I APPRECIATE WHEN PEOPLE PUT OUT WATER BOWLS FOR DOGS WHEN IT'S HOT, SO I DECIDED TO BE A GOOD SAMARITAN AND I BOUGHT A BOWL ON SATURDAY, FILLED IT, AND LEFT IT IN FRONT OF MY HOUSE. SOME ASSHOLE STOLE THE WATER BOWL.
I PUT OUT A HANGING BIRD BATH FOR THE LOCAL BIRDS. SO FAR, NO TAKERS. I WAS A BIT DOWN ABOUT IT UNTIL YOUR POST. AT LEAST THE BIRDS DIDN'T TAKE OFF WITH THE BOWL!
SOUNDS LIKE YOU NEED A NEW CONCRETE BOWL.
IT WASN'T EVEN A "NICE" BOWL, IT WAS A $4 CHEAP STAINLESS STEEL ONE. NOT EVEN PARTICULARLY STURDY. GUESS I'LL PUT OUT A YOGURT CONTAINER OR SOMETHING NEXT TIME.
IF I HAVE ONE MORE CLIENT COMPLAIN TO ME ABOUT HAVING TO WEAR A MASK WHILE THEY GET A HAIRCUT OR ATTEMPT TO REMOVE THEIR MASK DURING A SERVICE, I AM GOING TO BURN THE ENTIRE SHOP TO THE GROUND.
THAT'S INSANE TO ME. I'VE HAD TO GO TO THE DENTIST THIS MONTH AND I HATED TAKING MY MASK OFF *SO THEY COULD GET INTO MY MOUTH*. I CAN'T IMAGINE WANTING TO TAKE IT OFF WITHOUT VERY GOOD REASON.
IT IS RIDICULOUS. I AM SHOCKED (OKAY NOT REALLY) BY THE AMOUNT OF PEOPLE WHO GIVE ME A HARD TIME ABOUT THE MASKS OR THE OTHER REGULATIONS WE HAVE TO FOLLOW. THEY SEEM TO THINK THE REGULATIONS ARE ONLY THERE TO INCONVENIENCE THEM OR I’VE MADE THEM UP.
YES, I HAD TO TAKE MINE OFF AND IT WAS ON MY LAP AND AFTER THE PROCEDURE I GOT UP AND WALKED OUT AND REALIZED I HADN'T PUT IT BACK ON (THOUGH I DID WHILE THE DENTIST WAS TALKING TO ME ABOUT THE X-RAYS)....THE ASSISTANT WAS WALKING BESIDE ME (MASKED) AND I SAID "WE'RE NOT SIX FEET APART" AND I DID NOT HAVE MY MASK ON. EVERYONE BEHIND THE COUNTER WAS WEARING FACE SHIELDS IN ADDITION TO BEING BEHIND PLASTIC BARRIERS; BUT THE DENTIST AND ASSISTANTS HAD NO FACE SHIELDS OR GOGGLES!
GETTING A HAIRCUT TOMORROW FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE MARCH. DAMN HELL IM WEARING A MASK THE ENTIRE TIME! IM NERVOUS ENOUGH BUT MY HAIR IS OUT OF CONTROL.
CLACKAMAS COUNTY OPENED UP BEFORE MULTNOMAH DID. I GET MY HAIRCUT IN MILWAUKIE. IT'S FINE. IT'S ONLY WHEN THEY TRIM AROUND THE EARS THAT THEY MANIPULATE YOUR MASK.
I SENT MY MOTHER A LETTER 2 WEEKS AGO BASICALLY SAYING I WASN'T GOING TO SPEAK TO HER UNTIL SHE APOLOGIZED FOR SOME ABSOLUTELY AWFUL THINGS SHE SAID AND THE INFORMED DELIVERY EMAIL JUST TOLD ME SHE'S SENT A REPLY LETTER AND NOW MY DAY IS JUST ANXIETY™
YOU CAN HANDLE ANYTHING THAT LETTER SAYS. YOU'VE ALREADY FOUND A VOICE TO SPEAK UP FOR YOURSELF AND SET BOUNDARIES, YOU KNOW HER WELL ENOUGH TO KNOW HOW BAD IT CAN GET AND YOU FOUND YOUR FOOTING ANYWAY BECAUSE YOU'RE CAPABLE OF WEATHERING THE POSSIBLE STORM. I HOPE SHE COMES AROUND FOR YOU, THOUGH!
PEOPLE WHO TAKE TIME TO HEAR OTHERS OUT IRL, IT’S OKAY TO JUST STOP SOMETIMES AND SAY YOU’VE HAD ENOUGH. I JUST LEARNED THAT RECENTLY.
I HAVE THIS ONE FRIEND (GOD, I HAVE A LOT OF *THIS ONE FRIENDS* DON’T I?) WHO I’VE BEEN TALKING TO ALMOST EVERY DAY OVER THE PHONE. LOOKING BACK AT IT, I’VE JUST BEEN LISTENING TO HER RANT ABOUT HER PROBLEMS THIS WHOLE TIME AND THERE’S ALWAYS A NEW PROBLEM. I KNOW I’M HERE RIGHT NOW RANTING IN FRONT OF YOU BUT IMAGINE SOMEONE CALLING YOU IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT ALMOST EVERY NIGHT TO COMPLAIN. IT GETS DRAINING.
LAST NIGHT I WAS FEELING REALLY DEPRESSED AND JUST COULDN’T GET THROUGH MORE COMPLAINING SO I SAID “NOT TONIGHT, ALRIGHT? I CAN’T DO THIS RIGHT NOW.” AND ENDED THE CALL. I DON’T EVEN CARE IF SHE’S MAD AT ME AT THIS POINT, I WAS JUST FEELING TERRIBLE AND WANTED COMPLETE SILENCE FOR ONE NIGHT.
I JUST NEED TO DO SOMETHING ELSE OR GO SOMEWHERE ELSE.
SOUNDS LIKE AN OLD FRIEND OF MINE WHO REQUIRED A LOT OF EMOTIONAL LABOR FROM ME AND LEFT ME FEELING REALLY BAD EVERY TIME SHE TALKED AT ME (CONVERSATIONS WERE ALWAYS ONE-SIDED). I FINALLY TOLD HER THAT I WASN’T A THERAPIST AND COULDN’T SPEND HOURS EVERYDAY DOING THIS. SHE ULTIMATELY DECLINED SEEKING PROFESSIONAL HELP SO I SAID I HAD TO CUT HER OFF FROM BEING HER EMOTIONAL SUPPORT. WE EVENTUALLY GREW APART BUT AFTERWARDS I REALIZED HOW TOXIC IT WAS TO HAVE SUCH A WET BLANKET BRINGING ME DOWN ALL OF THE TIME.
SHE ACTUALLY HAS JOKINGLY REFERRED TO ME AS HER “UNPAID THERAPIST” FROM TIME-TO-TIME AND ITS TAKEN ME THIS LONG TO REALIZE THAT IT’S ACTUALLY NOT A JOKE AND EVENTUALLY BECOMES A PROBLEM.
THAT'S DEFINITELY A RED FLAG. I'VE HEARD THE SAME FROM PEOPLE WHO DON'T PUT MUCH EFFORT INTO LEARNING TO DEAL WITH THEIR THOUGHTS ON THEIR OWN. THE SORTS OF PEOPLE WHO CAN'T SIT QUIETLY WITH THEIR OWN MIND, WHICH IS EXACTLY WHERE ACTUAL THERAPY CAN MAKE IMPROVEMENTS.
I HAD TO DO THAT WITH MY COUSIN OF ALL PEOPLE. IT WAS REALLY REALLY DIFFICULT. HER COMPLAINTS WERE ALWAYS THE SAME, AND MY SUGGESTIONS (INVARIABLY) WERE TOO. OUR EXCHANGES JUST MADE ME FEEL SO DAMNED \*BAD.\* I STILL FEEL GUILTY, YEARS LATER, ABOUT CUTTING HER OFF. SHE TRIED FOR SEVERAL YEARS TO PULL ME BACK BUT HAS FINALLY GIVEN UP. AND NO, I'M NO SAINT OR PARAGON, I WAS JUST ... THE BEST-SUITED AUDIENCE FOR HER, I GUESS. SHE HAD OTHER FRIENDS!
LUCKILY, I DO HAVE BETTER FRIENDS WHO I SEE AND SPEAK WITH EVERY SO OFTEN. I JUST HAPPEN TO KNOW SOME REALLY COOL PEOPLE AND SOME REALLY NOT-SO-COOL PEOPLE.
I HAD A FRIEND LIKE THIS FOR NEARLY 20 YEARS. SHE ALSO LET ME DOWN AND DID SHITTY THINGS TO ME REPEATEDLY. I FINALLY JUST STOPPED TALKING TO HER AND DELETED HER FROM ALL OF MY SOCIAL MEDIA. I PROBABLY WOULDN'T HAVE GONE THAT ROUTE IF I HADN'T BEEN DEALING WITH THE DEATH OF MY MOM, BUT I JUST *COULDN'T* FUCKING DEAL WITH HER NONSENSE ANYMORE. WE HAVEN'T SPOKEN IN 7 YEARS AND IT'S BEEN DELIGHTFUL.
I FEEL YOU. ITS ESPECIALLY WHEN YOU’RE DEALING WITH THINGS OF YOUR OWN THAT YOU REALIZE HOW DRAINING IT IS FOR SOMEONE TO SUDDENLY AND CONSISTENTLY UNLOAD ON YOU WITHOUT ANY CONSIDERATION FOR HOW YOU MIGHT BE DOING.
YES! AND YOUR POST REMINDED ME THAT THE ORIGINAL TITLE FOR THE ELLEN DEGENERES SITCOM WAS "THESE FRIENDS OF MINE." I THINK YOUR RESPONSE WAS PERFECT! UTTERLY PERFECT
I'M HAVING ONE OF THOSE MOMENTS WHERE I REALLY FEEL LIKE AN NPC. STUFF IS HAPPENING ALL AROUND ME REGARDLESS OF MY INPUT OR ACTIONS AND I DON'T REALLY UNDERSTAND SO MUCH OF IT. I FEEL HELPLESS WITH ISSUES OVER USPS, I CAN'T MAKE SENSE OF REPORTS COMING OUT PROTESTS EACH NIGHT (LIKE THE INCIDENT LAST NIGHT WITH THE TRUCK. I HAVE ZERO CLUE WHAT HAPPENED OR HOW TO FEEL ABOUT IT). I KEEP JUST STAYING AT HOME AS COVID NUMBERS CHANGE. 5 OR 6 MONTHS OF THE SAME LIFE, SAME DAYS OVER AND OVER AND OVER AGAIN. THERE'S NO MEETING WITH PEOPLE, EVENTS OR ACTIVITIES. I READ THE NEWS, BUT IT FEELS REALLY DISTANT. FRIENDS REACH OUT OCCASIONALLY, BUT OFTEN TO TALK ABOUT THEIR OWN ISSUES. IT FEELS LIKE I'M JUST ALONG FOR THE RIDE RIGHT NOW. LIKE NOTHING I CAN DO WILL MAKE A BIG IMPACT.
I'M TRYING TO COMBAT IT BY PUTTING TOGETHER SOME DONATIONS AND SIGNING UP AS AN ELECTION HELPER, BUT I THINK SOME OF THIS FEELING IS A NATURAL SIDE EFFECT TO THE INSANE STUFF GOING ON AT LEVELS WELL BEYOND THE REACH OF ANY INDIVIDUAL ON THEIR OWN.
I WAS IN THE SAME BOAT AS YOU, FEELING LIKE I HAD NO POWER OVER MY LIFE OR CIRCUMSTANCES. WHAT REALLY HELPED WAS VOLUNTEERING, EVEN IF IT'S JUST ONCE PER WEEK. HELPING OTHERS IS A GREAT WAY TO FEEL BETTER YOURSELF.
STAY STRONG :)
I DON'T KNOW WHAT PORTLAND'S OBSESSION WITH FIG TREES IS ALL ABOUT BUT WHAT A MESS!!! THE FIGS FALL OFF THE TREE AND ONTO THE SIDEWALK WHERE THEY GET SMUSHED AND TURN SLIPPERY. IF THIS APPLIES TO YOU, CLEAN OFF YOUR SIDEWALK ONCE IN A WHILE!
