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Fucking manic episode this morning. OMG. Light speed, yo.

Yeah. Mania for the win. Got so much cleaning done and organizing and rearranged furniture. Made food, did all the laundry I had (wash, dry, and put away), Got the dog cleaned up and groomed, got scents and soaps made... and it's not even 4 in the afternoon. I'm aware of it, but it's like I can't stop it. I don't know that I want to, with everything I'm getting done, so long as I keep in mind I have to work tomorrow.

When your co-worker totally has your back, and even better, you can /talk/ to them and have a real sharing of ideas.

@Caggles Don't forget the lime. Or you know, if there's a pig farm around...

@SinCerely I am in this exact same position. I have a meeting with a store owner on Saturday to discuss display space, and percentages. My brain has been freaking out all day.

@Derp They do have to file an answer and have a deadline, and apparently just paying me is easier.

Fuck you, IRS. I made LESS than last year, but you want me to pay you? Suck my spirit Dick.

@Rinel More worried about my sisters than my stepmom. They're a nurse and a teacher, so I feel their chances are higher to catch it. And one has a 4 month old.

Puppy play time. It's just the best.

Had a panic attack this morning about a possible spine injection for another condition. So my anxiety and everything was on high today and it totally threw my ADD into high gear. I couldn't focus long enough to eat lunch.

So with the chaos - I've been without my Wellbutrin. I've been so... bleh. I thought maybe I was cycling down into depression.. and then realized it's more that I'm completely unfocused versus wanting to die.

Picked up that refill right quick, yo.

Today, my supervisor informed me that as since despite the stated intent to hire me into the company I am still working through the staffing agency, they will not be setting me up to work from home.
No, they expect me/want me to go into the office to work.

They try to say that I won't have to meet any clients face to face, so it's not a big deal. Except I am a diabetic with other underlying medical issues, including being on immune suppressant drugs. The office is in a county building, that is still open to the public. If I am not meeting face to face - everything I do is on the computer and phone - so there is no logical reason I can not do everything from home, like my co-worker will be.

My immediate supervisor was upset when he called to tell me - he knows that if I catch this thing, there is next to no chance I will not be hospitalized due to aforementioned issues. He had me call the staffing agency, hoping I can find something to work it out.

I am being asked to choose between my job, and my health (and possibly my life). I am wildly stressed and upset.

@Ganymede And that means what, in non-lawyer, I'm a dumbass English?

Also? Confirmed case in the office now. I will lose my job before I set FOOT in that place.

I have had a couple good landlords. I have had more seriously shitty ones.

I mean taking 4 months to fix an oven that was broken because of his own ineptitude. Taking over a week to fix a broken shower. He lived next door. His brother felt free to come knock on my door at all hours, looking for stuff. The landlord himself told me I was 'his type', flirted, etc. My utilities were included, until he decided he didn't like the amount he was getting every month, and tried to tell me he needed more than was stated in my lease. (I took him to court then, and won.) He showed people the apartment when I was getting ready to move out, without notice, and complained the dog was there. Where the fuck WOULD the dog be, when I had no idea he was bringing anyone over? Not to mention, I would have liked to know so I wasn't caught in my pjs.

Most of the other 'shitty' landlords were of the complex type. I get pictures of someone else's dog shitting just off my patio, because the office says if I don't clean up after my dog, they'll slap an extra fee on my monthly rent, when I walk him and clean up, etc.

So..fuck some landlords?

@Rinel I understand. But I've always loved New Orleans styled processions for funerals. Does that sound weird?

After two weeks of calling and emails and doing everything I can to stay in touch with my 'boss', and make it EASY to help me work from home (I've done it before, all I needed was the code for the app that would generate my access codes to protect information for the job) - I am officially laid off. Now they're saying last week and this week are 'paid leave' - Which means the time sheet I filled out last week was rejected for the wrong count code.

I was emailing the help desk as I was told to get it changed - Guy was a waste of time. Called the number when I got desperate because it was crunch time just before running payroll - girl took 15 minutes to get it fixed, my 'boss' approved it 2 minutes after that. After I wasted HOURS.

Why is it people think women in help desk and IT positions are less capable, again?

Argh.

(Also not looking forward to filing for unemployment)

@Waller This just hits so hard. So many amazing songs. Songs everyone's heard.

There's certainly no sunshine today.

@Admiral I am both wanting and terrified to ask about the rest of the iceberg.

I wish I could have gotten a screenshot. Telemed Webex meeting with one of my doctors this morning on my laptop. Logan sneaks in, and suddenly leaps into me, and starts giving me all the kisses.

Thankfully, my doctor is a dog guy who wants a dog, and thought Logan was adorable.

I am sure I am not the only Mad Magazine lover. Mort Drucker