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Try acupuncture, Dave Maynar! It's literally the only time I relax 100% anymore. I usually fall asleep within 5 minutes.
Interesting! What about it is relaxing to you? I've never had it done but I've been interested.
Stress reduction is one of my main goals there, so my acupuncturist puts needles in specific places that help with that. I was kind of skeptical before I started, but I walk out of there feeling like a cooked noodle every time. I can even feel myself loosen up as she's putting the needles in. After I look like a pin cushion, she puts some oils on me and leaves me in a dark room with cool relaxing music for about 45 minutes and I get the best sleep ever.
Post by TRANTER INDUSTRIES on Oct 19, 2016 9:33:59 GMT -5
Someone wanna tell me why the Instagram block feature is so fucking useless? All it does is prevent communication but I still see comments from people I don't wanna see comments from on other people's posts and it just fucks my day up.
Many times they will be willing to teach Jeremy to give the shots to you, or for you to give them yourself. depends on the office. tell them you travel regularly we would often teach patients/family members to give shots such as these. then you just pay for the medications thru your insurance. saves a LOT of money.
You used to be able to do that here, but my allergist said is not anymore... I would rather that actually. Especially since I woke up not being able to breathe Friday night, almost went to the ER because I couldn't find my breathing treatment. It was scary. I'm actually calling my doctor tomorrow because of it. Haven't had an attack that bad in ages.
that is scary! sorry to hear. take care of yourself, I kind of like having you around
You used to be able to do that here, but my allergist said is not anymore... I would rather that actually. Especially since I woke up not being able to breathe Friday night, almost went to the ER because I couldn't find my breathing treatment. It was scary. I'm actually calling my doctor tomorrow because of it. Haven't had an attack that bad in ages.
that is scary! sorry to hear. take care of yourself, I kind of like having you around
Post by TRANTER INDUSTRIES on Oct 24, 2016 19:11:29 GMT -5
I stared a new night at trivia on Saturday and the first question should always come from the Facebook page. However the questions the company gave me did not include the one from online. This one woman was so offended that she yelled at me. I apologized and was very nice but then she told the manager (whose an awful person) who then told my company that they didn't want me to host anymore so my company took me off of two shows ($100/week) for a mistake THEY made. I've filled in several times for this company and saved their asses in my town and they can't even give me my own night. It's utterly ridiculous and I'm gonna quit my other two nights if they don't give me those nights back.
Post by Launchpad McQuack on Oct 25, 2016 10:35:20 GMT -5
My lame friend just screwed me out of a ticket to see Bon Iver at The Cap in December. He had bought the tickets for us a month ago, and I havent seen him since so havent paid him back. Yesterday he saw that they were going for $200 a pop on stubhub so sold them. So royally peeved.
My lame friend just screwed me out of a ticket to see Bon Iver at The Cap in December. He had bought the tickets for us a month ago, and I havent seen him since so havent paid him back. Yesterday he saw that they were going for $200 a pop on stubhub so sold them. So royally peeved.
Doesn't sound like much of a friend to me. Fuck him.
This is a little GRRR and work is hell combo. Due to the new Fair Labor Standards Act, I am getting changed from salary to hourly because I make less than whatever the amount is for you to not get overtime. So basically I now have to come into work a half hour earlier (or stay 30 mins later) than EVERYONE else, clock in and out and take a daily lunch (I usually work through lunch but the new law states I have to clock out for at least a 30 min lunch).
I get that technically I will be paid the same amount, and that I will now get paid for the after hour events like Silver Plume (which is fucking huge because it lasts all night and is serious work). But my boss told me she can't pay me for any of the after work functions that I go to for the concierges and that she can't afford to give me a raise in order for me to be ineligible for the hourly and stay on as salary. I asked for a raise a year after starting here and was informed that she will never be able to give me a raise, and a lack of growth in this job as always been an issue for me. I also realize that in some fucked up back ass way, this is for my benefit. It just fucking sucks. This is not what I agreed to when I was hired, I don't want to have to go to work before everyone or stay later than everyone who are still 9-5 and now I am 8:30-5. What kind of bullshit is that?
