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*stunts on all y'all*
Just copped two pairs of smart wool socks with the discount. Rep tried to finesse me telling me no coupons were available. I went online and found some. Yes, I haggled over $30 because that's extra smartphone money. I got the 76% wool over the calf socks and the no shoe PhD socks with 60% wool.
*stunts on all y'all*
Just copped two pairs of smart wool socks with the discount. Rep tried to finesse me telling me no coupons were available. I went online and found some. Yes, I haggled over $30 because that's extra smartphone money. I got the 76% wool over the calf socks and the no shoe PhD socks with 60% wool.
By reilo Go To PostAren’t you learning to become a programmer?Yeah only taking 1 CS class arm since I still need to figure out what other classes I need. Was gonna take math until I realized I would have bombed it since I'm terrible at math and really rusty. Otherwise I work the rest of the week.
I'm dreading the math reqs but I'm breezing through the CS class with a little grade slightly over 100% lol.
By reilo Go To PostWhy not use that downtime to study?Don't have a laptop and the quizzes are open book online. I acrually read through the chapters anyway beforehand. Only have 1 assignment a week and I can finish it pretty quickly or I usually do it in class since the lectures aren't that helpful lol. I got a 98 on the midterm and it was a total joke for the most part.
By RobNBanks Go To PostDaylight saving is the worst thing ever.
I remember coming home from school, taking a shit and it being dark out.
No, it's the opposite. Daylights savings mitigates that. Go live in Japan where they don't have it, and the sun is coming up at 4:30am and the world is dark by 4 and you never see the sun ever.
By Nelo Ice Go To PostDon't have a laptop and the quizzes are open book online. I acrually read through the chapters anyway beforehand. Only have 1 assignment a week and I can finish it pretty quickly or I usually do it in class since the lectures aren't that helpful lol. I got a 98 on the midterm and it was a total joke for the most part.Do they give you internet access at work?
By reilo Go To PostDo they give you internet access at work?No computer I'm kinda in my own world and now I have something to do.
By data Go To PostGetting my first tattoo next weekCan I design it?
fun stuff
By Fenderputty Go To PostCan you at least get the surgery now?yeah, i'm making the call today
i'm ready to transfer and just leave completely
fuck these guys
By Nelo Ice Go To PostDon't have a laptop and the quizzes are open book online. I acrually read through the chapters anyway beforehand. Only have 1 assignment a week and I can finish it pretty quickly or I usually do it in class since the lectures aren't that helpful lol. I got a 98 on the midterm and it was a total joke for the most part.There is a DS programming app. BASIC, though: https://www.nintendo.com/games/detail/eYURHNjVdfyrnA3OJGfmlMYIrJUzgOcv
What phone do you have? I'm sure there are some apps that let you write and run programs inside them.
By livefromkyoto Go To PostNo, it's the opposite. Daylights savings mitigates that. Go live in Japan where they don't have it, and the sun is coming up at 4:30am and the world is dark by 4 and you never see the sun ever.FUCK DST and people who like it.
Worst shit fkn ever.
By FortuneFaded Go To PostCan I design it?how good are you at luchador masks
By data Go To PostGetting my first tattoo next week
fun stuff
Dive in at the deep end and go face tattoo. Arm tattoos are for schoolgirls.
By giririsss Go To PostFUCK DST and people who like it.
Worst shit fkn ever.
I don't get it. Why do you want to live in less sunlight? Why do you want the sun coming up and piercing your eyes when you're still on the tail end of a Saturday night bender/insomnia session?
By livefromkyoto Go To PostDive in at the deep end and go face tattoo. Arm tattoos are for schoolgirls.My brother was like 'get a shoulder tattoo' and i'm like mother fucker whats the point of a tattoo if no one can see it
By livefromkyoto Go To PostI don't get it. Why do you want to live in less sunlight? Why do you want the sun coming up and piercing your eyes when you're still on the tail end of a Saturday night bender/insomnia session?
DST makes little sense for a lot of the world. Like, at least 50% of it.
And you only live in "less light" if you don't get up early. What if you do... get up early? You're now robbing me of my morning light. Entirely artificially. One of the best changes about heading into summer is getting up early for a Run and catching the sun rise / being in sunlight before the heat takes full effect.
Frankly, in summer I get sun from 4:30am till ~7pm regularly. Why do i need that till 8pm? I don't. I'd rather the sun go down and my place can start cooling off.
It's an entirely artificial construct that makes no sense and the arguments for this entirely trivial construct hold no value over the arguments to not do it, whilst complicating the entire time system needlessly.
