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Uh, so Safeway called and said they would "really like it" if I would switch to the barista position, since they "really need" that and were "really counting on me" to take that position over the one that I, you know, signed the paperwork and everything for. o_O
Unfortunately, the paperwork also states my willingness to work that position, though with less preference. They're obviously asking me, but given that I'm employed-at-will and not contractual, I'm worried about telling them I'd rather take the one job over the other.
Can anyone advise me? Seriously, I prefer the night stocking job 100x to the one working the coffee counter, but the recruiter told me that her supervisor told her that they really need someone for blah and blah and I'm not sure if the fact that she already gave me one job is enough security on which I can stand my ground.
hmm
I'm not sure it is either. You did say you could work as a barista and I'm tempted to tell you to just suck it up and do it but at the same time it really helps to have a job you enjoy doing. Maybe being forced to be sociable wouldn't be a bad thing? I mean it's really not that hard to pretend to be pleasant to people.
Gabe's baseline impressions of E3 - Best, Most Surprising, Most Disappointing - are now available. This will be followed on Wednesday by my own answers to the same questions, with only one overlapping title.
Obviously, since these are his picks, he's going to have more focused elaborations on them - but until he gets the microphone, I would be happy to share my own thoughts. Final Fantasy: Crystal Chronicles is, like Final Fantasy Tactics, a very different expression of that legendary context. Where Final Fantasy stresses stories and systems - and Tactics stresses being awesome - Crystal Chronicles is like the brawler the RPGamer deep in your heart always wished they would make. Indescribably beautiful characters doing battle with lavish monsters in scenes of unprecedented beauty. Sounds pretty good, right? Add in combination spells and spell building to a game that is chiefly about cooperative fun and you're starting to get the idea. I had rage in my heart, unchecked rage when I heard that multiplayer would require people to use GBA's as their controllers - but it's plain now that it couldn't work any other way. Imagine if, every time one of four people needed to fuck around in their inventory, the game stopped for everybody else. What's more, this method allows data to be shared with one player that isn't shared with others - like a map, or secret information. It's going to allow for some interesting ideas, where initially I thought it was just brand-mongering. It might also be that, understand, but it isn't just that - not by a long shot.
I will talk about Full Spectrum Warrior on Wednesday. In fact, I might talk about it rather a lot.
The N-Gage, though - he and I don't exactly agree on that. I don't think it's going to be a success, and the reasons that have nothing to do with the GameBoy. However, it does do some neat things, whether or not they're neat enough I guess we'll find out. Obviously, being able to game wireless is a pretty cool feature, as GamePark 32 owners already know. Gaming across the cell network is also available. Gaming across the cell network with voice support is, to me, a fairly exciting proposition. Though the orientation of the screen - taller than it is wide - was not natural to me at first, that sensation went away. It plays MP3's, accesses webpages, it does fancy modern phone type stuff. On the plane back from E3, I was trying to explain to Gabe that our whole group could play a game in the airplane, even across the aisle, which is something we couldn't pull off with GBA cables suspended across the thoroughfare at waist level. I felt pretty smart, until he reminded me that it was a cell phone, and couldn't be on at all.
Me and like two other guys enjoyed Silent Hill 2, so I won't talk about that one very much. However, I will tell you this: Konami isn't saying shit about Silent Hill 3's story, but the video they showed reveals a couple very important things. First, the music is awesome, as usual. I have a few tracks from the soundtrack that will be included, and I've been very impressed, but the title theme they played was a remarkable piece of ingenuity. Yes, many tracks have vocals now, and though it shocks me to say it they are a welcome addition. So, songs. Yay. Here's the meat: After the video they showed, there can be no doubt that Silent Hill 3 is a continuation of the original Silent Hill. I mean, there's Harry, there's the wheelchair, there's the baby. I was dumbstruck.
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but I doubt I'll get it.
I always think these are years when something important occurred and you are reminding us for some reason.
Well we could certainly find out if it is.
hmm
I'm not sure it is either. You did say you could work as a barista and I'm tempted to tell you to just suck it up and do it but at the same time it really helps to have a job you enjoy doing. Maybe being forced to be sociable wouldn't be a bad thing? I mean it's really not that hard to pretend to be pleasant to people.
*shanks Eddy*
FUCKER!
bitches
Edit: Well fuck you again