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| ~Qualanx~ | Dec 20 2010, 03:35 PM Post #541 |
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The Ignored
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My old, most favorite cat, a russian blue, the most aggressive thing on four legs, has been put down today. She's been declining rapidly the past few weeks, having lost two pounds and originally not weighing too much to begin with. I actually didn't see her until this morning for the past few days; I'm not sure where she'd went. But apparently her kidneys had almost entirely failed, so most certainly she was just waiting for the inevitable as she was hardly eating or drinking. I had a stronger connection to this cat than I have with ANY other human in my life, quite possibly even my parents. I don't think a grown man has ever shown as much emotion as I have at the death of a pet, but when this pet has been with you for a good two thirds of your life, maybe even slightly more, it's just terrible. This cat was truly my cat. She'd let me pick her up and hold her when if anyone else tried she'd lash out at them. She would sleep on my lap when I used the computer (something I quite miss), and occasionally she'd sleep on my bed, though she preferred the little covered shelves and such to anything else most of the time. I always believed that because we wanted the cat to live a full, healthy life, she would, but apparently that's not the case anymore. An absolute crappy way to start Christmas Break, if you ask me. |
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| ~Kid Hunter~ | Dec 20 2010, 06:31 PM Post #542 |
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NOT. GIVING. UP. YET.
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I hear ya, buddy. My dog was put down today as well. Let us remember him and your cat for all the good times. Even if my dog did leave a scar on my arm. Farewell, old friend(s).
Edited by Kid Hunter, Dec 20 2010, 06:41 PM.
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The Kid Hunter is now the Warrior of Light. Colleen Noriko - Cactuar Server - Final Fantasy XIV | |
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| ~Alkarii~ | Jan 21 2011, 03:09 AM Post #543 |
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Soul Eater
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Okay, so, you all know by now that I joined the army and I ship out to basic on Feb. 2nd. I think I told Rip this on the phone, but while this may have been the best thing for me as far as getting my life on track goes... My dad, who was also infantry, seems indifferent most of the time, unless he's going to tell me about something he did while in the army. My sister probably thinks I'm an idiot, but none of us really give a shit what she thinks. My brother wants to go back in, and thinks that my decision to join is the greatest thing ever (though I wish he'd stop bugging me about my lack of a sex life), though to be honest, I don't want him to go in. Don't get me wrong, I like getting encouragement from him, I'm just sick of hearing "Yeah, once you put on that uniform, you'll be neck-deep in pussy!" (Sorry ladies, but that's really the kind of shit he says) My mother is the real problem. She doesn't seem to think for a moment that I'm not worried about what could happen to me. I'm going to be handling EXPLOSIVES. I'd prefer just a rifle, which is why I want to go to sniper school later on. She's constantly saying that I'm ruining my life (even though I don't have much of one to begin with), and saying things like "IF he makes it though basic" and "He hasn't made it through basic yet", not realizing that her OBVIOUS lack of confidence in me not only hurts but can make me lose confidence in myself. I was the only person to come the ~700 mile trip with her to Ohio (which is where I am at the moment until next Wednesday), and she still gives me problems about it. I'm tempted to tell her that I'm not going home on leave because of how she's been acting, and I've made up my mind to come home only to get my things. She keeps bugging me about how I haven't found someone, even though I really don't think I should even try right now. Granted, I haven't explained why or even stated that I'm not certain I should. I'm 23 now, and still a virgin, but guess what? I DON'T FUCKING CARE. Sure, I've wondered what it's like, and yeah, I'd like to go to sleep with a woman in my arms who I care very much for, but I can get by without that. Hell, there's a side of me that you guys haven't really seen. Sure, you've caught a climpse of it, but you haven't seen it. I know how cruel I can be due to my insecurities (which I don't fully understand), and I really wish I weren't. I haven't been emotionally close to a woman since late 2006 both because I've been hurt and because I'm worried I'm not going use what I learned from the mistakes I've made, and I don't want to be that way again, but I'm not sure I've changed that part of me. Which probably means that I haven't, so I should probably play it safe and keep my distance. What's really shitty is that I'm told they'll make me write home from basic. I really don't want to read any letters from home, because I don't want to hear anymore unfair and unnecessary criticisms from the people who should at least have the decency to act as if they respect me. |
| Since my liver is larger than my heart, does that mean I'm designed to drink more and care less? | |
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| ~beflexor~ | Jan 22 2011, 02:53 PM Post #544 |
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I just _____ in the _____.
