It's like, in the middle of all this, I'm paranoid that you'll think I don't like poetry.

Buffy ,'Empty Places'


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.


meara - Feb 20, 2021 7:08:07 am PST #3704 of 30000

Yay water in the right places!

Boo puppy who woke me up at 6am and then I couldn’t fall back asleep, while he’s sleeping next to me. Ugh.


erin_obscure - Feb 20, 2021 11:02:36 am PST #3705 of 30000
Occasionally I’m callous and strange

Yay sense of smell! Yay for everyone who has power and water as desired.

Greetings from the sleepy land of post-vaccination. Got the shot on Thursday and had scheduled myself to work from home on Friday with a strong possibility of side effects (heck I ran a two day fever after the first dose. My immune system, it is A Thing.) Good call. Managed to be vaguely productive for two hours Friday morning, then started feeling super loopy and making dumb type-os. Right, fever=poor work quality. So I took the rest of the day off sick and went back to bed a little before noon. Napped until about 4, got up, had some soup and lots of water, fed the cats, took a bath, went back to bed. Woke up at a very reasonable hour this morning and about to go back to bed for the rest of the day. I highly recommend the "just sleep through it" course of post-vaccine treatment. I mean, I could load up on ibuprofen and power through it if I had to....but it's so much nicer to just give in and give my body all the rest it wants. Nyquil is great. Wish I could sleep on my back...being a side sleeper and only having one side available to sleep on gets old fast. Lots of waking up due to rolling over and "ow, shoulder hurty!" then back to sleep on the non hurty side.

Cats are deeply offended that they have not been allowed to nap with me. Malachi peed on the bed last week so he is NOT permitted anywhere near my bed.


Consuela - Feb 20, 2021 11:19:20 am PST #3706 of 30000
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix

Yay erin, glad to hear your immune system is on the job. My 2nd shot is scheduled for March 4, and the next day is my regular day off, so I expect to just spend the day in bed...

ION, I started my new job as branch chief this week, and I'm already exhausted and stressed out. It wouldn't have been so bad except one of my team is out on maternity leave, and my boss who retired left nothing in writing on what the job entailed and how to do it. And I never learned anything about how the budget is built or what it covers, which is apparently a big part of it.

I know I could just call D and ask him but I'm afraid I'll start bitching at him rather than get any actual information. It's all just a lot. Plus I still have all my other work that I was doing before he retired, because there's almost nobody to give it to.

I gave up alcohol through to the end of February and I rather wish I hadn't...


Sheryl - Feb 20, 2021 1:05:36 pm PST #3707 of 30000
Fandom means never having to say "But where would I wear that?"

Timelies all!

Woke up earlier than I needed to, for no apparent reason. That, plus Mr. S being annoying all day has led to me being a bit grumpy. (Right now he is on a Zoom session with Gary's mom while playing Candyland with Gary and Scoundrel-his stuffed kitty. :shrug:)


meara - Feb 20, 2021 2:50:28 pm PST #3708 of 30000

Yikes Consuela, that work situation sounds like a huge pain!!

I’m still wondering how I’m going to get a second dose...the clinic said “we won’t be doing clinics anymore at that point but we will email you about what to do”. So of course I am like “where is my email????” Even though I know they probably won’t send it for another week or so, I tilt heir clinics are over.

Supposed to do speed dating tonight. Want to just curl up on couch with pup and not do anything instead. But guess I better take a shower in a few....


Jesse - Feb 20, 2021 3:12:07 pm PST #3709 of 30000
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.

Speed dating in person? Or what??

I gave up alcohol through to the end of February and I rather wish I hadn't...

Consuela, it's never too late to change your plans.

Here is how old we are, peers: Peter Kavinsky's father is Eliott from ET.


msbelle - Feb 20, 2021 4:13:01 pm PST #3710 of 30000
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb

And here’s how wrong I am. I think both are hot and options.


Jesse - Feb 20, 2021 4:55:43 pm PST #3711 of 30000
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.

Nah, that's fair. Noah C is a grownup.


Laura - Feb 20, 2021 5:00:59 pm PST #3712 of 30000
Our wings are not tired.

I home tomorrow is a much easier day, erin. I am also scheduled for the 2nd shot on March 4th and hope to maybe get some reading done as I told everyone I am not doing anything through the weekend.

I'm sorry about the lack of information left behind, Consuela. I have always written down everything I do, partly because my memory sucks and I need the documentation for myself, partly because it makes delegation easier and I am all about delegation where possible. Being indispensable has never been on my goal list.


msbelle - Feb 20, 2021 5:13:42 pm PST #3713 of 30000
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb

Consuela, sorry things were left such a mess. I often wonder about your nemesis.