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DICKPOCALYPSE NOW posted:Option C 
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May 20, 2015 15:19
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Man, I still can't shake this funk. I just feel so... listless lately. I always feel better after lunch after I take my half-dose of klonopin, but every day it seems between about 9:00 and 12:00 I'm just blindsided by a severe depression that really just sucks. What's weird is that yesterday I forgot to bring my klonopin (and took it with dinner instead of lunch) but I still felt better after lunch, as if I had taken it. It was noticeable. Usually my nihilism balances out my depression but lately it seems the depression has been overpowering it, and that's something. And I feel that as I get older it's only going to get worse.
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May 20, 2015 15:27
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That must be exhausting.
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May 20, 2015 15:29
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Cage posted:That must be exhausting. I think maybe I should try hiking across the country.
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May 20, 2015 15:31
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Still eating gluten? Sounds like you fell off that wagon at red robin a few days back. It takes a while of consistently not eating that stuff.
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May 20, 2015 15:43
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Weather like this makes me miss doing telephone pole work in the boonies last year. Sooooo nice out right now. At least my last class for the year is tonight!
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May 20, 2015 15:44
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Taco Box posted:Still eating gluten? Sounds like you fell off that wagon at red robin a few days back. It takes a while of consistently not eating that stuff. Whut?
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May 20, 2015 15:50
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Taco Box posted:Still eating gluten? Sounds like you fell off that wagon at red robin a few days back. It takes a while of consistently not eating that stuff. I don't know that I'm gluten intolerant. I don't feel bad after eating the stuff. Last week I did meet with a gastroenterologist that has a hard-on for giving me an endoscopy, to the tune of $700. I don't really have reflux symptoms anymore since I've been taking a probiotic and watching what I eat more (ie less sugary stuff, no spicy stuff, etc) and taking my prevacid when I should (an hour before meals rather than with meals). I'm currently scheduled for an endoscopy but am probably going to cancel (maybe reschedule as a 'routine' endoscopy, which I think is covered by my insurance 100%  ). I feel physically better than I was, but mentally going off the rails it seems. It makes no sense, I enjoy my job and it pays well, I don't really have anything to be depressed about save from the general human condition, it's just a real legitimate depression without any triggers or warnings about when it'll strike. edit: I don't regret Red Robin, that poo poo is the bomb. edit edit: sorry, I'm just kinda whining without a point. CornHolio fucked around with this message at 15:54 on May 20, 2015 |
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May 20, 2015 15:51
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Gluten intolerance is pretty rare, and most of the anti-gluten stuff is just new age woo. Get the loving endoscopy and let the gastroenterologist do his job.
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May 20, 2015 16:00
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CommieGIR posted:Get the loving endoscopy and let the gastroenterologist do his job. I don't really have any symptoms of anything, though. It'd be a $700 procedure requiring a day off of work for no real reason at this point.
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May 20, 2015 16:03
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CornHolio posted:I don't really have any symptoms of anything, though. It'd be a $700 procedure requiring a day off of work for no real reason at this point. If the reflux isn't going away, it could do real damage to your esophagus and be far more costly to treat down the road.
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May 20, 2015 16:03
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CornHolio posted:I think maybe I should try hiking across the country. This is the only reasonable coping mechanism.
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May 20, 2015 16:07
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CommieGIR posted:If the reflux isn't going away, it could do real damage to your esophagus and be far more costly to treat down the road. It did, though. That's my point.
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May 20, 2015 16:08
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CornHolio posted:It did, though. That's my point. So basically you had stress-induced acid reflux, thought you might be gluten intolerant, went to a gasro, the AR went away, and you're still loving with the gastro?
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May 20, 2015 16:17
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poo poo, I need to take a personal day to drink and smoke cigars. Four days left teaching some of the best kids I've ever taught and I'm sitting here with the knowledge that the new principal has fired all of us is incredibly heartbreaking. Plus I have no clue where I will be teaching next year. Then I get to look forward to working in auto parts full time during the summer instead of just weekends. Yay. A day off to drink and smoke with my dog would be much appreciated right now.
