Unhappay thread

[lxskllr]

I like mine with saltines.

Weaksauce. You probably use generic American singles too. This is your problem. Bland cheese, bland crackers, bland life. Once you fix the cheese and crackers, your life should fall into place.

First off, throw out the saltines. The only good use for them is soup, and oyster crackers are better. What you want is rosemary and olive oil Triscuits. If you're in a "refined" mood(as in subtlety is king), Finncrisp or Kavli is good. Then get a block of Cabot seriously sharp cheddar. Only n00bs use slices. Cut off some reasonable thick pieces, and put them on the crackers. Then you put a huge dollop of Tropical Pepper Co 4x habanero, or El Yucateco green sauce on it, and eat. Don't skimp on the hot sauce. Your problem is you do things half-assed. Make a proper cracker, and load that fucker up.

The only time it's acceptable to leave out the hot sauce is when you're going upscale, using the fancy crackers with boutique cheese. I think that's a little advanced for you at this stage though, so stick with the hot sauce for now. Do that for two weeks, and you'll have a new life. I guarantee it.

 

[IndyColtsFan]

Your post is a prime example of what I'm talking about.

Just because you have graduated from a CS or engineering program does not mean you are able to apply any of your critical thinking to your life or to problems that are not related to your department of expertise. There's plenty of people who are considered great critical thinkers who can't apply that logic to many things because they're so narrow minded. Stop thinking that you really have it.

No, YOU stop thinking you really have it. You don't. You're a whiny little shit that cries and complains and has an excuse for every little thing that happens to you. Unlike you, most of us have managed to figure out solutions to life's problems along the way and have turned out reasonably well. I did well in school (engineering), am married, and have a career. What did your "critical thinking" get you exactly? It sure didn't get you into CS, did it?

My wife has a friend that is very much like you -- she has excuses for everything. Either it is someone else's fault or somehow, regular logic and advice don't apply to her because she is somehow "special." She is a joke, just like you.

Oh, and I always enjoy when people say "oh, school is so easy" or "classes are a joke" or stuff like that. If you say stuff like that, you'd better not be getting anything less than an A because if you are getting less than an A and shooting your mouth off like that, that means either 1) you have no clue what you're talking about or 2) you're fucking around.

 

[clamum]

So everyone is stupid, basically? You're too smart to have conversations with "normal" people hey?

You're one miserable little bitch. Like I said, you're in for a rough ride son.

 

[Saint Nick]

I think what everyone is trying to say here is that you don't own your actions. If you are unhappy, only YOU have the power to change it. All we read, however, are excuses.

I would say you are definitely fucking around. Why? Because 1) you stated you are unhappy 2) you aren't fixing these issues 3) blame game.

Seek happiness and you can't do any wrong. Sounds like to me you set yourself up for failure time and time again. No one piece of advice or person can help you here. It's up to you.

 

[amish]

There's almost nothing of value coming back.

look in the mirror

 

[TridenT]

I know, what is up with that?



If school and career is your last priority then why are you even bothering with it? Go do what will make you happy, and stop half-ass doing what doesn't. Don't like Seattle, get out of there. Do some travel, go to where some of those friends are and crash on their couch.

If you are not happy, only you can make yourself happy. Figure out what that is, and go for it.



I LOVE saltines, especially with cheese.

I know this might be hard to understand, but you usually need a degree in the field if you want to explore it. Don't like Seattle? OK, bury yourself in $75,000 of debt with out of state tuition, joblessness (Ever hear of California's high unemployment rate?), and the fact you'll not be in ANY school because you have to apply way in advance. It doesn't mean I'll get in either. My GPA has gone down a lot since I moved up here. My accumulative GPA is something like a 3.5 now. It used to be just over 3.9. Then after moving to Seattle it went to a 3.84. Now at my current university it dropped to a magic 3.5(It's amazing how much I hate this place). Which doesn't mean I would have gotten in anyway (if I had kept a 3.9). It isn't a 4.0, and UC schools are a bitch on accepting people who are out of state.

