I love that so many people I know have been helped by ADs and I so support people seeking help and finding what works best for them. I'm sadly one of those people where none of them have worked. I've basically given up on trying and go after the symptoms I can take on and often manage. Brain chemistry is something I hope we come to understand better in the future. We've come so far but clearly have only just started.

Just listened to the TAL. Parker is the kind of friend who definitely shines the light where it needs to shine, eh? And he'll go right there with you, even knowing how much shit he'll take for it. Dayum.

Also, completely tangential to the story, where he explains that the two missionaries have to be together every single second with the exception of bathroom breaks and, one would assume, showers -- that is a level of togetherness I cannot fathom. For two years! Wow.

I just stumbled across this article on the tumblr, and it's just for you! Enjoy: Men in Music

Love!

Cats survived the vet trip. Girls cried the whole way there, which oddly, makes Loki quiet. He got chipped and didn't even flinch. They never believe me when I tell them that Devi is a handful. She went to full war cry...for just 2 shots. Pumpkin kept rolling her carrier.

Glad that's over for a year, at least.

She won't change, she won't be asked to change. And possibly accepting that to some small degree, or appearing to, might change the way you react to her and how you are perceived.

Nope, you are right about that. I think I'm hung up on the fact that I'm in the right, damnit. I'm not the one causing delays and extra expense to the organization. I'm not the one lying about the work that's getting done, and going out of the way to undercut other staff. And I get a lot of self-worth out of being right (possibly more than is healthy). So it's difficult to get myself to let go of that.

But I do need to let go of it, at least with regards to the Nemesis: nothing I do has any effect on her behavior. If only her behavior didn't have such a direct impact on how my work gets done...

When is Onerous Task Day? Is it today? I have applied for two different jobs, gone through the hoops to defer/reschedule the jury summons sent to me, and planned the meals and grocery list for this week. I would like a sparkly gold star now.

(I would also like some sense that my resumes aren't just vanishing into HR black holes.)

Relevant to earlier discussion: according to Twitter, the OWS LIbrary (and other belongings) is in storage, not dumpsters. So that's something.

I discovered this because my town now has a food truck! So of course I had to follow it on twitter. The flow of information, it is peculiar.

And I get a lot of self-worth out of being right (possibly more than is healthy). So it's difficult to get myself to let go of that.

Can you keep the feeling but suppress the expression of it at work? Vent here. Feel morally superior. But just accept it as static at the office and something to be worked around?

It might be if things erode around her enough, she'll have to change. But it's slow and you need to find ways to deal with the situation now.

Yes, rock analogies. I couldn't make climbing analogies work, so I got as close as I could.

I would like a sparkly gold star now.

Gold fangs.

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