I'm going to hate the next 2 years

[cornerofmadness]

I wonder if I can suggest taking the second row in the parking lot and making it faculty only. They closed a building on campus and put all the professors and classes in OUR buildings so I've been having to park at the aging center illegally because there is NO faculty parking. Student Parking. ANY parking. Bah.

At least my students are still promising. No one is asleep at any rate. Oh and the lock on the faculty toilet is broken so now you have to go in teams. Fun. This place is like living in a third world country.

Today and yesterday reminded me hard that I should probably get a ranch house. Holy fuck am I in pain. I NEED that shoulder surgery and I really think I need it over Christmas. Even mom is hearing the pain in my voice and has relented on no holiday surgery (she relies on me to help her). I'm not sure why my knees and heel spurs are acting up now. I taught all July and I was on my feet longer. Tuesday I can understand and tomorrow. I have NO breaks. None. I laugh at people who whine their lunch breaks aren't long enough. I've never had a job where I even had a break. I go for 4-5 hours back to back lab or class, no breaks, no lunches, sometimes I give 5 minute breaks so I can pee (and only because the diabetes has taken over my sad little life).

And for some reason my dyshydrotic eczema has really acted up. I mean, it's not really THAT hot this year but the lesions went from an inch, to three inches to my entire sole and the sides and toes of both feet. ITCHY. Now the hands are peeling again and that hurts. Whine Whine WHINE.

My landlord fixed the security lights now that we've all been robbed. So it's like sleeping in the Las Vegas strip. I tried to put a blanket over the window but my arm won't go up that high without breath-robbing pain as the spur stabs into shit. And I DO have a reacher stick which I was using to clean my floor the other day. Think I can find it? no so I shoved the blanket up there with a broom. I feel like an old woman and i'm NOT that old.

Good news, though, Nano group is getting together next week. Starting to plot things out. Or knowing me, waste more time but it'll be a fun wasting so, fine.

And I found roasted, peeled chestnuts in a bag at the Athens Kroger's YUM. OMG. And I don't remember them being more than any other dried fruit (i.e. pricey). I'm so happy.

Everyone has their causes, stop animal abuse etc. I've always been more concerned with stopping child abuse (which would probably stop a lot of other issues) so I often see some pretty horrific stories. But this one is too monstrous for words It's not abuse, not in the classical sense, but someone grabbed this child and gouged out his eyes, left them there and took off. I can't even imagine any part of this.

While you can't really balance a story like that, here's my other cause, veteran affairs. You may have seen this image. Now this is this is love It's stories like this that give me hope.


declutter day 115 item tossed -Oblong glass relish dish in orange carnival glass why kept- Part of the family glass and ceramic collection why tossed -Yep Mom took it (this means this whole weeks worth of declutter will probably be BACK in my house some day

Comments

[a2zmom.livejournal.com]

Someone gouged out a child's eyes? I actually feel ill.

I can't believe I disappeared for 8 months and you still haven't had shoulder surgery yet. You poor girl.

[cornerofmadness.livejournal.com]

yeah both eyes. He's six. It's unimaginable.

No, I had THAT surgery. They had to rebuild it, moved my biceps to a new location and left 3 torn rotator cuff tendons because they're asymptomatic. It's the OTHER shoulder that's starting down the same path. I need the surgery there before I have to have another bicpes tendoesis

[evil-little-dog.livejournal.com]

Ooo, carnival glass. Oooo.

I want chestnuts!!!

That's horrific, what happened to that little boy.

But the couple are adorable.

[cornerofmadness.livejournal.com]

it's orange

they're MINE all MINE

it is. it's unbelievable

they are. I wish them well

[a2zmom.livejournal.com]

Your OTHER shoulder. Cheez. Oh man, that's horrid.

[evil-little-dog.livejournal.com]

I have golden orange carnival glass, I think. A platter.

Brat.

I bet they never catch the woman, either. -_-

Yes, definitely.

[kiramaru7.livejournal.com]

*huggles*

Someone was THAT intentionally cruel to a child?! My brain wants to explode just hearing that. I hope when they catch whoever did that & dumped their sorry arse in jail, they get a taste of what they did.

I like the Veteran & his wife, that was a nice thing to end on after that horrible child abuse story. And when I think about all those arsefardles who protest at airshows... they should be kissing that man's behind for protecting their right to protest! >.>

[0-mother-0.livejournal.com]

yikes... most of that blows. big meaty chunks. I am glad you got the security lights though.

[cornerofmadness.livejournal.com]

it does. gah I feel old...and right now hot

[cornerofmadness.livejournal.com]

I have no idea. It's unimaginable.

I do to. Yeah, I was a VA doc I get protective of my veterans

[kiramaru7.livejournal.com]

Yeah... *shakes head*


*nods* I come from a family who's served in the Navy & Air Force, so yeah, I get angry at those morons. Standing next to & talking to a Viet Nam vet at the last airshow I was at & just listening to him tell me about the helicopter (that kinda set him off) & a bit about himself made me feel proud of the sacrifices he & others made. War isn't fun, & those men & women put their lives on the lines for other & to be treated poorly... makes me MAD.

[cornerofmadness.livejournal.com]

same here. Most of my family was military. I was SUPPOSED to be and that is still my biggest regret. And it makes me very mad how veterans are treated (which is why I wrote the novel I did that recently sold)

[cornerofmadness.livejournal.com]

this would go with that

yeah probably. Though one has to wonder if she's completely delusional. It might make it easier

[cornerofmadness.livejournal.com]

Yeah It's like WTF body?

And it might still have to wait until I look into the stomach surgery that is going to have to be done

[kiramaru7.livejournal.com]

*nods* Yeah? I know, & it's really a shame. (Awesomeness!!)

[cornerofmadness.livejournal.com]

it is (and yes it is)

[kiramaru7.livejournal.com]

*nods* x2

[evil-little-dog.livejournal.com]

I'm sure. I wanted to buy some carnival glass at a yard sale, but they knew how much it was worth, and I couldn't afford it.

I wondered that, myself.

[cornerofmadness.livejournal.com]

that happens at local auctions too

[sillymagpie.livejournal.com]

Yuck to all the aches and pains.

I can't even read that story. I can't imagine it.

[evil-little-dog.livejournal.com]

Yeah, I once saw something I really wanted at a yard sale/estate sale; the guy was an antique dealer with more hobbies than you and me put together. One of his collections was those hen bowls - I'm sure you know what I'm talking about. He had one that was made out of the leftovers at the end of the day - so part of it was carnival glass and part of it was milk glass, all swirled together. I really loved it, but I couldn't figure out how to get it back to FL properly.

[cornerofmadness.livejournal.com]

that's too bad

[cornerofmadness.livejournal.com]

big yuck

it's a very tough story to read

eta: I have to wonder if the person is delusional in some way

[evil-little-dog.livejournal.com]

I know! I really wanted it, too. Mom talked me out of it; she was probably right to do so.

[cornerofmadness.livejournal.com]

yeah I'm sure

[evil-little-dog.livejournal.com]

...since I came home with lots of other crap from that place.

[cornerofmadness.livejournal.com]

snort