NationStates Jolt Archive

Disclaimer: There is no actual point behind most of this post, and the author does not hope to achieve anything much by it. In fact, the way things have been going recently, the author does not hope to achieve anything really - false hope leads to crushing let downs.

Well, as you may have guessed, the week that just finished (28/11 - 5/12) was quite possibly the worst of my entire life. Allow me to describe it for you:

I haven't slept properly in that entire time - by virtue of being ill, or being so preoccupied that I couldn't get to sleep for hours. Obviously not a good start. Then Sunday night I literally didn't get any sleep whatsoever.

Last Thursday I got dumped by the girl I love (still do infact) with all my heart - the reason? She told me she didn't love me any more. Ouch.

As I mentioned earlier I've been ill. Nothing serious, but it's one of those ones where it feels so much worse than it is - it's like a really bad flu that just won't go away, and add to that the whole coughing like I'm trying to hack up a lung, and you have a most unpleasant mix.

So Monday I go into college having not been to sleep since about 8 Sunday morning, and surprisingly I'm pretty much dead to the world. I fell asleep for about 10 minutes in maths (far from enough) then bailed chemistry because I just couldn't hack it. Around lunch time I just couldn't take it any more and went home, straight to bed... for two hours before I had a job interview (timing huh?) Fortunately(ish) that went well enough, and I should be starting in January... unfortunately, I'm still not certain I actually want a job. But oh well, bit late for that now.

But anyway, having slept those two hours, I woke up, and things were still there, just as bad as they had been, and, frankly, I couldn't keep it up anymore. I cried. Now normally it takes quite a bit to cry - if I hadn't cried when she dumped me, I could safely say that the last time I did was when my uncle died, back in 2002/3 sometime. Not even when I broke my arm.

I mean sure I've had things like this happen before, but not all together. I'd been keeping just ahead of the storm of badness until then, and suddenly it all came up in one go and floored me - almost literally.

I struggle through the evening after the interview, failing to do the homework which was due in today, but eventually crash out at about quarter to eight, and sleep till 9.30 this morning... and I'm still tired! Dammit! Even after 13+ hours sleep I'm still tired! Fortunately today has been somewhat more bearable, but even so... it's tough.

There, that's the pointless bit over with - respond as you so desire; humour; sympathy; poking gentle fun at me, the world, anything, just please, for the love of all you hold dear, don't make this any worse for me... please?

Now, a small request. I just want to ask any of you who are so inclined if you could include me in your prayers. Nothing much - I don't normally ask Him for much besides forgiveness and deliverance - but this is something of a special case. Just if you could ask that He give me His strength and love, and lay His comforting hand on me until this is all over, I'd appreciate that mightily.

My name is Tim, and I've just had the worst week of my life. Thanks. *Sits down*

it's like a really bad flu that just won't go away
So how come you're not dead?

Or in isolation, at the very least?

And now, go enlist in the Army... make sure you insist on infantry...

So how come you're not dead?

Or in isolation, at the very least?

Well when I say 'really bad flu' it probably isn't really bad as such - but it sure as hell feels that way.

And isolation? I spend so much time on here that I practically isolate myself :p

Well when I say 'really bad flu' it probably isn't really bad as such - but it sure as hell feels that way.

And isolation? I spend so much time on here that I practically isolate myself :p
Oh, so you mean you had a minor cold?

And now, go enlist in the Army... make sure you insist on infantry...


Nah, we got 224 jobs in the Army, I can get anyone a better job than infantry.

<---- Army Recruiter

Oh, so you mean you had a minor cold?

Probably, but I still felt like shit, and it still kept me up half the bloody night.

not to be a dick or anything, but you really dont seem to be having that bad of a week. sure that sucks about the girl, but other than that and the sick thing you seem to be having just another week. i guess to suger coat that i could say "things could always be worse". you could be this guy:) :mp5:

sounds like a shitty week :(
:fluffle: to cheer you up :) (not that it'll do any real good of course but its the thought that counts ;))


oh and i have to say it: thats what you get for living in pompey ;) :D

not to be a dick or anything, but you really dont seem to be having that bad of a week. sure that sucks about the girl, but other than that and the sick thing you seem to be having just another week. i guess to suger coat that i could say "things could always be worse". you could be this guy:) :mp5:
How could that guy be worse? He's smiling.

