Anyone else just enjoying being alive right now?

Werewolf Jones

Werewolf Jones

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In the UK and since the 12th they've started to open things up and the weather has been nice, after that harsh and incredibly depressing winter I've been getting myself out every day. Either with people or alone there's no reason not to enjoy still living after all the bullshit that's happened the past year. Still keeping my precautions but when the sky is blue and the breeze is nice you just gotta enjoy the little things. Seeing society slowly pull itself back together.
 
Yes. Very much so. Keeping things simple and focusing on personal discipline has helped a ton.

Covid still stinks here in Michigan, but that doesn't mean I have to let that throw other aspects of my life down the pooper. If anything, it's freeing me up to focus on other aspects of life and not worry as much about socializing etc. That will come in time.

Miss concerts though. Going to shows was my jam
 
Went to the bar again the other day and played some more pool. Shot like shit but it was great. Drank with a group of carpenters and had 'em rolling with my one-liners! Everything was going great til they tried to set me up with the youngest gal there who I openly (my mistake) refered to as 'eyebrows'. Working graveyard throws off my game a bit. Oh well, it's good to be back on the tables, that's for sure!
 
Nah not really got my gallbladder removed and it hurts like a motherfucker, feel like I've been shot in the stomach but other than that I'm tip top
 
RJMacready73 said:
Nah not really got my gallbladder removed and it hurts like a motherfucker, feel like I've been shot in the stomach but other than that I'm tip top
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Hope ya heal up well, I suppose it's good to get that useless organ out of the body. Was the surgery due to overactivity of acid production or maybe preventative? I know stones can be absolute shit to deal with. You're gonna be right as rain in no time my dude!
 
KrakenIPA said:
Hope ya heal up well, I suppose it's good to get that useless organ out of the body. Was the surgery due to overactivity of acid production or maybe preventative? I know stones can be absolute shit to deal with. You're gonna be right as rain in no time my dude!
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Cheers my man nah got an infected gallbladder and then stones which made for a glorious 8hr session crippled over on the kitchen floor in agony, thankfully I have private medical insurance as it's a fucking years waiting list on the NHS, so out they came..

The time off work should allow me to finally complete Witcher3 so it's all good
 
RJMacready73 said:
Ouch! How the fuck does one end up on the receiving end of that
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They say some is because of extremely low interest rates (which is heavily deductible in my country) . I also earned more than the system expected. Funnily enough I've earned the same as last year, but the system adjusted my tax rate according to their expectation, thus I didn't pay enough taxes in the end.
 
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RJMacready73 said:
The time off work should allow me to finally complete Witcher3 so it's all good
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Well that's a fuckin' win! These AAA games are a bitch to finalize! Never enough time!

nemiroff said:
They say some is because of corona and low interest rates. I also earned more than the system expected. Funnily enough I've earned the same as last year, but the system adjusted my tax rate according to their expectation, thus I didn't pay enough taxes in the end.
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Christ Almighty is there no end to the system's draining of a man's hard earned profit? Redactive taxation is the scorn of successful development, it infuriates me!! Hoping you can find a way out of it, nem!
 
I don't care for the heat and I mostly see friendships as extraneous obligations, so I haven't really dug that everyone wants to suddenly hang out now. I guess introverts have had it pretty well for the last year or so.

That being said, the wife's mental state seems better as of late, and I do enjoy hikes and going to the dog park with my daughter and the pup, so I've been digging that aspect.

I'm conflicted, I love winter, but I hate mud and it rains here constantly in winter, so I don't get to hike as much as I want and spend time outdoors, even though the cold doesn't bother me at all. I hike more this time of year, but I absolutely despise loud idiots, tourists, and bugs, so the time I spend outdoors just isn't as relaxing as it is in winter :/.

Eh, why overcomplicate it, if the wife and daughter are happy then I'm happy I guess.
 
Werewolf Jones said:
In the UK and since the 12th they've started to open things up and the weather has been nice, after that harsh and incredibly depressing winter I've been getting myself out every day. Either with people or alone there's no reason not to enjoy still living after all the bullshit that's happened the past year. Still keeping my precautions but when the sky is blue and the breeze is nice you just gotta enjoy the little things. Seeing society slowly pull itself back together.
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Yes. However my reason is because (and I dont mean offence to anyone on here, this is aimed at the social media crowd) so many people who were furloughed didn't follow any of the guidelines and essentially had ANOTHER 4 months of almost full paid holiday whilst the rest of us went to work and paid their wages. Now they're all bitching on social media at how the suns out and they want to be outside and coming back to work "cold turkey" is causing their mental health to be affected.

