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19 minutes ago, JamesP_81 said:
Just finished Dune , thought it was alright, will probably dip back into the series at some point but not in any particular rush to. Am I right in thinking that the Frank Herbert sequels are worth a read but not the others ?
Even the later Frank ones are a slog but worth it for how weird they get. The ones by his son try to fill in parts of the backstory but do so very poorly, imo.
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On 30/01/2022 at 12:08, DA Baracus said:
Having big anxiety about having to go back to the fucking office. It's 'hybrid', but unfortunately means 3 days a week in the office. I despise the office.
Before I started working from home, I was so burned out and so ridden with anxiety, totally exhausted mentally. I felt trapped, that I was going to be stuck working in a job that bored me for life. I had just had to give up an Open University degree attempt (third failed attempt at university after Abertay and Aberdeen) as I was just destroyed mentally and couldn't commit my mind to it. In addition, I felt like I had no time for myself as was getting home just after 18.00 each night. I was on the verge and was really starting to have some pretty dark thoughts, as I could only see one way out (doing myself in, in case that wasn't clear).
Then I got to work from home. Suddenly, it felt like a massive weight had been lifted from me. I could breathe again, for the first time in ages. Things weren't perfect of course, but gradually I made huge progression with my mental health. I was sleeping better (helped that I didn't have to get up as early) and feeling so much better in general. I was feeling ready, and able, to tackle other issues in my life and start working towards being me again (been many, many years since I was). It's been over a year since I last self harmed. It's been nearly two years since I last took out a payday loan. I have been getting better with my finances and think I might actually end February with some money saved from my wage (first time in my adult life, even though it will be a small sum). I only have a year left on my stupid debt arrangement scheme. I recently joined a programme to help me with my physical health.
But now, the anxiety is ramping back up and I'm feeling really despondent and down about it, all because of this nonsense of having to work in a fucking bullshit c**t office. It makes me really angry, as there is zero need for me to be in there (every single part of my job can be done from home, or anywhere else), and this anger is also adding to making me feel shit. I've spoken with them (my work) about it and they aren't budging.
Working in an office is garbage. First, they are stealing my time with the commute. It's a significant pay cut in real terms when you take that in to account and the costs of travelling, work clothes (annoys me that I can't wear what I want) etc. The office is always roasting and just a massively uncomfortable place to be. They don't even have water available. But having less time for myself is the worst. It just feels like a never ending cycle of work/sleep/work.
I feel trapped again. I don't have any qualifications, so getting a job is difficult for me. I could start the Open University degree again (was thinking about doing so later in the year), but I can't last the time it would take to complete it. Desperately been looking for a remote/working from home job, but having no luck.
I feel like I'm losing everything I worked hard to get, and feel like I'm starting to slide down the slope again. Dark thoughts are invading my mind again, and I fear they'll just get stronger. I'm starting to panic here and I can't see a solution, and worry that the whispers in the back of my mind will become more insistent and more appealing.
If you get a doctor's letter and involve HR (if there's a department) with a reasonable adjustments request then I think your manager etc should be duty bound to give it consideration and provide an official response. It might have to be a compromise between you and the business but it might give you reduced office time at least. That's what we've had in our department and I would always recommend going through official channels rather than stepping down after informal discussions.
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8 minutes ago, 54_and_counting said:
The luke bits were pish imo, i know they'll serve some part in grogu returning to mando at some point etc, but they could have expanded on other stuff instead,
The shootout at the end, damn thats a tremendous character to bring to the show,
One of the all time best.
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Not taking Westminster seats could be part of an escalating process if we're refused a referendum after a clear electoral mandate, but I doubt it would be a game changer on its own, especially with a Tory majority. No overall majority on the other hand?
I can see it being pursued down the line but the Tories would happily ignore it and the SNP MPs like the theatre of Westminster. It’s obvious Blackford enjoyed walking out the other day even if he was correct to do so.0 -
Starmer’s spent two years tearing up or reneging on every policy that got him elected and indeed that’s been his only sustained claim, that he’ll go against the members if necessary. f**k all of substance is coming.
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quote the part where I'm apologising for anyone or I'll treat it as libel.
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19 minutes ago, Detournement said:
It's too late for this guy.
Has it actually been confirmed anywhere that that was the reason?
