all good thoughts for Tim AND calm-ma to you.
Sophia, what does Aidan do for fun and what is he planning on studying?
On my seventh birthday, I wanted a toy fire truck, and I didn't get it, and you were real nice about it, and then the house next door burnt down, and then real firetrucks came, and for years I thought you set the fire for me. And if you did, you can tell me!
Xander ,'Same Time, Same Place'
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.
msbelle - Dec 20, 2019 6:51:39 am PST #14799 of 30019
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb
Zenkitty - Dec 20, 2019 8:20:36 am PST #14800 of 30019
Every now and then, I think I might actually be a little odd.
Pre-surgery imaging ~ma for Tim!
Well,my org is definitely fast-paced and we're neither disorganized nor inefficient.
Can I come work with you??
msbelle, I would indeed be interested in coordinating on that. I need something to keep me accountable; I'm turning into a sloth. A hermit sloth.
DavidS - Dec 20, 2019 8:20:48 am PST #14801 of 30019
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
Easy peasey routine procedure with best-possible-outcome -ma for Tim!
Maria - Dec 20, 2019 8:36:36 am PST #14802 of 30019
Not so nice is that I'm about to ruin a Friday morning for a bunch of people because of a series of unfortunate events and an upset foreign government. - shrift
Procedure~ma to Tim.
Zen and msbelle, no set schedule for sleep or doing things was a big problem for me these past few months, and now I'm paying for it. Part of me knows I desperately needed the break, but another part of me knows that I will be a total sloth and hermit if I don't have external factors making me do things. TL;DR? I fully support your desire to have a schedule and if there's anything I can do to help, let me know.
Sophia, the (re)fills are always cheaper than a full set. I've been getting mine done since 1992 (!) and even when I didn't have a lot of money, I still got them done because it made me feel good to have pretty hands.
Jesse - Dec 20, 2019 9:00:14 am PST #14803 of 30019
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
Best thoughts for Tim and Steph!!
Pretty sure I have done all of the things including a mandatory security training and dealt with all my outstanding emails. I am SO READY to be on vacation.
Part of me knows I desperately needed the break, but another part of me knows that I will be a total sloth and hermit if I don't have external factors making me do things.
I feel like the advice I've heard recently for college students about to be on break for six weeks is useful here: You definitely need a couple of weeks to relax! But then it's time to have a plan.
Maria - Dec 20, 2019 9:06:01 am PST #14804 of 30019
Not so nice is that I'm about to ruin a Friday morning for a bunch of people because of a series of unfortunate events and an upset foreign government. - shrift
For the Marvel-loving folks that have Disney +: Today's episode of Marvel's Hero Project features a friend of ours and her family. You may actually catch a glimpse of MedicGuy and I at her birthday party.
Jesse - Dec 20, 2019 10:16:27 am PST #14805 of 30019
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
I just asked a team member if he had done his time sheets for the next two weeks, when he'll be on vacation. He was like, "Oh, I can do it from my laptop at home....?" But then *I* have to do it from *my* laptop at home! He did it now. Phew.
Theodosia - Dec 20, 2019 10:55:29 am PST #14806 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"
One of our grad student interns is visiting relatives in the far (temperate) south of Brazil over the long break, which means Instant Summer! for her.
My nephew -- now definitely ahead on points for Favorite Nephew -- was able to obtain my birth certificate. So Project Renew Drivers License In Time For Me To Keep My Job continues apace.
Theodosia - Dec 20, 2019 10:56:27 am PST #14807 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"
Oh, and because it deserves a separate post -- anxious to hear that Steph's Tim has had a favorable report. Crossing digits hard here.
Jesse - Dec 20, 2019 10:58:24 am PST #14808 of 30019
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
Good news, Theo!
I am just killing time in the office, because I have plans later and none of the errands I have to do make sense to do now! I literally sent my team home, because nothing is happening in the office.