Random Rants ΟΔ: broken record

[Takhisis]

I think Tim's right. You should be worrying more about the thesis than about a family who -we suppose- are adults.

Are we sure the world didn't really end in 2012?

As a Civ3 player I have to point out that the game will end in 2020 when Donald Trump is elected President of the United Nations and/or Elon Musk finishes building his spaceship and sets off to colonise Alpha Centauri, whichever happens first.

 

[The_J]

My instinct here was to go, "Just don't invite them." but that comes from someone who would consider it a terrible fate to see a relative.

They only annoy me, I don't hate them.
So not inviting them to the biggest thing except maybe my marriage would be quite terrible.

Is managing all that for them really your responsibility?

Yeah, I guess so.

 

[shadowplay]

The pharmacy didn't have my medication in stock and won't have it until tomorrow night, but I need it in the morning. Not sure what to do about this. I don't physically have the prescription anymore, it was a repeat, so I don't think I can go to another pharmacy.

 

[Takhisis]

May I ask what it is a prescription for?

 

[shadowplay]

Cogentin.

 

[CKS]

Ask the pharmacy to transfer the prescription to another pharmacy for you, ideally one that they've called to confirm that your prescription is available there.

 

[Timsup2nothin]

And then don't transfer it back, because the pharmacy you are using sucks. A good pharmacy gets low, but doesn't run out. When they start approaching low they start doing partial fills so they have enough to get every customer through until the shipment comes in. If your pharmacy told you it won't be in until tomorrow night and didn't ask if you had enough to get through, or didn't have any to give you a one dose partial, then you need a better pharmacy.

 

[Takhisis]

Yes, you're getting a bad deal from this pharmacy.

 

[Valka D'Ur]

So, I now need to think how I'll manage my parents and my sister when they come here for my defense.

To someone who didn't already know what you're defending, this would probably sound rather ominous.

 

[Zkribbler]

My capacitor cracked, leaking electrolytes into my power unit, shorting it out.

Three components shorted. They are not available out here in the sticks. Today we went into Tagbilaran. They're not there either. Nor is the power unit itself. We will have to send for a replacement power unit from Germany.

 

[hobbsyoyo]

Had a cold all weekend, thought it would be gone today. Nope. Still sick.

 

[Birdjaguar]

Mr. Ding, the businessman who invited me back to China in June, is coming to Albuquerque next week. It will be during our annual hot air balloon fiesta (the largest in the world).

Oops, wrong thread. Oh well.

 

[MagisterCultuum]

Saturday night I heard from my sister that her husband wanted to be the one to take her to the psychiatrist tonight instead of me. That may prevent me from being able to explain my concerns to her doctor. My sister sounded really good last time I talked to her though, so I was feeling less worried than before about the possible abuse.

Dad spoke to my sister this morning, and said she sounded worse.

We just got off the phone with my sister's mother-in-law.

She said that after my sister came back from the hospital she has been sleeping about as poorly as she had been before being committed. She got up at 4am this morning and hasn't laid down yet. They have tried to get her to lie down in a dark room with soothing music but she says her mind is too busy and wants to spend her nights on the internet instead.

She said whenever they express concerns to her she will agree with them verbally but completely ignore their advice.

She said she is still concerned that my sister is not responsible enough to take care of herself or her baby without her present, and she did not plan to stay in this state much longer.

She said it might help to put her on a prescription sleep aid, but is concerned that would put all the burden of checking on the baby in the middle of the night on her son who is also the only one with a job and needs to sleep himself. She also commented that the sleep aid would not be good for breastfeeding, but added that my sister has not been producing much milk anyway and doubts it will come back so she assumes the baby should just stay on formula regardless. (The baby had gained a couple pounds and was in good health at her pediatrician appointment this morning.)

My dad suggested my sister might benefit from living here with us again for a while. The mother-in-law said she is not sure what good that would do, as it might mean my dad gets his little girl back but it wouldn't teach her to grow up and be the responsible adult their baby needs. She also said she is sure her son would let my sister stay here for a while but does not think he could be convinced to let her bring the baby here with her.

Her husband was wanting to go straight from their house to the psychiatrist and back this evening, not stopping to see us despite it being less than 2 miles out of his way. His mother said she thinks they should stop by to see us, and that she wishes my sister were mature enough to speak up and tell her husband that she misses us and wants to visit rather than expecting him to read her mind.

 

[Synobun]

This situation with your sister is very unfortunate. Those she's come to rely on for support are so clearly not qualified to offer that, and extricating her from that position is not something that can be realistically forced.

 

[Valka D'Ur]

Saturday night I heard from my sister that her husband wanted to be the one to take her to the psychiatrist tonight instead of me. That may prevent me from being able to explain my concerns to her doctor.

Is there a reason why you can't express your concerns to him anyway?

 

[Timsup2nothin]

I suffer from 'dog with a bone syndrome.' I had a little piece of music cross my mind and thought "I'd like to know what that is." I did not figure it out, and set it aside...briefly. Briefly, repeatedly. I gnawed at that little snatch of forgotten music all....freakin'....day. Before I figured it out. But that's a rave, not a rant. I just wish I had the kind of self control that could have set that aside, for real.

 

[hobbsyoyo]

I'm kind of pissed at my work at the moment. I'm still sick with a cold (though finally getting better rather than worse) and taking another day off. I'm pissed because our sick days are in the same pool as our normal PTO and we only get 3 weeks. The standard is 3 weeks PTO + 5-10 days of sick leave. Because it's structured this way it gives my sick co-workers an incentive to come to work sick to avoid burning vacation days. And they do, all the time. They think putting on face masks and gloves will stop the spread of their infections but it doesn't.

And because I've now had to burn two PTO days my own vacation plans later in the year are in jeopardy and I'll have to calculate how much PTO time I can bank between now and then.

 

[Synobun]

My roommate's gotten me sick again.

 

[Snerk]

It's scary how easy it is to dehumanise people who's nursing a cold. I'm saying things like "aww poor you" but in my head I'm going "god dammit you pathogen ridden vermin you people should be put in a camp". Of course when I have a cold I'm thinking "man look this guy not coughing and stuff I hope you catch my cold!".

 

[Synobun]

Well, having a cold can put me in the hospital, so, y'know.

But Hobbs? Definitely. He's a poor baby.

I kid, I kid.

As a side note, it's definitely shady how so many employers package sick days and PTO together. You guys should pass the sick law legislation WA did. 1 hour of sick leave for every 40 hours worked, can't be packaged with PTO unless you go above and beyond the requirements.