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Oh yeah, I actually meant to add don't feel obliged to answer, I realize some of this may be a little personal.
It wasn't me, it was a parent, bad situation, hope the best for your Mom.
Wince.
Okay, your house move and attendant issues.
I have small doubt that that is what will be resolved first.
As for the election........I suspect another hung parliament (or, no clear majority for any party or body that dreams of government).
And, as for Brexit: Even if the WAB is passed, (eventually) by parliament, another decade - at least - of negotiations lie ahead.
I somewhat know someone who works at Number 10. According to her, nearly every staffer wants to wring his neck out.
Feeling a bit blue lately... I guess it’s the weather.
🤗 a virtual hug coming your way.
The weather sometimes makes me blue, so I can relate.
Hope you feel better soon.
I better get back to making up my work time here.
I hope everyone is fine.
Weather, - I find the lack of natural light and the poor quality of the light we do have in winter factors that contribute to "feeling blue"; the time of year (I cannot abide winter, and had long held that view, even though nowadays, I dislike the season with an extra intensity given that my mother passed away on the night of the solstice last year), perhaps personal memories.
This time of year, too - Hallowe'en - is also a time to remember and recall to mind and salute your loved ones who have left you, or who have otherwise passed away, a time to acknowledge death and loss.
So, yes, I can empathise, there are many reasons to feel blue.
What a lovely, warm, life-affrimng post, even though you have more than enough on you own personal plate at the moment, which must present its own challenges.
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Trying to keep myself grounded in the positive for real life things.
Mom and I need this now more than ever.
If I can give someone else a lift too, even better.
I so appreciate everyone's kindness in this thread, and while I often fall behind on what's new with everyone, I respond when I can.
Back to dwarf-work
Mom and I need this now more than ever.
If I can give someone else a lift too, even better.
I so appreciate everyone's kindness in this thread, and while I often fall behind on what's new with everyone, I respond when I can.
Back to dwarf-work
Trying to keep myself grounded in the positive for real life things.
Mom and I need this now more than ever.
If I can give someone else a lift too, even better.
I so appreciate everyone's kindness in this thread, and while I often fall behind on what's new with everyone, I respond when I can.
Back to dwarf-work
I know full well the relentless (and endless, and - at times - utterly exhausting) responsibility of caring for, and being responsible for the care of, an elder, especially a dearly loved parent (if occasionally, a frightened, and thus, difficult and demanding dearly loved parent - and it is okay to admit this to yourself, we none of us are perfect, but do our level best - as character and circumstances permit - to deal the hand and cope with we were given).
So, you have my deepest empathy and very best wishes on that score and the very best of luck with it.
Thanks to both you and @Scepticalscribe .
I decided to take the feeling and analyze it; I came up with a pretty big personal decision (a positive one!). It is clear that there was something "missing", and that it has gone for too long. It's time to work towards a very precise goal.
Sometimes, taking time away from immersion in an issue (or a work environment) can lead to clarification of one's thoughts and feelings on something.
And when you take such a decision, there is often an extraordinary feeling of massive relief once the decision itself has been reached or arrived at; all that then remains is to implement it.
The very best of luck with it.
Thanks!
In the past few months I realized that negative emotions are not necessarily negative; it's our attitude and behavior after we're hit by negative emotions that truly matters. I have been focusing a lot into changing - or, understanding - some of my own behaviors, attitude, and feelings.
Yesterday I was upset for an event; I kept it with me all day long, and it frustrated me more than usual (I am actually quite difficult to frustrate). This morning I woke up feeling down. I noticed that:
1) I realized that I was pissed off about … being pissed off
2) Something (namely the person that upset me) was totally outside of my control
3) There is something I can do to better things, and it is something I have been missing for a while.
So, I was faced with a choice: remain in the mood perpetually, risk this mood often, or do something to change and obtain something good out of a negative thing? I'd say that the reasonable mind will opt for the latter, even if it means going through a painful process.
- My planned multi-hour support call was done in ~20 minutes
- New major application work looks amazing (*pats self on back*)
- Spraying the various animation rigs black (Halloween is almost here, still so much to do)
- Also spraying myself ...
- Managed to workout, hit the liquor store, hit a __second__ liquor store and HD and not miss the aforementioned call
- Car is running INSANE (in a good way), I'm on corn fuel now ( AED are rockstars)
- Skipping out on work tomorrow and Fri, well, because we can!
... and my fave thing-on-my-mind, the little got all As (while navigating being new to middle school), with all advanced classes (including a special gifted elective), she spent her "bonus money" on Anime/Manga goodies
- New major application work looks amazing (*pats self on back*)
- Spraying the various animation rigs black (Halloween is almost here, still so much to do)
- Also spraying myself ...
- Managed to workout, hit the liquor store, hit a __second__ liquor store and HD and not miss the aforementioned call
- Car is running INSANE (in a good way), I'm on corn fuel now
( AED are rockstars)- Skipping out on work tomorrow and Fri, well, because we can!
... and my fave thing-on-my-mind, the little got all As (while navigating being new to middle school), with all advanced classes (including a special gifted elective), she spent her "bonus money" on Anime/Manga goodies
Job #2 will be issuing us Lenovo laptops in five months. There is also Windows 10 training which I will take serious advantage of.
I chose a X1 Yoga over the Carbon, as I may need to mark up stuff on the display.
I hope my iMac holds out that long so I can determine if I will stick with Macs or try PCs yet again. Now that I am doing video and digital conversions for mom, modern macOS sadly is not compatible with both conversion applications, so I am not sure what to do. iMac screen began to flicker noticably when I woke it up from sleep last night.
If I could run Sierra on a new Mac, problem solved, but I am not sure if that's doable.
All else is good considering (Apparently I am not the only person having problems with the new software needed at this job). I think I need to be called honorary bug hound for all the bugs I am finding.
@yaxomoxay That's great that you recognized the negative trigger and are thinking around it.
@D.T. sounds like fun.
Hope everyone is fine.
I chose a X1 Yoga over the Carbon, as I may need to mark up stuff on the display.
I hope my iMac holds out that long so I can determine if I will stick with Macs or try PCs yet again. Now that I am doing video and digital conversions for mom, modern macOS sadly is not compatible with both conversion applications, so I am not sure what to do. iMac screen began to flicker noticably when I woke it up from sleep last night.
If I could run Sierra on a new Mac, problem solved, but I am not sure if that's doable.
All else is good considering (Apparently I am not the only person having problems with the new software needed at this job). I think I need to be called honorary bug hound for all the bugs I am finding.
@yaxomoxay That's great that you recognized the negative trigger and are thinking around it.
@D.T. sounds like fun.
Hope everyone is fine.
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