The General Rant/Bitch/Moan Thread.

RedAngel wrote:

My turn... I can't get into every detail, but I'll just say Gareth is starting to give me a hard time about how I manage the money I have left. In fact, he made me feel really awful tonight, like he cared more about money than he did about me. He said he never thought I'd be OK about "hemorrhaging money." That's brain-bending to me, considering one of us actually knows what it's like to only be able to afford Ramen noodles for dinner, and the other has never needed to learn to budget.

I'd wager he's worrying about the possible financial strain that might occour if you're not able to find something soon.

My guess, anyway.

Red-Whilst Gareth might be worried about your finances, it is not fair of him to assume that you are "hemorrhaging money" to use his quote. No one tries to do that when they don't have the finances coming in like they were previously. It may seem like you are bleeding resources since the full income isn't coming in like it was before, but you are working your hardest to make something come into fruition I know it sounds cliche as hell, but it will all work out soon! Just as you mentioned before, you're using your powers that be to your full advantage, but the outside forces need to come together now. This whole universal- entropic-physics thing needs to ease up for a minute

Madelchai: So am I, I assure you. I didn't think I'd be unemployed for this long. That doesn't mean I'm going to suddenly stop paying for utilities/groceries/healthcare/student loan/part-of-mortgage in order to conserve the cash I have left. Money does have to come out, whether I like it or not, or I wreck our credit. It's a big leap of faith, but I don't see a better option.

I did the math and found that my unemployment benefits are 54% of what I used to earn. It's better than nothing, but that's still a loss in income of about $170 per week. If I -- no, if *we* as a family -- could live comfortably on 54% of my old income, I wouldn't have had any financial pressures back when I was working. And I did. I could take a job at min. wage right now, sure, but I'd make less than I do through my benefits now -- and there'd be less time for job searching and interviews.

Someone might say, "this is what you get for majoring in Art (gallery management)." Well, I chose the future that would please *me* as an individual. And I'm pleased by astoundingly little: an apt., a bus route, a lack of pet if need be. But then I fell for someone who wanted more, and initially agreed to take on the lion's share of these expenses to keep things fair. Now he's basically got all he ever wanted (house, dog, upgraded car) but does nothing but complain about the costs instead of being thankful for what he has.

Not trying to rant, just illustrating that I've thought about all of this. No one grills me better than I grill myself. For the time being, my solution is to sharply divide our expenses: no more covering small expenses (shipping something, or getting takeout) for Gareth just because it's convenient; he needs to see what things really cost.

WIR: Thanks for the support. I really don't know what else I can do. I wish I knew.

Everything this weekend feels wrong. I have to have pictures for a sports feature due on monday. All three people I had lined up to take pictures of backed out on me. I tried talking to my student partner, and she hasn't gotten back to me yet.

My dream from this morning has me feeling out of place. A part of me feels really depressed, and I'm not sure why. I'm scared about not being able to find an internship. If I can't find and internship, how am I going to get a job? I feel like I could be trying harder, but I can't push myself to move anymore. I feel stuck.

This weekend has been very quiet too. Bo's friend has pretty much taken over his life lately. I'm all for him helping out a friend, but can I have my boyfriend back for two minutes? Please? Normally he calls me before bed, and he hasn't done that in a while since being with his friend. I always get a text good morning from him. It is almost 3 pm, and I still haven't heard from him.

Dear gym goers,

Come here to work, not to exclusively socialize. Three people tonight were just sitting on the ab equipment for over half an hour, chatting it up, not a one of them doing a goddamn thing.

All the rage.

Get. The f**k. Out. It's not the f**king Guiding Hand Social Club.

^^Ha ha! So true! That used to drive me crazy too! The other thing that used to bug me was having to wait to use the treadmills, especially when the people using them were just walking at a slow pace. Really, you can't go for a walk outside, so you have to hog a treadmill?

My rant: there was a Venetian Hour at the wedding reception yesterday. There were five large tables set with all kinds of cakes, pastries, fruit, gelato, chocolate fountains, and other dessert goodies. Because the guests were already full after the cocktail hour and main course, the desserts were barely touched. We asked one of the waiters what happens with the unused food - she told us everything gets thrown out. My husband's $7000 wasted.

Bitches better pay him back.

‎-Walking to the checkout at Stop & Shop. Spot a register that looks like is just finishing up, and has a younger kid working it, which means it'll be near done by the time I get there.

-Accelerate pace to get there before someone else.

-Triumphantly round corner just as the previous customer is on her way. Excitement that I'll soon be on my way home!

