Monday fuck'ems (or randoms)

[pixy0stix]

I'm having a helluva day. On top of everything, my period randomly showed up and I have a stress headache.

[meshaliuknits]

I think I ate my weight in zucchini sticks at lunch. I regret it.

[georgeglass]

I'm on "vacation" with my family. My H is at work this week because he was out of vacation time. This morning, one of the dogs sprinted out of the door towards a lake that has alligators. Awesome.

[isabel]

I'm just grumpy today. The events of this weekend have contributed to my mood a lot, but I'm also stressed about money and H's job. I just want to feel like he has a stable, secure job for fucking once. Plus it's all dreary and grey, which always puts me in a bad mood.

[ESF]

I spent the weekend visiting family and a high school bestie who had to move her mom into hospice.

Today at lunch my grandfather called Paul Ryan an "Irish bastard." I'm also pretty sure he blamed the Irish famine on Mitch McConnell. He also thinks Mueller and Comey have the power to impeach Trump. Ah to be 96 and a little senile.

[ChillyMcFreeze]

Hey, friends! I'm back after a long election-induced hiatus. I need more smart women in my life. Also, a diversion 'cause work sucks and it's hot outside.

[elleblue]

My H is at urgent care because he's been feeling short of breath. I'm hoping it's just his asthma acting up and not anything more serious.

[ESF]

Aug 14, 2017 16:24:39 GMT -5 elleblue said:

My H is at urgent care because he's been feeling short of breath. I'm hoping it's just his asthma acting up and not anything more serious.

Sending good thoughts your way!

[georgeglass]

Good luck, elleblue!

[picksthemusic]

Work is not terrible today - so that's a win, I guess.

This weekend's stuff has me all anxious and irritable.

We saw Dunkirk on Saturday, and Spider-Man yesterday. Both were good in their own way.

I need more sleep. I've been waking up in the middle of the night and not able to go back to sleep for a few nights now. It's not fun. I'm pretty sure it's anxiety related.

[andreay82]

If we'd gone out to breakfast on Saturday instead of Friday, we would have seen Paul Ryan. Apparently he was at the same restaurant a day later.

[elleblue]

Update: it was just his asthma bothering him, thankfully. Thanks for the good thoughts everyone.

[StrawberryBlondie]

I saw The Dark Tower when I was on vacation. I liked it. I won't lie, though. Idris played a significant part of that.

I thought Matthew M. was terribly miscast, though. I'm pretty sure he wasn't supposed to make me giggle.

[sushi]

My left eye has been weeping for about a month now. It took a bit to realize it was going on b/c things happen. So I got back on my rx eye drops and claritin. So fun balancing dry eye and antihistamine. And now I have a stye which doesn't help.

Minor complaint, I know, but I'm so sick of it. I'm about to suck it up and pay OOP to see a civilian. It takes about 4 months to see the one provider the Af has in this area.

For random good stuff, H is back He'd been gone a couple weeks.

[seeyalater52]

Back to work after vacation and I am dragging. Everything is eerily quiet (Congressional recess) but my boss and my team were so so happy to see me so that was nice. And I was very glad to be in the company of my amazing coworkers for a long staff lunch dedicated to discussing how to continue to intentionally oppose structural racism in our work. But I'm so tired.

[meshaliuknits]

Aug 14, 2017 17:01:34 GMT -5 StrawberryBlondie said:

I saw The Dark Tower when I was on vacation. I liked it. I won't lie, though. Idris played a significant part of that.

I thought Matthew M. was terribly miscast, though. I'm pretty sure he wasn't supposed to make me giggle.

I've been saying this! (Haven't seen it yet.)

[pixy0stix]

Aug 14, 2017 16:49:05 GMT -5 jenny1980 said:

My period ALSO showed up early today. Twins!

Blargh.

::shares chocolate::

[AJL]

The US Postal Service frustrates me so much! I ordered some items and the delivery confirmation says "delivered", but I don't have the package.

It wasn't there on the day it was marked delivered, nor any day since. It's been four postal days. I'm really irritated! I had plans the for those items this weekend and I had to come up with a backup.

The seller said that of the 12 customers who bought this same item (we were all one batch for her to create), my package is the only one lost.

*fist shake* Curses, USPS!

[StrawberryBlondie]

Aug 14, 2017 17:20:19 GMT -5 meshaliuknits said:

Aug 14, 2017 17:01:34 GMT -5 StrawberryBlondie said:

I saw The Dark Tower when I was on vacation. I liked it. I won't lie, though. Idris played a significant part of that.

I thought Matthew M. was terribly miscast, though. I'm pretty sure he wasn't supposed to make me giggle.

I've been saying this! (Haven't seen it yet.)

I feel like Javier Bardem would've been a good decision.

Or literally anyone else.

[winecat]

Aug 14, 2017 17:26:23 GMT -5 StrawberryBlondie said:

Aug 14, 2017 17:20:19 GMT -5 meshaliuknits said:

I've been saying this! (Haven't seen it yet.)

