I am ill prepared for tomorrow

[cornerofmadness]

It's the all day faculty meeting. Heck I'm just plain ill. It hit me this afternoon at Kroger (I think the coffee didn't play well with my GERD but it cost me most of the afternoon)

I did run around all morning. Spoke to the Post Office because no one (not even them) can tell me if my mail forwarding has ended or not. I had to drive on the dirt roads to get there quickly and I'm not amused to learn 'well the forwarding happens in MI but I'll look into this and be sure they've ended the forwarding.' Yeah and does no one know how snowbirding works.

I did find out that the old ladies who I shared a table with (and wouldn't stop talking to me) were right, they really DID build another coffee shop like 1 1/2 blocks from the one we have had for years (and there are still Starbuck rumors) This one is across from a church so they called it Holy Grounds which is clever. I will check it out but I DO think it has had a bad affect already on The Spot because it was empty today. (and I noticed the menu has not changed since June)

I also set up my thyroid ultrasound for the same day as my neurologist so I don't have to drive up there twice. Yay.

I also went off on United Healthcare who called me to set up home nursing. I'm like WRONG DANA. He actually argued with me, that it HAD to be me and not texas Dana because how else would they have my phone number. I am furious at this point. I said we had this conversation in June. You people promised again to fix this. I'm really beginning to think I need to look into what else I can do about this.


I found a cool open call about appalachian characters and authors and I jumped right into this.


DW community recs

makezines a community for, well, making zines. We want to make zines, and we want to encourage others to make zines! (I honestly didn't know people were still doing this which is kinda cool)


small_fandoms Events for small fandoms!


videogamefanworks Fanworks for video games! (I know some of you are really into this)

Comments

[goddess47]

For your community recs list: 1character -- you take 1 character, pick one set of prompts, and then you have 3 months (!) to write 50 sentences about the character. No story, no connection, between the sentences needed (although you can if you want). But an interesting way to think about the backstory of a character you want to explore... Low pressure and looks like fun. Finish one character and then start working on another!

[cornerofmadness]

oh cool thanks. I'll check it out

[ysilme]

I also went off on United Healthcare who called me to set up home nursing. I'm like WRONG DANA. He actually argued with me, that it HAD to be me and not texas Dana because how else would they have my phone number. I am furious at this point. I said we had this conversation in June. You people promised again to fix this. I'm really beginning to think I need to look into what else I can do about this.
Good grief. /o\ And the other Dana is desperately waiting for that call... /o\

[cornerofmadness]

I don't have much sympathy for her. She's been riding on my insurance for 8 years now and for all I know stole my identity to do it.

[ysilme]

Oh, sorry, I didn't realise. I thought it was a recurring mix-up caused by the healthcare insurance keeping a sloppy database. How fucked up that this is even possible, and is still ongoing. *hugs in sympathy for the f***d up system you have to deal with*

[cornerofmadness]

to be fair that's how I thought it started too but since she's been benefitting for almost a decade you have to assume she's the one in on the fraud

[spikedluv]

Sorry about the issues with the coffee AND that stupid phone call because United Healthcare can't get their act together.

[cornerofmadness]

it's so frustrating

[tozka]

Holy Grounds for a coffee shop near a church is a super cute name! Thank you for the comm recs— always excited for a zine comm!

[cornerofmadness]

I thought it was a great name too.

I used to love zines

[suzume]

Ooh, I do love video games! <3

[cornerofmadness]

Yes you were one of the ones I thought might like this

[suzume]

Hee hee

[bay_alexison]

Slightly late, but oh the vidogamesfanworks community looks fun! Funny enough last night I was revising a fic last night, perfect opportunity to promote haha

[cornerofmadness]

Oh cool, glad you could use that one. And so timely too. enjoy