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« Reply #200 on: February 12, 2012, 02:04:35 pm »

I just realised that in order to be at my internship at 9 am each day, I have to get up at 5.15-ish, take the 6.15 bus and the 7 am train.
With some luck, I`ll be back home at about 7.30 pm each day.

Take into account that I am very much a night-person, and that 2+ months of getting up at 7 am during summer did nothing to change my sleeping pattern of going to bed at 3 am, and the next 4 months might prove to get very interesting.

Maybe at the very least I`ll lose the kilo`s I`ve been gaining in January. I gained so much weight lately )=
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« Reply #201 on: February 12, 2012, 05:58:00 pm »

No worries Xenos. I don't hold any hard feelings towards my ex, I just want her to stay out of my life. We made each other miserable and I don't want to go back through that again.

I know that feeling all to well, as well...  I was a bit of a man-whore, so yeah...  I've LOTS of ex girlfriends...  LOTS.

In fact, I believe it was the Corsair who pointed out (and it may have been Augustus Longeye) "Do you know that most of your anecdotes start with 'I dated this one girl?'"

Haha, I hadn't noticed, but I'll start paying attention.

I've only ever dated the one girl (*gasp!*) but its no exaggeration that even almost three years after the fact I'm stilling not sure I'm ready to give it another go. I've certainly moved on, but the scars are still there. Gah!

Did you ever hear what I told you?
Did you ever read what we wrote you?
Did you ever listen to the words we played,
Did you ever let in what the world said?

Did we get this far just to feel your hate?
Did we play to become only pawns in a game?
How blind can you be, don't you see?
You chose the long road, but we'll be waiting-

BYE BYE BEAUTIFUL!
BYE BYE BEAUTIFUL!!!

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Somehow I think that may be relevant?  Even if it's not, Marco's an amazing vocalist...


Feeling against exes, eh? Do we have a stance on the mean and cruel exes of current partners? 'Cause I have at least one rant stored up about those Grin

See, it's lucky I've been in that regard-my wife's exes are all either jerkwads who are too scared to act the maggot around me, or live in another state/country.  And are still to scared to act the maggot around me.

I may be falling apart, but I'm STILL the man to beat!

Which brings me to my current gaaaaaaah!

I'm falling apart, and my one source of non-drug pain relief is frozen!  (Our pipes froze up last night, and so I can't take a shower at the moment)
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« Reply #202 on: February 12, 2012, 06:43:54 pm »

Blood sacrifice  Angry

I should explain.  I have a hobby, model making.  And recently every model I've built has managed to injure me in some way (Slicing my finger pretty badly when building Leipzig, ditto when building my last locomotive and then stabbing myself in the hand with a file and managing to cut myself again when building Prinz Eugen). 

Today, I was working on my latest project, HMS Barham, when the small chisel I was using to remove excess plastic slipped and buried itself in my fingertip. 

GAAAAHHHH! (and, ouch.)

It's getting to the point where I'm taking injuring myself during the construction process as being a good omen  Roll Eyes
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« Reply #203 on: February 12, 2012, 06:47:36 pm »

Blood sacrifice  Angry

I should explain.  I have a hobby, model making.  And recently every model I've built has managed to injure me in some way (Slicing my finger pretty badly when building Leipzig, ditto when building my last locomotive and then stabbing myself in the hand with a file and managing to cut myself again when building Prinz Eugen). 

Today, I was working on my latest project, HMS Barham, when the small chisel I was using to remove excess plastic slipped and buried itself in my fingertip. 

GAAAAHHHH! (and, ouch.)

It's getting to the point where I'm taking injuring myself during the construction process as being a good omen  Roll Eyes

Cause it had to be said:  "No pain, no train."
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« Reply #204 on: February 12, 2012, 06:56:09 pm »

Cause it had to be said:  "No pain, no train."

