How are you doing? - Kiwi Farms Wellness Check

[AnOminous]

Client from last week burned us and wasted two days of our time. He later had the gall to contact our coordinator insult my crew, and asked to reschedule. We won't be working with them anymore.

It's nice when the highers up actually stand up for the people who do the work instead of just taking a load of shit from them. I've found that kind of asshole client/customer is the type who wastes your time and doesn't even give you a profit out of it because time spent coddling these fucks takes time away from doing work for people who actually appreciate it.

I had a manager like that. Sometimes a Karen (way before that term existed) would demand to speak to the manager and I'd tell them you really don't want to do that. And of course they'd flip the fuck out and I'd ask them are you really sure like I was Clippy telling you you're about to reformat your hard drive.

And 9 times out of 10 it was an absolute moron, and you'd tell him guess what, someone is demanding to speak to you. And he'd just quietly go back to his office, and close the door, and in a minute or so he'd be screaming at them so loudly the window would rattle. He'd also be polite and reasonable in the (few) cases where they had a legit beef though.

Also thread tax: Been on a BRAT (banana rice applesauce toast) diet for a couple days because my digestive system hates me and is doing backflips.

 

[The Cunting Death]

Not tired now just fun posting and posting on Frens profiles

 

[Friend of Dorothy Parker]

Had a good dinner with some relatives that came over to hang out with us yesterday. Felt a few mosquito bites on my toes that itched a lot but thought nothing of it from then on because I felt fine otherwise.

Come this morning, I was unable to get out of bed because apparently a mosquito bit my left knee and it swelled up so large that it was impossible to move without pain (I'm allergic). Once I finally got out I was greeted with the site of at least 36 more bites on both my legs (excluding several more that I got in... worse places). For some reason my entire upper half is untouched but my lower is so bite-ridden that it's hard to walk without it hurting. Have applied benadryl spray thrice to each bite (with several-hour intervals between each application) and four times on the knee bite (that blew up the biggest), but they're still itchy as fuck and I don't want to move.

Very weird that outside of this my day's actually been kind of great. I've been in an inexplicably good mood throughout and I'm having lunch as I write this. It's very yummy. God's got a strange sense of humor...

I feel you on the bites. I have at least 50 right now*. And the mosquitos where I live are some kind of turbocharged mutants, compared to the ones I grew up with (which were all over the world) - they don't create just standard itchy dime-sized minor welts - they sometimes create hard lumps a few inches across, sometimes smaller, but they itch to a level that has me scratching them to bleeding. And that doesn't stop the itching. It's been almost a week for this current batch of 50, and they still itch, even scratched to bits as they are. Mine are rarely as painful as what you're experiencing, but I wanted you to know you're not the only one suffering from those sadistic mofos.

* Forgot to reapply the permethrin or whatever carcinogenic thing I've resorted to until it got near dusk.

 

[AnOminous]

Mine are rarely as painful as what you're experiencing, but I wanted you to know you're not the only one suffering from those sadistic mofos.

Bloodsucking things, whether they're leeches, bed bugs, mosquitoes, vampire bats, or any other thing that sucks blood, are vile worthless creatures. If they could be all exterminated, I wouldn't care about the ecological damage and I bet there wouldn't be any because I can't think of a single good thing that results from these foul things existing.

If there is a God, and he created most life, I'm pretty sure it's Satan that created these filthy vermin.

 

[Illuminati Order Official]

Bloodsucking things, whether they're leeches, bed bugs, mosquitoes, vampire bats, or any other thing that sucks blood, are vile worthless creatures.

Leeches at least have some use in medicine.

 

[Orange Tabby]

Not great. Every chance I get to relax, I can’t. My body is stung up from stress. Like vibrating hands, ants in brain kind of stress. I rarely get a chance to myself these days and when I do I get stressed about what to actually do. I have to take advantage of every free moment that’s not spent on self care, cooking, or cleaning.
It helps being back on KF because reading random bullshit helps turn the brain off.

