Moments You Are Most Made Of Glass

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They're usually worse when they have a physical element too, like

Sitting nervously at the computer and your back starts hurting but you still can't change position and turning around seems out of the question

Buying a lot of groceries and walking all gimped and tipsily back home wishing you had someone to help you (who's going to eat all this food, anyway?)

Bring the pain, folks!

― LC, Wednesday, 31 March 2004 07:11 (twenty-two years ago)

I could bring so much pain to this thread from my back. I've not had a proper, uninterrupted, 8 hour sleep since well before Christmas, despite several attempts to. I've now given up on my bed completely and started sleeping on the sofa-futon, which is OK, but isn't meant to be slept on much, and as such creaks. I might get a new mattress this weekend, or maybe a whole new fucking bed. On Monday morning I awoke in agony at 5.30am, and had to wander around the house hunched up like a little old lady for an hour or more before it loosed up enough for me to go and lie down again.

Plus last night playing football I twisted my left ankle, which is now sore, and caught a vicious shot in the nuts when I was in goal.

― Sick Nouthall (Nick Southall), Wednesday, 31 March 2004 07:16 (twenty-two years ago)

Oh the carrying groceries one... gah! So much pain... so heavy... and then it starts raining, and then one of the bags breaks and bits of my shopping go all over the footpath and Im soggy and tired and its late and no one helps me EVER and then I start crying cos I've had enough.

― Trayce (trayce), Wednesday, 31 March 2004 07:20 (twenty-two years ago)

What's the back pain you are suffering from? I know my mom has similar pains from a disc (?) which is turned 45 degrees.

― jesus nathalie (nathalie), Wednesday, 31 March 2004 07:22 (twenty-two years ago)

Last time my back siezed on me, I took muscle relaxant painkillers and lay on one of those heat-wheat bags for several hours. Pills knocked me out good, but the muscles relaxed and the spasm dissapated.

Thatd be no use if its a disc or something tho, granted :/

― Trayce (trayce), Wednesday, 31 March 2004 07:25 (twenty-two years ago)

Two words: kidney infection.

― Madchen (Madchen), Wednesday, 31 March 2004 07:27 (twenty-two years ago)

I've had periodic muscular back pain for ages, a result of working five years on and off in a pub, doing morning shifts for the last two or three years and hulking barrels and crates around. The current pain I thought was to do with my chair, which was a dodgy sofa bed that caused me top slip into a very 'not good' position, so I got a new one (the futon-sofa) which is great, but the pain, while eased, hasn't gone. It's just in the mornings for a while and then I loosen up and am fine. My current bed mattress is too soft, so my lower back and waist sinks into it too far and I wake up like a little old lady, incredibly sore across my lower back.

― Sick Nouthall (Nick Southall), Wednesday, 31 March 2004 07:28 (twenty-two years ago)

You're in a friend's car with the music loud. The album ends and leaves you in complete silence so unbreakable you end up pretending to fall asleep. She doesn't believe you.

― LC, Wednesday, 31 March 2004 09:04 (twenty-two years ago)

the other day i woke up, hungover, there was no food in house, hadn't had food the whole of the day before, soo hungry. so went to go to the supermarket to buy some food, massive queue, with me holding a 2 litre bottle of coke and various things, waited for 10 minutes with my energy level ever depleting, and then had to lug all the food home (only 5 minutes walk), but by the time i got to my door and upstairs i so almost passed out.. and had to munch on a pear just to stay alive before making proper dinner.

and there was that tuesday after the last fancy a kickabout... i couldn't get out of bed cos my legs were so aching from tiredness! every step was like woooah pain!

― ken c (ken c), Wednesday, 31 March 2004 09:16 (twenty-two years ago)

not just the legs either! the whole body actually hurt (it hurt to cough or sneeze!!! and i had a cold!!)

― ken c (ken c), Wednesday, 31 March 2004 09:17 (twenty-two years ago)

Ken, you should have done that Mum thing where you feed the kid (or yourself) chocolage and save the packet to be swiped at the checkout.

― Madchen (Madchen), Wednesday, 31 March 2004 09:22 (twenty-two years ago)

Ah Ken that often happens me, it's a killer. One day I went into college in a rush and didn't have breakfast (I never have breakfast but I hadn't eaten the night before either) and I was getting a can from the machine when I became very faint and swayed around for a bit, I was so close to fainting, it was pretty scary. Imagine the embarassment.

