The Bitching Thread

[rockmanj]

Here I go to another job interview, this time at an orthodontist's office.

Job hunting is so fucking painful. I've had 4 interviews this month and no one has called me back.

Yea, I feel that. I absolutely need a summer job (and I need to lock something down for Sept. as well) in about a month's time. Darn economy! And at my job now, I got kind of bored and stared adding GW people to my facebook friends. I wonder who will snub me...

[Assertn]

The more I hear of Steve Jobs, the more of an asshole the guy turns out to be.
I think I may have to pass on the new iphone now.

[rockmanj]

The more I hear of Steve Jobs, the more of an asshole the guy turns out to be.
I think I may have to pass on the new iphone now.

What has he done now?

[Assertn]

http://www.investors.com/NewsAndAnalysis/Article/536901/201006100007/Google-Claims-Apple-Barring-It-From-iPhones.aspx

[Buffalobiian]

(how do you call the exams you take if you want to get a better grade, or if you missed the first one? a 'do-over' exam? what's the english word for that?).

Supplementary Exams are what we call them.

[Xelbair]

I finally found my Witcher Collectors Edition DVD... but it is scratched so badly that its unable to install(I don't know why - it was in other game's case)

[The Heretic Azazel]

I've been watching K-On! before I go to sleep and I keep dreaming that motherfuckers are trying to kill me. It's so vivid and it only happens when I watch that show before bedtime.

[Buffalobiian]

I've been watching K-On! before I go to sleep and I keep dreaming that motherfuckers are trying to kill me. It's so vivid and it only happens when I watch that show before bedtime.

That makes no sense.

[The Heretic Azazel]

I didn't say it made sense. It's frightening. If I don't kill them all they're going to find and torture me. I have never had dreams like this until I started watching this show.

[Uchiha Barles]

This is my first post in the bitching thread, I think. Normally I try not to bitch, but this has been bumming me out as of late and well, I'm gonna vent here.

I'm 28 years old, just a fact I think might be relevant. Over the last few months, several music artists I greatly admired passed away. Up until recently, I would tend to think "man, I can't wait until the next album from *insert artist/band name here* xD." After the string of deaths I just mentioned, it dawned on me that there won't always be a next album. Eventually, the albums stop coming, permanently, because the artists die. That made me kind of sad. If only it ended there.

This realization that the artists I admire will eventually die, coupled with the fact that they're people, like anyone else. This coupling had the effect of then making me realize that we're all mortal, and we're all going to die. Of course, I always "knew" this, but it seems to have taken on a whole new significance. I'm very deeply aware of this now. All of a sudden, when I look at people, I can't see the vibrant life I used to see. All I see now is life leaving them. I see their weakness and their frailty. I hear the heaviness of their breath, see the limp in their gait, here the cartilage pop when they move into a position they don't normally do.

Now this is bad, because there are people I care for very dearly, and I see those same things in them, and it worries me to no end. Every grit of pain or discomfort, every cough and every wheeze, seems to portend impending doom. Every cold is just waiting to transform into pneumonia, and every minor but unexplained abnormality is a symptom of deadly genetic disorder. Last week, I drove myself into a semi panic just thinking about this stuff. It worries me that everyone, specially those I love, is fragile, and that death can come in so very many ways that really, you just never know when it'll hit.

Hopefully I'll get over this shit soon. Like I said, I'm 28. It's 12 years too early for a fucking midlife crisis...unless I'm to be dead at 56.

[Kraco]

Hopefully I'll get over this shit soon. Like I said, I'm 28. It's 12 years too early for a fucking midlife crisis...unless I'm to be dead at 56.

The world's graveyards have no shortage of residents 56 years or even less old.

[The Heretic Azazel]

That's brutal dude. Those are the kinds of things I faced when I converted to Atheism. If you don't believe in an afterlife, the here and now is all there is, and each minute that passes you become aware that you're not getting that minute back.

Of course I'm making no assumptions on your faith or lack thereof, but it is an obstacle a lot of people have to clear, and to people like me, it makes me value life more since I live under the impression that this is all we have or ever will have. I didn't come to that conclusion immediately, and it's a very painful subject to get through. In my case it pushed me away from religion, for others it may cause them to embrace it.

Regardless, you should get professional help if your depression is affecting your life.

[Animeniax]

Fedor just lost.

[depthcharge]

Uchiha Barles,

Reminded me of a movie that stared Jackie Chan as a Chinese General in the Qing dynasty.

Anyhow, if you face a situation whereby you have just 1 immortality pill, would you eat the pill or pass the pill to your love one?

1. If you eat the pill and gain immortality, you will live an eternity of seeing your love ones die one by one.
2. If you give the pill to your lover(or any significant person), your lover will live an eternity of seeing you(and any other significant others) die over and over again.

Either way, is a suffering, knowing the pain of losing someone and knowing that someone feels the pain of losing you.

In this case, the desire to solve the problem of death is causing conflict in your mind. The knowledge that you have a desire and not be actively blinded by the desire could give you a better time.

Hope the best for ya,
depthcharge

PS: I miss you Tiger.

[complich8]

of course, the mechanics of immortality would be interesting to delve into, too. Just being told you'll live forever doesn't say much. Is it possible to die by accident or injury, or will you simply regenerate? Similarly, if you're maimed, will you be able to survive that? Will you age, or will you be frozen in time at the age you took the pill? If you're frozen in time, does that mean you're frozen in capacity? Like, will it become impossible for you to work out to become stronger, or to study to learn more or otherwise sharpen your intellect?

If you're not going to be able to learn, grow, and improve forever, then immortality isn't worth it. If you are, then .... I think the pain of losing loved ones would be worth suffering through, in exchange for being able to provide them years, even decades of joy.

If immortality isn't eternal youth and infinite capacity for plasticity, then yeah, probably not worth it, because you end up some decrepit cryptkeeper, disoriented in a world you're not built for. Think of the people you know who're in their sixties today and who have problems understanding computers and the internet, and then compound that out to a thousand years of separation from the era you grew up in.

Beyond that, if you're going to make an immortality pill, why would you only make one of them? How hard would it be, once you've made the first one, to repeat the recipe? Did you kill a unique animal, last of its species to make it? Or did you exploit a once-in-a-millennium natural phenomenon to create it? In which case, is the creation just subject to waiting a thousand years to duplicate the phenomenon? If there's only one of them, how do you know it works?

Yeah ... Immortality is philosophically challenging. Especially for someone who specializes in beating people up in comedic ways.

Also: my bitch: work is hard, and it's making it pretty hard to do the home-work stuff I need to do to do this stupid forum upgrade.

[depthcharge]

When you solve one problem, another one pops up. Catch-22 so to speak.

An immortality pill that causes the user to phase into an ethereal form.
You will not die of accidents, hunger or diseases. You lose the sense of touch, smell and taste. You can observe and interact with your environment but not interact directly with living things.

You can provide tons of entertainment to your loved ones, by "floating" objects while being invisible to them. You can scribble notes on paper to pass them messages. You can learn infinite amount of knowledge but be unable to conduct creative processes.
(Think of the most boring person you ever met and multiply it by 1000 times.)

Lastly, in fact you made 100 of those "immortality" pills(could have made more too), however with no direct way for the ethereal to communicate with you, you figure that the pill isnt an immortality pill and you moved on. You tested the first pill on a guinea pig, saw it disappear before your own eyes, pique your interest. Perform further test on your some other animal, same thing happened. Figured that the animal have low intelligence and has no way to communicate to you. So you trained a monkey to write on a blackboard and fed it the pill. "Magically" after disappearing you continue to see scribbles on the blackboard, however what ever you do, you fail to detect life in the cage.
You decided that you need a test subject with the IQ in the range of an average mature adult. You proceed to deceive the person to consume the pill in an laboratory setting. You create the first haunted house in your neighborhood.

*this is not the last of the fine prints, you cant interact with other ethereal.

My bitch: How much loopholes do I have to cover before my Perfect supersaiyan, sage mode immortality pill comes into fruition?

[Animeniax]

What's with all the mini-essays being written on the forums these days?? Small, digestible bites are the way to go, or its TLDR.

[itadakimasu]

This lady at work brought her computer for me to look at. This thing is yellow/orange with tobacco residue all over it and it's so gross. I really dont even want to touch it again after carrying it inside for her...

[Animeniax]

This lady at work brought her computer for me to look at. This thing is yellow/orange with tobacco residue all over it and it's so gross. I really dont even want to touch it again after carrying it inside for her...

Too many people misuse the term "lady". An adult female is a "woman". An adult woman with proper manners and social skills is a "lady".

[Kraco]

Yeah, sounded far from a lady.

[The Heretic Azazel]

I hate living in the hood.

Two weeks ago my neighbors were finally evicted for not paying rent. Those assholes stuffed all their trash in my outside closet and I had to clean that shit out.

I don't even talk to my other two neighbors, I prefer it that way. But today I was going out to check the mail and these huge fucking dogs are tethered to the roughly 3 foot guard rail on the upper level of my building (I live on the second of two levels). So when I go out I walk a couple yards to the neighbors' half of the building and that's where the staircase is.

So she has these two voracious dogs tied to this rail with what, I swear to fucking christ, might as well be a fucking strand of dental floss, and they go crazy everytime they happen to see someone. There's like 6 inches between the staircase and these dogs trying desperately to get to me. I go get the mail and come back and they raise all hell again and the woman comes outside to calm them. I asked her what the hell those dogs were doing there and she looked at ME like I was fucked up.

She told me they wouldn't bite me because they couldn't reach me, and I said fuck that, I'm not gonna be held hostage in my own apartment, what the fuck are they doing there tied up with that flimsy ass little cord? Then her nasty daughter comes outside and says it's no worse than when my cats that run loose.

"Um, what? Are you on fucking cocaine? You mean my two cats that I accompany outside because they like to play? You seriously think that's the same thing as my life being threatened by your goddamn dogs?"

Then she tells me she walked by my place and said it stunk and reported it to my landlord.

"Sweetheart, there's not a thing wrong with my apartment. I just cleaned yesterday. You're fucking full of it. By the way, if I get bitten by one of those dogs I'm going to take everything you fucking own"

Later when I left for work, they weren't there, nor were they when I got off tonight.

God I hate people.

[Buffalobiian]

"Sweetheart, there's not a thing wrong with my apartment. I just cleaned yesterday. You're fucking full of it. By the way, if I get bitten by one of those dogs I'm going to take everything you fucking own"

Later when I left for work, they weren't there, nor were they when I got off tonight.

God I hate people.

As much as you must have been distressed by these dogs, it brings me a little entertainment reading that :D

Good that they're gone.

[Xelbair]

You know what starts with N and ends with R and you don't want to deal with it? Neighbor, that is.
Two families are drunks(they are drinking in garden(if they are not drunk enough) or in house.
There was one that had 5 big aggressive dogs in 38 m^2 flat, the dogs used to make mess inside building, but not in their flat.
One family is trying to force us, that is the other residents, to pay for their new bathroom.
The last family from Annoying Five used to make parties at their, garden - nothing wrong with that, but for the goddamn sake every summer they are 'playing' Vuvuzelas for the whole day, because their children thinks that the sound is funny...

[Buffalobiian]

With what reasoning are they forcing you to pay for their bathroom ?

[Assassin]

two words: Nerve gas......it'll cure what ail's ya

[Animeniax]

Two more words: bird seed. It will attract birds that will shit all over their garden\backyard.

[Xelbair]

Well, i don't know English words about plumbing enough to say how they are exactly making us pay for that...
I'll try to describe this as best as i can. Its not like we are forced to - they arledy used our money to do so, and now we are forced to get it back..

In this building there are 3 main pipes that deliver water(Left, Central and Right), and the administration of the building is responsible for maintenance of them. the pipe that went to this guy's flat was in bad shape, so he told the administration that he'll fix it itself and send the receipt to them - but that guy made himself new bathroom and damaged the wall that splits his flat and staircase while doing this. The price on receipt was way over the cost for repairing his pipe(Left one) - it was the price of complete bathroom plus the repair price.

But from where administration gets money? from us - each family contributes to the budged of repairs. Now we have to get petition signed to make him pay back this additional money used for the bathroom. and hope that goddamn director of administration is not lazy, this time.(because she is lazy as hell - she still not responded to the problems from 2 years ago..)

Nerve gas? inserting but i live at the top so probably it will reach me too..
Bird seed? we all live in one building so its not good idea - and my family's garden is too close to his one..

[Kraco]

I don't really see why it's necessary to go about it in such a roundabout way of first paying the ridiculous amount of money and then trying to get a part of it back. The worst case scenario is that by paying it you will be considered to have accepted it since you knew beforehand it included more than it was supposed to.

Though I suppose you could sue the administrator for corruption or something.

[Xelbair]

Administration just paid him, legally, without noticing us about the sum - we had nothing to say about that, the issue came up on the last meeting.

[Kraco]

Oh, I meant you paying the admistration. You could have left the office hanging with the loss of money they stupidly paid to the fucker.

[itadakimasu]

I sold my iphone 3g to cover the upgrade cost of my new iphone 4...

SO... I get a text today from the people who bought it asking me if I'd re-imburse them $35 for what they're paying to have it unlocked... I don't answer because I'm at the gym.

I'm carrying my stuff inside and they're calling me... I clear the call and proceed to fix dinner cause I'm starving. New text ...

"The phone won't unlock and has no wifi "

I google... some people have tried jailbreaking the ios4 and then their wifi doesn't work.

NOT MY PROBLEM... don't want to be an asshole but they got what they paid for. I didn't list " hacked iphone "

That's like if i go buy a wii from somebody and then bitch at them because it won't play bootlegs or something.

