They say that talking (or typing) out all your problems can help.

and by they I mean my psychologist

So feel free to dump your issues here! No judgement, just a shoulder to cry rant on.

Doesn't have to be Subeta related

would prefer it not to be a Subeta hate thread - this is the happy place

Bloody hell! I can't disassemble my engine because the hex bit I bought is one millimeter too small. Not only do I have to wait two weeks to get the right size, it's not returnable...

This can be aggravating, I spent the last semester learning about engine repair and rebuilding. Being unable to apply these lessons just makes the learning process somewhat diluted.

But I'm as patient as a dead man...

When worlds collide,

[edit] I also wonder why I bother to answer threads like this. It always ends badly, either it dies, or in extreme cases the user quits...Stupid human nature, I wish there was a way to remove it without being some kind of psycho.

I'm tired of being quarantined with Covid. It's so isolating.

In this day and age, when there is 5G and too fast a connection, I still experience lag on mine. It shouldn't take three hours to watch a series of videos that are less than two minutes each, much less if I paid my dues. Even in my days of dail-up I hadn't gone through this kind of frustration.

I hope this doesn't continue through the week, finals are coming up, and make up work is online only.

I hate my job. I play subeta all day instead.

Was digging through my public wishlist on my super old account here that I can't access and realized how much I've changed as a person in a decade. Kinda had an aha moment that I'm not being my authentic self anymore and I'm trying to change that. Funny how silly things, like virtual pet sites, can make you reevaluate yourself.

Quarantine is also driving me batty at this point. I live in an area that's been in pretty much full lockdown for almost 10 months. ~ ❤️

I mm too small is the biggest tragedy I have ever heard! That's so infuriating, I can feel your pain from across my computer screen.

I wrote in my calendar in April that I was already tired of quarantine and ready for it to be over soon (THAT didn't work out did it?) I feel your pain <3

Finding yourself is a never-ending process, maybe because that self is always changing? And maaaaaaan I'm so tired of all the 2020 stuff, and it's already bleeding into 2021 isn't it?

Yeah I feel you there. I take a LOT of Subeta breaks!

- Possibly. I've found I'm generally changing to adapt to things, but I really shouldn't have been. I'm trying to get back to being myself again, but it's a process. 2021 has been alright so far where I am. We did the countdown to new years, had some Chinese food, and got news the stimulus check got approved so we should be getting it next week sometime. Plus I have a bunch of new friends on here that are awesome. How has your 2021 been so far?

Love your HA by the way. Kitfawns are fricking adorable.

Kitfawn is basically my new favorite thing as you can probably tell haha

2021 has been ok so far. In a way it all feels strange. Like I'm going to wake up anytime from a long strange dream. So many people kept saying once 2021 hit things would snap back to the way they were before. A strange sense of false hope that feels reminiscent of early 2020, when everyone said "just a few more weeks and we will reschedule our event" but those weeks turned to months. I'm just hoping it doesn't turn to years.

I keep thinking about how after 9/11 everything changed. And people all came together then, to be there for each other. But this time... everything has changed and people seem further apart. Not physically further apart, but their hearts are further apart, you know?

MY BOSS IS SO INFURIATING I CAN'T EVEN--! >8C

My job is fine, I can tolerate it. My coworkers are amazing, they bring joy and interesting shit every working hour.

BUT MY BOSS IS FREAKING IMPOSSIBLE I ALMOST WANT TO QUIT, but I CAN'T because i'd lose my job that has decent pay and my amazing coworkers (excluding shitty Boss) who I love like family. ;A;

Rant over, thanks for letting me vent XD

A boss can make the best job a total chore! I totally feel you! Quitting might feel good, but sometimes it's more satisfying to keep doing what you do in spite of that terrible boss. Like, I'm not gunna let them discourage me from what I do!

I'll bet your awesome coworkers have a lot of respect for you trekking onwards despite how terrible "the man" can be!

My current gripe stems from a tragedy, my mother passed away earlier this week. And in the aftermath me and my siblings will have to deal with all the things she let behind. The last few days we sorted through the mess filling her room. So while her passing has left its mark, a task is left for us to work through.

