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The official nightshift thread....
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Frankie_Felinius wrote: »I was at Wal-mart grocery shopping today and I saw a MINT FRINGED PURSE. I love mint. I love fringe (I wore soooo much fringed crap as a child). I kept going on and on about how I wanted it but it wasn't "pinup". My kiddo goes "Mama...not everything HAS to be pinup!" Point taken. I am now the proud proud owner of a fringed mint purse!
Your child is Ah-Mazing!0 -
She really is.
There are many days I cover the whole mess with a bandana and call it a day!0 -
I am such an idget. After my shoulder got jacked up the other day, I took an Aleve for the next two days. Ooooonly to remember I was supposed to quit taking them 5 days before my colonoscopy this Wednesday. Shizz! I need to call today and ask if I need to reschedule...again! I took them on day 5 and day 4. It's like I'm doing it subconsciously...like I don't want a scoped shoved up my butt or something...oh, wait...I don't...but I swear I'm not sabotaging on purpose!!! I really want to get this over with so I can get some answers, quit stressing about it and get back on my lemon balm!0
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Oh man, mabye you should make a big sign and stick it on your fridge or something! Hope it doesn't get delayed again!0
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Hey has anone hears from @ sufferlandrian?0
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Frankie_Felinius wrote: »My fiance and I have often expressed that same feeling @jennifer_417. We're both smart and it really makes us feel bad that we ARE smart but aren't successful or motivated to be successful and KNOWING that kills us. If we were dumb and/or ignorant...we wouldn't feel so badly! Also we're smart enough to understand our mental illness issues and know what would IDEAL for us and we are smart enough to know what exacerbates issues or makes them better...but that doesn't mean we DO it. Again, if we were dumb and/or ignorant, we'd still be unhappy...but as is we are regular unhappy compounded by unhappy because we continue to be unhappy despite knowing better!
...this doesn't sound the LEAST bit familiar to me AT ALL.
y'know what exacerbates this thing you guys are talking about?
you invest time and effort in acquiring intelligence, in broadening your horizons, in making yourself the best you can be on an intellectual basis, because the rewards are...uhhmm....wait, what ARE the rewards, exactly?
that's right...in today's economy - you know, the one that finds us living in a world of hedge fund managers and Wal-Mart greeters with nothing in between? yeah, THAT economy - we watch inferior folks rise past us on the food chain because they went to school with this guy, or because they married that guys' son or daughter...and it's demoralizing and demotivating.
so i find myself inclined to agree with you guys...i WISH i were thick enough to be blissfully content binge-watching Duck Dynasty until it was time to hop into my three-colored, thirty year old pickup truck with the "Don't Tread On Me" bumper sticker to drive over to a late-night booty call with my first cousin.
life is somehow simpler when you're oblivious to the pitfalls.
On an unrelated note, it seems like all my initial contributions to this thread sound like they might've been written by Michael Douglas' character in "Falling Down"...i'm actually a pretty nice guy with a decent sense of humor. It's just been a pretty *kitten* year, and I guess I'm kinda wearing it on my sleeve these days.
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@sufferlandrian did some biking a few days ago but nothing else has shown up on my wall.
I can't do anything with my hair, except straighten it and pony tail it. I have no idea how to roll it although YouTube has great videos showing how.
@hamptontom no worries we take turns venting here. 0 -
@hamptontom -it's hard not to focus on all the negative in the world when you're going through a rough time. Hang in there, it'll get better.0
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jennifer_417 wrote: »Hey has anone hears from @ sufferlandrian?
Yeah I was just wondering this myself as I logged in as he makes fairly regular posts.
@Frankie_Felinius about not being able to sign their names, I really think that corporations only see benefit from the common folk not being able to sign their names. They can use that to push their agendas. No signature, just do everything electronically, and therefore the corporations gain even more control.
Huxley's world, I believe we're already in it, but it works a bit differently. Rather than being bred the way people were, our family's status - economic and social - determines if we're "alpha", "beta", whatever. One really doesn't get ahead in any other way. It's difficult to change, and for the most part we just live with that system, not many of us try to change it. Oh, and Soma? Television (I'll throw YouTube in there too, same mind numbing stuff), of course. For that matter, Bradbury's vision isn't that far away from becoming a way of life either.0 -
Jen and Bethanie - I hear you. There's a thin line between commiserating and venting sometimes, and I'm not even sure which side of it I fell on with that rant.
