u/StrixieKluddz

A CD of Supervision, now in my possession.

Now I have La Roux's discography in my hold - all in CD format! Now all that's left is November, for my signed copy of Old Flames! I wish we got more from this era; though I may not have known about LR until '24, I really liked the direction of Supervision and that badass coat. RIP Supercolour Records x[

Just so the post has a little more conversation space while we're in this last month before the next big LR album, what do you all think of Supervision? What was it like during the buildup before it dropped? Starting-day reception vs. nowadays?

Ahoy hoy LR Subreddit! So, sadly still no news on the next single. Website not updated - we miiight have to tough it out until next month? Anyways, I had IWOL on the mind a bunch as of late. But also Babyline. So I ask you:

Disregarding Bulletproof and IFTK, what would YOU say is the most true-to-La Roux tune? Like a song that's a good intro to her, what she's all about? (Pretend this is a poll I'm still a noob to reddit 😅 ) But if you have another option, go for it all the way!

1. International Woman of Leisure

2. Babyline

Say whaaaat? Some Old Flames burn again for 4,286 people - but how?!

I've seen the number go up from 3000 to now 4000 in recent times. How do people get to listen to this one?!

Fuck the 2 weeks. It's over tomorrow. I've seriously had it up to here with being confined to this Fresh Truck BS and the 2 days per week because I'm the sole sales associate and the others apparently being fired.

I had the most stressful shift ever last Wednesday - our Fresh day. I did ice cream, back-and-forthed on 2 U-Boats full of pizza, fries, veggies and whatever else that didn't want to comply with me trying to open them. And then I had to do the rest of the milk, and on top of all of that - these damn customers that appear as soon as I'm in the zone with Fresh again. So here I am, overwhelmed and shit while I've got customers with full carts, my boss talking to some joe schmoe outside and my other coworker nowhere to be seen.

And well, tough shit is basically what I was told! Nevermind any alternatives; being the sole lowest-tier worker there confines me exclusively to those two days. I have literally never come home more stressed and wanting to drive my car off a bridge than any other day. So to that I say; goodbye DG. I know I should probably get my affairs in order, be courteous and do a 2-week thing, and at least get a second job arranged, but I'll be damned if I have to sit through another goddamned Fresh Truck. I have options at least; plenty of calls to make when I'm done tomorrow.

I have been a machine ever since my hiring here and it's only gotten me bit. Flashback to my first posts here, I practically had to learn how to work cause my only help on my first months was a guy who just sat in the back or smoked outside the entire night. I'm so sick of the rude looks from my boss or customers or whatever, the moment it seems like I don't know what I'm doing or need any kind of help. I give it my all every day but it's never enough.

In short though, it's over. Plain and simple. I'm leaving a note and my badge. Maybe I'll give into my caving mental health and get in a wreck or something, because DG has just been icing on top of this year of lowest lows. Thank you all from this thread who have helped me through my posts in the past here! I won't forget you. Fare-thee-well, DG subreddit. I need a more organized job.

Ahoy! Small-scale, teensy discussion post about a day or so before the thing drops where I live. Is Lose Myself out in any areas right now? I remember Babyline and Cabin Fever dropped early in New Zealand areas, or ppl with VPNs can access. If so could someone pass a link, and/or pawsibly a download?! :O

Hey, it's me again! So I'm really getting jaded on these friggin' Fresh Truck days. I feel bad asking for rides to/from and I always get a not-so-great response each time I ask. But I do it anyways, in spite of how much hell it can be.

I've gone over the ride problems in past posts, TLDR I live in *somewhat* walking distance but have to make shady sprints across busy roads, don't have my car up-and-running yet and rely on another for rides, etc.

Anyways, I was told by my boss that calling out is "unacceptable" as schedules are planned and out 3 weeks in advance. I got a lengthier response in-person a few Fresh Truck shifts later saying I can't get shift changes or anything unless I take up being a Key Holder or whatever they call it - basically making the store's "bitch" in my own cynical way of wording it?

I just...don't want to be stuck on this permanent Fresh Truck BS. It's like warfare. Customers piling up as soon as I get in the zone; my damn knees despite being just shy of 20, and my coworkers basically abandoning me as soon as the other worker gets in, leaving me to deal with 2 or sometimes 3 rolltainers, let's not forget the juice and tea overstock and the totes.

But we finally have some friggin' more Sales Associates! But I know like nothing about them. Neither do the other workers. We just know their names. I'd kill for one of those folks to take my spot, or at least make Fresh interchangeable between the "fodder" Sales Associates. Have whoever the 2 new folks are go for it; I'm all burnt out.

I just wanna call out before this Wednesday. I'm not sick - well I mean I can be a little nauseous in the mornings so I could fake something - but I just need a sec away from these abysmal shifts.

