Thread: Rant and Rave, Cry and Complain

Yep, you got it. Mozza.

Now go out and get one!

...On second thought, you might want to pick up a few, because you might find it hard to stop after just one. @.@

Well... gotta work all day tomorrow. I want like one day where I don't need to be on my feet all day. My toe is swollen and infected again I dunno what to do anymore. I don't wanna get my toenail ripped out AGAIN. But looks like that will have to be the case.

On a separate note, I have to go to Winnipeg for thanksgiving next weekend. Not really looking forward to that. I don't like that city :/

Oh - is it an A&W thing? We used to have one of those near here long ago, like when I was a kid, and I think they did have a Mama Burger and a Papa Burger. Wish there was still one - all we have that's remotely similar (drive-up where they walk out and serve you) is Sonic and I hate their food!!

Originally Posted by Darkmatters

Oh - is it an A&W thing? We used to have one of those near here long ago, like when I was a kid, and I think they did have a Mama Burger and a Papa Burger. Wish there was still one - all we have that's remotely similar (drive-up where they walk out and serve you) is Sonic and I hate their food!!

Yes, A&W!
It's too bad there isn't one where you live anymore... You're missing out.

Actually I *think* there might still be one waaaay on the other end of town. I haven't been out that way in many years, but it could still be there. I need to drive out tomorrow and check.

Rant - if there IS an A&W it's WAAAAAAAAY out on the other end of town!!!

What are you still here for?!
Go now! x'D


On a side note, my rant for tonight is quite a doozy. I've been working on a music video since the 19th [pokes signature pic and avatar], and the grand total of hours spent working it isn't pretty...

23, to be exact.

...And that's the number so far; I've still got a good minute's worth of corrections. FML. I really gotta focus on homework.

The only fast food places near me are Wendy's, Arby's, Hardee's, McD's, KFC, Pizza Hut, Dominoes. Oh, and Long John Silvers. Everyone here has been wishing for a Taco Bell for many, many, MANY years. Every now and then a rumor will start that one's moving in, but it always proves false
Wendy's and Arby's are closest to me so other than Sheetz (a gas station/convenience store) I usually only eat at those. And I am so burnt out on them it's not funny.

I honestly have no accent. Enunciation has always been extremely important to me. I've lived in Virginia, Puerto Rico and Florida and I never picked up on any accent. I did adopt the southern "y'all" however. Some local slang is "crick" for creek, "holler" for a sort of narrow road, and worsh for wash.
People around here tend to say you all, y'all or you-ins I've never really noticed an accent here, but everyone does tend to speak a little slower than other places.

OldSparta. Could you just have it surgically removed? With as much trouble as you have with it, I'd get that sucker ripped off for good! Hope it feels better soon.

I want a Bubba Gump Shrimp in our area, but I think it's a US-only restaurant.

As for accents, I don't really think I have one. I speak normally. But it's hard to say, since what is "normal" when it comes to accents? I speak plain English, but hey... To be honest, I'm quite confused by the whole matter of accents.

Originally Posted by Puffin

What are you still here for?!
Go now! x'D

Heh, I seriously would have, but it was already like 10:30 PM, so I'm sure they'd be closed. And I don't want to drive any more than I need to because my front bumper is half torn off my car (that's for another rant) and I'm afraid if I hit too many bumps or jostle it too much it'll come off and go under my front tires and cause an accident. I drive a Honda Civic Hybrid, and the front bumper is just a piece of hollow plastic that literally had a piece of styrofoam inside it!! Wow, that's really gonna help in an accident!

Originally Posted by Puffin

On a side note, my rant for tonight is quite a doozy. I've been working on a music video since the 19th [pokes signature pic and avatar], and the grand total of hours spent working it isn't pretty...

23, to be exact.

...And that's the number so far; I've still got a good minute's worth of corrections. FML. I really gotta focus on homework.

I still haven't looked at your music videos thread, but I need to check in on it. I'm sure you do great work. Yeah, it can get frustrating when a project takes so long, but sometimes those are the ones that really push you and where you break through to a new level.

