Post your random thoughts/feelings etc
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Ithior
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No need for the root canal yet (though I still think I'll have to do it sooner or later, this has been dragging on for almost a year now). No need to pull out wisdom tooth either, since it wasn't the cause for the problem I had.
Am I the only one who likes making worst case scenarios? Until I find out what is really happening, I have enough time to mentally prepare myself to face the worst case scenario. If it happens, I'm ready for it. If it doesn't, I feel much better afterwards. I think I worry a lot more if I try to ignore the worst case scenario, and I'll feel bad no matter the outcome.
It's like "Phew, only have to go to the dentist once" versus "Dammit, I have to go to the dentist!".
Opaline
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I've always seen "shopping" listed in various places as a primarily female hobby. What bothers me is that it's a hobby at all. There is nothing wrong with occasionally browsing stores and even buying something, but it bothers me that a lot of people do this often enough to consider it a "hobby". We used to do this in my boarding school - weekend shopping trips to buy clothes and fast food and makeup and whatever else, and most of the time we didn't need the things we bought.
I think most shopping should be restricted to doing so when you need something specific. Of course, people are free to mindlessly consume if they so desire, but the whole "shopping" thing - "Let's go shopping this weekend! (ie let's buy a bunch of crap we don't need to fill the emptiness in our heads!)" - is not something I would want to put on my list of hobbies or interests. Not any more. I used to not think twice about it.
I think most shopping should be restricted to doing so when you need something specific. Of course, people are free to mindlessly consume if they so desire, but the whole "shopping" thing - "Let's go shopping this weekend! (ie let's buy a bunch of crap we don't need to fill the emptiness in our heads!)" - is not something I would want to put on my list of hobbies or interests. Not any more. I used to not think twice about it.
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planemo
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When my brain goes into panic mode, worst case scenarios come very quickly. I think it's something i learnt from my family since they go into "it's the end of the world" mode over the smallest things. very rarely does the worst case ever happen, but i suppose since you know it is possible, why not make it the only option? that's how the nervous types think, i guess.
i think shopping itself has become the goal that needs to be fulfilled when shopping. before the need to be clothed or to be fed would be the primary goal of shopping. most of the time people do buy things they don't really need. if i didn't feel so uncomfortable when shopping maybe i would do the same, who knows? getting new things relevant or not, seems to make one feel happier for some reason, although it shouldn't become addictive.
hoddesdon
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Then if you do not have the money to go shopping, that can be used as an excuse for crime.
FountainandFairfax
in a VAN down by the RIVER
I'm hungry, but all I have is a pack of hotdogs that are reserved for my pug. Maybe I could sneak one...
ABORT
ABORT
dottie
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Pissed off at the system. If you try to do the right thing, live on beans and rice, make huge sacrifices to save... you are punished with less college financial aid. If you make the same income, but piss the equivalent away on frivolities (dining out, movies, getting your nails done, hair, clothes, smartphones) instead of roughing it and saving it, you are rewarded with assistance because you are "poor".
Entangled
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Just straight up Koolaid packets? daaamnnn!
Entangled
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Whoa! That's actually a really good idea
MikeyC
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For those that want to waste time and who missed out on Flappy Bird on their phones: Play Flappy Bird
You're welcome.
You're welcome.
I'm so mad I just broke a few things in my room.
I've once again spent a hundred f**king bucks on a trackball mouse that doesn't do anything to relieve the pain. I'm getting extremely worked up over mice selection in this day and age, and how little it has advanced since their conception.
The only options available are all desk orientated. Why in the Hell is something we use for hours on end designed in such way that it literally breaks your body?
Mice/trackball? Carpal tunnel syndrome.
Monitors? Stigmatism.
Desk/chair? Don't even get me started.
It's unacceptable.
I've looked far and wide for computer controls that mimic your body's natural tendencies and movement. But beyond standing desks there's virtually nothing. You can't tell me that the world's smartest and brightest can't come up with something better. Is it really that difficult to make a mouse with motion controls that only moves the cursor when you make decisive movements?
My best bet is the new and upcoming virtual reality suits. If that doesn't work, I'm out of options. I'm just so angry right now.
I've once again spent a hundred f**king bucks on a trackball mouse that doesn't do anything to relieve the pain. I'm getting extremely worked up over mice selection in this day and age, and how little it has advanced since their conception.
The only options available are all desk orientated. Why in the Hell is something we use for hours on end designed in such way that it literally breaks your body?
Mice/trackball? Carpal tunnel syndrome.
Monitors? Stigmatism.
Desk/chair? Don't even get me started.
It's unacceptable.
I've looked far and wide for computer controls that mimic your body's natural tendencies and movement. But beyond standing desks there's virtually nothing. You can't tell me that the world's smartest and brightest can't come up with something better. Is it really that difficult to make a mouse with motion controls that only moves the cursor when you make decisive movements?
My best bet is the new and upcoming virtual reality suits. If that doesn't work, I'm out of options. I'm just so angry right now.
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PerseverareJasmine
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I actually got some sleep last night so that's good. I've been staying awake until morning for the past few nights.
O mighty warrior of great fighting stock...
Scandic123
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War is about to break about between Ukraine and Russia over the Crimea peninsula, and the situation just keeps escalating. I really hope it doesn't happen.
Opaline
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Finally got around to making real chai at home. It came out fine; I could tell I had done everything right. The only thing I'm unhappy about is that it tastes a little bit too spicy, so I might cut down on the pepper next time I make a batch and maybe add a little extra of something else (although I can't figure out exactly what needs to be increased).
I really love the chai I get from this one Indian restaurant, and I can tell mine would taste the same if I adjusted it a little. I just don't know how it needs to be adjusted. Some recipes call for star anise, and the recipe I used did not. Maybe that's the missing ingredient?
Also, cardamom is sickeningly expensive - $14 for a small jar of it. I paid it, though, because, well... I need chai.
I really love the chai I get from this one Indian restaurant, and I can tell mine would taste the same if I adjusted it a little. I just don't know how it needs to be adjusted. Some recipes call for star anise, and the recipe I used did not. Maybe that's the missing ingredient?
Also, cardamom is sickeningly expensive - $14 for a small jar of it. I paid it, though, because, well... I need chai.
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FountainandFairfax
in a VAN down by the RIVER
I gotta help move some stuff tomorrow and there's going to be two people there who I don't know. Aaaaaaaand it's going to be an hour-and-a-half of embarrassing, awkward, socially phobic torture.
My ****ing family gets me into so much shit.
My ****ing family gets me into so much shit.
Odo
Banned
I'm not sure about anyone here, but I can recall getting into all kinds of online arguments with people who thought Putin was so enlightened and America was so evil because Obama wanted to intervene in Syria and Putin demanded peace, where people were being gassed without having done anything to deserve it.
Now Russia is plowing into Crimea because it doesn't want to lose what they apparently see as a colony-- I really have to wonder what those people think about Putin now. I mean, this is a government that sticks up for North Korea-- they're like the exact opposite of good.
Now Russia is plowing into Crimea because it doesn't want to lose what they apparently see as a colony-- I really have to wonder what those people think about Putin now. I mean, this is a government that sticks up for North Korea-- they're like the exact opposite of good.
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