Cancel on the NPR thing. Something has to give, and it will not be the end of the world if you can't make it.
And I'm sorry, that's a sucky combination of events.
Haven't you killed me enough for one day?
Mal ,'War Stories'
Natter 75: More Than a Million Natters Served
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, butt kicking, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Dana - Oct 17, 2017 8:45:16 am PDT #17888 of 30002
I haven't trusted science since I saw the film "Flubber."
EpicTangent - Oct 17, 2017 8:52:42 am PDT #17889 of 30002
Why isn't everyone pelting me with JOY, dammit? - Zenkitty
OMG, amyth, that sounds physically and mentally and emotionally exhausting! I think Dana makes a good point on cancelling. You need some recovery time. You can help NPR next time, when you haven't got So Much Stuff going on. You've gotta take care of you.
Laura - Oct 17, 2017 8:54:19 am PDT #17890 of 30002
Our wings are not tired.
{{amyth}} I wish I could deliver coffee to you! Yes, cancel the NPR event and go home and cuddle with the cat.
amyth - Oct 17, 2017 8:59:36 am PDT #17891 of 30002
And none of us deserving the cruelty or the grace -- Leonard Cohen
You're right, you're right, I know you're right. I have made coffee, and I'm about to send the email to the NPR person.
I'm starting to feel a little better. There are people in the office, so I have to at least act functional, which is probably one-third the battle at this point.
Thanks.
Steph L. - Oct 17, 2017 9:01:08 am PDT #17892 of 30002
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine
amyth, if you had the flu or another "official" illness, you'd cancel on NPR. I think that how you feel is virtually the same as a doctor-recognized incidence. You mentioned that you didn't get any sleep last night; do I remember that it's extra-important for you to get a good night's sleep because of seizures? If that's the case, you really need to skip NPR and go home and take care of yourself.
t edit Okay, advice delivered too late. I'm glad you're cancelling with NPR.
amyth - Oct 17, 2017 9:09:57 am PDT #17893 of 30002
And none of us deserving the cruelty or the grace -- Leonard Cohen
Yes, it's totally important for me to get a good night's sleep. In fact, my boss texted me after I had already left for work, and said I didn't need to come in today. If I weren't already planted here, with my hot coffee in hand, I'd leave. I probably will leave as soon as I answer a few emails, and submit my travel for reimbursement, and leave new, updated out of office messages on my voice mail and email.
Kate P. - Oct 17, 2017 9:12:33 am PDT #17894 of 30002
That's the pain / That cuts a straight line down through the heart / We call it love
Good for you, amyth. That sounds like exactly the right call.
-t - Oct 17, 2017 9:22:53 am PDT #17895 of 30002
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
I'm sorry, amyth. That's a lot. Glad to see you are not going to stay at work.
Calli - Oct 17, 2017 10:01:10 am PDT #17896 of 30002
I must obey the inscrutable exhortations of my soul—Calvin and Hobbs
I'm sorry, amyth. I hope this is the last of the work-related travel you have to deal with for a while. It's so tiring.
meara - Oct 17, 2017 11:03:59 am PDT #17897 of 30002
Amyth, that sounds awful.
On a vaguely related note, my sister and BIL are going to be moving to Greenville, SC!
I am pouting because I wanted them to move to Seattle. Not that my BIL actually had any interviews here, but whatever! I sent him jobs (that were actually jobs he'd take!) and I don't know if he applied for any. :(