Quote: Zhaylin The only fast food places near me are Wendy's, Arby's, Hardee's, McD's, KFC, Pizza Hut, Dominoes. Oh, and Long John Silvers. Everyone here has been wishing for a Taco Bell for many, many, MANY years. Every now and then a rumor will start that one's moving in, but it always proves false
Wendy's and Arby's are closest to me so other than Sheetz (a gas station/convenience store) I usually only eat at those. And I am so burnt out on them it's not funny.

Oh man, I worked the slicer at Arby's for far too many years. and was an assistant manager there for quite a while too. Used to have a lot of dreams about that place (usually nightmares). Mmmm... the Beef n Cheddar sounds pretty damn good right about now! I never used to eat the food there, at least after the first year or so, because I just got burnt out on it like you are now, but it's been long enough now that it's starting to sound good again. Wonder if any of the people I used to work with are still there?

So - no accent for Zhaylin then?

Puffin - have you seen Fargo? I know, that's actually North Dakota, but they talk pretty much like I imagine Canadians talk. Or at least like they do in the movies I've seen (which are mostly comedies, so they're probably all exaggerated). Ok, come to think of it in Fargo they had a pretty weird accent of their own, different from the Canadian accents I've heard (and it's also a comedy based largely on exaggerated accents). People who live in metropolitan cities often don't have an accent anyway.

Ok wow, I;m wiped out!! Gotta get to bed!

I was out drinking yesterday. I feel terrible today. I always get so damned nauseous.

Also, what are you guys complaining for? I've only got a single fast food place near me and they only serve pizza. It's not even good.

Mhm, I'll try and release some of the stress here.
It's like I can't even talk to my dad anymore, every conversation he has something negative again, admittedly he hasn't been as bad as he used to be, where he used to scream at me and I would run away in fear (when I was about 14), but it's a situation I just don't know how to deal with.
I am thankful for how he provides for the family, and he can be alright at times.

Just now I was cooking some bacon, for all of us, the grills kinda weird and it cooks more in the centre (well... alot more).
Basically I let the bacon get alittle burnt, when he comes through he starts telling me how lazy I am and that I need to grow up, I try to tell him how I feel and if he was in my place he would see, but he responds by shouting/screaming "don't you start" or "you need to grow up", this is about bacon remember, he finishes it with "and make sure you tidy up" slams the door, I always do so I don't see the problem. I was actually having to fight back the tears, which is very unusual for me, still am now alittle bit.

Other acts of laziness on my part is apparently, my handwriting (like I can't be asked to keep it neat! Yeah right!) my spelling (I think im partially dyslexic, thank god for chromes auto spell). And many other minor acts like an untidy room.

This really has destroyed my motivation to do school work this afternoon, ergh.

*sigh*

Edit: he just came up to my room, telling me that I need to learn to respect and that if I end up on the streets in a year (I won't lol, he's completely delusional) he will be glad. I just looked at him blankly as to turn it into an argument. Tears are back, lul.
It's not true, it just hurts to know that's what he thinks of me, he completely takes out all his stress on me, he doesn't cope with stress very well.

it just hurts to know that's what he thinks of me, he completely takes out all his stress on me, he doesn't cope with stress very well.

He doesn't really think that of you. When he' angry he's just projecting his distorted image of you onto you - an image built entirely from anger. That image has nothing whatsoever to do with who you really are.

Ok, I think I'm gonna get a shower, load Pepper into my car, and trek across town to see if A&W is still there. Oh, and Puffin, I totally apologize for that stupid Fargo comment last night! What the hell was I thinking? NOBODY really talks like that, even people who live in Fargo!! Well ok, I'm sure a few really do, but not many. Now that I'm not dead tired I remember seeing movies with real Canadians in them, or hearing interviews with Hockey players, and their accent isn't ridiculous like in the comedies.

Arch. My parents were like that, so I sympathize. Just keep in mind that you WILL one day leave home and then you'll put up with his BS on your terms and when you want to deal with it. I see my mom about twice a year and talk to her on the phone (maybe) once every few months.

