#but since this was supposed to be out Monday

[kernyen-xo]

Here we go. It’s a long one.

My aunt is dying. Any day now, her son told the family. So, everyone flocked to see her, including mom, which entailed a 17-hour train ride from San Diego to Sacramento. My brother and I usually meet up in Bakersfield to deliver the momster because she refuses to fly and now refuses to take the train. Of course, doing the Bakersfield thing is a pain, especially if you’re not a morning person because I have to leave by 4:30 am to make sure I’m in Bakersfield by 10. Now, really, I’m glad for it in the end because I’m back home by 2:30-3p.

This time around, mom had to take the train because she was afraid her sister would die before she got to see her. So, mom was insistent she had to leave asap, which meant no Bakersfield trip since my brother and I had to work.

Easy-peasy.

That is, except this last weekend. Mom arrived Friday night near midnight (17-hour train ride, remember?). The next day we see Auntie Sally. That night, I go to the birthday celebration for me, the kid, and grandkid. Mom didn’t want to go.

Anyway.

I assumed my brother and I would meet up in Bakersfield the following weekend, which is a-ok. I have plenty of time to rest and mentally rev myself for the trip, which is something I need to do. Otherwise, without this precious time, I don’t handle it well.

Guess what? Mom wants to leave the next day. I’m like, wait, what? But, I just say ok and quietly freak out inside. This really changes everything. I tell my granddaughter, who is staying the weekend with me to shower at night, that all she has to do is roll out of bed the next am and get in the car where she can sleep.

Easy-peasy, right?

Except, when we arrive in Bakersfield, my brother is not at our meeting place. He’s always there first - always. The guy is an extreme morning person, up every day by 4am. In fact, I thought it was weird that he didn’t call once asking me for an update of my progress.

Long story short. I know, too late.

He thought the mom delivery wasn’t taking place until the following weekend. I was thinking, ok, we’ll head back home and try this again next weekend. But mom? No way. She refuses to go and suggests I leave her there to wait for my brother. Really? Like, I’d do that, and she knows I’d never do that.

So, after drinking a lot of beverages, shopping at WalMart and Nordstrom’s Rack, my brother arrives. He must have booked it because what’s usually almost a 5-6 hour drive, he made it in 3.

The grandkid and me were home by 6:30. I apologized to her for how the day went. She said, what a day! I agreed. We really didn’t get to spend quality time together. I was supposed to take her home that night, but I was so exhausted that I asked if the kid could take her instead, which she did.

The last-minute trip was hard on me. I remember the days when I could drive in a pinch no problem! Those days are gone. I missed work on Monday to recuperate. Ya, this old gal ain’t what she used to be.

And now, I need to get ready for work.

Thx for reading.

Have a good day :)

Toods!

#this has been a kernyen update #20240425

[royalmedani]

Official Release: Doma Terra Leaves for SimDonia

The royal family and we at the PnP would like to wish Doma Terra the best of luck as she has left our fair isles for an international textile competition. Before she departed for SimDonia four days ago the young Doma took a moment to talk with the tabs about her goals on the tarmac. 

“Well of course I am in it to win! *soft chuckle* But in all seriousness I think I have what it takes to foment a new and exciting era of international diplomacy for our little islands. We should be focusing on smaller scale cultural exchanges like this rather than big trade and military agreements. This is what suits our modest position in the world."

To celebrate the event The Sorori Net Authority has teamed up with providers in SimDonia to help expand the broadcast here to the islands. Check with your temple certified SNA merchant to find out how you can tune in.

