not so serious but I want to rant II: Redemption

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Cajungal

Cajungal

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Krisken said:
No matter what happens, you always have us, Cajungal.
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That's actually really comforting, considering I'm apparently really bad at choosing people in everyday life... that, and I get latched on to people I never would have chosen. Jake's sister-in-law is not the kind of person I'd normally spend a lot of time with, but I'm sort of stuck with her. Truthfully, I'm pretty lucky. I have 3-4 people who aren't family/a boyfriend who I can totally be myself around. That's more than many people have.

But Jesus... How do you stay friends with someone who thinks it's ok to talk crap about your significant other? I told her it was affecting our friendship. She completely misunderstands him, and it's not fair. I've tried to explain that he's not smug or unfriendly; he is quiet sometimes, and he does his best in a group of people. Before we all started playing D+D together, she warned her other friends about him. He didn't even get a fair shot to make a good first impression... she ruined that for him. He's a good person, and whoever can't see that has problems. I know that not everyone can be friends, but I need some time away from her. I wonder if I'll even miss her or remember why we were friends in the first place. It's heartbreaking to know that someone who's stuck in your life forever has your favorite person pegged SO wrong.
 
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Wasabi Poptart

I've spent the morning trying to get egg off of our bedroom window and screen because some asswipe didn't have anything better to do than egg our house at 1 in the morning.
 
Hailey Knight

Hailey Knight

Cajungal said:
That's actually really comforting, considering I'm apparently really bad at choosing people in everyday life... that, and I get latched on to people I never would have chosen. Jake's sister-in-law is not the kind of person I'd normally spend a lot of time with, but I'm sort of stuck with her. Truthfully, I'm pretty lucky. I have 3-4 people who aren't family/a boyfriend who I can totally be myself around. That's more than many people have.

But Jesus... How do you stay friends with someone who thinks it's ok to talk crap about your significant other? I told her it was affecting our friendship. She completely misunderstands him, and it's not fair. I've tried to explain that he's not smug or unfriendly; he is quiet sometimes, and he does his best in a group of people. Before we all started playing D+D together, she warned her other friends about him. He didn't even get a fair shot to make a good first impression... she ruined that for him. He's a good person, and whoever can't see that has problems. I know that not everyone can be friends, but I need some time away from her. I wonder if I'll even miss her or remember why we were friends in the first place. It's heartbreaking to know that someone who's stuck in your life forever has your favorite person pegged SO wrong.
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She's stuck in your life, but you're not stuck being friends with her, or spending time with her. You gotta make the choice that's best for you.
 
Cajungal

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True. I told her last time we talked about it that she's so keen on being honest with her own family, so she should be honest with her brother in law. I told her I didn't want to her any more criticisms, and that she could take it up with him. I'd even be there as a "translator" since she constantly mistakes him speaking matter-of-factly for being smug. She refused, saying that it would be a bad idea. So much for that. I told Jake we should look for a new D+D group. It's a shame, because everyone else in it is awesome.

For now, I'll keep working out with her every week. She really needs the support, and she's not in good enough shape to work out with her husband. Apparently I'm the only one who'll work out with her, or something. However, if I hear one bad thing about Jake next time we get together, I'm telling her I'll see her at Christmas... or at Jake's parents' next barbeque, I guess. I wonder if this is why her circle of friends seems to change so often.. do people keep ditching her because she's so goddamn negative?!
 
Hailey Knight

Hailey Knight

Cajungal said:
True. I told her last time we talked about it that she's so keen on being honest with her own family, so she should be honest with her brother in law. I told her I didn't want to her any more criticisms, and that she could take it up with him. I'd even be there as a "translator" since she constantly mistakes him speaking matter-of-factly for being smug. She refused, saying that it would be a bad idea. So much for that. I told Jake we should look for a new D+D group. It's a shame, because everyone else in it is awesome.

For now, I'll keep working out with her every week. She really needs the support, and she's not in good enough shape to work out with her husband. Apparently I'm the only one who'll work out with her, or something. However, if I hear one bad thing about Jake next time we get together, I'm telling her I'll see her at Christmas... or at Jake's parents' next barbeque, I guess. I wonder if this is why her circle of friends seems to change so often.. do people keep ditching her because she's so goddamn negative?!
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I certainly would. I wouldn't put up with my own siblings if they talked like that about my wife, let alone if it were as stretched as a spouse of a sibling to my spouse.
 
