I have a new (used) wheel. Life might not be good, but at least it's fully mobile again.
Harmony: Somebody remembered to pick me up the sweetest unicorn. Guess someone was feeling guilty for standing me up in tenth grade. Brad: What? Had to get her something. She sired me. Peaches: Sire-whipped.
'Beneath You'
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.
Gudanov - Feb 28, 2019 1:24:21 pm PST #5430 of 30019
Coding and Sleeping
Theodosia - Feb 28, 2019 1:24:44 pm PST #5431 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"
I had a near-meltdown talking to the resume coach. A lot of built-up frustration coming to the surface. I decided to take some money out of my retirement account so that I can take a day or two off per week to go in for some counseling/job search work, like a resume-writing class, and tomorrow there's a "Reinvigorating Your Job Search."
I may not be the fastest-ever programmer, but by God can I understand business requirements, figure out what the spec is actually calling for, know what questions to ask so that we don't go off course, and take responsibility for getting the program up and fully working, or at least my portion of it. Why am I not employable again?
(We'll ignore the part where I'm not actually applying for jobs.)
Gudanov - Feb 28, 2019 1:46:26 pm PST #5432 of 30019
Coding and Sleeping
If there is anything I can do to help, let me know. I don't know a lot, but I know something about software development.
Theodosia - Feb 28, 2019 2:18:58 pm PST #5433 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"
Thanks, Gud. Getting my resume whipped into shape as a first step is really the first thing that I have to do, so hopefully taking the time out for the Job Center stuff may help.
In the meantime I'm looking at Tucson properties on Zillow and getting very picky about the way some of the kitchens look too trendy. (Or else like the one property did, have junker cars in the front yard.) I could in theory sell my house for a mind-bending (if you have my mind) amount and pay cash for a nice 3 bed/ 2 bath all mod cons Tucson house and have enough left for retirement.
-t - Feb 28, 2019 2:25:08 pm PST #5434 of 30019
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
That sounds like a good approach, Theo. You certainly seem eminently employable to me! (The taking days off to do job-search stuff, although the moving to Tucson approach does not seem terrible, either!)
Jesse - Feb 28, 2019 3:19:58 pm PST #5435 of 30019
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
When I got the Gyoza for lunch yesterday (yesterday? That seems so long ago, but I guess it was yesterday) I also got two enchiladas with red sauce and two with green so today and tomorrow I am having Xmas enchiladas. Really pleased about that.
You are making excellent food choices!
Yikes, BT -- that is Too Hot.
Good luck with all of that, Theo. I think about moving somewhere cheaper for retirement myself. Why Tuscon, though?
Connie Neil - Feb 28, 2019 3:48:18 pm PST #5436 of 30019
brillig
Santa Fe sounds nicer, much cooler.
Dana - Feb 28, 2019 3:48:49 pm PST #5437 of 30019
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.
Santa Fe is pricey, though.
billytea - Feb 28, 2019 3:58:48 pm PST #5438 of 30019
You were a wrong baby who grew up wrong. The wrong kind of wrong. It's better you hear it from a friend.
Yikes, BT -- that is Too Hot.
I shall assume you are talking about the actual weather and not my boy's recreational advice.
msbelle - Feb 28, 2019 4:04:45 pm PST #5439 of 30019
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb
Theo - do you have people in Tucson? And are you looking at 3/2s because you want that much space or because that is what tends to be on the market? Have you considered a townhouse or garden style condo where you would be responsible for less upkeep?