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Welcome back Bonz, but I do not find it strange that your presence being requested in the Orgy thread and then you showing up, like it was the quacking Bonzai Bat Signal.
I have decorated, bought gifts and done all the right things - so why don't I have any Christmas spirit? Why am I so effing depressed that I just want the earth to swallow me up? Nothing to do but to keep putting one foot in front of the other till I can't anymore
I haven't felt the "Christmas Spirit" for the past several years. Even sitting at the dinner table with the family for Christmas dinner doesn't feel like Christmas for me most of the time. I think that its a result of piling stress and realization that Christmas is often times more stressful than anything as an adult. Like you said, just keep putting one foot in front of the other and eventually it will take you to a better state of mind. Hang in there love. <3
I second that. I used to f'ing love the Christmas season. Now as a parent with two kids who doesn't live in the same city as any family, Christmas means loading up the car and driving all over the state to visit family. Both my fam and my wife's even have their own respective black sheeps, who are masters at sucking all of the fucking oxygen out of any room they walk in.
My grandfather committed suicide the day after Christmas about 10 years ago, which ruined any happiness the season brought me for a long ass time.
This is the first christmas season since then I've felt in the spirit, and I don't know what changed. I'm loving the lights, pictures of trees (can't have one due to my cats), making holiday foods, all of it. I even like listening to Christmas music 8 hours everyday at work. I don't know what's gotten into me! bonzai, if you know of any holiday parades or anything in the area, I'd be down to join in viewing and vodka-ing.
I usually love Christmas, but with closing on the house December 14 it is really upsetting that decorations are basically going from one attic to another. I just can't afford to buy presents for my family AND buy the house. Knowing we can't celebrate has really depressed me. Hopefully, closing and decorating/painting will make me feel better about the whole missing Christmas thing. This year has been just so depressing though and I feel horrible that I can't do anything for my boys. I am really ready to end the year on a high note (hopefully) and have a better year next year.
I usually love Christmas, but with closing on the house December 14 it is really upsetting that decorations are basically going from one attic to another. I just can't afford to buy presents for my family AND buy the house. Knowing we can't celebrate has really depressed me. Hopefully, closing and decorating/painting will make me feel better about the whole missing Christmas thing. This year has been just so depressing though I feel horrible that I can't do anything for my boys. I am really ready to end the year on a high note (hopefully) and have a better year next year.
Homie this is the PERFECT time to change up what your x-mas is. Make it around food that everyone can make to enjoy in the new digs. A few bags of flower and sugar...some food coloring and vino BLAM holiday goodies and company.
No one has to worry about buying gifts...bring some sprinkles and Fireball
I am a fan of buy gifts when you want and give when you want. Setting times and places this has to happen is why folks get all outta sorts on this holiday. So take the gifts out and make it about food/friends&fam/convo/music. You have a big brand new house that needs broke in with group Twister and the meltdown round of Monopoly.
I usually love Christmas, but with closing on the house December 14 it is really upsetting that decorations are basically going from one attic to another. I just can't afford to buy presents for my family AND buy the house. Knowing we can't celebrate has really depressed me. Hopefully, closing and decorating/painting will make me feel better about the whole missing Christmas thing. This year has been just so depressing though I feel horrible that I can't do anything for my boys. I am really ready to end the year on a high note (hopefully) and have a better year next year.
Homie this is the PERFECT time to change up what your x-mas is. Make it around food that everyone can make to enjoy in the new digs. A few bags of flower and sugar...some food coloring and vino BLAM holiday goodies and company.
No one has to worry about buying gifts...bring some sprinkles and Fireball
I am a fan of buy gifts when you want and give when you want. Setting times and places this has to happen is why folks get all outta sorts on this holiday. So take the gifts out and make it about food/friends&fam/convo/music. You have a big brand new house that needs broke in with group Twister and the meltdown round of Monopoly.
It's more than the gift giving part, I like the tree and the decorations and being about Christmas and just I can't do that this year. But you are right it isn't about those things its about family and friends and we should plan on doing something.
