Thread "The 2009 Rant, Vent, and Share thread" in forum "Comic Talk and General Discussion *"

Posted at 12:06PM, Jun. 1, 2009

So apparently my drama teacher thinks I'm a liar.
I walked up to her, before class started, and told her, "Hey, I can't do my thing. I had the stomach flu over the weekend, and my grandpa died."

She just looked at me like I was crazy and she was sarcastic, "Oh, okay Aaron. Because I haven't heard that excuse." or something like that.

If she knew me, she would know I never joke about that kind of thing. Why would I tell her that my grandpa died to get out of doing something? I mean, I tried. I honestly did. But she wouldn't give me the time of day to explain my side.

The showings are tomorrow, and the funeral is on Wednesday. I'd like to go to at least one of the showings, and the funeral.

Aw, that sucks, hon. I'm really sorry for your loss. :(

You should get a funeral card and bring it to her, and say "I thought you'd want proof of my excuse", or somethin' to that effect. That'd probably make her feel (deservedly) like crap!

I understand where the teacher's skepticism comes from- I've known more than a few kids to pull that. When I taught I made it clear to students that, while I hated to be such a cynical jerk, I needed either a death notice, funeral card, or the number of the home where the viewing/services would be held- if they wanted their absence excused. But I would never, ever, call someone out on it, even if I thought they were lying! Poor form.

Posted at 1:06PM, Jun. 1, 2009

So i'm officially a college babe once again! i'm going for my degree in amination and just started today. and since i already got about 3 classes under my belt from my continuing eduction a few years back, i only have one class this semester and that my American Gov class which im taking online. now i'm really excited for this! only thing is, me and computers dont get along so well. i dont do anything wrong, they just fuck off when i need em most. for example, overnight, my computer has just gone completely nuts and i think i have so return it to factory settings….AGAIN. hopefully not. but man, of corse, the day my online corse starts. i'm serious, i know it sounds paranoid, but these things ALWAYS have a way of happening RIGHT when i dont want em too. hell, i knew something was gonna happen this time and i was RIGHT! i try to say hey, it's been there plenty of times when i've really neeed it, but it has, but agghhh….it's uncanny how it just PICKS the time when to DIE! and not just my computer, EVERYONES! I GOT THE CYBER TOUCH OF DEATH!

i'm using my ma's computer, and even then a few other small problems happened. but nothing horrible, just…uuggghhh….it NEVER fails. hell i was gonna sign up for the army TWICE, and BOTH TIMES the recruitment centers had online problems. the first time it was something about their e-mail communications shutting down and i dont think they were able to receive or send messages or somethin like that. it'd been a little while and i looked over to this big brick-house looking black sargent sitting across the room,and you know, things had been quiet so i said [stupidly] "heh, bet this happens all the time huh?" got about the sternest look i EVER got in my life and he goes "no,it doesnt!"hahaha.

i know it sounds crazy, but this shit ALWAYS HAPPENS. A.L.W.A.Y.S……
jeezus,am i John Connor?

Posted at 1:06PM, Jun. 1, 2009

My writer's block is officially crumbling, and crumbling FAST. Two short stories last week, 2k worth of fiction writing today already… almost 10k words in 2 weeks.

Leaving World of Warcraft was the BEST decision I've made in a long, long time. *dances with glee… dances BADLY, mind you, but with glee*

>Net

Posted at 2:06PM, Jun. 1, 2009

I sometimes wish I can just give some voodoo curse to every cop who decides to beat up people for no reason.

It would be a fitting punishment for them to have constant persistent nightmares for at least a month (that would result in them having only 2 hours of sleep at the most) after doing their evil deeds.

lol!

Posted at 2:06PM, Jun. 1, 2009

I sometimes wish I can just give some voodoo curse to every cop who decides to beat up people for no reason.

It would be a fitting punishment for them to have constant persistent nightmares for at least a month (that would result in them having only 2 hours of sleep at the most) after doing their evil deeds.

lol!

hell, if someone's gonna be punished, they mine as well know why,otherwise you get a bunch of ornery irate cops without sleep,and im sure that doesnt help matters.which i totally understand where you comming from, and i probably dont have to take it so literally, but the idea of curses and voodoo pisses me off just about as much as that kinda shit does. if the dog shits on the carpet, you dont dance around naked and throw posies, YA STICK HIS FUCKIN NOSE IN IT!

ehh,sorry dude. somethin happen to ya man?

Posted at 2:06PM, Jun. 1, 2009

I personally believe strongly in the Libertarian Platform
I think that unless a citizen is endangering another citizen i think we should have the right to do what we please
I mean as long as they arn't hurting anyone why should a cop be able to beat someone up randomly because they are either bored or they wont listen to the accuseds' side of the story

Posted at 3:06PM, Jun. 1, 2009

I sometimes wish I can just give some voodoo curse to every cop who decides to beat up people for no reason.

