@aria said in The Work Thread:
I am going to scream.
The first comment, the very first one, was an employee who felt the need to lambast us for making the celebration "secular and superficial" instead of "creating a safe space dedicated to the real meaning behind the holiday."
Try reading the entire comment aloud while doing your best impression of Squidward. I've found that takes the rage out of almost anything.
I have also found Dr. Orpheus works.
@sunny That is gutting news. I'm so sorry you're going through it.
@ghost said in Real World Peeves, Disgruntlement, and Irks.:
Piece of shit internet people who consider themselves hilarious (yet noble, caring safe space) people to bag on someone for having a cause, but never stop to consider the reason for the cause could be related to personal trauma.
Those people can go fuck themselves.
There is every chance they considered that and concluded that your trauma does not excuse you opening old traumas for anyone else. They might have even concluded that your trauma leading you to abandon empathy for others who share that trauma makes your decision worse rather than better, even if it is understandable that your pain would draw your focus inward.
I get that you are trying to stop people from being hurt, but I question the efficacy of trying to do that by spreading hurt to a tiny community of niche hobbyists who agree with you about the problem but disagree about your solution. This is not how you build solidarity with potential allies.
The grocery store was out of the cooked, peeled, de-veined shrimp I usually get for jambalaya, so I had to go with a cheaper brand. Turns out it's cheaper because there's an implied asterisk after the word "de-veined."
@cobalt Just glad to hear you're getting the help you need. Brain weasels suck.
@zombiegenesis I assume the lore is the same as the movie RobotJox, where instead of having wars each country builds a mecha and puts it in a boxing match with their enemy, and whoever wins, wins.
@carma Jesus Christ, men tire me out. I'm fighting so hard not to go to the custard place for a giant brownie concrete which I will guzzle on the way home before going to bed at 4:30pm, and I don't even work for Actiblizzion.
@tnp said in Health and Wealth and GrownUp Stuff:
@greenflashlight Have you watched Lethal Weapon recently?
No, but I expect to see some YouTube reactions to it as people struggle to find more "Christmas" movies to react to. Why, is that where I got the idea from?
I have chili.
I have Oreos.
I have a bizarre urge to crush Oreos and sprinkle them on my chili.
I'm putting these facts in this thread because I feel like this desire has to be symptomatic of a psychotic break or something.
That's about 80% a joke.
Today begins day three of going without my heart meds because my pharmacy is out.
Been a while since I woke up from a headache. Gotta say, I did not miss this.
I hope they get their shipment today.
@kestrel You have a great support system and I love them just for this story.
My phone just went off to alert me to a breaking news story that a new archaeological dig is challenging the Bible's historical accuracy.
Everyone involved in writing that headline and bringing it to my attention makes me feel tired.
@testament Fair. How can I support you? Would you rather talk about it or not deal with it until a better time?
@testament Is holding yourself together right now what you need to do, or is it what you want to do because you're afraid of what will happen if you let go? I ask because I'm worried about you. The way you're talking, it sounds like the struggle is hurting you.
Can I Get Away With Calling This A Deconstructed Burger?
4 potatoes, halved and sliced
2 tbsp olive oil
1 pinch each salt, pepper, paprika, basil
1 lb ground beef
1 shallot, diced
1* clove of garlic, crushed
1 more pinch each salt and pepper
1 tomato, sliced
grated cheese to cover if you're gross and wrong enough to like cheese
In your largest frying pan, heat the olive oil over medium, then add the potatoes. Sprinkle with salt, pepper, paprika, and basil. Mix well, and cook for ten minutes or so, stirring occasionally, until potatoes are at your level of doneness (I like them browned and crispy). Set the whole pan aside.
In a more reasonable frying pan, break up a pound of ground beef and cook over medium heat into crumbles. When it looks like it's almost fully cooked, add the shallot, garlic (can we all agree one crushed clove of garlic isn't enough garlic for a cup of coffee?), salt, and pepper. Mix and let cook for 8 to 10 minutes, but take it off the heat if the beef looks like it's starting to dry out.
Pour the contents of the smaller pan into the larger one. Don't mix them; you want the potato slices to act a little bit like a crust, but hopefully not as dry and crispy as that implies. Cover it with grated cheese if you tolerate lactose, and top the cheese with the tomato slices. Cover the pan and return to the range over low heat for a couple of minutes until the cheese is melted.
Garnish with chives. Serve warm. Since the tomatoes are in slices, obviously you'll need a fork and knife.
@macha Should I change the subject by saying "fuck all jobs under capitalism," or should I attempt to draw you out by asking questions?
@ganymede Wait, "partner" as in partner at your law firm? As in someone who should presumably know how law and... and time work?