― Ronan (Ronan), Wednesday, 31 March 2004 09:26 (twenty-two years ago)

I hadn't thought of that!!! next time this trick will save my life! Will I have to dress up as a mum first? (or a kid?)

When I was at the supermarket I had the hunger curse as well - ended up almost buying everything from every food section cos everything looked so DELICIOUS and FILLING.

― ken c (ken c), Wednesday, 31 March 2004 09:30 (twenty-two years ago)

I read this as, Momus You Are Made Out Of Glass.

Help me.

― Jarlr'mai (jarlrmai), Wednesday, 31 March 2004 10:10 (twenty-two years ago)

haha i read that too!!

― ken c (ken c), Wednesday, 31 March 2004 10:16 (twenty-two years ago)

Okay here's another - start a thread about emotional paranoia and have everyone think you're talking about hunger and Momus.

― LC, Wednesday, 31 March 2004 10:20 (twenty-two years ago)

Oh emotional paranoia, jesus don't get me started. Buying food and wondering is the cashier thinking "why on earth is he buying that?????"

Walking into a shop and walking around and buying nothing and thinking everyone has noticed.

Wondering if you've said "thank you" too many times or not enough to cashiers, as they give you your change, as they put stuff in a bag?

― Ronan (Ronan), Wednesday, 31 March 2004 10:43 (twenty-two years ago)

WHY DO YOU HATE ME?!

― stevem (blueski), Wednesday, 31 March 2004 11:10 (twenty-two years ago)

"One please."

"Pardon, sir?"

"ONE."

"Table for one?"

"Yup."

"Right this way sir!"

― LC, Wednesday, 31 March 2004 11:31 (twenty-two years ago)

I've got this evil condition (the name of which I can't remember at the mo) where stomach acid makes it's way back up at me in my sleep, hence giving me the worst stomach pains EVAH! I wake up at 3 in the morning at least twice a week, and have to writh around in agony for a while or listen to music or something. I hate my stomach - it's rubbish.

― Johnney B (Johnney B), Wednesday, 31 March 2004 11:34 (twenty-two years ago)

lol this is exactly like my baller thread that happened to mention food and everyone ended up talking about food and noone about balling (it's okay though, I'm a pretty vague guy).

― LC, Wednesday, 31 March 2004 11:36 (twenty-two years ago)

I had that, but the acid had pooled in my throat giving me agonising and terrifying pain. Waking up I had no idea what to do - I burst into hysterical tears and had to be comforted by an aghast sgs.

(x-post)

― Markelby (Mark C), Wednesday, 31 March 2004 11:37 (twenty-two years ago)

I believe this is what is known as acid reflux.

― Madchen (Madchen), Wednesday, 31 March 2004 11:48 (twenty-two years ago)

it was big in 88-89

― Tracer Hand (tracerhand), Wednesday, 31 March 2004 11:55 (twenty-two years ago)

Don't eat so close to bedtime - and excercise after meals. Drink something carbonated too. A burp is a wonderful thing.

― dave225 (Dave225), Wednesday, 31 March 2004 11:55 (twenty-two years ago)

The "thank you" crisis w/servers or shopkeepers runs deep and fragmentary w/in this ilXor.. I always change my strategy and it always seems wrong. In a restaurant they'll come and give you your silverware, - "thanks" - then some glasses of water - "thanks" - then some bread - "thanks" - after the second or third "thanks" I begin to feel that I doth protest too much? Like I'm acknowledging their acts of servitude: "thanks for this next dollop." I feel that I should save them up for more consolidated and meaningful moments but I can never suss when those are, quite.

In a shop I'll often say thanks when handing my money over, because that's the moment where the cigarettes or whatever are mine. But then they give me my change and I've used up my thanks.... so what, say it again? Lame. But to say nothing would be churlish.

― Tracer Hand (tracerhand), Wednesday, 31 March 2004 12:00 (twenty-two years ago)

So I just say "asta la seeya!!"

― Tracer Hand (tracerhand), Wednesday, 31 March 2004 12:00 (twenty-two years ago)

just keep an arsenal of words and keep rotating them "thanks" "ta" "thank you" "cheers boss" "nice one guvn'r"

― ken c (ken c), Wednesday, 31 March 2004 12:04 (twenty-two years ago)

Tracer, it's quite possible to have an entire conversation/exchange in Britain where both parties say nothing but thanks or, on occasion, sorry.

Bus conductor (anticipating fare): Thanks.
Tracer (handing over money): Thanks.
Bus conductor (taking money): Thanks.
Tracer: (receiving change): Thanks.
Bus Conductor (valedictory): Thanks.
Tracer: (valedictory): Thanks.

