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I wish the ignorance towards vegetarians would go away. My coworker picked a fight with me yesterday. He said that according to his biochem book, if I don't get the right combo of amino acids, I'm screwed. And they have to be combined in one meal. Uh. I googled it. According to my search, as long as I eat a variety of foods, they don't necessarily have to be combined. And I'm not picky. Im eating PB and whole wheat as we speak. It's been 9 years. I'm fine. And hey... my risk of heart disease and diabetes is pretty much nonexistent.

I can tolerate people talking about someone's behaviour behind their back. I cannot tolerate gossip. My coworkers asking why my lab manager wore Indian clothing for the staff party was rude. Saying "She's not Indian. She shouldn't be allowed to dress like that. Who wears that to a staff party? She was only in India for a few weeks. She doesnt even know that the clothing means! And the white thing she wore to the orchard tour? Who wears that?!" It was hot that day. White is a cool colour. You wouldn't know because you'd rather dress like skanks outside than wear a long white shirt and pants.

Also... my roommate is weird to you? Thanks for letting me know that... and, oh, she didn't offer you gas money yet? Well, its not MY responsibility to get it from her. Don't complain about the gas situation, then talk about how weird she is, then make a comment on how come she hasn't been driving ME to work (she had just borrowed her moms car... don't know for how long... but she has been staying with her boy toy since getting the car, so how am I supposed to get a ride with her?)

Compare my roommate to the large, pot head, party animal who threw a temper tantrum and made threats when I went to the RA on her, and my roommate is a saint.

Only two more weeks before I am unemployed!
 
wolfspeaker said:
Got home from work about 3 hours ago. Have to be back at work in 30 minutes. 🙁 All I want to do is sleep right now. 9 hours. Just have to make it 9 hours. 😴
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To a lesser extent, this. Accidentally drank something with caffeine in it last night (one of those vitamin water things, didn't realize it was caffeinated) and thus, I really didn't sleep. I now have an eight hour work day and a five hour drive ahead of me. Long day. 😴
 
Coquette22 said:
To a lesser extent, this. Accidentally drank something with caffeine in it last night (one of those vitamin water things, didn't realize it was caffeinated) and thus, I really didn't sleep. I now have an eight hour work day and a five hour drive ahead of me. Long day. 😴
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It's like booze... you just have another to get through the day.
 
So I have second degree burns all over my chest, and third degree in two spots. (Yeah, I'm awesome. Everyone else is all tanned up and pretty 😡)

My mom thinks it's a great idea for me to take my cousin to a waterpark today. "Just slap some sunscreen on it and you'll be fine" she says.

Ever put sunscreen on a third degree burn? You might as well get some push pins and stab yourself right on your raw, weeping burn instead. Really mom?!?!😡 Not to mention the sun doesn't feel so nice on it, not to mention I SHOULD PROBABLY STAY OUT OF THE SUN FOR A WHILE!!!! :boom:

Like I haven't spent this whole FECKING week putting aside all *I* need to get done to go to VETERINARY SCHOOL in 4 days so my little 14 year old, completely *****ic cousin can have a nice little summer vacation in FL? NO I'm fecking done right now. :diebanana:
 
Emiloo4 said:
So I have second degree burns all over my chest, and third degree in two spots. (Yeah, I'm awesome. Everyone else is all tanned up and pretty 😡)

My mom thinks it's a great idea for me to take my cousin to a waterpark today. "Just slap some sunscreen on it and you'll be fine" she says.

Ever put sunscreen on a third degree burn? You might as well get some push pins and stab yourself right on your raw, weeping burn instead. Really mom?!?!😡 Not to mention the sun doesn't feel so nice on it, not to mention I SHOULD PROBABLY STAY OUT OF THE SUN FOR A WHILE!!!! :boom:

Like I haven't spent this whole FECKING week putting aside all *I* need to get done to go to VETERINARY SCHOOL in 4 days so my little 14 year old, completely *****ic cousin can have a nice little summer vacation in FL? NO I'm fecking done right now. :diebanana:
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Stand up for yourself! Don't let someone else, even your momma, let you cause more harm to yourself!

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Another rant... sorry 🙁

The vet I volunteered for in my university town is looking for a vet assistant.
I want to apply!

