I've got two words that are going to make all the pain go away. Miniature Golf.

Mayor ,'Lies My Parents Told Me'


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.


Shir - Dec 04, 2020 1:50:06 am PST #617 of 29428
"And that's why God Almighty gave us fire insurance and the public defender".

Oatmeal: it's just the morning stress and dread (hiya 2020!), but a friend's cousin got terrible health news yesterday night after an emergency open heart op (she's only 20), and I got little left in me after spending too much time at home this week without a break for nice/relaxing things on the one hand, but also have a deadline in 8 hours so I can't go for a long walk and do everything I need to do today. (Deadline itself won't take long to write, I just need to figure out what to write about first. Lovely prof. who read my first topic suggestion went "yeah, you can write on that topic, but you're smarter than this. Wait till class X, get familiar with more economic theories, and we'll circle back to get you something more challenging to write about". Class X was this week, so now I need to come up with something smart and challenging).

There will be nice/relaxing things tomorrow, coz weekend. Maybe even a nice relaxing thing today. But I need to get through today first, and I don't want to yell at housemate who did nothing to deserve a housemate with too many deadlines.

/venting

Well, let's get to work.

{{Buffistas}}


Theodosia - Dec 04, 2020 3:16:33 am PST #618 of 29428
'we all walk this earth feeling we are frauds. The trick is to be grateful and hope the caper doesn't end any time soon"

Hugs all around.

My assisted living has locked down -- a staff member was positive in the testing on Tuesday, so yesterday all the residents got tested. Even though I knew it was coming, given that we well into the second surge locally, I'm still irrationally dismayed.


JenP - Dec 04, 2020 6:25:40 am PST #619 of 29428

I don't think it's irrational, Theo. Negative test ~ma all around.

Good thinking and writing to you, Shir.

ND, I can't only imagine how awful this has been for you as a business owner and employer.


sj - Dec 04, 2020 7:17:38 am PST #620 of 29428
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."

I have a evaluation of needs appointment for therapy this morning on Zoom because my new doctor did not respond to my telling her I’m struggling with “find yourself a therapist” instead she had the therapist call me.


sj - Dec 04, 2020 7:18:03 am PST #621 of 29428
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."

I’m sorry, Theo. It’s so hard.


sj - Dec 04, 2020 8:43:04 am PST #622 of 29428
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."

I just finished the virtual assessment appointment, and I cried a lot. They want me to try to attend a group meeting on Tuesday mornings, and I should hear back about recommendations for a therapist and Psychiatrist within a week.


JenP - Dec 04, 2020 8:47:22 am PST #623 of 29428

I'm glad you got the assessment, and I hope you get recommendations that work for you. By "group" they still mean virtual, right?


Dana - Dec 04, 2020 8:49:34 am PST #624 of 29428
"I'm useless alone." // "We're all useless alone. It's a good thing you're not alone."

I just finished the virtual assessment appointment, and I cried a lot.

Ugh, I've been there. Sympathies.

Last night, I dreamed I had covid. Or, I dreamed that I lost my sense of taste and smell, so obviously I had it, and then my aunt the doctor (a real person) tested me, and I got a manila envelope with paperwork in it that told me in big letters that I had this other thing that wasn't covid even though the symptoms matched.

Sort of a weird anxiety dream with a happy ending.


sj - Dec 04, 2020 8:51:16 am PST #625 of 29428
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."

Yes, all the services will be virtual for now. But I’ve always avoided group therapy in the past. I also made it known that I would prefer a therapist who is open to continuing therapy via zoom even after the pandemic is under control. It is just easier for me.


sj - Dec 04, 2020 8:53:16 am PST #626 of 29428
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."

Yikes, Dana that dream sounds off.

My great-step-uncle with Covid was doing well, but I guess he had taken a turn for the worse today.