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[ SECRET POST #3556 ]

⌈ Secret Post #3556 ⌋

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[Lord of the Rings trilogy]

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[pride and prejudice; unnamed others]

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[Endeavour]

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[Tim Curry / Movies: IT, Rocky Horror Picture Show, Clue, Legend]

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[Loud House]

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[MST3K]

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Because I'm really, really angry right now ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

I really wish that people weren't going to have terrible fights and be angry about shit at work

But if you are going to do that, for God's sake, don't do it at fucking 4:30. Have some decent j want to go hooooome and not watch people fight on Slack.

Please explain? How does a fight at work prevent you from going home (unless you're involved in said fight). What is Slack?

Slack is a popular program that a lot of companies use for internal communications. Basically a business-oriented chat client.

And the reason that it makes it difficult for me to leave (I am actually home now, for the record) is because, even though I wasn't in the fight, I was tangentially involved and it was between people on my team and I could easily get dragged into it, or asked a question, and I didn't want to leave in the middle of it.

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(Anonymous) - 2016-09-29 01:31 (UTC) - Expand

It's a workplace messaging service, sounds like anon might have been in a meeting or an online collaborative project?

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(Anonymous) - 2016-09-29 01:36 (UTC) - Expand

It's probably ridiculous, but I'm still annoyed by the whole Thomas Gibson mess on Criminal Minds. Not the fact that they fired him, even if the kicking incident was fabricated/exaggerated, he must have done something to deserve it and I'm actually a bit pissed at him for that.

But the show has no idea how to treat/communicate with fans. Now, I could understand them not being the nicest people on social media (and they're not, they can be outright rude and condescending) because right now they probably have to deal with a lot of angry TG/Hotch fans. But even the official CM info/spoilers that get released are disappointing. Most of it is about the new guy, which I'd get if the whole mess hadn't happened but is not the smartest move in this situation. The only news about existing characters and/or storylines we haven't known about since last season is that Reid's mother is coming back. But that's probably around/after Christmas. The only smart thing they've done so far is bring back Emily and get her to stay on as Hotch's replacement.

We still know nothing about how Hotch is being written out. The only articles mentioning the fact that that's something that must happen at one point are speculation, often based on interviews from before he was fired. I get that they don't want to spoil it, and that it's not going to be a nice arc like with Morgan. But just some reassurance that they're going to try to put in some effort for the character and his fans would be appreciated.

I hate that I'm getting so worked up over this. I don't want to be one of those #NoHotchNoWatch people because even though he's one of my faves the show has lost characters and moved on before. But ugh...I was so excited for this season and now the whole thing feels tainted. And I'm an adult and should not let a stupid show get to me this way.

Well. Thanks for making a rant thread. Guess I needed it.

Personally, I'm glad they apparently haven't spoiled how he's leaving (though I know I've seen some "We finally know how!" clickbait on Facebook for weeks).

I mean jesus, what's the goddamn point if you go into it knowing everything?

ayrt

Yeah, they don't have to spoil exactly how he's leaving. But right now it could be anything from an entire episode (or even arc) dedicated to his disappearance/death/whatever to a throwaway line that 'oh btw, Hotch has quit, but here's Prentiss'. I get that their options are limited bc the actor isn't there, but some indication that they'll do the character justice would be nice. As it is, I'm honestly worried it'll simply be an afterthought.

I get the feeling a large part of the reason they haven't spoiled anything about Hotch's exit thus far is because it would logically invite questions about the entire incident that lead to Gibson being fired, and depending on what orders the network's given the cast/crew/writers/showrunner/etc., they may not be able to say much right now even if they wanted to.

I agree that it would be nice to at least have some general idea of where they might go with his storyline (and if they're still working out a more permanent explanation, that could factor into the lack of spoilers, too), so that people could either be reassured or prepare themselves for any tragic possibilities. But I think that's the biggest reason we're not hearing anything, that there's probably only so much they're allowed to say right now, if anything at all.

Plus, after having had to deal with that kind of negative press and talk for the past month, I think the show's probably looking forward to talking about anything that is NOT that right now, and want to keep their focus on promoting happier/more exciting things that could draw fans in and keep them watching instead.

ayrt

That does make sense, them not wanting to bring it all up again. Except that it gets brought up again (by fans) anyway whenever they release anything new, partly because of the lack of information.

I like the idea of them still working on it or drawing it out into a longer arc. That means it's more likely to be something satisfying. But there was a recent behind-the-scenes pic of Prentiss's name on what used to be Hotch's door. So I don't know how likely that is.

And I totally agree with you that focusing on the characters they do have is the best thing to do, except they're not really doing that either. Except for the new guy, we haven't really gotten much info on any other kind of storylines or what's up with the other characters. And it feels like most of that came out just this last week or so.

I don't know. This is definitely a messy situation, possibly even a no-win one, but I still think it could have been handled better. But I might just be biased because I'm annoyed it happened at all.

I hope you're okay!

One of my friends has started acting very different to flat out ignoring me and I'm super-confused and hoping that it's not something I did and if it's another week and she's still acting this way I am going to ask her about it. But I'm also really pissed because this all started when she got a new boyfriend and she acts like bitch when she's around him and is flat-out rude. Like, will not look at you when you ask her a question, acts like she wishes everyone else were gone, either does not hear or ignores you when you say goodbye. AND THEN, we met the fiance of a friend for the first time last week (he's in the military and not based near us/our friend he's engaged to) and she said maybe two sentences to him and spent the rest of the time ignoring everyone to cuddle with her boyfriend. It's SO FUCKING RUDE and I want to scream at her.

