Elmo Lewis 7 Posted July 7, 2011 Posted July 7, 2011 What I don't understand is, if you don't have a job right now, why didn't you go with her?
JoeinAR 1,957 Posted July 8, 2011 Posted July 8, 2011 It was 11:41 my time when I posted that. We're only an hour behind you.Oh ok. For some reason I thought Texas was in the same time zone as California, which clearly makes no sense lol. Sometimes I amaze even myself...Texas, it's like a whole nother country. by the way it's 12:14 CST. This time next week I'll be at the midnight premiere of the last Harry Potter film.
Quintus 6,494 Posted July 11, 2011 Posted July 11, 2011 Well, the tide's really far out on that beach.
BLUMENKOHL 1,110 Posted July 11, 2011 Posted July 11, 2011 The more i get used to being on my own again, the more i miss her. I miss even the things I hate about her. As long as I have known here she's has trouble being on time for anything. she was 45 minutes late for our first date. Everytime it has annoyed me...now i miss it. I miss the way she always looses stuff. from keys, to her wallet, to a blackberry that is only 6 days old. I guess missing that that is true love, or just insanity.It's science. There was a study where subjects were presented with two jars of cookies. One was full of cookies the other (due to either accident or demand) had only a couple of cookies in it. The subjects were asked to look at the cookies and rate how delicious and desirable they looked. Everyone rated the cookies that had just a couple remaining as more delicious looking and more desirable. Upon actually eating the cookies, however, the subjects did not find the scarce cookies to be any more delicious, attractive, or desirable than the abundant jar of cookies. http://psycnet.apa.org/journals/psp/32/5/906/This is one of the most iconic yet quietly hidden moments in psychology. It's used to this day to hook you on games like FarmVille or World of Warcraft (entire video game companies have departments dedicated to research into this). To get you to buy products. And there is really no weapon against it, because it's just how the human mind is wired. The only thing you can do is learn to recognize when the rush of emotion for something that you don't have, and remind yourself that just because it seems appealing now doesn't mean it's actually any good. What's striking is this bit:c) cookies scarce because of high demand were rated higher than cookies that were scarce because of an accident. Something that is scarce because of competition caused the highest inflation in the ratings. Explains the game of love and jealousy, doesn't it? "Absence makes the heart grow fonder!"
Koray Savas 2,260 Posted July 11, 2011 Posted July 11, 2011 So they found the jar with less cookies more appealing because they assumed it was rare and in demand? Pff, give me the full jar, more cookies to nom nom.
King Mark 3,975 Posted July 11, 2011 Posted July 11, 2011 The more i get used to being on my own again, the more i miss her. I miss even the things I hate about her. That would pass in the long term. It's just your brian chemicals playing tricks on you
Wojo 2,458 Posted July 13, 2011 Posted July 13, 2011 I love you too, but I only like you if you have cookies.
hornist 1,261 Posted July 13, 2011 Posted July 13, 2011 The more i get used to being on my own again, the more i miss her. I miss even the things I hate about her. That would pass in the long term. It's just your brian chemicals playing tricks on youYep. That's the reality. When she will come back, after a week you will hate the things you used to love about her.
Quintus 6,494 Posted July 19, 2011 Posted July 19, 2011 Unemployment can be a terrible rut.No matter what happens I ALWAYS shower and get dressed, tidy my hair. Shaving can be spread out. It doesn't take much effort and it keeps you rejuvenated. If you catch your reflection in the mirror it won't look anywhere near as bad as it might have done.
Quintus 6,494 Posted July 19, 2011 Posted July 19, 2011 A hearty meal will do you good, if you can get one.
King Mark 3,975 Posted July 21, 2011 Posted July 21, 2011 Well Stef I do admire that you have the guts to talk about all this here. It's a difficult situationI went through a lot of shit in the early days of the MB and It was too difficult to say anything specific on the MB. But I know exactly how your feeling.
Ollie 1,375 Posted July 21, 2011 Posted July 21, 2011 We all will or do go through stuff, sometimes it's nice to have a place to talk. The past 4 years have been real tough on both my wife's family and mine.This board has been a great outlet to take my mind of things.
