What made me happy today?

Rath Darkblade said:
Yikes! :eek: Somewhere between E6 and F6 ... wow! That's incredibly high. Well done, Luxuria! :)
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Thank you so much! I was shocked when I saw the reading. With the note looking semi-solid, it feels possible I may be able to sing it. I was doing bubbling scales at the time. being able to sing E6 is my biggest singing goal. As of right now, I can solidly sing D6. But any higher and it doesn't feel natural-ish. Aka my voice breaks and it's bad? But this gives me hope I have a lot more room to grow. :)
 
Rath Darkblade said:
Yay! :) So glad to hear your daughter got her dream job, Trish. Here's hoping she also keeps it. :) Unemployment sucks.

Just wondering, though: what is the VTNE Exam?
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Thank you! I'm so happy for her.

It's the licensing exam to be a Veterinary Technician in the US. She finished college on the 10th and took her exam today. She'll be working at the #2 college for veterinary medicine in the country in their animal hospital and plans to start college there for Veterinary school after a year or so while continuing to work part time. It's an amazing opportunity for her and I believe she'll do very well. She's been raised in the animal world (I'm a retired Vet tech and dog trainer and we have a kind of micro farm) and is consistently the top of her class so I'm not too worried. She's excellent at what she does. Of course that isn't always enough unfortunately, but I have faith!
 
I think I may be handing in my final assignment tonight.

After a whole year of an endless catch up game, the ending is in sight!!!!!! I can hardly believe it.

Of course, there is a possibility that they'll fail me when my grades come around, but I've worked very hard to minimize that to almost zero. I'm confident that I'll be okay.
 
I had a virtual appointment with a nurse practitioner last week, and at the end she noticed that my health card had expired. I went to my wallet and confirmed this was true. I also noticed that my driver's license had also expired a few weeks ago. Damn. I tried to renew them online, but you need a valid driver's to renew your health. And I needed a new picture to renew the driver's. Farts.

Checked the in-person government place near me online and they were fully booked for appointments for the maximum time they book them - 2 months. There was a warning saying that walk-ins are not ideal due to volume.

I need healthcare, so I didn't have much choice. Had to just roll the dice. Took an Uber to the place this afternoon and grabbed a ticket for my place in line. By some miracle I was in and out in less than 45 minutes with a valid, temporary health card and driver's license. I was expecting a horrible fiasco but it all turned out quite easy for me. Love these little life wins here and there.
 
In dire need of jeans. I worked some OT a few weeks back, so my paycheck was nearly as fat as me. I had five new pairs of cargo pants and two new pairs of cargo shorts show up today.

I'm set for a bit for now.

Tis the little things, eh?

Now, I'm working on saving extra for a new industrial-strength iPad, and later on a new efan moar eenduztreehul ztrangf MacBook Pro 'puter.
Should have the funds for the iPad by September. Looking at the MBP as a Xmas gift for myself next year.
 
ps102 said:
It's over. I submitted it minutes ago. I took a day extra but it was worth it.

Now, until my third and final year starts back on October, I'll have free time again. I'll try to make the most out of it!
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Congratulations!
 
ps102 said:
After a whole year of an endless catch up game, the ending is in sight!!!!!! I can hardly believe it.

Of course, there is a possibility that they'll fail me when my grades come around, but I've worked very hard to minimize that to almost zero. I'm confident that I'll be okay.
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Good luck, ps102! I'm crossing my fingers for you. You deserve all the best!! :)
 
I feel so superficial in comparison to all these profound or even momentous life events, but I'm on vacation and my joys are simple at the moment.

So far today, my top lingering satisfaction is spontaneous, leisurely wake-up sex.

Later perhaps a strong start on a new chapter.
 
hirundine said:
It's raining, so I won't have to water anything in the garden for at least a couple of days.
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Here too. So much rain. Still too cold for a garden though :cry:

My happy thing for today is that I just cleaned up my google bookmarks. I bookmark things way too much.
 
