Confession is good for the Hype. - - Part 11

[MrMaooz]

I confess to watching the Nostalgia Critic for 3 hours.

 

[KevanG]

Ask her if she's heard of Cthulhu.

Piper, one of these days you're going to meet a hardcore Lovecraft fan and/or crazy Cthulhu cultist and then you'll be in a fix.

 

[jonathancrane]

I confess to watching the Nostalgia Critic for 3 hours.

I have not watched him for some time, but, confess to watching Plinkett's Star Wars reviews back to back.

Piper, one of these days you're going to meet a hardcore Lovecraft fan and/or crazy Cthulhu cultist and then you'll be in a fix.

One painful truth I have learned is that it is wise to be careful with whom one divulges love of Lovecraft. I once confessed my love of his work to a friend (whom I was hoping to date,) and her last words were to me, "Lovecraft is a racist f***."

This view is shared by academia: I accidentally slipped a reference to his work during a class at the uni and found out the department hates his work. I was able to avoid commenting on my feelings for his work; if I had confessed to them, I would have been socially/occupationally/politically crucified.

 

[Anubis]

Lovecraft was a racist?

I did not know that.

Well f**k him.

 

[Warhammer]

Damn, I didn't know that either.

 

[ComicChick]

nor I!

 

[Ultimatehero]

Greatest fear: one day I'll go insane.

 

[MrMaooz]

This'll make a few of you laugh, but I confess that after watching Enchanted I felt guilty and depressed.

 

[nite-owl]

Lovecraft was a racist?

I did not know that.

Well f**k him.

Damn, I didn't know that either.

nor I!

He also believed that cats were better than dogs.

 

[The Squirrel]

He also believed that cats were better than dogs.

What!? The racism I could handle, but that's a step too far.

 

[Kryptonian Warrior]

I confess that I hate when I want to say something about a subject where I know that I'm right, but don't say anything because I'm no good at debating and arguing.

 

[Kryptonian Warrior]

I also confess that I'm 37 years old and had my right knee replaced 5 years ago due to a bad accident I had in '97. I've been in tremendous pain since the replacement. I'm not able to exercise because of it. Plus my left knee and leg are starting to go bad because I favor my right leg so much. So since I can't exercise like normal people, I've gained a lot of weight. Since I have gained a lot of weight, I'm always depressed. Since I'm always depressed, I have no self-esteem. Since I have no self-esteem, I'm afraid to talk to a woman. Since I'm afraid to talk to a woman, I'm afraid that I will be alone forever. It's been nothing but the domino effect since '97. I mean, I have my daughter, but I need someone in my life. My ex left me (cheated on me) for another man and they wound up having a baby together. So what little bit of self-esteem I had, at that time, was shot to hell. Life has SUCKED these past several years.

 

[Manic]

Lovecraft was a racist?

I did not know that.

Well f**k him.

Damn, I didn't know that either.

nor I!

I'd just read "Call of Cthulhu" a couple months ago. Believe me, there's some pretty racist stuff in there.

 

[Anita18]

I also confess that I'm 37 years old and had my right knee replaced 5 years ago due to a bad accident I had in '97. I've been in tremendous pain since the replacement. I'm not able to exercise because of it. Plus my left knee and leg are starting to go bad because I favor my right leg so much. So since I can't exercise like normal people, I've gained a lot of weight. Since I have gained a lot of weight, I'm always depressed. Since I'm always depressed, I have no self-esteem. Since I have no self-esteem, I'm afraid to talk to a woman. Since I'm afraid to talk to a woman, I'm afraid that I will be alone forever. It's been nothing but the domino effect since '97. I mean, I have my daughter, but I need someone in my life. My ex left me (cheated on me) for another man and they wound up having a baby together. So what little bit of self-esteem I had, at that time, was shot to hell. Life has SUCKED these past several years.

Have you talked to your doctor about the pain? If it was a botched surgery, they should be able to fix it. If it was from lack of physical therapy, you need to get on that, stat. Pain from uneven musculature CAN be fixed - it's just muscle. It all can be stretched and strengthened.