[Buffalobiian]

Is it common for iphones to be locked to a specific network?

My take is that the bootleg comparison is a bit far, unless unlocking iphones are equally illegal. (Are they?)

[Xelbair]

Jailbreaking iphone/ipod lets you install apps from your pc - even those that are not allowed by apple.

[Buffalobiian]

Ah, so it's not "network" unlocking, but unlocking to allow the installation of "unsigned" software?

Yeah..his fault then.

[itadakimasu]

I could be partially to blame for not explicitly saying AT&T. The only authorized resellers I know of require AT&T contract to even get an iphone...

BUT. the wireless not working could be a result of ios4 being loaded on the phone. Before the people came to buy it, I reset the phone to remove all my stuff and in the process it "upgraded" to ios4.

They said they were coming to my house to get their money back today. I'm considering keeping a restocking fee since I don't know where the phone has been or what they've done to it since it's been out of my possession.

[Buffalobiian]

I'd never give out my address in a trade unless I was receiving it, or it had to be done (eg selling a fridge).

I always feel more comfortable setting up a meeting point at a cafe or something.

[Xelbair]

I've been playing lately the newest Prince of Persia game, other than game being shitty(traps are too easy, fights too, it theoretically should take place before warrior within but it should be separate game) it buggs itself on pc - after i reload my save from last night there is no way to continue - doors are closed, timed switch is unreachable from this spot. Who with the sane mind placed save point just before timed doors? Why not place it after them?

Once again ubisoft disappointed me with price of Persia game(i loved the series(nes one and Sands of time Trilogy(Prince of Persia 3D was shitty)

Plus the temperature over here is 33 Celsius degrees...(usually its 23 in summer - if it is a hot summer it should be 28 maximum) and I'm dying of heat..

[The Heretic Azazel]

God bless our men and women in blue for keeping the streets safe from a criminal like me who made the choice to not wear a seat belt today. You really put your life on the line to bring my evil ways to justice and I can only sit and reflect on the atrocity I committed.

It's like you can't even be trusted to make your own fucking decisions anymore. What's the point of being an adult? If you're going to treat me like a child, give me my sippy cup and pay my bills. Fair is fair.

[darkshadow]

And after you didn't bash your skull through the windshield cause some lunatic crashed into you afterwards, you would've been happy someone told you to wear something that can save your life.

It's legally required for a reason (in many countries), you breaking the law has nothing to do with being treated like a child.
Perhaps the cop saw it as handing out an easy fine or whatever his reasons were, it's still something that can save your life.

[The Heretic Azazel]

Why stop there? They should cook my food so I won't get burned. They should walk behind me at all times in case I slip and fall -- scratch that, they should cart me around in a rickshaw. They should raid my refrigerator of MSG-laden foods that can lead to a sedentary lifestyle which is the number one cause of premature death in the U.S.

Where does it end? If I want to bash my skull through the windshield that's my business.

[depthcharge]

When you crash thru the windshield, there is a chance that your 200mph car is going to hit a baby in a pram. Now if you have a seat beat, you will stay in your car, safely apply brakes and slow the car to 100mph before hitting the baby in a pram.

Much safer that way. Its safer not just for you, but others too.

Anyway, I do think that giving a fine without proper justification is bad though.
(if you were driving errand, that is good enough justification)

Anyhow, my Mom just encountered a hit and run. Gosh it sucks, good thing she only suffered emotionally and was not hurt physically.

[The Heretic Azazel]

When you crash thru the windshield, there is a chance that your 200mph car is going to hit a baby in a pram. Now if you have a seat beat, you will stay in your car, safely apply brakes and slow the car to 100mph before hitting the baby in a pram.

Baseless conjecture.

[XanBcoo]

The likeliness of injuring others because of an unbuckled seat belt is conjecture, but certainly not baseless.


Why stop there? They should cook my food so I won't get burned. They should walk behind me at all times in case I slip and fall -- scratch that, they should cart me around in a rickshaw. They should raid my refrigerator of MSG-laden foods that can lead to a sedentary lifestyle which is the number one cause of premature death in the U.S.

Where does it end? If I want to bash my skull through the windshield that's my business.

http://www.policyalmanac.org/economic/archive/seatbelts.shtml

[The Heretic Azazel]

Firstly, I do believe restraint laws should strongly be enforced when it comes to a child in a safety seat. They are not adults and it is their parents' responsibility to protect them. But to say I should buckle up as a good message to the little children is ridiculous.

I'm so tired of hearing about the children. Every emotion-based plea has to invoke the children as pawns to make its point because it can't be proven rationally. Little bastards are always in the way of letting me make my own decisions.

Let's not get it twisted, and call it what it really is. A quick and easy way to add to the state coffers. You don't think they actually WANT people to buckle up, do you? They just want that money. If more people drive without a seat belt if it's against the law, hey that's even better, more money for the state to spend just as unwisely as the money they already have.

[Xelbair]

They want you to buckle up!
The longer you live, the more money you pay as tax, more things you buy and they are happy for this....

[Animeniax]

Sometimes you have to protect people even if they don't want it. It's one of the reasons narcotic drugs are illegal.

[depthcharge]

While we are talking about drugs being illegal, I do hope that drugs become legal everywhere.

However, I do enjoy seeing drug traffickers getting the death penalty. Ok, I think I like the death penalty quite a bit, the penalty that I truly like is, life torture sentencing for the worst crimes possible.

Enforcing Life torture penalty though would be close to impossible, since it requires some really sick people to carry it out.(ops, I just found a job for the sickos out there.)

[The Heretic Azazel]

Sometimes you have to protect people even if they don't want it. It's one of the reasons narcotic drugs are illegal.

That bullshit is the same thing as seat belts. Do we own our bodies or not? I don't need my government protecting me from myself. Makes me want to hang myself just to spite them.

[Assassin]

so today i went to see Inception at the imax, and bought my tickets online cuz i knew it would be packed. On the way there, there was an accident on the highway, so i missed my 6:40 show. I went to guest services to try to get it changed to the 10 pm show, but it had just sold out. I asked for a refund so i could go to another theater and watch it, but they told me since i'd bought it online, i would have to call head office for a refund. I called head office, but ofcourse its 7 pm on a saturday so no one is there. The worst part is, i had bought tickets for my friends as well, at $17 a pop, so i ended up paying 50 bucks for a movie i didnt even get to see!!.

fuckign cineplex.

[Buffalobiian]

Are refunds normally allowed? I have always been under the impression that tickets are non-refundable unless the show itself was cancelled.

Like aeroplane and ship tickets, the service goes on with or without you.

If that isn't the case, then the classic pickup line about "not wanting to waste a 'friend's' movie ticket.." doesn't make much sense.

[Animeniax]

That'll teach you to try to bypass the system. What's wrong with waiting patiently in line like everyone else? I've noticed this in the mid east in particular, people do not understand the concept of queuing up. They just rush the counter in a mass and try to get service before everyone else, even those who have been there longer. It's first come, first serve, you selfish bastards.

[Buffalobiian]

That'll teach you to try to bypass the system. What's wrong with waiting patiently in line like everyone else? I've noticed this in the mid east in particular, people do not understand the concept of queuing up. They just rush the counter in a mass and try to get service before everyone else, even those who have been there longer. It's first come, first serve, you selfish bastards.

Buying tickets online isn't bypassing the system as any other eticket service would be.

It just meant you bought tickets from your computer rather than physically going to the counter. It's a resource saver for both the consumer and the service provider.

[Animeniax]

It IS bypassing the system, and that's why he got screwed. If he had gotten in line, the only way he would have missed the movie is if it was sold out. In that event, he wouldn't have spent $50 on tickets to a movie he didn't see.

[Buffalobiian]

It IS bypassing the system, and that's why he got screwed. If he had gotten in line, the only way he would have missed the movie is if it was sold out. In that event, he wouldn't have spent $50 on tickets to a movie he didn't see.

The way you say THE system implies that lining up for a ticket is the PROPER system, or the way "everyone else" uses.

The situation is the same as if he physically bought the tickets two weeks ago, but missed the show due to traffic. From memory, "everyone" pre-bought tickets many years ago.

I agree that Assassin buying his tickets online opened up the possibility for his paying for something he didn't see, but that doesn't make the realisation of it his fault.

In any case, there are simply two systems in place. Neither is THE system that one should take. Your implied comparison to queue jumping is flawed in that it's not an endorsed way of purchasing something.

Assassin also adhered to your "first come, first serve" idea, since there are two points of sale: counter and website.

[depthcharge]

Unless, you use your smartphone to buy the ticket when you see a long queue. You bypass the system and impress your friends.

My bitch:
I love wind, rain, thunder and lightning. However, I absolutely hate the radiated electromagnetic fields that will fry nearby electronics. Just over the pass two days, sporadic rain/lightning strike in my area almost cause my electronic equipment to fry.

[Animeniax]

Assassin also adhered to your "first come, first serve" idea, since there are two points of sale: counter and website.

So he did, and he got royally screwed for using your cheap shortcut method. Get in line with the rest of the sheep next time.

[Uchiha Barles]

Time > Money. Fuck waiting in line. Getting your ticket online shows a certain amount of foresight and a certain amount of respect for your time. In most cases, it doesn't represent a risk to your money, and chances are good that Assassin'll be getting his money back come next week. The only screwage here was the accident that could've just as easily wasted his time had he set out to wait online with the rest of the sheep.

What I'd do, is set the situation aside, not think about it at all till I have some free time on monday, and just buy tickets again that weekend, online of course, and go see the movie.

[Dark Dragon]

Get in line with the rest of the sheep next time.

Isn't that the problem though? Why does he needs to be a sheep and "follow the system"? He didn't use any "cheap" method to bypass the system. Buying your tickets online is a legitimate and smarter way of not having to deal with all the BS.

The only thing that really screwed him over was bad luck that an accident had happened at the time of his showing. I don't see why he should go do things the stupid way just because of one unfortunate circumstance.

[itadakimasu]

They started a 401k a couple years ago @ my job.

I stopped putting money in it after maybe 6 months because it seemed like i was losing all my money.

THEN... it started gaining money and it got to about $1,800.

So, today I get a statement for the last 2 months where I've put $300 ( i know not much ) into it of that $300, 227.91 was lost.

So.... there's really no point in putting money in there if it just disappears.

[Animeniax]

That's only true in a down market like we're currently in. A large number of 401ks are invested in the stock market, so the value of your 401k will feel the impact of poor market conditions. You should check with whoever manages your 401k to see what stocks they are investing in to be sure they are diversified and investing wisely.

[Assertn]

They started a 401k a couple years ago @ my job.

I stopped putting money in it after maybe 6 months because it seemed like i was losing all my money.

THEN... it started gaining money and it got to about $1,800.

So, today I get a statement for the last 2 months where I've put $300 ( i know not much ) into it of that $300, 227.91 was lost.

So.... there's really no point in putting money in there if it just disappears.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RAKsMnAM8vk&feature=related

[fahoumh]

Last summer I replaced the thermostat in my car because it was starting to overheat while idling. It seemed to have solved the problem until just yesterday I noticed that it was doing the exact same thing it was doing before. Fucking cars.

[complich8]

A car I used to own had the same problem, we'd have to replace the thermostat pretty close to every year.

Also, a new heater core every 4 years.

Also, we had to top up the radiator every thousand or so miles because its bad design caused it to blow head gaskets and burn coolant after about 30,000 miles on one. And a new transmission every 50,000 miles, water accumulation in the headlights, problems with tie rods. I finally got rid of it at 140,000 miles (was given to me at 129k) - it would have cost somewhere in the neighborhood of two grand to get it to run safely, and it was showing signs of another 4 grand worth of failures on the horizon.

Sometimes it just isn't worth it.... the whole driving thing.

[Animeniax]

You guys just need to stop buying American made cars (or Canadian made, if there be such a thing). Buy Japanese, preferably the models manufactured in Japan.

[complich8]

There's the real bitch, huh? The fact you could tell it was an American car.

Or was it ... ?

[Animeniax]

There's the real bitch, huh? The fact you could tell it was an American car.

Or was it ... ?

If it wasn't you wouldn't have hesitated to correct me by saying so.

[fahoumh]

You guys just need to stop buying American made cars (or Canadian made, if there be such a thing). Buy Japanese, preferably the models manufactured in Japan.

Yeah, my car is Japanese but it was built in Marysville, Ohio.

[The Heretic Azazel]

I was denied financial aid this year because I've used up too many semesters. I was a cokehead who wasn't taking anything seriously so I flunked out three years ago, paid for my first semester back out of pocket, I've gotten good grades for a year and a half since then, and my financial aid petered out because I'm going into my 13th semester.

I'm appealing the decision but I don't know if it would be a wise choice to just ask for a semester's aid and pay for my last semester out of pocket with a job that pays me barely enough to survive, or if I should gamble it all or nothing and ask for a year in aid. The first choice looks like the safest one, but I have two math classes, I'm horrible in math, and working weekday afternoons and Sundays is going to leave me little time to study. If I had aid for the year I would just take time off my job to complete my classes, but I feel like asking for one more semester would increase my chances of approval.

Does anyone else feel like everytime they have been faced with a dilemma they choose the wrong decision? I do.

[Animeniax]

It sounds like you're asking for yet another break in life. How many more will you need in order to make it, or should you just call it quits and go work at the McDonalds like you'll probably end up doing?

[XanBcoo]

Some Rottweilers broke into our yard yesterday and attacked our small, 13 year-old dog as I was putting him in the yard to pee before bed.

I managed to intervene almost immediately and got the dogs off him before anything horrible happened, but they still bit him and screwed up his back and leg. I spent all night at an emergency vet.


