Useless Conversation

[Merusk]

Most, from the last time that conversation was had.

My parents think I should be on happy pills.  I have a "negative outlook" and I'm always "so pessimistic."   Gee, you're right guys.  I should sing and dance at the upcoming layoffs and that I can't pay my bills thanks to the upward spiral in energy and food while the cut the wife's hours.  

"Just have faith."  

[Yegolev]

I'm actually on Don't Shoot Other People meds.

[schild]

I have a negative outlook and am always pessimistic. Because people are retarded. Everyone else needs smart pills and rational-thinking pills and logic pills. Or more school and common sense. I don't need happy pills.

[rattran]

I rather enjoy my manic-depression, no pills needed. It's amazing how much stuff I get done in the manic periods. Build a new desk, paint the house, design a new shed. If it lasts through next weekend I'll even get new gutters up.

The 3 weeks of depressed lassitude that follow are dealable at this point.

[Signe]

I get stressy and anxious and my doctors have, from time to time, put me on all these things.  I never last and stop taking them after a time.  There are drugs that reduce the stress much better and are much more fun, though illegal.  Strangely,  many of the same drugs used for depression are used for anxiety.  I'm not depressed.  They must work better for that because they do shit for anxiety.  I think I still have bags of Clonazepam, Zoloft and Lexapro stuck in a cupboard.  Shit is useless for me.  Snuggling into the sofa with a cup of tea works better for my anxiety than little yellow pills.  When it gets overwhelming and I can't take it any more, I make soup.

[Ironwood]

I'm actually on Don't Shoot Other People meds.

What he said.

I'm not at risk for self harm. Just 'Idiot who got in my way' harm.

Also, the withdrawal is because I don't need em anymore.

In theory.

[Engels]

read up a bit on it. one of the withdrawl symptoms is increased irritability 

[Signe]

How can you be a Scot without anger?  Wouldn't that make you, I don't know, Danish?

[schild]

read up a bit on it. one of the withdrawl symptoms is increased irritability 

One of the symptoms of being on it is obviously also increased irritability.

[Ironwood]

I can't argue with either of you, alas.

It does, however, get to a 'sweet spot' where it turns you into a fucking zombie.

I didn't like that bit at all.

 

[Yegolev]

Escitalopram is what I'm familiar with, which is a superior-but-still-patented-so-very-expensive variant.  Getting the correct amount of zombification was key; 10mg did little, while 20mg works well enough that I don't want to ram my car into people or daydream about choking them with their own intestines.  More than this could cause acute fuckitallitis.

[MrHat]

I just got a Jaiku invite.

Twitter and Jaiku scare me.  But the possibility for expansion to be able to send messages into and out of various video game clients is huge.

[Oban]

Paper beats flesh.

I prefer target shooting rather than real shooting.

[Selby]

It does, however, get to a 'sweet spot' where it turns you into a fucking zombie.

Every time they tried to adjust my medication to make my happy and cure depression, it either made me angry as fuck or a zombie who had a hard time not drooling on myself while starting off into space.  The doctor finally said "I don't think you are depressed since none of the medication worked."  Fucking pills.

[Engels]

hah hah, gotta love modern psychiatry,"I don't think you have cancer since our treatments aren't working"

[Lantyssa]

How can you be a Scot without anger?  Wouldn't that make you, I don't know, Danish?

That's so true.  Even when my friend is thoroughly pissed about something he's joking around about it.  I'm positive he's not right in the head, but then we get along fabulously, so maybe it's a given.

[Yegolev]

Tonight there's a block party in Auburn, AL.  Since my wife had left me alone for the evening, I'm going.  I expect there to be much fun.  I'll depart Internetville around 1930 hours, GMT-5 time.  That's one hour from now.

[MrHat]

Tonight there's a block party in Auburn, AL.  Since my wife had left me alone for the evening, I'm going.  I expect there to be much fun.  I'll depart Internetville around 1930 hours, GMT-5 time.  That's one hour from now.

I'll have a beer in DC in honor of the eventual posting.