You owe me

1x new cup of tea

1x new keyboard

Cheesy
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« Reply #205 on: February 12, 2012, 10:03:20 pm »

No worries Xenos. I don't hold any hard feelings towards my ex, I just want her to stay out of my life. We made each other miserable and I don't want to go back through that again.

I know that feeling all to well, as well...  I was a bit of a man-whore, so yeah...  I've LOTS of ex girlfriends...  LOTS.

In fact, I believe it was the Corsair who pointed out (and it may have been Augustus Longeye) "Do you know that most of your anecdotes start with 'I dated this one girl?'"

Haha, I hadn't noticed, but I'll start paying attention.

I've only ever dated the one girl (*gasp!*) but its no exaggeration that even almost three years after the fact I'm stilling not sure I'm ready to give it another go. I've certainly moved on, but the scars are still there. Gah!

Did you ever hear what I told you?
Did you ever read what we wrote you?
Did you ever listen to the words we played,
Did you ever let in what the world said?

Did we get this far just to feel your hate?
Did we play to become only pawns in a game?
How blind can you be, don't you see?
You chose the long road, but we'll be waiting-

BYE BYE BEAUTIFUL!
BYE BYE BEAUTIFUL!!!

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Somehow I think that may be relevant?  Even if it's not, Marco's an amazing vocalist...


Feeling against exes, eh? Do we have a stance on the mean and cruel exes of current partners? 'Cause I have at least one rant stored up about those Grin

See, it's lucky I've been in that regard-my wife's exes are all either jerkwads who are too scared to act the maggot around me, or live in another state/country.  And are still to scared to act the maggot around me.

I may be falling apart, but I'm STILL the man to beat!



...Rants about Exes.... Yeah I have a few (hundred...), all about the last last girl I dated - and that was years ago now.  I still have not been inclined to start dating again (seriously, I think she may have put me off for good!).  Roll Eyes


*Edit - filled in a few more details*

*edit number two - thought better of it, removed details...*  This is the internet, gota keep remembering that!

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« Reply #206 on: February 14, 2012, 03:12:34 am »

Sunday am I shooting (with a camera) a wedding...it makes me happy.  What makes me GAH...I have been ordered to wear jeans.  On top of that I have been getting lectured by my fiance and her mother that I dress like a fuddy duddy, what started as a joke has become very annoying.  I'm trying to come up with ways to update my style.  Sadly I am starting to feel like everyone wants me to be a cookie-cutter.  Personally I've been wanting to try something innovative style-wise (keeping things Victorian of course  Grin). However what my fiance has not figured out yet is that when you force me to do something, I end up doing the exact opposite.  
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« Reply #207 on: February 14, 2012, 03:14:46 am »

Sunday am I shooting (with a camera) a wedding...it makes me happy.  What makes me GAH...I have been ordered to wear jeans.  On top of that I have been getting lectured by my fiance and her mother that I dress like a fuddy duddy, what started as a joke has become very annoying.  I'm trying to come up with ways to update my style.  Sadly I am starting to feel like everyone wants me to be a cookie-cutter.  Personally I've been wanting to try something innovative style-wise (keeping things Victorian of course  Grin). However what my fiance has not figured out yet is that when you force me to do something, I end up doing the exact opposite. 

Attach some buttons to those jeans and wear them with suspenders.
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« Reply #208 on: February 14, 2012, 03:23:11 am »

Sunday am I shooting (with a camera) a wedding...it makes me happy.  What makes me GAH...I have been ordered to wear jeans.  On top of that I have been getting lectured by my fiance and her mother that I dress like a fuddy duddy, what started as a joke has become very annoying.  I'm trying to come up with ways to update my style.  Sadly I am starting to feel like everyone wants me to be a cookie-cutter.  Personally I've been wanting to try something innovative style-wise (keeping things Victorian of course  Grin). However what my fiance has not figured out yet is that when you force me to do something, I end up doing the exact opposite.  

A good 90% of my style involves the use of denim.  AND Levi's have been around for a great many years, INCLUDING the Victorian times!  SO, go with Walkthebassline's advice, slap some buttons, and wear suspenders.