We won't really be in the new house for Christmas. We are planning on doing all the things that are needed to get in the house and I am stuck in the rental until the middle/end of January.
Homie this is the PERFECT time to change up what your x-mas is. Make it around food that everyone can make to enjoy in the new digs. A few bags of flower and sugar...some food coloring and vino BLAM holiday goodies and company.
No one has to worry about buying gifts...bring some sprinkles and Fireball
I am a fan of buy gifts when you want and give when you want. Setting times and places this has to happen is why folks get all outta sorts on this holiday. So take the gifts out and make it about food/friends&fam/convo/music. You have a big brand new house that needs broke in with group Twister and the meltdown round of Monopoly.
It's more than the gift giving part, I like the tree and the decorations and being about Christmas and just I can't do that this year. But you are right it isn't about those things its about family and friends and we should plan on doing something.
We won't really be in the new house for Christmas. We are planning on doing all the things that are needed to get in the house and I am stuck in the rental until the middle/end of January.
I hear ya!
And that means it's a so long to the old house then Send her off right and have a great day home owner!
Post by snowmanomura on Dec 8, 2016 10:56:27 GMT -5
Christmas for us is disappointing one set of parents because we are visiting the other. This year we were just gonna stay home, but my wife's grandfather died earlier this week, so we are doing Christmas and a funeral this weekend with her folks. Really not looking forward to a depressing Christmas in bumblequack indiana. Doesn't help my last interaction with the inlaw parents was a rather unrestrained response to a 5am text message gloating about a Trump victory.
Christmas for us is disappointing one set of parents because we are visiting the other. This year we were just gonna stay home, but my wife's grandfather died earlier this week, so we are doing Christmas and a funeral this weekend with her folks. Really not looking forward to a depressing Christmas in bumblequack indiana. Doesn't help my last interaction with the inlaw parents was a rather unrestrained response to a 5am text message gloating about a Trump victory.
A major reason I'm refusing to go back to Connecticut for Christmas is that I have distant relatives who are mostly hate filled souls and I just rather not ruin my holiday being around such horrible behavior. I invited a handful of family to my place instead.
Last Thanksgiving, I had a cousin saying that all black men who were killed by police deserved it for resisting. (He's also a cop.) Christmas 2014, had an uncle try to rationalize killing every last Muslim as payback for 9/11. My grandfather is just a misanthrope in general.
You'd hate to see too much of me right around now. I am full of Christmas spirit The decorations, the music, love it all!
Same! And I'm about to become an auntie of a little baby boy any day now, so all the baby jesus music my friend/coworker is playing all day is making me extra excited. I never realized how birth-centric the music was before!
Christmas for us is disappointing one set of parents because we are visiting the other. This year we were just gonna stay home, but my wife's grandfather died earlier this week, so we are doing Christmas and a funeral this weekend with her folks. Really not looking forward to a depressing Christmas in bumblequack indiana. Doesn't help my last interaction with the inlaw parents was a rather unrestrained response to a 5am text message gloating about a Trump victory.
I feel you. We're going to North Carolina to share Christmas with my husband's family for the first time this year. I am absolutely DREADING any political talk. The majority of the family is republican, not sure how many of them voted for Trump... but the anxiety caused by the potential for awkward and uncomfortable situations is swirling around in the back of my mind.
Christmas for us is disappointing one set of parents because we are visiting the other. This year we were just gonna stay home, but my wife's grandfather died earlier this week, so we are doing Christmas and a funeral this weekend with her folks. Really not looking forward to a depressing Christmas in bumblequack indiana. Doesn't help my last interaction with the inlaw parents was a rather unrestrained response to a 5am text message gloating about a Trump victory.
I feel you. We're going to North Carolina to share Christmas with my husband's family for the first time this year. I am absolutely DREADING any political talk. The majority of the family is republican, not sure how many of them voted for Trump... but the anxiety caused by the potential for awkward and uncomfortable situations is swirling around in the back of my mind.
Without knowin' much in this situation, in NC if it's an area 'round one of our colleges the population is more left-leanin'. The more rural you go the further right you get.
