Rant Thread - Page 47

Moros-doom@hotmail.com · 11-22-2005, 11:21 PM

I guess I would just call it sketching what median do you prefer to use

rockandrose · 11-22-2005, 11:31 PM

I haven't held a paintbrush in five years. Hence, I've havent' drawn/sketched anything since.

I'm more artistic with my make-up brushes these days. I'm still trying to better my skills in make-up artistry!

Surgeon Méchant De Sang · 11-23-2005, 10:54 AM

I hate where I'm working.
The thing I'm most tired of is my manager, Maria, who is a complete bitch. She has a complaint about Barb who works in bedding, but she doesn't have the balls to say anything to her face, so she goes to Traci, who has absolutely nothing to do with this situation and yells at her about it. It seems that all of a sudden Traci has become her middle man. She angered another associate's parents because she wouldn't sell something to them. Who cares if it was a gift with purchase, she didn't even put the sign out there, the stupid bitch! The label on the product said forty fuckin' dollars, so she should have just sold the sonofabitch to them without complaining! She even had the audacity to argue with them, and when they said that they were going to corporate, she just shrugged her shoulders and said, "Whatever!" and walked away.
Of course the store manager is too chickenshit to fire this wench because she's a minority! Fuck that! If I were the store manager, she would be long gone!
She's a hateful snatch with no sense of humor whatsoever! I'd say she's an ice queen...

I have a complaint about a girl that I work with, Carina. She's a nice enough girl, but I think that she's got her head up in clouds. She's stuck with a man that won't propose to her. She refuses to let this subject die, and in the process is pushing her boyfriend further and further away. She has everything planned and prepared - she's even going shopping for a wedding dress!
I don't blame this guy for being scared, and pulling away. I would be too if I were in his shoes! What's even worse is that she's pushing him to get her pregnant as well! When she told me that, my jaw hit the floor! She swears that she's ready to have a child, but she's only nineteen years old, and she's going to be graduating in March! If she could learn to exercise a little patience, then I believe she would get the that she wants, but she's not willing to wait for it. She says she sees everyone else getting engaged and having babies, and she's keeps complaining that it's not fair. Now tell me, how childish is that?!
I think I smell the disgusting stench of DESPERATION on her...
*Huge, heavy sigh...*

tenet_2012 · 11-23-2005, 12:36 PM

Fuck! I have to go home tonight. Have to go be with family for Thanksgiving.

I hate going to hang with the family. I have a backwards ass redneck family. All they do is scream and fight.

I hate going there. Last Thanksgiving my aunt called the cops on her sister, that's just idea of what a fun time I have to look forward to. Fuck!

And on top of that, I have told my family that I am gay like at least 50 times. And every time I see my dad he asks me if I have a girlfriend. What do I have to do to get the point across, butt fuck my boyfriend in front of him?

Fucking South Dakota! They don't even have the internet. So, good-bye until Friday, Gnet.

Manimal · 11-23-2005, 12:55 PM

If ever I meet Cupid I'm going to Fuck him in the ass with his own sappy heart arrows...

edible_eye · 11-23-2005, 01:59 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tenet_2012

And on top of that, I have told my family that I am gay like at least 50 times. And every time I see my dad he asks me if I have a girlfriend. What do I have to do to get the point across, butt fuck my boyfriend in front of him?

i'll vote no on this one. they'll probably call the cops on you. although, if you and your boyfriend have an open relationship, you might have A LOT of fun in the big house for thanksgiving.

just a thought.

Manimal · 11-23-2005, 03:24 PM

Yeah - you guys could swordfight in the mashed potatos. Grandma would love it!

Al and I did that once and... well we ended up in jail but I'm sure that wouldn't happen to you.

Gnossos · 11-25-2005, 06:26 PM

I have a brilliant, beautiful, 11-year-old niece, whom I adore. Last summer, she started e-mailing me on a regular basis. The problem is that she writes as though she's text messaging; "u" for "you", "r" for "are", "2" for "to", etc., etc., ad infinitum, ad nauseam. It drives me absolutely batshit.

This is a kid who has gotten straight A-pluses since kindergarten, who loves math and science, and enjoys memorizing poetry for fun. She also plays electric guitar. She reads at a 10th grade level. I know she knows how to write properly.

