The Vent and Rant Thread

[covingtoncat73]

Originally Posted by desertgrandma

Thanks dreams........everything will work out.

It always does.........

I hope it works out. I'm so sorry. My mom is having some trouble due to the house having been in my late stepfather's name. Between that, all the scary rain lately, and The death of a sweet friend of my brother's, not to mention the tragedy on Colorado, things feel pretty dark. I intend to treat this with gin and tonics and reading The Hobbit.

[desertgrandma]

Originally Posted by covingtoncat73

I hope it works out. I'm so sorry. My mom is having some trouble due to the house having been in my late stepfather's name. Between that, all the scary rain lately, and The death of a sweet friend of my brother,s, not to mention the tragedy on Colorado, things feel pretty dark. I intend to treat this with gin and tonics and reading The Hobbit.

Thank you for your kind words.

Sometimes a little drink and a good book can get you thru the hard times........

I've learned you don't have to get thru them all at once......just baby steps.

[covingtoncat73]

Thank you, DG. Yes, a book and a drink are good.

I am so embarassed right now. I was trying to download an eBook on my phone to read durning any minutes of downtime at work and it wasn't working (still isn't, error 1060). I thought maybe it was a storage issue, so I was going to try to delete the files of an eaudiobook I'd already listened to. Well, I ended up playing the darn thing! Right when the narrator was talking about animal lust (not a sex scene, though. TG. I doubt there is even one of those in the mystery novel in question). Right at the front desk. With people all around. Serves me right, I guess, for trying to sneak a book at work but my tablet is, of course, at home and I really wanted to continue reading The Long Lankin. The stupid eAudio mystery novel is just something to listen to on the long commute.

[wodin]

That's why I have a Samsung Galaxy Note, it's big enough to be my primary reader/tablet and small enough to be my phone.

[kindlekitten]

Originally Posted by covingtoncat73

Thank you, DG. Yes, a book and a drink are good.

I am so embarassed right now. I was trying to download an eBook on my phone to read durning any minutes of downtime at work and it wasn't working (still isn't, error 1060). I thought maybe it was a storage issue, so I was going to try to delete the files of an eaudiobook I'd already listened to. Well, I ended up playing the darn thing! Right when the narrator was talking about animal lust (not a sex scene, though. TG. I doubt there is even one of those in the mystery novel in question). Right at the front desk. With people all around. Serves me right, I guess, for trying to sneak a book at work but my tablet is, of course, at home and I really wanted to continue reading The Long Lankin. The stupid eAudio mystery novel is just something to listen to on the long commute.

*snicker* my daughter flew in from Pearl Harbor for the funeral of her grandfather in law and asked me to go with her. she was sitting with the family and I was midway back by myself. I had never met the gentleman, and was bored to tears, so I very surreptitiously was playing spider solitaire with the sound on my phone off. when you win a game in spider, it takes you to an add that you can then skip out of. usually. I was ready to crawl under the pew when the audio portion for a matchdotcom add came on EVEN THOUGH I had the sound on my phone OFF!!!!

[wyndslash]

i just did a system restore on my netbook and now it's running slower than before x.x

[wyndslash]

i didn't get the scholarship to Germany. I'm happy for my classmate who got it but also feel sad for myself ;p

[desertgrandma]

Originally Posted by wyndslash

i didn't get the scholarship to Germany. I'm happy for my classmate who got it but also feel sad for myself ;p

You have every right to be sad for yourself.......I"m sure it was a great opportunity.

I'm glad to hear you are happy for who did........that shows class.

Hey..........you never know whats around the corner where you are!

[dreams]

Originally Posted by wyndslash

i didn't get the scholarship to Germany. I'm happy for my classmate who got it but also feel sad for myself ;p

I am so sorry you didn't get the scholarship and I think it's great that you can be so generous and be happy for those of your classmates that did get it.

Have you applied for other scholarships?

[wyndslash]

Originally Posted by desertgrandma

You have every right to be sad for yourself.......I"m sure it was a great opportunity.

I'm glad to hear you are happy for who did........that shows class.

Hey..........you never know whats around the corner where you are!

thanks

Originally Posted by dreams

I am so sorry you didn't get the scholarship and I think it's great that you can be so generous and be happy for those of your classmates that did get it.

Have you applied for other scholarships?

we didn't apply for this one. they chose candidates to interview and picked one after.

[orlok]

Originally Posted by wyndslash

i didn't get the scholarship to Germany. I'm happy for my classmate who got it but also feel sad for myself ;p

Sorry to hear it. Just remember, when one door closes, another opens .

[wyndslash]

Originally Posted by orlok

Sorry to hear it. Just remember, when one door closes, another opens .

thanks i'm actually applying for a part-time teaching position at the uni for next term, so it's not all bad.

[kennyc]

F**king Health Insurance Companies!!!

[kennyc]

Originally Posted by wyndslash

thanks i'm actually applying for a part-time teaching position at the uni for next term, so it's not all bad.

Good for you, my son just taught his first undergraduate astronomy class this summer.

[pshrynk]

Originally Posted by kennyc

F**king Health Insurance Companies!!!

Amen to that! Whatever the offense. They should all be dragged out and shot. Then hung.