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May 15, 2025 03:19AM
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So good to hear that you are feeling better, Sarah. Who knows, you might get a fiction book read when your uni slows down.
I'm glad you feel better, Sarah.
Me and my nurse got honored at the school for volunteering and our kindness and both of us got to ring the bell
Christine wrote: "Me and my nurse got honored at the school for volunteering and our kindness and both of us got to ring the bell"Congratulations :)!
That's wonderful, Christine. Congratulations!
Congrats, Christine! What a nice recognition!
Congratulations, Christine, that's wonderful news.
Little update from me. As I realised I was going to put this in a few different posts, and that was silly.All is good, all is well. I just have been borderline burnt out the last little while. Work started a change management plan over 9 months ago, and we are no nearer any clarity of what is going to happen. Working in limbo.
They ran a voluntary separation (ie redundancy) scheme, which I put in an expression of interest to see what my payout would be. I was approved for termination, it's taken 2 months for them to provide me with an estimated payout, and I was given 5 days to accept. Oh and a heap of dodgy terms to sign. It wasn't enough, and I kinda like my job as much as I bitch about it. So turned that down on Wed.
Which has all led me to realise how much peddling in air is completely draining me. I don't know which way is up for 40 hours a week, and it's a lot. I have hardly read. I am at the stage I need things provided to me on a platter (thank you computer games) with little effort. As this has been a complete emotional vampire. It still will be, as we don't think we will get our change management plan for at least another 4-8 weeks. Maybe
My point is. I have not been a good mod and things have been forgotten and will be fixed. Shout out to my lovely co-mods for being awesome. I am sorry I have been quiet and absent. You all make my world better. I have just been too tired to engage and a little ashamed to say I didn't complete a toppler or a challenge (which I set) etc.
Onwards and upwards for the second half of the year. Making a decision has made me feel better. Long may it continue, and long may you all continue to be you :)
Huge, huge hug, Rusalka. I'm sorry life has been so hard for you lately, but glad things are starting to improve. We all know that sometimes life is just too much, and we have all been there. No reason to feel bad or ashamed. We all love your creative contributions and your sense of humor, but participating in YLTO shouldn't be an extra chore. You have to focus on what you have to focus, and sometimes that is the not fun stuff, unfortunately. That said, I'm really looking forward seeing you around more often. :)
Oof, I felt that in the pit of my stomach. I hope that resolves soon and that you can all find your footing.I don't pay much attention to who's on line when I log into the game, but I see when you log out. I intentionally hide my status, so you probably don't see when I'm online. So "hi" to all those times I miss you. I've often felt guilty about playing but lately I'm in a phase of my life that says, "Who says you shouldn't? What difference does it make? If you want to play - play." It can be very therapeutic so go ahead and kill all those basilisks, and murlocks, and other critters.
Completely understandable, Rus. Do what makes you feel good. If it isn't relaxing to read right now and computer games is what helps you to relax, then do that. No one is judging you for doing what is right for you. I'm glad making the work decision has helped. I think that feeling of being in limbo with big decisions can be really exhausting.
Even in quietness we're here for you, Rusalka. Don't worry about that. Reading will come to you when the time is there.
Thank you all :)I am actually amazed at how much actually vocalising this to you all has lifted another bit of weight.
I also have noticed how much my little bit of reading has changed. I have put aside Cloud Cuckoo Land for example, which I am loving, but I know something terrible is coming and I've just noped out of it for the time being. And that is also okay. I'm in the world of acknowledging things are okay.
As the consummate extrovert, I am more shocked how insular and introverted this has made me. But reclaiming bit by bit. Soon I am sure I will back to my belligerent self and you will all be begging for me to shut up again ;)
And Janice, I 100% agree. Play what you want to play, do what you want to do! If you need to decimate murlocs then that is completely fine (I mean, they make that horrific noise). We have found a really lovely community of older players and have even managed to raid! We do take pee and stretch breaks though :P
I do really miss reading at the moment though. Here's hoping the attention span comes back soon.
Totally get the need to "chill out" Rus. My go to is binge watching The Great British Bake Off. Very therapeutic; however Henry keeps waiting for the goodies to appear in our kitchen.A good book will be waiting when you are ready until then destroy as many murlocs as necessary.
Sorry to here about the work situation Rus. You were always a person I thought of as loving their work (as much as that is possible) so I'm guessing this is doubly hard for you. Pete is in a similar situation as his site has been bought by a new company. No talk of redundancies at this stage, and plenty of documentation work to keep them going, but no projects for him to get his teeth into. He's finding the uncertainty hard to deal with.
@Rusalka and Janice: I think you're talking about WoW? I remember the sound of the murlocs!
Jayme wrote: "Totally get the need to "chill out" Rus. My go to is binge watching The Great British Bake Off. Very therapeutic; however Henry keeps waiting for the goodies to appear in our kitchen.A good book ..."
I ran out :( But Henry and Lexx agree, where are the baking goodies?
Margo wrote: "Sorry to here about the work situation Rus. You were always a person I thought of as loving their work (as much as that is possible) so I'm guessing this is doubly hard for you. Pete is in a simi..."
Thanks Margo. It's been very hard, and uncertain. The first of the change management plans dropped this evening after 6 months while I was dealing with an email from an academic: "I left 3 garbage bags of bones in my office in a condemned building and I would like them back now. Do you think they are still there?"
FFS, guess where I am going in the morning!
