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yesterday i went running (sprinting?) and i had to stop and lay down on the grass. honestly felt like i was going to pass out and was disappointed that i didn't.

i'm having a depressive spell, guys. winter lockdown blues + back issues + heavy work load cos end of the year.

good luck, G-Man, hope you find a solution quickly.

Sloonei wrote: ↑Thu May 09, 2019 11:18 am
dunya wrote: ↑Thu May 09, 2019 11:13 am
Sloonei wrote: ↑Wed May 08, 2019 10:30 pm
dunya wrote: ↑Wed May 08, 2019 5:24 pm I have meetings with some new housamates this weekend. One of them is an aeronautical engineer who describes himself as OCD clean and only wants someone who can't live somewhere that isn't spotlessly clean. I cannot wait to meet him and see my future living space. I'll be sure to ask him some essential questions like what time he does his laundry and if he has a smoothie maker. Any other questions I should ask before co-signing a lease?
My roommate also likes to talk loudly on his phone at length at various times throughout the day. I'd ask about that.
He also closes the bathroom doors even when no one's in there. He'll occasionally also leave the lights on because it's good to give the illusion that the bathroom is constantly in use, for some reason. Make sure you discuss the bathroom's open door policy.
All good questions, but cancelling the spotlessly clean meeting with the aeronautical engineer. After I goofed around and asked him who invented the airplane like DDL said (and he didn't answer correctly ftr), he asked me if I'm a skirts or jeans girl? Like wtf kind of question is that? I guess my assumption that he's a clean freak because he hides evidence of all the amazingly beautiful women he's murdered is correct. Cancelling that meeting. I still have one with a 3D animator who describes himself as a shy hermit and another with an accountant who says he's never home cos he's always training after work (table tennis and squash, he rotates). The latter sounds ideal, the former just sounds like he'll always be home.
Jeez, that dude scum slipped IRL.

He fell for DDL's trap.

Epignosis wrote: ↑Wed May 08, 2019 10:34 pm I don't have a roommate.

I have a family.

Way to rub salt in my ever growing wound.

(just kidding)

(or am I?)

Sloonei wrote: ↑Wed May 08, 2019 10:30 pm
dunya wrote: ↑Wed May 08, 2019 5:24 pm I have meetings with some new housamates this weekend. One of them is an aeronautical engineer who describes himself as OCD clean and only wants someone who can't live somewhere that isn't spotlessly clean. I cannot wait to meet him and see my future living space. I'll be sure to ask him some essential questions like what time he does his laundry and if he has a smoothie maker. Any other questions I should ask before co-signing a lease?
My roommate also likes to talk loudly on his phone at length at various times throughout the day. I'd ask about that.
He also closes the bathroom doors even when no one's in there. He'll occasionally also leave the lights on because it's good to give the illusion that the bathroom is constantly in use, for some reason. Make sure you discuss the bathroom's open door policy.

All good questions, but cancelling the spotlessly clean meeting with the aeronautical engineer. After I goofed around and asked him who invented the airplane like DDL said (and he didn't answer correctly ftr), he asked me if I'm a skirts or jeans girl? Like wtf kind of question is that?

I guess my assumption that he's a clean freak because he hides evidence of all the amazingly beautiful women he's murdered is correct. Cancelling that meeting. I still have one with a 3D animator who describes himself as a shy hermit and another with an accountant who says he's never home cos he's always training after work (table tennis and squash, he rotates). The latter sounds ideal, the former just sounds like he'll always be home.

Dragon D. Luffy wrote: ↑Wed May 08, 2019 5:43 pm
dunya wrote: ↑Wed May 08, 2019 5:24 pm I have meetings with some new housamates this weekend. One of them is an aeronautical engineer who describes himself as OCD clean and only wants someone who can't live somewhere that isn't spotlessly clean. I cannot wait to meet him and see my future living space. I'll be sure to ask him some essential questions like what time he does his laundry and if he has a smoothie maker. Any other questions I should ask before co-signing a lease?
Ask him who invented the plane

If he says Santos Dumont he's trustworthy.

If he says Wright Brothers he's a hack.

I literally sent you a screenshot of this lmao.

I have meetings with some new housamates this weekend. One of them is an aeronautical engineer who describes himself as OCD clean and only wants someone who can't live somewhere that isn't spotlessly clean. I cannot wait to meet him and see my future living space. I'll be sure to ask him some essential questions like what time he does his laundry and if he has a smoothie maker. Any other questions I should ask before co-signing a lease?

