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That happened a few weeks ago at home.Quote:
Originally Posted by itadakimasu
The idiot who took the reading wrote down 800 instead of 300 in one of the two readings (my house has two... dunno why... its been like that before I was born) so the bill was more than double than it should be.
They corrected it... after 1 week of calling them and them sending an inspector
Fuckers...
i saw an old bill at my inlaws house and their usage for the month was like 200kwh and they have alot more room than we do.
i checked earlier and our usage is @ 45kwh/day for the past 10 days and the $390 bill was 60kwh/day. Maybe the kitten is playing w\ the oven while i'm at work.
todays bitch : why can't every week be a 4 day work week? i would definately put in 10 hour days if wednesday or thursday was a day off.
You'd be less productive in the last 2 hours of the 10 hour days, so it would basically be giving you a day off each week, which would ruin a company. Believe me, I work 12 hour days and a good 6 hours of each day is wasted time.
12 hours a day? damn that's hard.
You get used to it, especially since you only really work 4-6 hours a day. Having to be accountable for 12 hours a day sucks. I don't know how I'll go back to 8 hour work days only 5 days a week.
It's raining ice, and your electricity goes out for a week. Now, you have to move to an apartment or hotel or get a power generator. That was pretty hectic.
Ouch, that's bad.
It would not be such a big problem for me and my parents(we got power generator(diesel one) in basement prepared for their caravaning trips), but damn - its just purely bad.
The noise it generates is too much already, not to mention the fumes that build up within the garage, even if you leave the door and windows opened.
As in.....it's hailing?Quote:
Originally Posted by Nadouku
That wasn't the case, fortunately, or else it would have done a lot more damage than the icy rainstorm. It was basically rain, but since it was below freezing at the time, as soon as it hit something, it would freeze. The weight of the acculumated ice would drag the power line down, causing it to collaspe and cause blackouts. Mines lasted for a week.Quote:
Originally Posted by Buffalobiian
Interesting. That's something I new I've learnt, since it never goes below freezing here.
Freezing rain, another feature of the Northern Hemisphere (specifically the 41~42nd Parallel North) that you Southern Hemisphere Softies will never experience. The joy of spinning in your car at 20 mph...Quote:
Originally Posted by Buffalobiian
At least you have us beat on poisonous creatures (namely, all wildlife in Oz).
And lack of water. We're possibly the 1st First World country to have a drought in recent generations. We get bushfires too, though probably not as bad as the US.
I used to work like that. 12 hours a day, 6 days a week. Until I abandoned IT (where I was a 'Junior Tester') and went to Process (where now I am a Process Implementator).Quote:
Originally Posted by Animeniax
Now I get to make the IT people work while I only work 9 hours a day, 5 days a week. :D
Disconnections! How many times have you guys encountered this?
So, you're playing an online game with your friends, and is coming close to winning, then all of a sudden, you're disconnected. How do you guys feel about those, or have you not gotten one in a long time, as in, a very stable connection?
None for a very long time, most of the time other guy lags-out than me.
Still - no matter who lags out - its very annoying.
