Random thing you loathe right now.

What’s a 15 certificate? We don’t have that term here in the benighted colonies...

Robear wrote:

What’s a 15 certificate? We don’t have that term here in the benighted colonies...

something like PG-13 I'm guessing

Seems maybe a bit more mature than a PG-13, maybe like R-light.

Language: There may be frequent use of strong language; the strongest terms are only rarely acceptable. Continued aggressive use of strong language and sexual abuse is unacceptable.

Thanks. I figured there might be nuances.

My vacation week is over. While I didn't do anything interesting, I still enjoyed it quite a bit, and wished the next week was also a vacation week.

Lesson learned: Never plan just one week of vacation. Minimum should be two.

I got in a car accident today. I was going through a stop sign, and another driver wasn't paying attention and hit my driver's side door. No one was hurt, and his car is fine, but there's a big dent in my door now. I asked him for his insurance, and he admitted he didn't have any. I told him I understood, but I needed to call the cops so I could get a police report for the insurance. He got really nervous, and told me that he's undocumented.

So now, I could either tell him to get lost, and eat the cost of the damage (because my insurance won't file a claim without another driver's insurance info or a police report, and it's not worth risking lying about how it happened), or I can risk involving the police, which could be catastrophic for this guy. I don't know if he was telling the truth, or if he was scamming me. Ultimately, I told him to go ahead and go. I gave him my number, and he said he'd reach out and make it right, but I have no idea if he's going to do that.

I'm upset. I'm pissed at the reality that calling the cops could have destroyed his life, and that leaves me holding the bag. I don't know what to do, but I'm pretty sure I'm screwed.

That's tough. Did he have a license? Because driving without that would get him in trouble anyway. Messy all around.

I would not try to get it fixed through insurance, then. Just do it yourself and hope he makes it right. You did the guy a favor, and its not like your car was totaled. You could be taken in by a scammer, sure, but you could also be the story of how grandfather nearly got thrown out of the country and was saved by a forgiving driver.

You pays your money and you takes your chances. But personally, you did what I would have. Hold your head high and hope for the best.

3 days ago I was studying for my finals, which determine my PhD eligibility and scholarship opportunities.

Today I am homeless.

Life comes at you fast. Trying to get back on my feet quickly so I can continue preparing for exams, but house hunting with cats during a pandemic is just a surreal (terrible) experience.

Good luck, Unicycle!

Trichy, clearly the giving of the season that started with Secret Stanta has bled to the real world as you've given this stranger a new lease on life. Good on you, and I hope it doesn't turn around to bite you later.

One more thing to put in the 'disadvantages' column of working from home: The upstairs neighbors are having an 'intimate moment', and I'm hearing everything.

Remember to applaud loudly when they are done. Maybe hoot a bit, like after a goal or something.

You live under Jeffrey Toobin?

ClockworkHouse wrote:

You live under Jeffrey Toobin?

So messed up.

That's why I fail to satisfy women in bed - out of respect for my downstairs neighbour.

kuddles wrote:

That's why I fail to satisfy women in bed - out of respect for my downstairs neighbour.

Do you have a downstairs neighbor?

kuddles wrote:

That's why I fail to satisfy women in bed - out of respect for my downstairs neighbour.

Unfortunately, failing to satisfy women in bed doesn't prevent children, which is the greatest source of my annoyance with my upstairs neighbors.

My sense of direction and map knowledge. Cell phone died and basically I only got home from the dentist by luck. In my defense it was dark and rainy too.

Melancholy between 12am and 2am.

It's like 0330 to 0530 for me, Grenn, I completely sympathize.

Circus Peanuts

Insomnia that is getting worse by the week. I'm down to 4-6 hours a night of broken sleep every night, and can't seem to stay asleep longer than about an hour and a half, ever. Sometimes I fall back asleep fairly quickly, sometimes I'm just up and that's it. I've been awake today since about 3:30 am. Last Monday I got a prescription from my doc for it, a small dose of a lighter non-addictive med, which has unfortunately done nothing and it has just continued to get worse. I'm afraid I'll have to get on something addictive, and that's not a good prospect.

I'm tired. I feel like it's only a matter of time before Tyler Durden knocks on my door.

Today looks rough.

My back hurts, I am super tired to the point I doubt coffee will help but hey let's have twice as much as normal because I gotta last today.

This 2020 thing is getting old.

When someone's passing comment sends you crawling through the cancer thread to find what happened to someone.

ClockworkHouse wrote:

When someone's passing comment sends you crawling through the cancer thread to find what happened to someone.

Yup, like this.

ClockworkHouse wrote:

When someone's passing comment sends you crawling through the cancer thread to find what happened to someone.

Sorry, Vector. I didn't think that loathe through.

ClockworkHouse wrote:

Sorry, Vector. I didn't think that loathe through.

It's fine. I feel it's important to go through that thread every once-in-a-while and had forgotten about it.

I am not a fan of the dentist. I went today for the second time in as many weeks to get 3 more fillings done. My mouth is still numb, and my jaw aches. I'm starving hungry, and I don't feel like I can eat because I can't feel my mouth. Ugh. No fun. Upside: I basically took the day off of work today. I logged in, I checked some emails, I took some calls. But this was certainly not a productive day.

You can eat with a numb jaw, just chew carefully. Or get something like spaghetti...