I asked a question before I left for work today

[Sir Squid Diddimus]

Yeah.
I just had myself one of my funny miniature freak outs this morning too.

"What if this affects lil squid's extra curricular activities? What if he brings me those straight A's and I can't get him the thing I promised?? Oh god! What if he needs socks and I can't afford socks?!? Who the hell will buy his socks?!? I'll have to make socks out of scrap fabric in the garage!! GRAAAAAWR!!"

Then I thought about how cool those Franken-socks would be and came back to reality.
I wrote up my proposal last night. So I think I'm gonna go for it. I can save the freaking out until I actually see one of these paychecks.
And hey, I'm pretty good at creative accounting so I think I'll be ok.

Yeah, because there's a hideous possibility in NOT taking this chance.

What if little Squiddy's mom is too racked up from back pain to attend his graduation?  Or his wedding?  What if she's in jail because she lost her shit and made her boss comsume everything in the janitor's closet?

No, take the new job.  You can't buy a new back.

Not with my insurance plan

nyuk nyuk nyuk

[Dimocritus]

That's my problem.
I'm not sure exactly how much money I will lose.
It has the potential to be a significant amount. Which would suck.
But I won't know until I give it a shot.

I'm just nervous about it.

This just makes it seem (to me) that you have already made a decision, and you are just looking for some support from people you like/respect/at least aren't complete imbiciles. If that's the case, I'm sure you will find much support with the people here, if not the people around you AFK.

I gotchya back either way (as much as is in my capability of doing so, that is).

[Sir Squid Diddimus]

I was on the fence last night.
I'm more likely to go through with it now.

[Doktor Howl]

I was on the fence last night.
I'm more likely to go through with it now.

I think you'll be happier.  You don't sound very happy, these days.

[Sir Squid Diddimus]

I'm not.
At all.

I'm quite the opposite. I just try to keep it to myself.

[Doktor Howl]

I'm not.
At all.

I'm quite the opposite. I just try to keep it to myself.

You'll get ulcers that way.  Or worse.

I mean, *I* kept things bottled up for decades...and then one day it all came out, like an airliner with a bad septic valve.  Just a horrible frozen lump of blue stuff, hurtling towards the unsuspecting people below.  Not an entirely unattractive concept, I realize, but the problem is the behavior and the feelings stay, even when you've run out of innocent bystanders.

I, of course, use the term "innocent" loosely.

[Sir Squid Diddimus]

My inner tension could crush Tokyo like Godzilla.
I've made strangers leave the bar just by walking in and not saying anything.
I have a ten foot force field of frustration and anger.

It'll kill me one day when I'm old and tired. I'm sure of it.
I'm kinda ok with that.

[Doktor Howl]

My inner tension could crush Tokyo like Godzilla.
I've made strangers leave the bar just by walking in and not saying anything.
I have a ten foot force field of frustration and anger.

It'll kill me one day when I'm old and tired. I'm sure of it.
I'm kinda ok with that.

Stop calling your coworkers "coworkers".  They're actually there to serve as heat sinks.  Srsly.

[Sir Squid Diddimus]

I've given them names like "lunchbox" and "sandwich".

[Doktor Howl]

I've given them names like "lunchbox" and "sandwich".

I've given mine names like "Filthy Assistant", "Landwhale", "Princess Lilly", and "The Other One".

[Sir Squid Diddimus]

they all look like food to me.

[Doktor Howl]

they all look like food to me.

Two words.  WEB. CAM.

[Sir Squid Diddimus]

 

I have to leave for work in 23 minutes.
I feel like this
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iOpfbJ6Kqto&NR=1

[Doktor Howl]

I have to leave for work in 23 minutes.
I feel like this
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iOpfbJ6Kqto&NR=1

Can't see that at work. 

[Mesozoic Mister Nigel]

If the pay cut won't put you out on the street, I think you should go for it. The relief from stress will free you to work on other projects if you need supplemental income.