I am very upset and frustrated and I really don't know what to do. Basically due to this new law, it is highly probably that I will never qualify for salary because of the fact that this is the highest paying job I have ever had; New Orleans does not pay graphic designers nearly what I make, and there are no other magazines that I could work for doing what I do now. I feel stuck. I am going to update my resume and my linked in account tonight and I guess I will have to actively start looking for a new job with a higher income. I can't afford to take a pay cut but this is the straw. I haven't been happy for awhile I am just very worried I won't be able to find a job or if I find one, I won't be able to take it due to pay.
This is a little GRRR and work is hell combo. Due to the new Fair Labor Standards Act, I am getting changed from salary to hourly because I make less than whatever the amount is for you to not get overtime. So basically I now have to come into work a half hour earlier (or stay 30 mins later) than EVERYONE else, clock in and out and take a daily lunch (I usually work through lunch but the new law states I have to clock out for at least a 30 min lunch).
I get that technically I will be paid the same amount, and that I will now get paid for the after hour events like Silver Plume (which is fucking huge because it lasts all night and is serious work). But my boss told me she can't pay me for any of the after work functions that I go to for the concierges and that she can't afford to give me a raise in order for me to be ineligible for the hourly and stay on as salary. I asked for a raise a year after starting here and was informed that she will never be able to give me a raise, and a lack of growth in this job as always been an issue for me. I also realize that in some fucked up back ass way, this is for my benefit. It just fucking sucks. This is not what I agreed to when I was hired, I don't want to have to go to work before everyone or stay later than everyone who are still 9-5 and now I am 8:30-5. What kind of bullshit is that?
I am very upset and frustrated and I really don't know what to do. Basically due to this new law, it is highly probably that I will never qualify for salary because of the fact that this is the highest paying job I have ever had; New Orleans does not pay graphic designers nearly what I make, and there are no other magazines that I could work for doing what I do now. I feel stuck. I am going to update my resume and my linked in account tonight and I guess I will have to actively start looking for a new job with a higher income. I can't afford to take a pay cut but this is the straw. I haven't been happy for awhile I am just very worried I won't be able to find a job or if I find one, I won't be able to take it due to pay.
what a shit show! Can't hurt to put out some feelers. good luck!!!
A CNA at work asked me if I was expecting on Monday. I'm most definitely not. My self-esteem has been in the garbage since.
Ugh. Why on god's green earth would someone ever ask that? Unless someone is actively discussing their pregnancy, or their water breaks, or a baby is crowning, this line of questioning should never be brought up. EVER. Even if someone is obviously pregnant I don't bring it up, you never know what someone is going through, they may be making painful choices about adoption or termination, or they may be having an unhealthy or miserable pregnancy.
Similarly, people who push and prod and ask me and my husband what's taking us so long to get started having babies can go jump off a cliff as well.
Women's bodies, especially their reproductive bits, should not be considered an acceptable topic of polite/casual conversation for so many reasons.
Big hug to you heyyitskait . If it's any amount of comfort, know that your co-worker is a dolt and you're blessed with much more tact and good sense.
A CNA at work asked me if I was expecting on Monday. I'm most definitely not. My self-esteem has been in the garbage since.
Ugh. Why on god's green earth would someone ever ask that? Unless someone is actively discussing their pregnancy, or their water breaks, or a baby is crowning, this line of questioning should never be brought up. EVER.
Hey I uhh, I see a baby head poking out there. Are you uh, are you expecting?
Post by Dave Maynar on Oct 30, 2016 18:15:57 GMT -5
For those who aren't connected on Facebook, we lost katbur2 today after a long battle with cancer. She was always someone who brought light and a big personality to any gathering that she was a part of, and she will be missed.
I am putting this up for anyone that lives in Little Rock. If you see this guy, Joe Cripps, in the picture below please call the local police. He's a friend of mine and he has bee missing for two weeks.
Drummer Joe Cripps, who played with Brave Combo, has been missing for nearly two weeks Robert Wilonsky, City Columnist
Percussionist Joe Cripps, who spent most of the 1990s playing with Brave Combo, is missing.
