Gaaaaaaaaaaarrrrrrrrrrrrrggggggggghhhh MK IV!

[Lady Toadflinger]

Evelyn, That sure sounds familiar. With gasoline so high here in California, I can only afford to look for jobs within a 25 mile radius. That cuts out a large group of jobs, and most of the remaining ones pay minimum. Thank you to my sister for shutting down the family business without warning......

[D.Oakes]

To those who have sadness today...enjoy an insta-hug *HUG*.

Thank you! It's very much appreciated. *hugs* right back!

I have the sneaking suspicion, that all these recruiters out there advertise interesting jobs, that do not really exist. I apply to them, the recruiter calls me - and then, all they want me to sign up for are short-term temporary trained-monkey jobs for minimum wages... I mean like "work an entire day and after deducing tax and commuting costs, you have £30!"
Don't want to brag, but I used to earn that much money per hour.  

I've been getting a lot of job offers that say full time and then I get there only to find out that it "could turn into full time."  My first IRS recognized job saw me paid at $15 an hour and the auction company I worked at prior was usually 10 an hour, expect for special auctions when I once came home with 100 an hour.  

My anger with the job market has nothing to do with pride, but instead logic....how could I be worth that much per hour before going to college and now be worth less? 

[walkthebassline]

My workplace (a religious nonprofit organization) is less than a year away from closing its doors because we have no money. There is now a desperate attempt to find more money and get new donors to keep us alive, but honestly I'm worried that its too little too late.

I don't want to lose my job, but even worse I'm afraid of the repercussions throughout the community if we have to shut our doors.

[Guinevere Meander]

Got pain meds for my arthritis, finally  Unfortunately the joints are still inflamed and throbbing and the anti inflammatory meds will only start working after approx 3-4 month of taking them

[rovingjack]

Logic fails.

Seriously. One guy I know and am somewhat friends with is building some electric turbines. That's cool and all and so when I begand asking wether he was going to pole mount the and if they would be verticle or head on turbines he hesitated a bit before explaining that it's to be a self contained unit. with each of ffour turbines generateing 7 amps and powered by a one amp box fan in the middle. The box fan drawing only one amp can be powered via turbine.

    thermodynamics much? But he's one of those that can't be told he's wrong, and I'm one who is loathe to interrupt a mistake because it also interrupts the learning process. In this case it does look like the turbines should be salvagable in the end and so his investment in materials and ability to actually learn how to generate power for himself will compensate him from the bruised ego from this information he got off the internet (  okay side gah for the twisted mental cases that either believe they are brilliant discoverers and don't need to try it or use it themselves because they don't make mistakes, or know it's crap but con others with it).

And the other case was an online friend posted that thing about the burgers that didn't rot as proof that such foods are bad for you, with requesite you are what you eat comments attached to the photo. I made a few jokes about being immortal. Somebody made comment about thats why people shouldn't eat meat. I pointed out that the fries/chips where not meat and neither were the bread in the bun. a few more comments and then I seriously said that it's a flawed experiment, and gave the example of the fact that sundried tomatos are not 'artificial' unnatural, meat based or chemically altered and yet they can remain un rotten and unmoldy without maggots for years in the proper environment, as can naturally mummified human and animal remains. Then some other of his friends came back with a jumbled bit about it's clear science because of saturated fats and unsaturated fats at differing temperatures.

I felt the need to rescue science from his hands because he was clearly abusing it. I clearly pointed out the compounded logical fallacies within the experiment, and that it was something started with a presupposed conclusion which was used to come up with a means of generating an emotional and instinctive response that falsely accept the original supposition as reasonable though it is neither proven nor actually addressed at all.

oh and a secondary gaah. somebody who tried using the this is a "republic not a democracy, when are you going to wake up" bit on me tonight. I think the thing about that that annoys me the most was it pushed my buttons enough that when I corrected her I called her a moron. I think it was the assumption she made that she had the only clear and awake understanding of the situation and yet she clearly didn't grasp the the basics of the actual facts. um basically she assumed everybody else was stupid because they didn't have the same misunderstanding she had and she was rude and vocal about it. Sadly I instinctively was rude and vocal about it back. so gah!

[darkshines]

Either my frock coat isn't long enough, or my Victorian boots aren't high enough. All I know is my knees are wet.

[D.Oakes]

That special gah when a significant other decides for you that you are not going to do that activity (open mic, book club, the sort of thing that allows you to relieve stress without alcohol or anger....) and instead expects you to put on a fake smile.....and then you manage to convince them that you "need" this and they make you feel bad for going.  Even my aunt who I have had more than a few Gahs about has stated that it is really good to see me with my guitar again. 

If I stay my fiance will be mad because I'm not cheerful, if I go she will be mad that I went....I am not sure which is the better option. 

