What do you feel like saying, right now?

[summer_gphib]

Originally Posted by cheerfulgreek

Okay, so my friend and I agreed to meet at Panera this morning at 9. It's 9:27, and she's still not here. She does this all the time, so it's not like I'm surprised. Angry, but not surprised.

She's been doing this since we were in vet school together. What really makes me angry is when I send a text saying "Where are you?"...no response until right before I decide to leave after I've waited 30 minutes..."So sorry, on my way".

Or when I'm getting ready to leave so I can enjoy the rest of the day, she pulls in as I'm pulling out. She is such a sweet person and a wonderful friend, but she's so unorganized, and she's been this way ever since I met her. I just don't understand why people tell someone they're going to do something or be somewhere and then not follow through with their commitment. It's so annoying!

I would leave, and tell her that you can try again for next week.

I actually had to cut a friend out of my life for that... it got to the point, where she expected me to wait 4 hours for her one day. It was for something that she knew was important to me too.

To me being constantly late is a lack of respect. It's saying "your time is not important to me." It infuriates me, and I try my best to never, never arrive late. It's one thing if you are stuck in an emergency situation, or stuck on the interstate in a traffic jam. But to chronically be late is disrespectful to everyone around you.

[Phrozen Sands]

Originally Posted by MTSUGURL

Apparently pregnancy makes me unable to stand the smell of cake baking. This is bad since I have two birthday cakes ordered for this weekend...

Congratulations.

Originally Posted by cheerfulgreek

Okay, so my friend and I agreed to meet at Panera this morning at 9. It's 9:27, and she's still not here. She does this all the time, so it's not like I'm surprised. Angry, but not surprised.

She's been doing this since we were in vet school together. What really makes me angry is when I send a text saying "Where are you?"...no response until right before I decide to leave after I've waited 30 minutes..."So sorry, on my way".

Or when I'm getting ready to leave so I can enjoy the rest of the day, she pulls in as I'm pulling out. She is such a sweet person and a wonderful friend, but she's so unorganized, and she's been this way ever since I met her. I just don't understand why people tell someone they're going to do something or be somewhere and then not follow through with their commitment. It's so annoying!

Haha I hear your pain. Been there done that. I have a friend (frat) who does this too. Here's what I do. When we make plans to hang, and he says I'll see you tomorrow at such and such time, I don't go until I get a text from him asking me where I am Lol. Works every time. Then I'll reply and say, my bad, running a little late, but I'll be there in 15 minutes. I got tired of showing up knowing he wasn't.

[IUHoosiergirl88]

Originally Posted by cheerfulgreek

Okay, so my friend and I agreed to meet at Panera this morning at 9. It's 9:27, and she's still not here. She does this all the time, so it's not like I'm surprised. Angry, but not surprised.

She's been doing this since we were in vet school together. What really makes me angry is when I send a text saying "Where are you?"...no response until right before I decide to leave after I've waited 30 minutes..."So sorry, on my way".

Or when I'm getting ready to leave so I can enjoy the rest of the day, she pulls in as I'm pulling out. She is such a sweet person and a wonderful friend, but she's so unorganized, and she's been this way ever since I met her. I just don't understand why people tell someone they're going to do something or be somewhere and then not follow through with their commitment. It's so annoying!

I hate when this happens. I've come to get used to it living in DC because you can leave 2 hours before you need to be somewhere and STILL not make it there on time. I've done this and was mortified

[MaryPoppins]

Originally Posted by IUHoosiergirl88

I hate when this happens. I've come to get used to it living in DC because you can leave 2 hours before you need to be somewhere and STILL not make it there on time. I've done this and was mortified

DC has always been that way. When we took the children to visit there several years ago my husband didn't believe me. He has learned to take me at my word. Kind of like when I told him in Oxford he need to avoid/watch out for cars with Texas plates in August and September . . . they'll slap run you over.

[ASTalumna06]

GC is back!!!!!!

I've missed it.

This should not be allowed to happen during prime recruitment season!

[jenidallas]

On the bright side (of the outage) I got an entire dress made today AND finally wrote up my own retro recruitment story.

[John]

Originally Posted by ASTalumna06

This should not be allowed to happen during prime recruitment season!

