Yesterday was bad. I didn't sleep due to worry and thinking about how to resolve crisis at work. Today is the drop dead day and i have no answers or solutions. And i feel completely responsible for all of it, even though its not my fault.
Yesterday was bad. I didn't sleep due to worry and thinking about how to resolve crisis at work. Today is the drop dead day and i have no answers or solutions. And i feel completely responsible for all of it, even though its not my fault.
Very minor rant: Blipshift re-issued their "The World is Flat" t-shirt today. I had a free t-shirt coupon from them that expired yesterday.
Appleseed said:dropstep said:The local radio station posted an article about a lady in Indiana who passed a stopped school bus and killed 3 kids under age 10. Not only is she out on 15k bail already, people are making up excuses for why she did it. Apparently because she's a mother of 2, works for a church and was going too the hospital to see her dad everyone should take pitty on her. If those were my kids I would be even angrier then I already am.
I wouldn't be angry, she'd be dead.
That's what I told my wife. But I didn't want too seem like an internet tough guy.
Today's rant: those miserable molded carpet skid plates on newer fords suck when it's raining out. It's a pretty slow day and I'm already soaked
Is today idiot day? There has been a string of grumpy idiot shiny happy people through the store today.
My patience is wearing veeeeery thin dealing with these berkeleyers 
Is it berkeley this E36 M3 o'clock yet for the week?
Cause the joy of salary means free overtime!
German automatic doors are every bit as bad as German cars. Overly complicated and not something you want to own once it's out of the warranty period. That is all.
Not really a rant, but...
I think we have to make a decision.
Frosty isn't doing so hot. He has a bad infection on his leg that looks really gnarly. First round of antibiotics didn't do anything, so we stopped those to give him what are basically horse antibiotics. I'm the only one who can administer them since my wife is pregnant. You have to wear gloves. They're working, but it looks like the infection was caused by a cut that was caused by what we think is a [likely cancerous] tumor. It could just be inflammation from the infection, but it probably isn't. He's losing his appetite too, which is completely unlike him. Some of that could be due to the antibiotic, but it has never happened before. If it is cancer (and we're not doing a biopsy to find out), we can't operate since it would require removal of the leg due to its location. Can't do that with this dog, he has some form of Degenerative myelopathy and his back legs don't work quite right. Add to that the arthritis, and he would not do well being a tripod. Even without the infection, he is slow to get up--we have rugs all over the house because he can't get traction on hardwood.
The last part of all this, and the part that I think is the most important factor, is that he is becoming incontinent. Not with urination so much, although I know that has happened at least once in the past month, but with pooping. We try hard to have him outside as much as possible at the right times, but sometimes it is impossible. We let him out this morning at 6:30, and again at 7-8, then again at 9 (wife came back from work to let him out). When I came home for lunch, he'd pooped. The sad part? He didn't even realize it. Was just laying "in" it. Thankfully he always has well formed BM's that don't streak or anything, so it wasn't bad, but it used to be that he knew when he'd made a mistake and hurry up to stand up and make for the door. Not anymore.
Oh, remember how I said my wife is pregnant? Yeah, she's really pregnant. As in, we went into the hospital on Sunday because the baby didn't move for too long, and even though everything was A-OK, they offered to induce. We passed on that, but things are slightly hectic around here. So on top of my wife being super emotional because of hormones, she's super emotional cause her furbaby just isn't doing well. This really is pretty bad timing. He's the sweetest dog. I'm going to have the conversation with my wife tonight. I think that even without the baby coming, and even if one of us was stay-home, we'd still be looking at about a 4 month lifespan here tops. I just wish we could have gotten him to see snow once more.
This is so hard. I worry on one hand that this is too soon. He still comes over when I'm eating and begs for food, he still loves to get scratches every night, and will paw at you when you stop. He's still happy and doesn't appear to be in pain, although he very well could be hiding it. On the other hand, I think if I'm asking the question, I know the answer. He's only been with us 2 years, but he's 10 years old. I love him dearly.
In reply to mtn :
Ouch I’m sorry you’re dealing with that at all, much less at that tough of a time. Good luck.
mad_machine said:yes, I have a hobby website/blog, no I do not need services to increase my presence on the web. Ever since I opened firmentsandphragmites, I have been getting calls and emails about the site from dubious firms trying to sell me services. It's gotten to the point where I just hang up on them as soon as I hear their pitch starting.
