Thread: Rant and Rave, Cry and Complain

Originally Posted by Wolfwood

At least you know what you want to do. Is it unimaginably impossible to do what you wish to do, or is it something that'll take time?

It takes time and i don't know how much.

Originally Posted by Wolfwood

How about sleeping for 5 hours to wake up easily, and then napping at some point through the day to get 7 in total? And what happens if you just sleep -- how many hours do you naturally wake up after?

No alarm, I'll usually wake up after 8 hours. I rarely sleep longer than 8 straight hours--sometimes I'll wake up and go back to sleep for a bit if I'm feeling really lazy, but I generally don't sleep over 8 hours without waking up.

I don't really have good opportunities to get naps in. I leave for work a little before 2pm, and I never feel tired before then. I don't get home again till 12am. I just need to get in better sleep patterns, I think. One night I'll go to bed at 1am, the next I go to bed at like 4am... ideally, I'd want to get to bed every night around 1-2am and wake up around 8:30-9:30.


On another note, my cat just accidentally scratched the tattoo on my leg. Very small cut, so I doubt it'll mess up the ink, I hope... but if it does, I wanted to go back anyway so, not that big a deal I suppose.

Originally Posted by littlezoe

It takes time and i don't know how much.

Well, that's something you're not short of, right? *touches wood* A thousand mile journey begins with the first step, and all that malarky.

Originally Posted by khh

Define how one is supposed to avoid it. Can one think of it? Can one substitute it in words, or do one need to find other words that have the same meaning?

You must not use any words containing the letter Y.

Originally Posted by Wolfwood

Well, that's something you're not short of, right? *touches wood* A thousand mile journey begins with the first step, and all that malarky.

I wish I could bold the "touches wood" part of this post. But really. Are you trying to make a sexual joke here? Lol

Did a cover and uploaded it to youtube. It took almost 40 min to upload everything. then when it was done I noticed the rhythm and lead were played on the same settings and that because I don't have a pick when I chug on rhythm it sounds all Guitar Hero Messuppy because I'm using my finger not a pick.... Basically I miss my lucky pick I had it two years never broke and it was nice and bendy. anyways its a cover of young by hollywood undead, but I solo around and it sucks but at least my video editing skills are getting better and I am still seeing improvement which is what my goal. I'll go and remake it an official song Later.





I also Decided its time to just record and play everyday all day. I didn't get the job I wanted I guess so Its back to grinding. Working on my image, my Sound and My Recording/Editing Skills.

Originally Posted by dakotahnok

I wish I could bold the "touches wood" part of this post. But really. Are you trying to make a sexual joke here? Lol

That is a common saying. People touch wood for luck. Like they'll say "I hope I don't die" *touch wood*
Not really sure what wood h as to do with anything, but I spose most sayings/customs/superstitions are nonsensical.

In the US the common derivative is "knock on wood".

Touch Wood is new to me, but I've heard Knock On Wood.

copycat

Originally Posted by Darkmatters

copycat

You posted that in the time between me reading Tommo's post and me typing out those words. As soon as I clicked "Post" yours appeared above mine

Jinx! You owe me a Coke! (lol - another US thing - whenever 2 people say the same thing at the same time)

And yeah, I knew we posted at the same time... I was just being silly.

Originally Posted by Darkmatters

Jinx! You owe me a Coke! (lol - another US thing - whenever 2 people say the same thing at the same time)

And yeah, I knew we posted at the same time... I was just being silly.

We usually said "Jinx personal jinx." And then you can't talk until someone says your name three times. not much "owe me a coke" happening. (Although we do call soda "pop" here. and I hear in the south it's called "coke.")

I posted here before about being anxious about trying to get concert tickets. They went on sale today and I was on Ticketmaster (all they were being sold from) refreshing the page before they even came out. I jumped on them as soon as they were released. But the entire venue became sold out in literally, SECONDS. No tickets for me or my friends. I'm super disappointed, but at least they will go on a real tour next year and have bigger and more venues. #TeenAngst #FirstWorldProblems. ahaha :/

Originally Posted by tommo

That is a common saying. People touch wood for luck. Like they'll say "I hope I don't die" *touch wood*
Not really sure what wood h as to do with anything, but I spose most sayings/customs/superstitions are nonsensical.

I never thought about how a little saying could change throughout the world. It means the same, but just said different. Touching wood really should be changed where you guys live though. Because you are being quite vulgar.

I'm stuck in that "I'm sad because I want to be" attitude right now, and I'm not even sure what I'm really sad about, other than the negative thought loops I go down as a result of already being in this mood. I think it's more a result of the weed withdrawals than anything. On the plus side, my imagination is on overdrive and caressing my skin feels very euphoric. I can't help but be curious if both those effects and the depression are linked to 5-HT2A receptor upregulation, as I would definitely compare the mental and physical effects to a psychedelic, and high 5-HT2A density is known to be correlated with depression and can be caused by CB2 receptor activation. I wonder....

