The Syndicate

It will be even better once our talented graphics buddy creates a banner for it. He had done some amazing work on a skin that we could just never get uploaded appropriately to any of the forums we tried using except that one that was not good for mafia gaming. Which is a bummer. But I am sure Bri will make a kick ass banner for us because he is awesome like that.

Glad to hear you are feeling better Bea! And I look forward to seeing future announcements regarding accomplishments on that quitting smoking thing.

It would be nice if down the road we were able to figure out how to use the rapids he had created for a skin/theme because let me tell you, it was freaking awesome!

Bahahaha! I just read my autocorrected typo! It should have said graphics not rapids... Wow, lol!

He had a lot of trouble with DOG but CAT was pretty easy for him. Now the only question left is what will he be having for dinner?

bea wrote:more kudos for not loosing it at work. I personally find that a second by second struggle.

So very, very true.

Tonight some lady was speaking really rudely to one of my staff. I was so proud of how she held it together though and did not go off on that woman. I probably would have lost it on her and then it would have landed in customer service's lap, lol.

Also, there were a lot of shoplifters in my store tonight.

Some of you may have noticed my absence from The Syndicate here lately. This is due to the fact that a month and a half ago, I was promoted from shift leader to Co-Manager Trainee. The last five weeks have been a whirlwind of training for a couple weeks, then being transferred to another store to run it for four weeks. I am currently in the last week of my CMT phase of running a store. The next step from CMT is usually going on to be a Co-Manager somewhere else under an experienced Store Manager. Today my District Manager came to talk to me about my placement once I am through here next week. I thought I knew what Store Manager I would be placed with since she had been campaigning my DM to let her have me as her Co since before I was even promoted. He proceeded to tell me that three of my former managers have all been trying to convince him to give me to them, but none of them were going to get me because I was going to be skipping the Co-Manager level and going straight into running my own store! So yeah, this has been a pretty fantastic day! As of next Thursday I am going from being a Co-Manager Trainee to being a Store Manager!

Alex took me out for dinner. This weekend we are going to visit my mom and go to a Halloween party an old friend of mine is throwing. Do those things count?

I saw the pics, they were great! I am going to be Arthur Dent, easy costume and I adore Hitchhiker's Guide!

Bea, I am so glad to hear they seem like a good repair shop that you can trust. And I have to agree that my favorite time in the trip ended up being when we were stranded in Walmart playing Euchre. It was a stressful evening, especially for you guys I'm sure, but it ended up being really memorable for Alex and I. Truly, I am so grateful for your hospitality and it was so wonderful to just relax. After six weeks of acclimating to running a store, I really needed that time when everything did not have to be super planned, and we could just be chill with friends. Oh, actually I think the time we spent at your fitting was probably tied for my favorite time. you looked so beautiful! I only had a tiny picture to judge from when you were picking the dress out, so i had my reservations, but honestly that picture of you did not do it justice. You really looked wonderful in it. And I know you will look even more stunning on your wedding day! Thank you for letting me be part of it in that way.

And now, since Alex forgot to tell the cactus story, I get the honors of doing so!

We were at the Desert Botanical Gardens, which was quite lovely btw, and we enjoyed the butterfly house and the plant life and the awesome glass sculptures that currently are on display there. So as we are heading to the gift shop at the end, Bea lagged behind to take some more pictures. All of a sudden we hear from somewhere within a maze like area of tall cacti, "Oh oh! Need help!" And let me say, it was the cutest little cry for help I have ever heard. So Alex immediately turns and dashes back into the maze type area. I came around the corner to find him bent over staring at Bea's butt. I wish I had the camera at that moment, but alas I did not. Apparently she was backing up trying to take a picture and brushed against a cactus and a piece broke off of it and lodged itself in her rear. When she attempted to turn and look at it, the prickles seemed to work their way farther into her flesh with each movement, and when she tried to reach back and pull it out she could not see to find a prickle free spot in order to pull it out without stabbing her fingers! Poor Bea! It was quite amusing though.

Alright, which of you are somewhat near to the DC area? My sister (Captain Bunny Killer) lives in Lynchburg, VA and we are thinking of making a trip out there after tax season is over to visit her on a weekend and then thought, hey there some people in VA and the Dc area right? Maybe we can all convene for a day or so in some central-ish location and hang out! So... Speak up if you like the idea and might be interested!

Eh, don't give me kudos for that, lol. Someone has to step up and help the other two admins carry the load while Alex is under the workload for his dissertation. It's proximity, I am in the same house, we already discuss all site issues as it is. I can carry the same vision for the site as he does since we are on the same page and have been since the beginning. Once he is back to 100% I will probably step back down unless they still need the help for whatever reason. We'll see how everything shakes out in the long run. In the meantime I'm always up for helping out however I can.

JaggedJimmyJay wrote:Whoa I just got accepted to another one. I chewed my finger nails off for two months praying for one and now I get two in a couple hours.

Can I just say, "I told you so!"



Also congratulations!

[mention]Russtifinko[/mention] got married yesterday to a really sweet girl! Congrats to the newlyweds! They're pretty much the cutest thing ever!

Sounds like something I would do.

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CONGRATS GUYS!!!!

Yes, they really are