Hopeless Feeling

[cornerofmadness]

So out of 70+ faculty the same 21 people who do everything are the only ones who voted and four more voted to take the insurance that means we lose our doctors, our HSA, to save 100$/month but has a 9K deductible vs the 3K we had and oh the insurance is under major investigation by the federal government for fraud. Thanks for voting to make sure we're one health crisis away from homelessness there. But also the rest of the faculty, why are you not helping? Do you all have spouses with better insurance? Are you on medicare? Any good reason you weren't there for us?

But I was trying to find a little joy in the day and I did get paid for my short story today. That's great. I've been waiting for MONTHS on this, literally at least 6 months and I've been wondering when we were going to market it. Turns out next month and it'll be out in January.

In the opposite of joy my gastric paresis is acting up so bad. Ate and apple, puked in my office trash can and then my blood sugar dropped out because lunch was in the trash. F.U. life.

But in better news, the blood from my dexcom wasn't from infection. The skin had broken down under the glue so it's getting a rest.


Music Monday, prompt - a song that tells a story. Oh there are OH so many.

this Abney Park one isn't a happy one per se. Robert hasn't talked much about it but some of his stories and songs suggest he grew up in an abusive situation

Watch on YouTube

And Reba had a lot of them. This one had me writing some romance story about a guy named Chance Deveroux back when I was in college but I never finished because I was told guys can't be part of the main focus of a romance. It had to be all the woman's pov (I know better now of course but it was most likely a horrible story anyhow)

Watch on YouTube

Comments

[trobadora]

*HUGS*

[cornerofmadness]

thanks

[spikedluv]

Sorry about the insurance and lack of people voting.

Also for your gastric paresis acting up and causing your blood sugar to plummet. It can do that all on its own, it doesn't need help, body!

Oh geeze, that Dexcom is one issue after another. Has it been staying in for you?

Yay for being paid!

I love Fancy! I can't help singing along whenever it comes on. (In fact, I started singing it just seeing the vid in your post.)

[cornerofmadness]

thanks. this week has sucked and it's only wed.

Now that I have found the overpatches on Amazon the Dexcom tends to stay on. Usually those pretty patches come with basically a cup that fits over the dexcom and that takes up the force of a blow like a cup in a dude's pants.

Ha, Fancy is a good song to sing to

[kitarella_imagines]

I'm so sorry you are facing so many problems, I hope things get better 🫂

[cornerofmadness]

thanks

[stonepicnicking_okapi]

I remember Fancy! My grandmother turned on the country music station at 5:30 am and it didn't go off until she went to bed. That song was part of the soundtrack to my childhood (lol).

[cornerofmadness]

It was such a popular song too back then. Country wasn't that big in my family but this was one of those genre crashers.

[used_songs]

Once, before my dad retired, the teachers at his school actually agitated AGAINST getting a raise because they didn't want to move into a higher tax bracket. Most of them had spouses who made a lot more money so they were fine. He was so angry because both he and my mom were teaching then.

[cornerofmadness]

My aunt did this as well because of the tax bracket, the same one who is crying to me now that my uncle passed last year, you don't understand I don't know how to live on this little?

You make more retired than I do working. You're crying to the wrong person

[suzume]

Oh, c'mon, how hard is it to vote, folks? |:\

But I do have some story-songs for you!

American Pie by Don McLean

Me And Bobby McGee by Janis Joplin

The Crane Wife (parts 1, 2, & 3) - The Decemberists (?)

Fast Car by Tracy Chapman (?)

[cornerofmadness]

I know them all but The Crane Wife, probably not my favorite Decemberist song you shared.

I have to admit Fast Car is one of my least favorite songs in the world, Tracy's version and the newer cover too

[suzume]

Well, the Decemberists have a very large quantity of story-songs, so have a few more: On the Bus Mall, The Bachelor And The Bride, and The Bagman's Gambit.

Also, they have a full album made of story-songs: The Hazards Of Love!