This Is The Thread Where I Say.......Part Seven!

MsLaura to thread.

Hi. I'm back. New York was big and overwhelming and it was nice to see friends and family but the city wore me down. I'm very glad not to live there anymore.

Anyway. I've been debating whether to come back to ILX or not, after my 2-week sabbatical, but... well, I'm putting my toes in the water.

I'm so jealous that you all got to chit chat away today!

I was at my new job, which went just fine thanks for asking. But I don't foresee any ILXing there for a very long time. In fact, my boss was sitting at my desk showing me how to do some data entry and she deleted my short cut to the internet saying, "Oh, you won't be needing thissssss...." It was all very slow-motion and traumatic. Ha ha. But not really. It's quite empowering to be the sole money maker.

JuliaA, I promise I'll be setting up a meeting with you in the not so far future. I'm still in that settling in phase. In fact, I was able to walk to that bar where we met up with Kenan and Jaymc and Jessa (though it was quite a longer walk than I had imagined).

Luna, I just watched Down with Love again, which takes place in New York, but the beautiful summer's day fireplace made me think of California.

I didn't realize that you were starting work already, Sarah! I hope your boss leaves you some space once you've adjusted so you can grace us with your presence.

I just got an email about being past due on my phone bill, with threats to disconnect and everything. Past due amount: $3.00. Once I got past the panic of contemplating disconnection, I had to laugh.
I need to get my silly inattentive brane together, I am far too frequently confusedly messing up on things and then getting threatening notices.

Down With Love was on the plane out to NYC, and it wasn't my kind of movie -- it was really painfully predictable -- but I am a curmedgeon who doesn't like movies so don't mind me. They played Johnny English on the way back -- you know, "Rowan Atkinson in Bond spoof"? -- and that looked dreadful.

Hooray for Luna's new ride! Im jealous!

Past due threats for $3.00, got to love it. At least my pst due threats are like "your $250 past due." Once my electric bill was $1000. I hate bills, obviously sometimes I hate paying them...

This is my second day back at work after a two week break which now seems like a distant memory. I'm trying to work up the willpower to go running this evening in order to mount a Shock & Awe style attack on the additional belly developed over Xmas. Could someone shout some encouraging fitness guru-style slogans at me? Thx!

FEEL THE BURN!!

That is all I am going to say.

The only thing I'm looking forward to about today is the few inches of snow awaiting me. Yay snow!

Rob: see the pain barrier? Run away from it. Slowly.

Hi. I'm actually doing pretty good. I'm just kind of sick of being in the house. I went for a walk and my face froze, fell off, and shattered on the sidewalk. I think I'm going slowly insane. But I'm glad to be in Chicago and not at my old job and in an exciting new phase of my life. A faceless phase. A phaseless face. Weird. I just had a cold, so I recorded a song with low growly Calvin Johnson vocals. That was fun. Hi.

Starry & Archel: Cheers guys - burn duly felt. Pain barrier was deftly avoided through proper stretching. Feeling achy this morning though.

*huge hugs*

Archel: group work is just evil. Pretend you're allergic to other human being.

mmm - pasta bake

(still leaning towards taking it, though)

back at school. i've basically stopped trying. i'm giving half ass lists and letting the kids talk and be off task. i just can't care anymore. my basic goal is to get through the day with no drama. no showdowsn with kids, no worrying and stress as to if i'm ckeeping upt with the curriculum and district demands. i jus tworry about the kids being bored.

i've also being taking xanax twice a day while in school. it makes me kind of loopy and a minute ago i tripped and fell hard my side and hip hurt now. :(

I'm just thinking if I can stay mildly doped up I'll be able to live through the day. my moms gave me the xanax and when I see my p-doc today I hope I'm going to be able to give a prescription of my own.

l8r

this is sad. must find a new job.

the xanax is making it better actually. And my new anti-psyhotic, Zyprexa. it makes me not really get irritated by the acting up and, so far, me not hollering and getting on their case seems to make them act better.

Except for the hard fall I took a minute ago when I tripped my out-of-it ness is amusing. I keep forgetting things. And ask the kids the same damn question over and over again. Me,Is Tomineka out today? them: she's not in this class anymore. Me: Oh yeah. Fast forward 10 minutes, Me: where's tomineka i saw her in the hall! Them: she ain't in this class no more. Me: oh yeah. Repeat with different subjects. heh.

i have no idea if i'll be able to find another job. *sigh*

short of that i'd like to work in another bar, or some kind of retail/temping. honestly something with flexible shifts. i'll have more money problems but i thikn it will be worth it.

Dunno where to start but:

*Congrats, Mark! I'll keep my fingers crossed! Finally, one of us can earn the pound....

*Pink: Hang in there, missus!

*Sammy: I hope your meds will help you get a better hang on your emotions. The top idea is to do anything to take care of your emotional self. With that, you will have the strength to do anything to get through each moment.