Confessions, UO, II, rants

wink0erin

Haven't seen one of these posts in a while, so I think we are about due. 

Confession: With all the e-ring commercials everywhere I've really been hoping for some BSC posts here. I'm sad that no randoms have come in here talking about being a planner and booking venues but totally not being engaged yet, or "my BF is dropping hints that he is going to give me a ring for Christmas, what kind of wedding dress do you think I'll look best in?" I need some entertainment.

II/rant: My Dad is driving me nuts. He is Catholic, and where BF is Jewish (and my Dad loves him) Dad's gotten mega focused on reading about Jewish traditions and holidays. At first I thought it was sweet, but now it's just getting weird, like, I wouldn't be shocked if he showed up at the synagogue. I'm afraid he will say something offensive to BF, BF's family, or the rabbi. His intentions are good, but still. I'd love for him to tone it down a notch. 

II: People announcing their charitable deeds on social media. It drives me nuts. Yes, do nice things for others, but please stop making "look what I did!" posts. It's very AWish. 

labro

HAHAH I was literally about to start one of these after I finished up something for work. You are the best!

UO - I really like the HP books....but I don't get that people are bringing them along to their lost desert island with them. They are good...but I wouldn't choose that book over something longer/more complicated that would occupy my mind.

UO - Wine is more delicious than beer.

Confession - I feel like an asshole whenever a store asks me to add on a donation for hungry/homeless/cancerous/you name it people and I tell them no. I prefer to make my donations personally and not as part of some giant retail or grocery conglomerate thankyouverymuch.

I judge people who make a big deal out of how they don't drink alcohol.

Confession - I'm ALSO hoping for some BSCs to show up during "engagement" season. TK has been dead other than NEY because we're awesome.

I'm judging all you known alcohol drinkers who said you'd bring along soda/coffee/tea whatever to your deserted island. What is wrong with you????

wink0erin

@Labro I always say no to those store donation things too. From what I've heard (don't know how true this is) the store sometimes has already made a donation and is basically asking its customers to pay them back for it. Noooope. 

AlPacina

@labro - South Park made fun of the donation thing this season. Specifically Whole Foods. They full on announce it over the intercom every time someone is a terrible person that doesn't want to donate (on the show, of course). It's pretty hilarious........ Also, I LOVE beer. But I also find wine more delicious.

Confession: I went BSC the other night. To be fair, I didn't technically start it. BF made a really tasteless joke that hurt my feelings (although apparently he didn't think it would) and then the waterworks started. The conversation ended in a good place, so I guess I'm glad it happened, but I was definitely not proud of myself. (Hope that helps @wink0erin )

Confession: I am terrible at making donations. I almost always put money in the Salvation Army buckets around Christmas, but for the rest of the year I almost never make direct donations. However, for some reason it's super easy for me to pay for some service or buy an item when the proceeds go to a good cause. I believe that still makes me an awful person.

II: I want to hang out in @labro's Christmas wonderland house, but it's too far away.

labro

@AlPacina I don't give the Salvation Army shit because they are a terrible organization.

http://www.bilerico.com/2011/11/why_you_shouldnt_donate_to_the_salvation_army_bell.php

labro

@wink0erin My philosophy is kind of like that except I thought of it as the stores are using MY charitable contribution as a tax credit on their behalf so NOPE.

labro

TwoDimes said:

UO: I don't like beer at all. 

II: My coworker clips her nails at her desk. Like on a weekly basis. Not just filing a nail that has broken. Like LEGIT clipping her nails at work. It takes her about 10 whole minutes and I find it completely unprofessional and disgusting.
This isn't even irrational at all. This is just flat out GROSS!!!

UO: I don't think artificial trees count as Christmas trees.

i2i. i to fucking i.

wink0erin

@TwoDimes Cheez-its are the bomb, and I bet Star Wars ones are even better. Also, who are these weirdos that wrap stocking gifts?? 

wink0erin

Confession: I haven't made any $$ donations this year. I had planned to but ended up buying a house instead, sooo, sorry St. Jude.

Swazzle

UO: NEY has turned into a lot of puppies and rainbows and keep the peace and I don't like it. It's OK to disagree with people and have a discussion about things without it turning into A THING. I mean, look and @AlPacina and me. I hate her beloved cottage cheese but we're still pals. 

II: Why can't I like beer AND wine equally but at different times and with different things? You're such an alcohol dictator, @labro !

I judge... everything.


Edited fo' grammar

labro

@TwoDimes Ohhh the guilt trip is STRONG with those bell ringers. Courage woman!

untouchablets

Confession: I am super resentful that BF wanted to change our regular date times so he could do his own fencing after coaching the kids. I think its hella selfish since I'm the one totally inconvenienced by this. Ive only spend six awake hours with him in over a week.

II that is also a rant: I fucking hate all the fucking poodle mixes out there and the fact that people choose to spend thousands of dollars on literal mutts rather than ADOPTING ONE or choosing another lovely dog breed that are much more likely ethically bred. Yes that warranted expletives.

II: its too warm to be December. I appreciate that I can go out in a light jacket and I hate snow but this is scary.

UO: ghosts are real.

Swazzle

TwoDimes said:

Swazzle said:

UO: NEY has turned into a lot of puppies and rainbows 

PUPPIES AND RAINBOWS FOREVER!!

labro

@untouchablets I think I've mentioned this before but I totally get how you feel. In fact, I think a number of people on NEY have had to or regularly deal with similar separations from their SOs. I get it sucks, but trust me, you aren't alone. Which leads in to -

II - It annoys me when I offer sympathy and shared anguish and it gets ignored.

