What is on your mind - Page 209

JustJo · 09-28-2010, 03:24 PM

How bizarre people can be...why does it seem like people who are nice, patient, and accomodating get ignored, used or treated like doormats?

Not just in personal relationships. I've been working to get this house deal done for months, and been ignored while people took their sweet time and occasionally blew smoke at me. Last night I'd had enough with pretty much everyone, and sent one of those bitchy 1 am emails telling everyone I was fed up and if they didn't pull their heads out then I'd take my business elsewhere.

Suddenly, we have a signed contract.

That's great.

But why did I have to be a raving bitch to get anyone moving?

Soft*Silver · 09-28-2010, 05:42 PM

i went out to eat with my sister to a mideastern restaurant that I love. I could barely eat but I brought the rest home. We went to target and I did get my nail polishes and an eyeshadow too. But I collapsed in Target, couldnt get air in my lungs and they thought I needed an ambulance but my sister helped and after sitting in their snack area, I was able to get to the car and now I am on my couch and am feeling exhausted. From gardening to eating out to Target was just too much for me...

I dont want a trip to ER...

SmoothButch · 09-28-2010, 06:25 PM

I can't wait till my baby gets home from class tonight. I have a surprise for her and I think she just might pass out in shock.

~Bo · 09-28-2010, 06:27 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Niceguy

Arkansas gave that game to Alabama in the 4th quarter! Just sayin'...

Absolutely.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Gemme

Now, I really like you, T, so I'm gonna let this slide, especially since the refs made that bad call in favor of Arkansas and they still lost

See above.

Gemme · 09-28-2010, 06:30 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ~Bo

Absolutely.

See above.

Um, no.

You got your game with Texas. They got whupped.

Alabama won even though the refs made a BLATANT bad call against them and they won fair and square on their end.

I'm not playing, Bo.

Alabama and Florida State football is serious.

Soon · 09-28-2010, 06:36 PM

The next door neighbour -- a distraught teenage girl screaming and crying to her mother and stepfather on the phone (I can hear this) about how alone and abandoned she is by them. I'm actually really concerned. She is alone and I'm a bit worried.

~Bo · 09-28-2010, 06:40 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Gemme

Um, no.

You got your game with Texas. They got whupped.

Alabama won even though the refs made a BLATANT bad call against them and they won fair and square on their end.

I'm not playing, Bo.

Alabama and Florida State football is serious.

________

Gemme · 09-28-2010, 06:42 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by HowSoonIsNow

The next door neighbour -- a distraught teenage girl screaming and crying to her mother and stepfather on the phone (I can hear this) about how alone and abandoned she is by them. I'm actually really concerned. She is alone and I'm a bit worried.

How sad.

Soon · 09-28-2010, 07:02 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Gemme

How sad.

It took awhile, but I decided I had to go over and knock.
I told her I was here if she needed to talk or just sit somewhere.

She just kept apologizing for yelling, and I kept saying it's ok, that's not why I am here; I just want to make sure you are ok. She has nobody. I remember that feeling when I was a teenager, but her story sounds far worse than anything I went through.

sylvie · 09-28-2010, 08:11 PM

some realizations..

SassyLeo · 09-28-2010, 09:05 PM

Not sure what I was thinking when I decided to go back to school.

I am glad I am doing it, really.

It's a ton of work.

I will miss my social life.

But I'm hoping to learn a lot.

Breathe.

Semantics · 09-28-2010, 09:10 PM

The Yankees!

ravfem · 09-29-2010, 07:45 AM

do i want more coffee or not?

i love days when these kinds of decisions are at the forefront of my mind!

SmoothButch · 09-29-2010, 01:20 PM

I'm wondering how it is possible to acquire so many friggin' clothes. Pffft

Oh well, the donations that I will sit out for pickup will make someone in need happy.

On the other hand my boss probably won't be so happy when I bring in a trash bag full of old uniforms

.

Sassybren · 09-29-2010, 01:55 PM

Vacation. Off for 11 days. YES!

ravfem · 09-29-2010, 02:03 PM

i am soooooo loving the weather!!

It's chilly (63F), a nice breeze is blowing and it's damp, though not raining at the moment.

Reminds me of being at the ocean....and i haven't been to the ocean in a very long time. i need to go. i want to go.

AtLast · 09-29-2010, 04:56 PM

Had a long phone convo with my sister this morning. She was getting ready to bring her husband of over 40 years to see his Alzheimer's specialist. She was more stressed than usual- that tight, deep stress of on-going care-giving for someone you love deeply. I could hear the grief of what was and is now and what will be coming soon in her voice. Profound sadness and some fear. Wisps of nostaligic memories of things they used to do together. The pain I hear in her voice sometimes just breaks my heart to pieces- more of a shatter. My adult niece and nephews are visiting her and her husband more often now and helping out- that's good. The Grandkids stop by fairly often, too. I know they are having a tough time with his decline. He is their step father/Grandpa and they certainly had a much better father/Grandpa in him than their biological father/Grandpa.

