Paj! Posted June 12, 2010 Posted June 12, 2010 chairdriver said: Can you stop being shit, and apply for a real job? Saltire or Celebrations! or whatever its called reminds me of Go to the art shop at Blackfriars. Apply to random shops. If you are concerned about appearance, apply to somewhere that obvs doesn't give a shit. Like Forbidden Planet. Dealing with. Or just do the logical thing and apply to Ripping, being like "David Byrne sent me, having read Cyndi Lauper's stunning reference re: me." Or work for Maggie's Chambers / The Ark / somewhere that does gigs. People always need bar staff, and you'd hear music that could stun. Also could have chance of learning how to do lights/sound. Fine. (Forbid you can tell is too elite. Considering the 4 main people are still there, including the indian woman with blonde hair.) It was more that Splendid!'s bag is "No experience needed, come on and take some money!". I'm dealing with it/applying already as we speak.
Dan_Dare Posted June 12, 2010 Posted June 12, 2010 Alright, you reprobates. I'm off to London. See you next week!
ReZourceman Posted June 12, 2010 Posted June 12, 2010 jayseven said: paj; STFU you're not a quasimodo. If they turn you down then... OMG THEY TURN YOU DOWN!! You have uni and subsequentially real life, and during at least some of this unavoidable process you'll start to realise your own worth, and turn a laugh at these prehistoric thoughts of yours. Jimbob; I'm 23 and staying round my mates houses really is no big deal whatsoever. I do not understand why it is too 'weird' for you and since I was 23 I've stayed over at least 7 different mates' houses, including two forum members here. You have to realise that your friends see your excuse as extremely weak in conclusion. If you have an issue with it then face that, because the issue of "i'd rather stay where my parents sleep than where my mates sleep" is a rubbish excuse. Personal lief!; went to a local pub to meet two friends - one of which i barely know who hit on me a lot last time we met up. this time was different - there were the two people I knew and the 7 I didn't, although actually I'd met four of them previously -- one of them even said "oh, Smed? My mate was talking about you the other day... I didn't realise we'd met!" [cue paranoia about who the mate is, and what they said...] anyway they're all musician types, which essentially means they feel no need to make any effort in the befriending processs. It's actually been the first time in a very long time i've been out in the dark without knowing everyone i was with. It's hard to come across as me in such a situation, and bizarrely I managed to really fuck it up. The 2nd person I knew, the girl, took something I said really really wrong and her character changed really quick. I made it clear before I went that I'd only be there for two drinks, so I left pretty quick afterwards. Essentially she has a persona, and I attempted to cut through it, and in retaliation she was oblique and... she just had this look while we were talking that said "you can't say anything positive anymore"... and I just realised very quick just how shallow she was. I mean, she'[s [i]hot[/i] and she hit on me -- properly hit on me last time we hung out, and the pace of her change - especially the lack of patience or understanding of others made me realise that good people are really rare... the combination of place setting and people is something I'll never be able to control, and essentially I've just got to cut off another limb of the tree of experience again, limiting my future once more. It sucks being me. It's a spiral descending into self-hate once more, and all I want is to be in Friends and have my reliable amigos who will high-five and love me... and instead I have insecurity and uncertainty and no desire whatsoever to take charge of my life because I KNOW -- and I will shortly prove it -- that if I am in charge I will make the worst possible decisions for myself. Such as moving back to brighton. FFS. I'm seriously considering just... writing my shit novel. Just spending weeks at a time in my room (no difference there, but) writing something, applying myself... trying to be an interesting person because clearly I'm not. Work in less than 7 hours and... Jay, don't fret. She's the one being a cunt not you. C'mere. *warm embrace*
jayseven Posted June 12, 2010 Posted June 12, 2010 Cheers my contemporaries. Begun my satanurday by sleeping through my alarm and turning my phone of at half 9 and bunking work. FUCKIT. I'm gonna go in and quit on monday. Dole.
ReZourceman Posted June 12, 2010 Posted June 12, 2010 You know what I love about Atheists? They don't come knocking on your door, begging you to join their beliefs. Had a bunch of cunts (one 50-60 year old white chick, one 30-40 year old black chick and one 8-12 year old child chick) knock on the door this morning, made me put down the Uncharted controller in the middle of pwning n00bs, I go down open the door to the misfits society of Aylesbury, think to myself "WTF is this shit" and they start spouting shit. I see she's clutching a bible and I literally sighed (didn't mean to be uber rude, but I was annoyed I got interrupted owning n00bs by religious pushers) and said "No, I'm busy pwning n00bs, and I'm also an athiest" which I loved. Wasn't rude though, it was pleasently said. OMG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! REMEMBERED THE LOL FROM CHESSINGTON. So my sister and I were on Rameses Revenge.... And we were just waiting for the ride to go, and the operator (in his contral hut) was talking to us about the ride, and its cycles. He said something like "Then this one will spin around" and my sister whispered to me "He can take me for a spin anytime." Lol time. I yelled out to him "MY SISTER JUST SAID "HE CAN TAKE ME FOR A SPIN ANYTIME" he then lolled immensely and started saying how this was getting a bit hot and some of the people on ride may not have been through puberty yet so they should stop the conversation. My sis was crazily embarrassed, it was fucking AWESOME.
