Couch 196: Cinnamon Swirls

atisketatasket · May 23, 2019 at 12:01 PM

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Originally Posted by Jersey 4

Well...that’s not helpful. Or an incentive to stay. Were you hungry when you went to sleep? Craving anything? I’m not good with dream stuff.
Art?

I was thinking it tied into my feeling that higher education is a giant fraud. Many accredited schools are now essentially diploma mills.

atisketatasket · May 23, 2019 at 12:05 PM

Bodily fluids trigger.

Possible trigger:

New cat just discovered she can projectile vomit onto window screens.

There’ll be no stopping her now.

NP_Complete · May 23, 2019 at 12:43 PM

Ah, yes, the downside to pet ownership. There's nothing quite like having to get up at 3am to clean

Possible trigger:

dog diarrhea out of your carpet.

May 23, 2019 at 12:46 PM

Oh @@: it seems you were right about my wanting to see Lulabelle being related to my mom's visit. She's been here since Tuesday noonish and we're getting along really very well. And my desire to see L is gone again. Interesting observation, you know me pretty well.

Lemoncake · May 23, 2019 at 12:58 PM

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Originally Posted by atisketatasket

Last night I dreamt my university started paying salaries in gold bars. But they were actually gold foil wrapped chocolate.

Take 1: All that is gold does not glitter, Not all those who wander are lost?!

Take 2: Perhaps it's your subconscious telling you things aren't as they seem. You might be tricked by someone you trust.

Lemoncake · May 23, 2019 at 12:59 PM

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Originally Posted by NP_Complete

Ah, yes, the downside to pet ownership. There's nothing quite like having to get up at 3am to clean

Possible trigger:

dog diarrhea out of your carpet.

Is your dog okay?

stopdog · May 23, 2019 at 01:01 PM

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Originally Posted by atisketatasket

Bodily fluids trigger.

Possible trigger:

New cat just discovered she can projectile vomit onto window screens.

There’ll be no stopping her now.

What a good girl.
(My cats would expect praise for such talent)

Lemoncake · 02:20 PM

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Originally Posted by Jersey 4

I woke up this morning a little less paranoid about DOD background check. I have no idea why I was acting like these people were going to interview my relatives, neighbors, and have the FBI come pound on my door.

That’s my brain for ya.

From watching american shows ,DOD= department of defense?

In the UK I had to do an enhanced check to work with primary kids, in my first universities program. There might be lot of stuff behind the scenes but I think the FBI would show up only if you've been involved in serious stuff.

Lemoncake · May 23, 2019 at 01:07 PM

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Originally Posted by stopdog

What a good girl.
(My cats would expect praise for such talent)

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ScarletPimpernel · May 23, 2019 at 01:13 PM

H is so irritating today. I wish he'd just leave.

LonesomeTonight · May 23, 2019 at 01:19 PM

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Originally Posted by Jersey 4

I woke up this morning a little less paranoid about DOD background check. I have no idea why I was acting like these people were going to interview my relatives, neighbors, and have the FBI come pound on my door.

That’s my brain for ya.

I understand the paranoia. I was afraid when I got a federal job like 10 years ago that my past DWI would disqualify me, but it didn't. I would think the only reason they'd do a credit check is if you'd somehow be working with money, like if you were working for, say, a bank and had really bad credit, they could consider you a risk for embezzlement or something. Otherwise, I wouldn't think it should affect the type of job you're looking for.
Also, my H was interviewed for a couple friends who were seeking security clearances. We've heard it's more about being honest. Like if the candidate said they'd never smoked pot, then H had said they smoked pot together a bunch, might be an issue. But if candidate disclosed initially, wasn't a big deal. That's a higher level than a background check--my guess in your case is that your potential employer is just looking for things that could affect your ability to take care of his kid.

Possible trigger:

like if you were on sex offender list. My H referees a youth sport and has to get a background check for that reason every year.

LonesomeTonight · May 23, 2019 at 01:22 PM

Good session today, though a bit intense at times. T used an extended Lego metaphor to talk about attachment that really resonated with me. Like a base for building Lego structures. How those with secure attachment have more of the little bumps to build on. And early attachments/other attachments in life for them build a strong foundation. So then future buildings are more secure. Whereas for people like me, with anxious/insecure attachment, we don't have that same strong foundation. Might be fewer bumps to build on. Buildings are more unsteady and teetering. And he said that in the case of ex-MC for me, it was like the existing buildings were a bunch of shacks. And ex-MC was building a big church, so lots riding on it. He elaborated on it a bit more, too. But it seemed to make a lot of sense. (He said before he shared it that he works with a lot of kids/teens, hence the Lego comparison, but it fit.)

