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10.31.24 - Jesus fuck. I somehow managed to delete yesterday's post and I'm very upset about it.

Anyway it's Halloween, and I'm recycling my cosmic witch costume.

Work - Small amount of packing left, and some NYM/other electronic stuff to do. Hopefully quieter than it has been. At least I finished the redacting!

Background Noise - Back in the office, so back to binging YT. I got 7.5 hours off my DVR and 25 YT videos off my Watch Later yesterday; I'm hoping to do similar numbers today.

Study - Well, if I can log into the IA then I'll try to read books; if not I'll read what I can in terms of bookmarked articles and saved reports and things. I did plenty yesterday in the 'visual study' vein including a couple of episodes of Jeopardy and a couple of videos on recently news cases.

Extras - It is Thursday, so I have to finish taking the garbage out; I did most of the recycling yesterday because it was beginning to take over. I'm back to cooking today; a butternut squash casserole that's going to take a lot of labor to put together but should absolutely be worth it, which is good because I'm not sure lunch will be. I did manage to pump out a mini-essay, in part because it was a continuation of the major essay I wrote yesterday. I need girl therapy tonight for sure; it's going to start with Over the Garden Wall.

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Elementary ☆ 1x16 "Details"

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It depends on exactly what the job is but overall lol yes

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10.29.24 - Second thrift store find; this sweater is not only comfy, but look at the sleeves! I tried it on and immediately knew it would be cute with a poofy pleated skirt under it. I need a petticoat to really elevate it.

Work - I have to finish packing up JJM's files, and I have a bunch of stuff to do in NYM. I did 99.99% of JJM's files yesterday, but she has a whole bunch of binders on her desk that IDK if she wants me to pack or not. Oh, and redacting; I've got about 200 or so pages left.

Background Noise - Still in the office; still binging YT. I did only like 13 videos yesterday, but I was too far away from my comp for my Raycons to work while I was packing JJM's files. Fingers crossed it's more today.

Study - Tuesday is article day and like I've been saying, as long as I have time around the actual work I have to do then I'll study. Otherwise, I gotta do what I get paid for first. Which means that yesterday I didn't do any case law reading, but I did read a couple of press releases and like four Wikis I pulled up looking stuff up.

Extras - Tuesday, but I did the bathroom last week so I get a break; this is good because I am quite tired. It has been quite busy, between work and my personal life and I'd like a little bit of a quiet night. Back to watching Kamen Rider W tonight and starting Zombieland Saga again. Maybe I'll write or color later on.

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10.28.24 - You get this pose so I can show off the detail of the jeans; because of all the packing we're allowed to be 'casual' at the office this week, which means we're allowed to wear nice jeans. I was so asleep last night I didn't actually register my white noise going off; just my alarm. I did pretty well this A.M. with two exceptions: forgot my coffee, and forgot my sunnies. So I had to make do with my backup coffee at work (I keep compostable Keurig pods) and just being blinded by the sun when I go out for my lunch vape.

Work - Redacting and packing lol. I have to finish redacting that 800+ page document I got in the beginning of October, and I have to pack up the files in JJM's office today. Then SJC's & JJM's files are all packed (CSB has not asked for my help so I assume he's all set) and my cubicle is 99% packed - I have to move one box of personal stuff, one box of desk accessories, and my files of labels (don't ask) to a tote and label it for the movers. We have until end of day Nov. 1.

Background Noise - Back in the office, so back to binging YT. I did 38 videos over the weekend, which is better than expected what with all the shopping I did as well. We'll see if I can match that number today.

Study - Well it is actually Monday so I should read case law. We'll see how far I get. I know I read like three press releases, a random article, and three temporarily bookmarked Wikis on Friday; I feel like I read tabs on my phone/tablet but never wrote them down. Oh well.

Extras - Monday means I clean the catbox out from the weekend; I'm making marinated chicken sandwiches with onion rings today. It's good this meal is easy because I'm also going early voting; I wanted to do that on Saturday (the first day I could) but the lines everywhere were literally out the door, in some cases even down the street! The numbers I heard were near 19,000 votes cast on the first day alone! After voting, it's going back to Kamen Rider W but I have to move my schedule around a bit; I want to binge Over the Garden Wall again for Halloween.

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How to study while you’re sick:

Don’t ❤️‍🩹

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good morning why is it Monday every fucking week!

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Photo credits: today's dreamgirl is Emily Snow (18+); the other one is obvious, right?

10.25.24 - TGIF! TGIF! I am glad it's the end of the week; I seriously did not want to drag myself out of bed this morning.

Work - I got a new case to put into NYM today, but get this: it's a continuation of a case JJM just got a judgement in our favor for; the plaintiff in that case just re-filed in state court and it went right back to JJM. So there's one document, and like only a couple of players to plug in. Whatever efiles and emails I can handle from home but frankly I need a break from the packing in the office.

Background Noise - Well I'm home again so it's primarily going to be my DVR as background noise, but I have a strategy for getting stuff off my Watch Later this weekend.

Speaking of, I managed to watch 25 videos yesterday and if I keep that energy the whole of the weekend I'll be in fantastic shape. Saturdays are hard thought; that's when I'm usually the busiest.

Study - Okay Friday and the weekends are for reading Wikipedia and boy do I have plenty to read. Borrowing the book is still not possible from the Internet Archive, so instead yesterday I read a couple of press releases, an article on UK politics, 15 or so entries in the National Registry of Exonerations, and the short story "Button, Button" by Richard Matheson.

Extras - Friday is for cleaning the catbox and prepping it for the weekend; I'm making a maple-glazed salmon for dinner tonight and watching the last four episodes of Lupin v. Patranger for the week. I'll decide what I'm doing after that.

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10.24.24 - Once again it is Thursday and I am so tired and out of touch I swear to all that is holy that Hall & Oates is playing on repeat in my head. However, as it is Thursday, I am looking forward to going out and getting myself a treat for lunch; even though the food trucks are gone for the season, I'm keeping this habit because I deserve something more than leftovers for lunch once a week.

I should mention that this was not the planned outfit for today; I was going to wear one of my cute black dresses over the shirt + leggings but...well the winter changes are setting in and I couldn't zip it up. Mind you, I wore this dress a couple months ago; I did not change my lifestyle at all. It's not real weight gain; it's the way my body changes when winter comes along. This issue resulted in me forgetting to change out my necklace, but the default I wear otherwise looks cute so I'm not too mad. (I was mad this morning though; sometimes my white noise app crashes at night and reloads, which can result in my timer not going off when it should. This lost me 10 minutes out of my morning.)

Work - I think there's some electronic stuff to do (I should def be redacting) but I also have a bunch of packing to do so I'm probably going to physically wear myself out today doing all of that.

Background Noise - I am back in the office so I'm binging YT all day. Around the seven hours of content I got off of my DVR, I also managed to watch 26 videos on my Watch Later. I want to either match or exceed that today.

Study - If I have any time to study today, it's book reading day; this also will only be true if the Internet Archive is running in full - last I checked some functions were still unavailable and those functions included signing in and borrowing. If I cannot access my book, and I do have time to read, I have articles and essays and reports I can read.

Extras - Thursday means I take the garbage out of the house and to the curb; back to cooking dinner but I'm doing a new twist on an old classic - polish sausage and pierogi but make it sheet pan. Tonight is the Lupin v. Patranger movie, plus The Vampire Dies in No Time. All I want is time to veg and rot in bed.

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Take a moment to breathe deeply, sip something warm, and let the quiet moments nourish your soul. Even in the smallest of pauses, you can find peace.