Theo, I frequently use, "I don't have to make this shit up, you know."
My whole life just flashed before my eyes! I gotta get me a life!
Xander ,'Dirty Girls'
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.
Toddson - Oct 01, 2020 5:52:21 am PDT #26947 of 30019
Friends don't let friends read "Atlas Shrugged"
-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.
-t - Oct 01, 2020 10:14:35 am PDT #26954 of 30019
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Extra escapism sounds like a good idea, Shir. That's an extra load of awful to carry, even if it is an honor.
Laura - Oct 01, 2020 10:48:11 am PDT #26955 of 30019
Our wings are not tired.
Son's GF and I are loading up the truck with various boxes of clothes and things to take to their new apartment. see Laura do the dance of almost having her own space again
It will probably be a few days before they are out totally, but I volunteered to help her start moving stuff while son is at work.
-t - Oct 01, 2020 10:56:37 am PDT #26956 of 30019
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Woohoo, Laura! Great news!