[ SECRET POST #3330 ]

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⌈ Secret Post #3330 ⌋

Warning: Some secrets are NOT worksafe and may contain SPOILERS.

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[Uchuu Kyoudai (Space Brothers)]


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[Roald Dahl]


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[X-Files, "Mulder and Scully Meet the Were-Monster"]


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[Agnus Dei/Les Innocentes]


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[Whitechapel, DC Emerson Kent]


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[Undertale]


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(Tales from the Borderlands)


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[Steven Universe]


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Notes:

Secrets Left to Post: 02 pages, 043 secrets from Secret Submission Post #476.
Secrets Not Posted: [ 0 - broken links ], [ 0 - not!secrets ], [ 0 - not!fandom ], [ 0 - too big ], [ 0 - repeat ].
Current Secret Submissions Post: here.
Suggestions, comments, and concerns should go here.

Comments

Rant Thread

[philstar22]

Sorry to those who don't like these. It has been a while, I have a rant, and I figure other people might too.

Re: Rant Thread

[philstar22]

So I called my doctor today because they never got back to me about scheduling my surgery. So it takes multiple transfers and about 30 minutes to actually get ahold of the person I need to talk to. And she tells me that oh, the doctor actually wants to see you again and do a couple more tests before scheduling surgery.

Of course, no one had bothered to call me. And now the earliest appointment she has is March 17. Which means I won't be getting the surgery until at least the end of March. And meanwhile I'm in pain and taking way more painkillers than I want to be taking. And I'm just so frustrated because I thought I was going to be having surgery in early March.

Also, on top of that, the IRS has decided that my identity might have been stolen or something. I did my taxes the same as I did the year before, so I'm not sure what went wrong. But I tried to do it online and it seemed to think something was wrong. So I have to call them tomorrow. And it means I'm not getting my refund before I head to Boston on Friday.

I'm probably overreacting because of the stress of studying. But honestly I spent most of the day nearly in tears. I'm tired because I can't sleep in large part because of pain. And I can't even take the painkillers during the day because I wouldn't be able to study.

Re: Rant Thread

[iceyred]

Jesus.

When you go to your doctor, you need to let him know that nobody got in touch with you. A member of his staff screwed you over on that one, and he needs to make sure it doesn't happen again.

The IRS is wrong about a lot and there is a chance they could be wrong about this. Call them, check your accounts to make sure nothing is wrong, and don't stress until you know for sure something is wrong. As the sage said, fear profits a man nothing.

Re: Rant Thread

[iceyred]

I brought in $250,000 (possibly more, but SCDOT keeps their cards close to their chest) in grant money for infrastructure. Appreciate me, damn it. >:(

Seriously, the lack of appreciation I get for doing more by myself than all of the local 'community organizers' put together is ridiculous.

Re: Rant Thread

[philstar22]

Sorry. It sucks to not get appreciated for things you do.

Re: Rant Thread

[herpymcderp]

I appreciate you.

Re: Rant Thread

[belladonna_took]

That is a lot of damn money. Why have they not built a statue of you in the middle of town?

TMJ, Insurance, and Stress

[kaijinscendre]

So, I am like 99% sure I have TMJ (Temporomandibular Joint Disorder). I have had one past instance of clenching my teeth so hard that my jaw hurt really bad. But after realizing what was happening, I was able to stop myself from clenching.

But for the past week it has happened again. I had a day where my jaw was killing me and at first I thought I had a bad tooth. But after a couple days, it just turned into an ache in my joint/jaw. And it clicks when I open or close my mouth. And some days are better than others but I am always sort of aware of it (today is like a moderate day).

I got a mouth guard to prevent clenching and I have been trying to be less stressed (I think I am stressed over my trip and family problems). But so far, it hasn't helped. And because I don't have dental insurance, I can't really afford to go (honestly they would not be able to do much anyway). I am thinking of going to urgent care to see if they will give me muscle relaxers, but right now I am just hoping and trying to be lower my stress.

