yeah, kids are wild, undescribable really the plethora of emotions and ties they have on you, wouldnt give it up for anything no matter how it turns out. Just the smile on there face as they run across the room shouting your name to painfully thud into you; hehe, that is...well something really simple and special; i recommend it. When your kid is sick; or really really sick; whew, you feel so helpless and hurt for them; that is a bad feeling, it cuts at you.
If anyone has something that sucks more, bring it, otherwise, let this thread rest in peace, brothers and sisters.Give it time. Sucky things pop up all the time. They're just doing their part. If there is no sucky then there is no good. Remember, even happiness makes you cry sometimes.I'm over it.
f~%% is it ever scary having a kid.
Getting shorted a whole week's worth of pay when mortgage, taxes & groceries are needing to be paid/bought.
wow what are you gonna do?
I just had a financial surprize; lawyer wants $3k up front to do my divorce in a fund to draw from as this is likely to be very icky; took a few days to get it together, but was not expecting it.
I have no idea what I'll do. They don't have to actually pay their screwup to me until the next pay check so I guess for the next 2 weeks I'll be not eating very much and not going anywhere if I don't have to. Luckily, I have 3 cans of tuna, a full jar of mayo, 4 eggo waffles, 1 pkg of ramen noodles and water's always free. (Yep, it was grocery gettin' time. Geez, I feel like I'm in my stinkin' 20's again & trust me, my 30's have been MUCH kinder to me.)
All right, I just dropped $200 upgrading the RAM on my ibook G3 in the hopes of being able to get another year or two out of it and use more up-to-date imaging software (No more ancient Photoshop 5.5...or so I thought). But the son of a b%!@%ing thing doesn't start up half the time now and after it does start up and stay on for maybe an hour or so the display scrambles and freezes. I reboot it...guess what? Doesn't start again. (And yes, obviously there's another computer in the household. Just not one I can actually, you know, do work with.)
$200 (oh! $230 if you count the three hour round trip train ride to those hoity-toity Mac specialists!) is not a small amount of money to me (especially when you're "between jobs" as they say) but I thought it was worth it to get another year or so out of the thing, rather than (in my opinion) being wasteful and buying a new one (which I can't even afford, anyways). It's almost five years old by now, but prior to this it was quite reliable. Only one prior incident that required technical assistance in four years. I guess four years is the built-in computer self destruct time OR those vaunted specialists with their cute store done f$&~ed me over.
EDIT: Comparatively, a pretty petty thing to complain about given other company in the thread. There definitely is stuff that sucks worse.
(especially when you're "between jobs" as they say)
I was wondering about how your last interview went?It was a no go?
I was wondering about how your last interview went?It was a no go?
(especially when you're "between jobs" as they say)
I'll know if they want a second interview toward the end of the week. Not sure about it, but I sent a thank you letter to tell them how interested I am. Out of my hands. Thanks for asking.
Job description for the position I applied for changed, looks like they want to go in a different direction. Haven't read the new one yet because I can't track down the posting so far, but chances are good I'm not going to like it. F it, I don't care, I'm going to Ireland for a week, so nothing can screw with me.
- James -> Sounds as if maybe you got a bum stick? Laptop go back to normal if you pull it?
I haven't tried pulling it back out yet, since I figure I could screw it up more if I tried to do it myself and I don't want to give them any excuse not to either fix it for free or refund my money. It hopefully is just a bad stick; there were no problems before, so that has to be it. Sorry about the job troubles; you know I'm in a similar situation.