I feel you. We're going to North Carolina to share Christmas with my husband's family for the first time this year. I am absolutely DREADING any political talk. The majority of the family is republican, not sure how many of them voted for Trump... but the anxiety caused by the potential for awkward and uncomfortable situations is swirling around in the back of my mind.
Without knowin' much in this situation, in NC if it's an area 'round one of our colleges the population is more left-leanin'. The more rural you go the further right you get.
Most are in the city. I know they are Republican though, with the exception of one fellow liberal If someone is a Republican and hasn't come out as anti-Trump, I worry.
This is the first christmas season since then I've felt in the spirit, and I don't know what changed. I'm loving the lights, pictures of trees (can't have one due to my cats), making holiday foods, all of it. I even like listening to Christmas music 8 hours everyday at work. I don't know what's gotten into me! bonzai , if you know of any holiday parades or anything in the area, I'd be down to join in viewing and vodka-ing.
! I don't know of any parades. Most of the towns do some sort of shenanigans, but since they are usually aimed at kids, I don't realize that they are happening until it's too late. But if you want to come down, the Center is decorated all pretty like and my house should be done soon as well. I'd love to have you for vodka-ing Seriously!
Same! And I'm about to become an auntie of a little baby boy any day now, so all the baby jesus music my friend/coworker is playing all day is making me extra excited. I never realized how birth-centric the music was before!
It's funny, I am an atheist that doesn't particularly like to be told to have a blessed day, but I love all the baby Jesus type Christmas songs.
We set up a "fire place" in the middle of our offices yesterday, and I brought it a Bluetooth speaker to play music. <3 OOH BRB! Gotta snapchat it!
Welcome back Bonz, but I do not find it strange that your presence being requested in the Orgy thread and then you showing up, like it was the quacking Bonzai Bat Signal.
If someone is a Republican and hasn't come out as anti-Trump, I worry.
My grandparents are republican and last time I was there, I really wanted to ask, but I couldn't bring myself to do it. My grandfather is a super-smart business man, so I feel like surely he had enough sense to know that Trump is not qualified to run a country. I cannot imagine him voting for HRC, but I can tell myself that maybe he voted for Gary Johnson or didn't vote at all. (My grandmother's plenty smart, too, but not exactly political. I'd wager that she would have just voted for whoever my grandfather was voting for.) I'll probably never know for sure. Politics isn't something that really comes up on that side of the family.
My stepdad's side of the family is a different story. Politics will come up, but they definitely did not vote for Trump. When I saw my aunt a few weeks ago, she had just ordered a bunch of #notmypresident bumper stickers for herself and any friends who wanted them.
Ya'll I love my kitty, I really do, but his constipation/IBS issue is draining my bank account. He vomited all over the carpet this morning after I gave him the laxative medicine.... waste of meds. We are in the process of getting laminate wood floors (yay) which should help with these kinds of problems... but our carpet is disgusting due to the kitty. I know he is miserable too but I feel like a mother at her wits-end with a special child that just wants to cry. We are going to the vet again in the morning so I'll be saying goodbye to any extra Christmas money. He has to be sedated at the vet because he's an asshole, which is an extra $75.
Ya'll I love my kitty, I really do, but his constipation/IBS issue is draining my bank account. He vomited all over the carpet this morning after I gave him the laxative medicine.... waste of meds. We are in the process of getting laminate wood floors (yay) which should help with these kinds of problems... but our carpet is disgusting due to the kitty. I know he is miserable too but I feel like a mother at her wits-end with a special child that just wants to cry. We are going to the vet again in the morning so I'll be saying goodbye to any extra Christmas money. He has to be sedated at the vet because he's an asshole, which is an extra $75.
Ya'll I love my kitty, I really do, but his constipation/IBS issue is draining my bank account. He vomited all over the carpet this morning after I gave him the laxative medicine.... waste of meds. We are in the process of getting laminate wood floors (yay) which should help with these kinds of problems... but our carpet is disgusting due to the kitty. I know he is miserable too but I feel like a mother at her wits-end with a special child that just wants to cry. We are going to the vet again in the morning so I'll be saying goodbye to any extra Christmas money. He has to be sedated at the vet because he's an asshole, which is an extra $75.
