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MisterBibs posted:That's the thing, if we weren't pretty fastidious in general, it wouldn't be much of a FWP for us, it'd just be a way of life. Four years in this place, no ants. Neighbors. I didn't have an ant problem in my old apt until the neighbor across the way started leaving out all kinds of poo poo for the squirrels. We also gained a raccoon problem until the 2011 (2012?) derecho hit.
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Guy Goodbody posted:i have a cold and it feels like my sinuses are full of concrete
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I'm trying to copy a shitton of files over to a flash drive but the drive keeps showing the directory as empty even though the overall properties of the drive say it's been moved over. DAMMIT WINDOWS 10 QUIT loving WITH ME.
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I Am Not Spor posted:12 of us are going skiing over the weekend, so naturally, the person who planned it got a cabin with four loving beds. I went on a family trip recently, that my dad planned. Five bedrooms for six people. Guess who ended up in the couch for most of two weeks. I guess I wasn't fast enough at being a selfish rear end in a top hat.
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I take a lot of notes at my computer; mostly stuff I need to remember for a while and I have the memory of a gnat. As such, my desk is riddled with random scraps of paper. It looks pretty disgusting, frankly, and requires me to clean it up a lot. This would be solved if I spent way too much money on something like a Wacom Bamboo Slate, which somehow takes what I'd write down on a paper and saves it as images that I can pull from it onto a phone. Which would be really awesome, but gently caress, poo poo like this is expensive and doesn't really seem suited to what I need. Or, I could just buy a notepad or something, keep it at my desk, but I'm rather convinced that it won't solve the issue. It's still the case of using paper to write down things, which will lead to mess. TLDR I just want something that's basically an infinite amount of pages that I can take notes on, save them, and bring them back from a dedicated ~thing~ that doesn't cost an arm and a leg.
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My 18 year old cat was put to sleep today. She had myriad health problems that developed during this last year, with her deafness and heart murmurs being background to kidney and bladder failure. We couldn't afford time and money to make sure she was well kept after because we barely make ends meet without checking in on every possible break just to make sure she wasn't peeing on everything she rested on. My FWP is that I'm alone in the house for the weekend, and a deaf cat meows twice as hard to get your attention when she's around. My house has never felt this empty.
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MisterBibs posted:I take a lot of notes at my computer; mostly stuff I need to remember for a while and I have the memory of a gnat. As such, my desk is riddled with random scraps of paper. It looks pretty disgusting, frankly, and requires me to clean it up a lot. Have you tried Google Keep? You can access it through a web browser or the app on your phone. I use it constantly to take notes and it's awesome. My fwp: I had a really tasty and healthy dinner but I'm still hungry 
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MisterBibs posted:I take a lot of notes at my computer; mostly stuff I need to remember for a while and I have the memory of a gnat. As such, my desk is riddled with random scraps of paper. It looks pretty disgusting, frankly, and requires me to clean it up a lot. Didn't monoprice make a cheap version of that slate thing for like 50$ or so?
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So the good news is my visiting family member contacted me after being released from jail, and we have some loose plans to hang out before I have to go to work tomorrow evening. Also, hot water is back and I was able to take a shower before going out with some friends. Bad news is, while my husband and I were driving home we hit a big chunk of debris on the highway that hosed over the car. It was dark and we had just come over a hill so by the time we saw it, there was nothing we could do about it. No idea how extensive the damage is, but it dented and punctured the oil pan and we had to have the car towed. Also the tow truck took nearly an hour to get there because there was bad weather earlier today and a lot of other accidents in the area. Meanwhile, we were stranded on the side of the road, just before our exit, with traffic flying by at speeds that would be unsafe even in good weather. Then the battery started dying and the hazard lights were going out. Fortunately I had called non-emergency police services while my husband was calling for a tow truck, and they were able to dispatch an officer to escort us off the road to somewhere safe, but we had to do it by putting the car in neutral and having them push us with their vehicle. Not a fun way to end the night.  Every day this week has been terrible. I think I smoked half a pack of cigarettes tonight and the prices just went up and my liquor cabinet is looking pretty bare. I think we're down to lovely flavored schnapps, absinthe, and some nice scotch I don't want to just chug like a goony loving goon.
