I am 15 minutes into a 5th birthday party which is planned to last 3 hours. Kill me now.
Soldier on. Yes, things will get torn apart and destroyed. Possibly even human beings. It will all clean up just fine. P.S. That's waaay too long for a 5th birthday party!
2 hrs in, no fatalities. Avg sugar consumption is approximately 0.5kg per child.
Well, I was going ice skating with my daughters om my brand new hockey skates! Yaaaas!
Before we went to the ice, we wanted to buy some bread to bring. On my way into the bakery, which also is a café - a stuffed café today of course! I fell on my way in! Slipped on the front door stair, and almost rolled into the shop with my skates in a bag and my oldest daughter in front of me!
And yes! EVERYBODY SAW IT AND EVERYBODY COUD HEAR ME CONPLAINING, and that did NOT sound nice.
Well, I was going ice skating with my daughters om my brand new hockey skates! Yaaaas!
Before we went to the ice, we wanted to buy some bread to bring. On my way into the bakery, which also is a café - a stuffed café today of course! I fell on my way in! Slipped on the front door stair, and almost rolled into the shop with my skates in a bag and my oldest daughter in front of me!
And yes! EVERYBODY SAW IT AND EVERYBODY COUD HEAR ME CONPLAINING, and that did NOT sound nice.
But I didn’t fell on the ice.
Did it hurt?
HALL YEAH IT DID!
Did you hit your head? (Hope not). What year is it?
Look, clearly the universe felt since you're so incredible in so many ways you needed to be taken down a notch. At least you didn't pee all over yourself?
Hope you had fun skating and eating bread after the fall, ninja.
Well, I was going ice skating with my daughters om my brand new hockey skates! Yaaaas!
Before we went to the ice, we wanted to buy some bread to bring. On my way into the bakery, which also is a café - a stuffed café today of course! I fell on my way in! Slipped on the front door stair, and almost rolled into the shop with my skates in a bag and my oldest daughter in front of me!
And yes! EVERYBODY SAW IT AND EVERYBODY COUD HEAR ME CONPLAINING, and that did NOT sound nice.
But I didn’t fell on the ice.
Did it hurt?
HALL YEAH IT DID!
Did you hit your head? (Hope not). What year is it?
Look, clearly the universe felt since you're so incredible in so many ways you needed to be taken down a notch. At least you didn't pee all over yourself?
Hope you had fun skating and eating bread after the fall, ninja.
Well... I don’t THINK I did pee all over myself... not that I have noticed! I didn’t break anything... as far as I’m concerned Didn’t hit my head... I’m almost sure!
That moment at school pick-up you are told your son and a classmate almost came to blows and had to be separated. Of COURSE, the guardian of the other kid is a former corrections officer on Rikers Island, the infamous NYC prison.
It's all about making good choices, kid... I'm screwed.
Also, what happened to the good old days when kids just beat the cr@p out of each other to work things out?
Post by nothingleftbutfaith on Mar 5, 2020 19:40:55 GMT 1
Not great... Actually, quite awful!
Kinda ill (just a light cold not corona) so didn't get anything done on my thesis before I needed to get to my lecture. The lecture was kinda boring and I couldn't concentrate so that was a waste of time. Back at home, I make myself a cup of tea and decide to try to get something done but then my phone rings... Guess who is losing their part-time job due to their workplace closing down? Yep, me. And yeah, it's just a part-time job, but I really enjoyed it and have had it for almost 7 years and I really don't want to look for a new one... Nor do I want do survive on my student-loan for the remainder of my time as a student. But that is a problem for future me around May
So yeah... Just needed to complain a bit as a part of the processing. But on the bright side: I all of a sudden have plans for tomorrow evening! (Most of us are going drinking because that is the best way to deal with this right? )
Kinda ill (just a light cold not corona) so didn't get anything done on my thesis before I needed to get to my lecture. The lecture was kinda boring and I couldn't concentrate so that was a waste of time. Back at home, I make myself a cup of tea and decide to try to get something done but then my phone rings... Guess who is losing their part-time job due to their workplace closing down? Yep, me. And yeah, it's just a part-time job, but I really enjoyed it and have had it for almost 7 years and I really don't want to look for a new one... Nor do I want do survive on my student-loan for the remainder of my time as a student. But that is a problem for future me around May
So yeah... Just needed to complain a bit as a part of the processing. But on the bright side: I all of a sudden have plans for tomorrow evening! (Most of us are going drinking because that is the best way to deal with this right? )
That day when everything just suddenly changed and all your pasts become just that..the past..and the future looks like an ocean...It's a wonderful and awful day. Just breathe it...yeah, complain it out loud here : ) and make sudden plans...way to go !