Also, I know this too might be hard to understand but I'm pretty broke! I'm fucking amazing at saving money, but I'm also amazingly good at spending it on a lot of shit. A few days prior to my rejection email I spent $672 on a camera lens that I wanted. It started to become a regret quickly after getting that email. I was like, "mother fucker! God damnit, now I want to go to see San Diego. DAMN IT!" Basically, three months of saving down the drain. And I'll net about $600-800/month instead of $200/month every month starting September. It's just annoying having to wait now. I'm already going 5.5 hours south of here for a few days next week (I had to take a couple days off for it). I'm visiting friends in Portland this weekend again. I do, 'mini vacations'. But I'm always visiting places I've already been and definitely don't want to live at (mainly because they're not so far away and it's cheaper or free).

It's just not plausible at this point anymore. Taking many days off work basically negates any savings I'll have that month. Also, to get to San Diego and back it's over 40 hours total. I'd have to take a lot of time off to really see it. (Which is a lot of money I won't have)

 

[clamum]

Dude... you know, I was gonna make a reply to your most recent post, but there's no use. It wouldn't take me but a minute or two or so, but there's just no point. We give you advice because we want to help, but THERE'S NO POINT. *shakes head* There's so many contradictions in your posts that it's mind boggling. I'm starting to wonder if you're just trolling.

I love this quote by Teddy Roosevelt (I'm sure he couldn't think critically and cared only about himself too): "If you could kick the person in the pants responsible for most of your trouble, you wouldn't sit for a month."

I'm done. Good luck with everything.

 

[Capt Caveman]

Just because you have graduated from a CS or engineering program does not mean you are able to apply any of your critical thinking to your life or to problems that are not related to your department of expertise. There's plenty of people who are considered great critical thinkers who can't apply that logic to many things because they're so narrow minded. Stop thinking that you really have it.

You don't have great or even good critical thinking skills. You've proven that with all of your posts here. So, stop kidding yourself.

I don't fuck around. I don't get drunk. I don't get my dick wet. I don't play Halo. I'm nothing like you. I go out every week and talk to a lot of girls. I go out and get disappointed because people are so bad at clever conversation. Every time I talk to these girls I feel as if I'm talking to fucking SmarterChild on AIM. There's almost nothing of value coming back. I might be surprised by a couple of the lines, but there's nothing too entertaining about them. I try to get through school with a flawless record while being completely isolated in a large crowd. I'm there with a lot of people, but I don't care about any of them. Most of them are stupid and not driven by anything. They do nothing except act like you.

The fact that you can't make friends at a large university and city should tell you something. It's not other people, it's you. From the above, you think your shit doesn't stink compared to them. Guess what, they are happy, have friends and more successful in school than you. Jesus, you can't even have a normal conversation with people. Ever think that's one of your problems?

And, not getting the degree I wanted now is just prolonging the inevitable. I will eventually get it (albeit, in a different state and entirely different school). It's just annoying that I'm going to have multiple degrees and spending so much time in school.

Sure you will. Why would you have multiple degrees? Why wouldn't you transfer?

Funerals don't bring people back. She was dead long before that funeral. The multiple things that woman had were making her nowhere near the person I grew up with.

It's called respect, supporting other family members and remembering the good times. It's why you don't get any respect here, either.

Time to grow-up, whiny little girl.

You're about just as bad as the religious folk I deal with all the time. You don't listen to logic. You don't care about anything but yourself. You don't have a single ounce of critical thinking in your brain. You don't ever think of a different opinion other than your own.

I'm gonna re-quote this. Too funny. You should look in the mirror and say it too yourself a hundred times.

 

[SMOGZINN]

I know this might be hard to understand, but you usually need a degree in the field if you want to explore it.

It might be hard for you to understand, but no you don't. You just have to be good at what you do, and be willing to put the work into showing people that you are good at it. If school and career is not a priority, then stop chasing it, and start doing what you love. Explore your field, just do it on your own. Public libraries are free.

