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[+Slowswift]

1 minute ago, bleeder said:

I'm not totally stormed (what a pun) because I live inland. 

We will, however, probably get a week or so of on/off rain after the hurricane dies down.

It wasn't caused by the hurricane, but you just reminded me of the freaky weather Utah just got.

As in, there-were-almost-tornadoes freaky weather.

Tornadoes aren't supposed to happen in Utah guys what the storms

[Jondesu he/him]

Trying not to get an ulcer worrying about the hurricane here. Nothing more we can change at this point except to ride it out, but I have this hard knot in my stomach/chest that isn't going away.

Even this didn't help: Hello Hurricane by Switchfoot.

Edit: Even Sam Adams isn't cheering me up like he usually does.

jW

Edited October 7, 2016 by Jondesu

[Briar King]

Last prediction I saw had the thing potentially not only riding the coast from FL to SC but looping back around to hit again at TS lvl... I hate dodging those things it's so stressful

[Arraenae]

My mom threatened to kick my brother out of the house yesterday. Granted, he's 23, has a job, and has no outstanding debt, and some people move out by the end of college, but I don't think this is a similar situation. This is the second time my mom has talked about making my brother move out, and both times it's happened because he did some trivial thing that annoyed her. The first time, he didn't want to show her the photos on his phone at that moment, and the second time, he didn't want to drive my mom and I to the train station. (We have another car, so it isn't that big of an issue. He goes on the same train at the same time to work everyday.) My mom claims that by not doing these things, he's withholding love from the family, or something similar. She also claims that kicking him out will teach him responsibility, which will make my brother not refuse these trivial things.

I don't see the logic in that. It feels more like attempted retaliation than a "son, you need to get more responsible and see the world" thing. 

[Jondesu he/him]

And, likely exacerbated by the stress of this oncoming storm, my head feels like someone stabbed a knife into the base of my skull.  I can't lay all the way down, sleep is out of the question until this subsides. I took some Tylenol, but it often doesn't do much (it's just the only safe thing with my other meds), so I'm probably stuck like this until it goes away on its own. Should be a fun night...

jW

Edited October 7, 2016 by Jondesu

[marsoupial they/them]

Ok, so, for those of you not in Eastern Standard Time, it's almost 1:30 AM here in East TN.

I'm going to Asheville (city in North Carolina, about 2-3 hours away) tomorrow so my mom can look at a car, and so I can go to Guitar Center, then we're going to our mountain house. 

I was about to go to bed when I realized: I have no clothes for tomorrow. They're all in the wash. 

So now I'm sitting on the couch watching YouTube, drinking milk, and eating protein bars while waiting for the dryer to finish. 

Guess who's sleeping any time soon... not me! Or @Jondesu!

[Mestiv he/him]

@Arraenae it indeed doesn't look like trying to teach him responsibility. He had full right to refuse showing her pictures on his phone, they are his private thing, she has no right to them :/ I think, judging by the description you provided that it is a good time for your brother to move out, but your mother is approaching it wrong.

[Delightful]

12 hours ago, bleeder said:

Guys this is an actual radar photo of Matthew:

Oh my dear G-D. 

5 hours ago, Arraenae said:

My mom threatened to kick my brother out of the house yesterday. Granted, he's 23, has a job, and has no outstanding debt, and some people move out by the end of college, but I don't think this is a similar situation. This is the second time my mom has talked about making my brother move out, and both times it's happened because he did some trivial thing that annoyed her. The first time, he didn't want to show her the photos on his phone at that moment, and the second time, he didn't want to drive my mom and I to the train station. (We have another car, so it isn't that big of an issue. He goes on the same train at the same time to work everyday.) My mom claims that by not doing these things, he's withholding love from the family, or something similar. She also claims that kicking him out will teach him responsibility, which will make my brother not refuse these trivial things.

I don't see the logic in that. It feels more like attempted retaliation than a "son, you need to get more responsible and see the world" thing. 

And if he's left the house he won't be around to show her photos or drive her places.  