 

[Gravemind]

 

[Tsar Nicky]

Tired most of the time for no reason. Not as intelligent as I would like to be. Bad at most of the hobbies I enjoy and generally just a mediocre underachiever feeling mildly depressed most of the time. 7 years old was the peak of life and now I'm just in the "meh" zone of life. I mean, LOL jk.. Kiwi bros..

 

[Neighborhood Curmudgeon]

I've been thinking about saving up for an RV. I know what's wrong with RV living and the subculture around it, but someday I want to do RV living just for me.

Tired most of the time for no reason. Not as intelligent as I would like to be. Bad at most of the hobbies I enjoy and generally just a mediocre underachiever feeling mildly depressed most of the time. 7 years old was the peak of life and now I'm just in the "meh" zone of life. I mean, LOL jk.. Kiwi bros..

I hope you feel better. I'm sorry to see you're going through a rough patch right now. I've been through many of those myself. Sometimes, just being alone, brooding on life, and journaling help me out. Each person is different though, but all the same I hope you feel better!

 

[Clovis]

I'm...damp. I had to bathe the dog because the most stinking woman I've ever encountered picked him up for a matter of seconds when we were out on a walk.
It was just perfume but the most bitter acrid intense unpleasant perfume imaginable. It will haunt my fucking dreams; I can still taste it in the back of my throat and couldn't eat dinner. Without powerlevelling, I've had to evacuate the lab I work in a few times due to spills etc and I've never encountered a smell like this stench-demon has branded me with. Its sickly and bitter and pungent and beyond that thd english language lacks words to describe it. Imagine: a well-tanned hide in a pink suit fresh from a 1987 chain store, froth of blonde hair and wild sunken eyes caked in mascara behind thick glasses. From the crone, only a *strong* odour is emitted, apparently, contact is required to release the full force of the miasma. The smell didnt hit immediately, and she snagged the dog so quickly.
I picked up the dog myself at some point and the wife complained about the smell when I walked in the door. For good reason this time. The dog seemed to like the poison hag and blessed her orange mask with slaver, but submitted to a bath willingly when we got in. We're banished to the same sofa together, and the dog still smells of it, poor little thing.

 

[Friend of Dorothy Parker]

I'm...damp. I had to bathe the dog because the most stinking woman I've ever encountered picked him up for a matter of seconds when we were out on a walk.
It was just perfume but the most bitter acrid intense unpleasant perfume imaginable. It will haunt my fucking dreams; I can still taste it in the back of my throat and couldn't eat dinner. Without powerlevelling, I've had to evacuate the lab I work in a few times due to spills etc and I've never encountered a smell like this stench-demon has branded me with. Its sickly and bitter and pungent and beyond that thd english language lacks words to describe it. Imagine: a well-tanned hide in a pink suit fresh from a 1987 chain store, froth of blonde hair and wild sunken eyes caked in mascara behind thick glasses. From the crone, only a *strong* odour is emitted, apparently, contact is required to release the full force of the miasma. The smell didnt hit immediately, and she snagged the dog so quickly.
I picked up the dog myself at some point and the wife complained about the smell when I walked in the door. For good reason this time. The dog seemed to like the poison hag and blessed her orange mask with slaver, but submitted to a bath willingly when we got in. We're banished to the same sofa together, and the dog still smells of it, poor little thing.

My money says it was Opium (the perfume). That garbage used to (25 years ago) give me a headache just passing someone on the street (sidewalk) wearing it. Suffocating. And it clings; God, it clings. Patchouli, myrrh, and vanilla, says the historical house of YSL (or on their current site for sale, "Striking notes of mandarin and bergamot are made mystical with middle notes myrrh and jasmine. A final accord of deep amber..."*). Dreadful, say I.

*Per wiki, "Its top notes are a mixture of fruit and spices, with mandarin orange,[3] plum, clove, coriander and pepper,[2] as well as bay leaf.[4] Its floral middle notes consist predominantly jasmine, rose and Lily of the Valley,[2] in addition to carnation, cinnamon, peachand orris root.[4] It is underlined by the sweet woody base note containing sandalwood, cedarwood, myrrh, opopanax, labdanum, benzoin and castoreum,[2] in addition to amber, incense, musk, patchouli, tolu and vetiver.[4]". THAT'S TOO MUCH SHIT.

