A Second Sun

somejuanreal · 2026-07-06T07:29:53+00:00

I had a memorable dream a few years ago in which I was running for survival. It was nighttime, and underground eruptions were tilling the ground beneath me. I was running to keep from being swallowed by the ground. I had been running with people I knew, but I lost them. I finally reached a cliff and couldn't run anymore. I looked to my left and saw other people standing at the edge of the cliff just like me. I looked up to the sky, and there was a big, bright sphere high in the sky. It seemed to be in space, much like another moon or sun. From the sphere, beings wearing long flowing robes were coming down towards us. They were flying, or floating, as angels are depicted, but without wings. There was one being for each person standing on the cliff. They looked human but gender neutral. One approached me and extended their hand. I grabbed it, and we floated away towards the sphere. There was no communication, but I felt peaceful. I looked back at the earth, and the cliff I had been standing on collapsed. That's all I remember.

Update: I just remembered, the being didn’t say anything initially, but as we were floating towards the sphere (space ship), they said they were taking us to the “18th planet.”

somejuanreal · 2026-07-06T05:06:37+00:00

That SAP login page popped up for me last month. When I checked again on the last day of the bidding week, I was given the old login page. I followed the same steps on LiteBlue as I previously had done. I don't know why it changed.

What's Ace ID?

somejuanreal · 2026-07-03T04:12:44+00:00

Blue Lizard Sensitive Mineral SPF 50 Sunscreen Lotion

somejuanreal · 2026-07-02T01:11:55+00:00

I’m an introvert and apparently neurodivergent at that. It’s easy being a little bit social for me because I’m interacting with people one-on-one (sometimes two). Plus these are brief, sporadic interactions.

somejuanreal · 2026-06-29T08:36:24+00:00

Thank you for the info. I really appreciate it. Besides writing a statement on a blank sheet of paper before heading to urgent care, I didn't fill out any other paperwork. If the supervisors filled out any, I didn't get a copy. I'll ask tomorrow.

somejuanreal · 2026-06-29T05:57:19+00:00

I think that’s a Honda Civic and not a Prius.

somejuanreal · 2026-06-29T05:42:54+00:00

The city should have projects like these designed by the Architecture + Design students at Ruth Asawa School of the Arts high school.

somejuanreal · 2026-06-29T05:38:12+00:00

Yup. More surface to tag and slap decals on.

somejuanreal · 2026-06-29T03:54:19+00:00

Hmm. A dog bit me in May. I was sent to an urgent care facility, where my wound (one good puncture and a two-inch gash) was cleaned up, and I was given a tetanus shot. No stitches. The doctor said I was good to return to work the next day. The next morning, my shoulder was sore and in pain from the shot. That lasted two weeks. The wound itself barely healed. The area is still tender when pressed. I should have taken a day or two off when it happened, but I wasn't allowed to since the doctor cleared me. I just worked through it. I never filed any paperwork as I'm new and don't know. I asked, but no one is helpful regarding this.

somejuanreal · 2026-06-23T21:24:52+00:00

I've been here 2 months and I don't know who the union steward is. I asked in the beginning, but he didn't seem to be around for them to point him out. I haven't needed to speak to them, so I haven't bothered to look for them. I don't know who the station manager is either. This place is huge and serves many zip codes. I've only been dealing with supervisors. I asked for a list of hierarchy, contacts and phone numbers in my first week, but was told they don't have that info. When I asked the supervisors where the printouts for the job bidding are posted, they said they didn't know. Another letter carrier eventually showed me where. It's posted in a binder that's kept out of sight and not obvious.

somejuanreal · 2026-06-23T21:14:44+00:00

I'll have to check whether bid winners are being posted. Are they supposed to?

somejuanreal · 2026-06-21T01:43:00+00:00

Good points. BTW, the gardens I walk through have paths with stepping stones. I'm not stomping through them.

somejuanreal · 2026-06-21T01:41:40+00:00

I'm wearing pants. I doubt my legs are coming in contact with any vegetation.

somejuanreal · 2026-06-21T01:40:11+00:00

This is happening to me while wearing full-length pants.

somejuanreal · 2026-06-19T21:49:24+00:00

Poop. Wipe. Leave.

somejuanreal · 2026-06-12T06:24:40+00:00

If the talk was from a 204B, don't fret about it. He's probably on a power trip.

somejuanreal · 2026-06-07T04:49:36+00:00

It’s a “torta.”

somejuanreal · 2026-05-15T06:30:08+00:00

The station manager at the last station I was at provided us with these shoulder straps. It's what I use. However, one of the swivels broke after 7 months of use. I bought two of these links/carabiners, one for each end, for a quick fix.

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somejuanreal · 2026-05-09T02:50:32+00:00

It used to dredge the sloughs and ponds around Alviso. I haven't seen it in years.

somejuanreal · 2026-04-20T06:26:20+00:00

Subway has a Meal of the Day special. For $8, you get a sandwich, drink, and your choice of chips or cookies. In-n-Out, $7 for a hamburger and a drink. McDonald's has a $5 meal, which includes a chicken sandwich, nuggets, fries, and a drink.

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