Please share your struggle of the day

[octopushover]

David's Tea Advent Calendars sold out the day they arrived. 

[Kara]

Neither my friend or I planned ahead before going out last night which is to say neither of us checked to see how many cigarettes we had before we were on the web of freeways that define the Southland. "It's alright," I joked, "we'll stop at a liquor store before we get to the party and grab some." (We weren't going to a party in a nice part of LA.) The response I received, of course, was .

So we're nearing our final destination when what should happen to pop up along the road? A liquor store. What does my hardened smoker (that's my fault BTW) friend do? Make a sudden turn into the liquor store parking lot.

My friend walks up to the counter and orders a pack of 27s. The person at the register looks at them like and asks what those are.

It was around this time that I realized we'd made a horrible mistake.

My friend then tries to explain what 27s are. After this fails miserably I try and salvage this debacle by suggesting they show the person at the register the pack of 27s they already have but apparently there are other varieties of Marlboro that have a gold/copper packaging so that didn't work either. My friend got so flustered that they just stepped away from the counter and left me to the wolves.

The only cigarettes I could actually see from the counter were Newports and I wasn't about to compound the that had already occurred so I sheepishly asked for a pack of Newports and the person at the register went from Lost in Translation to market expert and started asking me all these preference questions I was completely unprepared to answer. I fumbled my way through 20 questions in perhaps the caciest moment of my fucking cac life and managed to complete a sale.

My friend then walks up and asks for a pack of Reds. (At least no translation was necessary for this choice.)

As if taking this L wasn't bad enough, I had to take more Newport-related Ls at the actual party.

-A person who is not a cac saw me pull the pack out of my shirt pocket when I was fishing for something else and asked me, "So, how do you like Newports? "
-When we'd go out for a smoke some knucklehead would always pop out after a few minutes and ask to bum a cigarette off of one of us. We would always offer them a choice between Reds or Newports and every single person would go for the Reds.

The moral of the story? Don't smoke. Buy your fucking cigarettes before you go out for the night. Be prepared.

[Kara]

Realizing every Sunday night that no matter how much cool or productive shit I do on the weekend I still have to walk into the unrelenting hell that is my life on Monday.

[I'm a Puppy!]

The rational side of me doesn't believe in luck but really there's just so much evidence that I have bad luck that I can't overlook. I've been on over 2 dozen flights so far this year, and out of all those flights only 3 were ones where the person next to me wasn't in my way in some way. There was an old lady, another consultant, and a preteen kid. 3 flights out of over 2 dozen flights. Was flying into Seattle tonight when I checked in a few hours before my flight I saw that the seat next to mine was open (unless I'm connecting I'll take the window seat so people with connecting flights can get out faster). I sat down and I look up and I see a guy that's the size of a smartcar coming down the aisle. I thought to myself, "I know my luck, there's no way that guy is sitting anywhere else in the plane other than the seat next to mine. No way." Sure enough, Mr. Smartcar comes down the aisle and somehow manages to squeeze himself into the seat next to me. Luckily it was only about an hour and a half but still I was scrunched up against the wall that entire time. Like I said, the scientific side of me just wants to bat things like that away as perception stuff. But it's happened so often I just can't overlook the odds. A whole plane full of relatively normal sized people but when Andre the Giant's smelly grandson steps on the plane I know exactly where he's going to sit.

[team filler]

luck? don't be silly. it's actually a conspiracy to drive you insane, they see you've booked a flight and immediately ring up the local circus to send one of their sideshow attractions over to keep you company.

[Am_I_Anonymous]

9:45 AM: "Let's go out for breakfast!"

10:54 AM: Still waiting for her to finish "throwing on some clothes."

 

You dating my wife breh??

Sunday: Breakfast with my mom at her house

Targeted time to leave: 8am
Wife starts getting ready: 8am
First shoe struggle: 8:25am
Kids issues: 8:40am
Finally Leave: 8:45am
Supposed to be there at 10am....told them 9am on purpose!

Got there wife was like: 

[Phoenix Dark]

Fucked up my second route in 5 months by dropping water on it


First time I luckily just took my parents' old one, which I bought for them a couple years ago. I'll have to buy a new one this time.

also gotta finish the leaves today after work

[Joe Molotov]

I feel like I got Ebola of the pancreas. Gonna take a sick day and hope the end is quick.

[Kara]

Because I have big ass toric lenses my eyes get dry as fack during fall and winter

Astigmatism is #struggle breh.

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It's cold enough that I need to use a second blanket at night or close my window. Also the duvet that came with the bedding I bought recently sucks at providing warmth.

[Phoenix Dark]

Put some plastic up in your window, comrade.

[Kara]

I just saw a reflected mirror selfie taken with an iPad.

[Steve Contra]

I start shipping wine across the country today.  Far and away the shittiest part of my job.

[Human Snorenado]

I start shipping wine across the country today.  Far and away the shittiest part of my job.

You can't find some poors in Oakland to do that for cheap???

[Am_I_Anonymous]

I start shipping wine across the country today.  Far and away the shittiest part of my job.

You can't find some poors in Oakland to do that for cheap???

