And suddenly it's fall

Does anyone know how we got this far in the year? I know there's a one day at a time method and all, but has anyone checked to make sure that we're really getting all 24 hours? I feel like the universe's clockwork is just wonky. One day feels like it's 5 years long, and other days (usually on weekends, haha) seem to last 10 minutes. Or maybe I'm just getting old.

None of this is helped by the bizareness of the seasons these days. How am I supposed to gauge where we are at in the year when we have August temperatures in June, and June weather in September? 

I would also like to pin some blame on the greeting card and candy industries. I kind you not, I saw Thanksgiving cards and Halloween cards in the store at the end of August. Which, those are things? Are you kidding me? I am supposed to be sending people happy Halloween cards? Just, no. Although, it would boost post office business...

At any rate, here we are, with October starting tomorrow. And lovely fall weather, which I always enjoy. The mountains are turning red-orange-brown, which is always lovely. And at some point, I will close my windows and officially make my bed with blankets. Also, I have two trips coming up, one of which will involve hot air balloons and possibly a trip to the zoo, and the other a temple open house with family, huzzah!

And if the year seems like a blur, well, I think that's just the nature of mortality. So we're all good. 

In my lifetime

COVID-19 pandemic
Y2K
The internet for the masses
Google
Cell phones
9/11
Mt St Helens erupted
Challenger shuttle explosion
Fall of the Berlin Wall
Tiananmen Square
2 presidents impeached

Columbine and a bunch of other school/mass shootings

Gulf War

War on Terror

D.A.R.E. program

Hurricane Katrina

Reality TV (this is NOT my fault)

Social media (also not my fault)

Summer and winter Olympics being split into different years

First female Supreme Court justice

First female vice president

Arab Spring

Oklahoma City bombings

Indiana Jones franchise

Pixar

Black Lives Matter

Thriller (Michael Jackson)

Backstreet Boys and K-pop

Creation of MLK day

The Cosby Show

Nintendo and Mario Brothers

Minecraft

Michael Phelps

Florence Griffith Joyner 

Carl Lewis

Michael Jordan

MCU

Too many Batman's to count

Spell check

Princess Diana and Mother Teresa died

Chernobyl

Amazon

2008 crash

First black president

End of Apartheid

Harry Potter

CDs, DVDs, Blu-Ray, laser-disc

Full House and  TGIF lineup

Dolly the clone sheep

Lord of the Rings movies released

Occupy Wall Street

Brexit

Netflix and streaming

Office wars

We are going through a reorganization at work, and thus, relocations. In the first 4 years at my current job, I moved offices 5 times, so I've pretty much learned to not get attached. But, offices are strange things that end up meaning a lot to people. In some ways I get it. I work in a cubicle--a shared cubicle--at the moment, and sometimes, a little privacy would be nice. There are perks to a cubicle, but I get the desire for 4 walls that reach the ceiling and a door. 

Or course there are disadvantages to an office, as well. With great workspaces come great responsibilities. Also, offices can be a bit isolating sometimes, shut away from the masses. But, sometimes, that is exactly what I need at work. 

So, basically, at the end of the day office space is just office space, and you make it what you want it to be. And, it is not the hill I plan on dying in this lovely rat race we're in. But to each their own, and if an office is your thing, go for it. 

Rainbows and other pretty things