Author Topic: The Small Rants Thread XII: The Folly of Life  (Read 180228 times)

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Re: The Small Rants Thread XII: The Folly of Life
« Reply #400 on: March 15, 2019, 05:46:36 PM »
Job opening I REALLY wanted didn't want me, and I'm running out of time looking for jobs with a resumé so slim it looks like it was spit out by an Ethiopian word processor.
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Re: The Small Rants Thread XII: The Folly of Life
« Reply #401 on: March 16, 2019, 07:59:23 AM »
My friend has spent more time in a mental hospital than out of it in the last few months. They have a toxic living situation and a toxic partner, and they are too broke from all the medical shit to get away from them. They haven't eaten more than a few bites of food over the last week, and can barely drink water without the stress-nausea overwhelming them.

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Re: The Small Rants Thread XII: The Folly of Life
« Reply #402 on: March 17, 2019, 04:39:10 PM »
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Re: The Small Rants Thread XII: The Folly of Life
« Reply #403 on: April 07, 2019, 08:01:30 PM »
I accidentally split some kid's brow open during mock battle today.

Gotta be more careful.
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Re: The Small Rants Thread XII: The Folly of Life
« Reply #404 on: April 30, 2019, 11:31:28 PM »
Got hit by a truck today.  Car may be fucked but I feel ok so far.

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Re: The Small Rants Thread XII: The Folly of Life
« Reply #405 on: May 01, 2019, 01:16:42 AM »
Holy shit. Was it your car or company car? I seem to recall there being a need to drive in your workplace.
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Re: The Small Rants Thread XII: The Folly of Life
« Reply #406 on: May 01, 2019, 05:24:45 PM »
Got hit by a truck today.  Car may be fucked but I feel ok so far.

That totally sucks.
Don't assume you're OK.
Don't assume your Insurance (or the other guys) is on the up-and-up.
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Re: The Small Rants Thread XII: The Folly of Life
« Reply #407 on: May 02, 2019, 10:48:55 PM »
Got hit by a truck today.  Car may be fucked but I feel ok so far.

Welcome to the club! I'm only 1 vehicle type away from a bingo. (I've currently collected the achievements for car, truck, bus, boat, and plane)

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Re: The Small Rants Thread XII: The Folly of Life
« Reply #408 on: May 06, 2019, 07:34:24 PM »
Holy shit. Was it your car or company car? I seem to recall there being a need to drive in your workplace.

My car.  Adjuster comes to look at car tomorrow.  Not hurt tho.

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Re: The Small Rants Thread XII: The Folly of Life
« Reply #409 on: May 07, 2019, 04:03:49 PM »

... Not hurt tho.

Good News !!

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Re: The Small Rants Thread XII: The Folly of Life
« Reply #410 on: May 13, 2019, 08:43:57 PM »
It's totaled.  I have a lead on a replacement already, and if i get it in time for orientation a possible new job (the job seems super iffy tho).

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Re: The Small Rants Thread XII: The Folly of Life
« Reply #411 on: May 26, 2019, 09:27:45 PM »
So far this week a coworker has:

Stalked a client employee.

Refused to walk a fired employee out after it was requested.

And gone to the client HR with complaints instead of our companies HR.

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Re: The Small Rants Thread XII: The Folly of Life
« Reply #412 on: May 29, 2019, 07:40:14 PM »
I've had 2 full-scale meltdowns (life-threatening amounts of strain) in as many days, countless "breakdowns" (nonlethal but extremely draining) and my support network is absent. One of them involved a violent outburst, luckily with enough presence of mind to put it into a wall instead of the person next to me.

The person who was supposed to be supporting me had their own personal emergency AS I was just starting to decompress in their arms, and I was literally the only person who could help them, and my values dictate that I couldn't say no, even though it was going to be at extreme personal cost mental health-wise. Having to "be strong" right after multiple meltdowns and aborting the healing process while I'm most vulnerable...If I didn't love them with all my heart I would be very angry and bitter right now.

There's no way that I could have in good conscience asked them to stay, and there was no way to let them go without also sacrificing myself since my van was needed to solve the emergency. Even if my conscience didn't demand it, their role as a support for me wasn't something they would be able to do while under that kind of stress.

I'm seriously considering a stint in the hospital. Part of my disability is that my physical systems tend to take the brunt of any uncontrolled stress due to muscle armoring and spasms.

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Re: The Small Rants Thread XII: The Folly of Life
« Reply #413 on: May 29, 2019, 07:45:59 PM »
I'm worrying about you again.

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Re: The Small Rants Thread XII: The Folly of Life
« Reply #414 on: May 30, 2019, 02:27:50 AM »
I'm seriously considering a stint in the hospital

I did a stint in the pysch ward of my hospital earlier this month (may) and it helped so much (honestly) it did since I jsut needed a break from everything and I made a friend who is also a fellow geek,even if she is married lol i may see if they would like to play a d20 modern game

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Re: The Small Rants Thread XII: The Folly of Life
« Reply #415 on: May 31, 2019, 04:03:12 PM »
You need a break?

You need a break.

Everybody needs a break sometime.

Most everybody pretends  :pout they  don't need a break, sometimes too long.
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Re: The Small Rants Thread XII: The Folly of Life
« Reply #416 on: May 31, 2019, 09:33:33 PM »
You need a break?

You need a break.

Everybody needs a break sometime.

Most everybody pretends  :pout they  don't need a break, sometimes too long.

I consider "mental health days" as they are popularized in modern society as a gross perversion of the healing process that attempts to schedule healing as if it was earned vacation days. Scheduled mental health time is an acknowledgement of that cold quantification of "acceptable deviance". It's better than losing your job over a breakdown, but being a functional non-disruptive worker isn't the goal, it's just more internalized capitalism.

I am currently on a one-month hiatus from my responsibilities and social obligations. Thank god Oslecamo's game is running slowly enough that I can disappear for three to five days and nobody notices and then respond on a whim.

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Re: The Small Rants Thread XII: The Folly of Life
« Reply #417 on: June 01, 2019, 01:53:22 PM »
REALLY small rant, but I wish I could find a good wireless controller for the PC with a decent battery. Stupid Xbox packs last NOTHING and cost a lot around here.
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Re: The Small Rants Thread XII: The Folly of Life
« Reply #418 on: June 29, 2019, 02:09:42 AM »
Got new tires a week ago.  Today coming home from the girlfriend's house I hit a nail or something and got a flat.  In the rain.  On the highway. 
But I set a new record for fuel economy coming home, so that was neat. 
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Re: The Small Rants Thread XII: The Folly of Life
« Reply #419 on: June 29, 2019, 02:49:10 PM »
REALLY small rant, but I wish I could find a good wireless controller for the PC with a decent battery. Stupid Xbox packs last NOTHING and cost a lot around here.

Portable batteries, man. Cellphone chargers. You probably already have one. They work on controllers. I do this all the time.
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