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So I noticed that the forum lacks a topic like this. It's in the title, so you know what to do.
What made you angry, and or sad today?

I was hoping that we can actully give advice to eachother to turn that frown upside-down. ^_^ (how cheesy)

Oh boy, here comes the depression! <__<

But to be serious, I was trying to get in contact with someone today, but time conflicts made it impossible, so yeah, that sucked. :[

This post has been edited by Marshmallow: 16 February 2012 - 06:33 AM

Isn't this just like the rage thread in detention? Oh well, I guess it's not just like it, but it serves the same purpose as a general bitching thread.

Though as for what made me frown (yesterday), just look at the what made me smile thread. Up until the resolution of the matter, it was an extremely frustrating 2-week-long event. It just happened to end well.

just noticed that i had a 6 day weekend because i was sick yet i didn't notice till now so i almost missed half of it

I have 3 essays to write this weekend, and I don't even have the prompt for one of them.

I posted in the wrong thread

This post has been edited by stormthehouse: 18 February 2012 - 02:44 AM

Storm, this is the what made you FROWN today thread. You're in the wrong thread.


Not getting to bed until 4 AM, having a weird dream and getting shitty sleep. If I ever find out what asshat with my insurance company greenlit them to refuse to pay for my Paxil, there will be a verbal asskicking for this shit.

Consequently, I have now been one full week without my antidepressant. That's certainly not something that'll make me happy.

This post has been edited by Carcharocles: 18 February 2012 - 02:35 AM

I went to a school dance with my friends, but my crush ended up getting ditched by her GF. That's just not right, and pissed me off.

I'm part of an organization called DECA. Today was our State Competition DECA Confrence (SCDC) This is also the time when new State Officers (students who manage our states DECA program) are elected. Me and my friend from school ran for different positions. He ran for President and I ran for VP of membership. We both lost. I was really pissed when my friend lost. This was his last chance at running for office. And what sucks even more it that the people who I wanted to win for the other officer positions (there are 6 positions) didn't make it either. Overall, the day was pretty depressing. But at least I got 1 last chance next year.

When I had to end my stream to go to lunch with my co-workers. But it quickly turned into a smile when it entailed much alcohol, meat and garlic consumption. It was wonderful.

three hours of sleep, hangover

I had to get up at 5 in the morning so my dog can go to the restroom.
5 in the morning reminds myself of high school.
I have bad memories of high school.

This post has been edited by Gurren: 18 February 2012 - 02:51 PM

The fact that one of my friends is trying to interfere with my love and social life because he thinks that he's qualified to do so since he takes psychology classes.

Sick as a dog for the past few days. Cabin fever is taking its toll. Anyone. I need munchkins, chocolate preferably.

I was just informed that one of my rats died today. RIP, Draco.

Finding out that my Medicare Prescription Plan is flat out refusing to cover my Paxil. It's been over a week since I had it; finding out today that they're rescinding on their stance on my medications from November (that all 5 of them were covered) instead of simply asking for pre-approval like they were a week ago, I'm rather frustrated and (as one would expect) depressed.

It's bullshit that the government wont pay for your medication, but they have Medicaid's policies written so that poor people can get a free $5000 taxi ride to the hospital when their kid has a tummy ache. (I know they need assistance, but paramedics can't refuse to take them to the hospital, even if they know without a doubt they're fine).

And that's money tax payers have to dole out. It wouldn't be so bad, but even in a small city like mine (around 10,000 people), this is something that happens at least once a day. Imagine how bad it is in a place like Atlanta?

This isn't Medicaid, it's MEDICARE. The money to pay for the prescriptions comes from my drug plan's premiums. It's not the government's fault, but this particular drug plan's failure to live up to the promises they made when I enrolled in November.

A 250 dollar ambulance ride (yes, local ambulances only charge 250 dollars for a ride, and Medicaid doesn't pay unless it's an emergency) is irrelevant, not only because the medication isn't optional but because the money doesn't even come from the same place.

Every time I hear about this stuff I just keep wondering how fucked up the US system must be.

From what I've gathered our practically free health care would probably be seen as some form of extreme socialism in there, though.

It's weird. Canadians have public healthcare, I don't know why so many Americans are opposed to it.

This post has been edited by Starwatcher: 20 February 2012 - 12:17 AM

No fresh tea leafs

This post has been edited by iRussisch: 20 February 2012 - 12:21 AM

baskey being depressed

Today, when I was merchandising a grocery store, I noticed something behind one of the pallets in the backroom where all my company's shit is kept. Went to go kick it out of the way I notice fur and a long black. A dead rat, a big one. Lost my appetite and couldn't unsee it for a couple hours.