Police in Little Rock, Ark., on Tuesday asked for the public's help in finding the Grammy Award-nominated musician last seen nearly two weeks ago.
Cripps moved from Denton back to his hometown last year but regularly returns to North Texas.
Word quickly spread via Facebook, where musicians, friends and fans begged for help — and continued to hold out hope that something tragic hasn't happened to Cripps.
"It's got me tied in knots," said Slobberbone and Drams frontman Brent Best. Best said the two spoke every few days but that he hasn't heard from him since Oct. 19, the last day anyone saw or spoke to Cripps.
The two are close: Cripps played on the Drams' 2006 record Jubilee Dive and saw Best play in Little Rock earlier this year.
"He was at the White Water, nothing out of the ordinary," Best said. "He said he'd just gotten paid and was gonna see a girl — sounded like a set-up for a joke or something."
James Cripps, who lives in Little Rock, said his brother was scheduled to perform Oct. 21 but never showed. That isn't like the musician, who never missed a gig — even when he was drinking. James Cripps said he went to his brother's apartment, peered through the window and didn't see anything askew. Later, police conducted a welfare check but didn't find Joe Cripps — or any sign he was missing.
But friends and family say they have reason to believe something is wrong. His phone hasn't been on in days, he's been off social media — he's a regular Facebook poster — and he left his blood pressure medication in the apartment. Joe Cripps has done a few stints in rehab, Best and James Cripps said, for drinking. But every time, they said, he had his phone and stayed in touch.
A CNA at work asked me if I was expecting on Monday. I'm most definitely not. My self-esteem has been in the garbage since.
I am so sorry that happened. It happened to me once or twice in the past and I was always tempted to say "yeah it's Satan's baby" or something to just freak the fuck out of the moron
Someone hit my car overnight. My side mirror is annihilated. Rear wheel well is all scratched to shit and dented.
I hate people.
Ugh. I'm so sorry. You street park, I'm assuming. What a jerk to not leave a note. Hopefully your insurance can take care of it and not raise your premium.
Post by zenalicious on Nov 5, 2016 15:07:07 GMT -5
So the back of my new car got egged on Halloween night. The next morning I had to drop it off at the dealer early to try to fix a minor problem and did not look at the back of the car first. During that day we did Dealer ended up keeping it 4 days, of course still did not correct the problem (not happy) and the "courtesy wash" did not get off what by then was dried egg and eggshell.
What can I do at this point to salvage the paint? We called the police but they didn't do anything, so I don't have a police report.
So the back of my new car got egged on Halloween night. The next morning I had to drop it off at the dealer early to try to fix a minor problem and did not look at the back of the car first. During that day we did Dealer ended up keeping it 4 days, of course still did not correct the problem (not happy) and the "courtesy wash" did not get off what by then was dried egg and eggshell.
What can I do at this point to salvage the paint? We called the police but they didn't do anything, so I don't have a police report.
So aggravated
Try a 50/50 mixture of water and white vinegar, a soft scrub brush, and a lot of elbow grease.
Talk about some way to start off a Monday. I finally got a job offer after going through countless interviews on Thursday, which felt like the biggest weight had been lifted off my shoulders. I respectfully asked for more money (in which I had sound reasons for). They said that they would review it over the weekend and get back to me. This morning, I get an email saying they have retracted the offer for unforeseen circumstances. I called them assuming it was about me asking for more money and seeing what I could salvage, but they said it had nothing to do with that. Apparently, the expansion plans they had for 2017 fell through over the weekend and they're just not going to hire anybody. Pretty gut-wrenching though...told my family, my girlfriend, her family, and a close friend or two. Already had places to rent lined up to look at this week, and really thought this whole process was over.
The one positive from this, I have a face-to-face interview (already had the phone interview) with the university I graduated from on Wednesday morning. At least I didn't already cancel it.
