"it me but tired" was a very sensible icon tag

[spindizzy]

Hey sweetpeas! I accidentally took a nap and 4tw deleted the post I was originally writing, so here is a somewhat scattered update!

• This is your reminder that you can just unsubscribe from the mailing lists that you're not reading instead of deleting them and being surprised when another one shows up. I'M JUST SAYING. IN CASE ANYONE NEEDS THAT. DEFINITELY NOT BECAUSE MY SOOTHING ACTIVITY TODAY HAS BEEN UNSUBSCRIBING AND MASS DELETING EMAILS ALL OVER THE PLACE.


• Work: Highest Management did come and visit us like they said they would! And they also held a town hall where they theoretically answered our questions! But so far that has looked like telling us that there is no number of cases/deaths that will make them close libraries (someone asked), and that the university is putting a lot of importance on blended learning and keeping services open so that they don't have to refund any more accomodation fees. Sure do feel valued!


• Had a first aid training course yesterday that I was a bit nervous about, but it was great because there was NO PHYSICAL CONTACT WITH OTHER PEOPLE. Yes, perfect, just what I always wanted. The guy running the session was very... Energetic? Lots of actions and jumping about, which works for me because I learned first aid in brownies/guides and lots of actions is just taking me back to my roots.


• APPARENTLY the reason why I've been spacey and unmotivated is chronic sleep deprivation! *shocked pikachu face* I am reluctantly solving this by napping, sometimes even intentionally, but I very much look forward to not getting out of bed before 6am anymore.


• New stickers have arrived! Currently using the dot stickers to mark 444 words, because it's the amount I need to complete my 4tw streak, and the social media icons for responding to stuff on each platform. Replying to comments also gets me a sticker, so I apologise to everyone who's gonna get a shit ton of replies in the future.


• (The shop that I got them from takes requests for social media icons, and I'm VERY tempted to ask for tiny Dreamwidth icons, but I might possibly be the only person who would buy them. Do I make the request anyway, on the grounds that I will buy a shit ton of them? And if so, should I wait until she's made the Discord, Slack, and WhatsApp stickers from the last time I asked?)


• So I have some hand-embroidery left to do for for belated xmas presents, and sithe very sensibly suggested it might go easier if I got an embroidery hoop. But I'm embroidering on fleece, so the obvious solution is getting a quilting hoop! Because those are DESIGNED to take chunky fabric! ... Guess who didn't actually parse the size of this hoop into meaningful numbers and now has a twelve inch quilting hoop to help me with three specific projects. WHOOPS.


• My brain has looped back around to "But what if I make clothes for my me!" and this is a dangerous road. I'm trying to fend off the urge to learn how to make underwired bras by looking up other people failing at it, and my heart is still whispering that it's just following instructions! Following instructions is fine, I can do that! NO, THIS IS A VERY FIDDLY SKILL THAT REQUIRES SEWING WITH VERY SMALL SEAM ALLOWANCES, STOP THAT. But it turns out that the idea of BEING PERCEIVED while making things for myself is mortifying? Even though I know that LexGarrett and sithe don't care? Fun with being fat, yay!


• Verrrrrrrry slooooooooowly going through my book stacks and getting rid of ones I don't want, because Ziffit have lowered their weight limit for free collections. ... And then of course Page 45 sent me three new manga volumes. Whoops.


• Sneaking suspicion that I'm falling back into the bad habit of "I can't go to bed, I haven't done [thing I don't have the energy to do because I'm not going to bed]" so I guess I'm gonna have to try this going to bed early malarkey. Booooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo! BUT I hope that everyone is okay, and US friends all stay safe tomorrow. <3

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[lokifan]

telling us that there is no number of cases/deaths that will make them close libraries (someone asked)

WTAF

[spindizzy]

I am going to double-check the recording of the meeting, but I swear to you that was a thing she said! I think what she was trying to say was that they're making decisions based on government guidelines rather than case numbers, but hooooooboy that was not what came out of her mouth!