Anonymouswizard's Random Banter #227 and Free Cup of Tea

[The Fury]

So I started my job search today... I went out wearing my mask as ya do, and I even got a chance to speak to a manager. He asked me to take my mask off so he could see my face. I did it, and he said, "I like it."

Thanks, I guess? I don't have a good sense for this kind of thing thanks to my abnormal brain, but was this weird?

[Peelee]

No no, you have to fling a folder onto the table so that your evidence spills out in a perfect fan.

That only works if you have a folder and a table. Very situational. Conversely, one can almost always find a heavy object.

Thesis completed and submitted, by the way. Thanks for all the well-wishes.

Good luck on the back end as well! Also, I choose to believe I am cited in the thesis somewhere. At least for a very bad joke to spice it up somewhere in the middle.

[DataNinja]

So I started my job search today... I went out wearing my mask as ya do, and I even got a chance to speak to a manager. He asked me to take my mask off so he could see my face. I did it, and he said, "I like it."

Thanks, I guess? I don't have a good sense for this kind of thing thanks to my abnormal brain, but was this weird?

...yeah, probably. I mean, I guess if you're applying for a customer-presenting job it might technically make a difference in weight if all other things are equal, but...

[Aedilred]

Not only that, but the Law aspects were ALSO frequently Evil as well. It was basically pointless in the main.

That's what made it interesting in principle, and completely counterproductive in practice.

I don't think Peelee deserves that, he's a good guy and a good mod.

Well at least we have a positive ID on one of Peelee's sockpuppets now.

[Peelee]

Well at least we have a positive ID on one of Peelee's sockpuppets now.

Doubtful. I don't think Peelee is smart enough for that.

[el minster]

So I started my job search today... I went out wearing my mask as ya do, and I even got a chance to speak to a manager. He asked me to take my mask off so he could see my face. I did it, and he said, "I like it."

Thanks, I guess? I don't have a good sense for this kind of thing thanks to my abnormal brain, but was this weird?

It was very wierd and you should be careful around him.

[Qwertystop]

So I started my job search today... I went out wearing my mask as ya do, and I even got a chance to speak to a manager. He asked me to take my mask off so he could see my face. I did it, and he said, "I like it."

Thanks, I guess? I don't have a good sense for this kind of thing thanks to my abnormal brain, but was this weird?

Yes, very. A: your looks shouldn't matter, B: in the current situation you shouldn't be unmasked around strangers (really, around anyone who you're not living closely enough with for contamination to be inevitable), and C: he shouldn't have asked you. So, some combination of "skeevy in a sexual-harassment-warning-signs way" and "checking whether you're willing to risk your own health and safety for the job on nothing more than the boss' whim".

[el minster]

Yes, very. A: your looks shouldn't matter, B: in the current situation you shouldn't be unmasked around strangers (really, around anyone who you're not living closely enough with for contamination to be inevitable), and C: he shouldn't have asked you. So, some combination of "skeevy in a sexual-harassment-warning-signs way" and "checking whether you're willing to risk your own health and safety for the job on nothing more than the boss' whim".

Definitely, this guy is worth watching out for.

[PopeLinus1]

So I started my job search today... I went out wearing my mask as ya do, and I even got a chance to speak to a manager. He asked me to take my mask off so he could see my face. I did it, and he said, "I like it."

Thanks, I guess? I don't have a good sense for this kind of thing thanks to my abnormal brain, but was this weird?

Hmm...

As the king of all things weird and abnormal, I hearby dub this encounter as Red Alert! Red Alert! Man the "getting-the-hell-out-of-dodge" Battle Stations.

...In all seriousness though, that seems pretty weird, and not in the awkward, off-putting way that gents like me tend to project, but in a creepy, potentially dangerous way.

The first type of weird is great fun, as long as you're fine with having no friends. The latter is... less fun.

[Aotrs Commander]

Whelp. Progres on the whittling out of the PrCs for 3.Aotrs is quite considerably, and the majority of the ones on my short-list went. I was quite ruthless; most were "this just doesn't give you anything," "several classes do this now" with a few that I rolled into archtypes.

(Invisible Blade gave me the most bother, simply because one of my players DID use it before, but after a lot of messing around, I made it into a Ninja archtype (as the character that used it was Rogue/Ninja/Inivisble Blade/Swordsage) so if he was ever to be done again, his class set would change a bit. (There would be a bit of a nerf at low level, with PF's Vanishing Trick replacing 3.5's Ghost Step (so no more Greater Invis at level 2), but conversely, his Sudden Strike would be the much better Sneak Attack, meaning that it wasn't NECESSARY for Ghost Step to enable his main class feature to work...) So fundementally, he'd be the same as he finished at level 17, just some shuffling around at low levels, which is what I aim for, trying to minimise the amount of Character Changes That' Are Not Just A Straight Upgrade for existing characters.)

Mostly just left all the hybrid classes, which is where I think PrC are particularly useful.

[Peelee]

So I started my job search today... I went out wearing my mask as ya do, and I even got a chance to speak to a manager. He asked me to take my mask off so he could see my face. I did it, and he said, "I like it."

Thanks, I guess? I don't have a good sense for this kind of thing thanks to my abnormal brain, but was this weird?

That seems like an excellent question for the company's HR department, if you know what I mean.

[The Fury]

...yeah, probably. I mean, I guess if you're applying for a customer-presenting job it might technically make a difference in weight if all other things are equal, but...

It was very wierd and you should be careful around him.

