Whine like a baby, now with 500% more drama!

Because when I'm looking for a well-thought and grammatically correct statement, I always look to Twitter first, in any country! 140 characters, what could go wrong? :rolleyes:
 

GasBandit

Staff member
Because when I'm looking for a well-thought and grammatically correct statement, I always look to Twitter first, in any country! 140 characters, what could go wrong? :rolleyes:
The character limit has absolutely nothing to do with what went on in those tweets, and you darn well know it, missy.
 
USCIS sent me an update on my green card case. They say that since they've been sitting on their asses for 10 months since the interview (1.5 years since filing), my medical evaluation is now too old, and I need to send a new one.

Meaning I get to drive 2 hours to see a specially licensed doctor, so he can ask me if I have any of a bunch of diseases, get tested for TB (meaning I have to go back the next day), etc. Then I'll pay him roughly $300 in exchange for a sealed envelope with the new I-693, valid for one more year, so immigration CAN SIT ON THEIR FUCKING ASSES FOR ANOTHER YEAR.

What's best, I have no legal recourse. They started this is mid-2014, and it sucks for everyone involved, except for the paper-pushers that get to send a useless Request For Evidence.

I might be slightly upset. This means I have zero chance of seeing my family for Christmas, unless someone dies and I get an emergency parole, or I decide to wait out this process outside the U.S.

I'm starting to think my niece will be in college before I get to meet her.
 
This thread is like reading a Robert Burns poem.

Scots, wha hae wi' Wallace bled,
Scots, wham Bruce has aften led;
Welcome to your gory bed,
Or to victory!

Now's the day, and now's the hour;
See the front o' battle lour;
See approach proud Edward's power—
Chains and slavery!

Wha will be a traitor knave?
Wha can fill a coward's grave!
Wha sae base as be a slave?
Let him turn and flee!

Wha for Scotland's king and law
Freedom's sword will strongly draw,
Freeman stand, or freeman fa',
Let him follow me!

By oppression's woes and pains!
By your sons in servile chains!
We will drain our dearest veins,
But they shall be free!

Lay the proud usurpers low!
Tyrants fall in every foe!
Liberty's in every blow!—
Let us do or die!
 
Dear ticket website,

A Flash-based captcha that doesn't work in IE 10 is kind of problematic. It won't work in Chrome, IE, Edge, Firefox, or any other browser I have available. How the heck am I supposed to order tickets?!
 
Dear ticket website,

A Flash-based captcha that doesn't work in IE 10 is kind of problematic. It won't work in Chrome, IE, Edge, Firefox, or any other browser I have available. How the heck am I supposed to order tickets?!
In person?
Maybe Uber/Lyft/Gogo/Urcar/Xpört/Wysk/Wēlz or whatever will add that as a service?

--Patrick
 
I'm really going to be sorry to get up in three hours, and I'll probably present myself terribly for an important meeting tomorrow morning. I get too much caught up in these things.

On the one hand if I lose the contract I'll be out tens of thousands of dollars. On the other hand I'm having a hard time carving out enough time to actually do the work, and it would be somewhat of a relief to be off the hook, despite the fact that we need the money.

Wargleblargle. :aaah:
 

Zappit

Staff member
We're having a Veteran's Day event at my school today, and it feels really hard to be patriotic. Like, I don't want to say the Pledge of Allegiance in the morning anymore. I'm that ashamed of my country.
 
Fuck I just realized they're gonna play the anthem at the hockey game I'm going to tonight.

I'll stand for Canada, but I'm sitting for this country's. Such a failure.
 
Fuck I just realized they're gonna play the anthem at the hockey game I'm going to tonight.

I'll stand for Canada, but I'm sitting for this country's. Such a failure.
Be careful... There was a lot of hate towards Kaepernick just at the Bills game, and Trump winning could embolden those same types of people if you choose to sit. Just... Be careful.
 
Be careful... There was a lot of hate towards Kaepernick just at the Bills game, and Trump winning could embolden those same types of people if you choose to sit. Just... Be careful.
I doubt he'd be alone, but I think the warning is worthwhile. Hockey fans aren't known for their peaceful reactions.

It's sad that we have to consider such things.
 
Be careful... There was a lot of hate towards Kaepernick just at the Bills game, and Trump winning could embolden those same types of people if you choose to sit. Just... Be careful.
I'll be sitting next to my dad and in front of the handicap row so that limits the danger. I'm not worried. If someone wants to start shit, so be it.
 

fade

Staff member
I made the mistake of taking political bait on FB this morning. I'm usually pretty good about ignoring it there.
 
I've been trying to not cry in front of Li'l Z this morning. He doesn't know what's going on, and couldn't understand it at this age. I could only explain that it was a bad morning and he didn't do anything wrong and we loved him.
When I just went to drop him off at school, for the first time ever, including his first day last year, he wouldn't let me leave. He clung to me and kept saying he was sad and scared. It took both teachers and I 10 minutes to coax him into letting me leave.

So on top of everything else today, I feel like a shitty parent.
 
So on top of everything else today, I feel like a shitty parent.
Nahh, sometimes Tough Love is just what's needed. Just look at all those poor people, without ACA, food stamps or shelter programs, they'll just suddenly find jobs, no doubt about it!

:oops:
 

GasBandit

Staff member
I've been trying to not cry in front of Li'l Z this morning. He doesn't know what's going on, and couldn't understand it at this age. I could only explain that it was a bad morning and he didn't do anything wrong and we loved him.
When I just went to drop him off at school, for the first time ever, including his first day last year, he wouldn't let me leave. He clung to me and kept saying he was sad and scared. It took both teachers and I 10 minutes to coax him into letting me leave.

So on top of everything else today, I feel like a shitty parent.


I almost posted Bob Marley but thought it might get misconstrued.
 
I tweaked my back crawling around under my desk, and while I didn't THROW it, anything but laying flat on the floor feels like something is compressing the shit out of my lower back.
 
Be careful... There was a lot of hate towards Kaepernick just at the Bills game, and Trump winning could embolden those same types of people if you choose to sit. Just... Be careful.
I had to fight off a mob of people and a moose with a rusty skate, but I survived with most of my limbs.

But seriously, other than one snarky comment from my dad, I'm not sure anyone even noticed, much less gave a shit. Doesn't matter. Wasn't doing it for them.
 
I had to fight off a mob of people and a moose with a rusty skate, but I survived with most of my limbs.

But seriously, other than one snarky comment from my dad, I'm not sure anyone even noticed, much less gave a shit. Doesn't matter. Wasn't doing it for them.
But you stood for O Canada, right?

You better have stood for O Canada. Otherwise, you'll be sorry.


(Oh and sorry your team lost)
 
I like Facebook ok but I'm not on a ton. Unless I've done a whole series of photos then I spend a lot of my time in my photo groups getting feedback.

My mother is on me almost every day asking why I haven't liked something or responded or etc etc. OMG I want to scream. Why does she care?!
 
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