I don’t want her in my life AT ALL, she’s never been someone I liked, but I did used to love her, however the many MANY years she, and the rest of that lot, have treated me like something they’d scraped of their shoe, and I’m being polite there… I just don’t have it in me anymore.
Does that make me a horrible person? 
Nope. 
baltar
Let’s see-
While HubAZ & I were away in Europe, Weasley dug another hole in a NEW spot on the carpet- in MY office. :mad:
British Airways is frakking with BrettAZ’s flight schedule AGAIN & now he’s home tomorrow instead of tonight, which means all 27 kids are stuck in a hotel in London tonight & most are broke (I know my kids had only 25 pounds on him since we told him to spend all his Euros).
I am sick to my stomach and embarrassed as hell by the school mural story Armando posted. Thank you for doing it A, because we need to be aware that that kind of crazy shit still happens everyday.
NM, sorry about the Ex & your sister. UD, hope things look up.
No, of course not.
I think Topgun is on the right track. Thank her for the thought, and maybe invite her to have coffee (or tea, whatever.) She might just be trying too hard (and possibly too late, but you’ll have to be the judge of that.)
As a cool crap follow-up to that, though, the principal retreated from the position and they’re restoring the original skin colors to the mural after public outcry. And the jerk radio guy lost his radio show - though he’s still sadly an elected representative.
Wow, that’s unbelievable. And really, really sad. Can you imagine how those kids felt when people drove by and yelled at them?
FINALS - F***, I Never Actually Learned S***
that’s all
Thanks for the follow-up. Since we’ve been out of the country for two weeks I’m behind on local news, but I can tell you all about the World Cup!
Yay World Cup! Though Italy and France haven’t looked too good…
No.
You’ve learned, as we all do at one key point in our lives, that there are people that are a positive influence in your life, and people that are a negative influence in your life. She has been the latter and burned a bridge in the process. Sadly, that happens from time to time.
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Life is the suck today because I’m waiting for a call for an interview.
Currently I’m freelancing as a graphic designer. I’m not starving by any means and I don’t physically need that job. But it is a DREAM job. I’ve been contacted by the CEO regarding an interview but no date has been set. I’ve been told by said CEO that he would contact me some time last week to touch base. Last Friday I sent a reminder email to see what was going on. I have had no news.
I am FREAKIN’ out. I want this job so bad I can taste it. This is the kind of job that drives you, motivates you, makes you want to be part of the company’s guts. It’s the kind of occupation that redefines your career, makes you want to learn more and push to be the very best in the field. It’s a chance to work with people you admire and respect. I’d be working for geeks! Comic book geeks!
It’s gotten to the point where I can barely concentrate on my current work.
…and that is why today (and yesterday) are the suck.
I see an attempt to add a bit of drama to her life. Clean your house? Really?
My advice is to be polite but firm in your boundries. Be always too busy to see her (unless you want to). Take days to return her calls and be “out the door so I can’t talk long” when you do. Never tell her how you felt about what she did, never tell her about your life beyond what you would tell the city bus driver as you show him your pass, never express a feeling or an emotion. Never let her into your home. Never borrow or loan her money. Never be available to visit her. Never send her a card or a gift.
The opposit of love is not hate, its indifference. You probably hate her, it is a strong emotion that will give her control over you. You should hide that hate and replace it with an aura of firm, fair indiffernce. She will soon grow bored and look elsewhere for her drama.
Oh man, I know how you feel. Here’s sending some good vibes your way.
I just caved and had my first cigarette in 7 months. Aaaaagh why did I do that?
Just 1 is not so horrible. Don’t have any more though!
thanlks all for the advice, I’ve just cold-shouldered the beeyotch, it seems best.
My dog is sick. He is getting better on medication. He should be back to his furry self in a week.
I took advantage of my parents being in town (with a rental car) to take my car in for an oil change, which can be a bit of a pain since I live alone.
So, the mechanics noticed that my coolant was low and investigated. They discovered that my intake manifold was in such bad shape that coolant was starting to mix with oil and get into my engine. It was about $1000 to fix.
The slight silver lining is that if I’d waited a couple more months, I may have been looking at having to replace the entire engine.
I had the same repair done at the end of April. I feel your pain in the wallet. Is your car a GM?
Oldsmobile Cutlass.
Apparently this is a pretty common problem in the '99s when they get to around this mileage.