Conversations...

[shadowkat]

1. Getting approval for a two to three week vacation in the spring

Me: I am planning a trip to Spain or somewhere in the Spring, and before I do, I wanted to know if I can get approval for up to two and a half weeks off.
BYT: I don't know. I can't give word on anything right now - because I don't know what the work load will be. They announced that they are going to restructure the work again - and there's a major announcement or edict coming soon...so..
Me: I need to do it soon.
BYT: Can't really help you..yet.

Meanwhile people in other departments get to take two week-three week vacations. I have five weeks, I've worked and waited for those five weeks, so I can do this. I'm annoyed.

OTOH, checking out the details of the trips is anxiety inducing. Even traveling in a group can be hard if single. It's ridiculous. I didn't have these stress issues when I was younger. I just went.

2. About seeing Killers of the Flower Moon

Wales: Will you see Killers of the Flower Moon with me?
ME: Eh, I’ve decided to wait until it pops up on streaming for the following reasons: 1) it’s 3 and a half hours. 2) Scorsese focuses on Ernest Burkhart and not the Osage or The FBI agent ( I listened to the unabridged audiobook) . The lead is DiCaprio, who in the book is just a weak flunky.
Wales:Yeah, I agree with all. I finished reading the review and that about sums it up.

Chidi at work, also asked this..

Chidi: Are you going to see the latest Scorsese - Killer's of the Flower Moon.
Me: No, I'm waiting for it to pop up on streaming. I listened to the audiobook - and know that Scorsese focused on the wrong things, also it's three and half hours. I recommend just reading the book.
Chidi: Oh, I read it too. It's good but long. Why do they have to make movies that long? I'm tired of these long movies.
Me: completely agree.
Chidi: Did love The Irishman though - his last one.
Me: I haven't seen that one yet.

According to Mother it is popping up on Disney +.

I can't remember my conversation with mother. Oh well. Which is odd considering I just had it.

Comments

[trepkos]

It's ridiculous for them to expect you never to take two or three weeks at a time!

[mtbc]

Agreed. I've run into this occasionally with having family on other continents, going for just a few days makes so little sense.

Killers of the Flower Moon

[mtbc]

Yeah, I declined a movie invitation too, might be a good film but I don't want to go to the cinema to see bad stuff happening for a long time.

Re: Killers of the Flower Moon

[shadowkat]

And it's truly horrible - Burkhart gaslights his wife into believing she is diabetic and poisons her with insulin treatments, meanwhile aiding and abetting in the murders of all of her family members. And Burkhart is the lead. Deniro plays Hale who manipulates and bullies Burkhart into doing it.