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Ugh. So BIL (because there isn't a better word for my sister's boyfriend of 30+ years, even though they're not married and they live separately.) is having a herniated disc removed today. This necessitated me getting up at 5am as she had to leave at 5:20 to take him to the hospital. I am not happy to be awake at this hour. Actually, because in my brain, I was stressed about getting up early, I woke up around 3:30 and couldn't get back to sleep. Some days, I really hate my stupid brain. I may take a little nippy nap later on. If I had asked, Jess would have gotten up instead, but they have a much harder time with shortened sleep time than I do, so I'd rather do it. It won't fuck me up for days like it would them. I'll just be a little tired and grumpy today, and tomorrow I'll be fine.
Maryland weather is being a bitch this week. We started in the 50's, yesterday it was in the 70's, and today it's down into the 40's. It's no wonder that the barometric pressure changes is fucking up my head. The last two days I have woken up with a truly obnoxious headache. Once I eat something, I'll take some Ibuprofen, but in the meantime, ow.
Work was boring yesterday. I had nothing to do. Our goals for the new year is 14 meaningful actions per hour. Which, if the work is there, is totally do able. I have no clue about how they're going to measure this. We had a mini team meeting to show us these goals for the new year, but it was light on actual information. If they want me to do that much work, I'm going to need more shit to do.
Sorry, this is a little bit of a bitch-fest today. So, good things...
My turkey shipped last night, and should be arriving on Saturday morning. This will give us plenty of time to fridge thaw it for Thanksgiving. I'm very excited to see what everything looks like. I bought some Stovetop stuffing to make as well, so we should be good on sides. I'm also hoping the sides are a good size. I'm a little worried that they'll be tiny. Also how large the pumpkin cheesecake is. I'm hoping that's a good size. My family likes their sweets. It's my first time getting from Harry and David, so I really have no clue what I'm going to get.
One of the other managers at work has confirmed that we'll find out how much our bonus is going to be on Tuesday when our normal paychecks post. We won't actually get it til Friday, but at least it'll end the speculation. I've tried the formula on how much it'll be worth, but I can't believe they're going to give me that much. Even with how good our sales were, it seems like a slightly ludicrous number. So, I'll just wait and see and try not to be greedy.
Despite that, I've already got a good idea what the money's getting spent on. Mostly bills, but a few frivolous things, too. In a lot of ways, I don't feel like I've gotten caught up on my bills since we had to take Gracie to the vet, so that'll be nice. It'll also be a visit to the vet for Sam and Yoda, most likely. I'm thinking about getting my sister a day of beauty at the local spa for Christmas as well. A nice hot stone massage and pedicure, maybe. That might be an answer to the difficulty I've had figuring out what to get her. I'll have to look and see if they have any package deals for the holidays.
Tomorrow, we pick up the long-delayed game of Wild Beyond the Witchlight again. It's been a long while due to scheduling issues, so I'm looking forward to it.
I know people make jokes about being the "forever GM, never a player," but I don't really mind that. I enjoy being the GM a lot. I find that it lets me be creative in ways I've missed since my writing ability dried up. If there's a game I'm interested in being GMed by someone else, I'll certainly play, but I don't feel like I'm missing anything otherwise. I love my group, too. It's funny, most of them I only know their discord handles, but I still think of them as friends. (Though I'll admit I love all my groups, but Monster of the Week has a special place in my heart, being the first one I GMed. It was supposed to be a one-shot, but it's still going strong a year later.) I love watching the discourse on the Discord server. IT makes me happy that my players enjoy the game so much. I really don't know what I would have done this pandemic without these people in my life. They've given me something concrete to look forward to, and that has been really good for me.
Okay, I think I've rambled enough for now. Have an awesome Friday everyone!
Maryland weather is being a bitch this week. We started in the 50's, yesterday it was in the 70's, and today it's down into the 40's. It's no wonder that the barometric pressure changes is fucking up my head. The last two days I have woken up with a truly obnoxious headache. Once I eat something, I'll take some Ibuprofen, but in the meantime, ow.
Work was boring yesterday. I had nothing to do. Our goals for the new year is 14 meaningful actions per hour. Which, if the work is there, is totally do able. I have no clue about how they're going to measure this. We had a mini team meeting to show us these goals for the new year, but it was light on actual information. If they want me to do that much work, I'm going to need more shit to do.
Sorry, this is a little bit of a bitch-fest today. So, good things...
My turkey shipped last night, and should be arriving on Saturday morning. This will give us plenty of time to fridge thaw it for Thanksgiving. I'm very excited to see what everything looks like. I bought some Stovetop stuffing to make as well, so we should be good on sides. I'm also hoping the sides are a good size. I'm a little worried that they'll be tiny. Also how large the pumpkin cheesecake is. I'm hoping that's a good size. My family likes their sweets. It's my first time getting from Harry and David, so I really have no clue what I'm going to get.
One of the other managers at work has confirmed that we'll find out how much our bonus is going to be on Tuesday when our normal paychecks post. We won't actually get it til Friday, but at least it'll end the speculation. I've tried the formula on how much it'll be worth, but I can't believe they're going to give me that much. Even with how good our sales were, it seems like a slightly ludicrous number. So, I'll just wait and see and try not to be greedy.
Despite that, I've already got a good idea what the money's getting spent on. Mostly bills, but a few frivolous things, too. In a lot of ways, I don't feel like I've gotten caught up on my bills since we had to take Gracie to the vet, so that'll be nice. It'll also be a visit to the vet for Sam and Yoda, most likely. I'm thinking about getting my sister a day of beauty at the local spa for Christmas as well. A nice hot stone massage and pedicure, maybe. That might be an answer to the difficulty I've had figuring out what to get her. I'll have to look and see if they have any package deals for the holidays.
Tomorrow, we pick up the long-delayed game of Wild Beyond the Witchlight again. It's been a long while due to scheduling issues, so I'm looking forward to it.
I know people make jokes about being the "forever GM, never a player," but I don't really mind that. I enjoy being the GM a lot. I find that it lets me be creative in ways I've missed since my writing ability dried up. If there's a game I'm interested in being GMed by someone else, I'll certainly play, but I don't feel like I'm missing anything otherwise. I love my group, too. It's funny, most of them I only know their discord handles, but I still think of them as friends. (Though I'll admit I love all my groups, but Monster of the Week has a special place in my heart, being the first one I GMed. It was supposed to be a one-shot, but it's still going strong a year later.) I love watching the discourse on the Discord server. IT makes me happy that my players enjoy the game so much. I really don't know what I would have done this pandemic without these people in my life. They've given me something concrete to look forward to, and that has been really good for me.
Okay, I think I've rambled enough for now. Have an awesome Friday everyone!
