Fri-Yay

VarunaTT

Yay, I can post again.  I could login, but I couldn't post.  I sent an email, so IDK if the Knut fixed it for me or if it just decided to work.  I'm glad it's the end of the week.  It's been a tough one.

One of the people I support that I'm usually a bit apathetic towards made me angry yesterday.  Since we're all remote, our software has a task list that tells us what the attorneys want done on a case.  This person put in a "rush" task.  Rushes are supposed to be "drop everything else and do this" b/c of deadlines, emergencies, etc.  He put in a rush task...and backdated it.  Which you have to manually do, the task automatically populates for the day it's created.  So, on the 10th, he put in a "rush task" that he backdated to the 8th.  Nope.  I watch my list like a hawk and I know what's on it.  Plus there's an audit trail that shows when it was put in.  I told him via Teams to change the date back to the 10th, "so it doesn't look like I sat on a rush task for 2 days".  I told my supervisor so that there was a record of it.  I also told her I didn't want her to go to his supervisor yet; I'll see if he does it again and for now I'll believe it was a mistake.  My supervisor told me I was too kind, that both of us knew it wasn't a mistake.  Then he caused an issue, again, that he had to fix, and argued with me about fixing it, before I could even do what I needed to do to complete the task.  Grr.  I'm support staff, yes....I'm not stupid.  

No big plans for the weekend except for maybe watching the newest Dexter series with a friend.  Had dinner with Mom yesterday.  I need some down time, everything is just freaking draining.  Big hugs to everyone and especially those of you with stressful jobs and kids.  I'm barely hanging on through sheer spite and disassociation and I don't have a ton of adult responsibilities.  I love this board and the way it pours into all of us, so thanks and back at you all.

banana468

Weekend vibes to you @VarunaTT!

Chiquita's still nursing the concussion and she's walking around in sunglasses inside.  I wanted to turn to DH and say, "It was the SOAP!" in reference to A Christmas Story.  We are selling cookies tonight and I'll plan to bring a chair for her in the hopes that if she needs to chill out she can.   

DH and I have had our eyes on a used car and the dealership hasn't responded to us yet.  I am hoping he'll call back today and see what's up and maybe take a ride tomorrow if timing could work out. 

Today is the last day at my company for one of the salesmen who I've worked with for more than 2 decades.  I'm going to miss working with him but the reality is that I'm also kind of looking forward to new team members coming on who are far more hands on.  There have been multiple times that I've felt like he'd dumped things in my lap without my consent and now I think I'll be far more supported. 

CharmedPam

@banana468 GL on that car. I hope it works out.
i love when things get tracked and logged @VarunaTT, so you have that exact back up!

SSDD. I have a busy weekend though. Saturday is a touchstone party. I need an emerald necklace to go with my green bracelet and earrings, and i would like to find a mother’s day gift. My friend is coming along so hopefully she can help fulfill the minimum order for a 1/2 off item. Then a facial laser treatment and THEN a 60th birthday party at 7.  Sunday a bunch of us are heading to WI to see Jim Gaffigan. 

Oh, I came here to ask: dark “circles” under the eye. Never had that problem before. I know I lack sleep, I’m trying my best to get that in…. But any good and I mean real good cover ups for it? Or a serum or cream? The ordinary caffeine serum doesn’t work and I normally use jones road pencil concealer but the blue shows through it. 

ei34

The coworker is being ridiculous with his backdated rush task @VarunaTT, glad you spoke up.  I thoroughly enjoyed my most recent book, maybe you'd like it too?  Just a well-written and interesting story, but with some fantasy and some LGBT+ representation - The Weaver and the Witch Queen by Genevieve Gornichec.  Your most recent rec is the book after my next one on my "to read" list.

Continued healing vibes to Chiquita @banana468

Going through the motions at work.  Proctored an SAT this morning (my school offers one each spring on a Friday, so the kids don't have to take it on a Saturday) and now it's shortened periods for the rest of the day.  Starting to piece together the next week's plans.

levioosa

@banana468 what kind of a car are you looking at?

