Sicker and Sicker

[Phineas T. Poxwattle]

What's great about this thread, Cram, is that you sound JUST LIKE I DID, back somewhere around Sermon #10, when my hate blew loose.

WHEN DO I GET THE GUN

It just makes you sicker and sicker every day until you just can't take it anymore.

SHIT YOUR HATE OR YOU WILL DIE!

Goddamn, Cram...did you think that was just a cute one-liner?  That's LIFE, m'boy, and it only gets more fucked up from here on out.  You either learn to laugh at it, shit all over it, or you explode one day and your neighbors are on teevee saying how you were always a quiet one...PUKE OUT THE POISON OR DIE.  You have no other options.

yeah, that's the thing.

I'm not big on puking hate, because it seems to leave me in a worse mood than I started, but I'm covered in vomit. It's awesome when it works, like when I hatepuked on the Verizon guy yesterday and he straight-up told me that any phone he's trying to sell me is designed to break in two or three years, so yeah, it's probably best to wait until my current phone breaks before signing a new contract. HAH.

Yesterday I spent the entire day with my girlfriend, just walking around. It was a really great day. I need more mental vacations like that. Ultimately I think a lot of my depression was because I was spending all my time at work or stressing about work. But I've got these days off right now, and I've gotta learn to better organize my time to make use of 'em.

someone said, "You've just gotta find work you enjoy."

First find work that pays you money.  Then you won't die of starvation while you look for work that nutures your inner child or whatever the hell.  Try 7-11.  Go for graveyard shift.  You meet the nicest people, who hardly ever collapse and piss themselves on the floor.

Well I'm still in publishing, it's just that they slashed my hours down to 20 per week. I used to work the graveyard shift stocking shelves, and yeah, there were some characters there. On a long timeline, I couldn't handle the night shift. Something about not seeing the sun for four or five days in a row makes me into some kind of zombie.

[Cain]

Night shift never fazed me.  And they almost always pay more.  And there is almost always less work.  I would kill for a job in, for example, security on the night shift again.  Watching CCTV and making the occasional round = teh piss, and I can catch up on my reading at the same time.

I <3 night shift work.

[The Good Reverend Roger]

I'm not big on puking hate, because it seems to leave me in a worse mood than I started, but I'm covered in vomit.

Puke harder, so it clears your chin.

Yesterday I spent the entire day with my girlfriend, just walking around. It was a really great day. I need more mental vacations like that. Ultimately I think a lot of my depression was because I was spending all my time at work or stressing about work. But I've got these days off right now, and I've gotta learn to better organize my time to make use of 'em.

These, Cram, are NOT the days for long walks with the girlfriend.  How DARE you be all serene and shit when everything is FINALLY tipping over?  Some Very Important people worked very hard to bring us to the brink of ruin, and I personally think you should show more APPRECIATION for their efforts!

Well I'm still in publishing, it's just that they slashed my hours down to 20 per week. I used to work the graveyard shift stocking shelves, and yeah, there were some characters there.

Nothing gets the old pulse racing like having a "Discordian Peace Embassador" (  for those who remember. ) walk in at 2AM, jabbering about Baby Jesus and mind beams, that's true.

On a long timeline, I couldn't handle the night shift. Something about not seeing the sun for four or five days in a row makes me into some kind of zombie.

You just need pills.

[Faithless]

This has to be the most interesting discussion that I have ever heard. Now show me to the vomitorium.

[Jasper]

This has to be the most interesting discussion that I have ever heard. Now show me to the vomitorium.

I believe you're looking for Apple Talk.

[Corvidia]

I just realized I've been reading your stuff for longer than I've been interested in what Eris has to offer (you're either the guy who runs Stupid Evil Bastard or his Discordian twin).

Cram--bit late in the game. Damn if I do not know what that feels like. I've found that keeping myself busy with things that are A) free and B) interesting helps me keep my tenuous grasp on my sanity, which starts to slip when I get bored and frustrated. Sounds like you've got more slack now, so meybe?

[Kai]

someone said, "You've just gotta find work you enjoy."

I said, "That's a nice thought, but I don't think enjoyment is even on the table. At this point it's about survival."

Well it's not that grim yet, but I do think finding work "that I like" is a time wasting red herring. It's like applying to a grad school where they accept 1 out of every 200 applicants. Sure, it'd be nice, but why waste your resources on a losing lottery?

Whatcha got, ECH? I'm open to suggestions.

Confer http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IRVdiHu1VCc