The Trivial Complaints Thread ... #3

[Beth3346]

work is still annoying me and my leg hurts. i think i need to start stretching every day.

maybe someday i'll be able to afford to take a year off and work on my own stuff.

[BlackCurtains]

My mom pulled her narcissist gun out and shot me right in the heart.

It's rare, but it still happens. Always catches me off guard.

edit: She called me back and made it worse. Made me cry. My medication makes it very hard for me to cry. I hung up on her and turned my phone off. I can't deal with this right now. I'm so stressed out, I'm losing my hair.

[Ponyfan]

Today was a sad day.       I'll probably start a WYP topic about it in a few days.


BC, I'm sorry. 


Ponyfan

[lovesbabysquirmy]

my sleep has been terrible.  so many nightmares.  also i keep being not able to wake up early enough in the morning to get all the things done, so I end up being late for work.  thankfully my bosses don't really care about that but it still frustrates me.  also gas prices have increased a lot so I prefer to take the bus... which makes me even later.

[Ponyfan]

I still want to write a WYP topic, but I'm still too sad.   


I saw a puzzle on Facebook that I really wanted.  I went on the website to see if was in stock in the store or not and it was $50!    I don't want to pay that much for a puzzle.


Ponyfan

[BlackCurtains]

I'm sorry, ponyfan

Spoiler

Is it about your dog?

All my shrimp are dead. Now I'm thinking I have too much ammonia. My uncle sent me some more money so I bought ammonia test strips and filters that should help. I also got a parasite killer for a microscopic worm that preys on shrimp, just to have it for the future.

Everything comes tomorrow. I'll test the water, clean the tank really well and if needed change the filters.

I'd like to get more ghost shrimp and some cherry shrimp when the tank is ready. I was also looking at dwarf crayfish. There's an orange one that can be kept with shrimp.

Update on my mom situation - I called her today and everything is fine now.

[Ponyfan]

It is. 

I'm sorry all of the shrimp are dead.  I hope the next set of shrimp have better results.


Ponyfan

[Ponybookworm]

I texted them about the issue as the fan outlet had just been installed. They were round the following afternoon fiddling on the roof (hopefully rainproofing the outlet). Hopefully it doesn't let any more rain in.
BC glad things with your mother are better xxx But so sorry for your shrimp xxx
Ponyfan 

[lovesbabysquirmy]

*huggles to everyone who needs them or wants them* 

why can my house never stay clean?  it always looks like a hoarder's nightmare.  i shouldn't say that on the internet but... it's so discouraging. 

laundry always needs to be washed, folded, or put away.  or mended!  Dishes are always clean and in the dishwasher, or dirty on the counter, or too delicate or dirty for the dishwasher.  the plastic containers always need their lids matched.

spring is coming so all the jackets and coats and gloves and hats need to be washed, mended, sorted, stored!  my doll collection is strewn through the whole porch and looks like it has been ransacked by dollhouse thieves.  i read at least one book a day but the stacks of books to read have spilled from the bathroom, to the pantry, and now are filling up a corner of the living room!  piles of fabric and mending regularly fall over and cover other things.... 

I had a nightmare last night about moving into a historical mansion that had become a hoarder zone and the most terrifying part of the dream was that I just moved my own stuff into the disaster.  I didn't even start picking up and organizing the previous owner's stuff... I just started putting my things on top of it!  stuff like the water had been turned off, and so now the sinks were full of books and knick-knacks, and I was like *shrug ok I can't put my t-shirts in here, I'll just keep them in the box that needs to go under the ladder which I have to move a chair to get to*

literally i woke up panicking...

[BlackCurtains]

That nightmare sounds awful LBS My house is a wreck too at the moment... well, it's always kind of a wreck, but I've been neglecting everything and it's getting out of control.

Just to keep updates here, two shrimp live! And they are male and female. The ammonia test strips say the level is zero... and I would have bet money it was high. So I'm back to square one.

My complaint is I just don't feel well and haven't for a couple of days. I feel off. Super tired and painful and my eyes are really bothering me.

[Taffeta]

ponyfan and BC, the poor little things. I'm sure you did everything you could for them. All it would take is one bringing a bug into the tank for them all to potentially be affected, but it's so demoralising

I don't really know how to articulate my not very trivial complaint without bringing the thread into the murky world of politics. Just, I am fed up with being part of a demographic that our government are targeting, hassling and frankly scapegoating in order to try and secure right-wing voters in the upcoming (whenever, soon please!) election. I am not going into details, but it is, quite frankly, TERRIFYING.

[Beth3346]

for everyone.

Taffeta, i feel like our countries' right wing parties are in some horrible competition to see who can be the absolute worst. they're out of ideas other than wanting to destroy and pillage. but real people are getting hurt. the rest of the politicians aren't doing enough to stop it either. i hate it

[BlackCurtains]

As of this morning, the male is dead and I can't find the female. Also, the parasite medicine I bought is not for invertebrates. My fault for not reading everything before I bought it. The version that is invertebrate safe is twice as expensive, ugh.

Oh! The female has been spotted! She's alive. I should get her out of there.

I feel you guys on the politics. It is terrifying. Being a female bodied LGBT+ person, it's a daily reminder that we are not seen as people and a lot of folks would be happy to let us die. I'm lucky I live in a progressive bubble but most of the state is full of terrible scary people.

[lovesbabysquirmy]

Taffeta, I totally feel your frustration.   

[Lady Frostbite]

Every so often I just wake up and look at the news to figure out if we're all going to be ended or there's another war/atrocity ... it's just ... so emotionally and mentally draining. There's only so much human misery you can intake before your own brain starts to dissolve like it's in acid.

To keep the Trivial part of the thread, changing the bed is such a pain and yet it's worth it when it's done. I ordered clothing a week ago and it's still in its packaging, I haven't gotten the courage to try the trousers on to see if they fit, I hate shopping for trousers so so mcuh