Author Topic: minor inconveniences that are not struggles (Read 918364 times)

Atramental · « **Reply #1800 on:** December 14, 2015, 08:28:06 PM »

I think I might've accidentally befriended a staunch libertarian.

He and his friends have weed though.

benjipwns · « **Reply #1801 on:** December 15, 2015, 02:09:42 AM »

It's okay, the NAP renders them mostly harmless.

Madrun Badrun · « **Reply #1802 on:** December 17, 2015, 10:04:26 AM »

Tried to mix my morning meal of coke zero and protein shake. It was a mistake.

I'm a Puppy! · « **Reply #1803 on:** December 17, 2015, 08:45:15 PM »

Got thrown into a deal and a founding partner got involved.
He said that we needed to make the whole thing about performance.
I kept on saying we didn't have enough information and if we made the whole deal about performance and it's not about that it'd fall through.
After butting heads for almost an hour I was just like "OK man, you do what you want."
And we made the whole deal about performance.
Had the presentation today. We get through it and the customer is like "Oh yeah, I'm not so worried about performance."
The whole thing goes sideways, we look foolish and ill prepared.

Being right

Looking like an idiot and most likely losing the deal

chronovore · « **Reply #1804 on:** December 20, 2015, 09:17:14 PM »

Quote from: I'm a Puppy! on December 17, 2015, 08:45:15 PM

Got thrown into a deal and a founding partner got involved.
He said that we needed to make the whole thing about performance.
I kept on saying we didn't have enough information and if we made the whole deal about performance and it's not about that it'd fall through.
After butting heads for almost an hour I was just like "OK man, you do what you want."
And we made the whole deal about performance.
Had the presentation today. We get through it and the customer is like "Oh yeah, I'm not so worried about performance."
The whole thing goes sideways, we look foolish and ill prepared.

Being right

Looking like an idiot and most likely losing the deal

Too bad this isn't Klingon; you could just disembowel the founding partner after the meeting, and it's all good.

CatsCatsCats · « **Reply #1805 on:** December 21, 2015, 11:19:30 AM »

Instead he'll probably get blamed for not being more forceful with his correct perspective

Madrun Badrun · « **Reply #1806 on:** December 28, 2015, 03:55:15 AM »

I'm farty-mc-goo over here. Get me a digestive biscuit. or doughtnuts.

Olivia Wilde Homo · « **Reply #1807 on:** December 28, 2015, 05:10:33 AM »

Leaving for work two hours early to avoid the snow.

Fuck I hate winter.

Huff · « **Reply #1808 on:** December 28, 2015, 10:09:33 AM »

I hate writing letters of intent/cover letters. They all basically sound like me bs'ing and fake. Whatevs. So far going at about 1 paragraph per hour

ToxicAdam · « **Reply #1809 on:** December 28, 2015, 12:59:37 PM »

Bought new decorative hardware for my bathroom. Stripped the small screw in the toilet paper holder. Misaligned the screw holes for the towel rack. Broke the ring on the handcloth holder.

I thought you were supposed to get better at DIY as you get older.

Madrun Badrun · « **Reply #1810 on:** December 28, 2015, 02:28:26 PM »

Somewhere a home dept. executive is wiggling his fingers together maliciously.

Human Snorenado · « **Reply #1811 on:** December 28, 2015, 06:14:50 PM »

chronovore · « **Reply #1812 on:** December 28, 2015, 10:38:29 PM »

Played the shit out of Chime XBLA game to finish it, and now I keep visualizing the game when I close my eyes.

bork · « **Reply #1813 on:** December 31, 2015, 09:49:08 PM »

My iPhone battery has been draining too quickly recently. Have tried all the various 'fixes,' restored from back-up, wiped and set up as new, etc. It's still draining too fast. It's gotten to the point that I can barely use it. It has even shut off and flashed the low battery screen when 40% was remaining. :'( Made an appointment at an Apple Store but I just know they're gonna tell me to set it up as new again. $:-\$ This is the third iPhone I've had where something has fucked it up. The first had a stuck home button. The second would freeze constantly. And now this one. I know nothing's perfect but maybe it's time to try out an Android phone.

brawndolicious · « **Reply #1814 on:** December 31, 2015, 10:29:17 PM »

Check this if it's an iPhone 5:
https://www.apple.com/support/iphone5-battery/

From what you're describing it sounds like the battery itself needs to be replaced due to bloating, the same thing happened to my Galaxy S2. Phone batteries are only like $30 but it will otherwise cost like $100 including labor for replacing a nonremovable battery unless you feel like you can do it yourself.

