I sat out in the backyard after work, and it was glorious. I even pulled some random weeds! But mostly I made sure that various things were buttoned up correctly, we are supposed to be getting thunderstorms tonight.

Work lunch was catered from Panera today, so we were spread out in the dining hall again.

I shouldn't make snide comments about UPS, I guess. We are shipping packages to a FedEx facility via UPS. By accident, and because FedEx is being a PITA, but still.

For a little while there I thought I would get everything on my to do list for today done. Nope.

I am dreading wearing shoes again. Even as much as I sit on my ass (and it is a LOT) my feet still randomly hurt - like I'm footsore from walking too much. What's up with that?

Yeah, same. My feet hurt almost as much as they ever do. Feet are bullshit.

We can also go in sort of as needed- not really to work, but to pick up and deposit checks or use the high speed internet to download videos I HAVE TO EDIT BECAUSE WE FURLOUGHED THE PERSON WHO KNOWS HOW!!!

Oh noooo.

Work was.. just tiring today ..all the assholes came out. My temp was a teensy bit higher today when they did the check but nothing alarming (97 something instead of 96 something)but my stomach was bothering me this morning and so one of the managers sent me back up to retake it and it was 95 something so I stuck it out and think my stomach is just my bad diet.

Teppy, I had to go in for my annual this week, and I was not best pleased about it. They wouldn't renew my prescriptions without it. Still have to make an appointment for my mammogram.

My rheumatologist is like 'telemedicine & your labs have been consistent for a year, I'm not comfortable changing anything over vid if you are stable if not best so I'd rather you skip labs unless you feel a change until we've got some control.' My meds are immunosuppressants, so I'm supposed to call immediately if I get sick with anything. And she's a new mom. I'm good with her.

Happy Friday, North Americans. (Happy week-end, billytea!)

Thank you! And happy weekend to you too now, I think?

We've received the word that Ryan will be back at school from 1 June. Lots of new hygiene and social distancing measures, of course. I'll be sorry to see him go back really, but it had to happen sometime. Fingers crossed I won't have to go back to the office for a while yet.

Yay no stitches!

I don't know how to buy shoes online. As in, in a way I won't have to return them because of size and comfiness issues. I want new comfy flat shoes for the office as there's a good 7-11 (celsius) degrees difference between indoors and outdoors so I tend to freeze there during summers, and I never figured how to understand if a shoe I never worn before will be comfy from just looking at it online and measure my feet.

I'm also deeping my toes back into German online. I went to the verb conjugations explanation section with all of the English warnings that it's difficult and complex and began to laugh. Oh my sweet summer child, have you heard of Hebrew verbs conjugations?

I am not filled with confidence, motherfuckers.

I'm very sorry Steph and this is very frustrating, but I also think I need this on a pin. Possibly embroidered on something, too.

verb conjugations...difficult and complex

Hah! That reminds me of a couple of bits from the '80s Britcom I've been re-watching lately, Yes, Minister .

Bernard Woolley:

"That's one of those irregular verbs, isn't it?

• I give confidential security briefings,
• you leak,
• he has been charged under section 2a of the Official Secrets Act."

• I have an independent mind,
• you're eccentric,
• he's 'round the twist."