stupid first world problems you're dealing with

[YEK]

46 minutes ago, cruising for burgers said:

why would you do that grandpa?

Usually when buying clothing email is required. 

[cruising for burgers]

5 hours ago, YEK said:

Usually when buying clothing email is required. 

You have little boxes to tik grampa Yek... Get some new prescription for new glasses and start reading the small prints...

[J3FF3R00]

@cruising for burgersI must have missed it but do you live on a boat or a submarine or something?

If so, underwater watmm’ing gets my nom for most-idm 2023

Spoiler

We haven’t had a most-idm-off in a while  

 

Edited February 28, 2023 by J3FF3R00

[cruising for burgers]

38 minutes ago, J3FF3R00 said:

@cruising for burgersI must have missed it but do you live on a boat or a submarine or something?

If so, underwater watmm’ing gets my nom for most-idm 2023

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We haven’t had a most-idm-off in a while  

I work on a cruise, and I'm lucky to be on deck one so I live above water... no 1st prize for me unfortunately...

[luke viia]

upstairs neighbors man wtf is even happening this dude must play call of duty for like 12 hours a day with the occasional break to somersault over sheet metal before botching a kickflip through the kitchen door to slam every cupboard

Edited March 2, 2023 by luke viia

[J3FF3R00]

My belly has gotten big. I knew I was gaining weight but I haven’t really been looking at myself in the mirror much from the neck down and Jeeeezus. 
Between my back issues, terrible diet, depression and being a dad, I just let myself go. I’m definitely at one of my chubbiest moments. 
Even if I didn’t have back issues, exercise doesn’t ever really trim me down. I have a diet that I know works for me where I can basically lose 10lbs a month  by cutting out gluten, sugar, alcohol, most meat and dairy then eating a fuck-ton of fiber… but meh. I’m just not motivated to commit. It feels like I’m almost at some point of no return tho and I’m just too apathetic to steer away from the edge. 

[ignatius]

6 minutes ago, J3FF3R00 said:

just too apathetic to steer away from the edge. 

the fat .. fat... edge. 

been there. was up around 230 twice.  first time i lost it just by paying attention and riding bike a lot.. currently at 200.. and hovering.. need to get down to 185 or close and hold there until it's the normal.  

i've got back issues too and it's harder to manage that when i'm carrying extra weight. all the other life things squeezing time/energy from life take a toll. 

if i eat less and cut out snacks and pay attention where the calories are coming from and have like a 6 month plan or whatever.. then that's reasonable. i get impatient though. 

anyway.. i commiserate.. though i'm not a dad. 

[cruising for burgers]

22 hours ago, luke viia said:

upstairs neighbors man wtf is even happening this dude must play call of duty for like 12 hours a day with the occasional break to somersault over sheet metal before botching a kickflip through the kitchen door to slam every cupboard

 

[luke viia]

28 minutes ago, cruising for burgers said:

 

i have been here for mere weeks and i'm just about ready to fucking destroy whoever the fuck lives above me. no patience for this kinda shit.

don't ever let anyone say I was "passive" aggressive; the intention here is that after 11pm i am bringing hell on earth to this fucker. monitors strapped to the ceiling with irregularly alternating whale songs, shotgun blasts, gay porn climaxes, the shittiest noise albums, and bit-crushed samples of myself shouting quotes from ayn rand books that i would've never read otherwise. don't fucking try me when it comes to sound abuse.

anyway, unrelated, check out my Upstairs Neighbor Mysteriously Died foley sample pack on my patreon, coming soon

[Squee]

On 3/3/2023 at 6:20 AM, luke viia said:

i have been here for mere weeks and i'm just about ready to fucking destroy whoever the fuck lives above me. no patience for this kinda shit.

don't ever let anyone say I was "passive" aggressive; the intention here is that after 11pm i am bringing hell on earth to this fucker. monitors strapped to the ceiling with irregularly alternating whale songs, shotgun blasts, gay porn climaxes, the shittiest noise albums, and bit-crushed samples of myself shouting quotes from ayn rand books that i would've never read otherwise. don't fucking try me when it comes to sound abuse.

anyway, unrelated, check out my Upstairs Neighbor Mysteriously Died foley sample pack on my patreon, coming soon

Neighbors are the worst. I want to live in the city center with no one around me.

Not really a first world problem... more a "hilarious first world situation"... but I think the big news we just told my parents-in-law couldn't be matched by the fact that I got National Geographic working on their TV.

[cruising for burgers]

so the atm in the ship is fucked so if you use the touchscreen to select an option in the right part of the screen you need to actually touch it almost to the far left... this is OK when selecting options like withdraw, balance, savings or checking, etc, because these options appear as a list in the right side of the screen... but when you select the amount to withdraw you have 10 options that are displayed as a grid... yesterday I didn't saw the sign that says to select the amount manually so I just pressed 100 bucks on the touchscreen... I got 600...

