Thread: Rant and Rave, Cry and Complain

I had the worst hangover experience I've ever had today. I woke up at 7.20 to puke, only to find out that my stomach had produced insane amounts of acid. Thus I had a searing pain on all mucous membranes that'd come into contact with it. Which were most of them, it felt like. I could feel my body starting to produce mucous like crazy. After a while I managed to get to sleep again. When I woke up next, around 10.30, I had to puke again. I then proceeded to puke 13 times between then and about 13.00. Finally I got back to sleep, only to wake up at 17.15 and puke once more, for old times sake. This time I again had way too much acid in my stomach.

Oh well, at least the party last night was fun. But I am NOT looking forward to cleaning up.

Originally Posted by yuppie11975

My supervisor asked me how to spell "syrup" yesterday.
I nearly burst into tears on the spot.

I feel your pain lol. Yesterday I found out my dad thinks lettuce is spelled 'lettus'. He manages a large medical equipment business in two provinces.
A couple years ago my manager at Tim Hortons didn't know how to calculate a basic percentage.
Not that these people aren't good at what they do, it's just a little sad.

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Oh and, I got my period, 4 days late. The sight of blood has never made me so happy.

Originally Posted by Dianeva

I feel your pain lol. Yesterday I found out my dad thinks lettuce is spelled 'lettus'. He manages a large medical equipment business in two provinces.
A couple years ago my manager at Tim Hortons didn't know how to calculate a basic percentage.
Not that these people aren't good at what they do, it's just a little sad.

My mom was a teacher who worked with a woman who thought the Pentagon was a made-up building used in movies and not the controlling arena for America's military forces.

So weird what people think sometimes.

Dianeva Glad everything is well and good with womanhood!!

Khh. Sounds miserable! Clean up sounds almost worse if you missed the toilet or had no bucket!

That reminds me.... my youngest daughter told me this weekend that her stomach has been hurting a lot whenever she eats anything. She only had one thing to compare it to and I wanted to strangle her the moment she told me. She revealed that she and her friends used to play a drinking game in which they took swigs of alcohol with pain pills. Whoever threw up first lost.

I'm so surprised she's not dead. I have ALWAYS warned my kids not to abuse Tylenol (specifically) because it can kill your kidneys. What they hell were they thinking?!!

I didn't have the heart to ask hubby for the money tonight. And I wont have it in me tomorrow night or Tuesday either. He has Court tomorrow which is going to put him in an exceedingly angry/apathetic/depressed/apathetic mood.
And then it occurred to me. The kids were really ticked off when I told them the Mexican Coke story.
(I'm sorry, but I find it hilarious: We bought $400. in pure, Mexican Coke.......... a-Cola )
They asked why hubby bitches about giving me money and yadda yadda. I told them that he sees giving me money as flushing it down the toilet. Whatever he's bought for us in the past has (for the most part) either been broken, lost or pawned. And it's HIS money and he's free to spend it however he pleases.

And then a war of humility battles within me: "Yeah, but I shouldn't HAVE to live as if I'm still on well-fare... but what do you spend your money on?- almost half of it goes on Smokes. So what. I should be allowed a vice and he can afford it! But why should he have to? He LOATHES that you smoke! <bangs head on wall> You're nothing more than a "kept woman" and he doesn't even get sex from you. Exactly what is he getting out of supporting your ass? Get a job and support yourself!!!"

Yeah. Like that would ever happen. I have no job skills, no REFERENCES, no intelligence for learning new skills, no emotional stability for dealing with certain people or too many of them at once etc etc.
And hubby prefers me to be at his beck and call. If he wants to travel somewhere or do something I need to be ready. How could that happen if I'm working?
Also, I don't trust myself around people. I grow attachments too easily and my loyalties are easily divided.


So, I came up with the idea of SHOWING hubby what the requested money will be spent on.
I need to scour the internet for examples and prices and then I'll patch it together and send it to him.
If that doesn't work, I'll look for stuff to pawn.

Originally Posted by Linkzelda

I don't want to resort to caffeine, monster drinks and other energy drinks because I want to keep my body balanced without becoming dependent on those things. It's really hard to do, since I'm constantly slapping myself to just endure a few more hours of learning some things for exams. I take breaks, but every time I do them, I feel like I'm wasting too much time when I could've finished something much earlier.

