The Vent Thread

[Otohiko]

Not really. The thing is that my paycheck is miserly because about half of it goes to covering my tuition. But a large chunk of my pay is considered "financial aid" and I would not have a paycheck at all if I weren't paying tuition in the first place. It's a bit of a vicious cycle. What makes it worse is that being registered as a full-time, funded PhD candidate limits the amount of time I am allowed to work for the university, and prevents me from getting another job.

One option I am considering in the next few months is actually dropping down to part-time status as a student, refusing this "financial aid" (which I have to work my ass off for), and simply getting a more regular, better-paid instructor job. That would both increase my income (in theory) and reduce my tuition fees, although it'd also really reduce my chances of actually finishing the PhD anytime in the next couple of years (or ever)...

All of this is sort of silly of course, because I'm simply over-qualified as an instructor and I have high standards for myself when it comes to teaching. I refuse to cut corners, limit my work by hours (rather than by results) or not care about my students. And I literally pay for that.

[guy07]

WHY WOULD A STRIPPER NAMED YUKI BE FROM THAILAND??~?~!!!

[Radical_Yue]

To: Lady that sits across from me....

I want to punch you in the throat and I would if I could find it. If I'm busy working (roto'ing, chatting with people online, etc..) on stuff, I don't want to hear about your facebook games and stupid shit. Tell it to someone who cares.
Also, don't say "He likes me. OH BUT I DON'T MEAN THAT WAY! But I've had dreams... never mind!" You are disgusting and I don't even want to get a vague mental image of that kind of thing.
When I'm trying to leave, stop trying to tell me stories. I want to go home. I don't want to hear about how you used to ride horses or how you make chili or anything else.

Please go away and never talk to me again.

Sincerely,

Younique E. Bales

[kikai_saigono]

I'm getting really, really tired of The Hunger Games. And I even liked the books, too.

[Emong]

Two of my close friends broke up and they're both going to move to another town. I'm so worried, first, that the girl will get extremely depressed as she's quite fragile and, second, that our friendship is going to die a slow death because of the distance

[TritioAFB]

Normally I don't complain so I'll make an exception today:

This contest was so full of bullshit in many manners.
I haven't heard from any judge of AMV Contests out here that will exclude an AMV just because he/she doesn't like the song and chooses another video because they liked the intro?! WTF is going on with this world. The AMV Contest is about AMVs, not intros.

I don't like unfairness, and today was a proof of that. But I'll not let something like this take me down, because I have bigger objectives than a childish Contest

[Pwolf]

I have been feeling rather depressed and lonely lately. I enjoy the freedom of living by myself but not being able to just strike up a conversation with someone else without having to sit at my computer and type is rather... frustrating i guess.

[gotegenks]

^^^empathy

[Otohiko]

I have been feeling rather depressed and lonely lately. I enjoy the freedom of living by myself but not being able to just strike up a conversation with someone else without having to sit at my computer and type is rather... frustrating i guess.

I feel you there buddy That exact feeling gets me too. It especially sucks if you're used to and expect to be living in a kind of tight-knit family-and-friends environment in your normal life, and instead always go home from work with noone to look forward to. To be honest, I've personally got to the point where I don't even enjoy my independence anymore. I'd personally rather deal with inconveniences caused by other people than isolation. Despite the time I spend online and despite the great enjoyment and support I get from talking to people in that way, it's just not the same without the physical presence. Hell, screw conversations - just being in the same space with another person that you feel at ease around is something that I find massively comforting. Otherwise, I always feel like something's missing, and it's pretty frustrating.

On the bright side, I hope you're looking forward to your trip to Chicago as much as I am. That is the one thing that's been keeping me in a good mood and with something to look forward to

[lloyd9988]

To: Lady that sits across from me....

I want to punch you in the throat and I would if I could find it. If I'm busy working (roto'ing, chatting with people online, etc..) on stuff, I don't want to hear about your facebook games and stupid shit. Tell it to someone who cares.
Also, don't say "He likes me. OH BUT I DON'T MEAN THAT WAY! But I've had dreams... never mind!" You are disgusting and I don't even want to get a vague mental image of that kind of thing.
When I'm trying to leave, stop trying to tell me stories. I want to go home. I don't want to hear about how you used to ride horses or how you make chili or anything else.

Please go away and never talk to me again.

Sincerely,

Younique E. Bales

I love this vent thread

[Jadecavy]

I can understand where you guys are coming from. In Kingston I was surrounded by friends, then I came here and it was great for the first few months, but now it's getting tiring, I never go out and do anything because I don't have any good enough friends here. At least with me I'll have this summer where I'll be able to spend time with all my friends, family and girlfriend.

[Otohiko]

I can understand where you guys are coming from. In Kingston I was surrounded by friends, then I came here and it was great for the first few months, but now it's getting tiring, I never go out and do anything because I don't have any good enough friends here. At least with me I'll have this summer where I'll be able to spend time with all my friends, family and girlfriend.

Yup, getting away from school/work-life for a while is the best thing you can do, in lieu of actually being able to move somewhere that you're happier. I can safely say my last summer was freaking awesome, as were the two summers before that. I'm not too optimistic about this summer (due to lack of money), but I still have things to look forward to.

And it's something that's alright for a few months, even, but I'm going on 5 years now, and it really feels unnatural and irritating. As with most things, you learn to cope, but living in a situation where you're emotionally just keeping your head above the water and waiting for that next big thing that will hopefully change your life for better, that really gets to you after a while. It might work for really focused, self-assured, work-motivated introverts, but to people who constantly look to others for acknowledgment and comfort, it's pretty poisonous.

[BasharOfTheAges]

Looks like our company pension program is getting killed 6 months before I hit the 5 year vested point. Rage.

[ZephyrStar]

...emotionally just keeping your head above the water...

I feel you. And 5 years is a hell of a long time. This is what I felt in my previous location, and it was getting downright unbearable at the end of the last year. And I was only there a couple of years. I feel like a different person now that I have relocated.

I'm still being an introvert and prefer to work on my movie and stuff at home most of the time, and despite promising myself I'd get out there and make friends, I've not really done as much of that as I did at one point. I need to work on that. But then again, now I have friends and family in the same city, so getting away for a weekend and hanging out is just amazing. I took it all for granted in the past. Never again.

Now if I can just solve the real-world waifu problem

[Moonlight Soldier]

I'm kind of in the same boat too. Lately it's been sucky because the good friends I made here after moving to a new city where I knew NOBODY, have just relocated :/
I'm hoping when I start taking some classes I'll make some more friends here in town. It's tough making new friends when you're older. It's like dating somebody D:

Why can't it always be kindergarten?
"I like this"
"I like this too, BFFs FOREVER."