[cruising for burgers]

On 3/3/2023 at 1:20 AM, luke viia said:

i have been here for mere weeks and i'm just about ready to fucking destroy whoever the fuck lives above me. no patience for this kinda shit.

don't ever let anyone say I was "passive" aggressive; the intention here is that after 11pm i am bringing hell on earth to this fucker. monitors strapped to the ceiling with irregularly alternating whale songs, shotgun blasts, gay porn climaxes, the shittiest noise albums, and bit-crushed samples of myself shouting quotes from ayn rand books that i would've never read otherwise. don't fucking try me when it comes to sound abuse.

anyway, unrelated, check out my Upstairs Neighbor Mysteriously Died foley sample pack on my patreon, coming soon

I'm dealing with the same with my roommate... what a tard, spends almost the entire day sleeping (because he's a musician, and musicians are one of the most privileged on the ship) and when I'm going for a nap he decides to wake up and do whatever he needs/wants to do... slamming doors, drawers and toilet lid... random noises that I haven't got a clue of wtf he's doing... whistling? wtf dude get your shit together...

[cichlisuite]

speaking about neighbors...

fwp for me is def a new-old neighbor who already has a house about 50 m further up the road from my place, but has now decided to buy land (a patch of woodland to be precise) a stonethrow away from me. this happened last year, and the first thing he did was put a two-meter perimeter fence around it (effectively blocking off my access to the woods for which i will eternally despise him). with the year coming around, and along with it the warm seasons, the construction of his NEW house in that woodland patch has now commenced. of course this being rugged terrain with the shallow soil, the machines already hit the bedrock today. which means another spring/summer of pneumatic hammering from dawn till dusk. yay! super excited to listen to this racket for the fifth consecutive year! to top it off he is a prime arrogant asshole loaded with money and i will be able to look at his smug face through my window 24/7! i'm seriously considering to buy the patch of land between us just to prevent this parvenu idiot from spreading and cutting more trees, but more importantly, the area where i live apparently became a hot spot for new family house constructions so it will only get worse year after year. buying that patch of land (which is currently registered as a farm land) will ensure that no new construction will begin next to my house and with it more destruction of nature. but i really don't have to the spare money to be doing this so idk

 

[ignatius]

19 minutes ago, cichlisuite said:

speaking about neighbors...

fwp for me is def a new-old neighbor who already has a house about 50 m further up the road from my place, but has now decided to buy land (a patch of woodland to be precise) a stonethrow away from me. this happened last year, and the first thing he did was put a two-meter perimeter fence around it (effectively blocking off my access to the woods for which i will eternally despise him). with the year coming around, and along with it the warm seasons, the construction of his NEW house in that woodland patch has now commenced. of course this being rugged terrain with the shallow soil, the machines already hit the bedrock today. which means another spring/summer of pneumatic hammering from dawn till dusk. yay! super excited to listen to this racket for the fifth consecutive year! to top it off he is a prime arrogant asshole loaded with money and i will be able to look at his smug face through my window 24/7! i'm seriously considering to buy the patch of land between us just to prevent this parvenu idiot from spreading and cutting more trees, but more importantly, the area where i live apparently became a hot spot for new family house constructions so it will only get worse year after year. buying that patch of land (which is currently registered as a farm land) will ensure that no new construction will begin next to my house and with it more destruction of nature. but i really don't have to the spare money to be doing this so idk

 

this is one of those "people are the worst" vibes for sure. sometimes i think about how i could relocate to somewhere more rural but it's only a passing thought as would be pretty logistically difficult to pull off. 

[Alcofribas]

On 3/2/2023 at 11:20 PM, luke viia said:

i have been here for mere weeks and i'm just about ready to fucking destroy whoever the fuck lives above me. no patience for this kinda shit.

don't ever let anyone say I was "passive" aggressive; the intention here is that after 11pm i am bringing hell on earth to this fucker. monitors strapped to the ceiling with irregularly alternating whale songs, shotgun blasts, gay porn climaxes, the shittiest noise albums, and bit-crushed samples of myself shouting quotes from ayn rand books that i would've never read otherwise. don't fucking try me when it comes to sound abuse.

anyway, unrelated, check out my Upstairs Neighbor Mysteriously Died foley sample pack on my patreon, coming soon

if i might offer a suggestion: be proactive sooner than later. reach out with some suggestions you think might make the situation more tolerable to you, figure out a good compromise. the longer you let it go, the more angry you will be, and possibly the more your neighbor will be unlikely to play ball. 

i'm coming out of a really bad spell with a neighbor who is finally moving next month. honestly makes my blood pressure explode just thinking about it.

