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Chalcedony

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  1. My friend in Oregon can't take her dog to the beach because everyone else lets their dogs off-leash to run around pooping everywhere and being an annoyance, and possibly a threat, to other people. Leash laws ought to be enforced more. I don't care if you think your dog is the most harmless baby ever to live, I don't know that and I don't want him running up to me. And what's the deal with people who cannot resist running over to every single dog they see to ask if they can pet it? I love dogs, but I never do this. I don't' think that the owners or the dogs like it when strangers go up to them like that. 

  2. On 1/4/2024 at 3:39 PM, monkeygirl said:

    I didn't give or receive gifts this year but a friend bought me some Christmas ornaments that I don't like at all. I don't know what to do with them because she comes over and helped me decorate this year.

     

    Is there some out-of-the-way corner you could place them on a small tree or something? They'll only be up for the Christmas season, anyway, then you can put them in a box and forget about them. I'm thinking if you "lost" them, she'd only give you more as replacements. 

  3. On 12/3/2023 at 10:53 PM, Destiny Skywalker said:

    I have a first world problem. How do I get my Boomer dad to stop buying not just 1, but 2 proof sets every fucking year for my kids? They do not collect coins. They don't collect shit other than art supplies. I've tried to tell him it's just clutter, that it just goes into a box, that it's not actually worth what he pays for it. The man won't stop. He is convinced crap like will be worth something, especially if you have a lot of it, and he loves collecting junk.

    I don't understand this attitude. People are always buying things in the hopes that someday, it'll be worth a buttload of money. It won't. This never happens. That Star Wars/Star Trek/Lord of the Rings crap you bought decades ago won't sell for nearly as much as you would like...OR you won't want to sell it, ever, because you enjoy looking at it or you want to give it to your kids to play with. I remember the "invest in gold coins" fad with ads everywhere. Always thought it was stupid, because if the SHTF, who the heck is going to want it? I need to buy food at the end of the world, who wants my gold coins in exchange for a loaf of bread? Anyone?

     

    On 12/7/2023 at 5:05 PM, monkeygirl said:

    You don't even decorate? I do just to make me happy, usually just lights in my more unmotivated seasons

    I've been losing interest over the years, just basically doing it out of habit, I guess. Decided not to even bother anymore. I like decorations and lights, I just personally don't want to have to deal with them.

  4. 2 hours ago, monkeygirl said:

    You guys are making me happy I don't have to deal with family and Christmas buying.

    You and me both. I have no close relatives, just a few cousins scattered here and there, and no idea what to get them even if I wanted to. I really don't do Christmas anymore, anyway. Kinda pointless, since I live alone, and my two cats don't care.

  5. On 11/28/2023 at 4:31 PM, Zathras said:

    So far, my x-mas shopping has been for....ME!  

    I got these babies on sale for my car, along with other engine parts:

    https://www.edelbrock.com/small-block-chevy-e-street-cylinder-heads-64cc-5089.html

     

    Totally dumb and I almost regret the purchase, but screw it.  You only live once, right?!

     

    I know absolutely nothing about automobiles, so I'm going to assume these make your car fly. :yes:

  6. I gave up on Christmas. I live alone with two cats, I'm tired of putting up decorations and then having to find someplace to store them when they're not up. That's a big issue when you live in a small apartment, there's no place to store seasonal decor. I saved a few that I really like, and I keep those up all the time, because why not? Most of them aren't really Christmas-y, they're just sparkly things I made to hang up and enjoy. I'm nearly 60, I don't need a lot of stuff, anyway, time to downsize. Did anyone here go shopping on Black Friday? I never do, but I hear there wasn't much of a turnout anywhere this year. There are no deals anymore, some stores literally put sale signs up that are the same as the original price! I don't think many people feel the need for big-screen TVs and new gaming systems when they can barely afford groceries. 

  7. 7 hours ago, Destiny Skywalker said:

    Have you ever searched for a recipe online? Dear God. Its the same.

    Holy crap, I HATE this! I just want to see the recipe, but instead I get 17 paragraphs describing every single thing about the recipe that the author felt was vital to know, such as how much her kids loved it, and how it was a great hit at the church picnic, and the history of the vanilla bean. Some of them are kind enough to include a "jump to recipe" button, but not all of them do. I usually end up just looking for another website.

  8. Another annoyance is when people feel compelled to make a comment that was made by 257 previous commenters, as if the original poster didn't get it the first time. This happens in very often in YouTube videos. And then there are those who don't even watch the video but are already asking questions that are answered IN the video. I wish I could reach through the screen and smack people.

  9. I hate moving and I never, ever want to do it ever again. It's such a hassle to decide what to keep and what to get rid of, and pack what's left, and rent the moving van, and do the hundred-and-one other things that need to be done, and it all costs money. I don't have money, so I've decided that I'm just going to stay where I am until I die. So I can definitely empathize with your trials in moving. It's really stressful. 

  10. So sorry you're going through all this, Tank. Hollywood is dying because, frankly, few people want to spend money on the shit they've been putting out lately.   I got rid of my TV set around 2005, and haven't been to a theater in several years.  It's not going to get any better. Have you thought about some other aspect of writing that you could do? Scripts for stage plays or for independent movie makers, maybe novels or newspaper articles? Or just get some kind of steady job at an office, which might be boring but would allow you to save up money? Anxiety sucks, it can be mentally crippling, preventing you from moving forward. I've been there. Hope you can figure out something. 

  11. I'm not into collecting stuff like I used to be, but I still love Star Wars (the original trilogy) almost as much as I did when I was a kid. And I love dragons and cats and doing arts and crafts.

    2 hours ago, Ms. Spam said:

    OMG. Best way to start out a school day. Now it's just depressing news. 

    I kinda miss Saturday morning cartoons. That was the day to look forward to, no school, no chores (or very few) and the whole morning to just laze around and watch cartoons and kids' shows! 

  12. I think these issues of disorganization -- of the left hand not knowing what the right hand is doing, so to speak -- have been happening since long before the Great Toilet Paper Shortage of 2020. Every time you call someone to get an answer on why the thing didn't happen that was supposed to happen, you talk to a different person each time, and get rerouted to a different department, and they don't know what's going on so they transfer you to someone else who also hasn't a clue, and the problem doesn't get solved. It may have become worse due to staff shortages and whatnot, but it's always been there. Nobody seems to be able to keep files organized and easy to access, which is really bizarre to me. We have computers for a reason, because they supposedly make it easier to keep files in order and not lose stuff, but our technology seems to be having the opposite effect. Whether it's in a computer or a file cabinet makes no difference whatsoever. People still lose stuff and don't know where to find anything and are too incompetent to stay organized. "Organizing Your Shit" should be a class in high school. Then maybe people will be better at it by the time they get a job in an office.

  13. 18 hours ago, Darth Krawlie said:

    Best costume I’ve had so far tonight was Sauron, with Michael Jackson second. TBH I didn’t care much about costumes, kids of various ages having a wholesome time was all that mattered. Some might not have been dressed at all, but who cares.

    I remember one year, a kid dressed up as Prince in a purple sparkly suit, and he was so spot-on, it's like Prince had a Mini Me.

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