What's messing with your groove?

#17980 Gothos

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Posted 24 September 2015 - 06:47 AM

OK, so at work:
getting additional project piled on top of me, making planned work undoable. I'll have to stay longer today I think to make deadlines.
not feeling respected for the work I do by people who have no business feeling superior
generally, the most stressful week I've had this year. Plenty of conlfict for everybody!

On top of that:
my finances aren't doing very well, I'm hovering steadily a small bit below zero at the end of each month
I'm sliding back into smoking, more each day

And a cherry on top:
Girlfriend's peroid is a week late.

Hooray.

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#17981 worry

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Posted 24 September 2015 - 07:07 AM

Gothos, on 24 September 2015 - 06:47 AM, said:

And a cherry on top:
Girlfriend's peroid is a week late.

Congrats, buddy!

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#17982 Tiste Simeon

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Posted 24 September 2015 - 12:32 PM

I just lost the game for the first time in ages.

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#17983 Puck

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Posted 24 September 2015 - 02:47 PM

Wrote some applications for new jobs, one of which looks like something I might really want to do. Why it's messing with my groove? I'd rather not have to, and the feeling of having to wait for some kind of answer. I AM qualified, but it'd be a two-hour commute one-way and unless they pay enough for moving to make sense, it might be a problem. On the other hand, I may not even hear back from them at all *sigh*

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#17984 Gorefest

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Posted 24 September 2015 - 03:20 PM

Tiste Simeon, on 24 September 2015 - 12:32 PM, said:

I just lost the game for the first time in ages.

....

Damn you.

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#17985 Gredfallan Ale

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Posted 24 September 2015 - 03:39 PM

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#17986 Gothos

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Posted 25 September 2015 - 10:21 AM

worry, on 24 September 2015 - 07:07 AM, said:

Gothos, on 24 September 2015 - 06:47 AM, said:

And a cherry on top:
Girlfriend's peroid is a week late.

Congrats, buddy!

Danger averted, thankfully. Thanks for the support, 'buddy'

#17987 Abyss

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Posted 25 September 2015 - 02:18 PM

Briar King, on 25 September 2015 - 03:24 AM, said:

Shit I be got a feeling one of my sisters cat maybe dead in her house. He's not coming to eat and he didn't come eat the other day when I showed up. He's done that act before but never twice in a row. I don't have a flashlight to search. There's no smell though. I don't think he could have gotten outside. Now I'm going to have to come back in daylight and I sure as hell don't want to be the one to tell her this shit.

This is how that scene in ALIEN starts.

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#17988 QuickTidal

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Posted 25 September 2015 - 02:38 PM

Abyss, on 25 September 2015 - 02:18 PM, said:

Briar King, on 25 September 2015 - 03:24 AM, said:

This is how that scene in ALIEN starts.

Is the cat named Jonesy?

If so, get out of the house.

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#17989 Maark Abbott

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Posted 25 September 2015 - 02:40 PM

Gothos, on 25 September 2015 - 10:21 AM, said:

worry, on 24 September 2015 - 07:07 AM, said:

Gothos, on 24 September 2015 - 06:47 AM, said:

And a cherry on top:
Girlfriend's peroid is a week late.

Congrats, buddy!

Danger averted, thankfully. Thanks for the support, 'buddy'

He's not your buddy, guy.

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#17990 Abyss

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Posted 25 September 2015 - 02:47 PM

QuickTidal, on 25 September 2015 - 02:38 PM, said:

Abyss, on 25 September 2015 - 02:18 PM, said:

Briar King, on 25 September 2015 - 03:24 AM, said:

This is how that scene in ALIEN starts.

Is the cat named Jonesy?

If so, get out of the house.

No no no... he should totally go looking for the cat. With a flashlight. In the smallest, darkest spaces in the house.

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#17991 HoosierDaddy

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Posted 25 September 2015 - 09:04 PM

Gothos, on 25 September 2015 - 10:21 AM, said:

worry, on 24 September 2015 - 07:07 AM, said:

Gothos, on 24 September 2015 - 06:47 AM, said:

And a cherry on top:
Girlfriend's peroid is a week late.

Congrats, buddy!

Danger averted, thankfully. Thanks for the support, 'buddy'

Welcome to the world of girlfriends. Where every late period is an "Oh fuck I might be a dad" realization.

