Thread: Rant and Rave, Cry and Complain

My brother is remarkably easy to hate, because he's remarkably terrible.

^ that got to me

Originally Posted by yuppie11975

Zhaylin - I think you're maternal instinct is just kicking in. .

Wow.. just picked up on that.
REALLY?! "You're"
Just goes to show how retarded I am whilst sick, haha!

I have a Math Exam today, I thought that if I do well today, it could go on my Midterm grade, but NOPE, not the case at all. Midterm grades were due Monday I believe, so for the class, I currently have an F, even though Exam 1 is just 15%. That is just stupid, I managed to take two exams for my Organic Chemistry course, to add some insurance with my grade (hopefully), but not the Math Class.

This is bullshit, now I don't know what my Adviser will say. I know she's not going to kill me. Ugh, and they didn't even include the freaking homework grade in the class, or even the recitation classes too. I have like a 105 average or so in Recitation, and at least an 80%+ for Online Homework, excluding the inevitable drop in some homework grades to elevate that average.

All three areas of this course, which isn't even all the areas, are 15% each. If the midterm should be a collection of current grades, that's just taking 40% of everything. (105 average from Recitation X (0.15))+ ( ~80 Homework average X (0.15)) + ( Failing Grade in Exam 1 X (0.15)) = 32.7%

32.7/45 * 100 = 72. (29 sixes) and a 7 ====> 73% overall

Syllabus bloody says 70-79% = C.

And I have an F. Those assholes didn't add in recitation or the homework grade! The online homework grade isn't even HARD to grade, it's obviously calculated by an algorithm, which means they don't need to waste hours of their free time to collect homework grades...IT's RIGHT THERE for freaking sake!

Even if I had a lower homework average, I would still be in the D range, and I can STILL make a freaking B in this course if I try hard enough in Exams 2-Exam 4 final.

This is bullshit, I want to tell my adviser simple calculations, but I feel that's going to be an excuse...BUT still, you can't just take PART of a temporary whole and just give me an F, that's bullshit! Those teacher assistants need to get their lazy asses and stop saying "Oh, I have to do this!" NO, you fucking took this program to take away major debt that you would have to pay in the future for your freaking degree, you sure as hell better act like you're fucking grateful of a basic system that's been around for years.

This is bullshit, and I know this is going to make me pissed when taking Exam 2, but I know I have to concentrate on this one. I went to the review, researched all the formulas I need to know, even though it's all going in the super short term memory I have (as long as I don't magically forget it taking the exam)....!!!!!!!!

Anti-Rant:

The guest in this apartment is finally going to leave tomorrow or so, which means I can turn that bloody T.V. off for the rest of the semester (excluding the weekends I have it on for a bit) and focus more on studying without having to listen to instrumental music to block the annoying voices coming out of that electronic box.

-__________- God, I want to destroy this T.V. I never thought I would say it, but I despise Television....I think it's just because I have no Cable, and just a Converter Box. But whatever.

Oct 3rd to Oct 15th 2012
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Thanks Ophelia/Alex

Link,
I'm glad to hear life will be back to "normal" soon!!
Sorry to hear about your grade though

lol, Yuppie It's all good. We're allowed the occasional "brain fart"

My rant is that I went back to sleep TWO more times last night I even broke down and took a caffeine pill... and fell directly to sleep lol
I had some bad dreams but I don't recall them.
MOST annoying, however, is the freagin phlegm I CONSTANTLY have at the back of my throat. WHen I had my gallbladder surgery the anestesiologist (sp blah lol) couldn't even insert the breathing (?) tube for all the phlegm until he cleared me out.
I never cough. It's all post nasal drip and it's getting on my last nerve. Thankfully, I can clear my throat by creating a silent suction and then just spit. To tell you just how long this has been a problem: I learned to do that when I was a pre-teen

It sounds counter-productive, but I bought some generic Mucinex and I'm finally trying it.

