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Apr. 2nd, 2026 07:00 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
shadarastoday I have been a lump due to WEATHER but since I haven't gotten to responding to comments on my last post about work bullshit, have an update re: work bullshit!
Tuesday they say "hey, we're going on short weeks!" and are like "I guess you can take a layoff if you don't wanna do that" and people are mostly just like "UH!!!"
Wednesday I am informed that I'll be going with one of the journeymen to another job starting probably next Wednesday. (Also one of the journeymen is like "yeah, I called [company I worked for before this] and they said they'd take me back") (Also we learn that a select few people would be staying on full weeks anyway!)
Today we are all informed, not even by the bosses, that they will not be doing short weeks after all. So. You know. Super cool of them, definitely didn't shoot themselves in the feet re crew morale and general good-will.
It's all very, "you're doing a shit job of communicating and are gonna lose people because of this", because I don't think the journeyman I'll be going to that job with wants to come back. I don't blame him; we're at the stage of the job where a lot of the work is "figure out what got missed/didn't happen because we didn't have the necessary pieces at the time", which means a lot of working around shit that's now in our way, etc etc. Plus this whole debacle about work hours.
Tuesday they say "hey, we're going on short weeks!" and are like "I guess you can take a layoff if you don't wanna do that" and people are mostly just like "UH!!!"
Wednesday I am informed that I'll be going with one of the journeymen to another job starting probably next Wednesday. (Also one of the journeymen is like "yeah, I called [company I worked for before this] and they said they'd take me back") (Also we learn that a select few people would be staying on full weeks anyway!)
Today we are all informed, not even by the bosses, that they will not be doing short weeks after all. So. You know. Super cool of them, definitely didn't shoot themselves in the feet re crew morale and general good-will.
It's all very, "you're doing a shit job of communicating and are gonna lose people because of this", because I don't think the journeyman I'll be going to that job with wants to come back. I don't blame him; we're at the stage of the job where a lot of the work is "figure out what got missed/didn't happen because we didn't have the necessary pieces at the time", which means a lot of working around shit that's now in our way, etc etc. Plus this whole debacle about work hours.
Pickled Shallots
Apr. 1st, 2026 06:45 pmaffrecaOne of the latest quick sale produce hauls was a bag of shallots. I've been meaning to try quick pickle onions, but I rarely have red onions in the house. It was tasty enough yesterday, so writing it down while I remember
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon white sugar
1/4 cup boiling water
2 tablespoon balsamic vinegar
2 tablespoons rice vinegar
1/2 cup thinly sliced shallot (1.5 medium sized ones)
Add salt, sugar and boiling water to small jar, stir to dissolve. Add vinegars to jar, stir and then add shallots. Let cool on counter for 30 minutes and enjoy.
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon white sugar
1/4 cup boiling water
2 tablespoon balsamic vinegar
2 tablespoons rice vinegar
1/2 cup thinly sliced shallot (1.5 medium sized ones)
Add salt, sugar and boiling water to small jar, stir to dissolve. Add vinegars to jar, stir and then add shallots. Let cool on counter for 30 minutes and enjoy.
it's nice to have the windows open
Mar. 31st, 2026 07:57 pmshadarasHello, I exist, life's been busy and I've been tired.
1.
I read all of Witch Hat Atelier (up through ch94, for future!me's reference if I ever think to check), which means I have more than hit the point where it's like "oh! there's the part where this story is about trauma metaphors!". But also all the bits that make me cry are the bits about the kids talking about how much they've learned from their friends and how they can stay true to themselves and their dreams and how magic is for bringing joy and life to the world, so. The part of the Angsty White-Haired Man's life that's about him going "teaching is the most rewarding thing I ever could've done" is the part that interests me, not the "oh THAT'S how we're making visible the childhood trauma that defines you" part, y'know?
2.
Some more MOUSE (this fic does have a title, and eventually I will finish it)
3.
The weather is SO WEIRD this week? It's in the high 60s F every day EXCEPT Thursday, where it drops back down to MAYBE 40F at the highest, which is lower than the lows the rest of the week. It is also closer to NORMAL NEW ENGLAND EARLY SPRING than the high 60s F.
Today, at least, I have not had any headache from pressure changes! Which is nice, since yesterday I was grumbly about it and I have ever expectation that I'll be like "ughhhh" about it the rest of the week.
4.
Work is doing Bullshit, but when they tell us only the broad strokes of their plans for Bullshit and it mostly makes everyone go WTF, I will await further specifications about how exactly it'll manifest. (They want to go to short weeks. This is... them playing a game with what they're contracted for and how many hours they have available. I am very curious how many people are going to go "fine, lay me off then" instead.)
5.
