Search where?

This Portfolio (charlieabney)

All of Writing.Com

◄ December ►
S	M	T	W	T	F	S
1	2	3	4	5	6	7
8	9	10	11	12	13	14
15	16	17	18	19	20	21
22	23	24	25	26	27	28
29	30	31
Archive				RSS

Create New Item

Read & Review

Community

Browse By Type

Browse By Genre

Writing Resources

Friday, Dec. 27, 2024

1:33am EST

Members: 773

Guests: 2,169

Total Online: 2,942

Life's Needle Drop

by Charlie ~

Rated: GC · Book · Emotional · #2030442

My 2nd blog. My spot for sharing my life, music, and writing with my friends.

Hello, Hello.
Fancy seeing you here.

I'll work on making this nice and pretty later. *

Check out my old blog:

Invalid Item

This item number is not valid.
#1974611 by Not Available.

I also have a poetry blog, for those who dig poetry:

Invalid Item

This item number is not valid.
#2034524 by Not Available.

AND I have a mental health group with a monthly challenge:

Invalid Item

This item number is not valid.
#2146101 by Not Available.

[Embed For Use By Upgraded+]

Lay my hands on Heaven and the sun and the moon and the stars
While the devil wants to fuck me in the back of his car ♡

* I will never make this pretty.

Previous ... -1- 2 3 4 ... Next

Show Recent Comments

10 Most Recent Blog Comments:

Debi Wharton

Feb 22, 2024 at 11:25pm
In response to "Invalid Entry"

Hey Charlie, Now as an avid shopper you also have to consider girl math, you have to buy more to get the free shipping.

Your classmate sounds like a real smart fella there. SMH. I hate to use the term idiots but if the shoe fits.

Rudeness such as chewing with your mouth open so that I have to see your food disgusts me. Or someone who doesn't brush their teeth regularly Ughh. Gag... I can't.

I'm always early, I refuse to go if I'm going to be late, and when I worked everything had to be done on time if not early. I just can't with those who waste my time and think its funny being late. It's so disrespectful. Ok I'll stop and get off my soapbox now.

Kåre เลียม Enga

Jul 30, 2019 at 1:23am
In response to "Invalid Entry"

I'm glad I read this old blog. It clears some things up.

Me? I hold too much in. I literally have never felt safe to share with some groups. Weird in a way. It's more than just being burnt... more like having to look in a mirror and seeing what I don't want to see.

1 Like

SPACE COBWEBS

Jan 30, 2019 at 11:08am
In response to "Invalid Entry"

Wisdom.
Every time I read one of your blog posts I'm really glad I "know" you.

On that last one, about time and punctuality: also, some folks just don't consider responsibility or due dates or deadlines IMPORTANT enough to do it on time/be there on time.

Charlie ~

Jan 30, 2019 at 9:35am
In response to "Invalid Entry"

I frequently do the same, IceSkatingSugarCube

! I'll get somewhere like 15 minutes early and just hang out in the car until it's time to go in. I'll never understand the people who burst through the door 20 minutes late like 4 times a week.

I had to start leaning away from finance when I was making my list, otherwise it would have been all finance-related, Waltz Invictus

The sad part is that this person who has been taking out all these loans is in my majors - finance and accounting.

I'm still so confused. How did they get to senior-level finance with so little know-how. I don't get it.
I think that talking about their finances makes people uncomfortable because they know that there's a lot of shit they don't know. I think it makes them anxious to think about money and how they could be misusing it. Plus, people are like terrified of math of any sort. Usually when someone asks what my major is and I tell them, they respond with something about being bad at math.

You should definitely write a personal finance book!

Aww, Alexi

It's great to see you back around. I'm sorry you've been having life issues. I hope you're doing much better now? You know I have a foul mouth.

People definitely tend to jump straight to the worst conclusion when any problem arises, which is why you so frequently hear, "My computer is broken!" when there's really a simple fix.

You should write a finance book too! There are so many scammy things out there that will totally mess with your personal finance if you fall into them... payday loans, credit repair scams, investment scams. I could write a book of my own, to be fair.

I've hung up the phone on people for that exact reasons, Merry QPdoll

. I will gag if someone's chewing food in my ear like that.

Just why. It's so gross. We need to get you some personal finance help! This is only tangentially related and not a statement on you, but one of the nonprofits I work with consists of me making budget plans for people who were recently homeless and have just gotten back on their feet. A lot of the people I work with have only been at their job for less than a month or been in an apartment for a week or two. My role is to gather all of their financial information and then consult with them on their bills, disposable income, purchases, and stuff like that. It's shocking to see the financial decisions people make after just being homeless. I'm like, dude, you were just homeless 2 weeks ago.

