Our semi-peri-annual Status Request thread.
- Thread starter Amy
- Start date
What's going on?
How are you?
- I am well.
How have you been?
- Ups and downs, but thankfully more ups than downs.
What are you doing?
- I am writing a manuscript for my data and I will be submitting it by the end of July.
Are you feeling alright?
- I am having much more knee pain than I ever had. I blame age and the toddler.
Do you need anything?
- More time.
Hope you are well.
- I am well.
How have you been?
- Ups and downs, but thankfully more ups than downs.
What are you doing?
- I am writing a manuscript for my data and I will be submitting it by the end of July.
Are you feeling alright?
- I am having much more knee pain than I ever had. I blame age and the toddler.
Do you need anything?
- More time.
Hope you are well.
Que s'est-il passé?
1. Finally finished my bachelors degree and graduated with honors. I've applied to two local colleges for graduate school. I've also been working as a substitute teacher.
2. My husband (@AussieT) is about to start his final leave period before retiring from the Navy.
3. My anxiety is now nonexistent, but my depression is worse. I have an appt next week.
4. We're trying to buy a house here in HI.
5. Aussie's car got run into while parked in front of our house. Minor damage, less than our deductible. Guy was going to pay us directly, haven't heard from him since we got the estimate.
6. I've gotten tired of guilt trips, manipulation, and outright lies, so I'm now practicing limited contact with my parents and extended family even further than 5000 miles and several time zones between us already produces. Kind of sucks, but I don't need to deal with their bullshit on top of everything else going on in our lives (Aussie, the kids, and mine).
7. Last Friday was our 11th wedding anniversary.
So...yeah that's about it.
2. My husband (@AussieT) is about to start his final leave period before retiring from the Navy.
3. My anxiety is now nonexistent, but my depression is worse. I have an appt next week.
4. We're trying to buy a house here in HI.
5. Aussie's car got run into while parked in front of our house. Minor damage, less than our deductible. Guy was going to pay us directly, haven't heard from him since we got the estimate.
6. I've gotten tired of guilt trips, manipulation, and outright lies, so I'm now practicing limited contact with my parents and extended family even further than 5000 miles and several time zones between us already produces. Kind of sucks, but I don't need to deal with their bullshit on top of everything else going on in our lives (Aussie, the kids, and mine).
7. Last Friday was our 11th wedding anniversary.
So...yeah that's about it.
fade
Staff member
- Still working on Fade, but slowly these days. Kids are older, and it's just hard to find the time.
- Still in industry as a researcher. Tried to get back into academia, but it's changed since I originally went in. It's adjuncts all the way down now. Oh well, the money's good, and no one really tells me what to do here either.
- Learned a lot about electronics. Made singing pumpkins for Halloween and a voice level sensitive Christmas tree for Christmas.
- Wrote a short picture book about depression, and I'm shopping it around.
- Have been really into short film making. I have written a ton of 1-5 minute scripts. Currently collecting gear to make it happen.
- Having mid-life crises.
how are you?
Doing well, everyone is relatively healthy, and my wife is doing much better with her new diet/lifestyle and controlling her Lupus.
How have you been?
Great! We spent a week in Disneyland! We actually did the 24-hour event 2 weeks ago and spent a solid 24 hours in the park!
What are you doing?
Typing. Well, just living life and enjoying the time together.
Are you feeling alright?
Currently, except for feeling a little hunger, getting on toward supper time.
Do you need anything?
Money and more time, always.
Doing well, everyone is relatively healthy, and my wife is doing much better with her new diet/lifestyle and controlling her Lupus.
How have you been?
Great! We spent a week in Disneyland! We actually did the 24-hour event 2 weeks ago and spent a solid 24 hours in the park!
What are you doing?
Typing. Well, just living life and enjoying the time together.
Are you feeling alright?
Currently, except for feeling a little hunger, getting on toward supper time.
Do you need anything?
Money and more time, always.
If you know who this is, how are you?
Could be better, could be a lot worse.
How have you been?
Welp, since last we saw each other on this lovely message board, I've been diagnosed with Type II Diabetes (A1C score spiked to 6.7 - ugh). Now I'm poking myself twice a day and having to watch my carb intake. Other than that... well, I'm still employed by the State of Wisconsin. That should say volumes, if you follow the news at all.
What are you doing?
Right now, relaxing a bit. I'm off tonight, thankfully. Tomorrow night I go back into work.
Are you feeling alright?
Lot better than earlier this year. I had facet-joint injections to reduce back pain. The plus side: I'm able to move freely again without pain. The negative: the steroids resulted in a lot of weight gain - which likely led to the type-II diabetes thingy.
Do you need anything?
Just knowing you're still around is a good thing. I'm just holding on until I can (theoretically) retire in three years, and then get outta this crazy state.
Have a day filled with joy, love, peace, and success.
Same to you, Amy.