Spoiler: show

he was admitted to hospital with pneumonia. he is home today and getting a lot more needed rest.

leetic wrote: ↑Wed Mar 20, 2019 6:39 pm I've been feeling rather sick, tired, and depressed lately. I could use some encouragement.

i am no stranger to those feelings when i was your age, and even today. if you would like to talk to me, pm me any time. i have some good coping mechanisms i can share and i'm a pretty empathetic listener.

so one of my best friends, someone i've known for about 9 years and who helped me navigate through my 20s, and i spoke to almost every day, has been missing for 6 days. he usually tells me when he's going to be away "hey, d, i'll be gone from monday till friday, don't you go thinking i'm ignoring you". he didn't tell me. he hasn't answered my calls or texts because his phone is switched off, hasn't logged online at all or checked his emails, and i can't even get a hold of him at work (no one picks up the damn phone).

every time i think about it i cry tbh. and maybe he had to travel for work unexpectedly and forgot to tell me, but i panic, i worry, that's just who i am.

i haven't been sleeping or eating, and just trying to distract myself but the longer this goes on, the worse i feel.

i've reached out to some of his friends too, but no responses.

he's not on "social media" so forget checking up on him through facebook friends.

and he lives in california, so i can't easily check up on him in person either.

when he gets back to me he's going to think i'm a lunatic, but that's ok. i'm gonna stay inherently sad until that day.

really sorry to hear that epi

G-Man wrote: ↑Sat Feb 02, 2019 5:20 pm I've spent time over the last few weeks researching new refrigerators so we can replace ours before it dies. We've narrowed down the style we want and have weeded out some inferior brands/models. We're pretty close to making a decision on a refrigerator.

Our dryer died this afternoon.

that always happens. i lived without a dryer for 3 years though; my clothes lasted longer and smelled fresher. now that i'm back with a dryer, it's like "how was i living without you?"

furnishing a new house with all new white goods. rip my money.

reywaS wrote: ↑Sat Feb 02, 2019 7:24 am well said.

You two are like the world's only true perfect couple. I love you guys.

i like you jojo but we're gonna have problems if you start stealing my lines and my friendship with eloh

ColinIsCool wrote: ↑Fri Jun 08, 2018 9:37 pm
Mongoose wrote: ↑Fri Jun 08, 2018 9:35 pm For some levity -- is anyone else scandalized by the sudden proliferation of rosé wine? I can't seem to get away from it. There's even a local place where you can have a flight of rosé (but you can also have a pinot noir flight).

Anyone else annoyed by this trend? It's ubiquitous!
I've never been much of a wine guy, but the best glass I ever had was probably a rosé. So you're probably right to be annoyed.

I mix 7up with my Rosè so she's definitely right to be annoyed.

Charlie Blackmon wrote: ↑Sat Jun 09, 2018 7:43 pm I just found out my good friend's little brother passed last night. He still looks like a little kid to me, even though he was a soldier. RIP Brian.

Really sorry for your loss.

Charlie Blackmon wrote: ↑Mon May 21, 2018 10:12 pm *Taking off the Rockies Cap here*

Call her out on it. If she didn't confront you in an honest manner, then it means she is a dishonest person who has something (usually a lot of things) to hide. And she's only going to cause more problems. Directly and loudly call her ass out. Ask her to explain directly what you did wrong to warrant her opinion of you. Make her give examples. Don't let her get away with platitudinous phrases.

This happened to me once. The minute I did the above, I more or less got left alone.

Ideally, this is the best thing to do. However, once he does this there's no going back really. I feel the work environment he's in (law firm), doesn't make things so simple and black and white. If he calls her out immediately directly to her face, he could worsen the situation.

There's an inbetween solution - grey area - of trying to pacify the bias and/or hostility before getting superiors involved.

I'd handle people like her like I handle toddlers--try to ease them into trusting me and seeing things my way. But one thing for certain is I'd never put up with it indefinitely. If you feel like you're beating a dead horse, take it higher or confront her then because things can't get much worse.

man, I'm so sorry Golden. I know the feeling all too well, though. the best you can do, is try to keep the previous momentum going. she tried to get rid of you and failed, probably because others vouched for how good of an employee you are. if she doesn't see it yet, perhaps by reporting to her she'll realize how much you sacrifice and do. I know it's hard to stay motivated with a shitty boss, (been there, done that), but give it a trial run. if you feel there's clear bias and a lack of transparency in how she deals with you, I would complain to her superiors tbh and the fact she'd already petitioned to get you fired works in your favor. But give it a go first, maybe you'll both grow on each other. some bosses need to demonstrate authority in the most ridiculous ways, so it could get better after she feels she has your respect.

sometimes i dont think people are meant to have full time jobs that go on overtime and try to earn more degrees. like it's not healthy.

also, the upperclass educated swedes are obnoxious snobs with no empathy and nothing in common with me and i kind of hate them.

^ awwww *hugs* sloonster. I've done that before and actually called up the professor and been upset kinda, and then he told me, "Dunia, how many times have I told you I spell Lasse with one s in my email address" (I typed it with two s's) and I was like ok sorry, gonna crawl back under that rock.

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