Nightscrawlers

Went to laser tag and was supposed to be home by 1. Called my mom to tell her I'd be late 'cause I was going to my aunt's house for pizza. Got home at 2:30, made it upstairs, was opening my bedroom door... and the dog barks...

I never had problems with my feet before but all of a sudden - feet problems. My blister finally healed and now the skin is cracking for no apparent reason.

Oh damn. Um...is it possible you picked up atheletes foot or something from the apartment o' grime?

They're clean, no rashes or anything. I think I just need better shoes.

I woke up today to find the handyman taking the bathroom to bits, with, as usual, no warning from our esteemed landlord. I want a bloody shower.

Finally found out why I am covered in mosquito bites... my bathroom window was missing a piece. Like half the window. I had actually seen it and wondered "why is there a window on my balcony??" I put it back (which was easy, who knows why the previous tenants didn't do it!) and then put duct tape all around it...

... I just had another mosquito flying around my head. NOOOOOOOOO.

The mosquitos here are horrible. They don't make any noise, they are smaller, smarter, and faster than Canadian mosquitos. And the bites are AWFUL. They swell up huge and ooze pus. Way itchier. Got some cream from the pharmacy and the swelling is going down but they are still ITCHY. What is this shit?

Ooooh damn. Those are like the Louisiana mosquitos!! I had half my face swell up from one bite! Bastards.

Do you have chiggers there too?

guy I, and pretty much my whole school, knew died in a car accident last night...

Originally posted by fourpawsonthefloor
Ooooh damn. Those are like the Louisiana mosquitos!! I had half my face swell up from one bite! Bastards.

Do you have chiggers there too?

Aren't chiggers generally found in thick grass? Not that much of that around here.

It got me. Woke up with another bite. But the cream works great if you put it on right away, and don't wait until you've been rubbing and scratching for a few days...

I'm so sorry to hear that tears!

Oh man, I'm sorry, tears. Something like this happened during my school time, as well, so I know what it feels like. *hugs*

*hugs* tears. we had at least one person die each year I was in high school... and then one after I graduated... it's tough to get through, but it makes you value your own life a bit more and realize how precious it is.

My friend who's going with me to New Orleans in two days just sent me a text telling me she's sick!!! !

[Edited on 9/16/2008 by Esynthia]

thanks all.

His viewing's thursday, but I can't go. I don't get home from school in time to look all nice and get to the place. I don't think jeans, band tee, and hoodie would be great... though they'd all be black... Can't go to his funeral either because it's at 10am friday, and I'm in school.

[Edited on 9/16/2008 by tears~fall~like~glass]

^Stuff like death makes all my problems seem paltry by comparison, but here goes.

I telecommute for my day job, which means I work from my own personal home office. Nice gig, except when the husband schedules the contractors to arrive and begin tearing apart our house today rather than on a day I had off. So today I had to put up with guys lugging sheet rock and 2 x 4's through my workspace, which my dog found very exciting, while I was on the phone with customers.

They'll be back tomorrow and the next day. I work those days, too.

I had a customer rather than just drop an F-bomb in the course of our conversation, go on a complete verbal Blitzkrieg- and he acted like he was completely entitled to treat me that way. He likely thinks I'm the rude one for shouting, "I'm hanging up. Have a nice day!" over his tirade before hanging up on him.

Then my kids decided rather than tackle homework right after they got home from school according to house rules, they spent an hour and a half goofing around. My on most days wonderful husband didn't bother to enforce the homework rule at all. Five minutes we were supposed to start dance classes for the day, I found out the kids hadn't even attempted any homework, so I had to be the meanie and make them do it. This put me enough behind schedule that I had to skip visiting the comic book store today.

For many of my students, today was their last lesson before competition this weekend. My daughter decided to be a grouch while working on technique, and one of my other students completely forgot one of her steps.

I still haven't begun packing for our road trip this weekend.

And did I mention I had a nightmare about being attacked by mutant flesh-eating fire ants, and woke up to discover I'm coming down with a sinus infection?

Suffice to say, I am a little stressed.

[Edited on 18/9/2008 by Angelique]

I couldn't imagine doing that job, Ange. ><

Have a US HIstory and Chemistry paper due tomorrow and two quizzes (US History and English) that I need to study for, and it's kinda hard to focus when my mother is vacuuming the room.

Also tomorrow, I have to come home just to go straight back to school. I have to work at the tailgate and be at the football game.

I don't know how to tell guys up front "NO I DONT LIKE YOU!" and apparently being just friendly is flirty... so I'm not good at subtlety either... *facepalm*

[Edited on 9/19/2008 by Esynthia]

Aye, don't you be worryin' your head Esy, it's not ye, it's us scurvy pirate men. Any attention at all means flirtin' for us. Sayin' "Hello" means "I want your booty". "Go away" means "Call me later before you set sail." And a kick in the treasure chest means "I like it kinky."
Yarr!

[Edited on 19/9/2008 by steyn]

LMAO!! steyn, how I love you. that's making up for my feeling sorry for myself mood.

the sixth floor is quaking.

I forgot my school ID today, so I couldn't do anything. Like, I couldn't buy lunch or whatever. Plus, we were on a lockdown all day and security was all ugh, so I was kinda freaking out about them asking for my ID...

On Friday, during our Sun Bear project at the Miller Zoo in Bloomington Illinois, I "took point" for "Team Butt Polyp".

One of the techs noticed a polyp sticking out of the bear's butt at the beginning of the proceedure. So while the veterinary dentists were working on the front of the bear, two of the other vets removed it. Before they did it, my professor handed me a pair of gloves and said "Someone has to clear out that bear's rectum".

So I did as I was asked.

Afterwards he laughed and said "Aren't students great? They never complain." Apparently I was supposed to hand the gloves off to one of the technicians.

It's okay though. I got ... uh... a valuable clinical experience.

-e

What is the point of reenrollment? All they did was take one form, refuse to taje my very important student finance notification letter as the loan company hadn't sent me a second copy and give me a note about graduation. Done. They could have least of set something else up for us to do...

And my loan hasn't come in. It'd be nice if it did as I owe my landlord rent.

This happened to me today:





WTF huh?

I was up all night with my daughter and her asthma, and don't know if I'll have to take her into the hosptial today again. >< And I hurt like crazy. So wish us well today .

I dropped my nuts down the stairs so that meant I had to go ALL the way back up to get more.