Yeah, that shit would never get past west oakland bro. lol

[Steve Contra]

We sent wine to someone in Virginia, and it got stuck in kentucky for a few days, and when it finally arrived some of the bottles had been drunk and recorked

[Rufus]

How did they think nobody would notice.

[Steve Contra]

How did they think nobody would notice.

Kentucky brehs

[Am_I_Anonymous]

How did they think nobody would notice.

Never been to Kentucky eh?

[Rufus]

Guess its reputation is warranted, huh?

[Am_I_Anonymous]

Guess its reputation is warranted, huh?

First time I went down there for a football game my pops said if you can't see the Ohio river, quit the team and come home.

[Rufus]

[Mupepe]

Took the day off to burn through a vacation day.  I've spent most of the day napping on the couch and answering work emails.  Christ I am lame.

[Human Snorenado]

Took the day off to burn through a vacation day.  I've spent most of the day napping on the couch and answering work emails.  Christ I am lame.

This isn't the Triumph thread, breh

[Mupepe]

I also watched The Wild Thornberry's movie, bro.  In case there was any confusion about how awful this day has been

[Human Snorenado]

[team filler]

got a squad competition the next 3 days. I have to be up at 2:30 am and my day won't end until 1 am. I hope i blow out my knee or something, so they can stop sending me to do stupid shit like this. being healthy and in decent shape doesn't payoff at all in the army. meanwhile the fatties get to sit on their asses all day enjoying life. the army actually punishes you for doing the right thing and rewards the shitbags

[Mr. Nobody]

got a squad competition the next 3 days. I have to be up at 2:30 am and my day won't end until 1 am. I hope i blow out my knee or something, so they can stop sending me to do stupid shit like this. being healthy and in decent shape doesn't payoff at all in the army. meanwhile the fatties get to sit on their asses all day enjoying life. the army actually punishes you for doing the right thing and rewards the shitbags

[Kara]

got a squad competition the next 3 days. I have to be up at 2:30 am and my day won't end until 1 am. I hope i blow out my knee or something, so they can stop sending me to do stupid shit like this. being healthy and in decent shape doesn't payoff at all in the army. meanwhile the fatties get to sit on their asses all day enjoying life. the army actually punishes you for doing the right thing and rewards the shitbags

The commitment to excellence.

Unrelated but on-topic: been EMOSHUNAL all fucking day. Have my last exam on Saturday, really can't have a bad week this week. (All your weeks are bad weeks. -Ed.)

[Phoenix Dark]

got a squad competition the next 3 days. I have to be up at 2:30 am and my day won't end until 1 am. I hope i blow out my knee or something, so they can stop sending me to do stupid shit like this. being healthy and in decent shape doesn't payoff at all in the army. meanwhile the fatties get to sit on their asses all day enjoying life. the army actually punishes you for doing the right thing and rewards the shitbags

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[Mupepe]

I'm not sitting at home cooking 12 pounds of chicken and eating from three different snack bags: chester's hot fries, cheetos puffs and nacho cheese doritos.  THIS DAY JUST GO TA WHOLE LOT BETTER

edit: my bad.  wrong thread I guess

[Phoenix Dark]

Went to Target to buy the new router after work. Couldn't find what I had (Linksys WRT54GS) so I just picked a Linksys N300. Seems like it'll do, although this is my first n router.

[Am_I_Anonymous]

Sitting at a club witb some friends....Joe Haden just told me he has respect for "old" men in the game like me.

I said "tuesday walkthrough is 8am dude"

He said "I'm young I'll be good"

Feeling old

[Phoenix Dark]

Sitting at a club witb some friends....Joe Haden just told me he has respect for "old" men in the game like me.

I said "tuesday walkthrough is 8am dude"

He said "I'm young I'll be good"

Feeling old

why you clubbing with ballers on Monday tho

[Am_I_Anonymous]

Because dudes I do business with love to take selfies with them guys.

Wish I had a cooler answer.

[Himu]

Finding bras that fit nice and snug is today's challenge.

[Am_I_Anonymous]

Himu....I have a legit struggle

Do you prefer to be called "breh" or "girl" ??

Either is fine by me. Just for future reference

[TVC15]

I woke up at 4pm, stayed in bed, naked, pondering whether I preferred fluted or unfluted revolver cylinders, and then pulled on some boxer briefs and got out of bed to watch Curb Your Enthusiasm.

[TVC15]

unfluted ftw, btw. Better aesthetics, imo. Come at me brehs/girls.

[Himu]

Himu....I have a legit struggle

Do you prefer to be called "breh" or "girl" ??

Either is fine by me. Just for future reference

brehette or girl, whatever. prefer feminine pronouns, but if you use gender neutral pronouns like 'guys' i'm okay with it. thanks for asking, very sweet of you.

[team filler]

found out all you had to do to get out of the squad comp was fail the first event, which was a fitness test. did just under the minimum required for pushups and now I'm chillin 

[I'm a Puppy!]

Singapore wasted my whole offshore teams day yesterday over nothing.
You know you gotta be bad when even the offshore team is like 

[Positive Touch]

gonna write in Mike Brown for half the damn ballot

[Rufus]

Sundown at 5pm.