At one point last night, I thought I was sleeping all the time because I was coming down with a cold. I went out to get hubby hotdogs and on the way back, my nose started really running and then I started sneezing like crazy. But as soon as I settled at my desk for a few minutes, it completely went away lol. I guess there was just something outside or at Sheetz or the Dollar Tree that didn't agree with me lol

Okay, two more rants. Maybe you guys can help with these.

A couple of weeks ago, my volume control stopped working properly. Between games and Hulu, I'm frequently adjusting my volume. I'd just go to my task bar (? the bar at the bottom that shows the date/time etc). Previously, one click opened up a verticle slider for the volume. Now, I have to double click and open the entire thing- an annoying big box.

The second rant is that for, I don't know, a week or so, my spell check no longer works here. Misspelled words are still underlined in red, but when I highlight the word and right click to check the spelling, nothing shows up.

Why did these 2 things suddenly stop working? Any ideas on how I can fix it?

Goddamn mutherfucking hell

Also, shit.

Yeah.

lol, ?, Melanie. Care to elaborate?

Originally Posted by Linkzelda

I have a Math Exam today, I thought that if I do well today, it could go on my Midterm grade, but NOPE, not the case at all. Midterm grades were due Monday I believe, so for the class, I currently have an F, even though Exam 1 is just 15%. That is just stupid, I managed to take two exams for my Organic Chemistry course, to add some insurance with my grade (hopefully), but not the Math Class.

This is bullshit, now I don't know what my Adviser will say. I know she's not going to kill me. Ugh, and they didn't even include the freaking homework grade in the class, or even the recitation classes too. I have like a 105 average or so in Recitation, and at least an 80%+ for Online Homework, excluding the inevitable drop in some homework grades to elevate that average.

All three areas of this course, which isn't even all the areas, are 15% each. If the midterm should be a collection of current grades, that's just taking 40% of everything. (105 average from Recitation X (0.15))+ ( ~80 Homework average X (0.15)) + ( Failing Grade in Exam 1 X (0.15)) = 32.7%

32.7/45 * 100 = 72. (29 sixes) and a 7 ====> 73% overall

Syllabus bloody says 70-79% = C.

And I have an F. Those assholes didn't add in recitation or the homework grade! The online homework grade isn't even HARD to grade, it's obviously calculated by an algorithm, which means they don't need to waste hours of their free time to collect homework grades...IT's RIGHT THERE for freaking sake!

Even if I had a lower homework average, I would still be in the D range, and I can STILL make a freaking B in this course if I try hard enough in Exams 2-Exam 4 final.

This is bullshit, I want to tell my adviser simple calculations, but I feel that's going to be an excuse...BUT still, you can't just take PART of a temporary whole and just give me an F, that's bullshit! Those teacher assistants need to get their lazy asses and stop saying "Oh, I have to do this!" NO, you fucking took this program to take away major debt that you would have to pay in the future for your freaking degree, you sure as hell better act like you're fucking grateful of a basic system that's been around for years.

This is bullshit, and I know this is going to make me pissed when taking Exam 2, but I know I have to concentrate on this one. I went to the review, researched all the formulas I need to know, even though it's all going in the super short term memory I have (as long as I don't magically forget it taking the exam)....!!!!!!!!

Anti-Rant:

The guest in this apartment is finally going to leave tomorrow or so, which means I can turn that bloody T.V. off for the rest of the semester (excluding the weekends I have it on for a bit) and focus more on studying without having to listen to instrumental music to block the annoying voices coming out of that electronic box.

-__________- God, I want to destroy this T.V. I never thought I would say it, but I despise Television....I think it's just because I have no Cable, and just a Converter Box. But whatever.

Haha jokes

Originally Posted by Zhaylin

lol, ?, Melanie. Care to elaborate?

I will someday. Maybe. Not today.

Thank you for the hugs.

