Received or inflicted - does it matter.....I deserve at least 50%.
TexasGuy
05-15-06, 11:07 AM
Headhunters often get 40% of the first three months' salary. Jschen deserves at least that. lex should get 30% for pain and suffering (not sure whether she received it of inflicted it :p), I'll claim 10% - just because. And that will leave TG with the remaining 83%.
Heh. Yeah headhunters and recruiters suck. I was told that recruiters usually get 20% of your income for a year. I'm like damn between taxes and their cut you're back to making 10 bucks an hour :(
TexasGuy
05-15-06, 11:08 AM
Received or inflicted - does it matter.....I deserve at least 50%.
:roflmao:
Flippin Sweet
05-15-06, 11:16 AM
Forget this whole mess. Just label TG an "intern" and you don't have to pay or contract him, yet he receives valuable hands-on training.
Flippin Sweet
05-15-06, 11:23 AM
(*While no one is watching, gets up and does the Robot for five minutes*)
TexasGuy
05-15-06, 12:02 PM
(*While no one is watching, gets up and does the Robot for five minutes*)
I SAW THAT
:p
*submits Fan Video*
jyossarian
05-15-06, 12:04 PM
(*While no one is watching, gets up and does the Robot for five minutes*)
What music were you doing the Robot to?
Flippin Sweet
05-15-06, 12:08 PM
Some really embarrassing European house dance music...
TexasGuy
05-15-06, 12:10 PM
Some really embarrassing European house dance music...
Heh, I've never been able to get into House. Electronic Dnace of the Trance category is all i have been able to get into although i've not listened to alot of stuff in a long time.
Flippin Sweet
05-15-06, 12:15 PM
My friend picked it up for me a few weeks ago...it's mainly dance remixes of popular songs, they're really funny :they've got "California Dreamin'" "Sugar Sugar" and "One Night in Bangkok" on there. The most fun to dance to is the remix of "Dragostea Din Tei" (enter a google search, you already know which song it is). Very addictive.
TexasGuy
05-15-06, 12:19 PM
Hmmm OHHHHHHHHHH
THAT SONG
BWUAHAHAH
I :love: that song soo much
:love: :love:
Flippin Sweet
05-15-06, 12:22 PM
I told you!! No one (unless you're Romanian) actually knows the lyrics of the song, but damn if everyone doesn't sing along anyway!
I do :love: that song.
jyossarian
05-15-06, 12:50 PM
Just got off two dopey conference calls (I hate conference calls) and got some lunch and dinner. The deli around the corner makes heros big enough for two meals so I'll be having half a meatloaf hero for dinner tonight.
Karldar
05-15-06, 04:34 PM
I'm BFing and juicing, oh, and making tea. Need to fix some dinner. Oh, I know, chocolate peanut butter!:D
CycleMagic
05-15-06, 04:41 PM
eating some dinner, gearing up to get some more work done.
eating some dinner, gearing up to get some more work done.
What's for dinner, enough for little ole me?:D
CycleMagic
05-15-06, 05:46 PM
What's for dinner, enough for little ole me?:D
why, yes, there just so happens to be some Tilapia and zucchini risotto left over. If you don't get over here and have it, then I will just have to eat it for lunch! :D
OK....I am searching for a company that offers interim executive director services....any suggestions???
Yummmm, that sure sounds good, keep the light on for me, it'll take me a little bit to get there.
How'd the searhing go, any hits?
It hit 90 degrees here today, seems warm, there sure are a lot of pasty white legs around town today!, they'll be red tomorrow.
peregrine
05-16-06, 01:25 AM
The most fun to dance to is the remix of "Dragostea Din Tei" (enter a google search, you already know which song it is). Very addictive.