Talk about some way to start off a Monday. I finally got a job offer after going through countless interviews on Thursday, which felt like the biggest weight had been lifted off my shoulders. I respectfully asked for more money (in which I had sound reasons for). They said that they would review it over the weekend and get back to me. This morning, I get an email saying they have retracted the offer for unforeseen circumstances. I called them assuming it was about me asking for more money and seeing what I could salvage, but they said it had nothing to do with that. Apparently, the expansion plans they had for 2017 fell through over the weekend and they're just not going to hire anybody. Pretty gut-wrenching though...told my family, my girlfriend, her family, and a close friend or two. Already had places to rent lined up to look at this week, and really thought this whole process was over.
The one positive from this, I have a face-to-face interview (already had the phone interview) with the university I graduated from on Wednesday morning. At least I didn't already cancel it.
That does blow. Good luck on the face-to-face, fingers and toes are crossed.
Talk about some way to start off a Monday. I finally got a job offer after going through countless interviews on Thursday, which felt like the biggest weight had been lifted off my shoulders. I respectfully asked for more money (in which I had sound reasons for). They said that they would review it over the weekend and get back to me. This morning, I get an email saying they have retracted the offer for unforeseen circumstances. I called them assuming it was about me asking for more money and seeing what I could salvage, but they said it had nothing to do with that. Apparently, the expansion plans they had for 2017 fell through over the weekend and they're just not going to hire anybody. Pretty gut-wrenching though...told my family, my girlfriend, her family, and a close friend or two. Already had places to rent lined up to look at this week, and really thought this whole process was over.
The one positive from this, I have a face-to-face interview (already had the phone interview) with the university I graduated from on Wednesday morning. At least I didn't already cancel it.
You have already shown you can do this...it's all you all week yoh! Take no guff and get yours And I hope you had reinforced that you always ask for what you want. Make them say no. Sensible folks will not pull back anything due to negotiations...anyone that does well there is a great red flag to cut line and move on.
This is a little GRRR and work is hell combo. Due to the new Fair Labor Standards Act, I am getting changed from salary to hourly because I make less than whatever the amount is for you to not get overtime. So basically I now have to come into work a half hour earlier (or stay 30 mins later) than EVERYONE else, clock in and out and take a daily lunch (I usually work through lunch but the new law states I have to clock out for at least a 30 min lunch).
I get that technically I will be paid the same amount, and that I will now get paid for the after hour events like Silver Plume (which is fucking huge because it lasts all night and is serious work). But my boss told me she can't pay me for any of the after work functions that I go to for the concierges and that she can't afford to give me a raise in order for me to be ineligible for the hourly and stay on as salary. I asked for a raise a year after starting here and was informed that she will never be able to give me a raise, and a lack of growth in this job as always been an issue for me. I also realize that in some fucked up back ass way, this is for my benefit. It just fucking sucks. This is not what I agreed to when I was hired, I don't want to have to go to work before everyone or stay later than everyone who are still 9-5 and now I am 8:30-5. What kind of bullshit is that?
I am very upset and frustrated and I really don't know what to do. Basically due to this new law, it is highly probably that I will never qualify for salary because of the fact that this is the highest paying job I have ever had; New Orleans does not pay graphic designers nearly what I make, and there are no other magazines that I could work for doing what I do now. I feel stuck. I am going to update my resume and my linked in account tonight and I guess I will have to actively start looking for a new job with a higher income. I can't afford to take a pay cut but this is the straw. I haven't been happy for awhile I am just very worried I won't be able to find a job or if I find one, I won't be able to take it due to pay.
GURLLLLLLLLLLL I posted about this in the Work is Hell thread a few weeks ago. I'll likely be affected as well. The only reason why I don't know for sure is because they didn't have an updated job description for me when they did all of their analysis (their decision was to make me hourly). It was last updated in 2010 and 4 employees ago. My boss is slowest person ever in some respects and he STILL hasn't given HR a new one, but at least HR finally met with me on Friday and asked me to describe my job responsibilities and such with them. It doesn't look very likely for me though. I don't want to be hourly, like you I usually work through lunch, I would see it as a demotion...