chairdriver Posted June 12, 2010 Posted June 12, 2010 Just had a rant at the local gay club over Facebook. The Plush Lounge said: Happy OXFORD PRIDE everyone!!! Hope you all have a wicked day and for the biggest after party come to PLUSH tonight from 8pm. Grab a £6 priority wristband from the pubs or one of our promoters on the field (Warning: it will be £8 on the door - so buy early to avoid disappointment). See you all tonight and don't forget your wristband!!! xxx Me said: £8...? Literally an hour-and-a-half's earnings for the average person, for ENTRY, before drinks. I'm more and more inclined to just go to the cinema on a Saturday night... Plush would be better for everyone involved if more people *went*. And the reason people aren't coming is because it's extortionately expensive. Its really a disservice to the whole Oxford gay community that you're being utterly unfair with prices. There's no way to achieve a community feeling and atmosphere if people are immediately excluded by not being able to afford entry. Really, your whole business model is really short-sighted, and exploitative, and really goes against the spirit of what a gay club should be - a safe space for queer people. I just really hate the owner. Just a fat sack of. Literally a fat greedy capitalist. Made worse by the fact he's a sleazy cunt that sharks on boys about 30 years younger than him.
Ashley Posted June 12, 2010 Posted June 12, 2010 Perhaps the lower attendance numbers accounts for something? And £8 is not too untypical of an entry fee nowadays, yet alone at a school like Oxbridge.
chairdriver Posted June 12, 2010 Posted June 12, 2010 Ashley said: Perhaps the lower attendance numbers accounts for something? What do you mean? Quote And £8 is not too untypical of an entry fee nowadays, yet alone at a school like Oxbridge. I just think it's horrendous that people should be expected to pay that amount of money to get into a club. Especially when the club isn't anything special. I'd literally have as much fun if everyone congregated on the street outside. It's just really irresponsible of the owner, especially since it's more of a "town" affair (ie. not many students go), and the people living in the Oxford area aren't in general that well off. All the students go to 'Pop Tarts' on Tuesday night at the Babylove bar, in the centre, which is very much a student thing, then there is Plush Lounge on Friday and Saturday, and the Coven on Saturday (which is like all fetishy and druggy - scary to go to), so he pretty much has a monopoly over "vanilla" town gays. It just feels really rude and exploitative.
ReZourceman Posted June 12, 2010 Posted June 12, 2010 Doesn't sound even remotely rude or exploitive to me TBH.
Ashley Posted June 12, 2010 Posted June 12, 2010 chairdriver said: What do you mean? Small demographic = less possible people entering. It costs x to open up on a night and make money ∴ as it is likely that there will be less people going to this event (than a 'straight' event (for lack of a better term/shorthand)) then ticket prices need to be higher to ensure a profit is made. Cost to enter = C Cost to open club (and make a profit) = O People like to attend = P C = O / P If it costs £1000 to open the bar (staff, electricity etc) and 250 people were likely to attend it would only costs £4 to make profit on the door (and anything inside is a bonus), but if only 125 people were likely to go it would costs £8. AND I THOUGHT YOU DID MATHS! :P
MoogleViper Posted June 12, 2010 Posted June 12, 2010 Ashley said: Small demographic = less possible people entering. small demographic = higher proportion of them going on the few nights specifically for them.
Ashley Posted June 12, 2010 Posted June 12, 2010 MoogleViper said: small demographic = higher proportion of them going on the few nights specifically for them. True but also higher proportion of people not possibly going. I've been to a club on a gay night and one a 'typical' night and I can certainly tell you which was busier.
chairdriver Posted June 12, 2010 Posted June 12, 2010 Yeah, but there comes to a point where people are put off by the price. On its launch night, it was £4 entry, and the club was packed. I was packt like sardines in a crushd tin can. Then after a while they increased it to £6, and now less and less people come, because people can't afford it, or can, but don't think its worth it. I don't know much about economics, but I'm pretty sure there's some rule saying "Less is more", where if you charge less, you'll attract more people, and therefore make more in the long run. The point I'm making is that a gay club shouldn't be solely a commercial business. If it exploits the marketing device of naming itself as a gay club (which is a strong marketing device, because people will come regardless of quality), it has to live up to what a gay club should be and do; it should be the basis for a community. Extortionate pricing is in no way conducive to the formation of a stable community.
