Please share your struggle of the day

[seagrams hotsauce]

driving through the door twice AND triple posting? suuuure you don't have a problem, alky

Make no mistake, I took that as a sign to get as loaded as possible ASAP, so a 5 am triple post is par for the course. I almost wish I had been shitfaced when I destroyed the door, because then I would be a drunk instead of just distinguished mentally-challenged.

AiA, what is this deadly spring you speak of? I was kind of tempted to replace the bottom 3 panels with that of the second door and board up the second door, as I don't use the other space in the garage, but I'm not trying to risk my life attempting to save money 

[Am_I_Anonymous]

driving through the door twice AND triple posting? suuuure you don't have a problem, alky

Make no mistake, I took that as a sign to get as loaded as possible ASAP, so a 5 am triple post is par for the course. I almost wish I had been shitfaced when I destroyed the door, because then I would be a drunk instead of just distinguished mentally-challenged.

AiA, what is this deadly spring you speak of? I was kind of tempted to replace the bottom 3 panels with that of the second door and board up the second door, as I don't use the other space in the garage, but I'm not trying to risk my life attempting to save money 

Above your door will be a huge coiled spring. Don't fuck with it.

[I'm a Puppy!]

Came home found the wife and kid sick. No prob. I can take care of them.
Next day. I'm sick too and they're still sick. This sucks.

[Phoenix Dark]

I've gotten sick maybe once or twice after seeing Unbreakable in the theater.

[Am_I_Anonymous]

I've gotten sick maybe once or twice after seeing Unbreakable in the theater.

You should immediately go find a late night screening of Boogie Nights bro....just sayin......

[Madrun Badrun]

I've gotten sick maybe once or twice after seeing Unbreakable in the theater.

I can't tell if you are saying unbreakable made you sick or if you are using Unbreakable as a time reference, in which case you should probably use a better movie if you want to relate time to other people.   

[Phoenix Dark]

I've gotten sick maybe once or twice after seeing Unbreakable in the theater.

I can't tell if you are saying unbreakable made you sick or if you are using Unbreakable as a time reference, in which case you should probably use a better movie if you want to relate time to other people.

The protagonist in the film doesn't get sick, and since seeing it my immunity has been similar.

fuck you for making me explain nerd shit instead of being able to make a quick reference.

[Steve Contra]

Unbreakable sucked, also your reference would only make sense if you hadn't gotten sick.

[Phoenix Dark]

I guess my struggle today is taking Ls online.

[Am_I_Anonymous]

Unbreakable sucked, also your reference would only make sense if you hadn't gotten sick.

There is no truth in this statement. 0.

Unbreakable was good shit.

[Atramental]

nvm

[Kara]

I went to a smokeasy last night.

When my friend and I walked in to the half of the bar that was the smokeasy we got that Mos Eisley Cantina look from everyone inside.

Seating was limited--I guess there is a market demand for bars you can still smoke in (no benji)--but we had some choices available to us. My friend picked 2 seats next to the scariest looking dude in the place.

It appeared that the custom of this particular establishment was that you were to lay your pack of cigarettes on the table you were sitting at. I didn't ask anyone why we did this, I just did it.

What pack of cigarettes did I yank out of my pocket and slam on the table without understanding what was going on? The fucking pack of Newports I bought at the so-stereotypical-it-hurt South LA bodega. My friend irl lol'd at my on that one.

To avoid further fucking Newport mistakes in the future I smoked the rest of the whole damn pack while getting plastered, shouting over far too much noise, and meeting cute grad students who popped into the smokeasy half to bum a cigarette from my friend and I because we were (I guess?) the most normal looking people in that half of the establishment.

My fucking lungs today.

[nudemacusers]

the only smokeasy I've been to was in seattle and it was a private goth club. kinda corny as it had an all black clothing req but not a 'don't look like a nerdy anime dude' requirement.