It sounds like you're asking for yet another break in life. How many more will you need in order to make it, or should you just call it quits and go work at the McDonalds like you'll probably end up doing?
Please don't be such a cunt.

[Assertn]

Please don't be such a cunt.
What else would Animeniax be able to attribute to his life if not for harassing a bunch of strangers on an obscure anime forum?

[Animeniax]

"A bunch of strangers"?? You all are a lot more to me than a bunch of strangers on a forum. HereticA just happens to be that ne'er-do-well brother that needs some tough love so he straightens his shit out.

In my defense, I had just watched Bad Lieutenant (the original) when I posted that.


Some Rottweilers broke into our yard yesterday and attacked our small, 13 year-old dog as I was putting him in the yard to pee before bed.

I managed to intervene almost immediately and got the dogs off him before anything horrible happened, but they still bit him and screwed up his back and leg. I spent all night at an emergency vet. I'm surprised the rotts didn't attack you. How did they break into your yard exactly, through some loose boards or was the gate open?

I hate how some people don't take care of their very dangerous dogs. The owners of the rotts should be made to pay. Don't think they wouldn't attack a small child just as soon as a small dog.

[XanBcoo]

"A bunch of strangers"?? You all are a lot more to me than a bunch of strangers on a forum. HereticA just happens to be that ne'er-do-well brother that needs some tough love so he straightens his shit out.
I don't think it's your place to judge, but so be it.


I'm surprised the rotts didn't attack you. How did they break into your yard exactly, through some loose boards or was the gate open?

I hate how some people don't take care of their very dangerous dogs. The owners of the rotts should be made to pay. Don't think they wouldn't attack a small child just as soon as a small dog.
The Rottweilers live behind our house and apparently tore down a fence post. They were wandering around our backyard, and when I let my dog out they were almost invisible because it was so dark. The whole thing must have happened in less than a minute, but it felt like an eternity. All 3 dogs ran back behind our garage and I woke up the neighborhood yelling for my brother to come help me. Once I heard my dog yelping and screaming I ran into the dark corner where they were scuffling, picked up the only moving thing that wasn't a giant Rottweiler, and ran back inside with my brother trying to scare off the dogs.

The owners are negligent morons, but they're being decent people by building an entirely new fence and paying the vet bill from last night for my dog.

[Animeniax]

The owners are negligent morons, but they're being decent people by building an entirely new fence and paying the vet bill from last night for my dog.
Well hopefully it all works out, though I imagine if you were the type you could sue and make a little extra on the side. You might have to move afterward but if the settlement is worth it, them's the breaks.

I think I mentioned this before, but when I got my dog I made sure he was the kind that could defend himself (in the event all humanity disappeared from the Earth and our pets had to fend for themselves). Of course when he's older he won't be as capable, but by then I'll have another dog to keep him company who can defend both of them if need be.

[Uchiha Barles]

I was denied financial aid this year because I've used up too many semesters. I was a cokehead who wasn't taking anything seriously so I flunked out three years ago, paid for my first semester back out of pocket, I've gotten good grades for a year and a half since then, and my financial aid petered out because I'm going into my 13th semester.

I'm appealing the decision but I don't know if it would be a wise choice to just ask for a semester's aid and pay for my last semester out of pocket with a job that pays me barely enough to survive, or if I should gamble it all or nothing and ask for a year in aid. The first choice looks like the safest one, but I have two math classes, I'm horrible in math, and working weekday afternoons and Sundays is going to leave me little time to study. If I had aid for the year I would just take time off my job to complete my classes, but I feel like asking for one more semester would increase my chances of approval.

Does anyone else feel like everytime they have been faced with a dilemma they choose the wrong decision? I do.

Have you considered applying for a private loan that's not government subsidized? Those college loans usually have a excellent interest rates and there are payment deferral options. Check those out and see where you fit in. Don't apply for one though. Just ask, giving the information you, what your chances of getting the loan is. If they say it's good, I recommend asking for one semester's worth of financial aid (since it'll increase the chances of your appeal going through) and applying for a private loan for your next semester.

[complich8]

Bitch: severe weather knocked power out at my house at 3 pm Sunday.
Bigger bitch: it's still not back on in my neighborhood.
Even bigger: no eta for it to be back and this is the week I decided to take vacation... so I am basically just cooling my heels in hot humid candlelight and staggering from power hookup to power hookup on my phone.

On the bright side, I got to see some new and interesting things while failing to beat the heat. Like downed power lines trailing across my street...

[The Heretic Azazel]

Heat index tomorrow is 115°F (46°C). I'm fucking terrified.

[Xelbair]

I was dying when it was 35C over here(usually in summer it is 28C), damn it will be hard for you man...

[Sandldan]

HTC Desire's are a bit expensive but this company here puts up an awesome deal too good to pass up so i order one. They had a lack of phones even before they started the deal and realized 2 weeks later "wait a minute, perhaps we'll be unable to keep up with demand if we keep this up?"

So now i've waited over 10 weeks and it's estimated to arrive in "only" one month!

[Buffalobiian]

I think I've been eating foods that are too hot for my own good.

Following yesterday's meal of ramen, I had the skin lining the top of the inside of my mouth peel away, and I felt the little pieces of dangling skin.

It's happened a few times in the past, and the most recent one from memory was eating a pepperoni pizza where the upright, hardened pepperoni made a very effective grate. Previous cases were also of such a mechanical nature.

This is the first time something soft like ramen has ever done it to me though. I would expect the damage to be intensified from the way I bite soft foods like these (that is, I press the anterior/superior of my tongue against the ceiling of my mouth, right behind the top incisors, to sever the foodstuff. I find it works better than biting with incisors), due to increased contact time.

The lack of skin (or fresh layer of thin skin) means it hurts when I brushed the inner surfaces of my upper teeth this morning, and when I ate another bowl of hot ramen in a similar fashion 5 minutes ago.

[Kraco]

Too early to say yet. You need to eat some 20 portions of hot ramen more. If you can feel the very bone after those, not just mere damaged epithelium, your hypothesis is undoubtly correct.

- - -

Apparently some piece was broken this evening in the building's plumbing and there'll be no hot water until the beginning of next week. It somewhat ruined my sauna experience this evening. The ice cold shower was less than pleasurable. But perhaps it was a useful lesson in case zombies attack or something and cold water will be all that's available.

[rockmanj]

So I finally got the job that I wanted, but I do need money and such in the interim (the job does not start until Sept.), so I signed up for some contract work at one of the big Universities here. They told me that most work lasts for 2-4 weeks, then they ask if i could make a 3 month commitment (well the middleman anyway). I told them that I could do the job for a month, (and it seemed like a cool job), but they demanded that I only say yes if I can do 3 months time. So I don't get it, and not the project manager won't return emails or calls.

I found out I should have just said "yes" then quit after a month; although that seems like lying to me; but my friend had an excellent quote: "my brand of integrity includes looking out for #1".

[Buffalobiian]

The cut-offs for next year's Bachelor of Medicines Degree at my preferred, 30min-drive-from-home university sky-rocketted this year even more than I had anticipated. (Last year the best spot's cutoff was 67.. This year it's at least above 70.)

So now I've been offered an interview at my next preferred university, which is an hour away (and I will most likely have to move down there), with a 66% chance of succeeding.

Thing is, I was being overconfident when filling out my preferred university's application, and told them I only wanted to be considered for the "no strings attached" position (as opposed to some rural-practice-bonded positions), and also told them that I didn't want to be considered for a different campus.

Offers for the first university may still be made as people decline some, but I can only receive them if I don't respond to my other offer for an interview.

I dunno whether to take what I'm given, or give it up for a chance at the better one. My score of 70 (which I consider pretty good, being at the 97th percentile) will still let me apply next year (in which case I'll definitely make the safer choice of being open to all types of positions), so I could always do that.. but then I'll have to find something to do with myself next year (ie find a full-time job).

Fuck. (I know it's better than some people who won't even hear anything about an interview, but still.... :( )

[rockmanj]

Both my ipod touch and phone randomly broke yesterday, and I don't get paid for a month, so there is no way that I could replace either, even though I need both (also, the ipod restore failed without giving me reason, so all my data is gone...thanks apple). On my ipod, the volume keeps going all the way down automatically and the volume icon is always on the screen. Apparently,this has not happened to anyone else on the internet, so I am guessing its a random hardware failure, which means that I will probably need to replace the whole thing. Argh!

[Animeniax]

Both my ipod touch and phone randomly broke yesterday, and I don't get paid for a month, so there is no way that I could replace either, even though I need both (also, the ipod restore failed without giving me reason, so all my data is gone...thanks apple). On my ipod, the volume keeps going all the way down automatically and the volume icon is always on the screen. Apparently,this has not happened to anyone else on the internet, so I am guessing its a random hardware failure, which means that I will probably need to replace the whole thing. Argh!

Maybe take this as a sign that you need to simplify and disengage from your technological entanglements. A couple months ago I spent too much time on this one forum, I got IP banned for trolling (which I wasn't) which prevented me from posting there for months. With all of that free time I was much more productive in other life pursuits.

[Killa-Eyez]

I or someone deleted my complete contact list from windows live yesterday. All 200+ contacts gone. I had to re-add them all. I've made a back-up now.

[Animeniax]

Campaign on normal on SC2 is too easy and hard is too difficult. Why can't they make a difficulty level right in the middle like moderate?

[Dark Dragon]

Campaign on normal on SC2 is too easy and hard is too difficult. Why can't they make a difficulty level right in the middle like moderate?

Are you trying to do the achievements or simply just beat the game?

I agree however that the gap between normal and hard is too wide. I feel like Brutal is not that much harder than hard and Casual is about the same as Normal.

[Animeniax]

Are you trying to do the achievements or simply just beat the game?

I agree however that the gap between normal and hard is too wide. I feel like Brutal is not that much harder than hard and Casual is about the same as Normal.

I go for the achievements too. They are easy to achieve on normal mode and still accomplish the primary objectives, but on hard mode I've found it very difficult to earn the achievements as well as complete the mission so I've had to skip the side missions in those scenarios.

[Assertn]

You don't necessarily need to get all the achievements in one go. If you're having trouble, just go for the hard achievements on hard mode and do everything else on normal.

For the tarrazine mission, for example, its way easier to wipe out the entire protoss base on normal mode, since otherwise you just have a bunch of infantry and they have collosus.

[Dark Dragon]

I found goliath to be useless for that mission on hard mode.

I just started massing Marines/Medic/Marauder and took over the middle of the map. You can split your army into 2 to cover more ground and i found that they are much more cost effective than goliaths.

120-130 supplies is probably enough to beat that mission.

[The Heretic Azazel]

My car is fucked up and I can't find a ride to work in the morning. If I can't make it on a Sunday I'll have to call acquisitions all week, which fucks up my quota, which fucks up my percentage, which fucks up my commissions, my raise and my bonus.

As far as my inability to find a ride to work is concerned, do any of you feel like you have done what you could to help a friend when they are inconvenienced, yet when you find yourself in a bind they're nowhere to be found? That's how I feel about most all my friends.

[Killa-Eyez]

As far as my inability to find a ride to work is concerned, do any of you feel like you have done what you could to help a friend when they are inconvenienced, yet when you find yourself in a bind they're nowhere to be found? That's how I feel about most all my friends.

I know of it, have been through it a lot of times. In fact, I'm going through life losing friends one after another. Even ones you thought you had a good bond with have done something that make you look entirely different at them. My bitch on the matter: A couple of weeks ago, on my sisters birthday, I had to find out that one of my "better" friends and her were making out last december. It also seemed they previously had a similar history together! WTF!!?? I sometimes think my idea of friendship is something that only existed in the past and nobody is to be trusted anymore. As a birthday party we went to the movies and I was pretty mad at my sister. She had a big mouth 1 to many times and I flipped. Seriously, the whole room could enjoy the spectacle of me calling her names. Man was I mad. I regret it though. Haven't spoken to her since.

[Buffalobiian]

I've always found my friends to be limited to whatever stage/location in life I'm in.

My primary school friends were only friends in primary school.
Likewise with high school.
Most likely the case with my current friends who are studying the same degree.

I haven't met anybody either who I can tell them 100% about myself.

[Killa-Eyez]

I've always found my friends to be limited to whatever stage/location in life I'm in.

My primary school friends were only friends in primary school.
Likewise with high school.
Most likely the case with my current friends who are studying the same degree.

I haven't met anybody either who I can tell them 100% about myself.

I have one. I met him in primary school, we're friends to this day. He's the only one who never did something to change our relationship in a negative matter. A almost 20 year friendship. I cherish that. Heck, I cling on to it.

I'd probably have to deal with a lot less cliché drama in my life if I weren't that befriended with other people. My life would look entirely different I think. I don't consider high school friends as actual friends. A lot of puberty going on in that area so I kind of closed the book on that one. But if I'd have to weigh out the negative with the positive I think my friendships are the things that go best in my life. Now that's pitiful. But it's nice to have someone who can be on the same page as you and break it down for ya.

[Cal_kashi]

My hearing aids are broken.
i've been calling around, found an in-network Audiologist.
(not allowed to use the one Ive been seeing since I was 4, the one who
walks her dog around y parent's cul-de-sac)
My employer's insurance appears to be trying to not pay for repairs.
I don't get it! they need me to be able to hear, this is complete bull-shit.

[KitKat]

As far as my inability to find a ride to work is concerned, do any of you feel like you have done what you could to help a friend when they are inconvenienced, yet when you find yourself in a bind they're nowhere to be found? That's how I feel about most all my friends.