[Yegolev]

I'll have a beer in DC in honor of the eventual posting.

LOL, I am amused that I have become a self-parody.  I have, in fact, been drinking since 2:30pm.  Cheers!

[MrHat]

I'll have a beer in DC in honor of the eventual posting.

LOL, I am amused that I have become a self-parody.  I have, in fact, been drinking since 2:30pm.  Cheers!

Wow.

I can only aspire.

[stray]

labor day is pretty much a good thing, isn't it?

[rattran]

Labor Day is one of 3 Mondays every year I have to work. It sucks.

And, why do people keep asking me if I'm Irish?

[Signe]

Labor Day is one of 3 Mondays every year I have to work. It sucks.

And, why do people keep asking me if I'm Irish?

Are you ginger-headed and mostly drunk?

[FatuousTwat]

There is some psychopath playing the fucking bongo drums two houses up from mine, and has been for the past 2 hours. I'm not sure if he is trying to summon a demon-god or turn everyone in earshot into voodoo zombies, but if I hear "KALI MA! KALI MA!" I swear I'm calling the fucking police.

[stu]

Quick derail:

A few months back we had a thread about an Arizona man going up against some housing authority lackeys who put wheel locks on one of his cars. He had parked on the street in a spot that he didn't pay for. After the locks were put on, he jacked up his car and placed it on dollies, then rolled the car into his garage. The source thread was epic and I want to follow up on it, but I don't remember a damn thing about the story to use as a search tag- such as the acronym for those Edward Scissorhands housing communities. I'd appreciate a link to the thread, if anyone remembers what I'm talking about. Just send me a PM with a link. Thanks.

[rattran]

Are you ginger-headed and mostly drunk?

No, and no.

I do look pretty creepy these days though.

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[FatuousTwat]

GOD! They are still playing. I can't decide whether to be thrilled that something is actually happening around here, or go fucking insane.

[Oban]

Call the cops, let them decide if you are insane or not.

[Sky]

People and the cops. How about going over and seeing what's going on, meeting some neighbors?

Guy out behind my place was having fun with his excavator, so I took the opportunity to crank the living fuck out of my guitar amp and jam on some blues for a couple hours. I finished, he was still going strong. Had the fiancee coming over for a romantic afternoon, finally closed the apartment down and we had some champagne to celebrate, with some bacon-wrapped shrimp and the juiciest, sweetest fresh corn ever (living near a farm is great).

Went over and talked to the guy, had a nice conversation and he said he'd shut down when she got to my house. He shut down twenty minutes early and instead of a hostile situation, I made a friendly neighbor.

[FatuousTwat]

They were having some kind of party, and I figured just showing up to would be kind of rude.

[Cheddar]

Labor Day is one of 3 Mondays every year I have to work. It sucks.

And, why do people keep asking me if I'm Irish?

I had to work it also.  Stupid holiday.

[MuffinMan]

Labor Day means I work 6 days this week  Holiday hours are separate so that means I get no overtime after 40  Is this common practice?

[Nebu]

Labor Day means I work 6 days this week  Holiday hours are separate so that means I get no overtime after 40  Is this common practice?

Well, in academia I work 6 days a week for 40 hours pay and I get to work 3 months every summer for free.  So yeah, it's common. 

[Sky]

They were having some kind of party, and I figured just showing up to would be kind of rude.

You're right. Calling the cops would be far less rude. 

[Cyrrex]

Labor Day means I work 6 days this week  Holiday hours are separate so that means I get no overtime after 40  Is this common practice?

Well, in academia I work 6 days a week for 40 hours pay and I get to work 3 months every summer for free.  So yeah, it's common. 

Don't take this the wrong way, but are you somewhat lowish on your particular totem pole?  Reason I ask is because many years back I ran payroll at a law school, and all the older, crustier profs would get paid out of project money over the summer.  For doing nothing, I promise you.  They usually also had uber hot law girlies working for them earning high hourly stipends, come to think of it.  

I ask the above question with the realization that we were probably doing a lot of dodgy shit with all the foundation money we got.