But... the clinic is the outskirts and the bus system is horrible.
30 minute bus ride from downtown + 15 minute walk. Bus runs once every two hours at 1pm. At 5 pm it stops running.
I don't drive.
I can't even get an apartment in the area because there is no bus off the main route.

Debating whether to apply.
I am getting desperate.
But it was bad enough busing, walking and taking a taxi on Saturdays.
 
Update on my mare: I've now been told she was placed in a home, and they said they would pull the form to give me the new owner's info. Keep your fingers crossed for me! :xf:

I've posted everyone and contacted everyone I can this point. So if this doesn't work, I'll just have to call New Holland Auction to see if she went through their sale. 🙁
 
Trematode said:
Another rant... sorry 🙁

The vet I volunteered for in my university town is looking for a vet assistant.
I want to apply!

But... the clinic is the outskirts and the bus system is horrible.
30 minute bus ride from downtown + 15 minute walk. Bus runs once every two hours at 1pm. At 5 pm it stops running.
I don't drive.
I can't even get an apartment in the area because there is no bus off the main route.

Debating whether to apply.
I am getting desperate.
But it was bad enough busing, walking and taking a taxi on Saturdays.
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Take a bike with you for the walk etc. I have to bike on weekends for 30 minutes there and then back much longer because it's all uphill. If you're really interested, you should try. 🙂

Philliab said:
Update on my mare: I've now been told she was placed in a home, and they said they would pull the form to give me the new owner's info. Keep your fingers crossed for me! :xf:

I've posted everyone and contacted everyone I can this point. So if this doesn't work, I'll just have to call New Holland Auction to see if she went through their sale. 🙁
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Good Luck! :luck: :luck: :luck:
 
I...I don't even. My friend who I was supposed to be living with next year isn't coming back to school in the fall. I don't know the exact reason, it's apparently complicated. I'd been holding onto hope since the end of May when she first mentioned that it was a possibility. But now it's definitely 100% official she's not coming back for fall.

So now 1) I'm going to miss my friend and 2) I have no idea how housing is going to work. Dealing with housing for this year has already been WAY too annoying. Now I'm going to be living with two strangers, and I'm really doubting we'll get as lucky with the second one. There are way too many ways this could go wrong and I'm pretty sure there's a much higher probability that we'll end up with someone with a very different/most likely incompatible lifestyle. I don't know how to deal with this. It just sucks.

:cry::cry::cry::cry::cry::cry::cry::cry::cry:
 
Grrr. Just downloaded a CD from iTunes on my sister's Mac because she has a giftcard for like $100 from when she got her computer. I transferred the CD to my computer (a PC) and half of the songs cut off early. Some of them only like 10 seconds through the song. I thought it was maybe from switching them to my computer from hers but nope. It does the same thing on her computer. 😡

ETA: It looks like I'm going to have to pay them too to find out why it's not working because I know my iPods and stuff are sooo not under warranty anymore and I have no idea if my sister got Apple Care or not for her Mac. Yeah, no thank you. Guess I'll attempt to figure it out on my own.
 
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In pain. Just found a comfortable position in bed, but I need to still turn of all the lights and brush my teeth but I'm afraid moving will make the pain worse.
 
Just had to choose between my boyfriend and my sister on something. Made both of them mad, but sided with my sister since she is coming in from out of town and I live with the boyfriend.

Buuuut since I live with the boyfriend, I have to live with an upset, disappointed boyfriend.


Ugh.

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I'm back to not being able to sleep and it's pissing me off. I just can't get comfortable and have spent the last hour tossing and turning. I just feel so restless. I'm sure part of it is due to stress, but I did a grueling workout so you think I'd be able to sleep right? Nope. I almost feel like it's part of the reason I'm restless. Best part is I have another one in 5 hours. I really cannot have this keep happening during school.
 
