Current Complaints

[woodnymph]

Happy belated Woody!   I'm sorry to hear about your predicament.  Like many of us here, I was surrounded by Dead and Phish heads all through my undergrad experience though that was well over a decade ago.  I'd see some dreadies trading tapes in my living room and I'd just bump some Dilated Peoples and yell, "Yeah, iss like that!" ;D  I like both bands, particularly the Dead, but I never understood the cult like following and being all consumed with a single entity.  What are you really getting out of life if all your free time is spent memorizing setlists and comparing shows and talking about a single jam that happened on a single date from ONE BAND!  There's too much out there to soak up.  Ya got it right.  Have a great weekend and don't sweat your cultish friends.  They'll come around.  ;D;)

Hahahahah that's great!  ;D  You make great points-- I've been more partial to the Dead myself but still don't grasp the lot kid cult phenomenon that's cropped up in the scene... there's definitely more to life!  And I do like Phish, I just always feel like a doormat when I mention Phish songs or live videos or such that I see & enjoy, and I mention a Jacket song (or even other artists' songs!) and get a long silence or a quick subject change...   And it's one thing if you've listened and just don't really like it, but these jerks won't even give bands a try.   Almost as though they begin to identify themselves with what they DON'T like.... "I only like such and such, I'm too cool for this or that."  I've been there, I used to have strong aversions to 80s music, country music, and hip-hop to name a few.  But I enjoy GROWING and BRANCHING OUT and opening my mind wide open to these other worlds of music... I've nearly made a game out of finding what music I don't particularly enjoy, and sitting down with it and picking out good qualities.  And I find myself evolving over & over, just pushing my limits or comfort zones.  And if my friends like something, I'm guaranTEED to find something about it that I really dig... that's just how it goes, with friends.

And for the record, I don't preach about MMJ.  I know what annoying is like.  Over the last couple years, I've just thrown out a couple mix cds and mentioned certain lyrics or musical bits or little quotes from interviews.... it's not a daily thing... not even a weekly thing... I like to think I've got a pretty good annoying filter on.  Most of my support for the band has been shown through the travels I've made to see them.

But alas I shall stop complaining, I like to believe they WILL come around someday, and until then, this board has been the greatest outlet for my love!  Thanks Rob!   :)

And thank you, True!!  Yeah my manager from my old job went and saw MMJ live in Pitt August 2010, and he's been the one true fan out of the people I know... he's the one who changed the FIRST DANCE OF HIS WEDDING to "Wonderful" !!!

Oh and my one friend says what he's heard from MMJ is "slow or depressing" sounding..... Oh man that was opening a can of worms!  I was actually so fed up that I didn't even go off about "slow or depressing" music.... cause I'd have vomited if I started.  Wow, what a lame comment.  I might vomit just thinking about it again...

But you guys are awesome, thanks for the support and understanding!!   :dankk2:

[WSS2]

the GMAT blows

that's all I got

[megalicious]

I saw this asshole today with a bumper sticker that read, "Don't spread my wealth, spread my work ethic." Here's the kicker: Asshole had a church bumper sticker affixed to his ride, too. Like, really? Some people make me sick.

[Hawkeye]

Ok, need to vent.  My life is shitty right now.

- ruined my new omnichord
- roommate moved out...this is both good and bad.  she sucked, but my expenses have now doubled.
- don't have money to fix my firebird up right now.  still regret putting 'er in the ditch last october.
- my daily driver is falling apart.  will need a new car that i can't afford soon.
- dog is chewing up all my new stuff that i'm not already ruining
- money is getting tight.
- Been feeling like crap.
- still hate my job

on the plus side, everyone seems to think i'm losing weight!  so there's that 

[johnnYYac]

Ok, need to vent.  My life is shitty right now.

- ruined my new omnichord
- roommate moved out...this is both good and bad.  she sucked, but my expenses have now doubled.
- don't have money to fix my firebird up right now.  still regret putting 'er in the ditch last october.
- my daily driver is falling apart.  will need a new car that i can't afford soon.
- dog is chewing up all my new stuff that i'm not already ruining
- money is getting tight.
- Been feeling like crap.
- still hate my job

on the plus side, everyone seems to think i'm losing weight!  so there's that 

Hawk, I haven't forgotten you and the Omnichord dilemma.  I'm at work, the first day back with students, so life just got busy again.  I'll see what I can do to help you with it.  Sorry so much is happening at once.  It will get better.

