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For all the things you want to vent about.

I signed up for a career fair advertised and run by the local newspaper. They weren't having any legal employers. I was specifically going because they were having resume and cover letter critique. Only, the people who were supposed to do that just decided not to show up. So I had a wasted trip.

Also, I had three hearings this morning at two different courts. Turns out the first one had been rescheduled and the court never sent out notification. I could have been to the other hearings earlier and saved myself some driving and hassle.

How hard is it to notify people when things change?

Ugh, that sounds like a pain. A phone call or text is literally nothing, yet they can't be bothered? Lame.

I've been doing this online course that my job service agency (government subcontractors who are supposed to help unemployed people find work) signed me up for. It's shit - for one thing, I'm not sure the people running this course know what an editor is, let alone bothering to hire one - and it's jus been a miserable, tedious grind.
Anyway, I haven't done the work for the last week or two, and yesterday I got a missed call from one of the course staff telling me to talk to them about why I was behind on my work.
I'm not sure I want to tell them that their coursework is so badly written they're making my depression worse, but at the same time I sort of do?

just tell them that you find the work directions unclear?

This.
I've done some online courses that were pretty bad as well. (They used ComicSans as the default font, ugh;;) If you tell them the instructions are unclear they should be able to help you through them, or give you some leeway with some of the workload. I'd try to keep in contact with them, maybe even ask if there's an alternate course, or a layout they have, that might suit you better?

I hate not being able to brush my hair well. I get the stitches out Friday but until then I am itchy and have to wear a hat.

Augh that sucks! Luckily you have that new hat you embroidered, so you can both cover up, and show off at the same time~

Well, it finally happened. A creator in one of my fandoms (actually a former creator, but he made some of the best stuff) turned out to be a shitbag. And as much as I believe one's enjoyment of media shouldn't have to depend on the creators not being shit, it turns out what I believe is a distant second to what other people think of me, so I'm waiting and worrying about whether it'll be considered okay to still dick around in the fandom as usual. At least kids weren't involved, which to me would raise his actions from one level of unforgivable to another, like different levels of infinity in math. Why can't people stop turning out to be horrible.

A creator 'in' one of your fandoms, or a creator 'of' one of your fandoms? Either way, that sucks. People really should stop being shitty, it's totally not cool.

I am a sensitive little fucking baby who just cried over a FATE in FFXIV (which is basically a recurring timed quest) because I failed it once before and felt terrible, but "winning" felt even worse. I'm seriously inconsolable and it's the stupidest thing ever. I'm so embarrassed at myself it's physically painful but I can't stop being upset. It's not like it even had any bearing on the story!! It's just a pointless mini-quest!!

I keep getting flat tires on my bike. I probably need newer, better tires at the very least, but I don't think it's worth putting any money into my crappy old bike. So I guess I'm looking at buying a new bike, which I can't really afford. But I don't drive and my bike is the only way I have to get back and forth to work so it needs to be reliable.

Edited 2019-08-29 04:24 (UTC)

Steal one. Technically it's just borrowing if you bring it back every day. Really though, that sucks. I was looking to buy a new bike recently too, and they're just so expensive now in days that I was honestly shocked. I'll be sticking with the one I've had since I was a kid a little while longer, I suppose. Good luck!

I looked at prices and I can't afford anything great but I still think it will be better than sticking with the one I have. This time I'll be more careful with maintenance and maybe have better results. Meanwhile looks like I'll be walking. But I might be able to get a new bike as soon as Saturday so that's not a big deal.

Not sure where you are, but go onto local Facebook sell/trad communities, or Craigslist kind of things. I found a bike for my daughter's BF for 20 bucks. Works great, is a 'big' size that actually fits him (he's 6'4"), and has given him no issues. It's not got all the bells and whistles, but it works.

Good luck!

Yeesh, that's some rough luck. It really is the least you could do to call, or at least leave some sort of message. Boo...

I DO NOT WANT TO BE LONELY

ME: I don't want to be lonely.
MY BRAIN: Go make friends.
ME: No make friends! Only don't be lonely!

That is not how it works all of the time. It takes money to go meet people and make friends and hang out sometimes.

A friend booked a course for a creative activity I always wanted to try as a birthday gift for both of us. It's on this weekend and I am looking forward to it a lot.
But I'm also anxious as hell. Because I dread that the person doing the instructions will ask about what we're doing for work (as people tend to do for small talk) and I'm in a complicated situation re: unemployment and really don't want to talk about it. But I feel like just saying "I'm not working right now" usually leads to more questions and adding "I don't really want to talk about it" sounds super defensive and comes across as rude...

So I can't really be excited about it all even though it's something I've always wanted to do.

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