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Sometimes, you just can't explain parents. You think you know how they are, until they're not, but then they're this way and, for some reason, they're walking on the ceiling. Also, it doesn't matter how good you look in uniform to girls if you don't have anything to back it up with (I say this because my half-brother, let's call him Casey after a screenname he used to use, couldn't even spell the name of the millitary branch he was in. "Oh a Marin, sounds sexy! Derp!") Your mom is just worried about you, I'm sure. Right now she's having to deal with the fact that you're not a kid anymore, not even a teenager. Also, I'm pretty sure parents think their kids are immortal, even just a little. Yes, I admit her lack of confidence must be quite a let-down, I've had that same thing happen before, but the best way to think of it is that you need to prove her wrong. Afterwards, you can invent an "I told you so" dance. It should be epic. I will expect to hear the music from my little farm all the way over here. I think maybe "punishing" her may not be the best course of action. Telling her as much would probably only make things worse. I don't know much about the millitary, so I don't know all of this fancy stuff like what "leave" really involves. Still, don't set yourself in on not coming home on leave. Casey actually called home crying once, a thing I have never ever heard him do, because he missed being here. When my family and I moved 5 years ago, in the process I remember just sitting on the floor of the old, empty living room with my eyes closed because I had already missed the smell of my home. It's never been the same since. And Alkarii? I'm 23 and still a virgin too, in every way the word virgin could possibly mean. I've never dated, kissed, blah-de-blah that sort of thing. There are ultra-chaste nuns out there that have gotten way more action than I have. I don't know what you mean by a side of you we haven't seen, but as for me, I've called myself the Faerie Ice Queen on more than one occasion (there's more than one aspect to that, which would be long and boring in its own right, but that's another long-winded post for another day.) I think the reason they might be making you to write home is for a continued reminder of the "world outside" and is good for psychological morale or some babble of that kind. However, they can't force you to write home, and you don't have to read the letters, you can even tell your family you won't in a letter home if you really wanted. Another option is to think about writing to someone else, you mentioned you already have Rip's phone number, I don't think it would be the end of the world if you had her address as well. If not, I certainly would be happy to write you. That is assuming you would be able to make out the chicken scratch that is my handwriting (I would probably do old school for the heck of it. Helvetica can be so cold sometimes.) |
| Someone made the mistake of letting me publish a book, check Dusted Here! | |
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| ~Shin-Ra~ | Feb 14 2011, 06:27 PM Post #545 |
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The Other Guy
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Four hours travelling per day is far too bloody much. Too much to get any work done, too much to try and focus upon lectures, too much to keep me upright and concious at 5 AM most mornings. That is all. |
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| ~Shin-Ra~ | Mar 9 2011, 06:30 PM Post #546 |
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The Other Guy
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You know I mentioned that murphy's law might stop me making the post in AE? Guess what, it did. Someone more or less firebombed the room below the one I was working on the post in, during university, and the building had to be evacuated. After getting home at 7PM due to multiple delays i'm trying to continue with the damn thing, but don't expect it to be done tonight. |
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| +Aiko+ | Mar 9 2011, 06:48 PM Post #547 |
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Roffel House!
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No worries! Glad everyone's okay. |
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| ~beflexor~ | Mar 9 2011, 07:51 PM Post #548 |
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Holy jeez. After that, I don't think anyone could possibly come up with a better excuse. Ever. |
| Someone made the mistake of letting me publish a book, check Dusted Here! | |
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| ~Kid Hunter~ | Mar 11 2011, 01:06 PM Post #549 |
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NOT. GIVING. UP. YET.
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ASUS Laptop g73. Got it for Christmas. Ran games just fine until February. Video hitching driving me crazy. March, freezing begins. Trying to fix it. Keeps happening. Sanity waning. itchy.....scratchy......tasty...... (Translation: Got a new laptop for Christmas, an ASUS g73. It was awesome, because it had the ability to run Mass Effect 2 easily. Then comes February and it starts having these video hiccups that started to get annoying. Been trying to fix it ever since. Now it's March and it's starting to freeze. This is starting to get on my nerves. Itchy. Scratchy. Tasty. |
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The Kid Hunter is now the Warrior of Light. Colleen Noriko - Cactuar Server - Final Fantasy XIV | |
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| ~Metamyth~ | Mar 12 2011, 08:48 PM Post #550 |
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BURMA
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Seems like you've been playing a bit too much ME2; you're starting to sound like Mordin... Anyways, what have you tried so far to fix it? What operating system are you using and all that? |
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"Nothing... a shadow is nothing. It is merely a question not yet answered. We only fear the dark if we have no means of lighting our way. Death comes to all, Morningstar. The world turns, the dawn comes... and under the light of the sun I shall slay giants." Dresden Codak, Dark Science | |
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