Rant Thread - Page 249

HumanePain · 07-15-2008, 08:32 PM

I worry too much and now my stomach hurts.

LaBelleDameSansMerci · 07-17-2008, 10:03 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by She_Is_My_Sin

I'm getting really stressed. I'm supposed to practice drawing and painting everyday, but I can't seem to manage it. It's not that I'm not trying, but it's just that everytime I do make an attempt, it goes horribly wrong and continues to do so whenever I have a second, third, fourth etc. go at it.

I did a sketch of a shoe this morning and it seemed like it was going well on my third try. I looked at it after a few hours, it was out of proportion and shaded in terribly.

This whole thing is irritating me so much I'm losing sleep. I don't know what to do.

Drawing block sucks, but don't force it. Take a nap, do something stupid, do something completely unartistic for half a day or a day, and then try again, but don't beat yourself up if it doesn't turn out right.
I find that spacing out helps, too.

Keep your sketchbook close incase you have an artistic emergency

She_Is_My_Sin · 07-17-2008, 01:31 PM

That's sound advice LaBelleDameSansMerci. I'm going to go on a trek tomorrow through a few fields and take some photos. Hopefully that will start something.

Bat Brains · 07-17-2008, 02:55 PM

I couldn't go to the Batcave and see the original line-ups for Specimen and Sex Gang Children with my girlfriend.
Instead I got fucking arrested.

Delkaetre · 07-17-2008, 03:03 PM

Arrested? How and why?
(also, I couldn't make it thanks to NO FUCKING MONEY and having promises to keep that were made long before I was aware of the one off Batcave)

Bat Brains · 07-17-2008, 03:11 PM

It wasn't anything amazing. Me and a couple of my friends were drunk and we were going through our old school. One of my friends tried to lift a door to the hall and it popped open and we went inside to look around.
As we were leaving the school we got chased by police and eventually got caught hiding. There was about 8 of them and they had seperate vans for us all.
They tried to get us for burglary and theft. Police are useless bastards

Underwater Ophelia · 07-17-2008, 05:15 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bat Brains

Police are useless bastards

Not all of them, and not in this case, considering the fact that you WERE BREAKING THE LAW.

KontanKarite · 07-17-2008, 06:42 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Underwater Ophelia

Not all of them, and not in this case, considering the fact that you WERE BREAKING THE LAW.

And not all laws are reasonable or logical. Except for this case.

MollyMac · 07-17-2008, 08:54 PM

No, police are a necessary entity becaus eof stupid fucks who haven't the brains to make a go of it using their own devices. Asshats liek you are the reason we need a fucking government.

Lapin · 07-17-2008, 10:00 PM

Is it bad that my first thought wasn't "Ohmygawd OPPRESSION!", but was instead "You're a fucking dumbass."?

Maybe I'm just getting old...and I tend to like the police because they actually come out and take the little fourteen-year-old brats home when they're in the playground at 12am. (Fucking skateboards on fucking sidewalks right outside my goddamn window at 12am you little brat, you're damn lucky I didn't break it upside your skinny hipster head!)

Well...that kind of turned into a rant. Seriously, I hate those brats. How are they out of the house so late? After the MPs bring your kid home three times in a week, maybe you should start keeping a better eye on him.

Before I kill him.

Solumina · 07-17-2008, 10:23 PM

The police officers around here are all quite nice (except for the one angry police woman who is a total bitch but that is only one person out of a large group). They tend to give more warnings right where I live than anything but they are Newport News PD so they have dealt with a lot of stuff and they will not take shit from the little brats who think they are badass. They sure do make things around here a lot more pleasant

Even the CNU PD are very nice and friendly, they really do go out of their way to help keep someone from getting in trouble, but again they aren't going to take shit. If you are smashed and someone calls it in they will escort you to your dorm room but they wont write up a report (it is a wet campus and if you are found to be drunk then you can get in some serious shit), however, if you hit them with your purse and tell them that they are stupid pigs there will be a report and you will spend the night in a drunk tank.

Bat Brains · 07-17-2008, 11:27 PM

I don't think 8 cops and 3 vans are necesary for victimless crimes. Trying to charge people for burglary and theft when nothing is stolen is fucking stupid.

Solumina · 07-17-2008, 11:38 PM

Because they knew what you were doing before they got there. Not to mention that you ran, if you didn't do anything then why the fuck would you run, that just gives them another thing to charge you with, not to mention it gives them reason to think that you did something a bit more serious.

Bat Brains · 07-17-2008, 11:43 PM

I'm not saying I ran because I didn't do anything. I'm saying they don't need to waste 8 or more cops and 2 or 3 vans on shit like that.

