Rant VI: Now Drama Free
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New happennings in my thread: http://www.halforums.com/forum/t13797-5/#post410527
Anyone who hangs out with me knows that I'm a generally gregarious person. I don't get pissed off very easily and I'm quick to smile. I'm always joking around and generally am the first to say "let it go, it's no big deal."
The tards at Walmart, however, got to see that other side of me today.
I dropped my car off at 3:00pm, same as I've done countless times, for an oil change and air filter change. I was told it'd be done at 3:45.
At 3:40, I finished my shopping, grabbed the sirloin for tonight, checked out, and headed over to automotive. My car was just being pulled into the bay for the oil change. At 3:50, it's finished. Woohoo, perfect timing!
Then one car goes into the bay next to mine, gets done, and comes out. Then another. A third pulls in for an oil change, and there my car sits with it's hood up. So I ask the guy behind the counter what the hold up is. "Oh, you've been assigned for a random spot check. A manager has to come by and verify the work was done correctly." "So, where's the manager?" "He's on his lunch." "Then give me my car." "I can't. I need the manager's approval to finish the job."
Grr! I don't curse very often. I certainly don't curse very often in public. Long story short, me and Mr. Intelligence marched over to the store manager's office, and had HIM release my freaking car, 45 minutes after it was finished. I gave him a good 10 minute earful as well. I wanted to ream him out good and proper, because I know that shit will roll downhill.
God damn, incompetence pisses me off...especially when I have a grocery bag full of meat slowly spoiling in their hot ass waiting room.
The tards at Walmart, however, got to see that other side of me today.
I dropped my car off at 3:00pm, same as I've done countless times, for an oil change and air filter change. I was told it'd be done at 3:45.
At 3:40, I finished my shopping, grabbed the sirloin for tonight, checked out, and headed over to automotive. My car was just being pulled into the bay for the oil change. At 3:50, it's finished. Woohoo, perfect timing!
Then one car goes into the bay next to mine, gets done, and comes out. Then another. A third pulls in for an oil change, and there my car sits with it's hood up. So I ask the guy behind the counter what the hold up is. "Oh, you've been assigned for a random spot check. A manager has to come by and verify the work was done correctly." "So, where's the manager?" "He's on his lunch." "Then give me my car." "I can't. I need the manager's approval to finish the job."
Grr! I don't curse very often. I certainly don't curse very often in public. Long story short, me and Mr. Intelligence marched over to the store manager's office, and had HIM release my freaking car, 45 minutes after it was finished. I gave him a good 10 minute earful as well. I wanted to ream him out good and proper, because I know that shit will roll downhill.
God damn, incompetence pisses me off...especially when I have a grocery bag full of meat slowly spoiling in their hot ass waiting room.
What is wrong with people in public? Today at work, a kid, 8 to 10 years old, definitely old enough to know better, went into our public restroom, commenced to spread his poop all over the toilet and then stuffed the toilet bowl full of toilet paper. We try to keep our restroom clean, and it was before this kid went in there, but obviously he didn't want to leave it clean for anyone else. This wasn't just an accidental "splash" or "spray" but a purposeful spreading of it. I wanted so bad to go grab this kid and beat his head in for doing something like this. I had to send an old man into the women's restroom because of what this child did. It really pissed me off.
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Iaculus
I have just discovered the existence of David Cameron/Nick Clegg slash fiction.
Godfuckingdamnit, humanity.
Godfuckingdamnit, humanity.
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Wasabi Poptart
There are days when I could put my husband in a rose garden (to paraphrase Mel Gibson). ARGH!
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Dude, Rule 34... you oughtta know better
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Iaculus
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Dude, Rule 34... you oughtta know better[/QUOTE]
Oh, I already knew that there was a high theoretical possibility of it existing... but being confronted with the reality is quite another thing. Especially whilst browsing a (mostly) harmless site like TVTropes.
Soooo... you're ranting about WANTING to rant?
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Wasabi Poptart
Did you ever promise him one?
(Just punch him once.
)[/QUOTE]I'd rather kick him in the shin.
So we can all compare what hair color fits you better.
I had to rush out of my house this morning, and by some miracle (read: travesty) morning wood was still at full mast by the time I arrived at work. I couldn't walk into the building like that, and I didn't have the time or privacy to wait it out or adjust it, so I just slung my satchel a little farther forward than usual and walked into the building. My very heavy satchel, which bounced a few times as I walked.
I think I broke my penis.
I think I broke my penis.
