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Other half finally quit the job she hates after years of me suggesting it. Hopefully that’ll make both our lives easier.

That’s the easy part. The hard parts are thinking of what to say, when to say it, and then actually forming the words. 😅

Just learnt I can’t open my mouth as wide you’re supposed to. Apparently it can be caused by stress, but I’m also wondering if it’s just stiff because it doesn’t get much exercise.
Jaw aches just testing it. 😅

Still unexpected, but maybe a little less shocked.

What? Branston's is an American recipe?
This is almost as bad as the time I found out The Killers aren't British either. 😅

Ahh, but saying all pickled cucumbers are cucumbers doesn't imply that all cucumbers are pickled.

(I'm playing along being light-hearted, rather than argumentative. I forgot that doesn't come across when talking with people you don't know on the internet.)

Fully understood. That’s why I opened with an apology and admitted I was being pedantic.
Just having a bit of fun with a brain worm I couldn’t shift.

Sorry. Can’t resist the urge to be pedantic and point out pickles are cucumbers. 😅

Dangit. I was too late after all.
Going through my ADHD assessment docs I've been sent and it mentions that ADHD assessments from my area have been paused until at least the next tax year (April).
Who knows if they'll resume since the government seems to wants to shut them down. 🤷

No holes, but still setting off my Trypophobia somehow. 😅

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#1 sign you're not enjoying your work:
Feeling relieved when told you'll be moving on in a few months. Phew!

Don't forget to physically express pain too.
This week I saw a doctor about a finger saying a finger hurts because it hasn't healed properly. So they did a physical exam of it. Yesterday I read my patient records and it says "no pain" during the exam. 🙃

Sometimes my anxiety makes me feel a bit... silly.
I'm constantly worried about getting into trouble at work, meanwhile my boss literally writes "I LOVE YOU" to me in the group chat. 😅

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It just occurred to me that some people I talk to have never seen The Matrix - because it's older than them.

Cheaper too! 😅
(If you ignore the indirect costs of not getting help)

Finally saw a doctor about ADHD diagnosis referral.
I practiced for an interview & brought in the paperwork, but when I arrived I was meeting a trainee doctor that looked totally lost. She just accepted the paperwork and let me know if she had any questions/problems. Wonder what will happen.😅

Meeeeeee

God, if Benji ate a mimic… 🫨

My New Year’s resolution is to try and make more time for myself and not deal with so much.
*Arrives home after Xmas with MIL*
Oh there’s a leak coming through the ceiling. Only took a few hours for a new thing to deal with to come up. 🫠😅

I wonder how much of this stuff is basically a lie to get investers hyped up.

I was thinking the design looked AI generated, and then realised there’s a good chance it is.

I keep thinking I hear a motif from the Expedition 33 soundtrack. Turns out it’s a perfume advert (Lancôme). Kinda sus. 😄

I really should remember to hand in these referral papers sitting on my desk...

People keep talking about “vibe coding”. It’s pretty much exactly the same as AI art.
Controversial that it uses other people’s work (including sensitive info).
Full of errors not good enough for the real world, but ok for testing a concept.
Fixing issues can take longer than doing it all by hand.

I wonder if the illustration was added by Nature themselves, after the review process.

The ball’s been in my court for 7 weeks. I know I’ve been super busy, but… 😅

Zoomed in section of the referenced illustration. Shows a bar chart whose x-axis goes 7, 0, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8. Also, despite having only 7 labeled integer units along the axis, there are 12 bars.

The more you look, the worse it gets.

With prices going up higher than earnings, it might as well be.

If we’re about to hit another recession from the AI bubble, maybe I should prepare by investing in gold or something. Oh, the price of gold has already doubled since ChatGPT came out. 😅