The Anime Soc chat thread XX: The Fierce Flames of Abandonment

8 months of my life has been spent on anime.........dear god.

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Original post by caraniel

8 months of my life has been spent on anime.........dear god.

Wait until you become a skeleton before praying to god. :sadnod:

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Original post by Aiko

Wait until you become a skeleton before praying to god. :sadnod:

Hahaha~!

Congrats on your marathon btw Aiko - brilliant achievement!

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Original post by caraniel

Hahaha~!

Congrats on your marathon btw Aiko - brilliant achievement!

Thanks, Cara. It was nothing short of sheer agony during the last stretch, but seeing the representative of the charity with a few of the children at the finishing line made it all worth it. :smile:

Edit: So, have you finished working now or are you obliged to serve your notice?

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Original post by Aiko

Thanks, Cara. It was nothing short of sheer agony during the last stretch, but seeing the representative of the charity with a few of the children at the finishing line made it all worth it. :smile:

Edit: So, have you finished working now or are you obliged to serve your notice?

I can imagine - nothing but respect for doing it! :adore:

I'm on sick leave again - had a steroid injection to my neck last week, and now everything is all inflamed and owie, so yet again I'm at home. Work aren't impressed (I was on annual leave the week before last, off sick last week & this week) and I haven't told them that I'm leaving yet. Going to get as many holidays out them as possible before I leave at the end of August - I only need to give them a months notice so I'll just get everything sorted out myself before I hand it in.

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Original post by caraniel

I can imagine - nothing but respect for doing it! :adore:

I'm still coming to terms with the fact that I've actually managed to run a marathon. Before I started jogging regularly some four years ago, I was a chain smoker that did absolutely no exercise, zilch. Amusedly, I still remember proclaiming at 16 that I'd probably be dead by 30 in account of how much I was smoking even back then. :giggle:

I won't deny, I doubt my lifestyle would have changed much if it weren't for my husband who is something of a fitness fanatic. In this respect, although he didn't try to change my ways, he undoubtably influenced my decision to get off my backside and make amends. It was difficult at first, finding the inclination to jog every morning, but four years down the line, I've ran something like this. I'm just glad I've also managed to help people in the process. :smile:

I'm on sick leave again - had a steroid injection to my neck last week, and now everything is all inflamed and owie, so yet again I'm at home. Work aren't impressed (I was on annual leave the week before last, off sick last week & this week) and I haven't told them that I'm leaving yet. Going to get as many holidays out them as possible before I leave at the end of August - I only need to give them a months notice so I'll just get everything sorted out myself before I hand it in.

A steroid injection to your neck? Doesn't sound nice. :s-smilie:

I'm assuming and hoping this'll help you in the long term, even if it's inflamed and painful at the moment? And ah, I was under the impression that you decided to leave work there and then when you had posted about it, but it makes sense that you'd opt to leave a month before travelling. No point lounging around for a large bulk of the year when you can do the same while remaining in employment. :tongue:

Good thing they seem to be tolerating your illness and not simply replacing you, which is becoming all too common in this climate. :smile:

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Original post by Aiko

I'm still coming to terms with the fact that I've actually managed to run a marathon. Before I started jogging regularly some four years ago, I was a chain smoker that did absolutely no exercise, zilch. Amusedly, I still remember proclaiming at 16 that I'd probably be dead by 30 in account of how much I was smoking even back then. :giggle:

I won't deny, I doubt my lifestyle would have changed much if it weren't for my husband who is something of a fitness fanatic. In this respect, although he didn't try to change my ways, he undoubtably influenced my decision to get off my backside and make amends. It was difficult at first, finding the inclination to jog every morning, but four years down the line, I've ran something like this. I'm just glad I've managed to help people in the process. :smile:

Really is amazing what you can do once you get motivated/ into the correct habits.

A steroid injection to your neck? Doesn't sound nice. :s-smilie:

I'm assuming and hoping that'll help you in the long term, even if it's inflamed and painful at the moment? And ah, I was under the impression that you decided to leave work there and then when you had posted about it, but it makes sense that you'd opt to leave a month before travelling. No point lounging around for a large bulk of the year when you can do the same while remaining in employment. Good thing they seem to be tolerating your illness and not simply replacing you, which is becoming all too common in this climate. :smile:

Yeah the injection is meant to help numb the pain - apparently takes at least 2 weeks to settle though so I'm stuck feeling like crap for a while yet.
There was no way I'd be able to afford going if I didn't work up 'til the wire - saving like a woman possessed at the moment :giggle:

Work have no choice but to put up with me since it was their working conditions and workload that triggered my problems in the first place......I've also made myself pretty indispensable just by the simple fact I've been there so long that I can run the joint blindfolded. Going to have to compile several files on exact step-by-steps so that they can get a replacement when I leave - I won't be there to train anyone up after all.

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