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Author Topic: Things that made you sad today thread.  (Read 9423992 times)

Helgoland

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Re: Things that made you sad today thread.
« Reply #70035 on: February 10, 2014, 05:35:26 pm »

? He seemed like a pretty... passionate dude, often getting into big arguments. Let's hope he's just taking some cooling time.
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Re: Things that made you sad today thread.
« Reply #70036 on: February 10, 2014, 05:47:48 pm »

As far as I've seen, it doesn't work like that; I've stumbled over quite a few edits I didn't see using the new replies page.
But I saw MZ's post both pre and post edit and I only ever use the new replies function...
I find that the New Replies button occasionally refuses to remove a topic from the list, even after I've seen the most recent post multiple times.
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Re: Things that made you sad today thread.
« Reply #70037 on: February 10, 2014, 06:20:35 pm »

Sometimes it goes a bit silly and imforms me that there is a new post in a thread: I know, because i was the one who just posted.

Never had it refuse to remove a thread fro mthe new list, though.
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Re: Things that made you sad today thread.
« Reply #70038 on: February 10, 2014, 07:31:06 pm »

That is badly caring for a dog.
But there is much, much worse out there.

She's fed enough, she is exercised at least twice a day, and she's obviously loved.

I'd say that whilst he's lapsing and letting his laziness impact on his care of the dog, he's coming out worse than she is.
I've thought similar myself, but should this be the measure?
You're absolutely right. It shouldn't.
But I was just gauging the reaction of the animal welfare people if you were to decide to do something.

Unfortunately making your dog fat isn't a crime.
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Re: Things that made you sad today thread.
« Reply #70039 on: February 10, 2014, 08:02:00 pm »

You know, when someone doesn't post for less than a month, I don't usually consider them gone. In fact, you're going to have to get in to at least three or four months to be gone in my book.
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Re: Things that made you sad today thread.
« Reply #70040 on: February 10, 2014, 09:34:46 pm »

Can't do anything right. Can't do anything. Arr.
Also net problems. Arr.
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Re: Things that made you sad today thread.
« Reply #70041 on: February 10, 2014, 09:40:43 pm »

Tackling an old short story I last worked on about three years ago... back when I thought I'd go to school and write every weekend.

It's so terribly written, and reminds me of so many things I thought I would do but haven't.
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Re: Things that made you sad today thread.
« Reply #70042 on: February 10, 2014, 09:55:18 pm »

Tackling an old short story I last worked on about three years ago... back when I thought I'd go to school and write every weekend.

It's so terribly written, and reminds me of so many things I thought I would do but haven't.

Blegh I can't even consider the could and would haves of my past without running the risk of driving myself into the ground with regret. I feel like I've disappointed so many people by not being what I 'could have been', and it would be nice to just toss a match and watch it all burn or develop amnesia or something.
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Re: Things that made you sad today thread.
« Reply #70043 on: February 10, 2014, 09:59:17 pm »

Tackling an old short story I last worked on about three years ago... back when I thought I'd go to school and write every weekend.

It's so terribly written, and reminds me of so many things I thought I would do but haven't.

Blegh I can't even consider the could and would haves of my past without running the risk of driving myself into the ground with regret. I feel like I've disappointed so many people by not being what I 'could have been', and it would be nice to just toss a match and watch it all burn or develop amnesia or something.

 :( Yeah, I know that feeling.
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Re: Things that made you sad today thread.
« Reply #70044 on: February 10, 2014, 10:08:36 pm »

What are you guys even saying?  You're not loaded down with responsibilities that drastically hinder you from pursuing whatever the hell you want.  There is no "could have done" in your life yet.  Go do whatever you set your mind to.
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Re: Things that made you sad today thread.
« Reply #70045 on: February 10, 2014, 10:08:59 pm »

It's sadder that sometimes people can't appreciate who you are now compared to what you are not currently, now.
There's a bright side to that though.
However I can't ever see that in me.
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Re: Things that made you sad today thread.
« Reply #70046 on: February 10, 2014, 10:11:25 pm »

Tackling an old short story I last worked on about three years ago... back when I thought I'd go to school and write every weekend.

It's so terribly written, and reminds me of so many things I thought I would do but haven't.
I know how that feels..
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Re: Things that made you sad today thread.
« Reply #70047 on: February 10, 2014, 10:17:14 pm »

What are you guys even saying?  You're not loaded down with responsibilities that drastically hinder you from pursuing whatever the hell you want.  There is no "could have done" in your life yet.  Go do whatever you set your mind to.

Sadly, my parents feel I owe them a lucrative mind-numbing career, traditional--but also joyful and quirky (manic-pixie dream) husband, and babies.  No, my parents don't own me, but there's nothing quite like being shouted at because as they say, maybe they'd decide they wanted to be paid for tuition after all and I really need to be making $80,000 a year in case that happens.

It's stressful, it's exhausting, and it makes everything five times harder than it needs to be.  I'd love to know who I could have been in a different situation.
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Re: Things that made you sad today thread.
« Reply #70048 on: February 10, 2014, 10:31:40 pm »

Joke's on them if they did. Can't get a retroactive charge like that to stick in civil court, if it came down to the brass tacks of it. Just shy of 100% sure of that, unless they actually had you sign some sort of contract beforehand (or cali law is pretty radically different from FL law. Which it almost certainly is, but this is federal/interstate level contract law stuff.). So... if it came to that, and the bridges are ready for burning, you'd be able to lawyer up and walk out. Probably have to drop the current school if it weren't yet done, but...

If, uh. If that's any comfort. The knowledge has helped me out a couple times, emotionally.
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Re: Things that made you sad today thread.
« Reply #70049 on: February 10, 2014, 10:48:14 pm »

No, I've graduated.  They're just being assholes.
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