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[Orange Wizard]

I usually post without thinking. That's why I spark so many random arguments and I get OOCQ'd so much.

[Graknorke]

Everyone missed my blindness pun.
I put SO MUCH (around 5 seconds) of effort into coming up with it too.

[Yoink]

Everyone missed my blindness pun.
I put SO MUCH (around 5 seconds) of effort into coming up with it too.

I'm sorry, I didn't see it.

[Orange Wizard]

I did see it, I just decided that it would be better for the health of everyone concerned if we all forgot about it.

[Spehss _]

Everyone missed my blindness pun.
I put SO MUCH (around 5 seconds) of effort into coming up with it too.

I'm sorry, I didn't see it.

Heh.

[ggamer]

My HDD is, very probably, completely, utterly and unrecoverably dead.
I could use the output of badblocks as a chronometer if I wanted to, and testdisk fails to find any partitions. It may be an issue with the actual hardware instead of bad sectors, but in that case my HD is still broken, probably unfixably. A lot of evidence points not only to widespread damage but also MFT corruption aka all my files are gone.

* miauw62 sighs

This means I:
a) lose a lot of data, including the last backup of my PREVIOUS laptop.
b) probably break warranty if I replace the HD myself
c) have to replace the HD, obviously. Which will cost sixty dollars. (actually this is a happy since I thought it'd be much more, but w/e)

I'm in the same situation, so I feel for you.

Just learned an old friend of mine died in a car crash yesterday.. Pretty heartbroken. :/

shit

[WillowLuman]

Just learned an old friend of mine died in a car crash yesterday.. Pretty heartbroken. :/

Cars have been unkind to friends of Bay12ers this year

Seriously, though, this sucks. Have you been in touch with this friend's family recently?

[Spehss _]

Feeling lonely. Really lonely. Goddam I'm lonely. Also bored. And tired.

Kinda want to just lay in bed and do nothing the rest of the night. Also cry. Crying sounds reasonable. Roommates are in the room though.

Stupid emotions, making me all emotional.

[Cryxis, Prince of Doom]

Welp, my family started watching this tv series "Grace Point"
And on the first episode there is a scene where a kids mother tells him that one of his friends died.

It reminded me too much of my mom telling me the same thing last month
I almost started crying.

[Tiruin]

(also a sad on the side, I often write up lengthy replies then delete them feeling my opinion/point/whatever will be disapproved of. I should probably talk to someone about my random anxieties like that, and my weird fear of conflict, but talking to people is scary too. I am forcing myself to post this though, because the more I force myself to do these things the better, right?)

This happens to me, too.

Story of my past.
It can be overcome--though the best way is positive support in the physical, given how speaking is in the physical
Best thing: Start off with people who will aid and support you! Usually an older buddy or someone experienced to help you talk (ie Topic conversation starts, you say something-stop and falter. Other person usually smiles and hand gestures, "Go on, its ok. Nothing to worry about. Continue.")

The bare fact that you can post such stuffs equal the fact that you can do it. Just needs to be...erh, say, 'reconstructed'. The stairway may be dented, yet it can be reconstructed; it exists.
Metaphors~ ._.

[Truean]

Thank you all for your concerns, truly. It's been more than my parents have shown to me, which is odd considering they showered concern on the roofer. I'm pretty much the family scapegoat. My aunt can't believe my parent's dysfunctional BS, but there you go. Your offspring could have died or been permanently brain damaged.... This is cause for concern parents.... [sigh].

My head still hurts, and headaches are a thing. Hopefully this will subside.

Somebody asked who brings out power tools to build a shed and noted it is overkill. I could say it was a rather large shed, and in fact it was more like a small barn, but that doesn't matter. My dad doesn't use a hammer for anything. If he can get his compressor hose someplace that needs a nail, then you can bet he's going to use an air nailer. Overkill is about all we do, and we haven't cut a corner on anything in terms of under-building it. Don't get me wrong, he will sometimes get to productivity focused and say ... go too damn recklessly fast and get a nail stuck in his kid's head, but nothing he considers serious.... Although, somehow I bet you if it were his own head, he'd take things far more seriously.

