What made me unhappy today ?

[GrahamLewis]

I've been struggling for the past two days with a badly painful toe. It hurts like hell to do anything like standing or walking, and it's not getting better with painkillers. This wouldn't be a major announcement, but when I went to see my GP last month, I was told this might be gout. So I'm afraid it is.

I'll make an appointment with my GP for as early as I can and ask.

Gout is no fun. And it's not a "royal" condition, either.

 

[CatrionaGrace]

Gout is no fun. And it's not a "royal" condition, either.

Well, it's a royal pain, according to my brother who has dealt with it for decades.

 

[GrahamLewis]

Well, it's a royal pain, according to my brother who has dealt with it for decades.

That part I know well. But I seem to have it under control with meds. Knock wood.

 

[Madman Starryteller]

I've been feeling really tired the past few weeks, even more than I have these past two years. It might be a combination of medicine and the sickness I have. Or it might be something else. I had my labs done recently and will speak to my doctor about my tiredness.

It really has me so low that I sleep 12-16 hours a night and then when I wake up I do not feel rested and have to rest for a few hours more after breakfast. I usually sleep 12 hours, that's my normal with my sickness and meds, but this new sleepiness is becoming exhausting.

Not getting anything productive done when I'm like this. Not much writing. I'm slightly sad about it. When I got sick, I told everyone that I did not want to experiment with medicine back and forth. I wanted something that worked and was proven and then no more mixing. I told everyone I did not want to become a vegetable, yet here I am, half-way there.

Sorry for being a downer.

 

[Louanne Learning]

Not getting anything productive done when I'm like this.

it's good to see you here. Please stay in contact with us. When you are ready to write, it will come.

 

[GrahamLewis]

I've been feeling really tired the past few weeks, even more than I have these past two years. It might be a combination of medicine and the sickness I have. Or it might be something else. I had my labs done recently and will speak to my doctor about my tiredness.

It really has me so low that I sleep 12-16 hours a night and then when I wake up I do not feel rested and have to rest for a few hours more after breakfast. I usually sleep 12 hours, that's my normal with my sickness and meds, but this new sleepiness is becoming exhausting.

Not getting anything productive done when I'm like this. Not much writing. I'm slightly sad about it. When I got sick, I told everyone that I did not want to experiment with medicine back and forth. I wanted something that worked and was proven and then no more mixing. I told everyone I did not want to become a vegetable, yet here I am, half-way there.

Sorry for being a downer.

Honest sharing is never a downer.

 

[CatrionaGrace]

Sorry for being a downer.

Just because you're experiencing a downer doesn't make you the downer. You have lots of friends you never met here, and helping friends get through bad times is what friends do.

 

[Schism]

"Opiate" is still a four-letter word.

 

[THUNDAIR]

This week I went from chamber maid to care giver. The hospice provided help, but I still handle all the meds and make sure she's comfortable. My chest has been tight since Xmas and anything over ten steps I can't breathe.

 

[Amontillado]

A sad day in publishing history. It was on this day in 1468, a mere 558 years ago, that Johannes Gutenberg reached his epilog. He created the means to put Bibles in hotel rooms but his impact went far beyond that. Mad Magazine, for example, could not have been possible without the printing industry he set in motion.

How, I ask, could we have gotten through the 60's without Mad Magazine?

 

[Naomasa298]

epilog

I think you're looking for a different word.

 

[Amontillado]

I think you're looking for a different word.

Perhaps not my best choice of words. I was looking for something with a printing reference. Epilog can mean a final event, but any joke requiring explanation falls flat. I shall try to do better.

It is the anniversary of Gutenberg's death, but only if you forget about calendar changes.

 

[GoldMoon]

Realizing I have no real friends, just acquaintances who I can't have deep discussions about my interests with. I'm married, but my spouse isn't into reading/writing like I am. And those are almost my only two interests at the moment. (There are reasons for this I won't elaborate on)

The bottomline is, for all the searching, I'm unable to find my "tribe" online. I feel like an outcast even on social media, with all its superficial interactions. I suppose the problem is I can't be online for 8 hours a day and try to make friends there, and people talk about silly stuff all the time.

It feels like a cashier job, where you see the same faces daily and go "hey, how are you?" "Fine and you?" every single day.

I sometimes feel like I form deeper relationships with fictional characters in books than real humans. I've thought socializing only with AI - yes, it's that bad.

So I've deleted all the social apps now because they made me anxious, and now I'm back to being lonely.

At least you guys are real humans.

 

[CatrionaGrace]

Well, I'm a real human, but we've also got a big soft moose and some other interesting creatures arund here. Welcome to the zoo, GoldMoon.

What do you like to read and write?

 

[GoldMoon]

Well, I'm a real human, but we've also got a big soft moose and some other interesting creatures arund here. Welcome to the zoo, GoldMoon.

What do you like to read and write?

I'm not surprised I feel more comfortable on forums TBH. They're part of the old internet I remember. It's a shame so few of them are still active.

Anyhoo, I mostly read/write sci-fi, fantasy, a little mystery since getting my job. A little romance, if it's friendship-based which is scarce.

I've been working on my current 2 writing projects for 7 years, often switching between them. Motivation wanes a lot.

How about you?

 

[Rath Darkblade]

Sci-fi, fantasy, and mystery? Sounds like my kind of jam!

Welcome to the forum, GoldMoon. I've been writing a history-and-fantasy/mythology blend for years, sometimes with some mystery thrown in for flavour.

And since this is the "unhappy" thread, I need to rant. (Sorry).

So I’ve been a Nando’s member for over a decade, as their chicken is quite tasty. However, my latest interaction with them left me completely unimpressed.

