stupid first world problems you're dealing with

Nearly 900 emails and can't be bothered to go through them, as they continue to pile up.

Also going bald slowly, despite thinking I had escaped unscathed. Poop!

Fuck Adobe InDesign, when it isn't running slow as shit, it isn't running at all. Now I can't open a damn document without it freezing up and showing "Not Responding" in the Finder. Probably gonna have to take it to the campus IT dept. to figure out what's wrong with it... Those guys are dicks.

  On 9/28/2015 at 1:07 AM, Bechuga said:

Nearly 900 emails and can't be bothered to go through them, as they continue to pile up.

 

Also going bald slowly, despite thinking I had escaped unscathed. Poop!

Why not just check your email every day? It isn't difficult.

I have 3,666 unread emails in my inbox that have mounted up over the years. Pretty sure I looked at all the important ones though.

  On 9/28/2015 at 5:36 AM, drillkicker said:

 

  On 9/28/2015 at 1:07 AM, Bechuga said:

Nearly 900 emails and can't be bothered to go through them, as they continue to pile up.

 

Also going bald slowly, despite thinking I had escaped unscathed. Poop!

Why not just check your email every day? It isn't difficult.

i have 92,000 unread emails, and im 100 percent certain there isnt a single one i would remotely care about.

  On 9/28/2015 at 11:13 AM, Deer said:

 

  On 9/28/2015 at 5:36 AM, drillkicker said:

 

  On 9/28/2015 at 1:07 AM, Bechuga said:

Nearly 900 emails and can't be bothered to go through them, as they continue to pile up.

 

Also going bald slowly, despite thinking I had escaped unscathed. Poop!

Why not just check your email every day? It isn't difficult.

But how are you gonna brag about having 900 unread emails ( 98 percent of which are most likely spam)

 

Exactly. About two of them are from real people and not digital receipts or spam or newsletters I can't unsubscribe from.

If you get spam or automated messages, then either read them or delete them. It takes almost no effort to do either of those. I don't delete everything either, and have over 1300 emails in my main inbox, but not a single one of them is unread. I don't understand why people just let them build up like that.

  On 9/29/2015 at 3:37 AM, drillkicker said:

If you get spam or automated messages, then either read them or delete them. It takes almost no effort to do either of those. I don't delete everything either, and have over 1300 emails in my main inbox, but not a single one of them is unread. I don't understand why people just let them build up like that.

I get a few hundred a day at work and sometimes I simply don't have enough time to go through them.... Time gets away from me I guess.

I have 239 today (total over the weekend + today). =(

  On 9/29/2015 at 3:37 AM, drillkicker said:

If you get spam or automated messages, then either read them or delete them. It takes almost no effort to do either of those.

But it takes even less effort to do neither of those.

  On 9/29/2015 at 4:32 AM, Mesh Gear Fox said:

 

  On 9/28/2015 at 1:07 AM, Bechuga said:

 

Also going bald slowly, despite thinking I had escaped unscathed. Poop!

 

ah same thing happened to me last week, posted about it ITT i think

 

Welcome to the club guys, and by that I mean the Hair Club For Men

The balding I can deal with, it's more so the back hair I yearn to part with.

  On 9/29/2015 at 3:58 AM, Zephyr_Nova said:

 

  On 9/29/2015 at 3:37 AM, drillkicker said:

If you get spam or automated messages, then either read them or delete them. It takes almost no effort to do either of those.

 

But it takes even less effort to do neither of those.

 

touchelol

Got loads of unfinished FL trax from over the years but I'll have to narrow it down to the best ones and figure out how to finish them. Maybe this Ae North American tour has given me newfound motivation. Just don't want those select few to go to waste.

I've got such a good life, tons of people that care about me, an education, a great job (actually it's a shit job but it pays wayyyy too much to complain about it), etc... but roughly 2/7 days a week I think about how easy it would be to quit life.

I think I'm safe as in I'd never actually take next steps, but it's fucked up that I think about things like that. Even when thinking, I know how wrong it is.

I feel like an ungrateful piece of shit sometimes when I think this way but I honestly don't seem to be able to control it, the thoughts just pop into my head.

Is this a medical condition? This has been going on for years. These thoughts are why I tend to medicate with booze etc.

Kicked in the front teeth playing soccer, one of them crooked and killed the nerve, now I have to get a root canal which is at least 600 American bucks.

Actually reading atephen's post, I should be grateful I will treat this with modern dentristy lol

deer's avatar makes my eyes go funny

  On 9/29/2015 at 9:20 AM, StephenG said:

I've got such a good life, tons of people that care about me, an education, a great job (actually it's a shit job but it pays wayyyy too much to complain about it), etc... but roughly 2/7 days a week I think about how easy it would be to quit life.

 

I think I'm safe as in I'd never actually take next steps, but it's fucked up that I think about things like that. Even when thinking, I know how wrong it is.