Re: TMJ, Insurance, and Stress

[philstar22]

Ick. I'm sorry. I have TMJ too. I have a mouth guard to sleep with, but it doesn't always help. I hope you feel better soon.

Re: TMJ, Insurance, and Stress

[nonnymouscawitz]

Fellow TMJ sufferer here! I have bad days where my jaw aches (Especially in the cold) or locks up, and it ALWAYS clicks, there's no downtime from that. I've known for five years, so it's certainly something you can live with. Ibuprofen will help with swelling and pain, as will keeping warm, I have many more problems in the winter than any other time.

Definitely use your mouth guard! I grind my teeth in my sleep if I'm sick, and that makes everything worse. If a day seems worse than others, avoid things that require heavy chewing such as gum or tough meats. (For me, popcorn makes things worse on a bad day.)

If you can scrounge up the money, I would go just to make sure it's TMJ and not something more serious, but you should be able to self-manage, I never did get the surgery they wanted for me.

Good luck!

Re: TMJ, Insurance, and Stress

[(Anonymous)]

I have/had that too. It's partly stress and grinding my teeth, partly because my jaw apparently isn't properly aligned or something. The doctor told me to use a warm wet washcloth to relax the muscles. But he also gave me exercises to do. They're a bit dumb but it does sort of work. Basically you put pressure on your chin with your hand(s): from underneath, from the left, the right, the top. But you push back with your jaw, sort of trying to win from your hand. Right after the muscles do feel a bit more relaxed, and it should put everything back in place as well.

Re: TMJ, Insurance, and Stress

[herpymcderp]

I clench my jaw frequently as well. I find it helps overall to take a moment of the day (usually at night in bed while you're already relaxed or trying to relax) to do some deep stretching of the jaw muscles. Try slowly opening your mouth as wide as possible, and then rotating your jaw from right to left and back again as far as it will go. I tend to do this several times when I remember, and I can usually feel it all the way up the side of my head if I've been clenching my jaw really hard.

It doesn't fully stop you from clenching your jaw unconsciously, but it does make you a little bit more mindful of the state of your muscles and it can help the pain and headaches that result.

Re: Rant Thread

[ketita]

I got my period about two hours ago and I feel like shit and hate everything.

Re: Rant Thread

[eyeshine72]

So I made plans with my sister for this weekend about two weeks ago. I was really excited about it and thought it was all set. Then a couple days ago we were at her coworker's place. My sister brought up the show we were going to. I thought Oh, you're asking her along? That's alright. Then my sister turns to me and goes "Do you want to come?" Like holy shit. She forgot all about it. Never mind the fact that I just became a third wheel. And I had to give away a full shift to get that day free.

Re: Rant Thread

[feotakahari]

More of a question than a rant, but if all these job listings want someone fun, energetic, and cheerful, where do all the angry, bitter people I meet get jobs? Or is that why they're angry and bitter?

Re: Rant Thread

[(Anonymous)]

Mine is a stupid rant about things I've seen people say either on this comm or elsewhere many times before (and entire goddamn forum arguments and pointless flamewars about it). It just irks me.

"that's not what fanfiction is supposed to be about"

Tell me what is fanfiction supposed to be about then?

Because from where I'm standing fanfiction is supposed to be about possibilities. About covering ground that the canon couldn't or didn't cover for whatever reason. What the canon suggested but didn't have time to cover or couldn't because of network restriction or whatever.

It's about exploring the characters by putting them through something different. It's about what might have happened if this happened instead of that.

For Want of A Nail AUs that explore what could have been. Alternate continuations that explore another way the story could go. AUS where the characters are plucked in a different setting. Or just AUs of "boring" settings like schools or workplaces and everyday stuff that explore characterization. OCs? Why the fuck not? (I mean hell what if someone wanted to write about life at Beauxtabons or Durmstrang or some school in Australia. That would use OCs).

Crossovers? Why the fuck not?

All of these are "what fanfiction is about" as much as a shipping fic or a fic that's set after the canon and follows all of the author's information about what happened.