I think it's pretty normal to feel this way. People are inherently selfish, and to have friends who you know will go out of their way to help you whenever you need it is in reality the exception rather than the norm, no matter what movies and tv tell you about friendship. And once someone feels rejected or slighted by a friend, even if it was unintentional, it can turn into this vicious cycle of making the other person suffer until the friendship breaks down completely. I guess the good news is that there ARE people in the world who will be there for you not only when it inconveniences them, but also when you definitely don't deserve it, because they choose to be your friend in more than just name, and not just because of what you do but even despite of what you do. I have some of those people in my life, and it's kind of a humbling thing to have friends like that, but also totally freaking amazing and inspires me to be that kind of a friend to others.

[rockmanj]

And my bike just broke, along with my ipod charging cable. I am not going to have anything soon.

[Cal_kashi]

My car is fucked up and I can't find a ride to work in the morning. If I can't make it on a Sunday I'll have to call acquisitions all week, which fucks up my quota, which fucks up my percentage, which fucks up my commissions, my raise and my bonus.

As far as my inability to find a ride to work is concerned, do any of you feel like you have done what you could to help a friend when they are inconvenienced, yet when you find yourself in a bind they're nowhere to be found? That's how I feel about most all my friends.

How far do you have to go?
Do you just ride to work and back, or need to drivwe around to work?
I ride my bike t oand from work, 45 mi/day. It's do-able if you are dedicated, have you considered your bike? If you need help with logistics, ask me. Where do you live, and what is your exact situation? I'll try to help and guide you.

On the ride to work with a friend note. I've hd to deal with it too. when I shattered my leg, I couldn't ride (obviously) and couldn't drive (legally). I had a co-worker help me and felt similarly bad. What I did was offer many thanks, and pay for every other gas tank. I think often people are more willing to help than you think, and a lot of it is in your head.

Hit me up for any ideas as to how I can help you.

-dave

[DO]

My hearing aids are broken.
i've been calling around, found an in-network Audiologist.
(not allowed to use the one Ive been seeing since I was 4, the one who
walks her dog around y parent's cul-de-sac)
My employer's insurance appears to be trying to not pay for repairs.
I don't get it! they need me to be able to hear, this is complete bull-shit.

You know... speaking of hearing aids my friend finally got a pair of them himself. He is finally able to hear birds chirping, and other sounds at that decibel. One thing he noticed himself is he can now hear the car beeping when you put the keys in the ignition. I checked them and they are sleek looking and a lot smaller compared to the sizes they used to be. You can't really see them unless you are standing right near him.

[Cal_kashi]

And my bike just broke, along with my ipod charging cable. I am not going to have anything soon.

what's broken on it?
along with engineer, I'm
a bike mechanic.

A damn good one too!
all my coworkers request
my help with their bikes.



You know... speaking of hearing aids my friend finally got a pair of them himself. He is finally able to hear birds chirping, and other sounds at that decibel. One thing he noticed himself is he can now hear the car beeping when you put the keys in the ignition. I checked them and they are sleek looking and a lot smaller compared to the sizes they used to be. You can't really see them unless you are standing right near him.


How bad is his loss?
What caused it? How long has he had aids?
is this his first paid? first good pair? Completely in the canal?
Gimme more info, i'm really interested, and I may be able to help him.
give him hnts about things I've learned after 20+ years of sucking cuz my ears are broken.


Hey! look everyone, i'm learning to *NOT* double post. It's been really hard, and I've been working on it for you. All for you.

[rockmanj]

what's broken on it?
along with engineer, I'm
a bike mechanic.

A damn good one too!
all my coworkers request
my help with their bikes.







Well, I found out what was wrong. The rear axle broke, and I got it replaced, but my rear rim is all bent out of shape as well. I will need to get a new one, but I have no money :\

And my roommate owes me his half of the $150 for our monthly bills and has managed to dodge paying me for 2 and a half weeks. Add to that, he did not tell me that he was not planning to renew the lease that ends tomorrow until the 10th of the month. I might be royally screwed, plus that $75 would help out big time.

[Killa-Eyez]

Harddrive's failin'. 179 GB of music to be backed up from it or else it's buh bai.

[itadakimasu]

So, 3-4 weeks ago I started watching the Soprano's. I'd seen an episode here and there when it was just coming out but never had HBO @ home w\ the parents, etc.

I never read into all the buzz or lack of buzz about the series ending... but here I am close to the end and... WTF.

SPOILER ALERT>>>>

In a matter of 2 episodes they turn Tony into a degenerate gambler, and a snitch....wtf?

I'm still a few eps from the end but still, it seems odd that they just all of a sudden throw that out there.

[Cal_kashi]

Well, I found out what was wrong. The rear axle broke, and I got it replaced, but my rear rim is all bent out of shape as well. I will need to get a new one, but I have no money :\

And my roommate owes me his half of the $150 for our monthly bills and has managed to dodge paying me for 2 and a half weeks. Add to that, he did not tell me that he was not planning to renew the lease that ends tomorrow until the 10th of the month. I might be royally screwed, plus that $75 would help out big time.

Fuck. Well, I could talk you through fixing the rim through PM. sorry it took this long to respond. Fucking insurance companies. hell, you in america? I could talk you through it on the phone.

[Animeniax]

I ordered a wall mount for my flat screen TV, saw it was delivered and left at my front door on UPS online while I was at work this afternoon. For some reason I felt some shit was going to go wrong, and lo and behold, when I get home the package is not there. Checked with UPS, they said they delivered it. Unless they made a mistake, some asshole swiped my box from the front of my house and is now using my wall mount, probably trying to figure out how to mount his 19" tube TV with this kit. I hope the TV falls off the wall and fucking crushes him.

I'm mostly pissed that some asshole (probably a neighbor) stole my shit, and from now on when I order shit I'll have to go pick it up at the fucking UPS/Fedex pickup location.

[Buffalobiian]

I ordered a wall mount for my flat screen TV, saw it was delivered and left at my front door on UPS online while I was at work this afternoon. For some reason I felt some shit was going to go wrong, and lo and behold, when I get home the package is not there. Checked with UPS, they said they delivered it. Unless they made a mistake, some asshole swiped my box from the front of my house and is now using my wall mount, probably trying to figure out how to mount his 19" tube TV with this kit. I hope the TV falls off the wall and fucking crushes him.

I'm mostly pissed that some asshole (probably a neighbor) stole my shit, and from now on when I order shit I'll have to go pick it up at the fucking UPS/Fedex pickup location.

What's the value of the wallmount?

Yeah, I'm always thinking that this would happen to me one day. For anything that I actually care about, or paid enough for, I always go "sign upon delivery".

They almost always deliver when I'm not there and make me go collect it from the depot, but I'd still reluctantly embrace this inconvenience for security.

[Animeniax]

What's the value of the wallmount?

Yeah, I'm always thinking that this would happen to me one day. For anything that I actually care about, or paid enough for, I always go "sign upon delivery".

They almost always deliver when I'm not there and make me go collect it from the depot, but I'd still reluctantly embrace this inconvenience for security.

I want to stress that the value of the part isn't what upsets me. I almost bought it locally for $150, then I found it online for $65 with free 2-day shipping so I was ecstatic. So for the thief to ruin all of that ecstasy, I would cut off his balls and make him eat them with a light man-juice sauce that I freshly sqoze myself.

I don't think we can specify "sign upon delivery" for all orders here without an additional charge. Plus, like you, they always deliver when I'm away so I'd end up having to go pick it up from the depot. I'm also considering installing a peephole camera to record the goings-on of my front door. I'd rather catch the thief than have to work around his sorry ass.

[Marik]

Back on Monday, August 23rd I mailed off a $260.000 payment to my credit card company in the form of a money order. This payment was received on Friday, August 27th the very same week, but I wasn't credited the the full $260.00. I was only credited $50.00.

http://home.comcast.net/%7Esupergotenks/50.jpg

I called them up this past Monday to see what the hell was going on with my account and they kept on insisting that the payment was only for $50.00. After going back and forth with the woman on the phone, she finally decided to put me on hold and send me to their accountant.

He gets on the line says the exact same thing, "the payment was in the amount of $50.00." I then proceed to tell him "No, it was for $260.00." He then decides to go and have a look at the actual money order. Well, what do you know.. it says $260.00.

He starts going on and on about how they use machines for the payments and that the machine only picked up $50.00. He then admits that it was their fault and that it will be taken care of soon. I then ask, "How soon is soon?" So, he tells me, "One or two billing cycles."

I had a minimum payment due on September 3rd, in the amount of $70.00. Since they had only credited me $50.00 of the $260.00 that I sent, I still owed $20.00. They ask me if I could make a payment in that amount and I say "No, I already sent you $260.00". I hang up pissed, because I'm going to be charged late fees and such when I have never been late making a payment before in my entire life.

On the night of September 2nd I see this on my account.

http://home.comcast.net/%7Esupergotenks/260.jpg

So, I'm thinking that everything had been taken care of, until I see this today...

http://home.comcast.net/%7Esupergotenks/259.jpg

Sigh, now my payment is on hold.

[KitKat]

This morning I found out that my room has become home to an infestation of bed bugs. I have never been so horrified and revolted in my life. My roommate and I can't afford exterminators, so we're making do with a vacuum and a steam cleaner. The steam kills the little bastards and then I can vacuum up the carcasses. I pretty much have to pull apart my whole room and decontaminate EVERYTHING. I can't even eat anything because I'm so disgusted with their little blood-gorged bodies and colonies of eggs.

I think I probably picked them up a week ago from a homeless guy. Apparently all it takes is one bug on your clothing to start an infestation. Ugh.... back to steaming and vacuuming.... *shudders*

[Lucifus]

Animeniax. Get some cameras on your front door mate. I can't tell you how useful I've found my surveillance system to be.

And it make's a hell of a robbery deterrent.

[Animeniax]

Animeniax. Get some cameras on your front door mate. I can't tell you how useful I've found my surveillance system to be.

And it make's a hell of a robbery deterrent.

Your cameras are visible to the outside? I'd like to keep my cameras concealed, but any additional theft deterrent would be welcome, though I have a few of those in place on my house already.


I think I probably picked them up a week ago from a homeless guy. Apparently all it takes is one bug on your clothing to start an infestation. Ugh.... back to steaming and vacuuming.... *shudders*Wow, I just recently saw on the news that the bed bug invasion is afoot and affecting people all over the northern states. Heat will kill the bed bugs in your bedding and clothes, so leaving them outside in plastic bags during the summer would probably do it. Too bad it's already cooling off for the fall.

[XanBcoo]

2 weeks full of late nights and very little sleep has accustomed my body to getting sleep in the forms of short 4 hour bursts.

On top of that, my new pillow keeps giving me horrible backaches and I wake up congested every morning. It's like 90 degrees outside. Why is does this keep happening?

[Kraco]

my new pillow keeps giving me horrible backaches and I wake up congested every morning. It's like 90 degrees outside. Why is does this keep happening?

Get a new new pillow? When I bought my current pillow, the memory foam type or whatever they are called, I was satisfied with it from the first night. You shouldn't wait for your body to adapt to the pillow. Such reverse orders are reserved for the army.

[Animeniax]

Just watched the updated Return of the Jedi and noticed at the end when they show the spirits of Obiwan, Yoda, and Anakin, they removed the old Anakin and put in the young Haden Christensen Anakin, who looks angry and evil. What the f*ck is that? When did this happen? Who the f*ck authorized this bastardization of a classic film???

[XanBcoo]

Who the f*ck authorized this bastardization of a classic film???

http://www.southparkstudios.com/clips/187269
http://www.southparkstudios.com/clips/187275

[Animeniax]

http://www.southparkstudios.com/clips/187269
http://www.southparkstudios.com/clips/187275

Were you aware they had made the change to Anakin in Return of the Jedi? I've watched the remake a few times when it aired on Spike and never noticed it, though the TV was usually just on in the background and I was doing other stuff while watching.

[XanBcoo]

Were you aware they had made the change to Anakin in Return of the Jedi? I've watched the remake a few times when it aired on Spike and never noticed it, though the TV was usually just on in the background and I was doing other stuff while watching.

Yeah, I've seen it.
http://img32.imageshack.us/img32/81/tstopc.jpg

[Buffalobiian]

Were you aware they had made the change to Anakin in Return of the Jedi? I've watched the remake a few times when it aired on Spike and never noticed it, though the TV was usually just on in the background and I was doing other stuff while watching.

Yeah, I remember seeing that.

It's weird since the other two's appearance are that of themselves before their death.

I guess they wanted to show that the Anakin who joined the Force was the "good" one before he turned to the Sith.

I wasn't all that pissed off about it, from memory.

[Kraco]

A much worse change was in the New Hope, which made Greedo shoot first, instead of the old situation of Han being the only one to shoot at all. Han was supposed to be a scoundrel, not a boyscout like Luke.

[Animeniax]

A much worse change was in the New Hope, which made Greedo shoot first, instead of the old situation of Han being the only one to shoot at all. Han was supposed to be a scoundrel, not a boyscout like Luke.

See I never understood the situation with that, since I didn't even know a change had been made from a previous version. I guess that explains the t-shirt that says "Han shot first".


I wasn't all that pissed off about it, from memory. That's because you're only a casual fan.

[Buffalobiian]

That's because you're only a casual fan.

That's true.

[Xrlderek]

two numb fingers and random tingling. I welcome thee carpal syndrome or ulnar nerve entrapment or whatever you are. fml.

[fahoumh]

Unless they made a mistake, some asshole swiped my box from the front of my house and is now using my wall mount, probably trying to figure out how to mount his 19" tube TV with this kit. I hope the TV falls off the wall and fucking crushes him.
That's fucking balls. And one can only hope they get crushed....yeah, that would be sweet.

