things have settled down considerably since last week; got to see the eclipse the other day which was cool
My daughter is 6 weeks old today so I’m a happy papa.
So far so good! I completed my training to be a poll worker for the election in November, which I’m excited about! Also going on a quick vacation this weekend, which should be fun!
thank you for your contribution to democracy!
I JUST learned what “self care” actually is. So, I have ADHD and anxiety and probably depression, so I have had medications for all three. Notably my anxiety medication almost immediately removed my social anxiety, etc. But I still felt listless, not knowing what to do with myself, letting my apartment get unacceptably dirty. I get a new therapist and he’s got a specialization in “Men’s Issues”, right? And so he listens to my plight and he says “you care about everyone else, why not focus on doing things for yourself?” He specifies that it’s not selfish to do things for yourself, and WOW. I look at my desk, I’m unsatisfied? Cleaned, wiped away. Dirty dishes? Get em outta of the sink and onto the drying rack? Making my bed because I think it looks nicer. I’m amplifying my dissatisfaction into action. It’s awesome.
And the best part? He’s using Men’s Issues techniques and he NEVER mentions it as self care. He knows I’m a smart guy, and (stereotypical) guys don’t like these “mental health” buzzwords peppering women’s magazines. He simply says: “Do things for yourself because YOU want them.” THIS IS WHY YOU NEED THERAPY WITH MEDICATIONS! You can’t use your newly modified brain perfectly, you need help. And the right therapist can change everything.
It’s been going. I think my nervous system is finally getting used to the absence of the one person who’s been here for half of my life. I’m trying to shift my outlook on life and trying to convince myself that I can pull this off on my own. I think there’s been a bit of progress because not every breath feels like torture and I’m no longer thinking of doing anything stupid. There’s a life ahead and I can sort of see it now. It may even be good :)
I’ve been back home for two days. I stayed near the hospital for a few but there’s really no comfort like home. 1 week post-op will be tomorrow. Now I get to work on my leave paperwork with this shitty 3rd party company we pay to manage work leave, hooray.
Currently drowning in school work but I’m about to graduate so I’m just pushing myself through.
Currently shopping for a new graphics card as a grad gift actually. I’m leaning toward something similar to the rx 7800xt which would be my first AMD card. It’s hard to argue with the numbers, especially since I don’t expect to be using ray tracing or DLSS for at least a couple years.
Overall, struggling to stay motivated and very sleep deprived. It’s my fault though, I need to return to meditation
you can do it! idk if you’re referring to HS or Uni, but i remember in Uni the senioritis hit me HARD in that last semester. I had just a few more essays than i had the motivation to finish. For at least one of them, I double-checked the syllabus and realized that the professor had not specified a font size or spacing, only a page count. You better BELIEVE I took my half-finished essay, drafted a conclusion, bumped up the font size to 14 double-spaced and turned it in.
Haha I haven’t ever gone that far, I wish I could do that. I’m at university but I can’t let too much slip since I’m trying to head for grad school. Just have to muster the effort to finish the next 6-7 weeks till finals are here. But thanks for the motivation!
Nice nice nice! I knew by that last semester that I did not want to go to grad school (at least not right away), so you’re definitely in a different headspace than i was. To be clear, I was usually an “A” student all the way through, but sometimes your motivation just leaves your body.
My body hurts
I don’t know where this should get posted but like passing thought. Where do people make Internet friends in 2023 / 2024 ?
I’m looking for an Android job and got an offer for a web + android job. It’d mostly be web probably and I’m not sure if I should go for it.
Mainly because I’ve got two other interviews coming up and also I don’t want to impact my career experience when I’m looking for my next job. What do you think?
Ooh jobs. I need one of those. Do you know where they’ve all gone to?
Have you looked down the back of the sofa?
No idea, there’s not that many here tbh which is part of the problem!
I also feel bad because the guy offering me the job specifically said I should stop interviewing for other places and they’re a pretty small company. All my friends that I’ve asked think I should take the offer and leave if/when I get a better one but I feel I should reject them for my mental health
High highs, low lows so far. Monday morning an adorable kitten wandered into my mechanic shop and applied for a job. He’s official pest control manager now unless I find where he came from. He doesn’t know a litter box or the sound of a cat food can opening so it’s probably a stray/feral. But it’s one of the most affectionate cats I’ve come across in a long time.
Tuesday leaving work after a meeting/pets with the new employee, I made it about 2 blocks and someone ran a stop sign and hit me. I’m ok, they are apparently ok (I stayed far back to keep it civil) but my poor 30 year old truck took a pretty hard hit. It’s nothing special to anyone else; but I like it, and have put a lot of blood, sweat, and time into it. Hoping it’s not as bad as it looks.
Anyways, here’s the cat tax: https://i.imgur.com/ntvdV4V.jpg Hope it brightens y’all’s day.
Sorry to hear about your truck, I hope it’ll be easy to fix. I can definitely understand the attachment you have to it.
And of course, an obligatory awwwww to your new employee. It did indeed brighten my day :)
Had a much needed solo weekend roadtrip to the Eastern Sierras in California to see the autumn colors and eclipse viewing. Bodie is a really cool ghost town. Altitude insomnia is no joke, had a dramatic difference in sleep quality when coming back to sea level.
Now back to my cycle of rat rotting and spiraling to my inevitable burnout before catching a second wind. Living is expensive and exhausting but some things make it worth it I guess. Sometimes I wish I could escape and live in a cottage in the countryside but that comes with its own challenges and drawbacks.
This week is going pretty well! I don’t have anything big looming over me that I need to get done, and I’m seeing Peter Gabriel this weekend, so I’m super psyched about that.
Omg cool!!!
I grew up listening to him via my dad, who passed away a couple of years ago, so it’s extra special to me that I’m able to go.
Quite an uneventful week for a change. Got painfully reminded that I’ve got a lactose intolerance last weekend, but thankfully that has cleared up.
On the plus side, I got a little basket for all my tea things at work so I can easily carry everything to my desk. I’m disproportionately happy about it for some reason, I guess it’s because everything just fits so perfectly :)
So yes, it’s a week of small pleasures (and one painful torture).Don’t even know, between being frazzled plus mild paranoia, but have started on a long break from alcohol & on day three of cutting down (massively) on smokes with a view to quitting the latter entirely. Going well so far.
Trouble is, my ADHD meds seem to make me fiend nicotine in cigarette format to an alarming degree. Alcohol to a lesser extent. Though the meds are a big help, I don’t know that they make me functional enough to take the physical health hit of either, nor the disarray caused by alcohol.
Which rather leaves me back at square one. Oh well.
I screwed up this weekend and didnt get the culmination of Relaxing Time that I had wanted. I’d built and set up a new computer and downloaded the games I wanted to play - and then didn’t get to play any. And now it’s monday, and I’m hurt over it, and I’m avoiding things.