This isn't a complaint about people not liking certain things in fanfiction. But fucking hell do I hate when people act like there's this one thing fanfiction is ~supposed~ to be about.

If fanfiction is supposed to be about anything, it's possibility.

Re: Rant Thread

[lady_dragoon]

If all you want to hear about your writing is taint-licking praise and gushing kudos and how you're the best thing since 3-in-1 instant coffee and the Muses' gift to your fandom/pairing, then don't post your work online in a public forum. Share it only with a select group of friends who will give you the narcissistic supply you're after.

Other people won't have to read your shitty fic, nor your your author's note screeds against the people who don't worship you, and you get to keep your fragile ego from suffering the slings and arrows of outrageous fortune. Everybody wins.

Re: Rant Thread

[(Anonymous)]

Some people just need to learn how to chill the fuck out.

Re: Rant Thread

[belladonna_took]

I was told that unless I pay for my own wheelchair, it will take at least a year to go through the proper funding channels.
That is, if everything is accepted right away. My OT said they will probably try to deny my claim and offer me cheaper options, and I will have to go through an appeals process.

I think I've actually gone past feeling angry or sad and I just no longer feel like a person because nobody treats me like one anymore.

Re: Rant Thread

[(Anonymous)]

>skypes with my long distance gf
>we make plans to skype to watch the gravity falls finale together (i watched it in real time but said I would rewatch it with her)
>I tell her I'm gonna have a shot of tequila before we do so
> she decides this means she should drink a bottle and a half of wine and get totally smashed before we even start the episode
>I don't even enjoy our skype call because of it but (I hate being sober and around drunk people but I can't get drunker cause I have to get up at 7am)
>can't even really say anything without seeming super petty and bitchy (plus she's smashed so whats the point)

Re: Rant Thread

[(Anonymous)]

I have a friend who is very emotionally draining to spend time with. I'm pretty certain I'm her only friend who's not closely related to her, her mother (for whom she was an unofficial carer) died late last year, and she's currently going through having to sell off her house and find a flat.
She's also got some really annoying habits - like she talks about wanting to lose weight, and gets lapband surgery even, but eats ridiculous amounts of sweets; and she's always the one who picks a time to meet, but she's always late by at least ten minutes. Just today we were late to the start of a movie because she hadn't been paying attention to the time and didn't leave the house until five minutes after she was supposed to have picked me up.

I feel bad about it, but every time we say goodbye, I heave a sigh of relief.

Re: Rant Thread

[philstar22]

And now I want to rant about the stupid moron who, on an article about ways to deal with a fear of flying, mentioned Helios Flight 522. Now I'm terrified of something like that happening when I fly on Friday. Jackass. Why would you talk about a plane crash on a thread about flying fears?

Re: Rant Thread

[fishnchips]

Look, fanfic author, I get it, you think tagging the sudden cannibalism would have been a spoiler. But you could have tagged it anyway. Now I feel sick.

Re: Rant Thread

[mimi-sardinia.livejournal.com]

Not so much a rant but a whiny complaint - Valandhir has writer's block, which means she's not able to brain any RP right now. She has two other RPs as well that she's said she told her RP mates there that she's not able to write.

I'm just a bit sad about it because when we left off, we were in the middle of a scene, and I have also had ideas of further things - mostly about possible timeline crossovers, and an idea I have been sitting on of Stone-verse Elennárë ending up on an alternate Fellowship (only guaranteed members being her, Anvari, Frodo and Sam).

Mark Reads

[(Anonymous)]

Maybe I’m just too sensitive after the whole n-word debacle, or maybe I’m just too quick to defend hip-hop and rap, but Pratchett’s rat music joke is fucking terrible. Awful. A complete travesty, and a willful misunderstanding of rap music in order to make a cheap joke. No. You don’t get to evoke and make fun of a predominantly black form of musical expression when you’re white, the end. Is that seriously what he thinks rap music sounds like? Ugh, gross.

Maybe you should just... not read satire. Like, ever. At all. Really.