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I hate that, and it happens often.Stupid world, eh?
I don't even need that period of the month...it happens whenever it feels like happening. I am not very emotional when I have my periods, otherwise very. I have this great combination. I am emotional, spontaneous and straight forward. Quite explosive sometimes this combination.
I. Hate. It. Crying for no damn reason.
Really? Because I hate my dad more than usual when I'm on my period.
Although I am pretty saucy to everyone around me.
When I get emotional, I don't get all scrappy and mean. I tend more toward feeling sad and depressed. I thought I was the only one who developed those funky "period" crushes!!! I do have to say, I have become friends with some guys, I would not have other wise. Obviously when the hormomes are gone, so is the crush, but sometimes you still end up liking the person you would never have spoken to otherwise!
One of the up sides of my hysterectomy - not so many hormone fluctuations.The hot flashes are the pits, though.
I might be better if I get thos e moments during my periods but I get them out of that period which makes me feel even worse ebcause I don't find a reason why I can suddenly go from happy and everything okay to feeling sad, crying, lonely....
I just had a nosebleed! I friggin HATE getting nosebleeds. It makes me think I have a tumor or something. It's probably just the dry winter weather, but still! I can't remember the last time I had a nosebleed. Now I'm all worked up. What if I DO have a tumor? Oh no...
Becky wrote: "I just had a nosebleed! I friggin HATE getting nosebleeds. It makes me think I have a tumor or something. It's probably just the dry winter weather, but still! I can't remember the last time I ha..."
Becky, maybe you are really stressed. My boyfriend gets them like that.
But I'm not stressed though! Maybe it was something silly... I was sitting upright, and then laid down on my stomach, and it felt like blood was rushing to my head (sort of) and then when I sat back up the nosebleed started. So maybe that caused it, but that's weird.
Is there a doctor in the house??
My friends husband had a nose bleed in bed during the night. His wife said when she awoke she thought 'she was having a nightmare about a horror film she had been watching on TV'.!!!
My husband and my youngest son get nosebleeds all the time, just out of the blue. It does happen in their sleep sometimes, and it's pretty gross. I don't mind pain or the sight of blood, but a nosebleed myself freaks me out! I have no idea why.
Well you know what that means, don't you? You need to spend less time here and more time whittling down that pile!
I never ever get nosebleeds... they freak me out when I do though. (I'm not queasy about the sight of blood or guts either, but even the thought of broken bones makes me ill.) I just can't help worrying that there is something wrong with me BECAUSE I don't get nosebleeds often. If I did, I'd just be like "oh, another damn nosebleed!"
I hope its just the weather though. Or at least that the tumor is benign. :\
No... I doubt it's really anything serious... I'm just being a bit of a hypochondriac. I did look on WebMD though, does that count?
I have to watch what I post now, as my brother just joined up here (rolls eyes in lieu of graphics)...but if I am going to take a swipe at something through ranting today, I think posting can get pretty banal at times, and I am increasingly growing indifferent to the activity, maybe because I have been online since 97, and twelve years seems like only yesterday, and I would become too emotionally invested in community x, or get banned and get upset. In 09 I actually removed myself from a large community, because I could.If I ever do get a new power chair, maybe I'll get less grumpy about it, but I wish I could find an interactive site where I actually felt comfortable and at home. I'm not married, not a homemaker, but a writer and a freelancer who is having a dang hard time right now because of personal circumstances. (sigh)
GR is, me supposes, a nice electronic personal library organizer--otherwise I am somewhat diffident about what to do with it .
Fiona wrote: "Bought myself some cod liver oil, for my dodgy joints (with orange syrup hopefully to make it taste better.) But I can't get the flaming lid off. Looks like I'll need to get myself some muscle syru..."I use a fork tine to pry the lid in those circumstances, if it is a cap, my back molars, or what is left of them. Good luck Fiona.
Have you a "church key" (ours is so old the phone numbers on it start with letters) or a flexible grip opener?
I thought cod liver oil made you go the bathroom. Not quite the same idea;)
Okay so this isn't exactly a rant. It's actually more me, laughing hysterically. I posted my opinion on my friends blog about why I think that the Twilight series is horribly written and depicts a very abusive relationship that gives the impression to teenage girls that the obsessive, controlling romance between Bella/Edward is "true love". *Gag* It was no where near book-bashing. Just a well-formed mini-essay on why I think the series is dangerous for teenage girls. Anyways...I thought you guys would enjoy two of the responses that we got. Heh. I picked the best ones to post here, enjoy! ;)"You make me frickin sick Maybe he loves her, have you ever thought of that. You know, there is such a thing as love. And so what is he watches her when she sleeps. It's called safety. Think about it instead of posting this crap about edward cullen. "
"AND EVERYTHING ELSE WAS BELLAS CHOICE!!!!! NOT EDWARDS!!!!!!!
HHHEEELLLLOOOO!!! even tho edward some how dazzeled her, she should how enought will power to control it, and she does! so stop dissing cause u rather would have edward to urself. Also, Edward is in no way an abusive boyfriend and anyone who says that should be shot in my opinion."
