southsamurai

Depends on how you define classics, but Sabbath is a must listen, in every incarnation they've had.

I'd suggest Deep Purple as well, maybe some Steppenwolf and Iron Butterfly

You've got bands like Maiden that you have to listen to at least once. Judas Priest is in that category as well, imo.

If you like thrash, then try some exodus, anthrax, megadeth, overkill, kreator and testament

Sepultura is kinda like pantera in that they blend genres a lot, and both are kinda central the the post-80s metal wave.

Fucking motorhead. That's all that needs to be said

Saxon is a cornerstone band. Nwobhm wouldn't have been the same without them

If you want darker/heavier stuff, Death is often cited as the forefront of death metal (though I don't agree). Cannibal Corpse goes back a ways far enough to be a classic band. Dimmu Borgir for the blacker side of things, and I think if you like Bathory, you'll love Dimmu Borgir.

Fuck, I can't not recommend Amon Amarth. Fucking gods of metal.

I'm trying to stick to stuff that's been around long enough to be considered classic, and is also fairly accessible in terms of how far down the rabbit hole you'd be climbing. There's a lot of bands that are essentially formative to one subgenre or another, but don't really hit for most people, or are hard to find to listen to.

Hell, you've got stuff like burzum that essentially founded a subgenre, but kinda suck enough that even some fans of that subgenre don't really listen to more than once.

But, yeah, it really depends on what kind of "classic" you're looking for, and whether you want the stuff that tends to be widely loved, or a more niche experience.

I can't speak for her, but there are good reasons to keep playing in your sandbox instead of new ones.

For one thing, a writer can't just magically turn things on and off. You're kinda stuck with an idea until it runs its course inside you. Doesn't matter what anyone else thinks, some stories just don't quit when you finish an arc. Some characters won't go to sleep, they keep scratching inside your mind to get out and live more.

Then, world building. You put a lot of time and effort into setting up something like a dystopian future, then tear it down in your trilogy. But all that other stuff is still there. Why waste it? Why not share that too?

Added to that, some worlds can hold multiple stories. And, if that world you built is deep enough and broad enough, stories are going to pop up there, even if you didn't intend them to. Like, what's happening on the other side of the world from where the hunger games trilogy was set? Maybe you didn't think about that when you're writing the first series, but now you're fielding questions from fans, or even just thinking as you deal with some old notes or whatever, and now there's this story in your head that belongs there.

Are you supposed to force yourself to build a different world just because someone is going to complain about it being "milking"? Fuck no. You write that shit the way you want to, and you're set up from success already, you don't have to pander to haters, you only have to please yourself, and your publisher. As long as the stuff sells at all, you'll likely have plenty of people that enjoy it, so fuck the haters.

Sometimes, you're bored and don't have any better ideas, so playing around in your old sandbox is as good or better than anything else.

And, yeah, sometimes you wanna pad the bank account because George believe it or not, even movie money runs out, and writers are like any artist, you don't have a company covering part of your insurance, or whatever. You work for yourself, which means your have to deal with all the taxes, all the little bills, all the expenses all on your own, which can eat into your savings/assets faster than royalties come in. So you kinda gotta pick your chances of more success.

You ever see how many writers have multiple series with no connection that the other series sell just as well as the most popular one? It ain't many.

Plus, it's damn near the same as as writing in only one genre. If someone is writing only horror, as an example, that's no better or worse than expanding one setting. It's barely different, especially when the author ends up having connections or a shared universe down the road.

You write for a living, or try to, and the number one rule is "write, dumbass"

Fighter.blahaj

You already asked this and got an answer

Man, so close, but so far away.

Respect the format lol

Well, I'm a little weirded out by the way you prioritized information. It seems like more of a personal beef because you felt the need to describe her and the way she moves before anything else.

Normally, when someone starts out with things like that instead of actual problems, their beef is one of prejudgement rather than any actual wrongdoing. Sometimes it even means that the person complaining is looking for things to find wrong.

I can't say for sure that's the case, but it's definitely a weird way pf presenting what is supposedly professional.

With that said, you aren't describing anything that would be a violation of ethics, and what little sandbagging that she's doing may be an accommodation rather than her not doing things she's supposed to. Not sure of your location, but employers in some places legally have to grant reasonable accommodations to people with limitations, which is not something that you would be told about because it isn't something that's usually shared to someone not part of that aspect of the facility's operations.

