The Good Morning Thread
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Good morning!
Glad to see everybody is doing seemingly better after the past couple of days!
Unfortunately, today I'm pretty much chained to the toilet, so no work for me today. And that's a good thing, because we've got Patriot's Day, the Boston Marathon, and a First Pitch Day or something (I don't really follow sports at all). So getting to work today would be a chore, at best. And then of course, we've got all the Political Drama with our Idiot-in-Chief happening today too.
Today is also my dear friend's birthday. Happy birthday, Bill!
Also, happy 420 day? (Someday, I might get into that whole culture thing, because pain, yeah, it sucks.)
So today, I'm going to do some writing, and I'm hoping to get at least one character completed! (I've got lots of energy as of right now, but we'll see how long that lasts...)
Daily Roll: 9
Glad to see everybody is doing seemingly better after the past couple of days!
Unfortunately, today I'm pretty much chained to the toilet, so no work for me today. And that's a good thing, because we've got Patriot's Day, the Boston Marathon, and a First Pitch Day or something (I don't really follow sports at all). So getting to work today would be a chore, at best. And then of course, we've got all the Political Drama with our Idiot-in-Chief happening today too.
Today is also my dear friend's birthday. Happy birthday, Bill!
Also, happy 420 day? (Someday, I might get into that whole culture thing, because pain, yeah, it sucks.)
So today, I'm going to do some writing, and I'm hoping to get at least one character completed! (I've got lots of energy as of right now, but we'll see how long that lasts...)
Daily Roll: 9
Still recovering from last week and just web surfing.
Good afternoon everyone! I can't believe how fast this year is going. My birthday is in two weeks as of tomorrow, and I still want to go somewhere for it. I'm off the week before my birthday and the week of my birthday. I'm thinking about visiting Chicago since it's not too far from my house and I've never been there.
I grew up in the suburbs, and have lots of fond memories of Chicago.
Back in the day, when I played Asheron's Call, the guild I was a member of, all decided to meet & greet there, and it was blast! I drove up all the way from Cincinnati just to spend a few hours with my online community. ... Those were the days! Anyway, you'll have lots of fun there. The people, the food. All amazing. Just be wary of the South Side (unless things have changed in the past two decades).
YAY! That's something I need to work on!
So, it's morning! I have to make it through one more day of work. No Ibuprofen. It's gonna be rough, because I'm already in a lot of pain. Anyway, I'm planning on doing a little bit of writing today (translation: I'll be lucky to complete one sentence before falling asleep on the bus.) And maybe tomorrow I'll flesh out my characters some more.
I think I've got too many irons in my fire?
Daily Roll: 16
Good mlorm! I have a nice dinner planned for tonight, so that's nice.
I'm getting paid to clean someone else's house. x3 Though I don't make very many messes to begin with in mine.
YAY! That's something I need to work on!
I'm getting paid to clean someone else's house. x3 Though I don't make very many messes to begin with in mine.
I'll admit, my apartment is currently trashed. I've got empty boxes piled up, clean clothes piled up, dry food goods piled up. Part of my problem is I don't have enough space for adequate shelving. The other part of my problem is that I don't have enough energy to work with. I'll have like a span of 15 or 20 minutes with ample energy and after I complete one thing, I'm ready for a nap. I really need to get my Vitamin D increased. Thank goodness for summer around the corner. Maybe I can sunbathe for a while.
While I know it's dreadful to spend money, some basic house cleaning can be affordable if you really need the hand! I usually try not to let messes build up so that it's easier on me. I've gotten in the habit of depositing dishes into the dishwater directly after meals, putting clothes away, trashing stuff, etc immediately. =3 Makes it so I have very little cleaning to do on cleaning day at my own house.
The houses I clean are for people who go all week without doing any cleaning. Just leaving stuff out and such. They definitely appreciate the help.
The houses I clean are for people who go all week without doing any cleaning. Just leaving stuff out and such. They definitely appreciate the help.
Yup, that's my life. Working eight hours a day, commuting four hours a day, and barely any time for chores. By the time my weekend comes around I'm exhausted and in severe pain, and that doesn't help either.
But I do try to at least ensure the garbage is taken out at least twice a week and the dishes are done promptly after meals. (I'm the dishwasher!)
But I do try to at least ensure the garbage is taken out at least twice a week and the dishes are done promptly after meals. (I'm the dishwasher!)
I used to handwash my family's dishes because I didn't trust the dishwasher to do it right. Nowadays I recognize the benefit of only having to do it myself the 5% of hte time it messes up. x3
I haven't had a dishwasher in like YEARS! Maybe I've just gotten used to doing it by hand.
Anyway...
