it's been quite a week and it's only tuesday

[solarbird]

so yeah

out doing shows this past weekend and now I guess I can say I've played a venue where somebody got killed, so

that was different

(some people got hurt too, like, four, but really lightly) (and two at another event) (they were hurt pretty bad)

and also some jackass at an introduction to shieldfighting session decided that the right thing to do was berzerker charge me and when that didn't work do it again from behind

this was touch-and-out combat and the fucker broke his sword literally in half on my knee

(well, just above my knee, i guess he missed a little?)

and it wasn't even his sword, it was some other guy's sword, i'm like

what the fuck is wrong with you

and the guy running it was

"dude don't break my swords!" and i'm all

"he broke your sword on my leg thanks"

and i'm thinking mostly it's a good thing you didn't try that with a normal fragile person you might've fucked them up good you insoluable tryhard

and i didn't even get a photo of the broken sword, which is terrible, because posting that would've been badass even if it was just a wooden (1"x2" roughly) wooden practice sword

and all that's sorted and we get back and then SURPRISE

layoffs

(because fucking game industry honestly what)

so now my partner is looking for work

and this is quite the week so far and it's only tuesday? so i think i would like a do-over.

eta: yay! the car broke on the way to book club! so we got towed to the dealer instead of book club. ffffffffffffffff

Comments

[rmd]

I'm sorry, what the fucking what is that fucking bullshit?

[solarbird]

which part?

[rmd]

The totality is kind of overwhelming as a single story. I'm pleased you broke the sword instead of the opposite. It sounds like someone needs to get some training in 'don't be a fucking ass while sparring,' though. (also, extra 'fucking bullshit' about the layoffs, but I already commented on that elsewhere)

[solarbird]

The totality is kind of overwhelming as a single story.

Yeah, I can't even talk about a weekend without sounding fake.

I'm pleased you broke the sword instead of the opposite.

Yeh. Didn't even leave a real bruise. Bit of a welt, but that's already gone down. Really, I'm just kind of hard to injure.

It sounds like someone needs to get some training in 'don't be a fucking ass while sparring,' though.

What's doubly interesting is that we hadn't been partnered up in the shield-only rounds. He swapped with the other person specifically to have a go at me. I don't even know why.

On that first charge - with which he got nowhere, I note, and was awfully surprised about that - on the way in, I completely had Widowmaker instincts to just [pow] him, right in the head. I could just feel myself raising the rifle. No, fool, you do not charge the sniper. （⌒▽⌒）

Yeeeep!

[kathmandu]

That is a lot to go through. I am glad you are extra-durable! And best wishes to your partner.

Re: Yeeeep!

[solarbird]

it was kind of hilarious in whole, almost?

and tonight the car broke on the way to book club. so that's fun.

[ossobuco]

Let me know if your partner is interested in any of these openings? If so, I can refer them--makes it somewhat more likely that the application will get looked at. https://www.lith.com/careers

[solarbird]

okay - thanks! ^_^

[ckd]

Even a fraction of that would be more than enough to mark the week "fuckit". Sympathy and best wishes for a massively improved rest of the week for you and partner both.

[solarbird]

tonight the car broke on the way to book club! and we waited two hours for a tow. so that's fun.

[ckd]

WTF, universe? This week should be fired. Out of a gauss cannon, into a black hole.

[stickmaker]

My thoughts and prayers are with you two.

[oh6]

What a heck of a way to start the week. Hope Wednesday works out better for you all!