The Vent and Rant Thread - Page 763

beppe · 08-08-2010, 02:04 AM

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Originally Posted by Catire

The wine was ok, not that good honestly.

2 bottles of wine + relationship taking a break + talking about said relationship all night + no dinner + Wine = Not a good combo!

(whispering voice)
Hi Catire, I hope you feel better now. Drink this big glass of water.

To me your bad trip confirms me in an old wise saying

Don't mix .

And this other one that I just made up for you

Don't scratch fresh scabs and don't put alcohol on them, especially while eating (that would be, let's say... too casual)

pshrynk · 08-08-2010, 08:18 AM

This is my weekend of weird. Yesterday with the passed out, drunk college student on the cabana bed. Today, I went to get a soda from the cooler and it was full to the brim with water. It apparently rained and blew so hard last night that it was filled with the cover securely on. Expecting a rain of frogs any minute, now...

GeoffC · 08-08-2010, 08:28 AM

You didn't press that RED button, did you ?!

montsnmags · 08-08-2010, 08:38 AM

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Originally Posted by kindlekitten

awwww *pets* many (most) of us have been there. it hurts like hell then gets better. promise!

ok, so my vent... I feel soooooo disoriented (?) since I have been home. several times a night I wake up and haven't a clue where I am. this feeling hasn't happened since I was like 6. for a year and a half I traveled EVERY WEEK to a new city for a project I was on. not to mention all the other traveling in hte military and work and fun travel... just trying to say, travel is NOT new to me!

I keep hearing the front door opening and my Dad saying "I'm home!" he only ever visited me in this house 5 times.

I keep waking up thinking about what my son and I need to do in the morning. he's in New Mexico still.

I can't get much beyond watching Arwen and Strider playing. I feel aimless and drifty. is this part of grief? I was allowed to do active and healthy grieving for my Grandmother and Uncle, but felt so tied in knots with my Dad... is this normal?

KK, I would agree with the others about "normal". For my mind, they reflect my feelings too. I would also say that they are normal for a given degree of normal. A friend put it to me like this...

Grief, intrinsically intertwined with so many of our emotions and relationships, and so deeply embedded in our Self, is by its nature as individual as every individual is. How we experience is by nature and necessity, unique. It comes from who you are (though it is not, in itself, who you are). Like so many experiences, there are commonalities we will share, and there are things that are you by yourself (but, with the empathy of the commonalities, not alone).

I hope you can talk here more, whenever you need to.

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Originally Posted by pshrynk

This is my weekend of weird. Yesterday with the passed out, drunk college student on the cabana bed. Today, I went to get a soda from the cooler and it was full to the brim with water. It apparently rained and blew so hard last night that it was filled with the cover securely on. Expecting a rain of frogs any minute, now...

Shouldn't think so. Unless someone double-booked, I booked toads.

Cheers,
Marc

pdurrant · 08-08-2010, 01:20 PM

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Originally Posted by pdurrant

I hope in this way to get a text that is basically the 1895 UK edition, with any extra corrections that were included in the 1895 Edinburgh edition.

Just over a third of the way through now, and at last I've found a correction in the Edinburgh 1895 Edition that I can definitely say is a true correction over the ordinary 1895 edition.

At the beginning of chapter 12, the position of a boat is given in the 1886 UK and 1895 UK editions as

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we lay becalmed to the east of the Isle of Canna or between that and Isle Eriska in the chain of the Long Island.

(emphasis added.) East is incorrect. The boat must be lying to the west of Canna, and it is so corrected in the 1895 Edinburgh edition.

It's so nice to find that I probably was right to take the 1895 Edinburgh edition as my initial starting point, despite subsequent doubts!

Hmm... no’ so much a rant as a venting of a sigh of relief.

recluse · 08-08-2010, 01:37 PM

Kindlekitten, I agree with Marc.
Throw the word "normal" out.
Each of us has our own unique grief process.
I lost my cousin 35 years ago. He suffered the same condition I have.
He was 20 when he committed suicide. I wasn't told how he died for over 25 years. I always knew that he left this life voluntarily, though.
He talks to me sometimes. He told me what he did.
When I get close to that edge, I see him.

kennyc · 08-08-2010, 03:45 PM

I've been having freezer issues with my refrigerator the past few months. Seems the fan in the freezer compartment just stops sometimes and it takes a tweak/push on the blades to get it going again.....this is not atypical of cheap AC motors. But this morning was likely the final straw....the water to the icemaker did not shut off after filling up the tray and flooded the freezer compartment and the fresh food compartment......

I've been shopping for replacements all day so far...and cannot decide on which model...it did finally make ice correctly through one cycle...

