What's upsetting you today? - Page 208

DanaC · 01-02-2009, 05:00 AM

jesus, man. Wtf? No whistle? What kind of an emergency kit doesn't have a whistle? ...

oh hang on...doesn't need the whistle. Has tracking system.

wolf · 01-02-2009, 09:28 AM

A friend's dad had a seizure just after Christmas. Testing has revealed there are lesions in his frontal lobes that are likely cancer.

Griff · 01-02-2009, 09:46 AM

That is awful. Is it operable?

classicman · 01-02-2009, 03:50 PM

Sorry to hear that wolf, prayers to those involved.

DanaC · 01-02-2009, 04:50 PM

That's awful, Wolf. Must be a nightmare for your friend.

Makes my little moan seem tiny. I have a cold. Yep. A cold. I'm bored with it now. The whole croaky lost voice thing was a novelty and going dizzy every time I stand up is interesting, but really, I'd like it all to fuck off now so I can concentrate on some work...

I know, it's pathetic. I'm being a sad little attention whore because I'm feeling poorly. My throat hurts like fuck every time I cough. And yet somehow this does not lead me to the obvious choice of not smoking...addiction, go figure. Oh and my eye sockets hurt. And cheekbones. And neck and chest and ribs.

I don't think it'd be making me so miz if it hadn't had a three week lead in...

On the plus side of course it's kept me from some of the more unhealthy excesses of Christmas. Yes, I've pigged, but nowhere near the amount I usually do. I haven't drank anywhere near what I normally drink either, so no bad thing.

To balance that out is the rather unexpected news that i have survived Christmas more or less intact and without crippling my finances.* Yey.

* 'Finances' seems a rather grand term for a few incoming cheques and the overdraft they feed.

Shawnee123 · 01-07-2009, 02:43 PM

Just the whole world. I haven't felt this sad for a long time, and I don't even know why I'm sad for sure.

Silly, I guess.

Actually, I'm stupid. Stupid stupid stupid. Seriously stupid.

Cicero · 01-07-2009, 02:54 PM

Hugs. I know...

It isn't stupid, sometimes it's actually a reality we all face....Then we get over it.

Shawnee123 · 01-07-2009, 03:06 PM

Maybe I'll learn before I'm 50.

Trust No One.
--The X-files

dar512 · 01-07-2009, 05:17 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Undertoad

Right now I have to go to the pot and sit every time I FART, just in case.

Welcome to my world (Crohn's disease).

Word to the wise -- don't guess wrong.

bluecuracao · 01-07-2009, 06:16 PM

Our company is switching from twice-a-month paychecks to every-two-weeks paychecks this month. Which means of course that our paychecks will be smaller, and we will get less money per month until 3-paycheck July.

What really sucks is, we found out today that our first paycheck next week will be even smaller, because it will be for less days. Still not sure how that works out, and I'm too depressed right now to figure it out. They're going to advance me some to make up part of the difference, but then that has to be taken out of my next few checks until it's paid off. It was tight before as it was, but now...damn it all.

I am so sick and tired of being a broke-ass mofo...even if we are doing better than we were a year ago. We need to do moar better.

xoxoxoBruce · 01-07-2009, 10:21 PM

It ends up being the same money over the same time doesn't it? The checks will be smaller but more often.

lookout123 · 01-07-2009, 10:55 PM

Having worked under both systems, my personal preference was always bi-weekly. Having a paycheck every other Friday was awesome for working my budget and bills. The 1st and 15th didn't matter anymore.

Clodfobble · 01-07-2009, 11:02 PM

Yes, but the switch from one to the other can be rough. Your expenses are still monthly--so until you get to the first "three paycheck" month, you'll be working with no buffer. If you make $50,000 a year, that translates to about $160 less per paycheck, i.e. $320 less per month until the magical extra paycheck comes in. If you have decent self-control and budgeting skills, you can then make that extra paycheck last until the next three-paycheck month, but not everyone has that. Most people just learn to live on the lower amount and treat the two extra paychecks as bonuses. I used to work for a company that did bi-weekly paychecks, and it was a huge pain in the ass.

Aliantha · 01-08-2009, 04:21 PM

I spent all day yesterday stressing myself out over my recent news to the point that I've exhausted myself. I knew I had when I started thinking about bed before 7pm yesterday.

Dazza seemed grumpy after dinner so I asked him what was wrong and he said he wanted me to stop stressing because it's upsetting everyone and it's making me ill. He told me I didn't realize how bad I was even and that I shouldn't be worrying so much even though he understood why and felt the same way in a man kind of way.

Today I am going to try and be more positive. All this negativity is definitely not working for me.

glatt · 01-08-2009, 04:23 PM

It's hard sometimes to get rid of irrational fears and worry. You know intellectually that it's almost certainly not a problem, right?

01-02-2009, 09:28 AM	#3107
wolf lobber of scimitars Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Phila Burbs Posts: 20,774	A friend's dad had a seizure just after Christmas. Testing has revealed there are lesions in his frontal lobes that are likely cancer. __________________ wolf eht htiw og "Conspiracies are the norm, not the exception." --G. Edward Griffin The Creature from Jekyll Island High Priestess of the Church of the Whale Penis

01-02-2009, 09:46 AM	#3108
Griff still says videotape Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 26,813	That is awful. Is it operable? __________________ If you would only recognize that life is hard, things would be so much easier for you. - Louis D. Brandeis

01-02-2009, 03:50 PM	#3109
classicman barely disguised asshole, keeper of all that is holy. Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 23,401	Sorry to hear that wolf, prayers to those involved. __________________ "like strapping a pillow on a bull in a china shop" Bullitt

01-07-2009, 02:43 PM	#3111
Shawnee123 Why, you're a regular Alfred E Einstein, ain't ya? Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 21,206	Just the whole world. I haven't felt this sad for a long time, and I don't even know why I'm sad for sure. Silly, I guess. Actually, I'm stupid. Stupid stupid stupid. Seriously stupid. __________________ A word to the wise ain't necessary - it's the stupid ones who need the advice. --Bill Cosby Last edited by Shawnee123; 01-07-2009 at 02:48 PM.