It would be a fitting punishment for them to have constant persistent nightmares for at least a month (that would result in them having only 2 hours of sleep at the most) after doing their evil deeds.

lol!

hell, if someone's gonna be punished, they mine as well know why,otherwise you get a bunch of ornery irate cops without sleep,and im sure that doesnt help matters.which i totally understand where you comming from, and i probably dont have to take it so literally, but the idea of curses and voodoo pisses me off just about as much as that kinda shit does. if the dog shits on the carpet, you dont dance around naked and throw posies, YA STICK HIS FUCKIN NOSE IN IT!

ehh,sorry dude. somethin happen to ya man?

I just got pissed off at the story where the cop stops a paramedic.
http://www.ktul.com/news/stories/0509/627083.html

And where two black guys got beaten up by 8 cops even before they could have a chance to open their eyes.
http://www.torontosun.com/news/torontoandgta/2009/05/30/9621666-sun.html

Also, I caught a cop red-handed who was sitting there waiting with a speed-radar thing. HE WAS AT THE BOTTOM OF THE HILL!!! OF COURSE CARS ARE GONNA BE GOING A LITTLE FASTER AS THEY GO DOWNHILL!!!

Cops are only out there to write tickets. They're not about helping you.

And whats worse, is there's more of them around.

There should be less of them if they're only out there to write tickets and beat up people.

I personally believe strongly in the Libertarian Platform

I also like that platform because at least they admit that their libertarian society in mind is not perfect.

At least they can admit that yes there's still gonna be crime and poverty.

Besides, who wouldn't want taxes to be reduced to 10%?

If government is run by criminals by default, wouldn't you want dealing with a spider (small predator), rather than a T-Rex (large predator)?

Posted at 3:06PM, Jun. 1, 2009

Cops are only out there to write tickets. They're not about helping you.

And whats worse, is there's more of them around.

There should be less of them if they're only out there to write tickets and beat up people.

I agree, cops are all inherently evil. We should have no law enforcement of any kind. Trails? Judges? Prisons? Those are for Liberal Faggots. I say we just give every paranoid loon a shotgun so they can just blast away anyone who looks at them funny. That'll put a stop to all this senseless violence.

Posted at 4:06PM, Jun. 1, 2009

Birthday hasn't been very good.

Posted at 4:06PM, Jun. 1, 2009

Cops are only out there to write tickets. They're not about helping you.

And whats worse, is there's more of them around.

There should be less of them if they're only out there to write tickets and beat up people.

I agree, cops are all inherently evil. We should have no law enforcement of any kind. Trails? Judges? Prisons? Those are for Liberal Faggots. I say we just give every paranoid loon a shotgun so they can just blast away anyone who looks at them funny. That'll put a stop to all this senseless violence.

And the very second those cops vanish, thanks to the frenzied prayers of spoiled white anarchists, I am totally looting the hell out of their houses.

"Oh, I'm sorry- is all this fancy stereo equipment yours? Gee, let's see. I've got a gun and you don't, so I guess it's mine now. Go ahead and call the cops- oh, wait. You can't! Suckers."

Posted at 4:06PM, Jun. 1, 2009

Before we get rid of the cops let's follow Shakespeare's advice: "first thing we do is kill all the lawyers"

With the lawyers gone you won't need as many cops and there'd be less crime because justice takes its course without no fancy speechifying. All you'd need would be sheriffs and deputized posses just like the 18th Century.

I'm out of pictures again. And I have desire to shoot the next chapter. Horses. Do I have the characters mounted or holding their horses? Yuck.

I'm also going through the "Why am I putting myself through this?/What am I getting out of this?" thing.

If I could just get ahead of myself with the photos so I could do some model building I'd feel a lot better.

Posted at 5:06PM, Jun. 1, 2009

I sometimes wish I can just give some voodoo curse to every cop who decides to beat up people for no reason.

It would be a fitting punishment for them to have constant persistent nightmares for at least a month (that would result in them having only 2 hours of sleep at the most) after doing their evil deeds.

lol!

hell, if someone's gonna be punished, they mine as well know why,otherwise you get a bunch of ornery irate cops without sleep,and im sure that doesnt help matters.which i totally understand where you comming from, and i probably dont have to take it so literally, but the idea of curses and voodoo pisses me off just about as much as that kinda shit does. if the dog shits on the carpet, you dont dance around naked and throw posies, YA STICK HIS FUCKIN NOSE IN IT!

ehh,sorry dude. somethin happen to ya man?