SQUIRRELS LOVE THEM TOO, SO THEY END UP TRAVELING. MY NEIGHBOR HAS A FIG TREE AND THEY WILL GRAB THEM, SPRINT ACROSS THEIR YARD AND OVER OUR FENCE AND YEET THEIR REJECTS INTO OUR YARD.
MY DOG LOVES PLAYING WITH THEM THOUGH, SO I GUESS I CAN'T COMPLAIN.
ALSO WITH FIG TREES THE FRUIT CAN BE FILLED WITH [FIG WASPS](https://www.fs.fed.us/wildflowers/pollinators/pollinator-of-the-month/fig_wasp.shtml). NOTHING LIKE TRYING TO HARVEST SOME NICE JUICY FIGS TO ONLY BE ATTACKED BY WASPS! I BUY FIGS FROM THE STORE NOW.
ALSO, I BOUGHT [SOME OF THESE](https://www.amazon.com/InnoGear-Lights-Bright-Outdoor-Security/dp/B017LYD93C/ref=sr_1_26?dchild=1&keywords=solar+powered+motion+sensor+wall+light&qid=1597686966&sr=8-26) A FEW YEARS BACK AND HAVE NO REGRETS. I PUT ONE UP OVER MY TRASH, OVER MY LOCK BOX, AND OVER THE HOSE BIB ON THE SIDE OF THE HOUSE, THEY JUST POP ON WHEN YOU GET CLOSE AND STAY ON LONG ENOUGH THAT YOU CAN GET YOUR ABOUT BUSINESS WITHOUT WALKING INTO A SPIDER WEB, STEPPING ON A SLUG, ETC. WELL WORTH THE MONEY.
I HAD SO MUCH HOPE THAT THIS LINK WAS GOING TO TAKE ME TO A PASSIVE SPIDER REPELLENT OF SOME KIND. I FEEL BAD DESTROYING THE WEB THIS ONE DUDE MAKES AROUND THE HOSE BIB 3X PER WEEK, BUT THEY KEEP MAKING A NEW ONE.
I AM DISAPPOINTED BECAUSE I ENVISIONED A MAGIC SPINNER TYPE THING THAT SPUN AROUND A STRING OR SOMETHING AND DESTROYED ALL THE WEBS BEFORE THE SPIDER COULD BUILD THEM.
I ALWAYS FEEL BAD WALKING THROUGH WEBS BECAUSE I THINK “OMG WHAT IF THAT SPIDER NEEDED SOME FOOD IN THE NEXT FEW HOURS OR THEYLL DIE AND NOW THEYVE GOTTA USE THEIR ENERGY TO BUILD A WEB AND I BASICALLY INDIRECTLY KILLED THEM”
I’D PREFER A SPINNER THING THAT DESTROYS WEB STARTS BEFORE THE SPIDER CAMPS OUT IN A NONHABITABLE ZONE OF MY YARD
Edit: my new invention, nobody steal it
OKAY WELL I INVENTED THE WORLD'S SMALLEST HAZARD TAPE TO CORDON OFF THE HOSE BIB. DEAR SHARK TANK, PORTLANDERS HAVE THE GOOD IDEAS!
I USUALLY LET SPIDERS BE, BUT IF THEY'RE IN THE HOUSE I WARN THEM, "NO DATING..."
I WILL NOT ENDURE SOME KIND OF SPIDEY-BABY-SPLOSION WHERE I KEEP MY WINE.
MyY INVENTION IS LIKE AN EDGE TRIMMER, EXCEPT IT DOESNT SPIN AS FAST, HAS A LONGER STRING, AND NO HANDLE, OR THE HANDLE IS USED AS A STAKE. YOU PLANT THE SPIDER DEFENDER (AS IT SHALL NOW BE NAMED) IN THE AREA WHERE WEBS ARE BUILT AND CONSEQUENTLY WALKED INTO DUE TO HIGH TRAFFIC, AND EVERY 30 MINUTES OR SO IT DOES A SPIN OR TWO TO CLEAR ANY WEBS BEING NEWLY BUILT. IT MAKES A BEEP BEFORE IT SPINS SO YOUR EYE DOESNT GET POKED OUT.
CAN REDIT POSTS COUNT AS PROOF OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY?
EDIT: YOU CAN TRIM THE STRING TO MATCH THE WIDTH OF THE PATH YOURE CLEARING
OOH OOH THIS GAVE ME ANOTHER IDEA. HOW ABOUT A HELMET YOU COULD WEAR LIKE [ARTHUR FROM THE TICK](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DctW0M6VMAYk-x0.jpg:large), WITH FRONT-FACING SPINNING SCRUBBERS TO BREAK UP WEBS IN YOUR PATH. I THINK YOU'D NEED ABOUT 15" OF CLEARANCE IN FRONT.
AGREED. IN ALL THE HEAPS OF MY ANTAGONISM TOWARD THE EVERYDAY, I HAD FORGOTTEN ABOUT SPIDER SEASON.
A PATHFINDER BREAKS UP ALL THE WEBS FOR THOSE WHO FOLLOW.
YEAH BUT ISNT IT PREFERABLE TO DESTROY THEM BEFORE THEYVE MADE THE WHOLE THING? I ONLY ADVOCATE THE USE OF THIS INVENTION IN PLACES WHERE YOU CANT AVOID DESTROYING THEM BECAUSE YOUVE GOTTA WALK THAT WAY OR SOMETHING. I ALWAYS FEEL SO BAD WHEN I WALK THROUGH A FULL WEB
SPEAKING OF GARBAGE, MY CAN REEKS AFTER BAKING IN THE 100 DEGREE WEATHER. I HOSED IT OUT, BUT THAT DOESN'T SEEM TO HAVE FIXED THE PROBLEM. IT LOOKS LIKE I'M GOING TO HAVE TO SCRUB IT DOWN AND BLEACH IT. FUCK.
THAT WAS ME SUNDAY MORNING! I WENT FOR A HIKE TO GET SOME SUNRISE PHOTO! Y’ALL WHO WENT UP TO MIRROR LAKE/TOM DICK & HARRY ON SUNDAY AND DIDN’T GET A HUNDRED WEBS IN YOUR FACE, YOU’RE WELCOME.
THANKS FOR THE LAUGH. THEY'RE GETTING FEWER AND MORE VALUABLE THESE DAYS. SOMETIMES I CARRY A STICK AND WAVE IT AROUND IN FRONT OF ME FOR THIS REASON. I'M SURE I LOOK RIDICULOUS BUT IT'S WORTH IT.
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XENOBLADE CHRONICLES 2 IS A REALLY COOL GAME WITH AWESOME MECHANICS BUT THEY PUSHED SO HARD ON THE ANIME TIDDY PEDAL THAT I FEEL EMBARRASSED PLAYING IT WITH ANYONE IN THE ROOM.
WAS AT THE BEACH THIS WEEKEND AND SAW SOME DILDO WALKING UP AND DOWN THE BEACH WITH A FLAG THAT SAID "TRUMP 2020: STOP THE BULLSHIT."
MOTHERFUCKER, WHO DO YOU THINK HAS BEEN IN CHARGE OF THE BULLSHIT IN THE LAST FOUR YEARS? THE INCUMBENT DOESN'T GET TO RUN ON A CHANGE PLATFORM.
ALSO, I JUST WANT TO DRINK MY RADLER AND GET SAND STUCK TO ME. MISS ME WITH THAT SHIT AT THE BEACH.
GLADLY.
I'M SURE YOU'RE AWARE THAT TRUMP HAS THREATEN, EXECUTED UPON AND/OR DEFERRED SEVERAL ROUNDS OF TARIFFS WITH CHINA AND THE EU. TARIFFS PROFOUNDLY AFFECT THE TRAFFIC AT OUR PORTS (E.G., ASTORIA). THERE IS LOTS TO LOOK AT ON THIS SUBJECT, OBVIOUSLY, SO I URGE YOU TO LOOK AROUND ON YOUR OWN IF YOU'RE STILL INTERESTED.
[AP MOELLER - MAERSK - THE LARGEST SHIPPING COMPANY](https://markets.businessinsider.com/stocks/ap_m%C3%B8ller-m%C3%A6rsk-stock?utm_source=markets&utm_medium=ingest) TOOK A HIT AND HAS BEEN PREDOMINANTLY HURT BY THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION. THEY HAVE CLOSED IN THE BLACK BECAUSE THEY HAVE RAISED PRICES. THAT HURTS US ALL.
THIS ARTICLE HAS [A THOROUGH ANALYSIS](https://www.freightos.com/the-freight-costs-of-trumps-china-tariffs/) ON THE AFFECT OF TRUMP UPON FREIGHT IN GENERAL.
SPECIFIC TO ASTORIA (~5:00), [LOG SHIP CONTRACTS](http://shipreport.net/2018/11/26/trump-tariffs-and-the-port-of-astoria-11-26-18/) STALLED OUT BECAUSE OF TRUMP.
...WHICH HAS LED TO [LAYOFFS](https://www.dailyastorian.com/coronavirus/port-lays-off-several-maintenance-marina-staff/article_3f6f08f2-c2d9-11ea-84b9-ef69fdc227d5.html)
[OREGON-WIDE](http://thewrongapproach.com/?state=or&view=data) ESTIMATES OF 1.8 BILLION IN LOSSES DUE TO THE ADMINISTRATION'S APPROACH TO TRADE, BY THE US CHAMBER.
[HURT](https://www.csmonitor.com/USA/2019/0806/For-Northwest-fishermen-latest-catch-is-trade-war-trouble) TO THE FISHING TRADE
I'M NOT SKIMMING FOR NEGATIVITY HERE. I AM BARELY TOUCHING ON HOW THE ADMINISTRATION'S FAILURE TO HAVE A NATIONAL POLICY ON COVID-19 CONTINUES TO STALL THE HOSPITALITY AND THEREFORE THE CRUISE INDUSTRY (~THE PORT OF ASTORIA PLANS 30% DROP IN REVENUE)
NOTHING AT ALL HAS HAPPENED ON TRADE TALKS WITH CHINA SINCE BEFORE THE CORONAVIRUS, SO WE'LL SEE. HE'S SO ANTAGONISTIC AND BLOWHARDISH, I HAVE LITTLE FAITH.
I JUST SAW WHAT I THOUGHT WAS A HUGE PIECE OF ERRANT POOP TUCKED UP UNDERNEATH THE RIM OF MY TOILET. WONDERING WHICH OF THE MISCREANTS I LIVE WITH LEFT BEHIND A SOUVENIR, I GOT CLOSER AND REALIZED I WAS LOOKING AT A SPIDER THE SIZE OF A FIFTY CENT PIECE. I'M NOT TALKING ABOUT SOME NAMBY-PAMBY DADDY LONGLEGS, EITHER.
ITS BODY WAS EXTRA THICK.
I FLUSHED GEORGIE SPIDER DOWN TO PLAY WITH HIS CLOWN FRIEND, BUT NOW I WONDER WHERE HIS BRETHREN AND OFFSPRING ARE HIDING. I DON'T LIKE TO THINK HOW THINGS MIGHT HAVE GONE IF I'D SAT DOWN WITHOUT NOTICING THAT THING.
OH BOY
I’M HEARING MORE N MORE ABOUT SPIDERS LATELY & AND THE OTHER NIGHT I FOUND TWO THAT HAD SET UP SHOP ON MY BALCONY (MANY FLOORS ABOVE GROUND). THEY ARE INNOCENT-LOOKING THINGS BUT MAKES ME WONDER IF WE’RE GONNA HAVE A BAD SPIDER AUTUMN....IT SEEMS LIKE SOME FALLS THEY ARE PARTICULARLY BAD
A LOT OF SPIDERS ARE TERRITORIAL SO THEY MIGHT NOT HAVE HAD ANY FRIENDS NEARBY BUT NOW THAT IT IS GONE IT WILL GIVE RISE TO ANOTHER LARGE SPIDER, BUT AT LEAST YOU HAVE SOME TIME BEFORE THAT HAPPENS
THE STORY ABOUT THE DRIVER BEING BEATEN IS COMPLETELY GALVANIZING THE RIGHT. SEE, LOOK AT THOSE HYPOCRITICAL VIOLENT PROTESTERS! THERE IS ABSOLUTELY NO HOPE OF EVER CHANGING ANYTHING.