Wow I pretty much always have a full pantry and freezer; is kinda low now, but could probably eat for a couple months without shopping if I needed to do so as I have lots of dried beans and rices and canned and frozen stuff; was hungry as a kid and now as an adult I make sure I always have food to spare. hehe if things get bad; dont be proud; I am sure some of us like myself would be glad to send you a care package; hehe i loved getting them when I was a soldier :)
I have no idea what I'll do. They don't have to actually pay their screwup to me until the next pay check so I guess for the next 2 weeks I'll be not eating very much and not going anywhere if I don't have to. Luckily, I have 3 cans of tuna, a full jar of mayo, 4 eggo waffles, 1 pkg of ramen noodles and water's always free. (Yep, it was grocery gettin' time. Geez, I feel like I'm in my stinkin' 20's again & trust me, my 30's have been MUCH kinder to me.)
dont be proud; I am sure some of us like myself would be glad to send you a care package; hehe i loved getting them when I was a soldier :)
Seconded! Just give us the word, and I'm sure some of us would be ecstatic to send you a few goodies. :D
Contact Payroll, ask them to cut an "out-of-cycle" check. If they won't, I happen to know a very large payroll company that is hiring for a data center in El Paso (kind of a commute, but a short hop if you moved).
One less good person on Earth.But just think of the hundreds and hundreds of mewling bastards that have popped into this world just since you typed that! Makes you feel....
...scared. For my life.
dating; falling in love; making love; then after a few days they decide they would rather be alone; man, that sucks. I just dont understand how peeps can turn on and off their emotions like that; oh well. What a wierd day. Nice to have a thread to vent on a little.
I just don't understand how peeps can turn on and off their emotions like that.
It's a defensive mechanism.
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dating; falling in love; making love; then after a few days they decide they would rather be alone; man, that sucks. I just dont understand how peeps can turn on and off their emotions like that; oh well. What a wierd day. Nice to have a thread to vent on a little.
Well, if this is previous lady you mentioned before, we kind of suggested she was a bit strange. Don't agonise over it, try and find someone nicer.
dating; falling in love; making love; then after a few days they decide they would rather be alone; man, that sucks. I just dont understand how peeps can turn on and off their emotions like that; oh well. What a wierd day. Nice to have a thread to vent on a little.Well, if this is previous lady you mentioned before, we kind of suggested she was a bit strange. Don't agonise over it, try and find someone nicer.
Man, that does suck. I'm sorry Valegrim, but it is very true that there are more fish in the sea. I used to hate hearing that, hell, I still do, but it's an uncomfortable truth.
Voted at 2 p.m. today…as number 50. You’d think in a state this economically depressed people would want to make the candidates pay attention, but no.
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dating; falling in love; making love; then after a few days they decide they would rather be alone; man, that sucks. I just dont understand how peeps can turn on and off their emotions like that; oh well. What a wierd day. Nice to have a thread to vent on a little.
At least you got to hit that....
That sounded odd in my head....Anyway, sorry bro. People tend towards terminal suckitude most of the time. Start looking at relationships like you are hiring an employee, make a list of things you want in a relationship, rank them in order of importance and grill the chick (not on a Grill!)for some answers. If she doesn't possess the qualities you seek, move on. If she mostly matches up it is time to evaluate how important certain aspects that she lacks are. Lucky thing you made that list in rank of importance.
You need to start off with optimism but a certain amount of clinical coldness also. It is worthless to devote time to something that you could have seen would fail by asking a simple question like "So do you like dogs or cats?" and she answers "scorpions" as she pops a valium.
Job interview. See if they can fill the position first.
Sorry 'bout the loss, bro.
~sighs~ The damn Heating and AC unit in my house is DEAD. Cost to replace it with a good one... $6000. Plus there is some aspestos is the area as a fire break and that has to be removed first. ~sighs~ Time to take the day off and go grab a bite to eat.
Forgot my stinking badge, which means:
1. I can make an hour and ten round trip to get it, burning up a quarter tank of gas.
2. Two, I can sit and, well…sit, cause I can’t open any doors or log in to squat.
Wonderful.
James' Unsolicited advice about women, based on an admittedly poor record:
I've found that calming down, getting your mind off of it and getting your thoughts together then just being direct and talking about it leads to a better solution than falling to pieces or driving yourself up the wall. Some of the time it's a simple misunderstanding that can be sorted out. Sometimes it really is a lot of head games.
I received an e-mail on my birthday yesterday (monday).
It was a reply from the government instance that handles student loans.
