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Its rather upsetting to know that the woman you love, doesnt love you enough in return to want to stay with you for the rest of her life. Maybe I'll get lucky and she'll come back, but honestly, I doubt it. I'm not a great guy, nor am I very social, so I was lucky enough to be with her, I doubt I'll be lucky enough to find someone else.
So yeah.... life kinda sucks hardcore right now.
High winds can cause trees to fall across roads damaging power lines
These lines even when no longer appearing dangerous can still hurt or kill you.
At high enough voltages electricity can travel down the tree 'energizing' it and have also been known to shock people up to 30' away. I likely shouldn't be this close since I know better.
Even if the line is down across the road but not connected to the pole, home and business battery backups and generators can backfeed the line making it unsafe to be near and certainly dangerous to drive over
I remember, involve me and I
learn.
-Benjamin Franklin
@Dristin - I am sorry to hear of your losses /losing. We're going through a downhill battle with grandma's health right now and currently we have no idea if she'll ever be able to come home... It does get numbing but I think that's how our body's handle it until we can process at a later date.
- both of you, chin up
@Jensen - That is a VERY important lesson to share. Stay the hell away from the power lines. We had one fall into a puddle after a fierce storm and idiots were taking pictures on the wet ground and... Just yes. Safety first.
The pollen count where I live has been really high this week. I developed nasty allergies over the last year to the point that I started getting shots a few months ago. I'm at about half the dose needed to get the full effect now, but I keep getting bad side effects from the serum with pollen, so they won't go higher on it until the side effects decrease a bit. In the meantime, I get an itchy arm with a nice, swollen red spot, lots of benadryl, AND all of the regular allergy symptoms.
In other news, I hate spiders. Today, I discovered that one decided to make a web right next to my cats' litter box. I thought cats were supposed to kill bugs and stuff, but apparently mine are ok with that. I am not ok with spiders being nearby while I scoop poop, so I had it smooshed. I scooped, then turned around to leave, and found another one right behind me watching. The cats were just hanging out watching that one too.
(I know that spiders often kill and eat other insects. I don't care. I'll get rid of those things too.)
Mind you, it wasn't just not any kind of articles. They were specially sought out, peer-reviewed research articles on what effects gaming has on the cognitive aspects of learning. It was narrowed down to the appropriate age group of mid-teens. I had to read through hundreds of articles to find the right ones, as most focus on other media or specifically pedagogical games, whereas I wanted to focus on entertainment games, to see what kind of help/damage they would have on students' learning abilities.
Here's the TEDTalk I based my research on:
I should mention that it's not just any kind of essay. It's sort of my Master thesis.
Most of you know I have a service dog. He has been the difference between me going from being a complete shut in, not leaving my house at all, and being terrified to talk to even my friends (and therefore losing them) to going out on my own, talking to strangers, and generally having a life. I've very involved in the non-profit (Guardian Angels) I got him from - I could go on about them and why forever.
So anyways, there are some downright hateful people out there who have, for reasons well beyond my ability of comprehension, made it their crusade to ruin Guardian Angels. Their current attempt is going through the Board of County Commissioners about some zoning enforcements that are supposedly out of place. It's VERY arguable if they're in the wrong or not, because of it being a non-profit versus a commercial kennel, and that's been argued into the ground, but the end result is that they're trying to force Guardian Angels to move their dog runs to the middle of the property (at least 200 feet away from the property line where there are no shade trees, whereas they're at something like 23 feet now) and erect a higher fence around the dogs.
Today will be the THIRD time we have to go in front of the Board to present our case asking for the variances allowing Guardian Angels to continue to operate as they are now. It would cost thousands and thousands of dollars to comply - money which could go toward feeding, housing, and training these twenty two thousand dollar dogs that they give away for free. It breaks my mind that people would stand up against this organization that is saving lives, and so this will be the third time I've made the hour and a half drive at night to show up at the meeting and give a speech asking for the variances - which also means I have to listen to people speak AGAINST Guardian Angels without murdering them. Giving a speech doesn't seem like much of a big deal, but it's on a very personal topic (I have to talk about my mental illness and how the dog has changed my life) and I end up shaking and half to tears while I'm doing it. It's not fun.
Sorry for this being so long. As a reward for reading (or at least scrolling past), here's a picture of my dog, Nitro.
I dunno how much research you've done on sleeping stuff, but certain things, like the light from monitors and televisions can apparently stimulate your brain, making it harder to fall asleep if you go to bed shortly after finishing doing stuff on the computer or watching TV.
One of the biggest things I found that helped me was setting myself a routine before going to bed. Finish what I'm doing/watching, cup of tea, read some book, brush teeth, wash face (or shower depending), pajamas, bed. It won't help immediately, but the idea is to get your body/brain into the habit of winding down during this time so sleep comes a bit easier when you eventually lay down.
Hopefully this helps you guys a bit, and anyone else that is grappling with sleep troubles.
Cute-Kelli by @Sessizlik.
I just want to put my mask on and Darth Vader @Sollace. I mean, seriously. Translucent/clear plastic just NOT the fucking same.
If any of you guys feel like shit when you wake up and snore real bad, I'd 100% recommend getting a sleep test done, real talk. I went from having 46 episodes of not breathing an HOUR to 1.2.
I remember, involve me and I
learn.
-Benjamin Franklin
Or maybe that's old age catching up idek
(Spinesreach): Xiuhcoatl says, "Oh man, grab the children-corn. This is gonna be good."
All of my tv/sound/phone stuff was taken, along with my work computer.
Most devastatingly, a lot of stuff that my parents and grandparents left to my sister and I are gone. These are things which are next to worthless money wise, but held a great deal of sentimental value to my sister and I.
Please don't expect to see much of me over the next few days, I don't think I have the emotional wherewithal to withstand Aetolia for any length of time at the moment, and I now have an inordinate amount of work which I need to re-do and then catch up on, including stuff I'd done for the game.
I honestly feel like crying.
Cute-Kelli by @Sessizlik.
I remember, involve me and I
learn.
-Benjamin Franklin
There's a steel cable that is -vital- to my job. It parted in 2 yesterday. They gave me a new one that is 15 ft. too short. I told them I could finish the job with the one they gave me but I need one that's the proper length before we start a new job. This was at 10 am yesterday, they've had almost 24 hours to pick up new cable that costs less than 25 fucking dollars (fun fact $25 gets 250 foot of cable and I only need 60 foot), EASILY the cheapest thing on this rig. But we're here now and they're telling me I gotta make it work. I literally can't. It's not fucking long enough.
I love him, but he is very dumb and expensive. Also, cat urine stinks.