Also, on Friday night my girlfriend called and asked if I'd like to see a movie, and that she would pay for the tickets. So I figure "why not" and ask what movie she wants to see; "That Star Wars movie that's out in 3D".
Me:
In the end, the movie was still mildly confusing and mediocre, but it would have been decent, especially since the 3D actually made it neater to watch, if it weren't for Jar Jar fucking Binks. Everytime that cock sucker opened his mouth I felt like punching my sweetheart in the arm... but I'm no Abraham, I have self control

Oh, discovered that the coolest DVD and music store in the city, Zeus, closed down months ago. Where am I gonna get Godzilla DVDs now? I was not impressed

This post has been edited by ChewySmokey: 20 February 2012 - 02:57 AM

Carcharocles, on 19 February 2012 - 10:53 PM, said:

I know, but they are both government healthcare systems. And sorry, I didn't understand.

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Not where I am from (I was using hyperbole anyways, but it's more around $600+ here). Plus there are going to a hundred other nit pick fees from the doctor(s)' examination, especially if there is something wrong, no matter how minor. If the family/person literally doesn't have the money to pay for it, then it doesn't matter after the fact if it's an emergency or not, they just wont pay, but flashing their medicaid card gets them a free ride, medicaid can't send the patient a bill. There are people who do this shit several times a day, the paramedics call them 'frequent fliers', and they can't be refused a ride. And the hospital pays for it to, because the government doesn't reimburse all of the costs.

There are free clinics in my town, but some people under medicaid choose to ride in the ambulance to the hospital because they can abuse the system, they'll go to the hospital to get a sore throat treated, IN THE FUCKING ER. Trust me, I know all the paramedics where I live, they complain about this shit all the time. Anyways, just because you are poor doesn't make you a saint. My gripe is for every one person who does that there are ten people working a fast food job not making enough to even pay bills, but they get denied government aid because they make 'too much money'.

esalaka, on 19 February 2012 - 11:13 PM, said:

Starwatcher, on 20 February 2012 - 12:17 AM, said:

It's because a lot of people don't trust the government to handle anything that important. But honestly I don't see how leaving it up to the 'invisible hand of the market' is much better. The economy is not a self healing system.

I think what it really boils down to is that the middle class is getting fucked right now. The rich are hoarding their money, and welfare has become a trap for poor people. Welfare pays for everything unless you get even the lowest paying job, there is no transition, you start making money and the government yanks support. And the middle class pays for it on both ends.

It's just conservatives are bitching about the government helping the poor (and doing it poorly, ha), and liberals are bitching about corporations leeching the economy dry.

EDIT:
Here, I even found a paramedic bitching about these same things online.
Paramedic bitching about medicaid abuse

This post has been edited by CaptainBaconMan: 20 February 2012 - 05:11 AM

He is telling the truth medicare is not to be abuse. Obama once again shot in the dark with that one.

What's the worse evil, having some people abuse the free system, or having some people who can't go to a hospital at all?

I am sick, don't really need more of a reason than that.

Starwatcher, on 20 February 2012 - 06:40 AM, said:

Well, in this case they're kind of correlated. The more medicaid abuse there is, the less money there is for the government to provide coverage for more people. It's as simple as that.

Again another politican probably did not think ahead of things.
I believe that Obama had this problem before and didn't think how would humans react towards it.
or he probably looked at what takes the Americans money and researched on it.

THIS IS NOT OBAMA'S FAULT. Fuck. The Medicaid Medicare system has been royally fucked with by republicans. Had the health care law been passed the way Obama had intended (completely government run healthcare) it would go a huge step toward ELIMINATING these kinds of fuckups. Why? Because corporations like Community CCRx would no longer be able to pull the stupid shit they're pulling here.

Christ.

Edit: they are not the least bit related, CBM. It's my Medicare Prescription drug plan that's fucking me over here, not Medicaid. Prescription Drug Plans are NOT government funded, they are private insurances that charge a premium, of which either some or all of that premium is paid for by Medicaid. Because they're using their PROFITS to pay for my prescriptions, a lack of government funding does exactly jack shit. If it was a funding issue, I'd have lost my plan entirely, but they are still paying for my Lithium 300mg, my Lithium 450 milligrams, my Geodon (250 dollars a bottle, about 6 times what my paxil costs) and my Ambien. They're legally obligated to pay for my Paxil since they advertised in November that they would cover this medication, but they aren't. It's not government funding that is fucking me over, but corporate greed.

Even if it were a government program, the budget cuts wouldn't effect me like this. The government cannot legally say "We're not going to pay for Carcharocles' important medication because we're spending too much on ambulances." It doesn't work that way.

This post has been edited by Carcharocles: 20 February 2012 - 05:19 PM

Hmmm....
You have a valid point.

Insomnia

Leaving my family and friends again....

