"Temporary" Venting Thread III - Page 14

Gwaimir Windgem · 10-26-2007, 02:24 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Miss Cassandra

Hookah is the best relaxation.. Do you use the flavored tobacco or the other stuff?

I know in some places they mix cocaine with hash. In other countries they mix marijuana and tobacco.

Gosh it has been so long! I really like the berry flavors, anything but mint, eugggg. Tastes like toothpaste. Now who wants to smoke toothpaste?!
Good stuff. I miss my purple hookah...

I like the floral flavours best, jasmine and rose variants. Mmm....

***Tessar*** · 10-29-2007, 01:37 PM

Everyone around me is upset!!!! That always makes me feel jittery... but I'm trying not to let it get to me. There's no reason to let other people being upset make me upset. I always feel like someone's going to hit me, though.

I don't think anyone ever -has-, but I'm always afraid they will. I know: it's weird.

Plus my diction teacher was super mean today. Wow. o.O She was so pissed off at a few people not being ready for class, so she assigned... well basically an almost impossible pop-quiz for Wednesday. We have to pronounce, 1 on 1, a French song for her with five or less mistakes. So if we make a vowel nasal when it shouldn't be, or something simple like that, that counts as a mistake. We've only had four sessions of French. I think she's only doing it because she was pissed off today.

I hope I do okay. She makes me EXTREMELY nervous when she's angry, and I don't want to go in there and freeze up like I did today. That made me realize how much I need to not let other people being upset get to me so much... I was prepared, but it looked like I wasn't because I got nervous and made stupid mistakes.

Ingwe · 10-30-2007, 03:42 PM

Just found out today that my dad has a brain tumor. The doctors say it's operable but honestly I'm scared to death. I don't feel as sad as I do angry, because crap like this has been happening all year, now culminating with this.

This is truly the Year of Hell. Everything's been a nightmare.

My fiance Amy has been sick for the past week. I haven't ever been sick before so I'm not sure what it's like, but it sounds bad. Muscle pains are usually caused by a long 20 mile walk, not by illness. So she's not doing too well at all, but she's going to be alright because her case isn't life threatening. As a matter of fact, my dad's doctor said that my dad's condition isn't life threatening either, at least at the moment. It appears it has been caught early; however I'm still worried.

I came home today from the movies with Amy and I went to talk to my dad - he was putting up Christmas lights and said to me "well I went to the doctor, and he didn't have good news."

First thing I said, only thing I could say was..."oh sh** - how bad is it?"

Then he said brain tumor and it basically felt like getting shot point blank range by a volley of arrows from crossbows. But I have to be positive for him. I don't think positively much, well I haven't this year after a great many "dooms" have cursed us all, but I will have to find a way to think positively at least for his sake.

So I'll be offline a lot more than before given the Great Battle of (my) time.

hectorberlioz · 10-30-2007, 03:43 PM

Ingwe, for what they're worth: my condolences. Brain tumors are no joke

***Rían*** · 10-30-2007, 03:46 PM

I'm sorry to hear that, Ingwe

That's good that it's operable, but it will be a difficult time, and I'm sure your dad will appreciate your love and support.

Nautipus · 10-30-2007, 03:51 PM

Yeah, what they said. You and your family will be in my thoughts and prayers, Ingwe.

Ingwe · 10-30-2007, 05:08 PM

Thanks my friends. Given the lack of medical insurance, my fiance's grandparents, who Amy was raised by, have offered my dad some money to pay for some of the treatments. It's amazing that over the past year Amy and her family have almost become kind of like a really close extended family - I see her family more than I see most of my own LoL. I'm glad to see people band together like that. Every cloud has a silver lining.

Surgery will be in a couple of days and from what we hear it's not going to be anything that will require a long recovery, which is amazing considering what it involves. Despite that they will be keeping him in the hospital for 2 weeks even after it, so if any good can come out of the whole thing it's that my dad will get two weeks of well-deserved relaxation (well if you could call being in a hospital relaxation, but at any rate there won't be as much to have on his mind during that time).

Right now I'm introducing my dad to the world of the game Battle for Middle Earth 2: Rise of the Witch-King. I figured he might enjoy that. I downloaded over 100 maps from Battle for Middle Earth files site on filefront, and I intend to try all of them out. Gotta make the best of a bad situation, so having fun that way should prove to be a good idea.

