More woe

[oyceter]

As I told someone yesterday, I didn't just have a Monday yesterday. I've been having about two months of Mondays.

The List of Woe

1. Job stuff.


2. Fool-rat's condition isn't much improving with the antibiotics or the ear drops. Thankfully, he is still relatively active for an elderly rat; he eats (a lot) and nests and destroys paper boxes. On the other hand, despite his ok-ness right now, I should probably be preparing myself for brain tumor territory.


3. Job stuff.


4. I got into a minor car accident Friday morning; nothing was damaged, no one was hurt. But I still must deal with insurance, especially as the guy is claiming injury. Of course, it was all my fault (I rear-ended him).


5. Job stuff.


6. I am allergic to Allegra. I discovered this via a horrific rash and am still picking at the scabs.


7. Job stuff.


8. I locked myself out of my car on Monday. Sadly, my car is one of those models which have RFID keys, which means you can't jigger it open and instead have to replace the entire lock system. Also, I don't have AAA. I got someone to take me home and took Caltrain to work in the morning with spare key in tow. Unfortunately, the Caltrain by my place has no signs pointing to where you can go. I circled five blocks twice over and managed to finally find the ticket stand and catch a train. Of course, I caught an express train that missed the stop I was going to get off of. I got off another stop and tried to catch a bus to work, except all the bus stops are so poorly labelled that I didn't find the bus I was supposed to take until five seconds after it left the stop.
   
   Naturally, it was the last bus of the morning.
   
   At this point, I said, "Screw it!" and took a cab.
   
   Upon getting into work, I discovered that I had not just a spare key in my purse, but the original key as well.


9. Job stuff.


10. I was so tired last night that I fell asleep on the sofa while Fool-rat was still on it. I woke up in a panic this morning, as Fool-rat was no longer on the sofa. I thought I had squashed him, or he'd fallen off and chewed on electrical wires or something, and I was particularly worried (read: completely overwraught with panic) because he still has his head tilt and his hind legs don't work so well any more. After turning the place upside down and calling in late to work, I finally found him in a closet, happily asleep under a hat.


11. Job stuff.


12. I am so tired that I feel I have nothing good to blog about except complaints about my life. I am not even interested in knitting, and I am too tired to read. I am overweight and only fit into three or four of my pants and skirts combined and am therefore always short on clothes for work. And I feel like I have no time because I either work late, or because I'm so exhausted from work stress by the time I get home that all I can do is collapse.


13. And, of course, job stuff, job stuff, job stuff. Will not go into detail here, but suffice to say, everything is insane, I cannot find my ground, and... everything is insane.

Stuff to look forward to:

1. NYC over Labor Day weekend.


2. Getting furniture in September.


3. Italy in late September.


4. Yaoi-Con and Rachel (?) in October.


5. Watching a silly dance movie on the weekend with friends.


6. Dinner with friends on Friday.


7. Possibility of eating at Chez Panisse next weekend.

I think I am too tired for advice, though I thank people for the thoughts. I'm dealing ok outwardly, which is to say that things are getting done. I am simply exhausted and out of emotional resources, and there looks like no end in sight.

Comments

[yhlee.livejournal.com]

***hugs***

[rachelmanija.livejournal.com]

Oh God! That all sounds just awful beyond belief. I'm so sorry.

I am pretty sure I can make it up for Yaoi-Con.

Want a call later?

[oyceter]

A call would be lovely! I'm out tonight, but tomorrow is good.

[rachelmanija.livejournal.com]

Umm. I suck. I completely forgot that I'll be out tonight, and I'm not sure of the exact times. Sorry! What about tomorrow night?

[minnow1212.livejournal.com]

Oh. Oh honey. That is an awful set of things. :gentle hugs:

[kchew.livejournal.com]

Can I squee over things on your to-look-forward-to list in place of advice/etc?

1. ITALY! SQUEE!!!! I've never been, and I Want To Badly.

2. Chez Panisse??!!! Sigh...(squee of happy exhalation)

3. NYC? Yay! Three Japanese bookstores within walking distance, and one is a Book Off! (Toronto has *none*, so this is a big deal for me; maybe not so much for you where you are. Lucky!)

4. Furniture. Drool. Envy.

These are GOOD things to look forward to!

[dsgood.livejournal.com]

Sympathy on all, and on possible things you considered too horrid to mention.

Where in Italy are you going?

[canandagirl.livejournal.com]

*Hugs* Just remember, the locked out of your car thing will be absolutely hilarious years from now.

[fannishly.livejournal.com]

*hugs!*

[ckd]

Advice schmavice. I'll just wish you a whole bunch of better days.

[rushthatspeaks.livejournal.com]

*many hugs*

That really, really sucks. At least the law of averages dictates that the things on your look-forward list will be incredibly spectacular...

[jinian.livejournal.com]

Oh, honey. I'm sorry. That's a lot of crap at once.

[angeyja.livejournal.com]

No advice. Just my footprint here, and hugs, and thoughts for you.

Not single spies but in battalions

[oursin.livejournal.com]

It's horrible when things cluster like that and you're in that time-pressured situation when Everything (even nice things) Is Too Much. I don't know why Bad Stuff tends to clump in this way, but it does sometimes work for Good Stuff as well.
Good thoughts.

[popfantastic.livejournal.com]

Aack. *hugs* You have my thoughts, big-time.

[oracne.livejournal.com]

That is MUCH woe. I hope things get better soon.

[kate_nepveu]

Woe. Sorry.

Re: #8--I did something like that once: put my keys in my coat pocket, opened the car door, hit "lock" on the door, got out, shut the door, said "wait! my coat feels too light." Keys had fallen out between the seat and the armrest.

AAA sent a locksmith who had it open in 10 seconds, and as soon as I put the RFID key in the lock and turned it, the alarm went off. Which, now that I think of it, probably means I shouldn't keep a valet key in the glove compartment . . .

[kate_nepveu]

Err, "alarm went off" as in, stopped making horrible noises.

[loligo.livejournal.com]

I am so tired that I feel I have nothing good to blog about except complaints about my life.

Which is 90% of what LJ is made of, and you deserve your share! Your friends would make your life never suck, if we could, but when it does, we like to know about it. {{hugs}}

[gwyneira.livejournal.com]

*sends hugs and virtual pluots*

[pinkdormouse.livejournal.com]

HUGS

You disappeared, and I was worried. Hope things are looking a little better today.

[maeve-rigan.livejournal.com]

Glad you're back. As someone else said--LJ is for woes. Much as your F-list appreciates all the wonderful thoughts that come from you, woe is OK too. Goodness knows, most of us whine plenty. I know I do!

[heyurs.livejournal.com]

*waves* Hi there! I couldn't help but admire your BOOKS icons that I ran across at GENEOLOGYGIRL's LJ. I was wondering if I could use them?? Of course with the proper credit! :)

I'm sorry to hear of your woes. I love to *huggle* and pass around encouragement...I hope things will look up for you soon! *huggles* :)