Random Rants 79: [Impassionating Intensifies]

[H4run]

The world is full of people who are just desperate to be angry. I was pulling into a shopping center, and the main access in crosses this main parking lot thoroughfare...with them having a stop sign because no one wants people coming into the shopping center to have to stop, of course. Besides, people might back up into the street behind them if they are stopped there.

Anyway, there's no one behind me and I'm in a really good mood, and I have no question that this guy on a skateboard is not going to stop at a stop sign meant for mere automobiles. So I stop my four thousand pound truck so that he and his three pound skateboard can cross in front of me without getting mashed into the pavement. I'm not even mad at the guy. I mean, what the heck, I'm not in any hurry and maybe he is.

He is square in front of my truck when he locks eyes and commences the death stare. I'm mostly just listening to my music and waiting, but...well, I am watching him. I mean, he is in front of my truck and until he has passed I really can't do much else. But when he is out of the way he dramatically kicks his board up and catches it so he can turn straight towards me and say "what are you looking at?"

Dude, would you rather I'd had my eyes closed when you skated out in front of me? WTH?

Surely from your story it's clear that he is unbelievably dumb that makes him so bad in decision making and in the future that bad decision making will deliver him to all kind of weird unwanted place and condition. We should really feel sorry for him walking around only with only reptilian brain intact. That's a real suffering.

 

[rah]

I'm leaning towards him more likely to be the recipient of a Darwin Award.

 

[H4run]

I'm leaning towards him more likely to be the recipient of a Darwin Award.

If he keep being a cute ticket seller he can end up in 3 places: prison (here is 2 years if he beat up someone who not fight back, and prison here is a crap hole, US is the same I believe), hospital or under the earth. Not very smart attitude for survival.

 

[hobbsyoyo]

Another false alarm fire alarm in our building. The alarm system uses horribly loud klaxons to wake people up and get them out of the building which wouldn't be a big deal if the alarms weren't triggered so damn often. And I am wondering how many false alarms my dog has had to endure in pain while we're out of the house...

 

[Snerk]

I need a haircut.

 

[aimeeandbeatles]

Another false alarm fire alarm in our building. The alarm system uses horribly loud klaxons to wake people up and get them out of the building which wouldn't be a big deal if the alarms weren't triggered so damn often. And I am wondering how many false alarms my dog has had to endure in pain while we're out of the house...

The smoke detector in my apartment is so sensitive that I worry that someday there'll be a real fire and I'll just ignore it.

 

[hobbsyoyo]

The smoke detector in my apartment is so sensitive that I worry that someday there'll be a real fire and I'll just ignore it.

Yeah I guess I shouldn't complain too much. I had an apartment where the smoke detector was next to the kitchen and boiling water to make mac n' cheese would set it off every.single.time. I disconnected it and when the landlord visited for the end-of-lease walk through, he laughed because basically every apartment in the complex had done the same thing.

 

[rah]

Ours in the hall to the bedroom and every time I broil steaks, it goes off, so I usually take it down and turn it off and put it back up when I"m done.

 

[aimeeandbeatles]

Yeah I guess I shouldn't complain too much. I had an apartment where the smoke detector was next to the kitchen and boiling water to make mac n' cheese would set it off every.single.time. I disconnected it and when the landlord visited for the end-of-lease walk through, he laughed because basically every apartment in the complex had done the same thing.

Boiling water also does it here. I thought it was grease splatters but sometimes it happens even when the stove was just cleaned.

Sticking a fan on the counter to blow air away from the smoke detector usually works to keep it going off.

 

[aimeeandbeatles]

Small rant: I went to open my medication bottle and dropped it and now I have to pick up like 50 pills.

 

[brennan]

Rant: the universe picks on Aimee too much. We should mobilise and teach it a lesson...

 

[AdamCrock]

Surely from your story it's clear that he is unbelievably dumb that makes him so bad in decision making and in the future that bad decision making will deliver him to all kind of weird unwanted place and condition. We should really feel sorry for him walking around only with only reptilian brain intact. That's a real suffering.

It was a staring contest obviously :

Spoiler :

 

[aimeeandbeatles]

Rant: I got a survey. I went in...it told me my browser wasn't supported, and to use Chrome. (Vivaldi is based on Chrome). Switched user-agents. It then told me that I wasn't eligible for the survey in the first place. Thanks.

 

[dusters]

I waited like 11 years for my bottom surgery and now that it has happened, it feels a bit unclear what would my next big goal be. 4 weeks till next semester in University, 10 days till my Reiki initation, weather is perfect, but I feel bored. Planning that surgery took literary years. Nothing much feels important and worthwhile now.

I could read a book, I could travel around a bit, but it doesn't feel satisfying now. The next surgery is going to be about 3000 - 5000 euros, I wish I could just find any kind of job for 3 weeks. I usually give private lessons, but during summer almost nobody wants them.

I spent a good deal on video games in July, I have some money saved up, but I'm a bit out of ideas. Is there something I could learn which would be practical and I would be able to make it into a side job later?

If someone has advice how to cope with that feeling that you have finally done something you have wanted to do for 10+ years, but when it has finally happened and you should be celebrating, you just feel exhausted from the stress, a loss of direction and kinda dizzy in a mental sense, go ahead.

Of course, it could be that surgery itself was only 6 days ago, maybe I'm still recovering.

 

[hobbsyoyo]

Is there something I could learn which would be practical and I would be able to make it into a side job later?

Coding. Khan Academy has a lot of useful material out there. Apologies if you're already a code.

Congrats on the surgery, I hope it was successful and you have a speedy recovery!

If someone has advice how to cope with that feeling that you have finally done something you have wanted to do for 10+ years, but when it has finally happened and you should be celebrating, you just feel exhausted from the stress, a loss of direction and kinda dizzy in a mental sense, go ahead.

It took me about 10 years to come back from dropping out of high school to get an education and get work in the field I love. Even when I got it, I was still restless and unhappy. My advice is to learn to enjoy the ride and stop focusing on the destination as much.

 

[dusters]

Yea, I learned how to code in my math studies in university. Playing around in Visual Basic was fun, tried C++ as well for a bit, but that felt too deep.

Thanks. Yea, it is successful, still need to go to check-up and recieve final papers that it has been done.

My problem is not that I don't enjoy the ride, I do, it just feels like the ride stopped. This was so big, that the mundane daily stuff feels a bit like a routine now. I'm struggling to find happiness in the little things I guess.

Grats on getting the job you like! I'm still working on that. Decided to become a teacher like 11 years ago and still haven't got a diploma.

 

[hobbsyoyo]

I was recently fired which has made me rethink the path I've taken and what comes next.

 

[H4run]

I could read a book, I could travel around a bit, but it doesn't feel satisfying now. The next surgery is going to be about 3000 - 5000 euros, I wish I could just find any kind of job for 3 weeks. I usually give private lessons, but during summer almost nobody wants them.

I think you are someone who naturally good at languages and multilingual yourself, try to learn new languages. For someone who talented in languages learning new one is much more easier and less effort, because you already grasp the pattern. While my wife natural interest and talent enable her to command six different languages, while me, begh.

Learn Chinese, Russian, Japanese, French, Turkish or even Arabic.

 

[dusters]

@haroon

That is a good idea. I know (some) Russian, French, Japanese already, I could pick up Turkish for beginners book this month. Thanks.

 

[AdamCrock]

I was recently fired which has made me rethink the path I've taken and what comes next.

It sad to hear. How dare they fire a man with passion like that
Any ideas yet ?