Prime recruitment season is probably what caused it!

Basically what happened was the server used up all the RAM, then used up all the swap space... then it completely froze up. It took quite a while going back and forth with staff at the datacenter tonight to get this sorted out.

I planned to have GC running on the new server over a month ago but it didn't turn out that way. Everything is set at the new datacenter, I just need to ship the server. But after tonight's outage I'm considering to double the amount of RAM in the server, which will add a bit more time before it's online (time for delivery then time for burn-in stress testing of the RAM).

Anyhow, should be by the end of this month. I think the current server should be able to hang in there until then.

[DubaiSis]

Well, thanks for working on it.

[MaryPoppins]

Originally Posted by John

Prime recruitment season is probably what caused it!

Basically what happened was the server used up all the RAM, then used up all the swap space... then it completely froze up. It took quite a while going back and forth with staff at the datacenter tonight to get this sorted out.

I planned to have GC running on the new server over a month ago but it didn't turn out that way. Everything is set at the new datacenter, I just need to ship the server. But after tonight's outage I'm considering to double the amount of RAM in the server, which will add a bit more time before it's online (time for delivery then time for burn-in stress testing of the RAM).

Anyhow, should be by the end of this month. I think the current server should be able to hang in there until then.

The thought has been pitched the the Sad Bama thread might have gone viral on the web, and so viewing might have peaked over that.

[AZTheta]

John, I appreciate all you do. Thank you.

[StealthMode]

Originally Posted by AZTheta

John, I appreciate all you do. Thank you.

I second that. John is made of awesome.

I wish his awesomeness could override the WEIRDNESS of this day. My mom dropped the f-bomb (a first) while telling me how my godmother pulled a gun on someone. WTF?!?

[MaryPoppins]

Originally Posted by John

It took quite a while going back and forth with staff at the datacenter tonight to get this sorted out.

Thank you so much for all that you do! I love GreekChat and the people I've met through the site.

One nota bene, Ole Miss Recruitment starts for real October 1, can't even begin to think about how many obsessed people will be reading and posting here the prior week. Or maybe they'll be chill?

[MysticCat]

Originally Posted by AZTheta

John, I appreciate all you do. Thank you.

Ditto!

[cheerfulgreek]

Originally Posted by summer_gphib

I would leave, and tell her that you can try again for next week.

I actually had to cut a friend out of my life for that... it got to the point, where she expected me to wait 4 hours for her one day. It was for something that she knew was important to me too.

To me being constantly late is a lack of respect. It's saying "your time is not important to me." It infuriates me, and I try my best to never, never arrive late. It's one thing if you are stuck in an emergency situation, or stuck on the interstate in a traffic jam. But to chronically be late is disrespectful to everyone around you.

I totally agree with you. She did show up. And just as I was packing up and leaving, she comes rushing in (unorganized and breathing hard) as she always does "L, I am so sorry. I got blah blah blah blah ......" ... Then she gives me a hug after her line of excuses, because she could tell I was angry.

Well, anyway, we ended up spending the day together, went to Somerset, did some shopping, and pretty much enjoyed each other's company as we always do. But, my God Becky, please organize yourself. I don't know how she's making it as a vet as unorganized as she is.

Originally Posted by Phrozen Sands

Haha I hear your pain. Been there done that. I have a friend (frat) who does this too. Here's what I do. When we make plans to hang, and he says I'll see you tomorrow at such and such time, I don't go until I get a text from him asking me where I am Lol. Works every time. Then I'll reply and say, my bad, running a little late, but I'll be there in 15 minutes. I got tired of showing up knowing he wasn't.

lol
Hilarious! I'll try that, but I'll tell her though. I'll tell her to call me once she arrives. I don't know if I could not tell her, ya know what I mean?

Originally Posted by IUHoosiergirl88

I hate when this happens. I've come to get used to it living in DC because you can leave 2 hours before you need to be somewhere and STILL not make it there on time. I've done this and was mortified

Well, I could understand something like that, but she's just unorganized. That's what her problem is.

[cheerfulgreek]

I just completed the most awesome playlist ever on my iPod. Just added this one. 112 awesome songs.
http://youtu.be/ICuh1ymK3Ho


Okay, time for church...