Happy New Years Eve all, be safe! The missus and I are heading out for an early dinner and then making use of those tix.
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Happy New Years Eve all, be safe! The missus and I are heading out for an early dinner and then making use of those tix.
It is New Year’s Eve! You could have splurged for Reserved Seats instead of General Admission or maybe even Lounge Seats
Enjoy it to the fullest. My daughter was scheduled to go to Lacoste, France in the Fall of 2020. Guess we all know why that didn't happen.
I don't post much here, but I do lurk and try to keep up with the conversation.
I'm here tonight to wish you all a Happy New Year. 2024 gave me one of the best things of my life (my new granddaughter) and one of the worst things of my life (my daughter's cancer) so I'm hoping for a more balanced 2025.
Wishing you all the best~ Cheers!
I'm here tonight to wish you all a Happy New Year. 2024 gave me one of the best things of my life (my new granddaughter) and one of the worst things of my life (my daughter's cancer) so I'm hoping for a more balanced 2025.
Wishing you all the best~ Cheers!
Happy new year to all! I hope you're all keeping well.
I myself am ringing in the new year with a broken macbook screen!
Here's to better luck in the new year.
I myself am ringing in the new year with a broken macbook screen!
Here's to better luck in the new year.
Happy new year, everyone! Hope 2025 is good. I love you all!
Honestly, 2024 was a pretty bad year. I got to travel a lot, but if I had to be honest, that was the only good thing. Worst year for my mental health since I was in middle school. Hope things improve in that regard especially.
I agree 2024 was pretty rubbish. Hoping (but not hopeful) that 2025 will be a better one for me personally, nationally and internationally.
I was asleep at midnight. It’s years since I’ve stayed up for it. It’s just another day here. The wind and rain in the UK put a dampener on anyone who was planning to celebrate with many events cancelled.
Awoke to rain and wind lashing against the windows.
Hopefully it improves before tomorrow. Working at the office tomorrow sadly. Last couple of days worked from home, but it was so quiet in terms of emails and teams messages it felt like the old days when I’d work in the evenings and weekends. Glad I don’t do that anymore.
Now just waiting for Mrs AFB to wake up so I can go make my first cup of tea of 2025. The first of many today I’m sure.
Wishing everyone here a happy and prosperous New Year!
Happy first day of January! Happy first day of 2025! A new year is always kind of exciting since we really don't know just what all will occur during it. Sometimes there are happy occasions, celebrations adventures and events, other times there are painful or sad ones. Yet somehow the days and weeks and months and years march along inexorably as we experience them.....
Welcome, 2025! So what do you have in store for us?
Welcome, 2025! So what do you have in store for us?
I'm hoping my 2025 gets a little better. Can't lie 2024 has been pure hell for me. I've had really bad insomnia all year long, tried to do my 9 to 5 job and care for my disabled elderly mother and the dog and the house all on my own (I'm single with no children). My sister hasn't been as much help, but we have a new cooker and hob now, ive nagged my sister to get us a new kitchen sink as that's been broken for nearly 2 years now, even using the utility room one which isn't easy. Going to get a cleaner in too. I've been so ridiculously tired.
My own health is deteriorating too, even the blood tests show how it started since my mother had a big stroke. But when no one 'really' wants to help, coming over for the odd weekend really doesn't do anything other then leave me with a pile of washing up to do, then I guess it's to be expected.
My own health is deteriorating too, even the blood tests show how it started since my mother had a big stroke. But when no one 'really' wants to help, coming over for the odd weekend really doesn't do anything other then leave me with a pile of washing up to do, then I guess it's to be expected.