Logged in..... logged out.....Duration......Reason......IP you dialled....Session IP
22 Mar 22:33__23 Mar 00:07 __ 1:35 __Normal Termination 203.215.9.253 124.171.128.168
22 Mar 21:23 __22 Mar 22:37 __1:15 __Normal Termination 203.215.9.252 203.217.37.249
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22 Mar 20:09 __22 Mar 20:56 __0:48 __Normal Termination 203.215.9.252 203.214.93.205
22 Mar 19:55 __22 Mar 20:14__0:19 __Normal Termination 203.215.9.252 203.214.108.81
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22 Mar 16:44 __22 Mar 19:38 __2:55 __Normal Termination 203.215.9.252 203.217.37.6
22 Mar 13:41 __22 Mar 16:49 __3:09 __Normal Termination 203.215.9.252 203.217.42.35
22 Mar 13:39 __22 Mar 13:45 __0:06 __Normal Termination 203.215.9.253 124.171.192.29
22 Mar 12:02 __22 Mar 13:43 __1:42 __Normal Termination 203.215.9.252 203.214.127.126
22 Mar 11:39__22 Mar 12:07 __0:29 __Normal Termination 203.215.9.252 203.217.38.193
22 Mar 10:27 __22 Mar 11:44 __1:18 __Normal Termination 203.215.9.252 203.206.240.239
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22 Mar 10:03 __22 Mar 10:09 __0:06 __Normal Termination 203.215.9.252 203.214.38.111
22 Mar 09:59 __22 Mar 10:08 __0:09 __Normal Termination 203.215.9.252 203.217.45.230
22 Mar 09:47 __22 Mar 10:02 __0:16 __Normal Termination 203.215.9.252 203.217.42.6
22 Mar 08:58 __22 Mar 09:51 __0:54 __Normal Termination 203.215.9.252 203.214.87.109
22 Mar 08:21 __22 Mar 09:03 __0:43 __Normal Termination 203.215.9.252 203.214.93.120
22 Mar 07:22 __22 Mar 08:25 __1:04 __Normal Termination 203.215.9.252 203.214.45.58
22 Mar 07:09 __22 Mar 07:27 __0:19 __Normal Termination 203.215.9.253 124.171.172.74
22 Mar 07:06 __22 Mar 07:14 __0:08 __Normal Termination 203.215.9.252 203.214.109.3
22 Mar 00:58 __22 Mar 07:09 __6:12 __Normal Termination 203.215.9.252 203.214.35.239
I've had my share instability :(
It happens infrequently, but can last for weeks when it happens. ISP hasn't been useful diagnosing the problem.
a man walked in the store today, turns out he's a self-proclaimed graphologist (remember how I was abused as a child by tarot cards?) , and his kick is to walk between stores and make an analysis of people (mostly clerks) based on their signature (or whatever single word they scribble for him to exam). and since I'm the 'new guy' around the store, it was my turn.
what can I say? my eulogy will have less compliments, turns out that my half-assed scribble means I'm fit for managing careers, have great perception of people and am in complete control of how I react.
so, he started out nice, saying things everybody wants to hear and hardly no one will object. but then he got greedy, and started speaking about my relationships with girls. I haven't posted in the 'let terra fix up the shit in your love-life thread' in a long time for a reason...
not so much of a bitch, much rather a rant about people... also, after seeing that guy try to use astrology personality analysis on me (result- fail). I have renewed belief that tarrot cards, astrology, teapot reading, karma-perception and whatnot are complete crap.
and also, if someone doesn't say that every method of 'spirituality' other than his own is crap, then he doesn't believe in it himself.
Usually, you believe what you want to believe, any basis of ideal life. People make a living off those predictions, it seems.
That's pretty jackassery of him to do that. What did you do afterwards?Quote:
Originally Posted by Death BOO Z
I bet DBZ forced him to buy something really expensive but completely useless.Quote:
Originally Posted by Nadouku
I'm slightly annoyed at how my dye job didn't turn out as purple as I wanted. It only shows up in the light.
And now I'm wondering if I should've left it on longer...Tch, now I might have to re-dye.
Pain the ass...
That sucks I witness that alot of times, is your hair naturally a dark color? may be you should use a higher volume while mixing the color, the higher the volume the stronger the the color agent is.Quote:
Originally Posted by Junior
I ordered acekard2 for DS, i just seen some awesome homebrew stuff(doom, quake, duke nukem, DSorganize etc) but the courier fucked up, they say that they left me notice(called awizo here), 3 times, but courier was never here.
What do you guys think about hacks? I think it serves a good and a bad purpose:
- To be able to research locked materials that weren't known to communities before, and/or try to frabricate the provided resources.
- Sadly, hacks can ruin a person's gaming experience by manipulating the game aspect. Turning off Fog of War or have Auto-Headshots is really painful to endure.
I just don't like them period. It ruins gameplay. I really don't care if they play around with it on their own, but bringing it into "secure servers" makes things suck. It's one of the reasons I don't play F.E.A.R anymore.
I don't know who I should be more frustrated at, the hackers, or the supposed Valve Anti Cheat and other policing entities who are supposed to catch them.