Cajungal

Cajungal

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Worst part is, she does it in this sneaky way that makes her sound like she's really open to getting misunderstandings between them cleared up. It's hard to call someone on that when they're really good at it. So I've been sticking up for him and explaining things, and it changes nothing. Kinda had my fill. I've already cancelled our plans this week so I can get some distance. I guess we'll see if she'll stop doing it like I asked her. If not... well, I've done all I can.
 
North_Ranger

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Emotional manipulators are a pain in the ass, Seej. I used to date one :(

I would like to offer more emotional support, but I think the heat wave of the last week has melted some parts of my brain. Not to mention keeping me from falling asleep... I have every damn window in the apartment open, the fan set on high, I sleep in my birthday suit, I take an ice-cold shower just before bed... and still I keep sweating like a marathon-running little piggy and thus unable to sleep.

So if any of you guys have, I dunno, heavy rains in your part of the globe, tell 'em to head this way, okay?
 
TommiR

TommiR

North_Ranger said:
So if any of you guys have, I dunno, heavy rains in your part of the globe, tell 'em to head this way, okay?
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No, please don't listen to him! Over here we get so few of these really warm days in a single summer, that we should appreciate it when nature blesses us with some of the good stuff. North_Ranger is merely confused; I'm sure that if he just took proper care of his body's hydration levels in the fashion that is natural to young and unmarried men, and stopped for a while to admire the clothing-related view from a suitable bar terrace, he would without a doubt come to see the error in his request.
 
North_Ranger

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TommiR said:
No, please don't listen to him! Over here we get so few of these really warm days in a single summer, that we should appreciate it when nature blesses us with some of the good stuff. North_Ranger is merely confused; I'm sure that if he just took proper care of his body's hydration levels in the fashion that is natural to young and unmarried men, and stopped for a while to admire the clothing-related view from a suitable bar terrace, he would without a doubt come to see the error in his request.
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Oh don't get me wrong, I do enjoy the sparse clothing upon the fairer sex that follows from such hellish heat as much the next red-blooded, young, unmarried man. It is, however, difficult to enjoy such vistas of venereal beauty when the aforementioned heat continues unabated, to the point where even the most profound liquidation proves insufficient to maintain one's composure.

Also, I am by no means bemoaning the current season, as I for one have long awaited for it. I do, however, firmly believe that even a brief shower of rain would do wonders to the current situation, as it freshens up the air and reduces drought-related dust from billowing up, as well as temporarily reducing temperatures to a point where the seasonable heat becomes a welcome phenomenon instead of an irritable status quo. In short, I am merely requesting for a refreshing shower so that future enjoyment of this fine summer can be assured.

Are your fears of me committing some manner of meteorological jinx now abated, my Tampere-dwelling compatriot?
 
Baerdog

Baerdog

˝Drought-related dust˝

Come to the Southwest US. We'll show you drought-related dust.

Rant: European keyboards have all their buttons in the wrong places.
 
Mathias

Mathias

North_Ranger said:
Emotional manipulators are a pain in the ass, Seej. I used to date one :(

I would like to offer more emotional support, but I think the heat wave of the last week has melted some parts of my brain. Not to mention keeping me from falling asleep... I have every damn window in the apartment open, the fan set on high, I sleep in my birthday suit, I take an ice-cold shower just before bed... and still I keep sweating like a marathon-running little piggy and thus unable to sleep.

So if any of you guys have, I dunno, heavy rains in your part of the globe, tell 'em to head this way, okay?
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Those Finnish 10 C heat waves can be a bitch!
 
TommiR

TommiR

North_Ranger said:
Oh don't get me wrong, I do enjoy the sparse clothing upon the fairer sex that follows from such hellish heat as much the next red-blooded, young, unmarried man. It is, however, difficult to enjoy such vistas of venereal beauty when the aforementioned heat continues unabated, to the point where even the most profound liquidation proves insufficient to maintain one's composure.

