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Excellent! What kind?

thanks rick! i’m going to be on the Dean’s List, top 6% of the class

I sold a collage on Sunday. First time since, uh... well never mind that part.

Wow, cleome, cool! Congratulations!

A few days ago, I discovered the world outside...outside of my own head.





Seriously, for someone who's been carrying around PTSD and Emotional Disconnect for decades (no exaggeration, I was inaccurately diagnosed by one inept doctor after another until around 2015) this is a huge step forward for me, to finally realize that, as bad as Real Life is in a lot of ways, it's also got its good sides, and it's not a 24 hours/7 days a week horror movie!

It might seem obvious to a lot of people, but, trust me, many trauma survivors such as myself dig deep, deep, deep inside their own minds just to get away from their negative misperceptions of the world.


Until they realize the demons within them are just as bad as the ones without, and the urge to escape is reduced to almost nothing.


I know very well how lucky I am. A lot of people don't even get close to the point I have. Just look at the rising rate of suicides around the world.


Please tell at least one friend or loved one today how much they mean to you. It makes all the difference.


Now I think I'll go take a leisurely stroll.

That;s great, Fanfie! Happy for your progress.

Thanks, Ibby.

Good for you, Ann. Hidden strength.

Thank you, Rick.

So the other day the AC at work was not working and I left at noon (still got paid for the whole day) Walking home from the subway, I found $20 on the sidewalk of my street. I did eventually give it to a homeless person.

So kind of you, Quis!

Quis is a good person. His giving it away doesn't surprise me at all.

I just found out I got tenure!
It becomes official in June but the votes are in

How wonderful! Congratulations, Myg!

Well done! Congrats!

Congratulations Andy!

Great news Myg.

Thanks!
I didn't realize how much I doubted it would happen until it happened.
Sigh.

You've all been amazing supports!

Well done, Myg. Hope it's everything you want.

Okay, wierd period in my life. I've always worked, or been looking for work, but I'm pretty steady. Had more than one job on multiple occasions. But in the last six months I've had three seperate full time jobs. That, for me, is unusual. I believe that if you take a job, you stick with it for at least a year. But, things changed with the first company. I took that job because I would be home and off the road. Took a hit in pay to do it. But then it got even more spotty because North Carolina ran out of money for bridge work, and that was what we mostly hauled. So runs got really spotty. Then Carol's job moved to tennessee without her, natch. That meant I had to step up in earning. So I took a job with someone I had known before. Kinda family, but we had a history. Still, I figured as much as he liked money, he'd take me along with the company to make it. Wrong. I was doing nearly 3,000 miles a week sometimes and taking home not much more than with the previous company. Even worse, I was expected to handle logistics, planning, customers, and a lot more. All on a very poor pay plan. Drivers don't deal with clients and brokers unless they are independents. Too much time was being lost on that, and too much time was being lost due to their lack of attention to detail, which was costing me time and money.

So, I pulled the trigger on that job in only four months. The guy running it was counting on my admittedly overdeveloped sense of loyalty. But, promises to me were not met.

So, I went back to bulk over the road. The stress is gone, my wife and mother and son say I seem like my old self again. Now, everyone knows I'm Cranky, but believe me, that's nothing compared to the grump I had become.

Right now, the money isn't much better, but that's because of the current health crisis, not the company. They have lived up to everything they said, I'm tired and old but mostly stress free now other than just daily stuff that I can fuss about to myself and get it out before getting home. Carol has an interview next week, and things are looking better than they have for a while.

I'm grateful.

Glad things are better for you, Rick. I've been in situations before where I became grumpier than normal due to stress, and people around me could feel it. So I totally relate. It's amazing how much unconscious impact stress has - and being like your old self is a great gift. Looks like your home life is much better, and the company you're with is promising.

Best of luck with Carol's interview, will keep my fingers crossed!

That's great, Rick. You handled all those difficult situations with professionalism and integrity. The return to being your old self is your reward.

And I echo Ibby's good wishes for Carol's interview.

That's been a real tough several months for you Rick and I'm glad that there's ? gah? don't want to type "light at the end of the tunnel" to remind Rick of work... ... but you know what I mean. I've been in jobs that have asked far more than originally expected, and I know I'm saner being out of them. It's also very tough leaving a position if you value loyalty. But that works both ways. Really glad to hear you're feeling better about things.

All the best for Carol's interview next week.


thoth activates his lawn-based minefield, listens to the cries of the young and raises a glass to Rick...

Glad you have found a job where your bosses are doing what they said and not demanding unreasonable amounts from you.

Echoing the support. Hope Carol's interview goes well