oh dear

While talking to a nice person I know about building a NAS (Network Attached Storage), I was about to suggest going for coffee after work (yes, coffee. That I can't actually drink) and then stopped myself when I realized I wasn't so much interested in dating them as maybe having someone to build a server and configure RAID. I had three separate fantasy sequences involving how we would build a chassis.

Also? Still not sure what their name is. That's awkward. Pretty sure they maybe work across the hall? *hands*

I'm going to pretend this didn't happen.

Comments

[kellyfaboo]

Is it wrong that I'm now envisioning a montage.

[seperis]

Any musical suggestions? I was stuck in some frighteningly instrumental industrial rock.

[kellyfaboo]

I'm thinking Take My Breathe Away. Only the lingering moments are on the hardware.

[aivilo_18]

::bites lip::

You're adorable.

[zvi]

I think it is excellent to have friends you do special projects with. If the person across the hall would enjoy building servers with you, cultivate that!

[scy]

*giggles* And you see?

I am completely unsurprised. *pats your shoulder*

[minim_calibre]

Hey, that's one of the reasons I am still married.

The family that specs out servers together stays together, or something.

[ineptshieldmaid]

*splutters* PLEASE may I MQ this? :D:D

[seperis]

Yes. This is LJ--people will totally understand.

[ineptshieldmaid]

Actually, this is DW! But equally understanding, I'm sure.

[vito_excalibur]

Oh come on, we've all looked at a hottie and thought about how their hands would look reconfiguring our hardware.

Via MQ

[dreamatdrew]

See, I see NOTHING wrong with getting help (re)-building a system with a scantily clad POTAS.
Was kinda the basis of my second longest relationship, actually... which just makes me kinda sad....

[aurora]

I had three separate fantasy sequences involving how we would build a chassis. </i HAWT!!

[apetslife.livejournal.com]

I once exchanged a lovely Indian food dinner for a crash course in AD Group Policy Objects. Coffee isn't so outrageous!

[seperis.livejournal.com]

True. I just have no idea how to convey "would like to be close, intimate computer building buddies with you". I mean, for me, that would be the equivalent of marriage.

[greensilver.livejournal.com]

I kind of adore you.

[seperis.livejournal.com]

It's really not many places I can say that and everyone nods, because it's hardware, so of course. *g*

You're not so bad yourself.

[tricksterquinn.livejournal.com]

PSH, is that a good reason not to go out for coffee? *tsk*

[seperis.livejournal.com]

Not when I can't even drink it! I'd be plying them with coffee for joint server assembly!

[tricksterquinn.livejournal.com]

I mean, would it WORK?

[blacksquirrel.livejournal.com]

You could still be friends with benefits - the benefit would just be a little unconventional.

[seperis.livejournal.com]

There is that, yes. Now how to convey that correctly.....

[ellixis.livejournal.com]

I'd venture to say that if you're already at the activities discussion stage of this relationship, you're probably compatible enough to get that across.

[hollyxu.livejournal.com]

... but that's how you'd become friends anyway?

[seperis.livejournal.com]

Maybe?

[deadlychameleon.livejournal.com]

I say go for it. Even if the relationship crashes, a RAID 5 NAS won't!

*cough*

[thearchpoet.livejournal.com]

Time to admit something I prob. shouldn't admit to:

Senior year of high school I was in a production as the lead. We had a sizable cast a sizable crew and a sizable audience. Very suddenly, a whole bunch of people knew my name and I didn't always know theirs.

One day, after bio, a kid came up to me and started talking to me and hugged me. I assumed he was somehow involved in the production and played nice.

Only, he continued to this for the rest of the school year and, never, at any point, did I have any idea what his name was what grade he was in or who he was.

To this day, I have the vague idea he may have been on the crew and his first name may have started with a B.

But I have NO FRICKIN' CLUE who he actually was.

.... as a side note, I just joined a company that works with network management and cloud optimization and i don't even know what those words mean. Any recommendations on where to start?