little wilson she/her Posted December 22, 2015 Posted December 22, 2015 (edited) It's 34 degrees F right now, it's supposed to snow today, and my allergies are acting up. Now, it should be noted that I'm not allergic to most environmentals (dust, mold, etc). I'm allergic to grass and tree pollens. It's the middle of winter. Those are supposed to be dead. I should not be having to take Zyrtec in the middle of winter to soothe my allergies. This is not okay. This is not right. I am not pleased. It's 3 days to Christmas and I've got hay fever. The universe hates me. Edited December 22, 2015 by little wilson 6
Orlion Blight he/him Posted December 22, 2015 Posted December 22, 2015 You should wait until the universe is asleep, put some shaving cream in its hand, and tickle its nose with a feather! That'll show it! 3
Stormgate he/him Posted December 22, 2015 Posted December 22, 2015 But... You don't know my sleeping patterns... 1
Orlion Blight he/him Posted December 22, 2015 Posted December 22, 2015 But... You don't know my sleeping patterns... Don't need to! Slipped some... chamomile into your tea this morning! Soon you'll be so relaxed, you won't be able to help but nap! Mwahaha! 1
Stormgate he/him Posted December 22, 2015 Posted December 22, 2015 But that's impossibleddkfjewimdfnrnewmifvfemis 1
ChickenPlague he/him Posted December 22, 2015 Posted December 22, 2015 *puts shaving cream in Stormgates hand*
Kaymyth she/her Posted December 22, 2015 Posted December 22, 2015 In late 2008 I packed everything I could fit into my 10 year old car, took my $2k in savings, and moved 3000 miles away to a city where I knew exactly 3 people and had zero job prospects. Quitting a job to move to a city where you don't know many people and just as the job market is collapsing world-wide may not have been the smartest idea, but my only regret was not leaving sooner. Being within driving distance of family can mean you are unable to escape the toxic environment they bring to the table. It may not be right for you, only you can know that. But such a drastic move can have great positives. Like, WorldCon is in KC next year, so you'll be practically next door. The important thing, tho, is to not let fear keep you from betting on yourself. If you have other reasons, fine and great; but don't let fear alone keep you from taking that first step. As an aside, you have no idea how excited I am about WorldCon.
+Slowswift Posted December 22, 2015 Posted December 22, 2015 Gotta love setbacks after making massive progress. Life sucks. 1
TwiLyghtSansSparkles she/her Posted December 22, 2015 Posted December 22, 2015 Gotta love setbacks after making massive progress. Life sucks. I'm sorry. What happened?
Mestiv he/him Posted December 22, 2015 Posted December 22, 2015 One of the cats I have in my temporal home probably has FIP he's been with us for almost a year, he came here severly famished (is that the right word? He was too light for his age as a result of not having enough food). After months of treatment and care he got better, no one would tell that not so long ago he was close to starvation. Now, three weeks ago he got sick again at first we thought that it's nothing bad. Our cats frequently have some minor troubles with a cold. However, after about a week the disease affected his eyeballs and it's serious. But until today no doctor told us what may be the cause of his state FIP is an uncurable, terminal virus... I'm going to have lab results if that's it in about a week, but the doctor was almost certain. I'm devastated ;( After about three months of fighting with the FIP virus, our beloved cat passed away He didn't want to eat for the past several days (we fed him with special liquid food with a syringe), he had trouble moving around and today he started to have trouble breathing We decided that the time has come to let him go, after his amazing fight with this disease... Farewell our little Germ (yeah, his name became some kind of cruel jinx ) I hope you had good time living with us ;( 6
TwiLyghtSansSparkles she/her Posted December 22, 2015 Posted December 22, 2015 After about three months of fighting with the FIP virus, our beloved cat passed away He didn't want to eat for the past several days (we fed him with special liquid food with a syringe), he had trouble moving around and today he started to have trouble breathing We decided that the time has come to let him go, after his amazing fight with this disease... Farewell our little Germ (yeah, his name became some kind of cruel jinx ) I hope you had good time living with us ;( I'm so sorry. Hugs?
+Slowswift Posted December 22, 2015 Posted December 22, 2015 I'm sorry. What happened? Rather not say.
Allomancy she/her Posted December 22, 2015 Posted December 22, 2015 I'm not feeling that good about my writing skills. I posted the first part of a book that I was writing, and all the comments that I got on it have been negative. Not one positive comment about the book. It made me feel like I wasn't that good of a writer, and now I'm kind of wishing I hadn't said that people could say negative things about it. Because that's all that the responses have been. I need hugs. 1
Mistrunner Posted December 22, 2015 Posted December 22, 2015 I'm not feeling that good about my writing skills. I posted the first part of a book that I was writing, and all the comments that I got on it have been negative. Not one positive comment about the book. It made me feel like I wasn't that good of a writer, and now I'm kind of wishing I hadn't said that people could say negative things about it. Because that's all that the responses have been. I need hugs.*big squishy hug*I haven't read what you've written, but I doubt it's as bad as you think. Even if it isn't as good as you'd like it to be, it's a draft, and if you keep writing you'll get better. I promise. *big squishy hug again*
Mestiv he/him Posted December 22, 2015 Posted December 22, 2015 Hugs might help,sure We had three months to prepare for this day, but it still hurts like hell to hold the paw of a friend, a family member, when the doctor does the final injection 2
ChickenPlague he/him Posted December 22, 2015 Posted December 22, 2015 I'm not feeling that good about my writing skills. I posted the first part of a book that I was writing, and all the comments that I got on it have been negative. Not one positive comment about the book. It made me feel like I wasn't that good of a writer, and now I'm kind of wishing I hadn't said that people could say negative things about it. Because that's all that the responses have been. I need hugs. But I said it was nice.