Jen - you sing? (and if it makes your skin crawl when people call you "Jen", now would be a good time to bring that up...)
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I do sing a little -but if you're referring to the pic in my profile, I am actually participation in a poetry slam. And, I prefer Jennifer, but Jen is totally fine, too. Everyone shortens it eventually, it doesn't bother me. 0
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Love the Brave New World reference. Great book.0
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Poetry - that's pretty damned brave, I think. I've been a musician all my life, but to walk up there without an instrument and just lay it out there...that takes cajones.
I need to re-read Huxley...haven't read it since high school, which was longer ago than I'm comfortable even thinking about. 0 -
Hi folks. No. I didn't crash my bike or get taken hostage by ISUS. After an 86 hour shift over labor day, three 14 hours shifts and then a 62 hour shift over last weekend, I was cooked. I wasn't riding, logging or much of anything. I was in survival mode grabbing cat naps and mixing 5 hour energy drinks in with my monster Zero Ultras. Got some sleep today so I'm feeling almost human again. Still can't figure out where I hurt my heal, but I'll work on that. 0
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I thought you guys were referencing 1984 by George Orwell.0
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sufferlandrian wrote: »I thought you guys were referencing 1984 by George Orwell.
I thought Farenheit 451?
I remember reading that in elementary school...hating it. Re-read it a few years ago....LOOOOOVED it! Has anyone seen the movie? I haven't...I like what was in my head.
Good to hear from ya...I wondered about you myself.
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@bethanie0825 Everything I know hair and makeup wise...I learned from YouTube! A lot of practice...but tutorials were a game changer! I am a beauty school dropout...I learned more from free YouTube vids than my $10k half-assed beauty school education...
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So far all of my hair adventures (all 3 of them) have not worked lol. It's so thick I have to use five million bobby pins. Clear elastics don't stand a chance lol. It's a work in progress.0
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Frankie_Felinius wrote: »sufferlandrian wrote: »I thought you guys were referencing 1984 by George Orwell.
I thought Farenheit 451?
I remember reading that in elementary school...hating it. Re-read it a few years ago....LOOOOOVED it! Has anyone seen the movie? I haven't...I like what was in my head.
Good to hear from ya...I wondered about you myself.
I rarely see movies of good books... they always get ruined.
Yes, I brought up Bradbury as reading books, or reading in general, is falling to the wayside in the name of more instantly-ready-to-be-consumed entertainment.
On my way in to work, saw a teenaged girl, so intent on the videos on her cell phone, crossing a busy street - never looked up when entering, nor while in, the intersection.
@hamptontom fully understood, I do it here too. Unfortunately I'm at an unhappy period, and I do it morethan I like to... thing is I try to stop and fall right back into the spreading of misery, too.
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@belimawr - it may be geographical. i lived in the PHL area from the time i was 23 until last year...half my life. 0
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I remember reading The Green Mile and loving it and I was really suprised at how close the movie was to the book. That one sticks out as a book to movie done right.0
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@bethanie0825 I have had sooo many failed attempts. Still do. And you probably need closer to 10 million bobby pins because I have like, 23 hairs on my entire head and I use 5 million!0
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I thought Ender's Game was possibly the best movie adaptation I've ever seen. Anyone read those books?0
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Wow...now apologize to your kidneys!sufferlandrian wrote: »Hi folks. No. I didn't crash my bike or get taken hostage by ISUS. After an 86 hour shift over labor day, three 14 hours shifts and then a 62 hour shift over last weekend, I was cooked. I wasn't riding, logging or much of anything. I was in survival mode grabbing cat naps and mixing 5 hour energy drinks in with my monster Zero Ultras. Got some sleep today so I'm feeling almost human again. Still can't figure out where I hurt my heal, but I'll work on that.
J/k. Glad you're ok!
