Nasal. CROM just makes me think of Arnie as Conan. Though I could think of Conan and still use it, I'm sure.

Keyboards withholding letters are just mean.

Tom made me laugh, too. As did H when I read it to him.

I'm glad things are working, Strix, and that you're handling them when they don't.

Also, what -t said to Suela's nose.

Kato is having gastrointestinal badness, which means a trip to the V-E-T hopefully tomorrow.

It's not on the same level as people dying or my brother relapsing, but all the same, I am OVER all this stressful stuff. Ye gods.

I spent most of my swim feeling...dislocated. Disoriented? I finally gave up believing I knew what lap I was on because I kept forgetting what lap I was on and just stopped when I was close to the right time. I was 5 over planned, but I lost track more than that. And I've been on the verge of tears all evening and I can watch the skin ripple on my back, in addition to feeling it. I guess this is some sort of delayed reaction to the last 4 months, plus current actual work stress unrelated to the boom dropping that I'm concerned about fucking up.

At least my application status has gone from unseen to being reviewed?

I have a boss crush on my div boss. I really think he truly wants to do the work AND take care of his people.

Canine gastrointestinal badness ain't no sunshine and laughter event.

I caught up and did a lot of nodding of the head and stuff.

Strix, what they all said. Well done.

Also, lots of nose~ma for Consuela.

Watching the Dems debate. It is not a great debate. Good on both of them for calling the mods on bullshit questions.

Sorry the swim was unsatisfying, sara. No doubt better than if you had skipped it though.

Swim was fine, helpful even, I just feel so weird.

Understandable. Stress takes a real toll.

Sorry about all the stress sarameg.

Kato is having gastrointestinal badness, which means a trip to the V-E-T hopefully tomorrow.

Poor Kato. Hope he starts feeling better soon. Kato is a good name for a dog. I should have named our lesser dane Kato and trained him to attack me at random.

I was an unequivocal voice in an insurrection I knew would have casualties if it succeeded, some which affect me professionally and personally (one is going to be spectacularly bad unless we find an alternate solution.) Still believe it was right and serves the best interests of most individuals and the work culture as a whole, but oof. I hate the position those coworkers and friends are in. Solutions are way above my pay grade and skill set, but I want one found, will be respectful of their uneven status until it's fixed and will try to make up for the bs as much as in my power. If I get the job.

I should have named our lesser dane Kato and trained him to attack me at random.

That's who our Kato is named after! (Or, alternatively, Kato from the Green Hornet, because he's Tim's sidekick.)

However, our Kato does not jump out and randomly attack us.

A former neighbor wondered if it was Cato with a C, after the philosopher. I said no, that if we were going to name a dog after a philosopher, we couldn't pass up the chance to name him Heidegger.