Comparing the Valve Anti-Cheat with Blizzard Warden, I would say the latter has proven to be worthy, since it did catch over 100,000 users with hacks. :D
hacks are just lame. I remember wasting so much time playing starcraft only to be overcome by hackers....weak sauce.
i just can't see any point in using them... may as well be playing a single player game w\ god mode on...or bouncing a tennis ball up against the wall.
Cheats in general suck. Why can't people get by on their own merits and hard work? I don't mind using cheats after I've finished a game, but cheating to beat a game just defeats the purpose of even playing. Using hacks in online games is the worst form of cheating.
Online cheating/glitching has no meaning whatsoever. Cheating = losing. However, I'm not opposed to cheating when playing alone, especially in action games. I remember having so much fun with a gameshark back in the PS1 days with the Resident Evil games. The amount of stuff you can do is amazing.
yeah, it is. ^^; After I dyed it, it's only purple in the light. Bright light...Quote:
Originally Posted by paper mache
I thought I'd try leaving the dye on longer, but your idea sounds good.Thanks. =) I'll do a test dye later this afternoon (please let it work...)
Cheats are bad, but idea of finding glitches its pretty good. unless you use them in normal online game. I was one of "Climbers" of CoD2, i had known glitches how to get to room with see through walls, invincible spot from which you can shoot, very high hidden sniping spot etc. it was really fun - but i weren't using them in normal game - it would ruin the game(especially the one invincible spot - only way to kill me is with grenades, but they also don't see me so its hard, nearly impossible).
I hope it work out to, but it should work if you try a higher volume or leaving it in a extra 10-15mins, but be careful that your hair doesn't get damage from coloring it too much :oQuote:
Originally Posted by Junior
I left my bike in for repairs and after a week or so, I get a call. "We're done with your repairs, so you can come and pick it up anytime." I go there and see that my bike... has been transformed. "This isn't my bike." I repeated but they still insist that its my bike, since it has the tag (with my name) stuck to it.
I bring the bike home, got another call, and they said, "Sorry, but we gave you the wrong bike." I biked there and gave it back to them and got my original bike back (costed me extra). I said, "Why did it cost me extra to get my bike back?" "It looked like you were stealing that bike, so we don't wanna press charges against you." Never again, shall I visit the bike shop known as Jo's Bike Shop.
That sucks, If it was me I would've start a comotion but im consider a rebel so :o ,Nevertheless it wasn't your fault that you had to pay extra it was the Jo's employees who has poor judgment when it comes down to customer service. They shouldve credit you back the money free of charge for the hassle imo.Quote:
Originally Posted by Nadouku
Go throw a brick through their window some night. And then send them a bill for the good brick.
Quote:
Originally Posted by Kraco
lol I second that :D
Great idea, and Kraco - give me one car please.
What the fuck?Quote:
Originally Posted by Nadouku
Totaly! :DQuote:
Originally Posted by Kraco
In the end you could have protested though. Even dared them to press charges. After all, didn't they say "Sorry, we gave you the wrong bike?" And since when did people have to pay up for looking like they were stealing a bike?. For F*@K's sake, call the cops. Let them sort out if you're stealing the bike. Cop's job, not theirs.
But that's a hassle unless they back off. Just brick it ;)
Eh, I would have done something if my family weren't egging me to finish the task quickly and get back home. They know the situation too, but they didn't seem to care that much. Oh well.
I highly advise letting your disappointment and frustration fester for six months or so before lobbing bricks (or other, less dense but much harder to remove item) through (or against) windows. That way, they will have undoubtedly screwed someone else over by then, taking suspicion off of you (they probably have your address and number unless you paid cash).
And seriously, don't think that leaving a sarcastic note is a good idea.
(Not that I know anything about having my revenge on businesses that went out of their way to be assholes about their own incompetence. :rolleyes: )
If you must resort to immature, but no less hiliarious petty vandalism, do it wisely.
This reminds me of when my ex-gf would go to auto repair shops for service and play dumb. Then when they tried to shop-talk her into paying for unnecessary services, she'd show her true colors and embarrass them into giving her a good deal on the work she needed.
