Not terribly well, but I suppose I could send a vague-ish email asking how long it took for them to stop getting the long-ass ENGLISH, DO YOU SPEAK IT type of feedback.

Maybe you could compare notes on the use of the style sheet, along the lines of "Do you have any sense of when she thinks it's okay to deviate from the style sheet?"

Well, that was a clusterfuck. Not only is Towson the only Y pool open within accessible distance, they also scheduled swim team tryouts. I bailed when the 6th person tried to circle swim and there were 6 in the other lane. I can barely manage 3 circling. When I pointed out that all other city Ys were closed and maybe they could plan better, they were SHOCKED to learn all other Ys were closed.

It used to be they cancelled all program activities during the cleaning cycle. FOR A REASON.

I at least got in 1.25 miles, but I'm pissy and not sure what I'm going to do the rest of the week. Maybe try city pools?

That's some poor planning.

My beloved self-checkout machines turned on me this afternoon. The first one seized up on my first item so the guy who came to help sent me to a different machine, which rang up all my items but got confused about my payment. I swiped an expired card, which got declined of course, so I swiped a no -expired card, which went through, my receipt printed out, but the main screen kept telling me I needed to try a different form of payment and did I need more time? Same helpful guy told me I had done my part and go take my groceries and go, so I did.

Yay, I don't need any additional vaccinations for Bora-Bora because I'm still covered by all shots I got for Ecuador.

Crap. I need to look into that.

And ISTG she always gives me feedback on things that I did/didn't do because of our style, and so I point out that XYZ is our style, so that is why I didn't change it to ABC even though she thinks I should have. Then she replies "It's true that XYZ is our style, but I changed it to ABC because of [crazy-ass bullshit I couldn't have been expected to know because she just decided it's relevant]."

Is there any way to recategorize these emails in your head from negative to neutral? Like is there any way to hear it as "I know our style is XYZ but I decided to not follow it here. Just FYI"?

Okay, yeah, I get how that might be a hard shift to make, but it's what I'd start doing with it.

I am having a mild work freak out of my own. Friend and I are going for an NEH grant and I fear we are way behind the 8 ball. Ugh. This stupid parenting gig sucks up all my time.

Crap. I need to look into that.

I think they recommend HepA and Typhoid, but that's about it.

Well, that makes me slightly less envious of the trip. But not by much.

Was going to head up to see my family next week, but things have happened and now there's a delay (all oldest sons fault) in getting into rehab (or rather, keeping him in there), so now I don't know when I'll get to see them. Mom has a scary procedure on Friday that has me fearing the worst. It involves stopping her heart to get rid of her arrhythmia, so she doesn't want me coming up anyway. But now I feel like I should just in case.

Okay, appointment made.

Shrift, Did the typhoid have any side effects for you? I made it for the morning, but am wondering if I should change to an afternoon, in case I get sick.