That hasn't really been true for me Sophia, maybe because my coping mechanisms involve having quiet time at home while ltc is at school or out to get myself a little treat, neither of which are happening right now except for the quiet time on the weekend. Although, I do feel validated about how freaked out I have been about the current President, that validation is also not making me any calmer.
Gunn: The final score can't be rigged. I don't care how many players you grease, that last shot always comes up a question mark. But here's the thing. You never know when you're taking it. It could be when you're duking it out with the Legion of Doom, or just crossing the street deciding where to have brunch. So you just treat it like it was up to you—the world in balance—'cause you never know when it is.
'Underneath'
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.
sj - Mar 21, 2020 1:06:08 pm PDT #18334 of 30019
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
Laura - Mar 21, 2020 1:08:03 pm PDT #18335 of 30019
Our wings are not tired.
Oh Drew, I know how hard this is for you. I'm so sorry.
Emily, I never am anxious, but the situation calls for it now. The head of government is dangerously incompetent and I have no option but anxiety.
Negative wishes for JZ.
DXMachina - Mar 21, 2020 1:14:20 pm PDT #18336 of 30019
You always do this. We get tipsy, and you take advantage of my love of the scientific method.
ND that sucks for everyone involved. So sorry.
anxiety isn't my usual thing either but definitely feeling it lately
I was discussing similar with one of my students over e-mail. We are both people who tend to be socially distant even before all this started. I mean, really, this is the lifestyle I was born for, but circumstances are ruining it for me.
I just uploaded my first lecture. Now to check to see if I actually sound coherent.
JZ - Mar 21, 2020 1:22:04 pm PDT #18337 of 30019
See? I gave everybody here an opportunity to tell me what a bad person I am and nobody did, because I fuckin' rule.
Same here with feeling like depression and anxiety have actually done a great job of preparing me for this!
The conference I was at was actually a week and a half ago, but still it wasn't just surgeons--clinical cardiologists, anesthesiologists, and NPs and PAs across multiple divisions. If my symptoms hadn't shown up when they did,
NoiseDesign - Mar 21, 2020 1:26:36 pm PDT #18338 of 30019
Our wings are not tired
Thanks folks. I'm pretty much a mess today. I have called each of my employees to let them know what is happening and that the official letter is coming through docusign on Monday. Thankfully I only really completely broke down on the phone once.
I've been building this company for more than a decade, actually almost two decades if you go back to my first origins freelancing after leaving Imagineering. I'm literally watching what I've done with my life crumble around me.
JZ - Mar 21, 2020 1:26:40 pm PDT #18339 of 30019
See? I gave everybody here an opportunity to tell me what a bad person I am and nobody did, because I fuckin' rule.
Dammit, the board keeps eating my post.
Theodosia - Mar 21, 2020 1:27:18 pm PDT #18340 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"
ND, that's so damn damn tough. But if they get furloughed, that means they might have a company to come back to, on the other side of this -- fingers crossed.
I got out to get fabric and other sewing supplies! But then I had to dig out my old sewing machine, which I think has been packed up since we moved 20 years ago! And then I had to rearrange my study so that I have a sewing table set up, which meant moving major pieces of furniture, then cleaning behind where the furniture was (and it appears A Cat did a Bad Thing there, so extra-scrubbing) and rearranging again.
So now waiting for the fabric (kitty faces! so cute!) to go through the dryer and then we can see if I remember how not to run a sewing machine needle through my finger.
Jessica - Mar 21, 2020 1:27:25 pm PDT #18341 of 30019
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
Oh Drew (and Kristin!) I know how hard that was for you. I am so sorry.
JZ - Mar 21, 2020 1:27:40 pm PDT #18342 of 30019
See? I gave everybody here an opportunity to tell me what a bad person I am and nobody did, because I fuckin' rule.
KB, how awful! I'm so sorry that happened, but so glad you had the presence of mind to not respond or escalate, just let them rant and wind themselves down and move on. I can't imagine how difficult that must have been for you.
ND, I am so sorry. You've poured your heart into that business and been such a good, conscientious employer. How incredibly frustrating and sad to have to take that step.
Tom Scola - Mar 21, 2020 1:30:26 pm PDT #18343 of 30019
Remember that the frontier of the Rebellion is everywhere. And even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward.
I'm so sorry, ND.