I Called In Sick Today

[Ron_Mexico 4,238]

My initial comment was just a joke, about just get some vag. Although, I do think a purpose does help a weeeee bit.

 

 

That's a big life event, saving your mother's life. Not to be taken lightly. But talking stuff out, working through it, it's important. Just pissing and moaning doesn't help. That's what pushed me to a shrink after my divorce. I was destroyed and bending everyone's ear all the time, trying to explain it, figure it out, until finally my mother told me to either shut it or go seek professional help. I did. Never needed meds

 

 

Being fat doesn't make you depressed, being depressed can cause the eating to get fat. Trust me. I'm bigger than all of you. I have a thick frame but also carry way too much fat. You'd be stunned if I told you guys my high in weight, which I ain't too far away from right now. I'm not depressed. Enjoy my life actually, for the most part

 

You gotta stop worrying about a maybe pilot's license, gun permit or other what if future events live in the now and deal with the problems in front of you now. Set a goal, something small. Find a name. Make one appt, see what it's about. To quote "what about bob" baby steps

 

[Ron_Mexico 4,238]

Or just tell me to suck a dick.

 

I get and love that this place is an excellent sounding board and honesty above all ease is what I prefer, but everyone here can't be clinically depressed. Can't be, right?

[iClint 61]

No, Whiskers and Speedz seem to be pretty well adjusted.

 

Edit: and I don't take anything you say personally. I know it's coming from a place of love of indifference or something.

[Ron_Mexico 4,238]

No, Whiskers and Speedz seem to be pretty well adjusted.

 

Ahem

 

 

Ok, fine, rarely have I been described as well adjusted, but throw me a frickin bone here

[Theraflu 1,047]

No depression here. Hell, even the burgeoning alcoholism has slowed to a crawl. Someone at work even said I'm the happiest I've ever looked.

[Ron_Mexico 4,238]

No depression here. Hell, even the burgeoning alcoholism has slowed to a crawl. Someone at work even said I'm the happiest I've ever looked.

 

Don't put too much stock in that. It's what nice people see after one has had a child, to help you validate your horrible, life sucking decision of wasting the next 20 years and a small fortune on what will likely be an ungrateful offspring.

 

 

Or something.

 

You do seem happy though, and you have a glow that isn't hops induced

[Tiltinagain 977]

 

Not sure if you're semi-serious, but I've been getting maaaaaaaaaad pelt, and still had to fake every human interaction for 3 months because I could barely remember what a feeling was. Ironically, many anti-depression drugs are total libido killers.

 

So is that how you stumbled in here? This place is a magnet for the depressed/loner crowd. Wouldn't surprise me if it comes up in a google search of "depression forums".

 

Anyway, I agree with Ron. Shit or get off the pot. No matter the situation you can always come up with a thousand excuses not to do something about it. Stop it and do something about it. Seriously. Please. You guys are too young and have too much life ahead of you to waste on something that can, one way or the other, be helped.

 

Had an afternoon "fun day" at work where we took all the store managers to Dave and Busters for lunch and "team building". The lunch was sub-par hotel meeting food (except for the brownies, those were good!) and the team building excersise was breaking everyone into groups and doing a scavenger type hunt throughout the place. Four hours of my life I'll never get back.

 

F'uck, now I'm getting depressed.

[Ron_Mexico 4,238]

Have you tried not being depressed, and maybe banging a dame? I hear it works

[JubilantLankyLad 1,960]

Have you tried not being depressed, and maybe banging a dame? I hear it works

 

I'm confident it would show results.

[iTommyGavin81 289]

Time for me to put in my 2 cents! Because thats what you're supposed to do on an online forum right? I'm probably gonna step on a lot of things that were said already but it's easier to just say what I want without trying to expound upon previously made points and give credit to those who said things already. Man I'm losing the motivation to type anything after that intro. Maybe I'm depressed?

 

First off, new guy and I are no longer best friends. Randy can say what he wants without being mocked and belittled. You just sound stupid and overly sensitive and judgmental. And there is some validity to what he said while not always correct. For some mild depression, being active and eating right is helpful. Obviously moderate and severe clinical depression its not gonna solve all your problems. But lord knows I've had stretches where I'm eating like crap and not working out and I just don't feel like getting up and doing anything. Weird mind games start and you're worried about going out in public. But it kind of goes away when you eat better and get active. It is good for your brain too.