Most Android phones can break down in the same ways as you mentioned and there's fewer and fewer options for nonremovable batteries. The best thing is to get a protection plan and drop your phone in the toilet if the power button/internal battery/whatever bricks the phone.

Kara · « **Reply #1815 on:** December 31, 2015, 10:39:23 PM »

Quote from: ToxicAdam on December 28, 2015, 12:59:37 PM

Bought new decorative hardware for my bathroom. Stripped the small screw in the toilet paper holder. Misaligned the screw holes for the towel rack. Broke the ring on the handcloth holder.

I thought you were supposed to get better at DIY as you get older.

tfw you realize you're trying to use a Philips on a JIS screw.

Madrun Badrun · « **Reply #1816 on:** January 01, 2016, 12:00:09 AM »

Last minute of 2015, what a stupid year

Madrun Badrun · « **Reply #1817 on:** January 01, 2016, 12:16:01 AM »

Ten minutes into 2016 and it feels awfully familiar.

Madrun Badrun · « **Reply #1818 on:** January 01, 2016, 12:20:46 AM »

Fifteen minutes in; yep, another stupid year.

Bebpo · « **Reply #1819 on:** January 01, 2016, 01:28:37 AM »

Played some trivia game and guy got terry Bogard and I kept asking him if he was ok in broken English and he totally didn't get it ;_;

Tasty · « **Reply #1820 on:** January 01, 2016, 02:20:34 AM »

Now listening to The Killers in the dark of my parents' living room as the fire dies and I'm texting corny shit to all my friends and I know I'll regret it

Still have 35% of a glass of Cab left

Brehvolution · « **Reply #1821 on:** January 08, 2016, 03:03:01 PM »

There is a black 2012 Cadillac CTS AWD in the lot next door with 31k miles for $19,999 and loaded.

Must have self control but I really want all wheel drive.

brawndolicious · « **Reply #1822 on:** January 08, 2016, 03:08:41 PM »

Sounds like a lease return. DO IT!

Brehvolution · « **Reply #1823 on:** January 08, 2016, 03:25:50 PM »

It is.

Purrp Skirrp · « **Reply #1824 on:** January 08, 2016, 07:44:32 PM »

Old white guy at work had a heart to heart with me in which he let loose his casual racism.

White racists always be assuming you're all about that white power if you happen to be a fellow cac.

#WhiteMansBurden

Atramental · « **Reply #1825 on:** January 08, 2016, 08:29:48 PM »

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Madrun Badrun · « **Reply #1826 on:** January 08, 2016, 08:32:54 PM »

Maybe you will get layed

Trent Dole · « **Reply #1827 on:** January 08, 2016, 08:34:10 PM »

Spent a while on 'hold' with newegg's online chat where in the course of a bout a half hour my wait time decreased by 11 minutes before realizing I could just call them. Of course when I called them they were less than a half hour away from shutting the line down and thus at quarter after I decided I'm just going to set my alarm so I can wake up early to call and ask where the heck my stuff is that got scanned in at one place on the 4th of LAST MONTH and hasn't seen any movement since.

Quote from: Pallando on January 08, 2016, 08:29:48 PM

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Not a real party if children are present, bail asap.

Atramental · « **Reply #1828 on:** January 08, 2016, 08:48:07 PM »

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Tasty · « **Reply #1829 on:** January 08, 2016, 10:06:12 PM »

Apparently my company doesn't match 401k contributions, so I'm downgrading the fact I haven't been contributing until now a "minor inconvenience" instead of a true struggle.

Tasty · « **Reply #1830 on:** January 08, 2016, 10:07:30 PM »

Also my company's FSA company keeps rejecting my reimbursement for the T because I'm using the 2015 form and "not the 2016 form."