Why would you enter a rental-purchase agreement for a 65" television that costs $30 per week and will require you to ultimately pay over $1000 more than the retail cost of the television????

The social skills class is so needed, Lostwordsmith

It bothers me so much when people aren't aware of their surroundings or their impact on others.

2 Like

Lostwordsmith

Jan 30, 2019 at 7:08am
In response to "Invalid Entry"

Interesting list! I agree about the Social Skills class. There are a lot of people who could use that.

2 Like

Merry QPdoll

Jan 30, 2019 at 6:55am
In response to "Invalid Entry"

I don't know if it would be considered a basic life skill, but it could fall under customer service. It's absolutely rude and unprofessional to eat or chew gum when you're on the phone with someone!

Waltz Invictus

and Alexi

, I am so bad with my finances. I live paycheck to paycheck and can never seem to keep anything in savings. Grr.

2 Like

Alexi

Jan 30, 2019 at 5:54am
In response to "Invalid Entry"

Hi Charlie, long time no speak as I was away due to life issues... A very intelligent and interesting blog Charlie. I liked it minus the swear words

Most things can be solved if one reads the small print, asks questions, keeps notes and then makes wise decisions, unfortunately people run headlong into calamity and then have the consequences to cope with afterwards.

Yes, Waltz Invictus

I have often thought about writing about the pitfalls of getting tangled in "Barbed wire Money Systems"

I have seen so much of the disasters it has caused with some people. I have in the past been unconsciously roped into financial situations that were most unpleasant and having to make sensible plans to unravel them.

An interesting blog with much food for thought Charlie.

Alexi

1 Like

Waltz Invictus

Jan 30, 2019 at 2:39am
In response to "Invalid Entry"

I could write a book on the personal finance topic. No, seriously, I could. The amount of brutal ignorance out there on the topic is astonishing, especially considering that the facts aren't exactly state secrets; it's all over the freakin' internet. Of course, that means that the misinformation is all over the freakin' internet, too. But it still boggles my mind how many people misunderstand things like how credit cards work, how interest is calculated (and how to make it work for you), what the marginal tax rate really means, how not to buy a car, rent vs. buy, why everyone should have savings...

Dammit. Like I said, I could write a book... but not in your blog.

The problem is, whenever I talk about this stuff peoples' eyes glaze over and they start fidgeting. It's not just the math part, either. The math is disgustingly simple. It's just physically and psychically uncomfortable for them. So I've learned to keep my fool mouth shut unless someone asks me a direct question. And they never do.

3 Like

IceSkatingSugarCube

Jan 30, 2019 at 1:11am
In response to "Invalid Entry"

I LOVE your list of blog topics.

Also, I can't stand it when people are late for things. I would rather get there early and have to sit in my car for a few minutes then explain to people why I couldn't manage to get there on time. In fact, if I do happen to be late, I'd rather not go at all.

2 Like

Lostwordsmith

Jan 29, 2019 at 9:58pm
In response to "Invalid Entry"

I used the same song in my blog, too! Yeah, that is seriously cold AF and nothing could induce me to go outside in that, other than maybe my house on fire.

#355. A rant for the road.
ID #950745 entered on January 30, 2019 at 12:56am

#354. Subzero Support System
ID #950673 entered on January 29, 2019 at 12:23am

#353. Major vs Minor
ID #950655 entered on January 28, 2019 at 8:50pm

#352. Citation Needed
ID #950543 entered on January 27, 2019 at 1:02am

#351. My pulsating temper, I guess
ID #950497 entered on January 26, 2019 at 1:12pm

#350. Therapy Woes & 10 Things You Don't Need To Know About Me
ID #950404 entered on January 25, 2019 at 12:41am

#349. How I started and listening skills
ID #950322 entered on January 24, 2019 at 12:14am

#348. Not responsible by reason of sleep deprivation
ID #950258 entered on January 23, 2019 at 12:34am

#347. Push the envelope; watch it bend
ID #950224 entered on January 22, 2019 at 2:35pm

#346. You want a passionate rant? Here's a passionate rant.
ID #950099 entered on January 21, 2019 at 12:35am

