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It's annoying to recognize when you do have it pretty good and have no real reason to be annoyed/angry/upset in the grand scheme of things, and yet can't just "get over it" and be positive. Then feeling THAT way makes you feel even worse. Death spiral of negative thinking, and then beating yourself up over thinking negatively.
"man, my job is a drag right now... but at least you have one, you ungrateful turd... but it's really unfulfilling a lot of the time... yeah, but it pays you and you can afford a house so you better just be happy about what you have..."
Rinse and repeat.
 
lbE08 said:
It's annoying to recognize when you do have it pretty good and have no real reason to be annoyed/angry/upset in the grand scheme of things, and yet can't just "get over it" and be positive. Then feeling THAT way makes you feel even worse. Death spiral of negative thinking, and then beating yourself up over thinking negatively.
"man, my job is a drag right now... but at least you have one, you ungrateful turd... but it's really unfulfilling a lot of the time... yeah, but it pays you and you can afford a house so you better just be happy about what you have..."
Rinse and repeat.
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Hang in there. It’s definitely a tough cycle to break especially when there isn’t any tangible source of why you’re feeling down or off or in a rut. I’ve been feeling the same way myself recently and it’s hard to articulate to those around me because they don’t understand why I would feel unhappy.
 
I also feel like when I get trapped in that mindset it makes it really hard to get motivated for work, etc and I generally feel uninspired about things that otherwise should be uplifting or exciting.
 
Over the last 3 weekends I've won $1800 in Indian casinos. I am thinking about heading up to Vegas on Sunday.
 
WRS said:
I also feel like when I get trapped in that mindset it makes it really hard to get motivated for work, etc and I generally feel uninspired about things that otherwise should be uplifting or exciting.
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Yep. It tends to come pretty seasonally (SAD is real), but it can make it kind of tough to rally for Christmas, etc., when the apathy is so strong. The job is just one aspect of many I have a similar thought process about right now, and I feel like a real drag (but again, knowing I'm being a drag isn't enough to motivate me to stop being a drag).
 
ITK said:
Over the last 3 weekends I've won $1800 in Indian casinos. I am thinking about heading up to Vegas on Sunday.
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Go for it!!!

Remember, there is no such thing as playing with house money. Once you win it, that cash is YOURS.

Have fun!!!!
 
I have never had any contact with Penny Marshall or anyone else named Penny to the best of my recollection.
 
lbE08 said:
It's annoying to recognize when you do have it pretty good and have no real reason to be annoyed/angry/upset in the grand scheme of things, and yet can't just "get over it" and be positive. Then feeling THAT way makes you feel even worse. Death spiral of negative thinking, and then beating yourself up over thinking negatively.
"man, my job is a drag right now... but at least you have one, you ungrateful turd... but it's really unfulfilling a lot of the time... yeah, but it pays you and you can afford a house so you better just be happy about what you have..."
Rinse and repeat.
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Sounds very familiar. Feel ya. Hang in there Leebs.
 
lbE08 said:
Yep. It tends to come pretty seasonally (SAD is real), but it can make it kind of tough to rally for Christmas, etc., when the apathy is so strong. The job is just one aspect of many I have a similar thought process about right now, and I feel like a real drag (but again, knowing I'm being a drag isn't enough to motivate me to stop being a drag).
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You should buy a pinball machine. Great fun for the entire family! People who have pinball machines never get sad.
 
El Chupacabra said:
RIP Penny Marshall.
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palma might have some stories. She was a long, long, long time Clippers fan. He's had season tickets for a while.

My closest contact with her would have been my friend finding a dog about twenty years ago. The owner showed up and it was Ron Howard.
 
I take it back. I just remembered one.

It was probably 20 years ago when I was spending a lot of time in the west valley. One night we went to Lascala's for dinner and we sat at the bar. Atfer a few mintes we noticed Beverly d'Angelo sitting by herself at the end of the bar.

Johnny Pomona came in and joined us and dared me to go talk to her. Of course I went over and offered to buy her a drink and she invited me to sit down.

We were talking about mutual friends. She was wrapping up a new movie coming out that a lot of you are watching this month - Christmas Vacation. I told her about all the connections I had with the National Lampoon peeople and she offered to introduce me to her agent. I'm thinking this is going to be great, since I was trying to sell my screenplay.

Abut thsi time the bartender brings us another round of drinks, "courtesy of the gentleman in the corner booth." I looked around and there's Cornelius Chase. We call him Corny - you call him Chevy. Anyway we laugh and go over to join him and he's got the families of the kids from the movie with him. So that's how I ended up having dinner with the Griswolds.
 
Beverly D'Angelo is from Upper Arlington, Ohio. My sister was in a play with her nephew/niece in middle school/high school (I forget) in UA, and in one of the ads they sell in the back of the program there was a note to the D'Angelo kid wishing him/her good luck, or whatever, and it said from Aunt Bev and Uncle Al. As in Pacino. Badass. I don't think they're together anymore, but still.
 
Palma, best Penny Marshall story. Go. It must involve you, Penny, Billy Crystal, and Bill Simmons.
 
hi old friends

had a good year of not posting, got a dog, did lots of fun traveling

question since there are so many dc alumni

where is good to go buy a house around dc that doesn't suck tremendously

the only places i've been i like are way out in loudon county like purcelville/round hill near catoctin creek distilling and i'd live out there in the country for sure, but want to see if there's anywhere else cool that isn't all strip malls that'd be an easier commute
 
TownieDeac said:
hi old friends

had a good year of not posting, got a dog, did lots of fun traveling

question since there are so many dc alumni

where is good to go buy a house around dc that doesn't suck tremendously

the only places i've been i like are way out in loudon county like purcelville/round hill near catoctin creek distilling and i'd live out there in the country for sure, but want to see if there's anywhere else cool that isn't all strip malls that'd be an easier commute
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why do you want to live that far out
 
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