Good morning!
I'll admit, I've been preoccupied that last couple of days. But today, I think things are getting back to "normal".
Daily Roll: 18
Good morning!
I woke up today with the ability to form a fist using my left hand completely impossible! I'm pretty well convinced that I definitely have Psoratic Arthritis, and I'm currently experiencing a "flare up", because my feet are in absolute agony this morning. Like, not only do the bottoms and tops of my feet ache and throb, but my ankles feel like they're being whacked by a hammer. And guess what I get to do today? More of what I did yesterday: being on my feet for eight plus hours!
Speaking of yesterday, I'd really like to know who the moron was who approved two supervisors to have the day off. We had one cashier leave early (at like 11 in the morning-- although, this doesn't impact what I'm about to state, because she normally would have gotten off duty at two in the afternoon.)
Y'all, we had two cashiers. And one supervisor-- ME. And, for some reason the Gods think is absolutely hilarious, we were SLAMMED yesterday. Like customers going all the way to the back of the store.
Keep in mind that this "store" is actually a fairly large warehouse, with 12 aisle of bulk goods ranging from 35 pound canisters of cooking oil, bags of 50 pounds of sugar and flour, carry out trays that are sold by the hundreds, 50 pound bags of your choice of red, white, sweet, yellow onion, 50 pound boxes of potatoes, and that doesn't even touch the refrigerated and FREEZER sections, nor the appliance section complete with refrigerators and grills that you'd find at any typical restaurant/fast food place.. Yeah, where I work, you get your footstep count in! And to give you a educated guess as to how much volume this particular store can handle, there's 14 cash register banks. Yesterday, we had THREE FREAKIN' PEOPLE to manage a tsunami of customers all deciding to shop at the same time. Like, it's just a random Monday. What gives?
So, that is my rant about yesterday. Needless to say, I hurt. I really need a desk job! I'm getting too old for this shit!
Speaking of new jobs, I'm thinking about just creating a new Standardized Cover Letter. My thinking is this: I don't know your company as well as you (supposedly) do, so why am I trying guess at how my skill set would be best applied to your work flow? I'm going to write a new cover letter that highlights HOW I WORK for the variety of employers I've worked for over the last thirty-some-odd years. Will this potentially backfire? Probably. But, the point is that I'mtired, no, exhausted with trying to please everybody all the time. And I'm tired of working for exploitative idiots too. Maybe I just need to shut up and retire already-- oh yeah, I can't, because this economy... Yup, livin' that American Dream alright.
I guess I'm feelin' spicy today!
So, assuming I can stay awake for my bus ride this morning, I hope to actually write ONE SENTENCE? So far, the last three days have been unsuccessful at accomplishing much of anything.
And in other news, I finally got some Magnesium Glycinate, which I took last night. I have to say that I slept pretty well, although, I don't know if it caused a spike in the inflammation I'm experiencing, or if that was just because I had a meatball wrap with some cheese last night for dinner. I'm not expecting any sort of changes to occur for at least the next week, because I know my Magnesium is probably dastardly low.
Anyway... Daily roll: 3 (Well, darn it! Means I should just climb back into bed and start again tomorrow! LOL)
I woke up today with the ability to form a fist using my left hand completely impossible! I'm pretty well convinced that I definitely have Psoratic Arthritis, and I'm currently experiencing a "flare up", because my feet are in absolute agony this morning. Like, not only do the bottoms and tops of my feet ache and throb, but my ankles feel like they're being whacked by a hammer. And guess what I get to do today? More of what I did yesterday: being on my feet for eight plus hours!
Speaking of yesterday, I'd really like to know who the moron was who approved two supervisors to have the day off. We had one cashier leave early (at like 11 in the morning-- although, this doesn't impact what I'm about to state, because she normally would have gotten off duty at two in the afternoon.)
Y'all, we had two cashiers. And one supervisor-- ME. And, for some reason the Gods think is absolutely hilarious, we were SLAMMED yesterday. Like customers going all the way to the back of the store.
Keep in mind that this "store" is actually a fairly large warehouse, with 12 aisle of bulk goods ranging from 35 pound canisters of cooking oil, bags of 50 pounds of sugar and flour, carry out trays that are sold by the hundreds, 50 pound bags of your choice of red, white, sweet, yellow onion, 50 pound boxes of potatoes, and that doesn't even touch the refrigerated and FREEZER sections, nor the appliance section complete with refrigerators and grills that you'd find at any typical restaurant/fast food place.. Yeah, where I work, you get your footstep count in! And to give you a educated guess as to how much volume this particular store can handle, there's 14 cash register banks. Yesterday, we had THREE FREAKIN' PEOPLE to manage a tsunami of customers all deciding to shop at the same time. Like, it's just a random Monday. What gives?
