Yeah, I used to have to give X amount of hours per semester to psychology research in Edmonton. Randomly clicking usually makes you feel like less of a lab pigeon, unless it's one of those tricky Twilight Zone-y tests (I've only ever had one of those, it was testing passive agressive behaviour - it would have been pretty cool if I was on the outside).
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"Personal note: When I was a little kid my mother told me not to stare into the sun. So once when I was six, I did. At first the brightness was overwhelming, but I had seen that before. I kept looking, forcing myself not to blink, and then the brightness began to dissolve. My pupils shrunk to pinholes and everything came into focus and for a moment I understood. The doctors didn't know if my eyes would ever heal."
-Pi
Those surveys drive me crazy. On that on in particular, when it asked from my demographic information I informed them that I was 125 year old, gay, female Latino/Hawaiian who works in accounting.Originally Posted by JuniperWoolf
Let'em put that in their pie chart.
“Oh crap”
-- Hellboy
I thought we had a thread like this - it was "get it off your chest" or something. But I can't find it. So I am starting "Post a Rant" so that I can go off about what happened to me today.
I have neighbors who like to have guests. They are young neighbors. They just moved in several months ago replacing another family who also liked to have lots of guests over. Often. Too often.
The problem with having lots of guests is that lots of guests have lots of cars and the parking is limited. Ever since we moved here I often have trouble backing out of the driveway because there are a lot of vehicles parked everywhere. One day I said, "One of these days, I'm going to hit one of these parked cars." Today was that day.
Today is Saturday. I got up early and went to work because we were required to work today. The importance of this piece of information will become clear later. But for now, just know that I got up very early before the sun came up to work an extra day of the week and I have been working over because of the time of year it is and the industry I work in.
Now, I backed into a vehicle parked behind my driveway, and notified the neighbors who sent their friend out so that we could do all the insurance, police report crap. I was pissed off at the time. I was pissed for a number of reasons. I was pissed b/c the vehicle I hit belonged to a kid's father. I was pissed that the kid called his father to ask his father what to do. I was pissed that the kid took great care to park directly behind my driveway when there was plenty of room in my neighbor's actual driveway for him to park. The front of my house faces the side of the neighbor's house. The kid's parking choice is a mystery to me. Or maybe it's not. If the kid were parking a car that he had actually worked to pay off, then maybe he would have made a wiser parking choice. And finally, I was pissed that this whole thing was my fault and there is no recourse for me.
So the officer who arrived came and stated that we either could or could not file a police report and I said that I wanted to file the report. Then I said, does it take a long time to file the report? Now remember that I am highly pissed off with two years of pent up rage about the parked cars i have to take care not to hit when I go out of my driveway while my neighbors enjoy a continuously active social life. I was also a bit unhappy about having to work so much this week and about work in general. So, the tone of my voice was not exactly sweet at the time. The officer took this personally and asked why I was taking an attitude with him. Then he proceeded to tell me that he had been up at 6:30 this morning and he'd been at it all day, and he didn't want to come out and take attitude. The officer made the entire situation about him, when it was not about him. It was about me, my property and the kid's property.
But I was dealing with Officer Ego. Officer Ego went on to state that he had been working in a housing project all day and that he actually preferred the housing projects and that was more suited to his personality. He didn't like giving civilians tickets blah blah blah. So I just said that I was not giving attitude, I said that I wanted to make sure that everyone's car repairs are handled and that I want the paperwork handled correctly. I also stated that I too had been at work all morning and that my day started early as well.
So, that went on and on and I finally got a statement from my insurance company that it would be necessary for Officer Ego to file the police report and now it's all handled but I sure don't like that police officer. and I can't help but wish that....well. You get the idea. Anyway, the whole thing ruined my day. I wonder if I could file a complaint about the officer or would I just be bringing more grief upon myself? I think the cop could use some feedback about dealing with citizens...it might be wise to NOT take people like me personally when we're upset. I've often found that when you are dealing with an angry upset person you can often diffuse the situation by dealing with the person as though they are not upset. When you respond that way, the angry person is usually subdued by the end of the situation and calmer.
"...if you weren't smart enough to get a pedophile in a dress to put a small amount of water on the child’s forehead, then what the eff did you think was going to happen?
I'm so sick of mother****ing people not using their ****ing blinkers when driving their ****ing car. Use it, you dip**** dumbass ****! And I hate when people don't turn on their goddamn headlights when it's ****ing RAINING. Hey, *******, it helps me see you so I don't run into your stupid ****ing **** car! And I hate when two dumb mother****ers decide to drive in two different ****ing lanes at the exact same ****ing speed so I can't ****ing pass the dumb ****-for-brains up! Those ****ing ****s, those ****-eating, mother****ing *******s piss me off! ****!!!!!!!!!
(That's how you rant.)
Last edited by Mutatis-Mutandis; 09-24-2011 at 11:43 PM.
Haha, those were some epic rants.
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"Personal note: When I was a little kid my mother told me not to stare into the sun. So once when I was six, I did. At first the brightness was overwhelming, but I had seen that before. I kept looking, forcing myself not to blink, and then the brightness began to dissolve. My pupils shrunk to pinholes and everything came into focus and for a moment I understood. The doctors didn't know if my eyes would ever heal."
-Pi
I am so very tired of being told why I should not read this book or that author...
I am not a high-brow, intellectual, know-it-all reader. I do not read to impress anyone here or in real life (so much so that I usually keep my reading habits to myself).
I read simply because I enjoy reading; because it offers me means of escape from everyday life. What's more, I would like to make my own mind up on a book or on an author rather than following someone else's unsought guidance.
So, please let me read.
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"It is not that I am mad; it is only that my head is different from yours.”
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One of the best things i've read here recently. I've only been here two days though but this is refreshing.
" Poets must give their all, in order to obtain the slightest approval " - Jean Cocteau
I hate fake moralists. Telling others what they can and cannot do, judging other people's actions, while at the same time never contributing anything positive or constructive.
Just mind your own business.
"All gods are homemade, and it is we who pull their strings, and so, give them the power to pull ours." -Aldous Huxley
"Sooner murder an infant in its cradle than nurse unacted desires." -William Blake
I'm so sick of mother****ing people not using their ****ing blinkers when driving their ****ing car. Use it, you dip**** dumbass ****! And I hate when people don't turn on their goddamn headlights when it's ****ing RAINING. Hey, *******, it helps me see you so I don't run into your stupid ****ing **** car! And I hate when two dumb mother****ers decide to drive in two different ****ing lanes at the exact same ****ing speed so I can't ****ing pass the dumb ****-for-brains up! Those ****ing ****s, those ****-eating, mother****ing *******s piss me off! ****!!!!!!!!!
I could've said that word for word... all the ****s included.
Beware of the man with just one book. -Ovid
The man who doesn't read good books has no advantage over the man who can't read them.- Mark Twain
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Last edited by cacian; 02-04-2013 at 04:32 AM.
it may never try
but when it does it sigh
it is just that
good
it fly
Grrr I should have searched the forum first haha.
Anyway why can't I get my head around the Russian language it's soooooooooooo hard.
it may never try
but when it does it sigh
it is just that
good
it fly
hey jackhole. Don't guilt me into doing work the turn around and tell my boss it seemed like I wanted to do so you gave me free reign! jerk!
Do, or do not. There is no try. - Yoda
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