Don't like Seattle? OK, bury yourself in $75,000 of debt with out of state tuition, joblessness (Ever hear of California's high unemployment rate?), and the fact you'll not be in ANY school because you have to apply way in advance. It doesn't mean I'll get in either. My GPA has gone down a lot since I moved up here. My accumulative GPA is something like a 3.5 now. It used to be just over 3.9. Then after moving to Seattle it went to a 3.84. Now at my current university it dropped to a magic 3.5(It's amazing how much I hate this place). Which doesn't mean I would have gotten in anyway (if I had kept a 3.9). It isn't a 4.0, and UC schools are a bitch on accepting people who are out of state.

This is all school and career. Is it a priority or not? Decide, then put your efforts into what ever is your priority.

It's just not plausible at this point anymore. Taking many days off work basically negates any savings I'll have that month. Also, to get to San Diego and back it's over 40 hours total. I'd have to take a lot of time off to really see it. (Which is a lot of money I won't have)

I'm telling you if it is making you miserable to quit your school, even quit your job.
Go be a bum. Hitchhike to San Diego. Crash on a friends couch.
You can live happy with out all the shit we accumulate.
It is not making you happy, and you don't need it.

Sell your lens at a pawn shop and buy a bus ticket somewhere. When you get there, find a way to survive. If you are not happy, take a shit job just long enough to buy another ticket somewhere else.

 

[roguerower]

Funny, I knew a guy who went to U Dub for Construction Management and had a job coming out of school for $60k/yr and probably a 3.0 GPA. Can't understand why you're having so many problems with that AMAZING 3.whogivesafuck.

You make me laugh. Oh well, I'll take my lack of critical thinking skills self and go have an awesome weekend skydiving because I'm employed even though I graduated with only a 2.7. It's not like I work for a Top 20 general contractor...oh wait, I do.

By the way, when you're money coming in equals your money going out, you suck at saving. Critical think that bitch.

 

[TridenT]

Weaksauce. You probably use generic American singles too. This is your problem. Bland cheese, bland crackers, bland life. Once you fix the cheese and crackers, your life should fall into place.

First off, throw out the saltines. The only good use for them is soup, and oyster crackers are better. What you want is rosemary and olive oil Triscuits. If you're in a "refined" mood(as in subtlety is king), Finncrisp or Kavli is good. Then get a block of Cabot seriously sharp cheddar. Only n00bs use slices. Cut off some reasonable thick pieces, and put them on the crackers. Then you put a huge dollop of Tropical Pepper Co 4x habanero, or El Yucateco green sauce on it, and eat. Don't skimp on the hot sauce. Your problem is you do things half-assed. Make a proper cracker, and load that fucker up.

The only time it's acceptable to leave out the hot sauce is when you're going upscale, using the fancy crackers with boutique cheese. I think that's a little advanced for you at this stage though, so stick with the hot sauce for now. Do that for two weeks, and you'll have a new life. I guarantee it.

I use a block of cheese (1 or 2lb, I think it's 1lb). I just cut it into slices with a knife and then put those four slices on a plate... Get out some Nabisco 'original premium' saltines... Break the slices into 1/4 parts or halfs and put them on the crackers and eat them. If they're thick slices (beyond 1/4") or half a full slice then I usually double up and make a cheese+saltine sandwich.

It's good enough for me. I've never gotten too particular about my cheese and crackers. I stick with what works.

No, YOU stop thinking you really have it. You don't. You're a whiny little shit that cries and complains and has an excuse for every little thing that happens to you. Unlike you, most of us have managed to figure out solutions to life's problems along the way and have turned out reasonably well. I did well in school (engineering), am married, and have a career. What did your "critical thinking" get you exactly? It sure didn't get you into CS, did it?

My wife has a friend that is very much like you -- she has excuses for everything. Either it is someone else's fault or somehow, regular logic and advice don't apply to her because she is somehow "special." She is a joke, just like you.

