Let's have a rant thread! ~*Stress Relief*~

[a polka dot]

DDDD< I hate the 32nd notes of Adagio. I can't figure out a way to count them in my head quickly enough so I just guess with them. D: And I can't change my fingers as quickly as my clarinet teacher does it. emo

 

[Niphz]

Aren't adagio pieces meant to be.. slow?

It's like that on the violin sometimes for me.. just have to practise really slowly..

 

[a polka dot]

That's why they have 32nd notes. 32nd notes typically only appear in slow pieces in x/4 time. If they were in an Allegro piece, the instrumentalist would get arthritis or something. gonk (Of course, if it were in a time signature like 3/8, it'd be easier.)

More practice. That's what I need. D: But it's harder on a clarinet because of the holes and the fingering positions. Dx

 

[Niphz]

Mn, yeah, I guess it is quite difficult.. but then we have to deal with fingers-must-be-in-exactly-the-right-spot-1mm-out-and-it's-a-completely-different-note as well.. ><;; pfft. Instruments. xP

32nd is like.. a demi-semi quaver right? D:

 

[a polka dot]

I wanted to play the violin when I was younger, but my mom said piano and clarinet were enough. D:

If you mean quaver as an eighth note, yup. gonk -notBritish- ><

EDIT:: Hosnap. I forgot to rant about the 32nd triplets. Well yes. They are extremely hard. /rant?

 

[Niphz]

Ahh, American style notation. :/ But it's okay because I talk about it in Chinese a bit, and it's the exact translation of the American style in Chinese so it's okay. xD

I find fast triplets easier.. they have more rhythm to hold onto. Hardest thing is playing three against two on the piano [triplets in one hand, normal beats in the other].. >< -sucks at piano so much-

 

[a polka dot]

Yeah, triplets on piano are fun. x3

I don't think I've had that problem before. Then again, I don't remember if I've ever played a piece with that. How long have you been playing?

 

[hip2b^2]

Let me just say that this isn't a "rant" its a problem, and I'm looking for a solution, not just a place to vent stressed And yes, it's long, that's why I didn't want to post this in here, but I had to, cuz my own thread was locked rolleyes << I'd like to rant about that, but no choice, this is more important

