[Gothos]

Raymond Luxury Yacht, on 12 March 2015 - 04:14 AM, said:

Life is just kind if shit right now. Lost my job. Said some awful shit to my sister in jest, serious dark humor, that she took seriously and now my whole family thinks I am the worst of the assholes. I let my wife and son go visit her parents without me, when we made the plans I was expecting this to be a little vacation for me. Instead all I want to do is see them and I feel guilty she had to fly with the baby alone. Having a hard time finding work that fits my needs. At the bottom of it all I am the root of all my problems, which is a rough feeling.

I know the place you're in, at least similar. Things will eventually get better if you keep at it (or you die).



My own groove is messed with by feeling rather redundant in my work life. I've no real skills to speak of that would be applicable in anything I'd *want* to do. I've my languages and quite a bit of knowledge in windows/doors branch of construction, but it's all just supposed to be temporary. Now I've been stuck here for a year and 5 months (14 years and 3 months, Lester!) and the job market doesn't seem to offer anything suitable, or if it does - I fall short and not even get interviews. I have resolved to change the career path and am learning JS now, with the longer-term goal of Unity, C# and C++, but it's all so distant right now. I'm feeling stuck again.

For a change, my personal life is pretty fucking awesome right now, I'd say. I just need something that I like to do as employment and I'll be set.

[HiddenOne]

No one is allowed to be happy in personal life and professional life at the same time, Gothos. (joke) Have you looked into a job estimating for a commercial door/window/storefront company? That is a pretty good racket. If you are handy with tools, you can also do installs and always have some work. If you live in a decent sized city, there should be plenty of this kind of work. Also, learn to be a locksmith, it goes together well.



@ RLY - try not to get depressed, man. If you are your own enemy, and you recognize it, then start changing that behavior. I have been in that state before. Sometimes manual labor can take your mind off of it, but it always takes time. The whole 'looking for work' thing is a soul killer.

[Maark Abbott]

Loki, on 12 March 2015 - 12:42 PM, said:

The entire 'Female victims are more important than male victims because patriarchy' argument that so many people seem to hold when discussing domestic violence.

'I appreciate you have just been stabbed by your wife but if it wasn't for the patriarchy this probably wouldn't have happened.'

'It's unfortunate that your girlfriend regularly hits you and controls who you can see and speak to but women have had it much worse than that.'

How dare you question the New Order, befouled purveyor of the menocentric maleocracy!

[Maark Abbott]

But in seriousness I get what you're saying. It has to swing both ways.

[DeadHedge]

Terry pratchet has died. Aged only 66. The world has lost a great writer

http://m.bbc.co.uk/n...t-arts-31858156

Link to bbc news story.

This post has been edited by DeadHedge: 12 March 2015 - 04:23 PM

[Fid]

DeadHedge, on 12 March 2015 - 03:53 PM, said:

Terry pratchet has died. Aged only 66. The world has lost a great writer

Buggeration I cannot now conceive of life without the discworld

[Loki]

I have a sesame seed stuck between two teeth that my tongue can't dislodge.

And I'm too committed to being lazy to get up and find a toothpick.

[TheRetiredBridgeburner]

DeadHedge, on 12 March 2015 - 03:53 PM, said:

Terry pratchet has died. Aged only 66. The world has lost a great writer

http://m.bbc.co.uk/n...t-arts-31858156

Link to bbc news story.

This seriously messed with my groove when I came out of work today and found out. Reading the news swiftly followed by his Twitter account caused rather a lot of emotion.

A friend summed it up beautifully on Facebook:

"Today a small, wide-brimmed hat sits alone pining for the great imagination that once filled it."

This post has been edited by TheRetiredBridgeburner: 12 March 2015 - 08:09 PM

[Abyss]

Loki, on 12 March 2015 - 08:04 PM, said:

I have a sesame seed stuck between two teeth that my tongue can't dislodge.

And I'm too committed to being lazy to get up and find a toothpick.

Try some scissors.
Or a machete. ...what could possibly go wrong?

[Morgoth]

Thanks for the suppport guys. Life is rough but it'll improve eventually. I realise the adult choice is to keep some semblance of contact, but that's not going to happen any time soon I think.

Raymond Luxury Yacht, on 12 March 2015 - 04:14 AM, said:

Life is just kind if shit right now. Lost my job. Said some awful shit to my sister in jest, serious dark humor, that she took seriously and now my whole family thinks I am the worst of the assholes. I let my wife and son go visit her parents without me, when we made the plans I was expecting this to be a little vacation for me. Instead all I want to do is see them and I feel guilty she had to fly with the baby alone. Having a hard time finding work that fits my needs. At the bottom of it all I am the root of all my problems, which is a rough feeling.

It'll get better, RLY. That sounds shitty but you'll have a new and better job and think back on this time as the moment your life changed for the better

[Puck]

My eyes and runny nose tell me: it's almost hayfever season. Basically around the corner. Another nice day and shit's going to be blooming all over the place. Hurray...

[Andorion]

Yup. Noticed. Everybody caught hay fever?

[EmperorMagus]

Halfway through a term paper and have exactly no idea what I'm going to write next. Exhausted every idea in my brain. This sucks.

[Andorion]

EmperorMagus, on 15 March 2015 - 04:41 AM, said:

Halfway through a term paper and have exactly no idea what I'm going to write next. Exhausted every idea in my brain. This sucks.

Get up. Take a shower. Then take a walk. Or lie down a bit. Hammering away at the same thing does not really work if you are blanking.

[worry]

If you start the second half with "On the other hand..." and do a point-by-point counterargument, that'll take care of the rest.

[EmperorMagus]

Andorion, on 15 March 2015 - 04:53 AM, said:

EmperorMagus, on 15 March 2015 - 04:41 AM, said:

Halfway through a term paper and have exactly no idea what I'm going to write next. Exhausted every idea in my brain. This sucks.

Get up. Take a shower. Then take a walk. Or lie down a bit. Hammering away at the same thing does not really work if you are blanking.

I posted this after the "fuck this shit" moment when I just gave up for the day .
I'm worried about tomorrow.

worry, on 15 March 2015 - 06:50 AM, said:

If you start the second half with "On the other hand..." and do a point-by-point counterargument, that'll take care of the rest.

Not really applicable here. I can assure you I'm aware of every single trick there is to pad a paper to the proper size.

[Gnaw]

EmperorMagus, on 15 March 2015 - 06:59 AM, said:

Not really applicable here. I can assure you I'm aware of every single trick there is to pad a paper to the proper size.

Baloney. You're not that old.

[EmperorMagus]

Gnaw, on 15 March 2015 - 07:22 AM, said:

EmperorMagus, on 15 March 2015 - 06:59 AM, said:

Not really applicable here. I can assure you I'm aware of every single trick there is to pad a paper to the proper size.

Baloney. You're not that old.

I had to google that word.

[Andorion]

Normally sitting beside an AC would be a good thing for me, what with afternon temperatures at 35 C . BUt this particular AC, which I am sure was bewitched kept on blowing cold air straight into my ear, no matter how many adjustments were made or what I did. Now I have a head cold complete with a throbbing headache

[Maark Abbott]

Goddamn donation-seeking charity bastards interrupting me whilst I'm BRUSHING MY GODDAMN HAIR