It's been an okay week. I was sick Monday and part of Tuesday. I think I ate something bad on Sunday, because it was just barfing non-stop and that's it. I got sent home from work both days, which I always feel guilty about. I made my boss laugh though. He asked me what was wrong (I looked like shit!!!) and without missing a beat, I replied totally deadpan "listeria". I thought he was gonna choke he was laughing so hard. The next day an older new dude who started working with us asked and I did the same thing, but answered "Typhus. I don't have the rash, body aches, abdominal pain or cough....yet". He stared at me for a few beats and then started laughing and went back to his office.

One thing about barfing non-stop for a day and a half- I got a good ab workout from it.....silver linings, right?

BTW- how awesome is it that Pluto has an MST3K channel???

Weird coincidence today. I came across a tiny vial of Q-bit and then in another box, I came across some BBW Orange Ginger Energy products. One I haven't smelled in about 8 years and the other I stopped wearing about that same time. It was weird, but really nice.

I got up really early this morning since a friend said she was going to call me from the airport (to kill time waiting for her flight). She must have been running late, she didn't call. Since I was up already, I decided to enjoy the rain a little bit. Got dressed and headed out the door on foot by 6am. It was so nice out! Drizzly, but not too bad as I'd put my hair back and had a cap on Got a couple of things done, swung by Starbucks to get my usual Very Berry Hibiscus Refresher and came home. I had 70's music on while I was showering / changing, which is usually a good thing. Then they decided to follow the excellent song "The Hustle" with the downer buzzkill that is Harry Chapin's "Cat's in the Cradle". How do you rationalize that? Then they came out with "Ballroon Blitz". I need a steadier groove this early on a Saturday morning!

Okay, I feel more positive about things. I'm not really sure why, but I'll take it.

Besides, it's hard to stay glum when "Slow Ride" by Foghat comes on followed by a little "Knock Three Times" (yeah, I like Tony Orlando and Dawn while I'm doing stuff....don't judge).

Work was busy, but in a good way. I had a good convo with my boss this afternoon and made him laugh a lot, which is always fun. He's been feeling poorly lately, so getting him to laugh is a good thing!

For the first time in a while, I'm feeling a little upbeat, I hpoe nothing happens to ruin it!!

Yay! It's Wednesday, only two more get-ups until the weekend! Hopefully, I'll take my car to get it washed, I keep putting it off and it's getting dirty.

Ooooh, Free just came on!

Well, the news out of Washington is bad. Kavanaugh was confirmed and sworn in.

This whole thing has brought back feelings I haven’t felt in many years. A while ago, I was in a situation where I was telling the truth and, because of external forces, quotas, whatever you want to call them, I wasn’t believed. To the people / organizations / bureaucracies I was dealing with, it’s “not a big deal, why are you so upset? Get over it! It’s trivial!”. But it WAS a big deal to me. I know other folks who went through similar situations and they didn’t give a shit, but I did. I still do. I wasn’t lying and it’s very important to me that I am seen as a person of my word. I’m a person you can count on to follow through on promises and someone who you can trust what they say.

I felt helpless, disappointed, disgusted, hopeless, railroaded, angry, disillusioned, sad, depressed, etc. we were always taught that the side of good always prevails. It was a harsh reality lesson to me that, in the real world, people and truth don’t matter.

Even if we were to take the accusations off the table, the sneering entitled demeanor and partisan beliefs/actions of this man prove that he should not be on the Supreme Court. This is not a man who will put the law ahead of his agenda. I can only hope that the conservative justices that were already on the court will perhaps vote a little to the left in order to counterbalance his potentially dangerous actions and keep the court balanced. I ferverently hope that Justice Ginsburg can serve for at least another 6 years.

As sad as it is, I’ve lost faith. I don’t believe the senators that voted to confirm this man will be voted out. I don’t think there will be any shift in numbers after the election. Right is wrong, up is down, front is back. Nothing makes sense anymore and it’s heartbreaking.

I have a screen grab, but I don’t know how to attach it here. It says “I love my country, but I’m ashamed of my government”. It’s such an accurate sentiment right now.

Hopefully, I’ll post something more upbeat later.

Have a good day, do something nice for someone...

Wow, today was a shitty, SHITTY day.