3845: The Hott Chord Is Struck
Haha, so I mentioned that they laid me offBUT NOT REALLY 'CAUSE NO LAYOFFS YA KNOWwithout the HR person being there, didn't I? Well, turns out I was let go without being given or signing all the appropriate paperwork ¬_¬
Lucky for them I'm so tech-savvy and actually have a fax [tho without line] and scanner so I can return all that crap. Or, I guess, I would've had to go back to the office to do it... 9_9
I couldn't think of any questions that I know I should've asked... like, at the time, I should've asked about paperwork, but... kinda went braindead at that point. Mostly I didn't want a scene, 'cause I hate that [even if it meant not saying goodbye to anyone--TEXTBOOK SCENE-MAKING]. I did think of "What about vacation I accrued?" but HR called and mentioned that before I could ask, that I'll get payment for vacation time EXCEPT the use-or-lose bonus holidays and, I think, sick leave.
Which, plus severance, is already more than I could've asked for, but I do still wonder if I shouldn't be milking it for all I can get... I'm kinda too disinterested in spending so much time trying to squeeze out a few extra dollars [or I might've asked about compensation for gas as soon as I'd gone permanent in the first place] when I could better spend that doing things I want to do instead.
Like, walk to Goodwill [since it was already the start of rush hour by the time I rolled out of bed, ate, got the stinky jurbur clean, brushed out the cat since he was already on the deck where I threw him while cleaning said jurbur jurbur, said hi to the landlord and landlady when they dropped by, vacuumed, and started laundry], 'cause I figured I would at least replace the pants I don't like anymore while I have the chance to go out during lower-traffic hours.
First thing I saw when I got in: Rock Band drum kits! D=
But... carrying one of those for a mile of winding terrain is a pain and a half, so... I kept looking. Still! ^o^ Found pants that fit, also! D= D= D= SO HARD TO FIND.
I also found a display case of PC and console games and rooted through that for some treasures. Mostly crap, but I found a copy of Myst [I haven't played it, though I know it's "look at postcards, then do a Sudoku"], so why not ^_^ The guy forgot to ring it up, though, but after I pointed that out, he said, "Eh, you can have it."
=D So, pants and free game! Then walk back to get the car.
First, though, I thought I'd better actually try out the portable drum kit I'd gotten earlier. Eh... sucks =/ 'cause they lay flat and drums really should be angled. To the Goodwill! This time, since there wasn't a price tag on the kit I picked [and I neglected to mention the $20 AND $25 stickers on the set I didn't pick], the new person who rang me up said, "...$8!"
=D=D=D=D=D=D=D SOLD!
But, while there was still daylight, I had to get my ankle-killing in. This time, the neighbour kids saw me and asked, "Why are you skating in the road??" as though it's bad to skate anywhere except the thirty feet of sloped driveway.
...
I didn't know what else to say but, "Because it's flat." I really don't want to explain freedom of movement to them [and will go to the park tomorrow for fewer obnoxious questions about the fact I look completely irresponsible being an adult doing things kids aren't supposed to do].
So anyway, yes. Rock Bandage all night, and aching arm and leg [just the ones, not both] =p I did neglect to acquire the actual cable that plugs the drum set into the 360, rendering the whole mess unusable, but................. I still have working portable drum heads ¬_¬ MAKE ONE WORKING DRUM OUT OF TWO NON-WORKING KITS YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS
Anyway, I totally have no rhythm but at least I can beat out my frustration again -_- in between writing complete crap "this is what I did today instead of DOING WORK" journal entries =p
AND NOW BED AAGH TIRE
Lucky for them I'm so tech-savvy and actually have a fax [tho without line] and scanner so I can return all that crap. Or, I guess, I would've had to go back to the office to do it... 9_9
I couldn't think of any questions that I know I should've asked... like, at the time, I should've asked about paperwork, but... kinda went braindead at that point. Mostly I didn't want a scene, 'cause I hate that [even if it meant not saying goodbye to anyone--TEXTBOOK SCENE-MAKING]. I did think of "What about vacation I accrued?" but HR called and mentioned that before I could ask, that I'll get payment for vacation time EXCEPT the use-or-lose bonus holidays and, I think, sick leave.
Which, plus severance, is already more than I could've asked for, but I do still wonder if I shouldn't be milking it for all I can get... I'm kinda too disinterested in spending so much time trying to squeeze out a few extra dollars [or I might've asked about compensation for gas as soon as I'd gone permanent in the first place] when I could better spend that doing things I want to do instead.
Like, walk to Goodwill [since it was already the start of rush hour by the time I rolled out of bed, ate, got the stinky jurbur clean, brushed out the cat since he was already on the deck where I threw him while cleaning said jurbur jurbur, said hi to the landlord and landlady when they dropped by, vacuumed, and started laundry], 'cause I figured I would at least replace the pants I don't like anymore while I have the chance to go out during lower-traffic hours.
First thing I saw when I got in: Rock Band drum kits! D=
But... carrying one of those for a mile of winding terrain is a pain and a half, so... I kept looking. Still! ^o^ Found pants that fit, also! D= D= D= SO HARD TO FIND.
I also found a display case of PC and console games and rooted through that for some treasures. Mostly crap, but I found a copy of Myst [I haven't played it, though I know it's "look at postcards, then do a Sudoku"], so why not ^_^ The guy forgot to ring it up, though, but after I pointed that out, he said, "Eh, you can have it."
=D So, pants and free game! Then walk back to get the car.
First, though, I thought I'd better actually try out the portable drum kit I'd gotten earlier. Eh... sucks =/ 'cause they lay flat and drums really should be angled. To the Goodwill! This time, since there wasn't a price tag on the kit I picked [and I neglected to mention the $20 AND $25 stickers on the set I didn't pick], the new person who rang me up said, "...$8!"
=D=D=D=D=D=D=D SOLD!
But, while there was still daylight, I had to get my ankle-killing in. This time, the neighbour kids saw me and asked, "Why are you skating in the road??" as though it's bad to skate anywhere except the thirty feet of sloped driveway.
...
I didn't know what else to say but, "Because it's flat." I really don't want to explain freedom of movement to them [and will go to the park tomorrow for fewer obnoxious questions about the fact I look completely irresponsible being an adult doing things kids aren't supposed to do].
So anyway, yes. Rock Bandage all night, and aching arm and leg [just the ones, not both] =p I did neglect to acquire the actual cable that plugs the drum set into the 360, rendering the whole mess unusable, but................. I still have working portable drum heads ¬_¬ MAKE ONE WORKING DRUM OUT OF TWO NON-WORKING KITS YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS
Anyway, I totally have no rhythm but at least I can beat out my frustration again -_- in between writing complete crap "this is what I did today instead of DOING WORK" journal entries =p
AND NOW BED AAGH TIRE