[chronovore]

After successfully getting my stepfather's body and my still-living mom out of Turkey, through the funeral and wake in Washington state ( seattle bore Mr. Gundam ), she is now safely ensconced back in her home in Idaho.

Less than an hour after arrival, I was troubleshooting her inexplicably fucked up home computers.  :'(

[bork]

The trains were announced as being late this morning.  The platform starts getting insanely crowded.
 

So I leave and go across to the other platform.  I'm the only one standing there; gonna totally catch the train going the opposite way so I get a seat, no problem.  There's only one other station going the other way, so it's going to turn around and come back.
 

Then out of nowhere, a train comes from that station, meaning it had just been sitting there for a good 20 minutes.  No reason why it couldn't have come on time.  There's no way for me to make it back to the other side in time.
 

10 minutes late for work.
 

[chronovore]

driving through the door twice AND triple posting? suuuure you don't have a problem, alky

[Am_I_Anonymous]

Hit my head on a pipe....hurts like hell. Who the fuck hangs pipes 6 feet off the ground? Midgets?

But my biggest struggle is a friend of mine met a girl about 3 months ago. She lied about being on the pill and is now pregnant. Which he totally downplays. She's clearly using him (dad has a company and she's white trash from white trashville), and I know this. However now his mother wants me to talk to him about it and I feel like that's breaking the bro code line as we broached this subject once.

Going back at her again is going to effect our relationship, I know it will. However I love his mom too and she is legit concerned and see's through the fake ass bitch.

Struggle, brehs.

[Phoenix Dark]

Breh you gotta save him.

A friend of mine is the grandson of a major (rich) landlord in this area. He works for his grandad and would do a lot of repair work at the various properties. One of the tenants was a rather shitty chick, looks sort of like Brittney Murphy with big boobs. He did some repairs at her place and two months later brought her to a party as his gf. I know this girl from back when I did work with section 8 families. She has a kid, is a horrible parent, and overall is VERY shady. I told my friend about this and he said "she has a kid? I didn't know that."

spoiler (click to show/hide)

(BTW that exact same thing happened to my uncle years ago. He dated a chick for half a year and didn't find out she had a kid until he was about to propose. And he still married her. Divorced after about 3 years)

[close]

That's a huge fucking red flag right? But he didn't even consider breaking up with her. They came to my house a few months ago to hang with my (now ex) gf and I. She was super ghetto trailer park breh...just trashy. It was kind of jarring, and I know my friend HAD to see it but he wasn't saying shit.

Fast forward to now: they're still together and he's bragging about how good it feels to fuck her raw.

She's on the pill but I keep telling him YO this is a horrible fucking idea, she isn't fit to be a mother, and worse yet she'll be taking money from you. His grandad is planning on leaving the business in my friend's hands, in about 3-5 years. It's a perfect storm for fuckery and he won't fucking listen. In fact he keeps rubbing my ex fiasco in my face and claiming it was the "same situation" and I'm being hypocritical. At least my ex didn't have a kid, isn't on section 8, is in school, and comes from a good family. Yea she was a dumbass and I shouldn't have done certain things with her but this isn't the same case.

[Am_I_Anonymous]

Thanks PD.

The thing is this girl is the lowest form of trash. I PROMISE you she'll get fat after the kid and never lose it. Make him buy her a house and a car...and essentially ban him from hanging with us (that has already started. Trust me if I wasn't black in the white hood I'd be off his list too).

They'll marry, in 3 years he'll divorce her and be crushed (my dude is one of those feels dudes) and she'll keep half this money.

He already no longer attends our thursday night bro's day out because she is "pregnant and wants him around" and he can't come out for mostly anything unless I invite him. If any of my cac bro's asks, answer is ALWAYS no. So it always devolves to Rev calling me and making sure Kyle can go to his GODDAMN bachelor party because he knows if he calls the answer will be no.

