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I havent been on SDN much lately.. I really dont like the new website. I miss the old SDN

There is at least a 'classic mode' that you can get to by going to the main page and going to the bottom left in the blue bar. It's still different because they did switch to a completely different platform, but it's colors are the familiar blue and not so much white space.
 
Nothing like the sound of a dog vomiting to get your butt out of bed faster... Well, my comforter and blanket are thrown in the wash. I hope they can be salvaged. Dog is cleaned up after being tossed in the backyard while I cleaned up... can I get back to sleep now? No, of course not.
 
finally wrote a letter to Lucy's foster family to notify them of her passing. they took her in when her elderly owner was no longer able to care for her anymore. how has it been almost a month? the pain of her loss is still so agonizing :cry:
 
Finally quit my job/career, got a start date for my new e-vet assistant job, and registered for some of my first pre-req classes. Heard this AM from an elderly accountant at my (soon to be former) workplace that my husband is a loser and likely doesn't have a career ahead of him (he works in IT), and I am stupid, bound to be penniless, and will never be able to find a job because her nephew looked for 4 years before he even found an opening. Realism is one thing in vet med, but being straight up rude with your un-asked for opinion is another.

If I had an egg in my hand that moment.. 😡
 
Finally quit my job/career, got a start date for my new e-vet assistant job, and registered for some of my first pre-req classes. Heard this AM from an elderly accountant at my (soon to be former) workplace that my husband is a loser and likely doesn't have a career ahead of him (he works in IT), and I am stupid, bound to be penniless, and will never be able to find a job because her nephew looked for 4 years before he even found an opening. Realism is one thing in vet med, but being straight up rude with your un-asked for opinion is another.

If I had an egg in my hand that moment.. 😡

I met someone, just a couple of weeks ago, who felt the need to "inform" me of how bad the job market is and how I won't find a job 'cause her friend's daughter couldn't, and how I was foolish to go back to school...yadda, yadda, yadda... I could have punched her in the face. Some people are just miserable and stuck. Ignore.
 
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I met someone, just a couple of weeks ago, who felt the need to "inform" me of how bad the job market is and how I won't find a job 'cause her friend's daughter couldn't, and how I was foolish to go back to school...yadda, yadda, yadda... I could have punched her in the face. Some people are just miserable and stuck. Ignore.


You'll get it a lot. Don't let it bring you down too much. I actually used it as inspiration for my PS.

My rant: I am not happy with my histo midterm grade...I thought I did a lot better 😡
 
I met someone, just a couple of weeks ago, who felt the need to "inform" me of how bad the job market is and how I won't find a job 'cause her friend's daughter couldn't, and how I was foolish to go back to school...yadda, yadda, yadda... I could have punched her in the face. Some people are just miserable and stuck. Ignore.

I had a ton of people constantly telling me "Oh, my friend/cousin/niece/daughter/grandson/etc applied to vet school and never got in, so there's no way you're going to be accepted." Half the time these were people I barely even knew and who had no idea what my grades and experience were like. Some people just like to drag everyone else down.

My rant: I am not happy with my histo midterm grade...I thought I did a lot better 😡

I'm not happy either. That lab portion killed me. Going to have to work my tail off for the final. :dead:
 
That really awkward time when someone brings in their dog for a neuro exam lab, volunteers him to be the "demo (aka normal)" dog and he ends up having really severe, previously not detected neuro deficits. I feel so bad for his mom 🙁
 
That really awkward time when someone brings in their dog for a neuro exam lab, volunteers him to be the "demo (aka normal)" dog and he ends up having really severe, previously not detected neuro deficits. I feel so bad for his mom 🙁
Aww that's rough. On the bright side, now they know about it! Not sure what it is, but hopefully can get treatment or support now? I had my behavior lab today too. We passed your lab with our demo doggies.
 
Sent by boyfriend a text when I got my rejection email from Missouri today and I did not get a single response. Just got home and asked him if he saw my text and he said "Round 1." I just wanted call him an ass and retreat upstairs. However, I could not say anything because our company has already arrived. He was more concerned about getting the hard top put back on his car and taking his friend for a drive. At least I get sympathy from you guys. 😡🙁
 
Sent by boyfriend a text when I got my rejection email from Missouri today and I did not get a single response. Just got home and asked him if he saw my text and he said "Round 1." I just wanted call him an ass and retreat upstairs. However, I could not say anything because our company has already arrived. He was more concerned about getting the hard top put back on his car and taking his friend for a drive. At least I get sympathy from you guys. 😡🙁
Ouch. That's really not cool. I would be having a major convo with him about that later if I were you.
 
