Venting Thread, or FML!

[Mishatu]

Bloody peeved over here. I was stitching while keeping half an eye on Supernatural, which I had playing on my laptop, when I look up and the entire screen is black. The sound was still going, everything seemed to be working fine, but I couldn't see anything. I tried using the windows shortcuts to see if it was just the video that stopped working, but no go. Rebooted the laptop once, and the screen was still black. Again, it sounded like it was working fine, it responded to my fingerprint login like it normally does, but I couldn't see diddly squat. I decided to check my phone to see if there was another way I could fix this, but the bloody thing decided that it didn't want to connect to the internet. Ended up leaving my laptop shut down for a few minutes before trying to reboot it AGAIN, and now the screen works.

But that's not all!

I have this mouse I got a couple months back. Bought it specifically because it had buttons that I could configure to go backwards and forwards on different webpages. After my laptop finally decided to cooperate, my mouse decided that, y'know, those buttons don't need to work any more. Couldn't have even decided that it was the button on this mouse I never use.

Add to that computer frustration the grumbliness of knowing every school in maybe a 2 hour radius (colleges included) are closed except mine, and we just get a crotchety Mishy for the day. I'm tempted to skip my afternoon class and just sleep the rest of the day away, in hopes that it won't get any more aggravating

[anarchyash3]

Bloody peeved over here. I was stitching while keeping half an eye on Supernatural, which I had playing on my laptop, when I look up and the entire screen is black. The sound was still going, everything seemed to be working fine, but I couldn't see anything. I tried using the windows shortcuts to see if it was just the video that stopped working, but no go. Rebooted the laptop once, and the screen was still black. Again, it sounded like it was working fine, it responded to my fingerprint login like it normally does, but I couldn't see diddly squat. I decided to check my phone to see if there was another way I could fix this, but the bloody thing decided that it didn't want to connect to the internet. Ended up leaving my laptop shut down for a few minutes before trying to reboot it AGAIN, and now the screen works.

But that's not all!

I have this mouse I got a couple months back. Bought it specifically because it had buttons that I could configure to go backwards and forwards on different webpages. After my laptop finally decided to cooperate, my mouse decided that, y'know, those buttons don't need to work any more. Couldn't have even decided that it was the button on this mouse I never use.

Add to that computer frustration the grumbliness of knowing every school in maybe a 2 hour radius (colleges included) are closed except mine, and we just get a crotchety Mishy for the day. I'm tempted to skip my afternoon class and just sleep the rest of the day away, in hopes that it won't get any more aggravating

I had that happen to my laptop. Found out it was as simple as a video card driver that was incompatible with my operating system. I would check the drivers and update them OR if you had just updated something do a restore before it was updated. Also make sure your operating system is updated. Hope it works and doesn't do it again!! Also if the mouse is battery operated it could be the batteries even if it works fine with moving and/or other buttons.

[yessamaca]

I haven't posted anything in ages. I have barely been able to stitch. In the evening, when the kids are finally FINALLY asleep we'll turn on netflix and I'll take out my stitching and after a few stitches I just sit there staring at the screen in a daze. It's not that life's been that hard, I'm just too tired.

Sunday I looked at my calf and saw my little mole/freckle/whatever has changed from brown to black. Well, that's not good. I went to the open hours at the doc's yesterday and it just broke me. I didn't make it past the receptionist. I asked if she could speak English, because I prefer to handle medical things in my native language. She SNAPPED at me in Swedish 'no! ONLY Swedish!' That was a first. I've had problems with the doctors not always speaking English but, so far, the nurses always have. So I explained the situation in Swedish while she just stared at me. Then asked if it was a wart. Sigh, no. I showed her and she quickly said she'd have to make an appointment. Everytime I call the office to make an appointment, they tell me to just go to the open hours. When I go to the open hours, they make an appointment! She set it for next Monday but I'm starting a new job that day. I'm trying to explain this to her, in Swedish, but she just keeps staring at me. I tried in Swedish. I tried in English. Nothing. So then I told her I'd just call the nurse line and do it that way but she yelled 'wait!' and dragged some random woman from the waiting room up to translate. Awesome. I just took the appointment paper so I could cancel it later and try to go to another clinic. I must have looked frustrated because before I could leave she reached across the table and grabbed my hand in what I can only guess was an attempt to comfort me. Ack! I hate hate hate being touched by anyone outside my immediate family. Being grabbed and HELD in place was horrifying. I had to lean back and tug on my hand while using the other hand to pry hers off of me. Then I took off and spent the rest of the day trying not to cry in front of the kids. So many family members have died of cancer in recent years. I'm scared and I just want the doc to cut this thing off and test it. Instead, I have to fight with the Swedish healthcare system AGAIN while starting a new job. I can feel that sinking feeling where I know it'll be a struggle to pull myself back up. I just want to ignore the thing on my leg and go to sleep but then I think about the kids and cry. Last night I just could not cheer myself up. I did get to take a long nap with my 2 yr old, and that was nice. She's snuggly and so sweet. She told me this morning she wanted farts for breakfast.