What does her boyfriend seem like? I'm a little concerned for your friend that he's making her (at least by some measure) behave this way towards people.

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(Anonymous) - 2016-09-29 00:57 (UTC) - Expand

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(Anonymous) - 2016-09-29 01:09 (UTC) - Expand

I'm annoyed that I'm expected to pay the same amount of rent as my siblings. I don't think it's fair because they have rooms. You know how some places have a little hall for the washer and dryer? That's my spot. There's barely room for a cot; the rest of stuff (including clothing) is in boxes. It's right in the kitchen too, so there's no privacy.

I need to move out but there's no affordable places anywhere in my city.

Have you brought this up to your parents? I mean, it can't hurt to ask if you're adult-like and polite about it.

Did you move back home though? Because I'm confused about how you don't have a bedroom. Are your siblings' rooms big enough that you could share with one, maybe?

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(Anonymous) - 2016-09-29 01:18 (UTC) - Expand

Tell them you're going to reduce your rent and put your foot down about it. Your siblings do not need to know. Save your money and look for a roommate.

Tell them that their options are to either get you into a magical boarding school or lower your rent. Also, you might want to look into getting some of those foldy room divider screens, or a beaded curtain or something.

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(Anonymous) - 2016-09-29 10:52 (UTC) - Expand

Do you also have to share your cot space with the washer and dryer? If so, charge your siblings a laundry toll.

I guess I'm mostly angry at myself, but I'm so tired of being sad, and touchy, and irritable all the time. I spend so much time on the verge of tears, I obsess over when people don't say hi to me, I struggle to get over things that don't mean anything, and I know it's not how I am usually, but I don't know what's wrong. Nothing's wrong in my life. I've got debt, but nothing I can't handle. I've got a steady, stable job that I enjoy. I've got friends I love hanging out with.

When I'm talking to friends I'm okay, But the moment I'm left alone for like five minutes, I'm just about a basketcase near tears and I don't know why, and because I don't know why, I don't know what to do. :/

Not an expert here, you might want to check with a professional for better advice, but from personal experience:

First of all: *hugs*

Been there, it sucks.

Second:

Have you had any changes in your routine or anything in your day-to-day life?

On the physical side of things: It could be something environmental messing you up (pollution, sometimes allergens do this too), or if something changed in your diet it could be a lack of a certain nutrient (or a shift in your intake of nutrients; sometimes an excess of one thing causes your body to not absorb the other things it needs even if you are otherwise eating right), or it could even be something hormonal or regarding your brain chemistry.

On the emotional side of things: Have the people around you gone through big life changes? Are at an age when you are shifting from one stage of your life to a different one? Has something in your job, family, friends, neighborhood or various other circles of society changed radically (or not so radically?)

Have you been going through too much work without proper resting time? Too much stress? Or not enough work?

Sorry for the barrage of questions, but it could be many different things causing you this.

Drunk mom anon checking in--I'm so frustrated with trying to get her care for non-drinking related stuff. It's like she drinks so somehow she's not eligible for home health care, hospice, or our county's senior help despite having three types of cancer, lungs full of blood clots (from cancer, not smoking, she doesn't smoke), pneumonia, and a wound in her leg that hasn't healed in a month and a half. I've been on the phone with county senior services, the local police department, wound care nurses, her health insurance provider...

Also people act like I shouldn't need respite care because she's a drunk so I'd be totally justified in walking away for good. But even if alcoholism wasn't a disease, she still has cancer and pneumonia and a firebombed immune system from chemo. Her drinking doesn't negate her needing care for everything else. And I can't do it all.

So a while ago I was in a facebook group and someone started bullying me and doing some nasty Mean Girls shit. I blocked her. She ran crying to the mods and got me banned for blocking her. She then sent friends to some of the other groups she knew I was in and had THEM harass and bully me until I left. This was a while ago, shit happens.

But the problem is some of our mutual friends. Any time they start talking about always unconditionally supporting victims of abuse and bullying and how they always take the victim's side and discussing how a lot of bullies are manipulative people very good at convincing mutual friends that they were perfectly justified in their nasty behavior I just want to scream "GEE. YOU DON'T SAY. So when are you going to call out ____ for all the shit she did? Oh wait, she's mentally ill so she couldn't help stalking and harassing me and I should have been more understanding."

But I keep quiet because they are very good IRL friends and I don't want to lose IRL friendship over their online friendship with a massive Regina George.

I have an ex like that. I'm the bad guy now, and she's playing her victim status quite well. Took me a year to stop having fear reactions to certain stimuli after we broke up, and I saw stuff from her current BF that's like a chilling echo of what my life used to be like, but nope, I'm the bad guy because gotta believe victims unconditionally.

My dad is such a cheapskate. He bought the cheapest GPS possible, and it is a useless hunk of junk. It got me lost twice going home because it decided I should be going a different route, one that isn't safe to drive at night, and kept telling me to turn at the wrong spots. It didn't get itself righted until I'd gotten myself back to my subdivision, at which point I didn't need it anymore.

Also, on a more petty rant, went to a Doctor Who thing, they had a trivia contest with prizes at the end. And I answered one of the questions first, but for some reason they gave the prize to someone else.

re: the second thing

I would wager so many of those sorts of informal contests are pre-arranged, it would explain so much

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