Sent by boyfriend a text when I got my rejection email from Missouri today and I did not get a single response. Just got home and asked him if he saw my text and he said "Round 1." I just wanted call him an ass and retreat upstairs. However, I could not say anything because our company has already arrived. He was more concerned about getting the hard top put back on his car and taking his friend for a drive. At least I get sympathy from you guys. 😡🙁

Sorry about your rejection. As someone who got a lot of them last year, I can tell you not to stress too much. It only takes one acceptance letter. Also, while I agree that your boyfriend could have been more supportive, try not to beat him up too much over it. If you asked me this time last year, I would have told you I didn't expect my boyfriend and I to still be together at this point. It can be really tough on a relationship. Definitely have a chat about it, but realize this probably difficult for him too. My boyfriend was incredibly indifferent throughout my application process and even after I got accepted. We knew that if I got in he wouldn't be coming with me and it's hard when your SO wants something that means you guys will be apart if it happens.
 
Mini Rave: I won Poker tonight, again.

My Rant: If you keep raising and there's an open ended straight on the table and I hit trips, of course I'm going to call your bluff! Especially, when I know your tells and know that you have jack ****. Do not be pissed at me, or the rest of the table, because I called your bluff and put you out of the game. You called my "all in" dumbarse.
 
Why do the Philippines always get hit with the worst natural disasters? Seems like at least once a year I am frantically pulling up Google Maps to check the distance from our family friend to the latest typhoon/tsunami/tidal wave/etc. Fortunately she is more than 13 hours away from Tacloban, so I think I can safely assume that she is okay. But those poor people. 🙁
 
Sorry about your rejection. As someone who got a lot of them last year, I can tell you not to stress too much. It only takes one acceptance letter. Also, while I agree that your boyfriend could have been more supportive, try not to beat him up too much over it. If you asked me this time last year, I would have told you I didn't expect my boyfriend and I to still be together at this point. It can be really tough on a relationship. Definitely have a chat about it, but realize this probably difficult for him too. My boyfriend was incredibly indifferent throughout my application process and even after I got accepted. We knew that if I got in he wouldn't be coming with me and it's hard when your SO wants something that means you guys will be apart if it happens.

Thanks. He came back up to me and noticed that I was upset. I told that I was upset about my rejection letter and how he reacted. I told him that I was not looking for an over pouring of sympathy, just a "that sucks" or something to that effect or even acknowledge that I was upset. He sincerely apologized, gave me and hug and a kiss on the forehead. I bounced back, just needed a little self pity time 🙂 Thank for the kind words from everyone.
 
Thanks. He came back up to me and noticed that I was upset. I told that I was upset about my rejection letter and how he reacted. I told him that I was not looking for an over pouring of sympathy, just a "that sucks" or something to that effect or even acknowledge that I was upset. He sincerely apologized, gave me and hug and a kiss on the forehead. I bounced back, just needed a little self pity time 🙂 Thank for the kind words from everyone.
I'm glad that worked out. And I'm glad you spoke with him about it, that's what I was going to recommend. He might have honestly thought he WAS being supportive in a "Round one, don't get too discouraged" kind of way.
 
Every weekend that I'm free, I hope that someone will invite me to hang out. Every weekend that I'm free I end up sitting alone because I get no invites and when I ask about what's going on I get no answers. I thought it would get easier with time, but constantly feeling like you're not wanted by anyone really sucks. Seeing the pictures from the events that you weren't invited to hurts. It's like high school...except high school was better.
 
Every weekend that I'm free, I hope that someone will invite me to hang out. Every weekend that I'm free I end up sitting alone because I get no invites and when I ask about what's going on I get no answers. I thought it would get easier with time, but constantly feeling like you're not wanted by anyone really sucks. Seeing the pictures from the events that you weren't invited to hurts. It's like high school...except high school was better.
I agree with you. Especially the last sentence.
 
Every weekend that I'm free, I hope that someone will invite me to hang out. Every weekend that I'm free I end up sitting alone because I get no invites and when I ask about what's going on I get no answers. I thought it would get easier with time, but constantly feeling like you're not wanted by anyone really sucks. Seeing the pictures from the events that you weren't invited to hurts. It's like high school...except high school was better.
I completely agree as well.
 
Every weekend that I'm free, I hope that someone will invite me to hang out. Every weekend that I'm free I end up sitting alone because I get no invites and when I ask about what's going on I get no answers. I thought it would get easier with time, but constantly feeling like you're not wanted by anyone really sucks. Seeing the pictures from the events that you weren't invited to hurts. It's like high school...except high school was better.