Oh and I noticed a slight backup of the sewer/drain that is not atypical.....I have to have the lines roto-rooted at least once a year and it's been 6 - 8 months or so...

at least the computer is working (til it gets flooded by the fridge or the sewer!)

Aiiiieee!!! So much for finishing the painting I was working on...

GeoffC · 08-08-2010, 03:47 PM

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Originally Posted by kennyc

I've been having freezer issues with my refrigerator the past few months. Seems the fan in the freezer compartment just stops sometimes and it takes a tweak/push on the blades to get it going again.....this is not atypical of cheap AC motors. But this morning was likely the final straw....the water to the icemaker did not shut off after filling up the tray and flooded the freezer compartment and the fresh food compartment......

I've been shopping for replacements all day so far...and cannot decide on which model...it did finally make ice correctly through one cycle...

Oh and I noticed a slight backup of the sewer/drain that is not atypical.....I have to have the lines roto-rooted at least once a year and it's been 6 - 8 months or so...

at least the computer is working (til it gets flooded by the fridge or the sewer!)

Aiiiieee!!! So much for finishing the painting I was working on...

i've read some excuses for not finishing a painting, but really Kenny ! could you not do better !!!!

kennyc · 08-08-2010, 03:59 PM

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Originally Posted by GeoffC

i've read some excuses for not finishing a painting, but really Kenny ! could you not do better !!!!

Maybe I'll miss work tomorrow too.

kennyc · 08-08-2010, 04:01 PM

And at least I got the oil changed in the car....

mrscoach · 08-08-2010, 06:36 PM

I'm putting this here, though it isn't really my rant, but my daughter's. She was visiting last night and saw the Nintendo DS my son had in his room. She asks about it, knowing he didn't have one, especially as it was PINK. He tells her it was in the top of his closet when we moved, so he just took it with him. She gets looking and realizes it is my niece's DS. This isn't such a problem, except that my daughter is living with my niece's parents, and that DS was in a case at their house until about a week before we moved.

Did I mention my niece passed away a year ago this past Thursday? Now my daughter is stuck returning the missing DS and trying to explain how it got in her brother's closet. How do you explain that? It wasn't as if we were around the case carrying the DS, and my sister's grandson, other daughter's son, had the game just before it went missing. My son is 19 and the grandson is 2, not ages that interact, and we lived in different towns. How the heck did it get in my son's closet? He even called me in when he found it and asked if I knew anything about it.

We got used to finding fishing line weights around everywhere after my dad died. When we moved my mother the last time we would pack up a drawer, know it was empty, but then find a weight later. Looking back the sheer number of weights that day should have been a clue that Daddy was preparing to welcome my mother the next day. He was letting us know he was around and waiting.

But how to tell her aunt and uncle, still suffering from realizing it has been a year, just floored my niece. I think she had to have her friend drive her home because she was so worried.

She is also upset that Eron, my niece, didn't contact her if she was in the house putting the DS in the closet. Yes, I am talking about after death. She sees dead people, and has for years. But is that something she can tell her aunt? I just don't know.

kindlekitten · 08-08-2010, 08:15 PM

I think I would just let it be and not upset the parents. if it is a message, it is obviously a message for the people in your house

mrscoach · 08-08-2010, 08:31 PM

But they have been looking for the DS. Right after their grandson went home they looked for it and found it missing. I think she should hide it under something and pretend the grandson did it.

kindlekitten · 08-08-2010, 08:38 PM

could an old friend "return" it?

mrscoach · 08-08-2010, 08:47 PM

We don't know how to explain its disappearance. They might believe what really happened, but I'm afraid it would affect them. It's well known in our family that we all have some degree of sensitivity. My 5 yo great niece started crying and saying "Eron died" before the phone even rang. She was almost hysterical. My father visited both my children and said good-bye before we even got the call.

I just don't want to bring up things that will hurt them. I guess they'll just have to understand.

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08-08-2010, 08:18 AM	#11432
pshrynk Beepbeep n beebeep, yeah! Posts: 11,726 Karma: 8255450 Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: La Crosse, Wisconsin, aka America's IceBox Device: iThingie, KmkII, I miss Zelda!	This is my weekend of weird. Yesterday with the passed out, drunk college student on the cabana bed. Today, I went to get a soda from the cooler and it was full to the brim with water. It apparently rained and blew so hard last night that it was filled with the cover securely on. Expecting a rain of frogs any minute, now...

08-08-2010, 08:28 AM	#11433
GeoffC Chocolate Grasshopper ... Posts: 27,599 Karma: 20821184 Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Scotland Device: Muse HD , Cybook Gen3 , Pocketbook 302 (Black) , Nexus 10: wife has PW	You didn't press that RED button, did you ?!

