I'm getting a mattress for Christmas.

Momy and I went and tried some. There wasn't a huge selection in my price range. But I tried some expensive ones including one that was $7000 something.

It was fancy memory foam which I found to be uncomfortable. Not enough spring or something.

I hate memory foam, so test before you buy. I like a hard mattress.

Timelies all!

We also probably need to replace our mattress, but it is not high on our priority list.

I feel like fhe flatness if memory foam without the springs would bother me. I hear they're not as bad for heat anymore, but that would also be a deal breaker.

I wish some hotels had them so you could get a real world trial.

I feel like I've OD'd on mattress types and descriptions today! Gel-encased spring coil pillowcase flattop pomade memory core workout...STOP!

I'm gonna close some tabs...

The only memory foam I slept on was hot as bajeesus

That's what's kept me away from them. I am a stomach/side sleeper and I like a plush mattress.

I'm not a fan of foam either, it holds the heat on me, and I sleep very warm. I'm kicking off all the covers by 5 AM because I don't set the thermostat as low as I did in the old house. The complex doesn't want it lower than 65 because of fear of frozen pipes (I would think there's a long way to go before worrying about pipes at 65).

Dude, explaining to me how you've used my program since the 90s is not impressing me when I'm having to explain basic features of said program.

I have barely worked today and it's been pretty nice.

That does sound nice!

I don't know how much I got done today, although not for lack of trying. I've been stalking engineers to approve my code because I need to clear the deck to push more code. Plus I'm taking a machine learning class tomorrow, so I'll be away from my desk all day.

I would like to sleep for 12 hours.

So I get home to a message on my machine from the surgeon's office saying I have a prescription waiting for me at the pharmacy because further test results came in and I'm positive for a UTI.

Apparently I'm asymptomatic? Because this is certainly news to me.

I've gotten more prescription meds in the past month than I've needed in a decade.

This year keeps getting more and more shitshow.

But the people I work with and for? Are being positively wonderful. We just hit another major unexpected snag in ops, we all sat down and brainstormed the way we do best (lots of loud voices, rueful laughter and pulled faces at our db people insisting it isn't them) and then everyone was asking what I needed and offering to run errands, talk to mgmt about donating leave hours* etc.

* it's gonna be tight. I'm only on the books as a 7 mo employee, after 19.5 years. Despite the benefits and leave being drastically bettter than before-i earned more in these 7 months than a year with cfuckery-I only have 7 months worth and I've been sick and used leave carefully, but not expecting this. I'm not covered by Fmla protections yet. When I pointed this out to my boss (per HR's doomsday letter) and asked her not to let HR fire me if something goes wrong and I have to take more time without pay, she started swearing (she doesn't swear) and said she & division boss would go camp on the director's desk to keep me employed AND paid.

So yeah. It's been a crazy fucking year, the workload is unbalanced and we've got issues, but it's a good work family.