You don't have to take the hardcore route. If getting 8-9 hours sleep doesn't work, or if you just need to study extremely hard, try some green tea.
As long as you don't take caffeine on a regular basis, it really is helpful. When you have it every day or every few days it actually becomes a detriment.
So it's really just a matter of keeping it for those times that you REALLY need something extra.
Green tea is good (if you get a good Chinese one like Lung Ching, I'm sure a Chinese market near you will have it) because it also contains Theanine, which is more relaxing when combined with caffeine, so you get more concentration rather than just being hyper.

Originally Posted by Alyzarin

So, I decided to look a little bit more into a potential relationship between OCD and cannabinoids. What I found was a couple case reports of dronabinol, a synthetic oral preparation of THC, augmenting treatment with other prescriptions without adding any side effects, and some information about THC treating symptoms of Tourette's syndrome, which is thought to be genetically related. I also found some data saying that at "high" doses (though what that means relatively I'm not sure, I don't know how the test doses translate to human use) THC and other cannabinoids effectively inhibit the reuptake of serotonin, which is the exact mechanism normally used to treat OCD. There were also plenty of anecdotal reports to support its efficacy.

What can't it do?

Anyway, I wouldn't be surprised if this is why I loved weed so much back when I first started smoking. >.> I need to find some grape or strawberry strains, a nice anti-anxiety strain with a lot of THC in it would be probably do me wonders.... Why is there no medical marijuana here??

Edit: I posted this at 4:20 PM without realizing it. X) A celebratory bowl is in order.

Edit Again: My new rant has to do with what I said about getting grape or strawberry weed strains for anti-anxiety. The reason those flavors match that effect is because those strains contain high amounts of a terpene called linalool, a terpene shared by grapes and strawberries that is partly responsible for their flavor. Linanool has anti-anxiety and analgesic effects. After thinking that through, it suddenly hit me that wine should have linanool in it too. I looked it up and it totally does, it looked like some people even differentiate brands by contents of terpenes and stuff like that.... I wonder if that's why wine has that extra body feel? I've always kind of thought it felt similar to weed, but not in a way that got you high like a cannabinoid, just a similar body feel, and that they make an extremely nice combination. That could definitely be why....

Ah, I thought you would have seen the studies already. It actually surprises me with Dronabinol, that it actually helped. Every other anecdotal account I've seen indicates that THC by itself would cause anxiety, but CBD by itself or preferably in conjunction with THC would eradicate anxiety.

Terpenes are interesting, some guy did an analysis a while ago on the Terpenes in certain strains and his results shows Myrcene being particularly high in well known anti-anxiety strains.
This is also present in Mangoes. So you can eat a few mangoes prior to smoking and you'll be much more relaxed.

I haven't noticed much effect from Linalool, but it may be because it's combined with nicotine. I use Linalool in my electronic cigarette, just for taste.
I guess I should test it on its own. One study I found said it stops nervousness in situation where one would normally be nervous.
But I'm not sure if that necessarily correlates to general relaxation.

Originally Posted by Zhaylin

That reminds me.... my youngest daughter told me this weekend that her stomach has been hurting a lot whenever she eats anything. She only had one thing to compare it to and I wanted to strangle her the moment she told me. She revealed that she and her friends used to play a drinking game in which they took swigs of alcohol with pain pills. Whoever threw up first lost.

What in the fuck.... I've done some stupid things while getting and already fucked up, but I just don't understand that at all lol. Since when did throwing up become a goal? Anyways, she IS lucky not to be in the hospital or worse, wowza.... I'm betting just strength of youth has saved her and her friends more than anything. That needs to be put to a stop immediately if it hasn't already.... And honestly I'd recommend trying to get her to take some milk thistle on a regular basis at least for a little while so her liver can heal some. >.>;; (It's just a normal supplement they generally sell at any old pharmacy or herb shop.) That is just... NOT a good idea....

Originally Posted by tommo

Ah, I thought you would have seen the studies already. It actually surprises me with Dronabinol, that it actually helped. Every other anecdotal account I've seen indicates that THC by itself would cause anxiety, but CBD by itself or preferably in conjunction with THC would eradicate anxiety.

