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Renee · Kenneth Cole

RE: Shall we start a pity party?

ico · Dooney & Bourke

LMonet wrote:

I HATE school. Even if I did get a job working in close company with a career I'm interested in and really liked it, the need for any kind of degree instantly makes me not like it anymore. School feels like a waste of precious years.
As for the wedding, it's an irrational fear. In my school years, I was the kid who didn't have a lot of friends - I was actually officially 'outcasted' in junior high. I've had a hard time making friends ever since, because I'm afraid people won't like me so I just don't reach out. At this time, the 3 friends that I do have are all invited to the wedding, but only 1 of them is coming (the other 2 live 6 hrs away). Basically I'm afraid that people don't like us enough to make the effort. It sounds totally stupid when I type it out, but it's hard to shake. Isn't there a saying like 'It takes 1000 good things to erase the 1 bad thing...'.

LMonet, I have always been a shy one, and never was the "cool kid". Now, when I say that, people don't believe it. Don't worry people won't like you: make an effort, and if they really don't, well, their loss (I am sincere while writing this). You'll learn that if a friendship doesn't start, is not the end of the world, and you just get on with your life. BTW, I think I am pretty much like you, only 10 years older, so during those 10 years I figured out couple of things more, I guess.

As for the school.
It's kinda strange for me, as I was lucky enough to always love school. Think about the chance you'll have to meet with new people and try to show a new face of you, more outgoing and less scared of people judgment. While interacting with others you might even find a common interest that would indicate you the best career to follow, or find someone older you'd like to emulate or take as an example.
Besides, you can probably be able to work on campus, and that should make you feel less like you are wasting time...

Sorry if you feel like I shouldn't be telling you this. It's just that, at 21, it seems to me you are such a well-rounded person, and you have accomplished things, and I am sure if you find something that you are really enthusiastic about nothing will be able to stop you!

-- Edited by ico at 11:29, 2005-07-12

blubirde · Chanel

Okay I have another one! Man this was a great idea! (At work when one of my friends or I have a really bad day, we write down every single thing that has gone wrong that day - even as small as having to refill the stapler. It always ends in hilarity and makes everyone feel better.)

I'm getting my hair cut this afternoon (yay!) but she cuts it dry so 1) I miss out on my head massage (not yay) and I have to wash it before I go, which I was too sleepy to do this morning, so I have to home at lunch and wash my hair. It's so annoying. But she's such a great stylist (whens national awards and such) and I love her so that I would never, ever say anything.

I want this certain boy to admit he likes me even though I'm pretty sure I don't like him. (And I'm annoyed at myself for this because I'm trying to avoid all things boy related at the moment.)

I had to refill the stapler.

rlutz · Chanel

Ilike this...
I hate my job and I count the monutes until the day ends and if it was not for this board I might go crazy at work and jab a pen in the bald spot on my bosses head...
My boobs are toobig an I am tired of trying to find shirts that fit them...I today have on a tank that is probably too tight in the chest and I do not care...
I thought it would be easier to get pregnant...but is not ...I got my period today and I am sad...

ok enough!

ico · Dooney & Bourke

got more (this is REALLY fun, bluebirde!)

I have been alligning the lase of my instrument for the whole morning. Didn't get anything done yet!

How are you supposed to pay attention at a meeting if the guy sitting in front of you is wearing shorts, sandals, and BLUE SOCKS with a fat big HOLE on the big toe?

gingembre1 · Kate Spade

Ooo, ooo, this is too much fun:

1. I got in a car accident almost 2 weeks ago and haven't reported it to my insurance b/c the other guy was supposed to get an estimate first and we were going to maybe do it without insurance, but I think I'm going to report it. Which means my insurance is going to go way up again. AND I have to pay the deductible to get it fixed. Saving money seems so pointless right now b/c it all just ends up going right back out the door again.

2. I am interested in 2 men, very different from each other. And I don't want to give either of them up. But I'm going to have to eventually. And then I'll have to decide which one.

3. My job is insanely boring, and I've only been here 6 months. I have no idea what I really want to do with my life. The only grad school I can think of worth going to right now would be law school, but I don't know if I want to be a lawyer.

4. My 24th birthday is on Friday. Enough said.

5. I have nightmares about getting married someday, but awake I'm scared that I'll never meet anyone I could ever see committing to for the rest of my life. I don't think anyone will ever want to marry me.

Hmm...seeing it all written out is almost worse than trying to ignore all of that!

NCshopper · Hermes

Here's my list:

1.) They're doing construction outside my office and it makes the whole building shake, which is scary cuz I'm on the top floor.

2.) My tummy hurts and I don't know why.

3.) It's ridiculously hot and humid here.