Yes, very. A: your looks shouldn't matter, B: in the current situation you shouldn't be unmasked around strangers (really, around anyone who you're not living closely enough with for contamination to be inevitable), and C: he shouldn't have asked you. So, some combination of "skeevy in a sexual-harassment-warning-signs way" and "checking whether you're willing to risk your own health and safety for the job on nothing more than the boss' whim".

Hmm...

As the king of all things weird and abnormal, I hearby dub this encounter as Red Alert! Red Alert! Man the "getting-the-hell-out-of-dodge" Battle Stations.

...In all seriousness though, that seems pretty weird, and not in the awkward, off-putting way that gents like me tend to project, but in a creepy, potentially dangerous way.

The first type of weird is great fun, as long as you're fine with having no friends. The latter is... less fun.

I was thinking it was odd and a little creepy, but I had my doubts. My brain is made of Silly Putty so I always wonder about what it's telling me. It's a wonder it works at all. It's lucky that the rest of you have a better sense of this kind of thing than I do.

[Tvtyrant]

Had a mole that split and made a sharp right angle autopsied today. Took a surprisingly large bit of thigh, it is spooky to look at.

[el minster]

Had a mole that split and made a sharp right angle autopsied today. Took a surprisingly large bit of thigh, it is spooky to look at.

Will t grow back?

[Bartmanhomer]

Well, I passed the Alignment Test to be Chaotic Neutral finally.

[Iruka]

So I started my job search today... I went out wearing my mask as ya do, and I even got a chance to speak to a manager. He asked me to take my mask off so he could see my face. I did it, and he said, "I like it."

Thanks, I guess? I don't have a good sense for this kind of thing thanks to my abnormal brain, but was this weird?

My guess would be that he is one of those "I just need to look at someone's face and I can immediately tell if they are a good worker." people.

[el minster]

Well, I passed the Alignment Test to be Chaotic Neutral finally.

There's a test, sign me up.

[Anonymouswizard]

My guess would be that he is one of those "I just need to look at someone's face and I can immediately tell if they are a good worker." people.

Yeah, either this or making sure Fury won't scare away customers in a customer facing role make the most sense. It's definitely still a red flag if he was within two metres, and still something to keep in mind otherwise, but it's definitely not a 'run for the hills' thing yet.


So I've decided to start doing pushups and weights on my off days to help my eight go down during plague times. I'd like to run, but I can't get new trainers and they'd not really anywhere around here I could be sure if staying to metres away from others. If only I had a treadmill or spinner.

[Liquor Box]

My guess would be that he is one of those "I just need to look at someone's face and I can immediately tell if they are a good worker." people.

I'm also on the page of not thinking its a red flag (or if it is, it's a pretty minor one). Lot's of people find it weird not knowing what someone looks like - he may have just wanted to build rapport.

I wouldn't worry. If there's something wrong with him, you'll get much clearer signs than him wanting to see your face.

[Peelee]

Well, I passed the Alignment Test to be Chaotic Neutral finally.

"Finally"?

[Aotrs Commander]

Frack my tin hat, Mr Baggins, that was a job an' a half more than it needed to be.

Just goin' to Nanny's to do the usual (water the plants mostly) and check the post; since she's in care now, the bare essentials need to be ticking over in the unlikely event she comes out, but in the meantime, it means cancelling All The Things that aren't absolute necessary (like Damart or paying £14 a month for fridge/freezer insurance...) Six sets of phone calls; one to actual useful house insurance to expand the policy to cover the fact the house is now going to be unoccupied for more than 60 days and five cancellations, of which the best was waiting on hold for an hour for insurance only to be told we needed to send them proof of power of attorney to do anything. (Which, after I brought it back for Dad to look over, he decided that we'd no do anything with it at the moment.) Got the other stuff done relatively easily, but it must have been the majority of two hours on the phone between one thing or another.



And of COURSE, that hour waiting now means I have to go add a paragraph on scaling cantrips to the spells document RIGHT AT THE START, because of course I do. I TOLD you I'd have to redo the pagination at least once, didn't I?

[Tvtyrant]

Will t grow back?

No but it will scar up. Since I have to get some very large chunks of skin taken off this year it is more like practice.

[Bartmanhomer]

There's a test, sign me up.

easydamus.com/alignmenttest.html

"Finally"?

Yes, it took me many tries in the past which I got Lawful Good and Neutral Good. So I got the right question which the results are Chaotic Neutral.

[PopeLinus1]

easydamus.com/alignmenttest.html



Yes, it took me many tries in the past which I got Lawful Good and Neutral Good. So I got the right question which the results are Chaotic Neutral.

...So you're saying you're Lawful or Neutral Good?

[Bartmanhomer]

...So you're saying you're Lawful or Neutral Good?

Well yes, that what the test said but I don't act anything like the two alignments as you mentioned.

[PopeLinus1]

Well yes that what the test said.

I'm just saying, changing what answers you would normally give to questions in order to align better with societies idea of morality honestly sounds more like a lawful action than a chaotic one, but that's just my opinion.

[Peelee]

Yes, it took me many tries in the past which I got Lawful Good and Neutral Good. So I got the right question which the results are Chaotic Neutral.

So it sounds like if you think the test is accurate, the results you would get with honest answers is not Chaotic Neutral.

[Bartmanhomer]

So it sounds like if you think the test is accurate, the results you would get with honest answers is not Chaotic Neutral.

It definitely sounds like it, yes.

[BisectedBrioche]

I baked cinnamon buns today!

[The Fury]

I baked cinnamon buns today!

Yeah? My mom bakes them every Christmas. Last time we used bourbon-flavored maple syrup instead of corn syrup like the recipe calls for. They were pretty awesome.