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I'm stoned, a little faint after changing the bandage (just a non-stick one held one with normal bandaids lol) so lying on the couch. I'm such a pussy when it comes to my own body - I can watch and even help with wounds, but when it's my wound... Ugh!
Got a bag of twisties though! #winning
Oh bummer. Hope youβre not too out of sorts.
Are you busy at the moment?
First class survived. Donβt think I made a tit of myself. Making friends seems unlikely though.
One of my clients got pissed off at the slow pace of their projects, and decided to bring in a 3rd party "project partner". Tomorrow I'm having a "conversation" with Senior Leadership Team. I have a real bad feeling I'm about to be scapegoated for the failures of the project team because the project team manager is besties with my manager. I hate this feeling so fucking much.
I know exactly how that feels. We're here for you if you need it
I appreciate it man. Let's see how it plays out. It'd suck to be looking for a new job a few days before my birthday.
I'm OK money wise for a while, but I don't think I can do another 6 months without a job.
Let's hope things don't happen that fast. Even if they do, the job market is weirdly hot this time of year.
My boys' birthday is this Saturday as well so I get how you feel. I think you'll be able to ride it out until past Christmas
Ordered pizza, watch some TV then bed I think. May as well speed up the time till the meeting tomorrow.
Goodnight everyone β€οΈ
You're gonna be alright friend :) π
I wish my boys could talk a bit more. Something was bothering one of them tonight and he couldn't get to sleep, I wish he could tell me what it was
Depending on their ages, they sometimes lack the vocabulary to put their feelings into words, especially if they're new feelings or sort of vague feelings or worries. It's frustrating because it's hard to know what prompts to give to get them talking. Sounds like you're doing the right thing and you're there for them and they know that, that's all you can do sometimes.
Tom is the best dad , along with all the other dads here. I'm sure once they can they will talk. π
Their speech was always going to be delayed because they're twins. One is putting together two word sentences pretty consistently now and the other understands everything but doesn't talk as much.
I've put together some flashcards using the program Anki and it has really helped them start recognising things and saying a few words
I guzzled the appropriate amount of water on Sunday and Monday, as my vein gushed a tad yesterday lol. First time 'round last year, the machine kept beeping because my pressure was low, because I didn't eat or drink enough.
This time, I filled that bag up quicksmart! Had a Nippy's Iced Coffee and some potato chips after. But yeah, now my elbow-pit is rather sore, I keep catastrophising and think it's still bleeding and I don't want to look, as it was when I changed the dressing yesterday (3 hours afterwards).
But! No complaints! Follow the directions and drink heaps of water!
Edit: actually, the only complaint is the bruise on my left middle finger from the haemoglobin test. I forget how much the tips of the fingers are used until one is sore π
4 hours of karaoke. Mostly friend screaming. I am dead.
Like a goood dead or a bad dead?
Neutral dead.
Traffic was awful heading to my social sports training tonight, but had fun once I finally got there. Hadnβt been for a few weeks. Thereβs just some days I need to be around a group of people. Made the drive worth it.
Some people just suck all the air in meetings. Dude, shut the fuck up and let someone else talk!!!
Made a thread for tomorrow :)
Just finished the first episode of British Bake Off and was good.
Got a reference request from a former colleague that I did not along with.
Our work relationship was cold, at best, so it's interesting that they would want to use me a reference.
I declined politely.
They were difficult to work with and created a large amount of unnecessary work for everyone.
you were more polite than I woulda been.
When I say polite it was basically
'Considering our respective roles during your time here, I am not in a position to provide you with a good reference. Good luck with the job hunt'
This person still knows people in our organisation, so I didn't think to completely destroy the bridge...just in case
Starting piano / guitar lessons on Thursday. By that, I mean I am alternating between instruments until I pick one. Thinking of going with piano because I learnt it as a kid, but am considering guitar for something different, and also I wanna be a rockstar.
Nah, not a rock star. Too much pressure and it takes over your life. You can never do normal stuff again.
You want a single smash one hit wonder that gives you enough to live it up for a year, before you invest $10 Million or so. Then retire into obscurity living very comfortably off your investments for the rest of your life. 5% of $10 Million is an annual allowance of $500k.
If you do want a lasting career, you want someone with the wealth and lifestyle, but not the fame. Someone like Dianne Warren or Max Martin. You can walk safely down the Street and nobody knows who you are. The only circles you're famous in are rock stars and movie directors.
Or a song that gets picked up for a tv theme or ad, then you get lots of ongoing royalties.
Mixed some midori with some fruit juice. Not too bad.
Now I need ice cubes.
Yep, it was that sort of a day.
Noice
Midori and lemonade is a classic drink. Grab a bottle next time you're at Aldi.
Yeah. Will do that next time though rate Iβm going I might need a new bottle of midori too.
Left my hat and water bottle at the office before field work and have been mega cranky and annoyed today. Not how I wanted my day to go at all, I was looking forward to field work. And the moving place I inquired with seems to have a non-working number, I missed their callback but when I call their number it keeps cutting off. Grrrrrrrrrrr. I am PEEVED!
Need to have a good shower and some feel good show for tonight.
E: I will say, going out has given me a lot more pep and energy in other ways now that I've hydrated and cooled off. I miss field work!!!! I need to make this more regular
Got off TAFE early today. Teacher had to pick up her kid from childcare cause they couldn't be arsed dealing with a three year old's tantrum. Some bullshit about the literal toddler posing a threat to other kids.
I was hoping to get more work done today. Guess I'm getting more units extended to next week.
I've started my shed cleanout. There is a lot of junk in there! And a lot of dirt βΉοΈ If anyone is in the market for a slightly rusty hand saw let me know, I seem to have lots of them! I'm not even sure why I have some of this stuff, I'm pretty sure someone has been sneaking in and stashing stuff when I'm not looking. Couldn't possibly have been me!
Really bad end to the day even if it only lasted for 10-15 mins.
Not looking forward to seeing how the rest of the time goes until I go on break.
Hopefully the steps put in place for the future will prevent future altercations from occurring.
Nothing like dealing with someone who thinks the way to solve problems is to enact revenge and thinking thatβs the right way of doing things.
That's cos the game is not 'getting the work done', the game is 'being top dog'. I agree with melba that this goes nowhere good. Put on your own oxygen mask first. Good to know that steps are being taken.
EDIT: I'd put money on this person's work history being littered with similar situations.
revenge? There are people like that in the business world? That is crazy.
Oh no, that sounds really miserable... hope this person pulls their head in soon. I hate it when one person can ruin your whole day. When will you be going on break?
omg, I just had a sparrow eat from my hand π₯°
Day 2 of meal replacement done. β
It just rained and now it's sunny again. It smells earthy. Time to take the rubbish out.
Work from home all approved and I have a nice open ended task to spend half a day on. Things are going well
The new Sandwiches of History book just delivered. This will be a tasty exploration.
Oh man. My body hates me for trying to move around.
And Melbcat has another uti ;-;
2 more days and I'm on leave for 3. So much I need to get done before I go.
That's one thing I love about my job, there is no ongoing work to manage. The moment you leave your desk the work is someone else's problem and you can just leave and forget about it.
hubs has gone tomato mad, Idk what it is, something about the very Mediterranean house has woken the ancient genes. The terrace and the yard are slowly being overtaken with bushy bushy plants. The one by the front door is already 2m tall. I forsee a lot of canning in our future.
If anyone needs a smile, I suggest peeking into the Brisbane daily thread on here. There's an excellent series of puppy pics in there!
