Random thing you loathe right now.

I like your tweets, Mystic.

ClockworkHouse wrote:
gravity wrote:
ClockworkHouse wrote:

My son is sick with a fever and was up most of the night screaming. My wife and I are completely exhausted and quite worried about him. He went to the doctor earlier this week, and we were told it should pass in a couple days; it's just so hard to see him like that.

I'm sorry to hear about that... the weekend is passed now, how's he doing?

He's much better now. Thanks for asking.

Just in time for my wife to come down with the same junk. Bet I'm next.

Glad to hear it, although I hope you manage to dodge this one. And hey, at least new phones are awesome

Cross post from the Android thread:

A week in and I scratched the screen on my Note II. I had no issues on my Atrix and figured "Hey It's Gorilla Glass I'll be fine." Nope. Luckily I'm in Korea, so getting screen protectors and accessories for the Note II shouldn't be to hard, but I'm still bummed.

Mega hugs, MV. You can have all my health pots!

Coworkers who aren't your boss, or even on your team for that matter, but think they can give you orders

Myself, a bit. I keep making the same mistakes. Things that aren't serious, at least compared to a lot of things people mention in this thread, but things I keep screwing up over and over again. Every time I think I have a handle on things I make just that one more idiotic decision and end up right back where I started.

Put simply, I think I'm bad at life.

I need to learn to let it all go.

ClockworkHouse wrote:

I need to learn to let it all go.

Better out than in, I always say.

Spoiler:

Seriously though, I get what you're saying. It's baffling how I can sometimes deal with 'real' issues, and how really trivial stuff can pull me down.

CHRIS MATTHEWS. WHY IS HE ALWAYS SHOUTING?

Radical Ans wrote:

Coworkers who aren't your boss, or even on your team for that matter, but think they can give you orders

Worse part about my job (other than being underpaid). Since my coworkers and I are on site under contract, many employees of the company itself seem to think they are above us. Since we're there to help their management manage and keep track of them (time cards, call-offs, parking, etc), it does cause problems.

I am feeling disproportionately sad/depressed that my husband and a group of our mutual friends are planning a weekend outing to a movie and that I was not invited - not even by my own husband.

I don't even really want to see the movie, and would have passed on it if I had been asked and yet, I feel like the way I did in grade four when I was one of three kids not asked to a b-day party a classmate was having, and everyone one else in the class got a shiny invitation with a dinosaur on it.

Yes, I know this is stupid, but still feel sad/depressed/left out/overlooked anyway.

Blech.

My PC's CPU may be completely f*cked.

Got home today, turned on the PC, and it shut itself off after 10 minutes. I hit the power button. It started up, but died after 5 seconds.

I hauled the damn thing downstairs and opened the case. There was a lot of heat coming off the CPU fan, so I hit it with some compressed air. A tiny clump of dust flew out from behind the fan. I got it up and running again, and I'm using Memtest to rule out the RAM I installed a couple of months ago, but I don't have the time or money to deal with this right now.

I don't overclock my system, so it's not overheating/failing because of added stress. I'm starting to think my recent audio problems are somehow related. Was that little clump of dust the culprit? Only time will tell.

Atras wrote:
Demyx wrote:
Strangeblades wrote:

Don't be socially awkward. That's pretty hard for me as I perceive myself being socially awkward.

The best part is getting nervous about socially awkward, and the nervousness makes you even more socially awkward, which in turn leads to more nervousness...

Look, I have met both of you in person, and maybe it was because we are all a part of the GWJ community, but neither one of you was particularly socially awkward. I actually thought that you both were a lot more sociable than I usually am.

I've noticed this happens a lot to socially awkward people. I'm very socially awkward, but I've also learned to "fake it" pretty well, as a lot of us socially awkward people do.

So you get a group of us together, and we're all faking it at one another, doing much better jobs at it than we realise, but feeling so very nervous on the inside. Later on, one of the group admits to being socially awkward, and everyone else is surprised, and goes "I thought I was the socially awkward one!".

My girlfriend (also a soc-awk) is convinced I'm a social butterfly that instantly gets on with people. I try to explain to her that I'm terrified every second I'm talking to someone I don't know well, but apparently my acting has gotten pretty good.