Thanks for the chuckle, AE. It's the first I've had in a couple of days...
figmentPez
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My doctor is putting me on oxygen while I sleep. He says I'm probably not breathing well while I sleep, and my heart may be stopping as well. He says it will take months to see improvements, though. I sure hope all this is worth it.
I hope it helps.
I've just been frustrated in just about every possible way. Plus I get the feeling my friends are ignoring/insulting/humouring me. I feel so distant from everyone even when I'm hanging out with a bunch of people.
I hope this is just a funk I'm in but suffice it to say people have noticed that I'm kinda down in the dumps and quick to anger these days.
I hope this is just a funk I'm in but suffice it to say people have noticed that I'm kinda down in the dumps and quick to anger these days.
You know what, there's something about 2010 so far that has made it a completely garbage year for almost everyone I know. My best friend's relationship of 5+ years ended (completely by surprise to him) and he's been a mess since. One of my other good friend's business went under and his marriage fell apart. My brother's in dire straights financially due to the terrible, terrible weather he's been having down south (it's hard to make money as a roofer when it rains every single day).
I dunno man. 2010 sucks.
I dunno man. 2010 sucks.
What the fuck ever happened to manhood? The slim majority of adult males I have met ever deserve the term 'man.' Now a good friend of mine is relating the tale of her father, whom she's tried to patch things up with since her mother passed away. He 'found Jesus' found a woman, got married, made things right with his kids, and now in the span of a weekend he's driven his new wife away, sworn that he'll have nothing to do with his unborn child, and has refused to cosign loans for his two children in order that they may complete their university educations.
Why the fuck do I even bother trying to be a decent human being, if this is the shit that's acceptable from 'men?' Becoming a long-haired hippy-boy who does nothing but nurture his feminine side is looking that much more attractive with every passing day. The smell of musk has become the smell of broken homes.
Why the fuck do I even bother trying to be a decent human being, if this is the shit that's acceptable from 'men?' Becoming a long-haired hippy-boy who does nothing but nurture his feminine side is looking that much more attractive with every passing day. The smell of musk has become the smell of broken homes.
North_Ranger
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I don't think being a man and being a decent human being cancel each other out. In my understanding, in order to be a man, one must also be a good person. I haven't got an inch of respect for bikers, drunks who fight at bars and guys who think listening to heavy metal makes their dicks as big as their forearms. I have more respect for men who keep their promises, know when to laugh and when to mourn, and who always try to do what's right.
My dad's one, for sure. Granted, we butt heads from time to time, but I still respect him unconditionally.
My dad's one, for sure. Granted, we butt heads from time to time, but I still respect him unconditionally.
Being a man means owning up to one's actions, both good and bad. If they are bad, then learn from them and attempt to not repeat them. If they are good, then apply them in everything that you do.
Rudyard Kipling's "If" is a pretty damned good poem to read on the subject, IMHO.
Rudyard Kipling's "If" is a pretty damned good poem to read on the subject, IMHO.
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Wasabi Poptart
I don't think this has to do with being a "man". The person you've described sounds like he is pretty self-centered. That happens to both genders.
Manhood and Womanhood are essentially different, though. Manhood is something to be earned, and it's something that can be lost. Womanhood, though, is nearly inherent in being female. Nobody says "Be a Woman!" or "Grow some ovaries!" bus the male equivalents are common expressions.
My issue is that for some reason, a huge number of people who are identified as 'Men' hardly deserve the term. To me, if someone is a man, that implies that they have virtue. Habitual self-centered-ness is the antithesis of manhood, for example. And yet, while I try my best to be honest and caring and wise, and while I continually seek to learn and better myself ... while I strive to learn and embody the virtues of manhood, 'men' go out and hurt the people I care about, and I sit by and listen to them tell about how 'men' do this and 'men' to that.
Manhood is something very important to me. I just hate to see it sullied like this.
Also, I'll be checking out "If." I love Rudyard Kipling.
My issue is that for some reason, a huge number of people who are identified as 'Men' hardly deserve the term. To me, if someone is a man, that implies that they have virtue. Habitual self-centered-ness is the antithesis of manhood, for example. And yet, while I try my best to be honest and caring and wise, and while I continually seek to learn and better myself ... while I strive to learn and embody the virtues of manhood, 'men' go out and hurt the people I care about, and I sit by and listen to them tell about how 'men' do this and 'men' to that.
Manhood is something very important to me. I just hate to see it sullied like this.
Also, I'll be checking out "If." I love Rudyard Kipling.
Disagree. You'll often find women who find themselves pressured to be more ladylike, and women IN GENERAL get a lot more superficial social pressure than men.
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