Gurren.
That, and some skype conversations about not so pleasant stuff. The conversations themselves didn't annoy me at all, but the topic was just very... sad.

i was with boringamus in that chat.

Ever since Soulth came along, we have been getting some really stupid and education deprived people coming to this forum. Some of them have been already caught as Soulth's puppets, but I can't throw off the feeling that there are more...I appreciate the fact that at least Basket hasn't let down her guard. That annoying son of a bitch is getting on my nerves, and he refuses to give this site enough respect to at least realize that he is easy to spot. The kid has terribly ignorant logic, and just doesn't know how to keep it low. Might've got his spelling half decent, finally.

^Sockpuppet made to post that



The nice part is thatshe probably wasn't behind seven proxies

This post has been edited by esalaka: 21 February 2012 - 04:53 PM

One of my friends claimed to had depression and gotten over it, but now says he wants depression again so he can be like his friends that are. Not only is it fucked up he is thinking that, but it bothered me into second and third period, attributing to be having a few mild freakouts that attracted a bit of unwanted attention. /:

I just made me and my friend get sad because I wanted to kill myself.

Why?
What would possesive you to even think about that!?!
tell me more about it. I'm a nice guy don't worry I'm not going pressure you to hate yourself or any bullshit like that.
If it's life things I can understand life isn't the most preetiest things at all. But are you willing to send your eternity to hell?
Oh jesus Mewbasket I'm so over you its unreal you don't tick me off anymore then your insults.
"Be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, as God in Christ forgave you."
Ephesians 4:32

This post has been edited by Gurren: 22 February 2012 - 12:27 AM

The person above me.

This post has been edited by BasketCase: 22 February 2012 - 12:14 AM

I do not know why, I feel rather empty and alone..I think people talking about me just not wanted to have a Sex drive and be alone is coming back to my mind making me think something is wrong with me and I should try to get a someone.

I was restringing my guitar, and one of the strings snapped, rendering the whole guitar useless until I can get more strings.
Probably the most frustrated I've been in a while.

Gurren, on 22 February 2012 - 12:11 AM, said:

My own life IS my definition of hell...

iRussisch said:

No, iRussisch. You should not get a significant other just to try to be like everyone else. Instead, you should be true to yourself. People have various levels of libido, from a high sex drive down to none at all. And having no sex drive at all appears to be normal for you, so you should go with that rather than try to force anything.


Ahem, to get back on topic: my own procrastination displeased me today. A pox on me for being lazy! A pox, I say!

grounded from any electronics, books, and possibly gonna have to quit work cause of school work

asdf, on 22 February 2012 - 12:18 AM, said:

No sir, Your life is in the hell part when have you felt good about yourselve?
Remember that moment or those moments when shit hits the fan. That's what I do.
Look at me now, I'm a success I have a good job that gets me in a good light in society.
I have a girlfriend who is supporting of my life.
And I have people who I can count on. Life gets difficult because it is a puzzle. A puzzle that you must unravel YOURSELF!
You can't quit like that man, be positive man. Do anything that makes that hatred cleans out.

FireOfUnknownOrigin is not SoulTH, but he is connected to Grinch and The Swimmer. I don't understand why he changed the name, since The Swimmer is a name used with no problem.

Though hilariously enough, Souppy compared FireOfUnknownOrigin to Gurren and realised that he didn't completely look through Gurren and noticed that he has been SoulTH. So Souppy lied to me and was too lazy to double-check even though I nagged him. So I guess that is what made me frown today, since I wanted to be really sure and when I was told he wasn't I wanted to convince people he was just another dumb and really annoying poster that is not related to SoulTH.

Nonetheless, I still think the whole retarded witch hunt is annoying and the forum rejects need to knock it off with getting shitty whenever the person posts. Just let me know and boom, it is not that difficult to ignore a person rather than shitting up topics with continual antagonising. It's unfortunate I have to keep coming into Recess and babysitting you guys, makes me wonder why I have Jerk/ILB assigned when they aren't doing their jobs.

Funny enough, the IRC has alerted me about this. So there we go, they are more effective at letting things be known than the actual recess posters.

The fact that Baskey was right the entire time regarding the Gurren issue and I didn't believe her. I feel bad, sorry Baskey.

Edit: Also the fact that Gurren wasn't actually checked out right away, even though people had suspicions.

This post has been edited by Nik: 22 February 2012 - 04:05 AM

Why feel bad for BasketCase? She wanted to act like an overinflated indignant forum leader type, and she had a great run while you all supported her and cheered her on.

This was stupid drama. It's unremarkable. The fact I made a mistake in determining whether or not SoulTH had yet another sockpuppet account should not have even mattered much if you had all done the right thing and ignored him instead of letting him become the topic of conversation for a week. Nobody should feel vindicated. Everyone should feel stupid.