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In which we get updates from the lives of tropers. Kinda like Twitter with more than 140 characters, but less than a blog or LJ.

Please refrain from excess venting in this thread. Talking about negative emotions is fine but it's best not to dwell on them for too long. TV Tropes is not suited to deal with mental health situations.

Edited by GastonRabbit on Nov 11th 2022 at 8:59:38 AM

NotSoBadassLongcoat The Showrunner of Dzwiedz 24 from People's Democratic Republic of Badassia (Old as dirt) Relationship Status: Puppy love
The Showrunner of Dzwiedz 24
#389176: May 6th 2016 at 12:02:33 PM

I stumbled upon "House for €1" offers from a couple of Italian towns. Turns out they have massive catches, but some of them could be made serviceable with some investment.

"what the complete, unabridged, 4k ultra HD fuck with bonus features" - Mark Von Lewis
TParadox Since: Jan, 2001 Relationship Status: The captain of her heart
#389177: May 6th 2016 at 3:44:20 PM

I"ve seen some deals where someone decides they're going to give their house to the person who writes the best essay on why they should have the house, as long as with their essay every entrant also gives them $75.

Fresh-eyed movie blog
MyFinalEdits Delete message from Parts Unknown (Spin-off Series) Relationship Status: Cast away
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#389178: May 6th 2016 at 7:21:55 PM

DAY 12 OF THE BLACKOUT SEASON

It's official, my PC will be in a quarantine for a brief season, since it's been discovered that the motherboard needs to be replaced. And we're in the week whose Sunday will be Mother's Day around here, no less. And since this laptop runs slower than a home computer, I asked them to lend me the other home computer, in the room where my mom and dad used to sleep. From there we'll install Skype so I can chat again, and additionally I'll be ready to edit this site's articles again.

Lights poofed between 8 am and 12 pm, not too bothersome,.....

But tomorrow they'll poof at 4 am. I'm really not sure how I'll cope with the idea of being in darkness and with heat until sunrise. I'm even wondering if I should bother sleeping tonight at all.

edited 6th May '16 7:24:04 PM by MyFinalEdits

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Cailleach Studious Girl from Purgatory Since: Sep, 2015 Relationship Status: Love blinded me (with science!)
Studious Girl
#389179: May 7th 2016 at 1:22:37 PM

So I broke my toe two weeks ago, and I can finally walk on it again. While celebrating my first day off crutches I got too ambitious straining pasta and now have 2nd degree burns on my leg. Very smooth transition from one injury to the other. No time wasted. And my sister just got home from school. She had to leave a few days early with incompletes in her classes because she has a serious case of the flu. So now the flu virus is in my apartment. And after a semester off my ADHD meds, I now have eight lab reports, a ten page research paper, and a semester worth of math homework to do in two weeks This is so ridiculous it's funny

edited 7th May '16 6:20:41 PM by Cailleach

AdricDePsycho Rock on, Gold Dust Woman from Never Going Back Again Since: Oct, 2014 Relationship Status: [TOP SECRET]
Rock on, Gold Dust Woman
#389180: May 7th 2016 at 1:27:40 PM

Sorry to hear all of that, Melissa.

Have you any dreams you'd like to sell?
Cailleach Studious Girl from Purgatory Since: Sep, 2015 Relationship Status: Love blinded me (with science!)
Studious Girl
#389181: May 7th 2016 at 1:29:30 PM

I'm just sitting here laughing because the whole thing is just so damn funny. This is the kind of thing that would happen to an Unlucky Everydude in a cringe comedy sitcom

Greenmantle V from Greater Wessex, Britannia Since: Feb, 2010 Relationship Status: Hiding
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#389182: May 7th 2016 at 1:52:38 PM

That's the way it goes sometimes. Just carry on and do what you have to do. As for me, I sometimes feel that I'm a Work Com.

Keep Rolling On
Keybreak (Long Runner)
#389183: May 7th 2016 at 4:47:15 PM

I'm reading job descriptions online and I'm like, "...okay, but what do you guys do?"

