What i learned in 2009
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- gramme0
On the 10th of February 2009, I learned that the walls have ears.
- jagara0
Technically i learned this in 2009: wear safety goggles, if you're on a rooftop at just the height where the fireworks explode (nobody got hurt though)...
- gramme0
2. I learned that I take myself too seriously.
3. I learned that I'm drastically more productive when I don't get bogged down in discussions of any sort with anyone on QBN, nice people and assholes alike. And this has been a singular year for assholes.
- fyoucher10
Toilet paper only removes the bulk of stool from the crease in your buttocks. Your ass will still smell like shit afterwords. They should come up with toilet paper "rolls" that are like Wet Wipes.
- you just came up with it!!!Amicus
- you supposed to wet the TP when you wipe. how can you just wipe your ass dry? nasty.iCanHasQBN
- mynameisdave0
I've learned that just because you're hired in at a certain salary, you can get super-dicked and end up with acouple $K less if your employer feels fuckin' ya. :/
- kaptenfest0
that it sucked as much as my previous 29 years. getting my hopes up for 2010. this year damn it!
- utopian0
That the world is not flat.
- utopian0
That #21 appears at the top of the page.
- omgitsacamera0
That people are just real douchebags sometimes, and that you should never be too nice.
- ninjasavant0
That I have the same ideas as o_O, just 2 hours later.
- acrossthesea0
I learned to not sweat the small stuff. We do something rather cool for a living so just remember that life is good.
- fooler20
losing a beer belly I have been working on for 20 years isn't going to happen over night.
- stewdio0
I've had to relearn this one several times over: If on the first introductory ("how do you do, nice to meet you") meeting you get the slightest inkling that the client does not understand the project they are asking for, or does not respect your expertise, you must walk out immediately. Don't think about the fee you might have made. Don't think about the whatever prestige might have been attached to the project. (Those are illusions. Bad clients don't pay on time... or at all. They argue about what they've already agreed to. They call and email when it is not appropriate. They become unnecessarily aggressive.) Just walk out. No, run. Run. Run run. Good clients are just around the corner. And the best of clients become more than clients; they become long-running collaborators.
- CyBrain0
I also learned not to take it personally if people are rude when they're trying to help you. Take the help - it's worth it.
- ukit0
Never whistle while you're pissing
- Mal0
It's cold in the D.
- digdre0
to stop whining and move the fuck on. like everyone else does.
- DoktorDavid0
It has been a year full of all of things that make life worthwhile and some things that make you question why you do what you do. For me it was the realization of the simple fact that I want to be home; better to be looking for work and near those that I love, then to be gainfully employed and being so damn lonely (of course reading you fuckers makes it less so =). So, here comes 2010, fresh with the experiences of 2009 to guide me and the desire to drive me back to where I belong.
All the best to you and yours - may you be blessed and happy in this coming New Year...