I think it's very funny that I'm like "right, I should post, say hi, etc" on Trans Day of Visibility, a day that I keep forgetting that it is.
anyway hi I'm trans when I think it's useful to use that term, guess I'm visible today or something?
1.
I read all of Witch Hat Atelier (up through ch94, for future!me's reference if I ever think to check), which means I have more than hit the point where it's like "oh! there's the part where this story is about trauma metaphors!". But also all the bits that make me cry are the bits about the kids talking about how much they've learned from their friends and how they can stay true to themselves and their dreams and how magic is for bringing joy and life to the world, so. The part of the Angsty White-Haired Man's life that's about him going "teaching is the most rewarding thing I ever could've done" is the part that interests me, not the "oh THAT'S how we're making visible the childhood trauma that defines you" part, y'know?
2.
Some more MOUSE (this fic does have a title, and eventually I will finish it)
[Rhei stands] next to Mouse, gazing at the city they’re moving away from. Its buildings are beautiful, it rises gracefully from the water, and it stands so proudly against the sky. Many of the rich and powerful of the city might have made ugly choices, and continue to make them, but the majority of its people are just that: people, doing their best in less than ideal circumstances.
And they look at Mouse, who made the bravest choice they could make, and who doesn’t seem to quite realise the enormity of what they have chosen and how rare it is to be able to do.
It is nothing like anything Rhei has ever done, a kind of choice Rhei doesn’t think they’ll ever need to make, and Mouse was willing to sacrifice their whole life for not a promise but a chance at something better.
Rhei can’t help but admire that.
3.
The weather is SO WEIRD this week? It's in the high 60s F every day EXCEPT Thursday, where it drops back down to MAYBE 40F at the highest, which is lower than the lows the rest of the week. It is also closer to NORMAL NEW ENGLAND EARLY SPRING than the high 60s F.
Today, at least, I have not had any headache from pressure changes! Which is nice, since yesterday I was grumbly about it and I have ever expectation that I'll be like "ughhhh" about it the rest of the week.
4.
Work is doing Bullshit, but when they tell us only the broad strokes of their plans for Bullshit and it mostly makes everyone go WTF, I will await further specifications about how exactly it'll manifest. (They want to go to short weeks. This is... them playing a game with what they're contracted for and how many hours they have available. I am very curious how many people are going to go "fine, lay me off then" instead.)
5.
I think it's very funny that I'm like "right, I should post, say hi, etc" on Trans Day of Visibility, a day that I keep forgetting that it is.
anyway hi I'm trans when I think it's useful to use that term, guess I'm visible today or something?
very quick sign of life, and a hot drink recipe
Mar. 31st, 2026 11:52 pmtrobadoraIt's 10 minutes to midnight on 31 March, and I just realised I haven't posted here all month!
Currently I'm writing like a fiend, and also, over at![[community profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/community.png)
sid_guardian, this year's 520 Day Reverse Exchange is under way. So excited to see everyone's requests coming in!
But to have some actual content here this month, let me very quickly share something I've been meaning to.
Every winter, I want lots and lots of hot drinks, and get tired of having the same drinks all the time. So I try out new recipes, and sometimes I even find something that's really good. (Last autumn, that was the peppermint hot chocolate.)
My latest discovery is a sort of low-cal chai latte sweetened with molasses - it comes out something like Indian Pudding in beverage form.
For two glasses:
1 teabag black tea
1 teabag classic yogi tea
some black pepper
some powdered ginger
1-2 cloves
250ml hot water
Pour hot water over the tea/spices. Let steep overnight in the fridge.
Pour half in each glass, add 120ml almond milk and 15ml sugar-free vanilla syrup each. Heat up in the microwave. (Or in a pot on the stove, that works too.)
Sweeten with a teaspoon of molasses each.
Delicious! :D
Currently I'm writing like a fiend, and also, over at
sid_guardian, this year's 520 Day Reverse Exchange is under way. So excited to see everyone's requests coming in!But to have some actual content here this month, let me very quickly share something I've been meaning to.
Every winter, I want lots and lots of hot drinks, and get tired of having the same drinks all the time. So I try out new recipes, and sometimes I even find something that's really good. (Last autumn, that was the peppermint hot chocolate.)
My latest discovery is a sort of low-cal chai latte sweetened with molasses - it comes out something like Indian Pudding in beverage form.
For two glasses:
1 teabag black tea
1 teabag classic yogi tea
some black pepper
some powdered ginger
1-2 cloves
250ml hot water
Pour hot water over the tea/spices. Let steep overnight in the fridge.
Pour half in each glass, add 120ml almond milk and 15ml sugar-free vanilla syrup each. Heat up in the microwave. (Or in a pot on the stove, that works too.)
Sweeten with a teaspoon of molasses each.
Delicious! :D