i am working with people to co-launch a new social media platform and that launch happens tomorrow so we’ve been putting the finishing touches on it all week and it’s been incredibly busy. hopefully it will not be starting tomorrow-ish
Went on a coffee date with someone that went quite well, we’re even making plans for a second date.
She’s also been sending pictures of some of the rocks in her collection to me, which is awesome!
She has this barely-contained-chaotic-joy about her that’s just awesome to see. We were talking intermittently for a few weeks before I got a glimpse of that joy, then we were talking quite a bit more. And then we went to get coffee which turned into lunch as well.
NGL last week was pretty great. Only the second successful date in the last 4 years for me, but I’ll take any win I can.
Edit: Nevermind.
I mean she wants to be friends which is cool as she’s an awesome person so having her among my very short list of friends (which has only shrunk over the years) would be great but she’s not interested in me in a romantic kind of way which is a bummer. Guess it’s back to the Gauntlet.
Having her as a friend will be great that’s for sure (we’re planning to go rock climbing next weekend which will be awesome!)
The main bummer is having to go back to the Gauntlet to see if I can find a romantic partner.
That shit sucks so goddamned much.
I definitely understand! Part of what I meant was that she may have other friends which may make the search a little less difficult!
Working on an IT project, too. A website relaunch for a local waste disposal company. We are running behind with coding, but so is the customer with adding content. But it’s gonna be a nice, beautiful site with lots of api connections and nifty tools for the end customer. It’s fun for me.
Hmmm, sortof same-ish as last week. Rib still a little rough, doc said it was probably costochondritis from having COVID and will go away. Is taking its time but slowly going away :-\
I think Essentia (local major health system) pumps drugs into their air or something: I always get all excited and encouragey-happy at their offices. Doc convinced me to sign up for stuff and add another anxiolytic. I went in today to peep at one of the thera-things and eep! 8:00-15:00 groupapy four days a week! I declined for now but the critter there was very helpy and I’ma get a new therapist sometime 😅 Looking forward to a comfy one who can provide some hope and help nodnoddle The current one has offered to refer me for a helpycritter who I think will help me sort out all’ the stuff I need to get set up to start becoming stable. Could be good! tentative wigglish-wobble!
Dunno if it’s the meds or what but I keep having these weird perspective-shift things that make me feel all tiny and vulnerable >.<; Am mouse but not scaredy squishy mouse! Am cute wiggly mouse! I think maybe what’s happening is something’s dragging me out of my usual detached kind of state and making me feel stuff that’s reasonably there anyway? Or it’s just upsetting my wiggly skittery skittish lil mind, I guess. Idunno. :-\
Also, this fluffy cat likes me too much now and spends all night in my room MEOWING LOUDLY and messing with things on my desk and occasionally loafing on top of me. She’s cute (and soft) but I wish she’d let me sleep :(
Not beehaw, but I hope I’m welcome to share my weekly worries anyways…
I’ve been taking on a little more tasks at work this past half year, but it’s slowly starting to pour out of my agenda. This week is the start of another big task to add to my agenda in exchange for some other, “less important” tasks. It might be time to say “no” more, but I’m not very good at that. I wasn’t very good at asking for help either, but I’ve learned to do that more because I had to. So I hope I can also learn to say “no” more in these coming weeks. Specifically to those people who depended on me for those “less important” tasks.
I’ve been in your exact situation, and I’ll tell you what was once told to me by someone older and wiser than myself. When you determine that your plate is full, you ask your manager to help you prioritize the tasks you’re being assigned. You lay out all the shit that’s been dumped on you, and ask for the order in which they want it done.
If they understand, they’ll stop piling on and you’ll get some relief.
If they don’t understand or say something like “you’ll figure it out” look for the door and find another job as quickly as possible.
Last weekend was Folsom weekend, so right now I’m eepy and recovering from staying out far too late each night.
