cornerofmadness | Entries tagged with random kindness

By something unexpected. I got home to find a) my PITA neighbors had gathered up all my tombstones and put them back on my porch after the wind storm and b) undisturbed by the wind storm and pouring rain was a package in a garbage bag to protect it (a huge change from their usual let's jam it in the box no matter what approach).

I thought it was a book since I'm expecting some from Goodreads wins. I looked and thought, awfully long and thin for a book. DId I win another graphic novel? Hmm Poland??? Well I did just win a Finnish graphic novel so why not?

No, instead it was a BEAUTIFUL illustration of Roy and Riza dancing in 1920s clothing. Two in fact, same one large and small sent to me by the highly talented

dzioo! THANK YOU so much. I almost cried. Of course I didn't put two and two together. I knew

evil_little_dog had bought me a birthday gift I hadn't received yet and she DID tell me it was from Europe but I'm turning into Dorrie the fish so it took me about five hours to figure out she was the one who had commissioned it (even though Dzioo told me ELD had an electronic copy). THANK YOU too for my wonderful birthday gift.

talking here about cursed work and I have my nano 2014 cover up there as well. thanks again to

anat_astarte for that title. It's my vampires in Vegas.

Did I mention that disconnecting my battery blitzkrieged my radio? It's an anti-theft deterrent. If someone pulls it out it's useless but man the hoops I have to jump through.

Bought a 6-pack of Sam Adam's Octoberfest beer. Blech. I usually like their stuff but not this. Anyone got any good cooking with beer recipes?

declutter day 277 item tossed -Kimono shirt why kept-Loved this shirt why tossed -It’s getting old and faded. Time to move it out for the new stuff

Current Mood: happy
Current Music: Bad things

The very question I asked myself at 5 Am after not being able to get to sleep until 2. I first thought 'screw it' then thought 'that was kinda loud.

Remember when I said I stacked 4 storage bins of books in the closet and figured they'd be all right. Yeah I was wrong and BOY was I wrong. It was like the Tasmanian Devil went through there. Two of them were down, having taken out the other rolling storage unit and all the cleaning supplies with it. RIGHT into both of Kanda's litter boxes so I'm glad I got up.

But did they land face up so I could empty them and then move them? Oh hell no. Face down in the litter. On top of the cleaning supplies, even deeper in the litter (irony). I'm not allowed to lift anything over 3 pounds. That big box is 75 lbs if it's 1 and the other is a good 40. Sigh. I dead lift them both and sling them into the kitchen for cleaning and moving at some time that isn't five in the fucking morning.

I go back to bed. My shoulder is going 'you bitch.' And my knee is burning. WTF? I get out of bed and see it's completely scraped clean of skin and bleeding. I don't even remember hitting it when I dead lifted. Okay then. I fix it up, go back to bed again, never fall asleep. Whee. BUt it was a good thing in a way because some how the alarm got turned off. I KNOW I set it because I sit on the edge of the bed, turn it on, block the face of the clock off so the light doesn't bug me and get my book off the stand so I can read.

( 100 Things - Cheddar-Maple Squash )

So I finally got to see Winter Soldier ( spoilers for anyone even later to the party than me )

Watch on YouTube

yes I contain spoilers galore but am very funny.

I pick on Arizona a lot because...well, let's be honest, they make it so easy but they do sometimes get it right. Az Biker gang protects abused kids in court

declutter day 271 item tossed -Jack frost manga Why Kept- Wanted to read why tossed -Too violent

Current Mood: exhausted
Current Music: Castle

I have to go get dye injected into me and have that MRI. That dye hurt last time. Not looking forward to it but I need my answers so here we go.

It got warm today. Tried to open the windows. It also got windy so not a good idea.

Here's a pic for throwback thursday.

Trust me when I say I DID NOT see anything as cute as Ichabod in that cemetery (though I did go to his restaurant afterwards). I was so surprised I liked that show as much as I did. Speaking of surprised, I like Almost Human too which means it's likely to be canceled.