Opium or not, you have my sympathies.

 

[AnOminous]

Patchouli

The vilest stench of hippiedom. There should be a death penalty for ever stinking of that foul substance.

 

[Betonhaus]

I finally got replacement batteries for my Wii U controllers. replaced the battery for the gamepad easily enough, took my pro controller apart after much difficulty only to realize it was a counterfeit with a 380mAh battery instead of the official 2000mAh battery. explains why the battery life was so shit but doesn't explain why I haven't noticed the shitty battery life, then i checked my Amazon order history and remembered I only bought it a year ago because i sold all my wiimotes and controllers when i put my Wii u in long term storage a few years back.
now I have to figure out how to soldier the batterry cable from the counterfeit battery onto the pressure pads of the genuine.

Plus this weekend i will be desoldering the trackwheel sensor on my mouse and replacing it with a new one that came in because it's been really really bad.

 

[WolfeTone]

Absolutely fantastic. Thank God for this wonderful life and my loving and forgiving family. Been really kicking ass in the back yard, soon my garden will be back to full strength and so will I. It's been a long round of recovery from my broken ankle, but even the guy who broke it gave me a respectful nod the other day, cause he knows I won. I forgive you Rooster, let's keep the neighborhood safe and peaceful. We'll team up against any rainbows that invade, together.

 

[Just A Butt]

forgiving family

if your mother had half a brain she would have kicked you to the curb back in '17 when you choked your daddy out

 

[WolfeTone]

Awwwh, cheer up buddy

 

[Gravemind]

 

[JosephStalin]

Pretty good today. Price of eggs keeps going down, Friday $1.54 for a dozen jumbo eggs at the commissary. Went to granddaughter's third birthday party Saturday.

While I'm at it, I wish you a good D-Day. 79 years ago today, many American, British, Canadian, and Free French young men gave up all their tomorrows landing in Normandy so we could have our todays. Sadly, too many younger people, least in my area, have no idea about D-Day. But when you tell them, they listen. Less and less coverage in the American mainstream media, as well.

But the truth remains - those who don't learn their history will have to repeat it.

 

[Betonhaus]

for the past few days I've been going back and forth with a seller on aliexpress about a little seatbelt stopper. it's literally just these two button halfs that you clip together on the seatbelt so that the seat belt latch doesn't fall to the floor and be a pain to reach. it's two parts, one with an innie and one with an outie, which one would naturally assume the pair equal one piece, and so an ad for five pieces that had a picture with the corresponding ten individual parts you would assume would mean that all ten parts would be shipped.

No.

instead i got four outie pieces and one innie piece, and the seller keeps saying that since it's five pieces that's what i bought. I cannot believe he could possibly be this stupid despite trying to explain going back an forth over days due to the time zones, and last time I literally sent a picture zoomed in on the two different pieces as i try to explain. if he doesn't understand then i will dispute the transaction, because if i don't he'll just do this again and again. Honestly I genuinely believed that nobody in the civilized world could possibly be this comprehensively dumb, but it seems I will have to revise that assumption.

i don't even need more then just the one set, it's just a matter of principle now.

 

[anustart76]

I'm about to start a new job but the background check isn't finished yet, and meantime I'm really sick of my current job but I don't want to quit yet to be safe. On top of that, I just found out I have a sick relative I have to visit in another country, meaning everything is fucked up for me schedule-wise now, and the worst part is I have to leave behind my stuffed animal (don't judge me) and I'm terrified something could happen to him while I'm away, even though I know that's unlikely.
I've never had a relative in a condition like this before and I'm afraid I'll upset my other relatives because I don't know what to do/say, especially if the worst happens to that relative.
I'm just so tired.

My relative died. He was incredibly kind and lovable, and I'll miss him, but I take solace in the fact that he lived a long fulfilling life and passed surrounded by loved ones.
I'm glad I was able to be there for him, and it's nice to see my family, but I miss my little buddy and I'm sick to death of this shithole country. I just want to go home.
In good news, when I do get home, I get to officially quit my job because the new job is all lined up now.