All of this sounds so dry and lifeless. "The Statistical Analyst accesses datasets from various sources, conducts analysis, and presents the findings of each analytic and reporting project."

So...they work with data?

I wanted to work with the library because I know what they do. Grant people access to free information. Of course, if they can view it for free, that means I get paid less, which means that I'll need some higher risk to get higher pay?

I've always thought that I never wanted enough in school. I wanted a job that wouldn't stress me out, but now I'm stressing out that I feel underworked and underpaid.

Surely there is a job for me where I can find some challenge and enough money to move out on my own...

You gotta believe me when I scare you away, all that I wish for is that you would stay
Snicklin Since: Dec, 2010
#389184: May 7th 2016 at 6:45:08 PM

Drove my sister and her friends to a theater. I'm in Barnes & Noble now until they are done, which will be in ~3 hours.

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#389185: May 7th 2016 at 6:50:21 PM

DAY 13 OF THE BLACKOUT SEASON

Remember when I said that I was unsure how I would cope with the idea of waking up at 4 am when lights poofed and then I had to try to sleep in the midst of total darkness and without the fresh blows of the fan or the air conditioner?

I just didn't. I woke up at 3:20 am and that cool dream I had (and which I posted in the Dreams topic) was interrupted because my brain couldn't keep under control the fear and anxiety I was having. And to add salt to injury, lights only poofed at 4:45 am, so when I thought I would regain some lost hours of sleep afterwards, the moment when electricity did go away caught me off-guard, And I just can't sleep that way, it feels like I'm being trapped alive inside a buried tomb. I was in a bad mood when sun rose.

The day itself has been quite meh. I haven't visited anyone, no one has visited me and the only remarkable things have been that delicious lunch and the daily walk. The most dangerous thing about this blackout season is that I'll end up getting used to it, when a normal person in a normal, functional country shouldn't worry about power shortages.

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Cailleach Studious Girl from Purgatory Since: Sep, 2015 Relationship Status: Love blinded me (with science!)
Studious Girl
#389186: May 8th 2016 at 9:51:05 AM

My broken toe is like the villain from the first story arc that now pales in comparison to the season two villain, serious burns on my legs. Someone please cancel this show.

AdricDePsycho Rock on, Gold Dust Woman from Never Going Back Again Since: Oct, 2014 Relationship Status: [TOP SECRET]
Rock on, Gold Dust Woman
#389187: May 8th 2016 at 9:58:07 AM

There ain't no stopping this show, mwuhahahahahahaha!!!

Have you any dreams you'd like to sell?
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#389188: May 8th 2016 at 5:17:20 PM

Mine is going through a nasty Seasonal Rot with inflation, periodic blackouts, being still stuck with a laptop due to an inconvenient with my dad's PC, no way to play video games, and some decade-lasting unsatisfied needs.

Now that I've mentioned the laptop thing...

DAY 14 OF THE BLACKOUT SEASON

For some reason, in my dad's CPU I was unable to login in Google, TV Tropes, Disqus or any other thing, due to what seems to be some missing Windows security protocols caused by an error known as ERR_SSL_VERSION_OR_CIPHER_MISMATCH which induced an incompatibility between the system and the data I was using to login. All that unnecessary bullshit was simply because the PC used Windows 8, which in itself is bullshit and that's why I never used it. Sigh.....

So I had to go back to the laptop, and I'm growing sick of it. I miss editing the wiki. Who knows how many inappropiate edits have been done and are in desperate need of correction. sad

Today we went to the estate to celebrate Mother's Day with a steak lunch. Around 5-6 pm it started raining strongly, and later we had dinner with two succulent burgers.

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Konkfan7 Konknitive Dissonance from Roselle Since: May, 2013 Relationship Status: Armed with the Power of Love
Konknitive Dissonance
#389189: May 8th 2016 at 5:41:51 PM

Mine is about to enter a small arc with one event and rather forced character interactions, although it will have a hot springs episode.

