Rough Night

[cornerofmadness]

The stress is getting to me now. I might as well have stayed up all night. Don't know what was going on in my dreams but I woke up in pain, I had clenched my fists so hard my nails went through the skin of my palms and whatever I was fighting, it made me 'rug burn' all the skin off both elbows. I woke up with a splitting headache and nausea enough to share with the whole complex. I couldn't wake up either. Just starting to wake up now.

On the upside, my review powerpoint for the physiology class can be lightened up a little and be the main lecture for gen bio's intro to biochem chapter. Ditto for the review of genetics so yay me. I'll have enough overlap between the classes to get me thru the first tests...on sept. 9th (wow that's fast).

And because I'm stupid or something, I just took on a little more responsibility. After the kerfluffle over at sunnydale writers, I suggest to the list mom a co-moderator might be a good idea. While she's great at going out and finding new talent, she doesn't have the time to check the list daily. She agreed...and asked me. Sigh. Well since for the most part the group's wellbehaved (the last few days aside) I said yes. Hopefully the reminder of pairing essays and that kind of stuff belong off list at a forum she has for that will be enough to keep the list free of that junk and have it story only which means not much work for me

Comments

[southernbangel.livejournal.com]

ACK!! I'm sorry to hear about the stress and the physical toll it's taking. I'm so sorry about that. :(


I noticed that group *exploded* over the last few days and oh man, I really, really, really wanted to take a dig at one particular person who sent a snide comment to a2zmom. I held off though because I didn't want to resort to her level of immaturity. *marvels at own level of maturity*

Hopefully the email sent last night by the list mom will straighten everything out and you won't have to worry about doing too much.

[cornerofmadness.livejournal.com]

yeah when I originally wrote Ligeia I named that person and her sister by name since they were really degenerating into name calling etc.

I'm such a stress puppy. What would i do without it

[evil-little-dog.livejournal.com]

I'm such a stress puppy. What would i do without it

I'd make you give back the t-shirt, for one thing.

[cornerofmadness.livejournal.com]

everyone loves that t-shirt

[evil-little-dog.livejournal.com]

It is so very, very you.

[lejlkwiet.livejournal.com]

I can only say one thing...thank goodness someone sensible will be co modding...the group was driving me up the wall lately! Just wish it wasn't gonna put you under extra stress :(

[cornerofmadness.livejournal.com]

It won't be much stress. Usually the group doesn't do this much but seriously there's a couple of them if reminding them where to take the fight off list doesn't work I can and will ban them

[lejlkwiet.livejournal.com]

Yeah, I know, I've been on the group a few months now and stuff like this rarely kicks off but when it does....

[cornerofmadness.livejournal.com]

yeah exactly. And since I'm an intolerant bitchy kind of gal, hopefully it won't happen much any more

[lejlkwiet.livejournal.com]

*g* I have full confidence in your ability to stop any rows of the sort :D

[cornerofmadness.livejournal.com]

thank you

[dlgood.livejournal.com]

I shouldn't have even commented as much as I did - and eventually I did step back - only adding the one post where I just directly quoted an episode.

I tried to enter a discussion with that "Rebecca" chick offlist but she basically ignored any points I had to say. Particularly re:her characterization of Riley in that "Collateral Damage" fic.

[cornerofmadness.livejournal.com]

Yeah most sensible people stepped back. I was so shocked to see your comments to the story in the first place thinking I've not seen Dave do that before. Then i read a few paragraphs. You were too kind.

[dlgood.livejournal.com]

I've certainly sent people critiques on the fics, but through private reviews. I haven't called someone out like that publicly on a flist in a long while.

Over e-mail, I explained to the author why it was bashing (If you can't tell me why Riley might possibly be sympathetic or even right in the episode, even if you ultimately agree, then it's a character bash...) and she told me flat out that she still couldn't understand why anyone would think that it was.

There was, obviously, the Spike issue - which I should never have discussed on list anyway. And that was a mistake. I don't expect people to agree with me. But it's disheartening to talk with fans who say they like moral ambiguity and shades of grey - but who reject or excuse everything that conflicts with their thoughts.

A simple "I could be wrong about this" or "the alternative explanation is one I don't agree with or prefer, but it is possible" would have been enough to have gotten me to back off. I'm pretty strident, but I do use qualifiers.

[cornerofmadness.livejournal.com]

yes you were definitely dealing with the hard corer's who have no room for other points of view be it pro-Spike or anti-Spike. There are reasons I'm not on a lot of boards, and those are the ones that allow this kind of conversation to go on all the time. It's just annoying (already a handful of the group both here and in email are very excited that someone is putting a stop to the conversation, though it did seem to die out on its own finally)

Yeah, I saw that she didn't 'get' what you were saying and given her rudeness to others like A2Zmom just tells me one thing, she's best dealt with by the fast use of the delete button

[bashipforever.livejournal.com]

Oy with the poodles to the stress. So not fun. I'm sure it makes you want to not try sleeping at all.

A secondary list mum was absolutly needed the last few days. I was tempted to say something snarky even and you know how nonchalent I am about everything for the most part. Hopefully those people have gotten the point and you won't have much to do.

[cornerofmadness.livejournal.com]

I just thrive on the stress. Just wait for teh pyschotic break.

I'm hoping not. Ligeia emailed the worst offenders off list to give them warning

[makd.livejournal.com]

hmmm. sounds like stress. some a/c (cool time), some vegan meals and fruit, a little yoga and some aerobic exercise,and you'll probably be just fine.

[cornerofmadness.livejournal.com]

Yeah stress and me, we're best buddies (though I feel a little better today realizing how much cross use I'll get out of the first few weeks of lecture).

I'm making my comfort food tonight either a buffalo wing chicken breast with bleu cheese sauce or pizza and beer. (and screw the blood sugar for a night)

[esmerelda-t.livejournal.com]

Dunno if this is any help or not, but about hitting and scratching yourself in youe sleep, has anyone suggested wearing mittens or something? It just occurs to me now to suggest it, it would at least stop scratching and nail digging.

[cornerofmadness.livejournal.com]

i've tried that but then I pick at them all night and never sleep

[esmerelda-t.livejournal.com]

heh, well I can see how that might be counter productive. :)

Maybe they make some sort of gel these days to put on babies fingers to stop them scratching themselves in their sleep?

[cornerofmadness.livejournal.com]

now there's a thought

[rahirah]

After the first day or so of the kerfuffle I asked myself "Self, is this worth the trouble?" Self replied, "Probably not." So I just started deleting it all as it came in. Much better for the blood pressure.

[cornerofmadness.livejournal.com]

That's exactly what I did as well.