Unfortunately, I think Nadouku gets the "dumb chick" treatment, without the upside.
Sounds like you are saying form experience. I'm adding that to my PROTIP note.
I personally would prefer to make someone else do this - i just love to manipulate sometimes.
I just found out today that the class I'm supposed to be TAing (for those of you not accustomed to this short form, a TA is a teaching assistant) will likely be cancelled on Monday unless by some miracle 5 more students sign up for the course over the weekend. The department has told me that there aren't any other positions available, so if this is cancelled, I no longer have a job. Not good news for me, when I was counting on this to be able to pay my rent. Now I'm going to have to start on the long and distasteful process of applying to part-time jobs to be able to make it through the semester. I'm not angry about it, just.....really sad.
How much do you get paid for participating as a Teacher Assistant?
TA jobs are pretty hard to get because they're such a sweet deal. I think some TA jobs can go towards credit for your postgrad degree. I hope it works out for you KitKat.
I work in an IT office with lots of expensive equipment unsecured. Unfortunately I share the office with a guy from another department and he has no qualms about letting people into the office to use the phone or printer or just to get some coffee. Besides the thousands of dollars of company equipment, we both have lots of personal electronics and property laying around. I'm thinking of telling him to cut it out, and I don't want to come across as selfish or paranoid, but I'm tired of returning to my office to notice things moved and wondering what might be missing.
edit: so I decided to be a dick and when the latest guy entered my office to borrow something, I told him to get lost. I feel kind of crappy about it, but also happy that I set things straight. Unfortunately the guy works for maintenance so the next time I need help from them, this could bite me in the ass.
I am not a gambling man nor am I a football fanatic. But after a debate with a friend that is a major Eagles fan we made it bet.
The Giants lost ( horribly ) and now I am parting with a small sum of money and I have to wear an Eagles cap or sweater for an entire month.I can only imagine the shit i am going to have to put up with. But a bet is a bet and I don't go back on my word. Should be a fun month.
at least you're getting to keep your hair?
current bitch : Windows 7.... I was just curious and wanted to DL on friday when they said the beta was released but they kept posting saying they'd taken it down due to traffic and would put it back up.
well, now they have a link to download it. it brings you to the windows live login page, then to a dead page because its no longer available via microsoft. so now if i want to use it i have to get it elsewhere, which probably will be alot easier than trying to get it from MS
I bought a pair of electrical crimpers the last time I was in Japan and I thought it would be the best tool I ever bought. Sadly I was disappointed when the handles hurt my hands and the cutter dulled, and I wondered how Japanese quality and craftsmanship could fail me so badly.
So when I was in the US recently I bought a pair of Ideal brand electrical crimpers and thought these would be a perfect replacement for that "Jap crap" pair that I was ready to throw away. 30 minutes of use and the new pair was warped and the sides did not align anymore. I compared the new crimpers to the Japanese ones and the Japanese ones use twice as thick steel as the cheap ones. I used a metal file to sharpen the cutting edge and it cuts perfectly now. I also switched out the handles from the new pair to the Japanese ones and it no longer hurts my hands. I ended up throwing away the new crimper and keeping my trusty Japanese model.
That'll teach me to question the superiority of Japanese products to all others. Everyone should know learn this lesson as well. Buy Japanese.
Holy crap, U.S. Airways is the worst airline I've ever been on. The seats are about as comfortable as squashing yourself in a cushioned iron maiden, the plane itself was a rickety peice of shit, you have to pay for drinks and headphones, and the entire staff treads the line between incompetancy and disrespect. It didn't make it any better that my journey was 4 hours longer than it usually was because I had to stop over in Charlotte to catch my connecting flight.
At least I learned something new. When the plane hit the runway, and the hostess welcomed us to Charlotte, North Carlolina, I tried my very best to pretend I already knew which state Charlotte was in.
My $40 earbuds don't work anymore. It's got a couple of design faults in it which I noticed straight away. For some reason, the manufacturers thought it was a good idea to make the cord out of rubber instead of plastic. The rubbing transmits the sounds all the way up into your music. Even though it's got sound canceling silicon plugs, you still get another form of sound interference.
