Giles ,'Lies My Parents Told Me'
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, butt kicking, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
On a team conference call- when I feel like things have been going fine and the boss sounds like he is beyond exasperated with things and lists a whole bunch of changes. Cognitive dissonance.
Basically none of it is on me, I will need to find some places for new meetings and help find some materials they want, but that's it. Still weird to be in such a different headspace than where he sounds.
Saw mom last night. She's reacted a bit when she heard my voice, but didn't open her eyes or wake up. She hasn't eaten anything in a few days now, so she should go anytime. In a very selfish way I just hope it isn't today since this is Pix's birthday.
Drove back up to Irvine last night and grabbed a hotel room so that I could teach this morning, class is in 35 minutes and I just want to shake off at least a little bit of my deep sadness so that I can have it together for the few hours it will take to teach.
{{{Drew}}}
I'm so sorry Drew. Glad you got to see your mother again. If you are sad, your students will be understanding. I've been there before.
In a very selfish way I just hope it isn't today since this is Pix's birthday.
I get this. When my sister was dying, the whole family was hoping quietly that she'd hold on until all the October birthdays passed.
The owner's guide for the "smart slow cooker" is surprisingly slender and the Buffista questions are not in the FAQ. I will have to experiment.
In a very selfish way I just hope it isn't today since this is Pix's birthday.
That is totally, totally fair.
So sorry, ND.
In a very selfish way I just hope it isn't today since this is Pix's birthday.
Totally get it. In my grandfather's last illness, we walked into the hospital to be greeted by my niece (about 11 at the time) saying, "But it's my birthday..." I've always been thankful Grandpa held on for one more day so as not to cast a pall over H's b-days forever.
Good luck compartmentalizing today. Good strength to see you through. Much peace. {{{ND}}}
Oh, fun, our lunch and learn is getting contentious.
I just got an email from someone I already don't like who signed it "Truly, [name]." What??? I'm not saying "Best, jesse" makes actual sense, but at least it's a thing people do!!
I just got an email from someone I already don't like who signed it "Truly, [name]." What???
Yeah, pretentious much??
My grandfather died on my mother, his daughter's, birthday. Which was on Easter Sunday that year, too. They both were hard for a few years.