***Tessar*** · 10-30-2007, 06:27 PM

Good luck, Ingwe, for your father and for your girlfriend both. They'll definitely be in my prayers and thoughts.

sisterandcousinandaunt · 10-30-2007, 10:36 PM

Holding the good thought.

**Mari** · 10-31-2007, 04:18 AM

I hope the sun will come out again soon for you all. Good luck with everything!

***Tessar*** · 10-31-2007, 06:10 PM

I put on a bunch of my stage makeup today because I was practicing for when I have to apply it in class on Friday, and when I finished and really looked at myself in the mirror, I thought: Wow, I actually do look pretty good.

Then I was finished, so I took it all off, and when I double checked to make sure I'd gotten everything off... all I could think was: Ugh. What on earth made Jack think I was cute? I look ugly.

*sigh* So, I'm trying not to be stupid. Frigging makeup. Now I feel like every acne scar and blemish (and of course I have a new one as of last night that is RIGHT on the side of my lip) has a huge, neon arrow pointing at it.

***Earniel*** · 11-01-2007, 06:52 AM

Aaah, the insecurities of teenage life... Trust me on this, Tessar, you ARE cute.

And makeup only ends up giving you allergies, anyway.

**Mari** · 11-01-2007, 05:50 PM

I feel pathetic. Exhausted and pathetic. T^T

But I'm sure I'll feel a bit better after a good night sleep

**Mari** · 11-02-2007, 02:43 PM

See? All better now

Now I am up to being happy for my friend getting a girlfriend, who isn't me.

**Mari** · 11-02-2007, 02:46 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tessar

all I could think was: Ugh. What on earth made Jack think I was cute?

Perhaps he commented not on your looks but on you?

Nerdanel · 11-07-2007, 09:40 AM

So, we've had our first school shootings here in Finland today.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/7082795.stm

Nautipus · 11-07-2007, 09:43 AM

Aww, crap. That's horrible stuff, man.

sisterandcousinandaunt · 11-07-2007, 10:18 AM

Oh God, Nerd.

My prayers are with you all.

Pytt · 11-07-2007, 11:25 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Nerdanel

So, we've had our first school shootings here in Finland today.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/7082795.stm

I just saw that on Norwegian news. It's so terrible. When I first saw the headline, I thought "ah, USA", but then it's Finland, a neighbouring country to Norway. Scary.

The Telcontarion · 11-07-2007, 12:22 PM

Sorry to hear that, my prayers are with them.

10-30-2007, 03:43 PM	#264
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10-30-2007, 03:46 PM	#265
*Rían* Half-Elven Princess of Rabbit Trails and Harp-Wielding Administrator (beware the Rubber Chicken of Doom!) Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Not where I want to be ... Posts: 15,254	I'm sorry to hear that, Ingwe That's good that it's operable, but it will be a difficult time, and I'm sure your dad will appreciate your love and support. __________________ . I should be doing the laundry, but this is MUCH more fun! Ñá ë?* óú éä ïöü Öñ É Þ ð ß ® ç å ™ æ ♪ ?* "How lovely are Thy dwelling places, O Lord of hosts! ... For a day in Thy courts is better than a thousand outside." (from Psalm 84) * * * God rocks! Entmoot : Veni, vidi, velcro - I came, I saw, I got hooked! Ego numquam pronunciare mendacium, sed ego sum homo indomitus! Run the earth and watch the sky ... Auta i lómë! Aurë entuluva!

10-30-2007, 03:51 PM	#266
Nautipus Kraken King Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Under the sea Posts: 2,714	Yeah, what they said. You and your family will be in my thoughts and prayers, Ingwe. __________________ Being the King of these Beings, This is my Child One of my top ten favorite movies. "You ever try to flick a fly? "No." "It's a waste of time." "Can you see it?" "No." "It's right there!" "Where? "There!" "What is it?" "A crab." "A crab? I dont see any crab." "How?! It's right there!!" "Where?" "There!!!!" "Oh." -Excerpts from A Tale of Two Morons One of the best Global Warming Messages out there

10-30-2007, 10:36 PM	#269
sisterandcousinandaunt Elf Lord Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 4,535	Holding the good thought. __________________ That would be the swirling vortex to another world. Cool. I want one. TMNT No, I'm not emo. I just have a really poor sense of direction. (Thanks to katya for this quote) This is the best news story EVER! http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/26087293/ “Often my haste is a mistake, but I live with the consequences without complaint.”...John McCain "I shall go back. And I shall find that therapist. And I shall whack her upside her head with my blanket full of rocks." ...Louisa May

10-31-2007, 04:18 AM	#270
Mari Elf Lady Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: In the lands where mountains are but a fairytale Posts: 8,588	I hope the sun will come out again soon for you all. Good luck with everything! __________________ Love always, deeply and true ★ Friends are those rare people who ask how we are and then wait to hear the answer. ★ Friendship is sharing openly, laughing often, trusting always, caring deeply. ...The Earth laughs in flowers ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson, "Hamatreya"...