Originally Posted by anderj101

I am not happy at the current moment. Two steaks went bad which I just bought yesterday. I just put a thermometer in the fridge to make sure it's cold enough. Not yet sure if I purchased bad steaks or if the fridge is going bad. ...just bought a new f***ing fridge.

That was happening to my fridge while away and it was terrible. We'd just gone shopping and almost all of the food, like $50 worth, went bad.
It turned out the freezer was set so cold that ice was blocking the vent in it that leads to the fridge part. I removed the ice, made sure nothing else was blocking the vent, unplugged the fridge for an hour or so to let the ice behind it melt, turned down the freezer temperature and by the next day the fridge was cooling food properly again.

You know what I haven't done in way too long?...



I'm starting to get that urge again, I need to let my inner raver be free....

(P.S., I'm wandering around on LSD and 2C-I somewhere in that crowd. )

Alyzarin,
Never let go of your inner raver

Hehe, don't worry dutch, real ravers are forever.

Originally Posted by yuppie11975

I'm SO sick. All I've done for 12 hours is throw up, and want to die.
Anything I eat comes straight back up, even just jelly. I think this is by far the worst I've ever felt.
I also have no energy, I literally can't walk more than a few steps, and I really struggle to type.
Boredom is also a really lame factor, all I can do is lay in bed, waiting to throw up.
I know it sounds dramatic, but just let me complain for once D:

That sounds like me, but I'm not as bad. I'm feeling better now, but I had to leave school because I felt like I was going to throw up any second.

Woodstock. Glad you're feeling better.

I finally realized what killed my stomach. I was craving Slim Jims and ate about 6-8 mini's over the weekend.
I used to live on those things lol but then I burned out in a big way. I'm surprised I've been wanting them again.

My rant is that I've been falling asleep at my desk all afternoon. Seriously, what the heck?!
I've taken a caffeine pill about once every couple of hours just to minimally function. Freagin ridiculous.

Anti-rant is that my throat isn't quite as phlegmy. I guess the med helped.
I also found a new show to watch on Hulu called Mob Doctor. I was surprised I like it

Originally Posted by Alyzarin

You know what I haven't done in way too long?...

I'm starting to get that urge again, I need to let my inner raver be free....

(P.S., I'm wandering around on LSD and 2C-I somewhere in that crowd. )

Yes, that vid brings back some happy memories for me also. I was mainly dancing on Alcohol and Adrenalin, with the odd Paracetamol back then, with the two-fingered salute down the back of the throat if I had too much, etc. (Disclaimer: Not advisable.)
I'm gonna dig my 12 inches out (better re-phrase that one, I think!) as in my vinyl acid house collection and rave CD's to give them a blast.

Acid house/'90s rave music doesn't cut it on Mp3 format - Sorry, I'm 'Old Skool'.

Happy days.

Originally Posted by UToo

Yes, that vid brings back some happy memories for me also. I was mainly dancing on Alcohol and Adrenalin, with the odd Paracetamol back then, with the two-fingered salute down the back of the throat if I had too much, etc. (Disclaimer: Not advisable.)
I'm gonna dig my 12 inches out (better re-phrase that one, I think!) as in my vinyl acid house collection and rave CD's to give them a blast.

Acid house/'90s rave music doesn't cut it on Mp3 format - Sorry, I'm 'Old Skool'.

Happy days.

I can dig it, I prefer the old stuff myself. A friend of mine who I met in 6th grade and I used to listen to that stuff all the time when we were growing up, that's how I knew the rave scene would be so awesome. :3 That friend also ended up joining the scene and was a DJ at the club we went to within a year, and a couple months later became their youngest resident DJ. He's got a collection of vinyls from some of the DJs who had been there for a long time mixed with some stuff he picked up over the years and he does some pretty cool mixes.

Actually, I can't say for sure because that was just a video I found of the club event on Youtube, but my friend is much more than likely the one who's holding the camera lol.

