What made you unhappy today?

[Baron Von Marlon]

I just found out an hour ago that my mom has a large mass on her pancreas

I feel like i could lay down and die

Damn. As Huggs said, I might be nothing.
Take care, dude.

Oh. Yeah, I haven't seen "The Thing" either.

First read At The Mountains Of Madness (http://www.hplovecraft.com/writings/texts/fiction/mm.aspx)
It's what inspired Who Goes There? which led to The Thing From Another Planet which led to The Thing (Hail, John Carpenter. Hail, The Master!)
It also influenced Starbeast (the original Alien script), Alien, AvP, Prometheus,...
And it's just a cool story. First time I read it I was 15 or 16 and it always stuck with me. Such an atmosphere, so much to imagine,...

[Huggs]

I just found out an hour ago that my mom has a large mass on her pancreas

I feel like i could lay down and die

Damn. As Huggs said, it might be nothing.
Take care, dude.

There's always a chance that things will work out, I've seen it and lived it personally. 4 years ago, both of my parents were believed to have cancer at the same time (father - brain / mother - uterine and bladder) with my father suffering from an additional condition that almost actually did prove fatal in the end. I was working all day and spending my evenings at the hospital, often times with a different parent. Appointments and specialists every other day. This lasted for many months, and it seemed obvious to all (including me) that I was likely going to lose them both.

The doctors were mistaken, and some things turned out to be benign, while others were finally properly diagnosed and treated. Just midway through it all, I was already walking dead. I've never been so exhausted, scared or felt so alone in my entire life, and I send every ounce of love I have towards Buddy right now.

The worst medical situation can change in a moment, I've seen it and I've lived it. Never give up, ever. We're with you brother. We're right here, and we're with you.

[TheSailingRabbit]

How do you bring up an issue--minor issue, nothing devastating, but still annoying--with a friend, whom you haven't had face-to-face contact with, but you've talked to each other long enough to where you have somewhat of an emotional bond with them, without sounding petty and wrecking what you've managed to build with them?

[Huggs]

How do you bring up an issue--minor issue, nothing devastating, but still annoying--with a friend, whom you haven't had face-to-face contact with, but you've talked to each other long enough to where you have somewhat of an emotional bond with them, without sounding petty and wrecking what you've managed to build with them?

Total and brutal honesty. If they can't take it, you're not as close as you thought.

Spoiler

Is it one of us? Is it me? Go on, let me have it!

[close]

[TheSailingRabbit]

How do you bring up an issue--minor issue, nothing devastating, but still annoying--with a friend, whom you haven't had face-to-face contact with, but you've talked to each other long enough to where you have somewhat of an emotional bond with them, without sounding petty and wrecking what you've managed to build with them?

Total and brutal honesty. If they can't take it, you're not as close as you thought.

Spoiler

Is it one of us? Is it me? Go on, let me have it!

[close]

Spoiler

No, it's not you or anyone else on the site.

[close]

[Huggs]

How do you bring up an issue--minor issue, nothing devastating, but still annoying--with a friend, whom you haven't had face-to-face contact with, but you've talked to each other long enough to where you have somewhat of an emotional bond with them, without sounding petty and wrecking what you've managed to build with them?

Total and brutal honesty. If they can't take it, you're not as close as you thought.

Spoiler

Is it one of us? Is it me? Go on, let me have it!

[close]

Spoiler

No, it's not you or anyone else on the site.

[close]

Ah, I'd thought one if us had accidentally stepped on some toes.

[TheSailingRabbit]

How do you bring up an issue--minor issue, nothing devastating, but still annoying--with a friend, whom you haven't had face-to-face contact with, but you've talked to each other long enough to where you have somewhat of an emotional bond with them, without sounding petty and wrecking what you've managed to build with them?

Total and brutal honesty. If they can't take it, you're not as close as you thought.

Spoiler

Is it one of us? Is it me? Go on, let me have it!

[close]

Spoiler

No, it's not you or anyone else on the site.

[close]

Ah, I'd thought one if us had accidentally stepped on some toes.

No. It's just some really petty stuff elsewhere. It happened before, and it was resolved with no issue, but I feel like bringing it up again is going to start something. It could be just me; I don't think he's going to be bothered by it based on everything that happened since then.

[Huggs]

No. It's just some really petty stuff elsewhere. It happened before, and it was resolved with no issue, but I feel like bringing it up again is going to start something. It could be just me; I don't think he's going to be bothered by it based on everything that happened since then.

You heartbreaker.

[TheSailingRabbit]

No. It's just some really petty stuff elsewhere. It happened before, and it was resolved with no issue, but I feel like bringing it up again is going to start something. It could be just me; I don't think he's going to be bothered by it based on everything that happened since then.

You heartbreaker.

Ha, not exactly. I think it's a bug or something. He keeps unfollowing me, even though we have no problems with each other. The problem is me thinking I did something wrong even I know for damn sure this is petty and I didn't do anything to upset him.

[Baron Von Marlon]

Just be honest.
I can act neurotic and if I think I might am, I start "I'm sorry if I'm acting a little neurotic again but..."
And if they can't deal with it, they're not my kind of people.

[Corporal Hicks]

Straight-forwardness is always appreciated. I can't stand dancing around things.

[Huggs]

Got a sick rescue kitty. He's gonna be alright, but he has to stay at the vet for a couple of days.

[TheSailingRabbit]

Woke up feeling like I got punched in the sinuses.

[Corporal Hicks]

My buddy cancelled on me for airsofting this money.

[TheSailingRabbit]

My buddy cancelled on me for airsofting this money.

He got bribed into not playing?