10-29-2007, 01:37 PM	#262
*Tessar* Master and Wielder of the Cardboard Harp of Gondor Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: IM IN UR POSTZ, EDITIN' UR WURDZ Posts: 6,433	Everyone around me is upset!!!! That always makes me feel jittery... but I'm trying not to let it get to me. There's no reason to let other people being upset make me upset. I always feel like someone's going to hit me, though. I don't think anyone ever -has-, but I'm always afraid they will. I know: it's weird. Plus my diction teacher was super mean today. Wow. o.O She was so pissed off at a few people not being ready for class, so she assigned... well basically an almost impossible pop-quiz for Wednesday. We have to pronounce, 1 on 1, a French song for her with five or less mistakes. So if we make a vowel nasal when it shouldn't be, or something simple like that, that counts as a mistake. We've only had four sessions of French. I think she's only doing it because she was pissed off today. I hope I do okay. She makes me EXTREMELY nervous when she's angry, and I don't want to go in there and freeze up like I did today. That made me realize how much I need to not let other people being upset get to me so much... I was prepared, but it looked like I wasn't because I got nervous and made stupid mistakes.

10-30-2007, 03:42 PM	#263
Ingwe Elven Warrior Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Somewhere not of this world Posts: 402	Just found out today that my dad has a brain tumor. The doctors say it's operable but honestly I'm scared to death. I don't feel as sad as I do angry, because crap like this has been happening all year, now culminating with this. This is truly the Year of Hell. Everything's been a nightmare. My fiance Amy has been sick for the past week. I haven't ever been sick before so I'm not sure what it's like, but it sounds bad. Muscle pains are usually caused by a long 20 mile walk, not by illness. So she's not doing too well at all, but she's going to be alright because her case isn't life threatening. As a matter of fact, my dad's doctor said that my dad's condition isn't life threatening either, at least at the moment. It appears it has been caught early; however I'm still worried. I came home today from the movies with Amy and I went to talk to my dad - he was putting up Christmas lights and said to me "well I went to the doctor, and he didn't have good news." First thing I said, only thing I could say was..."oh sh** - how bad is it?" Then he said brain tumor and it basically felt like getting shot point blank range by a volley of arrows from crossbows. But I have to be positive for him. I don't think positively much, well I haven't this year after a great many "dooms" have cursed us all, but I will have to find a way to think positively at least for his sake. So I'll be offline a lot more than before given the Great Battle of (my) time.

10-30-2007, 05:08 PM	#267
Ingwe Elven Warrior Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Somewhere not of this world Posts: 402	Thanks my friends. Given the lack of medical insurance, my fiance's grandparents, who Amy was raised by, have offered my dad some money to pay for some of the treatments. It's amazing that over the past year Amy and her family have almost become kind of like a really close extended family - I see her family more than I see most of my own LoL. I'm glad to see people band together like that. Every cloud has a silver lining. Surgery will be in a couple of days and from what we hear it's not going to be anything that will require a long recovery, which is amazing considering what it involves. Despite that they will be keeping him in the hospital for 2 weeks even after it, so if any good can come out of the whole thing it's that my dad will get two weeks of well-deserved relaxation (well if you could call being in a hospital relaxation, but at any rate there won't be as much to have on his mind during that time). Right now I'm introducing my dad to the world of the game Battle for Middle Earth 2: Rise of the Witch-King. I figured he might enjoy that. I downloaded over 100 maps from Battle for Middle Earth files site on filefront, and I intend to try all of them out. Gotta make the best of a bad situation, so having fun that way should prove to be a good idea.

10-30-2007, 06:27 PM	#268
*Tessar* Master and Wielder of the Cardboard Harp of Gondor Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: IM IN UR POSTZ, EDITIN' UR WURDZ Posts: 6,433	Good luck, Ingwe, for your father and for your girlfriend both. They'll definitely be in my prayers and thoughts.

