She looks like she could kick some serious ass.I almost forgot the chick from Defiance. Ummm, yeah, she wasn't human either.
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Yeah, she has a time or two. For some reason I really liked the first season of that show, but couldn't keep watching it once the second season started. Oh well. Good sci fi is hard to find, even in the name of the channel...went downhill when the Sci Fi channel became SyFyShe looks like she could kick some serious ass.
Yea, I remember that day.Yeah, she has a time or two. For some reason I really liked the first season of that show, but couldn't keep watching it once the second season started. Oh well. Good sci fi is hard to find, even in the name of the channel...went downhill when the Sci Fi channel became SyFy
A bit stuck now. Know I need to write, finding it difficult to do so. Can only return to the thought that no matter what I come back to the point of having to wait on people to do things in order that I manifest goals. Growing food to sell is no good if no one buys it. Writing stories is the same too, people have to buy them.
Reading here now about @chopdoc's loss of $30,000 in three motorcycles. Don't take this the wrong way. To me that would have bought my wife and me a home, land and house, well, utility hookups. I understand feeling that a flood, or any natural disaster taking things away is a bit unfair. Lived through a flood back in 1988, Shenandoah River flooded. We were fortunate and spared loss. We went and helped those that were not. So, yes I understand that feeling.
I also understand the feeling I'm having too. Damn, $30,000 on motorcycles? That could have been a forever home for some, what could not afford it no matter how much they applied themselves, put their backs to the grindstone. No matter if they never made a bad choice in life. Yes, me and her probably have our fair share of bad choices. That's not the point. The point is it seems kind of pointless.
Yes, I'm sad you guys getting the rougher ends presently have lost stuff. Many of you probably won't ever recover in full. I'm not negating that, or belittling it. If we could, we would help. As it is we're barely holding on ourselves and we're living with her sis and family. Not sure it would be faring much better had I some high waged / salaried occupation. Seems life is keen on slinging unfairness at all in equal proportion.
Not sure if I can read enough "happy" news to defray the languished mood I'm finding myself in. How can I be bothered to write stories for selling when the world seems to be shit no matter what? I might be over thinking a plate of beans. Sorry, I'm human and prone to empathy, compassion, passion. Whew, hope the psychologist tells me it's fine to be a sociopath. Feeling things is detrimental for me it would seem. Might even reconsider going on lithium.
Naw! You are FINE, Bro! All of those are NORMAL thoughts, and your gift of a creative mind is almost ALWAYS accompanied by a less than usual thought process.
As far as material shit goes, I understand. But a lot of people who choose esoteric when young, over material, have those feelings when older, forgetting that they willingly sidestepped the "rat race".
Not a "bad choice", just an alternative one. I am sure it had it's great moments.
Skip the lithium, make the world accept you as you are...
Sorry, life is shitty, then you die.
Once you get past that realization, life is not so bad.
Sorry, life is shitty, then you die.
I worked for home depot for almost a year. Let me tell you. Home depot sucks in so many ways you can't even imagine...Well, my life is certainly not as shitty as chopdoc's here lately, but I have today learned to hate Home Depot even worse than I hate Walmart. 3 fucking Home Depot stores, not one had the round tension rod I was looking for... walmart.com is down, but we found the tension rod I want AT Walmart. I did get a new Waterpik shower massage showerhead at Home Depot, $24.98, so that's a good deal. The mate is currently getting the showerhead and new curtain rod all setup for me.
and home depot can BITE MY ASS.
Andria
She caught my attention in LOST. Not drop-dead gorgeous, but a very organic beauty. Then again, I have a soft-spot for women of Slavic heritage..Of course I also liked Mira Furlan
The point that is hard to find and really realize is that the abyss is as deep and dark as you LET it be.Leave it to you. You're right though in some ways. In others, well, it's all a dark abyss.
Guess I'm not past it. Not sure I will be. I'll just keep to myself more here. No point to be the downer. Sorry if I have been.
I like 24g SS 316L..... But starting to like ni80 better...As of right now, I officially dislike 26 Awg SS wire
The point that is hard to find and really realize is that the abyss is as deep and dark as you LET it be.
And yeah I know that knowing and realizing are not the same thing.
Takes work and time. And often proper medications.
Been there done that and will likely do it all again....
Look up and really listen to the Serenity Prayer.
Not religious myself but not bad words to live by.
I appreciate the thought of the Serenity Prayer. Oddly much as I try, have difficulty accepting the whole "God's will argument", even thinking of it as a means of release, comfort.
$450 a month for a mortgage? I'm at $1200 a month and our house was $154k with $25k down!!! $8k a year alone in property taxes, but it was assessed for $250k. We did $20k worth of remodeling(no labor costs, that was all materials).
