I know that. There are so many unread Trek books on my pile. In English I'm a slow reader. So I take month for just one book, more or less. It helps when the story is gripping, though.
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I know that. There are so many unread Trek books on my pile. In English I'm a slow reader. So I take month for just one book, more or less. It helps when the story is gripping, though.
It's even shorter when you consider that I read most of the books I like twice and even thrice for some!
What kind of anachronism? Can you give us examples?
Veneer doors and Lino floors in an old fifties public building stood out. Thirties fashion on the characters made us check the setting, I would add box files, but google proved me wrong, they’re older than I thought. GWR stock and signage on the railway scenes, you could argue would still be extant, but not dominant.
Maybe you're a little too exigent?
Well I can’t deny that.
what I hate is RL cliffhangers. having to wait eternally for something and having no influence on the speed of getting it, I mean. I had an MRI last Wednesday and still haven't gotten the results.
On the other hand, if there was something fundamentally wrong, they'd have kept me at the hospital. So I guess I'm functioning within normal parameters
On the other hand, if there was something fundamentally wrong, they'd have kept me at the hospital. So I guess I'm functioning within normal parameters
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USPS tracking... or rather, the complete lack of same.
I know -- these days it's pretty much included with most USPS package services. Some people mail a package and just don't bother to pay attention, throw out the receipt and then be clueless as to what the number was.
I hate being sick.
I threw up mucus and bile this morning. It was bad, guys. Real bad.
I'm sorry.
I spent most of my birthday on the toilet, draining myself of just about every bodily fluid I had and now I feel dehydrated.
I'm trying to drink as much water as I can, but I just can't seem to stomach it right now.
I’m so sorry you didn’t have a great birthdayI'm sorry.
I spent most of my birthday on the toilet, draining myself of just about every bodily fluid I had and now I feel dehydrated.
I'm trying to drink as much water as I can, but I just can't seem to stomach it right now.
I hope you feel better soon!
I’m so sorry you didn’t have a great birthday
I hope you feel better soon!
Thank you.
As soon as I'm done with these antibiotics, I'm sure I'll straighten right up.
More I mean that I have the tracking number, go to their website several times over several days and the thing never updates... until AFTER my package arrives. USPS tracking is useless.
That's not the norm. I ship at least a few packages a month, as well as receive, and usually packages are on tracked on target. On some occasions, a package can end up handled by a 3rd party, and at times I've found that to be problematic where tracking is concerned.
It's easy to see life as meaningless when we're down and out, don't have anybody close by to be a comfort. At times I've felt the same way. But you can make life meaningful for yourself in different ways. Going out of your way to be good to others. Volunteer with a charitable organization, even a soup kitchen. When you help others, the value of a meaningful life goes way up.
It's mainly a third party prob. They hire subcontractors as they are cheaper than their own staff. As a general rule they end up not finding my house and I have to collect the parcel the next day at the other end of town (1 hour by bus, 45 mins on foot).
I don't know about your country but over here we have a very nasty stomach flu virus spreading rapidly. If the problem persists, you might ask your GP for medication that kills these since antibiotics only work against bacteria.
True, but in your case it doesn't apply. To us it matters a lot that you are here and we worry when you aren't.
Community involvement is an excellent idea. You bring in your talents and get appreciation in return. Also, you make a lot of contacts and might find new friends in your vicinity.
In some towns over here there are repair cafes where people can bring broken appliances and get taught how to repair them themselves. I believe there's something similar in many countries.
My town has a "honorary work exchange" where citizens volunteer to help other citizens who requested help. For example homework help with children, language training with refugees, going shopping for disabled, driving elderly people to the doctor or helping them with little repairs.
We also have a needlework-circle which meets every 2 weeks. People who have trouble with their own projects can join the meetings and get help. The other day I assisted a single dad and his little daughter in healing her teddy bear who had gotten seriousely injured in an encounter with an excitable terrier. It was great fun =)
When you hope the next bus will be 8 minutes late but it isn’t and the next bus is half an hour away and turns out to be 12 minutes late.