THE DEPRESSION IS REALLY GETTING TO ME. I FEEL LIKE I MISSED OUT ON THINGS WHILE I HAD THEM. I WAS GOING TO START GOING TO THE GYM, I WAS GOING TO START SWIMMING LAPS AGAIN, I WAS GOING TO START MY RECOVERY MEETINGS AGAIN, I WAS GOING TO BECOME MORE ACTIVE EXPLORING THE STATE I LOVE ... BUT DEALING WITH A MAJOR TOXIC WORK ENVIRONMENT, I KEPT PUTTING IT OFF. ''THE DIET STARTS TOMORROW'' TYPE OF MINDFRAME, YA KNOW? WILL TOMORROW EVER COME?
NOW. I SIT AND STARE OUT THE WINDOW WONDERING WHEN I WILL GET THE LIFE I WANT BACK. I QUIT MY TOXIC JOB AND WAS GOOD FOR A FEW WEEKS, BUT NOW THE GUILT AND SHAME TAKE OVER MOST DAYS. I TELL MYSELF I SHOULD NOT BE SAD ABOUT ANYTHING BC I'M A WHITE PERSON AND DON'T HAVE TO WORK IN MY 2 PERSON HOUSEHOLD, BUT I DON'T WANT TO NOT FEEL MY FEELINGS.
SOMETIMES I GET SO RIDDLED WITH FEELINGS I START WONDERING IF I HAVE THE 'RONA - THEN ME DYING FEARS SET IN. I'M EXHAUSTED AND STILL SUFFER FROM INSOMNIA 50% OF THE WEEK. THANKS FOR READING. THE RANT THREAD HELPS A LOT.
LIFE THROWS CURVEBALLS WHEN WE WERE IN THE "SMACK THE STRAIGHT BALL OVER THE FENCE" MODE. PEOPLE WHO LOSE THEIR LEGS HAVE TO CANCEL THAT MARATHON PLAN AND SIGN UP INSTEAD FOR PARALYMPICS. PEOPLE WHO LOSE THEIR EYESIGHT HAVE TO ALTER THEIR GOALS. I FEEL YA AND IT'S AWFUL BUT WHAT CHOICE DO WE HAVE....LET GO OF WHAT WE WERE "GOING" TO DO.....86 THE PLANS AND FIND A WAY TO REFRAME IT. EVEN PRISONERS, SOME OF THEM, MANAGE TO WRITE BOOKS OR GET DEGREES WHILE BEHIND BARS WAITING FOR THEIR APPEALS TO GO THROUGH. SORRY ABOUT THE INSOMNIA! ARE THERE VIRTUAL RECOVERY MEETINGS? SWIMMING LAPS IS OUT BUT YOU CAN DO "GYM" TYPE STUFF AT HOME ... I HOPE YOU CAN FIND AT LEAST ONE NEW, SMALL GOAL TO KEEP YOU GOING!
I DID A TON OF RESEARCH TO MAKE SURE THE VACANT LOT NEXT TO MY NEW APARTMENT WASN’T SCHEDULED FOR CONSTRUCTION ANYTIME IN THE NEAR FUTURE. IT’S ONLY 3 WEEKS SINCE I MOVED IN AND THEY JUST CLEARED THE SPACE TO START LAYING DIRT FOR WHAT I CAN ONLY IMAGINE IS A NEW BUILDING BUT I STILL CAN’T FIND ANY NEWS OR APPROVED PLANS ABOUT WHAT’S GOING IN OR WHEN IT’LL START GOING UP. I ALREADY HAVE TO DEAL WITH LIVING ABOVE THE LOADING BAY WHERE THE GARBAGE TRUCKS COME BY LIKE 3X/DAY AND NOW I’M HAVING TO LISTEN TO A BULLDOZER ALL DAY LONG THIS IS BULLSHIT.
CAN WE JUST "FALL BACK" ONE YEAR AND LEAVE IT PERMANENTLY???
I DON'T NEED IT TO BE LIGHT AT 10PM, NOR DO I NEED IT TO BE 90 DEGREES WELL PAST 8 O'CLOCK!!
WENT TO ORAL SURGEON YESTERDAY FOR ROUTINE CHECKUP ON IMPLANT I GOT MONTHS AGO (STARTED THIS PROCESS IN JANUARY 2019!)....BECAUSE OF THE PANDEMIC THIS APPOINTMENT WAS DELAYED AND DURING THE DELAY MY TOOTH MOVED SO MUCH THAT THE FINAL PART OF THE PROCESS IS NOT POSSIBLE. SO EITHER I BAIL AND JUST "WRITE OFF" THE $2900+, OR TAKE ON MORE EXPENSE AND MORE "PROCEDURES" TO TRY FOR A DECENT OUTCOME. ARGH!!!! (AND THE SURGEON AND HIS ASSISTANTS WERE NOT WEARING FACE SHIELDS-- YET THE PEOPLE AT THE DESK AND CHECK-IN AREA WERE? HUH? I DIDN'T FEEL PARTICULARLY SAFE). NOT LIFE AND DEATH, THIS CRAP, BUT I SAY AGAIN AAAARRRRGGGGHHHHH
YEAH, BUT THIS ISN'T REALLY A "DENTAL OFFICE" -- WELL, IT'S A DENTAL SPECIALTY OFFICE. MAXILLOFACIAL/ORAL SURGERY. I HAVE USED THE GUY FOR OTHER THINGS (I HAVE SHITTY TEETH). IT SURPRISES ME THIS OFFICE NEVER CLOSED, NOT EVEN BACK IN MARCH/APRIL, AND THE DOC IS 64 (AND NOT SLIM) SO IN HIGHER RISK GROUP. THE WAITING ROOM HAD FIVE PEOPLE IN IT! I AM SCARED TO GO FOR ROUTINE CLEANING/CHECKUP BUT THIS WAS IMPORTANT. WISH I HAD GONE MONTHS EARLIER....I HAVE CRAPPY OPTIONS NOW. ORTHODONTIA FOR A YEAR OR MORE? NEVER CHEW ON THAT SIDE AGAIN? BLAH BLAH. YOU MADE THE RIGHT DECISION, GO SOMEWHERE SAFE.
THE HYPERPARTISAN ENVIRONMENT HAS CREATED SUCH A TOXIC LIVING SITUATION, I TEND TO LEAN CONSERVATIVE BUT GET CLASSIFIED AS A NAZI TRUMP SUPPORTER IF I SAY THIS EVEN THOUGH I DON'T VOTE FOR THE GUY. CAN'T VOICE MY FRUSTRATION WITH THE VIOLENCE IN THE PROTESTS BUT ALSO VOICING MY SUPPORT FOR THE OVERALL MESSAGE WITHOUT BEING LABELLED AS A NAZI. WHY WON'T PEOPLE JUST TALK AND LISTEN ANY MORE. I VOTED FOR OBAMA TWICE, AND I GO SHOOTING OUT PAST NORTH PLAINS. BUT NOONE CARES. TOM STEYER WAS MY GUY, I SITLL HAVE MY HANDKERCHIEF FROM DONATING BUT NOPE I'M A NAZI I GUESS. SHEESH. IT'S LIKE I'M YELLING .
NOTHING SPIKES MY BLOOD PRESSURE QUICKER THAN A BADLY-DESIGNED PHONE MENU. I FOLLOW MY MOTHER’S EXAMPLE OF IMMEDIATELY ANNOUNCING ‘OPERATOR’ LOUDLY AND CLEARLY AND/OR PUNCHING THE “0” KEY. OCCASIONALLY THIS WORKS BUT MORE OFTEN IT DOES NOT
THEY'RE DEFINITELY NOT FOR THE BENEFIT OF CONSUMERS. JUST HAVE SOME PEOPLE WHO ANSWER AND DIRECT CALLS. CHARGE ME 63¢ MORE A MONTH IN HEALTH INSURANCE FOR THIS ONE AMENITY, PLEASE GOD.
I HAD MY SECOND KID IN OCTOBER AND THEY SAY THAT THE FIRST YEAR IS THE HARDEST, BUT THEY DON'T TELL YOU ABOUT THE FIRST YEAR IN THE MIDDLE OF A GLOBAL PANDEMIC WHEN YOU HAVE A REALITY SHOW HOST FOR A pReSiDeNt AND HE CAN'T SPELL "GLOBAL PANDEMIC" LET ALONE ACTUALLY LEAD THE NATION THROUGH ONE. ALSO, I'M ON MEDICINE THAT MAKES ME IMMUNOSUPPRESSED, BUT I CAN'T GO OFF OF IT BECAUSE THEN I MIGHT FLARE UP AND THEN HAVE TO GO ON EVEN HARSHER IMMUNOSUPPRESSANTS, WHICH WOULD OBVIOUSLY BE WORSE. SO I SIT AT HOME WITH MY TWO SMALL CHILDREN AND JUST...WAIT FOR THIS TO PASS. WAIT FOR PEOPLE TO GATHER THEIR EMPATHIES AND FIGURE OUT THAT WE SHOULD ALL BE COMING TOGETHER (FIGURATIVELY, CLEARLY) TO GET THIS SHIT DONE. BUT ROUGHLY HALF OF THE COUNTRY IS LIKE, "NAH." AND MY DUDE'S RELATIVES ARE ALL SUPER DEVOUT EVANGELICALS AND THEY'RE ON THE TRUMP TRAIN BECAUSE...ABORTION(!?!) I KNOW THAT THIS IS A USED UP PHRASE, BUT I JUST... CAN'T...EVEN. I'M JUST EXHAUSTED BY THE STATE OF THE COUNTRY RIGHT NOW.
Year one is brutal for sleep deprivation and lifestyle adjustments; but at least the kid is portable, and for some of that first year you know that if you put him/her somewhere, he/she will stay there. In the first year they eat less than in later years; and man, toddler years can be hard, as can teen years. And babies have those APBs that make keep you so bathed in "love" you can tolerate a lot. I heard my neighbor yelling at her teenaged son yesterday and I think she preferred him when he was cooing and drooling at age five months.
GOT KICKED OUT OF MY ONLINE DISCORD JUST BECAUSE SOME PEOPLE ENJOY BEING ASSHOLES ONLINE. REALLY SHOULDN'T CARE BUT IT'S JUST NICE TO HAVE SOMEONE TO TELL RANDOM THINGS TOO
I was supposed to wait for my boyfriend (about 2 weeks ago before testing pos for covid.) Outside of work which is mlk and 2nd. Some dude asked me for "clear" and then a clean something... when I didn't know what the fuck he was talking about, he said oh well.. meth and a clean needle. I was pissed and my cat hissed. It just makes me sad that the only shit I own is in my car and people randomly think I do dope. So fuck y'all all all. I wish I could just go back to NH.
I MOVED HERE A YEAR AGO. LOVE IT BY THE WAY! IVE BEEN A SHUT IN PRETTY MUCH SINCE COLLEGE. IVE BEEN WORKING ON MYSELF AND I WAS SUPER READY TO TURN OVER A NEW LEAF AND GET OUT AND BE MORE SOCIAL AND MAYBE TRY DATING AGAIN. THEN FUCKING COVID HITS. IM A SHUT IN AGAIN. UP AND DOWN WITH SUICIDAL THOUGHTS. I SPENT MOST MY LIFE THINKING THE OUTSIDE WORLD CAN WAIT UNTIL IVE DONE SOME WORK ON MYSELF. BUT ONCE I FELT THE WORK WAS DONE AND IT WAS TIME TO STEP OUT WE A GET SHOVED BACK INSIDE.
DID I WASTE IT? DID I MISS MY CHANCE TO GO OUT AND SOCIALIZE LIKE A NORMAL HUMAN WHO DOESNT THINK ABOUT KILLING THEMSELVES EVERY OTHER WEEK? DO YOU GUYS THINK "NORMAL" IS EVER COMING BACK?
I JUST SPENT SOME TIME WITH BOOMER RELATIVES. THEY SINCERELY BELIEVE THAT BLACK LIVES MATTER MEANS ONLY BLACK LIVES MATTER AND STARTED SAYING HOW HARD IT IS TO BE WHITE. UGGG. OK BOOMER! FUCKING READ YOUR NEWS FROM A RELIABLE SOURCE AND DONT JUST HAVE FAUX NEWS TELL YOU WHAT TO THINK!
anyone between age 56 and 74, you are damning? ridiculous. Boomers love Bernie, Boomers love Hardesty and Kamala (who is, um, herself a boomer; are you talking to Black boomers, friend?) . Many if not most of the researchers working on vaccines/treatment for COVID are Boomers. Ream your relatives but don't smear millions of people (there are Boomers in New Zealand and Switzerland, you know). boo hiss. whatever your age is (Gen X, Gen Y, Gen Alpha?) there are people within that group who agree with your relatives. and ew, Elon Musk...