[Banfili]

Be cheerful!
It's always better (& easier) to seek forgiveness for something you have done, than permission for what you would like to do!

[Flightless Phoenix]

Why do you need to seek permission? Your life, your guitar. Unless you had pre-existing plans with your fiance for tonight or had promised to do something else. A relationship is important but so is doing things outside of it, especially things that make you happy.

[Evelyn Adler]

Ok, my GAAH for the past few weeks seems finally over. When the people I lived with developed from 'friends' into 'housemates' into 'they who hate me and want to get rid of me'.
And I still don't understand, why?

Apparently, when they got to know me better, they discovered, I am so absolutely not what they had expected, that their initial affection turned into hatred. These former friends could just not accept, that I was 1. different from them and 2. that I actually liked it that way and was not interested in changing / adapting to their ways, thank you very much.

I made a point to never be unfriendly, impolite or sarcastic and of course I respected all the house rules. In fact, I am not bad as a housemate, I am incredibly tidy and I cook and bake and love grocery shopping and so on. Little Susie Homemaker.
But I am also nocturnal, fiercely independent and spend a lot of time at my computer. Apparently that made me too weird to live with... (not to mention my weird friends!). I asked them several times, to just tolerate the fact that we are different; to no avail. Whoever lives in that house has to march in the same direction.

I have a suspicion, there may be one or two reasons more, why I suddenly turned from 'our friend' into 'that woman'.

In any case it came down to, they asked me to move out, I agreed, I tried to find something else as soon as possible, while they were providing incentives in the form of treating me like a floormat. Then on the day where I actually moved, they made a point to give me as many virtual kicks to my backside as they could possibly manage... I was surprised they didn't just throw my stuff out into the rain.

Again: I have never started any kind of fight, done anything that was unfriendly - I was just for myself most of the time, because that is the way I am. It was not well received.

Now I moved out, to another place and it feels like a dark cloud that had been hanging over me, is finally gone.

[TVC15]

Evelyn, plus 1 for you. Refusing to change because of others proves that you are indeed an individual and not another 'sheep' in the herd. Should you ever find your way across the pond, my door is open (and free).

[walkthebassline]

Ms. Adler, you've reminded me of an experience I had several years ago. I was dating at the time, and because we met at school and lived some distance from each other the rest of the year I decided to spend the summer near her home. I secured a job, and started asking around her church to see if anyone had a free room they wouldn't mind renting. A middle-aged couple had one, and insisted that I stay with them. I happily moved in, and made every attempt to befriend them. I think their smiles lasted about two weeks and then they slowly drifted the same direction your housemates did. By the end of the summer we were happy to see the last of each other, and I've never spoken with them again.

All that to say, you have my sympathy and I'm glad you've found a better place to live.

[D.Oakes]

Kinda wish I had listened to my fiance.  I played one note on my guitar and it triggered an anonymous heckler.....the kind that you can't f*** with because they don't have the guts to make themselves obvious.  Ended up screwing up most of my set.  My bassist thinks it may have been because two weeks ago I got the crowd all motivated and needless to say as it is an art gallery which is also a bar, the bar crowd probably got pissed off. 

[Siliconous Skumins]

Need to do some food shopping, the the cupboards, fridge and freezer are empty.

My meal for today is about to consist of Findus crispy pancakes I found in the back of the freezer, shoved into the last of the bread to make a sandwich. Worryingly I suspect these may be originals from the 1980s - I certainly don't recall buying any in the last few years...  

Should be interesting, the box contained 4 desiccated pancakes with the inside of the box coated thickly in ice.  


Wish me luck, I may need it...  


**edit**  Actually they were not too bad, supprising really.  Worryingly though, the factory did burn down in 2009 (heh, extra crispy pancakes...    ), so these things were old no matter how you look at it. 

Cast Iron stomach...

SS

[Professor Phineas Brownsm]

Ms. Adler

that sounds kinda farmiliar.... got my parents trying to move me out.. again, when i'm currently not in the postion... but good news that you have managed to find a place!!

[Frolicking Johnson]

CATS!!!!! GAAAAAARRRGGGGHHHH!!!!! I hate my girlfriend's cats. They are hideous creatures in every way. They smell horrible, they make annoying whiny noises all the time, they start meowing at 6am and wake me up several times a week, They shit, puke, and cough up hairballs on the floor frequently, their nasty fur and dander gets all over everything in the house. They are just horrible, disgusting little creatures and I hate them. My girlfriend loves the little shit-rats. She is very loyal and will NEVER get rid of them. I wouldn't even ask her to. Because I love her and want to be with her I am forced to either put-up with the cats or move out. It sucks. This morning when I got out of the shower my girlfriend had already left for work. I walked into the kitchen and there's a big pile of shit on the floor. I get-off early on Fridays so when I get home today I'll have to either clean-up the shitpile or just put up with smelling and seeing it for several hours until she gets home and cleans it up. If our relationship ends someday, I will NEVER date a girl with cats again. NEVER EVER AGAIN!!!

