The "I don't want to talk about AI" thread, and the new topic is: it's Sunday, enjoy the weekend while it lasts

[StillStunned]

A month and a half since I last published a story. How long do I have before I'm not a writer anymore, but a wroter?

 

[millamomud]

A month and a half since I last published a story. How long do I have before I'm not a writer anymore, but a wroter?

Writer? More like WAITER, amiriiiite??

 

[StillStunned]

Writer? More like WAITER, amiriiiite??

Waiting for the inspiration to return. Or perhaps the energy, or the discipline.

 

[stickygirl]

It's dark - Sunday is slipping through my fingers, like grains of golden sand... We didn't do sand this weekend, mostly mudflats, herons, egrets and I did hear a curlew. Boat all packed up for winter. Boo

 

[StillStunned]

Sunday always seems to be the kind of day that's full of activity, or you do absolutely nothing and suddenly it's dinner time and Monday's tapping you on your shoulder like a large gentlemen inquiring about that money you owe.

 

[stickygirl]

Sunday always seems to be the kind of day that's full of activity, or you do absolutely nothing and suddenly it's dinner time and Monday's tapping you on your shoulder like a large gentlemen inquiring about that money you owe.

I love my Monday mornings, knowing that I can once again be a valuable team member working towards a better future, for which the rewards lie in the warm glow of satisfaction of a job well done rather than mere pecuniary exchange.

 

[NuclearFairy]

I love Monday mornings, where the children are at school, and the chickens are happily clucking, and I can take a nap upon the washer while it runs if I so choose.

 

[UsuallyPresent]

... interesting. It was a screengrab too, so it's not like it was hosted from some dodgy site either.

I wonder if this is now a sign of things to come?

They've been nuking most attachments since the new pic rules.

 

[Statius]

Glad to hear some people like Monday. For me it's finding out what kind of fuckery the night crew committed since Friday night that I get to unfuck.

 

[NuclearFairy]

Glad to hear some people like Monday. For me it's finding out what kind of fuckery the night crew committed since Friday night that I get to unfuck.

Ooh, so your Monday's are a slapstick mystery adventure, sounds fun!

 

[Statius]

Ooh, so your Monday's are a slapstick mystery adventure, sounds fun!

Ha! Sometimes. Also a pain the ass though. I mean I'm there to solve mysteries, lol but it's the intentional fuckery that irritates me, mistakes are one thing, everyone makes them, but when I know it's intentional and yes, I can tell the difference.

 

[NuclearFairy]

Ha! Sometimes. Also a pain the ass though. I mean I'm there to solve mysteries, lol but it's the intentional fuckery that irritates me, mistakes are one thing, everyone makes them, but when I know it's intentional and yes, I can tell the difference.

Okay okay, so add troll hunting to the list.

Seriously though, sorry that you have to deal with that.

 

[StillStunned]

Okay okay, so add troll hunting to the list.

Dammit, another plot bunny! Troll hunters, the night before the next big hunt. Or any monster hunters, really. The twist at the end is that "the next big hunt" is just Monday, and they go through the same thing every Sunday night.

 

[Statius]

Okay okay, so add troll hunting to the list.

Seriously though, sorry that you have to deal with that.

All good. I get paid lol

 

[Statius]

Dammit, another plot bunny! Troll hunters, the night before the next big hunt. Or any monster hunters, really. The twist at the end is that "the next big hunt" is just Monday, and they go through the same thing every Sunday night.

Turn this into the work story thing, bring fantasy/ sci fi into it? Trolls or gremlins invade the warehouse through a dimensional doorway?

 

[StillStunned]

A punch clock, packed lunches, middle management breathing down your neck, and all you want to do is kill the trolls and get home alive. The young gun who's all excited, being told that half an hour before quittin' time isn't the time to go after a troll that got away...

 

[Erozetta]

Work is the last thing I want to think about right now.

