The Not Happy Thread

About 5.5hrs / 6hrs if the road is clear and you are slightly naughty.

 

What, and break every speed limit going?

Alas, somewhat problematically I don't have a car, unless I'm home and I can borrow my mother's for little tootles off to Huddersfield, Dewsbury and Leeds (in order of preference). And considering I'm not allowed to borrow it if I'm off to Newcastle on familiar roads (M1, A1(M), come off that by Gateshead), I'll never be able to borrow it for a long drive via the M62 and the M5.

I didn't say thanks for the support (in particularly from Ashleigh). Considering how whiny and hopeless I can be at the grand old age of 22 in 3 weeks, I'm surprised people put up with me like they do.

 

I'll take a look at it ASAP.

Is it compulsory where you guys are? Here it's totally optional, and I think it's kind of hit or miss if your insurance company will even cover it. My gyno in Arizona wanted me to get it, but I didn't want to, so I said no. I've already got HPV, don't really see a point in getting vaccinated for it at this point...

You're being far too hard on yourself. Everyone is whiny and hopeless sometimes. You're awesome the rest of the time, though!

 

Cats ate my potato chips!

 

Darn!

 

This bookstore which i loved that was closing has actually gone. GONE, already.

Spoke to the other three stores in the same chain and they will be gone in two weeks, one still pending.

The other franchise said they will probably be out of business soon enough too.



I now have to travel 2 hours to go touch a book i want to buy (Not including second hand stores or retailers i wont touch).

 

^ That's heartbreaking Speedy. You just know in your heart that the stores have to close because some bloated company half way around the world is taking its custom.

I used to feel guilty for buying real books at Waterstones - the biggest chain bookshop in the UK. Now I'm wondering if even Waterstones is safe.

Very, very sad. Nothing beats a bookshop.

 

If i ever had loads of money (hahahaha--ahhhhh) I'd start up my own one and only chain. Screw profits. If i broke even or close to even, id be happy.

I must admit, there are a few stores from this chain that went under that were very, very stupid business decisions i must admit. One of the chains is small and i never see anyone in there, thus i never go in a buy anything from them. I like stores full of people (odd, considering i hate shopping malls because there is people in them). But I'm sure you get what i mean.

 

Yes there's definitely something a little depressing about a store that has a couple of people quietly padding around. The good thing about being a book nerd is that our idea of 'crowded' is probably quiet tame compared to a clothing shop in a typical mall.

I hate shopping in general but never freak out in a book shop. The people are generally more polite. My bad. It's true though.

 

I'll post for a cousin of mine who was just here really lamenting a break up with a gal that seemed like quite a catch. They went through a bad break up because of his paranoia like jealousy, which is due to a past gf cheating on him. I tried to council him, well with as much limited knowledge I have on such subject matters, but I just ended feeling bad too....

All I could say is give it time.

 

^ I'm like him, I have paranoia like jealousy all the time, it drives me crazy, and I'm not even sure why. Well, I have few ideas why but anyway. You tried to help him as much as you could so you're being a good friend, and as much as it sucks time is often the solution. Don't feel too bad about it.

I don't think it was compulsory. It was just offered in schools, and doctors obviously, and it was strongly advised to get it. I didn't get it arranged at my doctor's (no way I was getting it done at school) was because it was three injections (if I remember rightly) spread out over a year(?) which would be painful and I think the vaccine only lasts 4-6 years (may be wrong) so I thought I might as well wait until I'm a little older, although I think they only offer it for girls at secondary/high school.

Aw no, that's sad news. I don't know what I'd do without bookshops.

 

True. Time is a healer. I think she was lucky to escape. Today's abusive boyfriend is tomorrow's abusive husband.

Jealous/paranoid men really are the dirge of the dating pool. They wear you out and have an enormous capacity for self pity when things go wrong of their making. I know this from experience and only they can sort it out if they want to.

 

Plagiarizers

I hates 'em.

 

^ Don't we all. I've had that myself. What happened?

 

Drama here. I'm not going to stir the pot, but curious minds might look at the recent threads which I have posted in. I'd limit the search to the lounge, and only look at the first thread or two under this one. It's not all there (some PMs were exchanged), but I'm sure you could piece it together. MODs know about the situation already.

 

Ok. Good thing you are sorting it out.

 

Slightly panicking about how I have four deadlines, amounting to 12,000 words, all in the same week of April before I break up for Easter. Aaahhhh! HELP.

 

^Aww, Eunoia *hug*

It's cold, gray, and spring doesn't seem to be anywhere in sight. Arrgh...

 

Thanks Tay.

I know what you mean about the weather. Blue skies here but still really cold.

 

My sister's car broke down two and a half hours away from my house.

 

Ah, Heather, that sucks. Any idea how long it'll take to have the car fixed?

 

Not a clue. They took my dad's car, thinking it would be more reliable than either of theirs, but apparently the alternator is messed up. I tried finding a shop for them, but I couldn't find anything in the city they're stuck in ('city' is a stretch...it's more of a street in the middle of nowhere). They're hoping they can make it to the next city, which is bigger and has several shops, but I'm kind of worried about them getting stranded in the middle of the desert.

I could drive out and get them, but I'm not sure what we would do with the car, unless some shop let us just leave it there to be fixed...

 

I wanted to go see my favorite comic artist tonight. He's doing a book signing about an hour away from my new house here.

My parents won't let me go. They don't want me to drive and they don't want to drive me. There's no reason for it. They just don't want to.

And that upsets me.

In a place where I have no one, I can't even have this one thing to make me happy. All because they just "don't want to."

Fantastic, Colorado. I'm loving you already.

 

That's that mean and unfair.

 

So as of this thursday my 6th month will be up

Unlike everyone I know I actually havent broken that rule-my reward? my parents tell me I'm not ready and that I still can't drive anybody

awesome...