Best posts made by JinShei

Last night my mother sent me an email from the Alternative-doctor, a quack, suggesting although he generalises, it might be helpful.

No, homeopathy doesn't cure bipolar, asthma, PCOS, endo, or arthritis, because it is SUGAR PILLS.

Mine is moving back home, starting today... so she can go to college.

I accidentally seem to have stood for local government... I'm not sure what I just did.

@Tinuviel

I just overheard the woman next to me in a cafe say "let's shower the girl in midgets"

I have no idea what context it is because they changed topics then...

Insomnia. Again. FFS

OH AND WHILE I AM HERE:

Dear boss,

Fuck off with unspecific critical emails sent to the entire team. Just tell the person involved instead of leaving half a department of overly stressed people hyper anxious about your comments. Don't be bringing that shit at me, because I'm not buying what you are selling.

@2mspris said in Resume Help:

3. Keep in mind to include any skills that you have used in the time since you've worked - any groups you've been part of (professional or hobby) could have marketable skills. (Not joking, I know a lot of people who have used gaming related skills on their resume - I'm one of them.)

Three friends of mine got jobs at Sony, citing the work they did on Discworld MUD. Include your gaming skills!

I changed the formative assessment on the module I just inherited. I took it from a submitted piece of work to an in-class discussion of their planned essay. Students emailed me to tell me they loved it and wish all units would!

Anxiety. That sudden response to nothing where your body goes on alert, and you just feel like you are about to die. Out of the blue. No reason. 24 hours and counting for NO REASON. Fuck you, brain, fuck you.

@Wretched said in Health and Wealth and GrownUp Stuff:

@JinShei Mt condolences, been similar. Hang tough. NKOTB

Saw therapist. Turns out a lot of her patients are rocking up like this because... Brexit. And medications.

I am not alone,... Yay?

Face to Face - Daft Punk

@insomniac7809 said in The Work Thread:

I don't care that you're hung over.

I don't care that you have homework.

I don't care about your relationship drama.

I don't care about Nicki Minaj.

Put your phones away and do your jobs.

These fucking twenty-year-olds are killing me.

Seconded. Also, stop bloody talking or just get out of my lecture hall. You are a grown up, so either be here or don't but don't make me shout over you...

@Auspice said in RL things I love:

@JinShei said in RL things I love:

My step-dad died earlier in the year, and it has been a pretty shitty one when it comes to family stuff. But yesterday my mother gave me his desk. My daughter and I smothered it in oil today and cleaned it, and made the drawers move...

I am sorry for your loss, but I will say that is an utterly gorgeous desk. I have a deep love for secretary desks.

Isn't it beautiful? It won't work for my original plan (sewing machine neatly folded away) but it will store it on the top, and put all manner of stuff inside. I need to fix the original handles on one drawer, and the hinges, and I might need to get some sort of wax to help things slide more gently (I don't want to sand anything). Otherwise...

@Macha said in Health and Wealth and GrownUp Stuff:

@Auspice I am right there with you, sister.

@Auspice Whamagedon has started!

@Lisse24 Very true! It seems to be a shocking idea to my colleagues that we take lunch, that we don't work on the weekend and that people don't call us on AL. Have you guys read the thesis whisperer? It is about university but... relevant

@surreality My sister's cat used to do this trick with mice. She was bright as all hell, and she used to drop them into the toaster. When you put in your bread, it would pop up with the toast, and she would take it away to eat as you all were freaking about cooked mice...

Five Pratchett books I didn't have...

I had a nightmare that @Ganymede logged into my game to tell me my family house was too powerful.