Hi, I'm hip2b^2, formally known as Yasuragi-chan. I have not spent a lot of time in this Guild, as I should, but this being the Guild I really feel comfortable in the most, I felt it was best that I posted my problem in here. I've been running away from this problem (literally) stare , since Elementary school. Today I'm in Grade 11. Its been about 8.5 years!! And I finally think it's time I faced it! But I need help--man this sounds corny I apologize! Here's the story, and I'll keep it short I promise, because I'll go on forever in some useless boring rant that will just piss me off because I have a super bad temper and I never forget the bad things that happen to me
In grade 3 this girl came into my class and I let her play with my friends. After a week or so, she started getting on all our nerves and copied off of all our work. We really didn't like her so we didn't want to hang out with her anymore (come on, we were kids). But it didn't work out as we planned. She continued to follow us, for years and years to this day in grade 11 she's followed us around. She latched onto some of my close friends so I never experienced her "true self" (kind of contradiciting, since she has no identity, I'll explain later). But then, they decided to go to a different school after Junior High.. I was so sad.. I was stuck with the annoying girl, and she followed me everywhere. I don't want to be evil and mean, but she's quite an idiot! She only thinks of herself, and see's her entire life like a tv. show. She only pursues acting because my old friends did and copied them. She copied them for such a long time, she now thinks she wants to be an actress. Basically; I only have one close friend now (well, that I hang out with EVERYDAY, I made some awesome friends in my other classes, but we don't hang out all the time and at school) at school because this annoying girl kinda drove all my other ones away. They see me with her, and they leave! Actually the other day my new friends that I adore saw me with her and they were willing to ditch me! and they're not like that! But anyways, this person, has been turning my life into hell, I 'd feel bad/guilty if I told her that I don't like her anymore/at all!, but I really--, it's been 8.5 years! I want her off my back, plz someone help me!! gonk I'M BEGGING YOU!!! Can't you see I'm desperate!?!??!!!
2nd post :I'll give you more info. about this girl to help you help me confront her. She lives in some type of fantasy, that her life is like a tv show like the OC or something. Obviously she sees herself as the main character since, well she's her sweatdrop but, she sees's highschool like a show of herself! I don't know how to to explain, but she's always trying her best to get herself, a label! She dresses like she's going to a dinner party 25% of the time, and well, she just really wants to get noticed, but she doesn't do anything, like join clubs. She told us one that she was "disappointed that nobody in the school thinks shes a loud person" and vice versa "thinks she's a quiet shy person" and that "only her friends (she meant us I guess) knew that she was "loud" stare We asked her why that wasn't good enough for her, that her "friends" are the only people that know what she's really like on the inside (usually that's the case), and she just shrugged it off and says "I don't know.. ~mumble mumble mumble~" We constantly tell her to just be herself. I tried that with really big words with more than 2 syllables, and it was just a waste of breath for me. She just paused for a long time and said "I had your Chinese food last night, it was good" (my parents own a resturaunt). What my friends and I see, is that she has no regard for our feelings or what we say! She asks us a question only to talk about herself and seem like she cares about our school life. She asks about how my classes are only because a guy is in there that she likes. I'm not friends with him and niether is she, but she expects me to take my mind off my studies and school work so I can pay attention to him and report back to her what he does! Sometimes we say mean things to her, and she acts like it's a joke.. She lets herself be treated like crap! And I don't want her do that to herself anymore, she's only hurting herself, and making my friends and our lives unbearable. She lets herself get insulted so that we'll hang out with her so she won't look friendless. She always asks us if we hear people talking about her and never goes anywhere with out someone along. When we go out for food and has enough money for somewhere else, she won't go unless we go with her! She's willing to starv so long as to not look like she's by herself. We resort to sneaking around the school at lunch times so she won't find us! She's very superficial and egotistic.. It seems like this psuedofriendship isn't very benificial to anyof us.<< and what more can I say, except I want her away from me? I'm just afraid that we'll make her more unstable

 

[Niphz]

@hip - It sounds like she is just ultra insecure and desperate. I'd agree with everything you've done so far, and I think.. maybe she could be encouraged to appreciate herself more, I mean not just tell her but encourage her to find and pursue something she's genuinely good at like music or sport or some other hobby? And also like integrate her into the rest of the society in your school more so that she feels more comfortable around others [this also takes the burden off you, eventually]?

Just some suggestions, hope you find it useful smile

As for the thread-locking, you're right that it is a 'problem' but.. the way you posted is very rant-like, I think I'd say Sin was fair in locking the thread. Let's not argue about it, ne?

 

[t0shi0]

I agree. It was very spam-ish. ninja

Well I've already posted my opinion on the matter.

xD

 

[a polka dot]

O: Hip's post inspired me to rant about something else.

There's this girl in my class who also seems so think her life is a story or something. She claims that she is in "love" with a boy and reads shoujo manga all the time, and then she draws these horribly disproportionate pictures that have the exact same style as Fruits Basket and she asks me to help her with her drawings. gonk And in class, she'll make a "joke" and start laughing at her own joke and everyone else would be like, "uh..." and then we pity-laugh. And because of that, she thinks she's like the class clown or something. And she also thinks I'm her friend. I sorta feel sorry for her, but then I wanna squish her head at the same time. D:

(She lives by me, and sometimes I see her "roleplaying" Naruto with her other friend that's sorta like her, and she shouts random Japanese words like "TEME" with a horrible definitely-not-Japanese accent all the time.)

 

[xiiao-ai]

If any mods feel that the thread was locked wrongly,

Then they will unlock it.

 

[xiiao-ai]

Hip && Noodle's posts reminded me of someone.
Sandy. D:
See, Sin has two groups.
One's a very big group, and the other's small.
But everyone in the small group are really really close.
And at the start of last year, we all got put into different classes.
And so we'd hang out at lunch and such.
But then Sandy came along.
And she was only there because she and my friend Lucia were classmates-who-are-not-so-close-friends.

