Is anyone else having a really shitty time?

[realSean_Murphy]

Life has been rough for me lately. Back in early May I had major surgery and it took me weeks to get up and moving again. I finally got my internet back up after 6 months though but sadly my Roku SE died on me, it just doesn't work as I was hoping to start using it again.
My battery on my laptop got messed up as well. It charges but will die very suddenly. But than again it never lasted very long to begin with..
I guess in short, my life has been hell lately..

Edit: I was actually able to fix my Roku SE! =D

[monotone_ink]

Nothing bad has been happening lately, and everything seems good, but I still feel like I'm having a shitty time.

tl:dr yes

[Herofeeder]

i went to do a job with my car to another city 30 km away ...40 celzius outside ..after my job was done i wanted to buy food before i returned home, then after i found that my car didnt work 1000 euros for repair cost..... then i got a tow to take it to my city for 50 dollars only to get to know the guy thats towing my car and how he killed a guy in 1995 on a road (he hit a drunk guy at night) and how he served 6 months in jail for it.only to be told to come back in 4 days for my car and then i had to pay 40 dollars for a cab ride that lasted 10 min bcs that was the only way he would accept giving me a ride (bcs the tourist season is on) . and also while i was in the city i found out my shoulder is fine but i have to do surgery for something else .

i feel you

[AndrewSutton]

I've been unemployed since dec 2015...
Times are indeed shitty.

But trying to make some comics and get my art back to snuff.

stuck at 850 views... -__-

[Puppisama]

Got no internet, donnu how to fix it... all my friends are traveling on vacations, I´m stuck in my house because I got no car, no money to travel and no internet... and TV sucks greatly... I try to do my comic, which is fun... but I'm the kind of person that can't do the same shit every day, I go mad, and I´m on my way to mental breakdown again, this would be the 3rd of the year... Also, according to economist, my country is going through the worse crisis the whole continet had, and with no possibility of getting better in the next 20 years... So, now I'm not only stuck in a house with no internet and no money nor car, but also stuck in the worse possible country to live...

[AndrewSutton]

which country? just curious

[Puppisama]

Venezuela, you will find tons and tons of economic papers explaining the crisis... We are some kind of lab rats for the economical studies...

[whirlwyndstorm]

Hugs for all of you =(

I haven't really been well since I was hit by a car last year. I've now developed an ulcer from all the stress I'm under. I'm going to make some major life changes which will probably be even more stressful -- but if they work out, things will be looking up.

[jdthomaswriter]

I can definitely understand having to have surgery is a pain in the ass. Been there done that.

Honestly, I'm a former Infantry Soldier and can say there are those whom have it worse than having no internet connection for a little while. I've come from a family that started with literally nothing. We were dirt poor when we from moved Texas to Arizona, and at a point time, were even homeless. It sucks. It really does. But we all kept pushing for better things. Through hard work and perseverance, though not always the jobs we even wanted to do (and albeit humiliating), we still manage to survive and now we're living quite comfortably.

So keep your head up. It will all be alright. Make a plan and figure out how you're going to see that plan through.

[Shanny8]

@AndrewSutton I can feel your pain about the "no job" thing. from 2009- 2011, I was unemployed. Two friggin years...had a few temp gigs here and there but couldnt land a perm gig for 2 years. I work now, and sometimes this job can be a pain in the ass, but at the end of the day I'm grateful to be working. Keep at it, stay positive- something will come through.

[Michelle]

Life's been trying to fling a lot of dumb crappy stuff my way in the last year or so, but I just focus on staying one step ahead. Finding consistent work in my field has been my main source of grief, but I've been filling the void of unemployment with a lot of freelance, personal projects, art shows and collaborations. Still, it wears on my confidence when I can't get a studio to hire me. I'd probably be a lot more miserable with the road bumps in life if I wasn't persistently working around them. It helps that I've had considerably more hellish years than this one.

In any case, if having a crappy old laptop and bad internet qualifies as experiencing a living hell, either you've got it pretty good compared to the majority of people, or you may wanna think of how you can work around life's minor annoyances for when shit truly hits the fan.

[AndrewSutton]

OH FUN....

I'm from the UK, it's alright here I guess.

[Puppisama]

Look the bright side, you have internet, and I'm sure the worst internet in the UK is the top premium extra expensive internet here hahaha.

[AndrewSutton]

It's 50mb

But I just looked up what's going on, holy crap is it really that bad?

[Puppisama]

It is...I'm kinda lucky because we belong to the "rich middle class" with both parents graduated from university and working well, but even though, we can't travel anymore, and the tought of buying a phone or a tire for the car is a huge hit in the wallet, but most people is having it hard to buy food, not only because is expensive but also because you cant find it... Technically, you become a profesional, with a profesional job just to barely buy food and get through the month. Is sad you know? All you strenghs are put only on buying food.

[NickRowler]

I hate my life, I hate my job, and I have no social life. Being so socially isolated is driving me mad. My whole body aches because I am so sad.

I didn't know what a Roku SE was...I looked it up. Oh, I see. I don't really own anything that fancy. I guess my computer maybe...but it's 7 years old and was sort of a graduation gift.

[Shanny8]

Other than the issues with my left arm(fighting off carpal tunnel at times) and the fact that it's really messing with my [comic] work pace, plus I'm getting the issues with working in a vacuum- I'm doing okay. If I can get a small break after I get this chapter of Ray Thunder done, and do something other than work on comics- I might be better.

[J.Z.Castillo]

August through December last year was pretty tough financially for me. My cat had to be taken to the vet 4 times and I spent over $3000 on him. All my savings were gone in a span of a couple months and living in NYC that's really bad! But I am back on my feet, grindin' and ridin', my cat is alive and my finances are back up in the black with all the jobs I am snatching. Nothing lasts forever!

@AndrewSutton you should tag your comic on your profile so the people in the forums can easily find it! You'd be surprised how many new readers you could get only from here!

[realSean_Murphy]

We were dirt poor when we from moved Texas to Arizona, and at a point time, were even homeless. It sucks. It really does.

Same with me. 5yrs. ago I moved from South Florida to West Florida. My parents had no money so we had no choice to stay with our aunt. We lost everything. 1yr later we were homeless and finally had just enough to stay in a hotel. It was crammed as hell and I was suffering through the worse depression to the point of suicide. I got diagnosed shortly later with Crohns. It basically felt as if everything fell apart in my life.
Now my Crohns's had gotten so severe over the past year. I had C. Diff. Well more like recurring C. Diff for 3 months. I screwed myself up by not taking the antibiotic which led to having a fecal matter transplant. I improved a little afterwords but just this May I had major surgery. Now I'm stuck with a colostomy.
Even more with it I feel deeply I'll never be able to date someone. Nobody wants to date some dude with a colostomy.

[AndrewSutton]

Yeah, I saw.
The economy really did just go to shit.

Hope everything turns out ok :/