Wine And Winter

I don't know whether to laugh or cry. I'm fairly sure I've been having hot flashes this week.

It's mostly relief that I'm finally actually in menopause despite being gaslit by every doctor I've ever had about my perimenopause symptoms for the last 20 yrs, and the REALLY bad symptoms the last 2 yrs.

The real question is not "Why is Bluesky so left-coded," the real question is "Why can't the right exist in a social media environment without algorithmic assistance, where people can ignore them"

I'm tired of chasing down customers who purchase training and then don't bother to schedule it, even after several "hey here's the link to book the next availability" reminders.

It's been 90+ days. Your contract said it had to be used within 60 days of purchase. FFS.

michael scott from the office is wearing a suit and tie and making a funny face . ALT: michael scott from the office is wearing a suit and tie and making a funny face .

PEOPLE. When the accounting team reminds you in chat that you have until EOD to code your CC charges, you do NOT need to respond that "Mine are done".

This is the Teams chat equivalent of an email "Reply All" message.

Stop it.

Today I:
Baked cinnamon rolls
Made chicken would rice soup
Baked fresh bread
Fed and watered the chickens
Shoveled the side door stoop and steps

And now I am playing some mindless Palia, collecting butterflies and gardening. ❤️

Well- the right decision THIS time.

Let's see what kind of mischief we can get into in round two, shall we?

😁

I ended up going to Avernus to save Karlach- I couldn't bear to watch her die. And hey, even though I romanced Astarion, it kind of made sense to me. I was a tiefling, she was a tiefling, and I kind of felt like Astarion needed time to process.

Judging from the epilogue- it was the right decision.

Welp, I did it. I finally finished my first run of BG3. I started what, last August? Yeah, I was late to that party. And life life'd, as life does, and I admit- I didn't want it to end.

But I finally took the time tonight to finish.

THAT'S a tripping call on Mids? REALLY?

If I didn't know better I'd think these refs were on Chicago's payroll...

Wow. Best we can figure after reviewing that kerfuffle was a crosscheck, a hook, AND an intentional boarding of Eriksson Ek- and NO CALL.

Jeez. These refs. Yikes.

Fifteen Years

GODDAMMIT XKCD...

*sobbing*

xkcd.com/3172/

Country artist Jackson Dean onstage in Mankato, MN in February 2024. He's wearing a black button down shirt with country styling, faded black jeans, and a black hat with some feathers in the hat band, holding a microphone and singing against a smoky stage backlit by blue lights.

I feel like Jackson Dean is making concerts in Minnesota right around my birthday a thing; this is the second one!

Yup- gonna go to Granite Falls the day before my birthday. Tickets are purchased. Wheeeee!

Last year's show in Mankato:

First "snowstorm" of the season here in North Central MN.

Hubby's phone is BLOWING UP from his work group text thread.

Jeez. It's only a LITTLE storm (2"-4" predicted- might be a little closer to 6" as of this moment) but FFS people... It ain't no Halloween '91 Blizzard!

When "Hey Hun, can you put the random assortment of stuff in this crate away?" turns into "And now we're cleaning the storage room". 😆

kermit the frog is dancing in front of a red curtain on a stage . ALT: kermit the frog is dancing in front of a red curtain on a stage .

IT'S IN EVERYTHING! IT CAUSES DEATH IF YOU INHALE TOO MUCH OF IT! BAN IT!

*singing* I MADE A PERFECT CHEESECAKE... DIDN'T EVEN CRACK ON THE TOP... (Two layer cheesecake- plain, with pumpkin on top- with a gingersnap crust)

Letting it cool, then into the freezer for Thursday!

Okay. Took a sumatriptan, felt a little better, asked for some help cleaning, and actually got quite a bit done despite feeling migraine-y.

I feel like overall it was a productive day.

I should be cleaning my house... Prepping for Thanksgiving...

But I have a migraine trying to take hold and my executive dysfunction is in full force.

At least I started the cranberry sauce.

TFW your mom calls you and leaves a 90 second VM and either she butt dialed and didn't realize it or didn't hang up the phone properly. 😁

5. When I asked about the progress for filling the position one month ago, I was told it was going slow, but they anticipated having someone in place by Xmas.
6. At least two team members and one coworker have indicated they would be thrilled if I were to take the position.

It's been a long couple of weeks, work wise, and I'm still telling from KC's passing. I'm exhausted and my introvert soul just wants to go home and cry.

And tomorrow we're slated to go to the Veterans home to play bingo. I know I should, and I need to, but I'm just. So. Done. Right. Now.

A white coffee mug with the phrase "Because of you I laugh a little harder, cry a little less, and smile a lot more" on it.

A white coffee mug with a watercolor style illustration of two women in bikinis on a beach, drinks in hand. The woman on the left- labelled "KC"- is in a teal one piece swimsuit with straps that criss-cross her lower back, has short red hair, and a red-colored cocktail in a tumbler glass; the woman on the right - labelled "Shelly"- is in a crocheted racer-back style two piece swimsuit in muted colors, has shoulder-length salt and pepper hair, and is holding a pint glass of golden beer.

I don't know what's harder:

Walking into work to see your work bestie's desk untouched 2 days after she passed unexpectedly;

Or:

Walking into work to see your work bestie's desk cleared out a week later.

They both suck. 😞

KC, I miss you. This sucks.

I hate this time of year- it's SO DARK all the time. It's only a little after 8pm and it feels like it should be 11pm.

I just want to hibernate.

I feel bad that I don't feel bad about something that I predicted would happen a year ago.

Oooo I love it when @matthewmercer.bsky.social gets all growly!

TFW you log into work on a Monday... And your bestie coworker who passed last week has already been removed from Teams.

😭💔

Goddammit I did NOT want to cry today.

Him: "You want to stop somewhere and get lunch?"

Me: "I am literally covered in goat poop and diesel."

Him: "Good point. We won't starve."

Driving back to @crazygoatlawyer.bsky.social's place to pick up the tractor. Some precipitation- mostly flurries- and some is sticking to the windshield.

Hubs flicks on the wipers and it stays.

Him: "Huh. Frozen."

Both of us: "That's not good."

33 years of marriage, ladies and gentlemen.

Home. Tired. Hungry.

Eating slightly stale wild rice blueberry pancakes and bacon, then going to take a nap.

Getting up at 330am 2x this week is NOT fun, but honestly I'm just glad I made it home without any delays or cancellations.

I'm on the way to the airport in St George UT and the Uber's satellite radio is playing Vanessa Carlton's "A Thousand Miles".

IYKYK.

"Makin' my way..."

#criticalrole