I get the sense there will be a lot of kids in the pandemic generation who need a little extra time to sort themselves out, too.
I see this dynamic also.
Sometimes a thing gets broke, can't be fixed.
Kaylee ,'Out Of Gas'
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.
DavidS - Dec 21, 2023 8:03:04 pm PST #27554 of 30000
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
juliana - Dec 22, 2023 6:45:27 am PST #27555 of 30000
I’d be lying if I didn’t say that I miss them all tonight…
Oh, Epic. I'm so happy for you!
My father offered to pay for me to take a gap year and travel to Europe (much cheaper in the 90s!), but I declined for 2 reasons - not wanting to give him any leverage over my life, and I knew if I didn't go to college right out of H.S., I never would. I definitely needed to get out of Alaska. The college I went to wasn't the best choice for me, but they offered a half scholarship & an awesome theatre program, so off I went.
Jessica - Dec 22, 2023 6:47:16 am PST #27556 of 30000
If I want to become a cloud of bats, does each bat need a separate vaccination?
Epic, amazing news!!
lisah - Dec 22, 2023 8:05:15 am PST #27557 of 30000
Punishingly Intricate
I was so ready to leave home and where I grew up (although both my family and town were pretty great) and not going straight to college wasn’t really on the table. I did fine but my younger brother really could have used a year or two off. He tried to go into the marines, actually, but broke his foot in basic training and got discharged so he went to college instead. He struggled for a couple of years before he met his now wife and they moved to NC where they finished school. He went on to law school and did great.
msbelle - Dec 22, 2023 9:57:35 am PST #27558 of 30000
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb
Working today is not taking. Piddling around, barely getting anything done.
Movie watch list for tonight and the weekend:
Spider-man: Across…
Maestro
American Symphony
Nyad
And a bunch of shorts.
Jessica - Dec 22, 2023 11:24:41 am PST #27559 of 30000
If I want to become a cloud of bats, does each bat need a separate vaccination?
Working today is not taking. Piddling around, barely getting anything done.
Same. I have one task that I (in retrospect, stupidly) thought I'd be able to focus on today and get done before I go on break, but brain says NOPE. So instead I made cranberry-pecan muffins and bagel dough (set for an overnight rise in the fridge) and spent an hour going through old emails to clear out inbox space.
Jesse - Dec 22, 2023 11:50:30 am PST #27560 of 30000
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
My job gave us off today, but I have gotten SEVERAL emails, most of which I have looked at and will ignore until next year. (Probably the same amount of work I would have done if we were supposed to be working a half-day.)
Steph L. - Dec 22, 2023 11:53:26 am PST #27561 of 30000
Unusually and exceedingly peculiar and altogether quite impossible to describe
I had about a half-day of work, plus wrapping up some admin stuff for the end of the year. Now I need to change the sheets, wrap the presents (god bless gift bags), and bake some pumpkin bread.
msbelle - Dec 22, 2023 12:10:41 pm PST #27562 of 30000
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb
Productive lunch time. Watched a short doc (20 min) and confirmed I’ll get a 2% COLA 1/1/24.
flea - Dec 22, 2023 12:41:53 pm PST #27563 of 30000
information libertarian
I am at work, but currently screening the movie Elf, so it could be worse.