Oh, and I always enjoy when people say "oh, school is so easy" or "classes are a joke" or stuff like that. If you say stuff like that, you'd better not be getting anything less than an A because if you are getting less than an A and shooting your mouth off like that, that means either 1) you have no clue what you're talking about or 2) you're fucking around.

I don't see how your situation is similar to mine at all. We're very different. Just because you did your work in school doesn't mean you're smart or even good at critical thinking. I deal with a lot of doctors everyday who are no different than you in that regard. You did the work. Congrats. It's not a wonder how motivation can get you to actually do the work and make it easy for you to focus. It's not amazing that you can prioritize your career or school over other things (Maybe other things are good. Thus, you don't have to worry). I have different priorities than most of you because of that. I can't prioritize school when I'm focused on other things.

It's good you found someone you love (I don't see how this is too relevant to your attacks considering a wife is something I wouldn't consider until I was at least 30). I just haven't met anyone besides one or two gals that I liked because of their personality. And to that extent: Just because I'm really good at making girls laugh and good at being entertaining doesn't mean that they're interested in me or that most people are interested in me. Nor does it mean I'm interested in them all the time too. Most of my friends like me because I'm capable of being really funny, and I like them because they're capable of being really funny sometimes too. They give me shit all the time and I enjoy them for that. Most of them are plenty capable of using self-deprecating humor and not feeling insecure during it. I like them for that. It's rare to find those people and that's my main reason for not having plenty of friends here.

EDIT:

It's called respect, supporting other family members and remembering the good times. It's why you don't get any respect here, either.

Time to grow-up, whiny little girl.

I will never see that side of my extended family ever again. Similar to my other side with the exception of one person. There is no such thing as paying respects if someone is dead. They're dead and they don't feel, know, have conscience, or anything.

EDIT2:

Funny, I knew a guy who went to U Dub for Construction Management and had a job coming out of school for $60k/yr and probably a 3.0 GPA. Can't understand why you're having so many problems with that AMAZING 3.whogivesafuck.

You make me laugh. Oh well, I'll take my lack of critical thinking skills self and go have an awesome weekend skydiving because I'm employed even though I graduated with only a 2.7. It's not like I work for a Top 20 general contractor...oh wait, I do.

By the way, when you're money coming in equals your money going out, you suck at saving. Critical think that bitch.

I know one who did that too. He was unemployed for quite a long time and I think has a pretty meager job now.

Also, I don't get what you mean by the last paragraph. It doesn't make any sense with how my savings happen. Also, I think you don't understand cost of living and how much I work or am paid. Both of which are fixed for another month until it could be possible that I get more hours. That will only happen if they don't hire more people, which we're in the process of. So, it's possible all will stay same until school starts again. Only then will I have more money in my income. (Reading the last paragraph again: It really does not make sense. I said how much I net. So, when you net positive amounts of money... you actually are making more money than you're spending)

 

[blackdogdeek]

Isn't that the very definition of insane?

at this point, that means we're all also insane.

 

[linuxboy]

Also, I think you don't understand cost of living and how much I work or am paid. Both of which are fixed for another month until it could be possible that I get more hours. That will only happen if they don't hire more people, which we're in the process of. So, it's possible all will stay same until school starts again. Only then will I have more money in my income.

I'm fucking amazing at saving money, but I'm also amazingly good at spending it on a lot of shit.

This statement fascinates me. Money works on a very basic principle... when one spends money, it is the opposite of saving. And when one saves money, one does not spend it. Or are you saying there is a sequential progression, in which you go through periods of saving, and then spending. If the latter, then through a long-term view in which these cycles of save-spend are aggregated, you are not saving money at all. How is it possible using your logic to have two contradictory phenomenon so harmoniously placed next to each other?

In your other example, you bring up fixed expenses, whereas before your example concerned discretionary (variable) expenses.

 

[TridenT]

This statement fascinates me. Money works on a very basic principle... when one spends money, it is the opposite of saving. And when one saves money, one does not spend it. Or are you saying there is a sequential progression, in which you go through periods of saving, and then spending. If the latter, then through a long-term view in which these cycles of save-spend are aggregated, you are not saving money at all. How is it possible using your logic to have two contradictory phenomenon so harmoniously placed next to each other?