Also, have you tried sitting down with them and telling them that it bothers you?  I had to do that with my mum and da.  And sisters.  And brother.

And mother-in-law.

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Well, my gaaaaaaaaaah:  F***ing cold.  I hate 'em.  Not any OJ in the house, no vodka either.  Plenty of rum, brandy, and a bit of creme de caco. 

Not exactly good medication for a cold, aye?  Can't breath, food tastes like...  Ick...

Also, my daughter has caught it (probably from me), and feels like crap.  That's probably the WORST part of it.

There's also a serious problem with sinus drainage down the throat AND out the nose, and it's getting stuck in my mustache.  Which is nasty.  Therefore, I'm probably shaving it all off.

AGAIN.

And here I've been trying to grow a full-face beard.
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« Reply #209 on: February 14, 2012, 04:57:56 am »

Sunday am I shooting (with a camera) a wedding...it makes me happy.  What makes me GAH...I have been ordered to wear jeans.  On top of that I have been getting lectured by my fiance and her mother that I dress like a fuddy duddy, what started as a joke has become very annoying.  I'm trying to come up with ways to update my style.  Sadly I am starting to feel like everyone wants me to be a cookie-cutter.  Personally I've been wanting to try something innovative style-wise (keeping things Victorian of course  Grin). However what my fiance has not figured out yet is that when you force me to do something, I end up doing the exact opposite.  

A good 90% of my style involves the use of denim.  AND Levi's have been around for a great many years, INCLUDING the Victorian times!  SO, go with Walkthebassline's advice, slap some buttons, and wear suspenders.

Also, have you tried sitting down with them and telling them that it bothers you?  I had to do that with my mum and da.  And sisters.  And brother.

And mother-in-law.

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Well, my gaaaaaaaaaah:  F***ing cold.  I hate 'em.  Not any OJ in the house, no vodka either.  Plenty of rum, brandy, and a bit of creme de caco. 

Not exactly good medication for a cold, aye?  Can't breath, food tastes like...  Ick...

Also, my daughter has caught it (probably from me), and feels like crap.  That's probably the WORST part of it.

There's also a serious problem with sinus drainage down the throat AND out the nose, and it's getting stuck in my mustache.  Which is nasty.  Therefore, I'm probably shaving it all off.

AGAIN.

And here I've been trying to grow a full-face beard.

Thanks guys.  I finally had to pull up Johnny Depp pictures and say, "LOOK! Call him a fuddy duddy!"  If my mom was still alive she'd be definitely supportive of my decisions as far as fashion goes.   Grin  When she convinced me to get into reenacting she thought I'd go Civil War which was selfish of her because she wanted a reason to wear the dresses.  Then when she found Steampunk...whoa.  Too bad she didn't have much time to enjoy it. 

Xenos, go with rum, it always works for me.  Absinthe is the best with a cold. 
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« Reply #210 on: February 14, 2012, 05:05:13 am »

Sunday am I shooting (with a camera) a wedding...it makes me happy.  What makes me GAH...I have been ordered to wear jeans.  On top of that I have been getting lectured by my fiance and her mother that I dress like a fuddy duddy, what started as a joke has become very annoying.  I'm trying to come up with ways to update my style.  Sadly I am starting to feel like everyone wants me to be a cookie-cutter.  Personally I've been wanting to try something innovative style-wise (keeping things Victorian of course  Grin). However what my fiance has not figured out yet is that when you force me to do something, I end up doing the exact opposite.  

A good 90% of my style involves the use of denim.  AND Levi's have been around for a great many years, INCLUDING the Victorian times!  SO, go with Walkthebassline's advice, slap some buttons, and wear suspenders.

Also, have you tried sitting down with them and telling them that it bothers you?  I had to do that with my mum and da.  And sisters.  And brother.

And mother-in-law.

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Well, my gaaaaaaaaaah:  F***ing cold.  I hate 'em.  Not any OJ in the house, no vodka either.  Plenty of rum, brandy, and a bit of creme de caco. 