[D.Oakes]

CATS!!!!! GAAAAAARRRGGGGHHHH!!!!! I hate my girlfriend's cats. They are hideous creatures in every way. They smell horrible, they make annoying whiny noises all the time, they start meowing at 6am and wake me up several times a week, They shit, puke, and cough up hairballs on the floor frequently, their nasty fur and dander gets all over everything in the house. They are just horrible, disgusting little creatures and I hate them. My girlfriend loves the little shit-rats. She is very loyal and will NEVER get rid of them. I wouldn't even ask her to. Because I love her and want to be with her I am forced to either put-up with the cats or move out. It sucks. This morning when I got out of the shower my girlfriend had already left for work. I walked into the kitchen and there's a big pile of shit on the floor. I get-off early on Fridays so when I get home today I'll have to either clean-up the shitpile or just put up with smelling and seeing it for several hours until she gets home and cleans it up. If our relationship ends someday, I will NEVER date a girl with cats again. NEVER EVER AGAIN!!!

....I like cats....the independent type who are clean freaks and will not shit on the floor unless they are trying to make a statement, which usually is that the litter box needs cleaned, which needless to say when my fiance forgets to flush the toilet I sometimes consider expressing myself in the same way.   

My Gah for today, my cellphone bill did not send a warning before it went through so now my account is overdrafted.....GAH.  Can't wait till my fiance and I both get our pay checks in. 

[rovingjack]

The fact that I find myself unemployed again. It actually went really well, and it was clearly stated that the reason was that now that things are settling in after the die down from the grand opening they really don't have the nessecary hours for the number of people. They did right by me. And I got what I most needed from them. But it doesn't change the fact that I'm once again jobless for the time being.

[Ulysses Reynolds]

The dumbass people who have no idea where they are. Thanks for sending me in the wrong direction for about ten minutes and making me miss my appointment, those are fun to reschedule.

[Alexis Voltaire]

Minor gah! The feather in my hat keep breaking, and the superglue I tried to repair it with doesn't seem to bond to the main rib of the feather. I want to be able to keep the feather, since it's still relatively nice looking and I really can't replace it, but it looks like I might have to reinforce the whole thing with wire to keep it intact.

[frances]

Feather and wire - that is what they did in them days.


I have a very long gah.  It has been going on for over 9 years so I will shorten it.  My next-door-neighbour ....  need I go on.  I've just spent the last two weeks composing a letter to his current solicitor regarding yet another court case about the same thing he was going on about in 2003.  He has not won a court case yet, against me or the other people who live in the divided house, but he keeps trying.

The idiot next door still lives next door.


Anyone know a good plumber in south London who will fit a shower into my guest room so I can start hiring it out?

[Captain Shipton Bellinger]

Minor gah! The feather in my hat keep breaking, and the superglue I tried to repair it with doesn't seem to bond to the main rib of the feather. I want to be able to keep the feather, since it's still relatively nice looking and I really can't replace it, but it looks like I might have to reinforce the whole thing with wire to keep it intact.

Pound a piece of bamboo with a softish mallet until you have splints fine enough to be a firm press fit in the feather quill. With a good fit it shouldn't need adhesive. Far better than wire–it's resilient rather than bendy.

[Unsubtle Pete]

Battery flat, motorbike due for MOT, jump start kit decided to break.

Rage.

[Wandering Scholar]

Trapped myself in a vicious circle: Don't want to continue work on project because write up needs to be done, don't want to continue write up because not happy with current state of project. Just losing time and raising anxiety/rage.

[Alexis Voltaire]

Minor gah! The feather in my hat keep breaking, and the superglue I tried to repair it with doesn't seem to bond to the main rib of the feather. I want to be able to keep the feather, since it's still relatively nice looking and I really can't replace it, but it looks like I might have to reinforce the whole thing with wire to keep it intact.

Pound a piece of bamboo with a softish mallet until you have splints fine enough to be a firm press fit in the feather quill. With a good fit it shouldn't need adhesive. Far better than wire–it's resilient rather than bendy.

I might try this if the fix I've got now doesn't work. Currently I'm trying a wire splint along the back stuck on with thin strips of bandaids. (I figured they would be easy to take off if I need to, and the feather is a peacock eye so there's wide enough spacing between the vanes that I can stick them on without damaging the fillament bits.)

Unfortunately the rib of the feather has become pretty brittle over the years (and it looks like it's been nibbled on by weevils too.) and I'm hesitant to handle it too roughly.