Question of the Day: Curmugeon Day
Feb. 2nd, 2023 11:21 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
the_siobhanUgh. My coffee is cold. I think yesterday's coffee didn't get emptied out of the carafe.
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21 – International Sweatpants Day: Thanks to Covid, many of us have probably lived in sweatpants for the better part of the last couple of years. If this is true for you, has that experience impacted your choice of "work" clothes? Do you now seek out non-sweatpants trousers that mimic sweatpants, e.g. elasticized/drawstring waistbands, stretchier material, etc.? If Covid didn't really impact your clothing choices, do you wear sweatpants?
22 – Celebration of Life Day: Every now and then, it’s a good idea to take some time off so you can refocus yourself. It’s about stepping back and looking at your life from a different perspective so that you can appreciate everything that you have. How would you celebrate your life? What can you be proud of having achieved?
23 – Handwriting Day: Do you still write by hand? Can you write (and read) cursive? Do you think cursive should be taught in schools?
24 – Peanut Butter Day: Do you like peanut butter? What is your favourite way to eat peanut butter?
25 – A Room of One's Own Day: Did you have a room of your own when you were growing up, or did you have to share with siblings? Do you have a room of your own now? If you do, what do you use it for? Is it a bedroom or something else?
26 – Australia Day: If you are not Australian, have you ever been to Australia? How much do you know about Australia? If you went to school somewhere other than Australia, how much were you taught about Australia in school?
27 – Fun at Work Day: Do you think work should be fun? How much fun do you expect to have at work?
28 – Global Community Engagement Day: Do you feel engaged with your community? How important do you think it is to feel that you belong in your community?
I am Team Yoga Pants, getting here is my biggest accomplishment, I think cursive is less useful now in the age of computers and screens, I like peanut butter in food like sauces and chocolates but not on it's own, I had my own room by virtue of being the oldest and I will never share a room again if I can help it, the gf & I were supposed to go to Australia in 2020 but did not for obvious reasons. "Fun" at work is a fucking plague. I am there to earn money, leave me the fuck alone. I like my community, I know my neighbours and the people around here tend to be very politically & socially engaged which is something I very much appreciate.
29 – Curmudgeons' Day: What is a curmudgeon? Do you know any curmudgeons? What do you think of them? Today is also Freethinkers' Day. Do you think a curmudgeon might be just a freethinker?
Curmudgeon is just a more polite way of saying Grumpy Old Fuck.
I am definitely a Grumpy Old Fuck - see my response to #27. I am just so fucking overloaded all the time, I have no patience for faffing about with stuff that isn't useful. I get that for other people it often makes the day go faster, but I'm busy, for fuck sake leave me alone.
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But I am le tired.
Yesterday was brutal - The Old Man went home and that means touching base with his residence, the home care, the ambulance service (a private service? That's new.) filling out forms for the hospital social worker, and his family was blowing up my phone. Plus I was in meetings all day at work, so I'm juggling my phone and my laptop at the same time. End of day rolled around and I just collapsed. I have more forms to fill in today.
I dunno man, I'm starting to hit that phase of exhaustion where I have to drag myself though the simplest tasks. I just can't seem to focus. I'm still doing the daily exercise thing or I figure I'd be a lot worse, but it's like dragging myself backwards through pudding to force myself through it.
I guess it's not really a surprise I'm not writing.
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21 – International Sweatpants Day: Thanks to Covid, many of us have probably lived in sweatpants for the better part of the last couple of years. If this is true for you, has that experience impacted your choice of "work" clothes? Do you now seek out non-sweatpants trousers that mimic sweatpants, e.g. elasticized/drawstring waistbands, stretchier material, etc.? If Covid didn't really impact your clothing choices, do you wear sweatpants?
22 – Celebration of Life Day: Every now and then, it’s a good idea to take some time off so you can refocus yourself. It’s about stepping back and looking at your life from a different perspective so that you can appreciate everything that you have. How would you celebrate your life? What can you be proud of having achieved?
23 – Handwriting Day: Do you still write by hand? Can you write (and read) cursive? Do you think cursive should be taught in schools?
24 – Peanut Butter Day: Do you like peanut butter? What is your favourite way to eat peanut butter?
25 – A Room of One's Own Day: Did you have a room of your own when you were growing up, or did you have to share with siblings? Do you have a room of your own now? If you do, what do you use it for? Is it a bedroom or something else?
26 – Australia Day: If you are not Australian, have you ever been to Australia? How much do you know about Australia? If you went to school somewhere other than Australia, how much were you taught about Australia in school?
27 – Fun at Work Day: Do you think work should be fun? How much fun do you expect to have at work?
28 – Global Community Engagement Day: Do you feel engaged with your community? How important do you think it is to feel that you belong in your community?
I am Team Yoga Pants, getting here is my biggest accomplishment, I think cursive is less useful now in the age of computers and screens, I like peanut butter in food like sauces and chocolates but not on it's own, I had my own room by virtue of being the oldest and I will never share a room again if I can help it, the gf & I were supposed to go to Australia in 2020 but did not for obvious reasons. "Fun" at work is a fucking plague. I am there to earn money, leave me the fuck alone. I like my community, I know my neighbours and the people around here tend to be very politically & socially engaged which is something I very much appreciate.
29 – Curmudgeons' Day: What is a curmudgeon? Do you know any curmudgeons? What do you think of them? Today is also Freethinkers' Day. Do you think a curmudgeon might be just a freethinker?
Curmudgeon is just a more polite way of saying Grumpy Old Fuck.
I am definitely a Grumpy Old Fuck - see my response to #27. I am just so fucking overloaded all the time, I have no patience for faffing about with stuff that isn't useful. I get that for other people it often makes the day go faster, but I'm busy, for fuck sake leave me alone.
***
But I am le tired.
Yesterday was brutal - The Old Man went home and that means touching base with his residence, the home care, the ambulance service (a private service? That's new.) filling out forms for the hospital social worker, and his family was blowing up my phone. Plus I was in meetings all day at work, so I'm juggling my phone and my laptop at the same time. End of day rolled around and I just collapsed. I have more forms to fill in today.
I dunno man, I'm starting to hit that phase of exhaustion where I have to drag myself though the simplest tasks. I just can't seem to focus. I'm still doing the daily exercise thing or I figure I'd be a lot worse, but it's like dragging myself backwards through pudding to force myself through it.
I guess it's not really a surprise I'm not writing.
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Date: 2023-02-03 09:30 am (UTC)This is fun. :)
Hope your life gets less exhausting soon!
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Date: 2023-02-04 12:13 am (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2023-02-04 07:51 am (UTC)I remember that!
e ambulance service (a private service? That's new.)
Private sector is more efficient, PLEB!
and his family was blowing up my phone
Could they not, you know, help?
I'm starting to hit that phase of exhaustion where I have to drag myself though the simplest tasks. I just can't seem to focus.
I'll pass, at least. I feel like you've been here before.