Oh my gosh, WHY would someone mask a British accent when working abroad? Well, unless doing so in one of the more recent former British colonies that might still harbor resentment... They sound so nice!
I miss Oz. He'd get it. He wouldn't say anything, but he'd get it.
Xander ,'Get It Done'
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.
Matt the Bruins fan - Oct 23, 2019 6:04:27 am PDT #12553 of 30019
"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand
Laura - Oct 23, 2019 6:09:23 am PDT #12554 of 30019
Our wings are not tired.
I'm fine this morning. No fever or body aches. So that's good, although I'm kind of confused.
Woo! Buffista~ma FTW.
My family has moved on to the Vermont portion of their vacation so quiet has returned to the household. I enjoy the house full of people and activity, and I enjoy the peace and quiet. It's all good.
-t - Oct 23, 2019 6:13:57 am PDT #12555 of 30019
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Woo for no fever!
They are coming to help you not to judge you, Sophia. I hope it's not too expensive.
Jesse - Oct 23, 2019 6:15:02 am PDT #12556 of 30019
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
Oh my gosh, WHY would someone mask a British accent when working abroad?
She said she started it when she was working as a waitress and was too busy to stop and chat about it!
Zenkitty - Oct 23, 2019 6:17:29 am PDT #12557 of 30019
Every now and then, I think I might actually be a little odd.
billytea, those links were helpful, and Jesse, your input is also helpful. Thanks for the encouragement, all.
Am I writing that cover letter? No I am not. I am eating a muffin and trying to calm tf down.
I hate my anxiety even more than I hate my depression. Depression, I have effective coping mechanisms, I know how to deal with it. Anxiety, I got nothing. Yelling CALM DOWN into the mirror is strangely ineffective.
Steph L. - Oct 23, 2019 6:24:35 am PDT #12558 of 30019
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine
Anxiety, I got nothing. Yelling CALM DOWN into the mirror is strangely ineffective.
So, honestly, you're not far off here. What works for me sometimes is not yelling CALM DOWN, but giving my anxiety a name and then telling it that it doesn't know shit about what's going on and that it needs to shut the fuck up so I can get things done. I named it Reginald, because that sounded like the perfect name for an entity that just uselessly fusses and freaks out at the drop of a hat despite no evidence existing that freaking out is called for.
I do actually feel slightly insane addressing my anxiety by name (or talking back to it at all), but it does also work to make it shut the fuck up sometimes, and that's the outcome I want, so hey. At least the insanity is working for me.
Tom Scola - Oct 23, 2019 6:29:55 am PDT #12559 of 30019
Remember that the frontier of the Rebellion is everywhere. And even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward.
My analyst is out sick for two+ weeks. I need to try that.
Steph L. - Oct 23, 2019 6:34:26 am PDT #12560 of 30019
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine
My analyst is out sick for two+ weeks. I need to try that.
You may feel insane doing it, but I'm surprised by how well it works, when it works. (Other times, my anxiety is all "Bitch, I'm driving, so do what you gotta do, but I guarantee your heart rate is going to spike and you won't be able to get any work done.")
-t - Oct 23, 2019 6:51:56 am PDT #12561 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 a really good idea. I have a surprisingly hard time even recognizing that my anxiety is anxiety and not, I don't know, something I ate - giving it a name seems like it might help with that.
Tom Scola - Oct 23, 2019 7:02:26 am PDT #12562 of 30019
Remember that the frontier of the Rebellion is everywhere. And even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward.
I have a surprisingly hard time even recognizing that my anxiety is anxiety
Yeah, "Why am I lying awake at 3am again? Oh, right."