TwiLyghtSansSparkles she/her Posted December 22, 2015 Posted December 22, 2015 I'm not feeling that good about my writing skills. I posted the first part of a book that I was writing, and all the comments that I got on it have been negative. Not one positive comment about the book. It made me feel like I wasn't that good of a writer, and now I'm kind of wishing I hadn't said that people could say negative things about it. Because that's all that the responses have been. I need hugs. When I posted my first story on a writer's forum, I got some positive feedback and a good bit of criticism. People weren't mean, not at all; but they were very straightforward in what they said. The writing was clunky. This motivation made no sense. It was thin on plot. The character development was shaky. It wasn't easy to hear those things, and I'll be honest, they made me doubt myself as a writer. But when I reread what I'd written in light of what those people had told me, I was able to strengthen the weak points in my story and incorporate their advice into future stories. Receiving criticism on a story is never easy. You put all of that work into it, and more than that, it's a piece of yourself on the page. You poured your heart into that piece they're criticizing. It can feel crass at best and downright mean at worst. But when I look back at some of the things I wrote as a teen and compare them to the things I've written recently, I can see where I incorporated criticism into my writing process--and I can see how it improved my work. It was difficult to hear at the time, but honest and constructive criticism has done my writing nothing but good. 1
Allomancy she/her Posted December 23, 2015 Posted December 23, 2015 (edited) They said the font I wrote in was bad. It was fine to me... plus more Edited December 23, 2015 by Allomancy
TwiLyghtSansSparkles she/her Posted December 23, 2015 Posted December 23, 2015 They said the font I wrote in was bad. It was fine to me... plus more It can be a bit of a nitpick, but some fonts are distracting or hard to read. It's why publishers only accept manuscripts written in Times New Roman or (sometimes) another neutral font.
Briar King Posted December 23, 2015 Posted December 23, 2015 So it's winter and 70F with mosquitos still biting me. Come on Old Man get to it! It's supposed to be in the 50's 40's and 30's even in Louisiana right now. It's almost January and I'm having to run AC in house and truck. Not cool Old Man!
Guest Posted December 23, 2015 Posted December 23, 2015 So it's winter and 70F with mosquitos still biting me. Come on Old Man get to it! It's supposed to be in the 50's 40's and 30's even in Louisiana right now. It's almost January and I'm having to run AC in house and truck. Not cool Old Man! We are on out way to beat the all time record for hot weather on a Christmas day... 17°C on the 24th I'm going to go running... in short sleeves, in December Usually it's more like -15°C at this time of the year... I have to say, while I am glad not to be freezing, but a rainy green soggy Christmas just isn't the same.. Where is my Winter Wonderland?
The Honor Spren she/her Posted December 23, 2015 Posted December 23, 2015 We are on out way to beat the all time record for hot weather on a Christmas day... 17°C on the 24th I'm going to go running... in short sleeves, in December Usually it's more like -15°C at this time of the year... I have to say, while I am glad not to be freezing, but a rainy green soggy Christmas just isn't the same.. Where is my Winter Wonderland? I'm dreaming of a wet Christmas, Just like the ones I always know . . . Jokes and song parodies aside, I'm sorry about that. I've noticed it's hotter everywhere, I'm in South Carolina and it's in the high sixties, when it should be in the low fifties. (Farenhight) I'm wondering if it's just a warmer year, or if global warming is doing its thing. Have a nice cold hug!
+Slowswift Posted December 23, 2015 Posted December 23, 2015 (edited) By the way, Twi, thanks for your concern. I wasn't able to say much because of time constraints, sorry about that. I mean, life still sucks, but time, this thread, and copious amounts of Owl City has helped. Thanks again. And Allomancy, I haven't read your writng yet, but give me time to and I guarantee I will have some good things to say about it. They definitely were being rather harsh. Edited December 23, 2015 by Slowswift 1
little wilson she/her Posted December 23, 2015 Posted December 23, 2015 I've noticed it's hotter everywhere, I'm in South Carolina and it's in the high sixties, when it should be in the low fifties. (Farenhight) I'm wondering if it's just a warmer year, or if global warming is doing its thing. I'm betting it's just a warm year for some areas. Others are colder. Last year was a warm year for Utah. Hardly any snow at all (which is strange considering I live next to a lake), but this year is back to normal. From what my mom tells me about Idaho, where I'm from is getting more snow than usual (though other areas in Idaho are normal). They had to close down an interstate last week due to snow and ice. I'm not even sure I'm going to get to my parents' today since I have two passes to cross. So yeah. Doesn't sound like global warming to me. Just sounds like a normal year. Some places are warm, and some are cold. It happens.
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