[blackmageheart]

yessamaca, sounds like you went through an ordeal. Did you ever get your appointment?

[QueenBex]

I thought I was doing the right thing.
I Don't understand.

[no_need]

I had the worst day yesterday. My mum was visiting from Ireland so we decided to meet for lunch at my sister's place (it's closer to the airport and mum was leaving yesterday evening), which is about 1 1/2 hours' drive for me. I don't mind driving, but I wanted to just have lunch and get back so that I could spend the late afternoon/evening with my boyfriend.

So yesterday morning, Mum texted me to ask if I could print her boarding pass (still don't know why she didn't print it at the same time as her outbound one) because my sister doesn't have a printer and Mum was worried that she either wouldn't be able to print it at the airport or it would cost a fortune to do so. So I said OK, of course - I had to go into work to do it, but whatever.

So I was running late because of that, and then I got on the motorway to hear that there had been a really dreadful accident. I'm always badly affected by news like that, so I was feeling really upset for all the people involved and then I got really worried about how long it was going to take to get through the affected area. They were saying there were delays of over an hour, so I decided to try to find a way to go cross-country. I promptly got lost and found myself crawling around a residential area trying to get back to the main road, when a woman pulled out of a parking space next to me and nearly hit my car. So I did an emergency stop and gave a brief honk of the horn to make sure she knew there was someone there. She stopped, so I went around her car since she didn't seem to be doing anything, and then she started following me! I could see she was on the phone, and she was shouting and gesticulating wildly at me, and kept honking her horn! Worse - her kids were in the car for this. I was genuinely concerned that she was going to try to fight me at a traffic light or something when she kept following me, but after a few minutes she must have decided it wasn't worth it.

So I finally made it, over an hour late. We went out for lunch and had some of the worst service I've ever had, so I was worrying about the time instead of enjoying being with my family who I rarely see.

When I eventually got home, it was pretty late so the boyfriend and I decided to order pizza. It was talking a while, and eventually the delivery guy phoned because he couldn't find our house. He was on the right street, but he was outside number 193/195 and we're 140. He couldn't work out how to get to us based on that information. Seriously? You can see which direction the numbers get smaller, and you can't work out which way to go?

So that was a pretty rubbish day. Sorry for the rant - I know it's nothing compared to many of the stories on here - but I needed it. I hope I can relax today.

I thought I was doing the right thing.
I Don't understand.

What happened?

[RMDC]

I think everyone can sympathize with how frustrating, stressful, disappointing, and at points frightening the events of your day were - but rarely does it all happen in one continuous chain like it did for you. I think you should take every opportunity you get to take it easy and reward yourself this week!

[Kareesh]

I thought I was doing the right thing.
I Don't understand.

*hugs*

[QueenBex]

I thought I was doing the right thing.
I Don't understand.

*hugs*

*bear hugs back*

[QueenBex]

I dislike when it's busy in here. A group refused to admit defeat and stood there until the people at the seat they wanted were finished. Also stood in my personal space, damp coats brushing against me and having the feeling of them looking down at me for ten minutes, not good.

Doesn't help that I've been down the last couple of days. Multiple things building up I guess and then a bit of a thing on Saturday, so for some reason I just don't want to post on Facebook apart from those Funko announcements I saw. Pffft. Maybe cos I don't want to draw attention to myself at the moment. Pffft. I dunno.

Just wanted to comment how busy it is in here and how I had another injection this morning, as I've been ticking them off as it were over on Facebook. 4 down, 1 to go.