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The current angle creates especially pretty colours though. The sky was almost violet.

[close]

[Rufus]

gonna write in Mike Brown for half the damn ballot

That doesn't void your vote? Over here doing anything but checking the box(es) means they go straight to the bin.

[Himu]

Arsene

[Positive Touch]

gonna write in Mike Brown for half the damn ballot

That doesn't void your vote? Over here doing anything but checking the box(es) means they go straight to the bin.

nope, write-in mean I could put down Johnny Peniswrinkle and they'd have to mark down a single vote for him in the tally

[Rufus]

That's amazing.

And horribly in-efficient.

[nudemacusers]

hmm, preemptive mass-email negging. interesting strategy, will use on okc

[Am_I_Anonymous]

So I get this from a company today:

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Dear Walrus,

Thank you for your interest in Our Company, Inc. We have had the difficult task of choosing among many excellent candidates for the Associate position.  While your credentials are quite impressive, we have decided to pursue other candidates whose qualifications more closely match our needs.

Again, thank you for including Our Company, Inc. in your career search.  We wish you success in your employment search.

Sincerely,
Recruiter

[close]

Pretty standard, right? Except they fucking reached out to me with some "We think you might be a great fit!" letter before I'd even heard of them.

I really want to write back:

"Dear Recruiter,
Thank you for the form letter. I sincerely wish you had not contacted me in the first place, as it would have saved you some time and me considerable time and stress. Best of luck with the candidates whose qualifications more closely match your needs. There sure are a lot of them, aren't there?"
Sincerely,
Walrus"

I know this is the kind of thing you're not supposed to send, but I've never been so tempted before.

[Mr. Gundam]

So I get this from a company today:

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Dear Walrus,

Thank you for your interest in Our Company, Inc. We have had the difficult task of choosing among many excellent candidates for the Associate position.  While your credentials are quite impressive, we have decided to pursue other candidates whose qualifications more closely match our needs.

Again, thank you for including Our Company, Inc. in your career search.  We wish you success in your employment search.

Sincerely,
Recruiter

[close]

Pretty standard, right? Except they fucking reached out to me with some "We think you might be a great fit!" letter before I'd even heard of them.

I really want to write back:

"Dear Recruiter,
Thank you for the form letter. I sincerely wish you had not contacted me in the first place, as it would have saved you some time and me considerable time and stress. Best of luck with the candidates whose qualifications more closely match your needs. There sure are a lot of them, aren't there?"
Sincerely,
Walrus"

I know this is the kind of thing you're not supposed to send, but I've never been so tempted before.

Then why are you thinking about it?

I hope I never walk in front of your car while in the crosswalk or something.

[chronovore]

Houston Intercontinental Airport TSA can go fuck itself.

As we got off the plane, some shitpile was pushing a passenger's wheelchair toward passport control, and reaching over to interfere with people pushing empty wheelchairs toward the plane, basically turning them toward oncoming traffic behind him, i.e. my 72-year-old mother and me. I thought about chewing the guy a new asshole, but I worried all he'd have to do is point at me, and I'd find myself in "secondary interview," and I had another flight to catch.

I got nailed with a secondary interview anyway. My Mom had to wait down the road for me, wondering what was going on for 40 minutes, after they'd told her it would only be 10.

Afterward, despite never leaving a controlled area, there was another Security Check Gate, where even more checks were required than the flight from Turkey to Houston. The staff were talking with each other and giving no instructions. I asked what I had to remove for electronics, and they told me everything, plus shoes, jacket, belt... Jesus. The Middle East was less invasive, and his was ALREADY IN A CONTROLLED AREA.

They also confiscated the root beer my mom had bought at a vending machine in the controlled area. What. The. Fuck? In the end, they made my mom cry. Freshly widowed, that's not a major trick these days, but they could at least do their job right and not giggle idiotically.

[Mupepe]

Sorry, Chrono.  I can definitely confirm that IAH security is fucking horrible. 

[Cheddahz]

 

[Phoenix Dark]

bae...?

[Atramental]

Voted. 

[Cheddahz]

Voted. 

I should probably get off my ass and do that

[seagrams hotsauce]

Not my struggle, but I got to the new FKA twigs LP in the mail today, and in the package was a smaller envelope that I opened without looking at the address (I like to drunkenly make one click purchases and half the fun is seeing what I thought I needed when I was ranked) to discover an OEM iPhone 4 cable that some dude had payed 23$ to overnight on the 30th. I tried calling Amazon to let them know and they weren't trying to hear that shit.

On the one hand, I feel bad that this dude is out 30 bucks and a cable. On the other, he payed over three times in shipping cost for a cable you can buy in any 7-11 or grocery store in the country. If I can mail it in a standard envelope I'll drop it in the mail later this week

[Kara]

Shit chrono, when is your odyssey going to end.  :'(

[Mupepe]

I discovered flight simulator channels on twitch. Lord help me. My spare time

[Kara]

I actually craved a cigarette. Never had this experience in my life outside moments where I almost died or something.

I guess Newports really do have that much nicotine in them.

The fucking L that keeps on giving.