@bridgeportbritt​

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#ts4 #the sims 4 #ts4 royal simblr #ts4RoyalMedani #RoyalMedaniS2 #I am admittedly being a little lazy here #but since this was supposed to be out Monday #it's what we're doing #lol these people have no concept of a fashion show #Terra would be furious with how this is written #TerraNovari #RMedaniMediaPosts #RMThePNP #the pnp can have a tag now

[tiredbiostudent]

long time no post 🎃

listening to: northern attitude by noah kahan

#I have been super sick since last monday and also have like 6 major assignments due next week + had to miss my exciting field work trip #that was supposed to be this week :/ so I also have to try and figure out what I have to do for that now to get credit #but. it’s getting colder out at least? :’) #mine

[nerdie-faerie]

I swear to god can they stop changing up the reception times

#student living #literally every week is a different opening times than the previous since the week before easter break #ive been to pick up a parcel three times now first time it was closed for the day on Wednesday which i hadnt known #but the sign they put up said they were open until 3 Thursday and Friday but i had class until 2 and am half an hour walk between campuses #didnt get back on time on Thursday but got there with 10 minutes to spare on Friday but it was already deserted for the weekend #the opening hours sign said temporary hours was just for that week so i was like okay guess ill wait until monday then #got a notification this morning about another parcel being dropped off with regular working hours included at the bottom #go to pick up my parcel after noon and the place is deserved and theres a new sign up #theyre open only until 12 for the first half of the week and then until 3 Thursday and friday again #so theyve changed opening hours from 8-5 to 8-12 🫥 but not sent out any notice about this #when am i supposed to collect my parcels if you keep changing the times with no warnings? #this is like the 6th week in a row that theyre operating on new times #i need to collect my package its stuff i need for this weekend im also waiting on my friends birthday presents to arrived for this sunday #and of course reception isnt open on weekends for students when everyone would be available to collect their packages outside of classes

[meowonhao]

my ticket finally came!! 🩷

#i rarely have to use my full english name unless it’s stuff like this that i have to verify myself #and it always reminds me just how long it is ajshsbsjsk #like especially in korea but honestly even by like american standards #think it’s like 26 characters total including the two spaces since i have to do my first middle and last name 😅 #long ass line blacking it out taking up half the ticket #diamond life #anyways story time! #no one knows the stress interpark has put me through in the process of actualy receiving this ticket…. #was supposed to be mailed out like within a week of buying it #took forever to do that #Then they finally did like sometime last week and said expect it to come 3-5 days #and it came thru the post office and i was like okay probably next week because they don’t deliver on weekends #or so i thought #anyways that was like thursday i think? then i get a text like friday afternoon #saying oh we tried to call you to come deliver the ticket (bc i have to sign for it) but you didn’t answer so #even though i did not have a single call that wasn’t a saved number all day #so i immediately called the number that texted me and they were like well it’s too late to come today #(it was like 4pm) #and it’s about to be the weekend so we’ll come on monday just make sure you answer the phone this time #even though they literally never called me in the first place 🙄 #pretty sure they were just pretending so they could go home early on a friday ahsjsks #but the thing was. i wasn’t even expecting it until this upcoming week so they could have just waited and i never would have known #ANYWAYS so i was like okay fine i’ll make sure someone is here to get it on monday #tell me why i slept in bc it’s sunday and i don’t have rehearsal and i was woken up by a call #they’re like i’ll be coming to deliver your ticket in about an hour! #like it is literally sunday and you said you couldn’t deliver on weekends…..but whatever i was like oh 네 감사합니다 you know #then dude came like. 5 mins later i’m still basically half asleep and look like a mess #but anyways none of that really matters now bc i finally have my ticket but #it put me through so much unnecessary stress bc i’m always paranoid about stuff like this until i have it physically in my hand #even though i knew it was gonna come and be okay

[pochapal]

events and shenanigans transpiring so that i'm going to my first ever pride event next weekend...something lgbt finally happening to me at long last !!

#:) #been struggling to arrange a time/date to meet up with my friend from uni #and we were supposed to do this week alongside my phd meeting #but the phd meeting got cancelled since i am now on an enforced summer break #and then the bulk of this week's weekdays consist of me having to house sit #so the only available time is this weekend and turns out she's going to the city's pride event this saturday and i got invited along #might affect my projects might not. i have 2-3 days completely uninterrupted to myself so i'm hoping to power through the writeup then #worst case is that i don't actually start reading umineko chapter 13 until monday instead of sunday but this is a worthwhile excuse

[gentlethorns]

god this SUCCCKKKS i'm trying so hard not to be negative and look on the bright side but there like. is no bright side lol. i am angy