My wife saw through her first. First time we met her as soon as we got in the car she said Kyle has got himself a gold digger...it ain't gonna end well

[Brehvolution]

Hit my head on a pipe....hurts like hell. Who the fuck hangs pipes 6 feet off the ground? Midgets?

It's maddening. 

[Am_I_Anonymous]

Save your friend, breh. I know too many dudes who were smart otherwise but dumb when it comes to women get their lives wrecked by awful choices in women. There's still time for him so make sure he gets out.

Yeah but the cost is high. Until he sees it for himself I will be the "bad guy" to both of them. I don't play the bad guy as well IRL as I do on here breh.

[Am_I_Anonymous]

Sometimes you have to be if you're his friend. I've done it before and when it worked, we're still friends. Those who didn't listen are now in horrible situations and wish they would have listened.

No I get it, and I'll do it. I just don't look forward to it. We're doing lunch Friday.....I'm not going to be looking forward to Friday this week.

 

And of course his mom wants me to do this but doesn't want me to drop here name, rolling solo brehs.

[Phoenix Dark]

The way I look at it: if you're 99% sure the relationship is going to result in failure, take the shot and confront your friend. He may hate you for it, you might lose him as a friend...but in 2-3 years when he is divorced and paying child support he'll come to you and say he should have listened.

If this was just a case of a controlling chick who was an asshole but competent outside of that (job, education, stuff going for herself, etc) sure, I wouldn't intervene. But this is different.

[Am_I_Anonymous]

The way I look at it: if you're 99% sure the relationship is going to result in failure, take the shot and confront your friend. He may hate you for it, you might lose him as a friend...but in 2-3 years when he is divorced and paying child support he'll come to you and say he should have listened.

If this was just a case of a controlling chick who was an asshole but competent outside of that (job, education, stuff going for herself, etc) sure, I wouldn't intervene. But this is different.

Yeah I believe the APEX of her career was a bartending job at a crappy chain restaurant. Which of course she quit the second she moved in with him because "it's just so far away now babe" (it's literally like 8 miles away)

I had the pleasure of being there for that one. We were eating at a local joint and she broke that news as casually as you would say "nintendo sucks right?" before paying for our lunch with a copy of Kyle's credit card.......

[Phoenix Dark]

The way I look at it: if you're 99% sure the relationship is going to result in failure, take the shot and confront your friend. He may hate you for it, you might lose him as a friend...but in 2-3 years when he is divorced and paying child support he'll come to you and say he should have listened.

If this was just a case of a controlling chick who was an asshole but competent outside of that (job, education, stuff going for herself, etc) sure, I wouldn't intervene. But this is different.

Yeah I believe the APEX of her career was a bartending job at a crappy chain restaurant. Which of course she quit the second she moved in with him because "it's just so far away now babe" (it's literally like 8 miles away)

oh hell no.

I can definitely understand why his mom is heated. Lord knows my mom would sabotage that shit unilaterally.

[Am_I_Anonymous]

The way I look at it: if you're 99% sure the relationship is going to result in failure, take the shot and confront your friend. He may hate you for it, you might lose him as a friend...but in 2-3 years when he is divorced and paying child support he'll come to you and say he should have listened.

If this was just a case of a controlling chick who was an asshole but competent outside of that (job, education, stuff going for herself, etc) sure, I wouldn't intervene. But this is different.

Yeah I believe the APEX of her career was a bartending job at a crappy chain restaurant. Which of course she quit the second she moved in with him because "it's just so far away now babe" (it's literally like 8 miles away)

oh hell no.

I can definitely understand why his mom is heated. Lord knows my mom would sabotage that shit unilaterally.

She is a great lady. She was the first person nice to me when we moved here. I really enjoy her. Kyle has been my friend for many many years now. I hate getting in the middle but his mom once saved my ass from getting into trouble with some of the local morons who had an issue with colored people in their little dive bar. I owe her as much.