You can't fix your b****y ex, but there are something things you CAN do to improve your life. Baby steps. First things on your agenda should be losing weight and fixing your bum knee. t:

 

[Kryptonian Warrior]

Have you talked to your doctor about the pain? If it was a botched surgery, they should be able to fix it. If it was from lack of physical therapy, you need to get on that, stat. Pain from uneven musculature CAN be fixed - it's just muscle. It all can be stretched and strengthened.

You can't fix your b****y ex, but there are something things you CAN do to improve your life. Baby steps. First things on your agenda should be losing weight and fixing your bum knee. t:

I've tried. Believe me, I've tried. They can't seem to find anything wrong with the hardware. I get in there and they start tugging and pulling on my knee and of course everything is just fine and dandy in their eyes. Then I can sit there and show them that I can flex my quad muscle and that makes my hardware clank together. Then I look at them and say "Yeah, nothing is wrong!" I shouldn't be able to do that. I've got a lot of nerve damage too. I've had a nerve conduction test done and they said that I have Neuropathy. That's something that can't be fixed. However, by losing weight, that will help calm the nerve issue down. Oh and PT? I've gone to multiple sessions of PT through the years, and it doesn't do any good. I'm telling you, my legs got screwed up badly in that accident. I was hit, as a pedestrian, by a vehicle that was traveling 45 mph. I am thankful to be alive, but what kind of life is this? I really am a good man, but most women can't/won't look past my exterior to see that person. Once upon a time, I was in shape and had no problem talking to women. I could wear shorts during the summer and I could take off my shirt without feeling embarrassed. I'm telling you, this depression thing is no joke and I live with it every waking moment of every single day.

 

[Anita18]

I've tried. Believe me, I've tried. They can't seem to find anything wrong with the hardware. I get in there and they start tugging and pulling on my knee and of course everything is just fine and dandy in their eyes. Then I can sit there and show them that I can flex my quad muscle and that makes my hardware clank together. Then I look at them and say "Yeah, nothing is wrong!" I shouldn't be able to do that. I've got a lot of nerve damage too. I've had a nerve conduction test done and they said that I have Neuropathy. That's something that can't be fixed. However, by losing weight, that will help calm the nerve issue down. Oh and PT? I've gone to multiple sessions of PT through the years, and it doesn't do any good. I'm telling you, my legs got screwed up badly in that accident. I was hit, as a pedestrian, by a vehicle that was traveling 45 mph. I am thankful to be alive, but what kind of life is this? I really am a good man, but most women can't/won't look past my exterior to see that person. Once upon a time, I was in shape and had no problem talking to women. I could wear shorts during the summer and I could take off my shirt without feeling embarrassed. I'm telling you, this depression thing is no joke and I live with it every waking moment of every single day.

I think there ARE women who will look past the exterior, but unfortunately, you won't find them being so depressed and convinced that no woman will. It's really a self-fulfilling prophecy.

I knew a guy who was overweight, balding, had glasses, and had probably the most severe stutter I'd ever heard in my entire life. We met in a stuttering workshop, so there were some pretty bad stutterers in that group, including yours truly. And at that time, that guy was engaged to a gorgeous woman who sat in the room all 4 days of that workshop, so proud of what he was doing. They've been married 10 years now, have two kids.

He certainly wasn't much to look at, or even listen to. But one thing he did do was that he put himself out there, unafraid of the risks. And that kind of admirable go-getter personality is undoubtedly what won over his wife.

You won't fix your physical issues overnight. The accident has changed your life forever, and you can't help that. But you have to feel that you have control over something, instead of relegating yourself to inaction.

Have you tried different physical therapists or doctors? Determining what is wrong with your musculature is more of a holistic art, so you might have to go to a few before one finds out what will help you. Again, it's a matter of believing you can change something in your life.

 

[Anubis]

See a shrink, get your leg amputated....I'm only kidding on one of those.....The Shrink

 

[SpideyVille]

I confess that I want to get out of my picky eating habits, but its really hard because I have this big mental block that keeps me from trying new things.

 

[jonathancrane]

I finally got around to watching a movie I had wanted to watch with my dad for some time. It was supposed to be a fun night, but the episode turned into something less than fun, since he ended up in a foul mood - due to some external variables-and spent the whole time complaining, leaving the room, and asking when the movie was over.