#345. Witness this
ID #950080 entered on January 20, 2019 at 3:48pm

#344. Mercurial Nature
ID #949972 entered on January 19, 2019 at 2:14am

#343. A failed attempt at not ranting about food
ID #949907 entered on January 18, 2019 at 12:39am

#342. Anxious times in horrorscope-land
ID #949808 entered on January 17, 2019 at 12:06am

#341. Give us your tired, your poor, your stressed out af workers
ID #949748 entered on January 16, 2019 at 12:16am

#340. Journey through 2019 (and 2014)
ID #949680 entered on January 15, 2019 at 12:45am

#339. Masters of... anger?
ID #949596 entered on January 14, 2019 at 12:09am

#338. Bird Box Challenge
ID #949566 entered on January 13, 2019 at 4:14pm

#337. Look on the bright side...
ID #949462 entered on January 12, 2019 at 12:07am

#336. To the centre of the city...
ID #949377 entered on January 11, 2019 at 12:05am

#335. Can I get official leave on this prompt?
ID #949317 entered on January 10, 2019 at 12:28am

#334. Let's just call this a trigger warning.
ID #949239 entered on January 9, 2019 at 1:16am

#333. Please read the fine print privacy statement.
ID #949145 entered on January 8, 2019 at 12:16am

#332. How to die on a desert island
ID #949122 entered on January 7, 2019 at 7:29pm

#331. If we're gonna go there, let's go all the way.
ID #948998 entered on January 6, 2019 at 5:33am

#330. Redefining through ACT
ID #948946 entered on January 5, 2019 at 4:20pm

#329. Justified Ends
ID #948884 entered on January 4, 2019 at 3:21pm

#328. Ambiversatile
ID #948786 entered on January 3, 2019 at 11:10am

#327. Gotta listen to your big-time, hard-line, bad luck, —
ID #948673 entered on January 2, 2019 at 1:36am

#326. It's not a resolution, it's a revolution.
ID #948619 entered on January 1, 2019 at 12:06pm

#325. Save your shady inference
ID #947169 entered on December 9, 2018 at 12:18pm

#324. Coffee & Insults
ID #942908 entered on October 7, 2018 at 7:29pm

#323. Snickerdoodle Frappuccino then, yeah?
ID #942828 entered on October 6, 2018 at 12:04pm

#322. I breathed your name into the air.
ID #942731 entered on October 5, 2018 at 12:26pm

#321. We can do this the hard way or the hard way.
ID #942652 entered on October 4, 2018 at 12:36pm

#320. ¿Donde está la biblioteca?
ID #942560 entered on October 3, 2018 at 11:51am

#319. Don't worry, we're all annoying.
ID #942446 entered on October 2, 2018 at 11:29am

#318. At All Costs
ID #942332 entered on October 1, 2018 at 11:41am

#317. Micromanage this confrontation
ID #941130 entered on September 9, 2018 at 9:24pm

#316. Wish there was something real in this world full of you
ID #939186 entered on August 5, 2018 at 9:23pm

#315. Social Media(tor)
ID #938919 entered on August 1, 2018 at 1:21pm

#314. How could you not go when you weren't even invited????
ID #934420 entered on May 12, 2018 at 12:40pm

#313. Misdiagnosedive
ID #933867 entered on May 3, 2018 at 12:26pm

#312. Therapy Saga
ID #930230 entered on March 8, 2018 at 1:22pm

#311. Wakefield-obsessed + Some of my own
ID #929800 entered on March 2, 2018 at 3:55pm

#310. The microphone explodes...
ID #929287 entered on February 21, 2018 at 11:28pm

#309. That's (adjective). AKA Life on autopilot.
ID #928690 entered on February 10, 2018 at 11:47am

#308. Artificial Productivity?
ID #928271 entered on February 3, 2018 at 1:19pm

#307. I should get some sleep
ID #928161 entered on February 1, 2018 at 10:27am

#306. Perfect Circles For Infinity
ID #928022 entered on January 29, 2018 at 10:37pm

#305. Kill television. Difficult, isn't it?
ID #927782 entered on January 25, 2018 at 11:07pm

#304. Segmentation & Food Obstacles
ID #927737 entered on January 24, 2018 at 11:33pm

#303. I scream. You scream. We all scream. It hurts.
ID #927664 entered on January 23, 2018 at 10:30pm

#302. Excuse my service spider monkey...
ID #927463 entered on January 20, 2018 at 10:34pm

#301. Fortune Tellers Are Frauds
ID #927412 entered on January 19, 2018 at 11:24pm

