Randoms week of 10/11

[pixy0stix]

Correct that you don't own the parkway. It's city right of way that property owners maintain.

[pugz]

Oct 12, 2021 16:37:30 GMT -5 lilypad1126 said:

Oct 12, 2021 16:24:37 GMT -5 just said:

Got a 7 day trial for Apple+ to watch Ted Lasso (Season 1 Awesome, Season 2 Very Good). I actually ended up enjoying the first season of the Morning Show more than I expected.

But my random - I hate the intro credits (of The Morning Show). I don't think I've ever hated credits before but the song is so uncatchy, and the graphics are like a fucking sledge hammer and they're so long. And I'm usually a fan of credits. I'll rewatch the credits to the West Wing and Mad Men and What we do in the shadows every fucking time, but these ones just make me want to throw things.

Way too invested in this.

OMG, I cannot stand watching the morning show credits. They are awful. It's like nails on a chalkboard to me. My H teases me about it. Glad to hear I'm not the only one, haha.

Yes!!! I hate the intro too!!! Annoying and doesn’t suit the tone of the show or make any sense and it is LONG!

[AJL]

I think grad school might drive me to drink. Just saying. *sigh*

[wawa]

Oct 11, 2021 13:36:53 GMT -5 pixy0stix said:

Our security cameras caught people who were walking by with their dog positioning their dog under our animatronic spider and taking their picture.

In other news, I'm quitting my job and going to work for a friend and her company. Which, funnily enough, is what several in my department have done in the last few months. (To be really clear, different friends/companies, lol!)

congrats!!  same field?  anybody I or my denver office counterparts would know?

[pixy0stix]

Oct 13, 2021 9:50:08 GMT -5 wawa said:

Oct 11, 2021 13:36:53 GMT -5 pixy0stix said:

Our security cameras caught people who were walking by with their dog positioning their dog under our animatronic spider and taking their picture.

In other news, I'm quitting my job and going to work for a friend and her company. Which, funnily enough, is what several in my department have done in the last few months. (To be really clear, different friends/companies, lol!)

congrats!!  same field?  anybody I or my denver office counterparts would know?

No and no, completely different field. Completely out of government or government adjacent.

[mbcdefg]

I made a vet appointment for my oldest cat (13) for the end of this month, for his regular exam as well as some other issues like chin acne and losing clumps of fur. Plus his ongoing rhinitis where he just snots all over the place.

He barfed five times yesterday and twice this morning, including a couple instances where it looked like it had some blood in it, so I just dropped him off curbside at the vet a little while ago. I hope he’ll be ok. I also hope they’ll actually have answers for me and a clear path forward, because a lot of his rhinitis stuff this last year has been “we don’t really know, he just needs to live with it.”

[pixy0stix]

It's deeply weird and unsettling to start and process your own separation paperwork.

[1confused1]

I went to Florida this past week and was very surprised at how much I liked it. Except for the humidity, that sucked.

[wawa]

Oct 13, 2021 9:52:17 GMT -5 pixy0stix said:

Oct 13, 2021 9:50:08 GMT -5 wawa said:

congrats!!  same field?  anybody I or my denver office counterparts would know?

No and no, completely different field. Completely out of government or government adjacent.

oh, super exciting! 

[just]

With DopeSick and Worth, Michael Keaton is doing some great work this year.

Also Phillipa Soo is in DopeSick.

[aurora]

mbcdefg, I hope your kitty is OK.

We brought our dog in today for biopsies on two new lumps. Fortunately they are just fatty tissue from getting old, but it's hard to watch your pets get older and worry.

[breezy8407]

1confused1 Was in Florida this week for work. I have to be outside most of the time, and I stuggggggle with the humidity. Another annoying thing that hadn't happened to me there before...it rained overnight and my rental car windows would not un-fog. I had the wipers going, rolled the windows down, etc. I couldn't see! At least with snow, frost, and ice, you can clear it off and it goes away

[raangoli]

mbcdefg, I hope the vet had some answers for you rather than a shrug. I hope kitty is doing well!

[mskitkat]

My husband quit work to go to school full time. We have an agreement that when he graduates and finds a job, I get to quit my job and do whatever I want.

I’m so burnt out, I told him to update his linked in to open for opportunities. Maybe someone will randomly offer him an amazing job that also pays for the rest of his program. A girl can dream. I need a break.

[bears]

audette what did you decide about the new position?

[Scout'sHonor]

I live in the vicinity of the regional airport where an air show is happening this weekend. So the last two days, it's been super loud with all the planes arriving and practicing. Even my dog has jumped up a few times wondering what the noise is.

[picksthemusic]

I'm trying not to slip into depression patterns again. The weather has changed, so all I want to do is sit on the couch and veg out. I can tell I am needing to exercise to get out of this funk, but motivating myself to actually do anything is really hard. I have tomorrow off, though, so I'll probably do something tomorrow. If the weather holds I might get outside and plant my bulbs. The house is getting neglected as well, so that's piling up. At least I'm keeping up on laundry?

[pixy0stix]

Oct 14, 2021 11:25:22 GMT -5 Scout'sHonor said:

I live in the vicinity of the regional airport where an air show is happening this weekend. So the last two days, it's been super loud with all the planes arriving and practicing. Even my dog has jumped up a few times wondering what the noise is.

I'm glad you mentioned this, because I started hearing something weird and couldn't pinpoint it. I bet this is what I'm hearing.

[keyslover]

Election Judge training today. Minneapolis has a lot on its ballot- this is a big election for us.

[pixy0stix]

As a final "fuck you" work will not be paying me the bonus that everyone who worked through the pandemic is getting. I will be missing the payout by one week. I get it, but also this sucks.

[rubytue]

One of the Maryland Zebras has died 😔 www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2021/10/14/zebras-maryland-escaped-died/

[pixy0stix]

Waaaaaaaaaaaiiiiiiiiit, someone who finally knew what they were doing looked at my question regarding the bonus pay and said I *will* be getting it. HOORAY!

Also, HR is a shitshow.

[mrsukyankee]

picksthemusic, I've been working on doing 1 mediocre minute with exercise. Basically, all I have to do every day is 1 minute of exercise with no pressure to do more. I choose to walk (sometimes with the dog) so it also gets me outside. And most of the time I do more because it feels good, but sometimes I don't. I just go outside walk down the street, turn around and go inside (raining days). Sometimes I feel good enough to do a lot more. I'm now trying to convince myself to do 1 minute of weight lifting (using body weight) as I used to love weight lifting.

[mbcdefg]

Oct 15, 2021 10:10:30 GMT -5 mrsukyankee said:

picksthemusic, I've been working on doing 1 mediocre minute with exercise. Basically, all I have to do every day is 1 minute of exercise with no pressure to do more. I choose to walk (sometimes with the dog) so it also gets me outside. And most of the time I do more because it feels good, but sometimes I don't. I just go outside walk down the street, turn around and go inside (raining days). Sometimes I feel good enough to do a lot more. I'm now trying to convince myself to do 1 minute of weight lifting (using body weight) as I used to love weight lifting.

Ohhhh, this is a great strategy. I need to do this for myself.

[audette]

Oct 14, 2021 10:14:12 GMT -5 bears said:

audette what did you decide about the new position?

I decided I wanted to stay on the tech side of things. So I did not apply for that position.


And later that day, after making that decision, a colleague pointed me towards a tech position that is two grades above my current one. A position I am fully qualified for, mostly due to my experience prior to joining my current employer, along with the internal toolset knowledge I have developed since joining this company. I have started chatting with the hiring manager about it. Some work stuff has come up that will draw out that process, but, I have hopes it will end happily.