All my music is vinyl. Jefferson Airplane, Bob Dylan, Rush, The Beatles, and about 50 more. Alyzarin, could you trip to those?

>insert giant RAWR face<
I am freggin falling asleep AGAIN
RAWWWWWWWR!
Freagin ridiculous!!

I was coming here to rant about something else, but now I've forgotten...........
Oh yeah. I feel SO fat!!! I *ALMOST* wish I hadn't begged for that money from hubby. I had forgotten what it's like to eat real food and now I don't want to stop. I feel like I'm going to explode and I'm sure I've gained 15 pounds since the weekend

My son is even worse. We finally bought an electric skillet so he's been making VERY yummy food. He made Chili earlier. The amount should have fed us for 3 days. It's already gone. I quit after one bowl but he's returned again and again and again.
And I don't know what my problem is now-a-days, but I *want* to be rude. I NEVER *WANT* to be rude. But I keep finding insults about his weight and inactivity at the tip of my tongue time and time again. I bite back at least 90% of them, but that's not good enough.
I'm on the verge of being emotionally abusive. WTF?!

Expression of frustration over a predictable issue with a new twist.
Lamentation and moaning as a means to compensate for a lack of words.

...Tomorrow. It's like I missed an opportunity, yet it hasn't passed yet. It's just standing there, taunting me.
She tried to convince us to stay, then Mr.T just marched out after we told her we'd come back on Thursday. And then she just straight up asked me to come tomorrow, without Mr.T. I think I somewhat clumsily (I felt like I was in a hurry because Mr.T was walking ahead with his usual attitude that indirectly expresses impatience) explained that that would be nice but that it would be weird. And then I left. If I could get my friend to greenlight it, it seems almost plausible. But I can't make myself bring it up, and I also feel like I fucked up the conversation a little. I could have made it sound like it was actually a possibility...
Perhaps the worst part is that I have absolutely fucking NOTHING to do tomorrow, so I'll just be sitting there wasting time knowing that I could be there.
I don't really know how the mom would react to me just dumping in either. It'd probably be a little confusing if I suddenly show up without Mr.T... It's probably true that trying to get her to convince the parents is maybe not a good idea, heh, but it would save some awkwardness.

uuuUuuugh...

I really. Really. Genuinely hate my brother. Not the kind of hate where it's like "oh brother, you are so annoying and as of now I hate you but in five seconds I will love you again and we will be best friends forever." No, I really, seriously despise him. He is everything I hope to never, ever be.

And I feel like crying for a bunch of stupid things, I don't even know.

Originally Posted by Woodstock

All my music is vinyl. Jefferson Airplane, Bob Dylan, Rush, The Beatles, and about 50 more. Alyzarin, could you trip to those?

I could and I have. Not actually on vinyls though, that would've been cool. Have you ever listened to The United States of America? :3 Definitely one of my favorite tripping bands.

Originally Posted by Zhaylin

And I don't know what my problem is now-a-days, but I *want* to be rude. I NEVER *WANT* to be rude. But I keep finding insults about his weight and inactivity at the tip of my tongue time and time again. I bite back at least 90% of them, but that's not good enough.
I'm on the verge of being emotionally abusive. WTF?!

Increased anger and irritability could be a side-effect of certain meds. Are you still taking your celexa and nuvigil? Those two spring to mind for me.

Originally Posted by Alyzarin

You know what I haven't done in way too long?...



I'm starting to get that urge again, I need to let my inner raver be free....

(P.S., I'm wandering around on LSD and 2C-I somewhere in that crowd. )

You.... you.... took LSD AND 2C-I.... AT A RAVE!???
You, madam, are insane.
Off your rocker.

My rant is that I'm inexplicably nervous about telling my boss I need to quit in November.
I have no idea why. I just built it up in my head or something, and every time I get more nervous.
There's literally no reason for it, just stupid association. What the fuck, brain?
I need to just call and say "So, I need to leave in November". Not hard. Ok, fucker?