Also, I am by no means bemoaning the current season, as I for one have long awaited for it. I do, however, firmly believe that even a brief shower of rain would do wonders to the current situation, as it freshens up the air and reduces drought-related dust from billowing up, as well as temporarily reducing temperatures to a point where the seasonable heat becomes a welcome phenomenon instead of an irritable status quo. In short, I am merely requesting for a refreshing shower so that future enjoyment of this fine summer can be assured.
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Ah, very good, my fine friend; I am pleased to note how the end-states desired by you and I are in agreement. And, though I personally favour the prolonged continuation of the warm front we are currently experiencing, your observations on the benefits of a light rain shower do possess merit, and could perchance represent the optimum progression of meteorological events for all concerned.
Are your fears of me committing some manner of meteorological jinx now abated, my Tampere-dwelling compatriot?
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Yes, thank you. And fear not, for I believe it would frankly be beneath civilised and rational people of our enlightened age to fall back to superstitions of more primitive times, and to believe that mere words would, oh I don't know, suddenly cause the temperatures in a large part of Finland to fall by almost a half and bring in thunderstorms and lightning, hexing the fine weather we have been enjoying through some nefarious sorcery on your part. Why, that would be quite preposterous, wouldn't you agree?
 
gargoyle_eva

gargoyle_eva

whats the bet this Finlandian heat wave is still colder than my australian winter? for the record warmest day we have had in a while....20 degree max...12 atm and I'm freezing my butt off.
 
Sparhawk

Sparhawk

North_Ranger said:
It is, however, difficult to enjoy such vistas of venereal beauty when the aforementioned heat continues unabated, to the point where even the most profound liquidation proves insufficient to maintain one's composure.
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Heat? WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU TALKIN' 'BOUT WILLIS?

It's freaking 72 degrees Fahrenheit (22c) where you are right now. We haven't see a temperature that low in a month. It's 94 F (34c) here, right now, 1:30pm and will get to about 98 F (36c) today. Tomorrow is expected that we will hit 100F.
 
drifter

drifter

North_Ranger said:
Emotional manipulators are a pain in the ass, Seej. I used to date one :(

I would like to offer more emotional support, but I think the heat wave of the last week has melted some parts of my brain. Not to mention keeping me from falling asleep... I have every damn window in the apartment open, the fan set on high, I sleep in my birthday suit, I take an ice-cold shower just before bed... and still I keep sweating like a marathon-running little piggy and thus unable to sleep.

So if any of you guys have, I dunno, heavy rains in your part of the globe, tell 'em to head this way, okay?
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That may be counterproductive; depending on how long you stay in that ice-cold shower, the body's thermoregulatory system will kick in to heat you up. When you turn off the water, you'll end up being extra-warm. IANA physiologist, but it's what I've heard and it makes sense. You'd probably be better off taking a shower in tepid water.
 
Mathias

Mathias

So I just checked the record weather in Helsinki for last week. You guys were at a balmy 86 degrees F as your midday high last Thursday. The rest of the week averaged a hellfire rating of 72-75 degrees. :rolleyes:

Come to my neck of the woods, where we hit in the high 90's yesterday with 100% humidity. It felt like a damn swamp. Seems to me the Finish summer consists of San Diego weather.
 
LordRendar

LordRendar

You guys can have our rainstorms.I would kill for some hot weather. We had an average of 19°C here (umm..thats 66°F i think) and I want my farking summer!
I have to put up with shitty German weather 9 out of 12 months.At least those 3 months should be hot and sunny.
 
Hailey Knight

Hailey Knight

Mathias said:
So I just checked the record weather in Helsinki for last week. You guys were at a balmy 86 degrees F as your midday high last Thursday. The rest of the week averaged a hellfire rating of 72-75 degrees. :rolleyes:

Come to my neck of the woods, where we hit in the high 90's yesterday with 100% humidity. It felt like a damn swamp. Seems to me the Finish summer consists of San Diego weather.
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Hey now, I've known people in California and Florida who find 75 degrees to be quite chilly.
 
LittleSin

LittleSin

I scoff at the idea of schools shutting down for a couple of inches of snow! It cracks me up when I see what school gets shut down for in the states...although when I was a teenage I used to be insanely jealous of it. :p

Still, please send warmer weather. This 6-8degree bullshit has got to fucking stop. I'm supposed to be done buying oil for the season!
 
General Specific

General Specific

Well, as someone who lives in the southern US and who's school routinely shut down if there was any snow, I must inform you that it happens because we don't have the equipment to handle the icy roads and such. We get snow usually once every 3-5 years, so stuff like snow plows are just not practical. Add to that, the fact that people around here can't drive when it just rains and it becomes very dangerous.
 
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Wasabi Poptart

Currently 29C/84F here with off and on rain showers. The official weather report claims we have only 56% humidity, but it feels worse to me. Our low temps have only been about 24C/75F at night. We keep the air conditioner running constantly unless the trade winds are blowing.
 
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makare

We've got the cold and we've got the heat. Those are ok. This rain/water/flood bullshit though. Fuck that nonsense.
 
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