Coquette22 said:
To a lesser extent, this. Accidentally drank something with caffeine in it last night (one of those vitamin water things, didn't realize it was caffeinated) and thus, I really didn't sleep. I now have an eight hour work day and a five hour drive ahead of me. Long day. 😴
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:laugh: I've done that. But I can still sleep(for the most part) after ingesting caffeine. 😀

I ended up going to the county fair after work, with a friend.🙄 For 3 hours! Then I came home and crashed for 5 hours, then woke up at the 7 hour mark. After waking up a second time at the 9 hr mark, I just decided to get up.Would have liked more sleep, but apparently brain said no. Body says yes!Have to be back to work in 45 minutes, but at least it'll be a normal length day. It takes me 2 whole days to readjust after working a double shift.
 
orca2011 said:
I'm back to not being able to sleep and it's pissing me off. I just can't get comfortable and have spent the last hour tossing and turning. I just feel so restless. I'm sure part of it is due to stress, but I did a grueling workout so you think I'd be able to sleep right? Nope. I almost feel like it's part of the reason I'm restless. Best part is I have another one in 5 hours. I really cannot have this keep happening during school.
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this used to happen to me A LOT. I keep melatonin on hand, and it works wonders. Helps me fall sleep, and doesnt make me feel hung over the next day. During crazy times of the semester when I know the stress is getting to me, I take it every night and dont even give myself the chance to toss and turn.
 
cowgirla said:
this used to happen to me A LOT. I keep melatonin on hand, and it works wonders. Helps me fall sleep, and doesnt make me feel hung over the next day. During crazy times of the semester when I know the stress is getting to me, I take it every night and dont even give myself the chance to toss and turn.
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I think I'm going to have to invest in some. I've tried other sleeping aids that are different herbs and you're supposed to be able to take them at any point in the night and not feel drugged the next day. Those kind of work but I still wake up in the middle of the night.
 
Totally ruined by awesome healthy eating streak with macdonalds tonight 🙁 It wasnt my fault i swear, just came off an INSANE 14 hour shift and I was starving, and it was on the way home... 😳
 
cowgirla said:
this used to happen to me A LOT. I keep melatonin on hand, and it works wonders. Helps me fall sleep, and doesnt make me feel hung over the next day. During crazy times of the semester when I know the stress is getting to me, I take it every night and dont even give myself the chance to toss and turn.
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melatonin works for me for falling asleep, but I do feel a little bit lagged the next day, and I find if I use it too many nights in a row I start to get less and less sleep off of the same dose - i.e. tolerance is pretty quick to build up.
 
nyanko said:
melatonin works for me for falling asleep, but I do feel a little bit lagged the next day, and I find if I use it too many nights in a row I start to get less and less sleep off of the same dose - i.e. tolerance is pretty quick to build up.
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I second all of this.
 
My car insurance is trying to charge me an extra $160 every six months. I was so happy that I'd being paying less than $100 a month and now it's almost $30 more expensive a month.

And then I got home today and found a "Carrier's Statement" on my door. Apparently I owe the postal people like $9. This is supposed to be for an express mail. The only thing I'm expecting is from my dad. I talked with him and he paid $18 to overnight it. There shouldn't be anything owed. I'm having him email me a copy of the receipt when he can. However, he was promised it would be delivered today. And because of this stupid thing it wasn't. He's mailing me a power of attorney thing so I can get my car registered in NC.

Best thing about both of these. I can't do anything until Monday, when I'm in class ALL day long.
 
PetPony said:
Take a bike with you for the walk etc. I have to bike on weekends for 30 minutes there and then back much longer because it's all uphill. If you're really interested, you should try. 🙂



Good Luck! :luck: :luck: :luck:
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I just found out that the job is part-time so I won't be applying.

I did find a job posting in a province that will get me an interview to my vet school if I gain residency. I'm a good fit for it... I need all of the luck I can get!
 
Trematode said:
I just found out that the job is part-time so I won't be applying.

I did find a job posting in a province that will get me an interview to my vet school if I gain residency. I'm a good fit for it... I need all of the luck I can get!
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Take ALL the luck! :luck::luck::luck::luck::xf::xf::luck::luck::luck::luck:
 
orcagirl said:
Best thing about both of these. I can't do anything until Monday, when I'm in class ALL day long.
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I have found this to be rather frustrating as well. I have so many things that I need to get done/have fixed but I am in class from 9AM to 5PM and the things that I need to have done are conveniently only open from 9AM to 5PM. I am going to have to skip a class if I ever want to:

-Register with a doctor 🙂xf: I don't get sick before I am able to do this)
-Get my flat in complete working order.
-Be able to pick up anything that I am having delivered (such as books, supplies to have my internet service installed, or anything else I would order off the internet.)