08-08-2010, 01:37 PM	#11436
recluse Banned Posts: 3,724 Karma: 535488 Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: the Mortuary Device: Kindle 2	Kindlekitten, I agree with Marc. Throw the word "normal" out. Each of us has our own unique grief process. I lost my cousin 35 years ago. He suffered the same condition I have. He was 20 when he committed suicide. I wasn't told how he died for over 25 years. I always knew that he left this life voluntarily, though. He talks to me sometimes. He told me what he did. When I get close to that edge, I see him.

08-08-2010, 03:45 PM	#11437
kennyc The Dank Side of the Moon Posts: 35,922 Karma: 119747553 Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Denver, CO Device: Kindle2 & PW, Onyx Boox Go6	I've been having freezer issues with my refrigerator the past few months. Seems the fan in the freezer compartment just stops sometimes and it takes a tweak/push on the blades to get it going again.....this is not atypical of cheap AC motors. But this morning was likely the final straw....the water to the icemaker did not shut off after filling up the tray and flooded the freezer compartment and the fresh food compartment...... I've been shopping for replacements all day so far...and cannot decide on which model...it did finally make ice correctly through one cycle... Oh and I noticed a slight backup of the sewer/drain that is not atypical.....I have to have the lines roto-rooted at least once a year and it's been 6 - 8 months or so... at least the computer is working (til it gets flooded by the fridge or the sewer!) Aiiiieee!!! So much for finishing the painting I was working on...

08-08-2010, 04:01 PM	#11440
kennyc The Dank Side of the Moon Posts: 35,922 Karma: 119747553 Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Denver, CO Device: Kindle2 & PW, Onyx Boox Go6	And at least I got the oil changed in the car....

08-08-2010, 06:36 PM	#11441
mrscoach Guru Posts: 767 Karma: 4837659 Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: San Angelo Texas Device: Samsung Galaxy tab	I'm putting this here, though it isn't really my rant, but my daughter's. She was visiting last night and saw the Nintendo DS my son had in his room. She asks about it, knowing he didn't have one, especially as it was PINK. He tells her it was in the top of his closet when we moved, so he just took it with him. She gets looking and realizes it is my niece's DS. This isn't such a problem, except that my daughter is living with my niece's parents, and that DS was in a case at their house until about a week before we moved. Did I mention my niece passed away a year ago this past Thursday? Now my daughter is stuck returning the missing DS and trying to explain how it got in her brother's closet. How do you explain that? It wasn't as if we were around the case carrying the DS, and my sister's grandson, other daughter's son, had the game just before it went missing. My son is 19 and the grandson is 2, not ages that interact, and we lived in different towns. How the heck did it get in my son's closet? He even called me in when he found it and asked if I knew anything about it. We got used to finding fishing line weights around everywhere after my dad died. When we moved my mother the last time we would pack up a drawer, know it was empty, but then find a weight later. Looking back the sheer number of weights that day should have been a clue that Daddy was preparing to welcome my mother the next day. He was letting us know he was around and waiting. But how to tell her aunt and uncle, still suffering from realizing it has been a year, just floored my niece. I think she had to have her friend drive her home because she was so worried. She is also upset that Eron, my niece, didn't contact her if she was in the house putting the DS in the closet. Yes, I am talking about after death. She sees dead people, and has for years. But is that something she can tell her aunt? I just don't know.

08-08-2010, 08:15 PM	#11442
kindlekitten Professional Adventuress Posts: 13,368 Karma: 50260224 Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: The Olympic Peninsula on the OTHER Washington! (the big green clean one on the west coast!) Device: Kindle, the original! Times Two! and gifting an International Kindle	I think I would just let it be and not upset the parents. if it is a message, it is obviously a message for the people in your house

08-08-2010, 08:31 PM	#11443
mrscoach Guru Posts: 767 Karma: 4837659 Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: San Angelo Texas Device: Samsung Galaxy tab	But they have been looking for the DS. Right after their grandson went home they looked for it and found it missing. I think she should hide it under something and pretend the grandson did it.

08-08-2010, 08:38 PM	#11444
kindlekitten Professional Adventuress Posts: 13,368 Karma: 50260224 Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: The Olympic Peninsula on the OTHER Washington! (the big green clean one on the west coast!) Device: Kindle, the original! Times Two! and gifting an International Kindle	could an old friend "return" it?

08-08-2010, 08:47 PM	#11445
mrscoach Guru Posts: 767 Karma: 4837659 Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: San Angelo Texas Device: Samsung Galaxy tab	We don't know how to explain its disappearance. They might believe what really happened, but I'm afraid it would affect them. It's well known in our family that we all have some degree of sensitivity. My 5 yo great niece started crying and saying "Eron died" before the phone even rang. She was almost hysterical. My father visited both my children and said good-bye before we even got the call. I just don't want to bring up things that will hurt them. I guess they'll just have to understand.

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