Confession is good for the Hype. - - - - - - Part 15

[Schlosser85]

i confess i've had a really rough past few days and this was the second time i can recall in my whole life that i cried out loud. like sobbed. i'm not sure i want to get into what happened to cause this, so apologies there

i hate feeling vulnerable

Nothing to be ashamed of, especially this year.

 

[KRYPTON INC.]

i confess i've had a really rough past few days and this was the second time i can recall in my whole life that i cried out loud. like sobbed. i'm not sure i want to get into what happened to cause this, so apologies there

i hate feeling vulnerable

Not to pry but was this because of a situation or what a person said or did to you?

 

[ComicChick]

all of the above

 

[Hobgoblin]

all of the above

I hate that we are a social species. Why couldn’t we have evolved from reptiles?

I just got back from getting groceries. We ran into my in laws, my fil wearing a Trump 2020 hat and mil wearing a shirt saying “It’s Sunday so I need some of the Bears and a lot of Jesus.” Meanwhile I’m wearing my Darwin shirt.

Sums up our relationship pretty well.

 

[Hobgoblin]

Sorry, me again.

I love that the dogs that my wife wanted chew up toys, leave kibble around the house, and puke on the couch, esp after I spent the weekend cleaning the house.

I recently started a new job, one that pays better. The problem is they’ve been sending me home after half a shift for lack of work or time to train. This are not the 40 hours I was promised.

 

[Hobgoblin]

Well, never mind the new job. They let me go today, saying they weren’t satisfied with my progress. I was hired via a job service and apparently it was their job to tell me if there was a concern about me. I was unaware of that and the people at work said I was doing fine and that there was a lot to learn.

What is everyone’s opinion of job hunting specialists?

 

[Lily Adler]

Well, never mind the new job. They let me go today, saying they weren’t satisfied with my progress. I was hired via a job service and apparently it was their job to tell me if there was a concern about me. I was unaware of that and the people at work said I was doing fine and that there was a lot to learn.

What is everyone’s opinion of job hunting specialists?

They suck.

 

[ComicChick]

ive never used one before.
usajobs.gov usually has a lot of different types of jobs available. might be another course to try?

 

[Lily Adler]

I confess I liked the idea of Last Man Standing when it was a bizarro Home Improvement where Tim was outnumbered instead. Then the show decided gender politics were out of style and pushed political topics that felt out of place for the show.

 

[Schlosser85]

It's a bitter but enlightening pill to swallow that no one actually really cares.

 

[Schlosser85]

I confess that despite this seeming like a suuuuuper long and boring day (accentuated by being cold and gloomy), and my website being down, and my artist having a family emergency which means I won't get the commission for a while, I feel fairly good about myself today, enough to feel slightly embarrassed about some of the melodramatic "woe is me" stuff I post in here sometimes (like the post directly above this one), but I also figure deleting stuff all the time is kind of lame too.

 

[Lily Adler]

I confess I do not like this tech YouTuber called MrWhosetheBoss and I don't know why. He keeps getting recommended for me by YouTube and I've tried his content, but there is this air of phoniness with it.

 

[InCali]

This is a rather extended story about the dangers of having an inflated ego.

Years ago, I was in a bus depot in Merida (north Yucatan peninsula). I was heading home to Santa Cruz and had just come from Quintana Roo (east coast of southern Mexico) where I had visited Chichen Itza and Tulum. I struck up a conversation with a woman from Geneva, Switzerland. She was studying architecture, spoke at least 5 languages (German, Italian, French, Spanish, English, and I "think" some Swiss dialect), and was jaw hit the floor beautiful. She and I were heading in opposite directions so I gave her some tips about Quintana Roo. She told me she was going to head back up to San Francisco later on as she was flying home from there. Seeing that Santa Cruz is just south of The City, I told her she might want to stop in as Santa Cruz would be an interesting place to visit. She said she thought she'd do that so I gave her my phone number and, in keeping with my gracious nature, offered to let her stay at my house.

Lo and behold, about a month later, I got a phone call from Sylvia and we made arrangements to meet up at the Catalyst. When I got there, she had brought another friend along who reminded a lot of her. We spent the next few days together bombing around the area (Monterey, Big Sur, local wineries, etc.) and had a great time. Unfortunately, and all too soon, it was time for them to go so we headed up the coast to SF. We took the coast as I knew of a beautiful, secluded beach about 10 miles to the north of Santa Cruz and stopped for lunch. I had packed a couple bottles of wine and a pretty killer lunch of cheeses, olives, pickled vegetables, meats, etc.

So, we get to this beach and no one is on it. They roll out their blankets, take off their clothes, and we start drinking wine, etc. I have to tell you that at this point I'm thinking I'm pretty cool. I'm sitting on this gorgeous beach, laughing and drinking wine with these 2 beautiful women, watching the waves, and the birds flying overhead.

A seagull is overhead and then I saw it. I was like a deer in the headlights as it came towards me. A seagull turd hit me square in the chest. Time for a swim. I hate that seagull.

 

[ComicChick]

man i thought that was a Narcissus post

 

[InCali]

Goldmund

 

[Hobgoblin]

I don’t always have a lot of good things to say about my mother. We had been very close for most of my life, except the last year before she died of lung cancer. Things got pretty bad between us. Now I’m in a marriage where my in-laws detest my opinions. I used to write letters to the editor of the local newspaper, which argued with the usual conservative letters. Mom said it made me her hero. When my in-laws get snarky, I remember that mom said my opinions and bravery made her proud.

 

[Erzengel]

I was digging through some old stuff that had some pictures of my wife and I from the first year we met, and I guess we don't really realize how we age/change but wow she really dated down. LOL

I forgot how skinny with a Mardi Gras head I had when I was younger.

 

[Hobgoblin]

It’s kind of touching when someone you haven’t interacted with in years looks you up on social media. Other times it is enraging to have someone you often see look you up and feel the need to insult one of your loved ones.

 

[InCali]

It’s kind of touching when someone you haven’t interacted with in years looks you up on social media. Other times it is enraging to have someone you often see look you up and feel the need to insult one of your loved ones.

I can't think of a single reason in the world to do that. I'll often poke friends of mine and they do the same thing, but it's all in good natured fun.

One of the funniest things that comes to mind was when my friend said "The only thing I don't like about your haircut is that it accentuates the shape of your head." LOL

 

[Hobgoblin]

Two coworkers have felt the need to comment on my wife’s looks. One was a man that was very openly attracted to me and another was a younger woman. I disliked both of them to begin with, but...

 

[Lily Adler]

Two coworkers have felt the need to comment on my wife’s looks. One was a man that was very openly attracted to me and another was a younger woman. I disliked both of them to begin with, but...

In a bad way or a complimentary way? Also how do you know this guy's attracted to you?

 

[Hobgoblin]

In a bad way or a complimentary way? Also how do you know this guy's attracted to you?

They were not complimentary. The former coworker (we worked together two years ago) was openly gay. He repeatedly flirted with me and I reminded him I’m straight, he said he could convert me. He also said once he was going to the bathroom and asked if I wanted to come with.

 

[Lily Adler]

They were not complimentary. The former coworker (we worked together two years ago) was openly gay. He repeatedly flirted with me and I reminded him I’m straight, he said he could convert me. He also said once he was going to the bathroom and asked if I wanted to come with.

Sorry to hear that. That's pretty rude. I can see how someone persistently trying to get you switch teams can be very annoying.

 

[Lily Adler]

I confess whenever I see someone mention BvS I can't help but imagine what could have been:

 

[Hobgoblin]

That could have been a really cool movie. So many years of anticipation and such a letdown.