(I did not attempt to edit them hee)
Personally, my favorite part is where it is insinuated that I should be shot haha!
Katie - Snort!
It reminds me of that kid on YouTube that cried thorugh his pleas to "Leave Britany Spears alone!". They just get so emotionally invested. Sad...
It's true. Almost all of my children's friends have a computer with the internet in their rooms. My oldest does, but the other two have to use the one in the office. The oldest also knows we look at it often, and while we try not to be oppressive, we certainly monitor.
Kids should scare us!!!!Webkinz are a huge deal at my house.
http://www.webkinz.com/us_en/They are all the rage if you are a girl under the age of 14 or so!!! They are pretty cute.
Yeah, it's the level of obsession that these kids get to that is just so terrifying. There are ways to limit internet access. My aunt has it set so that when her young kids are on the internet they can only access web-sites that she and my uncle have approved. If they want to go elsewhere they need a password. I always thought that was a pretty secure way of controlling what your kid can get into on the internet.
LOL Webkinz. The girl I baby-sit has about 15 and the games can actually get somewhat addicting.
I always wanted a Cabbage Patch doll. I wasn't a big doll player, I just wanted one. They are ugly too. My sister-in-law still has about 15 of them. She has them on shelves in her bedroom. Kind of weird to me.
Kandice- That sounds rather strange. I mean their Cabbage patch kids...not china dollsI had a cabbage patch doll and it had hair that you could braid and do all these different styles with it and it would stay in the position you put it in haha.
Furby's creeped me the heck out. My sister had one and it kept talking to us in the middle of the night. I threw it down the stairs once at like 3 am b/c it kept repeating "Hug Me".
Fiona wrote: "Wow, wish I was under 14. :(I remember playing a bit on neopets. Not as fun! Beides, that' gone all weird and full of adverts now."
My dau. was WAY into neopets!
I have heard of those dolls, but I had never seen one. I think that's very disturbing, and if not downright disrespectful of a hard situation, then at least right on the verge of it. Why? Why would you want that?
My son has an old computer in his room. But only my computer has internet. The computer is in the sitting room so I am able to see exactly what they are up to.Both my children have their own email addresses but I know the passwords and they ask me before accessing them.
At present a friend's daughter is trying to introduce my daughter to webkinz but I am resisiting.
I would have loved a computer as a child. I always wanted a robot but I was a pretty little girl and people bought me dolls. I played with them so little my mother saved most of them to my daughter. I did love and keep most of my soft toys including a 4ft tall monkey and the transvestite teddy I always slept with.
She's divorced now, and lives back at her parent's house. When she was married, her husband did not want them in their room, and it was an argument. I think it's super weird!My husband had relatives visit from England, and they thought the popcorn at the movies was nasty. I think what they asked for was "dirty popcorn", which if I remember, was actually caramel corn. I like it, but think it could use a little salt, too!
Dark side indeed!!!
We actually had hail here on Saturday, and again last night. I could count on one hand the number of times we've had it before. It may hail again this weekend. Global warming? Pshaw!!!I need a hair cut desperately, but I always have to talk myself into it. I hope you make your appt.
Why does everything has to always go wrong at the same time. I know if I look positively at it, it at least happens all at one time and doesn't spread over weeks but still.It started yesterday and didn't give me a good feeling for the rest of the week. First of all I am still learning, even afte rbeing a month at my new job. My team leader is on holiday this week so i was already realizing it would be more difficult because he is still explaining and helping a lot. Then on monday I get three e-mails in the morning that I have training this week: 8.30-15.30 on tuesday/10-16.00 on wednesday and somewhere two hours on thursday.....so today I could do my normal work for 1.45h. And of course one person comes and ask me if I can come to her to do a forecast for my customers. The last 15 minutes of the day! I have done it once and with help of my team leader and I didn't have time to prepare it because normally he lets me know and I do it during the day. The info is very important and has to be pretty accurate for the manager....but I didn't get the time to prepare even if i would have wanted to. Then by tomorrow we need to prepare something and of course I only have 1.15h to get the explanation done by someone else...but she had to explain it also to the others, so the last 15 min she coems and explain it. Sorry, nope you will ahve to explain it tomorrow and much before ten because then I am on training again and they need it by 12! In the meantime I hadn't been able to do practically anything of the normal work. And then a colleague passes and asks me what I think about the new working hours..... What new working hours?????? Apparently we start from friday on at 7.30 instead of 8.15. Uhm, problem, I take the frist bus from my place which is at 7.15 and arrive here sooner than I should,around 7.50-7.55. So i started everyday like 20-25 minutes sooner but i am not sure if i will find a way to get at work 25min sooner. i don't mind starting at 7.30 but how do I get there in time????
Why when things go well, they have to change so they don't go well for me anymore???? Why does it always have to ahppen to me? I mean again in this job, I am the one who has a problem without wanting too.....