Fuck off. Fucking work like the rest of us had to. You followed no fucking guidelines and rubbed it in everyones faces for months jollying around doing whatever u wanted, yeah well now you're back at work, fucking deal with that shit.

/Rant.
 
Yeah man. Nothing too bad to complain about.

This Covid nonsense is quickly approaching. Have a few bucks in my pocket. Family and friends all doing great. I'm a hell of a cook now, good with wine. Lots of interests and tickets to travel internationally in 6 weeks.

Feelin pretty good!
 
T8SC said:
Yes. However my reason is because (and I dont mean offence to anyone on here, this is aimed at the social media crowd) so many people who were furloughed didn't follow any of the guidelines and essentially had ANOTHER 4 months of almost full paid holiday whilst the rest of us went to work and paid their wages. Now they're all bitching on social media at how the suns out and they want to be outside and coming back to work "cold turkey" is causing their mental health to be affected.

Fuck off. Fucking work like the rest of us had to. You followed no fucking guidelines and rubbed it in everyones faces for months jollying around doing whatever u wanted, yeah well now you're back at work, fucking deal with that shit.

/Rant.
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I didn't take a minute off for illness this last year, it is hard to equate that with some that had not worked, but gotten so much more (I'm in the US, PacNW). At my job we are facing the newly recent crisis of management that wants more pay versus new workers that want more pay. The new workers are not ready, and bail once they get punched in the mouth by the ones that have tenure (not literally, of course).
 
I feel lucky that my income wasn't affected by covid. Two of my relatives took big financial hits. One of them was running a fitness studio and these types of businesses are closed down for many months now.
 
I dunno my mood goes up & down but still got my job, my health, my car, & my family & friends are doing alright so can't complain too much.

Sometimes you just gotta roll with the punches.
 
for the past 3 weeks i wanted to shoot my dick off at work but today all my hardwork was justified.

it feels good being right and not giving up on yourself and your ideas.
 
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To live is Christ, to die is gain.
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I've lived in Washington, DC a couple months shy 2 years now. When I first got here, it was all about going and doing stuff since there is just so much to do. Winter hit, kind of a drag, then COVID hit and DC locked down HARD. I am military, and haven't had any income issues, but basically being super limited has sucked, especially with small children in the house. We did do some bike rides last summer, but overall, well...we know how all that went. While there is some opening going on, lots of things are still closed here. Even so, we found one thing we've liked to do now that the sun is out and weekends have been nice, is just to grab lunch to go from somewhere, get a blanket, find a good spot in the DC National Mall (the park area w/ all the monuments and such for those unfamiliar), and just chill, eating food out in the open, letting the kids run around, enjoying life. Will probably keep doing it.
 
Things are looking up for me this year. Way better than 2020 (it was a shit year for me personally too)

1. I'm graduating from college
2. I got accepted into Tulane for graduate school
3. I'm moving to a new place in the fall
4. I'm dating a new girl right now


Oh and Godzilla Vs. Kong was dope, after 50 something years we FINALLY got a rematch
 
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Well I've been ran over on my bike yesterday and absolutely nothing happened to me. Which is super weird as I am 190cm and 120kg... So any fall should not be free let alone hot by a car on a bicycle.
Anyway. It even happened right next to bicycle repair shop. I just left the bike there and the lady who got me pays for the repairs.
All weirdly nice, safe and convinient.... I almost don't know what to think :p
 
rofif said:
Well I've been ran over on my bike yesterday and absolutely nothing happened to me. Which is super weird as I am 190cm and 120kg... So any fall should not be free let alone hot by a car on a bicycle.
Anyway. It even happened right next to bicycle repair shop. I just left the bike there and the lady who got me pays for the repairs.
All weirdly nice, safe and convinient.... I almost don't know what to think :p
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This is why I will never bike on a street, way too scary.
 
Durask said:
This is why I will never bike on a street, way too scary.
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I was going on a bike lane. But this fucking bake lane has a street crossing it every 5 meters. And even though by law I have the right to to first... Everyday there are few drivers who just block my way
 
I enjoy going for long bike rides and I actually welcome the hot weather. Life is good if you take it easy and keep healthy habits.
 
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Not really. My job has gone to shit over the past year. Working from home in isolation feels like a prison sentence with a laptop. Trying to find alternative employment is virtually impossible now too. Otherwise I guess things are looking up in other ways. Stuff opening up, people allowed to socialise etc.
 
No, not really.
Ive been waiting close to 9 months for the nerve or tendon damage in my arm to heal. It doesnt feel like its improving at all.
Life sucks.
 
Yeah a lot. I pull through Covid, which with of those imunosupresive shit wasn't easy task. So I very much enjoy every breath.
 
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