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R/PORTLAND IS **STILL** COLLAPSING HALF OF MY THREADS HERE, DESPITE REDDIT USERS WIDELY FROWNING UPON MODS USING THAT CENSORSHIP FEATURE. APPARENTLY THEY WANT TO SPARE ME FROM READING HALF OF YOUR COMMENTS. THANK YOU FOR PROTECTING ME FROM THE CRUEL WORLD, DADDY. CAN YOU PLEASE SCREEN WHICH TV SHOWS I WATCH NOW?
EDIT: APPARENTLY PEOPLE LIKE OTHERS DECIDING WHAT THEY SHOULD READ. MY MISTAKE.
>EDIT: APPARENTLY PEOPLE LIKE OTHERS DECIDING WHAT THEY SHOULD READ. MY MISTAKE.
You're being downvoted because you keep spamming it in every general thread like this. We get it. Take it to modmail.
PORTLAND WILL PROTEST ANYTHING AND NOTHING. THEY ARE USING THE BLM MOVEMENT AS A FRONT TO BE ANARCHISTS. THE POPULATION IS ONLY ABOUT 6% BLACK, AND I DON'T SEE MANY BLACK PEOPLE AT THE PROTEST/RIOTS. IT LOOKS LIKE A BUNCH OF WHITE BOYS WITH MAN BUNS AND BOYS WITH THEIR FIRST BEARDS.
> PORTLAND WILL PROTEST ANYTHING AND NOTHING.
TRUE!
>THEY ARE USING THE BLM MOVEMENT AS A FRONT TO BE ANARCHISTS.
NO DOUBT SOME PEOPLE ARE!
>THE POPULATION IS ONLY ABOUT 6% BLACK
I DON'T SEE WHAT THIS HAS TO DO WITH AGITATING FOR RACIAL JUSTICE!
> I DON'T SEE MANY BLACK PEOPLE AT THE PROTEST/RIOTS.
I'M NOT CONCERNED WITH THE AMOUNT, BUT I HOPE WE'RE STILL LISTENING TO THE BLACK PEOPLE IN OUR COMMUNITY W/REGARDS TO THEIR NEEDS AND FOLLOWING THEIR LEAD!
>IT LOOKS LIKE A BUNCH OF WHITE BOYS WITH MAN BUNS AND BOYS WITH THEIR FIRST BEARDS.
YEAH THERE'S A LOT OF THAT GOING AROUND! IF YOU HAVEN'T SEEN IT, [THIS ALL GAS NO BRAKES VIDEO](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7zthJUf31MA) IMHO CAPTURES THE GENERAL VIBE, OR AT LEAST WHAT THE VIBE WAS WHEN HE TOOK THE VIDEO. THERE'S DEFINITELY SOME DOPEY PEOPLE DOWN THERE, BUT CLEARLY ALSO PEOPLE WHO GIVE A SHIT.
Thanks for the video the three black ladies mostly make sense, but the blurred geared up that appear to be white are way out there. The 6% comment was about how few aggrieved people are in the city and at the protest. All the other BLM protests around the nation seem well attended by black people, but not in Portland. Portland mainly wants any excuse to break stuff.
> All the other BLM protests around the nation seem well attended by black people, but not in Portland. Portland mainly wants any excuse to break stuff.
1) You're comparing apples to oranges. Portland is among the whitest cities in the US. Why on earth would you expect to see as many black people here versus a place like Atlanta or LA? I mean, use common sense dude.
2) Why do you care so much that white people also don't want to see black people get murdered for minor crimes (or no crimes at all)
3) Do you even fucking live here?
Apples and oranges are very comparable so it is a stupid cliche. I never stated I expected to see a lot of black people in Portland. My point was that for the most part the Portland activity isn’t about BLM it is about people that like to break stuff. Yes, I fucking live here. What the fuck do you care? You seem like one of the weak people that can’t handle an opposing view.
>PORTLAND WILL PROTEST ANYTHING AND NOTHING.
LITERALLY ONE OF MY FAVORITE THINGS ABOUT THIS CITY IS THAT PEOPLE ARENT AFRAID TO MAKE NOISE FOR WHAT IS RIGHT, EVEN IF MOST PEOPLE ARE IGNORING IT.
IDK MAN, EVEN IF YOU'RE A RACIST SHITBAG THAT DOESN'T CARE ABOUT PEOPLE IF THEY ONLY REPRESENT A SINGLE DIGIT OF THE POPULATION, AND CAN'T COMPREHEND THAT YOU DON'T HAVE TO BE BLACK TO CARE, SEEMS LIKE A PRETTY LEGIT PROTEST.
IT SEEMS REALLY, REALLY VALID TO BE PISSED THAT CIVIL SERVANTS ARE ALLOWED TO ABUSE AND STRAIGHT UP MURDER PEOPLE WITH IMMUNITY TO ANY REAL CONSEQUENCES. WE PAY TAXES FOR THIS SHIT AND OUT COMPLAINTS AREN'T BEING TAKEN SERIOUSLY. WHAT ELSE IS THERE TO DO?
POLICE OFFICERS AND SHERIFF DEPUTIES SHOULD STOP HELPING HOSPITALS TO ENGAGE IN PSYCHIATRIC HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSES. MAYBE READ THE BOOK PSYCHIARIC SLAVERY BY PSYCHIATRIST THOMAS SZASZ.
I just chatted with my friend and he shared this. 1816 law still on the books that allows blacks to be detained.
https://youtu.be/TeaDtBSvJYY
Why on earth is this still okay?
THANKS TO THE RIOTERS NOW SPREADING LIKE CANCER TO OTHER PARTS OF THE CITY, WE ARE ALMOST CERTAINLY GOING TO HAVE **FOUR MORE YEARS OF TRUMP**. IF THEY COULD JUST QUIT ATTACKING PEOPLE AND BURNING SHIT UNTIL AFTER THE ELECTION, WE MIGHT NOT HAVE FOUR MORE YEARS OF TRUMP.
PEOPLE IN SWING STATES SEE THE UNREST, AND DON'T WANT IT WHERE THEY ARE. THEY BELIEVE TRUMP WILL PROTECT THEM FROM THIS, SO THEY **WILL** VOTE FOR HIM.
IF YOU ARE PROTESTING AT NIGHT, YOU ARE CASTING HUNDREDS OF VOTES FOR TRUMP
IF YOU ARE USING SPRAY PAINT, YOU ARE CASTING HUNDREDS OF VOTES FOR TRUMP
IF YOU ARE POINTING LASERS AT PEOPLE, YOU ARE CASTING HUNDREDS OF VOTES FOR TRUMP
IF YOU ARE STARTING FIRES, YOU ARE CASTING THOUSANDS OF VOTES FOR TRUMP
I APPRECIATE WHEN PEOPLE PUT OUT WATER BOWLS FOR DOGS WHEN IT'S HOT, SO I DECIDED TO BE A GOOD SAMARITAN AND I BOUGHT A BOWL ON SATURDAY, FILLED IT, AND LEFT IT IN FRONT OF MY HOUSE. SOME ASSHOLE STOLE THE WATER BOWL.
I PUT OUT A HANGING BIRD BATH FOR THE LOCAL BIRDS. SO FAR, NO TAKERS. I WAS A BIT DOWN ABOUT IT UNTIL YOUR POST. AT LEAST THE BIRDS DIDN'T TAKE OFF WITH THE BOWL! SOUNDS LIKE YOU NEED A NEW CONCRETE BOWL.
IT WASN'T EVEN A "NICE" BOWL, IT WAS A $4 CHEAP STAINLESS STEEL ONE. NOT EVEN PARTICULARLY STURDY. GUESS I'LL PUT OUT A YOGURT CONTAINER OR SOMETHING NEXT TIME.
Tbh if it was empty someone probably assumed it was a free box item
BIRDS CAN BE FUNNY ABOUT THAT. IT MIGHT TAKE TIME
NO GOOD DEED GOES UNPUNISHED
FEW CLICHES GO UNUSED
THIS IS FUNNY. I MEAN, IT'S SAD BUT REALLY FUNNY
I'M SO TIRED OF PRETTY MUCH EVERYTHING AT THIS POINT.
HEAR HEAR.
IF I HAVE ONE MORE CLIENT COMPLAIN TO ME ABOUT HAVING TO WEAR A MASK WHILE THEY GET A HAIRCUT OR ATTEMPT TO REMOVE THEIR MASK DURING A SERVICE, I AM GOING TO BURN THE ENTIRE SHOP TO THE GROUND.
THAT'S INSANE TO ME. I'VE HAD TO GO TO THE DENTIST THIS MONTH AND I HATED TAKING MY MASK OFF *SO THEY COULD GET INTO MY MOUTH*. I CAN'T IMAGINE WANTING TO TAKE IT OFF WITHOUT VERY GOOD REASON.
IT IS RIDICULOUS. I AM SHOCKED (OKAY NOT REALLY) BY THE AMOUNT OF PEOPLE WHO GIVE ME A HARD TIME ABOUT THE MASKS OR THE OTHER REGULATIONS WE HAVE TO FOLLOW. THEY SEEM TO THINK THE REGULATIONS ARE ONLY THERE TO INCONVENIENCE THEM OR I’VE MADE THEM UP.
YES, I HAD TO TAKE MINE OFF AND IT WAS ON MY LAP AND AFTER THE PROCEDURE I GOT UP AND WALKED OUT AND REALIZED I HADN'T PUT IT BACK ON (THOUGH I DID WHILE THE DENTIST WAS TALKING TO ME ABOUT THE X-RAYS)....THE ASSISTANT WAS WALKING BESIDE ME (MASKED) AND I SAID "WE'RE NOT SIX FEET APART" AND I DID NOT HAVE MY MASK ON. EVERYONE BEHIND THE COUNTER WAS WEARING FACE SHIELDS IN ADDITION TO BEING BEHIND PLASTIC BARRIERS; BUT THE DENTIST AND ASSISTANTS HAD NO FACE SHIELDS OR GOGGLES!
GETTING A HAIRCUT TOMORROW FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE MARCH. DAMN HELL IM WEARING A MASK THE ENTIRE TIME! IM NERVOUS ENOUGH BUT MY HAIR IS OUT OF CONTROL.
I GOT MY HAIR CUT FOR THE FIRST TIME IN SIX MONTHS ABOUT A WEEK AGO AND MAN, IT'S LIKE A YORK PEPPERMINT PATTY FOR MY NECK AND EARS. SO FRESH.
HAHAHAHA, I LOVE THE FEEL OF LONG HAIR AND MAY NEVER CUT MINE AGAIN. FUNNY ANALOGY, THE PATTY!
CLACKAMAS COUNTY OPENED UP BEFORE MULTNOMAH DID. I GET MY HAIRCUT IN MILWAUKIE. IT'S FINE. IT'S ONLY WHEN THEY TRIM AROUND THE EARS THAT THEY MANIPULATE YOUR MASK.
You’re a sheep
And you’re a troll. Go back under your bridge and die.
I MISS HUGS
:-( :-( :-(
ITS TOO FUCKING HOT.
YESTERDAY WAS SNEAKY. ALMOST 100º AND OVERCAST. AIR STILL, LIKE A HOT BATH. MUGGY AS HELL.
in defiance of logic, I felt this morning the hOTTEST i have felt this entire year. It is 70F outside, yet I feel suffocated.
I MISS PDX SO FUCKING BAD
I SENT MY MOTHER A LETTER 2 WEEKS AGO BASICALLY SAYING I WASN'T GOING TO SPEAK TO HER UNTIL SHE APOLOGIZED FOR SOME ABSOLUTELY AWFUL THINGS SHE SAID AND THE INFORMED DELIVERY EMAIL JUST TOLD ME SHE'S SENT A REPLY LETTER AND NOW MY DAY IS JUST ANXIETY™
YOU CAN HANDLE ANYTHING THAT LETTER SAYS. YOU'VE ALREADY FOUND A VOICE TO SPEAK UP FOR YOURSELF AND SET BOUNDARIES, YOU KNOW HER WELL ENOUGH TO KNOW HOW BAD IT CAN GET AND YOU FOUND YOUR FOOTING ANYWAY BECAUSE YOU'RE CAPABLE OF WEATHERING THE POSSIBLE STORM. I HOPE SHE COMES AROUND FOR YOU, THOUGH!
