Thread: Rant and Rave, Cry and Complain

I was talking to my aussie friend about which spiders I might encounter when I go to Sydney. She knows they really scare me
and told me not to google the huntsman spider but out of curiosity, I did. And well I almost passed out

Originally Posted by Zhaylin

Sefalik, I love bonus cash, but it really is just good marketing. At Sheetz, if I buy 7 sodas, I get one for free. At Speedway, the points can be spent toward a lot of different things- like gas and game cards. I buy the stuff anyhow- drinks, snacks, gas, so I appreciate the marketing ploy I even buy my cellphone time from Speedway just for the points. It costs the same where ever I buy it, so why not make the purchase count for more?

stuff like that makes more sense though. a grocery store nearby (i forget the name) has it's own gas pumps, so you actually get cash towards their gas every time you buy food. but they're not open 24/7, so i never go there.

but it's pretty much all gimmick for this website, because you'd have to buy their entire catalog just to get one album for free.


rave: it was snowing earlier and starting to cover the cars
rant: but now the sun's out and the snow already melted. BS.

Originally Posted by Crashyy

I was talking to my aussie friend about which spiders I might encounter when I go to Sydney. She knows they really scare me
and told me not to google the huntsman spider but out of curiosity, I did. And well I almost passed out

so is that why the minecraft spider is called a hunstman? i thought it was just reference to me... hunting spiders?

ahh, then yeah, that's a ripoff lol.
It's snowing here too

Crashyy, you should see me google roaches Spiders and snakes have nothing on roaches

My rant is that e-cig are killing my lungs I go through 30 ml at 12 mg a week and I wake up coughing moreso than when I smoked. That makes no sense. It's annoying me because I love vaping.

**EDIT**
I'll be getting my computer on around the 16th
http://www.velocitymicro.com/edge-z55-gaming-pc.php
Now I just need to clean my room, move my metal shelving unit, find another desk to put in its spot and vwalla. Hubby's hooking me up with a new keyboard, mouse, monitor and cords.
I'll use this machine for on-line browsing and such and the other solely for gaming.
I am a very, very happy camper to say the least
Oh yeah... and hubby's only docking me the price of the machine. I'll be paying $50. every week for about a year instead of my lifetime (like I had offered )

At the strip club substitute bouncing....my only pay: two shots of tequila...and knowing the fact that it goes down, I'm gonna be in it.

Bouncing? Be careful. And demand better pay

My rant is that I can't catch a break with food. I discovered I like peas, so I've been eating a can a day (8.5 oz) instead of the unhealthy stuff I usually go for (chips, mostly).
Gah! This gas is becoming unbearable lol. It's not painful gas like with corn, it's just constant and noxious. And the noises my stomach is making! I've never heard such sounds before
I hope my body adapts quickly or I might have to scratch this food off too

Rave, 3 days til my new machine. I browsed Steam forever last night. There's a lot of good games out there. Maybe I'll get out of my gaming rut and try something different. Eventually.

I had the strangest dream this morning. I was explaining "Shout Outs" to my brother "say, you're watching cheetos and every time you see the Roadrunner you say *pumps fist* 'Yo, Yo, Yo, Roadrunner', you'll get paid for that. It's a shout out."
What. The. Heck.

Hope everyone's doing well.

**EDIT**

Beef Jerky may have been messing with my stomach too. Last week, the girls bought a big bag of Jack Link's Tender Strips but they didn't like them. I've been snacking on them every day since.
I just finished the bag and decided to read the info. They were supposed to be refrigerated after opening or eaten within 3 days.
They were feeling rather slimy but I thought that was just from condensation Ewww.

Ugh, so, ok, two things that make me mad whenever I think about them. This was mostly written stream-of-consciousness, so I apologize for anything that seems disorganized, or plain doesn't make sense. Also, this is very long.

Spoiler for Story 1:

So I had some trouble with a pet I was keeping. I asked the internet about it, and they said I needed a certain item that I didn't have. Ok, I ordered the item. But, I mean, it was frustrating because I had done so. much. research. I had talked to breeders. Nobody said ANYTHING about that item (which I have now and which I now realize is very important). Why did no one tell me?????? I'd say to breeders, like, "so all I need is this, this, and this, and I'll be set, right? That's all I need to take care of this animal?" And they'll be like "Yep! that's it!"

But anyway, that's not the part that makes me SO angry. Oh, no.