My only rant of the day is my cold. I feel dizzy, but I think it's just my equilibrium from my left ear being clogged. It could also be the combo of meds I took: Wellbutrin (upper), Caffeine (upper), Allergy pill (downer). It could also be from getting my room too hot lol Or I could just be tired (having only gotten 5 hours of sleep).
I'm still coughing a lot, my ear's still gurgly, but I have no fever and my throats still okay

Originally Posted by Zhaylin

Arch. My parents were like that, so I sympathize. Just keep in mind that you WILL one day leave home and then you'll put up with his BS on your terms and when you want to deal with it. I see my mom about twice a year and talk to her on the phone (maybe) once every few months.

My only rant of the day is my cold. I feel dizzy, but I think it's just my equilibrium from my left ear being clogged. It could also be the combo of meds I took: Wellbutrin (upper), Caffeine (upper), Allergy pill (downer). It could also be from getting my room too hot lol Or I could just be tired (having only gotten 5 hours of sleep).
I'm still coughing a lot, my ear's still gurgly, but I have no fever and my throats still okay

I have no problem with my mum, and I know the day I leave, my dad will respect me, just because I won't be there and he will realise how much I contribute, and how wrong he was. And everything bad will be forgotten, it's a short term issue now, but like I said, it really does hurt.

Thanks for the support.

Not. Good. Day.

Everything was going fine - had a nice shower and got the dog on her leash and was walking out to the car to undertake this fun journey in search of the long-forgotten A&W on the far end of town, an area I haven't visited for maybe 15 years. It's a nice fall day, everything was going great. I was keying the remote to open the car doors and suddenly my back gave out.

Looking back it's been giving me hints for a couple days that it was gonna go out - those tickly little tremors that pass through like a fever chill but you barely notice them. It hit hard too - a band of muscle around the lower ribcage area tightened up spasmodically so it felt like I got kicked hard right in the solar plexus while simultaneously being stabbed in the back. It was hard to breathe and impossible to stand up - I dropped into a crouch. Heh - at least my dog was right there to lick my face and make me chuckle a little in spite of the blinding pain. After about 5 minutes I was able to get up but still couldn't stand up straight - I could only walk all hunched over.

But fuck it - I was going to see if A&W was still there dammit!!! I got in the car and fumbled out a couple of Ibuprofens I keep in the glove box which I dry-swallowed and set off.

I found the place - a weed-grown rusted-out derelict that I recognized from many childhood visits. Well, it was worth a try anyway.

But Jack-in-the-Box was pretty close, so I went there instead. Good food anyway. It's gonna take a few days till I can really stand up straight now. Damn, now my back is broken!!

Originally Posted by Darkmatters

But fuck it - I was going to see if A&W was still there dammit!!! I got in the car and fumbled out a couple of Ibuprofens I keep in the glove box which I dry-swallowed and set off.

This part made me lol.

@Darkmatters
What's wrong with your back, sorry to hear that you got hurt, hope you are alright!

Thanks Arch.

It just does this every so often - it can happen maybe once a month sometimes, or sometimes it doesn't happen for a few months, but sooner or later it will get me. It's been like this since I screwed up my back as a teenager helping a friend carry a huge engine block around his house that was really way too heavy for just the two of us. But we were like 16 and thought we were invincible, and we grunted and heaved and lifted that sucker and halfway around his house I heard something snap really loud, I mean like somebody had clapped their hands or something. I sort of looked around, but couldn't tell where it came from. My friend heard it too and asked what it was, but we couldn't figure it out. My back did feel a little funny, but I had no idea yet what real pain was. (Oh, the something that snapped was in my back, in case that's not clear).

The next day I was going up the back stairs of my house and saw my shoe was untied. I bent down to tie it and basically what I described above happened, but about a hundred times worse. I was utterly unable to move, all my muscles locked up tight as a drum and I could just barely breathe. I had never in my life felt such pain. My ribcage felt like I was being brutally bearhugged by a giant. I was basically paralyzed, and lay there crooked across the stairs for a few hours until my mom got home from work and helped me stand up - leaning really hard on her shoulder because you couldn't really call it standing at all - and she unfolded the couch into a bed in the living room and that's where I spent the next 4 days.