[Am_I_Anonymous]

Goddamnit, I just hit my head on the same fucking pipe, fuck.

[Steve Contra]

Goddamnit, I just hit my head on the same fucking pipe, fuck.

[Am_I_Anonymous]

Well to be fair I did miss two games in high school by giving myself a severe concussion by walking into a patio door.....twice....

[Kara]

I found out a once-friend just had a kid and named them for a Nintendo character. It's a triumph that we're not friends, but it's struggle to know of child abuse like this.

Between this and the recent relationship convos itt I'm sure glad to be devoid of purpose.

[Am_I_Anonymous]

I found out a once-friend just had a kid and named them for a Nintendo character. It's a triumph that we're not friends, but it's struggle to know of child abuse like this.

Between this and the recent relationship convos itt I'm sure glad to be devoid of purpose.

Shut your mouf, I was gonna name my out of wedlock son Totodile yo.

[Brehvolution]

My wife quickly killed my son's name: T-bone Optimus-Montana *my last name* 

[Am_I_Anonymous]

My wife quickly killed my son's name: T-bone Optimus-Montana *my last name* 

I wanted to name my first son Boss, but my wife said no so we didn't. They spoil all the fun.

[cool breeze]

the trick is to ease into the better names.  Thunderlips The Ultimate Male doesn't sound so bad after Goku and Xehanort.

[Am_I_Anonymous]

the trick is to ease into the better names.  Thunderlips The Ultimate Male doesn't sound so bad after Goku and Xehanort.

Got it, so if I have another kid (oh god, no please)

Start with

Luigi

go to

Beezlebud

End with

Conan


Conan is a good name.

[Am_I_Anonymous]

This fucking cornball at work is going on and on about veterans day

It's only funny if he isn't a veteran.

[Am_I_Anonymous]

he isnt

 

[Van Cruncheon]

veteran's day is always a struggle for my pasty never-served ass. on one hand, we live in a world where defense is necessary, and it's a HUGE thing to ask people to put their lives on the line to defend us. 

on the other hand, the social media of the day is so full of cloying, jingoistic, nationalistic garbage sentiment from right-wing mouthbreathers, paranoiacs, and rage junkies that it's all but obscured the simple message of appreciation for lives endangered in the name of security. also, most of the vets who DO speak up are of the unlikable YOU MUST HUMOR MY INSANE RIGHT-WING POLITICAL OPINION BECAUSE I SERVED variety, not the bright ones that might plead for common sense about the necessary horrors of human violence. it's so demonic, patriots.

  

[Am_I_Anonymous]

veteran's day is always a struggle for my pasty never-served ass. on one hand, we live in a world where defense is necessary, and it's a HUGE thing to ask people to put their lives on the line to defend us. 

on the other hand, the day is slow full of cloying, jingoistic, nationalistic garbage sentiment from right-wing mouthbreathers, paranoiacs, and rage junkies that it's all but obscured the simple message of appreciation. also, most of the vets who DO speak up are on the unlikable YOU MUST HUMOR MY INSANE RIGHT-WING POLITICAL OPINION BECAUSE I SERVED variety, not the bright ones that might plead for common sense about the necessary horrors of human violence.   

Can't argue with this (shocking I know)....my dad and his friends who were vets would get together and drink a few beers and eat ribs. That was veterans day. They never forced it on anyone.

I ran into two veterans today at work. One was a really cool guy who downplayed it but ended up being a pretty well decorated soldier (his wife brought in his pics and you could tell he was uncomfortable) so I bought him lunch.

The other....well he liked to tell everyone within 10 feet of him he was a vet. He fixed airplanes and never went overseas but you'd think he was fucking rambo by the way he talked.

[Van Cruncheon]

My wife quickly killed my son's name: T-bone Optimus-Montana *my last name* 

i wanted to name my daughter "cunnifred clitorbeater erickson" and THAT was stone cold rejected.

guess i shoulda married lena dunham.