I feel like Javier Bardem would've been a good decision.

Or literally anyone else.

Javier Bardem is a good decision no matter the situation.    

[taratru]

I spent five hours in my classroom today and feel even less prepared than I did going in. This transition back to the classroom is going to suck big time for a while.

[StrawberryBlondie]

Aug 14, 2017 17:29:20 GMT -5 winecat said:

Aug 14, 2017 17:26:23 GMT -5 StrawberryBlondie said:

I feel like Javier Bardem would've been a good decision.

Or literally anyone else.

Javier Bardem is a good decision no matter the situation.    

Truth.

[OscarQ]

I found a foreclosure that would be perfect. We could rehab it, live there a few years and then sell it for a hefty profit. I just ... am not feeling it. I should be. It's logical. It's just so much work.

I'm also annoyed that a stupid Amazon seller is having me return a brand new 6' cable that simply never worked. Just give me back my money. Don't make me ship this $10 item back to you.

[mrhanky]

I saw my Congressman running at the park yesterday. I couldn't place him the first time, but knew who it was the second and third time. I really wanted to yell at him about needing to publicly denounce Nazis and hold a town hall in the city (he lives here AND it's the largest city in his district), but thought it would be in poor taste. Then he didn't bother to show up at the candlelight vigil at the same park a few hours later and I regretted not interrupting his run. He's running for the Senate seat and I'm really mad that people here still support him.

[orangeblossom]

I somehow caught my DHs cold, despite us having minimal contact and not being in the house at the same time for then most part. I am not happy.

I haven't talked to my doctor, but I'm assuming based on her call in prescription, some blood work showed an increase in a level she's monitoring. The pharmacist, said the dose was so high, she didn't feel comfortable prescribing it. Bleh.

[redheadbaker]

I'm sad that I can't be around during the daytime anymore. Work blocks just about every single website out there (even innocuous stuff like recipe websites), and I get no cell reception at work. Not to mention I can't connect my phone to the network, so even I had service, I'd be out of data in about two days.

[mbcdefg]

Job application question:

I'm going back to work from maternity leave in mid-September. My company is in shaky ground and coworkers are bailing left and right. Plus things are tight so I'm looking for a higher salary.

I found a staff position at a local State University. It's a mid-career job, not entry level, and pays quite a bit more than my current salary, and I think will be a really good fit.

But they are requiring me to upload letters of recommendation along with my resume and cover letter. I've been at my current job for five years and I don't want them to know I'm looking around. I would feel weird contacting old bosses for full letters of recommendation, and I'm not even sure some of them would remember me.

Is this common in higher education jobs? Is there any way around it? I get having to provide references from old jobs, but letters of recommendation? That just seems weird. This would be a communications department role, not a director of a department or anything like that.

[shortcake2675]

Aug 14, 2017 17:24:31 GMT -5 AJL said:

The US Postal Service frustrates me so much! I ordered some items and the delivery confirmation says "delivered", but I don't have the package.

It wasn't there on the day it was marked delivered, nor any day since. It's been four postal days. I'm really irritated! I had plans the for those items this weekend and I had to come up with a backup.

The seller said that of the 12 customers who bought this same item (we were all one batch for her to create), my package is the only one lost.

*fist shake* Curses, USPS!

Have you talked to the post office? Any chance it was stolen? I'm sorry. I've started insuring all of my items I ship out of fear of them being stolen or lost. But since my stuff is all handmade, I don't want to have to remake it.

[redheadbaker]

Aug 14, 2017 20:40:36 GMT -5 mbcdefg said:

Job application question:

I'm going back to work from maternity leave in mid-September. My company is in shaky ground and coworkers are bailing left and right. Plus things are tight so I'm looking for a higher salary.

I found a staff position at a local State University. It's a mid-career job, not entry level, and pays quite a bit more than my current salary, and I think will be a really good fit.

But they are requiring me to upload letters of recommendation along with my resume and cover letter. I've been at my current job for five years and I don't want them to know I'm looking around. I would feel weird contacting old bosses for full letters of recommendation, and I'm not even sure some of them would remember me.

Is this common in higher education jobs? Is there any way around it? I get having to provide references from old jobs, but letters of recommendation? That just seems weird. This would be a communications department role, not a director of a department or anything like that.

It's common for teaching positions, I think. Weird that they're requiring it for a staff position. But I bet your bosses from 5 years ago will remember you. It's not weird to reach out and ask them. 

[al320]

The dark tower books wherey favorite in jr high (i never read past the wasteland, thats all that existed then), but i totslly dont remember them and wanted to reread them before the movie came out. But ive heard such conflicting things about the movie.

I spent most of today picking out the font for my second tattoo. If i get a third it will be a picture lol

Its been a long week, and its only monday. I think the stress of the nazis is wearing me down.