The New Café

[KROW]

Jo, it seems to me that the only solution so far is to go see your doctor about this pill your taking. Anytime you suspect that a medication is beginning to affect you in any way, you should mention it immediately. Maybe he/she can give you a weaker dose or tell you to go off it completely.

It might be this pill. I don't see any reason why it would be you as a person acting this way. I know you don't want to keep hearing, "It's the pill, it's the pill," but it is a possibility. Go see your doctor, just for the heck of it, and ask him/her about your medication.

As far as your sleeping problem, it might be simple exhaustion. Again, that might also be something to tell your doctor about.

I hope you feel better, Jo.

Oh, and you don't ruin anything.

[Jo Dawn]

Well I am going back to the doctor in a few weeks. I don't know, I just can't express how awful I feel.

No one wants to be around someone who's moody all the time, who makes them feel guilty about things. Who's tired all the time and sensitive. I can't stand me much anymore.

And I am ruining things. Everything. The important things.

[SassyGal]

Originally Posted by Jo Dawn

Well I am going back to the doctor in a few weeks. I don't know, I just can't express how awful I feel.

No one wants to be around someone who's moody all the time, who makes them feel guilty about things. Who's tired all the time and sensitive. I can't stand me much anymore.

And I am ruining things. Everything. The important things.

OMG JD, I am so sorry you're feeling so crappy...I can't imagine you ruining anything. Everything seems a 1000000000000000000000 times worse when you are feeling down/depressed/moody, especially if people around you agree with you that you're cranky (Um I've totally been there ) If you ever feel like venting while waiting to see the doctor, PM me I'm thinking of you!!

[Katie]

there's other pills....or no pill....but for me I'd rather deal with my controlled moods than my unleashed hormones. I had to try 4 or 5 brands before I found my "just right" brand.

You're not a horrible person or anything. you're just going through that "paranoid phase" we girls sometimes get. if you add sleep deprivation on top of all that....ugh. (you can talk to my sweetie about that one!)

and, don't be afraid to call the doctor before your appointment. if a medication is having debilitating side effects (like you are experiencing) they need to know so that they can advise you on how you should proceed with that medication.

[jenna]

Jo that really sucks so much. I know the feeling. Are you talking about a

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contraceptive pill?

(spoiler tagged for girlie content - sorry lads)

if so, I know they reak havoc on your system. I was on one for one whole week before having to go off it because it gave me such bad nausea I couldn't move without throwing up!

You know what really helps? have a good cry about something trivial!

[Mr. Snackpants]

I've had a bad 24 hours. I went to see Transformers w/ some friends. I was headed to the theatre.....there were 2 lanes, going the same way. I was in the left and a car in the right lane tried to switch into my lane. He didn't see me and his mirror dented my passenger side door. His mirror was hanging by the wire. He signaled to turned into the theatre parking lot and I followed. Then he took off and went out the exit. So he basically ****ed me in the ass. I filed a police report after the movie but I still have to pay a $250 deductable. This was acutally my mom car, btw. Im looking for one right now but i'm not having much luck. I gotta pay $250 to get the dent out. My mom said I didn't have to because it wasn't my fault. But it wasn't hers either and I can't not pay for it. It just kills because it's 4 days work. Then today I was on my way to babysit my cousins ($ for the dent) and I was running late because I was taking a nap and woke up late. I guess I was going 32 in a 25 and a cop passes me a pulls a "U-ey" and pulls me over. What an asshole. People go 40 down the road I was on but they never get caught. Thankfully he let me off with a warning or my insurance on a car that I would be the primary driver(when I find a car) of would've gone up. So yeah...I feel like **** right now.

[gobo]

You're looking for the cafe, sir.

Go down the hall, take a left, enter the third door on the right, find the key at the bottom of the indoor swimming pool, head directly across the hall to the weight room, dry your feet first, find locker #37 (the one with the broken lock), get the melted snowball out, dump it out and rinse the cup at the water fountain in the corner, leave the weight room and use the fire escape to your left to exit the building, head down the street collecting the generous donations from random people in the cup, and stop just past the Jack In The Box. If you hit the Hot Topic, you've gone too far. You should see a tiny building on your right. If you don't, follow your nose towards the smell of mango espresso. Knock on the big metal door. When they open the... uhm... peep-hole thingy, offer them the random donations you've collected in the cup. If they still don't let you in, I had you get that key for a reason. Their cars are parked on the side of the building. Have fun.

