What's on your mind?

[RelentlessOblivion]

I have been on hold to this airline company for nearly 1 3/4 hours. When I finally do get through to somebody my question will take less then five minutes to answer. The hold music would drive me insane were I not drowning it out with doom.

[FatherAlabaster]

My issue would have taken about five or ten minutes as well. However, after over two hours of hold time, they simply hung up on me.

[RelentlessOblivion]

I finally got through, asked my question (whether transporting a bike and trainer is included in check baggage or something which needs to be transported separately), got my answer (the former) and was spoken to like a kid in school asking a question the teacher thinks he should already know the answer to.

[deathstorm]

happy thanksgiving everyone. Here is a thanksgiving treat

[mindy6158]

Been super stupid busy lately. I am ready for this dummy dumb year to be over......

[RelentlessOblivion]

I too will be glad to see the end of 2014. Having said that the back half of the year has been pretty awesome.

[mindy6158]

I too will be glad to see the end of 2014. Having said that the back half of the year has been pretty awesome.

I literally have no time for anything at the end of semesters. Why professors kill us at the end of the semester baffles my mind. I also cannot understand why they assume we only have their classes to worry the hell about.

[RelentlessOblivion]

It's because professors are generally joyless old farts who can only continue to exist by feeding on the anxiety, stress, doubt, and resentment of their students.

[mindy6158]

I have two papers still, one powerpoint, one quiz, and one final. My last class is december 10..........really??

[deathstorm]

Professors are ASSHOLEs

[BlutAusNerd]

Had a fucking HORRIBLE day today. The Christmas rush seems to have already begun, which is unusual considering that it usually waits until after black Friday, but we got shit on hard today. Tons of orders, much of it bulky and obnoxious (how the fuck do I have 3 different shuffleboard sets in my warehouse right now?), much of it undeliverable due to customers not being available, putting bad phone numbers on their orders, and being over capacity. It's going to be an insane year, we have more home delivery accounts than ever, and with thanksgiving being late in the month, there is a very short window from black Friday to Christmas to get all of our deliveries done. My activity here will likely be sparse for the next month, but be sure to PM me if you need something specific.

[RelentlessOblivion]

So it now appears I won't be racing track nationals. May not be a bad thing given I haven't had the best preparation with the accident and three months off the bike. It also frees me up to train brutally hard going into the new year so I'm not too disappointed.

[Midi]

Still waiting for a confirmation that I can take a half day off tomorrow. I want some time to focus on my cello playing without being too tired from work...

[FatherAlabaster]

I want some time to focus on my cello playing without being too tired from work...

Ah, the pangs of incipient adulthood...

[GorboGorboze]

Ah' date=' the pangs of incipient adulthood... [/quote'] I think that what makes 35 year olds so tricky is that they have come to a point where they have both learned to manage time, and still have a great deal of energy with which to face life. That and their masterey of language which gives voice to their arrogance and snarkery in a suscintly scathing style, They will feel free to do so, because they have not yet developed a sence of compassion. I think that is what makes a typical 35 year old so problematic, but maybe it is just that they are tired from work, and that makes them crankey. (I would stick a smily face here to put you at ease, Alabaster, but emotocons are way benieth my dignity.)

[Midi]

they have come to a point where they have both learned to manage time' date=' and still have a great deal of energy with which to face life.[/quote'] I bet they wouldn't if they had to walk 6 hours straight a day for their job.

[FatherAlabaster]

I think that what makes 35 year olds so tricky is that they have come to a point where they have both learned to manage time' date=' and still have a great deal of energy with which to face life. That and their masterey of language which gives voice to their arrogance and snarkery in a suscintly scathing style, They will feel free to do so, because they have not yet developed a sence of compassion. I think that is what makes a typical 35 year old so problematic, but maybe it is just that they are tired from work, and that makes them crankey. (I would stick a smily face here to put you at ease, Alabaster, but emotocons are way benieth my dignity.)[/quote'] You're right, I have no excuse. I'm just glad I'm not in my twenties anymore.

[GorboGorboze]

In my 40's I am longing for nothing more then to be in my 20's again, but given that arrogance and snarkery are my magor stregents, I imagine I'd do better as a thirty five year old.

[FatherAlabaster]

In my 40's I am longing for nothing more then to be in my 20's again' date=' but given that arrogance and snarkery are my magor stregents, I imagine I'd do better as a thirty five year old.[/quote'] Not so. The ability to convey lived wisdom in such an, at times, impenetrably verbose fashion is a thing to be admired - afforded, no doubt, by the depth of experience that comes with such an advanced perspective. Your gentle chiding has pointed to the fact that, for such an inherently sarcastic and single-minded person as myself, any attempt to promote compassion is doomed to hypocrisy unless I acknowledge that it's not a goal to be achieved, but rather a struggle to be fought daily.

[GorboGorboze]

Oh, did I mention that someone put two bags of high bush cranberries in the frezer at my mom's house. It's a Viburnum I mentioned a while back. Well I made a jelly and unmolded that action this morning, and It looks fucking awesome. It could be used in a victorian costume drama, and I mean upclose.

[FatherAlabaster]

Nice. We're in the midst of various baking activities. In fact I think the cranberry sauce is the only thing we're making today that won't go in the oven. Keeps the apartment warm.

[FatherAlabaster]

Someone said my latest album sounded like if Gorguts was from Sweden. An accolade I don't deserve, but it made me feel good, so I'll take it.

[RelentlessOblivion]

Oh' date=' did I mention that someone put two bags of high bush in the frezer at my mom's house.[/quote'] Between this and FA's 'baking activities' I'm beginning to suspect thanksgiving and cranberry references are just cover in case any forumites also happen to be police officers.

[deathstorm]

Murph what do you mean by that

[GorboGorboze]

The Jelly of the Month club has always kept in on the DL Relentless, you know how we roll.