a reappearance!
I think this is the longest I've gone without posting in this journal since I started it. Where does the time go?
In summary, life has just kind of been A Lot lately -- no one thing in specific, but a lot of smaller things piling on top of each other, to wit:
1. My work schedule was disrupted for a week because Mom Boss and Aunt Boss were on vacation simultaneously and our most recent New Hire had quit (long story short, her computer skills were not up to snuff and she found the office too fast-paced, which, okay) so I had to lend Miss California a hand and let Mr. Geniality cover the leasing end of the downtown office on his own.
2. Church continues to be All The Things, All The Time, since we have parted ways with our interim minister (it was just not working out for reasons I cannot tell you because confidentiality is a thing) and now the Board is working overtime to figure out who should fill those areas of responsibility, and how to make everything work more or less smoothly. Also we have cautiously started to resume in-person Sunday services, which has been an interesting shake-down process.
3. I spent a couple days trying to sort out some car loan paperwork for my parents, since apparently Dad co-signing the loan with me means it has suddenly become relevant to their ability to finance a mortgage when they move to Minnesota next year. I dunno, banks are weird. Anyway, I was finally able to persuade the CFCU website to let me set up online access to my loan and one of the screenshots and pdfs I sent Dad seems to have satisfied his bank.
4. I think I may have had a mild blue funk, judging by the general fadeaway quality of my interaction with the world. Also my sleep schedule got completely borked, which I am only just now correcting.
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I went to a lovely concert on Wednesday night, by NYS Baroque. It was Italian music from the late 14th and early 15th centuries: lute, viele, tenor, countertenor, and multi-instrumentalist (continental bagpipes, soprano and alto recorder, medieval harp (two rows of strings!), and shawm). It was originally scheduled for March 2020 but was cancelled due to Covid-19, so I was very pleased to learn all the musicians were able to make it happen after all. :)
On Thursday evening I intended to give blood, but when I arrived at the donation site they turned me away because apparently they'd had such a good turnout that they were out of blood bags and such. So I have rescheduled for Tuesday.
Before the Wednesday concert, I attended an online paid-training session for Not the IRS, because we are kicking into that part of the season. The other courses should mostly become available on November 29, but I think a few may be available now.
And that's about it. If you want to comment on this post, you can do so over here on Dreamwidth, where there are currently (
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In summary, life has just kind of been A Lot lately -- no one thing in specific, but a lot of smaller things piling on top of each other, to wit:
1. My work schedule was disrupted for a week because Mom Boss and Aunt Boss were on vacation simultaneously and our most recent New Hire had quit (long story short, her computer skills were not up to snuff and she found the office too fast-paced, which, okay) so I had to lend Miss California a hand and let Mr. Geniality cover the leasing end of the downtown office on his own.
2. Church continues to be All The Things, All The Time, since we have parted ways with our interim minister (it was just not working out for reasons I cannot tell you because confidentiality is a thing) and now the Board is working overtime to figure out who should fill those areas of responsibility, and how to make everything work more or less smoothly. Also we have cautiously started to resume in-person Sunday services, which has been an interesting shake-down process.
3. I spent a couple days trying to sort out some car loan paperwork for my parents, since apparently Dad co-signing the loan with me means it has suddenly become relevant to their ability to finance a mortgage when they move to Minnesota next year. I dunno, banks are weird. Anyway, I was finally able to persuade the CFCU website to let me set up online access to my loan and one of the screenshots and pdfs I sent Dad seems to have satisfied his bank.
4. I think I may have had a mild blue funk, judging by the general fadeaway quality of my interaction with the world. Also my sleep schedule got completely borked, which I am only just now correcting.
...
I went to a lovely concert on Wednesday night, by NYS Baroque. It was Italian music from the late 14th and early 15th centuries: lute, viele, tenor, countertenor, and multi-instrumentalist (continental bagpipes, soprano and alto recorder, medieval harp (two rows of strings!), and shawm). It was originally scheduled for March 2020 but was cancelled due to Covid-19, so I was very pleased to learn all the musicians were able to make it happen after all. :)
On Thursday evening I intended to give blood, but when I arrived at the donation site they turned me away because apparently they'd had such a good turnout that they were out of blood bags and such. So I have rescheduled for Tuesday.
Before the Wednesday concert, I attended an online paid-training session for Not the IRS, because we are kicking into that part of the season. The other courses should mostly become available on November 29, but I think a few may be available now.
And that's about it. If you want to comment on this post, you can do so over here on Dreamwidth, where there are currently (
comments)