I need to vent!

[KillinSpoon]

I'm actually planning on hitting up Sydney in the next few months over uni holidays. (it was my first choice because I actually know Eazy D, and even though he will probably be working at least I know someone up there )

The only thing that I have to do is sort out accomodation before I head up, which will be the hardest part.

[UltraMarginal]

KillinSpoon,
sorry to hear your case dude, all I can do is echo what the others have been saying, there are plenty more sparks in the well! drinking , especially alone, wont make the pain go away, though drinking with friends can be fun in reasonable doses.

better to break up and find this out now than to find out/break up in 5 or 10 years when you have a family and things can be a lot messier.

traveling sounds like a great idea, I'd suggest digging into your Maths, and perhaps your music too. I've been playing drums for years and there is nothing more soothing than 30 minutes of grooving.

and if your 19 and into maths, you're probably looking at uni if you're not already there, there are sooo many pretty sparks to meet at uni

and don't forget, apart from the board here which is clearly a very supportive place, you also have your family and friends. however you feel now, things can only get better.

[heroic_decepticon]

Well, I have started playing guitar to take my mind off things.
I have figured out that alcohol doesn't help. I woke up in glen waverly yesterday morning sleeping on my jumper...
I'm just glad that I have people on here who have been through the same thing. It sucks that this is my first ever break up, my first love. I feel like you guys can help me through it all. I just wish I could turn time forwards, even just a year and see how I am then. Sometimes I hate being 19... I know that I have to put in the work in order to achieve my final goal and I'm fine with that. But right now, I feel as though everything I have ever done has been for nothing.

Dude, I'm really sorry to hear that.

I had my first gf at 14. And first break up. Sure it sucks.

By your age, I've been in more relationships all my fingers and toes can count (not counting flings and ONSs and stuff like that). Among that, there are those that broke up with me, there are those that cheated on me and there are those that just left me. I've done all of those (except cheating cos I hate that) to more than my fair share of girls. I've my heart broken and I've broken my fair share of hearts.

Go out there and have fun. Try hanging out more people, more friends, more girls (in that order, perhaps).

Experience life, experience relationships. BUT, never be a bastard - by that I mean, don't cheat, and be a responsible man. Soon you will know what you are really looking for in a girl - and that is when you go out there and find the right one!

Now that you know the first love is the only love is the love you marry is a myth, that world is your osyter! Go forth and have a blast!

[GoktimusPrime]

killinspoon: One difficult thing about ending a relationship is re-establishing your identity because you feel like you've lost part of it. Among your network of peers, you and your former girlfriend were probably known as an item - so whenever social events were organised they'd usually invite both of you I imagine. So now what you need to do is to focus on re-defining your identity as an individual and not as one half of a partnership (as that partnership has dissolved).

And as a general rule for problem solving, always ask yourself, "Will this make things better or worse?" -- yes, you're hurting a lot now... but you need to consider whether or not your attempts at healing yourself is actually making things better or not.
e.g.
+ Focusing on your pasttimes and hobbies <-- helps
+ Spending time with your mates <-- helps
+ Alcohol abuse <-- not helping

You want to find things to help you in your healing process and not add to your existing problems.

[Doubledealer]

First day back at work like so many, wish I'd stayed in bed...Here's but one sample of the joy my day entailed

Me earlier today: Hi Blah, here's the new laptop you've been expecting
Client: Oh thanks, now sit down for a minute
Me: Um okay *sits down* How can I help?
Client: How do I turn it on?
Me: You press the power button *presses*
Client *while writing down on a note pad*: Turn...Power...On. Okay, then what?
Me: Then it loads Windows and you can login. See?

*watches clients expression of utter bamboozlement as the Windows 7 login screen appears*

Client: What's that?
Me: This is the Windows login screen where you enter your user name and password
Client: What's mine?

...