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thecluckmeme posted:My 18 year old cat was put to sleep today. She had myriad health problems that developed during this last year, with her deafness and heart murmurs being background to kidney and bladder failure. We couldn't afford time and money to make sure she was well kept after because we barely make ends meet without checking in on every possible break just to make sure she wasn't peeing on everything she rested on. This is not a FWP, this is a grieving process. I'm sorry for your loss. Two years ago we were fostering three calico kittens that were just too young to be away from their mom. The rescue didn't think they would make it....which they told us after a tearful phone call that the second one had died. I remember the first one was kinda a shock, the second one I held and pet and felt its last breath, and when the third one died I was not surprised, but still held it until the body stopped being warm. We only had them for maybe two weeks but motherfucker if I didn't feel like the worst person ever to have three kittens die, and two of them in my hands. If nothing else, they died with full bellies and not alone on a vet table or kennel somewhere. FWP: we have beetles in the house. I have no idea where they came from, but after cleaning up my room, I found loving beetles. And then some of their caterpillar-like larva. I have no loving clue where they came from, save the abandoned lot near our house is getting gutted and apartments put up. Little fuckers decided to move.
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Earth is rotatating to  side now and this is the first real sunny day we've had here, and I opened my curtains today and the sun is SO HOT. I just slathered myself in sunblock so I wouldn't get a tan--my computer is next to my window and it's in such a position that I get the best of the hotness of the sun..... goon.txt Thin Privilege has a new favorite as of 15:35 on Apr 8, 2017 |
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Apr 8, 2017 15:32
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I accidentally put my name tag on upside down at work yesterday and it took two hours for someone to finally tell me. TWO HOURS.
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MisterBibs posted:Literary packrat poo poo Have you tried a notepad instead of diner Napkins or whatever? And tear out pages when you're done with whatever's on them?
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I got a labor job that kind of sucks but it's something to do while I try to get my foot in the door somewhere that can help me with the career I actually want to start. Now it's finally the weekend! I get to sleep in! Except I don't because I adjusted my cat's insulin schedule around the workday so I still have to set an alarm.
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MisterBibs posted:I take a lot of notes at my computer; 
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Some people are much better at taking notes by hand compared to typing.
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Cowslips Warren posted:FWP: we have beetles in the house. I have no idea where they came from, but after cleaning up my room, I found loving beetles. And then some of their caterpillar-like larva. I have no loving clue where they came from, save the abandoned lot near our house is getting gutted and apartments put up. Little fuckers decided to move.
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I had to ring up for directions because Google maps told me the place I was trying to go was on the opposite side of the street to where it actually is.
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My bedsheets are starting to get smelly cause I haven't washed them in a while but I have to drive 40 minutes away to wash them. Sure I could use my buildings washing machines but everything comes out weird-smelling and I don't trust other people (who the gently caress washes tennis shoes and WHY?!) I'm comfy in bed--memory foam ftw-- but I can't sleep cause I took a nap earlier so I'm just laying here in slightly smelly bedsheets. E: to make it a TRULY FWP I have a super fancy down blanket and microfiber sheets. Anyone else would have the best sleep ever but no,not me. I got this stuff at a huge discount, I don't actually have the money that this would actually cost (like $2,000--yeesh) Thin Privilege has a new favorite as of 05:30 on Apr 10, 2017 |
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MisterBibs posted:I take a lot of notes at my computer; mostly stuff I need to remember for a while and I have the memory of a gnat. As such, my desk is riddled with random scraps of paper. It looks pretty disgusting, frankly, and requires me to clean it up a lot. I've been using my old flash cards from high school/college. Easy to write on, durable, don't have to tear stuff out, and easily put in your pocket or purse. I also velcroed a sharpie to my fridge handle so I never have to look for a writing utensil.
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Thin Privilege posted:My bedsheets are starting to get smelly cause I haven't washed them in a while but I have to drive 40 minutes away to wash them. Sure I could use my buildings washing machines but everything comes out weird-smelling and I don't trust other people (who the gently caress washes tennis shoes and WHY?!) I'll need to buy new bedding because I only have one set of each King Size thing and I had a nosebleed in bed so they need washing at some point soon.
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Me in 2016: yay people are paying me for my creative works i officially made it as a creator of creative works  Me in 2017: ALL THE 1099S JFC WHY ARE TAXES SO COMPLICATED 
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I'm gonna owe about five grand in taxes that I don't have.
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I was going to unmount the TV from the wall and do the taxes this weekend but I was too tired after doing grocery runs and cooking dinner to do either. Now I'll have to do stuff when I have free time this week after work.Outrail posted:I'm gonna owe about five grand in taxes that I don't have. Set up an IRS payment plan. Also, what happened that made you owe so much this year? Windfall?
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DizzyBum posted:I was going to unmount the TV from the wall and do the taxes this weekend but I was too tired after doing grocery runs and cooking dinner to do either. Now I'll have to do stuff when I have free time this week after work. Self employed and I haven't gotten around to doing that tri monthly declaration poo poo. The fact that I only owe 5 grand is pretty sad.