What Mestiv said. If she wants him out the house and being responsible sitting down and talking about it makes more sense.....

[TwiLyghtSansSparkles she/her]

6 hours ago, Arraenae said:

My mom threatened to kick my brother out of the house yesterday. Granted, he's 23, has a job, and has no outstanding debt, and some people move out by the end of college, but I don't think this is a similar situation. This is the second time my mom has talked about making my brother move out, and both times it's happened because he did some trivial thing that annoyed her. The first time, he didn't want to show her the photos on his phone at that moment, and the second time, he didn't want to drive my mom and I to the train station. (We have another car, so it isn't that big of an issue. He goes on the same train at the same time to work everyday.) My mom claims that by not doing these things, he's withholding love from the family, or something similar. She also claims that kicking him out will teach him responsibility, which will make my brother not refuse these trivial things.

I don't see the logic in that. It feels more like attempted retaliation than a "son, you need to get more responsible and see the world" thing. 

Yeah, your mom isn't trying to teach him a thing besides "Obey my every command without question or suffer the consequences." So what if he doesn't want to show her the photos on his phone? They're his photos. He doesn't want to drive her to the train station? Boo friggin' hoo. Your mom is a big girl; she can drive herself. 

I hope that, for his own sanity, your brother is able to move out on his own terms soon. 

[TwiLyghtSansSparkles she/her]

The presidential election has me wanting to send this comic to everyone in the country. 

And by "the election" I mean "the election" but also "the things my parents and siblings are posting on Facebook."  

[Jondesu he/him]

Just lost power. Still have data on my phone, intermittently, and no damage, so a lot better than I was afraid would happen.

jW

[Kaymyth she/her]

On 10/6/2016 at 11:19 AM, TwiLyghtSansSparkles said:

If you haven't seen the picture of Hurricane Matthew (and if you've seen it, you know what I'm talking about) then do not look it up now. 

Hope everything is okay over there, Honor Spren.  

Heh. I still think that image is hilarious and somewhat epic.

On 10/6/2016 at 0:18 PM, bleeder said:

I'm going to Universal on the 19th, a little terrified. 

Also, going to North Carolina tomorrow. 

We'll probably be feeling the aftershocks of the storm pretty soon. 

I hope you guys all stay safe. 

The crazy thing is there's some wingnut blogger out there who's been suggesting that Hurricane Matthew's strength is being "exaggerated by the government to push their climate change agenda".  This idiot is going to get people killed.

55 minutes ago, TwiLyghtSansSparkles said:

The presidential election has me wanting to send this comic to everyone in the country. 

And by "the election" I mean "the election" but also "the things my parents and siblings are posting on Facebook."  

You could always hide their feeds.

[TwiLyghtSansSparkles she/her]

4 minutes ago, Kaymyth said:

The crazy thing is there's some wingnut blogger out there who's been suggesting that Hurricane Matthew's strength is being "exaggerated by the government to push their climate change agenda".  This idiot is going to get people killed.

You could always hide their feeds.

Yikes. There's a time when conspiracy theories are amusing, and there are times when they're legitimately dangerous and you should just keep them to yourself. That time is when there's a hurricane headed your way.

Eh, it's not constant. Just a "Vote Trump, Hillary can't be trusted" meme or article once every couple of days or so. Sadly, most of these are coming from my sister, who I had previously thought was a bit more sensible than that. So I'm sitting here like...

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[Kaymyth she/her]

10 minutes ago, TwiLyghtSansSparkles said:

Yikes. There's a time when conspiracy theories are amusing, and there are times when they're legitimately dangerous and you should just keep them to yourself. That time is when there's a hurricane headed your way.

Eh, it's not constant. Just a "Vote Trump, Hillary can't be trusted" meme or article once every couple of days or so. Sadly, most of these are coming from my sister, who I had previously thought was a bit more sensible than that. So I'm sitting here like...

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You should share the video that I posted this morning. 

[TwiLyghtSansSparkles she/her]

8 minutes ago, Kaymyth said:

You should share the video that I posted this morning. 

Just watched it.  