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May 20, 2015 16:19
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Sigma X posted:So basically you had stress-induced acid reflux, thought you might be gluten intolerant, went to a gasro, the AR went away, and you're still loving with the gastro? I don't know if it was stress-induced. It may have been. I think I also had a really bad stomach bug that was making it bad. I don't want to gently caress with the gastro anymore really, which is why I'm considering cancelling my endoscopy. I don't see a reason for it anymore, unless my symptoms come back. I think I do get a free routine endoscopy (a free routine colonoscopy as well, aw yeah) per year, which this wouldn't be. I may reschedule it as a routine, I need to check a few things though. My appt isn't for another month. My big complaint right now is just a great big near-crippling case of ennui or something similar. An endoscopy sure isn't going to help much with that.
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May 20, 2015 16:23
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How frequently do you guys take personal days? I never take them but since its becoming real obvious there's no future at this company I see no reason I should put in a full effort.
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May 20, 2015 16:39
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More often than I should, but I work a state job so I think its expected sometimes. Its a rare good feeling when I go a whole two weeks without at least skipping out early.
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May 20, 2015 16:46
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1500quidporsche posted:How frequently do you guys take personal days? I really enjoy what I do and it's extremely unlikely a sub will actually show up at our school because it's "bad", so I don't take days off. I've taken one so far to go to the doctor and a couple for CPR and CPI trainings.
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May 20, 2015 16:54
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Speaking of taking time off, I found out today that a former employee who would call out alllllll the time for being sick/having a sick kid/having mental and emotional issues is now on probation at her new employer for taking too much time off unscheduled. This is after said former employee missed several weeks straight under a bogus FMLA sadbrains claim that was actually denied because she couldn't get a doctor to back up her "symptoms" as medically necessary to miss work and she quit on the spot about noon the day she returned...then badmouthed all of management in our department in a bitchy e-mail to HR after declining to do an exit interview with them by phone. Good riddance and serves her right.
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May 20, 2015 16:54
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QuarkMartial posted:poo poo, I need to take a personal day to drink and smoke cigars. Four days left teaching some of the best kids I've ever taught and I'm sitting here with the knowledge that the new principal has fired all of us is incredibly heartbreaking. Plus I have no clue where I will be teaching next year. Do you work in urban education? I really feel for you if you do
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May 20, 2015 16:57
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1500quidporsche posted:How frequently do you guys take personal days? Depends how much I give a gently caress about the job. Tend not to take personal days since I will just "work from home" and just respond if someone asks me a question and thats about it. Starting to get to the point at my current job where I am slacking off more and more, so I think its time to reach out to some friends and see if they have anything open. I have had a few interesting offers, but they want me to move to San Francisco, which isn't happening. The cost of living is bad enough in seattle, not moving to one of the few cities that is higher.
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May 20, 2015 17:03
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mariooncrack posted:Do you work in urban education? I really feel for you if you do Yep. It's technically a suburban school, but it's just like an inner city school as far as demographics and socioeconomics are concerned. E: look up Rita Pierson's Every child needs a champion to see the teacher I want to be. briefcasefullof fucked around with this message at 17:47 on May 20, 2015 |
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May 20, 2015 17:15
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Every day is a personal day when you don't have a job. 
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May 20, 2015 17:16
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fjelltorsk posted:Seemed like a waste to remove the healthy one just to get some more silicone in my sack, tbh. No, I mean why not three or four, when you had the chance to be the ballsiest motherfucker on the planet? http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/03/27/3-testicles_n_5042991.html
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May 20, 2015 17:34
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Just found out that my theater does 3D, so tomorrow's showing of Mad Max is gonna be a 3D one. So goddamn hype 
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May 20, 2015 17:34
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Fury road can't possibly be as good as you're all making out. I keep telling myself. It's my birthday Friday and my wife has been acting suspicious, so it's either something kinky or fury road. I hope it's fury road 
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May 20, 2015 17:43
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T1g4h posted:Just found out that my theater does 3D, so tomorrow's showing of Mad Max is gonna be a 3D one. So goddamn hype I saw in in 3D and feel like I missed details but I guess that depends on how good the projectors are at the joint you're going I suppose. Make sure they crank the sound too because it's glorious.
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May 20, 2015 17:43
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I only get 10 days of sick leave per year, and at the end of the year the company will take half of whatever is left and bank the other half. Therefore, I use it all up every single year.
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May 20, 2015 17:44
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Getting back into coding and microcontrollers. 
