minor inconveniences that are not struggles

[shosta]

Insomnia.

[TVC15]

I need to go put stuff in the dryer but there’s s cute kitten sleeping on my lap.

What kind of monster (yes, I know this is TVC but still) mentions a cute kitten and doesn't post pics

[Corporal]

I was about to suggest running around the block, watching a bit of porn and having a wank, then soaking in the bathtub while leaving open the bedroom window for fresh air and a chilly temperature. All in the name of helping my fellow forumite to escape the dreaded no sleep monster.

But now there's some cutesy cat picture in this thread and my intellect is leaving me.

Ooooh, kitty. I wanna rub its widdle tum-tum.

[skullstorm]

Kitty Why can't I have one  :'(

[Madrun Badrun]

https://i.imgur.com/i1IwkRL.gifv

[TVC15]

I have like a hundred pics of him and I’ve only known him two months.



He tends to not sleep like a normal cat if he’s not a pillow or someone’s lap.

[benjipwns]

He tends to not sleep like a normal cat

[TVC15]

[Valkyrie]

Awww he's so fucking cute.

[Rufus]

[shosta]

I have like a hundred pics of him and I’ve only known him two months.
He tends to not sleep like a normal cat if he’s not a pillow or someone’s lap.

damn son is that ol' dirty bastard on your coffee table

[chronovore]

That's a damned cute cat.

[toku]

i love him

[chronovore]

Started watching Metallica videos and can’t seem to stop.

[Madrun Badrun]

We alone together

[Rufus]

Yup.

[seagrams hotsauce]

Mildly nauseated but kinda hungry too

[bork]

Found it really hard to go back to work this morning.  Today's the only day in the office at least.  But man I wish I had some vacation time and was off this week.

[Bebpo]

When you're hungry and feeling like eating somewhere tasty that's like 20-30 mins away but there's no one you can just hit up locally to go eat with so you try to muster the energy to get in the car and drive off alone for a while just for some good eats vs just being lazy and making a sandwhich

[TVC15]

When you're hungry and feeling like eating somewhere tasty that's like 20-30 mins away but there's no one you can just hit up locally to go eat with so you try to muster the energy to get in the car and drive off alone for a while just for some good eats vs just being lazy and making a sandwhich

Use a dining app!

[Bebpo]

When you're hungry and feeling like eating somewhere tasty that's like 20-30 mins away but there's no one you can just hit up locally to go eat with so you try to muster the energy to get in the car and drive off alone for a while just for some good eats vs just being lazy and making a sandwhich

Use a dining app!

 

What’s that?

[TVC15]

When you're hungry and feeling like eating somewhere tasty that's like 20-30 mins away but there's no one you can just hit up locally to go eat with so you try to muster the energy to get in the car and drive off alone for a while just for some good eats vs just being lazy and making a sandwhich

Use a dining app!

 

What’s that?

Uber Eats, DoorDash, Caviar, Eat24. They deliver from real restaurants.

[Tasty]

I've been doing DoorDash at least once a week for three months and I feel like such a piece of shit lol.

But nothing can sate my need for Tasty Burger

Edit- I live in Southie now so I should be able to get off my lazy ass to go get some... but it's still like a 40 minute walk both ways. So probably not.

[Bebpo]

Oh, I thought you meant like an app that finds someone else who also wants to eat at the place you want to eat at and matches you together so you don’t have to eat alone.

I guess that delivery stuff saves time and gets rid of the sometimes awkwardness of eating alone but idk, doesn’t feel right unless you’re just getting a burger or tacos or something.

Like I ended up going to a Japanese restaurant (posting from there now) and got soup, sushi, katsu. Would be weird getting it delivery. Instead I’ve been seated at a seat facing groups of couples (sushi counter was full) while I sit and do stuff on my phone so I’m not just staring at them awkwardly. And reception comes and goes here...
Ok, I can see the benefits of delivery.

[Bebpo]

Actually now that I'm back, I was thinking there's also another plus to actually being at a restaurant and that's being around actual people, which is kind of nice.