NP_Complete · May 23, 2019 at 01:23 PM

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Originally Posted by Lemoncake

Is your dog okay?

She died 6 years ago. I was just commiserating with ATAT over bodily fluids of pets.

atisketatasket · May 23, 2019 at 01:25 PM

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Originally Posted by stopdog

What a good girl.
(My cats would expect praise for such talent)

If I send a package with air holes to “stopdog, General Delivery, USA,” will you accept it?

I cleaned the inside of the screen but the outside is tough as the screen appears to be stuck and I’m on the fifth floor.

unaluna · May 23, 2019 at 01:28 PM

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Originally Posted by atisketatasket

Last night I dreamt my university started paying salaries in gold bars. But they were actually gold foil wrapped chocolate.

Well at least now one of us is happy with your paycheck!

stopdog · May 23, 2019 at 01:29 PM

I am over the limit for my city's pet number per household already. So sure -send away.

NP_Complete · May 23, 2019 at 01:29 PM

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Originally Posted by atisketatasket

I cleaned the inside of the screen but the outside is tough as the screen appears to be stuck and I’m on the fifth floor.

I guess the window opens since it has a screen. Spray bottle set to whatever the opposite of fine mist is?

LonesomeTonight · May 23, 2019 at 01:30 PM

Fun fact (partly because one of my former guinea pigs showed up in my dream last night): guinea pigs can't vomit. Also, like humans, they can't produce their own vitamin C (which most animals can do). Which is part of why they were used in experiments a lot at one point (now it's mostly mice--I edit science journal articles and also wrote an article for a newspaper on animal testing regulations eons ago).

SlumberKitty · May 23, 2019 at 02:08 PM

My boss just made a joke about suicide. SO not funny.

Lemoncake · May 23, 2019 at 02:23 PM

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Originally Posted by ScarletPimpernel

H is so irritating today. I wish he'd just leave.

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atisketatasket Child of a lesser god Member Since Jun 2015 Location: Tartarus Posts: 19,150 (SuperPoster!) 8 12.4k hugs given	May 23, 2019 at 12:05 PM #722 Bodily fluids trigger. Possible trigger: New cat just discovered she can projectile vomit onto window screens. There’ll be no stopping her now.

NP_Complete Grand Magnate Member Since Feb 2017 Location: the upside down Posts: 3,808 7 6,355 hugs given	May 23, 2019 at 12:43 PM #723 Ah, yes, the downside to pet ownership. There's nothing quite like having to get up at 3am to clean Possible trigger: dog diarrhea out of your carpet.

Anonymous43207 Guest Posts: n/a	May 23, 2019 at 12:46 PM #724 Oh @@: it seems you were right about my wanting to see Lulabelle being related to my mom's visit. She's been here since Tuesday noonish and we're getting along really very well. And my desire to see L is gone again. Interesting observation, you know me pretty well.

ScarletPimpernel Wise Elder Member Since Nov 2013 Location: US Posts: 8,413 (SuperPoster!) 10 6,434 hugs given	May 23, 2019 at 01:13 PM #730 H is so irritating today. I wish he'd just leave. __________________ "Odium became your opium..." ~Epica

stopdog underdog is here Member Since Sep 2011 Location: blank Posts: 34,731 (SuperPoster!) 12 1 hugs given	May 23, 2019 at 01:29 PM #736 I am over the limit for my city's pet number per household already. So sure -send away. __________________ Please NO @ Selfishness is not living as one wishes to live, it is asking others to live as one wishes to live. Oscar Wilde Well Behaved Women Seldom Make History - Laurel Thatcher Ulrich Pain is inevitable. Suffering is optional.

SlumberKitty Legendary Wise Elder Member Since Jul 2018 Location: CA Posts: 27,329 (SuperPoster!) 5 117.7k hugs given	May 23, 2019 at 02:08 PM #739 My boss just made a joke about suicide. SO not funny. __________________ Dum Spiro Spero IC XC NIKA