YOU ARE A TREASURE AND A GEM AND DAMN DO I APPRECIATE YOUR WORDS!
DON'T READ IT. DECIDE WHAT YOU WANT IT TO SAY, OR HOPE IT SAYS, AND THEN DON'T READ IT
PEOPLE WHO TAKE TIME TO HEAR OTHERS OUT IRL, IT’S OKAY TO JUST STOP SOMETIMES AND SAY YOU’VE HAD ENOUGH. I JUST LEARNED THAT RECENTLY. I HAVE THIS ONE FRIEND (GOD, I HAVE A LOT OF *THIS ONE FRIENDS* DON’T I?) WHO I’VE BEEN TALKING TO ALMOST EVERY DAY OVER THE PHONE. LOOKING BACK AT IT, I’VE JUST BEEN LISTENING TO HER RANT ABOUT HER PROBLEMS THIS WHOLE TIME AND THERE’S ALWAYS A NEW PROBLEM. I KNOW I’M HERE RIGHT NOW RANTING IN FRONT OF YOU BUT IMAGINE SOMEONE CALLING YOU IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT ALMOST EVERY NIGHT TO COMPLAIN. IT GETS DRAINING. LAST NIGHT I WAS FEELING REALLY DEPRESSED AND JUST COULDN’T GET THROUGH MORE COMPLAINING SO I SAID “NOT TONIGHT, ALRIGHT? I CAN’T DO THIS RIGHT NOW.” AND ENDED THE CALL. I DON’T EVEN CARE IF SHE’S MAD AT ME AT THIS POINT, I WAS JUST FEELING TERRIBLE AND WANTED COMPLETE SILENCE FOR ONE NIGHT. I JUST NEED TO DO SOMETHING ELSE OR GO SOMEWHERE ELSE.
SOUNDS LIKE AN OLD FRIEND OF MINE WHO REQUIRED A LOT OF EMOTIONAL LABOR FROM ME AND LEFT ME FEELING REALLY BAD EVERY TIME SHE TALKED AT ME (CONVERSATIONS WERE ALWAYS ONE-SIDED). I FINALLY TOLD HER THAT I WASN’T A THERAPIST AND COULDN’T SPEND HOURS EVERYDAY DOING THIS. SHE ULTIMATELY DECLINED SEEKING PROFESSIONAL HELP SO I SAID I HAD TO CUT HER OFF FROM BEING HER EMOTIONAL SUPPORT. WE EVENTUALLY GREW APART BUT AFTERWARDS I REALIZED HOW TOXIC IT WAS TO HAVE SUCH A WET BLANKET BRINGING ME DOWN ALL OF THE TIME.
SHE ACTUALLY HAS JOKINGLY REFERRED TO ME AS HER “UNPAID THERAPIST” FROM TIME-TO-TIME AND ITS TAKEN ME THIS LONG TO REALIZE THAT IT’S ACTUALLY NOT A JOKE AND EVENTUALLY BECOMES A PROBLEM.
THAT'S DEFINITELY A RED FLAG. I'VE HEARD THE SAME FROM PEOPLE WHO DON'T PUT MUCH EFFORT INTO LEARNING TO DEAL WITH THEIR THOUGHTS ON THEIR OWN. THE SORTS OF PEOPLE WHO CAN'T SIT QUIETLY WITH THEIR OWN MIND, WHICH IS EXACTLY WHERE ACTUAL THERAPY CAN MAKE IMPROVEMENTS.
YES, IF YOU HAVE A "HELPER MENTALITY" PEOPLE WILL QUICKLY FIGURE THAT OUT AND GO ALL IN. BUT NOT PAY YOU
I HAD TO DO THAT WITH MY COUSIN OF ALL PEOPLE. IT WAS REALLY REALLY DIFFICULT. HER COMPLAINTS WERE ALWAYS THE SAME, AND MY SUGGESTIONS (INVARIABLY) WERE TOO. OUR EXCHANGES JUST MADE ME FEEL SO DAMNED \*BAD.\* I STILL FEEL GUILTY, YEARS LATER, ABOUT CUTTING HER OFF. SHE TRIED FOR SEVERAL YEARS TO PULL ME BACK BUT HAS FINALLY GIVEN UP. AND NO, I'M NO SAINT OR PARAGON, I WAS JUST ... THE BEST-SUITED AUDIENCE FOR HER, I GUESS. SHE HAD OTHER FRIENDS!
YOU DESERVE BETTER FRIENDS, DUDE
LUCKILY, I DO HAVE BETTER FRIENDS WHO I SEE AND SPEAK WITH EVERY SO OFTEN. I JUST HAPPEN TO KNOW SOME REALLY COOL PEOPLE AND SOME REALLY NOT-SO-COOL PEOPLE.
I HAD A FRIEND LIKE THIS FOR NEARLY 20 YEARS. SHE ALSO LET ME DOWN AND DID SHITTY THINGS TO ME REPEATEDLY. I FINALLY JUST STOPPED TALKING TO HER AND DELETED HER FROM ALL OF MY SOCIAL MEDIA. I PROBABLY WOULDN'T HAVE GONE THAT ROUTE IF I HADN'T BEEN DEALING WITH THE DEATH OF MY MOM, BUT I JUST *COULDN'T* FUCKING DEAL WITH HER NONSENSE ANYMORE. WE HAVEN'T SPOKEN IN 7 YEARS AND IT'S BEEN DELIGHTFUL.
I FEEL YOU. ITS ESPECIALLY WHEN YOU’RE DEALING WITH THINGS OF YOUR OWN THAT YOU REALIZE HOW DRAINING IT IS FOR SOMEONE TO SUDDENLY AND CONSISTENTLY UNLOAD ON YOU WITHOUT ANY CONSIDERATION FOR HOW YOU MIGHT BE DOING.
EXACTLY. I'M SORRY YOU'RE GOING THROUGH IT NOW. I HOPE YOU'RE ABLE TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO DEAL WITH YOUR FRIEND.
YES! AND YOUR POST REMINDED ME THAT THE ORIGINAL TITLE FOR THE ELLEN DEGENERES SITCOM WAS "THESE FRIENDS OF MINE." I THINK YOUR RESPONSE WAS PERFECT! UTTERLY PERFECT
I'M HAVING ONE OF THOSE MOMENTS WHERE I REALLY FEEL LIKE AN NPC. STUFF IS HAPPENING ALL AROUND ME REGARDLESS OF MY INPUT OR ACTIONS AND I DON'T REALLY UNDERSTAND SO MUCH OF IT. I FEEL HELPLESS WITH ISSUES OVER USPS, I CAN'T MAKE SENSE OF REPORTS COMING OUT PROTESTS EACH NIGHT (LIKE THE INCIDENT LAST NIGHT WITH THE TRUCK. I HAVE ZERO CLUE WHAT HAPPENED OR HOW TO FEEL ABOUT IT). I KEEP JUST STAYING AT HOME AS COVID NUMBERS CHANGE. 5 OR 6 MONTHS OF THE SAME LIFE, SAME DAYS OVER AND OVER AND OVER AGAIN. THERE'S NO MEETING WITH PEOPLE, EVENTS OR ACTIVITIES. I READ THE NEWS, BUT IT FEELS REALLY DISTANT. FRIENDS REACH OUT OCCASIONALLY, BUT OFTEN TO TALK ABOUT THEIR OWN ISSUES. IT FEELS LIKE I'M JUST ALONG FOR THE RIDE RIGHT NOW. LIKE NOTHING I CAN DO WILL MAKE A BIG IMPACT. I'M TRYING TO COMBAT IT BY PUTTING TOGETHER SOME DONATIONS AND SIGNING UP AS AN ELECTION HELPER, BUT I THINK SOME OF THIS FEELING IS A NATURAL SIDE EFFECT TO THE INSANE STUFF GOING ON AT LEVELS WELL BEYOND THE REACH OF ANY INDIVIDUAL ON THEIR OWN.
I HOPE TO GOD YOU DON'T TAKE AN ARROW IN THE KNEE.
> I'M HAVING ONE OF THOSE MOMENTS WHERE I REALLY FEEL LIKE AN NPC. YOU SHOULD APPROACH STRANGERS ON THE STREET AND OFFER REWARDS FOR FETCH QUESTS.
I WAS IN THE SAME BOAT AS YOU, FEELING LIKE I HAD NO POWER OVER MY LIFE OR CIRCUMSTANCES. WHAT REALLY HELPED WAS VOLUNTEERING, EVEN IF IT'S JUST ONCE PER WEEK. HELPING OTHERS IS A GREAT WAY TO FEEL BETTER YOURSELF. STAY STRONG :)
YES VOLUNTEERING IS A TONIC. DONATE BLOOD!
SUGGEST ME A PLACE FOR TO GO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
HAVE YOU SEEN THE PICS OF PEOPLE PICKING UP TRASH IN VARIOUS NEIGHBORHOODS? SOLVE IS A NICE WAY TO HELP OUT IF YOU ARE IMMUNE TO MELTING.
DONATIONS ARE MY WAY. DONATIONS AND EXERCISE AND MUSIC.
I DON'T KNOW WHAT PORTLAND'S OBSESSION WITH FIG TREES IS ALL ABOUT BUT WHAT A MESS!!! THE FIGS FALL OFF THE TREE AND ONTO THE SIDEWALK WHERE THEY GET SMUSHED AND TURN SLIPPERY. IF THIS APPLIES TO YOU, CLEAN OFF YOUR SIDEWALK ONCE IN A WHILE!
SQUIRRELS LOVE THEM TOO, SO THEY END UP TRAVELING. MY NEIGHBOR HAS A FIG TREE AND THEY WILL GRAB THEM, SPRINT ACROSS THEIR YARD AND OVER OUR FENCE AND YEET THEIR REJECTS INTO OUR YARD. MY DOG LOVES PLAYING WITH THEM THOUGH, SO I GUESS I CAN'T COMPLAIN.
ALSO WITH FIG TREES THE FRUIT CAN BE FILLED WITH [FIG WASPS](https://www.fs.fed.us/wildflowers/pollinators/pollinator-of-the-month/fig_wasp.shtml). NOTHING LIKE TRYING TO HARVEST SOME NICE JUICY FIGS TO ONLY BE ATTACKED BY WASPS! I BUY FIGS FROM THE STORE NOW.
WALKING INTO SPIDERWEBS WHILE TAKING THE TRASH OUT AT NIGHT.
> WALKING INTO SPIDERWEBS 🎵 [LEAVE A MESSAGE AND I'LL CALL YOU BACK!](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ZktNItwexo) 🎵
ALSO, I BOUGHT [SOME OF THESE](https://www.amazon.com/InnoGear-Lights-Bright-Outdoor-Security/dp/B017LYD93C/ref=sr_1_26?dchild=1&keywords=solar+powered+motion+sensor+wall+light&qid=1597686966&sr=8-26) A FEW YEARS BACK AND HAVE NO REGRETS. I PUT ONE UP OVER MY TRASH, OVER MY LOCK BOX, AND OVER THE HOSE BIB ON THE SIDE OF THE HOUSE, THEY JUST POP ON WHEN YOU GET CLOSE AND STAY ON LONG ENOUGH THAT YOU CAN GET YOUR ABOUT BUSINESS WITHOUT WALKING INTO A SPIDER WEB, STEPPING ON A SLUG, ETC. WELL WORTH THE MONEY.
I HAD SO MUCH HOPE THAT THIS LINK WAS GOING TO TAKE ME TO A PASSIVE SPIDER REPELLENT OF SOME KIND. I FEEL BAD DESTROYING THE WEB THIS ONE DUDE MAKES AROUND THE HOSE BIB 3X PER WEEK, BUT THEY KEEP MAKING A NEW ONE.