Terpenes are interesting, some guy did an analysis a while ago on the Terpenes in certain strains and his results shows Myrcene being particularly high in well known anti-anxiety strains.
This is also present in Mangoes. So you can eat a few mangoes prior to smoking and you'll be much more relaxed.

I haven't noticed much effect from Linalool, but it may be because it's combined with nicotine. I use Linalool in my electronic cigarette, just for taste.
I guess I should test it on its own. One study I found said it stops nervousness in situation where one would normally be nervous.
But I'm not sure if that necessarily correlates to general relaxation.

I guess I just never really thought to look into OCD with weed before lol. Strange, because now that I think back on it that actually was the main reason I wanted to start smoking in the first place, I just didn't think of it quite that way. (My goal was to find something that would slow down my thought process so I didn't feel so manic all the time and could sleep well.) Yeah, I've seen a lot of negative reports with pure THC tests as well, but I tend to gravitate toward the set-and-setting explanation these days. THC is genuinely psychedelic, and how you experience it can make a large difference. If you were administered a psychedelic in a lab setting with guys in coats just staring at you waiting to see if you have a psychotic break, do you think you'd really be able to mellow into a euphoric high? CBD, on the other hand, is more of a guaranteed good time. It reduces the psychedelic aspect of THC and enhances its narcotic qualities. It's definitely a smart move for anti-anxiety strains, but THC alone can be pretty euphoric and enlightening as well. I've read positive dronabinol reports as well, when the people were just enjoying themselves. It's not exactly like the complete mixture of chemicals that is weed, but cannabinoids can effectively fuck you up in very positive ways. I actually prefer the THC-dominant strains personally as long as I'm in a good mood for it. Those things can get pretty trippy.

Myrcene is wonderful. :3 It's in especially high levels in White Widow, and what's not to like about that? (*sigh* I remember the days when I'd see medical strains running through here....) If I remember correctly, myrcene has some opioid qualities. Linalool does as well I think, but it might not be the same mechanism for each. White Widow definitely does feel like pain killer-strength weed if you ask me.
You can do the same thing with lavender oil for linalool. Actually, knowing both of those things, I don't know why I ever smoke without them.... Hmmm.

You might just not be getting enough for a significant effect, but it's hard to say. I've read a few linalool studies supporting it's anti-anxiety and analgesic effects before, even including one specifically about inhalation, though I'd have to dig them up again to remember exactly what they said. It seems to be genuine though. Strawberry Cough is definitely supposed to be the major anti-anxiety strain and in cultivated strawberries the terpene content is almost completely linalool.

heh, the goal of the "game" is to NOT puke. If you do you're a loser (though I'm sure their organs thanked them for vomiting the crap out!)
But it has stopped. She's been in "rehab" for about 7 months now.

**EDIT**
Good God, my son (the eldest- 20) has NO personal sense of self worth. Every time he's come to my room this evening, I've smelled farts. I yell at him for that because he seems to wait to relieve various functions in my room because he knows it irritates the hell out of me.
He told me he's been getting whiffs too and it's probably because of too many "Dutch Ovens" Then he said he hadn't washed his blanket in a while. I decided to pick on him and I asked "What has it been, 5 months?"
Then he turns red, starts laughing his butt off and says "You wish." "It's been longer? I was just exaggerating!"
Then he tells me: "I actually have NO recollection of EVER having washed my blanket. Not even when we lived at the Farm."

WTF?! How could he possibly tolerate something touching him which hasn't been washed in AT LEAST 2 years?!!!!
WTF?!!! No wonder there's always an odor permeating around that boy.

Originally Posted by Zhaylin

Then he turns red, starts laughing his butt off and says "You wish." "It's been longer? I was just exaggerating!"
Then he tells me: "I actually have NO recollection of EVER having washed my blanket. Not even when we lived at the Farm."

WTF?! How could he possibly tolerate something touching him which hasn't been washed in AT LEAST 2 years?!!!!
WTF?!!! No wonder there's always an odor permeating around that boy.

hahahahaha
are you sure he wasn't teasing you I do that kind of thing. I can seem really serious wouldn't underestimate anyones on spot poker face. especially for their mom.


I didn't know you had a 20 year old son...

