Author Topic: ok, i have a problem. (Read 3496 times)

recursivelyenumerable · « **on:** January 24, 2009, 04:32:16 PM »

this is getting serious. I tend to fall into a pattern of slacking off and barely doing anything for days at a time, then feeling guilty about it and working crazy amounts of unpaid overtime to compensate. This is awful for both me and my employers. It's pretty much textbook How Not to Do Development Work, I know all the reasons it's bad and have experienced them first- and secondhand, and have promised myself over and over not to do it anymore, but I just can't get myself to stop! I go into work each week telling myself "THIS time it'll be different" and it's always the same.

the thing is, my attention/focus seems to only have two modes: either I'm constantly distracted and can't focus at all, or total obsessive-compulsive fixation. i can't seem to find any middle ground, and god knows i've tried.

how do you guys manage to pace yourself and stuff?

Mupepe · « **Reply #1 on:** January 24, 2009, 04:34:00 PM »

xanax will help

drew · « **Reply #2 on:** January 24, 2009, 04:34:25 PM »

iawtp

Diunx · « **Reply #3 on:** January 24, 2009, 04:35:33 PM »

Masturbate every morning.

recursivelyenumerable · « **Reply #4 on:** January 24, 2009, 04:42:47 PM »

Yeah, the problem is software development is an area where this kind of thing, even if it "works" for a while, causes serious problems eventually. a system developed in crisis mode will end up a horrible system.

recursivelyenumerable · « **Reply #5 on:** January 24, 2009, 04:50:54 PM »

i don't actually feel like shit per se (well i do now because i've barely slept in days). i mean, i've been depressed before and this isn't exactly like that, i'm not in constant misery, but i am constantly frustrated with myself.

it's almost like the part of my mind that sets goals and decides what I want to do is totally disconnected from the part that decides what to actually do.

OptimoPeach · « **Reply #6 on:** January 24, 2009, 04:55:35 PM »

Quote from: Drewsy on January 24, 2009, 04:34:25 PM

Quote from: Rob Thomas on January 24, 2009, 04:34:00 PM
xanax will help
iawtp

I stopped fucking with Xanax right around the time I realized that entire days of the previous week were absent from my memory. To be fair, I was probably taking way too much.

TVC15 · « **Reply #7 on:** January 24, 2009, 04:56:36 PM »

Dude, you have enough weirdo issues that there is definitely something pathological going on. Go get drugs.

FatalT · « **Reply #8 on:** January 24, 2009, 06:30:15 PM »

Quote from: The Business on January 24, 2009, 06:27:55 PM

Quit your job and travel the world.

By "travel the world" he means do acid.

So quit your job and do a lot of acid. It'll be awesome!

recursivelyenumerable · « **Reply #9 on:** January 24, 2009, 06:31:22 PM »

i've had several people tell me marijuana would alleviate my problems. i've only taken it twice and had positive experiences, but i don't really trust those sources.

drew · « **Reply #10 on:** January 24, 2009, 06:49:06 PM »

marijuana will only exacerbate your (pathological) problems.

CajoleJuice · « **Reply #11 on:** January 24, 2009, 06:49:32 PM »

i need some drugs

badly

Flannel Boy · « **Reply #12 on:** January 24, 2009, 06:51:24 PM »

Drugs are not the answer.

You need Jesus Christ in your life!

TVC15 · « **Reply #13 on:** January 24, 2009, 06:52:22 PM »

You're probably only a few months from actually believing that, malek.

Barry Egan · « **Reply #14 on:** January 24, 2009, 06:52:34 PM »

all you need to do is bite some tittie mayn.

CajoleJuice · « **Reply #15 on:** January 24, 2009, 06:53:14 PM »

why couldn't have my car accident today been fatal

Flannel Boy · « **Reply #16 on:** January 24, 2009, 06:54:01 PM »

Quote from: CajoleJuice on January 24, 2009, 06:53:14 PM

why couldn't have my car accident today been fatal

Jesus had a plan for you.

TVC15 · « **Reply #17 on:** January 24, 2009, 06:54:19 PM »

You had a car accident today? Horseshit. If you did, you would have twittered it.

CajoleJuice · « **Reply #18 on:** January 24, 2009, 06:55:42 PM »

have you looked at my twitter?

http://twitter.com/CajoleJuice/status/1145558142

Flannel Boy · « **Reply #19 on:** January 24, 2009, 06:56:29 PM »

You have a twitter?