Swazzle

labro said:

@TwoDimes Ohhh the guilt trip is STRONG with those bell ringers. Courage woman!

You just gotta say "Merry Christmas" and smile and confidently keep walking. 

Don't let them see you sweat. 

untouchablets

In typical New York fashion I just walk right by the bell ringers and pretend I didn't see them.

untouchablets

@labro thanks to you and all the other NEYers who have gone though something similar. And if I've ever let your empathy and advice go unacknowledged I sincerely apologize.

labro

Swazzle said:

labro said:

@TwoDimes Ohhh the guilt trip is STRONG with those bell ringers. Courage woman!

You just gotta say "Merry Christmas" and smile and confidently keep walking. 

Don't let them see you sweat. 

Swazzle

labro said:

Swazzle said:

labro said:

@TwoDimes Ohhh the guilt trip is STRONG with those bell ringers. Courage woman!

You just gotta say "Merry Christmas" and smile and confidently keep walking. 

Don't let them see you sweat. 

labro

@TwoDimes GOD-DAMN YOU QUOTER YOU!!! Now I can't go back and passive-aggressively edit my responses when they blow up in my face! Oh wait...I don't do that.

A lot of times there isn't a love-it OR a response so that's more what I mean.

GoldenPenguin

- I judge when people are given advice on here, and it's not what they want to hear, so they just disappear and/or ignore it. I'm looking at you @eilis1228

- II: when people say "H got me into this" when they're talking about pregnancy & giving birth. @CocoBellaF said it this morning & it reminded me how much it bugs me. You are both adults, you both decided you wanted to have a baby, you both participated in the sex that made the baby - H didn't "get" you into anything. 

- II: I HATE it when couples say "We're pregnant!" Nope, YOU are pregnant. Your H is not. (I don't think anyone here has said this, but it coincided with the last one.)

- UO: I don't think artificial trees are that terrible. Growing up we always had a real one, and I definitely prefer real ones, but my parents have had a GORGEOUS artificial tree for years. You'd never know just looking at it that it was fake, and it doesn't shed/dry out/cause a fire hazard. 

Confession: I despise Trump, and I would like to throw him headfirst into a wood chipper, and I think anyone that supports him is an ignorant buffoon - with that being said, he has helped me weed a whole lot of assholes out of my FB "friends" list. So, thanks for that.

labro

Confession - I eagerly await the "Sorry @Swazzle 's" that always follow a Confessions thread because I know how much they annoy her.

ETA:
Confession #2 I was sad last week when I made a brief appearance on the leaderboard Friday before getting booted off again. God damnit don't you SEE my sig???? HELLOOO!!!

GoldenPenguin

labro said:

Confession - I eagerly await the "Sorry @Swazzle 's" that always follow a Confessions thread because I know how much they annoy her.

No no, it's not the confessions threads, it's the novels!

labro

GoldenPenguin said:

labro said:

Confession - I eagerly await the "Sorry @Swazzle 's" that always follow a Confessions thread because I know how much they annoy her.

No no, it's not the confessions threads, it's the novels!

Right but that's because she usually has an II ABOUT the novels or something else that basically a bunch of people do and then they continue to do it anyway but make sure to add "Sorry @Swazzle" at the end. It's fucking hilarious!

Peaseblossom55

Confession: I have no desire to drink alcohol anymore I enjoyed the root beers but that was about it. It makes me sad in a way. 

Confession: I have no desire to do the shows this weekend.  I just want a weekend of being lazy and a couch potato

Confession: There is a blind woman cast in our show, she brings her seeing eye dog with her, and the dog stays in the dressing room while her owner is on stage.  I'm not a dog person but omg I want to take this dog home so badly.  I think it's a lab of some sort.  She is so pretty and so sweet

UO: I don't like Amy Schumer I don't find her funny.

II: My mom was so unhelpful when I asked her what she wanted for Christmas.

GoldenPenguin

labro said:

GoldenPenguin said:

labro said:

Confession - I eagerly await the "Sorry @Swazzle 's" that always follow a Confessions thread because I know how much they annoy her.

No no, it's not the confessions threads, it's the novels!

Right but that's because she usually has an II ABOUT the novels or something else that basically a bunch of people do and then they continue to do it anyway but make sure to add "Sorry @Swazzle" at the end. It's fucking hilarious!

AHH yes. Maybe if @swazzle wasn't such a jerk, everyone wouldn't be so sorry. 

 

labro

II @buddysmom80 Has been loving things and NOT posting. 

Swazzle

GoldenPenguin said:

labro said:

Confession - I eagerly await the "Sorry @Swazzle 's" that always follow a Confessions thread because I know how much they annoy her.

No no, it's not the confessions threads, it's the novels!

Peaseblossom55

@goldenpenguin ahh I hate with a fiery passion both Donald Trump and people that say "We're pregnant:"

buddysmom80

Confession: We're going to Boston this weekend to celebrate our first anniversary and I'm most excited about having to not share a bed with our dog and sleep in.

II: I scrambled to get a first anniversary gift for H and put a lot of thought into it. The one he was supposed to get for me fell through so he goes "well, I'll just give you a christmas gift." So thoughtful....

Rant: This place has turned into the Bump on the daily threads sometimes. I'm excited for you all on here, but I'd rather talk about guac than if you're going to hurl or whatever. #sorrynotsorry.

Confession: I can't wait for this year to be over, the second half of 2015 sucked.

Peaseblossom55

I judge so badly the people who leave the restroom at work in such an awful state, I doubt they would do that at home.  Then again I don't know.   How hard is it to clean up after yourself???

@buddysmom80 Agree with you on so much! I'm ready for 2016! I hope it's a better year for us both!