Whine like a baby, now with 500% more drama!
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My cat was trying to steal my Doritos and sent some nonsense texts to my work group chat. I went to move her and she clawed my throat. She drew blood!!
I am not amused.
This is the same cat that will want to curl up under the electric blanket later while I play Stardew Valley.
$&^#! cat….
I am not amused.
This is the same cat that will want to curl up under the electric blanket later while I play Stardew Valley.
$&^#! cat….
Can't sleep. Fucking hell.
I haven't worked since Monday, after a really bad, frustrating and upsetting call. It wasn't just the call, but a culmination of everything. Called in to work every day since due to mental health. And haven't done a damn thing to get better. Just wasted all my time playing video games or whatever.
I'm just so fucking hopeless. I don't have a life. I just put in my time at work, get yelled at by customers day in, day out, come home and fart around on social media, play a game, or watch a movie. MAYBE read a comic if I feel like changing it up.
But my life has no value. No meaning. I feel completely worthless. I keep looking back my past behaviours, especially past relationships, and realize how toxic I was and it's any wonder I'm going to die alone. My "career" is a joke and any attempts to do anything else throughout my life has only led to disappointments or failure. That bully in middle school was right: I'm a loser, I've always been a loser, I'll always be a loser.
I haven't worked since Monday, after a really bad, frustrating and upsetting call. It wasn't just the call, but a culmination of everything. Called in to work every day since due to mental health. And haven't done a damn thing to get better. Just wasted all my time playing video games or whatever.
I'm just so fucking hopeless. I don't have a life. I just put in my time at work, get yelled at by customers day in, day out, come home and fart around on social media, play a game, or watch a movie. MAYBE read a comic if I feel like changing it up.
But my life has no value. No meaning. I feel completely worthless. I keep looking back my past behaviours, especially past relationships, and realize how toxic I was and it's any wonder I'm going to die alone. My "career" is a joke and any attempts to do anything else throughout my life has only led to disappointments or failure. That bully in middle school was right: I'm a loser, I've always been a loser, I'll always be a loser.
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You know how customers can be annoying when something doesn't scan or the price tag fell off and they think they're hilarious shouting "MUST BE FREE!" And you, as a customer service person are so fucking tired of hearing that exact joke every single day?
That's the equivalent of my feelings on that "old corny reference." Just once, I want to vent about my insomnia without seeing that reference. But no, if I post "I can't sleep" on social media, inevitably some asshole thinks they're clever by referencing a joke from literally 30 years ago. And one I see EVERY FUCKING TIME I say I can't sleep. I'm so tired of it.
Bird flu is at record levels this year.
This is a two-part whine.
Part 1: I just submitted my grades yesterday. Now I'm getting the shameless, pleading, grade-grubbing emails from students who are just now realizing they had to do work. This isn't Dead Grandmother Syndrome. That usually just applies to getting a few absences excused or getting an extension. This is a request to magically transform their grade into an A.
The majority of my students were on top of things. I had some who struggled but visited me during office hours so they could get caught up. At least they tried and I appreciated that. But there are always a few students every semester who don't care to attend or even do a jot of work until after finals.
Part 2: The wife and I planned to drive to her folks on Friday for Christmas. She just woke up with flu-like symptoms this morning. Her school pretty much forces sick teachers to show up regardless due to protocol and a sub shortage. My suggestion would be to rest up at home for a week and just visit her family later. I know she won't take that advice, however. She'll want to press on because she MUST spend the holidays surrounded by family. Remember that she is Hallmark's target audience. That means I'll have to drive for two days with a sick and miserable wife.
Part 1: I just submitted my grades yesterday. Now I'm getting the shameless, pleading, grade-grubbing emails from students who are just now realizing they had to do work. This isn't Dead Grandmother Syndrome. That usually just applies to getting a few absences excused or getting an extension. This is a request to magically transform their grade into an A.
The majority of my students were on top of things. I had some who struggled but visited me during office hours so they could get caught up. At least they tried and I appreciated that. But there are always a few students every semester who don't care to attend or even do a jot of work until after finals.
Part 2: The wife and I planned to drive to her folks on Friday for Christmas. She just woke up with flu-like symptoms this morning. Her school pretty much forces sick teachers to show up regardless due to protocol and a sub shortage. My suggestion would be to rest up at home for a week and just visit her family later. I know she won't take that advice, however. She'll want to press on because she MUST spend the holidays surrounded by family. Remember that she is Hallmark's target audience. That means I'll have to drive for two days with a sick and miserable wife.
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Grades are due for me at the end of next week. I’m getting the same shit from my high school students. A semester of fucking around, and NOW they want to turn in 18 assignments late (some were due in September) and ask questions like “So, can I still get an A?”
Not without a time machine, no.