[cichlisuite]

3 hours ago, ignatius said:

this is one of those "people are the worst" vibes for sure. sometimes i think about how i could relocate to somewhere more rural but it's only a passing thought as would be pretty logistically difficult to pull off. 

it really is one of those moments - it used to be such a nice place with plenty of nature around (still is one of the most beautiful parts, but is becoming less so with all this new construction). i have very good relations with other neighbors, but when they start to multiply, i guess that statistical effect comes into play or something. i was living in the city for more than 10 years and kind of got tired of it. some people thrive in cities, but i just can't. if you feel like moving into more rural areas, i'd say it's more than worth to overcome the logistical issue.

[Limo]

Got homemade hot sauce from the local Indonesian restaurant to put on my peanut butter sandwiches.

It is way too hot.

[luke viia]

On 3/11/2023 at 8:38 AM, Squee said:

Neighbors are the worst. I want to live in the city center with no one around me.

that's the dream innit

On 3/11/2023 at 9:12 AM, cruising for burgers said:

I'm dealing with the same with my roommate... what a tard, spends almost the entire day sleeping (because he's a musician, and musicians are one of the most privileged on the ship) and when I'm going for a nap he decides to wake up and do whatever he needs/wants to do... slamming doors, drawers and toilet lid... random noises that I haven't got a clue of wtf he's doing... whistling? wtf dude get your shit together...

blah, sorry man. the whistle-while-you-piss roommate is pure hell.

On 3/11/2023 at 10:57 AM, Alcofribas said:

if i might offer a suggestion: be proactive sooner than later. reach out with some suggestions you think might make the situation more tolerable to you, figure out a good compromise. the longer you let it go, the more angry you will be, and possibly the more your neighbor will be unlikely to play ball. 

i'm coming out of a really bad spell with a neighbor who is finally moving next month. honestly makes my blood pressure explode just thinking about it.

sheesh! sorry to hear you've been dealing with awful neighbors too (admittedly it's somewhat comforting to know we're all living the same life). this is great advice, and i would gladly take it but i have literally only run into this guy one time in four weeks. he was in his stupid bright red jeep/hummer/whatever that says "WILLY'S" on the side of it, windows rolled up; i was getting into my ride. i'm pretty sure i unintentionally shot him a death stare. i say this bc he looked like a deer in the headlights. i have no access to his apartment door, the upstairs entrance is separate from mine and locked and he wouldn't hear me if i knocked at the base of the stairwell. anyway in the meantime i'll do my best to be diplomatic and save his life (by way of keeping him alert at all hours) from the perils of being an upstairs neighbor and the immanent doom that such a building position entails. it's only neighborly.

 

On 3/11/2023 at 9:43 AM, cichlisuite said:

speaking about neighbors...

fwp for me is def a new-old neighbor who already has a house about 50 m further up the road from my place, but has now decided to buy land (a patch of woodland to be precise) a stonethrow away from me. this happened last year, and the first thing he did was put a two-meter perimeter fence around it (effectively blocking off my access to the woods for which i will eternally despise him). with the year coming around, and along with it the warm seasons, the construction of his NEW house in that woodland patch has now commenced. of course this being rugged terrain with the shallow soil, the machines already hit the bedrock today. which means another spring/summer of pneumatic hammering from dawn till dusk. yay! super excited to listen to this racket for the fifth consecutive year! to top it off he is a prime arrogant asshole loaded with money and i will be able to look at his smug face through my window 24/7! i'm seriously considering to buy the patch of land between us just to prevent this parvenu idiot from spreading and cutting more trees, but more importantly, the area where i live apparently became a hot spot for new family house constructions so it will only get worse year after year. buying that patch of land (which is currently registered as a farm land) will ensure that no new construction will begin next to my house and with it more destruction of nature. but i really don't have to the spare money to be doing this so idk

 

uggghhhh. dude. fuck people like this guy. i don't have an easy answer to the whole new-family-home-construction thing; people obv need places to live, but your neighbor buying multiple plots for himself and blocking access to (and destroying) natural environments is infuriating. buy that plot if you can. at least then you'll be in control of who can buy it from you down the line and make sure it doesn't end up in the hands of yet another asshole.

[cloud capture]

fuck snow rn

[ambermonk]

Saw a mouse scurrying in my home this morning for the first time in over two years. I already got rid of the traps, thinking I wouldn't need them anymore. Plus, they don't always work as intended.

So I figured my Roomba would be the next best thing. I'm hoping the mice see it as some menacing robotic behemoth of a predator trying to sniff them out, when it's actually just vacuuming & sucking up dust.

