There were some noises made that the reason that Trump isn't naming Haley's replacement until after the midterms is that his intention is to appoint Ivanka.

I'm sorry for everybody's crappy mornings.

This:

with the unspoken "stupid human" loud and clear. This is how the robot uprising begins.

is familiar. I drove 1984 200SX for eleven years and loved that car to death. Little, peppy, responsive, it was like driving a cutting horse, ITYW. She had an onboard computer, could switch from MPH to KPH by flipping a switch, kept track of gas mileage, a whole raft of things that were before her time. She also had a snotty attitude.

There were a list of warnings she delivered (in a woman's voice):

Right door is open, Fuel is low, Brake is on, Lights are on, and etc. Each one with the unspoken, "Dummy" or "Stupid" or Jess' Alexa's "stupid human" hanging in the air. All forgiven or overlooked, though, because she was a dream to drive.

I had to give her up when the knee could no longer handle the clutch in city driving.

Jesse, that is very weird. Heck, my current out of office says I won't be reading emails even though I've been skimming them a bit (mostly to make sure everything is ccd to someone else). Not sure how long I'll be able to/get to take off. I asked my boss and she has Hr email me some stuff about STD and FMLA—the first week of STD you have to use PTO for (not a problem) and then it starts. Not sure what my doctor will recommend—like, I don't have to commitenorngetndressed, to work, so I could go back sooner than most people. But not while I'm in pain meds I guess? I'm torn if I even want to. I kinda would like to be out for a few weeks! But I feel like if it's one week I can catch up, and if it's like, 3 or more weeks, they'll work around me. But 1-3 weeks is a tricky spot where I just end up with a lot of overdue work and things to catch up on.

Oh, but my knee scooter arrived this morning! Yay amazon! So much better than crutches.

All my Japanese car ever said to me is "The door is a jar." I think there may have been a translation problem there.

The reason that I have the British woman's voice on my Waze GPS is that she's kind of perky and upbeat. The man's voice was too judgy and stern. I'm serious.

I have the British man on my Waze. The default American woman has a midwestern accent that I find grating.

My parents had the "door is a jar" car. We never stopped making the jokes.

I manage our mass emails at work, so I see all the bounce-backs; I think people put in the "limited access to email" in the hope that senders don't get too antsy when they don't respond immediately.

meara - so sorry to hear about your leg! you might try wedging it into place with pillows - it might help reduce the twitches as you sleep. Also, use a flattened box or something to lift the top sheet/covers at the foot of the bed so they don't press on your foot (I just remembered this from my first knee dislocation).

I kinda would like to be out for a few weeks! But I feel like if it's one week I can catch up, and if it's like, 3 or more weeks, they'll work around me. But 1-3 weeks is a tricky spot where I just end up with a lot of overdue work and things to catch up on.

I had a couple of coworkers who broke their legs last winter. Granted, I have no idea about the relative severity, but one was out for a couple of weeks, and one was out for at least a month -- maybe 6 weeks? And when she did come back to work, she worked from home for a while more. The person who was out the shorter period said it was a mistake to come back so soon, for whatever that's worth. I think most of that was physically getting around the office, but also just in general.

You're having surgery, too. It takes time to recover from the anesthesia and the disruption to your system.

I feel like if you are supposed to be non-weight bearing for 6 weeks, you should be non-working for at least 6 weeks. Assuming your benefits can make that financially okay.