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Tweak says, "B-A-N-A-N-A-S!"

ᴍᴀʀʟᴇɴᴀ (queenmarlena) wrote in valloic,
@ 2024-01-01 11:25:00

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After taking some Tylenol (I cannot handle an extra glass of wine like I used to, not because re-lived my college years somewhere out in the city) to nurse this stereotypical New Year's headache, I realized that this month marks my sixth month here. I keep thinking this place is going to kick me out like it has the first two times. It's definitely the longest I've been here, and while I miss the two main males of my life, I'm grateful to still be around.

But this sense of staying around long-term has made me realize that I need stable employment to spoil people with. Please see this shameless photo of who I am in need of spoiling. It's both of them.

Background: Military, NASA, Engineer, Astronaut, space-traveled, crash-landed on another planet a galaxy away from Earth, married the prince, became queen, did a lot of politics and sword battle. I enjoy getting my hands dirty. I also enjoy wearing jeans again versus the royal garb.

Would anyone have any leads on some kind of mechanical work? I'm a bit rusty, but I've retained a lot over the years, and if I can successfully figure out the kinks of a one-thousand-year-old spaceship that needed oil changing, I can most likely translate that into smaller vessels.

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	tamquam 2024-01-01 08:00 pm UTC (link)
	I promise we can work around whatever you need in your schedule, especially babysitting your grandchild. Yeah, back home I did. Picked it up as one of my extra jobs while in high school because I needed the money, and kept it going when Boyd's showed up here. I like working with my hands. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	queenmarlena 2024-01-01 08:12 pm UTC (link)
	It's appreciated. If I could bake worth a damn I'd make some kind of treat as a thank you, but this is why a bakery exists. So Boyd's from home? That must be nice. You strike me as someone who's been here for a long time. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

tamquam
2024-01-01 08:22 pm UTC (link)

I'm learning how to make my own bread, but that is as close to baking as I can get, so don't blame you. But no need to thank me, I should be thanking you.

It is nice. A little overwhelming at first because I didn't know anything about running my own business. But it's been almost [...] four years at the end of January. There are a few people who have been here longer than me, but only by a month or two. It gets easier ~~and scarier~~ every year.

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	queenmarlena 2024-01-01 08:36 pm UTC (link)
	Gods, four years. Do you miss it? Home? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	tamquam 2024-01-01 08:45 pm UTC (link)
	I probably should say that I miss it, but I was deeply unhappy at home without realizing it. Being here gave me the opportunity to see that. I know it's not the same for everyone, but I am happier here. I'd rather stay, even if we don't get a choice. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	queenmarlena 2024-01-01 08:59 pm UTC (link)
	I don't see a lot of unhappy people here. It's always nice to hear that a place so volatile is good for so many - puts me at ease when I think about the possibility of myself disappearing again. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	tamquam 2024-01-01 09:12 pm UTC (link)
	It has its moments. I'm probably moderately safer at home, but there's nothing there for me anymore. I'll continue to deal with the risks. I assume with a grandchild and a lot of your family here, it's good for you too? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

queenmarlena
2024-01-01 10:05 pm UTC (link)

The risks are very much worth it, then.

I had more, once. My son disappeared from here a few months back. My husband came with me the first time only for a few weeks. It's a mixed bag of feelings, but I find them to be positive for the most part. I've a chance to know my daughter after she was taken from me as an infant - and as of right now, that is a gift only Vallo has been able to give me. I'll embrace it for as long as I can.

And the baby giggles I've been getting lately from my grandchild definitely make it sweeter.

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	tamquam 2024-01-01 11:15 pm UTC (link)
	I understand. We've gone through the motions, me and my husband, of loss from here. There have been people we care for disappearing or never showing up. Vallo tends to give impossible things, and even if they are only here for a short time, it's all still worth it. (Reply to this) (Parent)

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