-Almost steamroll over a 4 foot tall Asian woman that was there the whole time that I couldn't see behind the impulse racks. With 3 kids. And a carriage practically bursting full.

-FFFFFFFFFFFFFUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU-----

nsanelilmunky wrote:

How the hell am I supposed to write a historical research paper over Edward Sylvester Morse? For one, the man is a jack a$$. He was a Social Darwinist, dropped out of every school he ever enrolled in (including a PAID stay at HARVARD) because he was bored and thought he had learned enough, and to top it all off- his written works are stream-of-conciousness types of writing. He states in the introductions that he doesn't find culture, politics, or geography interesting and so excuses himself from giving names and dates from his 'facts.' He seriously has more interest in Japanese latrines than he does in the people who built them.

And I'm supposed to be able to write about this douche for 13-15 pages? WTF.

I'm assuming the paper is double spaced, so it should only be 7-8 pages long, that isn't that bad. As a historical research paper, are you allowed to place personal opinion into your paper, or is this a simple (boring) fact-only writing assignment?

If so, you could discuss how he was an elitest because he traced his family back to the Morse, who landed in Newbury, Mass from England in 1630's. How he could have been diagnosed with some form of bi-polar or ADHD because his behavior during childhood was out of control.

That as he got older he was in Bethel Academy and as an understudy discovered an unknown species of snail. Then his time at Harvard ended as part of a protest (supposedly) against Louis Agassiz. He discoverer important archeological finds close to Tokyo, and established bio-lab in Kanagawa. Even though he was a prick and racist, he helped introduce modern scientific methods and zoology and biology to Japan, as well as introducing Darwinism evolution to Japan intelects which changed the political/religious culture of their society.

Co-worker wants this Sunday and next Sunday (Easter) off.
Pisses me off cause she knows I work at the school Mon-Fri. Knows that I work at the gallery on Saturdays....geez.
I don't even get why she needs them off. She's outta there by 9am. And on Easter she's doesn't even cook the dinner.
GRRRRR

Yup. That's it. I'm leaving the planet first opportunity. Arranging for it now, in fact.

^^^^^^^

Madelchai: I said the exact same thing when I saw that. It made me cringe; thus, I am on the same rocket that is going to take you away from this planet.


My rant: I woke up on my first alarm. Hit snooze, fell back asleep only to have the most horrible dream; wake up frantically and realize that I have ten minutes to get ready and be at my class that takes about 25 minutes to get to. I made it just in time. I hope the rest of the day goes smoother than my morning.

Extremely annoyed by all the photo tagging requests on Facebook since the wedding. I really don't need 500 pictures of me and the bride on my page. Plus, my bridesmaid dress was unflattering.

Madelchai wrote:

Yup. That's it. I'm leaving the planet first opportunity. Arranging for it now, in fact.

WrappedinReflection wrote:

Madelchai: I said the exact same thing when I saw that. It made me cringe; thus, I am on the same rocket that is going to take you away from this planet.


My rant: I woke up on my first alarm. Hit snooze, fell back asleep only to have the most horrible dream; wake up frantically and realize that I have ten minutes to get ready and be at my class that takes about 25 minutes to get to. I made it just in time. I hope the rest of the day goes smoother than my morning.

Madelchai and WIR: I read those reviews and thought "Kill me now; I'm officially not fit for the modern world, and things aren't getting better." Then I realized, by virtue of your posts, that I'm not the only one who feels that way. Intelligence isn't dead yet, and that's encouraging.

Also, WIR: I've been in that situation, with the alarms! Ah, that sucks -- when you think "I can still get a little sleep" and then spend the whole time enduring a nightmare.

It seems like everyone in my family has lost their goddamn minds. Get you're sh*t together or get the hell out!

Carb overload again today. I really need to modify my diet. Been feeling sluggish, and not just because of the work & school thing happening now. Gross

Madelchai wrote:

Yup. That's it. I'm leaving the planet first opportunity. Arranging for it now, in fact.

What the? I consider it one of the easiest reads. Oh man, one sentence of Poe would have exploded their heads with sheer complexity.

I am overly hungry today. Possibly due to lack of time to eat much since I have been running around like a mad woman all week and weekend. Looking forward to making a comforting, delicious dinner

Ok any one else felt the need to laugh at the middle and last comment?
How the hell can you compare Dracula and Twilight??? "After reading Twilight I thought I should read the original just for fun." Original what?? Not the same.geez

^^And this was never diagnosed in childhood? Crazy! Did you have any academic issues in school? On the bright side, you were able to make it to college, and it sounds as if you've been doing well academically.