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03 March 2006

This is a whining and/or whinging thread. →[More:]

I dropped a vise on my foot yesterday (fractured, I think) and, in the resulting contortion, fucked up my back. I'm in a sad relationship and am feeling sad about a couple of friendships in particular. I am broker than broke. My family doesn't understand my situation. I'm having anxiety about stuff that I really need to take care of but can't seem to manage. My teeth hurt. Boo fucking hoo.

You?

post by: mudpuppie at: 16:35 | 29 comments

On the other hand, the calla lilies are blooming, there's beer in the fridge, there's a little cat curled up in my lap, I've just downloaded a bunch of new music, and MetaChat makes me really fucking happy. So it's not all bad.

posted by mudpuppie 03 March | 16:44

I'm bored and lonely, and I have to work tomorrow. (As usual, but still...)
Is it too much to ask for a social life?

posted by Incharitable Dog 03 March | 16:44

I still feel like shit. Maybe i was out of line. Maybe she had good reasons. Maybe I wasn't patient enough.

Or, maybe I need to trust my gut and stop second-guessing myself.

Hey, at least it's Friday.

Let's all make the most of Friday.

posted by shane 03 March | 16:50

Am I allowed to say "buck up, little camper"? Or is this out of character for this thread?

posted by matildaben 03 March | 16:51

Generalized ennui. And my skin is dry, so I'm itching like I have fleas. The good news is that I'm pretty sure I don't have fleas.

posted by goatdog 03 March | 16:51

My work computer wouldn't start yesterday. I got two tickets last night (missing city sticker and expired plates(!)) to the tune of $170. Stopped at the DMV to renew my plates and dropped another $98. Arrived at work just in time to see the IT guy taking my computer home with him -- apparently there is an unfixable error in Windows, and he'll be working on it over the weekend.

Which is not nearly as bad as all your troubles, muddie, but still pretty sucky.

posted by me3dia 03 March | 16:52

(((((mudpuppie))))))

You are such an awesome woman. These are just temporary small nuisances in comparison to your awesomeness. And I hope they all evaporate soon.

I have some major whining to do myself, but it's big and new and confusing and I think I'll save the details for another time. But in the meantime, it comes down to this: *sob, choke, wail* life is really fucking unfair sometimes. Really.

posted by Miko 03 March | 16:53

What about scabies, goat? Might you be scabid?

posted by mudpuppie 03 March | 16:53

My elbows hurt and my knees hurt. This is because I have been digging a tunnel under my house for the last two weeks. Once I am done the foundation repair guys can come and lift and straighten everything out.

I have done 20 feet, and have another 15 feet to go. I have sand in my ears and sand in my hair, and a good shower gets *almost* all of it out.

I must be building muscles, because they hurt too.

posted by sarah connor 03 March | 16:55

I haven't gotten paid yet from the end of last month, because my company has no accountant. I'm tired. I'm sick of my stupid crabby clients. I haven't been to the gym much this week and I'm looking flabby (and I'm going to South Beach next week!). I'm about to get my period, so I'm bloaty and my skin is all crazy.

On the upside, it's Friday, I have tonight to go to the gym and rest, I have some cash reserves for situations such as this, I'm almost done with my crabby clients, and once my period comes, my skin will clear up just in time for my vacation, where I will have some good fun bonding time with my mother and sisters (my sister is taking me to get my belly button pierced! yay!).

posted by ThePinkSuperhero 03 March | 16:57

I'm pretty sure I'm not scabied (which should be a word, even if it isn't one).

posted by goatdog 03 March | 16:58

er, scabid.

posted by goatdog 03 March | 16:59

>> It's *gotta* be a fuckin' data issue!

<< No, it's same fuckin' data in both environments! It's a code issue!

>> (*2.5 hours of digging through revisions*) (That's too low-level, it couldn't possibly...but that's the only changes...christ, why is the testing version higher than the devleopment version!?)

<< Hey, umm, it's a data issue.

>> ARRGH!

posted by danostuporstar 03 March | 17:01

Speaking of, my dog might be scabied (she has a rash that will not die). But we're going to the vet on Saturday. Here's to hoping we can get that taken care of without too much money or discomfort for my baby :-(

posted by ThePinkSuperhero 03 March | 17:02

My psoriasis has flared up, I miss George every day, I feel sad and needy.

