Huh... so THAT's where I got "I'm not making this up, you know" from. A favorite catchphrase for me, because really, there is so much downright weird stuff out there that goes against the logic that we think we know.
Oh, I wish those council guys would let me have an hour alone in the room with her, if I was larger and had grenades.
Willow ,'Storyteller'
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 01, 2020 1:37:38 am PDT #26944 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"
Jesse - Oct 01, 2020 4:51:30 am PDT #26945 of 30019
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
even if I do my best to do everything I can to do all the chores and tasks and work and school and asking friends how they are, it still doesn't help with the politics or the pandemic numbers to be any better.
Yes, sorry.
Shir - Oct 01, 2020 5:24:46 am PDT #26946 of 30019
"And that's why God Almighty gave us fire insurance and the public defender".
I'm better now, thanks. Meditation and breathing help. The part of me that usually believes that all that society needs to function and flourish is responsible people being responsible and doing their jobs, however, is slightly freaking out/despairing.
I cannot believe I choose public administration as an MPA in 2019. I had no idea, guys. There's so much to fix. So much.
Toddson - Oct 01, 2020 5:52:21 am PDT #26947 of 30019
Friends don't let friends read "Atlas Shrugged"
Theo, I frequently use, "I don't have to make this shit up, you know."
-t - Oct 01, 2020 6:08:05 am PDT #26948 of 30019
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
My desire to crawl under a rock and hide is very high today
Laura - Oct 01, 2020 6:24:23 am PDT #26949 of 30019
Our wings are not tired.
My desire to crawl under a rock and hide is very high today
Right with you. Can I stay there for a couple months?
Jessica - Oct 01, 2020 6:34:03 am PDT #26950 of 30019
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
My desire to crawl under a rock and hide is very high today
I've been feeling this way for weeks. I'm at the point where I know it's not healthy to be isolating myself this way but I also don't want to do anything or talk to anyone.
-t - Oct 01, 2020 6:37:36 am PDT #26951 of 30019
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
My router decided to flake on me this morning so I had no wifi and couldn't work. I was soooo tempted to just go back to bed. But I rebooted and got connected again and am at work and boy does that feel like a missed opportunity
chrismg - Oct 01, 2020 7:35:39 am PDT #26952 of 30019
"...and then Legolas and the Hulk destroy the entire Greek army." - Penny Arcade
Shir, remember the Pirkei Avot: you are not required to complete the work.
Shir - Oct 01, 2020 10:03:09 am PDT #26953 of 30019
"And that's why God Almighty gave us fire insurance and the public defender".
Shir, remember the Pirkei Avot: you are not required to complete the work.
Yeah, that's one reason why yesterday/today were depressing. Because I still truly believe it, and I'm starting to doubt the idea that there are enough responsible people in the right positions who are doing their jobs. Because Pirkei Avot just becomes basic survival if that is the case, and that's very depressing.
Upon reflection, I think I understand why today was more difficult. For the first time since 2019 I'm back at work processing documents that are related to Nazi Germany and Nazi thinking/rationale. I'm always a bit low when I'm working with these materials, but doing so these days... There's no escapism anywhere. You read and catalog awful stuff or thoughts about awful stuff and check the news/see how your friends are doing and it's mostly bad news and it piles up.
So I figure I'll build myself an extra escapist routine for work days. With nice breaks for nothing but optimistic clips of animals doing funny things. And yoga. And a gratitude journal. And to remind myself that I still love my work and it's an honor to process the materials I'm processing.