Our Walmart is selling their brand of large eggs for 4.70. Extra large is over 5. Our chickens chose a bad time to stop laying.
My kids would be horrified if one of our chickens ended up being fed to them. In the spring they’ll hopefully start again.
We used to name the cows and chickens when we were growing up. Never anything like Gary or Cora. We named them things like T-Bone, Fried, Nugget, Hamburger, and Dumplings.
I'm honestly at peace with it, but I'm not gonna go to my parents' in Quebec City for the Holidays this year. I'd have to take the train/bus, there's a serious influenza outbreak going on, along with COVID and a different third virus whose name escapes me, though that might be more local to us.
My wife's immune system is not affected by her treatments, but if she catches anything too serious (gastro, influenza, etc.), they could put her treatments on hold until she's done fighting it, which we emphatically don't want.
On top of that, her mom's about to get through step 5 of a 6-treatment run of preventative chemo. HER immune system's borked.
So I refuse to jeopardize them. Sucks, but there'll be other times after the Holidays.
My wife's immune system is not affected by her treatments, but if she catches anything too serious (gastro, influenza, etc.), they could put her treatments on hold until she's done fighting it, which we emphatically don't want.
On top of that, her mom's about to get through step 5 of a 6-treatment run of preventative chemo. HER immune system's borked.
So I refuse to jeopardize them. Sucks, but there'll be other times after the Holidays.
Dave
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In Iowa alone there have been millions - yes, millions - of chickens culled at several farms.
And my rant: Dave fall down go boom. Five feet down to a metal grate that has raised grips for walking to prevent slipping. Bad thing is they are not made to smooth out facial features. I’m going to be sore as hell tomorrow.
Two years ago, there was a fire that destroyed about half the facility where most of the eggs sold in this area come from.
Now there's an avian flu outbreak? This company is probably feeling rather put-upon at the moment.
--Patrick
One of my favorite NSFW sites, which I've happily visited since I was a wee lad at university, has been down since about June this year. Attempts to connect to it would always time out. This kind of thing has happened to this site before, but never for this long a duration. Previously it would come back after a month or two at most. I think I have to finally accept that this site is gone for good.
Finally blocked external connections to the workplace security cameras eh?
GasBandit
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Alas it's been happening to several lately. Not because they're not profitable, but apparently it's getting harder to find banks willing to take money from adult entertainment businesses. Especially in Canada, which has recently been tightening up due to "know your customer" legislation.
This link explains why one site that was older than pornhub shut down (site may trigger NSFW alarms / filters even though the link itself if SFW, so best wait to get home to click it)
Welp, I fucked up.
You know how beard trimmers and the sort have swappable guards? I took mine off to trim under the beard to get rid of a growing neck beard.
Then I spotted some more hairs on the cheek part of the beard that needed trimming...only I forgot to put the guard back on and accidentally shaved off a big 'ol patch of hair, right to the skin.
So, I said screw it and shaved it clean for the first time in I think 6 years or so.
BEHOLD THE BABY FACE.
I'll probably try growing it back ASAP, but it's gonna be some cold walks to work for awhile.
You know how beard trimmers and the sort have swappable guards? I took mine off to trim under the beard to get rid of a growing neck beard.
Then I spotted some more hairs on the cheek part of the beard that needed trimming...only I forgot to put the guard back on and accidentally shaved off a big 'ol patch of hair, right to the skin.
So, I said screw it and shaved it clean for the first time in I think 6 years or so.
BEHOLD THE BABY FACE.
I'll probably try growing it back ASAP, but it's gonna be some cold walks to work for awhile.
I think a beard really compliments your face but... it's actually not bad
Smooth as an android's bottom, eh Data?!
It was such a big patch, I didn't even bother trying that. I REALLY fucked up in a way I'd always dreaded.
As I was shaving everything off, I briefly kept the stache to see how it might look. It was awful. Like a bad pornstache or I looked like the type who invited kids to his van. That awful.
figmentPez
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I once did that while cutting my hair. Big old stripe of bald at the back of my head. Ended up buzzing the whole thing to even it out. That was back when I had a really simple buzz cut, so it only took a couple weeks for things to grow back to normal. I'm not sure what I'd do if I made the same mistake now.
Brand new boots with white fur.
Can of zoodles with a dent.
The laws of physics don’t apply when there is white fur to ruin
Can of zoodles with a dent.
The laws of physics don’t apply when there is white fur to ruin
♬ She hit the floor (she hit the floor)
Next thing you know
Shawty got low, low, low, low, low, low, low, LOW ♬
figmentPez
Staff member
It's a good thing I can't reach through the internet and slap people, or every person who asks for a video game recommendation without providing any information about what their preferences or interests are would be getting smacked. If you don't want personalized recommendations, then just google "best video games" and read some top ten list.