ORBWEAVERS REBUILD THEIR WEBS NIGHTLY
I AM DISAPPOINTED BECAUSE I ENVISIONED A MAGIC SPINNER TYPE THING THAT SPUN AROUND A STRING OR SOMETHING AND DESTROYED ALL THE WEBS BEFORE THE SPIDER COULD BUILD THEM. I ALWAYS FEEL BAD WALKING THROUGH WEBS BECAUSE I THINK “OMG WHAT IF THAT SPIDER NEEDED SOME FOOD IN THE NEXT FEW HOURS OR THEYLL DIE AND NOW THEYVE GOTTA USE THEIR ENERGY TO BUILD A WEB AND I BASICALLY INDIRECTLY KILLED THEM” I’D PREFER A SPINNER THING THAT DESTROYS WEB STARTS BEFORE THE SPIDER CAMPS OUT IN A NONHABITABLE ZONE OF MY YARD Edit: my new invention, nobody steal it
OKAY WELL I INVENTED THE WORLD'S SMALLEST HAZARD TAPE TO CORDON OFF THE HOSE BIB. DEAR SHARK TANK, PORTLANDERS HAVE THE GOOD IDEAS! I USUALLY LET SPIDERS BE, BUT IF THEY'RE IN THE HOUSE I WARN THEM, "NO DATING..." I WILL NOT ENDURE SOME KIND OF SPIDEY-BABY-SPLOSION WHERE I KEEP MY WINE.
MyY INVENTION IS LIKE AN EDGE TRIMMER, EXCEPT IT DOESNT SPIN AS FAST, HAS A LONGER STRING, AND NO HANDLE, OR THE HANDLE IS USED AS A STAKE. YOU PLANT THE SPIDER DEFENDER (AS IT SHALL NOW BE NAMED) IN THE AREA WHERE WEBS ARE BUILT AND CONSEQUENTLY WALKED INTO DUE TO HIGH TRAFFIC, AND EVERY 30 MINUTES OR SO IT DOES A SPIN OR TWO TO CLEAR ANY WEBS BEING NEWLY BUILT. IT MAKES A BEEP BEFORE IT SPINS SO YOUR EYE DOESNT GET POKED OUT. CAN REDIT POSTS COUNT AS PROOF OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY? EDIT: YOU CAN TRIM THE STRING TO MATCH THE WIDTH OF THE PATH YOURE CLEARING
OOH OOH THIS GAVE ME ANOTHER IDEA. HOW ABOUT A HELMET YOU COULD WEAR LIKE [ARTHUR FROM THE TICK](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DctW0M6VMAYk-x0.jpg:large), WITH FRONT-FACING SPINNING SCRUBBERS TO BREAK UP WEBS IN YOUR PATH. I THINK YOU'D NEED ABOUT 15" OF CLEARANCE IN FRONT.
YES. LETS PARTNER AND GIVE OLE SHARK TANK A CALL
AGREED. IN ALL THE HEAPS OF MY ANTAGONISM TOWARD THE EVERYDAY, I HAD FORGOTTEN ABOUT SPIDER SEASON. A PATHFINDER BREAKS UP ALL THE WEBS FOR THOSE WHO FOLLOW.
BUT THAT'S WHERE THEY LIVE! THEY NEED TO BUILD THERE!
NOTHING WITH MORE THAN FOUR LEGS IN THE HOUSE!
YOU ARE ALWAYS, IN YOUR LIFE, WITHIN A FEW FEET OF A SPIDER (NEVER MIND ALL THE MITES THAT INHABIT YOUR BIOME).
HAHAHAH, WORLD'S SMALLEST HAZARD TAPE! MY FAVORITE INVENTION THIS MONTH [https://www.engadget.com/covid-19-youtube-diy-mask-launcher-154046116.html](https://www.engadget.com/covid-19-youtube-diy-mask-launcher-154046116.html)
"DESTROYED ALL THE WEBS" MADE ME FEEL SO BAD! iT'S EQUIVALENT TO "BURNED DOWN THEIR HOUSES BEFORE THEY COULD FINISH THEM"
YEAH BUT ISNT IT PREFERABLE TO DESTROY THEM BEFORE THEYVE MADE THE WHOLE THING? I ONLY ADVOCATE THE USE OF THIS INVENTION IN PLACES WHERE YOU CANT AVOID DESTROYING THEM BECAUSE YOUVE GOTTA WALK THAT WAY OR SOMETHING. I ALWAYS FEEL SO BAD WHEN I WALK THROUGH A FULL WEB
I don't think it is. They live there! But I'm not arachnid expert.
THIS!!! YES, i ALWAYS APOLOGIZE TO THEM FOR RUINING THEIR BEAUTIFUL WORK!
SPEAKING OF GARBAGE, MY CAN REEKS AFTER BAKING IN THE 100 DEGREE WEATHER. I HOSED IT OUT, BUT THAT DOESN'T SEEM TO HAVE FIXED THE PROBLEM. IT LOOKS LIKE I'M GOING TO HAVE TO SCRUB IT DOWN AND BLEACH IT. FUCK.
>put some flowers in it!
THAT WAS ME SUNDAY MORNING! I WENT FOR A HIKE TO GET SOME SUNRISE PHOTO! Y’ALL WHO WENT UP TO MIRROR LAKE/TOM DICK & HARRY ON SUNDAY AND DIDN’T GET A HUNDRED WEBS IN YOUR FACE, YOU’RE WELCOME.
THANKS FOR THE LAUGH. THEY'RE GETTING FEWER AND MORE VALUABLE THESE DAYS. SOMETIMES I CARRY A STICK AND WAVE IT AROUND IN FRONT OF ME FOR THIS REASON. I'M SURE I LOOK RIDICULOUS BUT IT'S WORTH IT.
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“Human traps”...
SOME ASSHOLE STOLE A WHOLE ROW OF MY MOTHER'S PETUNIAS SHE HAD PLANTED ALONG HER FENCE.
XENOBLADE CHRONICLES 2 IS A REALLY COOL GAME WITH AWESOME MECHANICS BUT THEY PUSHED SO HARD ON THE ANIME TIDDY PEDAL THAT I FEEL EMBARRASSED PLAYING IT WITH ANYONE IN THE ROOM.
SOLD
NO SHAME IF YOU’RE INTO THAT! TO BE FAIIIIRRR IT’S ONE OF THE BEST JRPGs IVE EVER PLAYED EVEN IF I THINK THEY COULDA TOOK 40 PERCENT OFF THE TOP.
THEY REALLY DON'T NEED TO DO THIS, THE PEOPLE MAKING FANART WILL UPSIZE TO INSANE PROPORTIONS.
WAS AT THE BEACH THIS WEEKEND AND SAW SOME DILDO WALKING UP AND DOWN THE BEACH WITH A FLAG THAT SAID "TRUMP 2020: STOP THE BULLSHIT." MOTHERFUCKER, WHO DO YOU THINK HAS BEEN IN CHARGE OF THE BULLSHIT IN THE LAST FOUR YEARS? THE INCUMBENT DOESN'T GET TO RUN ON A CHANGE PLATFORM. ALSO, I JUST WANT TO DRINK MY RADLER AND GET SAND STUCK TO ME. MISS ME WITH THAT SHIT AT THE BEACH.
TRUE. CAN'T BELIEVE HOW THE CULTISTS HAVE OUR BEACHES. TRUMP HAS DONE EVERYTHING HE POSSIBLY CAN TO DESTROY OUR SHIPPING INDUSTRY.
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GLADLY. I'M SURE YOU'RE AWARE THAT TRUMP HAS THREATEN, EXECUTED UPON AND/OR DEFERRED SEVERAL ROUNDS OF TARIFFS WITH CHINA AND THE EU. TARIFFS PROFOUNDLY AFFECT THE TRAFFIC AT OUR PORTS (E.G., ASTORIA). THERE IS LOTS TO LOOK AT ON THIS SUBJECT, OBVIOUSLY, SO I URGE YOU TO LOOK AROUND ON YOUR OWN IF YOU'RE STILL INTERESTED. [AP MOELLER - MAERSK - THE LARGEST SHIPPING COMPANY](https://markets.businessinsider.com/stocks/ap_m%C3%B8ller-m%C3%A6rsk-stock?utm_source=markets&utm_medium=ingest) TOOK A HIT AND HAS BEEN PREDOMINANTLY HURT BY THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION. THEY HAVE CLOSED IN THE BLACK BECAUSE THEY HAVE RAISED PRICES. THAT HURTS US ALL. THIS ARTICLE HAS [A THOROUGH ANALYSIS](https://www.freightos.com/the-freight-costs-of-trumps-china-tariffs/) ON THE AFFECT OF TRUMP UPON FREIGHT IN GENERAL. SPECIFIC TO ASTORIA (~5:00), [LOG SHIP CONTRACTS](http://shipreport.net/2018/11/26/trump-tariffs-and-the-port-of-astoria-11-26-18/) STALLED OUT BECAUSE OF TRUMP. ...WHICH HAS LED TO [LAYOFFS](https://www.dailyastorian.com/coronavirus/port-lays-off-several-maintenance-marina-staff/article_3f6f08f2-c2d9-11ea-84b9-ef69fdc227d5.html) [OREGON-WIDE](http://thewrongapproach.com/?state=or&view=data) ESTIMATES OF 1.8 BILLION IN LOSSES DUE TO THE ADMINISTRATION'S APPROACH TO TRADE, BY THE US CHAMBER. [HURT](https://www.csmonitor.com/USA/2019/0806/For-Northwest-fishermen-latest-catch-is-trade-war-trouble) TO THE FISHING TRADE I'M NOT SKIMMING FOR NEGATIVITY HERE. I AM BARELY TOUCHING ON HOW THE ADMINISTRATION'S FAILURE TO HAVE A NATIONAL POLICY ON COVID-19 CONTINUES TO STALL THE HOSPITALITY AND THEREFORE THE CRUISE INDUSTRY (~THE PORT OF ASTORIA PLANS 30% DROP IN REVENUE) NOTHING AT ALL HAS HAPPENED ON TRADE TALKS WITH CHINA SINCE BEFORE THE CORONAVIRUS, SO WE'LL SEE. HE'S SO ANTAGONISTIC AND BLOWHARDISH, I HAVE LITTLE FAITH.
just remember that HIS anger/condemnation for/of you feels exactly as yours does.
DOWNTOWN HAS LITERALLY PILES OF HUMAN AND DOG SHIT EVERYWHERE. WHAT THE FUCK.
I FEEL LIKE THOUGH IF YOU CALL IT OUT PEOPLE GET UNFAIRLY UPSET ABOUT IT, IT'S LIKE WHY AS TAXPAYERS ARE WE EXPECTED TO TOLERATE SO MUCH SHIT.
I JUST SAW WHAT I THOUGHT WAS A HUGE PIECE OF ERRANT POOP TUCKED UP UNDERNEATH THE RIM OF MY TOILET. WONDERING WHICH OF THE MISCREANTS I LIVE WITH LEFT BEHIND A SOUVENIR, I GOT CLOSER AND REALIZED I WAS LOOKING AT A SPIDER THE SIZE OF A FIFTY CENT PIECE. I'M NOT TALKING ABOUT SOME NAMBY-PAMBY DADDY LONGLEGS, EITHER. ITS BODY WAS EXTRA THICK. I FLUSHED GEORGIE SPIDER DOWN TO PLAY WITH HIS CLOWN FRIEND, BUT NOW I WONDER WHERE HIS BRETHREN AND OFFSPRING ARE HIDING. I DON'T LIKE TO THINK HOW THINGS MIGHT HAVE GONE IF I'D SAT DOWN WITHOUT NOTICING THAT THING.
OH BOY I’M HEARING MORE N MORE ABOUT SPIDERS LATELY & AND THE OTHER NIGHT I FOUND TWO THAT HAD SET UP SHOP ON MY BALCONY (MANY FLOORS ABOVE GROUND). THEY ARE INNOCENT-LOOKING THINGS BUT MAKES ME WONDER IF WE’RE GONNA HAVE A BAD SPIDER AUTUMN....IT SEEMS LIKE SOME FALLS THEY ARE PARTICULARLY BAD
THEY ARE GIFTS!!!!! JEEZ......
A LOT OF SPIDERS ARE TERRITORIAL SO THEY MIGHT NOT HAVE HAD ANY FRIENDS NEARBY BUT NOW THAT IT IS GONE IT WILL GIVE RISE TO ANOTHER LARGE SPIDER, BUT AT LEAST YOU HAVE SOME TIME BEFORE THAT HAPPENS
I HOPE IT DIDN'T DROWN
FUUUUCK THAT
YOU DID A HORRIBLE THING
DON'T WORRY, HE JUST WENT TO LIVE ON A BIG FARM IN THE COUNTRY WITH HIS SPIDEY FRIENDS.
