Bored Druid ThreadFollow

On that note, my sis-in-law was in NYC for a week last month. Her biggest complaint? She couldn't find a decent cup of coffee all week.

Well that and her BF booked their flight with a transfer in San Francisco. Hello flight delays!

Tell them it's their fault for not growing enough cells, and to come back in a month or two with more protein and you'll try again.

Works for me.

That sucks though, sounds like they've really been a pain.

On that note, my sis-in-law was in NYC for a week last month. Her biggest complaint? She couldn't find a decent cup of coffee all week.

Well that and her BF booked their flight with a transfer in San Francisco. Hello flight delays!

Wait, they flew to San Francisco all the way to New York? Where are they from? Somewhere in California?

GRMBL. Mother@#%^ing clients.
I got an email today that stated that the photo I used in one of the flyers I made them was "totally unacceptable". They sent it to me as the photo I HAD to use.

First they send me about a thousand pics to sort through wanting em to use positive, happy photos. Then the photos I pick make people look "too handicapped", the flyers are for a non profit organization who provide day care/jobs for mentally handicapped people, they want to advertise their stuff to mentally handicapped people and their parents but the people in the flyers can not look mentally handicapped (But perfectly happy)? Then they send me pics I have to use and when I use them I get told that some of those photos are totally unacceptable... WTF GUYS, ARE YOU RETARDED!?
Also endless new versions of text and even after a dozen revises and checks I STILL had to correct basic spelling and grammar mistakes.


Yes, I used retarded on purpose there. They deserve it.

Edit: this is for Diglett

Edited, Apr 4th 2012 8:58pm by Aethien

I like being able to walk into a deli and saying "light and sweet" and walking out with coffee. I don't like asking for my drink and arguing with what "light and sweet" could possibly mean, and then being told a menu worth of variations of what I could possibly have.

Clients are like that. I'm lucky in that most of my clients know my family (or at least my dad), so they can't act ridiculous. I set up in my first meeting with them their expectations, write it down in the contract I have them sign (which is legally binding), and if they choose to break it, I still get paid for my time.

Especially when it's art-involved, make sure they know that you know more than they ever will on the subject and explain your reasoning fully. Set up what their expectations should be and provide a paper trail that you can go back and point at when they're like "THAT'S NOT WHAT YOU SAID WE'D GET" and say, "uh yeah, in this email I said ______ and that's what you've got".

It's funny when you get litigious with clients, all of a sudden they calm down and act very professionally instead of acting like they have a telephone pole up their ***.

That's the kind of coffee I like too. =x Well, it doesn't necessary have to have a long name. I just like coffee with lots of sugary stuff in it. Like Caramel. Mmmm. Espresso coffee with Caramel is so yummy.

WAIT!

Wait wait wait wait wait.... what the? You live in Seattle and you DON'T drink coffee?

The hell is wrong with you?!

That's like living in Chicago, and saying you don't like pizza because it's bad for you or something.

Caffeine is only bad for you if you go crazy with it. Coffee, and cocoa are actually both really good for you, as long as there isn't a ton of milk and sugar added to it. They're supposed to help prevent heart disease I think.

I don't drink coffee a lot though, never have. I don't like the idea of being dependent on any sort of chemical, so I only have coffee or energy drinks when I need them, or on the rare occasion where I just want one. Somehow I'm able to subconsciously exclude my meds from my dislike of being dependent on chemicals. I've majorly cut down on my soda intake since I moved back in with my parents too. I might have one or two a week now, if that.

No, caffeine is bad for you. If something taken in large doses is harmful, then even in low doses it's not good for you, it just isn't actively harming you.

Toxicity to Animals: Acute oral toxicity (LD50): 127 mg/kg [Mouse].
Chronic Effects on Humans:
CARCINOGENIC EFFECTS: 3 (Not classifiable for human.) by IARC. MUTAGENIC EFFECTS: Mutagenic for mammalian
somatic cells. Mutagenic for bacteria and/or yeast. May cause damage to the following organs: heart, gastrointestinal tract,
central nervous system (CNS).
Other Toxic Effects on Humans: Hazardous in case of skin contact (irritant), of ingestion, of inhalation.
Special Remarks on Toxicity to Animals:
LDL [Human] - Route: Oral; Dose: 192mg/kg LDL [Woman] - Route: Oral; Dose; 400 mg/kg LDL [Child] - Route: Oral; Dose:
320 mg/kg
Special Remarks on Chronic Effects on Humans:
May cause adverse reproductive effects (fetotoxicity, maternal (parnutrition) and birth defects. May affect genetic material
(mutagenic). May cause cancer (tumorgenic) based on animal data.
Special Remarks on other Toxic Effects on Humans:
Acute Potential Health Effects: Skin: May cause skin irritation. Eyes: Dust may cause mechanical irritation. Inhalation: May
cause respiratory tract irritation. Ingestion: Harmful if swallowed in large amounts. May cause gastrointestinal (digestive)
tract irritation with epigastric pain, abdominal cramps, nausea, vomiting and diarrhea. Affects metabolism and cardiovascular
system with symptoms including increase in metabolism, flushing, palpitations, rapid heart rate, dysrhythmias, hypotension,
blood pressure elevation and weight loss, metabolic acidosis. May affect brain and behavior/central nervous system..
Symptoms may include nervousness, anxiety, restlessness, insomnia, dizziness, tremor, seizures, convulsions, hallucinations,
somnolence, toxic psychosis, tremors, convulsions, ataxia. May also affect blood, respiration (hyperventilation), and urinary
system (mild increase in urinary volume and urinary sodium excretion), and may directly produce hypokalemia. Chronic
Potential Health Effects: May cause cancer (tumorigen) based on animal studies. May cause reproductive and fetal effects.
May cause digestive tract disturbances (increased gastric acid, and pepsin secretion and a decrease in lower esophogeal
sphincter pressure), cardiovascular disturbances. Since it is a CNS stimulant, it may also affect the Central Nervous System
(CNS).