Rubber also means it gets yanked around alot when something brushes past, as opposed to plastic. That, combined with a poor design at the tail/pin junction meant the internal wiring is now busted after 2 months of use.
I'm just hoping there's some sort of warranty, though I doubt it. Bitch.
(FYI, these were Griffin tunebuds, and Griffin offers a 1 year limited warranty, which I'm not sure my local retailer will acknowledge. )
Surely the retailer wouldn't be selling them if they didn't acknowledge the warranty. Or maybe you need to send it to some national warranty handler. To get a new piece of faulty hardware in return...Quote:
Originally Posted by Buffalobiian
why would the retailer do anything about a manufacturer's warranty? unless you're still within your exchange period with the retailer, you're most likely going to have to deal with the manufacturer directly. at least, that's how it works here
we got this obvious spam/phishing email yesterday w\ a zip attachment and of course this lady opens it and despite our recent upgrade to norten endpoint protection... her computer is hosed.
symantec is obviously trash. We just spent over $1000 upgrading out licensing and i'm off downloading third party free-ware off the internet to clean off her system because symantec scans and finds nothing despite the flashing wall paper and task bar items saying you're infected !!!!
its time for me to leave work but I cant because i need to have her computer up and running so she can work in the morning.
Cockroaches. Big, fat cockroaches. And it's not even time to replace the baits yet :(
they have some kind of spray that is odorless that is supposed to last for 6 months + got it at home depot
i've only seen 2-3 cockroaches in our apartment and only 1 of them was alive, the others apparently died when they came anywhere near where the spray had been sprayed.
Lol roaches, I haven't seen one in like..15 years.
Look for Bengal Tiger brand roach spray, then spray your house and leave for the day. That stuff works for 6 months (might be the same brand itadakimasu mentioned). We lived in front of a bayou growing up. Lots of critters come from there and into your house.
Just be glad you don't have German roaches. They're tiny, numerous, and impossible to get rid of without several visits from a professional pest control agent.
I finally got around to collecting all the trophies that Sonic Unleashed has to offer, but my god, why did the developers decide to put in a 30-60 minute long final stage? On top of that, the stage is like a rom-hack, where if you don't do anything within the first few seconds, you die, and again and again.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dm0VQjAFDFg - Part 1
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8kDQY...eature=related - Part 2
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g2Jxh...eature=related - Part 3
I just bought a dell 19in wide screen LCD monitor about 2 weeks ago and used it for less than a week. Bam! 1 dead pixel shows up. :mad: And according to Dell, you need at least 6 dead pixels for them to replace under warranty.
How rare are dead pixels these days? I've used 6 LCD monitors over the last few years without a pixel problem at all. Should I consider myself lucky, or are you the unlucky one :o?
I've read and heard its not that uncommon to get a dead/stuck pixel. You're just lucky and I am also unlucky. Its just 1 tiny pixel, but it gets on my nerves just looking at it. I need a perfect monitor! :mad:
Go poke out the other five!
Actually, none of the shitty dell monitors at my school ( we have a lot) have dead pixels, nor do mine or my friends, but those are LG's. I think you are the unlucky one ;(Quote:
Originally Posted by LaZie
Well I have a 3 year warranty. When its coming close, i'll do some modifications :p
I went back today and got a refund after I couldn't find a satisfactory replacement (they didn't have that model in stock). There were quite a few people at the refund/customer service desk too. QC slacked off during Xmas stockup? Who knows.Quote:
Originally Posted by Buffalobiian
So I walked off to the Hi Fi shop with my refunded $40 and got a different pair (with reinforcements at the end of the cable) for $80 :o
I never thought I'd be willing to pay that much for earbuds. I guess once you get used to in-ear phones, you can't go back. 2 years warranty is nice though. At least I know I'll be guaranteed a fair amount of usage out of these.
For some reason, rubbery cords seems to be a feature of in-ear type earphones. Does it insulate sound better or something? There's still the rubbing sound transfer, but it's not as bad as the previous pair. Having to wear them deep(er) in doesn't help neither, since the tight fit guarantees the rubbing will be transferred to noise in your music.
