DEAR PORTLAND: July 20, 2015 WEEKLY RANT THREAD

FUCK THIS PAST WEEK. I'M REALLY DONE WITH BEING AN ADULT. EVENTS OF THIS PAST 7 DAYS HAVE INCLUDED:

  • MAJOR WEDDING PLANNING FOR BOYFRIEND'S BROTHER'S WEDDING OCCURRING IN THREE WEEKS (I'M THE MAID OF HONOR)
  • MY BOYFRIEND BEING CONTACTED ON LINKED IN FOR A NEW JOB OFFER, THEN INTERVIEWING FOR, AND BEING OFFERED A NEW JOB, THEREFORE BEING STRESSED ABOUT GIVING NOTICE AT HIS PRESENT EMPLOYER OF 5 WHERE HIS BOSS IS TRYING TO COUNTER OFFER (MUCH MORE STRESSFUL THAN IF THEY WERE JUST LIKE KTHXBYE)
  • ME ALSO GETTING CONTACTED ON LINKEDIN FOR A JOB, AND GETTING INITIAL INTERVIEW (MORE INTERVIEWS INCOMING)
  • BOYFRIEND'S MOM HAVING MAJOR HEAD INJURY/BRAIN TRAUMA AS A RESULT OF HORSE RIDING ACCIDENT AND HAVING EMERGENCY SURGERY AND BEING PUT INTO A MEDICAL COMA FOR THE NEXT 3-7 DAYS. PROGNOSIS UNKNOWN- BEST CASE SCENARIO 6 WEEK RECOVERY TIME
  • PLANNING URGENT TRIP TO CALIFORNIA TO BE IN CALIFORNIA WHEN BOYFRIEND'S MOM IS BROUGHT OUT OF MEDICAL COMA LATER THIS WEEK
  • AS I WAS TYPING THIS I GOT NOTIFICATION FOR 2 PHONE INTERVIEWS TOMORROW, MY BRAIN IS UNABLE TO DETERMINE IF THIS IS HAPPY NEWS OR IS JUST MORE FRUSTRATING/STRESSFUL SHIT TO PUT ON THE PILE.

EMOTIONAL HIGHS AND LOWS ABOUND! THIS IS THE SECOND MOST ADULT WEEK I'VE HAD IN MY LIFE, SECOND ONLY TO THE WEEK I BOUGHT MY HOUSE.

TO ADD TO THIS I'M ONLY ON WEEK 3 OF MY 2 MONTH SABBATICAL AND I'M SUPPOSED TO BE RELAXING AND GETTING RANDOM WEDDING AND HOUSE IMPROVEMENT SHIT DONE, NOT TURNING MY ADULT RESPONSIBILITY LEVEL TO 11 AND BEING MORE STRESSED THAN WHEN I WAS AT WORK. FUCK! I GUESS I SHOULD BE THANKFUL I'M NOT ALSO DEALING WITH WORK TOO. NOW I JUST GET TO HOPE THAT I CAN GET ALL THE JOB INTERVIEWS DONE BEFORE I HAVE TO GO DOWN TO CALIFORNIA, BECAUSE I DON'T REALLY WANT TO HAVE TO UNLOAD SOME BAGGAGE ON A POTENTIAL EMPLOYER AS TO WHY I WON'T BE AVAILABLE FOR MULTIPLE DAYS IN A ROW EVEN THOUGH I'D REALLY LIKE THIS JOB. IF I GET THE JOB, I THEN HAVE TO GIVE NOTICE AT MY EMPLOYER OF 7 YEARS WHILE MID SABBATICAL (HOW THE FUCK DOES THAT EVEN WORK?!??!) AND HOPE THAT I DON'T HAVE TO START UNTIL AFTER THE WEDDING BECAUSE I HAVE A LOT OF SHIT TO DO FOR THE WEDDING, AND I GET TO FEEL GUILTY ABOUT WORRYING ABOUT ANY OF THIS BECAUSE MY FUTURE MOTHER IN LAW IS IN A MEDICALLY INDUCED COMA AND HER PROGNOSIS IS UNKNOWN.

I CAN'T VENT TO ANYONE AROUND ME BECAUSE THEY ARE EITHER MORE STRESSED (MOM IN HOSPITAL AND STARTING NEW JOB IN TWO WEEKS ASSUMING CURRENT EMPLOYER DOESN'T COUNTER WELL ENOUGH WHILE ALSO BEING INVOLVED IN WEDDING PARTY, PLANNING OWN UPCOMING WEDDING WHILE SITTING NEXT TO MOTHER IN LAW TO BE IN COMA IN THE HOSPITAL), OUR MORE CASUAL FRIENDS ARE ALTERNATING BETWEEN BEING CONGRATULATORY/JEALOUS (FOR JOB STUFF), SUPPORTIVE (WATCHING PETS WHILE WE ARE AWAY) AND TRYING TO MAKE US FEEL BAD FOR NOT GOING DOWN TO CA IMMEDIATELY TO SIT NEXT TO HIS MOM (WHO WILL BE IN A COMA FOR THE NEXT WEEK) BECAUSE THEY DON'T KNOW ALL THE DETAILS!

FIRST WORLD PROBLEMS OR NOT...THIS SHIT IS STRESSFUL.

MAKE IT STOP!

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