That is a lot, Amy!
Yikes, aurelia! Be careful, maybe go to a library or something?
Simon: Captain's a good fighter, he must know how to handle a sword. Zoe: I think he knows which end to hold.
'Shindig'
Natter 77: I miss my friends. I miss my enemies. I miss the people I talked to every day.
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.
-t - Aug 23, 2023 1:35:57 pm PDT #24321 of 30000
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Atropa - Aug 23, 2023 1:37:52 pm PDT #24322 of 30000
The artist formerly associated with cupcakes.
Strix, what you posted was lovely and far more eloquent than I could be right now. Thank you.
(Words of all sorts are failing me today, which is bad as I have Manager Nonsense to take care of.)
Hec, you have earned the right to say fuck as many times as you feel the need to.
Oh G-D have you. When I was dealing with stuff around my Mom's passing, I would go out in the yard, smash things with a hammer, and cry a lot.
aurelia - Aug 23, 2023 1:47:13 pm PDT #24323 of 30000
All sorrows can be borne if you put them into a story. Tell me a story.
Yikes, aurelia! Be careful, maybe go to a library or something?
I'm fine. I think my living room is probably around 85° since I didn't let the sun in this morning. I'm hoping I can keep it the same tomorrow because I fear taking Gilda to work with me would be more stressful for her than staying in the heat.
-t - Aug 23, 2023 1:51:03 pm PDT #24324 of 30000
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Whew, that's good.
Amy - Aug 23, 2023 1:56:06 pm PDT #24325 of 30000
Because books.
The heat -- and the fires -- are all so crazy and awful. The whole "world burning" thing doesn't seem like a joke at all.
sj - Aug 23, 2023 1:59:43 pm PDT #24326 of 30000
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
This summer has either been hot as hell or torrential downpours. I’m done with it and ready for sweaters and pumpkin spice.
JenP - Aug 23, 2023 2:41:08 pm PDT #24327 of 30000
I cannot honestly imagine being as graceful, eloquent, and loving in such a painful situation as you have been, David.
Dana has the right of it.
My coping today has been making a video appt with the doctor about my cough and head, sleeping a LOT, and setting up with a new therapist for an appt on Friday, because I really need someone to talk to.
That's actually fantastic coping, Amy. Good going.
I am mostly reading and nodding and sending waves of love out to everyone.
meara - Aug 23, 2023 2:48:48 pm PDT #24328 of 30000
109 even with AC is bad, without AC it’s horrific!!
I am so over my job right now. But I know any other job would be similar. But there’s just too many things to do and I can’t do them all and I’m so close to just giving up on doing ANY of them.
P.M. Marc - Aug 23, 2023 3:05:48 pm PDT #24329 of 30000
So come, my friends, be not afraid/We are so lightly here/It is in love that we are made; In love we disappear
Dad's cousin died last Friday after a long bout with breast cancer, and while we weren't close (what with a 31 year age difference), we were simpatico, and I am more bummed than I might otherwise be what with everything else going on. She was nine years Dad's junior, the product of a wartime encounter between my great-aunt and a soldier when her mother was in England during said war (though I am told that the soldier was Canadian as well), and one of us who was interested in the family tree and history. She was also a hoot, and she'll be missed.
meara - Aug 23, 2023 3:10:46 pm PDT #24330 of 30000
Agh. My boss sent a really wild email on Friday reaming someone out (when nobody asked her to). And it caused a shitshow. And she sent another one Monday that was the exact opposite (thanks so much for all you do). And this was supposedly on my behalf. I ended up calling her boss and sharing them and saying I don’t see her being productive with this team any longer and can I have a new manager (she is my people manager but isn’t actually involved in my projects, so it’s really interchangeable). Her boss has now set up a meeting where we are supposed to discuss for 10 minutes each what we want the other person (me and my boss) to do more of/less of/etc, per her agenda. I would rather gnaw off my own arm than have this meeting. What the duck.