I found this Michael Jordan commercial to be motivating -- useful mindset to anyone out there who keeps failing. ^_^



You learn more in failing than you do in learning before you fail.

Originally Posted by tommo

That is a common saying. People touch wood for luck. Like they'll say "I hope I don't die" *touch wood*
Not really sure what wood h as to do with anything, but I spose most sayings/customs/superstitions are nonsensical.

We have that saying in Norwegian too, though we say "Bank i bordet" which appears to mean "knock the table", but actually means "knock the board", as in wooden plank (though not everyone is aware of this). Of course you're supposed to actually knock something while saying it.

Originally Posted by Darkmatters

Jinx! You owe me a Coke! (lol - another US thing - whenever 2 people say the same thing at the same time)

And yeah, I knew we posted at the same time... I was just being silly.

No, we have that in Norway too and it's probably pretty common everywhere. I've heard two variants, one where the first one to say a special word (which I can't recall) that gets you something (that I can't recall either), and the other where you say "Du skylder meg en iskald cola" (you owe me an ice-cold coke).

Woke up early to get ready for a road trip, encountered busy traffic because construction on multiple lanes promoting faster flow is blocked. The tires of the vehicle being accustomed to the hell Texas, and then suddenly is drenched by the heavy rain that went on for at least an hour or so, delaying the traffic even more.

Then one of the tires blows out, using the spare tire, and then deciding it's best to buy new sets of tires. Then waiting on those tires to be installed, and then finding hotels to book in, missing several entrances because of stress....this was such a horrible day, and we're not even close to our destination as yet. What's worse, I don't think I want to go to this vacation in the first place, but I have to.

And taking a break in Louisiana, and going to the bathroom, those HORRIBLE bathrooms that remind you, "HEY YOU'RE BLACK!!!! I CAN'T PICK UP YOUR SKIN TONE FROM THE SENSOR TO TURN ON THE WATER!!"

I'm frantically waving my hands in soap that can't be blown off easily from the drier, and if someone came in, I would look like a fucking idiot. Way to stay true to the stereotype Louisiana! And I have a fucking lighter skin tone........what bullshit is this?

Those sensors worked perfectly fine for lighter skin people, but not me? LOL. Oh, and going to Mississippi to find a hotel to book in, all of them are full. HMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM


Not for the people who obviously don't have reservations that you let in right?

One word: I'M BLACK.

I'm not even black entirely, I'm mixed.....LOL. Not that I'm trying to insult anyone or anything, but this is just absurd! This day was not fun at all! Good ol' America.

My rant is that It's 2:20am and I have to get up early tomorrow and I am awake. Goodnight, DV

Originally Posted by DaveTheJoker

My rant is that It's 2:20am and I have to get up early tomorrow and I am awake. Goodnight, DV

Your name reminds me of the shooting at that theatre
How tragic was it? ;C
That guy was a fucking sicko.

Link: I thought that those sensors work by checking if there is something put under them... or that they just check if that's human skin under them, so they turn on. I don't think that it's related to skin color.... Probably that one was malfunctioning o.o We have those over here as well, no matter how you wave your hands under it, it rarely turns on.

But then i might be wrong... i can't say for sure how they work.

Originally Posted by yuppie11975

Your name reminds me of the shooting at that theatre
How tragic was it? ;C
That guy was a fucking sicko.

The worst part is that these idiots always have to shoot completely innocent people, probably ruin their whole families life. It's so sad.

I've been following the shooting on CNN. How sick.
I wish a speedy recovery to everyone who was affected.

My minor rant concerning the shooting is how the parents of the baby were bashed in the Comments. An absolutely senseless tragedy occurred and people are actually going to focus on THAT?

My daily rant is fleas. Ugh. I only slept for 3 hours because they kept me awake. It's not even that they're biting me. I only have a couple of bites. It's their CRAWLING on me that's driving me craziest lol. DEET no longer works to deter them. It seems to actually make them angry and more active

**EDIT**
I went back to sleep for 3 1/2 more hours and I missed a lucid opportunity. I had another nightmare about tornadoes and I even asked myself if I was dreaming... but I could feel the tornado trying to pull me into it; I felt the wind and my hair whipping around my face- so I didn't even seriously consider I was dreaming lol
What is it with me and tornado dreams I only went through ONE tornado when I was young, but it was a funny experience. My grandmothers door kept flying open in the wind. My brother and I sat in front of it and the wind still pushed at the door.
Later, we saw the damage and learned a tornado had ripped through. It was a very minor one- not an event that scarred me lol

The dream felt so real, I actually considered leaving my kids in the trailer. I didn't think I could warn them in time. But I couldn't leave them, so I ran for the house and called them and the dogs to follow me to hubby's house.
It was probably the most terrifying and realistic tornado dream yet!
But I still slept wonderfully lol