[itadakimasu]

My co-worker :

*Takes days off to fly to DC to see Glenn Beck and Sarah Palin.

*Doesn't come to work when it's raining because she's scared to drive in the rain.

/bitching

srsly?

[Animeniax]

My co-worker :

*Takes days off to fly to DC to see Glenn Beck and Sarah Palin.

*Doesn't come to work when it's raining because she's scared to drive in the rain.

/bitching

srsly?

Is she hot? If yes, then all is forgiven.

My bitch: been trying to sign up for a silver Xbox Live account all weekend so I can download Dead Rising 2: Case Zero. Tried 5 times, each time some error occurs trying to send my info to the Xbox Live service. I think they won't let me register because I won't sign up for a gold account, the money grubbers.

[The Heretic Azazel]

Every Thursday night I stream one of my favorite shows, MasterChef, since it airs the night before while I'm at work. Yesterday was the finale and today before I left the house the goddamn local news SPOILED THE FINALE AND ANNOUNCED THE WINNER.

You spoiling sacks of shit.

[Buffalobiian]

Every Thursday night I stream one of my favorite shows, MasterChef, since it airs the night before while I'm at work. Yesterday was the finale and today before I left the house the goddamn local news SPOILED THE FINALE AND ANNOUNCED THE WINNER.

You spoiling sacks of shit.

News reports should have spoiler tags ;)

[Animeniax]

You should report it to Fox. They'll fine the station and threaten to revoke it's franchise for spoiling TV shows. That's advertising dollars lost because you will be less likely to watch the finale now that you know the outcome.

[Archangel]

My 6 hour trip back home just turned to a 8 to 9 trip at the cost of a flat tire.

@ani I was pissed too and i'm just a casual fan, you don't remove an actor from a movie for continuity's sake...

[RyougaZell]

I'm not even a Star Wars fan and I was pissed at the disrespect they gave the original actor.

[UChessmaster]

My aunts husband borrowed my vehicle yesterday, today i was going to go out to buy some food, to my surprise, turns out the battery is dry, i sigh as i checked the lights switch, turns out he left the lights on... again, for about the 7th time in the last 30 days.

HOW can you leave the lights on this many times? he was out during the day ffs!

[Animeniax]

My aunts husband borrowed my vehicle yesterday, today i was going to go out to buy some food, to my surprise, turns out the battery is dry, i sigh as i checked the lights switch, turns out he left the lights on... again, for about the 7th time in the last 30 days.

HOW can you leave the lights on this many times? he was out during the day ffs!

I hate people like that. His life is evidently filled with so many important priorities with places to be and things to do that he can't f*cking do the little considerate and courteous things that make society work. He'd better be an old man or clinically diagnosed with some psychological abnormality or I'm going to rain some karmic hate on his ass.

[Ryllharu]

Speaking of cars, I'm driving down the road, and hear a huge bang on my roof. I'm pretty sure what it is given the time of the year, and sure enough, brand new dent in the roof of my car.

Fucking squirrels dropping hickory nuts out of the trees. These things are an inch and a half (4 cm) and at this time of year, are as hard as a rock.

[RyougaZell]

Speaking of cars, I'm driving down the road, and hear a huge bang on my roof. I'm pretty sure what it is given the time of the year, and sure enough, brand new dent in the roof of my car.

Fucking squirrels dropping hickory nuts out of the trees. These things are an inch and a half (4 cm) and at this time of year, are as hard as a rock.

Ouch. That sucks (do share a picture of the culprit nut if you can).

My car has several bad scratches out of nowhere. Well... not really out of nowhere, but the assholes at work that don't know how to park. And after they hit they run away. Dicks.

[Buffalobiian]

Ouch. That sucks (do share a picture of the culprit nut if you can).

My car has several bad scratches out of nowhere. Well... not really out of nowhere, but the assholes at work that don't know how to park. And after they hit they run away. Dicks.

I don't drive often, but the shittiest piece of work that happened to me was when I scratched the car on the way into the garage. the brick wall dug right through the primer, and even though it was a 14cm scratch at most, it involved both the front and back doors on the left, so I had to get them both repainted.

[Buffalobiian]

Today i lost all of my firefox tabs - that is 1 year worth of tabs(about 50-60, some of them are impossible to get back)...

I never thought I'd beat you Xel, but I did.

Over 3 days of researching 2 assignments, I have accumulated ONE HUNDRED AND THIRTEEN tabs.

Record broken, I'd say .)

[itadakimasu]

I'm taking a class on tuesday nights... Last week I got hung up at work and was running very late, and decided to drive instead of take the train. So i get there, and nobody else showed up!!! so my instructor and I talk for 5 minutes or so and he just says I can go home...

Today I decided to drive again...end up being 30 minutes late and then the guy is going over a program I GAVE HIM w\ the other guys in the class. So, I spent an hour driving and now I'm here and it's basically a waste of time. :(

I'm sticking to the train for now on. takes 15-20 minutes and i can read while on the train whereas driving sucks and i can't do anything while driving.

[Animeniax]

Nothing beats the freedom of driving though...

First set of midterms arrives and I get the flu. Typical. Last Thursday I sit down at a bench and I hear a loud hacking cough coming down the hallway. Of course that person comes and sits next to me, and that night I can feel the sickness germinate in my body. Why are people so inconsiderate? If you're sick, stay the f*ck away from me!

A week later and I'm still around 70% and trying to pass Japanese exams. I did terrible on the oral exam today. Written test is tomorrow but I think I'm ready for that part.

[Cal_kashi]

When I was filming earlier this month my: laptop, helmet, bike shoes, and some bike clothes were stolen at one of the locations. (approx 1100 dollars). I loved those shoes ($450 dollar cycling shoes) And the lappy had my camera's memory card in it so I lost a decade of photos, on topo of my last 8 months of downloading music and anime. Also, the production company ( I think) is trying to screw me out of my paycheck. The contract stipulated $750 flat for the 5 days of work, I did them, and haven't seen a dime. I should have been paid weeks ago,and can't get in touch to deal with it. =/

I'm in way over my head at work and have no one to call upon for help. I will need to start working about 80-100 hours a week until December.

Worst of all, I lost my last and most treasured grandparent Sunday. I knew she was sick and planned to go see her one last time this weekend. Of all my grandparents Grandmere meant the most to me, I was closest to her and she had the most influence on my childhood. She was my ally against my father and she was one hip lady. =(
I miss her dearly, and it's preventing me from being able to focus on my work so I'm falling farther and farther behind.

Also, my bike is starting to scare me, I know something is wrong but I don't know what. Having no car I need this bike, badly. I fear it may fail me soon.

In short:

everything is bad.
I'm unbearably saddened
and here for support.

[Kraco]

Also, the production company ( I think) is trying to screw me out of my paycheck. The contract stipulated $750 flat for the 5 days of work, I did them, and haven't seen a dime. I should have been paid weeks ago,and can't get in touch to deal with it.

Shouldn't you be visiting the police station to file a complaint? That's what Peter Jackson did after LOTR and got millions more!

[XanBcoo]

Only after double checking my roster several times during grading did it become apparent to me that one of my students cannot spell her own name.

Can not spell. Her own name.

Our education system is letting a human being who cannot properly spell their own name slip through.


everything is bad.
I'm unbearably saddened
and here for support.

Yikes, that's pretty heavy shit. Hang in there :(.

[Uchiha Barles]

Nothing beats the freedom of driving though...

First set of midterms arrives and I get the flu. Typical. Last Thursday I sit down at a bench and I hear a loud hacking cough coming down the hallway. Of course that person comes and sits next to me, and that night I can feel the sickness germinate in my body. Why are people so inconsiderate? If you're sick, stay the f*ck away from me!

A week later and I'm still around 70% and trying to pass Japanese exams. I did terrible on the oral exam today. Written test is tomorrow but I think I'm ready for that part.

I used to be so self conscious about appearing mean if I got up and moved when say, an obviously sick person would sit/stand next to me, or I'd walk into a train car and a horrible odor was emanating from soneone, generally a homeless person. Not anymore. Nowadays, I just get up and move. It's liberating.

@CalKashi: Yeah bro, sorry to hear that. I lost my wallet not too long ago which had my state ID and for some godforsaken reason, my SS card in there. I can only hope the shithead who took it the wallet is too stupid to make any real use of the info.

[Dark Dragon]

Only after double checking my roster several times during grading did it become apparent to me that one of my students cannot spell her own name.

Can not spell. Her own name.

Our education system is letting a human being who cannot properly spell their own name slip through.

Could it be possible that maybe someone the school made a mistake when typing in her name? It could also be possible that prefer another spelling of her name? I mean, i understand that the new generation of kids are morons, but that seems a bit TOO stupid to be possible.

[Cal_kashi]

Thanks for the encouragement guys. Wfhen you are really down any kind words help.
Also, too add a final insult to injury. My grandmother's funeral service will be held simultaneously with the rally to restore sanity and the march to keep fear alive. So, time to cancel those tickets and prepare for a memorial instead of the party I was counting on to pull me out of my funk.
Worst of all I feel like such an asshole for being bummed I'm going to miss the march/rally/party. I know how much more important this service is than a party in DC, especially considering how dearly i miss Grandmere, but Damnit, the Stewart/Colbert event is going to be amazing, and maybe something I'll never have a chance to be a part of again.


On a side note, I'm so glad we have this thread. I think being able to release your frustrations can be important, and helpful when you have an awesome community like Gotwoot to listen and empathize (or help).

[XanBcoo]

Could it be possible that maybe someone the school made a mistake when typing in her name? It could also be possible that prefer another spelling of her name? I mean, i understand that the new generation of kids are morons, but that seems a bit TOO stupid to be possible.
Yeah, that's a possibility. The kid has a 41 in my class, though. It's also an easy spelling mistake to make if you're an idiot/illiterate. Knowing her, I'm convinced she just doesn't know the correct spelling.

[The Heretic Azazel]

What grade do you teach Xan?

[XanBcoo]

9th grade.

It's depressing how illiterate some of these kids are. The middle school sends them to us half prepared with a sense that if they do a half-assed job they will get by. Most of my kids are shocked and confused that they have Cs and Ds because I actually hold them accountable for their work.

Our school has a policy that a teacher can't have more than 10% of our students failing, and we're expected to be responsible for those that do fail. It's created a situation where overworked teachers "give" grades to students who don't really deserve them to save themselves more trouble down the line.

I have pledged to make sure that every student who truly doesn't give a fuck about my class and doesn't do the work receives the grade they deserve.

[KitKat]

Thanks for the encouragement guys. Wfhen you are really down any kind words help.
Also, too add a final insult to injury. My grandmother's funeral service will be held simultaneously with the rally to restore sanity and the march to keep fear alive. So, time to cancel those tickets and prepare for a memorial instead of the party I was counting on to pull me out of my funk.
Worst of all I feel like such an asshole for being bummed I'm going to miss the march/rally/party. I know how much more important this service is than a party in DC, especially considering how dearly i miss Grandmere, but Damnit, the Stewart/Colbert event is going to be amazing, and maybe something I'll never have a chance to be a part of again.

Aww, Cal I'm so sorry to hear about your Grandmere. Sounds like she was an amazing lady. It's totally normal to feel bummed about missing the party. You were looking forward to it for a while, after all. But there will be other big parties in the future, whereas you have only one Grandmere and this is the time to celebrate her life, the impacts she had on the people around her, and share about how much she meant to you.

Don't feel too down about everything that's going on right now. It's crappy and it sucks, but you're intelligent, determined, and outgoing (at least, you seem pretty outgoing from how you relate on the forums). And those are qualities that will always serve you well in the workplace and elsewhere. So aim higher and dream bigger! I know as an online community vs a physical community we can't really tangibly help you out during this hard time, but we've got lots of encouragement for you whenever you need it.

[rockmanj]

I am in an overall bad mood, but I think I may be a horrible person, as I think one of my roommates might be an idiot. Here is the evidence:
-She has lost her keys 3 times already (once from the outer door to the inner door; a matter of walking up the stairs.
-She does not know how to operate a can opener (manual).
-She thought that the bathtub was clogged, but the case was that the stopper was down.
-She apparently got lost coming home yesterday.
Lastly, assumes things about me with no evidence whatsoever (that I hate women because I get into debates with women every so often).

Am I an asshole for thinking this, or is this valid reasoning? I just needed to get it off my chest.

and Cal_kashi: Try to keep your head up, I am sure things will improve eventually.

[Kraco]

If she's cute, she's just an airhead. If she's not cute, then she's an idiot.

[rockmanj]

If she's cute, she's just an airhead. If she's not cute, then she's an idiot.

FYI, I don't find her attractive. She does kind of have an airhead voice though.

[Cal_kashi]

So, to force myself out of my awful Funk, I decided to produce some art work in honor of my grandmother. I drank the sort of drinks she used to imbile and produced artwork she would have liked. I dedicated the entire weekend to it, at least a solid 30 hours.
and I gotta say, it helped a lot. And since, you guys helped me out, and I think you might be interested in what I produced I thought I'd post it here, as thanks and "hey look at this"
Digital rendering:
http://i451.photobucket.com/albums/qq238/user0_cool/coffee_colors_5.jpg?t=1286923873
First Physical Rendering:
http://i451.photobucket.com/albums/qq238/user0_cool/betterproof.jpg?t=1286923979

I'm in discussion with a local coffee house that I've been displaying artwork at, and after I have assurances that it will still be around, I will invest in a good canvas and nice acrylics so that I can reproduce the colors I made digitally.... And sell the work to the rich woman that frequent the shop. =D

Also, the piece it titled kinda for you guys and her:
Pop art is a bang! Coffee # 5.

