The not-so-serious but I want to rant thread.

Status
Not open for further replies.
M

makare

Honestly I waste money on the dumbest shit but it makes me happy. Expensive conditioner is just one of those things. Last summer I spent about 120 dollars total on fake nails. When I went back to school I got rid of them because I couldnt afford either the price or the upkeep time.

My 12 year old cousin might visit this month. Im going to take her to get her nails done because I dont think she ever has. It's going to be so fun! Im excited. ^.^
 
C

crono1224

My internet is still futzy, I have a comcast guy coming in the morning to check on it, but who knows if that will fix it. And now I start to wonder if its my piece of crap router that is also messing up or not.
 
M

makare

grrrrr. I was inside the booth helping a customer waiting outside, I felt something on my head so I reached up and it was fucking wasp! It stung me right on my finger. It hurts really badly.

I has a very painful sad.
 
Cajungal

Cajungal

Staff member
AUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUGH *cranky*

I'm so so so so tired of being freakin uprooted every weekend to visit people. Usually I only go to my hometown some weekends, but there's been a lot going on and I've had to go there a lot. This weekend it's to pick up my folks from the airport. Last week it was to pick their car *up* from the airport (among other things) because they didn't want it sitting in the lot. They couldn't remember where it was so I was just walking around the huge lot like a moron clicking her car remote over and over. The security guards lookin at me funny...

I'm the "no life" kid, so I'm the one who gets asked to do EVERYTHING. I'm in a relationship but not married, I have no kids, I'm in college but full time at the moment... so everyone knows I'm basically "free" all the time. My sister's got a family and my brother tours. So guess who gets asked to do every damn thing?! And I love helping my family out, but I'd just love it if one weekend this summer could be quiet and no one needed me for anything so I could just freakin stay at my apartment and clean and maybe make a pizza and just not have to do all that driving! I've been living out of a damn bag for the past month!

B'uh. I love my family but I'm kind of sick of em right now.
 
Shakey

Shakey

I bought groceries last night, which included a big bag of dog food. I tossed it in the back of my truck and forgot about it, and it freakin rained last night. I now have a big bag of mush.
 
Calleja

Calleja

Cajungal said:
AUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUGH *cranky*

I'm so so so so tired of being freakin uprooted every weekend to visit people. Usually I only go to my hometown some weekends, but there's been a lot going on and I've had to go there a lot. This weekend it's to pick up my folks from the airport. Last week it was to pick their car *up* from the airport (among other things) because they didn't want it sitting in the lot. They couldn't remember where it was so I was just walking around the huge lot like a moron clicking her car remote over and over. The security guards lookin at me funny...

I'm the "no life" kid, so I'm the one who gets asked to do EVERYTHING. I'm in a relationship but not married, I have no kids, I'm in college but full time at the moment... so everyone knows I'm basically "free" all the time. My sister's got a family and my brother tours. So guess who gets asked to do every damn thing?! And I love helping my family out, but I'd just love it if one weekend this summer could be quiet and no one needed me for anything so I could just freakin stay at my apartment and clean and maybe make a pizza and just not have to do all that driving! I've been living out of a damn bag for the past month!

B'uh. I love my family but I'm kind of sick of em right now.
Click to expand...
Dude... just TELL THEM YOU'RE BUSY! Seriously, you're LETTING them take over your weekends, if it's starting to make you cranky and sick of your family, just put your foot down a weekend and say "No, I'm sorry, parents, I'm busy this weekend. I can't. Sorry.". Make up an excuse if you want, but if you keep showing complete availability OF COURSE you're gonna be the one they always call!
 
Cajungal

Cajungal

Staff member
Not really looking for solutions, just venting. I know the solution. I haven't been going in only to do things for people--it's also been other stuff. Anyway..

---------- Post added at 10:22 AM ---------- Previous post was at 10:18 AM ----------

...Sorry that was so terse. I just got an email saying I failed a class and I didn't, and my Degree Audit doesn't look right all of a sudden. Shit. *starts emailing*
 
sixpackshaker

sixpackshaker

My brother (a professional photographer) calls me up the other day and complains for a long time during our conversation how Mom and the brothers take advantage of him and his equipment for free photography. I let him rant then I ask why he called me out of the blue.

"I need some one to look at my laptop...."
 
Hylian

Hylian

I must have slept weird cause when I woke up and my back was/is killing me. I took some Ibuprofen and hit the massage chair at my work but it is still hurting. Hopefully it gets to feeling better soon.
 
Cajungal

Cajungal

Staff member
.....................Ok the email was an error.

And Calleja, believe me, I've been putting my foot down more; there have been a lot of events I actually wanted to go in town for. I'm just cranky from all the traveling. This weekends, it's either pick up my parents or leave them in the hands of my very nervous grandmother who can't drive worth crap. I'm gonna go home again after, though, at least. And they're helping me out with the gas. :)
 
Cajungal

Cajungal

Staff member
D'ahhhh I'm sorry, you didn't deserve that. Thank you. :) Jake's told me the same stuff over and over. I don't mean to be a big martyr about it. I like helping my family but all the driving and losing a lot of my free time started to take its toll I guess.

Honestly, this mood isn't all about the traveling and everything. I woke up pissed for some reason, and nothing's really going right today. :( Thanks for trying to help, Fernando, you're sweet. :hug:
 
Piotyr

Piotyr

If there is one thing I have learned about women in nearly 7 years of marriage, it's this: When they have a problem they are telling you about, the reason is not to find a solution. They just want someone else to know or want to vent. Trying to fix everything only leads to madness.
 
Cajungal

Cajungal

Staff member
:laugh: Sad but true. I wish I was better at taking good advice when I'm in a mood like this. If it helps, I always log it away for when I'm feeling more calm and rational.
 