Even more shocking, I'm learning I didn't just miss one or two of the last season of Amy and Rory, I missed almost ALL of them. head desk. At least i'm seeing bits now.

new listing Want to guess what the new and practically normal subtitle on this house means? How small is it? They tell me it's small but HOW small. Also a toilet next to the washer/dryer is a thing here. I see it everywhere. No, I don't know why. But you know what Yahoo can beam me all the Ooooo it's great to live in a small house articles they want (ditto certain friends) but I've DONE that. I lived in a 13X14 apt when I worked at the mental hospital. By the end of the year I was ready for the mental hospital. There was no allure or I'm doing my thing for the environment feel. It was claustrophobic and prison like.

And in the random kindness files there's this old woman and and this young athlete (even though his ends in sorrow).

Current Mood: busy
Current Music: Did I Shave My Legs for This - Deana Carter

Some times it's exactly what you're expecting. Rarely does it exceed those expectations. Tonight was not my night. My friend L asked me to come to her play as I have so many times before. They had a new venue. Oh dear god, I just wish they could afford to have it at the college (they have to split the pot) because these venues are BRUTAL. I literally couldn't get to my feet after an hour and a half on a plastic chair.

The actors are well the same actors as always and they are exactly what I expect of community theatre. Well meaning, passionate but well...just not that good. At least this one was a funny murder mystery and I did have fun. I got a bunch of people to go. Two of them went with me to dinner. China One, the crappy buffet. It WAS better than usual so there was that.

At least it beats coming home and doing nothing. I did get to talk to BB about my edits (She's the chair of the English dept) and even she has no idea why these publishing houses are doing some of this but like me she's older. Now we both feel old and out of touch.

You all know I hate politics. I rarely put them in my LJ for that reason but I needed to share this blog post by George Takei about what's going on in Arizona. How can you hold so much hate inside you? I can't even imagine how horrible and marginalized people have to feel with something this ugly getting THIS far. Oddly, AZ is where a huge chunk of my lesbian friends call home. I feel for them and I hate feeling this helpless. And to the idiots claiming this is a Christian movement, let me remind you of Matthew 22:36-40. You've completely missed what Christ said.

And on a MUCH happier note here is this random act of kindness from the former Dr. Who. Matt Smith sends a greeting to a terminally ill little boy Thanks to my friend ES for sharing this.

Current Mood: enraged
Current Music: Who We Are - Imagine Dragons

Like today. It SNOWED a lot for this area last night, over 3 inches and when I was getting ready at 8 Am it was still coming down with high winds. Everyone canceled classes but my school. I went out to start the car. Ten minutes later when I left I couldn't even see my tracks. The road by the apartment was pure unmarred white. If I didn't know it was a road I'd have thought it pure field. I only have a few hundred feet to go before I'm on the highway. It wasn't PLOWED. At ALL. No salt, no cinder, no attempt to clean it. When I lived in WI I wouldn't even blink at 3 inches of snow because they CLEAN the roads. Here, we're poor. I know that. I understand the no salt but seriously we don't have gas money for the plow?

I get to work. My STUDENTS come. I'm shocked.I get to the last 10 minutes of class, one that i have to repeat in the afternoon and they CLOSE the school. Great. All the faculty is here. All the students are here (this is a commuter school) and it's no longer snowing. So now that the roads are clear and it's all over, you're closing. Oh great. Now I have to cancel thursday morning's class so I don't have them a day ahead of the other class. Bangs head hard.

But I did get my wish. I wanted it to snow enough to cancel my exercise class because my shoulder hurt and I didn't want to feel guilty about not going.

Here's the bridge I have to fly over to get up the hill to the highway every day.

I'm sure by now it's obvious I have depression. I'm allergic to almost all the modern anti-depressants which leaves me dealing with this on my own. Here is Wil Wheaton on depression and it's an excellent article on what it's like.

one policeman’s random act of kindness

declutter day 189 item tossed -Box of chloroseptic why kept -Had a sore throat once why tossed -They liquefied. That’s how old they were

Current Mood: aggravated
Current Music: Four Score - Low

I was having a very complicated dream this morning that ended when they decided to mow the lawn at 8 Am (ugh my day to sleep in).

