Titles are hard sometimes
I couldn't come up with a title. I kind of miss my daily pandemic entries, I could just put the day, and year - and that was that.
1. ( Crazy Workplace is driving us all crazy )
2. Masks - most folks aren't wearing them in the office any longer. Just me and a handful of other people. It's annoying. I have to share elevators and personal space with folks who don't have masks on. And they enter my cubicle without one, and I may not have mine on at the time.
I'm learning to not worry about it - but it is hard.
The homeless, while not as prevalent as before, are still in evidence at work. I found myself repeating in my head the phrase.."there but for the grace of god, go I" - it's a phrase my criminal procedural prof taught me in law school. He was also the head of Defender Project, which I worked for one summer. It's worth remembering when we judge others, I think.
3. Had a brief discussion with Gabe about the Will Smith thing.
ME: I find it difficult to judge Will - because I honestly want to smack a lot of people at the moment. (Not that I have, or would. I've only actually hit two people in my life - my brother - and quickly learned not to do that again. I was ten at the time. And having a brother will teach you not to do that. And an ex-boyfriend who would not stop criticizing me in bed - until 2 am in the morning, when I finally slugged him. It worked, he stopped. I was 21 at the time.)
Gabe: I was telling my son that this is a lesson - the moment Will slapped Chris Rock, he became the bad guy. The moment you become physical with another person - you become the bad guy.
And it hit me, that's why it's best not to. It's okay to fantasize about it or think about it. I'd like to smack my management. With a bat. But I'm just barking. I'd never do it. I'm not violent. I'm a pacifist, actually.
Against war and all types of violence - it just makes things worse. Gabe is right about that.
What Will Smith should have done is gotten up and taken Jada with him, and walked out in protest. Or after the routine was over, approached Rock privately and explained why what he was doing was not okay.
One of the reasons I adore romance novels - is the problems are resolved non-violently. And violence has consequences. Problems in a romance are resolved with love. Problems in a mystery or thriller are resolved with violence.
4. It's pouring at the moment. Thankful it held off until now. It was raining when I came home, but mostly just really windy. So windy - that I folded up the umbrella and dealt with the minor sprinkles - because the wind was breaking the umbrella. I've gone through more umbrellas because of that.
I was so frustrated and depressed by work - and the weather - that I came home and ate three pieces of chocolate. One before dinner and two after. The good news is I put the rest in the freezer, so it's unlikely I'll eat it. Chocolate covered marshmellow eggs don't exactly taste great frozen.
5. Good news, Biden's Supreme Court Nominee got confirmed to the US Supreme Court. So we have our first African-American Woman Supreme Court Justice.
Also, a moderate/liberal to the court. It doesn't make up for the six conservatives, but we're making some progress.
1. ( Crazy Workplace is driving us all crazy )
2. Masks - most folks aren't wearing them in the office any longer. Just me and a handful of other people. It's annoying. I have to share elevators and personal space with folks who don't have masks on. And they enter my cubicle without one, and I may not have mine on at the time.
I'm learning to not worry about it - but it is hard.
The homeless, while not as prevalent as before, are still in evidence at work. I found myself repeating in my head the phrase.."there but for the grace of god, go I" - it's a phrase my criminal procedural prof taught me in law school. He was also the head of Defender Project, which I worked for one summer. It's worth remembering when we judge others, I think.
3. Had a brief discussion with Gabe about the Will Smith thing.
ME: I find it difficult to judge Will - because I honestly want to smack a lot of people at the moment. (Not that I have, or would. I've only actually hit two people in my life - my brother - and quickly learned not to do that again. I was ten at the time. And having a brother will teach you not to do that. And an ex-boyfriend who would not stop criticizing me in bed - until 2 am in the morning, when I finally slugged him. It worked, he stopped. I was 21 at the time.)
Gabe: I was telling my son that this is a lesson - the moment Will slapped Chris Rock, he became the bad guy. The moment you become physical with another person - you become the bad guy.
And it hit me, that's why it's best not to. It's okay to fantasize about it or think about it. I'd like to smack my management. With a bat. But I'm just barking. I'd never do it. I'm not violent. I'm a pacifist, actually.
Against war and all types of violence - it just makes things worse. Gabe is right about that.
What Will Smith should have done is gotten up and taken Jada with him, and walked out in protest. Or after the routine was over, approached Rock privately and explained why what he was doing was not okay.
One of the reasons I adore romance novels - is the problems are resolved non-violently. And violence has consequences. Problems in a romance are resolved with love. Problems in a mystery or thriller are resolved with violence.
4. It's pouring at the moment. Thankful it held off until now. It was raining when I came home, but mostly just really windy. So windy - that I folded up the umbrella and dealt with the minor sprinkles - because the wind was breaking the umbrella. I've gone through more umbrellas because of that.
I was so frustrated and depressed by work - and the weather - that I came home and ate three pieces of chocolate. One before dinner and two after. The good news is I put the rest in the freezer, so it's unlikely I'll eat it. Chocolate covered marshmellow eggs don't exactly taste great frozen.
5. Good news, Biden's Supreme Court Nominee got confirmed to the US Supreme Court. So we have our first African-American Woman Supreme Court Justice.
Also, a moderate/liberal to the court. It doesn't make up for the six conservatives, but we're making some progress.