Wojo 2,458 Posted July 21, 2011 Posted July 21, 2011 Guys don't have any feelings. They're buried deep down beneath beer and cake.
Wojo 2,458 Posted July 21, 2011 Posted July 21, 2011 The hard stuff makes me drunk too fast, which makes me [significantly more] irritable and tired. I rather enjoy the taste of beer, and want to enjoy a few bottles before having to continue on my way. Besides, I don't drink mainstream or light American suds like the rest of my gormless compatriots. It's microbrews or imports for me, or local brands that haven't grown into a Bud, Coors, or Miller yet.Besides, I was quoting a comedian above.
King Mark 3,975 Posted July 21, 2011 Posted July 21, 2011 here's beer to get drunkThat's a liter bottle. Very popular among the homeless crowd
Wojo 2,458 Posted July 21, 2011 Posted July 21, 2011 Ugh. I don't like the taste of beer with that much alcohol.
crocodile 9,724 Posted July 21, 2011 Posted July 21, 2011 Beer is bitter piss, for the gormless masses!Avara Kadavra!Karol
Wojo 2,458 Posted July 21, 2011 Posted July 21, 2011 That's a liter bottleOr 1.06 quarts. Joey might ask.
crocodile 9,724 Posted July 21, 2011 Posted July 21, 2011 Don't "blithering" and "idiot" words in on sentence cancel each other out?Karol
crocodile 9,724 Posted July 21, 2011 Posted July 21, 2011 Never tried piss, to be honest. Is it any good?Karol
Wojo 2,458 Posted July 21, 2011 Posted July 21, 2011 Hmm, should you stop drinking rat piss? Or should I start because it's the "in" thing to do. I didn't get to tour all of North Carolina two weeks ago, so I don't know what you folks inland do for fun.I love those people who think all beers taste the same, and then lump them into some singular category, and then call other people blithering idiots.I can't stand ales, especially IPAs, but I love me some brown ale. I also enjoy lagers, but not stouts, which look like motor oil.Like I don't like white wines because the strong sulfur ruins it for me, but I enjoy reds and other more exotic flavors.
BLUMENKOHL 1,110 Posted July 21, 2011 Posted July 21, 2011 Hmm, should you stop drinking rat piss? Or should I start because it's the "in" thing to do. I didn't get to tour all of North Carolina two weeks ago, so I don't know what you folks inland do for fun.I love those people who think all beers taste the same, and then lump them into some singular category, and then call other people blithering idiots.I can't stand ales, especially IPAs, but I love me some brown ale. I also enjoy lagers, but not stouts, which look like motor oil.Like I don't like white wines because the strong sulfur ruins it for me, but I enjoy reds and other more exotic flavors.I always try a new beer in the hopes of finding a good one. Not yet. Not yet.
Wojo 2,458 Posted July 21, 2011 Posted July 21, 2011 I can imagine that drinking a woman's might be fun if you love her and she's into that, and doesn't mind cleaning it up, but a rat's? No bitch is worth that.Everyone's taste buds are different. I like beer because it's cheap, and I'm a cheap asshole. You strike me as a more sophisticated and proud of it type of asshole, and that's great. Though don't ever drink a brown ale with a strong fish like swordfish, or it comes off tasting like bilge water. I've eaten lake trout so I'm qualified to know what bilge water would taste like.
BLUMENKOHL 1,110 Posted July 21, 2011 Posted July 21, 2011 You strike me as a more sophisticated and proud of it type of asshole, and that's great. That wounds me a little. Especially considering my beverage of choice is apple juice. And I am the butt of sippy cup jokes at most dinners for that.
Wojo 2,458 Posted July 21, 2011 Posted July 21, 2011 Pish-posh. You feel insulted after I used the derogatory term on myself first before sharing it, with a smiley face?Oh dear. I apologize for anything I may have said that caused offense to anyone here.
BLUMENKOHL 1,110 Posted July 21, 2011 Posted July 21, 2011 *Weeps like a woman whose family has been burnt at the stake*
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