#300. You're never too young for school, except when you are
ID #927232 entered on January 17, 2018 at 6:13am

#299. My neighborhood could beat your neighborhood up
ID #927170 entered on January 16, 2018 at 1:49am

#298. More on MHWA and How Hard I'm Faking It
ID #927127 entered on January 15, 2018 at 1:59pm

#297. Simon says follow the leader
ID #927031 entered on January 14, 2018 at 12:10am

#296. Questlove + Modest Mouse = ??
ID #926981 entered on January 13, 2018 at 11:29am

#295. A copy of a copy of a copy...
ID #926893 entered on January 12, 2018 at 12:03am

#294. Crowdfund My Potato Salad?
ID #926865 entered on January 11, 2018 at 11:33am

#293. The path in its many forms
ID #926840 entered on January 10, 2018 at 9:33pm

#292. My writing kit... or lack thereof
ID #926724 entered on January 9, 2018 at 12:04am

#291. For those who don't 'get' it
ID #926635 entered on January 8, 2018 at 12:09am

#290. Being a good sport about writing about sports :)
ID #926550 entered on January 7, 2018 at 12:05am

#289. Skelleterrestrial
ID #926487 entered on January 6, 2018 at 11:38am

#288. Paying the price
ID #926408 entered on January 5, 2018 at 11:17am

#287. Kiss The Ring ♡
ID #926314 entered on January 4, 2018 at 11:58am

#286. Hear me now... and then repeatedly for all of 2018
ID #926239 entered on January 3, 2018 at 11:57am

#285. I don't even know why
ID #926160 entered on January 2, 2018 at 11:18am

#284. AKA 2017 in Review
ID #926079 entered on January 1, 2018 at 9:31am

#283. Secondhand Nostalgia
ID #924518 entered on November 28, 2017 at 1:44pm

#282. Survival of the Skittish
ID #923996 entered on November 18, 2017 at 2:28pm

#281. Obviously stupid smart
ID #923562 entered on November 9, 2017 at 2:03pm

#280. Pardon Me
ID #920409 entered on September 15, 2017 at 4:20pm

#279. I'm not a parent; however...
ID #915120 entered on July 10, 2017 at 12:51pm

#278. You just don't get it
ID #914907 entered on July 7, 2017 at 3:50pm

#277. Double-Edged Standards
ID #914742 entered on July 4, 2017 at 4:56pm

#276. Inconsequentially rage-inducing
ID #914647 entered on July 3, 2017 at 1:47pm

#275. OCD & Me: An Update
ID #914304 entered on June 28, 2017 at 2:25pm

#274. Final Assessment
ID #912034 entered on May 30, 2017 at 11:10am

#273. Measure This!
ID #910954 entered on May 12, 2017 at 12:54pm

#272. Split Techniques
ID #910885 entered on May 11, 2017 at 10:33am

#271. War... or not.
ID #910836 entered on May 10, 2017 at 11:00am

#270. Bukowski For Breakfast, Lunch, & Dinner
ID #910766 entered on May 9, 2017 at 11:28am

#269. Rolling With The Punches
ID #910695 entered on May 8, 2017 at 12:28pm

#268. I hate the news
ID #910630 entered on May 7, 2017 at 2:03pm

#267. 30DBC Catchphrases Poeticized
ID #910562 entered on May 6, 2017 at 12:21pm

#266. Means of Travel
ID #910505 entered on May 5, 2017 at 11:26am

#265. Tengo Miedo
ID #910465 entered on May 4, 2017 at 4:37pm

#264. Publicly Political
ID #910389 entered on May 3, 2017 at 3:23pm

#263. Sock It To Me!
ID #910325 entered on May 2, 2017 at 1:45pm

#262. And So It Begins
ID #910228 entered on May 1, 2017 at 11:09am

#261. The Unforgiven
ID #909980 entered on April 27, 2017 at 5:17pm

#260. Tubthumpin' and a quick update
ID #909463 entered on April 19, 2017 at 1:04pm

#259. Proving points like they're proofs
ID #908557 entered on April 7, 2017 at 12:17am

#258. Reversing Judgements
ID #908361 entered on April 4, 2017 at 3:38pm

#257. A very wodehouse book challenge
ID #907960 entered on March 30, 2017 at 5:02pm

#256. PTH: Vague Subject Matter
ID #906861 entered on March 15, 2017 at 12:26am

Previous ... -1- 2 3 4 ... Next

Printed from https://writing.com/main/books/item_id/2030442/action/archive