TLDR; Can I like...call in? Just skip out on this Fresh Truck because I need a breather? I dunno, I always get like crippling paranoia when asking for much. We have two more Sales Associates finally so like...get me out of here haha. Same shit for getting a ride to work, that paranoid feeling. Same deal how I didn't know I had permission to do 30-min breaks on 6hr/longer shifts, basically working the entire time like a friggin machine because I never asked but no one ever really told me.

Heyo folks! Sadly nothing yet on LR4's next single. Maybe next week will yield some killa news! I come asking a different question though; what did happen to LR's independent label, Supercolour?

It was coined during the production of Supervision; and it was how we got the album distributed all over. But with Old Flames now 3-months soon on the horizon, I (for whatever reason 😆) just now noticed it's being published under Vertigo Records. Now I'm all still new to the LR advents prior to 2023. Maybe this was talked about some time ago?

Additionally, I have another question! When I did some digging to find the record label names and all that, I heard of an unreleased ninth track for SV, and that it might have been, at one point, ready for Old Flames as well? The track was called "People Around Here", or some variation thereof. There's additional tracks I remember hearing about before LR4 was officially announced, back when it was all speculative. "Thanks For Having Me" was one, there might have been one more? Either way - I'm left with a ton of questions about the allure and mystique around lost LR tracks. Think they're for this fourth album? Maybe even the fifth and/or beyond?

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Mae's handy-dandy journal!

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Side-by-side; they're trapped, but at least it's together ^-^

This recording of LOSE MYSELF - oh maaan! You can hear it a lot better in this one as opposed to the other one out on YT. This one goes crazy with the volume, I can see myself blasting this on repeat. GAH I hope this is the next single! I hope it's this, then maybe like, Your Lover or something. What 'chu folks think?!

Ahoy! So, every week now I've basically been priority 1 for Fresh Truck for a month and a half now. It was nice, but my pops needs the car more now and I can't just roll out in the morning cause of ride problems. Ah I ramble, but point being I can't really be taking these shifts no more cause it's putting stress on my family. (Also lowkey fuck those shifts 😭 I have to put up way more work than my coworkers and deal with line surges and they give me like 2/3 rolltainers to finish and then I gotta help them with the ice cream stuffs)

I even told my boss, "hey, I can't take these anymore" a while back. No response, just said the text was seen. And I'm set for another one friggin' tomorrow! I looked on Legion if I could change availability, and I just can't. Not until like, LATE August. I get it if it's like a few weeks, but it's practically an entire month that's just blocked with no chance to change anything. Seems like boss is raring to fire me as well, all my coworkers just seem so done with me when I ask for help with anything.

So, I have a ride dilemma and crap, and I got Fresh to work on this time tomorrow. And next week, and next week, and so on...

Hooray; I'm back for another post! Okay, well, I'm getting freakin' tired of working here if I'm being honest. I was so happy to take this job almost a year back now, hell some nights I am still damn happy to work. I pop in an earbud, get down to business on rolltainers, and practically dance the whole shift and, in my opinion, do a little better job than every one of my coworkers.

So, I'm fine right now. So like...what's the problem?

My coworkers. My manager. Also customers treating me more like I'm a part of the building than a simple Sales Associate who still fumbles at times cause it's like warfare on busy days.

Oh my god I really feel like sometimes my coworkers or whatever can make or break the mood of a shift. For one; they're all like WAY older than me, and the only other worker who's a few years older than me is very, very short-tempered and gets into fights with my boss a lot. I got some coworkers who wanna talk-the-talk but can't STAND when I reply, pushy by-the-books and a lot of times I just see the lot of them sitting up by register while I'm tending to whatever today's Rolltainer scramble has got me working on. There ARE some damn good folks there though, but hell it's a blue moon I'm scheduled with them, I feel.

Side-tangent; but holy crap this location's generally had pretty "mid" workers. I remember in the winter season, the key holder practically just sat in the back the entire shift while I did stickers/ads, and when the back was out they'd go out for a smoke break 😭

Customers felt like they've been getting a little ruder, or maybe it's just cause I'm acclimating to frequenters or wherever my mind's been drooping to in recent times. I mean, a lot are nice. But lately it feels like this town's been getting antsier with the summer heat.

Also yowch, Fresh Truck days kill me. It pisses me off we always get them as we open instead of BEFOREHAND, cause some days we come in at 6 to do fuckall, then when it's go time and when it matters most, there's customers in the way and in the line!

So, I come to you folks, who've lived and are living that Dollar General hellzone life. What do you do during these hardships? Maybe I'm just lazy, short-tempered. I kind of like the disorganized mess; I work on a few indie-esque games and pull a lot of weight, so it feels right at home. But this job's been dulling my vibe, both mentally and whimsically. Should I just suck-it-up, stop my whining and stick to my guns? Or are there grander pastures out there that I can adjust to pretty easily? Also some wicked pay disparity 'round here. I make around $15, same with my other folks I work with. Newest hire (the one only a few years older than me) makes way more than we do, I think it was like $18-19? 😭