Nah, we got 224 jobs in the Army, I can get anyone a better job than infantry.

<---- Army Recruiter

Back when I enlisted, the recruiter kept trying to get me to be a computer programmer, and I told him that if I didn't get airborne infantry, I would go down the hall to the Marines.

So they gave me "unassigned airborne" infantry.

Which was a lot more fun that I thought it would be.

How could that guy be worse? He's smiling.
he's smiling now but wait till my homie starts hitting with those bullets

he's smiling now but wait till my homie starts hitting with those bullets
Perfect end to a perfect week.

Mooseica:

I definitly understand when things gang up on you. Sometimes you just have to hunker down and let it all blow over. A better option is to take your mind off it all by doing something worthwhile, especially helping others. This truly does work.

Let me know if you'd like to talk. :)

not to be a dick or anything, but you really dont seem to be having that bad of a week. sure that sucks about the girl, but other than that and the sick thing you seem to be having just another week. i guess to suger coat that i could say "things could always be worse". you could be this guy:) :mp5:

Not to worry - but yeah, individually it wouldn't have been so bad, but all in one go? It just got too much. And to make it worse she hadn't really done anything wrong as such - you can't help how you feel can you - so I couldn't even get angry and convince myself I hate her or anything. *siiiigh*

But you're right - things could be much worse. There could be snakes in here with me :)


sounds like a shitty week
to cheer you up (not that it'll do any real good of course but its the thought that counts )


oh and i have to say it: thats what you get for living in pompey

Cheers Pure - hehe, it does actually help a bit (although that's probably the effect of the thought :))

And that'd work way better if she didn't live in Bournemouth :p

Mooseica:

I definitly understand when things gang up on you. Sometimes you just have to hunker down and let it all blow over. A better option is to take your mind off it all by doing something worthwhile, especially helping others. This truly does work.

Let me know if you'd like to talk. :)

Thanks Eut :) I've been trying to think about other things, but I just end up with nothing to do, and then my mind tends to drift... ten points if you can guess who to. Helping people eh? Might try that, cheers.

Thanks Eut :) I've been trying to think about other things, but I just end up with nothing to do, and then my mind tends to drift... ten points if you can guess who to. Helping people eh? Might try that, cheers.

Either that, or go get a few pints and a pack of crisps.

you can be mad at her all you want. you cant have something with someone and then call it off completely at a moments notice, and not have them be mad

I'm having a pretty bad week myself. There's a girl I REALLY like, who I'm able to talk to without too much trouble, let can't ask out.

Now, a small request. I just want to ask any of you who are so inclined if you could include me in your prayers. Nothing much - I don't normally ask Him for much besides forgiveness and deliverance - but this is something of a special case. Just if you could ask that He give me His strength and love, and lay His comforting hand on me until this is all over, I'd appreciate that mightily.

My name is Tim, and I've just had the worst week of my life. Thanks. *Sits down*

Not to be too much of an ass but maybe instead of having people sit around and waste their time pretending to talk to the sky you should take it into your own hands and man up a bit. If you love this girl why don't you come up with some incredibly awesome thing to do to prove it and get her interested again. Afterall what she told you pretty much says, "I've gotten bored with you and I feel like it will stay that way".

As for the sick part, it happens, can't help that. Being mopey will certainly prolong it though. You also just landed a job which isn't half bad whether you are sure you want it or not. You can't wait for God to give you strength because frankly He's not listening. Maybe the military wouldn't be such a bad idea. Sounds like you need to stop waiting around for some divine strength and find it in yourself.

Not to be too much of an ass but maybe instead of having people sit around and waste their time pretending to talk to the sky you should take it into your own hands and man up a bit.

Don't knock it - I've seen prayer work.

Not to be too much of an ass but maybe instead of having people sit around and waste their time pretending to talk to the sky you should take it into your own hands and man up a bit. If you love this girl why don't you come up with some incredibly awesome thing to do to prove it and get her interested again. Afterall what she told you pretty much says, "I've gotten bored with you and I feel like it will stay that way".