Could be better, could be a lot worse.
How have you been?
Welp, since last we saw each other on this lovely message board, I've been diagnosed with Type II Diabetes (A1C score spiked to 6.7 - ugh). Now I'm poking myself twice a day and having to watch my carb intake. Other than that... well, I'm still employed by the State of Wisconsin. That should say volumes, if you follow the news at all.
What are you doing?
Right now, relaxing a bit. I'm off tonight, thankfully. Tomorrow night I go back into work.
Are you feeling alright?
Lot better than earlier this year. I had facet-joint injections to reduce back pain. The plus side: I'm able to move freely again without pain. The negative: the steroids resulted in a lot of weight gain - which likely led to the type-II diabetes thingy.
Do you need anything?
Just knowing you're still around is a good thing. I'm just holding on until I can (theoretically) retire in three years, and then get outta this crazy state.
Have a day filled with joy, love, peace, and success.
Same to you, Amy.
Just got married, which was great. Honeymooned in Vegas.
My only two coworkers were promoted, so I have been doing the work of three people while training in their two replacements. I've actually enjoyed the added crazyness of it.
So, basically it's been absolutely nuts. Things are finally starting to slow down, and hopefully we can enjoy the summer. Looking forward to doing some camping.
My only two coworkers were promoted, so I have been doing the work of three people while training in their two replacements. I've actually enjoyed the added crazyness of it.
So, basically it's been absolutely nuts. Things are finally starting to slow down, and hopefully we can enjoy the summer. Looking forward to doing some camping.
GasBandit
Staff member
Villain decay gets the best of us, amirite?
Amy!!!!!!!! 
Same old, same old for me.
Same old, same old for me.
Always happy to get an Amy update!
In any case, not doing too badly... working through the night, have a funeral for an officer in the morning. Will be working my ass off for the foreseeable. Sleep would be nice, but not likely.
Hope you're doing well. Don't be a stranger!
In any case, not doing too badly... working through the night, have a funeral for an officer in the morning. Will be working my ass off for the foreseeable. Sleep would be nice, but not likely.
Hope you're doing well. Don't be a stranger!
Zappit
Staff member
Getting close - hopefully - to getting a classroom of my own.
Cartooning hard - I'm doing Supervillainous now, which the mighty power of my adult ADD has yet to squash.
Lost my grandfather just a few days before Christmas, and it still hurts like hell.
Kidney disease is back under control.
Howzabout you, Amy?
Cartooning hard - I'm doing Supervillainous now, which the mighty power of my adult ADD has yet to squash.
Lost my grandfather just a few days before Christmas, and it still hurts like hell.
Kidney disease is back under control.
Howzabout you, Amy?
My biggest news is I'm going to be an uncle sometime in November. I'm... actually terrified by this.
If you know who this is, how are you?
Doing OK. Better since I've been going to therapy. Less rage outbursts, less all-night-worrying sessions.
How have you been?
Ok, I guess. Vacation to Mexico was fun.
What are you doing?
Still the same soul-crushingly boring job I've been doing for 8 years now. I have two master's degrees, somehow i'd hoped to have gotten a little farther by the time I was 30. Still, I guess it's better than not working or insecurity.
Are you feeling alright?
....Surprisingly, yes.
Do you need anything?
More time to do what I want to instead of what I have to. More time to spend with people I like, and to spend on my own. Always more time.
Have a day filled with joy, love, peace, and success.
Well, thank you, you too.
Doing OK. Better since I've been going to therapy. Less rage outbursts, less all-night-worrying sessions.
How have you been?
Ok, I guess. Vacation to Mexico was fun.
What are you doing?
Still the same soul-crushingly boring job I've been doing for 8 years now. I have two master's degrees, somehow i'd hoped to have gotten a little farther by the time I was 30. Still, I guess it's better than not working or insecurity.
Are you feeling alright?
....Surprisingly, yes.
Do you need anything?
More time to do what I want to instead of what I have to. More time to spend with people I like, and to spend on my own. Always more time.
Have a day filled with joy, love, peace, and success.
Well, thank you, you too.
Got married back on June 6th, just got back from our honeymoon. Otherwise, doing ok. Glad you are still around and are "ok."
Spent the last 4-1/2 months on remote assignment.
Returned a week ago to pretty much what you would expect if you'd been gone for 4-1/2 months.
I have such a backlog now, and it seems like everything has to be done RIGHT AWAY.
I still manage to squeeze in as much joy, peace, and love as I can. Success will come in its own time.
--Patrick
Returned a week ago to pretty much what you would expect if you'd been gone for 4-1/2 months.
I have such a backlog now, and it seems like everything has to be done RIGHT AWAY.
I still manage to squeeze in as much joy, peace, and love as I can. Success will come in its own time.
--Patrick
GasBandit
Staff member
Do you want me to reset your password, you goof?
Have you tried "correct horse battery staple"?