#she bork #tbd #idk like i said yesterday this position switch sucks and i'm not a fan. no benefits. also i'm mad bc this is supposed to be my weekend off #but i work tomorrow bc technically monday and tuesday were my days off (even though monday was a FUCKING HOLIDAY so no one works) and i #haven't had a weekend off since like the beginning of the month. two weekends ago doesn't count bc i was supposed to work sunday and didn't #go in bc it was MY WEEKEND OFF and no one told me about the schedule change and then when i found out i accidentally no call no showed after #i woke up i was really upset and anxious all day. we have a friend over this weekend and he comes today and i do not want to go to bed at #fucking like 9 pm bc we rarely see him. that and i feel like shit as it is lol i feel like my arthritis is flaring up bc we're in a cold #snap. so honestly i'm considering calling in tomorrow but i haven't decided bc i don't want to fuck up my attendance anymore than i already #have bc they put me on a corrective action last week bc of the aforementioned ncns and like i'm not exactly in danger of being fired but #being on a ca is not good. so i'd rather just let a sleeping dog lie and take the L on tomorrow lol

[ghostzzy]

being disabled is a nightmare

#i have to clean out my closet because a repair dude is coming on monday and needs to access the roof thru the attic in my closet #and currently you cannot even walk into it let alone access that attic safely. #i also have to see my entire family at 4pm because it’s the first time everyone has been back in-state since covid #and this may put me at risk of covid because my cousins are unvaccinated and my dad & stepmom only stopped testing positive yesterday. #i fucked up my jaw/shoulder in my sleep last night so i am having significant pain in my head and face and neck and arm. #either activity is EXTREMELY likely to leave me with a migraine. #attempting ​BOTH activities may very well make me ill for several days. #WHAT THE FUCK AM I SUPPOSED TO DO. #izzy.txt

[lieutenant-sarcastic]

This....semester is not.. going well so far

#my financial aid has disappeared since monday? i had grants from the state #and now i have 4k on my tuition bill #that if not paid in the next two hours #will drop me from my program #the office is of course closed at this hour #i got off work hours after it closed #my email wasn't working from Sunday until Tuesday Night on the WEEK OF THE SEMESTER STARTING #so i didnt see a TON of crucial emails #and the emails i Sent didnt go through #which means the people i needed to contact Never Got Anything I Sent #i was Supposed to start student teaching this week and i was Baffled by the lack of response by the teacher #guess he never heard from me #im starting my new job next tuesday and ofc didnt see anything from them until now either #wednesday i was in a jet lag fog but i went hard on stuff monday to prep for this and i wiffed #im So stressed and So upset #like ive had my trip tickets since September #i wasnt gonna back out of this #but even if i had i doubt it'd had made much difference #i really might be dropped from this semester im so #fuck #up to something #if shit hits the fan im gonna call my program director and cry on her shoulder a little bit #OH and my credit card double dipped on my bill this month and overdrafted my checking account so thats fun

[regular-lord-reckoner]

i am so happy i will be in colorado tomorrow instead of putting up with this awful ass warm weather georgia has so hatefully given us this week

#i’m finally doing that trip to the stanley hotel i was going to do like 2 years ago #i’m double boosted and had my flu shot #i’m wearing a mask everywhere #and given that i’m mostly going to be in a hotel room chilling with some ghosts #i think it’ll be okay #also i think it’s supposed to snow today in estes park so i am excited #only downside is i get back on my birthday on Monday and it’s going to be 80 degrees so :/ #maybe i can bring cooler weather back with me #anyway i’ve been up since 6 am trying to get caught up on work #since i’m the only person at my job who has to be a week ahead on all my shit in order to take a week off #but i’m aaaaalmost done and then i can finally start enjoying my vacation!! #should probably pack my stuff at some point today too…… #we’ll get there!! #for now a leetle break because if i do another chart right now i’m going to scream :3 #also i’m already clocked out for the day anyway but y’know #aaaanyway hope everyone has a good weekend coming up!!