In your other example, you bring up fixed expenses, whereas before your example concerned discretionary (variable) expenses.

so no one ever saves unless they die with at least a penny in their bank account by your logic.

And yes, I do periods where I spend very little and then buy something. That's generally how savings work. I haven't bought a new camera lens in close to a year. And even then, the one I got was $90 or something. I'm going to sell that one when I get my new one. This will be the first time I've bought anything for my camera in quite a while. I've mostly been spending my money on equiping my kitchen(which still has a long way to go and isn't a want as much as need in some ways), paying medical bills, or whatever (gas, fees, etc.). It's been a while since I've bought anything I've actually wanted and see as something for fun rather than as something for utility. And quite frankly, this lens is more a utility item than fun. It's one of the ways I can get into events for free now. (And these events are usually more like needs rather than wants now.) I get to progress one of my skills that has been constrained for a long time.

 

[Phoenix86]

Posting in a sad TridenT thread. I got 99 problems and the bitch ain't one.

It would appear TridenT has 100 problems.

 

[xanis]

I ordered pizza and they put freaking onions on it. NASTY. My fault because I did not read what the default toppings were when I used the online order tool. It just looked good on the picture. 😛

Onions on a pizza can be good. What else was on it? Onions, peppers and sausage together on a pizza is win.

 

[tHa ShIzNiT]

whats all this shit about san diego? I live here and it aint that great. Well, it would be but its wayyyy crowded. I used to live in Henderson, NV and whatever I wanted to do there, I could do (generally). Here, I have to wait in line for almost everything I do or just not do things at all because they are too crowded. The only big plus is the beach. Its really big and even though its crowded you can generally walk a ways and find yourself a nice quiet spot. Which reminds me, I really need to go surf this weekend. Motivation...must...find...it...

 

[Ns1]

whats all this shit about san diego? I live here and it aint that great. Well, it would be but its wayyyy crowded. I used to live in Henderson, NV and whatever I wanted to do there, I could do (generally). Here, I have to wait in line for almost everything I do or just not do things at all because they are too crowded. The only big plus is the beach. Its really big and even though its crowded you can generally walk a ways and find yourself a nice quiet spot. Which reminds me, I really need to go surf this weekend. Motivation...must...find...it...

Average monthly temperatures range from 57.3 °F (14.1 °C) in January to 72.5 °F (22.5 °C) in August, although late summer and early autumn are typically the hottest times of the year with temperatures occasionally reaching 90 °F (32 °C) or higher

San Diego has on average 146 sunny days and 117 partly cloudy days a year. The average annual precipitation is less than 12 inches (300 mm)

looks good to me!

 

[IndyColtsFan]

I don't see how your situation is similar to mine at all. We're very different. Just because you did your work in school doesn't mean you're smart or even good at critical thinking.

Except for the fact that I am extremely intelligent. It is humorous how you think you are a "critical thinker" when in fact, you've shown no such signs of it.

I deal with a lot of doctors everyday who are no different than you in that regard. You did the work. Congrats. It's not a wonder how motivation can get you to actually do the work and make it easy for you to focus. It's not amazing that you can prioritize your career or school over other things (Maybe other things are good. Thus, you don't have to worry). I have different priorities than most of you because of that. I can't prioritize school when I'm focused on other things.

Ah yes, didn't I predict the "I'm a unique snowflake" angle?

Also, as to the bolded above -- most here who know me know that I despise the notion of a "career" and have that far, far down on my list. When I was school age, you bet I prioritized school. I graduated top of my class in high school and near the top in college. In your early 20s, school SHOULD be your top priority.

It's good you found someone you love (I don't see how this is too relevant to your attacks considering a wife is something I wouldn't consider until I was at least 30).

I didn't get married until well into my 30s.