I'm still scared to actually touch the wound myself, and I'm not supposed to shower/wash my hair for a few days anyhow. At least the scar will be relatively small (puncture wounds often are) and hidden deep in my hair.

My dad is being very stupid about this. You don't have to be a lawyer to see that this could have easily been a lawsuit if it had been anybody else but me. A judge and jury hear the words, "Shot in the head by an airnailer," and it should translate into a verdict (barring contributory negligence or whatever, but even if defended, it would certainly not be taken lightly). You can be the insurance company wouldn't take it lightly either.... Overall, I could've died helping him out or have been brain damaged, and let's not forget the whole pain thing. Some concern out of one's own parents should be expected, but in this case will not be received.

It pisses me off that dad WILL NOT GET RID OF THE AIR NAILER. I get that it was expensive when he bought it years ago. The point is that it is double firing and a safety hazard. It put a freaking nail in your kid's head....

Honestly, the injury feels bad, but the insult they add to it makes it worse. Meh.

[MaximumZero]

See, this? Reactions like this? I don't understand how parents can be like this. Have a fucking heart, Truean's parents, your kid nearly died because one of you went to the Tim Taylor School of Construction.

If it helps at all, Truean, as a parent I feel horrible for you. I'd probably have a mental breakdown if I ever hurt my kid that bad, even though it would obviously be an accident. Especially because it was an accident.

[Sirus]

Rough night. The dust storm did NOT subside, and in fact grew worse as the sun went down. I'm covered in a fine layer of dust and had to struggle to get the truck home while getting blown around with limited visibility. Thankfully it wasn't the worst stuff I've driven in, but it was up there.

[Gamerlord]

Got two sads today. Both of them are relatonship sads. One from a while ago and one from today.

First, looking back I have realised why I put up with so much bullshit from my best friend as I was growing up. I had a crush on him. I never consciously knew it I don't think, but looking back now, when I have accepted the fact that I am bisexual, it seems so obvious. It wasn't until last year that I finally dealt with my problems in that department and when I think 'attractive man' I think of him, no matter the fact that I haven't seen him in forever. When I was little I was surrounded by the kind of kid who uses 'gay', 'fag' and 'homo' as insults and I internalised that as a bad thing. Talking to him - over the internet, we've haven't spoken F2F in a long time - and saying that I was bi got the revelation that he is in a similar position on the gradient of human sexuality. And I can't help but think, if I had only come to terms with it quicker, if the people around me were less a bunch of bastards, if I had taken a chance just once... what could have happened?

Second, you know that feeling you get when a girl you haven't seen in a long time, who you had put in the 'sister-in-all-but-blood' box comes around and you spend some time talking to her. You joke, you laugh and have a great time socialising - and realise that this is the only person that this happens with. You go introspective for a while, withdraw from the conversation and think back and realise - you really like/liked this girl back in the day! Hell, you could almost say you love/loved her! You resolve to do ask her out some time, to do better. Then when she has left and you promise to catch up more often, you remember why you made yourself believe you loved this girl - no, this woman - like a sister. She deserves a good man who can look after her. A better man than you will ever be. And that crushes you back down and you resolve once more to convince yourself to look at her as a sister, because it will be better that way. Of course, you won't be able to meet up with her in a while, since that would fuck up your self-convincing. And in the back of your mind you know that it doesn't matter how hard you try, because the next time you see her it will happen again and again, because just being around her makes you so much better than you were. You talk more and come out of your shell, you let go of your insecurities and be a better man, a better person. Someone who actually tries and work hard just for the sake of measuring up to this wonderful, strong, brave, beautiful, funny, intelligent woman. But it doesn't matter because you know you won't be good enough and she deserves far, far better.

I... I just want to crawl under the sheets and shut out the world right now.

[Rose]

Bay12 is filled with too many people with shitty parents.

Max, Kaiju, and anybody else, we need to bring balance by being awesome parents.

We can do this.

We have the dadology.