One of my big bosses just sent me a message related to my work and also asked me (jokingly) if I was "hiding" (since I only work from home). My anxiety was not happy with this question
I wish I could add it in my contract that: "from no on, Ael will only be working from home, regardless of the covid status" but negotiation terrify me so I will only ask that when covid will be "over" (ie: everyone is vaccinated)
I'm kind of happy to work at the office right now. Long time no see some colleagues. WFH is great but right now I needed something else. Sucks for the hiding comment tho
@CaldeiraG Yeah... I was shocked the other day when I learned that people had to take turn coming to the office not because of COVID but because we simply didn't have enough desks. Like, WTF are you all doing at the office right now???
My city is on the verge on another lockdown yet my friends haven't been told to WFH. I don't get it.
Every time I have to go to the city I get stuck in huge traffic jam. What the heck is happening? We're all supposed to stay at home as much as possible ...
I get it that people are sick of self-isolation, it's not doing wonders on my health either. But huh?
To me the worst are family members that just peer pressure you into cheek kissing or handshaking. I'm careful at every store and at work but it seem some people just think they won't get it because they are so special.
make me really considering cutting contact for a while. But my bf won't allow this, there are too much birthdays incoming blablabla
@ArthurHv yeah, that definitely is an issue. I haven't seen my family in months because I work closely with hospitals and don't want to take any risk. On the rare occasions I visited them though, they wouldn't understand why I would stay in the distance and wear a mask. But heh, better safe than sorry.
SOunds like a plan, I need to keep that mind :p Actually also the same way. But I am just going to turn crazy when I spend more time in home office :o What do you read at the moment?
@Syralia A lot of books by "T. Kingfisher" but I am "in between books" right now (meaning I don't know what could interest me next :'( ). Thankfully I am watching a nice TV show so not having anything to read is less of an issue
@Syralia Unread book do that in my virtual goodread shelf too x) I use the "want to read" as a preselection and then I choose the "best" one in this section. But sometimes I don't really want to read any of the book that are in my "want to read" section
I never participated in any book club. Though I would be curious to attend to one to see what it's like. But I'm expecting to be disappointed by it, so... (unless if it's a book club about "own voice" kind of book. I might actually like that)
@Syralia I'm currently reading Cal Newport's work, so non-fictional stuff. I really liked his book on digital minimalism, and I'm now on "Deep work". When it comes to fiction I'm a huge SciFi fan though.
@Syralia I am on several online "reading group" but none that are really up to my taste. Maybe I should try to make my own group with people who read the same kind of stuff that I do
@avazula Ahah, yeah. They are actually the one who made me discover one of my favorite author and book off all time (Becky Chamber, "A long way to a small, angry planet")
@CaldeiraG I dont know, I am not a series person in general. I was disappointed way to much to "waste" allo the time watching all episodes for a lame plot; a movie doesnt seem to be such a timewaste to me haha
@Syralia Yes, but you still have to have something interesting in each episode. So maybe the end will be the very most fun but each episode still need to be fun on there own
@M.A.R. Sure, why not :P I am always open to something new but right now I think my hobbies work fine for me ^^ And if I change my mind, Netflix and more will provide everything my heart could seek for
I think i need to amazon some books. Stores near me don't have much choice in English books and I admit I enjoy the challenge of reading in a second language
otherwise I'm more often than not tempted to skip large parts
@Ael Like a wild bird of prey, like a thief in the night you can take what you want and you don't think twice, cause the world's in your hands and you got what you want, then you won't change a thing, it's the napping time!
@Ael Hahahaha yes, only a little modified to be about napping, generally if it doesn't make sense or seems out of place then it's probably lyrics from music :D
In other news, someone "recently" (like 4 days ago) put a bounty on a 11 months old question on MSE and it makes me think of Necromancer trying to resurect a corps (one shouldn't do that, it usually doesn't end well)
@Syralia Well, in all the movies I have seen and the books I have read, the conclusion is always: "trying to resurect a corps is a bad idea. Even more if it works"
@Syralia Oh, it can also go very badly for vilains too. Mostly because then they realize that they have no control over what they created (and that the dead bodies find it really funny to try and kill them)
@ArthurHv IMO, resurected people wouldn't need to eat anything. What's the point of being dead if you still have to eat to stay alive?
This is way better method than just being aggressive as de-facto Kate Gregory suggests (however I can imagine that one can end up in that territory as well) — shabunc47 secs ago
So, I have a test with 30 differents step on it. The last step is failing but apparently it is due to an error who occurend somewhere in one of the other steps... >< :'(
@Ael Oh haha you got me happy and agitated for a moment because I thought you were speaking about an aquarium and testing the water parameters :D on Pets it is often mentioned thing, API Master Test Kit for measuring pH, ammonia, nitrites, nitrates, etc. in the water I assumed you were talking about this product but apparently not :(
@Syralia Haha fortunately I already know what this weird thing about rubber duck is about in this context, it would be such a shame if I didn't know and thus wouldn't be able to get this fantastic joke ^.^
Haha but it's not dumb, all the evidence suggests that you came up with it yourself because it was situational, on the other hand most of my jokes on this chat are just copied from the Internet ^.^
I'm mentally drained because of how all the face-to-face contact nowadays is reduced and limited as a result of this insect floating around, and they say that in the autumn there is going to be a second wave of the insect. And I'm really tired and fed up with that turmoil and heavy modifications of our lifestyle caused by outbreak of the bug, I guess the only good thing that happened to me as a result of the bug is that I joined SE as a result of lockdown.
I found that essay :D
@avazula "here" is France? You said once you live in France?
Haha okay you reminded me of a joke that I have just learnt recently about this, Polish man goes to optometrist/eye-doctor and is told to read the letters AZGWHDSKLWNMSFPCKW written on the visual acuity chart, doctor asks him whether he could read the letters, and he responds "yes, I know this man!" :D
My cousin sister asks me things that I don't want to share, yet I share details with her because I don't know a polite way to tell her that I don't want to share.
From time to time, she asks me about my salary and how much I am saving. I don't like to share my salary and savings details, yet I te...
@M.A.R. Both written and on screen, I know this site you shared is with written stories, but for me no matter whether it's on paper or on screen I don't "feel" it at all, just not my thing ;_;
I would like to invite my colleagues to go out for an aperò this friday. Do you think that the email below can work?
Thanks a lot!
Hi colleagues,
A few of us are headed out to Café Jules Verne for an aperò this Friday at 18 pm. Come join us for drinks, foods and fun.
Are you in?
Location: XXX
Ple...