Enjoy

[enkoujin]

I like it, but I don't know what it's telling me.

My condolences to your grandmother as well.

[rockmanj]

I'm not sure it has to tell anything. I think its an excellent way to deal with your grief.



And since this is the bitching thread, some jackhole stole my bike yesterday :\

[Buffalobiian]

I decided to stree-test my PC again for heat tolerance today with Prime and Furmark since the days have been getting hotter.


What's been established from previous tests:
Both the aftermarket coolers for the CPU and GPU do the job fine, but rather the bottleneck of my system's cooling capacity is the single undervolted exhaust that acts as the only means of active case airflow provision. The inside of the case gets hot. Very hot. But still within tolerable limits.

There was one time when the graphics card reached the max temperature limit due to this, and I fixed that by manipulating the case to increase the airflow vent area. Previous tests showed that it was sufficient for cooling.

What happened today:

Guess what happens when your single, undervolted exhaust fan fails during a stress test with a quad core and a Radeon 5870 while you're out on lunch?

Shit fucks up ;)

The problem turned out to be a loose molex connection.. (yeah, wtf??). Anybody who's familiar with the Corsair series of power supplies would know of how their molex connectors are designed to allow for easier disconnection of molex sockets. In short, if you push this bit of plastic down, it'll pop the male and female connectors apart.

When you have such a connection at the back of the case behind the steel scaffolding (when you look at it from the "normal" side of an opened case), forcing the cover on can give that piece of plastic a little "push", and is what I assumed to have lead to the problem at hand.

I've changed the cabling around just a bit to avoid this problem now.

Less of a bitch, more as a word of caution.

[Kraco]

So, you didn't actually fry anything? Still, I don't know how wise it's to dance on such a thin line.

[Buffalobiian]

So, you didn't actually fry anything? Still, I don't know how wise it's to dance on such a thin line.

I don't think anything fried, no.

What I did find out accidentally was that throttling happens when my cores sit for a while at >84C temps. I had previously thought they only kick in at the TJmax (99C), but it seems that's the physical damage threshold.

It took a little while to come to that conclusion since my cores can't normally reach such a high temp from pure CPU-stressing. I need to use gfx-stressing tools to push the internal case temps to oven-like temperatures in order to reach those numbers.

[darkshadow]

85C is the general safe limit for cpu temps ( you can change this in the bios). At this temp it will start throttling, if it however can't bring the temp down, the pc should then shut down by itself.

The physical damage treshold is a bit higher than TJmax though, TJmax is just a safe reference so it doesn't ever fry. I once got my cpu up to 125C because of the cooler coming loose, it stayed at that temp for about a minute before just shutting down...no damage done.

But yeah as Kraco said, I wouldn't dance on such a thin line just to reduce some noise from the pc. The constant heat definitly degrades the overall life expectancy of your system.

[Buffalobiian]

But yeah as Kraco said, I wouldn't dance on such a thin line just to reduce some noise from the pc. The constant heat definitly degrades the overall life expectancy of your system.

It doesn't usually get that hot. Playing 45mins of MW2 for example only pushes both components to 60C tops.

[Animeniax]

Registered for spring semester classes (it rules to be a senior, first dibs on all classes). The difference in tuition for 11 hours and 12 hours is $900. What kind of bs is that? I don't think I even need to be full time, but the 1 hour class I'd take to get to 12 hours will cost me $900??

What's really goofy is that you can take up to 17 hours and not pay any more than what 12 hours costs. Makes no sense.

[Buffalobiian]

Registered for spring semester classes (it rules to be a senior, first dibs on all classes). The difference in tuition for 11 hours and 12 hours is $900. What kind of bs is that? I don't think I even need to be full time, but the 1 hour class I'd take to get to 12 hours will cost me $900??

What's really goofy is that you can take up to 17 hours and not pay any more than what 12 hours costs. Makes no sense.

Sounds like they either want you to attend 11 or 17 hrs.

[rockmanj]

My bad roommate seems to enjoy playing shitty pop music at 7am every day for some reason (loudly). She also seems kind of lazy and absent minded as well (she loses or misplaces her keys or phone at least twice a week). The first I can talk to her about, but the other two issues...hmmm.

[darkshadow]

Maybe she's using it as some sort of time measurement? I play music when I wake up for school as well, simply cause I always know how much time has passed then >.>.

[rockmanj]

If it were not so loud, I would have no problem with it.

[Animeniax]

If it were not so loud, I would have no problem with it.

This is one of the many reasons I no longer have roommates. I know it's just little shit, but as the band Bush said, it's the little things that kill... tearing at my brain again... little little little... little little little... little little little...little little little... little little little...little little little... little little little...little little little... little little little...little little little... little little little...little little little... little little little...little little little... little little little... the song continues like this for another 5 minutes but you get the idea.

[XanBcoo]

My bad roommate seems to enjoy playing shitty pop music at 7am every day for some reason (loudly). She also seems kind of lazy and absent minded as well (she loses or misplaces her keys or phone at least twice a week). The first I can talk to her about, but the other two issues...hmmm.

Is your roommate Faye Wong (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YxSXExRpRQo&feature=related)?

[Animeniax]

Is your roommate Faye Wong (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YxSXExRpRQo&feature=related)?

More importantly, is your roommate hot?

That's a pretty sad clip. I haven't seen the movie, but I can only imagine she's one of millions of Chinese youth who would love to leave their shitty little lives in their shitty little apartments in China for a life in America. Funny how so many foreigners want to move to Japan to live in a cramped little apartment box.

[Animeniax]

I created a facebook page almost explicitly so I can play Bejeweled Blitz for free. Now when I try to access facebook a privacy settings window pops up, but when I click to continue it errors out. There's no other way to get rid of the window. Stupid facebook bullshit, I need my Bejeweled fix!!!!

[Animeniax]

Got a notice from my credit card company, some dillhole tried to buy something from a Mac store in Philadelphia using my credit card number. They declined his ass, but now my credit card is on hold pending security authorization (the bank has to call me to verify everything's ok, which of course they won't do until the holiday weekend is over). Luckily I ordered most of what I wanted and the orders were already processed before this scam happened, so I don't have to reorder everything, but now I'll have to get a new cc and scrap the one I've had for almost 10 years (I've memorized the full number so online ordering is easy).

The first indication to my cc company that something was amiss: someone buying shit from a Mac store. Apple products suck!

[Ryllharu]

I had both of my credit card numbers got (potentially) nabbed at the same time around a month ago. New numbers for both.

But yeah, that totally sucks. I'm surprised they didn't go for trying to pay off a medical bill too. That seems to be a trend. Everyone I know who has had their credit card numbers stolen always mentions some dumbass trying to pay a medical bill with it.

[Ryllharu]

My car wasn't working too good last night. Very noticeable loss of engine power, struggled up hills, suddenly louder engine.

Take it into the dealer hoping it was something that would be covered by warranty. They call me back at work, nope, "maintenance parts," so full price. Spark plugs were shot (I was pretty close to being due for a tuneup, so that made sense).

It was also Infested with mice. The little bastards made their way into both air filters, and one of them even managed to get chewed up by my timing belt. Real nice.

edit: it isn't in a garage so I've got to find something to keep them out.

[Animeniax]

Do you live in a cold climate area? I imagine the mice are seeking shelter in the warm engine bay of your car. Barn cats do that on farms and end up getting killed... which is why people don't form emotional attachments to barn cats.

So the crooks tried to make 3 purchases with my CC before they canceled it, two in Philly and one in Ohio. I think the one at a Bed Bath and Beyond in Ohio went through. Weird, since I made a purchase at a BB&B in Austin on the same day.

@Ryllharu: no medical bill payments, as far as the CC company told me.

[Ryllharu]

Do you live in a cold climate area? I imagine the mice are seeking shelter in the warm engine bay of your car. Barn cats do that on farms and end up getting killed... which is why people don't form emotional attachments to barn cats.Yes I do, and that's exactly what they're after. They did it to my old car twice before, it just was never this bad, and didn't interfere with the performance of the engine.

I've had a bed of acorns near by battery since the winter I bought my car. I splash it with windshield wiper fluid every time I fill the reservoir. After the second time, the number of acorns has never increased. :D

I'll have to invest in some peppermint oil or something else that allegedly keeps the mice out of the engine.

[rockmanj]

Good Grief, one of my roommates is a functional idiot. I need to vent, so I will just list a few of the dumb things she has done in recent memory:

-cannot use a can opener, and actually, cannot identify one by herself.

-wanted me to open a bottle of (my) beer, and asked me to open it. I told her that i do not have an opener in my bedroom. So she comes back with a vegetable skin scraper and asks if that is the can opener. Then she finds the bottle opener, and it takes her 5 minutes to open with bottle (i heard signs of struggle as well)

-tried to but a large cup into the microwave. I told her that it would not fit, so she gets an even larger one (which of course does not fit)!

-she is also very lazy: never does dishes, does not put recyclables in the recyclable bag (right next to it, like that extra inch will kill her), and never takes the trash to the dumpster.

-Also fashions herself a "feminist" but complains that people do not do enough for her because she is a "girl"

-turns the thermostat to like 80F (26.6 C) at all times, which is too hot for my other roommate and myself, but does not care, and whines when someone lowers it to a more reasonable temp.

I could go on...ugh

P.S. I forgot about the 10 shitty pop songs that she plays everyday at 6 am.

[The Heretic Azazel]

That sounds like my fat worthless bitch of a roommate. On top of that she's incredibly racist and actually tried to hide the garbage in my outside closet yesterday. I really, really want to bury her alive.

[Archangel]

Suddenly having to take 2 buses to Uni doesn't feel as annoying...

[rockmanj]

That sounds like my fat worthless bitch of a roommate. On top of that she's incredibly racist and actually tried to hide the garbage in my outside closet yesterday. I really, really want to bury her alive.

What a bitch! I know that is not the right thing to say, but geez. Who would try to hide trash? Is she that stupid?

I am also curious as to what she does for about 30 minutes at night and then like 2 hours in the morning that requires her to hog the bathroom. Whatever it is, it does not look like it is working.

[Animeniax]

Where are you guys finding roommates from, an ad in the local Greensheet or Craigslist or some other bad source for finding roommates?

I've kinda/sorta been searching for a roommate among those I consort or work with, but none have appealed to me so far. I own the house we'd be living in so I'm really picky about who I'd live with.

[David75]

Good Grief, one of my roommates is a functional idiot. I need to vent, so I will just list a few of the dumb things she has done in recent memory:

-cannot use a can opener, and actually, cannot identify one by herself.

-wanted me to open a bottle of (my) beer, and asked me to open it. I told her that i do not have an opener in my bedroom. So she comes back with a vegetable skin scraper and asks if that is the can opener. Then she finds the bottle opener, and it takes her 5 minutes to open with bottle (i heard signs of struggle as well)

-tried to but a large cup into the microwave. I told her that it would not fit, so she gets an even larger one (which of course does not fit)!

-she is also very lazy: never does dishes, does not put recyclables in the recyclable bag (right next to it, like that extra inch will kill her), and never takes the trash to the dumpster.

-Also fashions herself a "feminist" but complains that people do not do enough for her because she is a "girl"

-turns the thermostat to like 80F (26.6 C) at all times, which is too hot for my other roommate and myself, but does not care, and whines when someone lowers it to a more reasonable temp.

I could go on...ugh

P.S. I forgot about the 10 shitty pop songs that she plays everyday at 6 am.

Fat, cold, unable to do anything related to chores even if it's easy unable to please herself in the bathroom even after hours of trying... ->hypothyroidism :cool:

[Kraco]

I'm happy I never needed to deal excessively with people as clinically stupid as these roommates you are describing, let alone live with one.

[rockmanj]

Where are you guys finding roommates from, an ad in the local Greensheet or Craigslist or some other bad source for finding roommates?
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Sadly, the latter. We were desperate to find a 3rd person. Speaking of craigslist, she was complaining about some guy that treats her badly (and that she also treats badly) and how she hates men and they have no soul, how nobody wants her and decides that her best course of action is to find hook-ups on craigslist. I said that I thought the idea was reckless and dangerous. Apparently she does not think so. I also do not want her breeding for the good of mankind.

[Animeniax]

Sadly, the latter. We were desperate to find a 3rd person. Speaking of craigslist, she was complaining about some guy that treats her badly (and that she also treats badly) and how she hates men and they have no soul, how nobody wants her and decides that her best course of action is to find hook-ups on craigslist. I said that I thought the idea was reckless and dangerous. Apparently she does not think so. I also do not want her breeding for the good of mankind.

Is this in Korea? Is she Korean?

[Archangel]

Is this in Korea? Is she Korean?
Speaking of desperate...

[rockmanj]

Is this in Korea? Is she Korean?

wow...no, I have been in Chicago again for almost 2 years. She is not Korean; I would shamed her into compliance by now.

[Animeniax]

wow...no, I have been in Chicago again for almost 2 years. She is not Korean; I would shamed her into compliance by now.

I think you're referring to Japanese since I thought Koreans are shameless...


Speaking of desperate... Desperate to talk some smack about Koreans, yes.

[rockmanj]

I think you're referring to Japanese since I thought Koreans are shameless...

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Shame works quite well there too. It has actually prevented someone from dating me. This imaginary shame a young lady's friend told her would result from being associated with me actually worked. And it was only because her friend was jealous of her and got rejected by two of my friends for being boring and lacking personality.

[Animeniax]

I wish you could shame them into not littering and talking so damn loud.

[rockmanj]

I wish you could shame them into not littering and talking so damn loud.

