Topic: Blog Thread 5: A New Beginning (Read 41782 times)

Thrillho · « **Reply #450 on:** 17 Aug 2019, 12:06 »

It can really sometimes feel like a tiny bit of hope can be crushed so quickly by the reality around it.

Patrick · « **Reply #451 on:** 17 Aug 2019, 15:35 »

Quote from: Thrillho on 17 Aug 2019, 12:06

It can really sometimes feel like a tiny bit of hope can be crushed so quickly by the reality around it.

I feel that, old friend.

On one hand, I started my new job. On the other hand, my girlfriend and I broke up. Almost made it 2 years, our anniversary would have been next month. Weirdly enough, we're still probably going to live together because... well, why would I want to live with anyone else? We still love each other dearly, we just... aren't romantically in love.

Thrillho · « **Reply #452 on:** 17 Aug 2019, 15:44 »

That fucking sucks, man. Sounds like a mature approach to the breakup at least. Are you guys locked into a housing contract?

Patrick · « **Reply #453 on:** 18 Aug 2019, 11:19 »

By law, no, but it just makes more sense to. Me and our roommate are the only ones with income due to her inability to work in a typical job (chronic illness, may have mentioned before? I forget), but she does some office work for him and she also maintains the house to the best of her ability. Her pain is debilitating for her at times, but none of us complain about/fail to appreciate her contribution. I just wish it didn't get in the way of her enjoying more of what life has to offer. And obviously, none of that is why we broke up.

Thrillho · « **Reply #454 on:** 18 Aug 2019, 12:52 »

Jesus Christ Pat the maturity level in that post is just goddamn sickening

Do you remember we used to be on this forum when we were still CHILDREN for fuck's sake?

pwhodges · « **Reply #455 on:** 18 Aug 2019, 13:42 »

You even had "Kid" as part of your user name then.

Thrillho · « **Reply #456 on:** 18 Aug 2019, 14:09 »

Ah yes, the Bad Old Days.

Castlerook · « **Reply #457 on:** 18 Aug 2019, 14:30 »

People change, so do names. You pick up something from the forums, probably a virus. And somewhere along the way, you learn something, you become a little older and a little wiser and your perspective of the world changes.

And then you too can complain about the little gobshites that make their way around after you.

pwhodges · « **Reply #458 on:** 30 Aug 2019, 02:50 »

Crossing the road the modern way:

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Patrick · « **Reply #459 on:** 01 Sep 2019, 10:18 »

soooo my roommate is kicking me out. ada's gone off to stay with his girlfriend, and took the kitty. it's because she wants space to deal with her feelings, which i get. don't know why my roommate's kicking me out though. but boy is that fuckin great.

Patrick · « **Reply #460 on:** 01 Sep 2019, 10:25 »

and... holy fuck, yeah, it's crazy to me that i can be posting this on the same forum i used to shitpost on, back before shitposting had a name. shit i think my participation here even predates rickrolling.

Thrillho · « **Reply #461 on:** 01 Sep 2019, 12:45 »

It does. Rick Rolling was 2008 I believe.

Shitty behaviour by your room mate. I thought you had some stability.

Patrick · « **Reply #462 on:** 01 Sep 2019, 21:23 »

me too. there we go thinking again.

Patrick · « **Reply #463 on:** 06 Sep 2019, 23:39 »

hey here's a great bit of news: i've been selected, alongside 4 of my squadmates, to participate in closed beta testing for the flight sim game i've sunk over 800 hours of my life into. i can't give any more details about it than that, but it's a much needed pick me up. also, i got my first full paycheck from my new job, and... mmmm baby keep that shit coming! nice to feel some financial relief coming.

Patrick · « **Reply #464 on:** 13 Sep 2019, 17:18 »

AAAAAAAAAAND back to bad news: got fired 2 days ago

fucking kill me pls

Welu · « **Reply #465 on:** 25 Sep 2019, 12:50 »

Woke up at 3am last night and thought, "That sounds like rain... But inside?"
Water tank in attic has a hole in it, water was leaking through the ceiling in two areas. Got the tank empty and have no running water. Have to completely replace the tank which thankfully will happen tomorrow. Got a couple bottles of water from mum to get us through the night.

Castlerook · « **Reply #466 on:** 25 Sep 2019, 13:23 »

Ouch, sorry to hear that. Hope everything gets sorted

I got a patio door replaced yesterday. The guys did a really quick job, got everything sorted...until I asked why there were this plastic wedges holding the door panes in place. "Oh yeah, turns out you're supposed to have 28mm glass for the double glazing and someone mistook the 8 for a 0. Long story short, it'll be about 2 weeks to get the new glass cut."

So while I technically have a working sliding door...I also have half a door...

Wingy · « **Reply #467 on:** 26 Sep 2019, 04:55 »

Quote from: Welu on 25 Sep 2019, 12:50

Woke up at 3am last night and thought, "That sounds like rain... But inside?"

Yuck. I hope it's all taken care of expeditiously.

I've got a similar story involving a roofing job and stepping out of bed into mud. Inside the house, on the bedroom floor. <cue the original Danger Mouse: "Well, there's only one thing to do, Penfold." "What's that, Chief?" "Panic!">

Welu · « **Reply #468 on:** 27 Sep 2019, 15:01 »

Got the new tank in. The hallway needs some cleaning cause it's carpet and got soaked but we've got running water again!

Patrick · « **Reply #469 on:** 09 Oct 2019, 03:21 »

So I moved back to my hometown (ugh), but I have a nice roommate and the rent is cheap, and there's SIX KITTIES OMFG YESSSS. And I got my old job back at the restaurant where I worked back in 2016. I had stopped by there for a beer, and one of the managers came up to me and said, "Hey, if you wanna work here again, we'd love to have you! Just say the word!" Next day, I texted him, said the word, and I start soon.

This time around, I'm making it my goal to spend as little time away from home/work as possible. Or at least, stay away from the people I used to hang out with, who only ever wanted to do stuff involving booze. I like drinking way too much, so I need to not be around those folks anymore.

To be honest, the older I get, the less I really want to be friends with people IRL. Like, I still have those people that I'm close to, and I love them, and I'll still hang out with them. The ones who are actually good for me. But I'm not the social butterfly I once was. I'm not interested in making lots of new friends. I just wanna stream when I play flight sims, write and play my music with my new band, and love on these kitties.

Thrillho · « **Reply #470 on:** 09 Oct 2019, 09:09 »

I super empathise with that last bit.

I would like to see people too, a little, but like... please just come to my house.

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