She kept telling me that as soon as I was able to get up and walk around she'd take me to a doctor or a hospital... and at the time it didn't occur to me why she didn't just call an ambulance... but that's getting too deep for this thread. I gotta say it though, and this is a big rant all to itself - but when I finally did roll off the couch and crawl up the stairs and take a shower on my hands and knees and then get dressed still on hands and knees she then looked me in the eye (well more like down at the back of my head I guess) and with a straight face said that I was obviously ok now - no need for a hospital or anything.

Ever since then my back's been all fucked up.

I feel gross.

Need to shower.

well although he didn't even see the light at the end of the tunnel.

Huge Darkmatters.
Have you been to a doctor at all? Or a chiropracter (sp lol) Maybe something simple could be done so you don't have to deal with it every month?

I went back to bed at right after noon and just woke up. I have a full-fledged earache. It's strange because it's my right ear, which hasn't been gurgly at all... and it seems the pain shoots down to the right side of my tongue lol but whenever I move my tongue, I don't feel anything strange with it.
I feel absolutely miserable. I think I'm going to skip sleep from hereon out. It seems every time I wake up I feel 100 times worse than before lol

Ugh... and I still have to go grocery shopping and bring supplies up to my boys

Originally Posted by Zhaylin

Huge Darkmatters.
Have you been to a doctor at all? Or a chiropracter (sp lol) Maybe something simple could be done so you don't have to deal with it every month?

No, I never have and probably never will. I've lived with it for 30 years now, and am pretty used to it. It's never completely debilitating, at worst it lays me up for a couple days but I can still shuffle around all bent over like a hunchback if I need to. And that part usually only lasts a day or less, in fact now I can stand straight but it hurts a little. This one proved not to be too bad, but it will still hurt for days and healing will take a week and a half or so.

Thanks for the hug, but I'm glad it's just a cartoon internet variety hug because a real one would mess me up pretty bad right now!

My back has been pretty messed up too. I got in a bad car crash when I was 8. and another time years later I was riding a boat in 8 foot waves and we were getting air off the waves, my back kind of snapped backwards when we landed and really messed it up. For years it hurt on and off. It would hurt if I sat in the car to long. It seems pretty much fine now :/ Oh yeah and I also got a spinal tap when I had meningitis. That messed it up too.

Oh my god I am so fucking stupid!!!!

Somebody just punch me in the face now, please.

I just went in Main Street Market (which incidentally is my best dream sign, I should have been RCing the whole time) and I noticed two of the guys who were working there looked exactly like Walt and Walt jr from Breaking Bad. The older bald man is the owner, and it's a small family-run store that's been there forever. It's also the closest store to me and I go in there all the time. I had never seen the Walt jr looking kid before, he must have just got hired. He was working the register, and I should have been doing more RCs upon seeing the two of them standing side by side. Hell it might have stopped me from the incredibly idiotic thing I did next. Can anybody see this coming yet?

Well, as soon as he started talking, guess what? He sounded just like Walt jr! No braces or anything though. But he even talked kind of slow and had just a slight bit of a speech impediment - exactly like Walt jr.

Oh. My. God. Shoot me. Now.

I did it.

There was this silence hanging in the place, and I wanted to say something all friendly and break it, so what do I do?

I say "Wow, did I just walk into an episode of Breaking Bad or what?" (herpitty derp derp)

The deadly silence only deepens, broken only by a nervous laugh from one guy who was bagging. A few eyes flitted toward me briefly as if I had just said something incredibly stupid, but it took a moment to hit me. And then it hit me.

The guy probably looked and sounded just like Walt jr because he probably has THE SAME FUCKING CONDITION WALT JR HAS!!!!

And then as that silence drew in tight and choked the air out of the room I had to hand my credit card to the guy who looked like Walt jr and probably has the same condition Walt jr has while he carefully avoided looking at me.

I seriously wanted to disappear right then. I think it'll be a while before I go back in there.