The problem is that most Koreans do it. If it was made taboo, then maybe that could change things...although Korean language, by its nature seems to be loud and generally whiny.

[Xelbair]

Yesterday something weird happened to me while i was driving my car...
my gas pedal(on a side note - it has automatic transition) froze after i pushed it slightly and it fell to the floor - while i was on the street.
probably spring got frozen and it's parameters changed so it was extremely hard.
Nothing bad happned other than me getting very scared.

[Buffalobiian]

Yesterday something weird happened to me while i was driving my car...
my gas pedal(on a side note - it has automatic transition) froze after i pushed it slightly and it fell to the floor - while i was on the street.
probably spring got frozen and it's parameters changed so it was extremely hard.
Nothing bad happned other than me getting very scared.

As in the pedal fell off onto the floor, or it fell backwards (ie was pushed back) to the floor?

In any case, good thing it chose the right pedal to malfunction.

[Xelbair]

Pedal was 'glued' to the floor, and spring would not push it back.
It was even worse than brake malfunction - because if there was brake malfunction i could somehow stop going faster - even with handbrake - without turning the engine off.
I've had to quickly change gear to neutral and turn off the engine.

[Buffalobiian]

Pedal was 'glued' to the floor, and spring would not push it back.
It was even worse than brake malfunction - because if there was brake malfunction i could somehow stop going faster - even with handbrake - without turning the engine off.
I've had to quickly change gear to neutral and turn off the engine.

Oh. I misunderstood the nature of your problem then.

All the cars I've seen here in Australia have the pedals suspended from above.

[Death BOO Z]

One of my classes in political sciences requires me to write a short paper with two other students, and it's due this Thursday.

we're a three men team, and somehow, it feels like I've done everything.
choice of topic? me. general idea of the paper? I did that. every single word in it? me again.
it's not a serious paper, but it annoys me that I practically wrote every bit of it. every time we met I asked suggested "this week, we should focus on this part and this part, I'm going to do this one...", and a week later, I meet them again, and nothing.

they're decent and fun people, but they don't pull their weight for shit. I sent them a draft for the paper and got nothing from them, I had to ask my dad to review it.

and one of them even had to nerve to say "I know I didn't do much work, so when all of this is over, I'd like to take you two out for beer". dumbass.

I hate working with other people. I hate to be the guy that doesn't do anything, and I hate to be the guy that does everything.

I'm too sick and tired of the paper that I don't bother even fixing the parts that I know they need redoing.

[Buffalobiian]

I didn't get the job for this pharmacy internship I was trialling out for. It was down to me and some other person, and the boss had to choose between my better communication/customer service/medication counselling and the other guy's prescription processing speed.

Being a small (size of someone's bedroom?) pharmacy that had the pharmacist do everything pretty much (with only one other assistant on), they chose the applicant who was more efficient at doing scripts.

Truth be told, I was going to look for another place since this wasn't very "proper" (they cut corners with prescription handling, and the way some things are don't can't be described as professional), but it would have been good to have at least one job guaranteed.

Stupid saturated job market.

It doesn't look like I'll get into medicine next month neither. The coming year doesn't look too flash.

[enkoujin]

Lactose intolerance is a bitch - and it's a pain in the ass to pay a premium for the same branded products made for lactose intolerance people and/or lactase pills.

Especially during this time of year, when egg nog is the elixer of angels' sweat, I'm just drinking fruit juice instead.

Also, hot chocolate's a no-no as well, along with double-double coffees, ice creams and everything else with high lactose content!

[Animeniax]

Lactose intolerance is a bitch - and it's a pain in the ass to pay a premium for the same branded products made for lactose intolerance people and/or lactase pills.

Especially during this time of year, when egg nog is the elixer of angels' sweat, I'm just drinking fruit juice instead.

Also, hot chocolate's a no-no as well, along with double-double coffees, ice creams and everything else with high lactose content!

I know your pain, my lactase-deficient brother. I eat dairy products anyway, and pay for it with gas and bloating and general discomfort. It's worth it, usually.

[Kraco]

There are fortunately lactose free dairy products available quite broadly here but they sure cost more like Enkoujin said.

[Buffalobiian]

I know your pain, my lactase-deficient brother. I eat dairy products anyway, and pay for it with gas and bloating and general discomfort. It's worth it, usually.

That's fairly minor though, isn't it?

Some people shit their guts out if they try to test fate even just a little.

[David75]

One of my classes in political sciences requires me to write a short paper with two other students, and it's due this Thursday.

we're a three men team, and somehow, it feels like I've done everything.
choice of topic? me. general idea of the paper? I did that. every single word in it? me again.
it's not a serious paper, but it annoys me that I practically wrote every bit of it. every time we met I asked suggested "this week, we should focus on this part and this part, I'm going to do this one...", and a week later, I meet them again, and nothing.

they're decent and fun people, but they don't pull their weight for shit. I sent them a draft for the paper and got nothing from them, I had to ask my dad to review it.

and one of them even had to nerve to say "I know I didn't do much work, so when all of this is over, I'd like to take you two out for beer". dumbass.

I hate working with other people. I hate to be the guy that doesn't do anything, and I hate to be the guy that does everything.

I'm too sick and tired of the paper that I don't bother even fixing the parts that I know they need redoing.

Been there, done that.
Except it was a full week work on my part, no help at all. We were supposed to be 4, did that all alone. Got the second best mark of all the classes doing this (second year, engineering). The only thanks I got for that, from one of those that shoud have worked on it: the result is not that good... Bummer, you never ever had first or second place in anything and you criticize someone that did your shit and placed you there, all alone when this was supposed to be teamwork.
So yes, it also pains me that I have to work alone. As time passes, I measure the great inefficiency it represents, I also admire great teamwork at play when I witness it. I'm just unable to be part of it or never ever had the chance to -probably for problems on my part-.
At the end of the day, regardless of how small things I did are, I did them all and no one shall ever try to steal that from me.

Dairy products:
I know the pain too. Thing is, I seldomly eat pre-processed food. Less problems/risks and taste is often better. You only have to know how to cook for yourself, it's also easier when you live with someone who also knows how to cook, and cares for you too.

[Buffalobiian]

One of my classes in political sciences requires me to write a short paper with two other students, and it's due this Thursday.

we're a three men team, and somehow, it feels like I've done everything.
choice of topic? me. general idea of the paper? I did that. every single word in it? me again.
it's not a serious paper, but it annoys me that I practically wrote every bit of it. every time we met I asked suggested "this week, we should focus on this part and this part, I'm going to do this one...", and a week later, I meet them again, and nothing.

they're decent and fun people, but they don't pull their weight for shit. I sent them a draft for the paper and got nothing from them, I had to ask my dad to review it.

and one of them even had to nerve to say "I know I didn't do much work, so when all of this is over, I'd like to take you two out for beer". dumbass.

I hate working with other people. I hate to be the guy that doesn't do anything, and I hate to be the guy that does everything.

I'm too sick and tired of the paper that I don't bother even fixing the parts that I know they need redoing.

I used to be better at team work. Actually, "better" is kinda subjective, now that I think about it, since communication is also a part of "good" teamwork.

I think I used to work harder as part of a team (though it's also true to say I used to work harder in general), but now I find that I don't do as much "prior preparation" work as much as I could. What often happens in my case is that someone takes the lead in the beginning and starts organising everything and setting out tasks for everyone. I'd be lying if I said I got those allocated tasks done every time.

My worth tends to come in during meetings in:

1) "paraphrasing" for members so that others can understand them. This is different from translating in that it's not a language barrier, but more of an "expression" barrier. Somehow I'm better at understanding what other people are trying to say and expressing that in a form that the rest of the team will understand than any other person I've worked with so far.

2) Thinking of ideas or developing other people's ideas into something workable.

3) Breaking silences.

In oral presentations, I'm also always the guy who has the job of answering all the questions afterwards (the responses are marked.)



Overall, I'd say I'm not very good as a team member when it comes to prior preparation of material. "On the spot", "quick thinking" and "getting through sticky questions" is where I'd say I my input lies - whatever that's worth.








Talking about allergies, some of you may remember my allergy to Toohey's Extra Dry (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tooheys_Extra_Dry) from last time. From my recent vacation trip, I've reacted to a particular Sapporo product (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sapporo_Brewery) that I don't quite remember, but I'm fine with Tsing tao (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tsingtao_Brewery), and every wine/sake I've tried.

I've yet to pinpoint what it is that I'm having an itchy, generally unwell rash to exactly.

[Animeniax]

Speaking of allergies, classes start next week and I haven't been able to hit the gym because of cedar allergies and a bronchial upper respiratory infection. I'm on antibiotics for only the second time in 5 years, so that's a plus. Because of all the sinus medication I've been taking, I've got dry eye so I'm wearing glasses because my contacts are drying out too much. These coke-bottle glasses are from a prescription that is 7 years old, but they still work.

I won't be able to go make a good buffed up impression on the girls in my new classes. Maybe my CHL will impress them.

[Archangel]

How stereotypical of you, Ani

[Animeniax]

How stereotypical of you, Ani

Which part, the physiological weakness or the desire to impress women?

[Archangel]

The desire to impress women comes from being a dude, it isn't as much a stereotype as it is human nature

I was referring to the allergies, next you'll tell me you wear a headgear too.

[Buffalobiian]

These coke-bottle glasses are from a prescription that is 7 years old, but they still work.

I prefer old prescription glasses. New ones give you headaches or eye-aches for a while and render your old ones useless.

[Animeniax]

The desire to impress women comes from being a dude, it isn't as much a stereotype as it is human natureTrue but it's only acceptable to varying degrees before it's considered pathetic.


I was referring to the allergies, next you'll tell me you wear a headgear too.
If you knew my background you wouldn't be so judgmental.

To be honest I thought you were giving me shit for bragging that I'm working on my CHL.


I prefer old prescription glasses. New ones give you headaches or eye-aches for a while and render your old ones useless.I prefer my contacts. Glasses are such a hindrance, and so uncool.

[Archangel]

I'm not dissing you or anything, i'm just saying it's funny for a geek such as yourself ( or me, 95% of this forum is comprised of geeks ) to have those kinds of allergies

It's like when you see a bunch of black men playing basketball, i can't help but chuckle a bit

[XanBcoo]

True but it's only acceptable to varying degrees before it's considered pathetic.

Oh... (http://forums.gotwoot.net/showthread.php/17770-Is-there-anything-wrong-with...?)


It's like when you see a bunch of black men playing basketball, i can't help but chuckle a bit
That's not a physical attribute, though. I'd say it's more similar to seeing a short Asian or a Jew with a big nose.

[Buffalobiian]

Oh... (http://forums.gotwoot.net/showthread.php/17770-Is-there-anything-wrong-with...?)

ROFL



That's not a physical attribute, though. I'd say it's more similar to seeing a short Asian or a Jew with a big nose.

But that's not stereotypical...

[enkoujin]

But that's not stereotypical...

It actually is, relatively speaking.

[Buffalobiian]

It actually is, relatively speaking.

I see. Misread it as a short Asian .... with a big nose.

[Ryllharu]

Had to limp my car to the repair garage when I was going to take it in for routine oil change.

Mice had got into it again, this time they chewed through the spark plug wires.

Now my car is stuffed with dryer sheets in every spot I can easily get to and know there is no risk of fire (sadly not that many with my tiny engine compartment). With any luck it'll keep the bastards out. Otherwise I'm going to have to find someone with a good jack so I can get at a few more spots.

Few things stress me out more than problems with my car.

[Kraco]

You should try to reduce the mouse population. The next time you level up, assign some points to the trap making.

[Buffalobiian]

Had to limp my car to the repair garage when I was going to take it in for routine oil change.

Mice had got into it again, this time they chewed through the spark plug wires.

Now my car is stuffed with dryer sheets in every spot I can easily get to and know there is no risk of fire (sadly not that many with my tiny engine compartment). With any luck it'll keep the bastards out. Otherwise I'm going to have to find someone with a good jack so I can get at a few more spots.

Few things stress me out more than problems with my car.

I've never seen a single mouse in Australia that wasn't in a zoo or some sort of captive environment. Like Kraco said, increase your traps? Perhaps add a predator or two?

[rockmanj]

I've never seen a single mouse in Australia that wasn't in a zoo or some sort of captive environment. Like Kraco said, increase your traps? Perhaps add a predator or two?

You all have mice in the zoo?

[Buffalobiian]

You all have mice in the zoo?

I can't remember to be honest. It wasn't on my priority to-see list all those years ago. I can only assume that if I had seen one, it would have been there or something.

I should probably have said pet shop instead or something, since I actually remember seeing them there.

[Ryllharu]

I can't remember to be honest. It wasn't on my priority to-see list all those years ago. I can only assume that if I had seen one, it would have been there or something.

I should probably have said pet shop instead or something, since I actually remember seeing them there.

The ultra venomous spiders and snakes must eat them all.

edit: Australia appears to have plagues (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HkTBPk1kunA&feature=player_embedded#!) of mice.

[Munsu]

This is a fucking test.

[Buffalobiian]

The ultra venomous spiders and snakes must eat them all.

edit: Australia appears to have plagues (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HkTBPk1kunA&feature=player_embedded#!) of mice.

Interesting. Guess I live too cleanly and have nothing to feed them with.

[Animeniax]

I can't remember to be honest. It wasn't on my priority to-see list all those years ago. I can only assume that if I had seen one, it would have been there or something.

Is it really that hard to tell the truth by default?



You all have mice in the zoo?That reminds me of a tweet they showed on Tosh.0 where someone tweeted that zoos in Africa would have animals we consider to be common like dogs and cats. F'in' hilarious.