I just got pissed off at the story where the cop stops a paramedic.
http://www.ktul.com/news/stories/0509/627083.html

And where two black guys got beaten up by 8 cops even before they could have a chance to open their eyes.
http://www.torontosun.com/news/torontoandgta/2009/05/30/9621666-sun.html

Also, I caught a cop red-handed who was sitting there waiting with a speed-radar thing. HE WAS AT THE BOTTOM OF THE HILL!!! OF COURSE CARS ARE GONNA BE GOING A LITTLE FASTER AS THEY GO DOWNHILL!!!

Cops are only out there to write tickets. They're not about helping you.

And whats worse, is there's more of them around.

There should be less of them if they're only out there to write tickets and beat up people.

well yeah, while i totally agree that there's no place in the world for bad cops saying they're ALL bad cops is pretty near sighted. just like there are good politicians and bad politicians. hell, in every walk of life, there's assholes and decent people. what about the cop that rescues a young girl from a child molester, or arrests the man who's broken into yer home? hell, i bet SOME of those people who get speeding tickets actually DESERVES them. hell, i've been arrested and you know what? i deserved it. and im not saying that they're all perfect either. but just roundly condeming them all, it's foolish.

Posted at 6:06PM, Jun. 1, 2009

I agree but…You can't just leave it at that people should do a more thorough investigation of who they hire as well, so just blaming it on the cop wont solve the problem of who the employer selects,hell I'd rather [ick a cop who'll save the girl risking his life than get rid of the criminal first(saving his life)and then move in,(endangering the girl)
Its all about judgement

Posted at 8:06PM, Jun. 1, 2009

URGH, I am so frustrated! I got noise cancelling earbuds for my birthday, which I have been wanting for ages. And they won't fit in my ears. Smallest size and everything. I don't know what is up with that, if my ears are ridiculously small or if I'm too much of a moron to use earbuds properly, but it's not working.

Anyone have a printer which they are particularly pleased with?

Posted at 8:06PM, Jun. 1, 2009

HEY XBOX

Thanks soooo much for breaking the faceplate to my system. I am so happy that my once white and perfect console now has black scuff marks and dents all over it. The 1 month Xbox Live Gold subscription card you apologetically taped to my console is valued at 7.99, so I'm sure the massive amount of damage you did to my system totally equals what you've paid me back. Forget that by getting the RROD for the second time now that I missed out on the last month of my subscription, or that the time this happened before that I also lost about a month's worth of time on Gold. No, this single month of XBL is totally not insulting in any way.

What I'm really thankful about is how my console now shuts down randomly and cant download anything without spazing the fuck out. I suppose it's my fault for treating the system well, giving it room to breathe, and hardly ever playing it. I'm really happy that all my friends got to play 1 Vs 100 tonight while I sat around like an idiot re-downloading the application over and over and over again only to be met with error codes.

I love you so much Microsoft. I never get sick of you taking a dump in my mouth. In fact I love you so much I'm going to sell my Xbox so someone else can share the love to.

Fuck you very much.

- Farce

(EDIT: seriously the playstation 3 is a million times better anway so BIG LOSS)

Posted at 8:06PM, Jun. 1, 2009

URGH, I am so frustrated! I got noise cancelling earbuds for my birthday, which I have been wanting for ages. And they won't fit in my ears. Smallest size and everything. I don't know what is up with that, if my ears are ridiculously small or if I'm too much of a moron to use earbuds properly, but it's not working.

Return them and get the big overhead ones, they'll stick up off your scalp a bit but i think the sound better and will solve your problem. Don't get those shitty skullcandy ones though, they're for looks not function -_-

Sims 3 comes out tomorrow!! I have to update my laptops graphic card to play, which i've been needed to do since i got this thing, but i cannot wait the neighborhood system is something i've always wanted to see in the sims :) Also now you've got to keep up your weight and i've heard rumors you tan in the game(seriously doubt that) but yaaaaaay!

Posted at 9:06PM, Jun. 1, 2009

URGH, I am so frustrated! I got noise cancelling earbuds for my birthday, which I have been wanting for ages. And they won't fit in my ears. Smallest size and everything. I don't know what is up with that, if my ears are ridiculously small or if I'm too much of a moron to use earbuds properly, but it's not working.
Return them and get the big overhead ones, they'll stick up off your scalp a bit but i think the sound better and will solve your problem. Don't get those shitty skullcandy ones though, they're for looks not function -_-

Headphones, you mean? I have good headphones, but the point is for me to not look ridiculous when I'm walking down the highway with the huge poofy things.
And yeah, skullcandy is what I got. Which is kinda silly because I definitely have had talks with my dad about how skullcandy is like headphones for emos and they always look really uncomfortable.

Posted at 12:06AM, Jun. 2, 2009

Jesus christ this review I have to do is retarded.
"Does it work correctly? How do you know? (testing!)"

