So I troll around ONTD_Political a lot and more and more I'm being drawn into the various terrifying articles about people who go through school and come out with no prospects and end up deeper in debt with nothing to show for it. And that kind of terrifies the shit out of me ( Read more... )

1. Thanks to everyone's kind words about... the last entry. I've been without reliable internet for the last four days, so I haven't been replying, which makes me an asshole, but the kind words mean the world to me right now ( Read more... )

What did you learn today, everyone?

I learned that my Grandmother thinks who I am is wrong.

• I am too opinionated and sensitive as a person.
• I should have been baptized and raised as a Christian.
• I mouthed off to a bestselling author and shouldn't have been surprised when my mother didn't want to talk to me about it--

No, that deserves it's own list ( Read more... )

Oh, Florida. My feelings on you have so not changed. See, I love going to the beach because standing out in the ocean feeling pushed and pulled by the waves is my ultimate zen place. But everything else about Florida sucks. I'm sadly stranded most of the time, as I don't have a vehicle and Grandmum is often working during the week. And I can never ( Read more... )

This is an odd request, but FListers, will you please share your happiest, more hopeful music right now?

I found out that my family's financial problems are even bigger than we thought. That car trouble a few weeks ago fucking gutted us and we have <$400 in the bank. My medical bills are overdue because I don't have the cash for them, and I wasn' ( Read more... )

Uncomfortable realization number one: I'm 21 and stuck in a place I hate doing a job I hate to pay for schooling that has yet to teach me a goddamn thing ( Read more... )

There's a fifty percent chance I'm going to walk out of my job tomorrow ( Read more... )

oh god oh god oh god...

My Mass Media class has a project coming up. I can write a 10-15 page paper on a media topic

or I can make a 4-6 minute video on a topic.OH FUCK YEAH. Oh man I just have to decide what to talk about... Casual sexism in video games? The interplay of sex and violence in television? Overwhelming heterosexism in everything? ( Read more... )

ACTUAL CONVERSATION AT WORK TODAY:

Co-worker: :whispering: Hey, can I ask you something?
Lucy: Sure.
Co-worker: Do you practice witchcraft?
Lucy: :eskjgnfd: WHAT.
Co-worker: I have no problem with it! I'm just wondering if it works.
Lucy: No. I'm an atheist. :whatThis is just a weird week ( Read more... )

OKAY IS IT LIKE.... CHRISTIAN OUTREACH DAY OR SOMETHING?

I swear, three people today said bye to me today with something like "have a blessed day" and "have a great day with jesus," I AM NOT KIDDING.

That is so fucking weird to me. That'd be like me saying, "have an awesome day and remember Douglas Adams fondly" or something, I dunno ( Read more... )