Oh, my, back when I smoked I loved that it gave me something to do with my hands (even when not actively smoking a cigarette, fidgeting with one, or a lighter or pack, was more acceptable than many other options) and that it gave me time to not be doing other things. All the things I really should be doing? Can't right now, having a smoke. Especially when I worked in an office with other smokers, it was the only way to get a break. Not to downplay the physical addiction, which was real, withdrawal when I quit was no fun, but the psychological dependence was more obvious from inside my head at the time.

I came back from lunch to an email about “strategic realignment and cost-reduction”, with more details to come.

Ick. I don't like those words at all.

Sophia ...M's family (including M) have all kinds of mental health/ neurodiverisity type stuff. But not really diagnosed. Except his mom does have mental health issues.

Good news! His Mom is home!. She doesn't need an oxygen tank. So we will see how that goes.

Good news, askye.

Yah, I miss smoking, gotta be honest. Not in a "want to start again way," but if there were no reasons not to... insert wistful sigh.

Workshop done. Email not. But I promised DH a gym visit. Email after that.

I did mean to say, vibing for you, Calli. Not a notification you ever want

Good news, askye!

I'm trying to renew my passport. I fit all the criteria for renewing online. I got one of my coworkers to take some photos of me this morning so that I could upload one, but it got rejected because I forgot to take off my glasses. (I wore my glasses in my old passport photo. This must be a new-ish rule.) Guess I can go to CVS or the library or somewhere and have them take a photo of me. Sometimes, living alone is annoying -- this would take two seconds if there were another person here.

Passport photo rules are no glasses and no smiling (can't show teeth). My most recent photo looks like a mug shot.

Timelies all!

Health~ma to all who need/want it.

Which includes Mr. S, who has an ear infection. And me, to a degree, as I have a cold that is mostly annoying.

I have learned that the new person in our lab is a) only in our lab 3 days a week(the other days she doing stuff for her old lab and b) temporary. How long she'll be here, I don't know. I just know we're all exhausted from all the work we have to do. (Possibly unpaid if the CR isn't passed)

I FOUND MY BIRTH CERTIFICATE! Took many boxes apart, etc., but it was actually in an envelope sticking out of the hallway bookcase. Sheesh.

I FOUND MY BIRTH CERTIFICATE!

Ta da! I never did find mine which add a whole 'nother layer of stress to getting my passport to go to Japan.

Everybody raise your hand if you know exactly where your passport or birth certificate is!