The Vent and Rant Thread - Page 300

LazyScot · 07-10-2009, 06:32 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by zelda_pinwheel

not to be confused with qwertyphobia, whose symptoms are nearly identical.

Nope. qwertyphobia is français. The official english translation ia azertyphilia.

Now for a rant.

What damnable fool told Friday it could have the day off, because Monday would happily cover for it?

zelda_pinwheel · 07-10-2009, 06:34 AM

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Originally Posted by LazyScot

Nope. qwertyphobia is français. The official english translation ia azertyphilia.

ah, yes ! sorry. you are referring to "qwertyphobie."

Quote:

Now for a rant.

What damnable fool told Friday it could have the day off, because Monday would happily cover for it?

ooh, i don't know, but i'd like a Word with that guy as well !

Mindy · 07-10-2009, 09:56 AM

I am unemployed (practically). Redeployed. Jobless.
I have no reader.
My head hurts all the time (possibly even while I'm asleep - it's certainly sore whenever I wake up).
My medication is giving me all the side effects and none of the benefits.
We were too late to get Alexander McCall Smith tickets for the festival (although we did get Neil Gaiman tickets, so that's only half a vent/rant).
My 'colleagues' (who all got jobs) seem to have forgotten about all the little chats around 'sensitivity' and/or have developed the notion that joblessness is contagious.
Having crap feet sucks when it comes to having to buy shoes, and comfortable shoes only last so long.

On the plus side, I seem to have more time to dedicate to MRF now....

pshrynk · 07-10-2009, 09:58 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mindy

I am unemployed (practically). Redeployed. Jobless.
I have no reader.
My head hurts all the time (possibly even while I'm asleep - it's certainly sore whenever I wake up).
My medication is giving me all the side effects and none of the benefits.
We were too late to get Alexander McCall Smith tickets for the festival (although we did get Neil Gaiman tickets, so that's only half a vent/rant).
My 'colleagues' (who all got jobs) seem to have forgotten about all the little chats around 'sensitivity' and/or have developed the notion that joblessness is contagious.
Having crap feet sucks when it comes to having to buy shoes, and comfortable shoes only last so long.

On the plus side, I seem to have more time to dedicate to MRF now....

Well, other than that, it is good to see ya, lil' fairy!

Greg Anos · 07-10-2009, 10:02 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mindy

I am unemployed (practically). Redeployed. Jobless.
I have no reader.
My head hurts all the time (possibly even while I'm asleep - it's certainly sore whenever I wake up).
My medication is giving me all the side effects and none of the benefits.
We were too late to get Alexander McCall Smith tickets for the festival (although we did get Neil Gaiman tickets, so that's only half a vent/rant).
My 'colleagues' (who all got jobs) seem to have forgotten about all the little chats around 'sensitivity' and/or have developed the notion that joblessness is contagious.
Having crap feet sucks when it comes to having to buy shoes, and comfortable shoes only last so long.

On the plus side, I seem to have more time to dedicate to MRF now....

I am sorry to here this. I, too, have been unemployed for over a year. I am going to get admitted to a local Community College today to retread back as a client/server programmer. My best wishes....RSE

GeoffC · 07-10-2009, 10:56 AM

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Originally Posted by pshrynk

Well, other than that, it is good to see ya, lil' fairy!

much ditto .....

Patricia · 07-10-2009, 12:08 PM

Mindy, I do hope that things pick up soon and that your health and employment problems all get solved satisfactorily. These things just should not happen to a fairy!

krisk · 07-10-2009, 02:10 PM

I left my Kindle at work last night and was reduced to reading a pbook in bed

Kindle Kitten was NOT amused, and it is amazingly difficult to juggle kittens and pbooks after being assimilated by the Kindle!

zelda_pinwheel · 07-10-2009, 03:47 PM

i'm so sorry, mindy.

i hope things get better for you soon. in the meantime, at least you have the llounge to take your mind off your troubles... right ?

DixieGal · 07-10-2009, 04:03 PM

Poor Mindy! Seems like when it rains, it pours. Surely something good will come your way soon!

Patricia · 07-10-2009, 04:51 PM

And bad feet, too. That really must be the last straw. Can you ask your GP for a referral to a decent podiatrist? Or even see one privately if the NHS list is too long?

(Parenthetically, I've had a great deal of trouble with my feet and it mostly vanished when I started wearing crocs. It is a pity that they are so ugly. But now I can walk for miles. Ricky also swears by hers.)

Do you know what is causing the horrible headaches?

krisk · 07-10-2009, 04:52 PM

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Originally Posted by Patricia

And bad feet, too. That really must be the last straw. Can you ask your GP for a referral to a decent podiatrist? Or even see one privately if the NHS list is too long?

(Parenthetically, I've had a great deal of trouble with my feet and it mostly vanished when I started wearing crocs. It is a pity that they are so ugly. But now I can walk for miles. Ricky also swears by hers.)

Do you know what is causing the horrible headaches?

oh!!!! but not all CROCS are ugly all the time!!! seriously check some of them out!