Sigh. Just needed to vent.
You are an excellent kitty mom. My friend has a 4lb chihuahua that has horrible seizures all the time. I will never forget the first time I saw it, I was all by myself and had to handle it. Both of you are saints. Having animals is so expensive already and to be able to know that your animal has serious issues and still take care of them (both physically and monetarily) is really something. I am sorry your cat is having such a hard time and about the no extra Christmas money.
Ya'll I love my kitty, I really do, but his constipation/IBS issue is draining my bank account. He vomited all over the carpet this morning after I gave him the laxative medicine.... waste of meds. We are in the process of getting laminate wood floors (yay) which should help with these kinds of problems... but our carpet is disgusting due to the kitty. I know he is miserable too but I feel like a mother at her wits-end with a special child that just wants to cry. We are going to the vet again in the morning so I'll be saying goodbye to any extra Christmas money. He has to be sedated at the vet because he's an asshole, which is an extra $75.
Sigh. Just needed to vent.
You seem like an excellent kitty mom. Our cat had the same problem and when we finally had the money to take her to the vet they said that she had kitty Crohn's disease. Now we give her medicine once a day for it and it has really cut down on her vomiting. Hopefully your cat gets to feeling better soon.
Ya'll I love my kitty, I really do, but his constipation/IBS issue is draining my bank account. He vomited all over the carpet this morning after I gave him the laxative medicine.... waste of meds. We are in the process of getting laminate wood floors (yay) which should help with these kinds of problems... but our carpet is disgusting due to the kitty. I know he is miserable too but I feel like a mother at her wits-end with a special child that just wants to cry. We are going to the vet again in the morning so I'll be saying goodbye to any extra Christmas money. He has to be sedated at the vet because he's an asshole, which is an extra $75.
Sigh. Just needed to vent.
You seem like an excellent kitty mom. Our cat had the same problem and when we finally had the money to take her to the vet they said that she had kitty Crohn's disease. Now we give her medicine once a day for it and it has really cut down on her vomiting. Hopefully your cat gets to feeling better soon.
You seem like an excellent kitty mom. Our cat had the same problem and when we finally had the money to take her to the vet they said that she had kitty Crohn's disease. Now we give her medicine once a day for it and it has really cut down on her vomiting. Hopefully your cat gets to feeling better soon.
Slow your roll, cats can get Crohn's disease?!?
Yeah, I was surprised to find out about it as well.
The saga of the Asshole Neighbors is coming to an end?
Tonight is (hopefully) my last night sleeping at this apartment. We've had two leases this month, and have been slowly but surely relocating everything. The time has come.
But of course, this bullshit hasn't come to a close even on this final night.
After all their disorderly conduct and bullshit over parking lot policy - even when the landlord told us all they were in the wrong - Mr. Asshole Neighbor has a company car in the parking lot overnight! They probably let him use one today because it was subzero and his wife DGAF about giving him rides to/from work.
Those of you who have been following this ongoing saga know they've been irrationally territorial, well, assholes about such matters. But then act like the rules they made such commotion about don't apply to them? Fuck. That.
Milady urged me not to get the landlord or police involved. One more night, let it go, etc., whatever.
I might have gone behind her back in that regard, to a lesser extent. Went to his employer's website, filled out the Contact Us form - as "Angry Neighbor" using the company's contact info, and basically said "hey, (color/make/model) license plate '7UP ##' is in our parking lot in violation of apartment policy, and I am contacting you because I assume this is a company vehicle. Tell Mr. Asshole Neighbor that if it happens again, I will not hesitate to have this or other company vehicles ticketed for future violations."
Mr. Asshole Neighbor is probably going to be surprised I even know his name. I hope he hears about it at work or even gets to walk home in tomorrow's "high of 7" forecast.
We should have all but Saturday's last truckload out of this place by the time he's even home from work to be a dick about it.