Kinda embarrassed I don't know

Oh, Zhaylin. You poor soul.
You do have skills, you're fucking literate. That's literally a prized skill in modern society; I swear to god 9/10 people aren't capable of using basic grammar or spelling.
Every1 talke lik dis and dey tink thay r kewl.
You seem like a friendly person, and very wise. Why not give finding a job a crack, what have you got to lose? Put it this way: if it goes to plan, you'll be independent and have a stable income - if you don't, you'll be in the same position you currently are in. It's not going to fix itself

Originally Posted by Zhaylin

heh, the goal of the "game" is to NOT puke. If you do you're a loser (though I'm sure their organs thanked them for vomiting the crap out!)
But it has stopped. She's been in "rehab" for about 7 months now.

Oh I understand that, but the fact the matter is that the second someone suggests they play that drinking game what they're really saying is "Someone is going to puke tonight."

I'm glad to hear that though.

I really, REALLY hope so Zera lol. That is just... too raunchy for words
But I don't really doubt it
And yeah... I'm one of the oldies on DV My sons are 20 and 18 years old and my daughter are 16 and 15 and I'm 38 or 39 (I can never recall without doing the math lmbo 04/28/74)
I'm fairly certain I'm 38 because I'm sure hubby is 70 yet.

Thanks for the laugh and the support Yuppie. You could make lots of money as a Shrink because that's what mine tells me But I'm too afraid to try. I keep thinking about having a brain fart during rush hour or meeting someone who will pull me away from hubby. Most of the time I feel more like his daughter than his wife. Especially as we get older. I'm not "aware" of my loneliness as I am, but if I was ever to actually be around people the loneliness would be unbearable. As it is, it's not something I think about so it's not something I really crave or miss.
And, of course, I'm afraid of screwing up and looking like an idiot lol

I've been trying to improve my crocheting skills because I could always sell afghans and such for extra pocket money. But I can't read patterns so I only use the most basic of stitches Plus, the yarn I use (the cheapest but good quality) is $2.77 a skein and it took 6 skeins to make a throw.
So that's what- little under $18. Double that at least for a twin-sized afghan which would take me at least a month to finish. There's no way I could sell something to cover the cost of the yarn let alone the time spent making it.


Ahhh, lol Aly. I see what you're saying I'm so glad she's away from all that crap now. I just hope she stays on the straight and narrow once she gets out!!!

My rant is that I'm going to have to lay off of the caffeine (pills) for at LEAST a couple of days. My duodenitis (sp) is flaring horribly. I haven't been this bothered by it in some 15 years! Perhaps my gallbladder trouble masked that pain lol.
It started the other day when we were "out" of food. I keep peanut butter for emergencies and throughout the day I had 4 sandwiches. I felt the slightest stirrings of pain: starvation. I have no idea why, but when it flares up, I feel like I've not eaten in weeks. I can double over from the pain and my stomach even grumbles
The next day, I bought Cheesy Garlic Bread. Oh. God. I should have known better. I've not eaten that stuff in years for a reason!!!
That's when true discomfort/medium pain set in.

I took about 5 caffeine pills yesterday and that was the straw that broke the camels back. Blah.

An anti-rant is that I discovered I CAN hit some high notes while singing. I'm very shy about my voice and usually sing at a conversational level or lower. A really good song came on the radio on my way to see my girls and I sang along loudly. I gotta start getting my diaphragm more involved
I should have realized that MUCH sooner. I was in Chorus as a kid. I sang solo parts for school events. I took karate
Just like, people look at me funny and raise their eyebrows whenever I'm doing something strenuous (like pulling a dolly carrying 60 pounds up stairs) because I always "HUh... yuh". I make a loud-ish noise, pushing the air out of my lungs and tightening my stomach as I lift through the hardest part, then I let it out and continue. It gives me a little extra oomph [I forgot how to spell oomph ].

Anyhow.... enough with my epic posts

Originally Posted by Linkzelda

I don't want to resort to caffeine, monster drinks and other energy drinks because I want to keep my body balanced without becoming dependent on those things. It's really hard to do, since I'm constantly slapping myself to just endure a few more hours of learning some things for exams. I take breaks, but every time I do them, I feel like I'm wasting too much time when I could've finished something much earlier.