@CharmedPam regular concealers won’t work. And the more you put on the cakier it will look and you’ll still be unhappy. You need to lightly color correct first, then add minimal concealer on top, avoid heavy application there too. I like the NYX color corrector palate. It’s a pan cream formula, so better for maturing eyes. Pink or peach to orange will be the way to correct dark under eyes (which one depends on your skin tone—pink for fair, peach for medium, orange for dark skin). I tried the Ulta liquid pink corrector and hated it. It settled into every line I have. I know there are other great color correctors out there, but I would play around with a cheap palate first and then once you know the right color to use go from there. I tried the Elf one too but still like the NYX the best. Sometimes all I do is color correct and then foundation or a tinted moisturizer and it works perfectly. Also getting a concealer with more of a pink undertone that you use just for the under eyes can help. 

Thanks for the book rec! @ei34. 

I’m glad you called on the bs @VarunaTT

I have to finish a pretest for a cert class at some point today. And the endless  annual company trainings are due so that will be the majority of my day in between patients. Not sure if I want to gym, hike or walk tonight. Maybe I’ll get back to my painting, but it’s turning out terribly so far. Turns out you need more than basic (let’s be real, non-existent) skills to layer coral over rock in an underwater painting. My idea—good, execution—judges give -3/10. 

Tomorrow I have a painful leg laser treatment and then I’m debating going to the grandparents. Sunday I have the certification course. 

banana468

@levioosa we're looking at a Sienna.  Having kids I want a people mover and the ability to both take a lot of stuff or kids - maybe even DH's parents.

I'm more in a rush now because I am not optimistic given the global economy and I think it's only going to make prices increase.  We can be picky-ish but there just aren't a lot out there used.  If we can avoid new it would be great but we'll have to see.  And we know that in two years we're getting a car for Chiquita and it would be nice to not have two car purchases at the same time.  

The van I have works but the older it gets the more likely we are to have an unannounced repair like we had on the way to vacation two years ago. 

MNNEBride

Happy Friday!
Things are "normal" here. I was able to work on-site yesterday, and my mom came to visit with DH while I was away. I completed her taxes so that she could pick those up as well.

Plans are still on for the work trip to New Orleans in 2 weeks. A colleague and I will present at a conference. We met yesterday to practice the presentation and work out some logistics. We also spent a lot of time discussing what we would pack/wear. We'll get to town at about 1 PM on Wednesday, and the conference doesn't start until dinner on Thursday.  @short+sassy, what are your "must-do" things in NO? We're also aware it's the first weekend of Jazz Fest so that things will be hectic.

My mom will be DH's primary presence while I'm away. My nephew and brother will also be available if needed. He doesn't have any outside appointments, but OT and PT will be coming to the house.

I have no big plans this weekend besides grocery shopping and doing a few things outdoors. We are having the deck power washed and stained next week, so I need to temporarily relocate our critter feeders.  I'm the worship leader on Sunday.

MyNameIsNot

I'm ready for the weekend. Work has been wild this week. Mostly good, but I feel like all I've done is respond to people and go to meetings, and haven't actually accomplished anything. 

It should be a fairly low key weekend for us. It's supposed to storm tonight, so we're cooking and last night's Top Chef, assuming the power stays on. Tomorrow run at the park, then need to clean up from the storm and all the pollen, and then we have a game. Probably dinner after the game. Sunday we have a group workout and then I'm hoping to go to this fireplace store on the other side of town. Now seems like the right year to switch our wood burning fireplace with gas logs. I'm so sick of the mess every winter. 

CharmedPam

Thanks @levioosa. I forgot about that color corrector stuff. In fact, catrice makes a dupe for a popular brand I bought a while ago
 https://a.co/d/d8gfStb

short+sassy

@MNNEBride, Hey!  I just saw this post about your upcoming work trip in New Orleans.  I'll reply back here tomorrow (Tuesday) with recs.

That is unfortunate you all will be here for the first weekend of Jazz Fest.  It will be a lot busier and crazier here than normal. Though if your conference doesn't have or is light on events through the weekend, you should check out the Jazz Fest schedule and see if there are some bands you'd like to see.  Except for the night concert, Jazz Fest only runs during daylight hours.  So at night, the city is jam packed with live music and sometimes even big names playing at smaller places since they're in town anyway.

If you all are staying through the next week, most Jazz Fest tourists are checking out on Monday morning and the next crop of folks come in on Wed.-Thurs.  That makes Mon. and Tues. the "lull" days and it will be easier to get into any popular restaurants or other hot spots you all want to go to.