Oh tell Pete I understand and feel for him. I hate busy work, and I hate limbo. Just let me go do something! (like find some bags of bones in a building site). I hope it resolves quickly for him and all works out. It really is unsettling.
Saar The Book owl wrote: "@Rusalka and Janice: I think you're talking about WoW? I remember the sound of the murlocs!"Good ol' World of Warcraft. Janice and I are independently long time players. The sound of murlocs will haunt you forever. What did you play?
Saar The Book owl wrote: "@Rusalka and Janice: I think you're talking about WoW? I remember the sound of the murlocs!"Yes, WoW. I encountered murlocks yesterday. They are annoying.
Rusalka wrote: "Margo wrote: "Sorry to here about the work situation Rus. You were always a person I thought of as loving their work (as much as that is possible) so I'm guessing this is doubly hard for you. Pet..."
Good luck finding your lost bones ;-p
Rus, any luck finding the bags of bones? I'm invested now. lol
Oh sorry! I left you all hanging.Yes, found them. They were in a drawer, which is honestly better than a bag. The bags that I was told was full of "teaching materials" including the bones, were actual bags of rubbish. Which are needed. For teaching. And are very important and couldn't be replaced any other way in the next 7 weeks of teaching break... FML.
Rusalka wrote: "Saar The Book owl wrote: "@Rusalka and Janice: I think you're talking about WoW? I remember the sound of the murlocs!"Good ol' World of Warcraft. Janice and I are independently long time players...."
A dwarf hunter up to level 53 :)
Janice wrote: "Saar The Book owl wrote: "@Rusalka and Janice: I think you're talking about WoW? I remember the sound of the murlocs!"Yes, WoW. I encountered murlocks yesterday. They are annoying."
Yes, indeed, and the sound they make!
Glad you found the bones, Rus! Along with bags of rubbish? Janice I thought of the Stephen King book when I was writing it too.
Very special, important, rubbish /eyeroll. I think I know what the point is (archaeological context, things found that tell you a story about the way people lived, etc), but seriously. You can replace some coke bottles and a box that held muesli bars.Nope, ladies and gents. I spent an hour in a closed, condemned building tonight to do some other things, but to find a bin bag full of old soft drink bottles...
Oh and the place is BEGGING for a horror novel to be written about it. Old 60s building that has never been renovated. It echoes like nothing else. It's abandoned. I was in there after dark. It's still got bones and artefacts in it as I have no where to move them to yet. The ceiling is collapsing. And it is filled with possums who sound like the kids from The Grudge.
Saar The Book owl wrote: "A dwarf hunter up to level 53 :)"Hah! Of course you are! Classic class/race mix. I knew you were either a hunter or a druid from your vet studies :D
My main is a troll resto shaman, who goes elemental when she isn't in groups/raids.
Oh my, that is indeed food for a horror novel! I would scare myself to death!Hahaha, but I've played way before my vet studies. I think it was 15 years ago. Vet studies are still ongoing. Have been now for 4 years and need another 2 to go.
Waw, that's an interesting character you have.
That does not sound like a place I'd want to be after dark, Rusalka. That prof owes you big time, and then some.
Rusalka wrote: "Very special, important, rubbish /eyeroll. I think I know what the point is (archaeological context, things found that tell you a story about the way people lived, etc), but seriously. You can repl..."Wow, that's not a prof I'd want to be working for/under!
Everyone in my house is down with covid. I can't talk by thankfully my hearing is not affected so I can still topple LOL
Margo wrote: "Everyone in my house is down with covid. I can't talk by thankfully my hearing is not affected so I can still topple LOL"It's probably a bit less relaxing now that everyone else has it though. I hope you all feel better quickly.
Hope it goes smoothly for all of you, Margo. Toppling will be a good distraction.
We had an apartment fire in the city yesterday. My client who is a quadriplegic lives there. It's low income subsidized housing and there are quite a few disabled people living in the building. There were no fatalities. He's in hospital, not because he's injured but he's on respirator, and there is nowhere else that can provide him the care he needs. The entire building is evacuated and several prople are being housed at the hospital.The smoke is thick from the wildfires in the area, I don't know if this fire has added to the amount of smoke or not.
Janice wrote: "We had an apartment fire in the city yesterday. My client who is a quadriplegic lives there. It's low income subsidized housing and there are quite a few disabled people living in the building. The..."That fire was a true tragedy. I hope it doesn't take too long before your client has somewhere else to go besides the hospital.
Oh no, Janice. I'm glad everyone was ok, but being displaced and losing your belongings is so awful. I hope the repairs go relatively quickly so they can all settle in again.The repairs on my house from the water damage in January are finally being completed now. We had a lot of setbacks, but it should be done soon. The new carpet is set to go in tomorrow. I'm hoping the final repairs and return of our belongings will happen quickly after that because our grandson is going to be here for his summer visit in 8 days and I am currently using his room. I never expected what they claimed to be a 2 week project to take 5 months.
How sad, Janice. I'm glad there were no fatalities, but it is a terrible situation anyway.Kristie, 5 months is crazy! I really hope this is really the end of it!
It's devastating for the people living there. Housing elsewhere in the city is double or triple what they are currently paying. It's likely going to take months to rebuild.My client's caregiver emailed to say that their June advance cheques were lost in the fire so I will replace them tomorrow.
Oh, that's awful. What a terrible situation to be in. I hope they were all able to find housing. Hopefully, some people stepped up to help them. Thanks, Sandra. It's been really stressful. I hope this is the end of it too.
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