$:-\$

edit: That means you're a pretty bad driver.

CajoleJuice · « **Reply #20 on:** January 24, 2009, 06:58:05 PM »

Quote from: Malek on January 24, 2009, 06:56:29 PM

You have a twitter?

$:-\$

i originally joined to e-stalk veronica

and i'm worse at driving because i actually try and fail

Flannel Boy · « **Reply #21 on:** January 24, 2009, 06:59:03 PM »

Why stalk a woman when you can follow the teachings of Christ?

TVC15 · « **Reply #22 on:** January 24, 2009, 06:59:44 PM »

Quote from: CajoleJuice on January 24, 2009, 06:55:42 PM

have you looked at my twitter?

http://twitter.com/CajoleJuice/status/1145558142

"I am worse at driving than I am with women."

What am I supposed to gather from this comment? Can it even possibly be true? Were you in a 57 car pile up?

Flannel Boy · « **Reply #23 on:** January 24, 2009, 07:00:55 PM »

Quote from: TVC 15 on January 24, 2009, 06:59:44 PM

Quote from: CajoleJuice on January 24, 2009, 06:55:42 PM
have you looked at my twitter?

http://twitter.com/CajoleJuice/status/1145558142

"I am worse at driving than I am with women."

What am I supposed to gather from this comment? Can it even possibly be true? Were you in a 57 car pile up?

If it's anything like with women, he didn't touch another car.

demi · « **Reply #24 on:** January 24, 2009, 07:03:36 PM »

thats a shame cajole. did you show them your cock?

CajoleJuice · « **Reply #25 on:** January 24, 2009, 07:11:14 PM »

i just threw up while eating dinner

WTF

demi · « **Reply #26 on:** January 24, 2009, 07:12:15 PM »

Flannel Boy · « **Reply #27 on:** January 24, 2009, 07:13:04 PM »

Quote from: CajoleJuice on January 24, 2009, 07:11:14 PM

i just threw up while eating dinner

WTF

That was the Lord sticking a finger down your throat, saving you from food poisoning.

Brehvolution · « **Reply #28 on:** January 24, 2009, 07:14:01 PM »

Was it a finger?

TVC15 · « **Reply #29 on:** January 24, 2009, 07:15:35 PM »

WELCOME TO MY WORLD CAJOLE

CajoleJuice · « **Reply #30 on:** January 24, 2009, 07:18:58 PM »

Quote from: TVC 15 on January 24, 2009, 07:15:35 PM

WELCOME TO MY WORLD CAJOLE

i'm so sorry

Madrun Badrun · « **Reply #31 on:** January 24, 2009, 07:22:38 PM »

bud · « **Reply #32 on:** January 24, 2009, 07:25:28 PM »

the weirdest feeling is when you throw up just water and then swallow it

TVC15 · « **Reply #33 on:** January 24, 2009, 07:28:10 PM »

My first vomit of the day is mostly water and bile. It is usually pretty clean and refreshing feeling. Usually the water is still cold, being that I just consumed it a bit earlier. Very refreshing to feel that coolness moving up your throat. The last gasps of the geyser are always phlegmy and acrid, and I sometimes start choking if it's thick phlegm.

Madrun Badrun · « **Reply #34 on:** January 24, 2009, 07:53:00 PM »

fuck

bud · « **Reply #35 on:** January 24, 2009, 07:58:31 PM »

how is that any worse than bleeding out of your ass

demi · « **Reply #36 on:** January 24, 2009, 07:59:03 PM »

you're all broken

Flannel Boy · « **Reply #37 on:** January 24, 2009, 07:59:32 PM »

Only Jesus can save us.

demi · « **Reply #38 on:** January 24, 2009, 08:01:33 PM »

says you loser, i'm awesome

Phoenix Dark · « **Reply #39 on:** January 24, 2009, 08:02:56 PM »

Quote from: bud on January 24, 2009, 07:58:31 PM

how is that any worse than bleeding out of your ass

You'd rather bleed out your ass - like explosive blood gushers - than vomit?

Flannel Boy · « **Reply #40 on:** January 24, 2009, 08:03:16 PM »

Quote from: demi on January 24, 2009, 08:01:33 PM

says you loser, i'm awesome

Worst admin ever.