You and me both, Trish. But I don't bother cleaning up my bookmarks. Some of them just might come in handy. ;)

I'm happy that I got fresh bagels ... and I'm making a BBQ pork chop (with honey, pepper, and garlic mushrooms) for dinner. Sometimes simple things are the best. :)
 
I'm fasting a bit from digital media, trying to avoid the screens as much as possible.

I spent so much time on my computer the last few months that it started to affect my sleep. I couldn't really get REM sleep and I couldn't even remember the last time I had a dream.

So I left my PC at my brother's house two weeks ago, trying to break free from the dopamine escape of digital adventure, you know, gaming, media, and stuff.

Finally, the last few nights and especially last night I started to feel different. My mind started adventures again even in those hazy moments before sleep. Later I dreamt of complex characters and magical places; characters and archetypal landscapes I used to frequent and enjoy, despite how strange they sometimes were. When I woke up this morning I felt unburdened, like I went on a journey, discarding all my troubles far far away. I just lay there and smiled for a while as the sun peered through the window. For a moment I was a kid again, waking up on a Saturday morning on a Monday, free from troubles and responsibilities. For a moment.

I'll have to get my PC back sometime since I have work to do, but wow, this little vacation feels amazing.
 
Raven said:
I'm fasting a bit from digital media, trying to avoid the screens as much as possible.

I spent so much time on my computer the last few months that it started to affect my sleep. I couldn't really get REM sleep and I couldn't even remember the last time I had a dream.

So I left my PC at my brother's house two weeks ago, trying to break free from the dopamine escape of digital adventure, you know, gaming, media, and stuff.

Finally, the last few nights and especially last night I started to feel different. My mind started adventures again even in those hazy moments before sleep. Later I dreamt of complex characters and magical places; characters and archetypal landscapes I used to frequent and enjoy, despite how strange they sometimes were. When I woke up this morning I felt unburdened, like I went on a journey, discarding all my troubles far far away. I just lay there and smiled for a while as the sun peered through the window. For a moment I was a kid again, waking up on a Saturday morning on a Monday, free from troubles and responsibilities. For a moment.

I'll have to get my PC back sometime since I have work to do, but wow, this little vacation feels amazing.
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I think @Luxuria 's thread on digital minimalism might interest you?
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Luxuria

Thread 'Digital Minimalism Discussion Thread'

I don't mean this be just a discussion of the book of the same name by Cal Newport, but a discussion about your tips, tricks and journey to reclaim 'this thing called life' (-Prince).

I started working on cutting back on my phone use in 2021 and it's been a long time since, but I have managed to get it under 1 hour a day for a week or so. But I discovered stress makes it worse, which is a good thing. The more attempt to be more mindful of my digital time, the more I learn about myself. What about you? What's your journey? Why are you pursuing a more balanced life and how are you doing...
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Grateful I am not posting about this in the unhappy thread, though we're not 100% out of the woods just yet.

My old friend Mittens started showing some concerning symptoms on Friday, looking almost certainly like a partial urinary blockage. She could get a stream going for a short while after a long nap, but after that, just struggled in the litter box and not getting much more than a few drops out. There hadn't been much improvement, so I took her in to an urgent care vet today.

Not a blockage, thank the gods. If it were, I'd likely have to make a horrible choice. She's at minimum 19 years old and could be a bit into her 20s now, and I just can't spend thousands on surgery and hospitalization. The bloodwork and urinalysis suggest an infection and/or bladder inflammation. No crystals, no stones. So I've got some meds for that and also have to get her on pro-kidney cat food. Could have been much worse. Really hoping I see some improvements soon now that we know what's going on and that it's being treated.
 
Wishing it all goes well for you, @Set2Stun. I know how hard this sort of thing can be... especially in this wonderful economy.

I have a cat as well. An 8-year-old tuxedo with a heart murmur problem which, so far, has thankfully not affected her significantly.
 
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