I'm pretty sure they're trying to kill me. I was supposed to be on vacation from 10/25 to 11/5. I managed to keep my days off leading into my anniversary (18 years, woohoo!). Then the morning after our weekend cook called out. I had to go into work. I hadn't slept, lol. So, I'm now the weekend cook 'cause he got fired. I'm also the social media manager, website designer, payroll specialist, inventory tracker, employee evaluation writer, assistant to the director, HR manager, liaison between guests and our Director, IT specialist, budget analyst, grant writer, and just whatever else needs to be done but no one else knows how to do. (That I don't know how to do it doesn't seem to matter.)

So the past two weeks I haven't written a God damn word, I've barely slept, haven't been eating, can't seem to find the time to grab more than a drink of water, bruised my entire body with a massage gun (but it also feels really good when I press on the bruises.), and have been dealing with a sick cat.

Like... I could use a fucking break. I've been coming home and sitting in my car for 45 minutes scrolling my phone, not doing anything but dreading going home because it means I have to leave again soon.

I worked from 10pm Thursday through 1 PM (should've been 12, but I had to go to the store for work) then Friday 11pm until 2 pm Saturday. Then 4AM Sunday until 2:30 pm. And I have to go back tonight for a few hours. Like. Can I just step outside of the universe for a couple of days, have a good cry, and come back?

On top of all of this, my shoulder fucking aches because I've been pushing myself to do everything constantly and I feel like I'm letting everyone down because I can't keep up with reading for people and editing.

 

[StillStunned]

@Erozetta Maybe it's time to ask yourself why you're killing yourself for an employer that can't seem to be bothered to do anything to relieve your workload. I went through the same thing early in my career: a lot of emphasis on "dedication" and "teamwork", but it never seemed to work both ways. If you're structurally working more than a full-time job, it's because your boss is too cheap to hire someone for all the work that you're killing yourself to do.

 

[Erozetta]

@Erozetta Maybe it's time to ask yourself why you're killing yourself for an employer that can't seem to be bothered to do anything to relieve your workload. I went through the same thing early in my career: a lot of emphasis on "dedication" and "teamwork", but it never seemed to work both ways. If you're structurally working more than a full-time job, it's because your boss is too cheap to hire someone for all the work that you're killing yourself to do.

I've been working there for 22 years and I really like my job despite how that all sounds, lol.

I'm basically still there because starting over somewhere else is absolutely terrifying to me. I've thought about it a few times. I've put applications out at various places, I get offered jobs, but I back out last minute and can't go through with it.

 

[StillStunned]

Comfort and peace of mind count for a lot.

 

[stickygirl]

I've been working there for 22 years and I really like my job despite how that all sounds, lol.

I'm basically still there because starting over somewhere else is absolutely terrifying to me. I've thought about it a few times. I've put applications out at various places, I get offered jobs, but I back out last minute and can't go through with it.

If there was a world war and you were building aircraft engines or working in a shipyard, then I'd applaud the effort you put in. So far as I know there's no war and your employer is taking the piss. America needs liberated from itself. Sheesh. Girl, damn!

 

[Erozetta]

I vented, workshopped a recipe, and cried in my car for 45 minutes. I feel better.

 

[iwatchus]

Waiting for the inspiration to return. Or perhaps the energy, or the discipline.

You read Mistress Natasha. I can lend you herfor a while. She will give you some discipline! And you will thank her for it.

Yes Mistress, may I please some more Mistress.

 

[Bamagan]

A punch clock, packed lunches, middle management breathing down your neck, and all you want to do is kill the trolls and get home alive. The young gun who's all excited, being told that half an hour before quittin' time isn't the time to go after a troll that got away...

Okay, but... will there be any sexy parts? Do they have to kill the trolls with snu-snu? Might be disqualified as snuff!

 

[StillStunned]

Okay, but... will there be any sexy parts? Do they have to kill the trolls with snu-snu? Might be disqualified as snuff!

How about... the hunters have to lure the trolls out with sounds of fucking? The trolls become curious, come and watch, and then the rest of the hunters kill them.

Of course it could always go wrong. As a prank, the other hunters *don't* kill the trolls, so the ones who are acting as bait are suddenly surrounded by horny trolls...