Nothing to celebrate...
Mar. 8th, 2024 10:08 pmThe Women's Organisation, a local not-for-profit that offers training and support for women, was running a 'nothing to celebrate' campaign, today. Their statement says why better than I can.
Another Angry Voice was also ranting at Keir Starmer talking about how hard it is for the Labour party to recruit a female leader, when the rules he put in place would disqualify all but two of the women who have ever stood for the position.
On the other hand, I had a nice, relaxed working day thanks to EPC doing the lion's share of the work on our new PM tool :D I am going to tackle the project request form element on Monday, though. I've compared it to our current form and I know what I want to change/add/remove. I just need the confidence to go ahead, now.
I watched Ash's final stream, where she got the other members of the Access team playing various horror games - and then they all played a cutesy cake thing together. Whatever is next for her, I know she'll be great.
Got another couple of hours of FFXVI in. Jill is now awake and in need of new clothes. I noticed the strength of her love for Clive in her determination to support him, no matter what. I've never doubted her resolve or her quality, but I still feel she's short-changed by the writing. I'll be on the lookout for the game to prove me wrong, though :) And I'd forgotten the depth of the relationship between Cid and Benedikta - or maybe it just got lost in my empathy for Clive's struggles. I'm really glad I decided to replay the whole thing, though. I'm in a much better frame of mind and more able to appreciate it, I think.
The next email from Leafyard has dropped but I haven't looked at it, yet. Maybe tomorrow. I'm uncomfortable at the idea I'm expected to 'perform' somehow. But given the lack of mental health support offered in general, it seems churlish not to take advantage of something offered by my employer for free! But I have this space for pouring out my thoughts and feelings when I feel the need to, rather than when someone else tells me I should. A quick glance at the topic - slow down by putting technology to one side - tells me there's nothing new there for me, AND it's making assumptions about my use of technology, which is annoying. Of course, I'm primed to find the whole thing annoying :D I honestly do want to give it a proper chance, but it's not helping itself.
And that's all for today.
Another Angry Voice was also ranting at Keir Starmer talking about how hard it is for the Labour party to recruit a female leader, when the rules he put in place would disqualify all but two of the women who have ever stood for the position.
On the other hand, I had a nice, relaxed working day thanks to EPC doing the lion's share of the work on our new PM tool :D I am going to tackle the project request form element on Monday, though. I've compared it to our current form and I know what I want to change/add/remove. I just need the confidence to go ahead, now.
I watched Ash's final stream, where she got the other members of the Access team playing various horror games - and then they all played a cutesy cake thing together. Whatever is next for her, I know she'll be great.
Got another couple of hours of FFXVI in. Jill is now awake and in need of new clothes. I noticed the strength of her love for Clive in her determination to support him, no matter what. I've never doubted her resolve or her quality, but I still feel she's short-changed by the writing. I'll be on the lookout for the game to prove me wrong, though :) And I'd forgotten the depth of the relationship between Cid and Benedikta - or maybe it just got lost in my empathy for Clive's struggles. I'm really glad I decided to replay the whole thing, though. I'm in a much better frame of mind and more able to appreciate it, I think.
The next email from Leafyard has dropped but I haven't looked at it, yet. Maybe tomorrow. I'm uncomfortable at the idea I'm expected to 'perform' somehow. But given the lack of mental health support offered in general, it seems churlish not to take advantage of something offered by my employer for free! But I have this space for pouring out my thoughts and feelings when I feel the need to, rather than when someone else tells me I should. A quick glance at the topic - slow down by putting technology to one side - tells me there's nothing new there for me, AND it's making assumptions about my use of technology, which is annoying. Of course, I'm primed to find the whole thing annoying :D I honestly do want to give it a proper chance, but it's not helping itself.
And that's all for today.