4.) I'm on my lunch break, but my boss keeps coming over to ask me work related things which drives me CRAZY!!!! But I don't want to go outside to get away either because its so hot.

5.) My husband and I just got our house painted this weekend, so now we have $3,000 more in debt, which SUCKS! It feels like we're going to be in debt forever and I hate it more than almost anything.

But on the other hand, I'm having a great hair day, which kinda makes up for everything!

Metric · Gucci

1.) My town is having our annual Rodeo. I HATE the Rodeo and the whole week of rodeo. I have many gripes about it but I'll narrow it down to just a few. Its just an excuse for the whole town to get drunk and act re-tard-ed for 10 days. Also it seems that the look for this year is CowgirlProstitute because I have seen more boobs and asses than at the beach. Plus the town is full of tourists who don't know how to drive.

2) my tooth hurts but I don't want to go to the dentist. I don't like my dentist. Plus it'll probably cost a fortune.

3) We're moving to a new location at work. I hate moving. This is the second move we've done in just over a year. Packing sucks. And we have to be out by the 15th but we can move into the new space until the 29th so everything is going into storage.

4)Also my boss still expects that I am going to do 2 projects while moving. How can I work while all my crap is in a box?

5)My bf keeps making plans without consulting me. No I don't want to go watch boxing at your buddy's place, thank you very much. Is it too much to ask for him to plan a date night?

6) Why can't my bf walk to dog without me nagging him to death? Why does it come down to me having to hand him the leash and push him out the door?

ahhhh....much better now

kenzie · Chanel

Okay, I've got more to add.

*See my 'I'm so annoyed' for one of my rants

*I'm so broke right now b/c of the huge paycut that I took that I can't even afford to go to the grocery store. I have no idea how I'm going to live (or if it's even possible) off of this income.

*I never dreamed that by the time I was 25 (almost 26) that I would still be living like an impoverished college student. I just thought that by going to college that I would be doing better for myself than I am. I still drive a crap car, can't afford my own place and have crappy ass furniture leftover from my college days.

*I'm really hungry, but I can't leave for lunch until someone comes up here and sits at my desk. My stomach is eating itself.

*I went to a wedding this past weekend (with the ex) and it was so depressing at the bouquet toss b/c there were literally only 4 single women there (and lucky me, I was one of them); and the whole time my drunk ex was telling me how he wished this party was for us and how he wanted to get married, but I rejected him, blah, blah, blah.....So. Depressing.

I'm done for now, but I'm sure I'll have more to add later. The PMS monster has officially taken over.

Lilykind · Hermes

I want to join the pity party!

I have too much hair. It takes over my head, hence I can never handle styling it. Plus all my hairstyling products last for like two weeks before I need to get more! And right now it's brassy or something...ehhhh I can't wait for Saturday...haircut and color touch up!

Ummmmmm speaking of Saturday...I am going to be forking over my salary for this week to do it! Why why why why does everything in Los Angeles have to cost so much!!!!!

My salary is so shittastic it makes me want to puke. I do way too much work keeping the ship tight and I can't even afford to have a car, pay off my rent (w/o help), or my groceries. Which leads to...

CREDIT CARD DEBT!!!!!

I forgot to put my contacts in the solution until 3:30 this morning. I have to let them sit in solution for six hours but now that I can put them in, I'm too lazy and I have a headache... Hence I am in my dilapidated geek glasses...my coworker made sure to mentiont hat they were on super-crooked.

I got spanked with a flying Post-It frisbee in the ass yesterday from one of my coworkers...that hurt!

My BF is such a sweetheart but he's ALWAYS TIRED!

Ooooh that was fun!

hotcocoa · Kate Spade

i have one and only one compliant. i'm about to bust into tears or throw something at the wall over it too:

i've been waiting at home ALL DAY for a truck to show up with my new matress. they said they'd be here by 1pm. it's 2:45 and i just got off the phone with the transport company and they have NO IDEA where my matress is. not only have they wasted almost my entire day, now i have to spend an indefinate number more nights on my super-crappy-ass matress that hurts my back.

Christine · Coach

Don't worry hotcocoa - this happens all the time with transport companies. Furniture/mattresses/etc never seem to arrive within the delivery window. They're usually late, but sometimes extremely early, which can also be inconvient because you're depending on them to come within the delivery window. And then when I call them, they always tell me they don't know where my item is. However, it always shows up in the end.

Sorry your whole day was wasted though. That sucks.

hotcocoa · Kate Spade

ya know, i wouldn't mind if they were running late or even early... it's that some incompetent employee called me yesterday to set up delivery for today and then today when i call, they transfer me 5 times, disconnect me and when i call back they're all confused as to where exactly my $2000 matress is and that i should call back tomorrow. (?) i am abnormally excited about my new matress too, so it's a big let down for me and my aching back.

hee hee... i feel better now though. thanks for sympathizing with me christine!