Oh yea, I know that one. I remember my sister showed it to me some time ago.... I could only catch a few words. I though it was a weird song... and slightly annoying :o
Anyhoo, right now I'm too hot to go to bed. They measured a record high temperature in P-town for May 15th (I think it got up to 90 :( ) and I was overheated after my ride home from work. 90 is not that big of a deal in general but the temps increased drastically in pretty much a day leaving no time to acclimate :(
I don't think I'll go to bed soon... I'll go eat some papaya, I guess
peregrine
05-16-06, 01:29 AM
It hit 90 degrees here today
oops I guess you already posted 'bout that :o
there sure are a lot of pasty white legs around town today!, they'll be red tomorrow.
haha... eeew @ pasty
I already got tanned on Mother's day. We had a picnic at Rooster Rock and I fell asleep on a blanket in the afternoon... Mmmm yea, not very cool :p
56/12 and 22/28
05-16-06, 05:07 AM
Small world dude. We lived at 1449 Spencerport Rd. (until 1965).
o rly?
Yeah, one of the thousands of people on this forum used to live in a small town in Western New York.
Why'd you leave? The place turned out pretty good.
USAZorro
05-16-06, 06:48 AM
o rly?
Yeah, one of the thousands of people on this forum used to live in a small town in Western New York.
Why'd you leave? The place turned out pretty good.
I was five. My parents moved to Penfield. Six years after that, they moved into the city.
If you find an old-timer who's lived there for a long time (and doesn't have Alzheimer's), ask them about "Dog and Suds" (it was a drive-in restaurant near the border with Gates).
I'm here! And I will be here until 8pm. *sigh*
TexasGuy
05-16-06, 07:52 AM
I'm here! And I will be here until 8pm. *sigh*
Whoa pulling the 12 hours shifts :o
I am here
and will be here till 3:57pm whereupon I will be in the bathroom for 3-5 minutes whereupon I will be back in the office for 45 seconds whereupon i will be out on the road getting ready to be creamed again by sudden stopping vehicles.
Whoa pulling the 12 hours shifts :o
I am here
and will be here till 3:57pm whereupon I will be in the bathroom for 3-5 minutes whereupon I will be back in the office for 45 seconds whereupon i will be out on the road getting ready to be creamed again by sudden stopping vehicles.
10 hours. I come in at 9:00am and am unpaid for lunch. How long does it take you to bike to work?
TexasGuy
05-16-06, 08:12 AM
Approximately 30 minutes I think. I think the ride home is a bit less because there seems to be fewer car stops. I average 17+ miles an hour however there are alot of stop lights which are what add to the time. And i'm not one of those people who jumps on and off the side walk in hopes of going through a red light. I need to be careful at this one intersection though. It always has traffic moving and then as it turns it comes to acomplete stop. I nearly creamed myself on the back of a van.
Approximately 30 minutes I think. I think the ride home is a bit less because there seems to be fewer car stops. I average 17+ miles an hour however there are alot of stop lights which are what add to the time. And i'm not one of those people who jumps on and off the side walk in hopes of going through a red light. I need to be careful at this one intersection though. It always has traffic moving and then as it turns it comes to acomplete stop. I nearly creamed myself on the back of a van.
Ouch. Gotta be careful. If I could pass for 9 years old I might ride on the sidewalks. I can't so I don't because it's against the law.....no matter how scared I might get on the road.
TexasGuy
05-16-06, 08:17 AM
Ouch. Gotta be careful. If I could pass for 9 years old I might ride on the sidewalks. I can't so I don't because it's against the law.....no matter how scared I might get on the road.
It would be so interesting to find a place that was non-commuting friendly and see how I do on it. It seems no matter where I go I am capable of usually cycling on the roads with normal traffic without a problem. I wonder if there is a lot of unconscious perception that both the driver and the cyclist pick up that affects how each treat and regard the other.
jyossarian
05-16-06, 08:24 AM
I'm having my morning coffee, checking BF and wondering whether I should buy another video game or re-play Tombraider. I finished it last night and on the whole, it's as good as the first one, but the graphics are better and the controls are smoother and simpler.
It would be so interesting to find a place that was non-commuting friendly and see how I do on it. It seems no matter where I go I am capable of usually cycling on the roads with normal traffic without a problem. I wonder if there is a lot of unconscious perception that both the driver and the cyclist pick up that affects how each treat and regard the other.