Can't ban whiners or add smileys

demi · « **Reply #41 on:** January 24, 2009, 08:08:38 PM »

wow coincidence, they both go hand in hand

LOSERS

Madrun Badrun · « **Reply #42 on:** January 24, 2009, 08:17:37 PM »

Quote from: bud on January 24, 2009, 07:58:31 PM

how is that any worse than bleeding out of your ass

my ass bleeds, I don't bleed out of my ass. There is a difference!

Bleeding out of the ass < Whiteman's digestive system < bleeding from the ass.

Barry Egan · « **Reply #43 on:** January 24, 2009, 08:29:02 PM »

this thread is like the internets very own circus freak show.

Madrun Badrun · « **Reply #44 on:** January 24, 2009, 08:30:05 PM »

Quote from: Chipopo on January 24, 2009, 08:29:02 PM

this thread is like the internets very own circus freak show.

Hey now don't talk about Malek like that!

CajoleJuice · « **Reply #45 on:** January 24, 2009, 08:30:59 PM »

Quote from: Chipopo on January 24, 2009, 08:29:02 PM

this thread is like the internets very own circus freak show.

this thread?

Phoenix Dark · « **Reply #46 on:** January 24, 2009, 08:35:30 PM »

egg salad can make me throw up

TVC15 · « **Reply #47 on:** January 24, 2009, 08:35:49 PM »

How about this: whenever I consume an entire bottle of scotch in one sitting on an empty stomach, the next day when I poop, it will be the gross black (not dark brown, black) water. And the blackness appears to resemble particles, like grains of sand or something; as though if I waited 5 minutes, this powder might settle on the bottom of the toilet and leave mostly clear water.

bud · « **Reply #48 on:** January 24, 2009, 08:38:05 PM »

Quote from: Phoenix Dark on January 24, 2009, 08:35:30 PM

egg salad can make me throw up

egg salad is so disgusting omg. tuna salad on the other hand

Phoenix Dark · « **Reply #49 on:** January 24, 2009, 08:40:14 PM »

other things that can make me vomit:

-Farina
-Cream of wheat
-bologna
-my mom's dumplings (Chinese one's are fine, but wtf my mom's are horrible)

CajoleJuice · « **Reply #50 on:** January 24, 2009, 08:40:37 PM »

Quote from: TVC 15 on January 24, 2009, 08:35:49 PM

How about this: whenever I consume an entire bottle of scotch in one sitting on an empty stomach

this is your first mistake

Madrun Badrun · « **Reply #51 on:** January 24, 2009, 08:41:07 PM »

funny, I thought your mom had lovely dumplings.

TVC15 · « **Reply #52 on:** January 24, 2009, 08:42:55 PM »

Quote from: CajoleJuice on January 24, 2009, 08:40:37 PM

Quote from: TVC 15 on January 24, 2009, 08:35:49 PM
How about this: whenever I consume an entire bottle of scotch in one sitting on an empty stomach

this is your first mistake

How is that a mistake? It makes the drinking extra awesome.

CajoleJuice · « **Reply #53 on:** January 24, 2009, 08:44:26 PM »

the level of awesomeness when it comes to drinking is always inverse to its healthiness

TVC15 · « **Reply #54 on:** January 24, 2009, 08:48:33 PM »

I don't even get that drunk off a bottle of scotch. Despite curbing my drinking, my tolerance hasn't gone down much.

CajoleJuice · « **Reply #55 on:** January 24, 2009, 09:52:00 PM »

your asshole's tolerance has gone down

Diunx · « **Reply #56 on:** January 24, 2009, 09:55:23 PM »

Quote from: TVC 15 on January 24, 2009, 08:35:49 PM

How about this: whenever I consume an entire bottle of scotch in one sitting on an empty stomach, the next day when I poop, it will be the gross black (not dark brown, black) water. And the blackness appears to resemble particles, like grains of sand or something; as though if I waited 5 minutes, this powder might settle on the bottom of the toilet and leave mostly clear water.

Thats fascinating.

Flannel Boy · « **Reply #57 on:** January 24, 2009, 09:55:50 PM »

Did Cajole even tell us what happened yet?

Madrun Badrun · « **Reply #58 on:** January 24, 2009, 09:58:40 PM »

Quote from: Malek on January 24, 2009, 09:55:50 PM

Did Cajole even tell us what happened yet?

You mean about the accident?

News:

Author Topic: ok, i have a problem. (Read 3496 times)