The unofficial bad day thread.

[svenman]

Val, that sounds hopeful for her then.

*Hugs* to anyone who needs them. After that, to anyone else who wants them.

Form an orderly queue and no shoving, please.

Minor gripe, compared with what some of you other people have to deal with, but while I'm posting here I may as well rant. My hopes from last weekend that this week would turn out less stressful than the previous one got nipped in the bud on Monday when I heard that a co-worker had suddenly quit. A significant part of her workload was transferred to yours truly, but it was manageable up to Friday because 1) holiday on Tuesday and 2) I was relieved from some other duties in partial compensation.

The frustrating part: I volunteered to come in today (Saturday) for work to get some more work done on those particular tasks that the co-worker otherwise would have done so that work for me would not pile up too much coming Monday. Did not get very far because other stuff kept coming up which was assigned priority and I thus was obliged to take care of first, even though that was not for what I had (voluntarily!) come in to do and is nothing I am personally responsible for in the way I am for the other stuff. Don't ask, it's complicated. And organized in a totally braindead way. Also, I am not free to go into detail in a public forum.

[Valerie]

*shoves her way to the front of the line because screw the rules*

Today, compared to yesterday and the day before, has been okay. I slept for almost ten hours before being woken up by a phone call from my dad at 10 AM.

"Are you ready?"
"For... what?"
"To go get the washer and stove."
"Ugggh. Fine." (Half-asleep Val is almost as rude as fully-asleep Val. I hope none of you ever have to deal with her.)
"Is someone there to help us get them into the truck?"
"Wha... no."

So I ended up calling to get my cousin to come help, but then it turned out that the person we're getting these items from (my sisters' grandmother) did not answer her phone when I called, and her husband has a lot of medical complications at the moment, so she's probably not even home, but at the hospital. So I called my cousin back to tell her we're not going, but I got her voice mail. I left a message.

This was about 10:45.

Then, at 12:15, she calls telling me she's on her way. DX Even if we HAD been able to go, 12 would have been the latest she could even be here, because my sisters' grandmother lives in Shelbyville. So that would give us 45 minutes to get there, 30 minutes to load, and 45 minutes back. By then, it would be 2. I have to be at work at 3, because I'm covering for G.

In short, FRUSTRATION. And now I can't even go back to sleep because I have to get ready for work. Bleh.

(And I just want to state, again, that this is nothing compared to what G is dealing with. Her situation helped me adjust my perspective a little bit. I'm just... so... tired. I need a thousand naps. But at least all of today will be overtime.)

HUGS.

I just feel about as sexy as a plank and I am so tired right now.

Well, you go take a nap. And then maybe I'll help show you how sexy you are. ;D

[Captain LeBubbles]

HUGS.

I just feel about as sexy as a plank and I am so tired right now.

Sorry, couldn't resist.


This doesn't much constitute a 'bad day', but I'm getting kind of frustrated with my attempts to complete my set of MLP toys. I currently lack a Luna and a Spike, but I can't find anywhere that sells them individually for a reasonable price, and all the sets they come in are very expensive. While my policy is anything that comes with a set that I don't need/want gets thrown into the toy room for the nieces and nephew to play with, I'm still not willing to pay so much for just the one little figure (especially with the Spike figure, because I'm almost ready to break down and just get the Luna + Celestia set anyway, since the price isn't SO bad and I wouldn't mind having a Celestia more to scale with the others, which would allow me to put the one with the Archer figure on display anyway).

I really wish there was a Target store around here, so I could get things at retail price and not have to worry about shipping and handling, but the nearest one is in Warner Robins, which is 1, way too far away to justify a trip JUST to buy a pony toy that they MAY not even stock, and 2, way too big for me to be able to drive and find my way around. I could go to Macon, which is farther away but slightly familiar to me (especially if I decide to just have a day out with my friend Hearts, since we never get to hang out anyway and there's a movie she wants to see and we could just go one day that I'm off next week to celebrate the end of the semester and all), but there's still the issue of if I want these figures, I have to pay out the wazoo to get them. Alas.

Tl;dr: Bawww my problems.

[Zanosuke Kurosaki]

How does this price strike you for a Spike, LeBubbles?

[Captain LeBubbles]

How does this price strike you for a Spike, LeBubbles?

Not bad. With shipping it's just over ten dollars. A little more than I'd hoped, but given most of the sets run at around fifteen retail and get marked up online, that's a lot less than I would normally pay. Thanks~. (Though I am starting to like the idea of stealing Hearts and having a day out in Macon, so I think I'm going to check around what the stores in Macon have available too.)

I feel a surge of hope now.

(edit: Actually, I just checked and Macon is closer than Warner Robins anyway.)

Also I have no idea how to use eBay and now I'm all frustrated again. >:[

[Artemisia]

Well, I've been feeling very achy all over, but thank you I had to laugh.