By data Go To Posthow good are you at luchador masks
By FortuneFaded Go To Postperfect
By livefromkyoto Go To PostNo, it's the opposite. Daylights savings mitigates that. Go live in Japan where they don't have it, and the sun is coming up at 4:30am and the world is dark by 4 and you never see the sun ever.ah winter💗
By giririsss Go To PostFrankly, in summer I get sun from 4:30am till ~7pm regularly. Why do i need that till 8pm? I don't.
Oh, ok, you're just weird.
You know what nobody needs? 4:30am, that's what.
By livefromkyoto Go To PostOh, ok, you're just weird.if I am up at 430am I still have an hour and a half before I can go home to sleep
You know what nobody needs? 4:30am, that's what.
By data Go To PostMy brother was like 'get a shoulder tattoo' and i'm like mother fucker whats the point of a tattoo if no one can see it
Job interviews
By Zeus Ex Machina Go To PostJob interviewsYeah. The devil's hospital I used to work at wouldn't hire anyone that had a tattoo that couldn't be covered up.
i really think im about to quit for realsies.
i've seen 2-3 places looking for contracting gigs too.... i truly don't give a fuck anymore.
but i'm gonna wait a week before doing anything concrete
i've seen 2-3 places looking for contracting gigs too.... i truly don't give a fuck anymore.
but i'm gonna wait a week before doing anything concrete
By DY_nasty Go To Posti really think im about to quit for realsies.
i've seen 2-3 places looking for contracting gigs too…. i truly don't give a fuck anymore.
but i'm gonna wait a week before doing anything concrete
Kinda sucks having that rug pulled out from you after having made up your mind ...
You ready for civilian life?
By DY_nasty Go To Posti really think im about to quit for realsies.Yeah, giving it a few days to think it over and not make a hasty decision is probably for the best. Here's to hoping you can figure out which is going to make you happier long-term!
i've seen 2-3 places looking for contracting gigs too…. i truly don't give a fuck anymore.
but i'm gonna wait a week before doing anything concrete
By Fenderputty Go To PostKinda sucks having that rug pulled out from you after having made up your mind …I'm mad that I'm this mad, if it makes any sense.
You ready for civilian life?
I'm legit conditioned to be disappointed by stuff going on to the point where I don't even actively look for stuff that'll me happy anymore because the military will just snatch it away later. Small unit politics and other stuff too. I'm the only black guy in my unit and its finally wore me to the bone. Not because of outright racial prejudice, but because I'm good at my job and black I NEVER get to take time off mentally. The moment I do, people look at me like I'm crazy. I'm not afforded the same vulnerability that others get. I'm just suddenly weak and incompetent. Oh, and I never need advice. No one joins the military to be alone and that's exactly how I feel these days. That's wild unhealthy.
After coming back from DC, I spent the past day talking to a soldier of mine that I helped get some mental health treatment. What happens when people see me with her most of the day? "DY, you hitting that? #myman #boi #isitworthittho #pulloutnever" Its just dumb. Beyond dumb. And mainly because the people saying little shit like that are the same ones that I've helped in the past.
But yeah.... I'd rather get my shit together and be a civilian or contractor than get my shit together only to have more thrown on my plate in the military. And if I reenlist at the end of next year, I'll officially be in it for the long haul - and I don't think I should do that to myself.
I don't have to be around in any capacity until January thankfully, so I've got time to process stuff. But I haven't been this mad since I got hit by that truck.
Damn DY, this entire assignment has been such a giant clusterfuck for you. I don't ever recall you saying anything "this week was worthwhile because of x" as far as you've been working with that unit. I think you hit your breaking point a long time ago and you're already past the point to get out of there.
By reilo Go To PostDamn DY, this entire assignment has been such a giant clusterfuck for you. I don't ever recall you saying anything "this week was worthwhile because of x" as far as you've been working with that unit. I think you hit your breaking point a long time ago and you're already past the point to get out of there.
I was almost asleep when I heard someone scream a name. Legit fucked me up because I’m not sure if it was real or a dream.
I am devastated.
Got the news that one of my students is most likely gonna die in the next few days.
The kid is five and I have taught him the last two years(when I have had to fill in for the main teacher). He was so happy when he came to my game room for Halloween dressed as Iron Man. Now he is having emergency surgery and the doctors have told the parents to get ready to say goodbye.
Apparently, his older brother pushed him and he hit his head. I don't know if it was aggressive or just playing.
I have taught the older brother for the last five years, he is now 9. I was expecting to teach him today for a class. Kid was a real horrible kid, always annoying friends, taking things that weren't his, getting into minor fights. However, he really turned it around the past year since his mum had a third child. Seemed like he was maturing with the responsibilities of being an older brother to two kids. He had become one of my favourite kids in the class. Now he is facing the rest of his life with the death of his brother on his hands.
It is just amazing how much life can change so quicklly for the worse.
Last Friday, the mum asked the school to look for English camps in Australia so that she could take the boys there next year. I was gonna start looking this week and now that dream is most likely gone.
