It sounds like he's taking steps in a positive direction. I hope for both of you that that trend continues.
Sometimes when I'm sitting in class... You know, I'm not thinking about class, 'cause that would never happen. I think about kissing you. And it's like everything stops. It's like, it's like freeze frame. Willow kissage.
Oz ,'First Date'
Natter 76: Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Foaminess
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.
aurelia - Sep 12, 2019 6:51:39 pm PDT #11396 of 30019
All sorrows can be borne if you put them into a story. Tell me a story.
Theodosia - Sep 13, 2019 1:24:57 am PDT #11397 of 30019
'we all walk this earth feeling we are frauds. The trick is to be grateful and hope the caper doesn't end any time soon"
Go mac! I expect there will be some backsliding, but this is such a positive step! I cross my fingers hard now.
Jesse - Sep 13, 2019 4:43:20 am PDT #11398 of 30019
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
What those smart people said.
Wow, the amount that I don't want to do any work today is enormous.
-t - Sep 13, 2019 6:06:22 am PDT #11399 of 30019
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
That all sounds like good developments, msbelle. Even the thing with your parents - it sucks but that you know about it (did he tell you? Because that is awesome if he told you) and that it's weighing on him is better than it could be for sure.
I decided to splurge on Starbucks this morning (side note: the Pumpkin Cream Cold Brew has actual pumpkin in it! Yum) and they lost my drink order and were hella busy so now I'm half an hour late to the office. I don't think anyone noticed, though, because it's an off day for half my team and a few more are on vacation...
-t - Sep 13, 2019 6:11:07 am PDT #11400 of 30019
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
...and the work I have to do covering for the people who are out has me preemptively exhausted. So glad I have coffee
-t - Sep 13, 2019 6:15:46 am PDT #11401 of 30019
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
A little more whining or complaining anyway or maybe just a reality check: so last week we had those layoffs and a bunch of people just pretty much disappeared, all information that I got was spread through the grapevine (I guess we did get officially told who was laid off from our specific department but that's it). yesterday I got an invitation for a "goodbye party" for the VP of another department who is apparently voluntarily leaving. This has always struck me as troublesome, that if you choose to leave you get a party but if you are let go in any fashion you just are gone, poof, but the timing of this one really bothers me. Am I being unreasonable?
Dana - Sep 13, 2019 6:21:56 am PDT #11402 of 30019
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.
Seems pretty tacky to me, -t.
msbelle - Sep 13, 2019 6:30:32 am PDT #11403 of 30019
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb
-t he did not tell me, my mother did.
He has HUGE block to ever admitting any wrong or apologizing. I know it is weighing on him by how he is acting - just know his body language and responses. I tried to connect the dots for him and told him I know he is embarrassed and it will be hard, but he needs to both see his grandmother and apologize. She knows he loves her and he needs to see that she loves him.
-t - Sep 13, 2019 6:32:28 am PDT #11404 of 30019
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
That's rough on everybody. My love to you all.
Gudanov - Sep 13, 2019 6:38:18 am PDT #11405 of 30019
Coding and Sleeping
Best wishes, msbelle. It sounds like some sort of progress is being made.