Multiple choice, courtesy of my local "big-word-list.txt":
Code:
egrep 'appy$' /usr/local/big-word-list.txt
flappy
gappy
happy
nappy
pappy
sappy
scrappy
slaphappy
snappy
unhappy
zappy
egrep '^.{1,2}ew$' /usr/local/big-word-list.txt
anew
blew
brew
chew
clew
crew
dew
drew
few
flew
grew
hew
knew
mew
new
pew
phew
plew
sew
shew
skew
slew
smew
spew
stew
tew
thew
view
whew
yew
egrep '^.{1,2}ear$' /usr/local/big-word-list.txt
anear
bear
blear
clear
dear
drear
fear
gear
hear
lear
near
pear
rear
sear
shear
smear
spear
swear
tear
wear
year
Enjoyed a most pleasant lunch with Decent Brother, very civilised.
2 days into 2025 and I'm already done with it...
I'm nervously awaiting a job interview I have tomorrow and I'm really hoping I land this one. If I dont...I'm officially out of ideas.
Current company I work for is hanging on by a thread because the mega corporation that bought us intentionally sabotaged our staffing and keeps threatening to pull the plug on us entirely if we cant pull a miracle out of our ass but we have to do it with the people THEY hire who have zero skills on the subject matter.
I'm nervously awaiting a job interview I have tomorrow and I'm really hoping I land this one. If I dont...I'm officially out of ideas.
Current company I work for is hanging on by a thread because the mega corporation that bought us intentionally sabotaged our staffing and keeps threatening to pull the plug on us entirely if we cant pull a miracle out of our ass but we have to do it with the people THEY hire who have zero skills on the subject matter.
Good luck with it. I’m hoping to brush up on my interview skills this year after 17 years at the same firm. Kind of had enough already.
Trouble is I’ve only had two jobs (well several promotions at each firm) in the last 30 years.
Sounds lovely. I had a Pot Noodle in the staff canteen listening to some music like everyone else in there does. The art of conversation over lunch seems to have disappeared these days.
It was.
Actually, - as I hadn't met him in quite a while (though we chat, phone, text, email regularly) I took the opportunity to give him a couple of (belated) seasonal gifts.
He is the sort of chap who doesn't (ever) expect gifts, but is (invariably) astonished and delighted to receive them, although today, he didn't protest as much as usual; anyway, I gave him a (really warm) woollen sweater (cashmere and merino) in fetching black - he admitted that it will be really welcome for the cold spell currently descending upon us, and a really good quality woollen 'beanie' hat (which is the sort of thing he wears in winter, as he is now pretty thin on top).
Apart from the occasions when he has to appear in court (which calls for the obvious attire of polished black shoes, dark suit, shirt - he bought two white shirts for work today when he was with me - and tie), he dresses for comfort (especially when wfh), so a warm sweater will be welcome as long as winter is with us.
Lunch was lovely, and we had coffee later in another spot before he headed back - he is at work tomorrow, and actually has been back at work since 27th December, taking today off (in addition to yesterday, which was a national holiday) in order to travel to see me.
Sounds most pleasant. I’m glad you had a nice day together.
I to often wear a nice beanie hat. Especially when out walking this time of year. Keeps my ears warm as well.
Most people were back today. But I was also working between Christmas and the New Year.
Truth be told I’d rather work the three bank holidays as well if I could and have the time off when it’s warmer (or at least drier!).
Was in the car with my wife today when the guy on the radio explained that there are only two kinds of dates - romantic and adventure.
I turned to my wife and asked if our current plan of her doctor appointment and shopping for parts for home projects counted as a romantic date or an adventure date. It was nice to hear her laugh like that.
I turned to my wife and asked if our current plan of her doctor appointment and shopping for parts for home projects counted as a romantic date or an adventure date. It was nice to hear her laugh like that.
So you much prefer the remote work life I assume? I know I do.
1000%. We do three at home, two in the office. But the open plan office is just grim. Nobody talks to anyone. Just all sit there listening to their headphones. If I could switch to 100% remote I’d do it in a heartbeat.
I have long been of the opinion that the open plan office is the spawn of Satan, and whoever invented it deserves a painful and prolonged, demise, for Hell is not hot enough to play host to them.
In any case, Decent Brother - who does either two or three days per week in the office or wfh - depending on immediate need, but who is not permitted to take some files home as those particular files cannot leave the office - would be in complete agreement with you (as am I).
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