10-31-2007, 06:10 PM	#271
*Tessar* Master and Wielder of the Cardboard Harp of Gondor Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: IM IN UR POSTZ, EDITIN' UR WURDZ Posts: 6,433	I put on a bunch of my stage makeup today because I was practicing for when I have to apply it in class on Friday, and when I finished and really looked at myself in the mirror, I thought: Wow, I actually do look pretty good. Then I was finished, so I took it all off, and when I double checked to make sure I'd gotten everything off... all I could think was: Ugh. What on earth made Jack think I was cute? I look ugly. sigh So, I'm trying not to be stupid. Frigging makeup. Now I feel like every acne scar and blemish (and of course I have a new one as of last night that is RIGHT on the side of my lip) has a huge, neon arrow pointing at it.

11-01-2007, 06:52 AM	#272
*Earniel* The Chocoholic Sea Elf Administrator Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: N?n in Eilph (Belgium) Posts: 14,363	Aaah, the insecurities of teenage life... Trust me on this, Tessar, you ARE cute. And makeup only ends up giving you allergies, anyway. __________________ We are not things.

11-01-2007, 05:50 PM	#273
Mari Elf Lady Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: In the lands where mountains are but a fairytale Posts: 8,588	I feel pathetic. Exhausted and pathetic. T^T But I'm sure I'll feel a bit better after a good night sleep __________________ Love always, deeply and true ★ Friends are those rare people who ask how we are and then wait to hear the answer. ★ Friendship is sharing openly, laughing often, trusting always, caring deeply. ...The Earth laughs in flowers ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson, "Hamatreya"... Last edited by Mari : 11-01-2007 at 05:54 PM.

11-02-2007, 02:43 PM	#274
Mari Elf Lady Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: In the lands where mountains are but a fairytale Posts: 8,588	See? All better now Now I am up to being happy for my friend getting a girlfriend, who isn't me. __________________ Love always, deeply and true ★ Friends are those rare people who ask how we are and then wait to hear the answer. ★ Friendship is sharing openly, laughing often, trusting always, caring deeply. ...The Earth laughs in flowers ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson, "Hamatreya"...

11-07-2007, 09:40 AM	#276
Nerdanel Spammer of the Happy Thread Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Helsinki, Finland Posts: 3,512	So, we've had our first school shootings here in Finland today. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/7082795.stm __________________ "Somewhere, something incredible is waiting to be known. " - C. Sagan My (photography) website My Flickr page

11-07-2007, 09:43 AM	#277
Nautipus Kraken King Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Under the sea Posts: 2,714	Aww, crap. That's horrible stuff, man. __________________ Being the King of these Beings, This is my Child One of my top ten favorite movies. "You ever try to flick a fly? "No." "It's a waste of time." "Can you see it?" "No." "It's right there!" "Where? "There!" "What is it?" "A crab." "A crab? I dont see any crab." "How?! It's right there!!" "Where?" "There!!!!" "Oh." -Excerpts from A Tale of Two Morons One of the best Global Warming Messages out there

11-07-2007, 10:18 AM	#278
sisterandcousinandaunt Elf Lord Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 4,535	Oh God, Nerd. My prayers are with you all. __________________ That would be the swirling vortex to another world. Cool. I want one. TMNT No, I'm not emo. I just have a really poor sense of direction. (Thanks to katya for this quote) This is the best news story EVER! http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/26087293/ “Often my haste is a mistake, but I live with the consequences without complaint.”...John McCain "I shall go back. And I shall find that therapist. And I shall whack her upside her head with my blanket full of rocks." ...Louisa May

11-07-2007, 12:22 PM	#280
The Telcontarion The one true King of the human race, direct descendant of Adam and heir to the kings of old. "You owe me your fealty." The Tar Minyaturion Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: By the shores of cuivinien Posts: 694	Sorry to hear that, my prayers are with them. __________________ Proverbs 21:3 To do justice and judgment is more acceptable to the LORD than sacrifice. Ecclesiasticus 2:1-5 1 My son, if thou come to serve the Lord, prepare thy soul for temptation... ...4 Whatsoever is brought upon thee take cheerfully, and be patient when thou art changed to a low estate. 5 For gold is tried in the fire, and acceptable men in the furnace of adversity. Romans 5:3 And not only so, but we glory in tribulations also: knowing that tribulation worketh patience;