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10 hours ago, Shotgun said:
They could at least have told us what the tweet said.
"the only good soldier is a deed soldier" was one of the tweets, I think.
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Quite amused at the hacks suddenly deciding smears are bad when it’s aimed at Keir Starmer. They’re all still pals with Tom Newton-Dunn who published far right propaganda on the front pages during the 2019 election and never apologised.
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Got it in 3/6 today.
Fair play to the boy for making the money but this is yet another sign of how capitalism will take every simple joy and ruin it1 -
I'm a big fan personally of adding scarcity where it didn't previously exist.
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11 minutes ago, welshbairn said:
Thing that worries me is that I suspect all these leaks have come from sections of the Tory party who want a true believer right wing nutter in charge, orchestrated by Dominic Cummings, and promoted by the Daily Telegraph.
Politics in Westminster is totally captured by psychotic right wing interests you might as well enjoy any opportunity for one of them to be humiliated regardless.
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Sky News is reminding me that Nadine Dorries is an actual government minister. England is such an embarrassing country.
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Tory MP siding with Diane Abbott over the PM lol.
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My abiding memory of Britpop will always be this
https://www.theguardian.com/music/2013/oct/03/kevin-shields-britpop-pushed-by-government
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12 hours ago, Clown Job said:
I’ve been firing through Clone Wars and Rebels over the last few months
Now I understand the wee cameos and references in the live action shows
And to be fair, for animated shows they have some really good stories
Bad Batch next
Watched both in a blur during the first lockdown and started rewatching Clone Wars slowly in 2021 as some podcasters I like began a podcast going through the show. It's a messy show for sure especially in the early seasons but it has some whoppers and great arcs throughout. Filoni also seems like a daft guy that loves what he does.
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As an aside one of my favourite 30 Rock jokes is when Tracey Morgan says "I finally understand the end of the Sixth Sense! All those names were the people who worked on the movie."
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Glad I dropped out early. It's hard not to be predictable, but wrestling is at its best when you have some level of surprise in there. If you're eliminating probably your next best bet for a winner in Big E and Owens, you know who is going to be 30 by about 26. Even then, the final sequence just felt like getting through it rather than the big event it usually is. They couldn't even be arsed to have McIntyre and Lesnar go a few minutes.
I don't doubt Lesnar/Reigns will be good, and so will Rousey/whoever. But its hard to get very excited about two overly bloated WM nights at this stage.
I can easily rationalise the show and make it sound good from describing what happened but watching it in the moment is miserable. Half of it is childish nonsense and the other half is genuinely talented, charismatic and often popular characters being treated like morons or given short shrift if the constant camera cuts even catches them being dumped out.
Rousey returned last night to a genuine pop and instantly revealed she’s forgotten how to wrestle. Knoxville pops in for a minute and is gone as soon as he got to take some silly bumps. Kofi either botched his Rumble moment or Vince wants to emphasise how little Kofimania meant to him. That’s before you get to loads of other issues. I think the one thing I was pleasantly surprised by again is how good and up for it Bad Bunny was.0 -
“Well if a court hasn’t established guilt I don’t believe anyone else can make a judgment” is the most pseudo-intellectual shitebag move in the game.
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I know, I was just enjoying a deeply petty attempt at equating the DWP with the Nazis [emoji14]
If I’m two pints deep or just off dealing with them I’d happily agree. All the defences are the same.0 -
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Yes it’s funny when bad things happen to bad people.
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I was thinking of him telling the same jokes 3 nights a week until I see the act. Guess that's his job though, and he'll probably mix it up a bit. I've let myself go a fair bit under lockdown too so I won't judge him..
Ah you’re alright he was already slagging off Salford for not laughing at the same bits as Oxford or “real Britain”. There was someone there who spoiled his audience participation by attending the aforementioned Oxford show. Maybe I can PM you the answer and you can be part of the act.0 -
I got a McDonalds delivered yesterday.
My excuses are thus....
It was happy meals for the kids.
I simply couldnt be fucked driving in saturday evening traffic.
I wanted to get fired into the Gin.
I await your judgement P&B.
You do you mate no judgment here. It’s good to slum it now and again.0
Last Book You Read....
in The General Nonsense Forum
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Sequential with some massive time skips. You would need to read them in order to follow them. The ones by his son are prequels IIRC.