 

I feel like an ungrateful piece of shit sometimes when I think this way but I honestly don't seem to be able to control it, the thoughts just pop into my head.

 

Is this a medical condition? This has been going on for years. These thoughts are why I tend to medicate with booze etc.

I'm no therapist, so any advice I give is half-assed at best. But you're already doing the right thing by talking about it.

I've had moments of self-doubt in my twenties too, including thoughts about "pulling the plug". But when my step brother went that route last New Year's, I realized how wasteful that is. Because we still have so many years ahead of us, and so much potential for what we can produce and offer to the world as individuals.

Maybe it takes getting outside one's comfort zone and trying different things from time to time. Or just hanging out with friends, like last Saturday.

Just know you're not alone when you find yourself in moments of self-doubt, cos it's more common than we might think. But definitely don't be afraid to address it with people you trust.

  On 9/29/2015 at 3:32 PM, MDM Chaos said:

deer's avatar makes my eyes go funny

i finally realized what it was. for the longest time i thought it was a fox in party hat

I need to get off the internet

  On 9/29/2015 at 6:25 PM, Danny O Flannagin said:

I need to get off the internet

  On 9/29/2015 at 6:25 PM, Danny O Flannagin said:

I need to get off the internet

me too, my self control is nowhere to be found

how'd you get kicked in the teeth Deer?? failed overhead kick?

Went to head the ball, defender tried to clear the ball with an overhead kick, missed the ball.

  On 9/29/2015 at 12:24 PM, Deer said:

Kicked in the front teeth playing soccer, one of them crooked and killed the nerve, now I have to get a root canal which is at least 600 American bucks.

Ugh, I've had a few root canal's myself. The root canal is about $600, but it's ANOTHER $600 if you get a crown!

  On 9/29/2015 at 4:56 PM, ambermonk said:

 

  On 9/29/2015 at 9:20 AM, StephenG said:

I've got such a good life, tons of people that care about me, an education, a great job (actually it's a shit job but it pays wayyyy too much to complain about it), etc... but roughly 2/7 days a week I think about how easy it would be to quit life.

 

I think I'm safe as in I'd never actually take next steps, but it's fucked up that I think about things like that. Even when thinking, I know how wrong it is.

 

I feel like an ungrateful piece of shit sometimes when I think this way but I honestly don't seem to be able to control it, the thoughts just pop into my head.

 

Is this a medical condition? This has been going on for years. These thoughts are why I tend to medicate with booze etc.

I'm no therapist, so any advice I give is half-assed at best. But you're already doing the right thing by talking about it.

 

I've had moments of self-doubt in my twenties too, including thoughts about "pulling the plug". But when my step brother went that route last New Year's, I realized how wasteful that is. Because we still have so many years ahead of us, and so much potential for what we can produce and offer to the world as individuals.

 

Maybe it takes getting outside one's comfort zone and trying different things from time to time. Or just hanging out with friends, like last Saturday.

 

Just know you're not alone when you find yourself in moments of self-doubt, cos it's more common than we might think. But definitely don't be afraid to address it with people you trust.

 

Those are all really good points actually, thank you. Maybe a lot of it is needing to find purpose in life, as in what I can do for others.

I've volunteered quite a bit in the past, it always makes me feel good. Maybe I should do more of that.

Do any of you find that you had more purpose after having children? Does life click after that?

  On 9/29/2015 at 9:32 AM, Mesh Gear Fox said:

also, what do you do for a living? i've never been clear on what it is you do that makes so much money.

I help manage a manufacturing plant. Very easy job, not fulfilling. I need something more challenging, I think that's adding to the depression actually.

  On 9/29/2015 at 10:46 PM, StephenG said:

 

  On 9/29/2015 at 4:56 PM, ambermonk said:

  On 9/29/2015 at 9:20 AM, StephenG said:

 

 

 

 

Do any of you find that you had more purpose after having children? Does life click after that?

 

 

  On 9/29/2015 at 9:32 AM, Mesh Gear Fox said:

 

You should never have children to validate your own existence. If you are suffering from depression, one of the worst things you could do would be to have a child.

  On 9/30/2015 at 12:26 AM, chenGOD said:

 

  On 9/29/2015 at 10:46 PM, StephenG said:

 

  On 9/29/2015 at 4:56 PM, ambermonk said:

  On 9/29/2015 at 9:20 AM, StephenG said:

 

 

 

 

Do any of you find that you had more purpose after having children? Does life click after that?

 

 

  On 9/29/2015 at 9:32 AM, Mesh Gear Fox said:

 

 

You should never have children to validate your own existence. If you are suffering from depression, one of the worst things you could do would be to have a child.

 

Oh I know, I would never do that! That's a recipe for disaster, divorce, or worse. Not fair to anyone. That would be a selfish move.

I was just curious what you guys think. Did you find it changed your life? I mean, it's obvious it would change your life. I guess I'm not using the right words here.

I guess what I'm trying to say is that maybe that's the light at the end of the tunnel, having kids that is.