cornerofmadness

Many have been sick forever. I have one with mono. This morning I felt fine then a mile from the college, it was like my batteries had been pried out. I've felt vaguely nauseated and cranky all day. I wrote most of it off to the barometric pressure change (today was gross) and PMS but now I see my axillary lymph nodes are swollen so I must be fighting something off. Then one student came up and asked me if cysts could pop up overnight then shows me the back of her neck. Yikes. I told her to get to urgent care. I've only seen nodes that big in mono. If I'm right that'll be two of them.

And it's supposed to snow tomorrow. Like a lot. Mom has decided it might be wise for me to stay here for the holiday. I think she's right.

I didn't apply for the Gettysburg Job. I chickened out. I just looked. They put up the ad AGAIN this week. I think I need to. I really do. I think this might be a different ad but it's exactly what I teach. My fears are real ones. I would lost my promotion and my tenure and have to start again. I don't fear getting tenure again...okay a little because this is research based. My real fears are the research for which I am not trained and more importantly Gettysburg is SO MUCH more expensive than here. They no longer give you a hint about pay so unless it's significantly more than here I couldn't afford to live on my own. I DO NOT want a roommate again. I've had good luck with mine in the past mind you but I've lived alone most of my life and I prefer it. I wish I knew what to do.

I need someone to hold my feet to the fire so I can finish nano. I'm just plain worn out. I've kind of come to the point of the novel where I go 'huh? what's next?' and spin my wheels a lot.

Nano -


Snippets Orphan Train - She’s thinking about two victims of a steam-engine explosion. Mel went to put the dishes out on the kitchen counter where it would be easier to transfer the food when it arrived and the silverware and glasses went out to the dining room table. She sincerely hoped Julian was wrong about the case Placid had. She hated dealing with tragedy that revolved around children. The hardest thing she did today was to remove the cooked arm from the little boy. There was no saving the limb but it still struck her harder than doing the same to his father. Fishing through the stable residuum to find nerves to salvage, it had taken her an hour or more, the smell of cooked flesh heavy in her nose.




Soldiers of the Sun - “I’m telling you one more time, toots,” Jo’s voice rose over the music. “Take a powder.”

“Ladies, please,” Temple tried to get between them then ducked rapidly as Heaven’s fist swung past his ear.

Jo jumped on her and Temple did the wisest thing he could. He got the hell out of the way.

“Should we save him?” Agni asked.

“No, let them kill him,” Caleb decided but Taglioferro was already heading toward the battle with Martin on his heels. The rest of the Chevaliers followed, though Caleb suspected it was less to stop the fight than to see if Temple got killed by the ladies.