( These dreams )

And now some links of kindness and tear jerking

A very good young man Let's face it, high school is awkward. Prom makes it more so. I will never forget mine. My boyfriend told me he couldn't afford to go. I was disappointed but understood. Then he asked out my best friend who not only told him no but told ME. Yeah I was pissed. He was out (in fact he never made prom. He was booted for selling drugs. I had no clue). Another guy asked me but I had said no (I feel bad about this now but honestly, I barely knew him. He was in developmental classes and looking back, it had to have taken all his courage to ask me. I don't even remember his name now. For that matter I don't remember drug boy either. He was new that year from California and liked me because of fandom of all things). I asked another male friend who said no. Then another who didn't just say no but actually hugged the wall and ran away as if even talking to me was horrible. 30 years later, I still remember standing there, heart pounding because I was nervous and the look of horror on his face. I didn't go to prom. I did go a year later to my sorority formal with a boy who didn't run in terror from the idea of someone thinking I might like him.

these are just not kind but also smart I'm just impressed, flat out.

and the stars respond This one is very sad and yet amazing the way celebrities took to one dying young man's song and made this video to it. If you know someone cancer has touched....

Current Mood: indescribable

I had allergic reactions to the preserving fluids in my cat dissection. I have no idea WHY but it burned my throat and eyes and made me itch. Even now, grading the exams that they thoughtfully dredged in the fluids, I'm reacting. I've never had this problem. I don't know if it's because we kept these cats for a year but why didn't I react last week? I don't know if I'm so close to a major attack because of the pollen that this was just the final push.

What I DO know is, it'll be a career ender if I'm allergic. Either I'd have to switch into teaching genetics/microbiology/ecology (I could do the latter two but not the former) but there is no call for them here and I have No experience teaching them, or have to do online anatomy only which would suck. Here's hoping it's a temporary weird thing.

Booksamillion sent my order to a friend's address. Yes I've sent her stuff before and I was going to order for her but now she has to send it all to me. NOT happy.

But what HAS made me happy is I have all the edits back for Kept Tears Now as soon as I get the synopsis ready, I can send it out for consideration. so YAY. I'm very excited.

And a happy Beltane to all my friends who celebrate it.

And before I get back to my edits have some links that interested me

Damn You Autocorrect I want to believe these are real because I'm laughing SO hard.

Cannibals at Jamestown

Dad sews daughter’s dream promo dress

face transplant I've been following this one for a while. The slide show is fairly graphic.

And something from Neil Gaiman from ES

and from ELD

"Artemis - Lindsey Stirling" (Watch on YouTube)

I love Wil Wheaton

declutter day 70 Item tossed- Agatha Christie Mystery Why kept- Got from mom why tossed - Read it

Current Mood: worried
Current Music: Black Magic - Unwoman

Seriously. I've been thinking about Wayne's World all week and thinking I'd like to see it again and today in the Walmart (the washer ate like three pairs of underpants so I was there for new cheap crap) there it was for 5$. Mine. Also, there was something else in the 5$ bin that I knew a friend would like but it only had one. WHY do they always have 50 of crap no one wants but only one hidden treasure?

Then it was the book sale at the library down to 1$/bag. I was thinking, I wonder whatever happened to that gay book a friend insisted I read and I asked the library for (not knowing then it was a Lulu press thing). I assumed they would do interlibrary loan for it but no, this was when I learned that they seemed to like me and would order things I asked for. I looked on the tables, saw nothing and put my bag with my stuff so I could go pee. I saw three more tables I had somehow missed and there it was! Right on the table closest to the hallway to the restrooms. I ran back and stuffed it in the bag. I didn't actually really want it but I felt responsible for it.

Logic Me - go on, tell everyone what you did.

Addict Me - bought a huge bag of books! They're in the trunk of the car with the other two bags I bought in the last two weeks.