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"Come on, America. Be the bigger moron." 

I don't know if that would count as endorsing a presidential candidate, though—something I can't do as a government employee (at least by the rules of my parish). 

[Orlion Blight he/him]

39 minutes ago, TwiLyghtSansSparkles said:

Yikes. There's a time when conspiracy theories are amusing, and there are times when they're legitimately dangerous and you should just keep them to yourself. That time is when there's a hurricane headed your way.

Eh, it's not constant. Just a "Vote Trump, Hillary can't be trusted" meme or article once every couple of days or so. Sadly, most of these are coming from my sister, who I had previously thought was a bit more sensible than that. So I'm sitting here like...

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Is your sister even old enough to vote? If not, her opinion does not matter, as teens tend to base their beliefs on their parent's and do not ever affect the outcome of an election.

Now, if she is old enough...

[Jondesu he/him]

The Highstorm is reaching Jacksonville. Not where I am, but I have family there.

jW

[TwiLyghtSansSparkles she/her]

14 minutes ago, Orlion Determined said:

Is your sister even old enough to vote? If not, her opinion does not matter, as teens tend to base their beliefs on their parent's and do not ever affect the outcome of an election.

Now, if she is old enough...

She is.

[Silverblade5 he/him]

On 10/4/2016 at 6:11 PM, Silverblade5 said:

Are there any grocery stores near you that have a system where you can put money on a store sponsored card, and then get cash back when you use that card there and at locations that place sponsors? If so, would it be possible to create a joint account for the club, and then get such a card for each club member so that all cash back received goes to previously mentioned joint account?

@Cognizantastic

[TwiLyghtSansSparkles she/her]

My brother sent me a text while I was making dinner. 

Brother: Hey, I know you love your job, but a library here in Spokane is hiring a full-time librarian for [twice per month what I'm currently making, though he doesn't know that]. 
Me: Okay, I'll check it out. 
Brother: I won't tell Mom and Dad about the job if you don't want me to, but I'd love to have you close. 
Me: I'll take a look, but to be honest I don't think I could afford another big move right now. 
Brother: I know what you mean, but I'll bet Mom and Dad would probably pay for the move lol. 
Me: Lol yeah. 
[He mentions that he's looking for apartments, I ask where; he says he's looking in an area closer to work.]
Brother: Mom wants me to stay close to home, but I want at least a 20 minute buffer between me and Grandmother. 
[Grandmother makes it onto this thread far less frequently than Twimom, but mostly because she lives so far away that I hardly ever see her. Don't believe she's as bad as I think she is? I have stories.] 
Me: I thought she was moving to Idaho??? Why the lies????
Brother: That was her original plan, but the deal fell through, so she found a place about 5 minutes away from us. 

Well, I do admit I was tempted by the lure of a higher salary, but now that Twimom and Grandmother are living in the same town? 

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[Oversleep]

It could be heavy.

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I got into a big fight with my sister. Not sure whether I'll be detailing the whole thing (I am writing this on 2:42 am) but at the end I called out her chulldung with the 'bonding thing'. I'm 21, she's 26, we're way past that point. She's not gonna make all the previous years of being treated like a younger nuisance magically disappear! We never had a good bond so there's not much to work with in the first place. Push somebody away long enough and then act surprised they are not thrilled to get closer.
I mean, I've been trying, but all her 'attempts' are just plain irritating - remember when I posted here about her barging in my room in the middle of the night to eat? Forcing herself on me is her idea of bonding. And she's interested in my life too much and when I tell her off she gets offended.
Look... let's say we have a girl and a guy with crush on her but she doesn't want him. Hanging around her will not make her fall in love with the guy, it will just come off as creepy.

This has been a long fight, involved a lot of bad stuff, she slapped me, I returned the pleasure (a lot, lot, lot weaker and I've been precise to not hit the face, just around the ear - I may have given up 'not hitting women' in this case but I'm not gonna hurt anybody. Girl slaps a guy, nobody pays attention. Guy slaps a girl, it's monstrous. Why should she be allowed to use violence as an argument and I shouldn't pay back? If you hit somebody, be prepared to be hit back), we brought up a lot of stuff, I told her we're not gonna be some happy, close siblings and I think that could have been very heavy for her.

