Getting paid to drink beer, eat burgers, and be nice to my coworkers this afternoon in the park for our annual picnic. Buddies in town tonight, so heading to the Rooftop at Coors Field to drink some beer and perhaps see a pitch or two. Smoking some chicken tomorrow and doing some gardening. Sunday heading to Red Rocks for Tedeschi Trucks and my all-time favorite Drive-By Truckers. Good weekend? Good weekend.
My hairline isn’t terrible but it receding plus already having very fine hair means my hair looked garbage by the time I was 23. Short buzzcut is my go-to until the hairline gets really bad and then I’ll probably start shaving it and looking like a more out-of-shape Vic Mackey.
One of my dream companies (relatively small) sent me a form letter email rejection after they screened my resume and determined there were enough better-suited candidates to initiate interviewing with. I had just applied randomly through their site, so I respected them taking the time to show they actually looked at the thing and let me down easy (even if it was a canned response). Made me want to work there even more.
If the bartender is paying enough attention that I can say “keep the change” before they come back with my cash, I’ll do that, but I’m not going to hand them back loose coins, it’s just not the move. Bills only after the money is back in your hand, right?
Glad you pointed out the brush stuff, because we used stainless steel straws for quite awhile before we found out the dishwasher didn’t clean them for shit. If you don’t mind cleaning all the time, power to yah, but I’m just gonna avoid straws altogether.
Counterpoint, use a kamado and start smoking up some barbecue first thing in the morning so it’s ready when guests come over, then fling open the vents and grill some burgers and sear some steaks.
Gotta touch up paint in our old place and hand over keys tomorrow. I need to trim the shrubbery on the back patio and then going to fire up my new kamado grill. Beers will be enjoyed.
Gracias. This is the first time I’ll have a backyard to myself since I’ve been an adult and I’m gonna spark one and have a gin & tonic or twenty once all this is done.
We’re moving all our shit into boxes and throw stuff in the trash and taking stuff to Goodwill. Then after the movers move our shit, we’re going to take a few things out of the boxes and leave the rest strewn across the house for a couple months before we finish unpacking.
Yeah, for sure. One of the best things I’ve heard for dealing with Instagram envy is “Would you trade your ENTIRE life with this person’s ENTIRE life?”. The answer is always no.
Instagram is fine and all, and I document some of the cooler things I get to do or make on it, but really during the best of times I am so happy that I don’t want to ruin it by pulling out my phone and trying to frame a shot.
Thank for your sharing this, Rachel. Being open about mental health is so important for our wellness as a society and I’m glad there are other people on antidepressants/antianxiety medication willing to share.
I have depression on top of this, so YMMV, but a month or two after my brother died I went to a grief counselor. The first visit I was sobbing which was exactly what I think you’re afraid of, but I went a few more times after that and each successive visit I felt better, both in the session and out of it. I am not going now, but will keep counseling in mind in the future if I get down again. For real, it helps.
I almost never get physically sick so I usually have 5 days of paid Sick Leave that I mostly just use for mental health days. Sometimes it’s a good idea and it’s what I need but honestly sometimes I end up just feeling guilty all day or anxious. I know I SHOULDN’T feel that way but it does suck. I wish mental health was a more approachable topic/priority in the workplace. My employer is pretty cool so I just say “I’m not feeling well” and that’s the end of it, but I wish I could say that without feeling guilty.
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Getting paid to drink beer, eat burgers, and be nice to my coworkers this afternoon in the park for our annual picnic. Buddies in town tonight, so heading to the Rooftop at Coors Field to drink some beer and perhaps see a pitch or two. Smoking some chicken tomorrow and doing some gardening. Sunday heading to Red Rocks for Tedeschi Trucks and my all-time favorite Drive-By Truckers. Good weekend? Good weekend.
My hairline isn’t terrible but it receding plus already having very fine hair means my hair looked garbage by the time I was 23. Short buzzcut is my go-to until the hairline gets really bad and then I’ll probably start shaving it and looking like a more out-of-shape Vic Mackey.
One of my dream companies (relatively small) sent me a form letter email rejection after they screened my resume and determined there were enough better-suited candidates to initiate interviewing with. I had just applied randomly through their site, so I respected them taking the time to show they actually looked at the thing and let me down easy (even if it was a canned response). Made me want to work there even more.
If the bartender is paying enough attention that I can say “keep the change” before they come back with my cash, I’ll do that, but I’m not going to hand them back loose coins, it’s just not the move. Bills only after the money is back in your hand, right?
Caveat: don’t cook anything on high with a liner for an extended amount of time, you just melt the plastic to the crock.
Glad you pointed out the brush stuff, because we used stainless steel straws for quite awhile before we found out the dishwasher didn’t clean them for shit. If you don’t mind cleaning all the time, power to yah, but I’m just gonna avoid straws altogether.
Counterpoint, use a kamado and start smoking up some barbecue first thing in the morning so it’s ready when guests come over, then fling open the vents and grill some burgers and sear some steaks.
Gotta touch up paint in our old place and hand over keys tomorrow. I need to trim the shrubbery on the back patio and then going to fire up my new kamado grill. Beers will be enjoyed.
Gracias. This is the first time I’ll have a backyard to myself since I’ve been an adult and I’m gonna spark one and have a gin & tonic or twenty once all this is done.
We’re moving all our shit into boxes and throw stuff in the trash and taking stuff to Goodwill. Then after the movers move our shit, we’re going to take a few things out of the boxes and leave the rest strewn across the house for a couple months before we finish unpacking.
Uh, you know people from Cuba aren’t Mexicans, right?
Did you go to some weirdo Mormon college or what the fuck? That is absurd that this happened at a university in the 2010s.
Yeah, for sure. One of the best things I’ve heard for dealing with Instagram envy is “Would you trade your ENTIRE life with this person’s ENTIRE life?”. The answer is always no.
Instagram is fine and all, and I document some of the cooler things I get to do or make on it, but really during the best of times I am so happy that I don’t want to ruin it by pulling out my phone and trying to frame a shot.
Thank for your sharing this, Rachel. Being open about mental health is so important for our wellness as a society and I’m glad there are other people on antidepressants/antianxiety medication willing to share.
I have depression on top of this, so YMMV, but a month or two after my brother died I went to a grief counselor. The first visit I was sobbing which was exactly what I think you’re afraid of, but I went a few more times after that and each successive visit I felt better, both in the session and out of it. I am not going now, but will keep counseling in mind in the future if I get down again. For real, it helps.
I’m 26 and my fiancee is 31 and we don’t know if we ever want kids. Maybe we will but believe it or not, not all people want kids.
I agree with Will that it’s creepy, but if companies are going to robo-call me to confirm reservations I’m absolutely going to robo-call them back.
I almost never get physically sick so I usually have 5 days of paid Sick Leave that I mostly just use for mental health days. Sometimes it’s a good idea and it’s what I need but honestly sometimes I end up just feeling guilty all day or anxious. I know I SHOULDN’T feel that way but it does suck. I wish mental health was a more approachable topic/priority in the workplace. My employer is pretty cool so I just say “I’m not feeling well” and that’s the end of it, but I wish I could say that without feeling guilty.
Stop trying to make “darty” happen. It’s not gonna happen.