October 29, 2002
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Is there anything you are frustrated about...right now?

Um. . .my skin itches because it's dry. I wish we got money faster so that we could fix our cars up and have them all shiny and new-looking. That's about all I can think of that's borthering me at all right now.

Karen, 23
Ames, IA USA

My job situation, however, it is not from a lack of trying...that is for damn sure...I send out resumes,
applications, all of that crap...every day, day after day...it gets frustrating...I suppose it could be
worse...I could be doing telemarketer, which I did once, and totally hated it...the main thing, I am
stuck here, with nowhere to go, since I am a contracter doing brain dead work...every day I file, i
feel myself losing a few more brain cells...and I don't have that many to begin with...oh well, right
before I get truly desperate, somebody normally calls to set up an interview...to give me some hopr...

Augustus, 31
Rome

Yeah, actually. I really wanna kiss somebody, but there's definately no one else in this appartment.

A-Dog, 19
McMinneville, OR USA

Insurance and 401K. Never thought I would reach the age where these are so significant. At least the gray hairs are hard to find.

Cindy, 41
VA USA

Yes. I recently paid off the loan for my truck and every single time I pay off a vehicle something goes wrong with it... this time, I needed a brake job. Very frustrated indeed.

Fisch, 47
Preston, CT USA

Hmmm... nothing that is really an issue. Maybe a bit frustrated about the weather as it's just crappy
around here lately. Maybe a bit frustrated by the Chiefs squandering leads late in the game and losing, but they won this past weekend so I'm glad about that. Maybe a bit frustrated about my wife's current job...she always seems stressed because of work. But, she's hopefully getting a new job with a better company and I'm guessing that will help alot. For the most part, my life is going well and I don't really have anything to be seriously frustrated about.

Doug2, 29
Overland Park, KS USA

Everything. My entire life is one big frustration.

Talia, 25
Redding, CT USA

Just my money and my bills.

Ashley, 20
Jacksonville, FL USA

My lack of time to get personal things done

Felicia, 36
Lowell, MA USA

I must work for a living. UGH!

Stephanie, 25
TX USA

Just the usual: I've got a lot of great things to work on but I can't get to them because of work.

Alias Irrelevante

Lately at work, I have been spending a lot of time cleaning up the mess caused by missing input files and bad input files. We programmers have a saying "Garbage in, garbage out" which is certain applicable here. It's frustrating because I can't make the people responsible give me good files in a timely fashion. I can't program around the missing files and I can't anticipate all the different ways that the input files can be bad. All I can do is clean up other people's messes. It's kind of like I never stopped being a housewife.

Cathie, 53
Novi, MI USA

I'm frustrated that it's another 683 more days until I can move out. I'm frustrated with my mom right now because she is being so ignorant. I'm frustrated with a friend right now because he can't make a stupid decision and I'm frustrated with myself right now! Life IS a frustration!

Em, 16
Harrisburg, PA USA

I run out of energy these days well before sunset.

Jill, 61
Saylorsburg, PA USA

Right now I'm frustrated that my nine year old son doesnt understand that TONE OF VOICE can be considered being mouthy! I've just punished him for raising his voice to me...but he just doenst seem to get it! Arrrggghhhhhhh!

Tam

Yes...the fact that I don't have any money to pay my bills!

Melodi, 19
Gahanna, OH USA

I run out of energy these days well before sunset.

Jill, 59
Saylorsburg, PA USA

Well Yes, there is. Over the past ten years, I 've had episodes (lasting many weeks) when I can't sleep at all. It's like my brain is in overdrive and can't slow down and my doctor has to prescribe sedatives or something for me. For the past month I have been unable to sleep more than a few hours a night. Last night I only slept one hour. And needless to say I'm dragging and have to take caffeine tablets everyday to stay alert. I just called my doctor and asked him what I should do. When this happens it's so darn frustrating!

Reba, 57
Gaithersburg, MD USA

The dynamics of my classroom. No, even more recent, lack of money. I don't live extravagantly, but every month it's paycheck to paycheck! It sucks!!

Tracy, 24
Ocean City, NJ USA

No. I'm happy as a clam.

Laura, 37
Lowell, MA USA

Not at the moment.

Judy, 62
Easton, KS USA

I'm frustrated because there is a lack of contract opportunities at the moment. I know it is cyclical and the market will revive, but I get bored when my day isn't structured around a programming project.

Jane, 63
West Linn, OR USA

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