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#17992 Grief

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Posted 25 September 2015 - 09:08 PM

The Hust Legion, on 23 September 2015 - 02:30 PM, said:

just moved to uni.... its been 3 days and I'm mega nervous to the point i feel sick ... haven't met any friends yet either

Don't worry, lots of people are in that position too, and it's only been three days, that's not long at all. If your uni has hobby groups those tend to be good for meeting people

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Grief, FFS will you do something with your sig, it's bloody awful

worry said:

Grief is right (until we abolish capitalism).

#17993 The Hust Legion

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Posted 25 September 2015 - 10:04 PM

Grief, on 25 September 2015 - 09:08 PM, said:

The Hust Legion, on 23 September 2015 - 02:30 PM, said:

just moved to uni.... its been 3 days and I'm mega nervous to the point i feel sick ... haven't met any friends yet either

Don't worry, lots of people are in that position too, and it's only been three days, that's not long at all. If your uni has hobby groups those tend to be good for meeting people

yeah couldn't really get into freshers cause muslim don't drink and stuff so couldn't mix properly initally. but I'm already drowning in work.... medicine may just kill me haha

#17994 Andorion

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Posted 26 September 2015 - 01:29 AM

Briar King, on 25 September 2015 - 07:53 PM, said:

You two are disturbed in the dome. I didn't see or smell him so he got the house I'm sure. It's possible he died and the other 2 ate him...don't they do that?

Does he have long fangs that protrude from the upper lip and extend about 6 inches below the jaw?
No?
Nothing to worry about.
Maybe....
It is a cat after all.

#17995 Abyss

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Posted 26 September 2015 - 02:26 AM

Abyss, on 25 September 2015 - 02:47 PM, said:

QuickTidal, on 25 September 2015 - 02:38 PM, said:

Abyss, on 25 September 2015 - 02:18 PM, said:

Briar King, on 25 September 2015 - 03:24 AM, said:

This is how that scene in ALIEN starts.

Is the cat named Jonesy?

If so, get out of the house.

No no no... he should totally go looking for the cat. With a flashlight. In the smallest, darkest spaces in the house.

Briar King, on 25 September 2015 - 07:53 PM, said:

You two are disturbed in the dome. I didn't see or smell him so he got the house I'm sure. It's possible he died and the other 2 ate him...don't they do that?

Depends. Is the catsup empty?

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#17996 Gothos

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Posted 26 September 2015 - 07:16 AM

HoosierDaddy, on 25 September 2015 - 09:04 PM, said:

Gothos, on 25 September 2015 - 10:21 AM, said:

worry, on 24 September 2015 - 07:07 AM, said:

Gothos, on 24 September 2015 - 06:47 AM, said:

And a cherry on top:
Girlfriend's peroid is a week late.

Congrats, buddy!

Danger averted, thankfully. Thanks for the support, 'buddy'

Welcome to the world of girlfriends. Where every late period is an "Oh fuck I might be a dad" realization.

Granted, it was her first late peroid ever. And she's 30. So yeah, bit panicky.

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Posted 26 September 2015 - 04:18 PM

Today I learned: When your girlfriend makes a delicious dish especially for you, it is advisable to remember the details so that when she asks you about it eight months later it does not seem like you have forgotten about it.

#17998 Gredfallan Ale

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Posted 26 September 2015 - 05:21 PM

Briar King, on 26 September 2015 - 06:07 AM, said:

It appears he got out the house some time over the weekend. I'm sure he's dead after being out a week but I hope not. Just had to deal with the teary loud phone call from my sis I didn't want to hear but knew was going to happen.

Cats are survivors so maybe he could kill and eat but it hasn't rained so no water unless someone gave him some.

Don't give up hope too soon.

Cats can survive without food for a while, provided they do have access to water. Normally, they get most of their fluids from the food they're eating, but if necessary, they will drink it. I don't know where you live and what your climate is like, but in most circumstances they will be able to at least find a bit of water. If so, they can survive without food for while (in most cases approximately two weeks). Lack of access to water (either in pure form or in food) is more problematic, as organ failure can occur after just a couple of days.

If possible, I would leave some water outside of the house just in case the cat returns. You might also leave some food out, but that depends on the local wildlife.

Another remark, cats usually seclude or isolate themselves when they are sick/weak or "sense" they are going to die. So, it might be possible the cat is hiding in a secluding place in the house, or sneaked out, because the cat felt sick and weak. One of my parents cats sneaked out of the house when it was dying of heart failure, something it had never done before. So, it might be worthwhile to check hiding spots in the house.