Kinda ill (just a light cold not corona) so didn't get anything done on my thesis before I needed to get to my lecture. The lecture was kinda boring and I couldn't concentrate so that was a waste of time. Back at home, I make myself a cup of tea and decide to try to get something done but then my phone rings... Guess who is losing their part-time job due to their workplace closing down? Yep, me. And yeah, it's just a part-time job, but I really enjoyed it and have had it for almost 7 years and I really don't want to look for a new one... Nor do I want do survive on my student-loan for the remainder of my time as a student. But that is a problem for future me around May
So yeah... Just needed to complain a bit as a part of the processing. But on the bright side: I all of a sudden have plans for tomorrow evening! (Most of us are going drinking because that is the best way to deal with this right? )
Seven years is a long time in one workplace and you are very young, so yeah, I can see how that could turn everything upside down. I'm sorry for the sudden, unexpected news. It must be sad since you liked the job. Those workplaces can be few and far between.
Have fun drinking (find a place with good music, or even better, music you can choose) and as elfink said, think of all the possibilities. It will all turn out OK, or maybe even better than.
Kinda ill (just a light cold not corona) so didn't get anything done on my thesis before I needed to get to my lecture. The lecture was kinda boring and I couldn't concentrate so that was a waste of time. Back at home, I make myself a cup of tea and decide to try to get something done but then my phone rings... Guess who is losing their part-time job due to their workplace closing down? Yep, me. And yeah, it's just a part-time job, but I really enjoyed it and have had it for almost 7 years and I really don't want to look for a new one... Nor do I want do survive on my student-loan for the remainder of my time as a student. But that is a problem for future me around May
So yeah... Just needed to complain a bit as a part of the processing. But on the bright side: I all of a sudden have plans for tomorrow evening! (Most of us are going drinking because that is the best way to deal with this right? )
Post by nothingleftbutfaith on Mar 6, 2020 10:02:44 GMT 1
elfink Normally, motivating figures of speech doesn't do much for me, but that actually made me feel a bit better about it all! Thank you
@notkristie It was really unexpected since just a month ago my boss was talking to me about most likely renovating and head office was (seemingly - looking back they probably weren't) on board! And yeah, it's going to be perfectly fine - it's just a bit additionally annoying because I decided to not hurry up and finish my degree (could have been done at the end of this semester) and instead take my time and add additional stuff... And yes, I really liked and enjoyed the job, in fact it was probably my ideal part-time job, which makes quite a bit worse. But yes, it's going to be fine after complaining a bit (Which we will surely do a lot of tonight )
Post by nothingleftbutfaith on Mar 6, 2020 10:33:44 GMT 1
steve Thank you! I still have work tomorrow morning so I'm going to have stop a bit before blitzed, but this is only the frist of many 'gravøl' (literally something along the lines of funeral ale/tomb beer - has a traditional meaning but is usually used to mean drinking to mark the end of something today) we are going to have
Day yesterday was looking for silver linings in this weird time we're in.
Took a dance class in the morning (wore the 40th anniversary Forest shirt that is too small to wear for anything else) and then had some time to kill in Central Park in the afternoon.
There is a small nature preserve area in the park where they have pretty much just let the landscape / native plants do what they want and added trails. It is teeming with birds and squirrels. I saw a cardinal, a bluejay, a woodpecker, and numerous other pretty birds, some of them doing mating dances (and being rejected).
It's hard to believe how quiet a place this closely surrounded by towers can be, but it is.
Happened upon a nice, British man in his 60's (hmm, familiar?) in the park and did a socially distanced protest with him. He is an artist who only got his citizenship here in 2016 but is very active in protesting. It felt good to be able to stand up but not worry about infecting other people in a big crowd.
One of my clients recognized me beneath my mask when she was taking a picture of us. Could have been awkward, but she supported us.
It was good practice to speak to people who would come up and question what we were standing for. One man even questioned if I was just doing this because it was easy for me given the fact by appearances I am privileged with an "easy life." I didn't flip out and get defensive, but was able to assure him I could and would put my money where my mouth is. The senior protester said I was a natural for speaking respectfully and articulately, which made me feel good because I don't think of myself that way.
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And yes, I really liked and enjoyed the job, in fact it was probably my ideal part-time job, which makes quite a bit worse. But yes, it's going to be fine after complaining a bit 
(Which we will surely do a lot of tonight 
