something that makes hard work better

[cornerofmadness]

It's a bear creating a new class from scratch. I'm struggling with this pathophysiology class. In fact, like I told mom I have no idea how I did TWO anatomy & physiology classes last year, taught summer school and was fresh from surgery, high on drugs and consumed by physical therapy. I really have no excuse why this new class is kicking my butt. However, I am lightened some by the fact that I'm SO jazz to be able to talk like a doctor again. The trick is to think of the bad side of medicine so I don't get depressed by missing it all over again.

I forgot to mention this. A while back sonjajade had a post about Madame Christmas and the title of madame being indicative of her being a prostitute/running a brothel. While I'm fine with both interpretations (brothel or hostess club), I did point out that title doesn't always mean that. It's a long standing appellation for a mature woman. Case in point the flight attendents from Amesterdam to Cardiff kept calling me madame. 'want a towel madam?' 'Want some tea, madam.' I want you to stop calling me madam. It makes me feel OLD. Oh and tea. I want tea.

I got my Nielsen family money but they messed up and sent two letters and twice the cash. I need to tell them so.

The problem neighbor is leaving. She's going to Indiana where she's from. Honestly I never found her troublesome. She knows my name which is more than the 'good' neighbors who've lived her 6 years do. I do know she was late with rent and she never kept her seven kids under control but neither does anyone else. Honestly, in this place I'm betting their problem with her had to do with the color of her skin. Either way she's going so maybe the rednecks will calm their shit down.

I also added kaspersky anti virus since it was well rated. after using free versions and getting both computers nearly destroyed it was time to shell out a few dollars.

And while I was working on the lecture I was catching up on my recordings of Deadman Wonderland, Casshern Sins & Masterpiece Mystery I do like Lewis. I'm sort of sad I never dreamt up anything as fucked up as Deadman (and a little relieved at the same time). Casshern almost got interesting there when another fighter just like him showed up (but I still don't know why anyone thinks eating Casshern will make them immortal). Then came the creep fest of the Woman in the Tower who looks like she's trying to sex Casshern up and what exactly put him to sleep? the scented candles? does he have an off switch like Data. Why the fuck do robots need to sleep?

Comments

[bay115.livejournal.com]

Personally I think Madam Christmas's establishment is a hostess club and not a brothel, so I feel uneasy when people put Madam's girls being paid for sex. However if others want to think that way I'm not stopping them.

Good luck with finishing up creating your new class from scratch!

[cornerofmadness.livejournal.com]

thank you very much

yes, I prefer the hostess club personally.

[helliongoddess.livejournal.com]

Since Arakawa is Japanese, perhaps Madame's place is more like a geisha house? And if I remember correctly, while not all geisha provided sexual services, it was not frowned on, because it was considered yet another of the geisha arts - not at all like the western interpretation of being a prostitute.

Five years ago I would have been a lot less likely to think your neighbors' problem with the woman was her skin color. But given the way people's racism has come out from under the rock it was apparently slithering under since Obama was elected, nothing surprises me anymore. *sigh*

[cornerofmadness.livejournal.com]

that cetainly could be another interpretation of Chris's bar for sure.

it may have been her and her kids but down here, it is 98% white. Frankly I'd be terrified to be anything else with the attitudes I've seen here

[helliongoddess.livejournal.com]

People love to point the finger at the south as the seat of racism in this country, and I'll grant it certainly has its share of racist assholes - but I honestly have seen just as much in the midwest and northeast - sometimes worse. It just doesn't get talked about as much. My parents had some very well-to-do friends from Ohio and other midwest states who were flaming bigots, and I used to encounter it a lot when I was working with the tourists in Williamsburg.

[cornerofmadness.livejournal.com]

doesn't surprise me in the least

[rain-oubliette.livejournal.com]

I have the same icon. I printed it out and have it on my desk at work. :D

[helliongoddess.livejournal.com]

I don't know if you meant this one or CoM's one... I do love this one - I love so many of iconomicon's icons. I added a large quantity to my userpics mostly to accommodate the icons I've gotten from him! ♥ But this one is one of my favorites, and seemed particularly appropriate given my discussion with CoM, not to mention the events in Colorado. It's been that kind of week, where we all need to remember that message, more than usual.

[cornerofmadness.livejournal.com]

it is a very good icon

[mamculuna.livejournal.com]

Starting a class from scratch is a huge job, and I'm sure in your field even more so. Kaspersky has been well worth it for me, after Norton let a virus almost destroy my computer and all my files.

[cornerofmadness.livejournal.com]

thanks. it is a huge job. people see how few on the book hours a prof works and think we do nothing. this is time consuming as all hell

yeah Avast did the same for me

[rain-oubliette.livejournal.com]

"The problem neighbor is leaving."
*SNORT* Which one?
Seven kids? Great God Almighty, the woman must be a glutton for punishment. At least she has family where she is moving to and is getting all of those kids out of the toxic environment. It's an apartment complex, not a trailer park, folks. :S

[cornerofmadness.livejournal.com]

the only Africian American one

well i'm not sure she has family where she's going but a 2 bedroom apt is no place for that many heartbeats

[evil-little-dog.livejournal.com]

Good luck with Kapersky, I've read good things.

I never really saw any indication of sex going on with Madam Christmas's girls, personally. Hostess club, yes. Pretty girls going out with men who could pay them for their time? I kind of agree more with bay115's comment about being more in lines with a geisha house rather than a brothel.

...for one thing, the girls/Christmas seem to be smarter than the average prostitutes.

[cornerofmadness.livejournal.com]

so have I. Dad and John have it and it seems to be working

yeah ditto

oh yes, Christmas has them trained for something

[evil-little-dog.livejournal.com]

I mean, not every pimp is a Heidi Klum.

[cornerofmadness.livejournal.com]

I think you mean fleisch. Klum is a model

[evil-little-dog.livejournal.com]

Hee, that too.