[spiritofjustice]

i think i made a post a while back joking that i’d probably die of a completely preventable illness by just not noticing that something is wrong with me until it’s too late but i feel like the real thing that’s going to get me is damn well knowing something is wrong with me, and then talking myself out of going to the doctor about it.

how am i to convince myself that having a 116+ bpm resting heart rate for months is something worth going to the doctor for if it is not self-evident.

#Psy's no punctuation posts #...if you're not familiar 100 is supposed to be the ceiling for a resting heart rate #the average is supposed to be 60-100 so uh. yeah yknow #for the record i am going to the doctor tomorrow lol #but the whole day i was at work after i made the appointment yesterday my brain started convincing me it was stupid to do so #but like. no the fuck it isn't! #i talked myself out of it once a few months back bcs i had to wait over the weekend to call n make my appointment #i was lucky that i decided to call the doctor before the office closed at 12 on saturday since theyre open for a couple hours that day #cause if i'd have waited till monday to schedule an appointment... man i wouldn't have fucking done it i just know it

[northofneverland]

I need to wake up early tomorrow, which means I should be sleeping early tonight. Which also means no, “but one more chapter” tonight because it’s never just one more chapter.

#I don’t want to adult #I just want to sit at home and read fanfiction #but on the plus side there is no work next Monday because Canada is mourning the Queen or something like this #*that #hopefully I get the stat pay I’m owed since I was supposed to be working on Monday #they changed the schedule before they sent out the official announcement

[windup-dragoon]

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#|| Matchi rambles #negativity #i'm getting stressed out again and i can feel it just gnawing away at my stomach #because of stupid ass reasons i might not get retropay from work and we've called the union about it but since it was friday he was out #so i have to wait until monday to find out anything #like this entire time i was supposed to be paid higher since it's been a year and they're just going to nope out of it?? #what if they worm their way out of not giving it to me? what if they say i fucked up papers and i don't count #all the places i've put resumes in and applied for have called back saying they aren't interested and this town is so small #i'm running out of options #and today i got a bill for 450 due in full for mental health WHICH I'VE BEEN PAYING #but they don't accept monthly payments and now it's overdue so what was originally 300 is now 450 and will continue to climb #because of overdue fees #gods fucking dammit i just want to not exist in this hellhole

[fabulouslygaybean]

ANYWAYS. time to search for patches in my city

#after i get paid on monday im gonna sneak outta the house while my mom's at work i think #once for a thrift store run and once for a patch/jacket supply run #ill be able to walk to the thrift store but ill probably have to take the bus to find decent patches anywhere. #i haven't taken the public bus since i was a kid so that's kind of nerve wracking #my school ID is supposed to give me free bus fare though so we'll see if that works out

[wernerherzogs]

hiya kasia! have you gotten a treatment or anything since your diagnosis? sending love and strength, lovely 💗💗

sorry for only seeing this now D: SO lmao so things have got more complicated since then my friend

#i had another more accurate test for borreliosis done after that via western blot method and it turned out that the first one was either a #false positive or that i'd had it in the past but it's not active anymore or some shit??? idk if i understood that correctly #i'm supposed to consult the results with a doctor specialising in infectious diseases but i wanted to get my visit (that i'd been waiting #for for over a month bc the waiting list was that long) with a rheumatologist done first #that was supposed to happen on april 29th but LOL the doctor cancelled the visit a few days before #the first new available date was may 19th so i'm still waiting for that #but tl;dr nor i nor anyone else knows what's wrong with me still <3 #good news is that now that it's been 2.5 months since it had begun it HAS got better #but 1. i'm not sure if the meds have helped at all or if it's just time's doing if that makes sense? bc on most days the meds seemed to #have little effect on pain #2. i'd like to have /any/ possible explanation at all thrown at me but no doctor has been willing to do that so far #which i get! they shouldn't be doing that to patients unless they're 100% sure #but it sure sucks not knowing what the hell is wrong with you lmao :') #anyway i might delete this so i hope you see it and thank you for asking 🤧 that's very sweet 💓 #hope you're well my friend! #rn i'm on sick leave bc of a basic throat/nose/etc. infection #feeling better now tho back to work on monday for sure #anonymous #a response