wildrice , bless you for volunteering at commencement. I usually have to attend every commencement and while there are certain things I love - I always cry - it's always such a panic. This year more than most.
I think this one will be especially neat, since there was a lot of question of whether or not it would even happen AND we're including those who graduated last spring and December. I think the desire for a normal celebration is high right now!
I wish I could have done more shifts, but the other ones I was free for started at 7am! I live 35-45 minutes from campus so I just couldn't muster up the enthusiasm to leave my house at 6:15am to help, lol.
Post by georgeglass on May 19, 2021 10:26:38 GMT -5
circa1978, I had a similar cyst and had to get it sliced open (lanced, whatever). I just strolled in to an urgent care place, announced to everyone working there that I was there for the grossest thing possible (they assured me I wasn't and then proceeded to tell me other gross things, which did not actually help). Two VERY young female PAs came in to perform the procedure. It was all pretty embarrassing, but didn't hurt long. They did try and prescribe opioids (!) which, no thank you.
I did get a text from a friend during the procedure asking what I was doing. I told her. She has never asked me that again.
wildrice , bless you for volunteering at commencement. I usually have to attend every commencement and while there are certain things I love - I always cry - it's always such a panic. This year more than most.
I think this one will be especially neat, since there was a lot of question of whether or not it would even happen AND we're including those who graduated last spring and December. I think the desire for a normal celebration is high right now!
I wish I could have done more shifts, but the other ones I was free for started at 7am! I live 35-45 minutes from campus so I just couldn't muster up the enthusiasm to leave my house at 6:15am to help, lol.
I miss working Commencement more than I thought I would! I was involved with it for YEARS then took a bit of break & got back in to it on a smaller scale a couple of years ago. We didn't do anything campus wide in terms of a ceremony this year (various schools did their own thing) but I'm hopeful we'll be back to a campus wide ceremony in December! I love the ability to interact with and congratulate students behind the scenes!
I meant to tip my Uber driver $20 and tipped him $40. 🤦🏻♀️ there was a lag in the app and it kept telling me I didn’t tip. UBER IS A LIAR.
Most expensive trip ever. Oh well.
Somewhere, an Uber driver is telling his friends about an amazing tip.
In fourteen months of long weeks, this has been one of the longest, and for no apparent reason. I woke up feeling like today should have been Friday.
My doctor and I adjusted my ADHD and anxiety meds last week and it has made such a huge difference. I've actually been able to get my shit together to get out of the house more than once since last week.
My DD had a virtual learning day yesterday for the first time since February.
By the end of the day, I was signing her up for extra camps over the summer. I had originally thought I could "make it work" having her home for a month at the beginning of the summer before her camps start. Yesterday cured me of that delusion.
I love her so much, but we are definitely at very trying age. She is probably starting puberty and it is... a lot.
Post by Monica Geller on May 19, 2021 12:47:40 GMT -5
Today can just fuck right off.
About 2 weeks ago MIL had chest pains and went to the ER. Cardiac stuff was fine but there was something on her chest X-ray/lung that was concerning. She went for a PET scan Friday (didn’t tell any of us!) and she’s getting the results today. DH insisted on going with her, as He should! I’m fully expecting bad news.
Also, it’s his first time driving farther than Kroger since before the seizure/surgery. I’m trying not to stress but... it’s an hour away.
Then at 8:45am I get a call from daycare that DS2 has a cough bad enough that he needs to go home. Obviously, DH has more important things to do. So I rush around to throw a sub plan together and pick him up in less than 45 minutes. Got him an appointment at the pediatrician. Ear infection and beginning of croup. FML. 2nd ear infection in 4 weeks. He literally just finished antibiotics on Sunday.
Meanwhile MIL’s BFF is like blowing up my phone asking a million questions. I’ve ignored her but damn. Leave me alone.
DH texted that the appointment was rough and he was getting lunch and then heading home. He’d tell me the details when he gets back. So now I’m sitting on the porch swing while the baby naps having a hard seltzer while I wait.
Post by gretchenindisguise on May 19, 2021 12:47:49 GMT -5
My eldest (11) let us know they are non-binary a few weeks back. They came out to their class two days ago, they are third gender diverse kiddo in their class so it was easy for them and their classmates. We can never move. And we had the best conversation last night. I love this kid.
I know some of you are dealing with far worse issues, but I’m irritated right now. The 3rd person I was set to meet for taking care of my cat just cancelled on me. My normal person is due to give birth that weekend so she can’t and finding someone else has been a bitch.