And I'm going to make a version of that theoretical app from my last post. Like I'm going to start a meetup group called Food Friends which has a meetup once a week where you show up and meet strangers who like to eat. Then you can join into a LINE group chat for the group and anytime anyone in the group wants to eat somewhere and is looking for an eating buddy they can post in the group chat "Hey, anyone wanna join for X tonight at Y"? and everyone part of the chat will get the message and can reply if they want to join. The purpose of the weekly in person meetup is just so after you join the chat, you know who these people are posting in the group chat and if there's someone that weirds you out or you don't like, then just don't join if they're asking.

The goal of it is to make a safe, private, non-dating way for people to have a large group of friends in the area that they can hit up for eating and see if anyone is down. Sorta like how high school friends used to be.

[chronovore]

Actually now that I'm back, I was thinking there's also another plus to actually being at a restaurant and that's being around actual people, which is kind of nice.

And I'm going to make a version of that theoretical app from my last post. Like I'm going to start a meetup group called Food Friends which has a meetup once a week where you show up and meet strangers who like to eat. Then you can join into a LINE group chat for the group and anytime anyone in the group wants to eat somewhere and is looking for an eating buddy they can post in the group chat "Hey, anyone wanna join for X tonight at Y"? and everyone part of the chat will get the message and can reply if they want to join. The purpose of the weekly in person meetup is just so after you join the chat, you know who these people are posting in the group chat and if there's someone that weirds you out or you don't like, then just don't join if they're asking.

The goal of it is to make a safe, private, non-dating way for people to have a large group of friends in the area that they can hit up for eating and see if anyone is down. Sorta like how high school friends used to be.

https://www.meetup.com/topics/diningout/us/ca/los_angeles/

[Bebpo]

Actually now that I'm back, I was thinking there's also another plus to actually being at a restaurant and that's being around actual people, which is kind of nice.

And I'm going to make a version of that theoretical app from my last post. Like I'm going to start a meetup group called Food Friends which has a meetup once a week where you show up and meet strangers who like to eat. Then you can join into a LINE group chat for the group and anytime anyone in the group wants to eat somewhere and is looking for an eating buddy they can post in the group chat "Hey, anyone wanna join for X tonight at Y"? and everyone part of the chat will get the message and can reply if they want to join. The purpose of the weekly in person meetup is just so after you join the chat, you know who these people are posting in the group chat and if there's someone that weirds you out or you don't like, then just don't join if they're asking.

The goal of it is to make a safe, private, non-dating way for people to have a large group of friends in the area that they can hit up for eating and see if anyone is down. Sorta like how high school friends used to be.

https://www.meetup.com/topics/diningout/us/ca/los_angeles/

The difference is that those are pre-planned dinners, which is different than I'm talking about. Maybe it's just me, but I usually don't plan what I'm going to eat for lunch/dinner on any given day. When it's time for lunch/dinner that's when I think "hmmm, what am I in the mood to eat now?" Back in late high school/college-era, I'd just send a group text to a few friends seeing if anyone was free tonight for dinner.

My concept is for people who want to spontaneously invite others to eat an hour later. To give a place where people can meet, connect and form a group chat to do that. This is very different from pre-planned dining events that you have to rsvp for and commit to days ahead and plan around.

[Mupepe]

I'm not sure what you're getting at, Dufus.  That response could be used for almost every app.  I dig what Bebpo is getting at.  A dating style app that basically asks "who the fuck is in the mood for some Chinese food and conversation tonight?  HMU"  That actually sounds cool. 

[CatsCatsCats]

I would use it. My wife is vegetarian and picky and sometimes I just want someone to go eat weird shit with, without having to like fuck them or whatever

[Cerveza mas fina]

Bought an electric bike to be able to take my daugter to daycare that way and to cycle to the train station.

Come home, child seat shop sold me doesnt fit, also other extra gear doesnt fit.

Got upset, evening ruined, wife upset at my mood.

Going back to the shop tomorrow but I know it will be a hassle, hate bad service like this, absolutely hate it, this is what happens when I dont micromanage a project and trust someone elses judgement (the shop). I wouldnt be this upset prob if I didnt notice just now they sneaked in a 20 dollar user manual on to the bill GTFO i never asked for this.

