I'm a butterfly killing machine

[cornerofmadness]

Maybe because it's so rainy or something there are butterflies everywhere and I'm killing them left right and center with my car. There are atomized butterfly bits all over it. Poor things. Well at least I have a lovely butterfly bush and I saw a beautiful tiger swallowtail and a hummingbird moth on it but they were gone by the time I got the camera.

So. My power went out at quarter after midnight last night. You'd think 'no problem. just go to sleep.' No. NO. I couldn't sleep. I was hot. I opened windows. I caught myself reading comic books by flashlight like I'm 10. I called the electric company because what if no one notices it out? (they did). Finally I drift off but wake up around 3 AM. Then it starts. I'm HOT. What if everything in my freezer isn't good any more? What if I were on oxygen, I'd be dead by now. OMG brain STFU up and go to sleep. Then the power came on at 325 AM and I was happy. BUT I was having bad dreams. I woke up with nail marks in my shoulder. Nice.

I just paid off my car. It's all mine (which explains why I splashed chili oil on every available surface last week)

My students make me weep. Today they didn't know the difference between independent and dependent except the 2 closer to my age (and even THEY were appalled). On my lab test I had a question which blood vessel is the thickest with elastic tissue to help accommodate the pressure. One put white vessels (she put that on the class test too) and one put STOMACH. fucking stomach.

And this is an open note, one hour 25 question test. THREE turned it half done because that's how poor their ability to read and understand is. I want out of here so bad some days

Also if I forgot to mention it yesterday, the reason those houses are so cheap this area is destitute. Dad was funny 'maybe you should find a town that's not so destitute' dad if you can find one here, you tell me about it.

So I got the villain's demon summoning books (or I should say the good guys have them) The bad guys know the jig is up. and my question is NOW WHAT???

and hello hormonal eating day. I was so hungry in class you could hear my belly growling. I got Mexican. I ate the chips, the four shrimp enchiladas, the beans, the pico de gallo and licked the tin it came in. Then decided to look for more food. Shoot me.

declutter day 102 item tossed -A Christmas crock why kept -Part of my Christmas collection why tossed No longer want

Comments

[evil-little-dog.livejournal.com]

Congrats for paying off Naru. :D

Ugh to the power outage. Me, I'd be freaking out with, "What if I don't wake up and I'm late to work???? WHAT IF I DON'T WAKE UP???" because, despite the fact I wake up generally twenty minutes before my alarm goes off, I COULD STILL SLEEP THROUGH THAT TIME.

Your students frighten me.

I have my own story problems. Sorry.

[cornerofmadness.livejournal.com]

is happy

well since I have a battery in the clock and no one cares when I wake up since I don't work til 1230 I was fine with that. Imagining breathing issues on the other hand...

they frighten everyone. you should come here one day and sit in class

I'd solve yours if I could but I can't

[evil-little-dog.livejournal.com]

You deserve to be!

Oh, shut up.

I would*. I wonder if I'd know more about what you're teaching than they would.

Yeah...I know where to go, it's just the writing it. I don't think there's enough action in my story, and that's part of the problem. It's lots of talking heads.




*You know, if I was like, working a job where I not only got paid, but also was given vacation time, as opposed to a job where I get paid, and have benefits, but no leave.

[cornerofmadness.livejournal.com]

you probably would

well I have that problem a lot

no leave at all

[0-mother-0.livejournal.com]

YAY on the car being paid off!! that's one of the best feelings on earth.

and poor flutterflies... maybe they like chili sauce? :/

[silvrethorn.livejournal.com]

Yay for paying off the car. You're in that sweet spot now--no more monthly payment, and probably years before any serious (expensive) repair issues ('cuz it's a Honda). Enjoy the reprieve.

If your brain is going to obsess over stuff in the middle of the power outage, why doesn't it come up with a solution to your "what now?" writing problem? Or does that only happen while you're in the shower or driving, when you can't possibly grab a pen and write stuff down?

I have nothing to say about your students. They are, quite literally, too stupid for words.

[cornerofmadness.livejournal.com]

yes it will help to pay down other bills and I don't see another new car for at least another 5-6 years


No kidding. It only does that in the tub or car or 2 seconds before I fall asleep and forget it

yes they are

[cornerofmadness.livejournal.com]

it is.

they must like something

[ookamikagakusha.livejournal.com]

It's artery right? when I saw the question all sorts of things popped into my head...does she mean a specific artery? What about the pulmonary arteries? They are different, etc etc. Am on the right track? when you say independent and dependent, do you mean the words in general? Or are they associated with something else, for example independent variable and dependent variable. I have never heard of a white vessel, that's a new one! If I was going to guess I would have at least wrote a specific artery like ascending aortic, something at looked like I knew something! I feel awful for you!

[cornerofmadness.livejournal.com]

it's artery

and yes just the words in general. we were talking density (i.e. how many organisms are in a stop) independent and dependent variables

it's always....something with these people

[dragonydreams.livejournal.com]

Congrats on paying off your car!

[evil-little-dog.livejournal.com]

Nope, no leave at all. Well, I can ask for time off, but I have the feeling that might be grounds for problems. One of my coworkers is having an ingrown toenail dealt with tomorrow at 2:00, and is coming back immediately after for that reason.

[cornerofmadness.livejournal.com]

ah

[evil-little-dog.livejournal.com]

Yeaaah. So I now have insurance to get my teeth looked at, and to see the doctor, but I'm afraid to take off for either.

[cornerofmadness.livejournal.com]

nods

[cornerofmadness.livejournal.com]

thanks

[sillymagpie.livejournal.com]

Your students scare me. So, are there no entrance exams at all for your school? Seriously, how do you get to be an adult without knowing the difference between "dependent" and "independent"?

I have a battery backup in my alarm clock now. I freaked out the last time our power went out. Thankfully it came on by the time I went to bed so my CPAP worked.

[cornerofmadness.livejournal.com]

no there are not. My college is a poorly fused private 4 year university and a community college. So everyone is CC when they come in so no, it's open admission.

well that's good. I just get so darned hot when it goes out in the summer