The Happiness Thread

Exercising and listening to this: really helps my anxiety level tremendously. Good fine. Good fine.

 

Looks as if the racist, xenophobic UKIP party—the one that was supposed to be such a big threat in the last election and got all that Donald Trumplike media attention—is on the verge of going bankrupt, after managing to win only one seat. Ya beauty.

Do NOT believe what the media tells you. It follows and magnifies entertaining and controversial stories. Thankfully, it is not a bellwether for actual opinion, when it comes to elections. It's nice to know the majority of voters have a modicum of sense after all. Mind you, they did vote for David Cameron.... but hey. We'll take pleasure where we can find it. Cheerio, UKIP.

 

So long and (hopefully) good riddance!

 

Submitted the first of 2 books on Baen Publishing yesterday.

 

Good luck!

 

Im moving a lot better. I even drove, less than a weak after spinal surgery. (Screws and stuff..INSIDE me!)
So that's good. Might even go back to work sooner than I thought...

 

Things have finally started to fall in place. It looks like I'm going to graduate this Christmas (I finished my MA thesis already a year ago but then ended up doing advanced studies in pedagogy and now finished another, BA level thesis on the subject), my riding lessons are going much better as I've started to get along with the instructor, and it seems my upcoming work trip is going to be less stressful than I feared, although being separated from my hubby for a week is going to suck.

Whoa, spinal surgery! Sounds pretty serious. Get well soon!

 

First night totally sober in two months -- this ain't half bad. Not as rough as I thought it would be. Stupid job, giving me stupid money. (Yes, I still have the job.)

 

Only a master's level educator would refer to their profession as pedagogy.

 

LOL, really? I wonder what PhD level educators call it... "teaching"? The official name of my minor is actually Finnish Education and Pedagogical Studies and I think the studies I now finished could also translate to "advanced-level didactics," but I'm not sure if any other country except Finland and maybe Germany call it didactics... Kind of snooty sounding.

Either way, my prof has graded my thesis and now I'm waiting for the grade to be registered. Eek!

 

I applied for a second job that I'm (probably) going to get, and a friend of mine is probably moving into my house next month, which will split the rent and utilities! Awesome, because by the end of this month my finances will need that extra help. Luckily I'm working a ton of hours the week after this current week, and will hopefully start that second job sometime this month or the beginning of next month. The money situation seems to be getting better, but this month it's gonna have to get worse before it can get there, unfortunately. Not for long, though, I keep telling myself.

 

I should be an associate partner at work by this time next year. I'm seven marks away (85/110, need 92/110) so if I don't get there by the next grade marking in March, I (almost certainly) will by October. I would be the youngest AP the company ever had

 

Woo! Got my prescription glasses and sunglasses! Now I can see things a bit more clearly, everything looks sharper. It'll take time to get used to, though, but I like it.

 

@KaTrian Thanks. It wasn't as bad as I thought. I have cadaver bones inside me too...Not sure what joke I should go with for that, but as far as the metal screws I keep saying "I used to be into heavy metal, now heavy metal is in me!"

I found some new drive to go back to my old line of work. I saw the comments on pedagogy and I will be giving that up, along with research. I think I'm more of a doer than thinker or teacher anyways. Plus, if I can help people and serve my country, all the better, especially during some troubling times in history.

AB

 

Felt like peeling

Good to hear. And teachers are totally doers. It's like what Malala Yousafzai said "for me the best way to fight against terrorism and extremism is just simple thing: educate the next generation."

 

Well, after doing both, I felt more productive fighting. Teaching (this at college level, where students PAY) seemed like such a waste of time. I say seemed because there were many that did put the effort to learn and listen to what I had to offer, but oh so many that couldn't be bothered.

But this is a happiness thread, so lets not go there.

Current happiness is finding an adapter to fit a 1/4 in brake line going to the master cylinder of one of my cars! Tomorrow I get him back (he's a boy. I have two girls and two boy cars) from the shop. I still need to recover a bit before I can wrench my fleet.

AB

 

Sheltering from the rain, especially under a big oak or other big tree.

 

Hello, I'm back, and my life has been quite on track lately, although it practically drove off a cliff over the summer. Got a new job, have a baby due in April (our second), and my transition will be starting soon after that. Have to say, it took a while, but life is getting good.

 

Good weather and a free delicious lunch. Simple pleasures.

 

Been writing and gaming today. I'd call this a success.

 

Did a shitload of homework today, cleaned the house, had a good breakfast and a really awesome dinner. Cooking is becoming a thing I really want to improve on and continue doing.

 

Jumbled sentence up I on forum write this a, happy am I.

 

UKIP was more just a populist party, they'd say whatever they had to say to keep their supporters happy and gain new support among those who just want entertainment. Trump's doing the same thing. But yes, it's good to see them disappear, however in theory the UK just needs a good and decent political party that can win, this seems to be elusive. So, UKIP gone, problems back to normal.

 

Well I start a menial part time job tomorrow to go along with being a full time student. There is only a week and a half left in this semester then I don't go back until towards the end of January. So that's a good thing, and I already have my schedule for next Semester which will be classes from 3pm-9pm Wednesdays and Thursdays. I'll sure be glad to get finished with school and get a good job somewhere!