She's eleven; I can understand her predilection for Limited Too, Britney, Shania Twain and Mary-Kate and Whatever-the-hell-it-is. But netspeak/textspeak- that really gets on my last frayed nerve.

How do I tell her nicely that I want her to use proper English when she writes to me? I don't want to sound like a crabby old auntie (even though that's what I am); she's my only niece, and I love hearing from her.

I've thought of telling her that I'm so damn old that I can't understand her abbreviations.

There is a ray of hope in that whenever she uses a gerund, she leaves the final "g" off, but applies an apostrophe to the word (i.e., goin', cheerin', seein').

Any suggestions?

Gnossos · 11-25-2005, 07:40 PM

True enough, eyes.

She is a lovely girl, the light of my life, and as I said, smart as a whip. I just want her to understand and appreciate the beauty of the English language.

She can be a bit sensitive, though. Must approach this with kid (ha) gloves.

She's been e-mailing me with daily countdowns to our arrival date in Cincinnati for our Christmas visit.

I'm going to spoil her rotten.

One of her presents will be *The Elements of Style* by Strunk and White.

AlKilyu · 11-25-2005, 11:37 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Manimal

Yeah - you guys could swordfight in the mashed potatos. Grandma would love it!

Al and I did that once and... well we ended up in jail

That was fun!

http://img517.imageshack.us/img517/8...yfatguy0go.jpg

edible_eye · 11-26-2005, 06:13 AM

that's hot.

MrMaelstrom · 11-26-2005, 06:28 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by edible_eye

i'll vote no on this one. they'll probably call the cops on you. although, if you and your boyfriend have an open relationship, you might have A LOT of fun in the big house for thanksgiving.

just a thought.

I just had a very unpolitically correct thought regarding a stuffed turkey innuendo that I happen to find quite funny.

Tenet: you told them already. Good for you. It took guts and determination.
their acceptance/denial of your choices are something they have to deal with.

I'm sure it isn't easy for them to accept, and I'm also sure they're very afraid you'll get hurt.

I'm sure that asking all the time if you have a gf is flogging a dead horse, but it doesn't turn you straight either, does it? Just say "No dad, I don't" everytime he asks.

That way you're honest, and he can always hope for a change

Look, I know it sucks, but I'm also quite sure there's more to being a father and a son than just the sexual aspect. Try to divert his focus onto something alse. If he didn't remember perfectly well that you told him about 50 times you were gay, he probably wouldn't have asked you another 50 if you had a gf. Don't rub your choices in his face, and maybe he won't do the same. (I don't mean by this at all that it is what you are doing, ok?)

The cold fact is, if he always asks that, then it matters to him. It really is none of his business, so in order for you not to lose connection with your father, you really have to focus his attention on other things, like your plans for the future, your present academic hopes, your political notions, your hobbies... I'm sure there's more to you than who you sleep with.

AlKilyu · 11-26-2005, 03:43 PM

I have a rant, although I feel materialistic and greedy in even saying it, but oh well.

I have not really asked for anything for Christmas/my birthday in three years. I always ask others what they want and bust ass to get them what they want. My first Christmas alone a couple of years ago I DID ask for something, one thing, David Bowie's Greatest Hits from my sis. I got RUN DMC's Greatest Hits...
...

I acted happy to get it, at which time my sis immediately asked if I would burn her a copy, sort of like when Homer Simpson got Marge a bowling ball with his name on it and when she noted she didn't even bowl, he asked if he could have it. Tht night on my way home I stopped at Walgreen's (open 24 hours!) and did the one thing I RARELY do and bought myself a gift, which was that CD.

I act like it is no big thing but it really does hurt. Like I said I never buy myself anything and on the rare occasion someone actually asks, I am either too embarrassed to say what I really want (nothing expensive, although I usually am willing to fork out a bit extra for others when they want something) or by the time they ask I've given up and at that very moment I have nothing to tell them right at that moment. So I think about it so that when they ask again I can say, but they never do.