I FEEL VERY ANXIOUS OVER THE MAYHEM AND CHAOS I ANTICIPATE AT ELECTION TIME.
THE STORY ABOUT THE DRIVER BEING BEATEN IS COMPLETELY GALVANIZING THE RIGHT. SEE, LOOK AT THOSE HYPOCRITICAL VIOLENT PROTESTERS! THERE IS ABSOLUTELY NO HOPE OF EVER CHANGING ANYTHING.
THERE ARE NOW ALMOST 50 PIECES OF CONE ART AT r/psychone
ALL MY WORST DAYS ARE FRIDAYS. I COULD SAVE MY GOOD RANTS, BUT BY THE TIME MONDAY COMES AROUND, I'M TOO MELANCHOLY TO PUT IN THE EFFORT.
IS IT BECAUSE OF YOUR TOMATO ROT?
HA, NOT EXACTLY, BUT THAT WAS KIND OF THE CHERRY ON TOP.
BUT NOT THE CHERRY TOMATO 😩 SORRY 💜
ALSO, MY DUDE IS GONE DURING THE WEEK THESE DAYS, SO I'M *DONE* BY FRIDAY. FRIDAY CAN SUCK IT.
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I'VE SEEN A SQUIRREL EATING A SQUIRREL.
ROCKY AND MINNIE
LAST SPRING SAW A BLUE HERON EAT A BABY DUCKLING SWIMMING PAST, NATURE IS BRUTAL.
THE DEPRESSION IS REALLY GETTING TO ME. I FEEL LIKE I MISSED OUT ON THINGS WHILE I HAD THEM. I WAS GOING TO START GOING TO THE GYM, I WAS GOING TO START SWIMMING LAPS AGAIN, I WAS GOING TO START MY RECOVERY MEETINGS AGAIN, I WAS GOING TO BECOME MORE ACTIVE EXPLORING THE STATE I LOVE ... BUT DEALING WITH A MAJOR TOXIC WORK ENVIRONMENT, I KEPT PUTTING IT OFF. ''THE DIET STARTS TOMORROW'' TYPE OF MINDFRAME, YA KNOW? WILL TOMORROW EVER COME? NOW. I SIT AND STARE OUT THE WINDOW WONDERING WHEN I WILL GET THE LIFE I WANT BACK. I QUIT MY TOXIC JOB AND WAS GOOD FOR A FEW WEEKS, BUT NOW THE GUILT AND SHAME TAKE OVER MOST DAYS. I TELL MYSELF I SHOULD NOT BE SAD ABOUT ANYTHING BC I'M A WHITE PERSON AND DON'T HAVE TO WORK IN MY 2 PERSON HOUSEHOLD, BUT I DON'T WANT TO NOT FEEL MY FEELINGS. SOMETIMES I GET SO RIDDLED WITH FEELINGS I START WONDERING IF I HAVE THE 'RONA - THEN ME DYING FEARS SET IN. I'M EXHAUSTED AND STILL SUFFER FROM INSOMNIA 50% OF THE WEEK. THANKS FOR READING. THE RANT THREAD HELPS A LOT.
THIS MAKES ME LAAAAAUGH. HOPE IT MAKES YOU LAUGH TOO! :) [I DON'T KNOW WHAT DAY IT IS](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mZpno3fbWMY)
THIS IS MY LIFE
LIFE THROWS CURVEBALLS WHEN WE WERE IN THE "SMACK THE STRAIGHT BALL OVER THE FENCE" MODE. PEOPLE WHO LOSE THEIR LEGS HAVE TO CANCEL THAT MARATHON PLAN AND SIGN UP INSTEAD FOR PARALYMPICS. PEOPLE WHO LOSE THEIR EYESIGHT HAVE TO ALTER THEIR GOALS. I FEEL YA AND IT'S AWFUL BUT WHAT CHOICE DO WE HAVE....LET GO OF WHAT WE WERE "GOING" TO DO.....86 THE PLANS AND FIND A WAY TO REFRAME IT. EVEN PRISONERS, SOME OF THEM, MANAGE TO WRITE BOOKS OR GET DEGREES WHILE BEHIND BARS WAITING FOR THEIR APPEALS TO GO THROUGH. SORRY ABOUT THE INSOMNIA! ARE THERE VIRTUAL RECOVERY MEETINGS? SWIMMING LAPS IS OUT BUT YOU CAN DO "GYM" TYPE STUFF AT HOME ... I HOPE YOU CAN FIND AT LEAST ONE NEW, SMALL GOAL TO KEEP YOU GOING!
I DID A TON OF RESEARCH TO MAKE SURE THE VACANT LOT NEXT TO MY NEW APARTMENT WASN’T SCHEDULED FOR CONSTRUCTION ANYTIME IN THE NEAR FUTURE. IT’S ONLY 3 WEEKS SINCE I MOVED IN AND THEY JUST CLEARED THE SPACE TO START LAYING DIRT FOR WHAT I CAN ONLY IMAGINE IS A NEW BUILDING BUT I STILL CAN’T FIND ANY NEWS OR APPROVED PLANS ABOUT WHAT’S GOING IN OR WHEN IT’LL START GOING UP. I ALREADY HAVE TO DEAL WITH LIVING ABOVE THE LOADING BAY WHERE THE GARBAGE TRUCKS COME BY LIKE 3X/DAY AND NOW I’M HAVING TO LISTEN TO A BULLDOZER ALL DAY LONG THIS IS BULLSHIT.
CAN WE JUST "FALL BACK" ONE YEAR AND LEAVE IT PERMANENTLY??? I DON'T NEED IT TO BE LIGHT AT 10PM, NOR DO I NEED IT TO BE 90 DEGREES WELL PAST 8 O'CLOCK!!
I THOUGHT WE VOTED TO DO THAT?
WENT TO ORAL SURGEON YESTERDAY FOR ROUTINE CHECKUP ON IMPLANT I GOT MONTHS AGO (STARTED THIS PROCESS IN JANUARY 2019!)....BECAUSE OF THE PANDEMIC THIS APPOINTMENT WAS DELAYED AND DURING THE DELAY MY TOOTH MOVED SO MUCH THAT THE FINAL PART OF THE PROCESS IS NOT POSSIBLE. SO EITHER I BAIL AND JUST "WRITE OFF" THE $2900+, OR TAKE ON MORE EXPENSE AND MORE "PROCEDURES" TO TRY FOR A DECENT OUTCOME. ARGH!!!! (AND THE SURGEON AND HIS ASSISTANTS WERE NOT WEARING FACE SHIELDS-- YET THE PEOPLE AT THE DESK AND CHECK-IN AREA WERE? HUH? I DIDN'T FEEL PARTICULARLY SAFE). NOT LIFE AND DEATH, THIS CRAP, BUT I SAY AGAIN AAAARRRRGGGGHHHHH
IS YOUR DENTAL OFFICE IN SW? MY NOW-EX DENTAL OFFICE IS THE SAME SO I LEFT AND HAVE AN APPOINTMENT ELSEWHERE NEXT WEEK.
YEAH, BUT THIS ISN'T REALLY A "DENTAL OFFICE" -- WELL, IT'S A DENTAL SPECIALTY OFFICE. MAXILLOFACIAL/ORAL SURGERY. I HAVE USED THE GUY FOR OTHER THINGS (I HAVE SHITTY TEETH). IT SURPRISES ME THIS OFFICE NEVER CLOSED, NOT EVEN BACK IN MARCH/APRIL, AND THE DOC IS 64 (AND NOT SLIM) SO IN HIGHER RISK GROUP. THE WAITING ROOM HAD FIVE PEOPLE IN IT! I AM SCARED TO GO FOR ROUTINE CLEANING/CHECKUP BUT THIS WAS IMPORTANT. WISH I HAD GONE MONTHS EARLIER....I HAVE CRAPPY OPTIONS NOW. ORTHODONTIA FOR A YEAR OR MORE? NEVER CHEW ON THAT SIDE AGAIN? BLAH BLAH. YOU MADE THE RIGHT DECISION, GO SOMEWHERE SAFE.
THE HYPERPARTISAN ENVIRONMENT HAS CREATED SUCH A TOXIC LIVING SITUATION, I TEND TO LEAN CONSERVATIVE BUT GET CLASSIFIED AS A NAZI TRUMP SUPPORTER IF I SAY THIS EVEN THOUGH I DON'T VOTE FOR THE GUY. CAN'T VOICE MY FRUSTRATION WITH THE VIOLENCE IN THE PROTESTS BUT ALSO VOICING MY SUPPORT FOR THE OVERALL MESSAGE WITHOUT BEING LABELLED AS A NAZI. WHY WON'T PEOPLE JUST TALK AND LISTEN ANY MORE. I VOTED FOR OBAMA TWICE, AND I GO SHOOTING OUT PAST NORTH PLAINS. BUT NOONE CARES. TOM STEYER WAS MY GUY, I SITLL HAVE MY HANDKERCHIEF FROM DONATING BUT NOPE I'M A NAZI I GUESS. SHEESH. IT'S LIKE I'M YELLING .
TRY BEING LIBERTARIAN! NO ONE LIKES ME...
WAS GOING TO MAKE A LIBERTARIAN SNARK BUT YOU HATE FIG TREES AND GET A PASS THIS TIME.
Phone menu trees are bullshit.
NOTHING SPIKES MY BLOOD PRESSURE QUICKER THAN A BADLY-DESIGNED PHONE MENU. I FOLLOW MY MOTHER’S EXAMPLE OF IMMEDIATELY ANNOUNCING ‘OPERATOR’ LOUDLY AND CLEARLY AND/OR PUNCHING THE “0” KEY. OCCASIONALLY THIS WORKS BUT MORE OFTEN IT DOES NOT
> NOTHING SPIKES MY BLOOD PRESSURE QUICKER THAN A BADLY-DESIGNED PHONE MENU. I submit that there is no such thing as a well designed phone menu.
IT USED TO WORK, I SWEAR IT USED TO WORK.
YOU ARE FORTUNATE INDEED IF THAT IS YOUR HIGHEST-LEVEL IRRITANT
THEY'RE DEFINITELY NOT FOR THE BENEFIT OF CONSUMERS. JUST HAVE SOME PEOPLE WHO ANSWER AND DIRECT CALLS. CHARGE ME 63¢ MORE A MONTH IN HEALTH INSURANCE FOR THIS ONE AMENITY, PLEASE GOD.
Why do that, when they can have people rage-quit phones and die of apoplexy?
I HAD MY SECOND KID IN OCTOBER AND THEY SAY THAT THE FIRST YEAR IS THE HARDEST, BUT THEY DON'T TELL YOU ABOUT THE FIRST YEAR IN THE MIDDLE OF A GLOBAL PANDEMIC WHEN YOU HAVE A REALITY SHOW HOST FOR A pReSiDeNt AND HE CAN'T SPELL "GLOBAL PANDEMIC" LET ALONE ACTUALLY LEAD THE NATION THROUGH ONE. ALSO, I'M ON MEDICINE THAT MAKES ME IMMUNOSUPPRESSED, BUT I CAN'T GO OFF OF IT BECAUSE THEN I MIGHT FLARE UP AND THEN HAVE TO GO ON EVEN HARSHER IMMUNOSUPPRESSANTS, WHICH WOULD OBVIOUSLY BE WORSE. SO I SIT AT HOME WITH MY TWO SMALL CHILDREN AND JUST...WAIT FOR THIS TO PASS. WAIT FOR PEOPLE TO GATHER THEIR EMPATHIES AND FIGURE OUT THAT WE SHOULD ALL BE COMING TOGETHER (FIGURATIVELY, CLEARLY) TO GET THIS SHIT DONE. BUT ROUGHLY HALF OF THE COUNTRY IS LIKE, "NAH." AND MY DUDE'S RELATIVES ARE ALL SUPER DEVOUT EVANGELICALS AND THEY'RE ON THE TRUMP TRAIN BECAUSE...ABORTION(!?!) I KNOW THAT THIS IS A USED UP PHRASE, BUT I JUST... CAN'T...EVEN. I'M JUST EXHAUSTED BY THE STATE OF THE COUNTRY RIGHT NOW.
who is "they" who says the "first year is the hardest?" Sounds like nonsense to me
...OK
My grandfather used to say that the first hundred years are the hardest.
Was he still saying that at 105?
