Hmph.  Have a brilliant response to someone's Vent... and they put it in the Venting thread that you're not supposed to respond to.

Fine, then.  But I bet it would have made you laugh.

*prods games*

It's past Christmas already. Wake up!

Yes, it was weird to see that Boxing Day was less busy than Christmas

I hate Seasonal Bronchitis. The fevers, the congestion, the inability to sleep and breath at the same time.

In reply to ShadoPrism (msg # 758):

Better than seasonal pharyngitis. It only hurts when you breathe.

Actually my next door neighbor has that. Sadly he is only 7. Does not slow him down one bit though, kid has enough energy for 3 other kids his age.

Darn... Rowdy Rhonda Rousey lost...

Im tired of not having the atrength to live up to myself. Its like, in my minds eye, theres this golden filter, i see the things i can and sgould do, i have these noble thoughts and feelings... but then when it comes time to do these things, its like theres a crap filter, i f* shizz up, i let down not only myself but others, i keep doing the things i know i shouldnt... i try not to revile myself, to use the dislike that is generated to leverage myself into a better position, but its like i cant find anywhere to place the lever... when youre cauhht in the gap between youre ideals and acrualities, youre hanging yourself on your own weight as you try to climb up... but letting go isnt the answer, because then yoire for sure getting strangled... in my mind, i know that life is a struggle, that good things come with a fight... but when youre oitmatched three times over, getting pounded into the ground, unable to put up any real reaistence, and youve been cursed with the ability to take a beating, to wherw you Just Wont Knock Out? And when your enemy is ceaseless, unrelenting, and tireless?

I try and take things easy, but i cant gelp but feeling like im dithering while rome burns... but the city is way too big, and theres no way i can get enough water to put it out... so i try and write, exploring metaphysics and philosophy, ever trying to peirce my innermost core... which is where my handle comes from, my desire for clear understanding and my resolve to fight for it to the end... Even if i should never make it to the goal with my dying breathe... i cant stop, wont stop, but i feel like im torturing myself. Its better than what would happen if i didnt rry at all, but with all this effort and practoce i put in, i should be an expert by now but more and more i come to realize im still just fumbling aroumd in the dark...

^And whem i try to pull myself out of all this mess^ i end up slipping back into it.

Ok I usually love the snow. Alas this year I have to shovel massive amounts of Snow and Chip away at inches of ice as it is literally a matter of life & Death. Hopefully not my life & Death as the drive to work can be nasty.

over the past five days I have over 50 hours on the timeclock and there is more snow on the way. I have used tons of snowmelt and shoveled several more tons of snow. I am dead tired and you know what. What I am doing is worth it. I might not get much thanks but I know that what I am doing matters to my entire community.

In reply to Rockwolf66 (msg # 763):

Thank you

Had a weird conversation today.  There's some uncertainty at my job brewing (Though the day of reckoning has been delayed), and so I've been going monkey nuts and paid off my car and am saving more money because I might have to coast for a while on whatever I Can save.

I spent some years of my twenties as a Wal-Mart employee who paid cash for graduate school.  I know what it's like to not have any money lol.

That doesn't make me a saint it just means I got my personal economics lessons from the School of Hard Knocks.  And a weird little part of me thinks maybe everyone should have a time in their life like that because it makes you appreciate what you have when life isn't like that.  But back on topic.

I even got myself in really hot water as a young adult because I used to be just like her, and I learned my lesson the hard way so I only buy things I can afford now.  I'm not smart I'm dumb so I made mistakes I had to learn from.  You live beyond what you can afford and your life is a house of cards.

Look, I understand people have to borrow money for all kinds of good reasons.  I wound up taking out a $5000 car loan when I didn't think I'd have to because of an unplanned trip to the ER and an accident within 2 months of each other.  It happens.  But most of the time I don't have personal debt and I try to live that way.  Now I create the appearance of personal debt because I do my best to game the credit system, but that's beside the point.

The new person didn't believe me.  She was like "That's impossible, you have to owe somebody something."

And I pointed out, I went to a public in state college and worked while studying (sometimes multiple jobs), I didn't spend 3 semesters in Europe like she did, I have a small car and not a giant SUV, I drive Waaay less than the average American, I don't go skiing, I don't take vacations in Switzerland Austria and Germany (in fact I don't take vacations at all lol), I don't buy anything with an Apple logo on it ever... why would I owe anyone money?

Looked at me like I was a leper.  Amazing.

She's nice and I like her and all but when the zombies finally come, she will be among the first eaten.
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I love it when my cat of 7 months first sees snow. He look at it in my arms, looks at me. Back and forth for like 15 minutes and growls at me with his ears down thinking I made it 'snow'.

Seriously? It was funny when it happened. Still funny when it snows and he 'glares' at me.

Yup. It's possible. I have no debt. Haven't since I paid off my used truck almost a decade ago. Bought my used commuter car with cash a few years ago. My last real vacation was in 2007.

It's not easy, but it's certainly doable. :)

In reply to drewalt (msg # 765):

People often fit roughly into one of two categories, whether taught by their parents, or learned for themselves.  Some at least try never to owe, may even be horrified if they owe more than things like the rent and utility bills.  Some want what they want when they want it, and will spend and borrow any amount to get it.  Both are extremes, of course, and neither is great.  Those who never owe may pass up opportunities they should have risked, they probably have little credit rating so are in trouble if they ever do need to borrow.  Those who spend may not have much credit rating either, if they are overdoing it, and careless.  Cautious and budgeted borrowing has its advantages if one can do it.

It sounds possible that the one you were talking to was brought up expecting to owe.  I hope she also understands the importance of budgeting and control over what she owes!  It's one thing to owe for big purchases like houses and cars, but another to take a vacation on credit you can't pay right back, or anything else that is gone/used before the bill is paid.

And you probably need a vacation, even if it's not expensive.  ;-)

Actually, then there's the third category where you don't spend, you don't owe for spending but you have crazy amounts of medical bills piling up and ruining your credit so you can't borrow even if you wanted to. I fit into that category...

In reply to fireflights (msg # 769):

Unless you did something to cause the medical issues, that's not your doing though.  The other two are.  And either can end up where you are, not by choice.  Sorry to hear, it's not fair.  I'm glad I live in Canada where that kind of mess is much less likely.

With the fact I was undiagnosed Celiac all my childhood and had health issues stem from that combined with falls and such, nope, I'd say not my fault :P

Dear Dice Roller,

Die in a fire. Not just any fire, but the coldest possible fire so not only does it hurt, but it's going to hurt for a long time until you die. You have failed me for EVERY critically needed roll tonight for every one of my characters in every game.

Sincerely,
Me

In reply to GammaBear (msg # 772):

LOL hehehehehehehehe
MUWHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

Ditto.

Why is the command to post an image in your post not part of the commands at the bottom? I can never remember it and it bugs the crap out of me.

I keep the command in my scratchpad for when I'm on a mobile device: copy and paste and paste the link in and it's good to go.

But yes, having it be a command link would be wonderful!

What is the command?

<img src="Www.location.com">

The quotes aren't technically necessary, but I use them.
This message was last edited by the user at 02:17, Wed 18 Jan 2017.

TYSM!!!!!!

In reply to Evil Empryss (msg # 775):

I concur. While we're at it a URL command would also be appreciated.