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Outrail posted:Self employed and I haven't gotten around to doing that tri monthly declaration poo poo. Ouch. Yeah, when I started doing freelance work, I learned very quickly that you need to put some money aside for Uncle Sam or you end up in this situation. Hope it works out.
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Outrail posted:Self employed and I haven't gotten around to doing that tri monthly declaration poo poo. This reminds me of one of the biggest scams ever - tax/debt services/consolidation/whatever they call it. They're really in high gear around here lately, too - I've seen commercials that straight-up tell you "the IRS is going to gently caress your poo poo up." TrumpWrong.gif. The IRS wants their money and as long as you don't just flat-out ignore them, they will work with you to get it. I'm not sure why there's this conception that they'd rather sue you/garnish your wages/whatever than actually work with you, but it's total bullshit and I cringe to think of how many panicked people end up paying some shady company to essentially print them a fancy spreadsheet and just make the call to the IRS themselves.
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Yea, a friend of mine hosed up BIGLY a few years back. Apparently he was showing some dude how to change his dependents on his tax info, and somehow set it to have 9 dependents and never set it back to just 1. So, when tax time came, he owed like 2 grand? One call to the IRS later and they had a payment plan set up and they just said "Pfft, it happens, it's cool. 20$ a month work for you?" and set everything up to be paid back. That being said, they will ABSOLUTELY gently caress you up if you ignore them after setting up a plan, but if you call them with any issues or anything, they'll be more than happy to work with you.
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There are some strong signs that I should go get an MRI but those alone cost around $3,000. Then you add on all the other stuff a hospital charges you. I hate to be a bummer in this thread. America is really a garbage country where normal people may not be able to afford to live.
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Working with a friend on a new project, and it turns out the bullets we HAVE don't fit the brass we thought they might, so now we gotta spend forever looking up bullets online to find the right ones. Dammit. This was supposed to be the easy part of the project.
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Bar exam results are posted this week. Trying not to give myself a panic attack. Even if I pass there might not be any jobs omg
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I just turned on my AC for the first time this year. It feels good but the actual unit is not working, it's working at like 10% capacity. I am worried as gently caress about summer. I just emailed my management hoping they'll help. Last year we got up to 120F with like 1000000% humidity The same thing about my 7yo car. The thing doesn't cool until lik, 20 min in (same with heater), and I don't want to pay for an "air conditioner service" because it sounds like some fake rip-off.
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My main unit in my house has been down for years but I have window units. For the car you might just be low on freon. They sell a kit for like 20 bucks that's freon and a pressure gauge. Might be worth picking up.
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I found my retainer after like 6 months and it hurt so baaadddd
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Pick posted:I found my retainer after like 6 months and it hurt so baaadddd It goes in your mouth
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Stupid_Sexy_Flander posted:My main unit in my house has been down for years but I have window units. If that's the problem, how do I get more freon? Still have to go to shady dealership? I go to the least shady one in my city but they're still assholes.
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I was working offsite for a few days, and I think someone swapped out my office chair while I was gone!! This one feels suspiciously tall. Wtf! Also, I know a surprising amount of people who get both Friday and Monday off, and no one believes that I have to work Monday. They think I'm trying to blow them off or something. Nope, just don't have a cushy government job like you, Fucko. Edit: also, I think someone stole my box of kleenex while I was gone! Jesus. I brought that from home 
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There was a -6,9 magnitude Iridium flare tonight. With scattered clouds covering a very small portion of the sky, I was hopeful it would be nice to look at. drat thing went behind cloud cover juuuuuuust as it was reaching peak brightness, and left it juuuuuuuust as soon as it'd dropped under peak brightness  
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There was a huntsman in the cupboard this morning, but with its position and my just-woken brain there was no way I was getting the little fucker. Hopefully it dies quietly somewhere I can pick up later. Something near this bench stinks of vomit but I can't see what or where. I am very tired but can't nap for another 6 or so hours.
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Thin Privilege posted:I just turned on my AC for the first time this year. It feels good but the actual unit is not working, it's working at like 10% capacity. I am worried as gently caress about summer. I just emailed my management hoping they'll help. Last year we got up to 120F with like 1000000% humidity The same thing about my 7yo car. The thing doesn't cool until lik, 20 min in (same with heater), and I don't want to pay for an "air conditioner service" because it sounds like some fake rip-off. Lately my wife and I have been having bad luck with AC. When we rent a new place, the AC just dies within a couple months, usually on a Friday in the middle of August, so we have to sweat out a long summer day waiting for someone to come on the weekend to fix it. My Jeep's AC has also been shot for a while, but I'm the only one that drives it. I don't mind the heat and I can just put the windows down if it's really bad. I'll eventually get it repaired, but it's a low priority.
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