The part that makes me SO angry is when I asked the internet, someone responded with a very long, aggressive response. Someone I previously respected. They didn't tell me I needed that item. They told me I needed that item, and then went into extreme detail about every other thing that animal could need, and then scolded me for not doing any of those things, and saying in italics, "You should have done all of these things before you brought the animal home."

Like, ok, I made a mistake about not buying an item, that doesn't mean I wasn't feeding or watering it, that doesn't mean i was leaving it to bake in the sun, that doesn't mean i was doing any of the things but the ONE thing I was having trouble with. And that person I previously respected has a lot of followers, and just, ugh.. I made a mistake, I'll admit that, but it frustrates me so much how far they took it, URGH.

Anyway.

Spoiler for Story 2:

So the other thing that makes me mad is a girl (whom we will call "C") from my sophomore year at High School, in art class. Look, I swear I try to be very kind and supportive of blossoming artists, but her art was not good. It looked like a 5-year-old drew it. I draw a fair amount and I'm fairly confident in saying that I was the most skilled artist at the table. This is important to the story.

So, first day of art class, I sit with a person (whom we will call "L") that kind of annoys me, but is very kind, and she was the only person in the class that I knew and was in any way comfortable around. She's on the autism spectrum, so the majority of the class looked down on her heavily (not saying that is in any way an ok thing). Since I was associating myself with her, I was also looked down upon heavily. So. Her friend C sat with us (I didn't know her at the time), along with another sort of "outcast" (whom we will call "A") who was sitting at the last seat at our four-person table by default.

So. Art class is fine for a while, as we do little line exercises, learn about form, color, etc., and do little abstract stuff. But as we get into more complex things, I notice that C picks out every little imperfection in my art, though I never ask for criticism. I notice she does not do this with our mutual friend, or the other kid sitting with us. At first I say things like, "heh, yeah, I know." Then I move on to, "hey, I get that, but please don't give me criticism unless I ask for it." She does not stop. Sometimes she won't comment, but she'll "subtly" glance over at my art, suck in through her teeth like she's just seen someone fall off their bike, and then go back to her art without saying anything. After experiencing this every day in art class, I slip further and further down my rope.

I try every kind tactic I can think of, but she doesn't change her ways a bit. And remember, I can't switch seats, because I had already become a part of the "weird" table.

I start getting in trouble with the teacher for doing all of my art at home (and reading in class, instead).

And I mean, I beat myself down at every given opportunity, you know? But I try my hardest, I really do, to be as painfully polite as possible (unless I feel like I have no other choice.. ahem). So it took me months to finally come decisively to the realization that she was jealous of my art. It was the only conclusion I could come to. She felt bad about her art, and I can sympathize with that, but putting others down is not the way to make yourself feel better, god damnit.

You know how when you really despise someone, you imagine beating them up? You'd never REALLY do it, but you like to imagine you would? And you never tell anyone either, but you know everybody does it? Well. Come the day our self-portraits are due. I spent hours that night, slaving over this fucking self-portrait. At the end, I was very proud of it. It was probably the best thing I'd ever produced in that class. But I'm aware of what looks wrong. I stared at that thing for probably 6 hours total. I am fucking aware of what it looks like. So I bring it into class the next day. My friend (L) really wants to see my self-portrait. I was planning on keeping it securely hidden away in my folder until I turned it in, since I didn't want to put up with the shit that C would give me. But, at L's goading, I gave in. Before taking it out, I prefaced it by saying something like, "I know there's some things wrong with it, and the eyes are out of proportion and the neck is messed up and stuff, but I'm pretty proud of it overall. Please don't point anything out about it. I already know."

So then I take it out. And you'll never guess what happens.

Did you guess that C points things out anyway?

How did you know?

Cue a derisive giggle. "The eyes are too big. The neck is really thick! It makes you look stupid, haha! What's even going on over there?"

I won't say I snapped. But, I did run out of patience. I took a calm breath. I looked C in the eyes, and said, "C, if you say something about my art again, I swear to god I will punch you in the fucking throat."

I'm not saying that was right of me. I'm not saying I would do it either (see the violent fantasy section above). But, that's what I said.

So the next day, we're drawing, showing our art to others, etc. I notice an unusual absence of criticism from C. Not wanting to jinx myself, but too curious to resist, I say, "what, you're not going to say anything about my art?"

"You said.. you would punch me.. in the throat.. if I did.."

I smiled and went back to what I was doing without another word about it. I had won, and granted myself the rest of the year in peace. See, kids? Blatant threats are the best way to solve your problems. Apparently.

So, anyway. Threatening her into silence made me feel very nice, but I still get angry when I think about that time, because I actually suffer from social anxiety quite a bit, and so having that kind of constant pressure, I think, suppressed my art that year. At least a little.