There were a few other things that I thought of that I needed to do but realized that classes are going to interfere with being able to do them. It is so incredibly frustrating.
 
DVMDream said:
I have found this to be rather frustrating as well. I have so many things that I need to get done/have fixed but I am in class from 9AM to 5PM and the things that I need to have done are conveniently only open from 9AM to 5PM. I am going to have to skip a class if I ever want to:

-Register with a doctor 🙂xf: I don't get sick before I am able to do this)
-Get my flat in complete working order.
-Be able to pick up anything that I am having delivered (such as books, supplies to have my internet service installed, or anything else I would order off the internet.)

There were a few other things that I thought of that I needed to do but realized that classes are going to interfere with being able to do them. It is so incredibly frustrating.
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Can you not register online??? I think some places where I was allowed you to do that or maybe I'm BSing.
 
DVMDream said:
I have been looking, but no such luck. You have to print off the forms and take them in. Some places (most of them I think) make you set up an appointment too.
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Well, poop. I can't remember if I had to have an appointment for mine or not. Maybe I did cause I wanted to get bc (yay for 6 months at a time for free).


Trilt said:
My older betta is not doing very well. 🙁
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=(
Hope he feels better. I loved my bettas and was devastated when mine passed in December.
 
orca2011 said:
Hope he feels better. I loved my bettas and was devastated when mine passed in December.
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ky261682 said:
Oh no 🙁 Do you know what is wrong or is it just old age?
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He's not really old (2 years), just older than my other boy. Not really sure what's wrong with him, but he's super lethargic and ****ty looking. My boyfriend way, way overfed him while I was traveling so I think it might be some really bad constipation/swim bladder screw-up. Starting a regimen of daily 50% water changes with salt, supplemental heat, fasting him... not super hopeful, though, he looks like absolute crap.
 
Trilt said:
He's not really old (2 years), just older than my other boy. Not really sure what's wrong with him, but he's super lethargic and ****ty looking. My boyfriend way, way overfed him while I was traveling so I think it might be some really bad constipation/swim bladder screw-up. Starting a regimen of daily 50% water changes with salt, supplemental heat, fasting him... not super hopeful, though, he looks like absolute crap.
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:xf:
 
Trilt said:
He's not really old (2 years), just older than my other boy. Not really sure what's wrong with him, but he's super lethargic and ****ty looking. My boyfriend way, way overfed him while I was traveling so I think it might be some really bad constipation/swim bladder screw-up. Starting a regimen of daily 50% water changes with salt, supplemental heat, fasting him... not super hopeful, though, he looks like absolute crap.
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Good luck :luck: I hope he pulls through :xf:
 
My boyfriend's brother tried to commit suicide last night. His whole family is freaking out and I feel bad that I can't be there to hug him and help him through it. For some reason he (my BF) always feels like all of his family's problems are his duty to fix. He's the youngest for God's sake and all he does is try and fix their problems. He feels like it's his fault that he didn't see this coming and wasn't able to stop it. I just keep reminding him that there's nothing he could've done (there really wasn't in this case) and to just focus on getting his brother better for now. I just feel helpless that I can't be there to make him feel better. 🙁
 
So sorry about your fishy, Trilt. 🙁



Emiloo, sorry to hear about what your BF is going through. I hope things start to look better for both him and his brother really soon. I know how hard it is to be away from family when you want or feel like you need to be there.
 
Emiloo4 said:
My boyfriend's brother tried to commit suicide last night. His whole family is freaking out and I feel bad that I can't be there to hug him and help him through it. For some reason he (my BF) always feels like all of his family's problems are his duty to fix. He's the youngest for God's sake and all he does is try and fix their problems. He feels like it's his fault that he didn't see this coming and wasn't able to stop it. I just keep reminding him that there's nothing he could've done (there really wasn't in this case) and to just focus on getting his brother better for now. I just feel helpless that I can't be there to make him feel better. 🙁
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Sending hugs your way. And my thoughts are with your bf and his family.