The conversation only gets dumber from there. Eventually I had to take the laptop back because it was too hard for them to read what was on the screen even at 600 * 800. And of course there were plenty of "This isn't good enough, how am I meant to work with this, if only I had a Mac" etc. that ****wit managers seem to love throwing in there on top of there added demands. Now this is keeping in mind the person I'm assisting (or is that nursing?) is 5 levels above me. FML

[UltraMarginal]

First day back at work like so many, wish I'd stayed in bed...Here's but one sample of the joy my day entailed

Me earlier today: Hi Blah, here's the new laptop you've been expecting
Client: Oh thanks, now sit down for a minute
Me: Um okay *sits down* How can I help?
Client: How do I turn it on?
Me: You press the power button *presses*
Client *while writing down on a note pad*: Turn...Power...On. Okay, then what?
Me: Then it loads Windows and you can login. See?

*watches clients expression of utter bamboozlement as the Windows 7 login screen appears*

Client: What's that?
Me: This is the Windows login screen where you enter your user name and password
Client: What's mine?

...

The conversation only gets dumber from there. Eventually I had to take the laptop back because it was too hard for them to read what was on the screen even at 600 * 800. And of course there were plenty of "This isn't good enough, how am I meant to work with this, if only I had a Mac" etc. that ****wit managers seem to love throwing in there on top of there added demands. Now this is keeping in mind the person I'm assisting (or is that nursing?) is 5 levels above me. FML

WOW. just wow.
I worked in customer service at coles for 4 years and I thought I had a low opinion of humanity then!! just think DD, there but for the grace of Primus goes you.

[Hursticon]

First day back at work like so many, wish I'd stayed in bed...Here's but one sample of the joy my day entailed

Me earlier today: Hi Blah, here's the new laptop you've been expecting
Client: Oh thanks, now sit down for a minute
Me: Um okay *sits down* How can I help?
Client: How do I turn it on?
Me: You press the power button *presses*
Client *while writing down on a note pad*: Turn...Power...On. Okay, then what?
Me: Then it loads Windows and you can login. See?

*watches clients expression of utter bamboozlement as the Windows 7 login screen appears*

Client: What's that?
Me: This is the Windows login screen where you enter your user name and password
Client: What's mine?

...

The conversation only gets dumber from there. Eventually I had to take the laptop back because it was too hard for them to read what was on the screen even at 600 * 800. And of course there were plenty of "This isn't good enough, how am I meant to work with this, if only I had a Mac" etc. that ****wit managers seem to love throwing in there on top of there added demands. Now this is keeping in mind the person I'm assisting (or is that nursing?) is 5 levels above me. FML

Seriously?
Dude, how you didn't wrap the damn thing around his head is beyond me - How does one get to an upper management level of employment and not know how to use a computer? - Seriously, even turning a device on is a task?

I hear your frustration mate, Deep breath eh?

[GoktimusPrime]

I once heard a story from a friend who used to work in IT support. He told me about a client who called up asking how to use Windows. He told the client to double click on the My Computer icon. The client then said that he was a Christian, and therefore did not believe in icon worship. My friend tried to use different synonyms like "picture," but the client kept on insisting that clicking on the icon was a form of sinful idolatory and therefore it was not possible for him to open it and kept asking for a different way of accessing his computer files without having to click on icons.

Another one he told me was about a client who had trouble "starting" his computer. After an extensive troubleshooting discussion, it turned out that this person had placed his mouse on the floor and kept stepping on it like a car accelerator thinking that this was how you start a computer. And yes, he had MANY clients call up asking for where the "Any" key was.


"There are two constants: the universe and human stupidity, and I'm not sure about the former." - Albert Einstein

[Bartrim]

My wife used to work for DuPont and her departmant (finance) shared a level with the IT support team. But if she had computer problems she couldn't just walk over to them and ask for help. She had to spend an hour on the phone with the indian no help desk before they would email the IT guys and ask them to look at her computer. She said it was so frustrating as sometimes she could see them throwing paper airplanes while some guy across the world was asking if she had her computer plugged in.

[1AZRAEL1]

Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh

So angry and annoyed today.