I just emailed a recruiter who I’ve been on and off in touch with about two minutes ago! It may not pan out but at least I don’t feel not in control about shit I can’t control. *fistbump*

Thanks. :)

I can confirm that a postdoc is 100% a real job. Hang in there. Sounds like we're in similar boats.

Four sessions of TMS, regular doctor’s appointment, every day workout, and I haven’t yet succumbed to madness after watching Brett Brent Brendan Brandon lie his privileged, entitled ass off the other day.

Right? I just want to assume the fetal position and hide under a blanket, and yet I have to apply to more?!

I worked on applications for faculty jobs even though the mere thought of it scares the crap out of me.

I took a shower last night! Probably doesn’t seem like that big of a victory, but I’ve been struggling to get up and move. This week has been awful. I’ve been posting on Facebook at an unruly rate, and I feel like I’m screaming into the void, but I’ve had several people private message me and thank me because my posts…

I wrote a song for a friend’s Hen’s Night and we drunkenly performed it as a group and it was amazing. We even started harmonising spontaneously.

I accidentally bought a bike two weeks ago and finally managed to strip it of its components, most of which were kinda trash - well the bottom bracket could be (really, even) nice.

I’m halfway through a weekend on call and I haven’t murdered anyone, yet...

Brisket! Roundhouse kick!

I didn’t slap my mom across the face. I kept my composure even though she likes to rant to me about how my older brother is inconsiderate and messy instead of confronting him because it’s obvious she’s more scared of him than she is of me. From that realization, I think a doable fix would be for me to save money to buy…

I planted stuff in my garden and replaced closet knobs around my condo. The latter turned into A Project, since the old knobs were larger than the new ones so I had to paint underneath, and the screw holes in the new ones were skinnier so i had to buy new screws :/

thanks! and congrats to you on a non-homicidal week + brisket :) 

I survived this week, which clearly has been rough for everyone in different personal ways, but in addition to the shitty news that is giving me out of control anxiety, I had three gallbladder attacks (mentioned in another thread elsewhere), pulled off a huge launch party at work, and went through a very tense,…

I am not in the news, my office building is still standing, and I successfully navigated a MAJOR issue involving middle school peer pressure. I’m exhausted and drinking (but not as much as I'd like because of an impromptu sleepover).

Congrats on not burning anything down. I feel ya!

Haven’t killed even one person this week and if any week justifies it....

I didn’t burn my office down. I’ve been at this office for almost two years and have been unhappy for the whole of it. The only thing keeping me on is the big project I’ve been working and that is wrapping up.

HAPPY BELATED BIRTHDAY! Did Mr. TARDIS and you make arrangements for him taking you somewhere nice or getting you something of your own choosing to make up for his fuck-up?