Not exactly good medication for a cold, aye?  Can't breath, food tastes like...  Ick...

Also, my daughter has caught it (probably from me), and feels like crap.  That's probably the WORST part of it.

There's also a serious problem with sinus drainage down the throat AND out the nose, and it's getting stuck in my mustache.  Which is nasty.  Therefore, I'm probably shaving it all off.

AGAIN.

And here I've been trying to grow a full-face beard.

Thanks guys.  I finally had to pull up Johnny Depp pictures and say, "LOOK! Call him a fuddy duddy!"  If my mom was still alive she'd be definitely supportive of my decisions as far as fashion goes.   Grin  When she convinced me to get into reenacting she thought I'd go Civil War which was selfish of her because she wanted a reason to wear the dresses.  Then when she found Steampunk...whoa.  Too bad she didn't have much time to enjoy it. 

Xenos, go with rum, it always works for me.  Absinthe is the best with a cold. 


Huzzah!  That's the way it's done!  I pulled a similar tactic-I turned on Lonesome Dove and said "THAT is awesome, you cannot deny it.  NOW.  Cross that with *turned on 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea* THIS, and you get awesome squared.  Deal with it."

Also, I'm sexy and I know it!  (That song is now stuck in your head!)

Point being, fair play to ya mate, and, as I've said hundreds of times over the years:  Damn the torpedos!  Full steam ahead!

And would that I HAD absinthe right now...  Instead, I'm drinking Sun Drop, and sneezing/coughing/hacking my head off.
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« Reply #211 on: February 14, 2012, 04:15:41 pm »

I must say Xenos that that is by far my favorite description of Steampunk to be certain.  Lonesome Dove meets 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea.  (Living in the Lonesome Dove environment, where everyone in town, cowboy or not, has seen and love the movie, makes this all the more awesome.)

And at D.Oaks, it's certainly easy to fail prey to people's snark (especially coming from your direct family, I'm certainly accustomed to that) so don't feel bad in that sense.  And I think you handled it well.  Whatever you do do not drink the kool-aid and become a cookie cutter.  That's the worst thing you can do.  Eventually you find people that share the great fashion sense you have, or at least appreciate it, even outside this forum.  Also, jeans aren't that bad.  I wear the old fashioned straight legged kind nearly everyday.  Even with a waistcoat, jacket and string tie.  There is something very West Texas about jeans and a vest.  I find also that there a few articles of clothing that compare to the comfort of a well-worn, broken-in, pair of Levi's.  Besides, who said they have to be blue?
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« Reply #212 on: February 15, 2012, 04:13:00 am »

My in-laws. Good lord, my in-laws. I was raised in a house where screaming was rare. Most of the time, my brother and I were raised well enough that if mom said, that was it. If we had a valid reason why not,it was talked about. My wifes parents are both ridiculously stubborn, which means so is my wife, and my brother in law. they don't talk, they yell, scream, threaten, and then when everyones got it all out of their system, maybe, maybe the actual issue gets resolved. We've been living with them for a few years now while we get our finances sraightened out, and I have still not adjusted to this. I've gotten to the point that I just start yelling back half the time, but even then, every fight, even if I'm not involved in it, leaves me shaking and sick to my stomach. I've tried talking, and they all apologize and promise to get better, but they never do. I spend every day so tense and stressed out it's ridiculous. My nerves feel like they're going to snap, and I don't know if when they do I'm just going to run screaming into the night or just start swinging....god, that felt good to get off my chest, even if nobody really responds, venting to someone outside the situation is a good feeling.
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« Reply #213 on: February 15, 2012, 04:29:24 am »

Hang in there JHalverson.  And that is what these posts are for.  Venting.   Smiley


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« Reply #214 on: February 15, 2012, 05:03:31 am »