Take peppermint tea/ clary sage, I can swear that they will help you study and in tests. Like green tea they increase awareness and blood circulation to the brain but peppermint tea seems to go further than that, in a test students who took a sniff of peppermint did 25% better in their tests than others. I don't know if its a placebo effect but it's definetely worth it.
On days where I feel slightly sluggish or tired I just take some fresh peppermint tea and I seem to fly through my homework.

Rant (maybe)
I went camping on sunday and there was quite alot of drink, my problem is that I don't get particularily social or let go when I drink because I'm already quite talkative and crazy when sober, instead I become quite serious and all the time im think "I'm working at a diminished capacity right now, better drink plenty of water and eat food".
I had 6 bacardi shots and 5 sambuca shots and still my friends were making having a laugh at me for not getting all clumsy like them. But that was just a laugh I didn't mind. They all got sick and it started pissing rain and I had to take care of them all.
And now I feel good again because I just realized that my friends are less capable then me, so I suppose the night was completely wasted

So tiredddddddddddddddddd

Man I'm so sick of animal fluids! This morning I awoke to 4 piles of dog barf. It was all liquid, and I swear-to-god stomach snot. I gagged so hard. Then there was the usual 3 pee puddles because I didn't realize they let the other dogs out but no one let the chihuahua out this morning. Then my cat barfed. Once I got all that cleaned up, and I got my caffeine and my laptop, I sat down on the couch, got all comfy, and Sofie the cat curled up beside me, giving my arm the usual loving licks/bath. And when I finally felt nice and calm, she sneezed all over me! Cat spittles all over my arm and computer.

Everyone's getting put outside for a couple hours and I'm going to go ride my bike. OH and then I'm going to my son's choir practice because he made the honor choir!!!

Originally Posted by OpheliaBlue

Man I'm so sick of animal fluids! This morning I awoke to 4 piles of dog barf. It was all liquid, and I swear-to-god stomach snot. I gagged so hard. Then there was the usual 3 pee puddles because I didn't realize they let the other dogs out but no one let the chihuahua out this morning. Then my cat barfed. Once I got all that cleaned up, and I got my caffeine and my laptop, I sat down on the couch, got all comfy, and Sofie the cat curled up beside me, giving my arm the usual loving licks/bath. And when I finally felt nice and calm, she sneezed all over me! Cat spittles all over my arm and computer.

How terrible! I feel so sorry for you. The ending is just like an insult too, that's messed up. >w<

Originally Posted by OpheliaBlue

Everyone's getting put outside for a couple hours and I'm going to go ride my bike. OH and then I'm going to my son's choir practice because he made the honor choir!!!

Congratulations to him!!

My statistics professor is boring as fuck. After class I went straight back at my apartment and slumped face down onto my bed. I stayed in that position for around 40minutes.

I just realized that I post 1-2 comments in this thread everyday. What's wrong with my fucking life..?

I looked at OpheliaBlue's avatar, saw the added lips and blood slurping, nose plug reality checked, it failed.

So much for the Succubus fantasy.

*cries* When will a demon lady come in and take my soul? Those fangs too.....gaaaah, I can't take it, they have to pierce my skin.


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LightOfHeaven If you think your life is messed up for posting as "much" as you do, what does that say about the lives of those who leave novellas as posts on a daily basis (sometimes more )
It's all good It's nice to have people to randomly complain (or anti-complain ) to.

Congrats to your son Ophelia! And I hope all of your critters recuperate quickly!

My anti-rant is that caffeine is not the main instigator of my tummy troubles. It's a bag of "Hot 'n Honey" Cheetos I bought by mistake which I've been eating anyhow. I've been snacking on them since Saturday and after I ate a few today EGAD but my stomach hurt.
Yeah, I know caffeine probably isn't helping matters, but I've never had a problem from it before (unless I take them on an empty stomach). Certain spices, on the hand... I wont be buying those again.
I was ticked at myself for accidentally getting them (instead of regular) in the first place, but after trying one it was actually pretty good lol. But they are NOT worth the discomfort.

I took a nap for a couple of hours in my chair earlier. I am quite pleased with myself actually. I would have made the younger me proud for still being able to curl, like a kitten, over and around the arms of the hard backed chair and still get comfy enough to sleep.
I love this chair. It's an Office chair, black, with a padded seat and back. It's rounded like a half circle and the back of it only reaches the lower middle of your back.
I've had this chair for about 12 years now which I can hardly believe lol

Originally Posted by LightofHeaven

slumped face down onto my bed. I stayed in that position for around 40minutes.

