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A week and a half til I move! Excitement!!!!

A week and a half til I move! Excitement!!!!

Yay! I love moving. Or maybe I just loved moving out.

Speaking of which, it's worse than I thought. This is the first time I've truly looked into my mother's filth with the eyes of a professional cleaner. It's terrible. I only spent 2 hours there today, but I threw away 6 heavy-duty, black trashbags. And none of it was mail, I made sure to ask her about the more sensitive things before trashing them. One drawer in her kitchen was devoted to fake money and McDonald's toys from my childhood. I couldn't believe that stuff was still there.

I've taken 'before' pictures, but they're so embarrassing that I'll only post them if the 'after' shots are satisfactory.

I don't know how anyone can live like this. I came home and cleaned for another 1 1/2. 

How much is on her tab so far?

How much is on her tab so far?

Not much. I've been throwing away her trash for years for free. I just need to throw the stuff away so I can get under and clean properly. I'm hoping the before and after shots help me put a price on it.

Not much has happened but I'm bored so I'm going to tell you about it anyway.

The flirty little swimming instructor was not at the pool today. In fact it was kind of empty.
I felt like I had a good swim. I was trying to press my chest down a bit more which in turn should help bring my feet up. I did feel faster but to a casual observer I doubt you could notice any difference at all.
I had a strange craving for a can of coke. I rarely drink coke but today is warm and I just wanted something cold and fizzy. I'm enjoying it now and burping liberally.
I thought I felt a small bead of sweat run down the back of my neck a few minutes ago, but as I went to wipe away the tickle I was mortified that I'd picked up a spider on the way to the shop and its squished body was now wriggling on my fingers. I hate spiders. I'm fine now, but the spider hasn't pulled through.

The flirty little swimming instructor was not at the pool today. In fact it was kind of empty.

I stopped reading here. Come back when you have more hilarious stories to make me feel better about my life.

I start a new job soon as a "Community Manger" for a company that deals with some pretty high profile clients.  I'm not at liberty to share who, but it is video game related and I'm VERY excited about this.  Seems to be full time gig and at $9 an hour I'll be pulling in about twice a month what I was making with the shithole part time retail gig I have now.

Soon I will be drunk with power AND alcohol.

Congratulations. I hope you aren't working for Sony or those shitbags at EA.

Definitely not EA, thank oden.  I don't think I would have taken the job.

Not that I'm trying to guess, but lets hope its not Blizzard either.

God damn pay as you play!

Yay, Nomad! That's awesome, congrats.

I start a new job soon as a "Community Manger" for a company that deals with some pretty high profile clients.  I'm not at liberty to share who, but it is video game related and I'm VERY excited about this.  Seems to be full time gig and at $9 an hour I'll be pulling in about twice a month what I was making with the shithole part time retail gig I have now.

Soon I will be drunk with power AND alcohol.

You got low balled, my friend.

Quote from: Nomad on April 19, 2013, 01:43:57 PM

I start a new job soon as a "Community Manger" for a company that deals with some pretty high profile clients.  I'm not at liberty to share who, but it is video game related and I'm VERY excited about this.  Seems to be full time gig and at $9 an hour I'll be pulling in about twice a month what I was making with the shithole part time retail gig I have now.

Soon I will be drunk with power AND alcohol.

You got low balled, my friend.

He can work on raises later, the important thing is that he got the job.

Quote from: Nomad on April 19, 2013, 01:43:57 PM

I start a new job soon as a "Community Manger" for a company that deals with some pretty high profile clients.  I'm not at liberty to share who, but it is video game related and I'm VERY excited about this.  Seems to be full time gig and at $9 an hour I'll be pulling in about twice a month what I was making with the shithole part time retail gig I have now.

Soon I will be drunk with power AND alcohol.

You got low balled, my friend.

For the amount of downtime the job has, I'm surprised that it even starts at $9 an hour.  It's a blessing, and this kind of job comes with inherent connections.  Say hello to free expo tickets.

$9 an hour

Wow. That would put you at slightly above half minimum wage here.

I haven't seen a pay slip that sucky since I was 15. Enjoy your poverty.

I'm feeling pretty ill.

I didn't sleep well. Cold sweats, then freezing cold, then boiling hot. And this morning my stomach feels like its doing somersaults. Add to this that yesterday I was really working on pressing my chest into the pool whilst I swam, my back muscles today are in bits. So my whole middle is in complete agony. I can't get comfortable and I feel as weak as a kitten. I'm eating soup now, having passed up lunch. I haven't even the energy to torment Saddam, which is most unlike me.

Also I've been trying for 2 days to send Tom Bishop to the moon, but the damn site hates me and won't let me submit an application.
https://www2.axeapollo.com

I'm feeling pretty ill.