Solumina · 07-17-2008, 11:46 PM

When you run, they call more people and bring more vehicles. Also you were a group of fairly young people in an empty school, I'm sure that they were thinking drugs and/or destruction of property when they showed up so it was a good idea for them to bring more people. That and if a call is made then chances are that all of the cops in the vicinity are going to show up, that is just how things work.

honeythorn · 07-18-2008, 11:27 AM

I re-joined the job agency yesterday but I can almost garauntee I won't get anything because it's factory shutdown next week

I need money for Whitby NOW. There's nothing, just nothing.

NightmareInShiningArmour · 07-18-2008, 12:14 PM

UGH!!!!

In the videostore, dad saw I had black nailpolish on. He grabbed my hand and said sternly "What is this?" in front of everyone. I told him it's black nailpolish. He's like "Oh, God, I don't wanna even be seen with you!". My dad's a nice guy. Except for, he hates Goth's. He doesn't even want me associating with them (you guys). Jesus, he said "Don't act that way, you're heading for a thumpin'!" I can't believe he said that, he has never hit me..
I went to my room, upset as I was and tried to fight back tears while I dialed my girlfriends number, so she could cheer me up. He fucking threatened me twice while I was on the phone to her. Jesus. My dad is cool. He's really great. I just wish he'd fucking accept I'm not going to change, no matter how hard he tries. All this, over black nailpolish eh?
I don't see why I'm not allowed to wear it, mum lets me, mum lets me wear what I want. Dad's never home anyway. UGH THIS IS SO FUKCING ANNOYING!

God I love the Rant Thread!

Tam Li Hua · 07-18-2008, 12:49 PM

NightmareInShiningArmour:

I think part of the reason your dad is upset is because he's scared for you. I mean, there are a LOT of misconceptions about the Goth world among the Norms, especially with the Columbine idiots from a few years back.

Have you ever sat him down and talked to him about it reasonably? That would probably be the best course of action. If you act like an adult, and come to him calmly...and dressed somewhat more normally [you can still wear black and all, but it's probably best not to wear the make-up, every single piercing, and the nail polish while talking to him] and have a talk with him about it, he'd probably be more receptive. Ask him why he doesn't like the Goth culture, and correct any misconceptions he may have. Tell him that you aren't going to give your soul to Satan, and that it's just a fashion and a music trend; let him know that you are still the same person, even if you dress 'weird'. Perhaps even share some of your music with him [though I would suggest stuff that's not screaming, and has a more mellow, if albeit dark, tone, like The Sisters of Mercy or something.]

As long as you come at him with a fight, he's going to think you're just being a typical, rebellious teenager. But if you come to him with honesty, love, and patience, you will gain his respect and understanding, if he is a reasonable person at all.

Feel free to also suggest to him the book What is Goth?. You can find it for pretty cheap on Amazon. It's a small, thin book by Voltaire that explains the Goth lifestyle in a very simple and humorous, non-threatening way.

[Heck, if you want, I'll buy him a copy and send it your way!]

Hope some of this helps! ^_^

Apathy's_Child · 07-18-2008, 03:14 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by honeythorn

I re-joined the job agency yesterday but I can almost garauntee I won't get anything because it's factory shutdown next week

I need money for Whitby NOW. There's nothing, just nothing.

Know the feeling, I've lain awake trying to figure out how to make a budget that will allow me to pay rent more times than you can count........ that sucks.

What's the first thing people tend to do when they're looking for work? - load up with resumes and get out and ask around. I found I had more luck jobsearching when I avoided the city centre, it's where everyone goes first looking for a gig, so maybe you could try some more out of the way places away from busy parts of town. Take resumes and make with the eyes and the tits. Or just be all professional & employable & shit. You know, whatever.

Good luck searching. Luck comes in cycles - it's gotta come good sooner or later.

Bat Brains · 07-19-2008, 03:01 AM

Nightmare, my step dad stopped talking to me for quite a while when I first wore make up, and my mum thought I was a crossdresser and none of my family liked what I was doing.
You've just got to keep doing what you want to do and eventually they can deal with it.
And remember to tell them It. Is. A. Music. Subculture... With an interest in fashion... Not a religion. Not a bunch of people who want to kill themselves. Not a bunch of weirdo's.

NightmareInShiningArmour · 07-19-2008, 03:40 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tam Li Hua

NightmareInShiningArmour:

I think part of the reason your dad is upset is because he's scared for you. I mean, there are a LOT of misconceptions about the Goth world among the Norms, especially with the Columbine idiots from a few years back.

Have you ever sat him down and talked to him about it reasonably? That would probably be the best course of action. If you act like an adult, and come to him calmly...and dressed somewhat more normally [you can still wear black and all, but it's probably best not to wear the make-up, every single piercing, and the nail polish while talking to him] and have a talk with him about it, he'd probably be more receptive. Ask him why he doesn't like the Goth culture, and correct any misconceptions he may have. Tell him that you aren't going to give your soul to Satan, and that it's just a fashion and a music trend; let him know that you are still the same person, even if you dress 'weird'. Perhaps even share some of your music with him [though I would suggest stuff that's not screaming, and has a more mellow, if albeit dark, tone, like The Sisters of Mercy or something.]