Redwing wrote:
Atras wrote:
Demyx wrote:
Strangeblades wrote:

Don't be socially awkward. That's pretty hard for me as I perceive myself being socially awkward.

The best part is getting nervous about socially awkward, and the nervousness makes you even more socially awkward, which in turn leads to more nervousness...

Look, I have met both of you in person, and maybe it was because we are all a part of the GWJ community, but neither one of you was particularly socially awkward. I actually thought that you both were a lot more sociable than I usually am.

I've noticed this happens a lot to socially awkward people. I'm very socially awkward, but I've also learned to "fake it" pretty well, as a lot of us socially awkward people do.

So you get a group of us together, and we're all faking it at one another, doing much better jobs at it than we realise, but feeling so very nervous on the inside. Later on, one of the group admits to being socially awkward, and everyone else is surprised, and goes "I thought I was the socially awkward one!".

My girlfriend (also a soc-awk) is convinced I'm a social butterfly that instantly gets on with people. I try to explain to her that I'm terrified every second I'm talking to someone I don't know well, but apparently my acting has gotten pretty good. :lol:

I'm socially awkward, but mainly around people I don't know; having the gap-bridger of 'meeting' people on twitter, or IRC takes away much of the pressure, which is why I could social butterfly my way through PenCon and PAX.

Mimble wrote:

Yes, I know this is stupid, but still feel sad/depressed/left out/overlooked anyway.

I'd feel bad about it too. You should have been invited.

Mimble wrote:

I am feeling disproportionately sad/depressed that my husband and a group of our mutual friends are planning a weekend outing to a movie and that I was not invited - not even by my own husband.

I don't even really want to see the movie, and would have passed on it if I had been asked and yet, I feel like the way I did in grade four when I was one of three kids not asked to a b-day party a classmate was having, and everyone one else in the class got a shiny invitation with a dinosaur on it.

Yes, I know this is stupid, but still feel sad/depressed/left out/overlooked anyway.

Blech.

I know those feels. I'm sorry. It sucks.

Deadmonkeys wrote:

My PC's CPU may be completely f*cked.

Got home today, turned on the PC, and it shut itself off after 10 minutes. I hit the power button. It started up, but died after 5 seconds.

I hauled the damn thing downstairs and opened the case. There was a lot of heat coming off the CPU fan, so I hit it with some compressed air. A tiny clump of dust flew out from behind the fan. I got it up and running again, and I'm using Memtest to rule out the RAM I installed a couple of months ago, but I don't have the time or money to deal with this right now.

I don't overclock my system, so it's not overheating/failing because of added stress. I'm starting to think my recent audio problems are somehow related. Was that little clump of dust the culprit? Only time will tell.

What CPU?

TigerBill wrote:

What CPU?

From my order sheet:
Intel Core i5 750 Quad Core Processor Lynnfield LGA1156 2.66GHZ 8MB Cache Retail Box

I'm using the stock cooler.

Deadmonkeys wrote:
TigerBill wrote:

What CPU?

From my order sheet:
Intel Core i5 750 Quad Core Processor Lynnfield LGA1156 2.66GHZ 8MB Cache Retail Box

I'm using the stock cooler.

Oohhhhh! I've got an i5 660 Clarkfield I'm not using anymore. My mobo for it died and, I upgraded to a Sandy Bridge. PM me if interested.

Based on when I've had those symptoms in the past, that sounds like either poor CPU cooling or a power supply going bad. I'm going to guess the PSU is more likely, but you should check the CPU cooler mounting first to make sure it hasn't come loose.

Right now, more than anything in the world, I hate the statistical program SAS and all things statistics related, from regression models to multivariable models.

Mimble wrote:

I am feeling disproportionately sad/depressed that my husband and a group of our mutual friends are planning a weekend outing to a movie and that I was not invited - not even by my own husband.

I don't even really want to see the movie, and would have passed on it if I had been asked and yet, I feel like the way I did in grade four when I was one of three kids not asked to a b-day party a classmate was having, and everyone one else in the class got a shiny invitation with a dinosaur on it.

Yes, I know this is stupid, but still feel sad/depressed/left out/overlooked anyway.