So, that is my rant about yesterday. Needless to say, I hurt. I really need a desk job! I'm getting too old for this shit!
Speaking of new jobs, I'm thinking about just creating a new Standardized Cover Letter. My thinking is this: I don't know your company as well as you (supposedly) do, so why am I trying guess at how my skill set would be best applied to your work flow? I'm going to write a new cover letter that highlights HOW I WORK for the variety of employers I've worked for over the last thirty-some-odd years. Will this potentially backfire? Probably. But, the point is that I'm
I guess I'm feelin' spicy today!
So, assuming I can stay awake for my bus ride this morning, I hope to actually write ONE SENTENCE? So far, the last three days have been unsuccessful at accomplishing much of anything.
And in other news, I finally got some Magnesium Glycinate, which I took last night. I have to say that I slept pretty well, although, I don't know if it caused a spike in the inflammation I'm experiencing, or if that was just because I had a meatball wrap with some cheese last night for dinner. I'm not expecting any sort of changes to occur for at least the next week, because I know my Magnesium is probably dastardly low.
Anyway... Daily roll: 3 (Well, darn it! Means I should just climb back into bed and start again tomorrow! LOL)
Good afternoon! I got to go into work two hours later than I typically do today since we got some bad storms here yesterday and it caused a power surge in my office. So those who came in at 7 yesterday got to leave an hour early with the 6 o'clock crew since the lights were out. The lights didn't get fixed until 7 this morning so they told us to come in at 8 instead of our normal times. We are still getting paid for those two hours that we lost thankfully.
Good morning!
Yesterday, I was fighting a migraine.
Today, I have plans to do a lot of world building and character creation. I was able to scour the Internet looking for Character Development guides and worksheets. I think I found a pretty comprehensive one that answers a lot of questions that I had forgotten to ask. I'll be filling those out today for at least one, if not two characters. Once I have these extensive character backgrounds filled out, I'll be able to quickly generate the character sheets for them. I'm so excited!
Speaking of excitement, this is like day five, I believe, of taking Magnesium Glycinate before bedtime. I think it's definitely doing something, because ordinarily, my thinking cap turns on in the afternoon of my second day off. The creative juices begin to flow again. Yesterday around 17:00, I had a burst of creativity! And I still feel it this morning! This means two things. One, that the Magnesium combined with the Vitamin D supplements are restoring my physical health, but also, that my Day Job is literally sucking my soul via pain.
And while we're talking about pain relief, yesterday evening, I stumbled onto a remote technical support job, that appears to be doing similar work that I was doing prior to 2008. Yes, my skills are a bit rusty, but not forgotten! Give me a couple of weeks back in the Chair, and I'll be a deadly force against those pesky software misconfigurations! Although, I really shouldn't admit this, I was disappointed that the job application didn't have a space for a Cover Letter, so I couldn't introduce myself appropriately. That's a bit concerning.
Anyway, Today's Daily Roll is: 9
Happy Strike Day, y'all!
Yesterday, I was fighting a migraine.
Today, I have plans to do a lot of world building and character creation. I was able to scour the Internet looking for Character Development guides and worksheets. I think I found a pretty comprehensive one that answers a lot of questions that I had forgotten to ask. I'll be filling those out today for at least one, if not two characters. Once I have these extensive character backgrounds filled out, I'll be able to quickly generate the character sheets for them. I'm so excited!
Speaking of excitement, this is like day five, I believe, of taking Magnesium Glycinate before bedtime. I think it's definitely doing something, because ordinarily, my thinking cap turns on in the afternoon of my second day off. The creative juices begin to flow again. Yesterday around 17:00, I had a burst of creativity! And I still feel it this morning! This means two things. One, that the Magnesium combined with the Vitamin D supplements are restoring my physical health, but also, that my Day Job is literally sucking my soul via pain.
And while we're talking about pain relief, yesterday evening, I stumbled onto a remote technical support job, that appears to be doing similar work that I was doing prior to 2008. Yes, my skills are a bit rusty, but not forgotten! Give me a couple of weeks back in the Chair, and I'll be a deadly force against those pesky software misconfigurations! Although, I really shouldn't admit this, I was disappointed that the job application didn't have a space for a Cover Letter, so I couldn't introduce myself appropriately. That's a bit concerning.
Anyway, Today's Daily Roll is: 9
Happy Strike Day, y'all!
I'm glad that the Magnesium Glycinate is helping you! Here's hoping you get that remote tech job, fingers crossed! That is weird that there's not a place for your Cover Letter, you would think a job like this would require you to have one.
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