Dear Diary, plants, AO3, MBA and narcissistic naval gazing

[samvara]

• Our aloe has flowered! I’ve had one of these for years and I didn’t know they did that. This is exciting stuff; we taught that aloe to fear and distrust us and now I wonder if it’s desperately trying to reproduce in a last ditch attempt to survive. Why yes, I do anthropomorphise things.
• AO3 Release 0.7.3 deploy is still in testing, OMG so much new stuff to try out!
• Decided to go to ½ time for MBA rather than ¼ time but online enrolment system is fighting back. Oh Data Analysis and Decision Making I want you, why don’t you want me?
• Note to self: when you were in the grip of work/hormone inspired depression and self pity you managed to write a 6, 9 and 24 month life-plan, a fair chunk of your Ada Lovelace Day draft post, some stuff best not talked about and an apology your mother totally deserved. Here’s to less self-absorbed misery in the future.
  • P.S. Your father may have had a point when he called you a drama queen.
  • P.P.S. Buy more chocolate.

Comments

[sara]

Well, you may be angsty but you've reminded me that I promised I'd get my enrollment in Underfunded Indigenous Language Class That's In Perpetual Danger of Cancellation in before the language department meeting on Thursday, so thank you for that....;>

[samvara]

\o/

Thus totally justifying my confession!

I'm trying to remind myself that when I'm in it, it's awful but it's a) temporary and b) productive.

[sara]

Heh. I keep trying to remind myself that my recent emotional state is mostly situational and not actually a referendum on my worth as a human being....;>

[samvara]

*hugs* I know the feeling!

We've got a page on the internal wiki called AO3 Squee - AD&T - for when you feel down and discouraged. - it's up to 181 entries. I'm thinking I need a personal one... it will start with can tie own shoelaces and go from there ;)

[sara]

Hey, you are one up on my daughter, who was very stressed this week by the news that she needs new sneakers and they just don't come much bigger in the velcro-only....;>

[ironed_orchid]

No way. I have velcro only sneakers.

[samvara]

I just tie them loose and slip them off :)

There is still hope!

[juliet]

I had an exciting few hours of existential misery the other day during which I achieved NOTHING AT ALL (OK, I think I made some biscuits & sent a reply to the scary email that had triggered the existential misery). But when I came out the other side it was very reassuring (having been telling myself all morning that This Too Will Pass).

Also: aloe flowers! awesome!

[samvara]

That was totally productive! Plus you're here now :)

[ironed_orchid]

Yep, they mostly make 10 million rhizomes but they also flower.

[samvara]

Tres cool!

[maharetr]

yes, I do anthropomorphise things. :P and you were all disbelieving when I described it as happy ages back. Clearly, I have taught you well. or something *grins* <3

[lilysea.livejournal.com]

P.P.S. Buy more chocolate.

Hee! ^_^

It's nice to hear that you have bad days too.

I mean, not that I wish bad days on you (or anyone else),

just that it makes me feel more okay about the fact that I have bad days, if that makes sense. ^_^

[black-samvara.livejournal.com]

I have switched from painkillers to lindt, it's working for me.

I'm far from monolithic! and yeah, I get what you mean :)