It's Personal...

Maj · Post by **Maj** » Sat Nov 20, 2010 3:35 am

Some days I really, really hate doctors.

I especially hate it - more than just about anything else - when the stupid idiot shows up at an appointment I made weeks in advance on a topic that is a little unusual, and the only research he's done is whatever the internet is spitting out during my appointment.

Dear frickin' God! If you don't know what I'm talking about because you didn't read the Wikipedia page before I showed up, have the dignity to admit you're ignorant and send me to someone who isn't.

JonSetanta · Post by **JonSetanta** » Sat Nov 20, 2010 3:38 am

I just ate a $1 box of Reeses Pieces WOOOOOOOOOOO

Also..

Kaelik wrote:Not to alarm you too much, but yeah, it doesn't mean your kid is super dumb or anything, I was actually the same way.

Same. I'm below the national average in math comprehension (equations and formulae, I guess) but have an IQ in the 140s. Everyone has their own pace.

ubernoob · Post by **ubernoob** » Sat Nov 20, 2010 8:51 am

JonSetanta · Post by **JonSetanta** » Sat Nov 20, 2010 5:26 pm

ubernoob wrote:IQ means jack shit. I have an IQ in the 140s as well and am decidedly unsuccessful by most measures. About a semester behind on my degree, very little income to speak of, and the only life skill being knowing how to manipulate the shit out of everyone I meet.

Well met!

Draco_Argentum · Post by **Draco_Argentum** » Sun Nov 21, 2010 1:00 am

Being able to manipulate people should make getting a well paid job that involve very little work easy.

angelfromanotherpin · Post by **angelfromanotherpin** » Sun Nov 21, 2010 1:09 am

Draco_Argentum wrote:Being able to manipulate people should make getting a well paid job that involve very little work easy.

It's called sales.

CatharzGodfoot · Post by **CatharzGodfoot** » Sun Nov 21, 2010 4:02 am

angelfromanotherpin wrote:
Draco_Argentum wrote:Being able to manipulate people should make getting a well paid job that involve very little work easy.
It's called sales.

Also called "working a con".

Maj · Post by **Maj** » Sun Nov 21, 2010 9:45 am

I logged into my AIM eMail account today and found an eMail from 2006 and one from 2008. I didn't even remember that I had the account.

RobbyPants · Post by **RobbyPants** » Sun Nov 21, 2010 12:41 pm

So, daughter (who just turned two) just said the funniest thing ever. We were talking about being crazy, and I started asking her if various people were crazy. I'd ask her if I'm crazy, and she'd say "No. Daddy not crazy." I repeated this about her, the cats, and my wife. After she said "No. Mommy not crazy.", I responded with "Yeah. Mommy's pretty level-headed". That's when she dropped this gem:

"Mommy not level-headed. Mommy's a lady."

My wife and I about fell out of our chairs. My poor two-year-old is a chauvinist!

JonSetanta · Post by **JonSetanta** » Sun Nov 21, 2010 7:04 pm

RobbyPants wrote:So, daughter (who just turned two) just said the funniest thing ever. We were talking about being crazy, and I started asking her if various people were crazy. I'd ask her if I'm crazy, and she'd say "No. Daddy not crazy." I repeated this about her, the cats, and my wife. After she said "No. Mommy not crazy.", I responded with "Yeah. Mommy's pretty level-headed". That's when she dropped this gem:

"Mommy not level-headed. Mommy's a lady."

My wife and I about fell out of our chairs. My poor two-year-old is a chauvinist!

Kids tell it like it is.

And I have an email account (relegated to spam collection, lately) that's been with me for over 12 years..

mean_liar · Post by **mean_liar** » Mon Nov 22, 2010 12:40 pm

RobbyPants wrote:So, daughter (who just turned two) just said the funniest thing ever. We were talking about being crazy, and I started asking her if various people were crazy. I'd ask her if I'm crazy, and she'd say "No. Daddy not crazy." I repeated this about her, the cats, and my wife. After she said "No. Mommy not crazy.", I responded with "Yeah. Mommy's pretty level-headed". That's when she dropped this gem:

"Mommy not level-headed. Mommy's a lady."

My wife and I about fell out of our chairs. My poor two-year-old is a chauvinist!

My mother has trained my three-year-old son with the following retort to, "You're crazy":

"I'm not crazy, I'm a genius!"

RobbyPants · Post by **RobbyPants** » Mon Nov 22, 2010 1:40 pm

Priceless! My daughter alternates between "I'm not crazy!" and "Jane crazy! HaHaHaHa!", depending on her mood.

I can't tell if she's trying to laugh maniacally or if that's just a coincidence.

Count Arioch the 28th · Mon Nov 22, 2010 3:59 pm

Pssht. IQ is meant to measure how retarded you are, not how much smarter you are than anyone else.

name_here · Post by **name_here** » Mon Nov 22, 2010 5:51 pm

Because of how it works, IQ scores get progressively less informative as you approch either end of the scale.

Count Arioch the 28th · Tue Nov 23, 2010 10:11 pm

I managed to convince them to give me financial aid, and have negotiated employment. Too bad it went through after losing my apartment.

RobbyPants · Post by **RobbyPants** » Wed Nov 24, 2010 2:14 am

Well, at least there's some good news there. So, does this mean you're close to graduating?

Prak · Post by **Prak** » Wed Nov 24, 2010 3:22 am

Good luck, Count.

Calibron · Post by **Calibron** » Wed Nov 24, 2010 9:26 am

I'm glad you got at least some good news, Count.

Count Arioch the 28th · Wed Nov 24, 2010 3:12 pm

I should have my shiny new associate's degree by June. And I am considering working on certification to do insurance coding. I know several people that are in that field and they say it's both lucrative and is something where you aren't filthy and don't have your name on your shirt, so I'm down.

Calibron · Post by **Calibron** » Wed Nov 24, 2010 3:20 pm

Medical Coding is enjoyable, but I hope the market for it is better in your area than mine, or that you have better luck than I do. Though my personal experience indicates otherwise, I am told by everybody related to the business that it's relatively easy to find a coding job.

Post by **fbmf** » Wed Nov 24, 2010 8:50 pm

Count Arioch the 28th wrote:I should have my shiny new associate's degree by June. And I am considering working on certification to do insurance coding. I know several people that are in that field and they say it's both lucrative and is something where you aren't filthy and don't have your name on your shirt, so I'm down.

Good to hear things are going better for you, Count.

Game On,
fbmf

Post by **fbmf** » Wed Nov 24, 2010 10:39 pm

I got accepted to grad school.

Game On,
fbmf

Cynic · Post by **Cynic** » Wed Nov 24, 2010 10:56 pm

fbmf wrote:I got accepted to grad school.

Game On,
fbmf

Congrats, fbmf! Are you going to one of the colleges in DFW or close by? What are you going to study?

Zinegata · Post by **Zinegata** » Thu Nov 25, 2010 1:42 am

I'm glad to hear the good news from fbmf and Count.

Doom · Post by **Doom** » Thu Nov 25, 2010 3:27 am

Yeah, grats fbmf and Count...and what are you going to study?

My good news is fairly dubious. I've had a FUO (fever of unknown origin) for nigh three months now. Today's results of cancer tests confirm it's not cancer, but normal white blood cell count says it's probably not an infection.

At least it's not more cancer, but sure sick of being sick all the same.