Ahhh. Feels nice to complain about people I disagree with.

Nice to see someone else post here. I've been waiting

Pet people can be major assholes, so try not to let it bother you too much. You know if you did your due diligence before getting the pet and you bought what was required after learning about it. Everyone else can go shove it

As for "C". Maybe she "likes" you? It's like the little boy who pulls the girls pigtails, or the girl who relentlessly teases the boy. Yeah, you're a girl, but that might make "C" act out even more if she really likes you and is confused about it.
Or, like you said, she just might be jealous. Or, perhaps she admires your work and thought she was being helpful? In any case, it's good that you gave her what-for. Especially how you always told them to keep their criticism to themselves.

My rant... nothing
Isn't that a change
I don't have any raves either though.

Rave: I met up with a guy I've been talking to online. We talked a lot and had a great time. We're already making plans to go trekking and go to movies. He's gonna be my new best friend!

Here's to all the adventures you'll have with your new friend

So Valentine’s Day fell on the 15.02.2015, a day of love and interesting numbers in their date. I wonder for how many couples their fateful day of unison in front of the altar has come today.

I hope this fateful day will come for me too one day.

Aren't you a day behind? I've always known Valentine's to be on the 14th. Or is it a different day for a different part of the world?

My rant is fatigue. I got 11 1/2 hours of sleep (in 2 sessions) today. I'm ready to go back to bed but I'm fighting it.
the plumbing is frozen solid and people are too lazy to go to hubby's to fill water jugs to flush the toilet. I wont even go to the bathroom. I'm afraid of what I'll find I have my chamber pot and alcohol wipes (for my hands ) so I'm good to go.
I will be so happy when everything thaws!!!!
It's currently -10 with the wind chill *brrrr*

I'm also annoyed with myself for certain habits. My daughter, Destinee, always jumps down my throat because I never say please. But I always say thank you. Why is that? It's weird lol. I think, perhaps, I don't say please because the things I ask should be a given and I shouldn't have to ask them to begin with. "Go get some water and flush the toilet." "Clean up the kitchen." "Let the dogs outside." It's one of those things they should just do and I shouldn't have to nag them about it.
But then why say thank you? I guess "thank you' means more to me. It's like "thank you for taking the initiative.' or "thank you for listening." "thank you for going above and beyond." Not just thanks for the task at hand but for everything it entails.

Another rant is I'm catching a cold. I woke this morning with a severe earache, slight sore throat and soreness down the entire right side of my face/jaw/neck to my shoulder.

Ugh.. my space heater is maxed out and it's still chilly in here. I don't know how my bird survives the winters. I have cloth over most of his cage to trap in the heat and to keep out gusts, but still... He never fluffs up though, so I guess he's fine. I just don't see how he can be lol

**EDIT**
Oh yes, a rave. I added Tart Cherry vitamins to my cocktail last week. My toes feel 90% better and the rest of my joints are less achy too. I was very doubtful cherry would help, so I'm most surprised and happy

Originally Posted by Zhaylin

Aren't you a day behind? I've always known Valentine's to be on the 14th. Or is it a different day for a different part of the world?

Oh right, I remember. Valentine´s Day is always on Saturday. Oops.

hehehe, I do that all the time. 02/15/15 would still have been an amazing date to marry on though

Originally Posted by Creation

Oh right, I remember. Valentine´s Day is always on Saturday. Oops.

Always on saturday?

Creation is a guy. Don't be too hard on him
Just teasing, Creation

Just to prove that you women do not hold exclusive rights for such knowledge: Valentine's is February 14 each year (barring historical revisionism )


Valentine's Day - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

hehe, I only know because my daughter and her girlfriend celebrated this year. The girlfriend bought me some silk roses and chocolates
Personally, I've not celebrated in forever and couldn't care less
I'm terrible at remembering when holidays are because I've not celebrated in 15 years. Same with birthdays and anniversaries.
I'm the last person in the world to give someone a truly hard time about dates

My rant is that I'm hungry. And COLD. It was -15 earlier *shivers*
I also need a shower. My scalp hurts. Which is still weird to me. Why does my scalp pulsate and ache when my hair needs washed? I'll visit hubby's shower tonight.
Guess I'll eat some peas.

Hope everyone has a great day.

As a kid I was a bit confused because in German Valentine´s Day sounds very similar to Tuesday, and yet in that year it fell on a Saturday. Back then I wondered “Why is it not called Valen Saturday?”