My in-laws. Good lord, my in-laws. I was raised in a house where screaming was rare. Most of the time, my brother and I were raised well enough that if mom said, that was it. If we had a valid reason why not,it was talked about. My wifes parents are both ridiculously stubborn, which means so is my wife, and my brother in law. they don't talk, they yell, scream, threaten, and then when everyones got it all out of their system, maybe, maybe the actual issue gets resolved. We've been living with them for a few years now while we get our finances sraightened out, and I have still not adjusted to this. I've gotten to the point that I just start yelling back half the time, but even then, every fight, even if I'm not involved in it, leaves me shaking and sick to my stomach. I've tried talking, and they all apologize and promise to get better, but they never do. I spend every day so tense and stressed out it's ridiculous. My nerves feel like they're going to snap, and I don't know if when they do I'm just going to run screaming into the night or just start swinging....god, that felt good to get off my chest, even if nobody really responds, venting to someone outside the situation is a good feeling.

JHalverson, I was raised in exactly the same kind of household that you were, and I dated a girl raised in a home like your wife's. I feel your pain.

(Also, on a side note, a professor of mine in college was named Halverson, and his first name started with a "J". You don't have any family in Illinois by chance?)
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« Reply #215 on: February 15, 2012, 05:18:56 am »


JHalverson, I was raised in exactly the same kind of household that you were, and I dated a girl raised in a home like your wife's. I feel your pain.

(Also, on a side note, a professor of mine in college was named Halverson, and his first name started with a "J". You don't have any family in Illinois by chance?)

I do, actually. I was born and raised in Effingham, but Jeremiah Halverson is something I got out of a random steampunk name generator years ago.
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« Reply #216 on: February 15, 2012, 05:52:55 am »

My in-laws. Good lord, my in-laws. I was raised in a house where screaming was rare. Most of the time, my brother and I were raised well enough that if mom said, that was it. If we had a valid reason why not,it was talked about. My wifes parents are both ridiculously stubborn, which means so is my wife, and my brother in law. they don't talk, they yell, scream, threaten, and then when everyones got it all out of their system, maybe, maybe the actual issue gets resolved. We've been living with them for a few years now while we get our finances sraightened out, and I have still not adjusted to this. I've gotten to the point that I just start yelling back half the time, but even then, every fight, even if I'm not involved in it, leaves me shaking and sick to my stomach. I've tried talking, and they all apologize and promise to get better, but they never do. I spend every day so tense and stressed out it's ridiculous. My nerves feel like they're going to snap, and I don't know if when they do I'm just going to run screaming into the night or just start swinging....god, that felt good to get off my chest, even if nobody really responds, venting to someone outside the situation is a good feeling.

Eeeeek.  The real test will be when you guys finally move out. 

I'm dealing with the problem of whether or not my fiance's family is joking or being 100% honest.  Apparently her and I both took the fuddy duddy remark too seriously and when I said about wearing nice jeans to the wedding they about had heart attacks.....   When my emergency services extended family (from my cousin a cop and my mom who was an EMT) get together, we all pick on each other in ways that to an outsider would seem brutally mean, but we know we are joking.  With her family I am not 100% sure.  My friends have always regarded me as being a bit overly sarcastic and at times snobby in tone, I honestly think I have met my match and more. 
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« Reply #217 on: February 15, 2012, 05:53:08 am »


JHalverson, I was raised in exactly the same kind of household that you were, and I dated a girl raised in a home like your wife's. I feel your pain.

(Also, on a side note, a professor of mine in college was named Halverson, and his first name started with a "J". You don't have any family in Illinois by chance?)

I do, actually. I was born and raised in Effingham, but Jeremiah Halverson is something I got out of a random steampunk name generator years ago.

