text; what is this vacation you speak of

[tiredcharmer]

wwwwhat do you all do wwwwhen you're not wwwworking i'mmmm on a departmmmment- and university-mmmmandated break for another wwwweek and i've already been kicked out of every other police station on vaikuntha for trying to do sommmmething actually productive wwwwith mmmmy timmmme

i swwwwear i do not knowwww howwww the captain mmmmanaged to convince literally every force on this fuckin planet that i need to take a break i need to wwwwork or else i'mmmm going to go commmmpletely fuckin spare

anywwwways i need sommmmething to occupy mmmmy timmmme since i mmmmy asterisk programmmm is on the fritz and i'mmmm not crazy enough to quest as a freelancer

yet

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[singerofspells]

Reminds me of a friend of mine. Even when she was free of her schooling, she would be working on spells or helping me with problems or something. Of course, the last time she tried to take a vacation, she ended up finding a problem to work on. 'Wizard's holiday', they say.

You could try to find something completely different to work on? Something other than your job or a quest. Something you wouldn't have time for otherwise.

[S'reee thinks this is like telling Nita to take a break -- wizards can get into a state of mind where they treat the art as both profession and hobby. Best thing to do is point them at something completely different... or get them invested in social callings, but S'reee doesn't know this person well enough to try it.] .

[tiredcharmer]

i've been mmmmeaning to pick up a mmmminor in defense at college

[singerofspells]

That is very close to what you do for work, yes?

[tiredcharmer]

and?

[singerofspells]

The point of a vacation is to switch one's mode of thought by doing something new, so you come back to your work with new insight

[tiredcharmer]

...

stop mmmmaking sense dammmmmmmmit

[singerofspells]

I have practice. One of my collaborators back home is the same sort of person, but with wizardry. The best thing I can do is hope she finds another project, or has family obligations.