[Ryllharu]

That reminds me of a tweet they showed on Tosh.0 where someone tweeted that zoos in Africa would have animals we consider to be common like dogs and cats. F'in' hilarious.Fun Fact: The zoo in Kabul, Afganistan has the country's only pig.

It was quarantined after suffering a bout of swine flu (http://www.reuters.com/article/lifestyleMolt/idUSTRE5444XQ20090505).

[Buffalobiian]

Is it really that hard to tell the truth by default?





I've never seen a single mouse in Australia that wasn't in a zoo or some sort of captive environment.

Ambiguity saves my ass :)

[Animeniax]

I was referring to this admission:
I can't remember to be honest.


Fun Fact: The zoo in Kabul, Afganistan has the country's only pig.

It was quarantined after suffering a bout of swine flu (http://www.reuters.com/article/lifestyleMolt/idUSTRE5444XQ20090505).

Holy shit, the stuff you read in the news! This is from the article you linked:
One fighter climbed into the lion enclosure but was immediately killed by Marjan, the zoo's most famous inhabitant. The man's brother returned the next day and lobbed a hand grenade at the lion leaving him toothless and blind.

[rockmanj]

I was referring to this admission:



Holy shit, the stuff you read in the news! This is from the article you linked:


That is hilarious! And I think they may have squirrels in Korean zoos (South, of course). You almost never see them in cities.

[Animeniax]

That is hilarious! And I think they may have squirrels in Korean zoos (South, of course). You almost never see them in cities.

That's sad, no squirrels running around college campuses in Korea? Another reason not to visit.

However, if they let them breed as normal in the wild (city), they'd multiply and overrun the place, much as any rodent species would.

[Dark Dragon]

It saddens me when people can't do their jobs.

I ordered 2 text books with overnight shipping from amazon. Waited at home all day today, only to find out that the items were apparently already delivered. It turn out that the guy in charge of delivering my books couldn't even read the label correctly and delivered it to some location across town. I drove there to talk to the people and apparently they haven't received anything. So either those people lied to me or the person i talked to also gave me the wrong address.

The best part is that today is Friday, so now i have to wait till Monday to get some sort of proper answer as to where the hell my books are. Meanwhile, i have several assignments due next week that requires these books.

[Buffalobiian]

I take it that these weren't registered and simply delivered to anyone who was at the "address"?

I've been getting wrist pains lately. At first I thought it might have been the new keyboard, and it probably was.

(The story to that was that I bought a new keyboard but thought it was "too low" with the legs extended, so attached custom bits to make it tilt higher. Having overcompensated it tilted my wrists too far, and since putting the keyboard back to default my wrist pain has improved. The default tilt with legs actually feels right now.)

But now it's mostly my right wrist that's hurting, and it seems to have been relieved by giving it some support when I'm using my mouse. The current implementation is to put a soft spectacle case underneath. Strange that it's only happened in the last week or so, and that I haven't experienced anything like it for the last 3 or 4 years that I've had my mouse in the same position.

Does anyone use mousepads these days? Flat, or wrist support ones? Any experience with wrist pain or Oppai mousepads? :P

[Animeniax]

It saddens me when people can't do their jobs.

I ordered 2 text books with overnight shipping from amazon. Waited at home all day today, only to find out that the items were apparently already delivered. It turn out that the guy in charge of delivering my books couldn't even read the label correctly and delivered it to some location across town. I drove there to talk to the people and apparently they haven't received anything. So either those people lied to me or the person i talked to also gave me the wrong address.

The best part is that today is Friday, so now i have to wait till Monday to get some sort of proper answer as to where the hell my books are. Meanwhile, i have several assignments due next week that requires these books.

Had this happen to me (see previous post a few pages back in this thread).

You should have called Amazon immediately once you returned home and the package wasn't there. It's not your responsibility to drive across town to fix UPS/Fedex/USPS's mistake. Amazon would have shipped out the books already or by tomorrow and you'd have them by Monday. Live and learn I guess.

[Dark Dragon]

First thing i did was called Amazon. The only thing i got from them was "we're contacting Fedex and they're investigating to see what happened". They did promised to refund or send me new copies if these were lost.

Fedex contacted me a few hours after that and gave the me the address and promised that they'll send someone else out tormorrow. I didn't feel like waiting for them so i went to the address myself hoping i can get my stuff since i needed them soon.

[Animeniax]

First thing i did was called Amazon. The only thing i got from them was "we're contacting Fedex and they're investigating to see what happened". They did promised to refund or send me new copies if these were lost.

Fedex contacted me a few hours after that and gave the me the address and promised that they'll send someone else out tormorrow. I didn't feel like waiting for them so i went to the address myself hoping i can get my stuff since i needed them soon.

You have to talk like a man when dealing with these companies, and they'll do what you need. If order tracking shows "delivered" but the item is not on your doorstep, then Amazon will immediately reship your order while they track down the previous shipment, that's not your concern anymore. But you have to make them believe that is the only option you're willing to accept.

What will Fedex accomplish by sending someone else out tomorrow? He'll do the same thing you did and not locate the package. They were just dicking around with you, probably because you let them. Don't let them do that.

[XanBcoo]

I was playing a fun hypothetical questions game with a (very Catholic) friend of mine that unfortunately wound up leading to a heated discussion about religion. Really it was about Skepticism and the scientific method, but I don't think she quite grasped what I was trying to explain to her, and instead took everything as a personal slight against her beliefs.

It was frustrating because she kept falling back on the Bill O'Reilly argument "God exists because I don't know how things work."

"It's like love," she says, "You can't test love. You just know it."
"Of course you test it," I told her, "Every time you evaluate your relationship with a person and question the reasoning behind your attraction to them you are performing an informal test."

So I give her a Wikipedia link to "Emotions": http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emotions

Of course she refused to read it. "I don't believe what it says. Not everything can be tested."

I told her she was being a stereotype and tried to explain to her that not knowing the processes behind phenomena in life was not the same as proof of God. I tried to explain to her how the scientific method worked, what it meant to be skeptical, and what it meant to prove something empirically.

"Who says these people are right? They are just afraid of opening themselves to God."

My head hurts.

[Archangel]

A woman making no logical sense and letting her emotions cloud her judgment? Now THAT i can't believe.

[Animeniax]

Was it worth it to test your friendship with her by questioning her beliefs and trying to undo a lifetime of indoctrination by her parents, friends, and community? I've found it's usually not; you won't change their minds, you'll stop talking, and you end up getting no where.

Now if she's not hot, then by all means continue.

[XanBcoo]

You assume I pressed the issue. It came up through the course of our conversation, and the more and more ridiculous shit she said, the more I couldn't sit back and let her say incorrect things. I didn't even challenge her belief in God. She became upset when I started talking about things being provable and unprovable.

She was almost literally asking me "Why should I trust facts? I know God exists."


A woman making no logical sense and letting her emotions cloud her judgment? Now THAT i can't believe.
No.

[Animeniax]

You assume I pressed the issue. It came up through the course of our conversation, and the more and more ridiculous shit she said, the more I couldn't sit back and let her say incorrect things. I didn't even challenge her belief in God. She became upset when I started talking about things being provable and unprovable.

She was almost literally asking me "Why should I trust facts? I know God exists."
Actually regardless if you pressed it or not, do you think she'll be calling you for coffee and scones any time soon?

They say some things should not be discussed among friends. Between me and some of my buddies, those things include body weight, how much you make, and any mistakes they might have made recently. Wonderful friendships I've managed to make.

[darkshadow]

Shouldn't be discussed? Real friends should be able to say anything to eachother imo.
“A true friend knows your weaknesses but shows you your strengths; feels your fears but fortifies your faith; sees your anxieties but frees your spirit; recognizes your disabilities but emphasizes your possibilities.”

[Buffalobiian]

Shouldn't be discussed? Real friends should be able to say anything to eachother imo.
“A true friend knows your weaknesses but shows you your strengths; feels your fears but fortifies your faith; sees your anxieties but frees your spirit; recognizes your disabilities but emphasizes your possibilities.”

How many of these do we meet in life, if any?

I've always wanted to keep friends in different social brackets and try as hard as I can for them not to mix (eg, work, family and school). I also don't feel comfortable having someone know 100% of me, or even close to it.

As as the above paragraph suggests, I have never had what I'd call a "true" friend as per DS's post (which more or less coincides with most people's ideal true friend definition).

[Xelbair]

Xan - don't bother discussing about such topics with fanatics - they'll just shut they eyes and ears and mutter something similar to 'It was done by God/Allah/insert any other deity here' - even if you don't discuss something related closely to their beliefs. Although the face of Jehovah's Witness when my friend said that he does not believe in god was priceless - he was not able to comprehend the idea of atheism - so it might be worth to engage in such discussions from time to time.

[XanBcoo]

Actually regardless if you pressed it or not, do you think she'll be calling you for coffee and scones any time soon?
What about my posting gives off the impression that I'm desperate for female attention? :( Why do you think that I would even be remotely interested in a person like this?


They say some things should not be discussed among friends. Between me and some of my buddies, those things include body weight, how much you make, and any mistakes they might have made recently.
I can't tell if you are being sarcastic. Maybe amongst casual friends this might be the norm. How many close relationships do you have in which you do this?


Xan - don't bother discussing about such topics with fanatics - they'll just shut they eyes and ears and mutter something similar to 'It was done by God/Allah/insert any other deity here' - even if you don't discuss something related closely to their beliefs.
That was what upset me the most. She was being just the worst kind of Christian stereotype.

[Assertn]

Don't make jokes about how your female friend's boyfriend is shirtless in all of his pics. She will unfriend you.

[Animeniax]

What about my posting gives off the impression that I'm desperate for female attention? :( Why do you think that I would even be remotely interested in a person like this?You don't need to be desperate for attention and still not want to lose a friend. You could be friends but not agree on everything, particularly politics and religion. No reason not to still be friends.


I can't tell if you are being sarcastic. Maybe amongst casual friends this might be the norm. How many close relationships do you have in which you do this?Not my choice, just what I've come to understand about my "friends", even the close ones. Maybe it's that I subconsciously seek out these type of people to make friends with, but I imagine even with the closest of anyone's friends there are subjects that are off-limits.


Don't make jokes about how your female friend's boyfriend is shirtless in all of his pics. She will unfriend you.
You and Archangel's gf were friends on facebook?

[Killa-Eyez]

You don't need to be desperate for attention and still not want to lose a friend. You could be friends but not agree on everything, particularly politics and religion. No reason not to still be friends.


True, yet we're allowed to choose your friends wisely.

I had a similar discussion with my best friend and a friend of his. They're both religious and although I'm baptized a Catholic, my faith hasn't made it to this day. It was about different religious views and cultures, including those BC like presented in the then recently released movie The Fourth Kind which is based on author Zecharia Sitchin's pseudo- history and science.
There are many facts covered in his books considered as evidence that there was a superior alien race invasion and explained the missing link between homo erectus and homo sapiens. An example would be the Sumerians complicated metric system and astrology which many scientist regard impossible for that time.

My best friend was open for debate and considered a "different view" possible whilst his friend took it as a personal attack on his religion and denied anything non-Christian. I was merely explaining that everything we hear and see could be considered bogus even if there's so called "evidence". Still the discussion was a joke and he left shortly afterwards, irritated.
I didn't like him to start with but that foolish discussion really made me realize he's not friend material.

Onto my bitch, I'm applying for a job I already tested for and everything yet they still need me to write a cover letter. I suck at it and am at a writer's block at the moment. What's the point anyway? You have a job; I want the job, PERIOD. FF-ing 9 to 5 office society with their demands!

[rockmanj]

Don't make jokes about how your female friend's boyfriend is shirtless in all of his pics. She will unfriend you.

I am close to unfriending someone (again!) because they complain that I have to many articles on facebook. She is not tagged on any of them, and nobody is forcing her to look at them. She posted something to the effect of: "why are there so many articles doing work hours"? I think she should focus on her own work and not worry about me. I know that sounds snarky, but I see no need to point that out then point out that she blocked me from her news feed like I care.

[XanBcoo]

I am close to unfriending someone (again!) because they complain that I have to many articles on facebook. She is not tagged on any of them, and nobody is forcing her to look at them. She posted something to the effect of: "why are there so many articles doing work hours"? I think she should focus on her own work and not worry about me. I know that sounds snarky, but I see no need to point that out then point out that she blocked me from her news feed like I care.

Your friend needs to fuck right off. You are one of the only people in my Facebook feed who posts consistently interesting stuff.

[rockmanj]

Your friend needs to fuck right off. You are one of the only people in my Facebook feed who posts consistently interesting stuff.

Thanks, and its not like you can't hide posts or just ignore them. It only takes like a second to scroll past anything you are not interested in.

[UChessmaster]

I got home from the super market when my mom tells my that my puppy got poisoned by some random food outside the house, i rushed him to the hospital where he died 1 minute later.

[Buffalobiian]

I got home from the super market when my mom tells my that my puppy got poisoned by some random food outside the house, i rushed him to the hospital where he died 1 minute later.

..

fuck.. :(


Sounds like intentional poisoning by some asshole kids or neighbours who have a bone to pick with the puppy's noise, if I had to guess. It's hard to believe it's rat poison that got accidentally dropped.

[rockmanj]

I got home from the super market when my mom tells my that my puppy got poisoned by some random food outside the house, i rushed him to the hospital where he died 1 minute later.

That's horrible! I am sorry to hear that! :(

[fahoumh]

I got home from the super market when my mom tells my that my puppy got poisoned by some random food outside the house, i rushed him to the hospital where he died 1 minute later.

That is fucking horrible. It takes a special kind of monster to harm an animal with malicious intent. I'm really sorry about your loss, dude. :(