That is truly bizarre. There is a Jim Halverson teaching at a school in Elgin. He's an amazing professor. Smiley
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« Reply #218 on: February 15, 2012, 05:54:09 am »

My in-laws. Good lord, my in-laws. I was raised in a house where screaming was rare. Most of the time, my brother and I were raised well enough that if mom said, that was it. If we had a valid reason why not,it was talked about. My wifes parents are both ridiculously stubborn, which means so is my wife, and my brother in law. they don't talk, they yell, scream, threaten, and then when everyones got it all out of their system, maybe, maybe the actual issue gets resolved. We've been living with them for a few years now while we get our finances sraightened out, and I have still not adjusted to this. I've gotten to the point that I just start yelling back half the time, but even then, every fight, even if I'm not involved in it, leaves me shaking and sick to my stomach. I've tried talking, and they all apologize and promise to get better, but they never do. I spend every day so tense and stressed out it's ridiculous. My nerves feel like they're going to snap, and I don't know if when they do I'm just going to run screaming into the night or just start swinging....god, that felt good to get off my chest, even if nobody really responds, venting to someone outside the situation is a good feeling.

Mate, I feel where you're coming from.  My family prefers to talk things out, logically and with scripture to settle our debates.  It's worked well for me over the years (even if I myself am a bit prone to advanced delusional schizophrenia with involuntary outbursts of narcissistic rage).  My WIFE on the other hand, was raised by a bit of a Mullmuzzler.  She is used to keeping all of her issues to herself, not talking about them, and then finally, just snapping.

Interestingly enough, we've worked well together over our nearly 5 years of marriage-ODDLY enough, when she offered to talk out the issues we're CURRENTLY having with HER mum, her mum decided that it's just best if we cut ties since "You OBVIOUSLY don't want me in your life."  

SO.

That brings me to my current gaaaaaaaah:  My mother-in-law is batsh*te insane.  I do believe she may try and do something to hurt my family (i.e. try and get our daughter taken away from us-she's already told HER family I'm an abusive and controlling husband).  It's a long and convoluted story as to what exactly went down, and I'm sure you can read back through THIS thread and it's previous incarnation (starting around November 11th, actually), and you'll get the gist of it.

At any rate, I'm sick as hell, can't stop with the coughing and sneezing, and am flat broke.  It's a wonderful time to be me!  I DO have an emergency credit card (with a current balance of $2.24-how that got there, I never will know-they SAY it's interest, but I've not used anything on it to GAIN interest, ya know?) that we can break out if we REALLY need it.

Point is, I'm sick, I'm tired, and I'm flat broke, and the bills just keep coming.  $376 power bill due by March, I'll have a $265 one due in April...  After MAY, they should level back out to about $100-130 a month.  Damn electric heat.

My car also needs an oil change.

Go figure.

When it rains, it friggin' POURS, baby...
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« Reply #219 on: February 15, 2012, 06:11:03 am »

My in-laws. Good lord, my in-laws. I was raised in a house where screaming was rare. Most of the time, my brother and I were raised well enough that if mom said, that was it. If we had a valid reason why not,it was talked about. My wifes parents are both ridiculously stubborn, which means so is my wife, and my brother in law. they don't talk, they yell, scream, threaten, and then when everyones got it all out of their system, maybe, maybe the actual issue gets resolved. We've been living with them for a few years now while we get our finances sraightened out, and I have still not adjusted to this. I've gotten to the point that I just start yelling back half the time, but even then, every fight, even if I'm not involved in it, leaves me shaking and sick to my stomach. I've tried talking, and they all apologize and promise to get better, but they never do. I spend every day so tense and stressed out it's ridiculous. My nerves feel like they're going to snap, and I don't know if when they do I'm just going to run screaming into the night or just start swinging....god, that felt good to get off my chest, even if nobody really responds, venting to someone outside the situation is a good feeling.

Mate, I feel where you're coming from.  My family prefers to talk things out, logically and with scripture to settle our debates.  It's worked well for me over the years (even if I myself am a bit prone to advanced delusional schizophrenia with involuntary outbursts of narcissistic rage).  My WIFE on the other hand, was raised by a bit of a Mullmuzzler.  She is used to keeping all of her issues to herself, not talking about them, and then finally, just snapping.