And $650 for rent? Shit were now thinking of buying a new house and renting our current one that's 3rms, 1.75 baths and 1,750sq ft for $2,000 a month.... without utilities
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It is pricey up here and minimum wage is horrible $9.60 an hour, so for a lot of people it's hard to own a house with what they make around here. Doesn't help property taxes here are insane, my brothers house is right around $16k a year for them.Yeah, the cost of living is a lot higher up there... or really, most places outside the deep south. Our house is a single level, 3BR/2BA, almost 1400 sqft; quarter acre lot. We got our assessment yesterday, as I said, and our taxes for this year are $1503; insurance is about $1100. Our payments have fluctuated a little, due to the escrow for tax and insurance being built in, but the biggest payment we've had so far was $521. Right now, the payment is $497, and due to the taxes going up about $284 this year, we'll start adding an additional $25 to the escrow every month, even before they do the re-analysis.
Andria
It is pricey up here and minimum wage is horrible $9.60 an hour, so for a lot of people it's hard to own a house with what they make around here. Doesn't help property taxes here are insane, my brothers house is right around $16k a year for them.
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Our house was listed at $190k and wasn't anything that could be lived it, no one had lived in it for over a year. The previous 18 tenants and yes I literally mean 18 people just got up and left. We assume they where illegals since they worked at a local Chinese restaurant that closed and they literally left everything(clothing, food) all in the house. We got her down $40k within a week of her listing it, told her we would need to hire people to come and clean it, remove the mold and all that. We failed to mention my father in laws company could and would do it all for the price of materials so we won thankfully lol.Our real estate lady told us that if we'd come to her in 2005 and said we wanted to buy a house in Lawrenceville for $60k, she'd have laughed herself silly. This house was sold in 2004 for $124k.So the economic disaster actually helped us, though that's hard to imagine when we recall how desperate we were at the time!
Andria
A bit stuck now. Know I need to write, finding it difficult to do so. Can only return to the thought that no matter what I come back to the point of having to wait on people to do things in order that I manifest goals. Growing food to sell is no good if no one buys it. Writing stories is the same too, people have to buy them.
Reading here now about @chopdoc's loss of $30,000 in three motorcycles. Don't take this the wrong way. To me that would have bought my wife and me a home, land and house, well, utility hookups. I understand feeling that a flood, or any natural disaster taking things away is a bit unfair. Lived through a flood back in 1988, Shenandoah River flooded. We were fortunate and spared loss. We went and helped those that were not. So, yes I understand that feeling.
I also understand the feeling I'm having too. Damn, $30,000 on motorcycles? That could have been a forever home for some, what could not afford it no matter how much they applied themselves, put their backs to the grindstone. No matter if they never made a bad choice in life. Yes, me and her probably have our fair share of bad choices. That's not the point. The point is it seems kind of pointless.
Yes, I'm sad you guys getting the rougher ends presently have lost stuff. Many of you probably won't ever recover in full. I'm not negating that, or belittling it. If we could, we would help. As it is we're barely holding on ourselves and we're living with her sis and family. Not sure it would be faring much better had I some high waged / salaried occupation. Seems life is keen on slinging unfairness at all in equal proportion.
Not sure if I can read enough "happy" news to defray the languished mood I'm finding myself in. How can I be bothered to write stories for selling when the world seems to be shit no matter what? I might be over thinking a plate of beans. Sorry, I'm human and prone to empathy, compassion, passion. Whew, hope the psychologist tells me it's fine to be a sociopath. Feeling things is detrimental for me it would seem. Might even reconsider going on lithium.
There's only one thing that we truly have control over in life, and that's our thoughts and actions. Period. Any thoughts about being able to control anything else is illusory.I understand part of that prayer says you ask to be able to accept the things you're unable to change. That's fine I can accept them. That doesn't mean I need to like being unable to change them, or am even capable of liking that.
And that is kind of my frustration too. There is too much beyond my control.
I miss 2089. We partied like it was 2099.I miss tomorrow.
Do I have to remind you and Robert of the Temporal Prime Directive again?? No divulging what you did or what the future is like!I miss 2089. We partied like it was 2099.
Oopsy.Do I have to remind you and Robert of the Temporal Prime Directive again?? No divulging what you did or what the future is like!![]()
(((((HUGS))))) ChoppyTotally understand what your saying Morley.i lived a very blessed life but also everything I have, I worked hard for and earned. The only thing given to me was an education. That's why losing what I have hurts. My house I took a cow milking barn and converted it into a home. I did that with my own two hands which is why I am disgusted right now because I just found out my kitchen cabinets are destroyed.
I understand a lot of the luxuries I have or should I say had would pay to house a family. Yet I earned that. I worked hard for it and I don't believe any one has the right to begrudge me of it. You are a very talented and artistic writer. If you ever attained the success of other writers like Grisham or Clancy do you want others to dump on you just because you was successful and able to give your family a better life than they ever hoped for?