[Mr. Snackpants]

whoops, my bad.

i just needed to wite something down somewhere

[Cure]

Originally Posted by Mr. Snackpants

I've had a bad 24 hours. I went to see Transformers w/ some friends. I was headed to the theatre.....there were 2 lanes, going the same way. I was in the left and a car in the right lane tried to switch into my lane. He didn't see me and his mirror dented my passenger side door. His mirror was hanging by the wire. He signaled to turned into the theatre parking lot and I followed. Then he took off and went out the exit. So he basically ****ed me in the ass. I filed a police report after the movie but I still have to pay a $250 deductable. This was acutally my mom car, btw. Im looking for one right now but i'm not having much luck. I gotta pay $250 to get the dent out. My mom said I didn't have to because it wasn't my fault. But it wasn't hers either and I can't not pay for it. It just kills because it's 4 days work. Then today I was on my way to babysit my cousins ($ for the dent) and I was running late because I was taking a nap and woke up late. I guess I was going 32 in a 25 and a cop passes me a pulls a "U-ey" and pulls me over. What an asshole. People go 40 down the road I was on but they never get caught. Thankfully he let me off with a warning or my insurance on a car that I would be the primary driver(when I find a car) of would've gone up. So yeah...I feel like **** right now.

If something like that happens again, try to get the license plate number. That's what I was told, anyway.

[Katie]

cops pulling ueys to give you a ticket YUCK! I had that happen to me on a highway. I was driving between Tampa and Fort Meyers, FL going about 10 over the speed limit. The fine state trooper threw his lights on, drove ACCROSS the grass median, and pulled me over. My dad and my brother were laughing so hard...I was 16.

And the cure is right....get a tag number if you can....I took a picture with my phone of the tag of this one guy who ran me off the road a few months ago. Cops got him with no trouble.

[cowabunga14]

Well, Friday in my Biology summer school class, when I was doing a lab with some partners and looking through a microscope, some kid took my stool while I was standing/wasn't looking, so I feel on the floor. Most of the class noticed and laughed and me and the kid claimed he "didn't notice" me and apologized, but I felt like he was just bulls**ttin' me. I thought about what he said for a while and figured him and his friends were plotting to embarrass me. The kid didn't sound very sincere when he talked to me.

I'm just wondering what I should say to him next time I see him.

[Katie]

Ignore him. Seriously. Don't stoop to his level. you will only be rewarding his actions if you do or say anything.

People like that are funny. if embarassing or messing with someone is fun to them, the reaction only makes it that much better. No reaction, no fun. you'll come of looking alot more mature than he does if you just drop the matter.

[Jester]

Hey guys...my turn to ask advice...thought I'm not sure the next time I may have a chance to check this.

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so drop me a line at work [email protected]

As you all know I'm the interim Youth pastor at a church in Texas now, but the situation I come too is not a great one. The last guy and his wife left after some legal problems (they were both arrested, grounds for dismissal by many employer's standers.) Though this happened, before it all went down, they were great with the kids, and were well loved by all. Now their gone and I'm the guy who has to step in and pick up the pieces...only this is my first job outside that grocery store where I rotted for 4 years. As I type this I should be leading the group, but only 2 of the kids actually showed, and I ran through my prepared lesson and the activity (bowling) was canned due to my not knowing the ally is closed on Sunday, so the ladies are at home right now, having dinner. What should I do? Should I print a list of names and go on a door knocking campaign to get them here? I do plan on giving some of them a call tomorrow, to let them know they were missed, but aside form that I'm not sure what to do. HELP!?

PS any ministers who know how to prepare lessons that last longer than 20 min (though had other things fallen into place, like the activity or maybe even more students, that may be long enough.) please give me some pointers.

