cornerofmadness

She called at nearly 6 to say she was heading home to get dad and go to the hospital. FINALLY she listened to me and him (and not something she thinks the doctor said) I've been telling her that she probably has pneumonia. THe urgent care doctor thought so too and wanted her to go for an emergency CT scan and blood work. Three hours later I have yet to hear from them. I've been telling her to go do this for over a week but again, what does her daughter the doctor know?

This tops off a day filled with mean people, slackers and students who honestly think we're just going to pass them no matter what they do. I want to know WHERE this idea comes from? It's not just one person. It's not just HERE. It's widespread. My god, the things they think they'll get away with.


Stand by for my fmabigbang

And for the random kindness take a look a Social media doing something right This young man posted his suicide plans (on his 13th birthday) and luckily it was reported and his mother got him help and sent out a plea for letters to show him he's not alone. He's still getting thousands of them.

Declutter day 49 item tossed -Manga why kept -Was reading series why tossed- Not going to reread

My first thought is if someone isn't dead, someone is gonna be (never mind I have to get up in a half hour anyhow). I look and see it's my friend (and dept chair) EB. A water main broke, campus has no water, we don't have to come in until 1230 if even then. I hang up and go back to sleep for the rest of the morning, not even caring I'm going to miss two labs. Screw it, I was up every hour having to pee as it was.

When I dragged out of bed I found out why (not that I was wondering, I knew) I had to pee every hour. My sugar for whatever reason (i.e. I ate a small meal like the doctor told me and as soon as I DO that my sugar spikes) was over 300. I check the email like EB said and sure enough no work all day.

I party a little.

I clean a little and even organized something in my bedroom that hasn't been organized in years and now everything is more efficient and I find future candidates for shit to toss out of here.

I get some of my big bang done because OMG I can't find time for this.

I write something else

I even do more research and watch a Netflix dvd.

I love my stolen day.

What I didn't love was seeing the price of the convention rate at the Mirage. Holy fuck 200$ a night and they won't give us many rooms because it's a holiday weekend. Seriously? It's Memorial day. Not one I associate with let's party in Vegas. I might have to reserve a room (If I can even get one) then find a close by hotel that's cheaper. I KNOW I could stay much cheaper at the Luxor or Excalibur but I'm not sure I want to hike that far carrying all the stuff I know i'll be carrying.

While not really a 'kindness' post this made me happy

a mother turns her grief into fuel for helping others

Declutter day 21 Item tossed-Cardboard jewelry box why kept-To put my own designs in to give away.
why tossed-Not making that much jewelry and have many in better shape, into the recycler with it

I know. No one normal ever becomes an author - Kino's Journey. Looks left, looks right, looks all round the flist. That might be true.

It's also true that we're getting wussier as we go. And in the true tradition of I had to walk a mile to school in the snow uphill both ways (no lie, mom really did, because there were three hills btw her and school) wtf is up with letting the kids go 2 hours early just because it MIGHT snow. It did. less than an inch. Meanwhile all the parents had to bail out of my class to go get their kids. Two days ago there was a 2 hour delay because it was COLD. Want to see the science on how little 2 hours means in the terms of the warming up of the earth? Morons. At this point, they might as well give them off Dec-March and make the kids go all summer but that will never happen.

I keep forgetting to mention this but I was both glad and sad at the same time this week. The leaning tour of Jackson (can't link up since it's off the website) has been sold. Mom wanted me to buy that in the worst way. She wasn't wrong. If I put in another 60 (it was for sale for 30) or even 70, I would have had a fucking palace and still be in my price range. BUT since I'm not a contractor I can't convince a bank to give me that much over asking costs. A contractor bought it and is repairing it right now. Windows, front porch all done. I'm sure once it is done it will be out of my price range because fixed up that house is so big it will be 200K at a min. I'm glad it's being fixed. I'm sad it wasn't me. I could see the potential. Oh well it's crappy state lives on in a novel I'm working on.

Speaking of houses, this has potential but probably too far away I haven't done the map yet to see but it's not bad.

I'm beginning to think I ALWAYS need a challenge to write any more. The moment there isn't some competition or daily goal that's outside of my own head, the writing slows to nothing.

Declutter day 11 item given up - Starry purse why kept -It was a cool purse why tossed- I have too many purses and haven’t used it in a year
Day 12 item given up -Sweat shirt why kept - Mom got it for me why tossed-Shrank it in those damn industrial dryers (or I suspect the cold cycle isn’t COLD)


And in the random acts of kindness section - Police makes a dream come true