Story of my life. If I had a rant, it would be this.

Originally Posted by Zhaylin

Thanks for the laugh and the support Yuppie. You could make lots of money as a Shrink because that's what mine tells me

Really?! Tell me more, haha! C;
I've actually kind of been interested in that as a job possibility - Ambulance Officer or a Psychologist. I mean if I've just turned fifteen now, I'm sure I could begin to dedicate myself to it, and be confident by the time I hit university. I don't know - just shooting ideas. I'm currently working towards being a paramedic, but I guess the latter would turn over a more favourable income. I've also got to take job satisfaction into account as well, I want to be doing something I enjoy, I'll be doing it the majority of my life. There's just a lot of uncertainty when it comes to choosing the career you want to work towards actually, there's just this immense amount of pressure in choosing. I mean it dictates the rest of your life, where you'll end up, who you'll be with, where it leaves you in fifty years. I guess part of it is accepting that there's always positives and negatives in jobs, and perfection doesn't really exist. In career education I always have a "Oh, but then there's that!" moment when considering job prospects, it's not very sensible, there's a certain level for how many things work for you in your job, you can't have everything.
TL;DR: I'm confused as fuck D:

If you can put up with people coming to you just coz they have no one to talk to or just cannot complain about their life enough, but you get paid minimum $100 an hour and could probably do with working a few days a week, then go psychologist.
If you want to actually help people all day, and don't mind crappy hours and less pay and seeing lots of fucked up shit, go paramedic.

Seriously though as a psychologist you will be hearing people complain about the most boring shit 1st world problems ever most of the time.
OTOH you help people with serious problems if you are good enough.

You could always try being a paramedic, then switch to psychology later on, nothing wrong with that. In fact, it's probably better than choosing just one.

ALy - yeah that's what I've read too, WW has really high Myrcene content, so despite the high THC it is still relaxing.
I've also wanted to try Strawberry Cough for quite a while, as you say, too bad there's no medical strains here. Or even "strains" at all, really. Just all bush bud. lol



I'm thinking about joining the army again. If I can't find a job once I get back from this trip to Queensland, I think I'm gonna just join.
Pretty much just so I can get a free education. Also I think it might be good for motivation/perseverance.

I've never thought about the lonely people, Tommo
So, Yuppie, the flipside is: could you continue day in and day out listening to people share the most horrendous stories of their past or present? That's what I always think about. How can people in that profession... ??? disengage themselves enough that they themselves don't become depressed by what they hear.
Nice choices though

My rant is that I'm about to pass out.
I didn't sleep night before last except for the little bit curled up in my chair. And I didn't feel like going to sleep last night so I fought against it tooth and nail.
So sorry if I'm typing rubbish lol

I've gotten in the habit here of late of standing up as I fall asleep. I have no idea how long I stand for realizing it lmbo. My dog was so freaked out by my behavior that she stayed out of my room
So I made my bed, I'm going to turn off my phone and I'm going to sleep all day if my body prefers

My legs ached terribly last night. I'm retaining a lot of fluid in my legs again. It's so strange when they're so squishy. When I press down with my fingers, ddep indents of my fingers remain for at least a minite.
I'm sure it's because of all the hotdogs I eat (sodium through the roof?)

Sweet dreams DV

Originally Posted by tommo

ALy - yeah that's what I've read too, WW has really high Myrcene content, so despite the high THC it is still relaxing.
I've also wanted to try Strawberry Cough for quite a while, as you say, too bad there's no medical strains here. Or even "strains" at all, really. Just all bush bud. lol

Yeah, that's pretty much how it is here now, but sometimes you still hear a name or two. I used to see so many beautiful buds, I miss those days so much. >w< But to be fair, I do kind of torture myself by looking at plants online all day lol. I just can't help it though, look at this beautiful bastard:

Spoiler for Super Silver Haze:

Or these glorious flukes of nature:

Spoiler for Albino Cannabis:

And imagine if you took some of the white leaves from those and used them alternatingly with some of the black leaves from this:

Spoiler for Blackberry Kush:

...to roll one of these:

Spoiler for Cannabis Cigar:

...with some of that Super Silver Haze in it.

I need a new hobby.