A praying mantis made herself my bracelet today

[cornerofmadness]

one of my students who loves them brought one of them in and saw me in the hall. Doc! LOOK! Naturally, I had to touch her forelegs and she transferred right to my wrist. I love praying mantises.

I was SO tired this morning I felt like I hadn't slept at all. So tired in fact, that I spent half the day wondering WTF is wrong with my face. Finally when I got home I realized I had on no make up....I can't believe I not only didn't put on make up but was utterly unaware that I didn't do something I've done every day for at least 30 years. I DID know I forgot my perfume.

Headed to Athens. Ran out of time for dinner. Had to eat at the expensive diner we meet at. Seriously 9$ for a hamburger is getting up there. It was also a mistake. My stomach is still unhappy five hours later. The writers group talked about going as a group to the Trans-Allegheny Lunatic asylum. Yes please. (Rain, join us? ELD? Silvrethorn, wanna see the foothills of Appalachia?)

ALFAC was on campus with a bunch of insurances for us (no questions asked) I weighed options and prices (which were pretty high in many cases) and got the two I figured I needed most. Accident and short term disability. I could have gotten 320$ for my broken toes!

I was told again today that they can always tell when a nursing student has had me vs the other two A&P profs. I guess I should be proud of myself.

Just a reminder if anyone wants on the original fiction filter (or off of it) let me know so I can add you. katimac8 I added you. to navigate it just use the original writing tag.

and note to self - go to the NY steampunk and write in that Victor is reminded by his sister that women DO have a world apart from the men and keep diaries and the such which might explain why it takes him forever to even think to go look for one (whether or not he finds one is up for debate).

declutter 135 item tossed-Malpractice in Maggody why kept-Wanted to read why tossed -Sucked, no need to keep

Comments

[priarani560.livejournal.com]

The praying mantises seem everywhere in Oz right now. But then we've skipped over spring and launched straight into summer.

[cornerofmadness.livejournal.com]

I didn't even realize you had mantises. Neat. And i souldn't like the slide right into summer. yuck.

[a2zmom.livejournal.com]

I've had a whole bunch of praying mantises hanging out in my coreopsis this summer. A couple of years ago I saw one try to take down a butterfly. The buterfly managed to escape with a chomped wing.

My firm pays for short term disability at 65% of my current salary. I have to decide whether to up that to 75% (which would cost me).

[cornerofmadness.livejournal.com]

poor butterfly. Mantises are aggressive little hunters.

good luck to you. My university pays zero toward short term disability so I took it out at the 20K a year pay scale since that's all I can afford

[evil-little-dog.livejournal.com]

I miss my wild coreposis...

[evil-little-dog.livejournal.com]

Of course I'd love to come visit an insane asylum in the foothills. OF COURSE I WOULD.

Awww, preying mantids are just so much fun. I'd love to raise them. :D

That's pretty cool about your students.

[cornerofmadness.livejournal.com]

though I suppose the asylum is in West by God Virginia. I think I took you to the local asylum in Athens right.

they are cool bugs

it is.

[evil-little-dog.livejournal.com]

I'll be sure to wear pentagrams, then.

I know we visited a couple of cemeteries in Athens.

They're very cool bugs. Ed liked them until he found out the females are bigger and bite the heads off their mates. :D

You should definitely feel proud about that!

[cornerofmadness.livejournal.com]

huh

yeah that one is near my friends house

poor Ed

I am. At least there's something to be proud of

[0-mother-0.livejournal.com]

yay praying mantis! we love them too

[cornerofmadness.livejournal.com]

They are so cool