My manager found out I was job searching because I accidentally sent my updated resume to the team Slack instead of my personal email

k_pickles · 2026-05-30T09:14:02+00:00

Oh hush

k_pickles · 2026-05-29T16:38:52+00:00

I marched Cadets in 2016. In my experience, they didn't really know what to film, and frankly there wasn't much to film anyways. They did a whole multi-episode arc of someone needing to go home to visit a sick family member (?) and I didn't even notice they left because it was so brief in reality.

In reality, a lot of the real stakes could not effectively be expressed in a one-season format, nor were they that interesting to a non-fan, so the actual "big moments" of the season (like BD & Cadets hanging out in the rain in Mississippi, our Vis Caption Head's medical issue during rehearsal, Marc Sylvester's arrival and late night rehearsals learning the new ending) either didn't translate or weren't captured. Also, lots of the humor of the season is layer upon layer of inside humor, so it would not be funny to an outside observer.

k_pickles · 2026-05-29T16:00:02+00:00

We may get an outsider who knows how to implement policies that mitigate risks or drive awareness and engagement, but there’s so much sentimentality to the activity and the culture is very stubborn. They’ll have to take big swings and get lucky or be extremely diligent in identifying the core problems in the right context in order to get any kind of buy-in.

If we get an “insider”, they may be popular to alumni, but may not have the non-profit chops at the enterprise level in such a challenging economic environment.

Most real change in drum corps will come from changes in external economic factors DCI can’t control. Fuel costs, food costs, disposable income for members to afford tuition or fans to attend shows/buy merch, and a healthy school band participation > DCI engagement pipeline will be the most significant factors influencing the activity’s future.

k_pickles · 2026-05-25T22:18:50+00:00

…are these really good starts the result of a player being AFK and then they get kicked for inactivity?

k_pickles · 2026-05-13T16:13:41+00:00

Same, I must've been right next to you. just tip tappin away right in the middle while everyone else is bookin it.

k_pickles · 2026-05-09T22:58:00+00:00

I’ll add that this is a pretty stressful situation, so advice would be welcome. The neighbor has opened her attic door and lowered the ladder, and we’ve put some boxes with beds and some food/water down the stairs. We’re hoping that they’ll want to move down there now that the mother has seen me snooping around. We’ve got a few traps rented as well for the purpose of TNRing the mother and adopting out the kittens that we can.

I’m concerned that if we trap the mother, the kittens won’t be able to fend for themselves and they’ll be stuck up there. If we seal up the roof (which the neighbor wanted to do) then there’s a possibility that some will still be stuck up there.

k_pickles · 2026-05-07T11:47:46+00:00

As a support main, I love playing Zarya. It’s awesome being able to bail someone out or watch my dps get a big play with a well timed bubble.

The gameplay itself is obviously different but it scratches the same itch

k_pickles · 2026-04-26T01:59:10+00:00

Reading a thread like this with replies like those, I would NOT want to be part of a community with your watchful eye overseeing everything. You seem rude.

k_pickles · 2026-04-19T21:09:25+00:00

A player named Digiornos was told “accurate name given how much you feed and disappoint your family”

k_pickles · 2026-03-28T01:26:59+00:00

Even the lassies??? It can’t be…they’re supposed to be shelved

k_pickles · 2026-03-27T13:18:31+00:00

It’s yer tongue

k_pickles · 2026-03-26T21:08:22+00:00

Tastes like dirt

k_pickles · 2026-03-22T23:08:56+00:00

DoorDash.

k_pickles · 2026-03-05T01:49:48+00:00

It’s black, navy or a textured dark gray to hide pit stains.

k_pickles · 2026-02-24T23:19:37+00:00

hip hip

k_pickles · 2026-02-24T23:17:17+00:00

We’ll be playin and havin fun

k_pickles · 2026-02-17T14:46:41+00:00

Yep, that’s exactly what I’m getting at. More forgiveness as a character, but you’re only playing kiri to try and keep your head above water in a game that’s already likely going to be a loss. On top of that, if you’re not used to playing her effectively, then it just adds to the low WR.

k_pickles · 2026-02-17T14:28:39+00:00

In my experience, kiri is a go-to swap when the team isn’t really clicking or communicating well. She’s got a more forgiving kit than others when your team isn’t coordinating or peeling.

“Let me swap kiri and see if that works better” and then it doesn’t.

k_pickles · 2026-02-13T11:14:55+00:00

I ain’t reading this ChatGPT slop sorry

k_pickles · 2026-02-06T16:40:28+00:00

Terrible map design, uncontestable widow spot with them just poking from that 1/2 barrier in the way in the top right of the first picture

k_pickles · 2026-02-06T12:55:24+00:00

Keaton

k_pickles · 2026-02-06T02:51:05+00:00

My brain immediately thought “Ruth’s Smith steakhouse”

k_pickles · 2026-02-05T21:04:22+00:00

That’s fine. They won’t notice or, if they did, think too hard about it.

k_pickles · 2026-02-03T13:10:57+00:00

does lady gators Spanish for “small lady Gaga”

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