ShortNCuddlyAm · 07-10-2009, 04:58 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mindy

I am unemployed (practically). Redeployed. Jobless.
I have no reader.
My head hurts all the time (possibly even while I'm asleep - it's certainly sore whenever I wake up).
My medication is giving me all the side effects and none of the benefits.
We were too late to get Alexander McCall Smith tickets for the festival (although we did get Neil Gaiman tickets, so that's only half a vent/rant).
My 'colleagues' (who all got jobs) seem to have forgotten about all the little chats around 'sensitivity' and/or have developed the notion that joblessness is contagious.
Having crap feet sucks when it comes to having to buy shoes, and comfortable shoes only last so long.

On the plus side, I seem to have more time to dedicate to MRF now....

Sorry to hear all of that

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Originally Posted by Patricia

(Parenthetically, I've had a great deal of trouble with my feet and it mostly vanished when I started wearing crocs. It is a pity that they are so ugly. But now I can walk for miles. Ricky also swears by hers.)

I liked Crocs up until I went walking over a field that had quite a few low-growing brambles in it and came out with thorns in my feet, after they'd gone through the plastic

Quote:

Originally Posted by krisk

oh!!!! but not all CROCS are ugly all the time!!! seriously check some of them out!

They even have a style called Patricia!

Mindy · 07-10-2009, 05:05 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Patricia

(Parenthetically, I've had a great deal of trouble with my feet and it mostly vanished when I started wearing crocs. It is a pity that they are so ugly. But now I can walk for miles. Ricky also swears by hers.)?

My feet are genetically bad, there's nothing they can do! It's funny you should say that though, I got two pairs of Crocs from Shuch at the weekend, a plain-ish black pair, kind of flat dolly-shoe style (Alice) (not the clog style) for work and a funky purple slingback style (Olivia) which I couldn't resist because they had a sparkly crystal on them. I'm a sucker, I know. I'm still wearing them round the house to decide whether I'll be able to wear them properly yet.

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Originally Posted by Patricia

Do you know what is causing the horrible headaches?

Nope, after extensive testing and trying various types of medication we've come to the conclusion I'm just lucky. We found something that seemed to be working but after about 3 months I built up a resistance (we assume - for whatever reason the headaches came back)

Thanks for all the sympathy guys, I will indeed console myself with the Llounge.

RickyMaveety · 07-10-2009, 05:28 PM

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Originally Posted by ShortNCuddlyAm

I liked Crocs up until I went walking over a field that had quite a few low-growing brambles in it and came out with thorns in my feet, after they'd gone through the plastic

Yeah, we have very long mesquite thorns here, and you will hear me yelping when I step on one long enough to pierce the rubber of my Crocs.

However, it's another handy dandy use for a pair of hemostats, which of course, I always have handy.

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07-10-2009, 09:56 AM	#4488
Mindy Away with the Faeries Posts: 483 Karma: 8459 Join Date: May 2008 Location: Edinburgh, Scotland Device: Sony PRS 650	I am unemployed (practically). Redeployed. Jobless. I have no reader. My head hurts all the time (possibly even while I'm asleep - it's certainly sore whenever I wake up). My medication is giving me all the side effects and none of the benefits. We were too late to get Alexander McCall Smith tickets for the festival (although we did get Neil Gaiman tickets, so that's only half a vent/rant). My 'colleagues' (who all got jobs) seem to have forgotten about all the little chats around 'sensitivity' and/or have developed the notion that joblessness is contagious. Having crap feet sucks when it comes to having to buy shoes, and comfortable shoes only last so long. On the plus side, I seem to have more time to dedicate to MRF now....

07-10-2009, 12:08 PM	#4492
Patricia Reader Posts: 11,504 Karma: 8720163 Join Date: May 2007 Location: South Wales, UK Device: Sony PRS-500, PRS-505, Asus EEEpc 4G	Mindy, I do hope that things pick up soon and that your health and employment problems all get solved satisfactorily. These things just should not happen to a fairy!

07-10-2009, 02:10 PM	#4493
krisk Wizard Posts: 2,148 Karma: 8229 Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: on the road again Device: kindle	I left my Kindle at work last night and was reduced to reading a pbook in bed Kindle Kitten was NOT amused, and it is amazingly difficult to juggle kittens and pbooks after being assimilated by the Kindle!

07-10-2009, 03:47 PM	#4494
zelda_pinwheel zeldinha zippy zeldissima Posts: 27,827 Karma: 921169 Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Paris, France Device: eb1150 & is that a nook in her pocket, or she just happy to see you?	i'm so sorry, mindy. i hope things get better for you soon. in the meantime, at least you have the llounge to take your mind off your troubles... right ?

07-10-2009, 04:03 PM	#4495
DixieGal Hi There! Posts: 7,473 Karma: 2930523 Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Ft Lauderdale Device: iPad	Poor Mindy! Seems like when it rains, it pours. Surely something good will come your way soon!

07-10-2009, 04:51 PM	#4496
Patricia Reader Posts: 11,504 Karma: 8720163 Join Date: May 2007 Location: South Wales, UK Device: Sony PRS-500, PRS-505, Asus EEEpc 4G	And bad feet, too. That really must be the last straw. Can you ask your GP for a referral to a decent podiatrist? Or even see one privately if the NHS list is too long? (Parenthetically, I've had a great deal of trouble with my feet and it mostly vanished when I started wearing crocs. It is a pity that they are so ugly. But now I can walk for miles. Ricky also swears by hers.) Do you know what is causing the horrible headaches?