So...naturally the weather man was wrong

[cornerofmadness]

are we shocked? No. It's supposed to rain all night but clear by the afternoon. You know no matter WHEN I leave, it will be miserable. I have no choice but to go tomorrow.

That said I'm glad I stayed. I felt horribly drained all day. Mostly I did nothing but piss about on the internet, paid some bills I nearly forgot and watch some tv and finally around five started working on a couple lectures for the new class. The publisher puts out power points you can use for this and they are way overly detailed. In one way that's good, less typing for me but on the other hand, it's hard to know what to remove.

my neighbor, the older woman who promised to help water my garden knocked on my door today and almost started crying. She and her husband don't get his disability until tuesday and they have no food. Can she work for me for 20$? I said I was going to give her 20$ for doing the garden and taking care of Roy anyhow. Oh, but that's not enough work for that much money. Okay, well you can help me when I have my surgery. Of course there are a few other things running thru my mind. A) will I have ANY belongings by the time I get back from this trip b) is this for real? c) if so, then HOW can they live here? This place isn't cheap by standards down here (by everywhere else, yes). If it's a problem this month won't it be a problem next month? I think I smell a whiff of bull but since I had already planned on paying for her help (though I would have based it on how many plants I had left when I got back), I did it anyhow.


Also since there won't be a writerly ways this weekend, check out both onyxhawke, an agent whose post today was a pretty good look at how to market yourself, especially if you're a bit more introverted and here's another way to market yourself and earn reader loyalty here at pink fuzzy slippers


Sort of wondering do I do round two of help the south for Missouri/Oklahoma and whoever the hell is next?




He's sitting in the lamb's ears and another darn day lily (seriously, they're weeds) he's also crushing some grass and notice the weed shoving it's way right through the plastic. Special

Comments

[evil-little-dog.livejournal.com]

....interesting with your neighbor. Just...interesting.

[cornerofmadness.livejournal.com]

yeah iknow. well robbing me is a poor bet

[sillymagpie.livejournal.com]

I dunno about the neighbor.

Crossed fingers for your trip and recovery. I will be thinking non-tornado-y thoughts.

[winters-queen.livejournal.com]

We had a nasty storm last night. Power went out around 6-6:30 and only come back on after midnight. And at one point there was a green tinge to the sky and now they're saying that Harrisburg might have had a small tornado. The one local station is out so we stuck watching Fox and they showed a picture of this HUGE tree that was just pulled up by the roots. We're under a thunderstorm watch until midnight tonight.

Ugh, that sucks about the couple watching your place but yeaaaaaah. Hopefully it's not bull. Maybe they had some money saved up to get the place or are sinking all their money into the apartment?

[cornerofmadness.livejournal.com]

luckily the weather didn't get so bad here. but yeah, green sky is never a good sign.

moving is expensive but i have a feeling neither of them work. i'm just hoping (as I always do with whatever neighbor I have here) that I don't get robbed when I'm gone

[winters-queen.livejournal.com]

Yeah. :/ That would not be pleasant to come back to. *crosses fingers*

[cornerofmadness.livejournal.com]

me either

thanks

[ital-gal.livejournal.com]

I`m glad you waited to go though, at least you are a bit rested.

I`m going to try to believe that your neighbors story is on the up and up, maybe they had some unusual expenses. maybe its the universe trying to even things up - you need a little help, theyu need $20 plus given my current situation I know full well how your rent can eat up all your money when times are tough.

be careful driving!

[cornerofmadness.livejournal.com]

yeah but just like I said would happen, my freaking period came 2weeks late just in time for this.

people here are so very poor. Appalachians are sort of hard luck people.

at this point I can barely afford my rent so I hope this is a one time thing

thanks

[cornerofmadness.livejournal.com]

thanks

[caffeinified.livejournal.com]

Hmmm... think the neighbor is trust worthy?

Man, you guys get all the rain.

[cornerofmadness.livejournal.com]

i guess i'll find out

we sure do

[ishte.livejournal.com]

Maybe paying both rent and deposit put them shorter than they expected by the end of the month. Or it may be that she is usually able to find some sort of piece work that hasn't been enough this month or something. *shrug* Regardless, it's nice of you to give her the benefit of the doubt.

[cornerofmadness.livejournal.com]

that could also be but i don't see either of them actually working (well i know he's on disability) if she waters my pants it's worthit

[ishte.livejournal.com]

She waters your pants? hee hee. Your dyslexia (or dystypia perhaps) is showing in a highly amusing way today.


btw, have a good trip! Be safe!

[ishte.livejournal.com]

I just have to say here that most of us are THOROUGHLY sick of all the rain.

[cornerofmadness.livejournal.com]

truer words never spoken

[cornerofmadness.livejournal.com]

that's just because i've been awake for nearly 20 hours at this point and my big fat hands can't work the tiny netbook keyboard.

thanks.

and hey she may be watering my pants. I might need help with laundry

[ishte.livejournal.com]

Hahahah! true enough. Well, it may work out to be a blessing in disguise. You were worried about being able to get certain things done after your shoulder surgery. and she needed a little spare cash. Maybe the divine put you in each others' ways for that very reason.

[cornerofmadness.livejournal.com]

it's a possibility since if it do need the big surgery i'm going to be one handed for min of 2 months

[caffeinified.livejournal.com]

I bet! For some places it never stops and others just can't get any at all.