If you feel that this isn't the case, then follow the standard chain of command for your facility and then let it go if you intend to keep working there. Doesn't really matter what facility you're in, what the job is, that's what you do.

Hell, after just a week, you don't even know that this is the norm. There could be dozens of reasons she's slow, or hanging back that are purely temporary.

Aside from that, what it looks like is that your facility doesn't have enough staff to begin with. Someone with their RN shouldn't be handling normal feeding on a regular basis, that's what NAs are for. RNs have more specialized skills, and there's less of them, it's a waste to be sitting there with one patient long enough to feed them. It's awesome that you're willing to, and I certainly wish to hell more nurses were willing to handle business when necessary, but it shouldn't be something you're doing often enough to merit being bothered when another RN doesn't.

What's in the actual job description when you were hired? A lot of places very strictly limit scope, and she may be following those limits. Or, she may be working to standard and not doing extra because she wasn't hired to in the first place. It could be that you're getting shafted by administration, or that you're doing things you aren't expected to (which is always nice, but it doesn't mean anyone else has to).

If she's performing her duties to the job description she was hired for, then there's not even an issue at all on her end.

I dunno, I'm not there, I can't tell what all is in the background, but in my time wiping asses for money, an RN even bringing trays to patients would have been very unusual because their job was to get meds ready, set up for things NAs can't do, and act as supervisors to the NAs on shift. Tbh, even in hospitals where NA presence tends to be lower, an RN wouldn't be feeding patients unless there was a very specific reason to. They've got too many other tasks they're responsible for.

People, which is saying a lot confessing considering my misanthropy dates back to before puberty

Yeah, those air mattresses last very well.

I'm on my second memory foam, and thinking about a new one just because I want something a little thicker.

They're great, but they don't last as long as a good air mattress. Longer than a spring one though

Okay people, remember that this was asked for.

A long time ago, I worked for a dude that was a royal prick. But he was funny sometimes, and he told me about a pickup line he had used successfully. It sounded like bullshit but it was funny bullshit, so exaggerated that nobody would ever go for it, or even think you were serious in the first place.

I'm getting to it, but I rarely tell this story, and I'm old and bored, so I'm taking mt damn time.

So, a few years later, I'm out at a party. One of those friend-of-a-friend deals where I don't really know anyone at all, but we know of each other in general through the network of mutual connections. So, not totally random people, but it was a big enough party that very few people knew more than a few others.

I'm shooting the bull, making some bank with my favorite party bets, which tend to draw a crowd. A little while of that, and I've got a pocket full of cash, a new camera, and a bottle of bourbon.

Now, I'm not a drinker. A quart of bourbon will last me years, assuming I don't give it to friends. But you win a fifty dollar bottle (back in the nineties before bourbon got super crazy), it's a good idea to open it and share it with the guy you won it from and the rest of the crowd. But I had two fingers worth, and I'm a lightweight because I'm not a regular drinker.

So, as I'm sipping along and enjoying the vibe, a lady comes up and asks my name.

That pickup line popped in my head, and came out of my mouth before the booze would let me think.

I said, "I'm real name, I'm from my town, I like peanut butter, and I like to fuck, how about you?"

And holy hell, the words came out and my balls drew up because they thought they were getting kicked.

But, nope, I was lucky. Her response was "at the same time? I guess I'll try anything once."

And it was on. A perfect storm of two slightly tipsy, utterly absurd people mutually attracted to each other.

And yes, we borrowed some peanut butter from the host and gave it a shot. Just gonna say, it's okay on boobs, but I would not recommend it anywhere else, and if you value long felatio sessions, do not let anyone try it that way. Let's just say choking hazard and leave it at that.

This did embolden me to try the line a few more times over the years, when I thought that someone might appreciate the absurdity of it.

I'm not saying it's a great line to use, it isn't. I am saying that when it works, it works very well. I'm also saying that if you're going to try it, be quick on the dodge, because you'd be amazed how fast a drink or slap can reach you if you read the room wrong.

Ahhhh, lemme count while I type.

Five in my house, two at my mom's, one at my best friend's, and one at my sister in law's.

So, 9 where I was the person making the decisions and handling the process. Plus a dozen or more beyond that where people just asked pretty much what this post did, and I answered them lol.

Well, yeah, that's part of the point

Ki-yay, motherfucker

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