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May 20, 2015 17:59
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I get 10 holidays a year, and ~160 hours of PTO total. The company has a yearly shutdown during the winter holiday timeframe that eats 36-48 hours of that, depending on how the days fall. My office is pretty cool with folks working remotely, so stuff like "I'm waiting at the dealership for my car's oil change to be done" or "My daughter has a dental appointment at noon so I'm WFH today" is fairly common. When you've got that kind of flexibility, "personal days" aren't as necessary as, say, someone working a warehouse job.
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May 20, 2015 18:01
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Cakefool posted:It's my birthday Friday and my wife has been acting suspicious, so it's either something kinky or fury road. I hope it's fury road Mine too, 'sup birthday buddy! No wife though, and already saw Mad Max so I'll just watch kinky porn. 1500quidporsche posted:How frequently do you guys take personal days? I never had enough PTO to take them in the past, because I take two trips per year to visit family. It's the only time my parents get to see their granddaughter. But last year I started earning 3 weeks plus sick time, so now I take a day once every quarter or so. There are no work holidays for me between New year's and Memorial day, so I took two so far this year. Also turned this weekend in to a 4 day. My last job was great with the benefits, they took all bank holidays off. If you don't get mail, you don't go to work. It was the first time since school I've had presidents day off.
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May 20, 2015 18:06
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BraveUlysses posted:I only get 10 days of sick leave per year, and at the end of the year the company will take half of whatever is left and bank the other half. Therefore, I use it all up every single year. As much as my place loves to steal from us (and we are contractually supposed to get paid for it), I never let them have paid time off from me. And I don't care if I am lazy, Americans work way to drat hard and skip vacations thinking it will get them ahead, which is silly logic. Being burnt out from work will just make poor quality work.
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May 20, 2015 18:09
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CommieGIR posted:Getting back into coding and microcontrollers. Man I didn't do anything with my Tinyduino kickstarter reward. I should figure something out for it.
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May 20, 2015 18:21
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I had to get up early to take my girlfriend to the airport and had some time to kill before work, so I went to Waffle House. Hash browns covered and peppered, eggs over easy, bacon, a biscuit, and a waffle for like 8$. Waffle House rules.
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May 20, 2015 18:25
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88h88 posted:I saw in in 3D and feel like I missed details but I guess that depends on how good the projectors are at the joint you're going I suppose. Make sure they crank the sound too because it's glorious. I've seen one movie in 3D (Abe Lincoln, Vamp Hunter) and didn't like the 3D aspect of it. Seems gimmicky. Nothing I'd pay extra for, that's for sure. CommieGIR posted:Getting back into coding and microcontrollers. Maybe this is what my problem is. I haven't had any time for a good hobby in a long time. Between raising young kids and a full-time job and a large house with a large amount of upkeep, plus the financial issues getting resolved, finding time and money to do something I actually enjoy has been on the back burner for as long as I can remember. I don't even remember what some of my hobbies even were. User Error posted:I had to get up early to take my girlfriend to the airport and had some time to kill before work, so I went to Waffle House. Hash browns covered and peppered, eggs over easy, bacon, a biscuit, and a waffle for like 8$. Waffle House rules. :drool: edit: how is there not a drool?  then.
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May 20, 2015 18:28
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Adiabatic posted:Feel obligated to let everyone know about the best thing happening on the forums currently: Hiking Across America Wow.....this just destroyed an hour of my day. I wish there was a version without retarded SA posters that think they're funny, but it's totally worth slogging thorough anyway.
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May 20, 2015 18:43
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CornHolio posted:I've seen one movie in 3D (Abe Lincoln, Vamp Hunter) and didn't like the 3D aspect of it. Seems gimmicky. Nothing I'd pay extra for, that's for sure. I saw Up in 3D first and then in 2D. Yeah, the 3D effect added some depth to the picture, but I constantly felt like I was viewing everything through one of those View-Master 3D toys. I certainly didn't feel like I was missing out on anything when I watched the 2D version.
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May 20, 2015 18:47
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I tried google and personal days and I'm confused Is it something outside of taking paid holiday?
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May 20, 2015 18:47
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freelop posted:I tried google and personal days and I'm confused Where I work we earn a little vacation time each paycheck. On my anniversary date I get a weeks worth of personal time all in one go and it works the same as vacation time. Use for whatever.
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May 20, 2015 18:56
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