Post by NewGirlNic on May 19, 2021 12:54:26 GMT -5
DS had an ortho appointment this morning and the front desk reception didn't mark him as "arrived" so we waited for over 30 minutes. I was just about to get up and check what the hell was going on (we usually have to wait 10-15 minutes or so past his appointment time) and one of the hygienists who knows us was coming out to get someone else. She looked at me funny and said "give me 1 minute, I'll be right back for you." When she came back to get us she said that we were marked a no show since it looked like we never checked in. I was so annoyed.
I recaulked my shower this am and then got a wild hair up my ass to keep going and change out the full showerhead and faucet and do all the recaulking on those too.
I'm getting my second CSA box today. I'm getting kohlrabi, which will be a first for me. I'm also getting some lemon thyme which I think I'll make shortbread out of.
Your boxes sound awesome! I love kohlrabi and am excited it’s becoming more mainstream.
[mention]circa1978 [/mention] I hope it is nothing horrible and the surgery goes well. It sounds harrowing and I don’t blame you for not wanting to look. Why do medical people always think you do? I’d rather the body be a mystery, honestly. Diagnose me with bad humors and send me on my way!
Post by litskispeciality on May 19, 2021 13:53:02 GMT -5
Our dishwasher is starting to sound like a dial up internet connection, so we have to buy a new one before it breaks. To be fair we've had it since we bought the house (it came with the house)...I just wanted to do a reno and buy applicances at once. Oh well.
We had a great throwback conversation at work today, but now I feel old talking about the epic Aerosmith 90's (Crazy, Amazing and the other one) videos to blank stare. Does that make an "Ok Boomer" lol
I am waiting for a chair for the yard to be delivered. My husband doesn’t share my love of sitting in the yard so I now will have a hammock and a lounge chair just for me. He only wants to be out there if we are playing a game, picking crabs or grilling.
I’m hoping with the chair I can not only read but also do some punch needle/weaving/minor actual work. Our yard is the best part of our house IMO. It’s very large for the city and has lots of trees and is very peaceful. Plus I can’t hear my husband working while I’m out there and the barky dog stays inside with him so I can be outside with the quiet puppy during the day.
I woke up with a sore throat this morning, and not feeling great. My DD just had a cold also, so I'm guessing she passed her germs on to me.
I don't think its Covid but I'm always wondering if we should get tested just in case?? Argh....
Was your daughter tested? If yes and she was negative, I'd assume it's whatever she had. If she wasn't tested, you definitely should. Testing is super easy by me, so hopefully it is where you are too.
I managed to re-fuck up my back for the millionth time yesterday (I woke up with it sore, and then a combo of cleaning, sitting in the car for the drive for our 2nd covid shots, and doing a workout I should have skipped just made it worse). It hurt so bad that I basically didn't sleep all night, so now today I'm slightly headachy possibly from the shot, possibly from no sleep, and my back is killing me. I told my H that I would have no idea if I was having any other side effects from the shot, because my back is sending so many alarm bells that it's overriding everything else. (He has a headache and slight body aches, so he's probably feeling the shot more than me.)
tacokick what kind of chair? I'm hoping to be outside more and readung is #1 on the list!
I got an old school webbed lounge chair. I always had one growing up and loved it. I’ve had fancier (wood) ones in the past but they never held up well over the years and were too big/heavy to bring inside. I’m ready to relax circa 1961. The new ones are steel and not aluminum so they are pretty sturdy.
I also really love my hammock for reading which has a metal stand so I can move it around the yard when we mow and to chase the shade/sun.
My poor boss, they have been trying to fill a vacancy and after 2 months since selection have decided the person selected isn't going to work. The person is already being difficult and has sent some fairly rude emails regarding report dates.
They are going with the alternate now, but no one is sure if they will accept.
I wasn't a fan of the person selected, so I'm sort of glad they've made it known they're not the right fit. If they are dumb enough to apply here again, they will not get an interview as long as the management team is still around.
My DD had a virtual learning day yesterday for the first time since February.
By the end of the day, I was signing her up for extra camps over the summer. I had originally thought I could "make it work" having her home for a month at the beginning of the summer before her camps start. Yesterday cured me of that delusion.
I love her so much, but we are definitely at very trying age. She is probably starting puberty and it is... a lot.
I was doing the same thing last night. DS1 is virtual learning on Fridays and it’s actually not been so bad since he returned to school for 4 days a week, but if he’s home and bored he’s going to pester me non-stop and I don’t want him playing video games all summer. I’m taking some time off as soon as summer let’s out but I’m going to try to do camps for him every other week for at least half the summer to break up the monotony. Between DH’s and my schedule the weeks he’ll be home, we should be able to entertain him enough. I thought about doing more camp but the prices are so high considering we don’t “need” full time this summer.