Oh well, guess it's a necessary drawback for clear yet portable sound.
Goddam some neighbour of mine has acquired a whatever device making the most infuriating noise. I have no idea what it might be. Kind of like drums but since there's no melody whatsoever, it can't be (unless the person is totally retarded, which isn't impossible). And it just goes on and on and on. Fuck, it's driving me insane.
If I suddenly disappear from the forums, it's because I took my katana, dealt with the neighbour, and the police took me away.
Some people never seem to like headphones for some reason and tend to play their "musics" at full blast. It's already bad enough to hear the music, but to hear the same beat again, and again is just insane. I can relate to you on that note. :pQuote:
Originally Posted by Kraco
More or less Sore,
Got in shit, (showed up late) and had to extra hard PT with my instructers (military). To make matters worse I have to do the normal PT as well.
:(
Get the most annoying song you can find a-la-rickroll, place the sound system by the window, get some earplugs and then turn on the sound at max whenever they do that.Quote:
Originally Posted by Kraco
Actually... I have a neighbor that does the same as yours. He think he can play the trumpet and goes making screeching sounds every two or three days. His family is well hated around all the neighbors too.
Noise dosen't annoys me - unless its after 22 and its techno. The drunken neighbors are a pain, especially if they drink a lot. The one next doors gets drunk pretty often and once she nearly set attic on fire!
I used to play my piano at like, 1am in the morning :o
Then we agreed on the limit of 10:30pm.
My neighbors (upstairs AND to the side) used to play loud music on Thursday and Friday nights. Those guys moved out, but if it ever happens again, my plan is to place my bass amp against the wall and just have at it. I'm sure nothing they can play would be as obnoxious as me thumping out random notes at max volume.
I would chose that one song that goes like "Ding ding ding ding ding I'm a super girl" or whatever.Quote:
Originally Posted by RyougaZell
Had a nightmare last night. Chased by a giant python. Managed to cut it's head off. Then I was being chased by the head of a giant python. Managed to wake before I either got eaten or had a heart attack.
As you can imagine, I sighed in relief (and had a big WTF? look).
Well, laughing at inappropriate times is a bitch. Everyone gives you a weird expression and you have to deal with it til the event is over. My brother is always laughing at the wrong time and it's brought us a great deal of stress (laughing at church due to the priest's accent is not terribly funny).
I can attest to the fact that laughing in church is possibly the worst time to laugh. Not because it's disrespectful, but because when you know you can't laugh, it makes you want to laugh even harder.Quote:
Originally Posted by Nadouku
Things that usually aren't very funny become painfully funny when you know you're not supposed to laugh.
Edit: Like on Friday, my professor talked for 14 minutes after the bell rang. He would not shut up and didn't pause for breath once. Me and some girls were choking back laughter. I tried so hard not to laugh it hurt my chest.
There's nothing wrong with laughing at church, corrupt clergymen are laughing all the way to the bank anyway.
Heh, I can agree with that. I just don't like the ackward stares given to us. :pQuote:
Originally Posted by The Heretic Azazel
It started to rain ice again, and all the roads are slippery. Spreading salt out doesn't help much, but it's a start. However, almost everything outside of our house is frozen, so we can't go anywhere for today. :(
My car got hit in the parking lot (my employer has made the spaces incredibly narrow to allow more people to park there). I lost about one and a half square inches of paint in various forms of scratches.
I had thought that I had some protection coverage when I bought the car, barely a year old, but of course, collisions, parking lot damage, and vandalism are the few things specifically excluded.
bastards...
I got a new car on saturday and I'm trying to park away from other cars.
One time, I had just parked and was still in my car and this lady got into her big suv next to me and just threw the door open into my car and didn't act like she notice and even when I confronted her she still acted like she didn't care that she was an asshole.
door dings suck because it's not bad enough for insurance to cover and yet so annoying.