I'M USING YOUR FUCKING WEBSITE TO SUBMIT THIS

WHY ISN'T IT "UP TO DATE" BY DEFAULT GODDAMNIT

Atramental · « **Reply #1831 on:** January 08, 2016, 11:10:25 PM »

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Madrun Badrun · « **Reply #1832 on:** January 08, 2016, 11:16:37 PM »

Atramental · « **Reply #1833 on:** January 08, 2016, 11:33:09 PM »

Why the vasectomy? Or why I left early? Or why I thought they wouldn't be handing out the checks?

CatsCatsCats · « **Reply #1834 on:** January 09, 2016, 12:54:05 AM »

Phoenix Dark · « **Reply #1835 on:** January 09, 2016, 02:21:26 AM »

You can't get snipped until you bust on a chick's stomach or face. The allure of that feeling is something you need to experience. It won't be the same if you know your potential children aren't covering her.

Madrun Badrun · « **Reply #1836 on:** January 09, 2016, 02:23:59 AM »

I meant why would you need the vasectomy? my question was a trap.

Olivia Wilde Homo · « **Reply #1837 on:** January 09, 2016, 06:28:10 AM »

You have no idea how things are going to be for you 5, 10, or 15 years down the line. It's way too early and I doubt most (ethical) doctors will go through with the procedure anyway.

Olivia Wilde Homo · « **Reply #1838 on:** January 09, 2016, 06:47:19 AM »

Double post: My PC is /)(\ close to being dead. I've had it now for over four years and did a shitty job cleaning the dust out of it. Looks like my weekend is going to be spent backing everything up. It's kind of a shame that my electronics seem to be giving out all around the same time.

Atramental · « **Reply #1839 on:** January 09, 2016, 02:30:46 PM »

Okay, okay. I'm not getting snipped.

I just get panicky when I'm around a bunch of crying babies and loud as fuck children.

brawndolicious · « **Reply #1840 on:** January 09, 2016, 03:18:26 PM »

Quote from: Pallando on January 09, 2016, 02:30:46 PM

Okay, okay. I'm not getting snipped.

I just get panicky when I'm around a bunch of crying babies and loud as fuck children.

That's a normal evolutionary reaction. To hate the sound of crying children.

BTW having some risk in sex is funner. I felt massively disappointed when a doctor was asking me questions about sexual health and I responded that I'd only had intercourse with a few partners and always used condoms to which he replied that I was "an EXTREEEEEMELY low risk" and I felt unaccomplished and like I was wasting his time. And this was after he told me that my penis didn't have herpes, it was just a bug bite.

Tasty · « **Reply #1841 on:** January 09, 2016, 03:51:53 PM »

Quote from: brawndolicious on January 09, 2016, 03:18:26 PM

BTW having some risk in sex is funner.

Phoenix Dark · « **Reply #1842 on:** January 09, 2016, 04:00:50 PM »

you know you lost when even the gay guy is questioning your risky sexual decisions

Madrun Badrun · « **Reply #1843 on:** January 09, 2016, 05:49:32 PM »

Or the black guy since we are stereotyping in here.

Atramental · « **Reply #1844 on:** January 09, 2016, 06:07:14 PM »

But PD already told us he fucks plague free girls.

Madrun Badrun · « **Reply #1845 on:** January 09, 2016, 06:09:09 PM »

I think that's a policy he adopted after a scare.

brawndolicious · « **Reply #1846 on:** January 09, 2016, 06:25:25 PM »

Quote from: Phoenix Dark on January 09, 2016, 04:00:50 PM

you know you lost when even the gay guy is questioning your risky sexual decisions

But it's normal to want to go 5 mph over the speed limit.

Reb · « **Reply #1847 on:** January 11, 2016, 09:27:26 AM »

Quote from: brawndolicious on January 09, 2016, 03:18:26 PM

Quote from: Pallando on January 09, 2016, 02:30:46 PM
Okay, okay. I'm not getting snipped.

I just get panicky when I'm around a bunch of crying babies and loud as fuck children.

That's a normal evolutionary reaction. To hate the sound of crying children.

BTW having some risk in sex is funner. I felt massively disappointed when a doctor was asking me questions about sexual health and I responded that I'd only had intercourse with a few partners and always used condoms to which he replied that I was "an EXTREEEEEMELY low risk" and I felt unaccomplished and like I was wasting his time. And this was after he told me that my penis didn't have herpes, it was just a bug bite.