Christine wrote:

Don't worry hotcocoa - this happens all the time with transport companies. Furniture/mattresses/etc never seem to arrive within the delivery window. They're usually late, but sometimes extremely early, which can also be inconvient because you're depending on them to come within the delivery window. And then when I call them, they always tell me they don't know where my item is. However, it always shows up in the end.

Sorry your whole day was wasted though. That sucks.

-- Edited by hotcocoa at 15:09, 2005-07-12

bumblebee · Coach

i am the opposite of you, blubirde, and it usually makes me feel worse to write all of this stuff down. so i may come back pretty quickly and delete this, but here goes:

(ok, deleted)

-- Edited by bumblebee at 15:44, 2005-07-12

blubirde · Chanel

everyone's bitches and gripes are making me giggle hysterically here in my office. definitely making my day better! (i'm sorry bumblebee if it makes you feel worse.)

I have more to add

I got a "warning" parking ticket on my car when I went out at lunch. For parking in a spot backwards. Is that illegal? When did that become a bad thing? It doesn't take up any extra room and it's way easier to get out, so what's the biggie?

I almost hit two separate groups of people when driving at lunch today. People always jaywalk and then look at you like you're a monster if you're driving down the road and have to slam on your brakes to keep from hitting them! Don't jaywalk then fools.

The guy down the hall seriously sounds like the teacher from South Park (mmm-kay?) and when he talks on the phone I want to shoot staples at him and hit him in the eye, or ear, or nose, whichever would be the most annoying.

My toenail broke at lunch today! How does that happen? Now I look all deflicted because I'm wearing open-toed shoes with a big, ole, fat broken toenail.

janey831 · Kate Spade

good idea blubirde!

1. I'm in love with a moron.

2. I hate hate hate being an office bitch, but i keep telling myself its only temporary to get myself through the day

3. my hair is bugging me, this always happens when i run late and don't have time to correctly style it.

4. I want a puppy, but i neither have the time nor the responsibility to care for it.

5. My computer is so damn slow at work, it drives me insane sometimes...

that's all for now!

halleybird · Hermes

Kari wrote:

4. My husband thinks he wants to quit his current job and career path to become a firefighter. The uncertainty scares me, not to mention the danger of the job!

Mine too. I was sort of hoping the obsession would go away, but it's stuck around for a year or so. I know how you feel.

Claudia · Gucci

My eyes hurt.

I need to stop being lazy and finish taking the wallpaper off my wall so I can finally redo my whole room.

I really really really want to go shopping but I have no money.

I don't know If I'll be able to go the university of my choice because I still haven't applied for financial aid! (at least I got accepted)

I also need to take a test thats require so I can chose my schedule for this fall!

I need to get a haircut, but I've been really lazy to book an appt. at Visible Changes.

I need to lose weight. I've gained about 10 lbs this summer. It doesn't look bad, because I'm really small to begin with but Im not comfortable with my body. Plus, I had trouble zipping up a dress of mine.

I've been lazy all summer. The only time I go out is when I go to church and when I go out of town. And I've been too lazy to hang out with my friends.

I need a job.

lynnie · Chanel

oh i have another one- I wake up SICK every damn morning because that dumb bf living in our apartment moves the thermostat to 60 degrees in the middle of the night. I woke up at 6:30 this morning with a runny nose and cough. I HATE THEM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

killa · Dooney & Bourke

Yay. I wanna play!

1. My boss totally came down on me last week about all of the things I am NOT ... this is sorta my career, so it hurts.

2. My bf and I just broke up and I miss him so much I want him to come over, but I know he can't because I would just be leading him on.

3. I am lonely. All my friends live with their bfs, or are married, or are married and have kids. It's just me and my pooch. Sigh.

4. My dog keeps waking up in the middle of the night shaking uncontrollably and I have no idea why. He makes the whole bed shake and I can't sleep.

5. I hate my apt. It is ugly and I would move but it is super cheap.

6. I found a ton of stone chips in the front of my car. A ton. And I love my car. So sad.

7. Every time I try to save money some expense comes up (car, bill, vet expense, etc.)

8. My bangs are taking forever to grow out, but they are long enough to do nothing but droop in my face.

9. I am afraid I will never meet someone to spend the rest of my life with.

10. I hate waking up in the morning. I am overcome with loneliness.

11. My ex (from 5 years ago) says we can't be friends anymore (or even talk) because the new girlfriend will not have it.

12. I need to move to another city, get a new job, new friends and new bf. But I am too scared.