I had a sense the curiosity might be food-based; once they felt the metal and realized it wasn’t edible, they went off to find a real lunch.
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I did not know he was doing this… this is lovely:
In case you’re interested in reading them or asking him a question or subscribing:
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i was going to put this under the Pride Month Playlist, but then i decided that this was just so nice. congratulations to him, and welcome to the family. 
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I was kind of loosely planning on taking a vacation sometime before too long, but hadn’t locked it in or anything. Last week I realized that I was pushing really hard, working longer hours than it should take to do stuff (a couple of all-nighters that should not have been necessary), and starting to have trouble even with relatively easy things. Things that normally should’ve been fine and easy for me weren’t, and I was getting frustrated at my own inability to do these things that I’m normally good at.
So I went to my boss and told him how I felt and that I wanted to address it before I start letting my teammates down. He called the other managers together and the decision was that I can and should take a vacation as soon as possible, and they will reflow the plans/schedules around it.
So I’m getting my first ever two-week vacation! (like the ones that you hear about in the old stories), and with hardly any notice or planning! Other than time between jobs, deaths of close family members, or serious sickness, I’ve never had more than a week off at once since summer vacation in high school. Except that one time that I burned out and the doctor forbid me to work for over a month (I don’t remember that time well enough to know how long it actually was.) But I file that under serious sickness and that’s what I’m trying to prevent here.
Anyway, boss was really supportive, thanked me for bringing it up before it became a bigger problem, and offered to help in any way. I caught myself failing, called it out, and everyone supported me. That made this a really happy moment for me.
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Good job!!
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Our health is the most important thing – without it, everything else becomes harder; even impossible. Managing it is essential. Good for you for doing so.
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That is fabulous news, both for your own ability to care and support YOU and for your workplace to do the same!!
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If you can watch this and not feel touched, you are probably either not human or you shouldn’t be here you should be in therapy:
Wait for Archie after they’re done singing, he’s just so…Archie!
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Something we don’t make good space for in our culture is complicated feelings about monogamy.
Right now, I have feelings for my thoughtful and kind former coworker.
Right now, my husband has returned to work and his mood has dramatically improved.
My feelings toward my husband had been cool since he’d been hard to deal with in his unemployment. I’m hopeful I’ll feel better towards him soon. Until then, I have a little crush.
The hope is nice. The crush is nice. I don’t often agree with Dan Savage, but he once said “Marriage isn’t the death of feelings for other people.” And he’s right. I don’t mind making a little space for both these feelings.
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I agree, and I wish more people talked about this sort of thing. I’m fully committed to my life with my wife, and every bit of helping each other through it and stuff.
But I also have a crush on another girl and she’s kind of like a beam of light in the darkness sometimes.
For a long time, my wife and I have been a bit more like life partners or roommates, but lately I’m starting to get a crush on her again too. Starting to see and feel things that I hadn’t in a long time. It’s kind of like magic because this girl is so hot and I have a crush on her and she’s already right there in my own bed.
But at the same time I also still have a solid crush on this other girl, and that’s nice too in its own way, and sometimes just lights up my day.
I can’t really talk about that with my wife or a lot of other people because of our culture of monogamy. But I’d be surprised if it wasn’t actually very common. Maybe even just the norm that no one dares talk about.
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Well. Last week I emailed my MI State Senator, Paul Wojno, about the problems I’ve been having re my bridge card/food stamps and my local MI-DHHS office. Today, I spoke with Connie of the senator’s office, and she told me that my review had been received back in April and my worker hadn’t processed it. She said that, after some phone tag, she spoke with the supervisor at MI-DHHS and that it was to be processed today, and that she would call me back when it had been done. She also shared that the person she spoke with didn’t sound happy with my worker.
So, at some point today, I’ll have funds for food! I hope.
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Wow, that’s fantastic! In my state I think they spend 24/7 trying to ban abortion, but actual constituent service?!? I’m a little impressed that politicians still do that, but definitely pleased for you.
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I’ve had to do it before, but with a different rep (same party, though) and for the same problem.
And please see my next post in the fuck-today reboot thread, LOL!
Correction: Mr. Wojno is my district’s senator in the state Senate; the other person who helped me, Mr. Steve Bieda, was my district’s representative in the state House of Representatives. I contacted Sen. Wojno because I’d gotten a mailing from his office saying, “Hey, lemme know if you need help!”; not in those words, of course, but that’s the gist of it.
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FINALLY - I got my damned MI Bridge Card benefits back! Since I didn’t receive any for the month of June, they start with that, then resume re-upping on the 19th of every month.
AND…there may be hope for my car, but I’m saying nothing till I’m sure.
EVERYONE - BBQ AT MY HOUSE BRING YER OWN INTOXICANTS!
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Are you near enough to public transportation if not? I think some places offer discounted/free cards for those on assistance.
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Yes, but…
The buses stop once an hour on the route closest to me. MI-DHHS only provides free connector-bus transportation for medically-related trips via SMART bus, as far as I can find.
Going 26 miles by bus in the Motor City? Public transport here is only efficient downtown; it’s weird, they have free bicycles (I can’t remember if they’re electric) provided by HAP in the New Center area, across the street from the Masonic Temple.
I did time the bus stopping where I was starting out from fairly accurately, but $2.00 for five miles rankles the Scot in me, I guess. And it was HOT and clear yesterday, but still the humidity was hovering around 49 percent. And I had to walk to the bank and then cross the street to get to the bus stop - my banks about 3/4 of a mile away, so taking the bus to the bank would’ve been a waste.
It seems unless one is going in one direction and back, it’s a waste of time to take the bus here in Metro Detroit. People do it, but I don’t know how, and in the weather we have, too!
I’d rather take shank’s mare or ride a bicycle to get around, if I’ve no vehicle.
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If I lived in Michigan, I would be there.
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I WAS CORRECT - MY DRIVER’S LICENSE IS INDEED AT THE SAME PLACE MY CAR IS!
The irony of that statement is a bit much for me right now, however.
And if it’s not irony, please correct me. Thanx!
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