I want to spit. On Friday at 1 pm my ex replied to my affidavit of October 2008. He basically said I was a liar, a whore, bad-tempered and violent and that he was an angel sent from heaven but not even his saintly ways could deal with a harridan like me. He also said no lump sum, no payment of lawyer's fees but he would pay $700 a month plus half med. and edu. expenses for the kid until he is 18. (He has been paying $350 for the last year, nothing for the previous EIGHT years).Yesterday was court, I was there early as requested by my lawyer. I accepted the terms but said it had to be to the end of my son's education not when he was 18 (he is planning on being a lawyer). His lawyer phoned him. Accepted!!!
We go into the court to get papers drawn up. Ten minutes later ex phones the lawyer and reduced the amount he was willing to pay to $500. Even his own lawyer was disgusted with himm. And me, I WANT TO SPIT. But I will have to swallow my ire until early March when the case comes up again.
This divorce case has being going on since July 2007 when my husband served me papers. He thought that he wouldn't have to pay for his son once he hit 16, now he thinks its 18. He is disgusting. How can he bear for people, including our son, to see him like this? My friend said she hopes he gets caught up in a kosha tree.
(This is kosha tree, check the length of those thorns)
http://pics.davesgarden.com/pics/Fran...
Fiona wrote: "Poor Jeane. :( I hope all these things iron themselves out. If you explain to them that you can't make it by that time they would understand or maybe they know of an earlier bus service? Can you ..."
I did go to the junior manager but eh didn't seem to worried about or give any sollutions. A colleague said she has a map with bus routes on and will check it but I don't think it will help much. There is one hope for another bus but my trip in the morning will take much more time that way and I am not sure if I can take it early enough. Why comes everything in once. Also the training, I don't mind but sorry after being there one month I have daily work to do and I am not borred ebcause I have too much free time. contrary more.
Rachel wrote: "Wow, I feel like a douche complaining about snow and needing a haircut. Jeane, talk to your supervisor or a Human Resources person about your bus time. I am sure they will be able to accommodat..."
If I don't manage to coem in earlier and it is okay for them I can always propose to take only half lunch. Get an hour now but don't need that at all. It is great reading time but I spend more time at work that way.
fiona, my problem is that I think I take my job more serious than most other colleagues. Like another colleague had the same training today but was as relaxed as possible. Yesterday others had a different training practically the whole day and they didn't care that they couldn't do their work...but I do. Also if they say you have to start at that time I feel like I then also should start at that time. Even if I know that by taking a certain bus I will come late every day for two minutes...there is a good chance I will take a sooner one even if it means being there 20-25 minutes too soon.
I think that is very hard or almsot unpossible. Because when I want a job it is ebcause I am interested in it and want to do it very good. It isn't jsut a job for me.It is also what I have to do in return for my wage: do my job well. And not care about it looks not right. Than I feel like I need to find another job. it is just not me.
Rachel you are so right and I love your saying. I was talking about this last night with my boyfriend. His boss is a workaholic and expects the same from his staff. So regardless if the University gives them holidays off his boss won't let them take the day off. Now my boyfriend will come in late or leave early as compensation for not being able to take the time off. I also have gotten screwed in the past for caring too much. I've learned to slow down, not take on so much and I'm in a much happier place now.
BTW, I'm gonna steal your saying!
thanks:-) i do try. maybe I will think about here and it will help more. will see.
Dearest Jeane, I think the 1/2 hour lunch is a terrific idea. You will only be a bit late, you will still get a lunch, but you will also be working as many hours as everyone else. Maybe even a 45 minute lunch. Rachel is right. It's impossible to do EVERYTHING well. Do what you can, and be sure what you have done is quality work. Quality will win out over quantity everyday! Take a deep breath and repeat the duck butt thing.
Fiona - have you had something hot to eat or drink? Sometimes that helps.
Petra, I can tell you from experience, your son sees what's going on, and knows what a schmuck his dad is being. That may not be much comfort right now, but in the long run, regardless of what the jerk is made to pay or do, your son will know everything you have done, has been done out of love, not per a court order.I hope you can get even more out of him, because God knows, money is the least of raising a child!!! It sure paves the road, though...
They always make me think if Fagan in Oliver!!!!
Fingerless gloves were quite the fashion item when I was in school - it came in handy when the school musical was "Oliver!" What didn't come in handy with that one was that the school was all girls!I made myself a pair of fingerless gloves last year. My first experience with circular knitting, actually.
I'm freezing too, Fiona! I still live with my parents (as I slog through my last two infinite years of college) and the room that I have actually used to be a back porch. It was insulated, turned into a kitchen, and then into a bedroom. The only problem is that it isn't connected to the house's central heating. I have to have my own little space heater. If I turn that thing off in the winter, I seriously freeze to death. I don't want to waste too much electricity so I'm pretty much always cold when I'm in my room. *sigh* As to fingerless gloves, I love them too, but I like the ones that have the little flap that can come over your fingers so they become mittens :)
Do they still make leg warmers? Those were also very popular when I was in middle and high school. I recall my best friend had a set in ballet-slipper pink.
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it's that time of the month. I felt like crying for no reason last night.
I hate when that happens Fi. Things seem to be going so well and then...BOOM."
I know emma! everything can go so great and suddenly for nothing or something really not important BOOOOm and down.