I didn't sleep well. Cold sweats, then freezing cold, then boiling hot. And this morning my stomach feels like its doing somersaults. Add to this that yesterday I was really working on pressing my chest into the pool whilst I swam, my back muscles today are in bits. So my whole middle is in complete agony. I can't get comfortable and I feel as weak as a kitten. I'm eating soup now, having passed up lunch. I haven't even the energy to torment Saddam, which is most unlike me.

remember BRAT

Bananas, Rice, Applesauce, and Toast.
This coupled with liquids and plenty of rest.
I hope you feel better soon!

I have bananas and bread. Rice and applesauce sound like a good way to make me sick, right now.

Oh and thanks.

I'm feeling pretty ill.

I didn't sleep well. Cold sweats, then freezing cold, then boiling hot. And this morning my stomach feels like its doing somersaults. Add to this that yesterday I was really working on pressing my chest into the pool whilst I swam, my back muscles today are in bits. So my whole middle is in complete agony. I can't get comfortable and I feel as weak as a kitten. I'm eating soup now, having passed up lunch. I haven't even the energy to torment Saddam, which is most unlike me.

Copypasta requires no energy.

Also, I'll start planning the funeral.

Quote from: Nomad on April 19, 2013, 01:43:57 PM

$9 an hour

Wow. That would put you at slightly above half minimum wage here.

I haven't seen a pay slip that sucky since I was 15. Enjoy your poverty.

National minimum wage here is $8.  $9 an hour, plus the fact that I'll be there for roughly 40 hours a week, will be just fine with me.  Especially considering probably half the time I'm at work will be spent playing video games during the downtime.

National minimum wage here is $8.  $9 an hour, plus the fact that I'll be there for roughly 40 hours a week, will be just fine with me.  Especially considering probably half the time I'm at work will be spent playing video games during the downtime.

I'm sorry, I can't hear you over the sound of more than triple your pay coming into my bank account.

Sorry, can't hear you over Australia's extortionate importing tariffs and megalomaniacal government.

Quote from: Nomad on April 20, 2013, 09:28:59 AM

National minimum wage here is $8.  $9 an hour, plus the fact that I'll be there for roughly 40 hours a week, will be just fine with me.  Especially considering probably half the time I'm at work will be spent playing video games during the downtime.

I'm sorry, I can't hear you over the sound of more than triple your pay coming into my bank account.

Yeah, but how expensive is a large pizza?

Sorry to use this place for a vague whiny post, but how come every single time I start to feel good and optimistic about life, something has to happen to make me feel absolutely miserable? Why does life suck and why do I bother? Fucking fuck.

Sorry to use this place for a vague whiny post, but how come every single time I start to feel good and optimistic about life, something has to happen to make me feel absolutely miserable? Why does life suck and why do I bother? Fucking fuck.

Well life can't be good forever. It's full of both terrible and awesome.

I don't know what happened but you'll work through it just like you have with everything else in your past. You just have to learn how to deal with shit.

Yeah, I know it can't be good forever, but I don't even seem to get a damn day to feel good. Whenever I start feeling happy, whenever I finally think my life might have a track, within the next 24 hours someone or something has to make something happen. I figure I've got things wrong with my brain that need a psychiatrist anyway; don't know if I'm destined to be miserable or what. Asdgfjdky

Quote from: Nomad on April 20, 2013, 09:28:59 AM

National minimum wage here is $8.  $9 an hour, plus the fact that I'll be there for roughly 40 hours a week, will be just fine with me.  Especially considering probably half the time I'm at work will be spent playing video games during the downtime.

I'm sorry, I can't hear you over the sound of more than triple your pay coming into my bank account.

Are you comparing that to the cost of living in both your areas?

Quote from: Parsifal on April 20, 2013, 09:30:08 AM

Quote from: Nomad on April 20, 2013, 09:28:59 AM

National minimum wage here is $8.  $9 an hour, plus the fact that I'll be there for roughly 40 hours a week, will be just fine with me.  Especially considering probably half the time I'm at work will be spent playing video games during the downtime.

I'm sorry, I can't hear you over the sound of more than triple your pay coming into my bank account.

Are you comparing that to the cost of living in both your areas?

Obviously they're not. Aussies are always complaining on reddit that videogames are about $120, completely ignoring the fact that they make more money. Cost ratio is still slightly better for Aussies, but it's not too dissimilar to our own.

I've been drifting in an out all day, my temperature is sky high now. I'm feeling a bit woozy. Why is it no matter how bad I feel, Supertails has to trump it? I'm dying here Supertails, a slow and agonising death. Please put your silly problems into perspective and stop cock-blocking all my sympathy.