Logic Me - And?

Addict Me - bought manga from booksamillion yesterday

Logic Me - AND?

Addict Me - Bought a yaoi light novel with dub con sex in it but you can't blame me. Digital Manga Publishing has stopped doing PRINT manga. I have to get them while they still exist. I'm NOT sorry and I'll probably buy more books again.

And in the spirit of manifesting my desires I'm going to write up my synopsis for the novel Kept Tears (anyone want to read the synopsis?)and look at houses. You KNOW you want to look at them with me. DO click on the additional photos and video tours because you NEED the laugh.

Mom likes this one In all honesty, it's a nice little house but it's in town and I'm trying to avoid that. Also the rug up to the open concept kitchen would have to be ripped out.

I liked this one until you realize that it's NOT FINISHED. that's a lot of money for a house I'd have to finish building. It's in a very desirable area of Jackson but in the total opposite direction of Athens and places I want to be so...

I was all OOOO a red house! Until I realized...um there's no road up to it. Where do I park? Wait, the garage isn't done?!? OMFG that bathroom. EEEK the worst kitchen ever. Okay this needs TLC....but costs a bit much for that

Wow a house that doesn’t look like a trailer Um... is this a dirt road under this snow?? yes, yes it is. Hmmmm no pictures on the inside....moving on.

Awww, it’s little and cute Wait? does that really say the boiler in the house is WOODBURNING???

too cheap, what’s wrong I DO like this. It's handicapped accessed so i'd have to redo the bathroom totally to get a tub. Given the price I'm betting it's not as nice as it looks.

If you only click on one video tour make it this one I think an art student had a nervous breakdown and painted this place. Or maybe the person who owned the Gobbler.

Actually I see nothing wrong with this It even dropped 7K since last night. I have no idea who this late designer is so I'm going to have google him. The entrance hallway IS claustrophic.

best of the bunch it's also dropped a lot since the original write up. I'm thinking I could use that horse corral for some dogs....

Another interesting story of WWII fall out

this is a sweet story

Declutter Day 68 Item tossed Demain Why Kept -Had to read for class Why tossed -I hate Herman Hesse

Current Mood: amused
Current Music: The Big Bang Theory

Mostly other things to be honest. I'm so brain dead that I can't form a cogent writing blog post this week but I DID want to thank the people on my original fiction filter. Your input is so very helpful. At some point, all writers must get their work to the eyes of a first reader. For some of us (not me) that won't come until the story has been completely written and rewritten a couple of times. For others (me) it's as soon as it flies from the pen into the read world outside their head.

Writers groups, beta readers, something is needed to help find the holes you're blind to. I'm lucky to have you guys so thank you.

And since it's been a long time here are the current counts

Camp Nano -

26470 / 25000
(105.88%)

and the yearly count

37579 / 125000
(30.06%)

The rest of the day was pretty much wasted thanks to high sugar. I did get fridge cleaned and managed to not notice the garbage bag was open as I wheeled it to the dumpster. That was a fun mess to clean.

I'm quickly learning that I'm RUSTY at research papers. I haven't written one since the vampire one I did in class and that was easy. This one is killing me.

And here are just some really amazing links.

Okay not amazing but you might want to know what I'm doing for The Day of Silence and pride week on campus

Thanks to Wil Wheaton - how Disney animates using live actors

inspirational and yet heartbreaking photography and do check out the rest of his work. He seems to do a lot with people with disabilities. I'm entranced by the gay couple with the wheelchair.

havocmangawip I think you'd really be fascinated by some of this.

And maybe this. I'm adding this to my lecture. guess what this is

music to write to. Fun! Thanks to ES for this one.

And thanks to

ishte for this. I know how bad my picture would have looked like had I described it. This gives you something to think about.

"What We Do In The Shadows - You're Dead - Harriers Of Discord (Norma Tanega Cover)" (Watch on YouTube)

declutter day 65 item tossed - Tank top Why kept - It went under my jackets well why tossed -It’s old and shrank