For 1400 bucks this is the shittiest purchase in ages

[Raist]

Came back from Southern France where Spring had visibly decided to hang around for a bit, to London.

This may be an actual struggle.

[ToxicAdam]

There's an app called Meetup where you can arrange specific types of meetings in your area. I joined a few nature walks that way.

[Phoenix Dark]

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Is this you after a 1AM Taco Bell run.

[Raist]

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Is this you after a 1AM Taco Bell run.

More like

[TVC15]

Here’s little Otto’s sleeping pose tonight:

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Is this you after a 1AM Taco Bell run.

I did eat a giant burrito the day this was taken. I’m not one of your Taco Bell people, though.

[skullstorm]

Aww it's a kitty thread now. Goes nicely with the whining

[Freyj]

When you're hungry and feeling like eating somewhere tasty that's like 20-30 mins away but there's no one you can just hit up locally to go eat with so you try to muster the energy to get in the car and drive off alone for a while just for some good eats vs just being lazy and making a sandwhich

Use the bar (if you can). Restaurant bars are a lifesaver when I’m traveling for work.

[Mupepe]

There's an app called Meetup where you can arrange specific types of meetings in your area. I joined a few nature walks that way.

thanks.  I'm going to give this a try

[VomKriege]

Writing cover letters is so annoying. I struggle less with the content now that I have a firmer career footing and clearer goals (though if they're good I wouldn't know...) but putting them into form is still a pain. I guess it's a decent exercice to write a bunch of them in two languages, it's just not something I had to put with until now, my industry is almost all network and guild mentality.

Writing posts on LinkedIn will always be beyond my resolve tho.

[toku]

bought a replacement mic for my headset for gaming but that doesnt work either so it might be the cans. Ppl miss my heavy breathing   

[chronovore]

Biz partner in California rang my phone here in Osaka at 6:37AM this morning, waking me up. I demure, text back, "Can I call you later? It's 6:37AM here."

No response.

Well, now I'm guessing he's having trouble with the project/code I pushed yesterday, though I tested it thoroughly. Sometimes he gets bent out of shape that I've missed something like a product number on a page, where I'd found 11 out of 12 instances (yes, oddly specific, I know). So now I'm fully awake and making coffee, I'll call him once I get some caffeine in me.

He writes back:
"We're all at Universal Studios."

…

"Did you butt-dial me? What's going on?"

"Oh, yeah. I guess I did. Did I wake you up?"

"Yes, it was 6AM. I was asleep."

"Guess I solved that problem for you! Ha!"

 

bought a replacement mic for my headset for gaming but that doesnt work either so it might be the cans. Ppl miss my heavy breathing   

[HardcoreRetro]

Watching this porn with a "gamer" girl. The light on the PS4 controller isn't on and the dude is holding a PS3 controller. Thanks for ruining my boner.

[CatsCatsCats]

I know, worst controllers

[bluemax]

I'm on a plane and the signal for their DirecTV isn't working so I'm missing my school get its ass handed to it in football.

[CatsCatsCats]

Was gonna load some xbox balance from my amazon gift card balance, but like all the digital codes are unavailable. How does that even happen?

[chronovore]

Was gonna load some xbox balance from my amazon gift card balance, but like all the digital codes are unavailable. How does that even happen?

It's possible that one credit type can't be used to purchase another? There's all manner of controls exercised over gift certificate usage. Have you tried purchasing without using the Amazon credit?

[CatsCatsCats]

Yeah I’ve bought them before with amazon credit, and I did end up buying one today because I looked again and the $40 one was available. Which was more than I needed but oh well (just wanted to buy Cuphead) but now I’m still waiting several hours later for the code to generate and it’s back to showing unavailable. Noticed the recent reviews are all complaints about this. They’re clearly having some kind of issue with code supply/generation, you’d just think it would be more streamlined.

[chronovore]

Bizarre. Either it's overloaded or someone's found the "free money" algorithm and Amazon has half-ass locked it down until they can fix it. Weird.

