Polk's Birthday bash Thread

James.k.Polk wrote:Nebs,

In all seriousness, why don't you call the therapist and ask her for her reasoning behind her decision?

Maybe it's about missed appointments, maybe it's something else. While it might be troubling to hear her reasons, it might also give you some direction for your next steps.  And wouldn't it be awesome if her answer was "you're doing fine and my time can be better spent helping someone who is not yet on the right path?"

James.k.Polk wrote:

NebulaJack wrote:This has been a really frustrating week.

Monday I was sick, so I canceled my counseling appointment. Today, I got a letter from my counselor stating that she won't be continuing with me as a patient. The letter said she doesn't think therapy is what I need for resolving my current goals or solving problems. I'm not sure if this is because she thinks I'm doing better than I might think I am, or if I've canceled too many appointments for her to want to continue with me.

Yesterday, I picked up my paycheck, and it looks like it's short by 6 hours. I don't know what that would be, but I'll have to figure that out with my boss. I'm also getting less hours because of the math class I'm taking.

Speaking of the class, we got handed back out first exam today, and I got a C. I thought I'd done better than that, like at least a B. I wasn't the only one we did poorly. Apparently enough people scored low that the teacher decided to give us a chance to raise our grade by redoing the problems we missed on the test.

Tomorrow, I have to leave the house early to go by the DHS office and fill out some more paperwork for food stamps, because the 6 month check up report thing I filled out and mailed back to them a few weeks ago was apparently incomplete.

It feels like I'm hanging on by a thread and slipping down.

If anyone wants to post a funny pic or gif to cheer me up, please do.

I can't figure out how to post images here.  try copy/pasting this link.
https://i.imgur.com/h4iFltE.png

James.k.Polk wrote:

rkwsuperstar wrote:

James.k.Polk wrote:

Patch wrote:Speaking of Twilight, the news just said there is a role reversal twilight book. The same story, many of the exact same sentences, just flipped. I could say how lazy that is, and how it shows, you are a one trick pony, but instead I'll say, I'm impressed. How brilliant is it to realize you can bilk your loyal fans for more money with little effort on your part. Shameless and genius.
I should write a book.

Problem is I know you have some actual story writing skill.  Therefore your book would take a year to write and no publisher would be interested.

Someone needs to do a fanfiction of 50 shades, but set it at a wizard school.  Bring that crap full circle (I understand that Twilight was fan fiction of Harry Potter, but I don't know if this is true)

50 Shades was a fan fiction of Twilight to begin with...  Imagine 50shades of vampire Potter.

James.k.Polk wrote:

NebulaJack wrote:This has been a really frustrating week.

Monday I was sick, so I canceled my counseling appointment. Today, I got a letter from my counselor stating that she won't be continuing with me as a patient. The letter said she doesn't think therapy is what I need for resolving my current goals or solving problems. I'm not sure if this is because she thinks I'm doing better than I might think I am, or if I've canceled too many appointments for her to want to continue with me.

Yesterday, I picked up my paycheck, and it looks like it's short by 6 hours. I don't know what that would be, but I'll have to figure that out with my boss. I'm also getting less hours because of the math class I'm taking.

Speaking of the class, we got handed back out first exam today, and I got a C. I thought I'd done better than that, like at least a B. I wasn't the only one we did poorly. Apparently enough people scored low that the teacher decided to give us a chance to raise our grade by redoing the problems we missed on the test.

Tomorrow, I have to leave the house early to go by the DHS office and fill out some more paperwork for food stamps, because the 6 month check up report thing I filled out and mailed back to them a few weeks ago was apparently incomplete.

It feels like I'm hanging on by a thread and slipping down.

If anyone wants to post a funny pic or gif to cheer me up, please do.

I can't figure out how to post images here.  try copy/pasting this link.
https://i.imgur.com/h4iFltE.png

NebulaJack wrote:This has been a really frustrating week.

Monday I was sick, so I canceled my counseling appointment. Today, I got a letter from my counselor stating that she won't be continuing with me as a patient. The letter said she doesn't think therapy is what I need for resolving my current goals or solving problems. I'm not sure if this is because she thinks I'm doing better than I might think I am, or if I've canceled too many appointments for her to want to continue with me.

Yesterday, I picked up my paycheck, and it looks like it's short by 6 hours. I don't know what that would be, but I'll have to figure that out with my boss. I'm also getting less hours because of the math class I'm taking.

Speaking of the class, we got handed back out first exam today, and I got a C. I thought I'd done better than that, like at least a B. I wasn't the only one we did poorly. Apparently enough people scored low that the teacher decided to give us a chance to raise our grade by redoing the problems we missed on the test.

Tomorrow, I have to leave the house early to go by the DHS office and fill out some more paperwork for food stamps, because the 6 month check up report thing I filled out and mailed back to them a few weeks ago was apparently incomplete.

It feels like I'm hanging on by a thread and slipping down.

If anyone wants to post a funny pic or gif to cheer me up, please do.

Patch wrote:

rkwsuperstar wrote:
My thought exactly.  Doing it as some way to try to lessen the sting.