I kicked my computer so hard I bled. :o
http://img230.imageshack.us/img230/4069/p1270267ka6.jpg
Apparently, the bit of plastic here which forms a double-hinged door on the Antec P182 acts as a pretty effective razor when enough force is met with the right direction.
I actually hit it with the inside of my left pinky toe, meaning it had no choice but to forcefully drag over the "blade", taking a nice slice of skin with it. At first I ignored it, till I saw some blood stains on the carpet.
The toe, if anybody's interested
It's not sharp at all, but pretty thin and sturdy. Hence effective.
It's a bitch because sometimes when I walk I tend to stretch the wound, reopening it, leaving it prone to infection. Especially in nice, sweaty summer.
Pretty wicked. I suggest a band-aid.
I always knew Antec makes serious cases, though mine hasn't so far drawn blood. But now I know to keep my eyes open, even if it's a different model.
Gotta put some Neosporin on the wound before bandaging it. That'll heal it up quick.
I've been applying band-aids, but I forgot about the antibiotic. That (pic) was me airing it out a bit since it gets a bit damp. (I think it's from the shower, despite my wrapping it in glad-wrap and rubber band prior to it.)
Guess Antec managed to make a case that's truly silent but deadly.
Power was out again for about the 5th time this month. This time for 5 hours.
That it was only on the base. Which begs the question, why is a military base out of power?
Shouldn't that be sort of important to fix?
Deadfire :
Thats easy, they're testing some super secret weapon that consumes a gigantic amount of electricity when used !
But yes, I would think military installations would have a stable backup power system.
What crappy contractor company handles your power generation? KBR?Quote:
Originally Posted by Deadfire
last year, i was in a base that lost power (to half of the buildings) about 5 times an hour each night.
it was really annoying to shower there, the light would randomly go out.
nobody cares, we also had to lay down routes for the internet cabals,
nostalgia aside.
I've finished the math exam!
since September I've been studying towards the exam, which is the highschool final exam in a higher level.
I hope I didn't make any stupid mistakes...
but apparently, I did.
I think I had some confusion about integrals and what not, and messed up the answer.
I even knew that something doesn't seem right during the test, but even after looking at the question for half an hour, I couldn't get it right.
damn. I wanted to ace that test...
I'll get the exact score next month (or so), but I could give out a pretty decent estimate tomorrow morning. next up, is the higher learning entrance exam, in April.
at least I can probably start watching more anime now, for the next two months or so.
When I woke up this morning, the ground was covered with half an inch of ice. I scraped my car off and left for work anyway, knowing that the most dangerous part of the trip was in my neighborhood (from my house to the end of my street goes about 300 feet with a 35 foot drop in elevation, and since they're tucked away off the main road neither gets plowed, ever).
Bitching part: coming back 10 hours later, they still didn't get around to salting or plowing or anything, so the ice is going to linger for days longer than all the other streets around here.
Well, its normal here - they plow streets after a day, so once whole gdansk was blocked by this, it took 3h to get to nearby city where it usually took like 20 minutes, people were happy that they were driving 5 kmph. Still its damn annoying.
For this past week i've been suffereing from the flu. I took every meds to make me feel better but it seems that this damn flu is not going away. This morning I took the medicine "bucklees" and I had a allergic reaction to the medicine now my eyes are swollen o_0 ....
I got a new car this past weekend and the tire was flat last night... some guy pointed it out to me when I parked at wal mart, so I bought a can of fix-a-flat while I was there and used it.
My coworker just informed me that fixaflat is horrible and not to ever use it. TOO LATE!
Water Trap that comes with my compressor doesn't trap water.
Well...that's not entirely true. Thing is, it traps water, but not water vapour. Apparently the air comes out of the compressor too hot, so the water is vaporized, bypassing the water trap. It then condenses in the air-hose and comes out the other end.
Result: airbrush spits out water while painting models. Luckily I could distinguish it from my noobish nozzle control while I was testing before painting my proper kit.
Now I'll have to look for an aftermarket in-line moisture trap. :mad:
Not many stores that sell stuff like that here neither, so I'll have to either order it or ebay it, which means 7-14 days postage + handling. Also, I can't go and physically try on the airhose and brush to guarantee a fit, so I'm hoping all the specs are right, and the seller knows what his stuff works and doesn't work with.
