This is not flameworthy, but since the randoms thread is dead and I'm bored...
I'm wearing my new J.Crew glitter flats around right now. The cleaning people have already come through, and I've left a trail of glitter in many routes through the office. I'm kind of enjoying the glitter carpet.
Oh, and probably flameworthy (or shameful, at least). I've been calling our awesome cleaning guy "Paco" for 2 years (to others -- I've never used a name when talking directly to him). I found out just now that his name is Pepe :?
Thanks for the shout out, @mx. I started this thread on the last page since I have been fooled too many times into reading 6 full pages without anything truly flameful being said, but eventually, I will get to the part about "chasing dreams."
Thanks for the shout out, @mx. I started this thread on the last page since I have been fooled too many times into reading 6 full pages without anything truly flameful being said, but eventually, I will get to the part about "chasing dreams."
Carry on, everyone.
Basically I use it too much. But I'm a special snowflake whose only goal is to fulfill my passions and chase my dreams. :-)
Thanks for the shout out, @mx. I started this thread on the last page since I have been fooled too many times into reading 6 full pages without anything truly flameful being said, but eventually, I will get to the part about "chasing dreams."
Thanks for the shout out, @mx. I started this thread on the last page since I have been fooled too many times into reading 6 full pages without anything truly flameful being said, but eventually, I will get to the part about "chasing dreams."
Carry on, everyone.
Not worth reading
Well, now I am wondering what happened to rbp, but I think I have pieced it together based on the other comments.
I'm wearing my new J.Crew glitter flats around right now. The cleaning people have already come through, and I've left a trail of glitter in many routes through the office. I'm kind of enjoying the glitter carpet.
I sort of hate you then. We brought B to a party at someone's house. I didn't even see any glitter but they have a four year old girl. I changed him a few times on the floor of the living room. For seriously A MONTH after the party I would find glitter on him, including his little man parts. Glitter is the devil. (devil)
This is disgusting. And fuck off with even beginning to comprehend the reasoning behind such a commitment like veg*nism. Reducing it to just a "cover" for an Ed (which by the way is not a character flaw) is demeaning and ignorant. If you replaced the word vegan for Jewish, would that still make her uncommitted to recovery? Does someone have to eat-all-the-foods in order to be "committed" or hell, even "normal"? It would seem so in this thread. How sad that a board full of "intelligent and educated" women can be at once so myopic and nitwitted, yet so critical when it comes to anything relating to, well anything they don't know shit about.
For the record, since I brought up the topic originally - although you may have been more specifically referring to the post(s) you quoted - I obviously don't think ALL vegans are masking some raging ED. Which, by the way, is a health problem, regardless of what it says about your character, and would ieally be treated medically in order to allow for recovery.
tacom, don't worry, I don't really care what you eat I don't even care what these people I'm referring to eat, I just hope that they really are in a healthy mindset about it all and have my slight doubts about that.
I read a study showing that vegetarianism is often used by teenagers to cover for an ED. I did it for two years. I was also pretty committed to vegetarianism for non-ED reasons, but it definitely made it easier to cover.
Now I'm gluten intolerant and I totally cheat and I'm sure this is flameful. But I have GI effects that are cumulative, so a little gluten is fine and a lot is not, and I don't feel I need to explain myself to people. I try to be as non-divaish as possible, and I basically don't cheat in front of anyone but my spouse so I don't have to explain myself.
I'm wearing my new J.Crew glitter flats around right now. The cleaning people have already come through, and I've left a trail of glitter in many routes through the office. I'm kind of enjoying the glitter carpet.
I sort of hate you then. We brought B to a party at someone's house. I didn't even see any glitter but they have a four year old girl. I changed him a few times on the floor of the living room. For seriously A MONTH after the party I would find glitter on him, including his little man parts. Glitter is the devil. (devil)
I have to agree with both of you. I had a very good friend who had a severe eating disorder, which was an ongoing problem for many years of our friendship. When she refused to commit to an inpatient treatment center, on the advice/recommendation of her ED therapist, because it could/would not accommodate her vegan diet, I knew that she wasn't serious about getting help and was using veganism as another way to control food. It was incredibly sad to see and I had never once thought of it in that way until this experience.
This is disgusting. And fuck off with even beginning to comprehend the reasoning behind such a commitment like veg*nism. Reducing it to just a "cover" for an Ed (which by the way is not a character flaw) is demeaning and ignorant. If you replaced the word vegan for Jewish, would that still make her uncommitted to recovery? Does someone have to eat-all-the-foods in order to be "committed" or hell, even "normal"? It would seem so in this thread. How sad that a board full of "intelligent and educated" women can be at once so myopic and nitwitted, yet so critical when it comes to anything relating to, well anything they don't know shit about.
Such a riddle, wrapped in smug, inside a designer handbag, MM is.
My UO, which is always my UO. Too many people are so consumed (ha, get it?) with themselves, and have such little independent thought, that they can't even understand, let alone, act in a way that is in benefit to others, even if it inconveniences themselves. So they judge others' choices based on their own inability to comprehend or act on it themselves.
And I wanna be a doktor for a day, too! Actually, that's a real popular opinion.
