Whatever makes you sad..

[Shush]

Catching a Cold for the first time this year, this week of all weeks, when I'm off to Leeds tomorrow. DRAT                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     

[purplehaze]

take some echinacea if you take it when you start to get a cold it sometimes stops you getting it as bad as it would usually be,you can get ift from chemists,it boosts your imune system yo help ward off the cold ,but use the tincture as it works better than tablet versions.

[Wessexy Witch]

Seeing my female kitty feeling sorry for herself and struggling with one of those cone things around her neck.
I found her with a big rip on her back leg Tuesday evening.
The vet glued it closed but she soon licked it all off.
Had to have some stitches in it yesterday.

Poor Ebony.

 

[purplehaze]

hate it when your pet hurts itself,my dog cut his side open on barbed wire ,he had to wear the collar thingy he hated it he kepy knocking things over and getting stressed ,only time he settled was with his head on my knee stroking him to sleep

[Rusco]

Seeing my female kitty feeling sorry for herself and struggling with one of those cone things around her neck.
I found her with a big rip on her back leg Tuesday evening. [...]

That's very sad. It reminds me about my working mate's little dog that died while sleeping.

I'll tell my story about a pet I had a long time ago (I'm allergic to dogs and cats):

I had couple of frogs in terrarium something like 17 years ago. They were both different species. An Australian one "White's tree frog" (litoria caerulea) and a "european leaf toad" (hyla arborea). I've always liked frogs and so my new friends (a couple) gave those to me as a birthday gift. They thought it was a good idea...
I could do nothing but try to take care of 'em the best way I could. I bought books and interviewed herpetologists about frog feeding, vitamins, air temperature, humidity and so on... But it took one year until they died in diseases because of wrong care taking information I got from the shop where my friends originally bought these wonderful and archaic animals.  Also the european leaf toad found out to be a rare specie that should be taken a closer eye at! One herpetologist told to me in a phone that he had seen that specie only once in real life.

Living free in forest a White's tree frog can easily reach a great age of 25-30 years and grow as huge as an adult man's fist size. Whilst living in terrarium its whole life they could reach 10-15 years. Mine reached only 1,5 years. I know this may sound a bit ridiculous but all that fashion where "a suited business man is taking his agama lizard outside" started in 80's - went out of reach... It's insane that there are plenty of nearly distinct races living in rain forests that are massively brought to western families and no one knows how to take care of them. Bad thing is that there are also criminals taking part in some part of the ring that collects the animals. So the dealers or even the shop keeper him-/herself should know each group and all the situations that participates in the business. That might lessen the possibility about starved/exhausted animals in small plastic boxes in planes and wrong information about their origins.

[purplehaze]

been looking forward to nottingham for ages and after working out money ,realise just cant afford it,gutted

[Master Ray]

been looking forward to nottingham for ages and after working out money ,realise just cant afford it,gutted

Agreed, mate, that's a pisser...

I got a job rejection today for a job I would have been perfect for.  Good money, good benefits and ideally suited for someone like me.  And I can't, for the life of me, figure out why they don't want me when I see people doing that same job who, IMO, aren't as suited to it as I would have been, given my experience and everything.

Gotta say, I'm a bit bummed out tonight.  But f-it, tomorrows another day!

[Rusco]

Master Ray wrote:

I got a job rejection today for a job I would have been perfect for.  Good money, good benefits and ideally suited for someone like me.  And I can't, for the life of me, figure out why they don't want me when I see people doing that same job who, IMO, aren't as suited to it as I would have been, given my experience and everything.

Just recognized that feeling  . I've had tens of times just the same thing. Sometimes their reasons may be somewhat strange or at least unexpected to choose someone other. F.e. in my job the average age is quite old and older people seem to be pissed all the time. Very, very negative in their ways whatever the topic is. However, when younger persons come for an interview - older workers get enthusiastic about younger and inexperienced guys because they can be loaded with all that energy, optimism and new information they once got too. It's a similar reaction of falling in 'crush' with new experts. Same thing happens over and over again and when a person (me, for example) 'becomes' old worker the reaction changes totally contrary. It's a sick atmosphere with there and I'm going to get rid of that before I turn to same kind of maggot they found out to be. Former people that left the house before me realized the same situation.

Well, there are differences with different jobs and cultures too. At a time of period of deppression, Finland's not a good example of respective working society due to huge negativism residing here now, other than game designers career where the possibilities are good.

Thumbs up, Master Ray!

[Master Ray]

So, I was just going through a drawer and, right at the bottom, I came across an envelope of old and fading photographs that I'd forgotten about and can't even remember when they were given to me...

There were of my brilliant grandparents, both dead and gone now, pictures of my Dad who was probably younger than I am right now when they were taken, my favourite uncle (dead since 1984), so many other vague relatives who I've long since lost contact with... and myself (with various dodgy hairstyles) who thought that his life would be a lot better than the one he's living right now...

Gotta say, feeling a bit emotional right now...

 

[rick a.]

Reading about the NMA tour in Europe and realizing I don't know when or if they will ever come over to the states again.

[DannySan]

Seeing all the bloody Christmas adverts on TV. I don't watch much television but seeing M&S, Morrisons and Sainsbury's adverts selling this twee nostalgic version of a Christmas that does not and never did exist makes me sick.

[Master Ray]

Seeing all the bloody Christmas adverts on TV. I don't watch much television but seeing M&S, Morrisons and Sainsbury's adverts selling this twee nostalgic version of a Christmas that does not and never did exist makes me sick.

Agreed.  I don't hate Christmas, all the best to anyone who wants to have a good time, but I'd rather not celebrate it this year for various reasons.

I do worry about those who are truly lonely or bereaved or just in a bit of a bad way... the air of enforced jollity must be hell on them.  But hey, if you're not in 'the Christmas Spirit', then you're a Scrooge  and there is something deeply wrong with you!  Especially if you don't love some bullshit TV ad with a rabbit and a bear.

If any of you lot feel like what I said in the previous paragraph, then all the best to you.

[Rusco]

[...] Especially if you don't love some bullshit TV ad with a rabbit and a bear.

When I was in Britain few weeks ago I saw some of the Xmas adds you have there. It's a bit of interesting to see what kind "culture" of advertising there is. Well, same kind of comsumer's party it's probably everywhere, but I actually saw some differences with the depicted topics. We've everywhere that red colour and christmas tree things hanging from the braches, Santa etc. (in TV adds). But we don't have so much those animals in adds you told about...

We're not sure will we get a white Christmas yet. Last 2-3 years snow has stayed since November or October. Yesterday it was minus 11 celsius and few cm:s snow but it's melting away already. *Damn*, it doesn't make good to spiked tires when driving without snow or ice.

[blossom]

Not being able to see the band at all this year

[DannySan]

Not being able to see the band at all this year

I saw them once in Manchester and really regret it now