…By testing it.
How the hell can I reply to this without babbling about some random crap?

I can't!

I sound so retarded trying to reply to these questions without telling the questions how retarded they are.
"It does work, I tested it to make sure it worked. I also tested it on a few different computers, and even got someone else to test it, and it worked fine every time."

Posted at 12:06AM, Jun. 2, 2009

Headphones, you mean? I have good headphones, but the point is for me to not look ridiculous when I'm walking down the highway with the huge poofy things.
And yeah, skullcandy is what I got. Which is kinda silly because I definitely have had talks with my dad about how skullcandy is like headphones for emos and they always look really uncomfortable.

I'm wondering if you mean "poofy" in the American way of saying it, or the British/Australian way…
With the "oo" as in "through", or "oo" as it "toot"

Makes a big difference…

anyway, yea, the massive old style full-size headphones look a bit silly with teeny mp3 players. But as headphones go, as Skull says, they do give much better sound.

Posted at 2:06AM, Jun. 2, 2009

I'm wondering if you mean "poofy" in the American way of saying it, or the British/Australian way…
With the "oo" as in "through", or "oo" as it "toot"

That is the same sound to us, you nut.

Every time I talk on the phone or there is visiting with family/friends they tell me I am picking up the accent and I am not. >:[ I don't know why it annoys me that I would be, though. Maybe it's because when English people try to compliment me they say I "talk like a Canadian" which means I am quieter and more intelligent than they think an American sounds like.

Posted at 2:06AM, Jun. 2, 2009

it's tuesday, so guess which comic i just read!

greasing the grove seems like it's helping my pushups. tho sometimes it makes me feel lazy, since i was raised around sports that dont do that. and exercising to me was always, go until you're about ready to die, and then do that a little more. which that's still good for short term improvements, but it needs to be mixed up.

TKD is going nicely, i'm improving quite a bit, or other people are getting lazier. i'm able to throw more kicks in the sparring matches, that arent blocked or half-assed.

and now i have to go to the gym, where i will have a fun hour, mando pt hour, and then a fun hour. i wish i could skip it.

Posted at 3:06AM, Jun. 2, 2009

Maybe it's because when English people try to compliment me they say I "talk like a Canadian" which means I am quieter and more intelligent than they think an American sounds like.

Canadians are American-Lite. Like New Zealanders and Australian-Lite.

For those who can't take full-strength. :(

—————-
Ok… I'll try again. Hmm.
Instead of "oo" as in "toot" it's "oo" as in "foot"! THAT'S the Brit/Aus/NZ way of saying "poof", poofy, etc… :)

Posted at 4:06AM, Jun. 2, 2009

1pm, perfect time to get up, haha…

anyway, yesterday = 38 pages, total of 384. I should be on 280… which means I'm 104 pages (five days) ahead of schedule :D
If I keep up the tempo, I'll be done in less than a week.

It writes fast, but this bit is going to be a paaain to draw, heh (battle sequences = lots of people to draw).

Except today I have to make my room more "accessible", so that the peolpe that'll come tomorrow to read the meters on the heaters can do it easily… so that means I'll probably write less today. Oh well, can't pump out 30+ pages of script everyday, I'll be happy with 15 too :)

(although the faster I'm through with writing, the better)

Posted at 6:06AM, Jun. 2, 2009

First day at work! Got me some casual work in primary school kitchens Â£6.50 an hour.. pretty nice! Too hot though, at least the kids behaved, they tend to when you put on a russian accent.

Also, I just saw the trailer for Rock Band- Beatles on the beatle's website. I WANT THAT GAME.

Posted at 6:06AM, Jun. 2, 2009

Headphones, you mean? I have good headphones, but the point is for me to not look ridiculous when I'm walking down the highway with the huge poofy things.
And yeah, skullcandy is what I got. Which is kinda silly because I definitely have had talks with my dad about how skullcandy is like headphones for emos and they always look really uncomfortable.
I'm wondering if you mean "poofy" in the American way of saying it, or the British/Australian way…
With the "oo" as in "through", or "oo" as it "toot"

Makes a big difference…

anyway, yea, the massive old style full-size headphones look a bit silly with teeny mp3 players. But as headphones go, as Skull says, they do give much better sound.

Pooooooooooooooofy. Or, tell ya what, PUFFY. I think we can all understand that one. But yeah, I already have good headphones, but they're not just going to slip into my pocket like my ipod. They're just for at home. I need something a lot smaller that I can carry with me. Which is why I asked for these. Which would be perfect, if they would fit in my flippin ears. Grr.

Also, my dog threw up poo yesterday. Logs of poo. All across the porch. "Happy birthday!"