[Captain LeBubbles]

Well, I've been feeling very achy all over, but thank you I had to laugh.

\o/

[Zanosuke Kurosaki]

Ebay isn't much different from Amazon. Buy it now is the same as buying something on Amazon, that's why I figured that one was probably about what you were looking for. All you need is a debit card/credit card and you're gold.

[Captain LeBubbles]

Ebay isn't much different from Amazon. Buy it now is the same as buying something on Amazon, that's why I figured that one was probably about what you were looking for. All you need is a debit card/credit card and you're gold.

Swell! I'm going to make that my Plan B, if the 'steal-Hearts-for-a-day-out-in-Macon' plan doesn't work.

[svenman]

*shoves her way to the front of the line because screw the rules*

Tsk tsk. And totally unnecessary because you were eligible to be counted as "needing a hug" anyway. *shakes a warning finger at Val, trying and not quite managing to make a stern face, and then hugs her nevertheless*

LOL'd at Bubbles' sexy plank

[Artemisia]

Well, I've been feeling very achy all over, but thank you I had to laugh.

\o/

I'll be alright. I see my doctor on Wednesday, and hopefully I'll know what's up, but so far, it feels like the only ones who catch what all of this seems like are my nurses.

[Trefle]

*hugs everyone*
Stay strong. Whether if the problem gets solved or you get better in handling it, I hope it will get better.

As for mine:

....I'm planning to open a commission art service in DA but AUAUGHGHGHGHGHGHGHGHG--

Social crippling commence!
What if what if what if
they dislike my art (MY EGO! MY EGO! MY POOR LIMP EGO!)
nobody buys my art (MY EGO! MY EGO! MY THIRSTY EGO!)
I cannot make good art and then the people will be disappointed! (MY EGO! MY EGO! MY CHUBBY, SOFT EGO!)

what about what about what about
My friends will they laugh at me (NOOOO DON'T LEAVE ME ALONE)
My friends will they stop helping me because money is involved (NOOOO I NEED HELP OR ELSE MY EGO! MY EGO! MY--*shot*)
My family will they hinder me (NOO LEAVE ME ALONE wait what.)
the logistic (paypal? other things? ...I haven't done research at all)

I know I should move,
...but why am I stopping?
I hate myself as much as i hate my circumstances, right now. *sigh*

in short; I'm...
....just being a coward.

[Valerie]

I use DA and have prints. No one has bought any, but eh. It's worth having it there in case anyone ever decides to, y'know? *shrugs* I also sell drawings on Listia, but that's not "real" money.

So uh, my stuff. I was s'posed to work today. I got there at about 9:45. G showed up at 10. (We didn't need to clock in until 10:30.) I helped her set up the front (she has a wound on her shoulder, so I wanted to get all the heavy stuff out of the way for her) and gave her my extra pepper spray bottle, because she told me she was assaulted (when, yesterday, she just said it was an accident). (And yes, I was carrying two bottles of pepper spray. WATCH OUT, WE GOT A BADASS OVER HERE.)

I'm not sure what to do. She changed her story, and she told me she didn't file a police report. It's pretty obvious that something is going on, but I've only worked with her a few times and don't feel like I can confront her about it. I did tell her that she can always talk to us (coworkers) if she needs help. I wish I could do more. I'm really hoping that T talks to her, because he seems to be the only one she's confided in about it.

Any case of domestic abuse I've seen before has been on both sides. (That doesn't make it better, but at least it's fair? Or something?) As far as I can tell, this is all one-sided, and it's scary because she doesn't seem to want help. All I can do is offer her some pepper spray. I feel so useless here. All I can think of is giving her a phone number to call an abuse hotline or something, but who's to say she would call? She won't even file a police report when she's attacked.

[Black Cat Godess]

Valerie:

It's really upsetting when you see someone in dire need of assistance but won't do anything to get out of their situation. Sometimes, it's a genuine feeling that they deserve to be in the situation they're in. Other times, it's the idea that they can never get out no matter how hard they try, no matter what they do. The worst of all, in my view, is the idea that the situation they are in is how things are supposed to be, so they see no need to get out of it. My ex-roommate is in a situation like that, and it is possible your coworker is in the same boat. All you can do is try and be there for her, to try and get her to see that the situation is bad and she needs to get out of it.

I hope your boss talks to her and she does start seeing a little straighter. It's hard, when you love someone who "loves" you in such a terrible way, but it IS possible to get out of that. I hope things go well for her, and I hope you get more sleep!

[Artemisia]

Val,

One of my friends was once arrested along with his wife when they got into a major fight. The charges were dropped against him, but his wife was charged with domestic assault. They're still together, but she's had to undergo rehab.

I hope your friend can sort things out in some way that will prevent her from being hurt in the future.

As for me, I'm feeling 'ok'. Just tired and I hurt.