01-07-2009, 02:54 PM	#3112
Cicero Looking forward to open mic night. Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: New Mexico Posts: 5,148	Hugs. I know... It isn't stupid, sometimes it's actually a reality we all face....Then we get over it. __________________ Show me a sane man, and I will cure him for you.- Carl Jung

01-02-2009, 05:00 AM	#3106
DanaC We have to go back, Kate! Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Yorkshire Posts: 25,964	jesus, man. Wtf? No whistle? What kind of an emergency kit doesn't have a whistle? ... oh hang on...doesn't need the whistle. Has tracking system.

01-02-2009, 04:50 PM	#3110
DanaC We have to go back, Kate! Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Yorkshire Posts: 25,964	That's awful, Wolf. Must be a nightmare for your friend. Makes my little moan seem tiny. I have a cold. Yep. A cold. I'm bored with it now. The whole croaky lost voice thing was a novelty and going dizzy every time I stand up is interesting, but really, I'd like it all to fuck off now so I can concentrate on some work... I know, it's pathetic. I'm being a sad little attention whore because I'm feeling poorly. My throat hurts like fuck every time I cough. And yet somehow this does not lead me to the obvious choice of not smoking...addiction, go figure. Oh and my eye sockets hurt. And cheekbones. And neck and chest and ribs. I don't think it'd be making me so miz if it hadn't had a three week lead in... On the plus side of course it's kept me from some of the more unhealthy excesses of Christmas. Yes, I've pigged, but nowhere near the amount I usually do. I haven't drank anywhere near what I normally drink either, so no bad thing. To balance that out is the rather unexpected news that i have survived Christmas more or less intact and without crippling my finances.* Yey. * 'Finances' seems a rather grand term for a few incoming cheques and the overdraft they feed.

01-07-2009, 03:06 PM	#3113
Shawnee123 Why, you're a regular Alfred E Einstein, ain't ya? Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 21,206	Maybe I'll learn before I'm 50. Trust No One. --The X-files __________________ A word to the wise ain't necessary - it's the stupid ones who need the advice. --Bill Cosby

01-07-2009, 06:16 PM	#3115
bluecuracao in a mood, not cupcake Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Philadelphia Posts: 3,034	Our company is switching from twice-a-month paychecks to every-two-weeks paychecks this month. Which means of course that our paychecks will be smaller, and we will get less money per month until 3-paycheck July. What really sucks is, we found out today that our first paycheck next week will be even smaller, because it will be for less days. Still not sure how that works out, and I'm too depressed right now to figure it out. They're going to advance me some to make up part of the difference, but then that has to be taken out of my next few checks until it's paid off. It was tight before as it was, but now...damn it all. I am so sick and tired of being a broke-ass mofo...even if we are doing better than we were a year ago. We need to do moar better.

01-07-2009, 10:21 PM	#3116
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	It ends up being the same money over the same time doesn't it? The checks will be smaller but more often. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

01-07-2009, 10:55 PM	#3117
lookout123 changed his status to single Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Right behind you. No, the other side. Posts: 10,308	Having worked under both systems, my personal preference was always bi-weekly. Having a paycheck every other Friday was awesome for working my budget and bills. The 1st and 15th didn't matter anymore. __________________ Getting knocked down is no sin, it's not getting back up that's the sin

01-07-2009, 11:02 PM	#3118
Clodfobble UNDER CONDITIONAL MITIGATION Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 20,012	Yes, but the switch from one to the other can be rough. Your expenses are still monthly--so until you get to the first "three paycheck" month, you'll be working with no buffer. If you make $50,000 a year, that translates to about $160 less per paycheck, i.e. $320 less per month until the magical extra paycheck comes in. If you have decent self-control and budgeting skills, you can then make that extra paycheck last until the next three-paycheck month, but not everyone has that. Most people just learn to live on the lower amount and treat the two extra paychecks as bonuses. I used to work for a company that did bi-weekly paychecks, and it was a huge pain in the ass. __________________ My book My other book My spirit animal

01-08-2009, 04:21 PM	#3119
Aliantha trying hard to be a better person Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Brisbane, Australia Posts: 16,493	I spent all day yesterday stressing myself out over my recent news to the point that I've exhausted myself. I knew I had when I started thinking about bed before 7pm yesterday. Dazza seemed grumpy after dinner so I asked him what was wrong and he said he wanted me to stop stressing because it's upsetting everyone and it's making me ill. He told me I didn't realize how bad I was even and that I shouldn't be worrying so much even though he understood why and felt the same way in a man kind of way. Today I am going to try and be more positive. All this negativity is definitely not working for me. __________________ Kind words are the music of the world. F. W. Faber

01-08-2009, 04:23 PM	#3120
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	It's hard sometimes to get rid of irrational fears and worry. You know intellectually that it's almost certainly not a problem, right?

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