[woodnymph]

Two times I fell asleep in a dirty basement, snoozin' in the cobwebs and the cement........  :-\

[evilurges86]

why does this world have to be so cruel sometimes?? my friend is hurting over self esteem to the point of wanting to take his life, my dog of 15 years just passed away, i feel like it cant get any worse....

[weeniebeenie]

why does this world have to be so cruel sometimes?? my friend is hurting over self esteem to the point of wanting to take his life, my dog of 15 years just passed away, i feel like it cant get any worse....

Hang in there. I hope it gets better for your and your friend.

[ALady]

My ex (who I haven't so much as spoken to in almost three years) is apparently spreading rumors about me being "involved" with a mutual (married!) friend.   It's so baseless it's laughable, but still...wtf.

[mjk73]

I know this is trivial in the grand scheme of things that are going on right now, but I cannot get full. It's starting to become an issue as I cannot focus on anything as I'm always hungry and NOTHING fills me up anymore. Case in point: lunch consisted of large salad, rosemary onion potatoes, STEAK, a ball park pretzel the size of your hear, several bananas...And I'm still scrounging for food. I'll be glad when this race is over so I do not feel like I need to eat like Michael Phelps after the High Times fancon.

[woodnymph]

GNARLY SPIDERS GNARLY SPIDERS GNARLY SPIDERS

I just vacuumed another one up that I nearly thought was too big for the extension arm on my vacuum.  And when I got it, I felt it go through the arm and freaked out and dropped it (but left the dang machine on, in case it was defying vacuum suction)

It wasn't a particularly fat spider, but it was just real long legs and real gnarly......... such heebie-jeebies... now I'm afraid all these spiders are like in my vacuum.... it's become quite the trap lately.... think I could use one of these



Would be great to just set it nearby and hit the pedal when I'm at a safer distance.....

An Ecto Containment unit would come in handy too, where I know they're secure and not coming back to get me....  :-\

[megalicious]

I have been dealing with this cancer scare shit for a while. I had a follow-up test done a few weeks ago, and yesterday my doctor called me to tell me they're refering me to an oncologist. What. The. Fuck. Can I not catch a break?

Oh and also: I am scared shitless.

[Crispy]

Oh damn, meg, you totally deserve a break -- vibing you like crazy from here. Hang in there.

[e_wind]

My new 1500$ computer that I saved up for was stolen sometime between yesterday in the AM and now. Grrrr

[capt. scotty]

T&P Meg

[Penny Lane]

My new 1500$ computer that I saved up for was stolen sometime between yesterday in the AM and now. Grrrr

oh wow, sorry Eric.. :(

[mjk73]

Flu like symptoms.....fuck. I really do not need to get sick 1 month before my race. My back feels like someone is whacking me in the kidneys with a bat.

[Hawkeye]

Incompetence at work... >:(

So I'm in tech support.  I'm supposed to troubleshoot equipment and recommend parts.  That's pretty much it.  Customer calls back on Tuesday asking for an RGA to send his unit to the factory for repair.  We have a department for that...all they do is set up returns and arrange for field service calls...unfortunately that department sucks.  I have to babysit the process EVERY TIME and no one is held accountable.  I've send three emails to this department now (not counting the original request) asking for status, told my boss twice, sent the person that is supposedly working on this an IM...no response from anyone.

TGIF.

Best wishes to all on your current complaints.  May they turn into

[tdb810]

people really, really, really suck sometimes! >:( >:( >:(

luckily, none of the sucky people are on this forum..

and for that, i thank you all :)

(maybe i should go post in current joys now..... ::))

take care meg.....

[mjk73]

great, I get to sit in all day meetings with 3 of my 8 bosses for the next 2 days doing end to end processes. 8 bosses. 8. Fucking shot me now.

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