Here's hoping Windsparrow is doing well!
You turn on any of my crew, you turn on me.
Mal ,'Ariel'
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.
Theodosia - Oct 30, 2018 12:50:39 am PDT #1341 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"
Calli - Oct 30, 2018 1:40:37 am PDT #1342 of 30019
I must obey the inscrutable exhortations of my soul—Calvin and Hobbs
I'm sorry, Theo.
You may be right, sj. I cooked the pasta separately before adding it to the soup, but it may well have continued to soak up liquid afterward.
Jesse - Oct 30, 2018 3:45:20 am PDT #1343 of 30019
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
Except the jobs part is really hard, especially for M, who isn't ready to leave academia yet (though he may get there eventually).
I hear Canada is recruiting! But maybe only famous academics.
WindSparrow - Oct 30, 2018 4:46:16 am PDT #1344 of 30019
Love is stronger than death and harder than sorrow. Those who practice it are fierce like the light of stars traveling eons to pierce the night.
Theodosia, there are no words to lift a burden of grief like this. I'm sorry.
Gud, you are amazingly hard-working. You do so much for other people.
Laura, your DH is a good, good, man.
The appointment went well. We're trying Celexa. Thank you all for the kind support.
sj - Oct 30, 2018 4:57:21 am PDT #1345 of 30019
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
WS, I really hope it helps you.
Laura - Oct 30, 2018 5:04:45 am PDT #1346 of 30019
Our wings are not tired.
I hope that the Celexa works well for you, WS.
Both the DH and the kid got driver's licenses yesterday. First one ever for the 21 year old. DH's was due for renewal and he had to do the whole Real ID thing. He had brought his passport and copies of utility bills, but that wasn't good enough. Then looking through his wallet he asked if his voter id would work, and it did! So he's good for 8 years now. He did have to drive home and get his glasses and go back to pass the eye exam, which might serve as a reminder that maybe he should wear his glasses while driving!
Alternating working and cleaning plaster dust today. I hauled some plants and chairs outside to see if blowing them with the shop vac does the trick.
msbelle - Oct 30, 2018 6:36:29 am PDT #1347 of 30019
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb
The administration is a garbage dump. I'm so entirely sick of their shit.
I am right on the edge of an anxiety attack, I can feel it. The goal was to really hunker down and just do work today, but EVERY THING I pick up to do is a comedy of errors of people doing sloppy lazy non critical thinking work. I'm gonna lose my damn mind on them today.
sj - Oct 30, 2018 7:34:56 am PDT #1348 of 30019
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
I'm right there with you msbelle. I'm also at my doctor's appointment. I really don't want to hear how fat and bad at taking care of myself I am.
DavidS - Oct 30, 2018 7:50:00 am PDT #1349 of 30019
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
Both the DH and the kid got driver's licenses yesterday. First one ever for the 21 year old.
Emmett didn't get his license until this last year and we're both glad he was never a teen driver.
Can I get braggy for a minute?
Matilda got straight A's on her report card for the first time ever. Math has often been a source of tears in the past, so she's usually pulling down good grades but she's never gotten all A's.
Also, several of her teachers noted how hard working and conscientious she is.
Her friend circle includes a lot of girls who are the academic stars of her age group, so her self perception is not that she's one of the smartest girls.
And personally I think it's problematic when kids get very hooked on grades for validation and affirmation. You can tie a lot of your identity to it and then it can cause problems later.
That said, she took some pride in it and seemed really motivated at school. We lavished her with praise and Emmett called her to congratulate her.
Laura - Oct 30, 2018 8:20:59 am PDT #1350 of 30019
Our wings are not tired.
That is awesome! Go Matilda! I do agree that too many kids stress way too much about grades. Stress over not having great grades isn't healthy, but delight and pride over good grades is wonderful.
I didn't get a license until I was 21, but I didn't live where you have to drive to get around either.