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That Sounds perfect, I would have been happy with end of Friday as well, but this is even better.

24???? How? I’m requesting an extension now, please!

Round 6. vote 1. 5 2. 2 3. 3

Yaaaaay, what are your plans? Any cool trips, travel destinations on the table? I really really really want to plan some staycations at least, perhaps a Vienna day trip or something similarly close. Not sure anything farther will happen, but I’m a spring/autumn traveler anyway. And if things go well I might make it to the UK for an early autumn vacation. But that’s more of a wish than anything else at this point and I’ll be okay if it doesn’t happen.

No significant news. Still waiting for results to start treatment. To pass time I’m getting my eggs frozen for a future fertility safety net. Not that the world needs my genes or any poor soul my parenting. But you know, never say never.

Them? *looks around* it’s only the two of us as far as the fingers can scroll

I have a new guilty pleasure: overpriced artisan croissants. Pistachio, blueberry mascarpone, hazelnut, crème brûlée, apple vanilla, raspberry almond, chocolate, I need to try them all. Some of these things cost up to 5-6 euros which is an absurd amount of money for this city and its average income. And someone financially rational surely cares enough to boycott that outrageous pricing by refusing to consume the croissants. Not me. Gotta have them all. If I get a favorable medical result, I celebrate with a croissant. If I get an unfavorable one, I comfort myself with a croissant. If I’m simply anxious about the lack of results, croissant to the rescue. As contradictory as it seems, I am actually watching my sugar intake in all this and cut out other added sugar sources to justify and enable the new found obsession. What else is there to say? Try artisan croissants.

Anybody…?

3 I cant believe I didn’t remember to play the egg freezing idea for this round. When there’s literally nothing else I’m physically capable of talking about. Damn it. Frozen. Others’ Wall nitrogen depot.

Little Women - this one took me eons to finish. It’s endearing and rather timeless in the life lessons it imparts. Sweet coming of age novel that I should probably have read in my early teens. still, I struggled to connect with any of the characters, I struggled to immerse myself in their world, I struggled to care what happens (that is, until it became clear that something entirely different is going to happen than it did in the latest film adaptation). If I ever had a daughter, I would read this with her when she’s a preteen. *(But I would make a toxic parent, so in spite of all the egg freezing, maybe I should spare my offspring from coming into existence and just recommend this book to people’s preteen daughters) **(Yes, my book reviews absolutely need to include TMI rambles) Who Would Believe You - is a horrifying true crime memoir. It isn’t as focused on the crime resolution aspect as the true crime podcast after which audible put it in my recommendations. It is mostly a long and horrifying account of the sexual assault crimes and their impact on the author’s struggle with alcohol in her adult life. Of course it is really important for awareness and coping with the trauma to get these stories out. Just be mindful going into this story that psychologically it’s really difficult to read (even though it’s a page turner in the sense that you want to find out if the author is doing okay in the end and if justice was eventually served). How Dogs Think - this is super educational and uniquely interesting, sometimes a bit too scientific but generally enjoyable and useful. It also comes free with your audible membership. Intercept - this is a listen in progress, but I want to share it because it’s one of those very rare cases when the first couple chapters bored the life out of me but I pushed through and didn’t regret it. Picks up pace and gets quite engaging around chapter 4. I will report back when I finish it, but so far, I’m quite glad I persisted.

I’m so terribly sorry for your loss @Fragile Bird it’s horrible, cruel and sad that you have to go through this. I condolences to your entire family

round 5. 1. 3 2. 2 3. 1

@Jez Bell help me out please, round 6 task is out already? Or it was round 5 you asked choices and final entries for and round 6 will be assigned after that? I completely lost track sorry

Bonus vote 3 - absolutely brilliant

Freezing your eggs is a hassle. But it’s also free so more for overpriced coffee, candles and clothes I don’t need I have approximately two weeks to prepare mentally for this decision.

round 4 vote 1. 2 2. 1 3. 6

Bonus 3.1 vote 5

round 3 vote 1. 6 2. 1 3. 5

They still appreciate you for complying, i bet. I used to love outdoor classes. Aw so much fun

Yes sure they do, I just wish they didn’t have to. But it’s more to do with me and my emotions. To me this event became way more than a job, and even more than the opportunity and recognition it means in the work place setting. It was my ultimate escape back to a happier more fulfilled version of myself, which blew up in my face. I expected social belonging, camaraderie, peer bonding, a sense of accomplishment and pride, freedom from all the baggage of my illness, creating healthy space for myself and my adult life away from my family, and just being part of something fun and joyful. Well… I grieved it today and learned the lessons. I will give myself another day to be down and then I will just have to get back up - emotionally. I intend to respect my physical boundaries from now on. That was a loooooong ass answer to a simple question sorry. Yes, physically I’m a bit better. how is spring coming along for you? We are having some pretty, sunny and warm weather around here.

It was a bit earlier today when I went up to my room. But mostly it’s just horrid embarrassing and humiliating and disappointing and heartbreaking. of course they will, but I have an emotional connection to this event. It was an honor and opportunity that I was given this responsibility and well… this is how it turned out. Everybody was super nice and super worried about me, but it still feels like shit to have to drop out on this. And I’m going home now because they ordered me a taxi. good luck with the grading!

Well this was unwise. Lesson learned - you can’t organize and attend a full scale event 5 weeks post surgery. don’t even try. Don’t even think you can just be there as backup and hangout, there’s no such thing as backup. As I definitely missed the step of communicating that I cannot and will not be in charge of this. That was irresponsible and stupid. I vastly overestimated my physical capabilities and vastly underestimated the workload and my ability to set and respect my own boundaries. I will try to pull myself together by tomorrow morning just enough that I’m able to travel home ahead of time and not stay for the second day of the event. this is all super embarrassing and unprofessional and irresponsible. but at least I had it in me to recognize the last possible moment of stepping back and retreating to my room instead of passing out in front of the event guests and having to get an ambulance. There are those situations in life when sheer willpower just isn’t enough to overcome physical boundaries. And no matter how much you enjoy something or want to something, it can still hurt you and you need to learn to recognize that just because you want something and just because it would make you feel good, it doesn’t mean you should do it. Well, I’m sure most functioning adults know this already. But I will stop beating myself up over this and try to frame it as a life lesson learned the hard way.

3) Puss’s likely undiscovered Schrödinger half-lifer!

Hope everything’s okay And the family member is doing better. Very nice motivational package. I’ll see what I can do between 10pm and midnight

I’m in. I have no idea when I’m gonna do it but I can’t lose, right? Like you don’t deduct points if I don’t send an entry, right? right?