 

And a lot of you depressed guys seem miserable in your careers, are't doing what you want to be doing, etc. There's a lot to be said for that too. About 8 years ago I was working in film and tv production in Los Angeles. I was making decent money, Los Angeles is cool, blah, blah, blah. I was miserable. It was part home sickness, but a much bigger part some mild to moderate depression. I didn't like what I was doing for a living. Felt like an empty, vapid existence. Didn't see a way in which that would change. I had my bachelors degree with a focus in film/tv production so my eggs were in that basket. I was drinking way too much by myself. I didn't go out didn't do anything. Had some people I would consider friends but refused to do anything with them outside of chat on and off at work. Felt helpless and alone. Did some soul searching and realized I needed to change my career. Had the epiphany to work towards the fire service which came out of nowhere. Was scared to tell my folks. But i told them and they were very supportive. Moved back to Wisconsin and within a month had me EMT license. Got a job on a private ambulance and was making literally minimum wage. But the excitement of working towards something I was passionate about and loved snapped me right back to reality. Re-connected with old friends. Actually made new ones which was always hard for me. Did stuff again out in public. I was never quite suicidal but I was definitely hopeless and thought nothing I did mattered what's the point of getting out of bed. The whole deal. Took the long road. Went to paramedic school which was a year of hell. Applied everywhere. Finally got on in my hometown which is where I always wanted to be.

 

Then slipped a bit down the drain again after the divorce. I don't have any inspirational stories about how I got over that other than I drank a lot and had a lot of sex with questionable women.

 

But like Mexi-Melt alluded to, you all have taken the first step. You've admitted there's a problem. That's the hardest part. Now you just have to do something to change it. Talking to someone is a good first step. Whether its a friend, a family member, a therapist, the voice inside your head. I personally used the voice inside my head. I'm very self aware and the soul searching helped me get to where I am. But it's not always the best course of action if the voice is telling you bad things. But saying things like I don't want to get meds because of a pilots license or owning a gun isn't a good thing. Fix yourself before your worry about things like that. A clinically depressed person not getting treatment shouldn't have a gun anyway. And it sounds like a lot of you have been dealing with these issues for awhile so doing it alone obviously isn't working. It's a difficult step to step outside of yourself and reach to someone else for help but why not try? Can't be any worse than what you're dealing with now if you're truly clinically depressed in need of therapy and/or medication. The social stigma to being on medication for depression is long gone.

 

Too long here. No one's gonna read this whole thing. And I'll probably get jumped on for saying something wrong.

 

Also, just sack up and get laid already ya'll. It's good for the soul. Focus on chubby ones and/or single moms.

[Ron_Mexico 4,238]

Good stuff TG

 

hope we didnt push anyone to suicide tonight. I'd sure feel bad (I wouldn't)

[iTommyGavin81 289]

How awesome would that be for the ego though to have the power to push someone to suicide?

[hank213 1,824]

Never heard of them... sounds like theyre made of carbide like skil saw blades. If so, they should last quite a bit longer than plain steel. They sure do on saw blades

 

 

 

If they are it will take a diamond laced file/cutter to edge them. Ive tried sharpening carbide with a stone before... it just makes sparks

 

 

 

Ill put my feelers out to the tree crew that works around here and get back to ya

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

It snuck up on me when I wasnt lookin....

 

 

 

After some tuning up...testosterone and adderall... I can now leap tall projects in a single crown

 

 

 

Kills the ole appetite deader than a hammer, though. Ill have to increase the hops and barley intake to make up the difference

 

 

 

 

 

Heres an example... my latest project

 

 

 

http://www.flickr.co...56906/lightbox/

 

 

 

Ooooh the fun to be had. Got a shipment of DOM tubing and expanded metal on its way as we type. Ill have seatbelts for legality purposes, of course

 

 

 

 

Guaranteed to hit youtube within seconds of completing...

 

 

 

 

More than likely with the title... "Worst accident in history!"

 

 

 

 

Oh, and although this has always been on of my favorite tunes, for some reason I keep watching this on the shop monitor and playing air drums along with it...

 

 

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PNgcwwOihcs&list=SPAC76F74334013A04&index=5

 

 

 

 

Spilled my beer twice so far

 

i love her. check out her cover of nightmare. that green dress with her little smiles here and there, well, they haunt my dreams.

 

bet that'd be a handjob worth having

 

back off shake. besides she's jewish [and not like speedz jewish, like israeli jewish (at least i imagine so since she's in israel)] so i can't imagine you can show her off to the rednecks in hillbillyburg. ok, that may have come out a bit harsher than intended but seriously, she's mine....to obsess over.

 

This new guy doesn't realize that the clowns here aren't really depressed (besides Strat) they just need some vag

 

 

My medical degree is pending

 

guadalajara u?

 

I would argue I'm more sensitive to condescension and stupidity.

