FML general thread [7]

[soul.assassin]

Also I'm losing my bedroom for 6 months. That's a little depressing.

I'd say it's both an RML and a FML.

Don't forget to fumigate and mop up with disinfectant, either. Check for bedbugs.

In any case, just show her the best of your culture, and anything she sees, explain how and why.

[Chuckman]

Packing up and moving inevitably leads to human-arachnid confrontation and in the holy book it is written, 'thou shalt not suffer the spider to live'.

[Trajan]

Broke the radial head in my right elbow. Cast forthcoming, splint in place. Recovery time six weeks. What a way to start 2015

[Nuclear Lunchbox]

That's shitty. How'd you do it?

[Monk Ed]

Broke the radial head in my right elbow. Cast forthcoming, splint in place. Recovery time six weeks. What a way to start 2015

Good God! That's horrible! I just recovered from a sprain or something that took me out of action for over a week (and still isn't completely gone). I can't imagine what having some part of me disabled for 6 weeks would be like. (I've never broken anything.)

But anyway, I remember learning in psychology class about internal vs external loci of control, and one "symptom" that was described of someone with an external locus of control and therefore a feeling of powerlessness in their life was a tendency to think of entire days or other periods of time as overall good or bad. Even before I learned this I was against the idea that calling this or that a "good day" or a "good year" or a bad one seemed ridiculous given the arbitrariness of the time frame presented. In my own life I'm often surprised to look back in my journal and see that certain things happened in the same day given how differently I felt about each of them. I guess what I'm trying to say is that what you're in for here is a bad 6 weeks not a bad whole year just because you started it badly.

[The Imperialist]

Bacteria induced bronchitis and 4 full length reports due in after the new year holidays.
And having to deal with Mormon missionaries even when coming back to Japan.

And missing about 2 to 3 consecutive Comikets in a row. Including the most recent one.

[Catamari]

Don't forget to fumigate and mop up with disinfectant, either. Check for bedbugs.

My room has mold issues (outside wall, right near the garden) that we keep in check, but in 16 years, I've never had insect problems (knock on wood). Because my bed is encased in a large vinyl bag (for my allergies), bedbug infestation is pretty much impossible if the bedding is washed routinely.

In any case, just show her the best of your culture, and anything she sees, explain how and why.

She came over for [s]The Ritual Overeating[/s] Thanksgiving, and she got to bake cookies with my mother. I won't be there too often (I only come by on Sundays, usually), but I'll show her what I can.

[Dataprime]

It's cool that people call you Dataprime IRL though

Oooh you....

[Ornette]

My room has mold issues (outside wall, right near the garden) that we keep in check, but in 16 years, I've never had insect problems (knock on wood). Because my bed is encased in a large vinyl bag (for my allergies), bedbug infestation is pretty much impossible if the bedding is washed routinely.

They can live in the cracks/creases in walls or the floor. It's why most bedbug traps fit underneath the legs of a bedframe, to trap them as they try to crawl up the legs. But if you've never been bitten if you sleep with your skin exposed, then there's really no reason to worry.

We had 3 Japanese girls stay with us for a semester once, showed up at my door with a note from my friend in Japan, he told them they could stay with us but neglected to let us know, two of them didn't know any English. One of my roommates had an extra bedroom that was large enough for only a bed and the three of them slept in there. One of them really hated us because we generally stayed up every night and made a lot of noise, people would swing by at all hours of the night, I think she thought they were going to get raped or something. Everything eventually was smoothed over once we got them all drunk.

[pwhodges]

My wife once had a Japanese girl as a lodger. When she was returning to Japan, the girl asked for a reference, and specified that my wife should include all her qualifications (PhD and the like) in full, because she said the status of her landlady would reflect well on her when she returned!

[Shinoyami65]

Oooh you....

I wish I had a cool handle like Dataprime in real life.

[Trajan]

That's shitty. How'd you do it?

It was raining when I took the trash out, so I slipped on my garage floor and landed awkwardly. At least I shouldn't need surgery although it's going to be impossible to wear a suit or anything for some time.

[Nuclear Lunchbox]

It's good to hear that you don't have to go under the knife... but next time, tell people you were attacked by a bear or something. Sounds cooler.

[soul.assassin]

Goddamn it, not again. Could hear the shouting in the dining room. I don't know who's right or wrong.

[Princess Asuka]

God damn it, what is this feeling? I don't wanna go to bed angry at this person, but yet I just can't stay mad at them no matter what they do. Since we're close to each other it feels great, but I don't like it when people come from a job and rant.

[Compiling_Autumn]

Ugh, I have a terrible one. I'm gonna have to use the spoiler tags on this.

So I went on a really good date with this girl I met at a New Year's Party. She was nice, talkative, and genuinely interested in me. Right now, I haven't changed into my pajamas, so I'm still wearing the same outfit I had on during the date night. The flannel shirt I'm wearing was picked up off my bathroom floor and put on right before I left the house (the date was scheduled quickly, so I had an hour to get off Facebook, take a shower, clean up, and meet her at the mall). So fifteen minutes ago, I go into the bathroom, look in the mirror, and notice that my shirt is messy. I start to wonder:

SPOILER: Show

what could this be? Well, I remember eating some Greek Yogurt at one point in the date (which had three locations: the mall, my house, and our mutual friend Derek's house), but I don't think I spilled any on myself. Oh God, I must have been wearing this shirt and rubbing one out at some point last night! God, what is wrong with me? How did I not notice that for the whole date? Did she notice that? We were around people! I mean, the lighting was pretty low and I had my coat on for the whole time we were at the mall. What if she noticed it? What does that mean, if she noticed I had these stains on my shirt and she didn't say anything? She was still interested in me, she walked me to my car to kiss me good night. How am I supposed to feel about the fact that I might have "exposed" myself to her like this, and she didn't seem to have a problem with it? What does it all mean?

I feel like such a disgusting human being right now. Of course I'm gonna have to play it off like it never happened for a while. There will be a second date soon. I'm torn between optimism and the feeling of "I can never look you in the face again".

[Monk Ed]

That wound up being nowhere near as bad as I was expecting. Relax, Autumn. Nobody cares. Probably nobody even noticed.

[Guy Nacks]

The flannel shirt I'm wearing was picked up off my bathroom floor and put on right before I left the house (the date was scheduled quickly, so I had an hour to get off Facebook, take a shower, clean up, and meet her at the mall). [/spoiler]

Why in the hell would you even consider wearing a shirt that had been on your bathroom floor to wear for a date? You seriously didn't have another clean shirt waiting for you in a drawer?

[Chuckman]

The floor is a drawer, if you believe in yourself.

[Blue Monday]

Ugh, I have a terrible one.

You got a kiss goodnight. Sounds like it must've went over pretty well and, as Monk said, she may not have even noticed. I wouldn't stress about it, Autumn.