[Gwynn ap Nudd]

Nothing in particular, just life. Sometimes it's just hard to make it through the day. This was one of those.

[Malankazooie]

Ah damn it, my inbox is flooded with Black Friday email blasts. I guess I should set up some rules to manage these better. I would say 90% I delete without giving a second thought, let alone opening them. Guess I should expect more of the same as we head into 'small business Saturday' and 'cyber Monday'. Which begs the question, is the idea of 'cyber Monday' still relevant? I don't think it is, and hasn't been relevant for quite a many years now.

[Mezla PigDog]

Abyss, on 25 November 2020 - 05:35 AM, said:

Mezla PigDog, on 24 November 2020 - 10:42 PM, said:

stone monkey, on 24 November 2020 - 12:31 AM, said:

Mezla PigDog, on 23 November 2020 - 10:10 PM, said:

A broken washing machine and a 4 year old who likes to roll in mud is not a good combination.

I would assume they get together and solve crimes...

That would require a lot more brain power than my washing machine has.

I would read this book.

My new washing machine has WiFi. I am resolutely opposed to the Internet of Things. Does this make me an old codger?

[Traveller]

Mezla PigDog, on 27 November 2020 - 08:33 PM, said:

Abyss, on 25 November 2020 - 05:35 AM, said:

Mezla PigDog, on 24 November 2020 - 10:42 PM, said:

stone monkey, on 24 November 2020 - 12:31 AM, said:

Mezla PigDog, on 23 November 2020 - 10:10 PM, said:

A broken washing machine and a 4 year old who likes to roll in mud is not a good combination.

I would assume they get together and solve crimes...

That would require a lot more brain power than my washing machine has.

I would read this book.

My new washing machine has WiFi. I am resolutely opposed to the Internet of Things. Does this make me an old codger?

It's pretty funny when you hear people can no longer wash or vacuum or whatever because their internet is down.

Our washing machine has bluetooth for some reason. So you can turn it on from a different room? Who knows.

[Mezla PigDog]

It has an app and the washing machine tells your phone stuff. I have refused to install it. Mr PigDog has even though he hasn't been allowed to do washing since he put my whites in with his Welsh football shirt circa 2012.

[Traveller]

Our drier has some app which I refuse to acknowledge.

I get in trouble if I use so much as the wrong spin cycle, so I just do all the laundry when I'm on my own and make sure it's all dried and put away before anyone comes home.

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[Mezla PigDog]

I have a very strange mental condition that leads me to find doing the washing extremely soothing. I think it's something to do with having a small recurring achievable goal. And I really love hanging things on the line in a beautiful neat line.

It's slightly terrifying how much internal satisfaction I get from it. Probably a form of OCD linked only to laundry.

[Tiste Simeon]

Mezla PigDog, on 28 November 2020 - 09:30 AM, said:

I have a very strange mental condition that leads me to find doing the washing extremely soothing. I think it's something to do with having a small recurring achievable goal. And I really love hanging things on the line in a beautiful neat line.

It's slightly terrifying how much internal satisfaction I get from it. Probably a form of OCD linked only to laundry.

Any chance I can send a load over cos I'm like the opposite of this.

[Malankazooie]

Loading the washer and dryer is bullocks. I do like the accompanying ironing and folding that comes after, that really massages the order OCD tendencies I sometimes have to be aware (and keep control) of. But yeah, just the load maintenance of washer to dryer slog can fuck off.

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In other messing with groove: Fuck it all, the Christmas rush is in full effect, even with level red covid guidelines in place. Flippin' traffic is all over the place, and holy hell to high angel on a Christmas tree, I see a lot of out of state license plates. Folks most be driving this season cause out of staters are everywhere.

[Abyss]

I dont mind washer dryer load flip empty. It's one more mindless task I can do w an earbook on.

Those bluetooth apps are v handy btw. They can tell you if the machine is still on, was run, was loaded but not turned on, time left, etc. Some of the newer models will also automatically open the door by command in case you need to surprise a hired assassin or serial killer. The buzzer function is an excellent distraction during a gunfight, and yetis absolutely hate the 'heat boost/fast dry' command. Sadly, 'extend spin cycle' does not hypnotize zombies.

[QuickTidal]

Sometimes I don't realize how much this year has broken me down. We've been lucky on a lot of fronts (saving on daycare costs, being able to WFH ect.) during COVID, but today I read a poem my dad sent me about covid and Christmas aloud to my wife and kids and I broke down crying by the end where it's trying to be inspirational about Christmas being a feeling and family and all that.

If nothing else this year has made me appreciate the small things.

But yeah, breaking down because of a poem shows me that I've just been bottling up all my apprehensions, worries, struggles, and all else this year.

Feeling cruddy today as a result.

[Aptorian]

Have you tried drinking alcohol until the feeling goes away?

[QuickTidal]

The Incredible Aptorian, on 01 December 2020 - 05:03 PM, said:

Have you tried drinking alcohol until the feeling goes away?

LOL, I feel like that would make it worse.

[Aptorian]

Then you only need to drink more.

[QuickTidal]

The Incredible Aptorian, on 01 December 2020 - 05:17 PM, said:

Then you only need to drink more.

LOL. Noted, you crazy Danish viking!

[Cyphon]

I do feel sometimes that getting drunk one is good catharsis and you feel better afterwards... usually linked to the regression of the hangover.

[Macros]

a good blarge can be good for the soul.

provided its not followed by many more in a depressing pattern.

just a big blow out every now and then

[Slow Ben]

QuickTidal, on 01 December 2020 - 04:46 PM, said:

Sometimes I don't realize how much this year has broken me down. We've been lucky on a lot of fronts (saving on daycare costs, being able to WFH ect.) during COVID, but today I read a poem my dad sent me about covid and Christmas aloud to my wife and kids and I broke down crying by the end where it's trying to be inspirational about Christmas being a feeling and family and all that.

If nothing else this year has made me appreciate the small things.

But yeah, breaking down because of a poem shows me that I've just been bottling up all my apprehensions, worries, struggles, and all else this year.

Feeling cruddy today as a result.

Holy crap man.

My dad sent me a text the yesterday after watching my kids.

I got it when I was driving home from work and I cried like a little baby for about a good 15 minutes. Had the same thoughts of you, this years been so hard and it all came out at once.

[amphibian]

Yah, it's like we're grieving a planet and our individual lives all at the same time. Stinks for sure.

[Mezla PigDog]

amphibian, on 02 December 2020 - 04:24 AM, said:

Yah, it's like we're grieving a planet and our individual lives all at the same time. Stinks for sure.

I'm so much more relaxed than usual years. Social isolation has taken away all this pressure I didn't even realise I was under. I'm slightly stir crazy but I feel like the reset button has been hit. Since May it has been amazing with just a few blips.

I also recommend an occasional binge drink. So long as it is occasional. As said up thread, the focus on the hangover next day seems to recalibrate the brain.