Not a good day to be allergic to antidepressants

[cornerofmadness]

It's been a bad day to end a very long, rough week. As if not knowing if it's my back that's messed the fuck up as much as my hip wasn't bad enough, as if having my insurance dick me around at the PT clinic, as if being told I might always have to walk with a cane wasn't bad enough today was a clusterfuck.

Starting at 8 AM. I've already run 50 of my 60 nursing students through the online lab on Wed. Today the virtual lab is dead and gone. I'm still waiting to hear if it's a glitch or if they tried to quietly deep six it while forcing us to use the newer not better labs. So that was a waste of everyone's time.

I had to race all over god's creation to try and force thru that provost grant that I only found out about yesterday that was due today. I think that might be the only thing that worked today.

Found out the new lab books had edited out a ton of the hands on stuff we used to do in favor of biopac labs. Well fuck you too McGraw-Hill. Not every university HAS biopac. It's only one of many physiology interactive hand held computer testing packs. I can't just substitute my own into it. That lab also got truncated.

Was talking to a coworker who told me I'm wrong about promotion (which actually could be a good thing) But then went on to tell me there had been a job open at OU (In Athens) in the cadaver lab for the medical school. I did NOT see it on the job boards. I'm really upset by this. I'm upset I didn't know about it. I'm upset that she didn't tell me when she knew she didn't want to try (she's too old). I'm upset that really the perfect job passed me by and now I KNOW that it did. I mean I'd be an hour closer to home. I'd be in a town where most my friends live. I'd be at a much better school with much students. I am almost as sad about this as I was about losing out on IUP because of that letter of recommendation thing.

Then I came home and saw my shifter story was rejected. I was sad because well rejection hurts but unlike Simmer where I expected it, I really thought this one fit the anthology.

And then my brother got some bad news when the Chron's super specialist was not entirely sure wtf is going on with him. It's like me and my brother are racing our parents to the grave.

There were a few good things. seta_suzume introduced me to a webcomic site and I saw this. I'm just starting it but I love the art. I can't promise it's good but I can say it looks promising. Sfeer Theory

And I'm already galloping through Brandon Sanderson's The Bands of Mourning. In a day I'm 150 pages in. I've had two others I was reading that took me a week to get 90 pages in...

And I wrote an original story for a Chuck Wendig challenge and for picfor1000. You can find it here

Comments

[a2zmom.livejournal.com]

I'm so sorry to hear about the health issues and the fact that you missed out on that job. That's awful.

That's pretty ridiculous about the labs. How are people supposed to teach the material?

Does your brother have an interest in the diet? It could make a big difference, especially in a challenging case like he has.

[cornerofmadness.livejournal.com]

Thanks. I'm really disappointed about that job.

Hopefully it's just a server issue on their end and everything will be okay soon. Virtual labs, what can you do? As for the lab book, this is what happens when you let two giants in the field partner up.

He said that's pretty much the diet he's used for years so thanks. Seems like that's what he's been doing. I figured it might be since he is very very into the research for this stuff.

[a2zmom.livejournal.com]

Hopefully it is just a server glitch.

Hopefully your brother starts feeling better. I've rebooted my diet. I was cheating a bit and it was a stupid move on my part. I just can't back slide, period.

[cornerofmadness.livejournal.com]

Hopefully, it is and if not I'll use their competitor. I have it on my computer too.

Thanks. I hope so too. I know what you mean. The holidays is always tough for me and my diabetic diet. Face it, our diets can be difficult and it's easy to think 'I can cheat just a little.'

[a2zmom.livejournal.com]

Yeah, the holidays are definitely hard. Hopefully I've learned my lesson.

[cornerofmadness.livejournal.com]

good luck

[kiramaru7.livejournal.com]

*HUGGLES* I'm sorry you've had such a lousy week. *HUGGLES*

[evil-little-dog.livejournal.com]

That's a pretty shitty week. I'm sorry about it.

[cornerofmadness.livejournal.com]

It is. thanks

[cornerofmadness.livejournal.com]

thanks so much

[kiramaru7.livejournal.com]

You're welcome!