Much ~ma, Epic. It sounds like you have a good support system in place.

I’m sorry about all the illness, sj.

Diamonds with a larger sapphire sound lovely, Steph. I agree that lab grown is the way to go.

Whelp, I’m getting a verbal write up at work for a phone convo. The employee has a grievance filed and since I’m not the lead on the situation I shouldn’t have done anything but take a message.

Fuck it.

I’ll be the least helpful employee going forward.

I was hoping to send a message by applying for an open position before I left work today, but there is nothing posted that’s a fit. Next week is going to be a fucking mess. My boss is having someone else do the write up, so I’ll be asking her if I now report to this other person AND if I do, I’d like to move desks.

Well, that's not a fun end to the week, msbelle. Sorry about that.

Dang, msbelle. You job sure seems to like to mix it up between asking you to do way too much for your position and forbidding you to do too much. Your boss outsourcing the writeup seems super weird.

That's a bummer to have all your plans derailed like that, sj! I hope you get to do something the way you plan soon.

Thanks for the update, Epic! Thinking good thoughts your way most of the time, but do remind me when the surgery is scheduled, I'll want to be extra vibeful.

I still think it's pretty amazing that lab grown diamonds are a thing. So cool.

Also, I need to report that there is snow much closer to me than there usually is. It’s between me and the nearest Noah’s bagel!

My plans for the weekend are housework and feeding alley cats tomorrow morning, then taking Mom to see my cousin in hospice in the afternoon. (He's fading fast, so this may be our only chance to visit him.) Sunday I think I'm going to pivot from my planned horror movie to seeing 80 for Brady or Cocaine Bear instead

Epic, so much vibeage coming your way. Thanks for the catch-up.

msbelle, I'd like to have a word with your work--the whole building actually. If only I could.

Stay safe, unacustomed SF, as well as other places innundated with snowmageddonagain, winds, and wintry whatnot. Meanwhile a meany friend in NC tells me the apple and cherry trees are blooming, and the daffs and forsythia and all sorts.

askye, I know things may be different for you, but after my colonoscopy I was so loopy and hazy there was no way I could have driven, much less stood on my feet to work afterward. Maybe you should take the whole day off, if you can.

My four hours+ of blissful alone time starts now, and we even had a nice swim followed by a pleasant breakfast at our usual place this morning, so I'm awake and in a good mood already. Bonus.

What to do, what to do...

I think there will be much puttering.

Thanks. It’s been forever since the girls saw each other. We were supposed to have New Years at noon on NYE but that also had to be canceled due to illness. They just adore each other and both are so sad today.

Dang it, the kaleidoscope class is cancelled because the other 2 students in the class didn't confirm with the instructor. I feel like this is the universe telling me that making crafts is just not for me. On the plus side, if this was a sneaky front to get one of my kidneys, at least that plan got thwarted!

Maybe I need to look into blacksmithing. Does that count as crafting?