At first, Sandy was okay. We could tolerate her.
But then, she became annoying. She laughed at things that weren't funny. She'd use our stuff when she had her own. If she was upset or whatever, she'd criticise every single little thing we did. She acted as though she was oh-so-perfect. And as though everyone admired her. But she'd never go anywhere without one or two of us. If we went to the library or something, she'd tag along. Even if she had no reason to be there, and we were only printing out an assignment or something.
She was like.. a leech.

At first, we'd ignore her.
That didn't work.
We'd split up into pairs or into groups of three at the beginning of lunch, and try to lose her if she followed us. We'd then meet somewhere else.
That didn't work.
We even tried changing the place where we hung out.
That worked for a while, but then she found us.

Sin's friends Grace and Lucia didn't like her, but they didn't want to hurt her feelings. Sin and her friend Anna hated her, but we didn't know what to do. And Lindsay's just indifferent. In the end, Sin told Sandy about how she and her group felt.
-was pissed at the time-

 

[t0shi0]

Yeah for taking action. >D

It seems like everyone has someone annoying in their group. Listen to Tosh's story now. D<

She won't have a name 'cos she's not cool enough to. I don't even remember how she started hanging out with us... She just started eating with us one day. And Tosh never liked her, 'cos she 'stole okaasan from me' xD (Long story. But basically, one of my close friend (Deshi, you've probably seen her in my art shop. 'Kai-shii') started hanging out with her more.) And being the possessive child I am, I wasn't too happy with her.

So one day, after school, one of my friend, Vinci asked me if I liked her or not. And I said 'do you like her?' so after beating around the bush for awhile, we realized that none of us liked her. And apparently, she was from my friend's school and they didn't like her there either. They got rid of her but she returned again. ;______;

Then, talking to more people from my group, it turns out no one but 2 people liked her. (One of them being Deshi. >.>;; ) So we all decided to ditch her. And I wanted to do it... So after school one day, I was like 'We don't really like you, so I think you should do find other friends'. But she didn't leave. gonk The next day, she was still eating with us. And it seemed like she just thought I hated her. oO;; So I tried again, this time harsher... 'It seems like we've had some sort've misunderstanding. We all hate you. -names everyone in my group- So please f off.' (Hey. Atleast I didn't say ********.) And we walked away. But it didn't work 'cos the two people still ate with her. Dx

After school, surprise, surprise, she was there. This time, Tosh was really pissed, and said 'Look, get a ******** clue we ******** hate you.' But she still didn't leave. ;_____; Then, she changed her MSN name to something about how we don't know what she's going through and we'll regret what we did. And started talking s**t about us, or more like me, and how it's our fault and she has family issues. At which point, I was ready to slap the s**t out of her. C: But one of my friend found out that she's been with just about every group in the school and every single one has ditched her. Which made me feel so much better. :'D After us, she went to another group, but was ditched again. And we aren't exactly sure who she's with now.

She still comes to us after school sometimes. =3=;; But it was hellin' funny when my friend who still likes her got money from her to buy food. Then she saw my friend give the money to me. Haha. >D

 

[a polka dot]

O: Tosh made me want to rant about someone else.

You know what I really hate? Those people who try so hard to make friends and lie about themselves to do so.
This girl was my friend since 2nd grade, but in 5th grade we went to different schools, she went to the middle school for "Magnet." (Magnet is a program for "smart" kids, but really, anyone could get in if the classes weren't full.) But she still lived by me so we still talked and stuff, so she tells me how annoying this one boy in her class was, how she was accepted into the school talent show but couldn't go, how she was going out with an eighth grader, and how she was so popular. But in sixth grade, I find out she liked the "annoying boy" the whole year, you can't perform in the talent show until sixth grade, obviously she never went out with the eighth grader, and nobody liked her except for a few people. (Now, those people don't even like her anymore.) Oh, and she raised her hand in band when the teacher asked who sang in their church choir. I knew her dad thought religion was BS.