We hardly have time to hang out, and film is one of the few things we have in common, particularly with the film in question, one from a series he enjoyed. It was something I was looking forward to, considering I shelled out to get a BD copy of the film.

I did that because we were supposed to catch the film when it hit cinemas a while ago, but he had some last minute obligations, and could not attend, so I had to see it on my own. Hence, I bought the BD, so we could watch it at home and together...which was a bloody mistake.

Sometimes I wonder why I even try.

 

[Ms. Marvel]

I confess that I want to get out of my picky eating habits, but its really hard because I have this big mental block that keeps me from trying new things.

What kinds of picky eating habits?

 

[SpideyVille]

What kinds of picky eating habits?

This doesn't just apply to food, but basically when I find something I like, I stick with it for a very long time and never want to change. Like for the past year, I've pretty much eaten either French Fries or Pizza everyday. Not to mention, most days I only eat one meal a day and snack a lot.

But ever since I started working, I've barely been eating because the options out there are very limited since I don't have a car and I get home too late to really eat a full meal and properly digest before its time. I'm already skinny, but I lost about 5-10 pounds in the past month, and now I'm looking to start a good diet and exercise regimen, but whenever I'm presented with new things to try, my mind shuts down everything and I can't even eat it if I wanted to.

 

[James]

This doesn't just apply to food, but basically when I find something I like, I stick with it for a very long time and never want to change. Like for the past year, I've pretty much eaten either French Fries or Pizza everyday. Not to mention, most days I only eat one meal a day and snack a lot.

But ever since I started working, I've barely been eating because the options out there are very limited since I don't have a car and I get home too late to really eat a full meal and properly digest before its time. I'm already skinny, but I lost about 5-10 pounds in the past month, and now I'm looking to start a good diet and exercise regimen, but whenever I'm presented with new things to try, my mind shuts down everything and I can't even eat it if I wanted to.

You know that movie Yes Man, with Jim Carrey? You kind of need to do that. I used to be very, very content in my comfort zone. Went the same places, did the same things, got very anxious with anything unfamiliar. Then I just started saying Yes all the time. Don't worry, you can change your mind later, but just make Yes your reflex. Don't even thing about it, "Do you want to try-" Yes! "Do you want to go-" Sure! and so on.

Okay okay, so it's not that easy and it won't happen overnight. Start small and work your way up. But let me tell you, I went from a go-nowhere job, doing the same thing every weekend and no girlfriend(s) to traveling the world, discovering all kinds of awesome things (food too!) and being overwhelmed with new opportunists because I finally decided to start branching out. Easier said that done, and it's a scary thought when you're so comfortable, but there's no reason you can't do it Spidey.

 

[SpideyVille]

You know that movie Yes Man, with Jim Carrey? You kind of need to do that. I used to be very, very content in my comfort zone. Went the same places, did the same things, got very anxious with anything unfamiliar. Then I just started saying Yes all the time. Don't worry, you can change your mind later, but just make Yes your reflex. Don't even thing about it, "Do you want to try-" Yes! "Do you want to go-" Sure! and so on.

Okay okay, so it's not that easy and it won't happen overnight. Start small and work your way up. But let me tell you, I went from a go-nowhere job, doing the same thing every weekend and no girlfriend(s) to traveling the world, discovering all kinds of awesome things (food too!) and being overwhelmed with new opportunists because I finally decided to start branching out. Easier said that done, and it's a scary thought when you're so comfortable, but there's no reason you can't do it Spidey.

You know, I actually had that movie in mind a while ago, especially since my friend started telling me to not be negative anymore. That made me think back to some improv exercises that we did in my acting class where the only rule was you couldn't say "No" to anything, because that would just kill the moment.

And I actually started doing that for a while, with food and other stuff. I made a promise to my SIL that I would try something new everyday, which I did, for like a week. But I definitely know that I need to get out of my comfort zone in many aspects of my life. There's just a mental block that makes it hard for me to do certain things, even though I know that the change is what I desperately need.

 

[James]

So here's my solution: Move to Vancouver, and we'll hang out.

There, problem solved. I expect to see you next summer.

 

[Duke]

I confess I tried one of Lays Potato chips limited edition flavors, specifically the Chicken & Waffles flavor & didn't like them too much, money not well spent. LOL