Maybe he just want to see if Polk will respond after saying he was done.

rkwsuperstar wrote:

Patch wrote:

rkwsuperstar wrote:


I think M-I-L felt bad, she posted on the last one that she wanted Polk to keep coming back.  I wonder if she's the one who put it in the story.

rkwsuperstar wrote:

James.k.Polk wrote:

Patch wrote:Speaking of Twilight, the news just said there is a role reversal twilight book. The same story, many of the exact same sentences, just flipped. I could say how lazy that is, and how it shows, you are a one trick pony, but instead I'll say, I'm impressed. How brilliant is it to realize you can bilk your loyal fans for more money with little effort on your part. Shameless and genius.
I should write a book.

Problem is I know you have some actual story writing skill.  Therefore your book would take a year to write and no publisher would be interested.

Someone needs to do a fanfiction of 50 shades, but set it at a wizard school.  Bring that crap full circle (I understand that Twilight was fan fiction of Harry Potter, but I don't know if this is true)

rkwsuperstar wrote:

Patch wrote:

rkwsuperstar wrote:


I think M-I-L felt bad, she posted on the last one that she wanted Polk to keep coming back.  I wonder if she's the one who put it in the story.

rkwsuperstar wrote:
My thought exactly.  Doing it as some way to try to lessen the sting.

rkwsuperstar wrote:

My thought exactly.  Doing it as some way to try to lessen the sting.  And she did respond to his post on the haunt, I just thought it was odd.  She also said this week that they aren't getting many questions.  Well...no one is reading it.  No one with questions anyway.  Most of the columns barely have comments.

Patch wrote:

rkwsuperstar wrote:Hey, I'm reading the Mother in Law column, and one of the questions this week came from Polk's facebook TRV post about what to eat with his tamales.  Not a question posed to her...weird.

That's funny. I do know when it first started they got more questions than she could answer, so maybe it was one she had.  I did see a couple I sent that were not answered until a couple of weeks later.

I see there was only one question asked in last weeks post (Gallen) so maybe they are trolling for anything that can keep it alive. If they are doing this, picking one from Polk after last weeks comments, is in poor taste.

rkwsuperstar wrote:Hey, I'm reading the Mother in Law column, and one of the questions this week came from Polk's facebook TRV post about what to eat with his tamales.  Not a question posed to her...weird.

Patch wrote:

James.k.Polk wrote:
Problem is I know you have some actual story writing skill.  Therefore your book would take a year to write and no publisher would be interested.

I think the trick is not to write anything remotely interesting. Instead write a teen love story, surrounding them with danger and things preventing them from finding love. Make sure you stretch it out for at least 3 books so they can make 4 movies (thanks Hunger games) then sit back on your piles of money and write stuff you want, understanding that no one will ever read it.

Simple really.

Jane loved Eric with all her heart but each night when the moon would rise, Eric became a magical unicorn. Eric had no memory of how this curse was placed upon him, but with Jane's love she hope to prove that it is truly a blessing. Unknown to either of them a dark force has been searching for Eric and it's plans for him could bring about the end of the world.

James.k.Polk wrote:
Problem is I know you have some actual story writing skill.  Therefore your book would take a year to write and no publisher would be interested.

James.k.Polk wrote:

Patch wrote:Speaking of Twilight, the news just said there is a role reversal twilight book. The same story, many of the exact same sentences, just flipped. I could say how lazy that is, and how it shows, you are a one trick pony, but instead I'll say, I'm impressed. How brilliant is it to realize you can bilk your loyal fans for more money with little effort on your part. Shameless and genius.
I should write a book.

Problem is I know you have some actual story writing skill.  Therefore your book would take a year to write and no publisher would be interested.

Patch wrote:

James.k.Polk wrote:

Y'all are sweet for suggesting I pay for sex

I was just messing with ya. I don't think you should pay for sex. I'd guess it's probably safer at a brothel, that I imagine, but I would paranoid for years after that I caught every disease known to man.  

rkwsuperstar wrote:

James.k.Polk wrote:

Patch wrote:I just saw the Jem and the holograms trailer. Not sure what I was expecting, but it looks bad. Twilight bad.

I'm gonna come right out and say that I will pay for Arkay to see this film.  I'll even pay for a pre movie beer and some popcorn.

I want to avoid this movie like the plague.  I don't want one dollar going to the idiot fools that made this.  However, if Luke was interested in some sort of review by an actual fan of the cartoon, and I could be reimbursed for going to see this, I would consider it.  However, he has Sly Dante for this.  And his wife.

James.k.Polk wrote:

Patch wrote:I just saw the Jem and the holograms trailer. Not sure what I was expecting, but it looks bad. Twilight bad.

I'm gonna come right out and say that I will pay for Arkay to see this film.  I'll even pay for a pre movie beer and some popcorn.

Patch wrote:Speaking of Twilight, the news just said there is a role reversal twilight book. The same story, many of the exact same sentences, just flipped. I could say how lazy that is, and how it shows, you are a one trick pony, but instead I'll say, I'm impressed. How brilliant is it to realize you can bilk your loyal fans for more money with little effort on your part. Shameless and genius.
I should write a book.