Two weeks ago, they sent me an offer for a free large side, but when I went to my local store, they told me I had to order a meal first and wait for a coupon. So, OK. I waited six days for it, and then it arrived last Friday (30 January). Quite late, but OK.

In the meantime, Nando’s sent me a second coupon for $9 off my order, as a gesture of goodwill. I wasn't looking for hand-outs, but thanks.

But when I went to one of their stores in the City on 3 Feb, they refused to honour either coupon.

I tried to contact these people by email the same night, and the following day, they rescinded both coupons. I tried to contact them by phone over several days, but nobody – other than the restaurants – never picked up the phone.

If they're trying to drive away a loyal customer, they're doing a damn fine job of it. As far as I'm concerned, they can take their chickens and stuff them up their collective backsides.

I know this is a first-world problem, and I'm sorry; I'm sure lots of people have it worse. But it really burns my buns when rich corporations like this offer me something and then refuse to honour their own commitments.

So, I'll give them one more call tomorrow morning (early morning, as early as maybe 8:30-9am) to try and get this sorted. But they'd better have a damn good explanation! Grumble.

 

[GoldMoon]

Sci-fi, fantasy, and mystery? Sounds like my kind of jam!

Welcome to the forum, GoldMoon. I've been writing a history-and-fantasy/mythology blend for years, sometimes with some mystery thrown in for flavour.

And since this is the "unhappy" thread, I need to rant. (Sorry).

So I’ve been a Nando’s member for over a decade, as their chicken is quite tasty. However, my latest interaction with them left me completely unimpressed.

Two weeks ago, they sent me an offer for a free large side, but when I went to my local store, they told me I had to order a meal first and wait for a coupon. So, OK. I waited six days for it, and then it arrived last Friday (30 January). Quite late, but OK.

In the meantime, Nando’s sent me a second coupon for $9 off my order, as a gesture of goodwill. I wasn't looking for hand-outs, but thanks.

But when I went to one of their stores in the City on 3 Feb, they refused to honour either coupon.

I tried to contact these people by email the same night, and the following day, they rescinded both coupons. I tried to contact them by phone over several days, but nobody – other than the restaurants – never picked up the phone.

If they're trying to drive away a loyal customer, they're doing a damn fine job of it. As far as I'm concerned, they can take their chickens and stuff them up their collective backsides.

I know this is a first-world problem, and I'm sorry; I'm sure lots of people have it worse. But it really burns my buns when rich corporations like this offer me something and then refuse to honour their own commitments.

So, I'll give them one more call tomorrow morning (early morning, as early as maybe 8:30-9am) to try and get this sorted. But they'd better have a damn good explanation! Grumble.

So much for service in the country. When you have enough money it seems customer service isn't a priority anymore.

Nice to meet you =)

 

[defaux]

Sci-fi, fantasy, and mystery? Sounds like my kind of jam!

Welcome to the forum, GoldMoon. I've been writing a history-and-fantasy/mythology blend for years, sometimes with some mystery thrown in for flavour.

And since this is the "unhappy" thread, I need to rant. (Sorry).

So I’ve been a Nando’s member for over a decade, as their chicken is quite tasty. However, my latest interaction with them left me completely unimpressed.

Two weeks ago, they sent me an offer for a free large side, but when I went to my local store, they told me I had to order a meal first and wait for a coupon. So, OK. I waited six days for it, and then it arrived last Friday (30 January). Quite late, but OK.

In the meantime, Nando’s sent me a second coupon for $9 off my order, as a gesture of goodwill. I wasn't looking for hand-outs, but thanks.

But when I went to one of their stores in the City on 3 Feb, they refused to honour either coupon.

I tried to contact these people by email the same night, and the following day, they rescinded both coupons. I tried to contact them by phone over several days, but nobody – other than the restaurants – never picked up the phone.

If they're trying to drive away a loyal customer, they're doing a damn fine job of it. As far as I'm concerned, they can take their chickens and stuff them up their collective backsides.

I know this is a first-world problem, and I'm sorry; I'm sure lots of people have it worse. But it really burns my buns when rich corporations like this offer me something and then refuse to honour their own commitments.

So, I'll give them one more call tomorrow morning (early morning, as early as maybe 8:30-9am) to try and get this sorted. But they'd better have a damn good explanation! Grumble.

IMHO you're trying way too hard for some chicken. Nando's? More like Nandon'ts, amiright?

... I know, I know. Back to the corner. Where's my pointy hat?

 

[defaux]

Realizing I have no real friends, just acquaintances who I can't have deep discussions about my interests with. I'm married, but my spouse isn't into reading/writing like I am. And those are almost my only two interests at the moment. (There are reasons for this I won't elaborate on)

The bottomline is, for all the searching, I'm unable to find my "tribe" online. I feel like an outcast even on social media, with all its superficial interactions. I suppose the problem is I can't be online for 8 hours a day and try to make friends there, and people talk about silly stuff all the time.

It feels like a cashier job, where you see the same faces daily and go "hey, how are you?" "Fine and you?" every single day.

I sometimes feel like I form deeper relationships with fictional characters in books than real humans. I've thought socializing only with AI - yes, it's that bad.

So I've deleted all the social apps now because they made me anxious, and now I'm back to being lonely.

At least you guys are real humans.

Welcome @GoldMoon . Hopefully you may find some semblance of a tribe amongst the rest of us misfits.

Apologies for my poor humour.

 

[CatrionaGrace]

How about you?

Historical fiction with a touch of magical realism, kinda on the literary side. Nonfiction: mostly science and fiber arts.