As long as you come at him with a fight, he's going to think you're just being a typical, rebellious teenager. But if you come to him with honesty, love, and patience, you will gain his respect and understanding, if he is a reasonable person at all.

Feel free to also suggest to him the book What is Goth?. You can find it for pretty cheap on Amazon. It's a small, thin book by Voltaire that explains the Goth lifestyle in a very simple and humorous, non-threatening way.

[Heck, if you want, I'll buy him a copy and send it your way!]

Hope some of this helps! ^_^

See, the amount of times I've told him that I'm not a Satanist, I don't even believe in Satan, I've shared some of my music with him, we have similar taste. He got me in Black Sabbath and I've recommended some of my bands to him, he likes them too. And I don't wear makeup, have any piercings (aside from one in my left ear that I got when I was 7) and still he has his irrational thoughts. I show him as much intelligence and maturity I can, I always keep calm when he talks about it, except for last night. I started to cry. I knew he hated it but it doesn't mean he shouldn't wanna even look like my dad! I want that What is Goth? book, I'd love for you to send it, except, I think it'd be a little weird, some random person I met on the internet sending me a book called What is Goth? haha. He probably WOULD get pissed off.
And it's just a suspicion but I reckon the reason he's worried because last year he found out I had slit my wrists. I'd been going through a hard time. It probably wasn't the way to handle it, but I was a complete freak.. Ugh I hated myself. I haven't done it for a while now. I have an obsession with blood, sharp objects (such as razors, I even have a strait razor necklace), Satanic Black Metal bands, murderous music and I am obsessed with horror movies filled with gore (the Saw's, Black Dahlia Murder, The truth about Demons..) He hates it. I like it. Pity he doesn't just accept our differences. I don't want to, but chances are I'll grow out of it. He was part of the Reaperz Bikie Gang, he admits it was stupid, can't he let me just at least DRESS and listen to what I want??

MollyMac · 07-19-2008, 07:10 AM

I hate it when the word "Obsession" is misused and overused.

Tam Li Hua · 07-19-2008, 10:08 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by NightmareInShiningArmour

See, the amount of times I've told him that I'm not a Satanist, I don't even believe in Satan, I've shared some of my music with him, we have similar taste. He got me in Black Sabbath and I've recommended some of my bands to him, he likes them too. And I don't wear makeup, have any piercings (aside from one in my left ear that I got when I was 7) and still he has his irrational thoughts. I show him as much intelligence and maturity I can, I always keep calm when he talks about it, except for last night. I started to cry. I knew he hated it but it doesn't mean he shouldn't wanna even look like my dad! I want that What is Goth? book, I'd love for you to send it, except, I think it'd be a little weird, some random person I met on the internet sending me a book called What is Goth? haha. He probably WOULD get pissed off.
And it's just a suspicion but I reckon the reason he's worried because last year he found out I had slit my wrists. I'd been going through a hard time. It probably wasn't the way to handle it, but I was a complete freak.. Ugh I hated myself. I haven't done it for a while now. I have an obsession with blood, sharp objects (such as razors, I even have a strait razor necklace), Satanic Black Metal bands, murderous music and I am obsessed with horror movies filled with gore (the Saw's, Black Dahlia Murder, The truth about Demons..) He hates it. I like it. Pity he doesn't just accept our differences. I don't want to, but chances are I'll grow out of it. He was part of the Reaperz Bikie Gang, he admits it was stupid, can't he let me just at least DRESS and listen to what I want??

If you were a cutter before and are still interested in sharp objects, then I would say it isn't merely a lack of connectivity that's separating the two of you; he's probably worried about you. I know I would be if you were my kid.

Have you ever considered going to a counselor or a therapy group? I think there may be deeper things you need to resolve that go beyond just being interested in slasher movies and painting your nails black..

NightmareInShiningArmour · 07-19-2008, 10:16 AM

I don't wanna go to a counselor or therapy group. I don't have any problems. *cough*
Like as in my dad and I go? I don't think so.
And what would I need to resolve? Like... have you got any classic examples? I'm not quite sure what these issues might be.

Underwater Ophelia · 07-19-2008, 01:51 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by NightmareInShiningArmour

I don't wanna go to a counselor or therapy group. I don't have any problems. *cough*
Like as in my dad and I go? I don't think so.
And what would I need to resolve? Like... have you got any classic examples? I'm not quite sure what these issues might be.

Ugh.

How the fuck could a teenager on the internet tell you what kind of mental problems you have?
You may as well take one of those online tests where the deciding factor is your favorite colour.