That means I'm about to take a trip to Ecuador in a few days that will last 10 days to attend a cousin's wedding.

Cailleach Studious Girl from Purgatory Since: Sep, 2015 Relationship Status: Love blinded me (with science!)
Studious Girl
#389190: May 8th 2016 at 5:50:07 PM

[up]Where is that character from in your avatar? I really like her design

MikeK Since: Jan, 2001
#389191: May 8th 2016 at 8:38:33 PM

After a pretty lame Friday night, I managed to have a fun Saturday: Went out to a dance night and ended up dancing with a woman I hadn't met before. I tried to get a number after and was politely turned down, but it was good to let go of my self-consciousness some and have fun.

MerryMikael Since: Oct, 2013
#389192: May 8th 2016 at 10:31:35 PM

And there we go! A few job interviews ahead, an appointment at a barber's, back and forth by train and then gonna take a bus to stay at another friend's place overnight.

And apparently we're gonna watch some anime.

Blackie My son is a dumbass Since: Nov, 2012 Relationship Status: Abstaining
My son is a dumbass
#389193: May 9th 2016 at 3:57:44 PM

I have a Bokken now, and I am learning how to use if for more than half a year.

Konkfan7 Konknitive Dissonance from Roselle Since: May, 2013 Relationship Status: Armed with the Power of Love
Konknitive Dissonance
#389194: May 9th 2016 at 4:40:20 PM

@Cailleach: Futaba Sakura from Persona 5.

Keybreak (Long Runner)
#389195: May 10th 2016 at 10:26:09 AM

I've been deleting apps off my home screens in an attempt to narrow my focus. I'm down to nine, one is four spaces long, and one page is 16 spaces, so I have four spaces I'll try not to fill.

My math obsession lately must mean that I ''should'" aim for a career in mathematics. But if my lack of a STEM degree obliterates my chances of finding a good one...

I am doomed. -_-

edited 10th May '16 10:38:49 AM by Keybreak

You gotta believe me when I scare you away, all that I wish for is that you would stay
Cailleach Studious Girl from Purgatory Since: Sep, 2015 Relationship Status: Love blinded me (with science!)
Studious Girl
#389196: May 10th 2016 at 4:25:37 PM

[up] What is your degree. If there's one thing I learned from having a math degree it's that every single career field in the known multiverse uses math in some form

Keybreak (Long Runner)
#389197: May 10th 2016 at 4:39:08 PM

English.

And most jobs in America use English, but apparently in greater capacity than I am right now.

It's just a matter of what I want to do...but if my job paid me a lot more (like that $15 minimum wage everyone is clamoring for), I could probably keep it and move out right now...

You gotta believe me when I scare you away, all that I wish for is that you would stay
TParadox Since: Jan, 2001 Relationship Status: The captain of her heart
#389198: May 10th 2016 at 5:11:16 PM

I was on the advanced track in math from 6th-12th grades, so I left high school with AP credit for Calculus. I went to college and my major had an Algebra 1 requirement. I took no math classes in college.

Fresh-eyed movie blog
Keybreak (Long Runner)
#389199: May 10th 2016 at 7:38:42 PM

I took only one, but it didn't count for a math credit.

Mathematical technology...just programming with a few more numbers. Gross. >_> I went into the tutoring center and one of the guys there just GAVE me his program and let me put my name on it.

You gotta believe me when I scare you away, all that I wish for is that you would stay
Cailleach Studious Girl from Purgatory Since: Sep, 2015 Relationship Status: Love blinded me (with science!)
Studious Girl
#389200: May 10th 2016 at 7:43:15 PM

Okay...so my toe's broken and I can't walk, my legs are covered with 2nd degree burns, I have a semester's worth of work to complete in 10 days with unmedicated ADHD.

Fucking bring it on

edited 11th May '16 12:55:08 AM by Cailleach


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