Haha your penis is just a bug bite.

chronovore · « **Reply #1848 on:** January 11, 2016, 04:52:25 PM »

Was going to post in struggle thread, but I only lost a day, so I'm counting it as an inconvenience.

My mom and I were supposed to fly out of Japan on Friday evening. Instead we were subjected to the biggest comedy of nonsense I've ever experienced in 20+ years of international flying. We were delayed at the gate, taxied to the runway, returned to a different gate, delayed again, asked to deplane, told not to wander, and then finally had our flight canceled. Four and a half hours on the plane and three more in the airport by the time they reverse processed the immigration paperwork. The ground staff were utterly incompetent. We got home at 01:30.

The replacement flight was stellar. We shipped out on JAL instead of United and everything was perfect. It was one extra hop, and through the most loathsome of airports: LAX. Still, it got my Mom home, and we are finally settled.

Rufus · « **Reply #1849 on:** January 11, 2016, 06:11:53 PM »

Used possibly the worst faucet in my entire life. The knobs were almost completely smooth cylinders, save for a maybe 5mm high bar that went along their length. Barely usable when dry, much less with wet hands. I can only assume that the boss' kid designed it, because I can't explain this otherwise.

Tasty · « **Reply #1850 on:** January 12, 2016, 12:44:42 AM »

Budgeting shit is hard. I "only" have $160 play money for this month and it's basically going to two things:

- Philips Wake-Up Light ($115)
- Bluetooth earbuds ($28) since my current wired pair started glitching yesterday

How do adults live with only buying two cool things a month.

No ab carver until next month it seems

#FirstWorldProblems

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Could spend more but I'm saving ~$520/month now.

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Madrun Badrun · « **Reply #1851 on:** January 12, 2016, 12:48:21 AM »

pfff I'm lucky if I get to buy a cool thing once every 4 months.

Tasty · « **Reply #1852 on:** January 12, 2016, 01:08:41 AM »

To be fair I haven't bought a game in like forever nor do I plan to.

Reb · « **Reply #1853 on:** January 12, 2016, 04:23:48 AM »

At some point you learn to love yourself and you don't need that much stuff to fill the void.

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j/k

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Rufus · « **Reply #1854 on:** January 12, 2016, 04:40:03 AM »

Stuff is pretty nice, but food is also cool.

Olivia Wilde Homo · « **Reply #1855 on:** January 12, 2016, 07:49:47 AM »

You have to take the long view on things like this. For my 20s, I rarely bought anything cool. Now that I'm 30, I can buy a $2800 guitar and international vacations without any stress because of the financial planning I did in my 20s.

Atramental · « **Reply #1856 on:** January 12, 2016, 08:37:03 AM »

Had a dream last night that I won the powerball and ended up dying from a congratulatory beverage that was laced with cyanide.

Rufus · « **Reply #1857 on:** January 12, 2016, 08:59:53 AM »

You can rest assured that it's never going to happen.

Madrun Badrun · « **Reply #1858 on:** January 12, 2016, 10:01:18 AM »

Quote from: Pallando on January 12, 2016, 08:37:03 AM

Had a dream last night that I won the powerball and ended up dying from a congratulatory beverage that was laced with cyanide.

I would never let that happen to you; at least until you modify your will to reflect our great internet relationship and mutual post liking.

Tasty · « **Reply #1859 on:** January 12, 2016, 10:24:11 AM »

Quote from: Dufus on January 12, 2016, 05:22:01 AM

Stop being such a consumer whore. I basically never buy anything.

Also that wake-up light is pretty essential if you care about waking up properly/early. Earbuds, who cares. Just sing your favorite songs to yourself.

Yeah, one of my unstated goals for this year is to wake up earlier so I can swim before work instead of after. If I'm able to pull that off then I'll basically be going 5 times a week since the reasons I don't go after work sometimes won't exist. I'm hoping that wake-up light can help with that.

Also I only sing songs to myself in public when I'm drunk.

Quote from: Mary Tyler Whore on January 12, 2016, 07:49:47 AM

You have to take the long view on things like this. For my 20s, I rarely bought anything cool. Now that I'm 30, I can buy a $2800 guitar and international vacations without any stress because of the financial planning I did in my 20s.

Well that's why I'm doing this.

That's the goal.

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