The New Café

[Peanut]

Wow, man. You were right. I got in contact with a couple friends of mine, and they've been here the past two days. I guess I really never thought of it like that.

[Barkworm]

Awesome, I'm glad to hear that!

[Cascadia]

I am getting frustrated with my apartment...it is currently raining here in Oregon and apparently there is a small hole in my roof. So, you know what that means...my roof has leaked three times since November. The last one, the water landed on my electronics and some of my papers. Luckily, the electronics are still working properly because you know what they say...water and circuits do not mix. I probably will not get a roof repair crew to come to my apartment for awhile.

[Sewer Bull]

I've just made the best thing ever. All I wanted to do was to part a 200-MB file into six smaller ones, using winRAR.

I ended up with more than 200,000 files, 1 KB each and almost 1 GB of disk space wasted because of damn slack space and clusters.

I'm a walking awesomeness.

[愛]

I once tried to encode a DVD using Xvid, and I ended up with a file that was 16gb in size, had no sound, plus it was blurry as hell. What the 16gb of data was, I have no idea. It sure wasn't what I wanted, though.

I think I win.

[Katie]

So, I've moved and I couldn't be happier.

It's amazing how much I now realize how stressed out I was. I mean, I was constanly waking up at night for every little noise, even before my run in with my neighbor, and more so after. I was sleep deprived and depressed...it was affecting EVERYTHING in my life.

I am writing this because there is something amazing outside right now....kids playing. I still live in the same part of town...still pretty poor neighborhood...but there are FAMILIES here. Back in the old place everyone would have been shut in by now.

the people around here are pretty nice too. One family brought me some tamales and one brought me a kebob dish of some sort, and my across the hall neighbor brought me fresh Korean egg rolls.

Looks like life is gonna be better now

[Wingnut]

Originally Posted by Katie

So, I've moved and I couldn't be happier.

It's amazing how much I now realize how stressed out I was. I mean, I was constanly waking up at night for every little noise, even before my run in with my neighbor, and more so after. I was sleep deprived and depressed...it was affecting EVERYTHING in my life.

I am writing this because there is something amazing outside right now....kids playing. I still live in the same part of town...still pretty poor neighborhood...but there are FAMILIES here. Back in the old place everyone would have been shut in by now.

the people around here are pretty nice too. One family brought me some tamales and one brought me a kebob dish of some sort, and my across the hall neighbor brought me fresh Korean egg rolls.

Looks like life is gonna be better now

That's cool Katie, I just got back from living in Wales for 9 months and just being back in place where my mind is at ease is something I missed. I wish you the best for ya at your new place of residence.

[Katie]

thanks

And Here's a news report from my old apartment complex. The lady that was killed lived a building over from me....She was just sitting in her front room watching TV and teh bullet broke through her window.

I'm glad I moved. That would have pushed me into the loony bin for sure.

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NASHVILLE, Tenn. - A Nashville man has been arrested for Friday night?s fatal shooting of a woman whose son was the intended target, police said. Demance Marshall Beasley, 19, of Hydes Ferry Drive, is being held without bond on charges of criminal homicide, attempted criminal homicide, unlawful gun possession, cocaine possession and theft.

A police investigation showed that Beasley came to Blank Street and initiated a confrontation with Antwaun Jordan, 28, and 23-year-old Charles Bond.

During the confrontation, Beasley pulled a pistol and began shooting, police said.

One of the rounds entered a window of 920 Blank Street and struck Bond's mother, Sherri Bond, 42. She was rushed to Vanderbilt University Medical Center where she was pronounced dead.

Jordan suffered a gunshot wound to the leg and was also taken to Vanderbilt for treatment.

Bond identified Beasley as the gunman. Metro officers arrested Beasley at 4:30 a.m. Saturday when he drove by the scene of the shooting.

At the time of his arrest, Beasley was carrying a gun that was stolen out of Maury County, and a rock of crack cocaine, according to police.

[gobo]

This is exactly why I hate hearing people talk about using drugs, even if they're joking (OMG! How funny it is to think that you almost got high enough to jump of a building! And, all the innocents you had to kill to get that wasted is just so damn cool! ).

[Kid Icarus]

So, when my roommates came back from their Christmas in Scottsbluff they dropped a bomb. They're moving back next week now... breaking our lease. What's this mean? GWG has to find another place to live!

Now, normally this wouldn't be a big deal at all. I could move back home and all that, you know. Which, now, it's looking like I might have to because...

My car is dead. As in, "wow, I'd really like to run, but I'm just not going to start for you" dead. As I'm inept with cars I have NO idea what's wrong, if it can be fixed, or how much it would cost to fix it. I check the coolant, the oil, even the power steering and break fluids... the battery's fine... it should turn over. But it won't.

21 degrees out there now. I doubt that's cold enough to really make the car not want to start though.

I've also had zero time to find a place. Work takes up all of my time in the day. Oh, and if my car doesn't go, I've really got no way to go apartment hunting either... and now toss in shopping for a new car.