THIS REALLY DOES HAPPEN. Don't fret, it's fine.

― Markelby (Mark C), Wednesday, 31 March 2004 12:23 (twenty-two years ago)

You can also, in Britain, have entire conversations/exchanges based upon the words 'all right' with such a choice of inflections that you'll be there for HOURS.

― suzy (suzy), Wednesday, 31 March 2004 12:30 (twenty-two years ago)

Oh I've had the "sorry" conversation plenty of times. It's better than the passive-aggressive "silent" conversation though, where you're in their way but don't see them at all and rather than actually say anything they just fume in one spot and you turn around and you're like "oh I'm sorry, please DO pass" and they give you the eye, like "took you long enough." WELL JUST SAY SOMETHING DAMMIT, and don't say "sorry" because you're not sorry. Say "excuse me" like the fucking phrasebook says.

I love your "thanks" convo Mark. It really is pretty realistic. Of course it assumes a bus driver who can manage more than a condescending grunt.

Haha suzy can you give us a short script? "Mate, Where's My Vauxhall?"

― Tracer Hand (tracerhand), Wednesday, 31 March 2004 12:31 (twenty-two years ago)

Whoa, this thread turned out a lot less poignant than I planned. Whatever.

NICE ONE BROTHER!!!
NICE ONE BRUV!!!
FUCKING NICE ONE BROVA!!!
NIIIIIIICE OOO.... etc etc

― LC, Wednesday, 31 March 2004 12:32 (twenty-two years ago)

LC I think it's pretty obvious that if a "sorry" from a stranger does my head in like that I'm virtually a walking glass factory.

― Tracer Hand (tracerhand), Wednesday, 31 March 2004 12:38 (twenty-two years ago)

I mean, despite all my rage I am still just a rat in a cage, ya heard??

― Tracer Hand (tracerhand), Wednesday, 31 March 2004 12:39 (twenty-two years ago)

but being the rat inside that cage would you be able to defeat a hamster?

― ken c (ken c), Wednesday, 31 March 2004 13:13 (twenty-two years ago)

A rat with its superior size and speed would easily be able to overcome a hamster.

― Jarlr'mai (jarlrmai), Wednesday, 31 March 2004 13:14 (twenty-two years ago)

Neither could stab you with a stick.

― Madchen (Madchen), Wednesday, 31 March 2004 13:16 (twenty-two years ago)

nor would they say "sorry" afterwards

― ken c (ken c), Wednesday, 31 March 2004 13:17 (twenty-two years ago)

But a hamster is quicker and could run up a tree and throw rocks at the Rat, as it suffers a long & painful death.

― dave225 (Dave225), Wednesday, 31 March 2004 13:24 (twenty-two years ago)

that assumes that there is a tree in the cage - the rat being an evil mastermind brain can trick the hamster into the hamster wheel and watch in laughter as the poor hamster exhausts itself to death.

― ken c (ken c), Wednesday, 31 March 2004 14:25 (twenty-two years ago)

Men's bog, UK. One in there. Enter another. Wary glances (always happens when you've got your cock in your hand).

"Alright?"

"Alright."

(Pause.)

"Alright?"

(Pause.)

"Alright! alright?"

"Alright."

"ALLLLRIGHTTTT!!!!"

They go outside and the police are called. Alright?

― Dorien Thomas (Dorien Thomas), Wednesday, 31 March 2004 15:11 (twenty-two years ago)

YOU WERE AT THE TOILET AT THE SAME TIME AS ANDRE 3000?!??!?!

― ken c (ken c), Wednesday, 31 March 2004 15:14 (twenty-two years ago)

i love "alright" conversations! one from the other night:

"alright, phil?"
"alright, love?"
"alright."
"alright, baby girl." [pat on back]

― lauren (laurenp), Wednesday, 31 March 2004 15:24 (twenty-two years ago)

You have some party girls over and you thought they'd be into your collection but they're fuckin disco vets and are all like "Hmph" when you stammer "I d...ddon't have decks here." Oh well, you'll do fine with your buuuumpin' MP3 collection which goes awesome for a while, till it shuffles into really wack rock music only your ILM friends could get into. During the four seconds it takes you to drop everything and select a new track, you get a knock at the door for a noise complaint.

― LC, Friday, 2 April 2004 03:34 (twenty-two years ago)

lol sometimes I scare myself

― LC, Friday, 2 April 2004 03:34 (twenty-two years ago)

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