Ashley Posted June 12, 2010 Posted June 12, 2010 But what are the equal chances are that the opening night was popular because it was an opening night (and at the start of the year possibly, when people party more anyway?) and the numbers have dropped due to a combination of being bored of it (i.e. its a crap club) and its getting closer to the end of the year where people tend to study more and go out less? There's too many factors to just say "people are put off by price" (unless you do an opinion survey). I can't remember the exact term but in economics there is a graph that you plot costs of service against demand for them (or similar terms) and there is a certain point whereby they cross and thus that should be the cost of the price. I forget its exact name and I was only half paying attention (as it was during my note taking days). And the "should make a community" aspect is your personal belief as to what a gay club should be striving to be (along similar lines an "Indie night" at a club or a "Ladies night" are appealing to specific markets but arguably not trying to create a "community"). Unfortunately chances are it was opened to make a profit, not a community. Yeah it may be cruel/exploitive to a degree but its just business. Businesses will always try and make money where they see the possibility. (and I still say £8 isn't that horrendous a price. The local uni club charges £6 for an average night out and that's further up north (as they say, the closer to London the more expensive) and probably even crapper than this pulse thing)
Paj! Posted June 12, 2010 Posted June 12, 2010 Had a hair cut. Hated the prices of everything I saw in shops. Went to a meal in town with famille for my sister's birthday, knowing I'd miss the end of an eBay auction for JLA Deluxe Vol.1 (worth at least £20), and I was winning at 0.99. I kinda hoped no one would notice it (as no one else had bid). Came back and I'd lost it to like 50p over my max bid. I should have bid more (max for 4.34 or something). I am cry. Those sorts of deals don't come around too often. But it was my sister's birthday so I'm bearing it all in mind.
S.C.G Posted June 12, 2010 Posted June 12, 2010 / nando / said: ..someone please wake me up WAKE THE FUCK UP! ... .. . *leaves thread*
nekunando Posted June 12, 2010 Posted June 12, 2010 S.C.G ..you know better than anyone how good Super Mario Galaxy 2 is! Well, not even that can fix things
MoogleViper Posted June 12, 2010 Posted June 12, 2010 Ashley said: I can't remember the exact term but in economics there is a graph that you plot costs of service against demand for them (or similar terms) and there is a certain point whereby they cross and thus that should be the cost of the price. I forget its exact name and I was only half paying attention (as it was during my note taking days). I believe you're talking about price elasticity and the equilibrium price.
S.C.G Posted June 12, 2010 Posted June 12, 2010 / nando / said: S.C.G ..you know better than anyone how good Super Mario Galaxy 2 is! Well, not even that can fix things I do indeed... and you say that not even the mighty SMG2 can cure your woes? I'm sorry to hear that / nando / I've no idea what's wrong but I hope things look up for you soon.
Dyson Posted June 12, 2010 Posted June 12, 2010 Today has been one of those days that sinks in to mediocrity, never to be remembered again. It wasn't particularly bad, it was just that nothing eventful happened either. In the past few minutes I have started thinking about my life and what I'm doing with it, but too much thinking can be dangerous and I reckon I should quit whilst I'm ahead. Or indeed not. Whatever. I'm in a bit of a shit mood tonight, but maybe tomorrow will help me out. I have a driving lesson tomorrow (which will take me down to a tenner to my name) with my test coming up in a month, and I'm going in to my new workplace to do some admin stuff and find out my hours for starting work on Monday. This is what's got me all worried. Not that I'm complaining but...I don't want to be stuck in retail for life. Blargh. Maybe I should just sleep. What I really need right now is a hug. A real hug, mind. And then to just chat shit for hours. Maybe watch a film, cook a meal, god knows. I'm just so...sterile. That's not even the right word. What the fuck?
Raining_again Posted June 12, 2010 Posted June 12, 2010 I'm so freakin tired of everything. I went to bed so sick last night. One of those days where I felt so violently ill all I could do was lie down and hope that I wasn't going to vomit. I don't know how this problem can accelerate so quickly in its severity. I'm just always exhausted/sore/tired and losing passion for anything interesting or fun.. b00
Dannyboy-the-Dane Posted June 12, 2010 Posted June 12, 2010 Wow, things are not working out for people at the moment. Is everyone going to be all right? Does anyone want to talk about it with semi-strangers on the web? I'm afraid that's all we can offer.
Eenuh Posted June 12, 2010 Posted June 12, 2010 Awww hugs for all these people! Hope things get better for all of you! =) I'm doing quite okay at the moment, despite being dead tired and working at nearly 2 am, again. I don't even know if I'll get my work done in time (Monday morning), but at the moment I'm not panicking at all heh. Hope it's still that way tomorrow. =P *goes back to printing lino*
Fierce_LiNk Posted June 12, 2010 Posted June 12, 2010 Eenuh said: Awww hugs for all these people! Hope things get better for all of you! =) I'm doing quite okay at the moment, despite being dead tired and working at nearly 2 am, again. I don't even know if I'll get my work done in time (Monday morning), but at the moment I'm not panicking at all heh. Hope it's still that way tomorrow. =P *goes back to printing lino* And listening to the awesome music playlist I made voor jou! I hope all of you guys and woman feel ok, soon. If not then...I will just have to create playlists for all of you to make you feel better. Either that, or Internet Man Hugs will be given out. Hope you're alright RaiNanDson.
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