In the research for the advocacy package, I found this to be a generally held viewpoint. If the cyclist obeys the rules of the road and acts as a road vehicle, the motorist treats the cyclist as a road vehicle. I don't know how true this is as there are jacktushes everywhere....but still.
Karldar
05-16-06, 08:30 AM
BFing, of course. Gonna play some Halo 2 for a bit and probably go to bed.
I'm having my morning coffee, checking BF and wondering whether I should buy another video game or re-play Tombraider. I finished it last night and on the whole, it's as good as the first one, but the graphics are better and the controls are smoother and simpler.
You should buy another one - or play Tomb Raider again - or rent the movie. I liked the Tomb Raider movies but I suck at video games.....and I don't mean just a little bit - I'm terrible. The only game I was ever good at is in the dump with the Commodore 64 we used to have. It was a Donkey Kong like Wizard game.
I'll go eat some papaya, I guess
Note to any guys trying to woo peregrine: she really likes papaya. She always seems to be writing about eating some. Just bring her a big batch of high quality papaya. :p If that fails, try a season lift ticket to the local ski resort.
I average 17+ miles [on my commute]
And I barely cracked 16 MPH on my brief ride this morning despite riding very hard. (Much shorter and flatter than usual since I was sleeping in since I worked late last night.) Boy am I slow. :(
TexasGuy
05-16-06, 09:03 AM
Note to any guys trying to woo peregrine: she really likes papaya. She always seems to be writing about eating some. Just bring her a big batch of high quality papaya. :p If that fails, try a season lift ticket to the local ski resort.
Important info to remember :p j/k
And I barely cracked 16 MPH on my brief ride this morning despite riding very hard. (Much shorter and flatter than usual since I was sleeping in since I worked late last night.) Boy am I slow. :(
Nah, you're working on it. And if you're averaging 16mph on atrip. Well there's not much of a difference between 16 and 17 :p
jyossarian
05-16-06, 09:11 AM
And I barely cracked 16 MPH on my brief ride this morning despite riding very hard. (Much shorter and flatter than usual since I was sleeping in since I worked late last night.) Boy am I slow. :(
Get a fixie and spin down some hills. It'll increase your leg speed whether you want it to or not. Or you'll be pogoing out of the saddle. :p
Get a fixie and spin down some hills. It'll increase your leg speed whether you want it to or not. Or you'll be pogoing out of the saddle. :p
It's not a leg speed issue. With it being a short, fast (relatively speaking), and flat-ish ride today, I was keeping my cadence around 100-110 RPM most of the time anyway. And briefly hit a sustained 125 RPM when a bus went by and I caught its draft for a while.
I just totally lack power. I can climb okay only because I'm a lightweight. And I currently lack any semblance of explosive power. It takes me forever to get up to cruising speed. Explosive power should return (what little I have, anyway) as I keep getting back in shape, though, since it's somewhat necessary to drag me up the 17% grade section of Mt Soledad.
USAZorro
05-16-06, 09:34 AM
It's not a leg speed issue. With it being a short, fast (relatively speaking), and flat-ish ride today, I was keeping my cadence around 100-110 RPM most of the time anyway. And briefly hit a sustained 125 RPM when a bus went by and I caught its draft for a while.
I just totally lack power. I can climb okay only because I'm a lightweight. And I currently lack any semblance of explosive power. It takes me forever to get up to cruising speed. Explosive power should return (what little I have, anyway) as I keep getting back in shape, though, since it's somewhat necessary to drag me up the 17% grade section of Mt Soledad.
Ride a bigger gear on alternate days on your commute.
Flippin Sweet
05-16-06, 09:35 AM
Have you ever looked at incorporating plyometrics into your exercise routine? They're good precisely for cultivating explosive power.
Have you ever looked at incorporating plyometrics into your exercise routine? They're good precisely for cultivating explosive power.
What's plyometrics?
What's plyometrics?
:eek: *reeling* :eek:
I must be hallucinating. Did Jschen just ask for something to be defined. I feel all woozy and must now go home. ;)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plyometrics
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