[Van Cruncheon]

veteran's day is always a struggle for my pasty never-served ass. on one hand, we live in a world where defense is necessary, and it's a HUGE thing to ask people to put their lives on the line to defend us. 

on the other hand, the day is slow full of cloying, jingoistic, nationalistic garbage sentiment from right-wing mouthbreathers, paranoiacs, and rage junkies that it's all but obscured the simple message of appreciation. also, most of the vets who DO speak up are on the unlikable YOU MUST HUMOR MY INSANE RIGHT-WING POLITICAL OPINION BECAUSE I SERVED variety, not the bright ones that might plead for common sense about the necessary horrors of human violence.   

Can't argue with this (shocking I know)....my dad and his friends who were vets would get together and drink a few beers and eat ribs. That was veterans day. They never forced it on anyone.

i'mma drop by my preferred dive bar on the ride home and buy all the vets a round (or two) of coors light. if they start in on obummer or libtards, i'll just bring up that harleys are now water-cooled and they'll switch lamentations inna green zone second.

[Am_I_Anonymous]

veteran's day is always a struggle for my pasty never-served ass. on one hand, we live in a world where defense is necessary, and it's a HUGE thing to ask people to put their lives on the line to defend us. 

on the other hand, the day is slow full of cloying, jingoistic, nationalistic garbage sentiment from right-wing mouthbreathers, paranoiacs, and rage junkies that it's all but obscured the simple message of appreciation. also, most of the vets who DO speak up are on the unlikable YOU MUST HUMOR MY INSANE RIGHT-WING POLITICAL OPINION BECAUSE I SERVED variety, not the bright ones that might plead for common sense about the necessary horrors of human violence.   

Can't argue with this (shocking I know)....my dad and his friends who were vets would get together and drink a few beers and eat ribs. That was veterans day. They never forced it on anyone.

i'mma drop by my preferred dive bar on the ride home and buy all the vets a round coors light. if they start in on obummer or libtards, i'll just bring up that harleys are now water-cooled and they'll switch lamentations inna green zone second.

Tip: Just mention Obama isn't a vet...it'll sort out the fucktards on the quick.

[Am_I_Anonymous]

military fanboys are among the worst fanboys, only slightly worse than people who listen to Rush and slightly better than furries.

I'm the son of a military man who was wounded in battle. I guess that makes me a fanboy.

RIP Pops, miss ya every day.

[Van Cruncheon]

my old man was a front line medic for two tours of duty in vietnam. he pulled parts of friends out of foxholes and tunnels, and had his helicopter shot down. he wasn't drafted; he left college and went because he was afraid his brother might get drafted. for all my trolly shit, i do honor his service, courage, and humanity even as i mock his more absurd political opinions. and you know what? he'd never argue that i don't have the right to.

[Am_I_Anonymous]

military fanboys are among the worst fanboys, only slightly worse than people who listen to Rush and slightly better than furries.

I'm the son of a military man who was wounded in battle. I guess that makes me a fanboy.

RIP Pops, miss ya every day.

I don't mean you. Or anyone with family who have been in the military who appreciate what they do.

I mean the never-had-duty weirdos who cover their walls in memorabilia and fill cases with old functional m1 garands and singlehandedly fund surplus stores and wear camo in non-hunting environments.

Oh yeah. My little area is chock full of wannabe commandos. Weird people they are.

I remember back in the day my pops asking some militant dude why he wanted violence? They guy said "cause I'm a warrior" my dad laughed and said "son the first time that shot at this nicca, I shit my pants, there ain't no motherfucking rambos"

[Van Cruncheon]

my old man used to say "we got a lot of john waynes and an equal number of caskets"

[Phoenix Dark]

My grandad didn't talk about WWII much but when he did it was always some depressing shit. He was in a segregated unit, and initially the black soldiers weren't given weapons. Instead they'd carry ammo back and forth. He said he saw an entire line of white soldiers get mowed down but the commanders still wouldn't arm him and the other black soldiers.