Due to my depression I've been out of work for several years now and I have thus been unable to start paying my student loan back. So far I've been able to push the first paymen back through a website they have, where one can log in and manage ones loan (e.g. make large payments etc.). But a week ago I found myself unable to change the date through that website, so I contacted them and asked for further deferment on the loan.
Well, the reply was in the e-mail I received.
They were unable to defer the payment any longer.
So, that means that I'll be asked to make the first monthly payment shortly (roughly $450). If I don't pay that I'll get 2 notices. If I still haven't paid by then the loan will be transfered to the tax bureau and they will have the option of keeping 30% of my unemployment benefits each month for payments on the loan.
Well, those 30% pretty much amounts to what I have left after I've paid my usual monthly bills (rent, heat, electricity etc.)... which will leave me with zip, zero, zilch money to live for. Sure, I could in theory go without my subscription to Pathfinder and GameMastery, but really, that's the smallest part of my monthly expenses (and not exactly enough to live for anyway).
Add to that the fact that because of said depression I haven't been able to finish college and thus I really have nothing to show for all the money I owe.
Isn't life grand?
Badgers are ok (nice UHF reference), it’s wolverines you have to watch out for!
Shiny: Probably insecurity. There is a delicate balance between smothering and devotion, and no woman wants to be second choice, ever.
Gentle: long ago and far away, I acted upon some bad advice, and went to a school I couldn’t afford to please someone only interested in keeping up appearances. The long and the short of it was I wound up with little education and much debt. The one thing I learned through trial and error was this: work with the bank (or whomever), display willingness to pay, send small amounts incrementally even if you can’t make a full payment, rather than not paying. Using this method I was able to show the financial institution that, “Hey, I’m frigging broke, but I’m not ignoring you!” Eventually we worked out a freakishly long term payment plan to the tune of like $25 a month (duration forever), which pulled the pressure off of me and allowed me to drop significant extra cash on the payments (which helps relieve the compound interest), paying it off in record time.
Gentle: long ago and far away, I acted upon some bad advice, and went to a school I couldn’t afford to please someone only interested in keeping up appearances. The long and the short of it was I wound up with little education and much debt. The one thing I learned through trial and error was this: work with the bank (or whomever), display willingness to pay, send small amounts incrementally even if you can’t make a full payment, rather than not paying. Using this method I was able to show the financial institution that, “Hey, I’m frigging broke, but I’m not ignoring you!” Eventually we worked out a freakishly long term payment plan to the tune of like $25 a month (duration forever), which pulled the pressure off of me and allowed me to drop significant extra cash on the payments (which helps relieve the compound interest), paying it off in record time.
I know, that's what I've done with some old bank loans. And you're right, it shows them that it's not because you don't WANT to pay them back, you just CAN'T at the moment.
However, I'm not sure such an agreement is possible regarding the student loan (government student loan, not from a private institution). Especially since they're able to withhold the 30% and I can't do squat about it. That's why it's "easier" to deal with private loans, because you can make deals like the one you suggest. Sure they can take you to court, but if you don't own anything they can take then they're happy to get what they can out of you. Not so with the government, since they have that option of withholding part of my income.
Dating; it sucks...you get all excited then your like; oh my god what am I doing, what am I getting into; ack! so many girls; so many headcases; lol. hehe ok; maybe not that bad on the scale of things that suck cause I keep doing it. Well, another one bites the dust.
read Shiny's mess with his brain post; and I am like; why do women like to get you all hot and bothered about them then leave you stone cold; man that sucks and tell you some crap like: your a great guy, I am just not ready to commit Blah Blah, I know you will find someone; Blah Blah; hehe this thread is good for venting too :) :)
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Dating; it sucks...you get all excited then your like; oh my god what am I doing, what am I getting into; ack! so many girls; so many headcases; lol. hehe ok; maybe not that bad on the scale of things that suck cause I keep doing it. Well, another one bites the dust.
read Shiny's mess with his brain post; and I am like; why do women like to get you all hot and bothered about them then leave you stone cold; man that sucks and tell you some crap like: your a great guy, I am just not ready to commit Blah Blah, I know you will find someone; Blah Blah; hehe this thread is good for venting too :) :)
We seem to be in the same situation. Huh.
