# I haz a sad **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [July 11, 2013, 8:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-haz-a-sad/663254 "2013-07-11T20:57:23Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 12\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![nearwildheaven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/90db22/32.png) [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2013, 8:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-haz-a-sad/663254/1 "2013-07-11T20:57:23Z")
I went through some old papers to shred them, and found pay stubs from the job I had to quit under very bad circumstances in early 2012, as well as bills and other paperwork from that time in my life. It’s something I just didn’t want to be reminded of, and can’t think of any way to cheer myself up. Even that “Negative Celebrity Encounters” thread didn’t do it. Yeah, I realize things could be a lot worse. But it’s real for me. ☹ ---
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2013, 9:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-haz-a-sad/663254/2 "2013-07-11T21:05:34Z")
[Does this help?](http://rookery.s3.amazonaws.com/1146500/1146626_ab8b_625x1000.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![Labrador\_Deceiver](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7c8e57/32.png) [@Labrador\_Deceiver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Labrador_Deceiver)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2013, 9:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-haz-a-sad/663254/3 "2013-07-11T21:06:42Z")
S/he wants to be cheered up, not scared to death. ---
**Author:** ![nearwildheaven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/90db22/32.png) [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2013, 9:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-haz-a-sad/663254/4 "2013-07-11T21:07:24Z")
😛 That cat doesn’t look very happy about being painted. It’s just that all this reminded me of what this did to my colleagues, whom I liked, and in addition it was a terrific company to work for, and on top of it all, the job was literally killing me. It wasn’t a decision made lightly, because I had only worked there 6 months and had moved to a town where I knew absolutely nobody. Sometimes I think I would like to come out of early retirement, but for now I don’t have to, and whenever I hear people talk about how poorly employers treat them, I keep reminding myself that I’m doing the right thing. At least I don’t have anyone else (human, anyway) depending on me. ---
**Author:** ![astro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/9dc877/32.png) [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2013, 9:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-haz-a-sad/663254/5 "2013-07-11T21:09:51Z")
> [@nearwildheaven](#): > > 😛 > > That cat doesn’t look very happy about being painted. I’m thinking that’s Photoshopped. You can tell by the pixels. ---
**Author:** ![Snowboarder\_Bo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowboarder_bo/32/229_2.png) [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2013, 9:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-haz-a-sad/663254/6 "2013-07-11T21:11:30Z")
When I’m feeling a little down or even just kind of blah, I always find that [this](http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lzrfjmp2q41qcucu6o1_400.jpg) cheers me up. [spoiler]How can anyone feel bad when looking at a rabbit with a pancake on it’s head? They can’t. No one can. It’s likely the picture in the dictionary for “mirth”![/spoiler] ---
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2013, 9:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-haz-a-sad/663254/7 "2013-07-11T21:33:59Z")
[Watch this.](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3qqE_WmagjY) ---
**Author:** ![Labrador\_Deceiver](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7c8e57/32.png) [@Labrador\_Deceiver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Labrador_Deceiver)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2013, 9:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-haz-a-sad/663254/8 "2013-07-11T21:40:54Z")
That’s much better than the scary-ass clown cat. ---
**Author:** ![purplehorseshoe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/purplehorseshoe/32/2996_2.png) [@purplehorseshoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/purplehorseshoe)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2013, 9:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-haz-a-sad/663254/9 "2013-07-11T21:59:31Z")
Dammit, **Bo**. Now I want pancakes. … And, possibly, stewed rabbit. ETA: Early retirement? That’s not near heaven. It IS heaven. (I’m at work while typing this … ) That said, I hope you soon haz no sad. ---
**Author:** ![nearwildheaven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/90db22/32.png) [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2013, 10:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-haz-a-sad/663254/10 "2013-07-11T22:07:18Z")
I realized that I sold my house 2 years ago today. Maybe that was a factor. Anniversary reactions really do happen. In between, I had to be domiciled somewhere because I had a contract job at a startup that I realized almost immediately was not the job for me, because (among other things) the regular employees weren’t getting paid. :mad: The interview with the disastrous job was just a week later, and yes, I moved twice in 2 months. Let’s not go there; it was as bad as it sounded. As for early retirement, I worry about getting really sick, my health insurance not paying or getting cancelled (I’m buying my own) and running out of money. This evening, I have to go to a meeting for a charity organization I signed up for, and if I’m lucky, I won’t come out of there feeling like there went 1 1/2 hours of my life that I won’t be getting back. :rolleyes: ---
**Author:** ![purplehorseshoe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/purplehorseshoe/32/2996_2.png) [@purplehorseshoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/purplehorseshoe)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2013, 10:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-haz-a-sad/663254/11 "2013-07-11T22:09:21Z")
Anniversary reactions: true dat. True dat! ---
**Author:** ![nearwildheaven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/90db22/32.png) [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2013, 1:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-haz-a-sad/663254/12 "2013-07-12T01:44:44Z")
The meeting was actually quite productive, and I’m eating a hot fudge sundae right now, so life is somewhat better. 🙂