As for the sick part, it happens, can't help that. Being mopey will certainly prolong it though. You also just landed a job which isn't half bad whether you are sure you want it or not. You can't wait for God to give you strength because frankly He's not listening. Maybe the military wouldn't be such a bad idea. Sounds like you need to stop waiting around for some divine strength and find it in yourself.

Lol - I did put 'for those who are so inclined' in there for a reason - that part was for those of us who believe. The rest was for everyone. And I think you'll find that He is listening - if He wasn't, I would've broken down long before Monday.

As for incredibly awesome things... suggestions? Because right now I'm so tired I can barely think of what I'm typing let alone ways to demostrate to her that I love her - besides telling her, which I already have.

Oh and btw I'm too young for the military.

Stop whining! I've had a nightmarish weekend and still don't complain (well, I'm doing it now... :p).

It all began Saturday morning, when I had to wake up at 6:30 to drive my mother to a friend of her whose mother had died. After that, I drive back to get my father to the computer store to buy a new Pentium (I have my old P2 since January 99!). 15 minutes after getting to the computer store, my mom calls and tells me to come and transport the priest to the cemetery (her friend doesn't have a car). I get there and discover the priest has finished the service, but nobody knows where he is. I drive back to the computer store, where my father tells me to go back home and bring my old computer to put some of its components into the new computer.

I had just returned to the store with my computer, when my mother tells me the priest has finally appeared! I hurry to the church, then pick him up and drive to the cemetery. There, I have to wait for him to finish the service, because I'm told to get him somewhere else after that (I never found out exactly where). Finally, the funeral is over, I get in the car together with the priest, when a beggar appears at my left window asking for money. I refuse him and the priest looks reproachfull at me (but I don't see him giving the beggar money). Since the beggar is still insisting, I hurry to leave, don't look in my rear view mirror and ZBANG! I manage to crash into a car which was coming from behind. I get out of the car, the other driver does the same, fortunatelly nobody's injured. I give him my insurance number, we exchange phone numbers and we decide to go to the police Monday morning.

Meanwhile, the priest had dissappeared, probably deciding it's to dangerous to stay next to me. :p I get back into the car and head to the computer store. There, I find out from my father they don't have a PCIe video card, but the motherboard we had chosen only supports PCIe. I delicately ask my father how much money he has, because some unexpected expenses might appear in the near future, expenses such as fixing the car I had just crashed. :p Fortunatelly, I have a cool dad and he doesn't get angry. We decide to buy the video card from a different store and try to hurry the proceedings (it's 1:00 PM already). Because of problems with the barcodes, we are delayed a further 40 minutes until we can leave the store with the new system.

It's 1:40 and we have only 20 minutes until all the shops close (it's Saturday, remember?). We hurry to another computer store, where we discover they also don't have what we want. However, there's not enough time to get to another store before closing time, so we decide to buy a cheaper video card instead.

At home, we discover we'd been given an AGP video card, which isn't compatible with our motherboard, but it's too late. After that, we go to car repair shop and spend the rest of the day there.

The next day, early in the morning, we go the computer store we had bought the video card from, only to find out its closed on Sundays. We go to another store from the same chain, but there we are told each shop is on its own and they can't exchange our video card for a different one.

On Monday I spend the first half of the day at the police departamnet and then go back to the now famous computer store, where I give back the AGP video card and place an order for a PCIe card (because they still don't have one in the store).

That's my story, a bit shortened towards the end. A sad, sad story... :( :D

-snip-

Dude that does suck more than somewhat. But be honest - you were dealing with a computer store, you should've been prepared - like taking in a mallet lol.

See mine was completely outta the blue. Didn't see it coming at all. And besides, while bad, yours just involves a lot of driving and frustration. Lol, not that it's a competition or anything.






Honest <_< >_>

Lol, not that it's a competition or anything.
I'd be more than happy to lose such a competition. Honest. :D

I'd be more than happy to lose such a competition. Honest. :D

Lol, I'd hate to be someone who didn't.