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... why do women like to get you all hot and bothered about them then leave you stone cold; man that sucks and tell you some crap like: your a great guy, I am just not ready to commit Blah Blah, I know you will find someone; Blah Blah; hehe this thread is good for venting too :) :)
You should respond to that with "Commit?!? I was just tryin' to get my freak on! I figured you would like someone like me...hung like a horse, the hips of Patrick Swayze, and the tongue of Gene Simmons... You should be worshipping me!". I've done that. They call sometimes still....after me being married for 10years and off the market....makes them curious.
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There is a fundamental contrariness about many women - the more interested you look, the less interested they get. It's incredibly annoying sometimes, but it is life. I find it crazy so I go on about it a lot in these threads - but experience has borne it out. The only straightforward girl I went out with, I married. With a great sigh of relief. Dating does suck - I am so grateful to be out of it. Good luck to the singles out there - may you find your straightforward soulmates.
Today marks the first day in my life I have ever felt “old.”
So, I go to my new doctor today, because the old insurance company was bought out, and now we have better but significantly more expensive insurance. Decided to wipe the slate clean and go with a hospital I liked better (read: not located in a slum) and an office that was expectantly more organized. Needed new prescriptions for the trip to Ireland we have coming up; figured I’d do the meet and greet with the new guy, listen to lots of advice I’ve heard about 100 times before.
We do the listen thing, the chat thing (he does seem really nice and professional, very old school), the turn your head and cough thing (apparently I have a small hernia on the left side, beauty, that sucks, but whatever; so that’s what the pop / crunch noise was last week), when he says the equivalent of, “Jesus Christ what’s that?” in regards to my neck. Half an hour of jabbing his thumbs into my trachea later, and surprise, “You’ve got a tumor, baby!”
Sure enough, there’s a big cyst or tumor stuck to my thyroid. Wonderful! Of course, it’s seriously pissed from being poked at for a half hour, and is now huge and painful, so obviously my wife notices like instantly. Never saw it before, but after the prodding, it is like, holy hell how did I miss that? Coughed up phlegm and crap for about an hour, and my throat is raw and feels like hell, but whatever, it went back to being little finally, but of course I can see it and feel it now that I’m fixated on it. Being OCD, it is unacceptable that an aberrant growth is in there, and I’ve half a mind to go after it with an Xacto.
Supposedly, it’s rare for these to be cancerous, which is cool, but you know, hey, there it is, waving at me from the mirror, even if it is almost invisible to anyone else. The quirky part of me wants to glue yarn and googly-eyes on it. Going in for an ultrasound today so they can tell me how bad and if it’s fleshy or squirty and if they can drain it with a needle stabbed into my neck or if they have to slice it out or whatever. Tough to feel like a stud with this whopping growth in my neck though, that’s for sure, so I’m not super motivated to do squat at the moment, which sucks. Feels better to scatter my thoughts across the inter-mesh though.
Ah well, could be worse and all that.
Mwbeeler get second and even a third opinion-Doctors are never to be trusted, they need things in life expensive things, yachts, diamonds and big fancy cars and what not, just like auto mechanic given ya the run down on your car.
Whatever happen to the Time/Life book-Home Surgery ;)
Hope everything's fine, Mike. You know me, I'd definitely advocate naming it and coming up with a routine and a funny voice. But that's me: I laugh in the face of danger and can only find amusement in the grotesque.
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I was absolutely convinced that I had cancer twice after doctors told me "We'll have to run more tests". Both times it turned out to be false alarms. I think that 99% of the time these things are benign (funny thing to call a tumour right? It's not like he's going to be sending you x-mas presents or something) but the doctors have to run the tests just to be sure. The stress of waiting for the test result is probably more dangerous than the growth.
Dentists, dental work, and "insurance."