For clarification, I don't think all vegans have an ED, nor do I think having an ED is a character flaw. And I understand the commitment to veganism just fine. My statement that it is sometimes another way to control eating for someone who already has disordered eating stands. In no way did I say it is always a cover for an ED. In the particular situation I am referring to, which I was very, very close to, yes, the commitment to veganism was just another reason in a long litany of reasons why she could not get the help she needed. She saw not one, not two, three or four doctors, but five different doctors and therapists who all said inpatient treatment programs were the only option for her to get well. There were reasons each time she couldn't or wouldn't commit to that, despite getting worse and worse and having no handle on the illness on her own. So yes, when the last reason she wouldn't go was that there wasn't a treatment facility option that would guarantee a vegan menu or lifestyle, it was obvious that she was not committed to getting better or ready to get help at that time. No, she doesn't have to eat all the foods to be committed and it was never about being normal. It's about getting healthy. When your days consist of only coconut water and cereal, that's not about being vegan.
If you are referring to me in your UO about not understanding or acting in a way to benefit others, well, I don't have anything to say other than you truly have no idea either, then. I never judged my friend, I could not have cared less if she was a vegan, and I absolutely understood everything she was going through. My actions towards her backed that up. I offered everything to her, I drove her to appointments, went to therapy sessions with her, everything. In the end, I had to cut off our friendship, and it was one of the hardest things ive ever done. it isn't much different than being friends with an addict who won't get help. It never had anything to do with me judging her. But I couldn't be along for the ride on her self destruction.
I read a study showing that vegetarianism is often used by teenagers to cover for an ED. I did it for two years. I was also pretty committed to vegetarianism for non-ED reasons, but it definitely made it easier to cover.
Now I'm gluten intolerant and I totally cheat and I'm sure this is flameful. But I have GI effects that are cumulative, so a little gluten is fine and a lot is not, and I don't feel I need to explain myself to people. I try to be as non-divaish as possible, and I basically don't cheat in front of anyone but my spouse so I don't have to explain myself.
Nope, this is me too. I don't understand how bread/baked goods fuck with my bowels but Kashi cereal doesn't. I'm actually going to ask for allergy testing bc this is not normal. I seriously refuse to give up on my quest for answers.
I do avoid wheat as much as possible. I don't like to broadcast my food choices. I go to work dinners all the time where it's choose the chicken or seafood dish. I spent $30 on theses stupid dinners and rarely eat it. It sucks. Or worse (on the issue of allergies) is when they have a duo entree and one is seafood. I have a severe allergy and then can't eat it at all.
You ask for a non-seafood entree then though, right? Venues are always happy to accommodate that, even when there is a set menu.
Thanks for the shout out, @mx. I started this thread on the last page since I have been fooled too many times into reading 6 full pages without anything truly flameful being said, but eventually, I will get to the part about "chasing dreams."
Carry on, everyone.
I do the same thing! Jump to the last page and see if there are any interesting fights playing out. Also, hello fellow translator
I don't think I get the point of flameful threads. Anytime someone posts something really unusual or interesting, it gets cross posted to another board where people try to outdo each other crying shame, shame. And this is supposed to make people want to post interesting confessions in the future? Lame.
Post by Stingyshark on Oct 10, 2013 8:37:09 GMT -5
October - April gives me mixed feelings about living in Florida. The weather is decent, but the freakin' snowbirds (old people that come from up North). They are horrible. Clogging up the otherwise pleasant grocery stores, driving slower than fuck.. JUST GOOO... and don't come back. please.
I did call her and thanked her on FB (she's got 20+ likes so far). The cheapest I could think of! LOL.
You do not need to thank your grandmother for paying your phone bill publicly on Facebook.
You want to be treated like an adult around here? Act like one.
Geez. I thanked her personally on the phone and did a shout out on FB - "I have the best grandma in the world, etc." I don't air my dirty laundry on FB. Let's stop ASSuming that because I share things here that I share them IRL. Pretty sure I said in my OP that I didn't share with friends.
You do not need to thank your grandmother for paying your phone bill publicly on Facebook.
You want to be treated like an adult around here? Act like one.
Geez. I thanked her personally on the phone and did a shout out on FB - "I have the best grandma in the world, etc." I don't air my dirty laundry on FB. Let's stop ASSuming that because I share things here that I share them IRL. Pretty sure I said in my OP that I didn't share with friends.
You said you "thanked her on FB".
It's pretty clear from that you thanked her for that rather act of generosity rather than a generic statement about how great she is.
Geez. I thanked her personally on the phone and did a shout out on FB - "I have the best grandma in the world, etc." I don't air my dirty laundry on FB. Let's stop ASSuming that because I share things here that I share them IRL. Pretty sure I said in my OP that I didn't share with friends.
You said you "thanked her on FB".
It's pretty clear from that you thanked her for that rather act of generosity rather than a generic statement about how great she is.
I've seen plenty of very adult people thanking others on Facebook. I don't get what the issue is here.
Geez. I thanked her personally on the phone and did a shout out on FB - "I have the best grandma in the world, etc." I don't air my dirty laundry on FB. Let's stop ASSuming that because I share things here that I share them IRL. Pretty sure I said in my OP that I didn't share with friends.
You said you "thanked her on FB".
It's pretty clear from that you thanked her for that rather act of generosity rather than a generic statement about how great she is.
Ya I thanked her for being the" best grandma ever". So again stop with the ASSuming that my "thank you" included the specific act of kindness.