It’s after 6pm on Nov 1st (well here in SC anyway) and I don’t see a new thread, so here ya go!
My only rant is that I want it to be like November 10th so I can stop the anxiety cycle I’m in.
OK, I do have another rant. I burnt the hell out of the pizza that I really wanted for dinner tonight, dammit!
I tested positive for COVID last Sunday. No fever, but a productive cough, fatigue, no appetite, no interest in anything. I want to feel better.
Yay = Happiness
Yea = Positive Vote
Yeah = Agreement
The first two rhyme; the third does not.
I feel better now.
I attended a day program for the mentally hillarious for about two decades. Naturally, I made some friends during that time. One of them was named Eric. Eric was as generous and giving as he was loud. He was exceptionally loud. He was one of the few people from the day program who I stayed in touch with and who became my friend on Facebook. Earlier tonight, another friend from the day program posted that Eric had died. I don’t know any details. As Eric was only in his forties, I was too stunned by the news to ask about a ceremony. The world is a poorer place without him.
I’m sorry. I had it a couple months ago and it was relatively mild and only lasted a week, but even mild Covid sucks. Get better and take care of yourself.
Sorry you have to deal with this miserable illness. I got covid in August and then again in September. I’ve been dealing with recurring symptoms ever since.
The fatigue, brain fog and anhedonia are a burden. Finally started having a few good days here and there but it’s unpredictable and a bit life altering.
Best wishes for a full recovery. Rest has been the most helpful.
I’m very sorry. Could you ask that person for more information?
Have not had the anhedonia but everything else, yes. I first got Covid a couple of years ago and have had persistent fatigue since; I never don’t feel at least a little tired even after getting the best sleep. You aren’t kidding that it can change your life.
I did make a comment on their post last night asking if there was going to be a funeral or memorial service and saying I wanted to attend. They replied that they had to ask Eric’s family. I am awaitng further information.
It’s valid to just say “Look, I have a virus that’s killed people. I deserve to just hunker down and perform at a minimal level until it’s over.”
I just got over a terrible cold (still getting over the cough), which added a sinus infection to the mix. Got some antibiotics, which made me say the same thing I did when getting over my last bout of covid:
“Oh my god, I’ve regained my will to live!”
That’s my hope for you.
That is a perspective I had not considered but one I will adopt moving forward. Thank you for this.
I have been gradually adopting a minimal energy lifestyle the last few years. I have to learn to adapt even more now but it’s feasible.
Imagine that at least half of your neighbors are MAGA assholes… and that they’ve been playing childish games to harass you and your family for at least three years.
On Halloween, you handed out candy but a lot of kids just walked past your house. (Childish, but that’s just how MAGA parents are.)
Tonight, there is a block party. No notice to your house, even though you brought food to the last one. Should you:
Stay home and hide.
or
Go out there and show that you aren’t afraid of their stupid tricks.
Need answer fast.
Today I am grumpy because I had to buy a new washing machine and that certainly wasn’t in the budget for the month. The last few months of the year are always more expensive than usual and this just adds more stress.
Also, Home Depot? Why is it that the machine I wanted was $100 cheaper in store than it was online? I could have ordered it myself in way less time - I had to wait for the one employee in that department to be free to help me, and it took longer for him to order it than it would have taken me. Plus, there were other people waiting for his help while he was processing my order. Not so efficient, eh?
Not sure about hiding, but I wouldn’t want anything to do with it.
My company is in the middle of open enrollment and the number of employees who can’t follow directions or be assed to look up basic information for themselves just boggles my mind. We’ve been using the same system for the better part of a decade, but I still have employees calling me up asking how they get to the screen where they can add or remove dependents. “Just click continue on the bottom of the screen” is the answer 95% of the time.
More specifically, I had an employee contact me confused about the FSA she selected during open enrollment in 2023. She claims to have enrolled in the health savings account, but that wasn’t possible because she wasn’t enrolled in a high deductible health plan. She didn’t figure out her error until October of this year and expected me to transfer her FSA funds to an HSA which isn’t something I don’t even think is possible. She accidentially selected an FSA for $1,500 and if she doesn’t spend that money in 2024 it just disappears. I told her where she could go to spend those funds to ensure they weren’t lost, but she decided to skip both my supervisor and director to go straight to my VP to complain.
She could hit up Walgreens or something and be absolutely stocked for aspirin, Pepto Bismol, etc. for the next several years.
So the description of “how MAGA parents are” is “willing to deprive their kids of fun and treats, and instill in them from a young age the idea that certain people must be shunned and hated” – all in order to own the libs. Disgusting but not surprising. One has to have a particular kind of sick mind to be a MAGAt.
If only around half of your neighbours are MAGA assholes, how do they manage to control invitations to the block party?
Yanno, in terms of what you should do, I know this is stupidly facetious, but the one word that comes to mind is “move”.
MAGA is a fucking disease. There’s no other word for it.
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I went. Most of the MAGAs were no shows. I got along pretty well with my neighbors ( granted quite a few were drunk ). There were some good conversations and some good times had.
The Moral: Don’t let the Assholes Win?