Silverlion
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Sadly my health and energy levels have forced me to shut down participation in three games, plus I need time for writing.
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Feel better, good sir!Personal stuff I’m not really comfortable sharing here is making me downright miserable.
Sorry for being vague.
Stay strong. it’s always worse when you don’t feel you can share it.Personal stuff I’m not really comfortable sharing here is making me downright miserable.
Sorry for being vague.
Personal stuff I’m not really comfortable sharing here is making me downright miserable.
Sorry for being vague.
Sadly my health and energy levels have forced me to shut down participation in three games, plus I need time for writing.
Try not to think about it except when you have to. That always works for me. I can also recommend a couple of Chimay Whites!Personal stuff I’m not really comfortable sharing here is making me downright miserable.
Sorry for being vague.
This is something I've had to learn over the years. I have a lot of anxiety issues, and eventually I had to train myself to be like "Ok, is this something I can actively do something about right now, If so do that thing, if not, don't think about it cause all it is going to do is make you feel worse and cause other problems".Try not to think about it except when you have to. That always works for me. I can also recommend a couple of Chimay Whites!
Emperor has the right of it! If there is something you can do to address a problem do it - otherwise try not to think about it. Worry is bad for you.This is something I've had to learn over the years. I have a lot of anxiety issues, and eventually I had to train myself to be like "Ok, is this something I can actively do something about right now, If so do that thing, if not, don't think about it cause all it is going to do is make you feel worse and cause other problems".
Fear may be the mind killer but worry is the ulcer creator.Emperor has the right of it! If there is something you can do to address a problem do it - otherwise try not to think about it. Worry is bad for you.
That's awesome, good job. I'm starting to add distance as well, building up to another half marathon.Got in a seven mile run this morning, which is long enough to take me out of Chicago and into Lincolnwood, which is great because it means I can get off the paved trail and into the woods. Being in the woods, any woods, always has been, and probably always will be, one of my favorite things.
Also running on dirt is easier on my knees and ankles than running on concrete.
Dude, same thing happened to me last summer. I got bumped up in seniority with a raise but ended up with a crap shift. The newbies get the good shifts but I work 10am to 630pm which is garbage.One of my coworkers retired a few weeks ago, which is cool, because it bumps me up a notch on the seniority ladder... except, I've somehow ended up with a worse shift because of it. Blech.
Back when I worked at a lab I learned how to run all the tests and calibrate all the equipment... which meant I was capable enough to go on call and work alone on night shifts and weekends... then the light bulb went on and I figured out why everyone else wasn't trying to learn anything outside their little niche area.One of my coworkers retired a few weeks ago, which is cool, because it bumps me up a notch on the seniority ladder... except, I've somehow ended up with a worse shift because of it. Blech.
I noticed I feel less comfortable sharing some personal stuff as more people join these forums. Not sure exactly why.Personal stuff I’m not really comfortable sharing here is making me downright miserable.
Sorry for being vague.
I never put something confidential in an email at work for this reason. Get on the phone or talk in person.Today at work there was one of those awkward situations were an employee inadvertently sent an email that should have been confidential between her & her supervisor to the entire staff. Didn't really affect me- I just deleted the email and went on with my life- but I do feel kinda bad for the employee who sent it.
My dossier on you is sadly incomplete.I noticed I feel less comfortable sharing some personal stuff as more people join these forums. Not sure exactly why.
The way I see it, we have been sharing quite a bit about our real lives now; even if we do not share our real names and addresses, our RPGPub identities and our real life identities have been growing closer for these four years.I noticed I feel less comfortable sharing some personal stuff as more people join these forums. Not sure exactly why.
I actually start looking into starting a MUD for the privacy reason. The world just isn't that interested in recording what happens to on MUDs. Sort of like an old school Discord channel.The way I see it, we have been sharing quite a bit about our real lives now; even if we do not share our real names and addresses, our RPGPub identities and our real life identities have been growing closer for these four years.
(A big ol’ thank you to everyone who offered support, in this thread or via PM.)
And of course, while I would gladly confide in many long-time posters here, it is still a public forum and we don’t know everyone who logs in and lurks.
Also my personal drama is boring and no one else really has to deal with it. And venting really only gets you so far. I have already vented with a long-time (gaming, even) friend and it’s been a huge relief. But things remain to be done.
Maybe one day I will meet one or more of you in person and when we’re proper pissed I might let slip what is plaguing me today, and have a good laugh about it. There’s two things to look forward to — meeting some of you in person when this COVID bullshit is over, and laughing about our current woes. I’d drink to that.
Cheers everyone, and thank you all for being such a fine band of people. Human decency seems vanishingly rare these days and your support is truly appreciated.
I heard from a nurse that you should hydrate heavily before your second dose. A friend's husband followed that advice, and got through it without the heavy side effects.My wife and I got our first shots of the Moderna vaccine this afternoon, after about 6 weeks of searching for an appointment. No real side effects. At first I thought I had some pain in my arm, but then I realized it was the other arm; I'd strained it doing some work this morning.
Good to know! I'll try that.I heard from a nurse that you should hydrate heavily before your second dose. A friend's husband followed that advice, and got through it without the heavy side effects.
I had a friend do that for me (to me) in college, during a presentation for a botany class. I think I've improved somewhat since then, I hope.One hundred and forty. That is the number of times my colleague used "like" as a filler word in the course of one 45-minute meeting. Yes, I was keeping a tally.
Oh wow that is excessive. I would only do it, like, 20 times myself.One hundred and forty. That is the number of times my colleague used "like" as a filler word in the course of one 45-minute meeting. Yes, I was keeping a tally.
One hundred and forty. That is the number of times my colleague used "like" as a filler word in the course of one 45-minute meeting. Yes, I was keeping a tally.
If it helps I had a pretty shitty day last week that left me quite depressed and a few days later I'm back in the game.Man, feels like everyone is having a bad day today, Me included!
I completely botched a bunch of Quiche Lorraine's today, and as such ruined half the dinners for the residents of the Assisted Living Home I work at. I feel awful as they haven't had Quiche for several months and were really looking forward to it tonight. Instead they got sandwiches, and I got angry notes. On top of that my assistant had to leave early and had another cover for her. This guy is one of the slowest and most frustrating person to work with. He boils my blood, but I can't get mad at him, because honestly he's trying his hardest and needs the job to live. So I had to effectively do 80% of all the cleaning tonight as well, and ended up not getting it all done to my satisfaction.
I think mostly I'm mad at myself, I have never made quiche before, but it was pretty simple, we had pre-made pie crusts and all I needed to do was add spinach, onions and egg. And I completely failed at that, I misinterpreted liquid egg as An Egg, singular, cracked from the shell. Fuuuuuuccccccccccckkkkkkkkk me.
Since I hate leaving on a sour note, I'll add that my second job at a local school district is going amazingly. It hands down gets me up in the morning and every day I work there keeps me going.
It's a strange and almost poetic situation, where I work with the young in the morning, and the elderly in the evening.
I'm just neurotic and doesn't know how to trust other people with my work.