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Sigh, I need to find easy to make instapot recipes, with foods that I can afford and find at the grocery store. Duck is not available at Food Town.
Maybe I should branch out?

Not a bad day. Although I managed to confirm the entire department, possibly the floor is quietly quitting the railroad. Poor As, they can't escape the tyranny of BYT. They are profoundly stuck, and profoundly depressed.

But on the bright side, I'm getting along with the lawyers assigned to me. For once, me and the lawyers are fine. The lawyer is a sweetheart. She used to be a project manager, so that's probably why.

Mother read an article the other night - about people who are the happiest are in jobs like gardner, park ranger, farmer, rancher...while those who are the most miserable are lawyers, doctors, customer service...In other words...people are happier when they aren't working with other people day in and day out.

I may become a park ranger when I retire. Eh, no, I'd have to drive. Maybe
a herbalist? Nah, I can't grow plants to save my life. I even killed the aerogarden.

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Current fandom crush is Tommy Shelby from Peaky Blinders. I may have to check out a few Cillian Murphy films. Preferably not the ones in which he's playing the villain.

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Co-workers weren't happy that the Giants lost. Even less happy that the Eagles won. One tried to bring up the Chiefs and said they were doing well.

Co-worker: I know you aren't into football (geeze is it that obvious?) but the Chiefs -
ME: Blearch. I like the Giants, I hate the Chiefs.( Read more... )

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Me: I'm a little envious of a commercial sci-fi writer who has over 12 acres of land in Ohio, with a house and trees.
Mother: Except, it's in Ohio...
Me: True. I wouldn't want to live in Ohio.
Mother: No one wants to live in Ohio..

Said commercial sci-fi writer won The Robert E. Heinlein this year.

Commercial sci-fi writer: Guess who won the Robert E. Heinlein award? Me!
Me: What the frack is a Robert E. Heinlein Award?

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