Little bit of a darker post. but pula, aint all happy-go-lucky sunshine. Just wanted to check in on some of our members here. I know some of us had some shit hit the fan, get worried for holidays. Or are just plain suffering from winter depresso already.
So everyone good? Healthy? Midterms and shit coming along?
I cant say this past month was particularly fun for me. My pc died right at the start, and totally fucked my budget to high hell and back. Granted, the PC I got to replace it is a very beefy machine (its been nicknamed 'the beef' on the home network I7-12700, 3060 TI, 16GB ram, 1tb NVME) But I was kinda hoping to use that money for other stuff.
I WAS trying to get more into the fitness stuff (fit'n this pizza in my mouth HEY-O) and was keeping a instagram journal of it! it was going pretty good actually. and then I got sick from woork (other dispatchers kid caught some virus, he brought it to the office, and it knocked me on my ass HARD) It wasnt covid, but I took a monday off work. and between that sunday and monday, I slept a combined 36 hours. yea, that out of it. Hell, I'm STILL having some minor sniffles and randoms coughs from it.
All of the bikes have been put to sleep at the office, winter has officially gripped Canada. And sadly, I think all 4 batteries in the bikes decided to call it quits at the same time. Ugh that will be a pain to deal with in the spring.
Work I feel has stagnated. I dont feel particularly driven to learn to become what they wanted me to, and I dont feel that they really want to train me right to do it either. SO we are at an impass. Nor do I feel particularly driven to leave the place either. More schooling, more learning, more late nights that frankly, I dont think I have it in me to do. Not right now.
The worst news is that I had to put down my cat of 10 years. Poor thing was 18, and was suffering from kidney issues the past 2 years. They finally failed...I went from Maggie to no Maggie in a span of 48 hours. House hasnt quite been the same since. I keep looking for her to grab her before I go to bed and her not being around has definitely left a void around the Black household.
sigh This is going to be a VERY long winter. Pretty much just trying to push through on meme's and bad jokes with friends and co-workers.

Hope everyone else is doing better
head down, spirits up, and nose to the grindstone.