But on the up side, I have my furgirls, I live in a lovely place, and I am sober. The last thing is the most important.

posted by essexjan 03 March | 17:06

You know what I really hate about Friday nights?
Being single, and without a local circle of friends, and getting constantly reminded that the rest of the world is out having a great time with their significant others, or picking up, or whatever it is that people do when they're enjoying themselves and liberally imbibing.

It sucks worse than working Saturdays, worse than minimum wage, and worse than being stuck in a total dump of a town with slim to no chance of getting out.

posted by Incharitable Dog 03 March | 17:06

-I bounced a check.
-My tummy hurts.
-My best friends are kind of sucky.
-I can't get no action.
-I'm too slow at work.

On the other hand:
-I'm depositing a paycheck today.
-My tummy will feel better eventually.
-I'm making new friends.
-Hope springs eternal.
-I will be like Speedy Gonzales after a weekend chock full of sleep.

posted by Specklet 03 March | 17:23

No one's listening to my radio. :(

posted by mudpuppie 03 March | 17:28

I fell out of my shower Monday morning, during which I acquired a left ankle which has swollen to the approximate size of a tomato can, a huge bruise on my right thigh which is currently the least appealing purple-yellow shade in nature, and an almost perfectly circular abrasion on my left elbow that fortunately kept me from cracking my head on the floor.

The same afternoon I limped to my car to go to work after having called in late to spend four hours on the living room futon with a bag of half-melted ice on my ankle getting water everywhere, only to find some jackass decided it would be fun to pry open the window on the rear driver's side door, break in, and scatter the contents of my glove compartment over all four seats (but at least nothing was taken).

At the end of the day, I discover to my dismay that I can't apply any saved vacation hours to the time I missed that morning, and since our company ended the practice of sick time about two years ago, I'm just going to have to eat the pay loss with a snot-covered spoon.

posted by quantumetric 03 March | 17:34

Well, I can fix at least one of the problems listed above. Not sayin' which one though.

posted by Triode 03 March | 17:39

pup, I'd listen if I could!!!

And I hope you're talking to me, Triode.

posted by Specklet 03 March | 17:45

Nope, Specklet, he's giving me money :-D

posted by ThePinkSuperhero 03 March | 17:47

I burned my tongue on the pizza I made. On the bright side, it was delicious. And I missed mudpuppie's radio set, which makes me sad.

posted by mygothlaundry 03 March | 19:46

MGL, name the time and place and I'll rebroadcast for you. For YOU. Yes.

posted by mudpuppie 03 March | 20:02

Specklet, if you can't get any action, there's no hope for the rest of us. Come on girl, you got it -- work it! For the team!

posted by Miko 03 March | 20:23

I hope the rest of you work out your problems quickly and cleanly. (((MetaChat)))

I fell on the steps up to my washroom. My knee was horribly skinned - I literally had to peel a good chunk of flesh off of it. My hands hurt up to my shoulders from landing on them. My neck hurts too, so I must've tweaked it when falling.

posted by deborah 03 March | 23:35

You know what I really hate about Friday nights?
Being single, and without a local circle of friends [we ARE your local circle of friends, and your friendly neighborhood spiderman too], and getting constantly reminded that the rest of the world is out having a great time with their significant others, or picking up [WHAT!? listen, foo, we all in da same boat, and the fun people mostly ain't having any fun--damn poseurs!]
;-)
[feel better?]

posted by shane 03 March | 23:47

-getting older
-losing track of old friends through the normal attrition of time and not making many new ones (in personal life, no offense to any here)
-at this point can barely remember what "action" was like.
-hate the job
-hate the life
-am boring everyone to tears.

posted by King of Prontopia 04 March | 01:22

I am so broke.
I am tired of pasta and skipping meals.
I am so very very far behind on my schoolwork, and I cannot seem to even get myself to start most of these projects.
I am living alone in my own apartment, my paramour and my parents and my sisters and most of my friends are all about 3,000 miles away.
Things have been really bad for at least the past month and it's not getting any better.
More things pile up and I don't face them.

posted by jann 05 March | 05:54

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