Dave

Dave

Staff member
I took Wednesday of this week off. I had to. I had just too damned many things to do. But there's more to it...

I was supposed to take Tuesday off instead. See, I have 2 vehicles. One is all mine, baby! The other is in actuality my parent's car as I got laughed out of the dealer when I tried on my own credit-worthiness. The problem started when my father spoke with his insurance guy to renew it. I was paying for it, but my dad is so brutally honest that he doesn't think these things through. He said that I had the car and since he lives in one state and I live in another...well, you can see where this is going. The guy refused to renew the insurance. Something else you have to know about my dad is that he's nearly 80. He has very bad lungs (decades of smoking and insulation/asbestos inhalation) and so has to take oxygen & medicine at regular intervals. This medicine makes him sleepy. So he went to bed and didn't bother telling me.

Cue my needing to go to the DMV to license my vehicles and being told that I couldn't. No insurance. So a few months ago I took my dad to the DMV in Iowa to take care of it all. We were there a couple of hours and nothing got done as we had to do the DMV 2-step. In the end I had to leave and get some paperwork from the dealer as I needed to get onto the loan.

Fast forward to a couple days ago. My list of things to do consisted of:


  1. Get the cars insured.
  2. Get the cars licensed. Both were being driven illegally and I hate that.
  3. Take Sammi to get her driver's license.
  4. Get my hair cut.
  5. Meet the plumber at my house. Right now we have little to no hot water due to sediment build-up in the pipes.
  6. Get supplies for my nephew, who will be working on my roof where it's leaking in.
Oh, the best laid plans of mice & men!


  1. The first thing I did was to meet my dad at the DMV in Iowa to again get my name put on the registration so I could get it licensed in Nebraska where I needed to. This time I had all the paperwork they told me I needed the last time. No deal. I was there for another hour and here's what I found out. I have to fill out 9 pages of paperwork & send it to the bank. They then look at it, approve it and send it to the Iowa DMV for them to look at. Iowa then signs it and sends it BACK to the bank. They then have to enter that into their system and send it back to the DMV. At THAT time I have to license it in Iowa for $200 then go to the Nebraska DMV and license it there for God knows how much. Until then I'm running around with expired plates because they won't license the damned thing!
  2. Because I'm putting 2 kids on the insurance policy, the cost is fucking expensive. $500 a month for 5 months. And that's the best rate I found. Then they found out my name wasn't on the registration. That jacked the price up and so I'll be paying $480 a month, but for 6 months instead of 5. But the cars are insured.
  3. I took Sammi to get her license. We got there at 11 am. The way they score it is to make a check and give a point for every mistake. 15 or less and you pass. She got 36. Ouch! Some of it was our fault (she didn't know where the hazard button was) but most of it was ultra-nervous teenager driving. She's pretty bummed. Time to practice!
  4. My nephew has been either ditching me or just not answering my calls. So I haven't been able to buy the supplies. I don't know what I have to buy.
  5. The plumber didn't show up.
  6. I forgot to get my hair cut.
Let me recap. The only thing I got done was getting the cars insured. Granted, that's the biggest thing on the list, but it was a long & frustrating day that I wish I could take back.
 
Piotyr

Piotyr

Here's an "At least it's not this bad" story to make Sammi feel better:

When my now-wife was 16 and went to get her license, she was really nervous and accidentally put the car in reverse and gunned it to start the driving test...which proceeded to back the car right into the DMV and put a massive hole in the building. Needless to say, she didn't pass.
 
M

makare

To continue my bath related ranting-

I went to Bath and Body works today to buy some foaming body wash because I am out. THEY DISCONTINUED IT!!
I was so pissed off... I AM so pissed off. I love that stuff :( I wish that told me I would have bought a crate. Last time I bought 8 bottles and Im still out of it now. Sigh, they had three bottles left and I bought them all.

Stupid B&B.
 
W

Wasabi Poptart

I feel your pain, makare. I used to love this body scrub they had (it was made with ground coffee and smelled like a mocha latte) and suddenly it was gone! I circled the display about 15 times before I realized I wasn't overlooking it. It was depressing.
 
M

makare

You and I should riot. Ill dress up as Edina and you can dress up as Patsy and we can storm their corporate headquarters.... also vodka.
 
North_Ranger

North_Ranger

Staff member
Jebus Mordechai Christ it's HOT in here! I've got every window open, there's a fan blowing right next to me, I wear less than a nudist and I'm still sweating like I'm taking a sauna with my clothes on!
 
North_Ranger

North_Ranger

Staff member
Calleja said:
Your're in FINLAND! That's like 2 feet from the arctic circle! How hot can it be? 25 C?
Click to expand...
Continental climate, Cowabunga ol' chum. Freeze-your-ass-off winters, blistering hot summers. Currently, in the evening when the worst heat is turning off, it's 30C in shade, sun blazing from the cloudless sky and not a lick of wind from the sea.

So it can get pretty fuckin' hot in here thank you very much. Now pass me some more lemonade.
 
Calleja

Calleja

To be fair 30C is like the "hotness" line down here... I'm pretty sensitive to heat, hate it with a passion, but 30C is when it STARTS getting hot.

It's when its nearing 40C that you can call it "blistering hot".
 
W

Wasabi Poptart

It's all relative to where you live and what climate you're used to. When my husband was sent to Africa 2 years ago, he was dealing with temperatures pushing 50C. He was used to summer and autumn here in San Diego where it gets close to 40C on some days. He got used to the heat there and when he came back even 25C felt cool to him. I would be sweating my ass off and he had goosebumps.
 
W

Wasabi Poptart

I'd like it to be no higher than 25 - 28C with mid-range humidity. Beautiful weather, IMO. Warm enough to feel it, but not sweating like a pig if you move too much.
 
Status
Not open for further replies.
Top