I survived a RIF at work two weeks ago, have mixed feelings about that, and guilt about the mixed feelings. I've had to admit to myself that I'm only in it for the health benefits anymore.

Starting Tuesday 07 September, the plan is for everyone to be in the office Tues-Weds-Thurs and WFH on Fridays and Mondays. No restrictions required for those who are fully vaccinated.

Not sure how I feel about that, but it is over two months away. "The horse may learn to sing...."

My office is - in theory - everyone coming back in two weeks for a limited time and then half will work Monday and Wednesday, the other half Tuesday and Thursday and everyone work from home on Fridays. People who want to go full-time WFH can ask and it will be determined on a case by case basis. Two people have moved out of state, so they're full-time WFH, but I don't know how many will want to - and be allowed to - do the same.

All morning I have been thinking "it's relatively cool today, I should be able to do some yard work after work" and then for the last half hour or so I am sitting here in my living room drenched in sweat from not moving at all so I'll be lying in front of the fan for a while. Darn it. Maybe closer to dusk I can get something done.

ETA: possibly more heat flash than environmental temperature, but my course of action does not change for that realization

Timelies all!

Gary's workplace, starting this week, is requiring everybody be in the office two days a week. In September their supposed to go up to full-time in the office. I've been in the lab full-time for a while.

I've had to admit to myself that I'm only in it for the health benefits anymore.

A perfectly valid reason to be at your job. Except the bullshit about how health insurance is tied to jobs.

Je suis annoyed that the take away of everyone working from home for a year is that those of us with special arrangements to work from home shouldn’t get them anymore because now everyone wants to WFH. I loved my 9-3 core hours and working in the middle of the night when I am an insomniac to make up the other two. Also, I work WAY more than 40 hours.

Epic and others

I LOVE Everything is Going to be OK! I keep recommending it to people!

It is so good. please to watch and discuss. I also watched the creator’s previous series Pleas Like me, which was also good, but better because of the new show. I just love the idea that the socially awkward person is trying as hard as they can, because I really am. It is the best I have to give.

ETA: possibly more heat flash than environmental temperature, but my course of action does not change for that realization

Too hot is too hot however it occurs.

It is so good. please to watch and discuss.

Are you caught up with the season? Because I actually do have thoughts.

I just love the idea that the socially awkward person is trying as hard as they can, because I really am.

I thought this was really important re Nicholas & Alex's breakup & NOT getting back together. Nicholas saying that it would be better if they could each just find someone who wouldn't want to change them was so...something. Affirming? Mature? (and a tiny, judge-y corner of my brain thinks...lazy? I always felt so bad for Alex knocking himself out for them all - is Nicholas right that he shouldn't have to try so hard, or did he & Alex just need to get better at communicating their needs and not bottling everything up?)

And I love Genevieve! As the "normal" one, she's had to be mature beyond her years. And she's such an amazing, quirky character, but I swear sometimes her quirks just get drowned out by Nicholas & Matilda.

I also love Genevieve and relate to her very hard as a quirky neuro-typical. If I were a gay man, and with my age and my theatre background, do often identify with gay men, I would be Nicolas, but I am really Genevieve.

I am definitely NOT Nicholas or Matilda (at least I hope not!); they can both be so oblivious and self-involved, they're very frustrating (plus, Nicholas' fashion sense is ATROCIOUS! LOL), so I'm def closer to Genevieve. But I don't think I'm as observant or insightful as she is.