Just found out my brother’s friend died from an overdose. Very similar guy to my brother - in high school a really fun, good natured guy, and over the years the more he used, the more you saw the things that made him awesome erode because of addiction. We traveled with this guy, saw him grow up. I figured this ending was coming at some point, but it doesn’t make it less sad. There’s just been so much misfortune with people I know lately. It seems like everyone I know has lost someone this year.
I’m sorry , CW. I hope she has a quick and easy recovery. Surgery recovery at that age is hard enough without the Covid complication. Oh fish, that’s such sad news. I’m sorry for your loss.
Thanks guys. She seems to be doing ok. They won’t retest her now, just keep her on the covid floor until she leaves. Fish that’s awful, so tragic. I’m sorry.
@CoolWife how’s grandma doing today? Fuck this month. Just found out my friend is dying of cancer; she only has a few weeks or months, they’re not sure yet. They thought she was in remission the last few months when instead the cancer was metastisizing.
Petty vent- when something bad happens to a staff member at my school, generally at the very least, a sympathy card is signed and given to the person. A couple of teachers have had a tough time recently and we banded together to help out, send money/food. When Ben died, I didn’t hear shit from the staff as a whole. My 2 friends texted me multiple times to see how I was doing but nobody else from school reached out. I know the 2 teachers who usually organize getting cards signed knew Ben died so my feelings are pretty hurt. They knew how much he meant to me, that he was my world. I’m sure they’re thinking he was just a cat. This is cutting deeper than I thought it would. Like, not having it acknowledged by people I’ve been working with for 6 years (minus last year) really hurts.
I’m sorry. I don’t think acknowledging someone’s loss is ever a bad idea, even if it’s just something simple like reaching out via text to say you are sorry.
Ryan and I just witnessed an off leash dog attack a Canadian goose. We were driving and this dog came out of nowhere and starting attacking. I stopped and honked my horn. It scared the dog enough to let the goose go. There was a second goose that had run across the street away from the dog so when the dog let go, the goose ran in the direction of the other goose. This happened at a business park and the owner came from the parking lot and thought it was funny. She yelled to her dog to get the goose before it had gotten across the street but luckily the dog did not go in the street. We both yelled at her but obviously she’s trash and words fell on deaf ears. Ryan said we should’ve called the cops but they wouldn’t have cared. If they even showed up, the lady and dog would’ve been gone by time they got there. She doesn’t deserve to own an animal. What’s worse is the dog was a pit bull. I love pit bulls and this kind of shit makes me really angry because this is why they have a bad rap. Trash owners who think it’s funny to teach/allow them to attack other animals.
I'm semi-irrationally pissed that my upstairs neighbors are doing laundry right now. Today is a flex alert day for the grid. We're supposed to be avoiding unnecessary electricity use until 9pm. If we end up having blackouts, I'm going to hate them forever.
@Lh718 it's not irrational. People need to pay attention. That's how I feel about my neighbors who water their lawns. Like, how do they not know we're in a severe drought?
UGH! The owners of the apartment building across the street are building an ADU in the backyard for their adult son. The way the building sits, the backyard is actually right on the street so it’s more like a lot that would have a house which fine, whatever. However, the contractor is SO.FUCKING.LOUD. He gets the other guys going and then it sounds like they're having a party. The noise goes straight into our apartment because we are directly across from them. There have been a ton of delays so luckily they weren’t here much over the summer but they’ve been here this week doing stucco. For the past hour and a half, it sounds like a damn party (music, loud yelling and I’m fairly certain they’re drunk. They drink beer all the time). I was trying to do some professional development the district is offering and could barely concentrate because of them. I cannot wait until they never come back.
I do. I’ve worn them for some of the loud stuff but they hurt my ears after about an hour. Luckily school starts next week and teachers have to be back Monday so they should be gone or almost gone when I get home. I just hope they don’t come on Saturdays anymore.
It's construction season, though. Taking advantage of sunlight and weather to bank for the winter months is par for the course.
Lol but it’s California, we don’t have winter! We don’t even get rain! I got used to the construction part but the loud partying and drinking was getting to me. They shouldn’t be drinking on a construction site anyways (and then driving home to Modesto).