I just haven't met anyone besides one or two gals that I liked because of their personality. And to that extent: Just because I'm really good at making girls laugh and good at being entertaining doesn't mean that they're interested in me or that most people are interested in me. Nor does it mean I'm interested in them all the time too. Most of my friends like me because I'm capable of being really funny, and I like them because they're capable of being really funny sometimes too. They give me shit all the time and I enjoy them for that. Most of them are plenty capable of using self-deprecating humor and not feeling insecure during it. I like them for that. It's rare to find those people and that's my main reason for not having plenty of friends here.

So, I haven't read all the posts in this thread, so you've probably answered this but I'll ask anyway. You say school and career aren't your priorities now. What ARE your priorities then?

 

[Ns1]

I got my CSE department decision. (For the second time) Rejected, of course. Both me and my adviser knew it because I was having such a hard time. School isn't hard. The classes were a joke. I just didn't ever go to the classes, or I didn't do this or that.

Who didn't see this coming?

You're at UDUB?

Soon, I shall.

I'll be making over $60k for my first job, and that's the low-end.

Top 10 school with connections. I'm not worried.

Mmm.. highly respectable school. It isn't Ivy League, it's the public ivy, but whatever.

My work ethic seems to not be so bad.

 

[IndyColtsFan]

LOL!

 

[Theb]

It doesn't really matter what I say to most of you. Any logical reason for why things happened (such as misreading a + for a - and losing close to 5.5% of my grade over it) don't really matter. You'll just say, "excuses".

You're about just as bad as the religious folk I deal with all the time. You don't listen to logic. You don't care about anything but yourself. You don't have a single ounce of critical thinking in your brain. You don't ever think of a different opinion other than your own.

It's almost verbatim.



I like mine with saltines.

 

[roguerower]

I know one who did that too. He was unemployed for quite a long time and I think has a pretty meager job now.

My guy is still employed by the same company he hired on with (same one I'm a part of). You must have infected your guy with some sort of dumbfuck syndrome. Poor bastard 🙁

Also, I don't get what you mean by the last paragraph. It doesn't make any sense with how my savings happen. Also, I think you don't understand cost of living and how much I work or am paid. Both of which are fixed for another month until it could be possible that I get more hours. That will only happen if they don't hire more people, which we're in the process of. So, it's possible all will stay same until school starts again. Only then will I have more money in my income. (Reading the last paragraph again: It really does not make sense. I said how much I net. So, when you net positive amounts of money... you actually are making more money than you're spending)

Also, I know this too might be hard to understand but I'm pretty broke! I'm fucking amazing at saving money, but I'm also amazingly good at spending it on a lot of shit.

Right there in your own words you said you're broke. Broke means money in = money out. As for me, I've been living on my own for the last 2 years. I understand perfectly how cost of living works. Salary - taxes - benefits - rent & utilities - bills= disposable income. Disposable income - savings = play money. Unlike you, I have enough play money to actually have fun.

Once again, critical think that bitch.

 

[Red Squirrel]

Onions on a pizza can be good. What else was on it? Onions, peppers and sausage together on a pizza is win.

I hate the taste of onions though, it's just so nasty, and even a small one is noticeable. The pizza had BBQ chicken, hot peppers, BBQ sauce, and hot sauce. It was good once I managed to pick all the onions out though. 😀

It's my fault for forgetting to say no onions, but I think I'm going to blame the world anyway, just because.

 

[Red Squirrel]

SO FUCKING GO TO CLASS. You might not wanna, you might be tired, WHO FUCKING CARES. This shit is so fucking simple it's ridiculous. Do you want to get good grades and graduate? Yeah? AT LEAST GO TO CLASS. Stop with all the other bullshit and GET IT FUCKING DONE. In my opinion, you're allergic to work and trying hard. If so, you're gonna be in a rough fucking ride the rest of your life.

This.

Trident reminds me of some co-op students I've seen in my short time of being in the work force. Some people simply have such a low GAF index with their life that they're not going to get anywhere and they're always miserable and can't seem to figure out why.