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Birthdays are the worst days

I'm having one of those "zoberg and the terrible, horrible, no-good, very bad day" days. You know, one of those days when all of the little things go wrong and usually trivial matters just get to you.

FI often forgets his towel when he showers (and our landlord won't let us install a towel rack on the wall next to the shower) so he tracks water across the bathroom and doesn't wipe it up. We have concrete floors, which get pretty slippery when slick. So this morning, while he's getting dressed, I slip on the water while getting out of the shower and my head makes contact with the also-concrete pillar. FI doesn't hear or at least doesn't ask what happened, which is one of those trivial things that just rubs me the wrong way. When I go to tell him what happened and to please mop up the water when he forgets his towel, he says sorry a couple times and then goes to leave. I mop it up for him. And when I don't go to kiss him good-bye, he slams the door and that was that.

And then I brought cupcakes into the office and no one has thanked me or even bothered to ask why I brought them. Plus, a work-vent here, I pissed several people off when I went to hunt down someone in the accounting department who could submit a PO that was supposed to be pushed through last night, but the guy who normally does these called in a vacation day today - only to find out he did submit it but he didn't CC me like he always does. So a copy of my PO was sitting in my mailbox in the other building (which I only go to once a week or so) and I looked like a lazy idiot in front of the owner's sister. And people are still ignoring me here, including my boss.

So I'm going to treat myself to my favorite lunch at my favorite deli, go to the gym after work and then just collapse into bed and be done with this day.

Thanks for letting me vent. Sorry for the novel.

Re: Birthdays are the worst days

  • We all have those days. Just push through the day, treat yourself to a glass of wine tonight and tomorrow will be a new day. Here's to hoping no more mishaps for the rest of today.
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  • I'm sorry! *virtual hug* I hope your day turns around. For what it's worth, I would love a cupcake!
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  • pesematologypesematology member
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    edited June 2013
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    I'm sorry, I just found this image right before I read your post.

    Your day sounds really terrible and I probably would have screamed at my partner if I hurt myself because of their carelessness. You're probably a way nicer person than I am. I hope the rest of your day is much better.
    "I wish yo azz all tha dopest up in yo' marriages"
  • I'm sorry :( I would be so pissed at FI if I were you. 

    Can you treat yourself after work? Massage or get your nails done? 
  • @pesematology, I love you for that pic.

    I did just have a very happy thing happen: the dude I got in an accident with either doesn't have iinsurance or lied about his insurance company, so my insurance company is having his driver's license suspended through the DMV and will be sending Collections after him to pay my deductible. They determined that he is at fault based on the police report on my vehicle at least and the fact that he and his mom changed their phone numbers. Ballin'.

    Good call, @misssunshine17. Maybe I will get a mani/pedi after work. My adorable grandparents sent me $35 for my birthday so that should just about cover it!
  • Yes! You deserve it :) anything to brighten your day!!
  • Aw I'm sorry Zo.  *Hugs*   I second the Mani/pedi! 
    "Love is not affectionate feeling, but a steady wish for the loved person's ultimate good as far as it can be obtained"-C.S. Lewis

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  • Am I the only one that thought this post was going to be about biggie? It keeps popping up and I'm jamming in my head. Has your day gotten any better Zo?
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  • @alliebear725 First thing that popped in my head when I read the title of the thread
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  • Happy Birthday!
    Hope your day gets better for you.
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    Married as of June 22, 2013!!!

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  • I didn't mean to come off as ungrateful, @cmgr, and this was certainly no jab at you. I'm just having one of those days where little things are really getting to me and I have a splitting headache. I wanted to vent somewhere, since the person I normally vent to caused my headache. It's nice to get it off my chest here and now rather than blowing up later or being passive-aggressive. Which I have avoided doing and I'm glad of that.

    In other news, my dog ripped up an entire ream of paper that FI left under his desk. It looked like it had snowed in our apartment.
  • @AllieBear725 and @Iryshcreem, I'm really happy that I inadvertently quoted Biggie Smalls. That made me laugh.
  • LiLe422LiLe422 member
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    edited June 2013
    @zoberg Did it look anything like this???
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    My mastiff got a hold of a stuffed ape :(
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  • @LiLe422 - oh no! It looks like he/she framed the cat, too. :) Was it a dog toy?

    I should have taken a photo - I was too annoyed. Just imagine ~250 pieces of printer paper shredded to pieces. Not one page was intact. Honestly, I'm shocked that she was able to do that over the course of 3 hours. It's impressive, really!
  • zoberg said:
    @LiLe422 - oh no! It looks like he/she framed the cat, too. :) Was it a dog toy? I should have taken a photo - I was too annoyed. Just imagine ~250 pieces of printer paper shredded to pieces. Not one page was intact. Honestly, I'm shocked that she was able to do that over the course of 3 hours. It's impressive, really!
    Ahaha, it totally looks like miss kitty was a bad bad girl :) 

    And no, it was NOT a dog toy.  It was upstairs in the cats room and I forgot to put up the gate before I left for the day.  That is what I came home to. 
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  • LiLe422 said:


    zoberg said:

    @LiLe422 - oh no! It looks like he/she framed the cat, too. :) Was it a dog toy?

    I should have taken a photo - I was too annoyed. Just imagine ~250 pieces of printer paper shredded to pieces. Not one page was intact. Honestly, I'm shocked that she was able to do that over the course of 3 hours. It's impressive, really!

    Ahaha, it totally looks like miss kitty was a bad bad girl :) 

    And no, it was NOT a dog toy.  It was upstairs in the cats room and I forgot to put up the gate before I left for the day.  That is what I came home to. 


    Ack! So kitty was mourning the loss of her gorilla, then. Poor kitty! Those gated areas are like Disneyworld to a dog. I've dealt with similar situations. Except it always involves my clothes and/or LOTS of underwear. Life would be so much simpler for us humans if we derived the same pleasure from tearing things apart as dogs do.
  • Your poor kitties are looking around like "it wasn't me"
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  • zoberg said:
    zoberg said:
    @LiLe422 - oh no! It looks like he/she framed the cat, too. :) Was it a dog toy? I should have taken a photo - I was too annoyed. Just imagine ~250 pieces of printer paper shredded to pieces. Not one page was intact. Honestly, I'm shocked that she was able to do that over the course of 3 hours. It's impressive, really!
    Ahaha, it totally looks like miss kitty was a bad bad girl :) 

    And no, it was NOT a dog toy.  It was upstairs in the cats room and I forgot to put up the gate before I left for the day.  That is what I came home to. 
    Ack! So kitty was mourning the loss of her gorilla, then. Poor kitty! Those gated areas are like Disneyworld to a dog. I've dealt with similar situations. Except it always involves my clothes and/or LOTS of underwear. Life would be so much simpler for us humans if we derived the same pleasure from tearing things apart as dogs do.
    ...and shoes.  Lots and lots of shoes.
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  • Oh god, the shoes. How could I forget? Why, dogs? Why?!
  • Hope your birthday gets better! I would be pissed at FI too. Don't forget to treat yourself to a mani/pedi tonight!
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  • Happy birthday zoberg! I hope your day gets better.
  • Looks like y'all beat me to it. ^
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  • You all are awesome. I'm hoping to make a appearance in "the treehouse" today...
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