I've been chronically depressed for over a week now. I think something's actually wrong with me.
I just found out I'm graduating in May when I thought I had until December. I've had to miss several classes to deal with essentially preparing for the rest of my life. I've been physically ill since last week and I can't seem to shake it. My appetite still hasn't returned, because when I eat more than about 4 bites of something, no matter how hungry I am, I start gagging. I've thrown up twice because of that. I can't really seem to deal with anything now, and it feels like I've lost control of my life.
Edit: And every band I meet either doesn't like me or needs someone more professional. That was my sure fire way to lift my spirits and improve my social life.
Shit man, wish there was something I could say to make you feel better, but I think you'll be fine. It's a big change, going from school life to the real world. But it's mostly upside, once you find a job and get settled in to start the rest of your life.
Is that a major concern, with the current economic situation of the job market? Or is it more about a lifestyle change that bothers you? If you need more time, maybe you could postpone graduation, maybe complete a minor in something. You seem to have a pretty close family, so at least you can lean on them if its a financial situation. Otherwise, keep practicing the bass guitar, and some band will be the perfect fit when the time is right.
Buff: those cuts are the ones that hurt and annoy the most
Your current bitching reminds me of an old one I posted some months ago.Quote:
Originally Posted by Deadfire
We were on a meeting at work, but the telephone line didn't work on the room we were. The seconday line was dead as well.
And we ARE a TELEPHONIC COMPANY DAMN IT!!!
I've been through a lot of hardship before. Like XanBcoo, I've been depressed a lot lately. I get the feeling that I should erase my existence and just be more content that people should know that I'm not around. But, then I think, "What about those who do care for me? What should I tell them?"
Today, I've gotten in trouble a lot for past things (like from a year ago), got treated like trash by other people, and seemingly strings of bad luck just revolves around me. I don't know what I should do anymore...
Well, you can read the "What made you smile..." thread to know the after effects of depression. No idea why I sulked.
My company has gone communist with blocking internet sites this week, due to supposed continued (and erroneously reported) network abuse. They blocked ufc.com, Victoria's Secret, Frederick's of Hollywood (lots of chunky women here who like to buy lingerie to feel better about themselves), and some other big sites that are not considered work related.
Hopefully they don't block gotwoot, though I'm probably the only person in the company who visits here, I do visit a lot during the work day.
So let's bitch.
Yesterday got fired from my job. 6 months ago, broke off the almost 7 year relationship with my ex. I currently live at my sisters place and do not have a home. My friends are getting fed up cause of my current personality. I try covering my problems with jokes. I hate the city I live in. I've been depressed for a long time ago and have gotten allergies cause of stress. I often think of killing myself since life is hard, but almost immediately think of what kind of pussy I am, which makes me wanna do it even more. From age 6 to 15 I was living in a children's home of 8. My dad is not my real dad. I keep living in the past. And you know what? Getting all that out doesn't make me feel better.
FUCK!
Sounds like you've hit rock-bottom. Now's a good chance to start over and remake yourself. I don't want to sound judgmental and I don't know you, but maybe you've relied too much on those "killa eyez" of yours for too long in life. Looks and smoothness only take you so far. You need some real character and something to offer the world.
I'm off to another city in a bit, I plan on living there in the near future. I'm going there now for the weekend and stay at a friend's. Gonna find me a new job there and I'm already searching for a home. Also thinking of school again. Ya can't do anything worth while without papers. Thanks for the advice Animeniax, though I already know all off it. Despite my life not going so well for me, I'm surrounded by some of the greatest persons around. I appreciate that. My friends are my family, they know I'm in a pickle.. They won't let me down that easily.
Edit: And about my Killa-Eyez, I've never relied on that.. Heck, I don't think I'm that slick at all. It's just my nick cause others seem to like them.
Only had 1 girlfriend. So yeah, ya didn't know much about me. Now you do. I have too much self pity is all. I just can't stop thinking how all this bullshit is sooooo not necessary. But yeah, I thank the system for making my life so cliché.