[Katie]

I know a little of this from the kids side. When I was in middle school my youth minister was asked to leave the church. we all loved him so much, and the new guy was bad by default. not fair to him, but there you have it.

you know how he won us over? He asked us what we wanted / expected to learn. Get them involved and empowered and they will warm up to you. It'll take a minute. be persistent, but respectful of their feelings. Talk about their mourning process (because it is one). things will work out. You're a good fun guy. you can handle this no problem

[Jester]

I've tried that too...and gotten blank stares and "What ever you want to teach us..." I'm not going to give up this easily, but it is a bit frustrating and discouraging.

[Katie]

heheh kids are so funny.

try this. Let them pick the activity in advance and try and make a lesson around that. Let them say "we wanna do x" then have a blast and tie it in. Send out notice for voting on the activity to all households so maybe the interest is piqued.

I know it's frustrating. Tweenagers are just like that sometimes. I believe in ya. you'll do a great job. you got this job for a reason

[Jester]

Thanks Katie, that's not a bad idea. I may just run with that...and sadluy it's not just the tweens but the older ones as well. Maybe it's me too. I don't know how close I should get to them...since the wound is still fresh. I mean it came to a head early to mid May

[Katie]

there's a mourning period....just like with any loss. These kids trusted those people. But things will get better. Don't be afraid to get close. They do need that to some extent. they have a void right now and they need a great minister like you there to fill it

[gobo]

Going to Van's Warped Tour in Houston later this morning.

Bands Playing:
Alesana, All Time Low, Amber Pacific, Anberlin, As Cities Burn, Bad Religion, Bayside, Big D and the Kids Table, Bleed The Dream, Bless The Fall, Boys Like Girls, Chiodos, Circa Survive, Coheed and Cambria, Cute Is What We Aim For, Escape The Fate, Evaline, Family Force Five, Funeral for a friend, Gallows, Haste The Day, I Am Ghost, IainTerry band, It Dies Today, K-OS, Killswitch Engage, Meg and Dia, mxpx, My American Heart CA, New Found Glory, New Years Day, Nothington, Paramore, Parkway Drive, Pennywise, Pepper, Pistolita, Play Radio Play, Red Jumpsuit Apparatus, Revolution Mother, scary kids scaring kids, Set Your Goals, Street Drum Corps, The automatic, The Dear And Departed, The Fabulous Rudies, The Human Abstract, The Matches, the spill canvas, The Starting Line, The Toasters, The Unseen, The Vincent Black Shadow, Throw The Fight, Throwdown, Tiger Army, Warped Tour, Yellowcard

Out of them all, I'm really only interested in Meg & Dia. At least, now that The Used has dropped from the roster. Since M&D are giving out this exclusive CD of demos and such... and I'm crazy about both rocking chicks and exclusives... and I've been to about two concerts in my entire life so far... that is, if you count The Coming Out Of Their Shells Tour as a concert ... I figured this was a good place to resume my live-music-experience intake (since Meg & Dia aren't planning to come to Louisiana in the foreseeable future).

Since I still can't drive, I'll have to have my mommy drop me off. I have no idea how to find out how long I can expect it to last. But, if I make it back without getting mugged, I'll be happy. ^_^

The day is still new, and it already sucks something fierce. Scattered thunderstorms throughout the southeast have ruined my travel plans, I'll likely lose the $45 I spent on the ticket, and I'll get neither the exclusive CD or have a new concert to add to the tiny list or get any CDs signed. At least I have time to watch some TV now. POS day...

[Swany]

I'm hoping to god here I'm not about to start a gender argument but my friend keeps saying soemthing thats bothering me.

My friend says that girls wear T-shirts with logos or writing across the chest to make guys look at their chests.

And here I thought that girls wore low cut tops to make guys look at their chests.

He didnt mean to but he annoyd me a wee bit 'casue it seemed very sexist. He wears a shirt with writing on it and he gets to wear it 'casuse he likes it. Nah if I wore it I'd be wanting people to look at my boobs.

Maybe I'm just reading too much into it.