05-24-2011, 12:07 AM
Does anyone else have trouble with social interaction? Sometimes I feel like my friends don't really want me there and are hanging out with me out of a feeling of obligation but won't tell me what they really think of me.
(05-27-2011, 10:15 PM)Raman Wrote: [ -> ]Obviously, Steve is not to blame since one cannot expect backing up a database several times a day, once a day appears to suffice considering that the webhosting company won't change servers out of the blue without notifying the clients....however the host could have backed up all data before the server was turned off...and not depend on the client?...
Honestly, this seems unheard of...very unprofessional to say the least.
(05-27-2011, 10:15 PM)Raman Wrote: [ -> ]Obviously, Steve is not to blame since one cannot expect backing up a database several times a day, once a day appears to suffice considering that the webhosting company won't change servers out of the blue without notifying the clients....however the host could have backed up all data before the server was turned off...and not depend on the client?...
Honestly, this seems unheard of...very unprofessional to say the least.
(05-29-2011, 02:12 PM)Raman Wrote: [ -> ]These are some excuses to help the poor guy that (probably) stepped on bring4th.org server's power cord.....
http://zork.net/fortunes/bofh-excuses
(06-03-2011, 06:52 PM)Lorna Wrote: [ -> ]hi transiten
what a stressful afternoon you had and i'm sorry that the situation unfolded as it did
i wonder if gender played a part in this, you mentioned the guy was from an arabic country, so possibly a patriarchal cultural background? there are still sadly an awful lot of men who won't accept anything a woman tells them - i see this in my own family, a very recent situation where my mother tried to have a discussion with my uncle and it escalated into quite a volatile situation because fundamentally she's female and was trying to tell him something that he didn't want to hear, so he became aggressive, loud and belittled her
anyway, that's possibly off on a tangent
looking back an alternative approach may have been to have checked whether your other neighbours felt similarly and then jointly wrote them a letter, or expressed concern to the landlord and asked them to have a word?
or in the situation as it unfolded today once aggression started to simply take a step back physically and retreat
however, it sounds to me as though this situation has given you much to think about and therefore it is perhaps not a bad thing that it happened. people you thought would be supportive towards you turned out not to be, that is useful information to know, it really is, although i'm sure you feel some trauma and a sense of loss from that realisation.
you imply that you stirred up aggression - it doesn't sound to me as though that is what happened, instead it sounds as though the aggression was already very close to the surface and you were simply a catalyst to it bursting through.
be gentle with yourself transiten x
(06-09-2011, 05:02 AM)Nyu Wrote: [ -> ]I can understand the apprehension over the Pitbulls though. Not saying they are "all evil" BUT it is smart I think to remember that they are animals that are deliberately bred to be aggressive, and they have stronger jaws than most other dogs. Once they latch on it is extremely difficult to get them to let go (I would NOT get my face close enough to two fighting Pitbulls to scream in their ear), in fact it is almost impossible I believe until they give in and decide to let go. I'm not saying a dog like that should be put down automatically but I would never have them loose around children or other animals. Even ones who have been treated kindly their whole lives have the ability to get angry and snap and kill or disfigure your child. I personally believe they should not be treated the same as other dogs in a similar way that you would not treat a snake the same way you would treat a lizard. Maybe in an effort to compromise the landlord should enforce the rule that ALL dogs should be leashed/muzzled.. including your poor old dog even though you know your dog is harmless. It just makes it easier to level the playing field and stop the other people getting defensive. In regards to the other people though, I also believe in a way it was a good thing they didn't side with you. It showed who they are inside..
(06-09-2011, 05:35 AM)Nyu Wrote: [ -> ]I actually had a WONDERFUL time being out in the city tonight!! I hate the city lol, but I went there after work to buy something and I was just "being" in the moment and I sat across from a woman on the tram who was of the light! I just saw it shining so brightly within her, it was amazing. She was just an ordinary woman of around 50, with an open book in front of her but she wasn't reading, she was staring out the window pondering something and I just saw this goodness and beauty in her face and I was overcome with a feeling of joy. Then I was thinking about her and thinking I wouldn't see another one, and I walked past this homeless man but he had the biggest brightest smile and was just radiating happiness! There was someone standing next to him and he was sitting on a fluffy white mattress/blanket looking thing that I'm guessing the person who was with him might have given him. Then I was so happy that I saw two people who were just shining, and I got on the train to come home and I saw two disabled people, and one was only about 5 years or so older than myself and I felt this overwhelming compassion, and I realised I think if we manage to live past October/December 2012 - whenever it is - that I think the best way I can be of service is to become a carer. I used to work for a quadriplegic woman before my current job (in her business, not as a carer), so I am not a stranger to people with disability, but it wasn't until tonight that I realised there is such a need there for not only physical assistance but also the emotional/spiritual assistance of pure love.
(06-09-2011, 10:51 PM)Nyu Wrote: [ -> ]I'm sure your doggie had a wonderful life, and might become human next life! It's sad letting go but I'm sure he/she loves you very much. Xoxo