tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20099192.post309052396852938938..comments2024-01-28T03:35:51.182-05:00Comments on Reassigned Time: MeltdownDr. Crazyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12457967076373916629noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20099192.post-58686301498022213962008-08-21T01:37:00.000-04:002008-08-21T01:37:00.000-04:00OMG, I hate the transition too! I worked at a gro...OMG, I hate the transition too! I worked at a group home for autistic children one summer, and apparently transitioning is difficult/traumatic and has to be negotiated carefully. I am not a good transitioner. I think I display autistic symptoms in this regard. Currently? Am in a state of deep, deep denial, particularly as am coming off sabbatical! Probably by around this weekend? I am going to Freak. The fuck. Out. Sending emotional Neutrogena Deep Pore Cleanser your way! :)Artichoke Hearthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10146791543239011650noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20099192.post-31150635743594834452008-08-20T22:35:00.000-04:002008-08-20T22:35:00.000-04:00First, I'm sorry that you had a meltdown and I sin...First, I'm sorry that you had a meltdown and I sincerely hope that you are feeling much. better. now.<BR/><BR/>Second, eww gross. How about these metaphors instead?<BR/>--pressure cooker<BR/>--teapot<BR/>--microwave<BR/><BR/>Pressure cookers "stew" and over time the pressure builds. And even if things look perfectly fine from the outside, if that valve isn't working, the damn thing just explodes all over the place.<BR/><BR/>Teapots heat up fast and spout off often. <BR/><BR/>Microwaves are able to shut it off and turn it on a little more gradually, a little more even all around. <BR/><BR/>I'm a teapot. I try not to be, but I am. ;-)AAYORhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17732111883355480840noreply@blogger.com