and the rate they currently are talking about is ABSURDLY low. It would literally be the rate if I still worked in my old hourly position here (slightly higher with the cost of living yearly increases we get). So like I never applied to, and received, a new position, in a new department. SOOO far from acceptable. It would work out to $3,500 less a year. Granted, my job is all about events, so I work a lot of nights and evenings, travel for the College (ex. I worked all day Saturday, and I leave tomorrow for California for work for a full week), and do multiple conferences a year. So I would make a decent amount of over-time. But the hourly work week is 35 hours, so the first 5 of each week would be straight time, not overtime. And they don't really seem to have a clear policy about what would be considered billable time when I travel. So this week in California- even though I am away from home for the week, if I don't actually work more than 8 hours/day, I wouldn't be able to sign off on more time?? That's possible. I don't feel comfortable assuming that I will make at least 3,500 in overtime a year to equal my current salary. I don't think that is fair at all. I stated that very firmly and the representative said I have a good point and when she got back together with their little group, they would review the rate again. I don't imagine they will come back with a rate that would guarantee me my salary that I make now.
I think part of the problem there is that I basically topped out the hourly pay grades during my time here. They actually said that the rate they first thought about was LOWER than what I made when I left my last hourly position, that they bumped to the rate of that position, and then applied the living wage increases to get the their offer. So the extra $2 an hour that I would need to be maybe sorta kinda satisfied with this decision, is probably off the scale.
I have shed SO many tears over this. So much anxiety. And ever since Friday and I saw the numbers she brought with her, I have been extremely angry. This is what they want to offer me when I have been here for almost 9 years? No way. Unless they keep me as salary (which would require that raise), I will be polishing my resume and looking elsewhere. If they give me a reasonable hourly rate, I will still be updating my resume, but I might stick around a bit/not go so crazy into the job search. My boss really wants me to be happy but has little control over all this. He's talking about trying to switch things around in my department so that HR will feel comfortable with keeping me as an exempt employee. But this would likely mean that I would be switched to hourly, changes are made over the next few months and then HR would reevaluate next year. The reasonable hourly rate would be enough to keep me until that evaluation.
GRRRRRRRRRRRRR indeed.
And if I were Vieux, I would DEFINITELY look for another job. Even report her. The point of the law is that they are saying we are making too little money to be working more than 40 hours/week without additional compensation. So if she is saying that she can't afford the extra compensation, but still expects you to things like the concierge functions, that's illegal. Or she could do (not that she should) what my employer is trying to do- give me a lower wage assuming that the overtime will fill the gap.
Welcome back Bonz, but I do not find it strange that your presence being requested in the Orgy thread and then you showing up, like it was the quacking Bonzai Bat Signal.
Post by thepeppers on Nov 18, 2016 14:16:30 GMT -5
If it wasn't for me, this thread would hardly have a post for November. I guess somebody has to carry the torch.
I haven't heard anything back from the interview I had last Wednesday. She said they were hoping to notify everybody that had interviews this week, but that it could potentially be next week. I sent her an email yesterday afternoon asking for an update, and no reply yet. In all of the exchanges we have had in the past, she's been consistent in getting back to me quickly (she called me 5 hours after our phone interview to set up the face-to-face, and she usually replies within two hours of an email). I hope I'm not jumping to conclusions, but my guess is they have been in talks with whoever got the job about the contract, and once it's finalized next week they will let me and whoever else know. I had a pretty similar situation happen about 5 weeks ago....two face-to-face interviews, told me they planned on letting everybody know in a week, maybe two. Called me two weeks later to say they went the other way (which I'm sure when they called, everything was finalized with whoever they went with).
I'm just soooo burned out on this process. Assuming I don't get this position, it's pretty unlikely for me to have anything before the new year...which means I will have to cancel a Nashville NYE trip I have had semi-planned for awhile now. So blah
Post by zenalicious on Nov 19, 2016 10:35:04 GMT -5
Fuck depression. Fuck having to live with my batshit crazy mother who I don't even like. Fuck not having internet and feeling super isolated. Fuck not being able to find a decent job. Fuck doing the right thing and sabotaging my career while doing so. Fuck having to go to a funeral today when I am already super depressed. Just FML. I am a total failure.
Helps a little to vent. I don't have another safe outlet. Love y'all.