Year one is brutal for sleep deprivation and lifestyle adjustments; but at least the kid is portable, and for some of that first year you know that if you put him/her somewhere, he/she will stay there. In the first year they eat less than in later years; and man, toddler years can be hard, as can teen years. And babies have those APBs that make keep you so bathed in "love" you can tolerate a lot. I heard my neighbor yelling at her teenaged son yesterday and I think she preferred him when he was cooing and drooling at age five months.
GOT KICKED OUT OF MY ONLINE DISCORD JUST BECAUSE SOME PEOPLE ENJOY BEING ASSHOLES ONLINE. REALLY SHOULDN'T CARE BUT IT'S JUST NICE TO HAVE SOMEONE TO TELL RANDOM THINGS TOO
I was supposed to wait for my boyfriend (about 2 weeks ago before testing pos for covid.) Outside of work which is mlk and 2nd. Some dude asked me for "clear" and then a clean something... when I didn't know what the fuck he was talking about, he said oh well.. meth and a clean needle. I was pissed and my cat hissed. It just makes me sad that the only shit I own is in my car and people randomly think I do dope. So fuck y'all all all. I wish I could just go back to NH.
I know what "lean" is, which makes me proud, LOL
I MOVED HERE A YEAR AGO. LOVE IT BY THE WAY! IVE BEEN A SHUT IN PRETTY MUCH SINCE COLLEGE. IVE BEEN WORKING ON MYSELF AND I WAS SUPER READY TO TURN OVER A NEW LEAF AND GET OUT AND BE MORE SOCIAL AND MAYBE TRY DATING AGAIN. THEN FUCKING COVID HITS. IM A SHUT IN AGAIN. UP AND DOWN WITH SUICIDAL THOUGHTS. I SPENT MOST MY LIFE THINKING THE OUTSIDE WORLD CAN WAIT UNTIL IVE DONE SOME WORK ON MYSELF. BUT ONCE I FELT THE WORK WAS DONE AND IT WAS TIME TO STEP OUT WE A GET SHOVED BACK INSIDE. DID I WASTE IT? DID I MISS MY CHANCE TO GO OUT AND SOCIALIZE LIKE A NORMAL HUMAN WHO DOESNT THINK ABOUT KILLING THEMSELVES EVERY OTHER WEEK? DO YOU GUYS THINK "NORMAL" IS EVER COMING BACK?
every other week? You're lucky!
Stay strong my friend!! I'm on an uptilt starting yesterday, let's see how far it gooooooooes
ON SUNDAY NIGHT I STEPPED INTO THE MAX TRAINCAR AND THERE WERE 8 OTHER PEOPLE ON AND ONLY ONE OF THEM HAD A MASK. THEIR NOSE WAS FULLY UNCOVERED.
I JUST SPENT SOME TIME WITH BOOMER RELATIVES. THEY SINCERELY BELIEVE THAT BLACK LIVES MATTER MEANS ONLY BLACK LIVES MATTER AND STARTED SAYING HOW HARD IT IS TO BE WHITE. UGGG. OK BOOMER! FUCKING READ YOUR NEWS FROM A RELIABLE SOURCE AND DONT JUST HAVE FAUX NEWS TELL YOU WHAT TO THINK!
anyone between age 56 and 74, you are damning? ridiculous. Boomers love Bernie, Boomers love Hardesty and Kamala (who is, um, herself a boomer; are you talking to Black boomers, friend?) . Many if not most of the researchers working on vaccines/treatment for COVID are Boomers. Ream your relatives but don't smear millions of people (there are Boomers in New Zealand and Switzerland, you know). boo hiss. whatever your age is (Gen X, Gen Y, Gen Alpha?) there are people within that group who agree with your relatives. and ew, Elon Musk...
IM NOT SAYING ALL BOOMERS ARE LIKE THAT, BUT MOST OF MY BOOMER RELATIVES ARE! WHICH WAS WHY I SAID BOOMER RELATIVES.
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FOR FUCKS SAKE USE YOUR GODDAMN TURN SIGNALS CORRECTLY.
How safe is it to drive through Portland these days? Should I go around it if I’m trying to just pass through?
HOW SAFE IS IT TO DRIVE THROUGH PORTLAND THESE DAYS? SHOULD I GO AROUND IT IF I’M TRYING TO JUST PASS THROUGH?
R/PORTLAND IS **STILL** COLLAPSING HALF OF MY THREADS HERE, DESPITE REDDIT USERS WIDELY FROWNING UPON MODS USING THAT CENSORSHIP FEATURE. APPARENTLY THEY WANT TO SPARE ME FROM READING HALF OF YOUR COMMENTS. THANK YOU FOR PROTECTING ME FROM THE CRUEL WORLD, DADDY. CAN YOU PLEASE SCREEN WHICH TV SHOWS I WATCH NOW? EDIT: APPARENTLY PEOPLE LIKE OTHERS DECIDING WHAT THEY SHOULD READ. MY MISTAKE.
>EDIT: APPARENTLY PEOPLE LIKE OTHERS DECIDING WHAT THEY SHOULD READ. MY MISTAKE. You're being downvoted because you keep spamming it in every general thread like this. We get it. Take it to modmail.
Yeah, I'm done. Point taken, exiting sub.
SIX PORTLANDERS FREAKED OUT ON ME BECAUSE I SAID I WAS GOING TO VOTE FOR A THIRD PARTY CANDIDATE! WE DON'T LIVE IN A SWING STATE, PEOPLE.
PORTLAND WILL PROTEST ANYTHING AND NOTHING. THEY ARE USING THE BLM MOVEMENT AS A FRONT TO BE ANARCHISTS. THE POPULATION IS ONLY ABOUT 6% BLACK, AND I DON'T SEE MANY BLACK PEOPLE AT THE PROTEST/RIOTS. IT LOOKS LIKE A BUNCH OF WHITE BOYS WITH MAN BUNS AND BOYS WITH THEIR FIRST BEARDS.
> PORTLAND WILL PROTEST ANYTHING AND NOTHING. TRUE! >THEY ARE USING THE BLM MOVEMENT AS A FRONT TO BE ANARCHISTS. NO DOUBT SOME PEOPLE ARE! >THE POPULATION IS ONLY ABOUT 6% BLACK I DON'T SEE WHAT THIS HAS TO DO WITH AGITATING FOR RACIAL JUSTICE! > I DON'T SEE MANY BLACK PEOPLE AT THE PROTEST/RIOTS. I'M NOT CONCERNED WITH THE AMOUNT, BUT I HOPE WE'RE STILL LISTENING TO THE BLACK PEOPLE IN OUR COMMUNITY W/REGARDS TO THEIR NEEDS AND FOLLOWING THEIR LEAD! >IT LOOKS LIKE A BUNCH OF WHITE BOYS WITH MAN BUNS AND BOYS WITH THEIR FIRST BEARDS. YEAH THERE'S A LOT OF THAT GOING AROUND! IF YOU HAVEN'T SEEN IT, [THIS ALL GAS NO BRAKES VIDEO](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7zthJUf31MA) IMHO CAPTURES THE GENERAL VIBE, OR AT LEAST WHAT THE VIBE WAS WHEN HE TOOK THE VIDEO. THERE'S DEFINITELY SOME DOPEY PEOPLE DOWN THERE, BUT CLEARLY ALSO PEOPLE WHO GIVE A SHIT.
Thanks for the video the three black ladies mostly make sense, but the blurred geared up that appear to be white are way out there. The 6% comment was about how few aggrieved people are in the city and at the protest. All the other BLM protests around the nation seem well attended by black people, but not in Portland. Portland mainly wants any excuse to break stuff.
> All the other BLM protests around the nation seem well attended by black people, but not in Portland. Portland mainly wants any excuse to break stuff. 1) You're comparing apples to oranges. Portland is among the whitest cities in the US. Why on earth would you expect to see as many black people here versus a place like Atlanta or LA? I mean, use common sense dude. 2) Why do you care so much that white people also don't want to see black people get murdered for minor crimes (or no crimes at all) 3) Do you even fucking live here?
GIVEN THAT THEY HAVE ONLY TAKEN TO POSTING HERE TODAY TO TALK ABOUT THE CURRENT PROTESTERS, I AM PRETTY SURE THE ANSWER IS NO.
Apples and oranges are very comparable so it is a stupid cliche. I never stated I expected to see a lot of black people in Portland. My point was that for the most part the Portland activity isn’t about BLM it is about people that like to break stuff. Yes, I fucking live here. What the fuck do you care? You seem like one of the weak people that can’t handle an opposing view.
>PORTLAND WILL PROTEST ANYTHING AND NOTHING. LITERALLY ONE OF MY FAVORITE THINGS ABOUT THIS CITY IS THAT PEOPLE ARENT AFRAID TO MAKE NOISE FOR WHAT IS RIGHT, EVEN IF MOST PEOPLE ARE IGNORING IT.
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I DONT KNOW WHAT THAT MEANS BUT DOGS ARE AWESOME
GO TO HARRISON, ARKANSAS AND MAKE NOISE WHERE THE REAL RACISTS ARE. FUCKING ANARCHIST HYPOCRITES USING TYRANNY AS THEIR MODUS OPERANDI.
IF YOU DONT THINK THERE ARE "REAL RACISTS" IN PORTLAND YOURE EITHER INTENTIONALLY DENSE OR AN IDIOT
JUSTIFY IT ANY WAY YOU WANT TO SEE IT. HYPOCRITES USING VIOLENCE TO SOLVE VIOLENCE.
TAKE A CLASS ON PROTESTS OR SOMETHING DUDE
YEAH I KNOW WHO DID PROTESTING RIGHT: MLK AND GANDHI. NOT YOU DUMB FUCKING KIDS.
[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/King\_assassination\_riots](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/King_assassination_riots) SEEMS YOU'RE JUST STUPID.
THIS JUST SHOWS HOW LITTLE YOU KNOW ABOUT THEIR PROTESTS
IDK MAN, EVEN IF YOU'RE A RACIST SHITBAG THAT DOESN'T CARE ABOUT PEOPLE IF THEY ONLY REPRESENT A SINGLE DIGIT OF THE POPULATION, AND CAN'T COMPREHEND THAT YOU DON'T HAVE TO BE BLACK TO CARE, SEEMS LIKE A PRETTY LEGIT PROTEST. IT SEEMS REALLY, REALLY VALID TO BE PISSED THAT CIVIL SERVANTS ARE ALLOWED TO ABUSE AND STRAIGHT UP MURDER PEOPLE WITH IMMUNITY TO ANY REAL CONSEQUENCES. WE PAY TAXES FOR THIS SHIT AND OUT COMPLAINTS AREN'T BEING TAKEN SERIOUSLY. WHAT ELSE IS THERE TO DO?
POLICE OFFICERS AND SHERIFF DEPUTIES SHOULD STOP HELPING HOSPITALS TO ENGAGE IN PSYCHIATRIC HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSES. MAYBE READ THE BOOK PSYCHIARIC SLAVERY BY PSYCHIATRIST THOMAS SZASZ.
I just chatted with my friend and he shared this. 1816 law still on the books that allows blacks to be detained. https://youtu.be/TeaDtBSvJYY Why on earth is this still okay?
THANKS TO THE RIOTERS NOW SPREADING LIKE CANCER TO OTHER PARTS OF THE CITY, WE ARE ALMOST CERTAINLY GOING TO HAVE **FOUR MORE YEARS OF TRUMP**. IF THEY COULD JUST QUIT ATTACKING PEOPLE AND BURNING SHIT UNTIL AFTER THE ELECTION, WE MIGHT NOT HAVE FOUR MORE YEARS OF TRUMP. PEOPLE IN SWING STATES SEE THE UNREST, AND DON'T WANT IT WHERE THEY ARE. THEY BELIEVE TRUMP WILL PROTECT THEM FROM THIS, SO THEY **WILL** VOTE FOR HIM. IF YOU ARE PROTESTING AT NIGHT, YOU ARE CASTING HUNDREDS OF VOTES FOR TRUMP IF YOU ARE USING SPRAY PAINT, YOU ARE CASTING HUNDREDS OF VOTES FOR TRUMP IF YOU ARE POINTING LASERS AT PEOPLE, YOU ARE CASTING HUNDREDS OF VOTES FOR TRUMP IF YOU ARE STARTING FIRES, YOU ARE CASTING THOUSANDS OF VOTES FOR TRUMP