I am doing everything I can to keep a positive attitude. I don't know if I can ever go back to work because of this medical shit and I just lost pretty much everything I have but I know others are in far worse shape than me so if this seems a little harsh, sorry. I just don't have in me to really care what I lost in motorcycles would mean to others.
But if you start traveling before the Temporal Prime directive exists.....Do I have to remind you and Robert of the Temporal Prime Directive again?? No divulging what you did or what the future is like!![]()
You can't live your life saying the things you worked for or earned *could* buy x or y for someone else. If you live your life without stepping over others to get what you have, you have no question that the things you have or had are yours and deservedly so. Living a life with things that you earned or made yourself is not a crime nor is it wrong, regardless if someone else would have chosen to use that money to buy something more valuable to them. It's all relative. If you earned those motorcycles, and didn't take advantage of others to get them, then you owe nothing or no explanation. Of course it's natural to feel like I or anyone could do x or y if I had some amount of money, but it's a crap shoot really. The bottom line is that money was earned by you and spent on something of value to you, regardless of if it could build a house for someone, or whatever it may be. I understand both points but really, what you choose to spend your money on is not my place to judgeTotally understand what your saying Morley.i lived a very blessed life but also everything I have, I worked hard for and earned. The only thing given to me was an education. That's why losing what I have hurts. My house I took a cow milking barn and converted it into a home. I did that with my own two hands which is why I am disgusted right now because I just found out my kitchen cabinets are destroyed.
I understand a lot of the luxuries I have or should I say had would pay to house a family. Yet I earned that. I worked hard for it and I don't believe any one has the right to begrudge me of it. You are a very talented and artistic writer. If you ever attained the success of other writers like Grisham or Clancy do you want others to dump on you just because you was successful and able to give your family a better life than they ever hoped for?
I am doing everything I can to keep a positive attitude. I don't know if I can ever go back to work because of this medical shit and I just lost pretty much everything I have but I know others are in far worse shape than me so if this seems a little harsh, sorry. I just don't have in me to really care what I lost in motorcycles would mean to others.
I have to say, any form of death experience isn't to my taste..Did I see mention of the trauma of a laundry room situation?
Speaking from experience: Have a heart attack - real existential mind fuck-er. Changes your perspective overnight on the importance and relevance of everything once you have had the experience of feeling "the light going out" while laying on an emergency transport gurney.
But near death experiences aren't for everyone I guess.
I had one. Was unconscious and don't remember it.But near death experiences aren't for everyone I guess.
Has you doctor approved of you engaging in activities that might increase your heart rate and blood pressure? You know, like dealing with all of us nuts on this forum?I had one. Was unconscious and don't remember it.![]()
I can't believe the rate these retired people are falling for reverse mortgages....... I see a lot loosing their homes......Yeah, the cost of living is a lot higher up there... or really, most places outside the deep south. Our house is a single level, 3BR/2BA, almost 1400 sqft; quarter acre lot. We got our assessment yesterday, as I said, and our taxes for this year are $1503; insurance is about $1100. Our payments have fluctuated a little, due to the escrow for tax and insurance being built in, but the biggest payment we've had so far was $521. Right now, the payment is $497, and due to the taxes going up about $284 this year, we'll start adding an additional $25 to the escrow every month, even before they do the re-analysis.
Andria
There's only one thing that we truly have control over in life, and that's our thoughts and actions. Period. Any thoughts about being able to control anything else is illusory.
Regardless of all else, life will continually assail us with one circumstance after another that we must deal with in one way or other. How we deal with them is entirely up to us.
We have the choice to accept what is for what it is, what isn't for what it isn't. All the story and meaning and interpretation we apply is of our own making. And there's nothing that we can do to stop applying story and meaning and interpretation to what happens - it's our nature to do so. But when we understand that it's nothing more than a created story, interpretation and applied meaning to the circumstance is where freedom from those constructs and the power to deal with them effectively begins.
You can't live your life saying the things you worked for or earned *could* buy x or y for someone else. If you live your life without stepping over others to get what you have, you have no question that the things you have or had are yours and deservedly so. Living a life with things that you earned or made yourself is not a crime nor is it wrong, regardless if someone else would have chosen to use that money to buy something more valuable to them. It's all relative. If you earned those motorcycles, and didn't take advantage of others to get them, then you owe nothing or no explanation. Of course it's natural to feel like I or anyone could do x or y if I had some amount of money, but it's a crap shoot really. The bottom line is that money was earned by you and spent on something of value to you, regardless of if it could build a house for someone, or whatever it may be. I understand both points but really, what you choose to spend your money on is not my place to judge
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Oh no!!!!! That sucks!GFY all,
I threw my back out and am HATING IT
Not as bad as Chop and Morley are hating it, but hating it enough.