3 day weekend. Computer is shut down. Dogs are fed. I'm feeding myself now. Off to a good start.

"It's time for peas and carrots and peanut butter. I'm sure of it. The clock will back me up on this." She started this 45 minutes ago and still has another 15 until it actually is time.

I’ve been bored for somewhere between 12 and 48 hours. Just received an email from university about graduate programs fair and had a hot second when that sounded like a good thing to attend. Now I’m having an existential crisis.

Are we really, REALLY sure that not sprinting flat out for 8-10 hours a day isn’t fatal? Clearly there’s vacation time when you effectively go into shutdown, but.

I gotta admit I’m kinda struggling to accomplish anything without 50 things on fire 😅

Current Status: Significantly annoyed, but the migraine has dramatically improved

It occurs to me that, in this day and age, I should probably clarify the horror was at the challenge inherent to the size and scope, not that the project was happening at all. When she first mentioned it, the idea was so ridiculous I thought she was joking. Then she showed me a concept sketch.

I'm on day two of a migraine and Kenna was like "hey, it's last meal time :)" and I was actually kind of impressed she didn't ask until 5 minutes til! She usually starts bugging me for it way earlier! so I fed them and then realized it wasn't supposed to be for another hour.

Job continues to be very not boring! Today my boss showed me a near term future project and the first words out of my mouth were "holy mother of god"

Survived meeting (yay) even tho mild migraine from yesterday persists (booooo)

Yes, Blue, it's an 8 a.m. Monday morning meeting, but there isn't one right after it. You can do this. After you get off the couch. Annnnny time now. Blue. Bluuuuuue.

Two weeks after the All-Star Game, Scott watches a clip of Shane Hollander down on the ice and sees things a bit differently than the commentary. archiveofourown.org/works/77516166

Bad news: I definitely took an extra pill. Good news: Symptoms are very mild at this point. I was looking forward to doing very little today but this was not how I was envisioning that happening

OKAY decided I should actually call poison control for this one. Verdict is it will probably be fine in my case, but they're going to call back for 3 checkups (it's an extended release) and I should be drinking plenty of water today and not coffee/tea/etc. (And call back if symptoms arise)

Everyone think good thoughts that I didn't just double up my morning meds because I took them earlier and forgot.

The world is a better place after an ep 5 rewatch and I am realllly looking forward to a Sunday of doing very little

took 45 minutes to get prescription, but did get it plus got gas despite the icy cold drizzle. home finally for good and I’ll be on the treadmill with ep 5 if anyone needs me

Prescription Tavi has to have before Monday morning was called in to the wrong Costco. Trying to find my zen in quieter aisles while they transfer and refill it.

Hi, I've returned temporarily. The world is testing me this week and decided I should have a non-work thing to be pissed off about today. I don't even know what I did to deserve this karma.

Tragically, I have to go be a responsible adult today for a rescue thing. Even more tragically, it's going to require Advil for the onset of cramps >:(

I realize it's 7 am EST, but this is bugging me re: Heated Rivalry, CCM photoshoot. This is in the book and I DO think they intended it in the show, it just didn't fully convey. FUNAR vf gur bar jub fgnegf vg va gur fubjref ol ubeevslvat uvzfrys naq oernxvat gur gnobb bs ernpgvat gb anxrq Vyln,

Okay this was 15 minutes well spent www.tumblr.com/aceferatu/80...

And by new I mean I haven't used it in 7-8 years but having that ep at the ready for it really levels up the effectiveness

New attitude adjustment unlocked: Got on the treadmill and watched the entirety of The Cottage.

Deep fried chimichangas from a restaurant with fast delivery is solving a whole lot of my problems right now

...annnnd the more I think about (because I can't stop) the more pissed off I get. I know it will be fine, but it's not fine *yet* and won't be until at least next week. Ugh.

Had a work convo that’s left me mildly cranky, which is a terrible way to end an otherwise good Friday, but the important part is that it is indeed ending

Had to go get dog food across town and the wind gusts are 50 mph today -.- So much dodging of stuff blowing into the streets.

Friday. Whoooo.

Incredible news: I've had a (minor) variance request come back with NO comments on the FIRST submittal. AND it's the first time I've submitted this type of variance. I'm giddy. Taking this energy into the evening by roasting a vegetable 🥦

It is a struggle sitting thru meetings today

Okay, I got out the down comforter and tossed it on top of the blankets I have on the bed, plus turned up the heating unit in here. I'm definitely going to wake up way too hot in a couple of hours but I don't care because I've spent half the day cold and I'm finally starting to get warm.

For non-work reasons, my brain was leaking out of my ears by early evening, but I did 30 minutes on the treadmill (🏆) and I'm having an 8:30 bedtime with cheesecake. It's leaking much slower now.

"recalibrate" is 100% a word, spell check, wth

I was teeth grinding irritable earlier so I went downstairs and spent 30 minutes on the treadmill. Sad to report it helped.

So. First Monday back. Good news: Nothing’s on FIRE fire. Bad news: My brain has declined the invite to do work today. Repeatedly.

Update! I did not! Got the award for IT’s first post-holiday forgotten password call 😌

This morning's exciting question: Do I remember my work password that I was required to change the day before vacation started?

I really don't want to wash dogs tonight but what the actual fuck has Tavi managed to roll in

She’s no longer entertaining herself and has insisted she has seniority over my laptop.

List, in a bid for surviving the day(/week): * Wash dogs dear god do they need it * Change sheets and do laundry in general and b/c item #1 * Those apples on the counter are gonna go bad >:( * The cabbage in the fridge - ffs PLEASE EAT A VEGETABLE * Are the potatoes in the basement sentient yet?

I really have to at least halfway imitate a functional human being today because it's the last day of vacation and I have to pass for fully functional tomorrow.

I had to up the rating one step in good conscience 😂 There's just way too much swearing and there's a lot of things being alluded to

Like a fool, I skipped Jackie Pike in the tags when I hit post. Sorry, Jackie, I've added you and I owe you some babysitting.

It liiiives. Decided today was an excellent day to throw a G-rated, (hopefully) feel good fic out into the world: Hayden is a good friend who will do anything for Shane, Including come to terms with Shane being in love with Ilya fucking Rozanov. archiveofourown.org/works/77026471

Oh, fuck, a *title*

Took about 20 seconds of looking at the news to feel the start of a panic attack and quickly shut the tab so that's how today is going.

If anyone's willing to take a look at a couple thousand words of heated rivalry fic and tell me if it's anything, let me know. It's Hayden POV in the HR book epilogue and at the end of The Long Game.

Introduce yourself with something that almost killed you: Just one? Do we want to go with the way-too-young scarlet fever, the sepsis, or the ruptured appendix? 😂

Please calm yourselves and stop talking. Plan A01: Rain Destruction has been superseded by Plan B01