Couch 230: Decent Communications

Classes start in about a month but I absolutely do not want to work on preparing for them. Especially since I have to adjust a pandemic-era syllabus to a “pandemic? We’re done with the pandemic even if it isn’t over”-era syllabus.

I got a rejection yesterday too, Lost.

Hugs to those who want--QM, Lost, others....

I just don't want another "hybrid" semester - I hate teaching on line

My school isn’t requiring vaccines or masks or social distancing or random covid testing. We’re in-person, and damn the torpedoes.

I will be continuing to have online sessions with my students whilst their group learning will take place in a blended way. I intend to hold my boundary with my line manager and not work on campus due to continued risk, but I think student expectation will pressure for me to attend in person.

Whoops - nearly committed the ultimate Couch sin...but instead I'll say this.

I am not fond of teaching online, although I am in the process of applying for a role through my former university. The logistics of getting there to teach are such that online would make this role more accessible to me.

The thing that is bugging me - does Zoom count as a 'virtual learning environment'? It's what I've been using since last May, but I'm not sure.

My university is requiring vaccines - private not public so it is easier

Hey, couchies, thanks for all your hugs yesterday. Just wanted to report that today was a better day. I'm sending supportive vibes out for all of you.

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I am very interested to know what this sin is and how I can go about committing it.

My guess is hugging stopdog.

Hugging stopdog, CM

I'm feeling very disgruntled and unhappy. I'm having the urge to throw things. There's no one here, so I guess I could and it wouldn't bother anyone.

I think stopdog would secretly like a little huggy wuggy from moomoo mooey.

OMG how may Ack's is this gonna earn?

Well, you guys have done it now.

My little hotdog

Hugs, NP (if wanted). If you think throwing something could help, maybe try it?

I recall a time in college back in the 1980's when I was in a mood to throw things, I bought some cheap plates at a garage sale and hurled them one at a time against the outside wall of the garage apartment I was living in at the time. It was satisfying. But I didn't so much enjoy cleaning up the mess afterward.

Mean attending gave me the feedback that she is a nice person and I took her constructive criticism too seriously and that irritated her.

I do see what she’s talking about, and will learn from what she said. And also she was objectively rude and can go eff herself as far as I’m concerned.

"As a new staff member still feeling her way, I would have appreciated a little more guidance, encouragement and forbearance."

I met my new pdoc - I seemed to click with him and we will work well together, I think. It's tough changing providers after 11 years with the previous one but I moved across the country.

Yeah i dont think thats how that works!

She probably learned self-affirmation in therapy.

UGGHHHH.
A few days ago I had an interaction with someone that really really triggered me. Pushed all my buttons. (It was not the fault of the other person, though the conversation was a little odd. And a weird very long hug.) It just landed right smack in the middle of my sh$%. I've been feeling really dysregulated since. I haven't felt like this for *years* not since the ex was living here, and I can't quite believe that I just felt like this pretty much all the time for so many years.

I can't seem to quite set myself to rights. This is stupid.

Hey, it pushed all your buttons hard. Please try not to beat yourself up for a very normal response.