Edited March 13, 2023 by ambermonk

[Alcofribas]

On 2/23/2023 at 2:12 PM, Alcofribas said:

i work in a restaurant. it's a japanese restaurant, owned by a japanese guy, and most of my coworkers are from japan. it's a good gig, good pay and bc it is a traditional japanese fine dining spot in the midwest, it's kind of cut off from industry bullshit. it's a hidden gem, it's got it's own thing going on. but we have this guy who works there, this clownish white boy, who has become the "beverage director" and he just brings so much of the corny, status quo industry bullshit to the job: he's exceedingly vain, cartoonishly pretentious, he acts like he's the boss and talks down to people and behaves in a way that is very cliche annoying boss type behavior. i mean, he has been telling people he is "the manager" of the bar, although...he simply is not the manager (lmao). he tells people this to look superior to the staff (he refers to his coworkers as "his staff") bc he thinks being "the manager" makes him look cool and powerful. he's the kind of guy who will bring a literal armful of books to work, just so people will see them and think he's really smart. one time he was even just carrying a Marx book around jfc. just a total wanker, a poseur, totally inauthentic. this is a new style of a very typical guy - he pretends to be sensitive and not like the other guys, but the second he gets a title at a job he's acting like a little tyrant and saying he "runs" the joint, totally taking credit for all the hard work everyone else does, and generally be an all around little bitch. the actual manager of the place is also a smug, pretentious white boy. an upper west side "i'm from new york" guy who relaxes by watching criterion channel new wave films while wearing $300 selvedge jeans. let me be clear, these guys are super lame. totally unimpressive. the beverage director is basically a bimbo, and the manager is just a low hanging bougie guy who doesn't realize he's basically a breathing statistic from a pierre bourdieu study.

anyway, i rarely encounter the manager bc he's neglectful and unimportant to the service which is run by us workers along side the owner. but the beverage director is always around, saying embarrassing shit, talking down to the staff, telling 21 year old women he's the manager, using big words he mispronounces bc he's a jackass (he recently described himself as an "incorrigible rastabout [sic!]", etc. and since he's so self-obsessed, he's naturally not doing his share of the job. and wouldn't you know, the "i'm from new york" manager constantly makes excuses for him and refuses to ever lift a finger to help us out with this guy. so the experience is like our mom married a guy with a kid and he's like the terrible step son who the father refuses to ever chastise and who instead blames us for not being nice enough to his beautiful boy. and goddamn this is some pathetic shit. we're all an older crew for the most part (most of us are in our 40s) and these two numbskulls are 29-30 and every time i encounter them it's just full danny glover i'm too old for this shit mode. like, being a pretentious guy who is into wine is so corny and plaid out, why must i be around some kid who thinks this makes him special and important? dude is literally just using adjectives and comparing alcohol to other drinks and food items. he thinks he's some kind of genius for this. just absolute smallest dick energy possible - cosplaying as a manager in 2023 my god man this is sad. then he's all #ally on his social media and shit. i feel like i'm working with richy rich or frances from pee-wee's big adventure or smth. 

so yeah man, i'm just trying to come into work, crush my shift, be chill and vibe with my japanese crew. eliminate these psuedo PMC dipshits please!

this guy returns from a 2 week vacation today and i swear to god i will do a murder

[ambermonk]

23 minutes ago, Alcofribas said:

this guy returns from a 2 week vacation today and i swear to god i will do a murder

Although I've never worked in a restaurant, I can kinda see where you're coming from. Hell, I lived with a bunch of Japanese dudes back in college, when I was in Hokkaido.

Needless to say, the guy you speak of sounds like a real shit stain. Were I in your vicinity, I'd offer to lend a hand with your...problem.

[ignatius]

5 hours ago, Alcofribas said:

this guy returns from a 2 week vacation today and i swear to god i will do a murder

gaslight him or kill him with kindness.  pretend to be sincere about how great he is - "yes thank you. we wouldn't know what to do with out you" - but in a way that makes it impossible for him to tell if you're fucking with him. wind him up. see what happens. enjoy the show. 

or be zen and ignore him entirely 

[ambermonk]

Found out today that I got the 'rona. Guess that explains why I've been sick for the past week.

[ignatius]

17 hours ago, ambermonk said:

Found out today that I got the 'rona. Guess that explains why I've been sick for the past week.

i had 2 colds in the previous 6/7 weeks. the first one sucked. second one sucked more. had a coughing attack and almost passed out. saw stars and everything. wasn't the rona though. tested myself several times throughout. 

still think i've somehow not gotten the rona this whole time unless i had it before it was called a pandemic. 

hope you feel better soon. i rarely get sick and twice in 6/7 weeks was pretty frustrating and gnarly.