[CatsCatsCats]

Not to worry, I’ve been reassured via chat that it is a known issue and has a master ticket.

[fistfulofmetal]

A broken valve or something on the steam pipe in our kitchen is leaking tons of steam every time the heat kicks on and our landlord is dragging her feat to fix it. it hasn't been a big deal but now that it's super cold it's getting friggin humid in here. and now condensation is forming behind all of our frames on the walls so i have to take them down to wipe up the moisture before it collects too much.

[sinxtanx]

in my folly, I decided to update AMD graphics drivers

I couldn't leave well enough alone, could I?

[Yeti]

It's gotten cold enough that I had to turn on my heater. Turning it on for the first time after a hiatus always smells like burnt hair.

Also over Christmas visiting my family I learned my little nieces don't like candy canes because they are "too spicy".

[Corporal]

I managed to fumble and throw a half used roll of toilet paper into the toilet. Should've walked the three extra steps and put it on a shelf, but no. In my defense, I have a small wound on my sole right now that hurts more than it has any right to, so walking is annoying. No, "hurt" is too strong a word. It's a bother, is all. How do I best put it... a minor inconvenience, yes.


Bonus: Wrote about it in another thread, but the hole in my sole (aw yeeeeah) was from dropping my keys and then stepping on them barefootedly. I dropped my keys because I stumbled over a shoe on my way to my slippers, precisely to shield my tender soles from random pokey things on the floor.

Days one and two of this year have been kind of a straight up comedy at times. All good things come in threes, so I've preloaded the Benny Hills music on my MP3 player in anticipation of what stupid absurdity is going to befall me tomorrow when I gotta return to work. This is gonna be grand.

[I'm a Puppy!]

4 days into the new year and practicing new pieces I came across the first piece of the year that I couldn't get through a sizeable chunk of by just sight reading. Trying to play it even at a slow tempo sounded like I was experimenting with atonal music. It was disheartening. I stopped for the night then. But yesterday I popped out my pencil and started mapping the piece out and breaking that bitch down. It's gonna be rough, but I'm going to break that piece and make it into music. 

[toku]

because im an idiot who doesnt love himself enough i ordered something from amazon and didn't realize i had selected "no rush" shipping until like two days later

 

[I'm a Puppy!]

because im an idiot who doesnt love himself enough i ordered something from amazon and didn't realize i had selected "no rush" shipping until like two days later

 

[shosta]

4 days into the new year and practicing new pieces I came across the first piece of the year that I couldn't get through a sizeable chunk of by just sight reading. Trying to play it even at a slow tempo sounded like I was experimenting with atonal music. It was disheartening. I stopped for the night then. But yesterday I popped out my pencil and started mapping the piece out and breaking that bitch down. It's gonna be rough, but I'm going to break that piece and make it into music.

annihilate that fucker

And then learn this:

[Mupepe]

Finally had a chance to take my wife with me on my last long distance business trip. It was a game changer. It made thme jet lag, long ass flights, loneliness and home sick aspect much easier to deal with (obviously).  I’ve got a trip to Russia in February and usually I am excited even taking those things into consideration but it doesn’t look like she will be able to go. Now I’m not even excited and I’m actually kind of dreading it. Fuck.

[bork]

Heater went out today again.  Happened last weekend but I got it working after changing the air filter (which we forgot to do months ago, ugh).  This time I finally got it working after restarting it like six times.  It just magically kicked in after having not worked for two hours.  Got a repair guy coming Wednesday but if it goes out again, it's off to my parents' house until they can come take a look at it.  Worst timing for this to happen with crazy lows in this city for the past week or two.

[ToxicAdam]

Against my best wishes, my wife bought our children cell phones (they are 12). She did no research and 'bought' some free ones they push through Verizon. The Asus Zenphone V Live was the model.

I don't really care, but I'd like them to have it protected. So, I looked on-line to find them some cases for their phones.

Apparently, you can only purchase them through Verizon for 34.99. Hahah, oh man.

(There are sub-10 dollar ones (probably 3D printed in China) on Amazon but they have a 5 week lead time)