I'm not in vet school, but I am in grad school and I experience this too. Most of my friends from undergrad have moved away (all except 2), so I don't know many people expect the other graduate assistant and my students...but I can't exactly hang out with them. I've been to a few graduate student meetings, but have yet to break the ice with anyone. It's very lonely...and when I do try to reach out to my friends that are still here, they always have something else going on. It gets to the point where I don't want to ask anymore because I know what the answer will be. And at this point, I don't really know how to make new friends. I'm not the most outgoing, social person either. -sigh- Anyway, my condolences. I'm right there with you.
 
Every weekend that I'm free, I hope that someone will invite me to hang out. Every weekend that I'm free I end up sitting alone because I get no invites and when I ask about what's going on I get no answers. I thought it would get easier with time, but constantly feeling like you're not wanted by anyone really sucks. Seeing the pictures from the events that you weren't invited to hurts. It's like high school...except high school was better.

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Sorry Bearby, that sucks a ton. Have you tried directly asking one or two people if they wanted to maybe grab dinner together or something? I'm usually more than happy to hangout with random classmates (though I never go to class functions or organized parties of any sort), but I would feel a little weird initiating that myself with someone I've never hung out with. And I tend to organize outings/potlucks/etc... with a group of friends, but I don't think it would occur to me to ask random classmates to join. And if someone asks me what I'm doing over the weekend, I tend to take that as just a conversation starter. It likely wouldn't occur to me that the person was asking to see if s/he could join, even if they were to be like, "that sounds like fun." But if that person were to ask if I would be interested in doing something together, I would be like, "sure! we should do something after ___ exam" or if I knew of an organized event, I would invite them in. So it may just be that people around you aren't aware of the fact that you want to make friends.
 
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Sorry Bearby, that sucks a ton. Have you tried directly asking one or two people if they wanted to maybe grab dinner together or something? I'm usually more than happy to hangout with random classmates (though I never go to class functions or organized parties of any sort), but I would feel a little weird initiating that myself with someone I've never hung out with. And I tend to organize outings/potlucks/etc... with a group of friends, but I don't think it would occur to me to ask random classmates to join. And if someone asks me what I'm doing over the weekend, I tend to take that as just a conversation starter. It likely wouldn't occur to me that the person was asking to see if s/he could join, even if they were to be like, "that sounds like fun." But if that person were to ask if I would be interested in doing something together, I would be like, "sure! we should do something after ___ exam" or if I knew of an organized event, I would invite them in. So it may just be that people around you aren't aware of the fact that you want to make friends.

These aren't random classmates. They're people that I used to hang out with a lot when we were in classes. Now that we're on clinics, it's like I've been forgotten. Or I've been selectively pushed out of the circle.
 
to the divemaster leading a group of divers today on the shipwreck we visited - it makes me angry and disappointed that you show such little respect for the wreck you were resting on and the corals you were grabbing like handles. they are fragile and smashing and squeezing them because you want a comfortable spot to lean on damages and kills them. you should know better and set a good example for your students. after all, you will be out of a job if reef death occurs. (and thats why i dive exclusively with a group dedicated to conservation and betterment of the marine environment) 😡
 
These aren't random classmates. They're people that I used to hang out with a lot when we were in classes. Now that we're on clinics, it's like I've been forgotten. Or I've been selectively pushed out of the circle.

Sorry Bearby, that is totally lame. Maybe now that you're on clinics and working closely with those you haven't before, you can make some new friends?
 
So this isn't much of a rant....more a statement of disappointment.....

I had high hopes for the second Thor movie. It let me down. 🙁



edit: I've heard nothing but good things....I just found the comedy off and the whole storyline was a bit ridiculous. Hopefully they do another and it's better. Maybe I just build my hopes up too much...lol
 
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So this isn't much of a rant....more a statement of disappointment.....

I had high hopes for the second Thor movie. It let me down. 🙁

I was someone who enjoyed it more than the first, but it wasn't without its bad moments and pacing issues (imo). I'd be surprised if there wasn't a third installment...but first...GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY and Captain America: The Winter Soldier! 😀 And then Avengers: Age of Ultron. Wheeeeeee!
 
I was someone who enjoyed it more than the first, but it wasn't without its bad moments and pacing issues (imo). I'd be surprised if there wasn't a third installment...but first...GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY! 😀

I thought the first movie was awful too.....Chris Hemsworth saves them for me. But there wasn't enough good scenes of him in this one for me to enjoy it...I think that was what made the difference.
 
