RL Peeves

Arkandel

@crawfish I hope things turn out well.

But I was so sure Brits would do the obviously right thing with Brexit, too, and that went down super well too.

Testament

I don’t want to care about the US midterms. I’m not even American nor do I live there.

But the stuff I read on the interwebs pisses me off, more so because it’s a race at all and without even the outcome at this point. So while I’d rather shrug it off I must admit I do care after all, which also annoys me.

Don’t get on Twitter. I’m fairly certain that is the major reason that has explained my current emotional and mental state at the moment is because I’ve read a lot of hateful things.

I’ll stop now before someone thwaps me for veering too political.

Wizz

@Arkandel said in RL Peeves:

@crawfish I hope things turn out well.

Don’t mean this to be dismissive to your feelings or good intentions at all, but…oof, at this point, give us another decade like this one (or dare I say even another five years) and I legitimately don’t think this country will look the same on maps anymore.

I’ve never considered becoming an expat so seriously, and I really wish it was easier/cheaper.

Testament

@Wizz said in RL Peeves:

@Arkandel said in RL Peeves:

@crawfish I hope things turn out well.

Don’t mean this to be dismissive to your feelings or good intentions at all, but…oof, at this point, give us another decade like this one (or dare I say even another five years) and I legitimately don’t think this country will look the same on maps anymore.

I’ve never considered becoming an expat so seriously, and I really wish it was easier/cheaper.

I recommend Costa Rica. That’s where I’m trying to get in five years.

Arkandel

Come to Canada for the snow and the freezing cold, stay for the Raptors and poutine options!

Sammich

@Testament said in RL Peeves:

Don’t get on Twitter.

Just good advice in general. Especially for mental health.

crawfish

@Sammich I joined recently for business things and well I suppose I got there too late.

junipersky

I have completely lost my voice. (I think from the mother of all sinus infections.) This means that when I do try to speak it comes out as the quietest of whispers.

Then everyone who is trying to speak to me speaks in a whisper, and then I can’t hear them!

I swear, I’d speak in a normal tone of voice if I could!

(Upside, the 5th grader who volunteered to be my ‘voice’ got a kick out of it.)

GF

It’s November 4 in the northern hemisphere and it’s so hot my computer’s fan keeps kicking on to cool the machine down.

Sammich

Fireworks. Ugh. Why can the public still buy them?

KarmaBum

@Sammich said in RL Peeves:

Why can the public still buy them?

Cuz they’re fun as shit!!!

Why can’t we have more of them?!

SpaceKhomeini

@Testament

The only sound use of Twitter at this point is to roast marshmallows on its flaming carcass.

Let it die. Or become the next Livejournal, heh.

GF

@SpaceKhomeini said in RL Peeves:

The only sound use of Twitter at this point is to roast marshmallows on its flaming carcass.

I don’t think this is appropriate for the RL Peeves thread because watching Twitter crumble has been pure joy for me. I suppose some people might feel differently…

BurnNotice

A lot of artists make it their living by way of Twitter and are currently panicking about losing their livelihoods, so it can definitely fall under peeves!

Solstice

@GF Let it burn.

@BurnNotice While still being sympathetic to this. Hope their dedicated fans refollow them on a saner platform.

GF

@BurnNotice That’s fair. I hope they find a replacement platform quickly and seamlessly.

junipersky

Ended up in the ER last night after not being able to keep down liquids, turns out it was most lively a reaction to the codine cough syrup the Urgent Care gave me.

General consensus from the ER and my doctorate-in-nursing sister in law is that the Urgent Care is fucking stupid for jumping straight to an opioid medication rather than doing something more gentle first.

Still have all the nice viral symptoms of coughing, general pain, post-nasal drip. But I can eat and drink again without tossing them up.

So win? Even though they recommended I stay home from work for a WEEK. I doubt my ability to do that.

tsar

@junipersky hug

junipersky

This woman posts on Nextdoor every 5-7 weeks asking for free cat/dog food. I felt sorry for her for a while. Everyone struggles and needs help. Glad she was trying to feed her pets.

Then one of her pets died.

Then she got a new cat.

Then that cat got pregnant.

Then that cat had seven kittens.

Then she SOLD the kittens for $50 each without getting them fixed. (She could have surrendered them and not had to pay a penny.)

So knowing she had several hundred dollars extra from these kittens it pissed me off she was asking for free food again.

I commented “She asked for food a few weeks ago too.”

She FLOODED my inbox with all caps, called me a Karen and a troll, and how DARE I.

Then she deleted the post.

So nah sis. She just ensured I will absolutely post again, not just now when I’m annoyed.

(And to be clear, she COULD sign up for a pet pantry, and recieve supplemental food. This has been suggested on past posts. She won’t.)

mietze

After 2 months of illness rolling into each other, I have had one week of feeling well and now the 8 year old has stomach flu.

I’m struggling to not feel really depressed. Maybe it will lift in 48 hours if I’m not puking my brains out.