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The Grieving Room: His birthday
Hi. I'm AR2. One of my best friends died January 14, 2013.Steve and I met in second grade, shortly after I was promoted out of first. We were both too bright for our own good. I learned his...
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WYFP? I'm tired of everything sucking
Hi. I'm AR2. MFP is that my life has sucked for years now, and I have lost hope that it will ever not suck. It isn't just the usual things, but the fact that they get worse the longer they go...
View ArticleWYFP? I need more drugs
MFP starts with my shrink quitting. I liked her, damnit. We actually went to high school together. But the mental health center I go to lost a program through which shrinks could get student loans...
View ArticleWYFP? !SDRAWKCABSEPYTELDNIKYM
Seriously, if anyone can tell me how to get my Kindle to type and space the headline right-to-left, I'd appreciate it. I saved, rebooted, retried. Nope. Is the all-caps acronym messing it up?On to...
View ArticleJerry Doyle has died
Jerry Doyle, known to many as Michael Garibaldi of Babylon 5, is dead. He was 60. Friday, Jul 29, 2016 · 3:53:42 AM +00:00 · AR2 JMS statement Friday, Jul 29, 2016 · 3:58:46 AM +00:00 · AR2 Fucking...
View ArticleWYFP: same old, same old
Hi. Welcome to another week of WYFP. I'm AR2, your host, and for those of you who have read my previous whingings in this column: I'm still broke, the refrigerator is still broken, the furnace still...
View ArticleWYFP: Never get into a pissing contest with a diabetic cat (crossposted to da...
So my roommate got the job, I got my job, and we celebrated by putting a down payment on a very nice refrigerator. My birthday came and went with some very nice presents. I found a nail polish that...
View ArticleWYFP: the Pain Scale, with poll
You've seen the line of faces at the doctor's office, helpfully lined up above a row of numbers. "Rate your pain." Compartmentalize it in a numerical value between zero and ten. Mild to...
View ArticleWYFP: The Waiting is the Hardest Part
I hate waiting.I should be doing something. My dear roommate, the mensch, says I am to focus on getting better. Managing my arthritic knees to the point where I can walk and stand more easily....
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WYFP? I Wish I Had Something New to Tell You
Ah, hell. Six months since my last WYFP column and I'm still unemployed and broke, arthritic and in pain, depressed. I wish my former second job were still around. That was $8.50/hour sitting...
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