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This is the second time I have applied for Animal Care Attendant at the local vet school.

This is the second time they extended the deadline and did not contact me for an interview.

Would it be rude to contact them and politely ask them what is up with that?

I think it may have something to do with the fact that I am a resident of another province and that they listed "Restricted Competition" on the posting but did not specify why it is restricted.

I more than qualify for the position. I am getting desperate for employment. I wish I knew why they keep looking past me.


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Now it is listed as Unrestricted Competition. Should I still get in touch with them and tell them I am still interested in the position?
 
I sort of freaked out about that. I emailed the institution to ask what "Restricted Competition" means in case I decide to apply for other positions later. I also asked them if I needed to take any additional steps to be considered for the job.

As you can see... I am very stressed out about employment.
I have my resume into 5 job postings so far, which are related to vet med or my degree... and I have not heard a peep yet. There are currently no other jobs out there that I am qualified for.

I need SOMETHING by October... because that is when my student loan payments start!

🙁
 
Trilt said:
Thanks guys! I'm really attached to my little guy and really hope he does okay. :xf:

Edit: Died sometime last night. 🙁
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I'm sorry for your loss 🙁 Bettas are wonderful pets and I know your little guy was loved very much.
 
orca2011 said:
Grrr. Just downloaded a CD from iTunes on my sister's Mac because she has a giftcard for like $100 from when she got her computer. I transferred the CD to my computer (a PC) and half of the songs cut off early. Some of them only like 10 seconds through the song. I thought it was maybe from switching them to my computer from hers but nope. It does the same thing on her computer. 😡

ETA: It looks like I'm going to have to pay them too to find out why it's not working because I know my iPods and stuff are sooo not under warranty anymore and I have no idea if my sister got Apple Care or not for her Mac. Yeah, no thank you. Guess I'll attempt to figure it out on my own.
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i downloaded a song once that cut off towards the end. i contacted the support thing via itunes and was recredited the download. they were super nice and helpful about it, said it occasionally happens. i was so mad and was just going to redownload it and my roommate gave me a funny look and was like um why don't you ask them?? :laugh: oh and my ipod was most definitely not still under warranty any more!
 
So sorry Trilt 🙁
I kept bettas in high school. It always hurts to lose them.
 
Monday Missing Mare Update: Wanted to share a quick update on the hunt for my mare that I mentioned last week. I'm going to keep the details brief at this point for a couple reasons that I might be able to disclose later.

Bad news: She was in a kill pen at New Holland and on her way to Canada.
Good news: Someone saved her.
Better news: I FOUND HER!!!!
Best news: She might be coming back home to live out her days with me!

Fngers crossed it all works out, but at this point, knowing she is alive and ok is the most important thing to me. Thanks again for all the good vibes.

(This should probably go on the RAVE page, but I wanted the update to be easy to find for anyone that was following me. 🙂)
 
Philliab said:
Monday Missing Mare Update: Wanted to share a quick update on the hunt for my mare that I mentioned last week. I'm going to keep the details brief at this point for a couple reasons that I might be able to disclose later.

Bad news: She was in a kill pen at New Holland and on her way to Canada.
Good news: Someone saved her.
Better news: I FOUND HER!!!!
Best news: She might be coming back home to live out her days with me!

Fngers crossed it all works out, but at this point, knowing she is alive and ok is the most important thing to me. Thanks again for all the good vibes.

(This should probably go on the RAVE page, but I wanted the update to be easy to find for anyone that was following me. 🙂)
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That's awesome philliab!
 
Philliab said:
Monday Missing Mare Update: Wanted to share a quick update on the hunt for my mare that I mentioned last week. I'm going to keep the details brief at this point for a couple reasons that I might be able to disclose later.

Bad news: She was in a kill pen at New Holland and on her way to Canada.
Good news: Someone saved her.
Better news: I FOUND HER!!!!
Best news: She might be coming back home to live out her days with me!

Fngers crossed it all works out, but at this point, knowing she is alive and ok is the most important thing to me. Thanks again for all the good vibes.

(This should probably go on the RAVE page, but I wanted the update to be easy to find for anyone that was following me. 🙂)
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Wahoo! :xf: that it all works out the way you want!

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