I guess I mostly feel helpless about all of this...

UofMfan · 09-29-2010, 08:03 PM

5 Hrs.

And the fact that today was the first day in over a month that I worked a normal day, wow!

~Bo · 09-29-2010, 08:27 PM

Ok......tonight I decided to give Modern Family one more chance. So I watched it. And I STILL don't get what all the damn fuss is about. It's just not funny. The attempts at humor are lame. Dumb....dumb....dumb.

AtLast · 09-29-2010, 09:22 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ~Bo

Ok......tonight I decided to give Modern Family one more chance. So I watched it. And I STILL don't get what all the damn fuss is about. It's just not funny. The attempts at humor are lame. Dumb....dumb....dumb.

Yanno.. I agree with you! I don't get it, either.

09-28-2010, 03:24 PM	#4161
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09-28-2010, 05:42 PM	#4162
SoftSilver Infamous Member How Do You Identify?: femme Preferred Pronoun?: she Relationship Status: Married Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: rose cottage Posts: 5,502 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 8,428 Thanked 15,619 Times in 3,976 Posts Rep Power*: 21474856	i went out to eat with my sister to a mideastern restaurant that I love. I could barely eat but I brought the rest home. We went to target and I did get my nail polishes and an eyeshadow too. But I collapsed in Target, couldnt get air in my lungs and they thought I needed an ambulance but my sister helped and after sitting in their snack area, I was able to get to the car and now I am on my couch and am feeling exhausted. From gardening to eating out to Target was just too much for me... I dont want a trip to ER... __________________ Pole bachit, a lis chuye. The field sees, the forest hears

09-28-2010, 06:25 PM	#4163
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09-28-2010, 08:11 PM	#4170
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09-28-2010, 09:05 PM	#4171
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09-28-2010, 06:36 PM	#4166
Soon Infamous Member How Do You Identify?: femme Relationship Status: attached Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: . Posts: 6,896 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 29,046 Thanked 13,118 Times in 3,391 Posts Rep Power: 21474857	The next door neighbour -- a distraught teenage girl screaming and crying to her mother and stepfather on the phone (I can hear this) about how alone and abandoned she is by them. I'm actually really concerned. She is alone and I'm a bit worried.

09-28-2010, 09:10 PM	#4172
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09-29-2010, 07:45 AM	#4173
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09-29-2010, 01:20 PM	#4174
SmoothButch Member How Do You Identify?: human Preferred Pronoun?: X Relationship Status: Happily enjoying my life Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Roaming around the DMV Posts: 617 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 588 Thanked 1,297 Times in 400 Posts Rep Power: 10392615	I'm wondering how it is possible to acquire so many friggin' clothes. Pffft Oh well, the donations that I will sit out for pickup will make someone in need happy. On the other hand my boss probably won't be so happy when I bring in a trash bag full of old uniforms . __________________ Keep the shiny side up and the rubber side down.

09-29-2010, 01:55 PM	#4175
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09-29-2010, 02:03 PM	#4176
ravfem Senior Member How Do You Identify?: i'm a girl Relationship Status: negative Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Georgia Posts: 1,811 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 9,239 Thanked 3,126 Times in 1,269 Posts Rep Power: 1969285	i am soooooo loving the weather!! It's chilly (63F), a nice breeze is blowing and it's damp, though not raining at the moment. Reminds me of being at the ocean....and i haven't been to the ocean in a very long time. i need to go. i want to go. __________________

09-29-2010, 04:56 PM	#4177
AtLast Infamous Member How Do You Identify?: Woman Preferred Pronoun?: HER - SHE Relationship Status: Relating Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: CA & AZ I'm a Snowbird Posts: 5,408 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 11,826 Thanked 10,830 Times in 3,200 Posts Rep Power: 21474856	Had a long phone convo with my sister this morning. She was getting ready to bring her husband of over 40 years to see his Alzheimer's specialist. She was more stressed than usual- that tight, deep stress of on-going care-giving for someone you love deeply. I could hear the grief of what was and is now and what will be coming soon in her voice. Profound sadness and some fear. Wisps of nostaligic memories of things they used to do together. The pain I hear in her voice sometimes just breaks my heart to pieces- more of a shatter. My adult niece and nephews are visiting her and her husband more often now and helping out- that's good. The Grandkids stop by fairly often, too. I know they are having a tough time with his decline. He is their step father/Grandpa and they certainly had a much better father/Grandpa in him than their biological father/Grandpa. I guess I mostly feel helpless about all of this...

09-29-2010, 08:03 PM	#4178
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09-29-2010, 08:27 PM	#4179
~Bo Senior Member How Do You Identify?: FTM Preferred Pronoun?: He Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: PA Posts: 1,590 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 2,247 Thanked 1,680 Times in 742 Posts Rep Power: 13485854	Ok......tonight I decided to give Modern Family one more chance. So I watched it. And I STILL don't get what all the damn fuss is about. It's just not funny. The attempts at humor are lame. Dumb....dumb....dumb.