 

But, yeah, I probably get overly tetchy when people are dismissive of depression. It's not fair to expect someone who hasn't been there to understand, so in most cases, railing about it is silly.

 

Not this case, though. In this case it was well deserved. Just do it.

 

 

 

Not sure if you're semi-serious, but I've been getting maaaaaaaaaad pelt, and still had to fake every human interaction for 3 months because I could barely remember what a feeling was. Ironically, many anti-depression drugs are total libido killers.

 

well when i was diagnosed with depression the meds kicked my ass and, I feel, made it worse. all they made me do was sleep and killed the sex drive on top of it. what pulled me out was getting back into martial arts. it was tough to make myself go every week at first but after about 6 weeks, I looked forward to going.

[iClint 61]

How did you get your EMT license in a month? One of those 40 hrs a week for four weeks thing? I've looked into it here but it's weeks of night classes and my schedule is to varied to be able to commit. I don't want to do it as a job or anything just volunteer and to not be completely worthless in an emergency.

[iTommyGavin81 289]

Yeah the tech college at the time was offering a Monday thru Friday 8-430 class and since I had just moved back into my parents house at the time and had no job my calendar was pretty free.

 

And you should definitely try and commit. Talk to the instructor and see if there's a way to make up any time you might miss for work. Or email. The school in my city has multiple classes running at the same time so usually if you miss a day you can make it up in a different class.

[Ron_Mexico 4,238]

Probably working until 2:30, 3pm today, hopefully, and its going to seem like an eternity. Then I have to drive 7* hours. I'm soooo lazy

[iZuma 766]

maybe you should just stop being so lazy? just tell yourself "I'm not lazy anymore." BAM! no longer lazy.

[Sickinfo2 291]

you were making drum/cymbal noises I hope?

 

 

 

Nah, I was busy singing into an empty beer bottle on the edge of a pickup bed...

 

 

 

You gotta stop worrying about a maybe pilot's license, gun permit or other what if future events live in the now and deal with the problems in front of you now. Set a goal, something small. Find a name. Make one appt, see what it's about. To quote "what about bob" baby steps

 

 

 

Concerning the license, there are so many folks out there with "problems" now they were forced to deal with pilots taking the meds. Its more expensive since I heard they will any approve use if given by a full fledged crazy doctor instead of a standard md. The faa doc in okc then must sign off

 

 

 

I know a guy who has a buddy that drinks with a guy who flys regularly who just got his scripts in his wifes name. Seems stupid and I would never ever consider such a thing but I guess it works. Not that Id ever do it. Nope. Dumb

 

 

 

 

Also Im sure there are lighter restrictions for third class medicals for privates....

 

 

 

 

 

In other news

 

 

 

The kid figured out why I cant tweet pics/vids anymore. Seems like I clogged up the phone with too many of them.

 

 

 

Ill test it out later

[Napa Lite 3,281]

Sorry. I'll stop.

 

There's like five people in office today and only one of them is a boss and he doesn't have any work for me so I feel like I've done my duty of trying to work and now ill just read articles all day.

[InternetExplorer 2,620]

Sorry. I'll stop.

 

There's like five people in office today and only one of them is a boss and he doesn't have any work for me so I feel like I've done my duty of trying to work and now ill just read articles all day.

or you could write a spreadsheet to help price carnival tickets

[Ron_Mexico 4,238]

maybe you should just stop being so lazy? just tell yourself "I'm not lazy anymore." BAM! no longer lazy.

 

Well, yeah, except its just bluster from me. I AM here at work, will stay till 3 or 4, then get in my car and drive the 7hrs 30min, even though I'd rather stay home, workout a few days, have copious amounts of drinks by the pool, watch movies and sleep

 

I'm livin baby, I'm livin. Plus, I'll have fun hanging with my mom and StepDad because I'm allowed to be an adult around them, not some faggot that is paranoid about them judging me if I have a few drinks, piss on a bush and pass out on the tee box behind their house

[Napa Lite 3,281]

 

or you could write a spreadsheet to help price carnival tickets

 

What does this mean? Is it real? Sure. I've got nothing to do until some CPE at noon.

[Ron_Mexico 4,238]

Ok, they might actually judge that behavior. They really like their bushes, plants and landscaping.

 

 

I have no idea what Strats talking about. Can we get a code word for that? Stratted?

[InternetExplorer 2,620]

I think randy does come across as completely insane in that post the new guy quoted. I think randy sort of intended for it to be that way. I also highly doubt he took offense.

 

depressi

[InternetExplorer 2,620]

lol at my keyboard randomly going away and the enter button being where I was going to press next. ok, sure, we'll just leave it at that.