I especially love the emails that take on a threatening tone that I might lose my domain if I do not "act now"
Do you have your phone number listed online? If so, you might have to stop doing that. There's a reason so many companies have the "don't call us, we'll call you" online submission form in place of contact information.
Next, are you using a domain name privacy service to hide your contact info from the WHOIS data? If not, you might have to do that.
The broken shoulder is really inconvenient. I am out of work but can’t get anything done at home one handed. I have tickets to two upcoming comedy shows at a local club, Rom Bennington and Rich Vos, but the wife still needs the wheelchair and I can’t lift the chair or push. It’s only been a week and I’m already tired of being home.
Once again I get sucked into a "money" thread. There's always someone who posts "you haven't been saving since you were 5, you're dumb" type comments that make me feel inferior. I fall for it every time.
I understand why poor people spend money on crap. There is no saving for the future, because there is no future, there is only right now. Tomorrow never comes.
Holy crap the drivers in the hood are so brazen I think I can't possibly get angry at bad driving anymore. 
In reply to nutherjrfan :
Minor win?
I think I was happier when LSU only won four games back in '94.
Damnit. Popped the last beer for the night only to realize the old one is full. Bathroom breaks are confussing. I shall prevail. 
In reply to Appleseed :
I've found that both socialists and 'capitalists' are joyless shiny happy people. Yes I'm broke but fuggit I'm less unhappy than most. 
Appleseed said:Once again I get sucked into a "money" thread. There's always someone who posts "you haven't been saving since you were 5, you're dumb" type comments that make me feel inferior. I fall for it every time.
I understand why poor people spend money on crap. There is no saving for the future, because there is no future, there is only right now. Tomorrow never comes.
It's hard to understand if you've never been poor. I don't know the thread you are talking about but I agree with the "tomorrow never comes" thing.
I've ceased to give a berkeley about how people live their life, think I should run mine, or how much money other people have. I have realized that I'm not prepared to lose all that is needed to chase lots of money.
And plus.....I've had good chunks of change before. It's exactly the same as having none. If you don't have money, you stress about getting more. If you have money, you stress about spending it. Either way, you are stressed about money, and money is pretty much bullE36 M3 anyway
This thread. I want to say some things to a few posters, but I believe making me feel worse about my situation was not their intention. So I ambiguously complainin here.
In reply to Appleseed :
I try to stay out of money threads as I do not feel qualified to talk about something that I do not currently possess.
Ebb and flow, man. Living is dynamic. Things change all the time. Sometimes opportunity comes out of nowhere. Sometimes a huge setback blindsides you. You gotta keep the faith things will get better. We've all been there.
I swear I work with morons. Right before I went on vacation, I installed white erase boards on all the cases that house our battery powered lights. I did this so we did not waste tape writing on them when they were last charged.
Even though a whiteboard marker was provided, somebody ruined them with a sharpie...
mad_machine said:I swear I work with morons. Right before I went on vacation, I installed white erase boards on all the cases that house our battery powered lights. I did this so we did not waste tape writing on them when they were last charged.
Even though a whiteboard marker was provided, somebody ruined them with a sharpie...
Based on your past stories about your coworkers and work environment?
Yes. A most emphatic yes. You do in fact work with morons.
In reply to mad_machine :
You need to unleash your inner Gunny. Weed out all non-hackers.
"GIVE THAT MARKER!
YOU ARE NOT ALLOWED TO TOUCH MY MARKER!
YOU'RE TOO f--KING DUMB TO TIE YOU'RE OWN SHOES!
DISAPPEAR, SCUMBAG!"
In reply to mad_machine :
I think sharpie will clean off the white board with alcohol.
they're still morons.
19 voicemails over the weekend between 5pm friday and 6am this morning.
Cant wait to ditch this job.....
Ants are back. The bathroom this time. I'm starting to hate the little bastards. The septic line to the tank is clogged. Not a hard fix but it's 10 minutes of dealing with E36 M3 water that I'd rather not do. Kid#1 forgot her computer charger when she was home from college this weekend. I've had to mail her something every time she goes back. It's getting old. And last but not least, Mrs. Deuce is home sick today.
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