vaeren's definitions

password purgatory

The delay experienced after incorrectly typing your Windows login password, before you are allowed another chance to enter it.

I mashed the keys too much typing my password, so now I'm stuck in password purgatory

by vaeren August 20, 2008

North Sea Facial

An exfoliating treatment provided by small hailstones driven by 60+ mph winds. Typically experienced on oil rigs and platforms in the North Sea, between Norway and the United Kingdom

The wind was blowing 75 knots today, and it was hailing, so I got a North Sea Facial on the way to the drill floor.

by vaeren January 26, 2008

flight status

A term used to describe one's preparedness to engage in a certain activity, most often associated with drinking.

Tim: "What's your flight status?"

Larry: "We are a go."

by vaeren May 21, 2007

w/ever

An increasingly popular im abbreviation for 'whatever.' Used when dismissing another person's comments in a chat room or messenger-type setting.

Person 1: "Oh I am soooo cute!"

Person 2: "w/ever die plz"

by vaeren May 17, 2007

CMS Coffee

n. A coffee break taken after a Catastrophic, Major, or Serious incident has occurred. Attendees at the CMS Coffee are usually quiet and reflective in demeanor. The most likely place for a CMS Coffee to occur is onboard an oil platform in Norway.

After spending 2 days trying to fix broken electronics, the crew sat down for a nice CMS Coffee.

by vaeren January 13, 2007

FSM

Field Service Manager

We have problems - better call the FSM.

by vaeren January 13, 2007

lost time

n. An oilfield term describing time not spent doing the task at hand (drilling, producing, or servicing wells). Lost time typically results in telephone calls, e-mail and paperwork from the FSM.

We had four hours of lost time on the last shift.

by vaeren January 13, 2007