Blech.

Mention it to him. Either he screwed up and should be made aware of it, or he didn't ask because he knew you'd decline, in which case he should know that it made you feel bad.

Hypatian wrote:

Based on when I've had those symptoms in the past, that sounds like either poor CPU cooling or a power supply going bad. I'm going to guess the PSU is more likely, but you should check the CPU cooler mounting first to make sure it hasn't come loose.

The cooler's securely mounted. Time to check my warranties.

Thanks, NSMike and Chumpy - I did talk to him about it, and he agrees it was not a well thought out plan.

Also, this cheered me up quite a lot:

IMAGE(http://i589.photobucket.com/albums/ss332/Mimble75/steamgift.png)

Thank you, Chairman Mao!

I seriously love Goodjers - you are all fantastic and lovely people.

Ugh, night terror flashback sh*t. I wanted more than five hours of sleep, dammit.

clover wrote:

Ugh, night terror flashback sh*t. I wanted more than five hours of sleep, dammit. :mad:

Aye, me too. Though in my case it's due to a dog whose bladder seems to have inexplicably shrunk.

Chumpy_McChump wrote:
Mimble wrote:

I am feeling disproportionately sad/depressed that my husband and a group of our mutual friends are planning a weekend outing to a movie and that I was not invited - not even by my own husband.

I don't even really want to see the movie, and would have passed on it if I had been asked and yet, I feel like the way I did in grade four when I was one of three kids not asked to a b-day party a classmate was having, and everyone one else in the class got a shiny invitation with a dinosaur on it.

Yes, I know this is stupid, but still feel sad/depressed/left out/overlooked anyway.

Blech.

Mention it to him. Either he screwed up and should be made aware of it, or he didn't ask because he knew you'd decline, in which case he should know that it made you feel bad.

1. He did screw up. He should have asked because it shows consideration.
2. On the other hand we all make mistakes. This is one of them. It shouldn't be a big deal.
3. Tell him to ask you next time, even if the answer is a foregone conclusion.
4. If I did this to my wife there would be hell to pay. She might not care about the movie but she would appreciate my asking.
5. Burn things in that game. It looks cute.

Strangeblades wrote:

5. Burn things in that game. It looks cute.

For some reason, the juxtaposition of "burn things" and "cute" here is just hilarious to me.

Oh right, my loathe. Sigh. I just had a reporter job interview today via video Skype.

The editor asked what I like about the news. Instead of saying sweet f*** all I dug deep to find what I still like about the job. The learning for one. Finding out how worms contribute to soil health, how much oceanic biomass is needed to sustain a healthy commercial fishery, military helicopter repair woes, mixed-martial arts training, etc. I love all that sh*t. I love learning. So, that's what I focused on.

I don't know what to hate about my career. Being a reporter or being forced into sh*tty working conditions. I think I have an association problem. The reporters were treated like dog sh*t at my former company. IMAGE(http://i866.photobucket.com/albums/ab221/Strangeblades/Emoticons/smiley_emoticons_fluch2.gif) For seven years my colleague and I worked through hell. Not any more though. Not any more.

Spoiler:

PS: If you are an aspiring reporter and would like to know what company to avoid working for, PM me here or direct message me on Twitter. My Twitter handle is in my signature.

My doctor (an angel) once worked out west and left his old job because of crappy working conditions. Some of his colleagues have never gone back to being doctors because of crappy working conditions. One female doctor friend of his cannot even work at all due to the PTSD-like problems.

My doctor says it took him two years to enjoy being a doctor again at his new job.

EDIT: I'm gonna cheer myself up by writing for a boardgame IMAGE(http://i866.photobucket.com/albums/ab221/Strangeblades/Emoticons/smiley_emoticons_schriftsteller2_b.gif) and gifting the gift of games to Steam friends. IMAGE(http://i866.photobucket.com/albums/ab221/Strangeblades/Emoticons/smiley_emoticons_paketliebe.gif)

soonerjudd wrote:
Strangeblades wrote:

5. Burn things in that game. It looks cute.

For some reason, the juxtaposition of "burn things" and "cute" here is just hilarious to me.

I can't help it. I just want to hug flames.