The mum was always so nice, and apparently the dad was just like a big happy child when he saw his son do his English open class a couple weeks ago.
I am just praying for the best now. No family should be devastated like this.
Got the news that one of my students is most likely gonna die in the next few days.
The kid is five and I have taught him the last two years(when I have had to fill in for the main teacher). He was so happy when he came to my game room for Halloween dressed as Iron Man. Now he is having emergency surgery and the doctors have told the parents to get ready to say goodbye.
Apparently, his older brother pushed him and he hit his head. I don't know if it was aggressive or just playing.
I have taught the older brother for the last five years, he is now 9. I was expecting to teach him today for a class. Kid was a real horrible kid, always annoying friends, taking things that weren't his, getting into minor fights. However, he really turned it around the past year since his mum had a third child. Seemed like he was maturing with the responsibilities of being an older brother to two kids. He had become one of my favourite kids in the class. Now he is facing the rest of his life with the death of his brother on his hands.
It is just amazing how much life can change so quicklly for the worse.
Last Friday, the mum asked the school to look for English camps in Australia so that she could take the boys there next year. I was gonna start looking this week and now that dream is most likely gone.
The mum was always so nice, and apparently the dad was just like a big happy child when he saw his son do his English open class a couple weeks ago.
I am just praying for the best now. No family should be devastated like this.
Shanks man, that's so sad.
Awful for the family, the bigger brother, everyone that knows the kid.
Hopefully there's still a way for him to make it.
Awful for the family, the bigger brother, everyone that knows the kid.
Hopefully there's still a way for him to make it.
My heart goes to you and the parents, Shanks. Sounds absolutely awful. Is there a chance the kid may live after this? Even small, never lose hope.
I myself, had my heart stopped by an operation gone wrong for 4 minutes and the doctors thought I died for real. Here I am smiling and all.
Good luck mate!
I myself, had my heart stopped by an operation gone wrong for 4 minutes and the doctors thought I died for real. Here I am smiling and all.
Good luck mate!
I'm on an edge.
I have a history of getting periods where I get depressed and anxious for no reason for the last... 15 years? Last year was the only year in a while where it was very manageable, and was hoping this year would be the same.
but here we are and honestly there are moments where I just want to bawl my eyes out. Would love to speak to my wife about this, but she has problems as it is. So I just want to find a place to vent.
Sorry if this isn't the place.
I have a history of getting periods where I get depressed and anxious for no reason for the last... 15 years? Last year was the only year in a while where it was very manageable, and was hoping this year would be the same.
but here we are and honestly there are moments where I just want to bawl my eyes out. Would love to speak to my wife about this, but she has problems as it is. So I just want to find a place to vent.
Sorry if this isn't the place.
You guys gotta be able to help each other out. That’s why you’re married.
That being said, your spouse isn’t a therapist. Can you go see one. It helped my wife.
That being said, your spouse isn’t a therapist. Can you go see one. It helped my wife.
By DY_nasty Go To Post. I'm the only black guy in my unit and its finally wore me to the bone. Not because of outright racial prejudice, but because I'm good at my job and black I NEVER get to take time off mentally. The moment I do, people look at me like I'm crazy. I'm not afforded the same vulnerability that others get. I'm just suddenly weak and incompetent.
whew not in the military but i can relate to that.
By FlutterPuffs Go To PostI'm on an edge.I'm not doubting how you feel: but I seriously doubt that you're getting depressed and anxious "for no reason."
I have a history of getting periods where I get depressed and anxious for no reason for the last… 15 years? Last year was the only year in a while where it was very manageable, and was hoping this year would be the same.
but here we are and honestly there are moments where I just want to bawl my eyes out. Would love to speak to my wife about this, but she has problems as it is. So I just want to find a place to vent.
Sorry if this isn't the place.
I pinned a lot of my anxiety issues on work, but there was a lot more going on than that. I found an awesome therapist who helped me figure out what was really going on.
I strongly encourage you to seek professional help if it's available.
And you can always vent here or PM me if you want to talk.
By data Go To PostMy brother was like 'get a shoulder tattoo' and i'm like mother fucker whats the point of a tattoo if no one can see itHaving a visible tattoo in a casual setting is awesome. Adds to your style. Both my previous jobs didn't give a shit if my tattoos showed. My last job was working with old people. They were always curious about my tattoos. Probably talked bad about me behind my back, but whateva.
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Deeply tragic story, Shanks. My thoughts are with the family.
This so dark so early crap till we have the Winter Equinox always throws me for a loop. Pitch black at 5 and earlier is stupid.
damn shanks. that's a rough story to read
i'm probably gonna vent a lot more here since i'm not even sure i'll stay in anymore.
i'm probably gonna vent a lot more here since i'm not even sure i'll stay in anymore.