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I finished my apron today! I made mistakes every single step of the way and it looks wonky on but I am SO PROUD OF MYSELF! I get discouraged easily and I actually finished something without crying or throwing my machine out the window. I'm going to go get more fabric and try again. I hope my family and coworkers are ready for some free, poorly made aprons! I'm gonna keep bangin' 'em out until I'm satisfied with one. I posted a pic of me wearing just my apron on my Instagram, for two reasons. One, because I now know I can clothe my nekkid body, if needed. Two, from time to time I post pics of myself that are outside my comfort zone that the old me would have never TAKEN, let alone posted publicly. Even me at my most fit! (and dammit, I was 'effin' hot now that I look back on it)I've said it before, social media can be super positive and encouraging, if that is what you seek. It has greatly improved my self-image, self-acceptance and confidence (body-wise at least). I use my "pinup" name on all other social media besides MFP, I don't really want them linked together so I don't want to put that name so the two names wouldn't come up in a google search...but if you want to follow me on IG, just search hashtag "firstsewingproject"...I'm the gal with the blue hair just a couple pics in under "new posts". Or hashtag "eforeffort"...also pretty close to the top of the new posts. Then you can sheck out my page and see if you wanna follow me or not! Warning: it is A LOT of my face, beer & makeup. No worries if you aren't interested in seeing an abundance of those things, lol.0
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What is an 'instagram' and how does one use it?0
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Update on SSP(if anyone is interested)
So we met at his place Sunday morning, no coffee, because he doesn't drink coffee, but he did make iced tea. I wanted an explanation. He told me about the supervisor's class he took while in Houston and what it told him about relationships with subordinates and how it scared him. Something about being able to be 'friendly' but not being able to be friends or have relationships with them outside of the work environment. That's PART ONE of why he dumped me.
Part two was that he was getting nervous about how attached I was and how attached he was GETTING! So on the BRIGHT side, I'm a really amazing girl and he likes me. But I'm not quite worth putting his career in jeopardy. Which I think is totally understandable, he's been doing this job for years and years and he's looking at retiring in a decade or so. He wants me to stay where I am and have the opportunity to use the tuition reimbursement and open hours of nightshift to get a degree.
Anyway, I gave him his kindle back that he let me borrow, he mentioned something about it not being destroyed and I said I didn't even THINK about it despite how hurt and mad I was because I am a rational human for the most part.
He said he thinks the circumstances suck and now he is one of those dumb ones. When I asked what he meant, he brought up that we had a conversation once about the men who were dumb enough to let me walk away from them. I told him not to worry about it and that I won't be waiting around for circumstances to change and that I don't expect him to either. He made some joke about him being eternally single and whatnot, we said our good byes and I left.
I wanted to scream in his face and call him a hypocrite because him and the Lt hang out, ride motorcycles, and have dinner about once a month. If that isn't considered being 'friends' I don't know what is. If the Lt can be more than 'friendly' with his sergeants, why can't he(SSP) be more than 'friendly' with me?
Oh well. He's made his choice and I'm already down a pound so, his loss.
I don't think I want to be with a guy who is going to be breaking things off because he's afraid of his own feelings anyway. That just shouldn't be a reason.0 -
He's been doing this job for years. He was well aware of the recommendation not to have relationships with subordinates. That is not a new concept. There have been more people fired for that problem in the last 20 years than could be employed at two Walmarts. Yes, that guidance has been around since before I joined the military in 1984. It's called Fraternizing and in government and larger businesses, the policy has been around for decades. If he was willing to risk his job when you started seeing each other, why not now? I'm sorry that his fear of losing his job didn't kick in sooner or that he couldn't find a better way to let you know what was on his mind.0
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lilaclovebird wrote: »What is an 'instagram' and how does one use it?
It is a social media app/platform...like Facebook or Twitter or Snapchat. It is all pictures though, as opposed to typed posts. You post your pics, you follow people who post stuff you like. My feed shows me pinups, tattoos, animals, funny stuff, beer. I really prefer it over anything else. I've only been on FB maybe a year and I'm about done...but my love for Instagram grows daily!
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And thanks for the update...of COURSE we're interested!
And I definitely think you came out on the winning end at this point. Maybe your paths will cross down the road...after he has retired or you aren't his subordinate. Or maybe it won't...
I can imagine what he felt like in that class though! I bet he felt like they were talking to HIM...that guilt ya know...he was probably flushed and sweaty...I would be! Sheesh...0
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