The scary thing is I did not even feel any particularly strong emotions during the while thing. I just wanted to get it over with.

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Before the fight I intended to post something else here, as it was a bad day (cold, misty, buses not coming, trams breaking down with me inside, getting late to the uni, traffic jams, dropping things I intended to hold... like eggs... the list goes on) but now everything pales in comparision.

 

Edited October 8, 2016 by Oversleep

[Silverblade5 he/him]

Comp's been stuck in boot up sequence for a few hours now. Specifically, white wheel of death. Getting worried.

[Darkness Ascendant he/him]

3 hours ago, Oversleep said:

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I got into a big fight with my sister. Not sure whether I'll be detailing the whole thing (I am writing this on 2:42 am) but at the end I called out her chulldung with the 'bonding thing'. I'm 21, she's 26, we're way past that point. She's not gonna make all the previous years of being treated like a younger nuisance magically disappear! We never had a good bond so there's not much to work with in the first place. Push somebody away long enough and then act surprised they are not thrilled to get closer.
I mean, I've been trying, but all her 'attempts' are just plain irritating - remember when I posted here about her barging in my room in the middle of the night to eat? Forcing herself on me is her idea of bonding. And she's interested in my life too much and when I tell her off she gets offended.
Look... let's say we have a girl and a guy with crush on her but she doesn't want him. Hanging around her will not make her fall in love with the guy, it will just come off as creepy.

This has been a long fight, involved a lot of bad stuff, she slapped me, I returned the pleasure (a lot, lot, lot weaker and I've been precise to not hit the face, just around the ear - I may have given up 'not hitting women' in this case but I'm not gonna hurt anybody. Girl slaps a guy, nobody pays attention. Guy slaps a girl, it's monstrous. Why should she be allowed to use violence as an argument and I shouldn't pay back? If you hit somebody, be prepared to be hit back), we brought up a lot of stuff, I told her we're not gonna be some happy, close siblings and I think that could have been very heavy for her.

The scary thing is I did not even feel any particularly strong emotions during the while thing. I just wanted to get it over with.

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Before the fight I intended to post something else here, as it was a bad day (cold, misty, buses not coming, trams breaking down with me inside, getting late to the uni, traffic jams, dropping things I intended to hold... like eggs... the list goes on) but now everything pales in comparision.

 

wow. That's alot like my sisters. but times 4. cos 4 sisters :/

[marsoupial they/them]

Felt sick all last night, and some this morning. 

Now I'm using my phone as a wi-fi hotspot so I can get on here and read my Mistborn books on my kindle cloud reader. 

[Kaymyth she/her]

On 10/7/2016 at 7:10 PM, TwiLyghtSansSparkles said:

My brother sent me a text while I was making dinner. 

Brother: Hey, I know you love your job, but a library here in Spokane is hiring a full-time librarian for [twice per month what I'm currently making, though he doesn't know that]. 
Me: Okay, I'll check it out. 
Brother: I won't tell Mom and Dad about the job if you don't want me to, but I'd love to have you close. 
Me: I'll take a look, but to be honest I don't think I could afford another big move right now. 
Brother: I know what you mean, but I'll bet Mom and Dad would probably pay for the move lol. 
Me: Lol yeah. 
[He mentions that he's looking for apartments, I ask where; he says he's looking in an area closer to work.]
Brother: Mom wants me to stay close to home, but I want at least a 20 minute buffer between me and Grandmother. 
[Grandmother makes it onto this thread far less frequently than Twimom, but mostly because she lives so far away that I hardly ever see her. Don't believe she's as bad as I think she is? I have stories.] 
Me: I thought she was moving to Idaho??? Why the lies????
Brother: That was her original plan, but the deal fell through, so she found a place about 5 minutes away from us. 

Well, I do admit I was tempted by the lure of a higher salary, but now that Twimom and Grandmother are living in the same town? 

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