Mon, Nov. 14th, 2011, 01:14 pm
[info]rosehiptea: The Men Who Camped Out for Twilight

The Men Who Camped Out for Twilight: A Photo Essay

I personally don't want to make fun of these guys, especially considering my own age and fannishness, but this was still amusing.

(Last picture may be slightly NSFW as it features a T-shirt with Kristen Stewart flipping people off. Then again looking at the whole thing is worth it just for that.)
Current Mood: *sporfle!*
Current Music: Imperial State Electric: Lord Knows I Know That It Ain't Right
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Mon, Nov. 14th, 2011 10:15 pm (UTC)
[info]anarchicq

I work at a hospital, so I had to take three days off.
Right now someone is not getting the medical care they need... because of Twilight.
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Mon, Nov. 14th, 2011 11:55 pm (UTC)
[info]agent_hyatt

No, not really. Instead, some temp nurse is getting work that they wouldn't have had if someone else hadn't taken days off.
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Tue, Nov. 15th, 2011 03:20 am (UTC)
[info]kookaburra

Or the schedule has just been shifted around slightly to cover their shifts.

It's amazing how some people think healthcare workers shouldn't ever be NOT doing healthcare. I work in a hospital in a small town, and I've had people who recognize me stop me on the street and demand to know why I'm not at work. Ugh.
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Tue, Nov. 15th, 2011 03:25 am (UTC)
[info]rosehiptea: Getting wildly off topic...

I'm a nurse's aide in a group home on the graveyard shift. My schedule is four nights on, four nights off, which usually gives me plenty of time to do what I need to do unless it happens on a specific day, in which case I ask for a day or days off like anyone else. I'm not a neuro-surgeon, they can replace me with any other staff who wants an extra night and is willing to work graveyard.

My boss, however, wants me to put a reason on the form, and I feel like a fool putting something like "anime convention." So I put "family obligation." (Hey, I was taking my kid to the anime convention.)
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Tue, Nov. 15th, 2011 03:29 am (UTC)
[info]kookaburra: Re: Getting wildly off topic...

I'm on the graveyard shift too! I'm a paramedic, I work in an ER as a tech, 6 10 hour shifts on, 8 off. It's pretty awesome.
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Tue, Nov. 15th, 2011 03:34 am (UTC)
[info]rosehiptea: Re: Getting wildly off topic...

Yeah, I love the graveyard shift. But working in the ER must be rough. My nights are virtually always quiet.

(I did just get my CNA license though, so I might be looking for slightly different work. We'll see.)
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Tue, Nov. 15th, 2011 03:09 pm (UTC)
[info]tofuknight

He said "take off", not 'skipped out'. There's plenty to mock here without being an idiot about it.
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Tue, Nov. 15th, 2011 06:13 pm (UTC)
[info]anarchicq

*blink*
Wow everyone. It was a joke. Did it not read so through text? I guess I'll make it more blatant next time.
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Tue, Nov. 15th, 2011 06:29 pm (UTC)
[info]agent_hyatt

Make a better joke next time.
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Wed, Nov. 16th, 2011 12:27 am (UTC)
[info]rosehiptea

In all fairness (to you I mean) the article makes the same jokes, so.
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