…I think I should just shut up about Valentine´s Day now.

Creation

I never did eat anything. I went to sleep instead at 9:00. It was so cold I had to get one of the blankets I use to cushion my desk to cover up with. Then I was nice and toasty and slept well.
I had one "bad" dream. I don't remember it at all any more but I remember thinking I had it because I had picked on Creation lol Then I slept like a rock until my daughter woke me at 2:00.

It's so cold in the kitchen that the animals water has froze and the fridge turned into a freezer and froze my coke.
To make matters worse still, my heater is starting to burn out. I got it only a few months ago but it's been maxed out for too many days in a row. I cannot afford to buy another one, so I hope it hangs in there.

Oooh, my room is so cold, especially on the floor, that my other cokes should be a perfect temp. There's my rave
Now I really must find something to eat. I'm starving...

When I was 10 (about 4th grade), my best friend's brother died on Valentine's Day. That was before my interest in girls was okay among friends, so it was just a weird day already where we gave out candy and stuff. The subsequent years (I remember at least 3 years after that) it was pretty much me going to his house while his parents and friends would have a memorial party, with Valentine's being an after thought. When I met my wife, I broke that apathy for her only to learn she didn't really care about the holiday at all. Now, it is just a silly day I sorta roll my eyes over as people try to make up for ignoring their spouses for the other days of the year.

This all comes after my friend's girlfriend cried for 10 hours because, despite spending over $100 in gifts, he didn't buy a card for her. She's completely insane.

Originally Posted by Zhaylin

It's so cold in the kitchen that the animals water has froze and the fridge turned into a freezer and froze my coke.
To make matters worse still, my heater is starting to burn out. I got it only a few months ago but it's been maxed out for too many days in a row. I cannot afford to buy another one, so I hope it hangs in there.

Oooh, my room is so cold, especially on the floor, that my other cokes should be a perfect temp. There's my rave
Now I really must find something to eat. I'm starving...

Sounds like my old digs up in the hills in an old trailer at about 3000 ft MSL, My feet stuck to the tile floors and if we didn't leave the water run a little not only the pipes froze but the drains and the spring froze too.
And it was 28 below zero this morning here...... Punxsutawney Phil should be eaten....

28 below
I slept all day as it is. It was nice and toasty under all my blankets. But it's boring just lying in bed so I fell asleep lol. My hands freeze if I try to recline in bed to use my iPad.

Tiresias. How sad for your friend and his family.
That girl does sound insane
Because I don't remember dates or celebrate holidays, I always buy my hubby flowers several times throughout the year. It's never much. Just a little something to let him know he's on my mind and in my heart.

I am food raving. I had to venture to the store earlier. The back road directly in front of our house was MUCH better than the interstate on the other side of it. It's usually the other way around. I slipped and slid a wee bit, but nothing dangerous.
i normally would have bought Wendy's for my meal of the day. But during one of my naps I dreamed of eating cereal. I had forgotten all about that dream until I was in the store. Cereal is a luxury I usually can't have because we have the world's tiniest fridge. But with the temps being what they have been, I can just leave the milk on the counter.
I ate a heaping bowl of Lucky Charms Tomorrow, I'll eat Mini Wheats. I dreamed of both, so I bought both
I'd forgotten how wonderful cereal is.

I am very glad to be inside these next few days. I don't even think I'll have to go to the city on Wednesday.





Bah! Tried to edit so I wouldn't have a double post, but it wouldn't let me.
Nothing special going on. I've been sleeping all the time again, but it's still only because my bed is so warm and comfy

I am impatiently waiting on my new computer. I had the wrong date in my head. It doesn't even get shipped out until tomorrow
A rave is that my milk is staying very cold on the counter. It warmed up a little today so I was worried. I'm loving all this cereal lol. But I think the cereal dislikes me more than the peas did
Oh well. My stomach my suffer but my tastebuds are overjoyed lol

A rant is that my allergy-eyes are about to send me back to bed. Perhaps I can hunt down some eye drops...

Hope everyone has a great day.

Originally Posted by Zhaylin

Here's to all the adventures you'll have with your new friend

I don't know anymore. I think he may be trying to flirt with me, but I'm not sure either. I'm really bad at reading people and I don't understand hints. Unless someone tells me directly "I'm flirting with you", I will never know it. Maybe he's just being funny..idk.

I got memberships to several cannabis dispensaries in Vancouver, no more buying from street dealers for me. I'm going to be sticking with freshly baked edibles from now on - nanaimo bars, brownies, cupcakes, etc. :3