Just found another thread/subforum/I ain't telling to unwatch! Spoiler When I was staff I had a number of things on these forums that were set to notify me of any new postings. Not areas I was interested in, but areas that I viewed with concern due to their potential for flareups. The potential is or might still be there, but I don't need to watch them anymore. Not my circus, just a monkey.
There's something liberating when you realize you haven't given a shit for a while about things that used to keep you up at night. And people.
Had an All Staff meeting and i presented my team's findings. Im happy because i spoke fluently (well, more fluently). My stutter is not the worst... But it is still something i am self conscious about... So im proud of myself for speaking as fluently as i did for my presentation
Sort of a semi-snow day for me. Only got a few inches, which wasn't enough to close but enough to torpedo the shift. Spent most of the day in the office banging out some projects instead of dealing with staff/diners and got home at 10:30. That's damn near a day off for me. Almost never home before midnight.
Not sure if happy or not happy (do we have an ambivalent thread?), but they lifted the restaurant curfew in RI this weekend. Got business pouring out of every orifice in my body, but my work week just got a solid 6 to 8 hours longer. That puts it in the 60 plus hour range. My feet hurt, my back hurts, my brain hurts, but... money money money! (Just fucking kill me already)
I've not only recently finished beta-reading an absolutely cracking second novel from one of our traditionally published authors, but I'm in the middle of beta reading an AMAZING first novel by one of our other members. It's a genre I don't usually read, but it's a cracker. In fact, I'm in awe. It's a gothic murder mystery with supernatural undertones, set in the late Victorian period. The research has been impeccable, the characters are compelling, the settings are vivid, events are developing in a non-stereotypical way. In short: fantastic stuff. I am totally hooked. It's a slow-burning tour-de-force. Just what I love.
My company did super-well last year and is giving all employees a three-week extra pay bonus next month. Absolutely outstanding. I'll definitely take a double pay month, thank you very much.
It's 19 degrees outside right now and I took a few minutes to shovel a path to my mailbox. Brisk air makes me feel invincible. And then I choke on the hot air when I come back inside, but this is the happiness thread. Time for tea, I think.
Coke with Coffee is being released in the US. This wouldn't really make me happy if it weren't for my need for an injection of short-lived ersatz happiness into my otherwise dull, unsatisfying life... this may be the wrong thread actually.
Wait, there's a coffee version of Monster Energy? We must have them; I guess I haven't been paying attention. I can buy them at Walmart apparently.
It's snowing in my area. It's only for a few days, so we'll be fine. The news is mostly cheery too. I think the reporters liked a break from political and covid reports. It was good to see kids playing outside.
I bought the dark blend and vanilla flavors. I'd rate them 7/10 for the dark blend, 4.5/10 for the vanilla. Not something I feel like spending my money on again, although the dark blend was ok. I just felt like I'd rather be drinking either coke or coffee, not a mixture of both. The vanilla was too sweet.
I need hernia surgery! Yaaayyyy! 2 months off from work! I have not been this happy in years! (And fuck you, assface owners for not letting me hire the managerial help I needed... have fun running the joint by yourself... I'm sure your kids when still remember what you look like if/when I return)
In a few minutes Imma put on my winter wear and head out. Gotta be the first one strolling in the snowy park. Sleep? Who can sleep? I feel just like a child, yes I do Devandra! Aaaaaaaaa!!!!!!!!!!!