Interestingly enough, we've worked well together over our nearly 5 years of marriage-ODDLY enough, when she offered to talk out the issues we're CURRENTLY having with HER mum, her mum decided that it's just best if we cut ties since "You OBVIOUSLY don't want me in your life."  

SO.

That brings me to my current gaaaaaaaah:  My mother-in-law is batsh*te insane.  I do believe she may try and do something to hurt my family (i.e. try and get our daughter taken away from us-she's already told HER family I'm an abusive and controlling husband).  It's a long and convoluted story as to what exactly went down, and I'm sure you can read back through THIS thread and it's previous incarnation (starting around November 11th, actually), and you'll get the gist of it.

At any rate, I'm sick as hell, can't stop with the coughing and sneezing, and am flat broke.  It's a wonderful time to be me!  I DO have an emergency credit card (with a current balance of $2.24-how that got there, I never will know-they SAY it's interest, but I've not used anything on it to GAIN interest, ya know?) that we can break out if we REALLY need it.

Point is, I'm sick, I'm tired, and I'm flat broke, and the bills just keep coming.  $376 power bill due by March, I'll have a $265 one due in April...  After MAY, they should level back out to about $100-130 a month.  Damn electric heat.

My car also needs an oil change.

Go figure.

When it rains, it friggin' POURS, baby...

Holy crap Xenos...we're trying to get things sorted out so we can get my fiance's daughter back.  My soon-to-be mother-in-law is definitely nowhere near like that.  Other than that though, the situation sounds exactly the same.  We did somehow manage to come up with an amazing dinner last night from a mixture of stuff we found in the cupboards and threw in the casserole dish.  (since we have no money for food)  Most of our money went to the frackin' electric bill.  So much for a college education being the gateway to a great job, I can't even get a dead end job. 
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« Reply #220 on: February 15, 2012, 06:59:46 am »

I'm getting frustrated & disillusioned with on-line newspaper sites...because I can't say what I want say with the post/comment either it being "edited" or not published/posted at all. (mainly about Governmental decisions).   Angry Angry Angry Angry
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« Reply #221 on: February 15, 2012, 12:13:19 pm »

Xenos, JHalverston, and Doakes, I hope you get everything sorted out, I wish I could do something to help.

Mercury Wells- yup freedom of speech doesn't exist on those sites, unless you can find a way to be so subtly scathing and use such big words that the moderators don't understand it and so don't delete it! Or if you know any language that isn't english well enough to comment in that you might get away with it too.

My current GAH is uni related again, what a suprise! In January I had to switch some modules because I couldn't do the ones I had been planning to do. My final module is due to start tomorrow (according to the only information about it the lady in the office could find) and I still have no online access or even a timetable! The module leader just finally got back from study leave so I've emailed him but I bet nothing happens. I don't know what I'll have to do if this module is cancelled. It might jepodise my funding application and the PhD upgrade process, because I won't have completed course requirements. This is the last module of the year so I won't be able to swap to a different one and it'll probably be all my fault somehow.
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« Reply #222 on: February 15, 2012, 12:25:59 pm »

Need to break it to my UNI tutor that I'm leaving.
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« Reply #223 on: February 15, 2012, 01:55:26 pm »

Oh dear, good luck with that. I also fervently hope you are leaving uni for a nice reason (like a friend of mine who left so she could have more time to expand her jewellery making business) and not an unpleasant reason.

My uni GAH was quickly resolved- I'm amazed because the person in question is notoriously bad at replying to emails but he got back to me within the hour and straightened everything out.

I was so happy I treated myself to a glass of coca cola- but spilled it onto my keyboard! Onto the same keys I got lucozade on before so I'm now severely doubting that my delete, backspace and enter keys will ever work again! Damn netbook and the impossibility of removing the keys to clean properly!
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« Reply #224 on: February 15, 2012, 02:09:33 pm »

I'm leaving to go back to college to do a fashion course and do Ava's Apparel full time Cheesy Total not-GAHHH for you right there Grin
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