Also, Natalie Portman annoys me. Maybe that's another reason why I enjoyed Thor & Co. in the Avengers more.
 
one month ago today, if i had just been less stressed, less stupid, and less lazy, i would still have this beautiful girl in my life. an extra 10 seconds of my day was all that was required. 😢
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one month ago today, if i had just been less stressed, less stupid, and less lazy, i would still have this beautiful girl in my life. an extra 10 seconds of my day was all that was required. 😢

You have to stop beating yourself up about it. No one could have ever seen that coming. How many times have any of us done the same sort of thing and nothing happened? It sucks a lot - a whole lot - but you can't go on blaming yourself for something your dog happened to do that turned out very badly. It's just **** luck.
 
Feck you body. That was suppose to be 8 hrs of sleep, not 3! Nothing by mouth(food or drink) after midnight. It is now 1:30am and I'm both hungry AND thirsty and wide awake! 🙁
 
Grr... I should have know better than to trust that the car place would have my baby fixed by this morning. Should have went to work this morning and just left early to pick it up... But nope :banghead:
 
Been back at work. Overheard an assistant today talking with another one about wanting to make up a secret language so she can talk about people in front of them without them knowing. She is older than I am. Seriously?
 
Been back at work. Overheard an assistant today talking with another one about wanting to make up a secret language so she can talk about people in front of them without them knowing. She is older than I am. Seriously?

Seriously?? Wow...


My Rant: Nothing like a good ol' fashioned temper tantrum by some kid in the condo next door...complete with screaming, foot stomping and wall-banging. lol really...
 
There are four apartments on my floor. The one right across the hallway has 2 dogs. That have been barking. ALL. FREAKING. DAY. I love dogs. Heck, I'm in school to become a vet. BUT I CAN'T FUNCTION IF DOGS ARE BARKING ALL DAY. Give your dogs a kong or hire a dog walker or something, but MAKE THEM STOP.
 
My husband is at his computer playing video games SO loudly right now. I hate video games. That's all.
 
My husband is at his computer playing video games SO loudly right now. I hate video games. That's all.

My bf did this all. the. time. In bed. Until 2am. When I had to get up at 4:30am. He could never grasp why this irritated me so much. Apparently since he was wearing headphones, I should TOTALLY have been able to sleep through the flashing lights of his computer and his frequent outbursts at his friends/the characters on the screen. And to top it all off, he'd whine and complain when it was time to get up in the morning and make me late because he would refuse to get out of bed.

One of the few nice things about being in an LDR is not having to deal with that crap. 😛
 
Holy feckin' PAIN! Ahhhhhh. My nerve block wore off. 😢 I could have used it for a few more days!
 
You have to stop beating yourself up about it. No one could have ever seen that coming. How many times have any of us done the same sort of thing and nothing happened? It sucks a lot - a whole lot - but you can't go on blaming yourself for something your dog happened to do that turned out very badly. It's just **** luck.

This is exactly what I wanted to say. I mean it compassionately (as I'm sure TT does), but you really can't let it keep dragging you down, jmo. Lucy was a beautiful dog and you were a loving owner. Sometimes bad things happen to good people (and good animals) and it sucks that it had to happen to you and Lucy. Have you considered talking to someone in a more professional setting (maybe through the school)? It might help to get their perspective and maybe some good coping mechanisms. Thinking of you 🙁
 
My bf did this all. the. time. In bed. Until 2am. When I had to get up at 4:30am. He could never grasp why this irritated me so much. Apparently since he was wearing headphones, I should TOTALLY have been able to sleep through the flashing lights of his computer and his frequent outbursts at his friends/the characters on the screen. And to top it all off, he'd whine and complain when it was time to get up in the morning and make me late because he would refuse to get out of bed.

One of the few nice things about being in an LDR is not having to deal with that crap. 😛
Makes an LDR sound good right now!
 
My oldest dog had both of her carnassials extracted today (slab fractures and abscesses). 🙁 I have a headache just thinking about it...
 
My oldest dog had both of her carnassials extracted today (slab fractures and abscesses). 🙁 I have a headache just thinking about it...

Fun story. A few weeks before I left for school one of our techs was doing a dental on her new dog she had just adopted and decided a carnassial needed to come out...tried to extract it herself and broke the dogs jaw. NOT GOOD.

Sorry for your pup. Also. I think teeth are gross.
 
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