He also said Japanese soldiers used to leave propaganda pamphlets everywhere that detailed the various racist things that were happening in the south, and asking black soldiers to deflect.

He also said that one of the first things that brought the black and white soldiers together was hearing that FDR died. He said the entire camp busted out in tears.

[Mr. Nobody]

Just found out 1080p/60fps videos lag like shit in Firefox while 720p/60fps runs just fine.

The killer part is that Firefox doesn't even utilize 60fps playback atm 

[SpeedStats]

Started feeling bad yesterday and completely not like myself today.  Bailed out on my classes and went for a drive because I didn't feel right.  Then started feeling so anxious that my brain was screaming to go buy some alcohol (which I did and haven't opened), and then came home and cried a lot for no reason.

Not sure why that happened since I've been feeling pretty good for the last two months.  Compared to 2013, 2014 has been pretty generous to me so I'm not sure where the anxiety came from.

[Human Snorenado]

Comcast has a 300 gb data limit on our monthly intertubes plan that we'll go over if I stream tv shows, which is horseshit. There is no higher tier plan. There is no other current alternative for high speed access in our neighborhood.

regional monopolies

stone age US ISPs

GIMME DAT GOOGLE FIBER, PLZ

[nudemacusers]

I was gonna go to paseo for lunch this weekend  :'(


and nobody thinks about the sacrifice military spouses make

[Madrun Badrun]

Comcast has a 300 gb data limit on our monthly intertubes plan that we'll go over if I stream tv shows, which is horseshit. There is no higher tier plan. There is no other current alternative for high speed access in our neighborhood.

regional monopolies

stone age US ISPs

GIMME DAT GOOGLE FIBER, PLZ

If I ever become a domestic terrorist, it will be over data caps.  Greatest ill of society by far.

[SpeedStats]

That type of thing can't be normal. Any sort of problems that can bring this about? Issues from last year coming back up or something?

I hope not.  2013 was a really bad year mentally, where I felt depressed almost every day.  Today sort of felt like that, but it was the most random thing since everything feels like it's going fairly decently lately.  Usually when I'm anxious it's due to family stuff, school/finances not working out, being stretched far too thin, reading stuff that'll annoy me, love life not working out, etc.

I probably just need some sleep and to veg/not think of serious stuff for a few days.  It was probably something small but enough to get me feeling that way.

[Cheddahz]

Found out today that someone (with my phone number) created some account on a college social network called Yik Yak under my name (I don't have my number anywhere online, so it's someone I know) and posted that "I" was going to "go into the college library tomorrow and kill myself" (and the school actually had the library closed up all day)

I've been in numerous meetings with the campus police and counselors all day and I'm trying to get this worked out, but so far, it's just been a stressful day (hell, I found out if I didn't agree to meet with the counselor, the school was going to call the cops on me)

I've talked to both of my parents about my situation and they're on my side, but I don't know, today has just been a mess and I'm going to meet with the campus police tomorrow to provide them with my IP address (so I can prove that it wasn't me who posted on Yik Yak)

[Kara]

That is struggle.

[Phoenix Dark]

Wow, that's crazy. The paranoia such an event would create must be the worst part, long term. It's clearly someone you know.

[naff]

Are university staff/police at least reasonable when you say it wasn't you or do they just  putting the impetus on you to prove it wasn't you seems strange, even weirder it sounds like the cell phone number is a key part of authentication/identification but they don't use a text code for account confirmation?

[naff]

Also, do you know Arvie IRL?

[Cheddahz]

Also, do you know Arvie IRL?

Yes, I go to school with them and I've only given my number to maybe five people I go to school with

[Cheddahz]

Well, I just downloaded this Yik Yak stuff on my phone and it doesn't require a number whatsoever (though it requires your number on their site to get the areas closest to you)

Shit....