Weekend Update

[corpsebrigadier]

Work continues to be a bear, but it's calmed down just a touch, and my co-workers are all a lovely and supportive group of people (I still absolutely need to find the time to job hunt more aggressively). I'm very exhausted now that Friday has rolled around, but the month has been pretty fantastic thus far.


I spent the past few nights watching movies with either friends or my partner, with last night culminating in a viewing of She is Conann, accompanied by hot cider and leftover okinomiyaki (fresh version pictured below).



This undertaking did not fully heal all that ails me, but eating nice food watching an art film full of women doing extreme violence and extreme making out was a balm to my soul.

I'm hoping this weekend will go smoothly. I am sort of thinking of bullying my spouse into going apple picking with me if possible, and I have vague plans to work on my secret overambitious Halloween project and maybe work on drafting a sign up for some manner of holiday exchange or something (whomever nominated 90% of the things I normally would nominate for Yuletide this Yuletide... I love you deeply).

It's been five days since I decided to call it quits with one of my major friend groups, and I've yet to regret the decision. I'm noticing all the ways I just no longer feel as reflexively defensive about things--how I don't feel the need to compose little counterarguments in advance of saying something I worry not everyone is 100% on board with.

I'm hoping the resolution to move on will be one that sticks.

Comments

[suzume]

Sometimes you've just got to dump some of your friend groups- there's just nothing to be done about it. *shrugs* I'm happy you're feeling a little better now!

[corpsebrigadier]

Thanks. I've got more Important Life Stuff hurtling at me next week, but the palpable relief I feel being in different social circumstances in my day to day online interactions is so very nice.

[suzume]

Hee hee :D

[eggsbenedict]

Ooh that okonomiyaki looks goooood. Apple picking is always a good time, hope you get to go!

Breaking up with a friend group is so hard, but it sounds like it's helping already. <3

[corpsebrigadier]

The friend group thing is tough, but I really think it's worth it and it really does seem to be helping.

As of tonight the apple-related bullying has been successful, so I'm going to hopefully come back tomorrow with more fun autumnal experiences under my belt and the makings of a mighty pie on hand.

[shinon]

whomever nominated 90% of the things I normally would nominate for Yuletide this Yuletide...

They did impressive work. In an initial skim through the tagset, I thought, "ah, so CorpseBrigadier is in this year?" (Whoever nominated things-I-normally-would-nominate also did a bang-up job, so I have to mull over whether I'll sign up too.)

[corpsebrigadier]

I knoooow! A+ job on the tagset, people who are not us. (If this wasn't bait, I def need to know who is hankering for fics featuring the older Beoulve bros <3).