And after talking to my mom, I will have to move back home. I've realized there's no way I can afford an apartment, car payments, insurance, bills, and food on my salary. There's just no way.

And since my car's dead, I doubt I'll get any trade in on it.

URGH!

Anyway, Peanut... yeah. Getting out makes life much easier to live. Also... I find that knowing my friends are going through **** along side me helps me cope with crap like the above. If you realize that you're not the only one having it rough, yanno? You can kinda forge ahead together, as sappy as that sounds.

[gobo]

It was steaky yesterday. I went to Outback at 1:30. They weren't open 'til 4, so my mom and I had to go find a movie to watch. We needed to kill time somehow since she wasn't going to make two trips to Baton Rouge in one day. We settled for A Night At The Museum since it was the most appropriate time. It was less over-the-top corny (and, more family-appropriate) than I expected. It was pretty dang cool.

4:30, I went back to the Steakhouse for my usual (the world's best Cheese Fries, Taz Crawfish, 20 oz. Ribeye, and Garlic Mashed Potatoes). To my disappointment, my stomach is too small now. I've been limiting myself to one meal a day for the past few months. So, even now, 5AM the next day, I'm stuffed. And, I have leftovers to eat! I didn't even get to touch my mashed taters. This was also the first time I turned my nose up at ribeye fat. Sypposedly, it's because the bigger the steak is, the gummier the fat gets. Ick.

[MadPirateBunny]

Whoa! Deja Vu!

[Peanut]

So...yeah. I was feeling good there for awhile. Apparently it's one of those "out of the frying pan and into the fire" scenarios. It seems like just about everything is completely f*cking up. I had a small rest period and now sh*t's gone and got crazaay! I just have problems at every single turn, and there's just no end in sight.

My biggest problem is that I spend so much time dwelling on all these various problems. I literally do nothing. I come home from work everyday, I sit on my couch, or lay in my bed and do nothing. Every now and again I'll toss in a game and start playing, but I'm not really playing, I'm just kind of going through the motions and not thinking it through. I'll sit down and read a book, or watch TV, but my mind is never in it. It's always wandering off, thinking and worrying. My eating habits have even been curbed to the point where I'm eating a single small meal a day, if that.

I really don't know why life is so sh*tty all the time, but it is. The last 5 or 6 months have just been a nightmare. I guess this is what I get for over 20 years of pure ignorant bliss. I never made the effort to grow up, so now that I'm supposed to get stuff done on my own and stop relying on other people, I don't know what's what. I drank for the first time in a long time about two weeks ago, I could see it turning into a regular thing.

[ThirdMarioBro]

Trust me man, you don't want a drinking problem. That's the one thing many people can't get over.

[愛]

Drinking has become a two to three nights a week thing for me. Over the break, it was always by myself. It's the one thing that takes away the harsh reality of the inability to relate to anyone. Oh well.

And Peanut, you know I got your back anytime you need me. Just hit me up on MSN, and we'll talk about anything.

[Katie]

I'm sorry you're having such a hard time right now It's so hard to go from being the kid and everyone being there for you...to fending for yourself in the world. I've had more than my share of pit falls in the matter. My parents met me at my high school graduation and congratulated me on being unemployed. My Dad's family thought I was stupid for wanting an education because girls are only good for making babies and keeping their men happy...I slumped into that pit for awhile...but it just made things worse. It was a cycle of anger and despair and not feeling good enough. Finally, I had enough. I wanted to make sure EVERYONE knew that I could take care of myself just fine because God knows, no one was helping me anymore. I didn't want to prove them all right in thinking I would fail.

I picked myself up, brushed myself off...and disassociated myself from anyone who told me I couldn't be someone.

It took a long time...3 years almost. But you know what? I'm better off ever struggling and scraping by now than if I had given in to what they wanted me to be.

you'll make it. I promise.

[MadPirateBunny]

cinnamon apple breakfast bars are yummy.

[Sewer Bull]

... "cinnamon apple breakfast bars are yummy"? Hey, that's not a serious life problem if you ask me.

Look at the first post of this thread:

Originally Posted by Machias Banshee

So yeah... if you seem to be having a rough time, whether its work, school, family, whatever... stop on in. We're friendly, and open 24-7. The forums are for an escape from reality. but when you need someone to vent to, this is the perfect place for ya.

This is what this thread is all about. Venting out the stuff that bothers you.

[MadPirateBunny]

ok, first off, we're on what? freaking page 40?

Second off, in the cafe you *should* be allowed to say anything. You don't have to vent or complain. You can just share. I mean I *can* make a new thread but what shall I call it?

BRCoW?

Bring Random Comments of Whateverness?

[Anarky]

In other places maybe the Café is a place where you say random stuff and glomp people and whatnot. But not here, and what different places do at the moment doesn't interest anyone and is not a point for this discussion. Neither is the page of the thread we're on. This thread is for crises in life and not for random ramblings. We have a random ramblings-thread somewhere, but I forgot its title. Something with "Boredom".

Discussion ended. Thank you.