FrancisCostello

I don’t like to revisit this memory but reading through this post has me compelled to talk about it for some reason.

In 2008, I was in my mid twenties and had moved back to my parents house to save some money after college. I was asleep one night when I woke up to see a shadowy figure in the corner of my room. It was still and unmoving. I don’t remember seeing any features other than its darkness.

Suddenly it was on my chest. It had slammed me to my bed so hard and it was eye to eye with me. Its face looked like the ‘screamer’ from the Van Gogh painting. I kept trying to cry out to my parents but I couldn’t breathe. I prayed to God and asked Jesus to save me. It was the single most frightening experience of my life and I don’t say that lightly. I felt helpless, hopeless, and like I was staring something worse than death in the face.

I don’t even like to recall it right now for fear that it would somehow come back to me. A poster above called the attack ‘demonic’ and I tend to agree. I find it so unsettling that so many people share the same story over and over: dark figure; heaviness on chest; hopelessness and fear.

I’ll never forget it and I pray it never happens again.

I’m interested!

Are you hezbollah by chance?

I’ve got one and it runs great in our house. Played ffvii rebirth flawlessly.

I didn’t have to do anything with the router. Pretty much out of the box worked great.

As stated, would you trade Justin Jefferson for Amon Ra and Anthony Richardson? My current QB situation is Tua + Derek Carr. It’s a ppr super flex league.

Thanks!

Suppose I don’t need the praise. I could have left that part out. I am a natural encourager and have always found it easy to point out the best in people and recognize hard work. If you aren’t insecure about it, I don’t know why you wouldn’t recognize excellent work. Especially these days!

One thing I know I could do better is protect my mentality from the constant criticism over inconsequential things. I do find myself replaying conversations in my head in the drive home and ruminating over things before I fall asleep. Shouldn’t let that dude live rent free in my brain. Some days just wanna sock him though.

Again, I never worry about my position as I’m one of the most valuable parts of our company. If I were to be dismissed I could find work quickly. I love my job. Just hate who I work for.

For a second I thought this was the Tommy Boy plot line.

Been thinking today about how often I dupe myself into things by rationalizing them to seem like they are a good idea. Things like: "Just this once", "Been a long day so I deserve to kick my feet up and veg out", etc.

What are some things that you rationalize or what are some things our culture rationalizes?

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“Now that’s a name I’ve not heard in a long, long time…”

Merry Christmas OT.

Broke my molar on some Buccees Beaver nuggets tonight. Pretty pissed to have happened on Christmas even but I digress. Don’t want to have to run to the dentist tomorrow and am hoping to wait til the 26th when things open back up. I’m just wondering if there’s any real danger to waiting? I’m not in any pain but it has exposed some of the dentin / blood vessels beneath.

Can any OT dentists weigh in? Am I gonna die?