A pissy day made better with just a few kind words

Today sucked. At least the new provost was honest when he said all the new things that will no longer count toward NI load weren't in the spirit of the agreement but is being done so that they can make us teach for free if we don't have enough non-instructional hours. Someone at work blamed me for something I didn't do. HATE that.

And then I was asked to advise a student. I was done at noon and had to wait til FOUR for this student and it turned out it wasn't a new advisee. It was just a prospective student who wanted to learn more. Now I'm GLAD to sway a student to the biology cause but dammit, why the hell don't they send them to staff earlier in the tour? That's just a huge lack of respect for my time.

BUT on the way out of work I stopped at the recycler and heard someone says 'THANK YOU for all you do!' It was one of the librarians. That made my shitty day better.

Words matter. I always try to remember that but failed when I got home. Sorry I'm SO SICK of people posting about science who don't got the first fucking clue. Usually I write a response then erase but today I was in just the right mood to unload. Both barrels. I barely regret it and then after that I see my cousin's born again nuclear engineer husband posting an article (I refused to read it) about autism being linked to vaccines (false!) made from aborted fetuses (OMFG WTF?). I just let it pass because where do you even begin?

But I did want to say THANK YOU to everyone who tried to cheer me up last night. It's appreciated so much.

declutter day 294 item tossed-Blameless why kept-Wanted to read why tossed -Lost interest in the series

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Disturbing dream

And a whole lot of links (because all I did today was fail at nano so...)

I have been having many disturbing dreams lately and most leave quickly. This one was long but all I remember was the last bits that weren't related to the other parts.

I was driving in town and going uphill. I thought it was either the road by Speedway in Jackson or near the Dairy Queen in Washington PA. Neither actually fits since the road was basically a four line. Anyhow I had just pulled out from a stoplight and on my right was a big box truck and he effectively blocked my view.

Just as he passed my bumper I saw an older man crossing the street. I saw him very clearly, white hair, a little longer than need be and he was wearing a cheap powder blue leisure suit like this was 1973. I couldn't stop in time. I hit him head on and he flipped up over the car. As I got the car stopped, I could see him in the rear view, legs up at an impossible angle.

Even as I got out (and now it was definitely Jackson because I could see the car wash) I was thinking a) how the hell did he get SO hurt because I couldn't have been going more than 15 mph and b) why aren't I shaking? I should be shaking.

As I got closer I could see a couple people gathering but more or less no one is stopping. No one is calling for help. I see one girl squatting down with her tablet and it's one of my students. I tell her to call 911 because my phone was dead (true story, it was). Now I can see he's been cut in half and two people are trying to lift his head/shoulders. He's still alive. His mouth is moving but no sound is coming out. There is no blood.

Then I wake up. It's 5 minutes later than my alarm would usually go off. Thanks brain.

And if that wasn't disturbing enough, I bring you this. Baby dolls that shit jewelry, just what every little girl needs.

Watch on YouTube

Capaldi’s Doctor helping a grieving 9 year old autistic boy cope with loss


50 strange abandoned places by state from Rain. I've BEEN to two of these while they were going and the parents had been to Cypress Gardens.

authentic historical artifacts no one can explain

mysterious prehistoric sites from around the world And this one came from ELD's mom. Most of these are on my bucket list especially Carnac.

mysterious beautiful art

What does Pi sound like

wild hair styles Many of these are probably for modeling shoots. Others are obviously not. #15 has Temple's exact color (if anyone wants to see)

Sex In The Movies Couldn’t Look More Different Than Sex In Real Life It's a comic (and mostly SFW)

declutter day 295 item tossed-Dance and its creators why kept-Bought for a ballet character why tossed-That was in the 90s since this is from a Cleveland library

Back to failing at nano

ETA - failing less than I thought. I did over 3K today.

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