Disfunction · 11-26-2005, 04:05 PM

I know how you feel. I asked for a bunch of CDs, in order of priority of what I wanted for my birthday, some long while ago because my parents hadn't a clue what to get me, and in the end my sister convinced my mother to get the one at the very bottom of my list. Immediately after having opened it, the cd went missing for a number of months only to turn up in my sister's cd player, and later in the car. I didn't really do anything about it, though when I talked to my mother about it (always laughing, because I DO find it funny in an ironic sense) she told me that it was my sister who convinced her to buy that one for me (claiming I'd like it more).

Now, I just ask for money since I need it for university. As soon as I get on my own two feet, I'll probably be in the same boat as you. I never really know what I want anymore, anyway.

Gnossos · 11-26-2005, 07:05 PM

Can you ask for a gift card? Even if it's a chain/megastore, nothing makes me happier than an opportunity to choose my own book, DVD or CD.

It can be incredibly difficult for a family member to pick out a specific item; I've had this problem in the past. Some people think that it's cold or impersonal, but for those of us who have specific tastes (not to mention hundreds of books and CDs), it's a goldmine.

That way, the situation described by Disfunction and Al could be avoided (although they both smack of rampant familial passive-aggression), and perhaps the proverbial happy medium might be attained.

MrMaelstrom · 11-27-2005, 01:50 PM

I know how you guys feel: I bought my kid sister the 1st eleven Massive Attack singles in a box, so I could listen to them, and somebody else borrowed them.....

wot?

AlKilyu · 11-27-2005, 08:19 PM

Mael you dick! >_< Serves you right!

My holiday rant is specifically regarding my kinfolk cause they should know me better than anyone. That being said, I still enjoy giving gifts over recieving.

Friends, specifically the love of my life, is a different matter entirely. I asked for one thing from her, and I anticipate that more that everything else combined. And no, you sickos, it's not that, so get yer mind out of the gutter! The mere fact I get to see her around that time means more to me than anything. I'll be able to hear Christmas music again and not get depressed, this time it will mean something. That in ofitself will make this the best Christmas for me yet, and me the happiest and luckiest man on earth.

/mushy

Scythan · 11-29-2005, 12:44 PM

I hate having to worry about my boyfriend every time he goes to work. He works night-shift at a gas station, alone. There are druggies and homeless people who are always trying to steal from him. He has gotten a few death threats, and the cameras often stop working, so if they do something, they won't get caught. I am scared for his life.

Scythan · 11-29-2005, 01:28 PM

He gets an extra $.35 an hour for danger pay.

Scythan · 11-29-2005, 01:40 PM

I don't think any amount would be enough... I hope he finds a better job soon.

winged_dreams · 11-30-2005, 12:44 PM

Bah! I hate money problems. And I dislike the stress they bring.

Saya · 11-30-2005, 06:51 PM

My rant. I am very angry right now.

My best friend got out of an abusive relationship a few months ago. We were all so happy. She got a new boyfriend. We were all so happy. Now he's dating some girl and she got all jealous and realized she still has some feelings for him, and her new boyfriend isn't what she thought he was. Now she's thinking about getting back together with him. This REALLY pisses me off. She said he makes her happy, I say "Were you happy when he ***** you?" Now she blames herself for the beating he gave her and says he was drunk when he ***** her and didn't realize she was passed out. She kissed another guy while they were dating, you see, and she thinks by doing this its all her fault, it justified the beating. She said the only thing she's afraid of is that her friends won't talk to her if she got back together with him. I begged her not to do anything, she's talking out of jealousy and she will regret it for the rest of her life if she does. I don't know if she will listen to me. I want to scream at her and tell her she's stupid and that I'll never talk to her again if she gets back with him, but I'm afraid if I do that she'll stop confiding in me. She's a frustrating girl.

tenet_2012 · 11-30-2005, 07:31 PM

Wow, that's an eye killer.

Try some spacing, you know like the enter key, once in a while.

Some women like to be abused, I went through kind of the same situation with a friend. She kept going back to the motherfucker who beat her.

I tried for a while to get her to stay away from him but, she always went back. I said fuck it and gave-up.

I haven't talked to her in months. What can you do? You have your own ass to look after.

winged_dreams · 11-30-2005, 11:22 PM

I haven't experienced it myself but I've seen the abusive relationship my mom and stepdad had. Not pleasant at all.

rockandrose · 11-30-2005, 11:27 PM

In certain cases, verbal abuse is worse than physical abuse.