What's your pet peeve in RL?

[Raydeus]

Re: What's your pet peeve in RL?

Exercising and then taking a nice shower/bath before going to sleep always works great for me. Not like I have trouble sleeping though, but quite the oposite.

I really should stop sleeping 3-4 hours most days because I get too entertained playing or exercising or watching anime or etc. <_<;



PS > Murphie, have you tried making bento boxes for work? They are very practical and fast to make.

PPS > Coke Zero and/or Green tea ftw.

[DakAttack]

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I have. Doesn't seem to work for me. Unless I've already had a pretty exhausting day, and then it's hard to say if it's the melatonin or just being tired already.

You'll know it's the melatonin when you become sleepy at sunset and wake up at dawn.

[NightShayde]

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I have. Doesn't seem to work for me. Unless I've already had a pretty exhausting day, and then it's hard to say if it's the melatonin or just being tired already.

Have you tried taking an iron supplement in the morning? It won't make up for sleep you've lost, but it might help a little especially if you don't have much iron in your diet (iron helps your blood carry oxygen through your body & sometimes even a little boost of that can help with energy levels). Be sure not to take too much though -- a little too much may ... erm ... back you up a bit & a lot too much can be toxic.

If you're drinking caffeinated beverages during the day (I'm guessing that your yummy coffee has caffeine), you might try switching to something decaffeinated a little earlier in the day.

[Murphie]

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Yeah, I've been cutting back on the coffee. I am usually done with it by noon or so. And I only drink water after that. Or the occasional alcoholic beverage on the weekends.

Ray - I am cutting way back on my carb consumption, so I'd miss out on delicious rices and pastas in a bento, but I could still do something bento-like. Something to consider!

Dak - Then, no. It has not been working for me.

[NightShayde]

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Headaches.

I'm so bloody sick and tired of headaches (I'm rather prone to both migraines and sinus headaches). I've had one since last night, and nothing I've taken seems to be helping.

[TheGrandMom]

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Headaches.

I'm so bloody sick and tired of headaches (I'm rather prone to both migraines and sinus headaches). I've had one since last night, and nothing I've taken seems to be helping.

THIS! My god we were exploring last night in FFXIV and what happens right before we start? Headache, and I knew if I didn't get off the pc that it would be a doozey. Well, of course, I didn't get off and an hour later I had a rip roaring migraine and was hugging the porcelain goddess. I didn't have fun either but I was too jealous to let everyone go without me and miss the excitement. I only get 6 pills a month so I couldn't take anything for it either.

[Jarre]

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Well was in news today about they have found a link to a gene that causes migrains so they are well on with producing amedicine which would block this and numb the pain it causes. Treatment hope for migraine sufferers as study reveals why light makes headache pain worse | Mail Online

[TheGrandMom]

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Well let's hope it comes out soon, I need to work on my Thurmatage and it's not getting done with this rag on my forehead!

[Aksannyi]

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That my mom is so nosy. We have never been close, and it's just weird to me that she tries to be my friend. And the fact that we have never been close is a peeve on its own, but shit. I've been around for three decades and you're just now trying to form a relationship? That ship may have sailed ... and it all sucks.

Not saying it's not worth trying but I'm just wondering sometimes why she bothers when other days she doesn't really care about me at all. Pick one, would ya?

[TheGrandMom]

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I understand what you're going through. My mother didn't want more than one kid. She especially didn't want me. I was tormented and beaten by her throughout my life. I tried to commit suicide at the age of 8. My early adult relationship with her was only if she HAD to communicate with me or if I could weasel something out of her (babysitting, etc), and that happened once or twice a year.

With that said, I now have a much better relationship with my mom. I had to give and so did she but we both made an effort and things are better. That doesn't mean it was easy and there were setbacks but the effort we put in was worth it. I also had to understand that my mother has a certain way of doing things that aren't what I happen to agree with. Some of the reason she is the way she is comes from her parents and the generation she grew up in. Sometimes you have to look at the lives they lived in order to understand them. My grandfather was an a-hole and grandma was nicer but not by much, I see a lot of them in her. But I have to accept her for who she is, bad habits/attitudes/etc and all. I know there are things that drive my family nuts that I do but to keep the peace they accept that it's part of who I am, just as I do with them. So my mom has to put up with me speaking my mind, calling her and bitching about something (she hates listening to peoples problems), and other things she dislikes that I do.

I found that my mother started reaching out when she started feeling age getting in her bones. At first I thought screw her but in the end I knew I didn't want any regrets once she was gone. I'm glad things are better between us and over time you might feel that way too if you just take that first step. You really have nothing to lose since your relationship is already bad.

[Aksannyi]

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Yeah we have been talking more just sometimes, I don't want her all up in my business. I feel like it should be up to me with what I share with her, not her kind of poking her nose in and trying to pry. She's trying too hard, where I'm just trying to let it grow naturally.

Honestly I am happier that she and I text each other every Sunday, have a conversation for about 10 minutes, and leave it at that. We live 1100 miles apart, so there's no pressure to go see her. Eventually, I will have to, and that will be tough, but for now, this distance is the best thing for the both of us.

[TheGrandMom]

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Just be patient with her. If you can't be straight with her (Mom, stop. You're trying too hard.) then come up with gentle ways to get off the phone. (Sorry cell lost reception for a few minutes I'll talk to you next week - txt msg/ I have to go mom the super is here to fix something and I have to talk to him.) if you can be straight with her without causing a fight or rift in the relationship then talk to her and work out boundaries that you both can live with. Like she might want to talk to you twice a week so you give her that if calls are limited to a time limit or certain subjects aren't allowed or when you say you have to go she's not allowed to guilt you into staying on longer. Keep in touch, you won't regret it down the road.

[Akashimo]

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~.~ My laptop video burned out again. Almost been a year since the last time too no less. UHG I hate hp ~.~

[Feba]

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It's going to be hard to go back to American college.

One, I'm actually challenged here in my language courses. Honestly I'm nearly in tears over what my GPA is going to look like, while simultaneously ear to ear about how my language skills are going to go up.

Two, my non-language courses are actually interesting too. I doubt a single American classroom today had a discussion on when it's ok to look at someone's panties.

[Fliegar]

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It's going to be hard to go back to American college.

One, I'm actually challenged here in my language courses. Honestly I'm nearly in tears over what my GPA is going to look like, while simultaneously ear to ear about how my language skills are going to go up.

Two, my non-language courses are actually interesting too. I doubt a single American classroom today had a discussion on when it's ok to look at someone's panties.

You obviously haven't been to my programming / tech classes. Some crazy shit goes on in there.

Also, we have some Chinese students in most of our classes, and I have to say that if the roles were reversed, I'd probably break down and not go to classes. On top of basically trying to understand a foreign language, they're also trying to learn stuff that half of the class doesn't understand, even though their understanding of English is perfect.

Long story short, foreign students got balls for doing what they do.