I am well aware of small but significant discrepancies when it comes to automotive tools, and components. Not just sizes, but names and techniques. I may not have degrees or extensive experience, yet I observe even guys with those who miss on them.

- It's darn cute, so it makes sense.

Pandemics, viral or financial, usually effect the surrounding years. 2008s financial issues trickled into 2009 - 2010, but not this bad. I'm guessing 2021-2022 is going to be a mixed issue, probably something like a lighter version of 1918-1920. It does tend to bring up everyone's differences in opinion a bit more which has made everyone start falling apart. With the internet now, it's even easier than before to form groups and keep separate from other people. It has good and bad to it, but hopefully those who have good intentions will be easier to find because of it so I'd call that a positive. I'm trying to be more upbeat and kinder than last year, so hopefully other people are doing the same thing.

I do somewhat miss being able to go out to wildlife public places like parks though. Some are open with limitations, but most people aren't following those things so I'll just stay at home until things clear up a bit more. ❤️

I am so incredibly sorry for your loss. I have yet to have a parent pass away but I have always dreaded knowing that time will someday come. I did lose my younger sister when she was 18, so I understand that pain of having a family member suddenly gone in life. The strange feelings it brings. I hope your siblings are making it easier and not more difficult.

I wish you could be my mechanic, you sound very knowledgeable and skilled about such things. I once had my uncle swear he could fix my car and it took him 2 months (mostly because he only came out to work on it 3 times during that time) and still didn't fix it. Had to end up bringing it to a shop anyway, and my uncle still asked me to give him $100 for his time (which yo, people deserve to be paid for their time but come on, uncle, I thought it was a favor! 😅 )

There's an old phrase "Trial by Fire" which means we become stronger when we go through something very difficult, though it may hurt on the way to shaping us into who we need to become. I hope 2020 has been that shaping fire and we are all coming out of it now. Slowly cooling off into better people.

Kinda funny how cliques and groups exist even into adulthood. So many things I thought would disappear after high-school still seem to permeate onwards. But yes, being positive is probably the most impactful and helpful thing we can do. Giving into despair only drags out the pain more. There are a lot of things I miss being able to do but I have also discovered a lot of new things about myself and people I am close to through all of this.

Thank you for your understanding, this is so far the closest loss in my family.

I don't doubt in time I can further my reputation. In regard of pay, I've found time with friends is more valued than whatever amount given. They'll tell you I work for peanuts, or literally toys. To put in perspective, I was paid $50 and a GBA for working in a project for a replica Lamborghini, but forged a friendship during the summer I did it.

That is so amazing! I once owned a black Firebird Trans-Am that was sold to me by my dad. We all loved that car, but it was broken into and unsuccessfully hot-wired. We got it partially fixed but it needed extensive repair after that. They tore out the bottom and sawed off the gearshift. We ended up selling it to a good family who spent a lot of time restoring it, but I have always wished we knew a good personal mechanic who could have helped us fix her up little by little.

You have a real gift!

I need to be careful when I encounter people with that mentality. A good reputation can attract both good attention, as well as the bad. I shudder at the idea some waif would sabotage their car to justify their intentions.

I'm not sure I fully get what you mean, but definitely people will sometimes take advantage of good intentions. I think if you have your heart in the right place and you are doing all that you can from your own perspective you can't really control what anyone else thinks or how they might try to use it.

If you are being as awesome as you can be, doesn't matter how anyone else really takes it. The people that see your true intentions are the truest people in your life.

There are a lot of things I don't understand either, and I'm just too old to start.

My turn to rant:

I'm so nervous about my countries stupid politics. Politics feels like such a dirty word to say. I just want to live my happy simple life. Drawing my art, working my job, living life without major conflict. Why do people have to cause such hate, fear, and suffering? I worked and suffered for years just to get to my happy little life that I have now and it feels like it's coming to a point where someone can just blow up or riot through my town and destroy everything I worked hard to build.

I want my worries to be how I'm going to file my taxes and what color I should paint my back door. Not whether or not I'm going to even have a place to live if a civil war breaks out. I don't even want to believe something like that is possible, and yet everyone seems to be pounding that thought into me from every side.