I think your neighbor needs a small case of lead poisoning…if you know what I mean.
(Which is not an official IYKWIM, which has different implications…)
So, besides not being able to come visit in the past week (seriously, WTF? :eek:) I’ve been dealing with some serious neck/shoulder/right arm pain since the big concert I did in October. The doctor’s given me an anti-inflamatory and percoset (which makes for some trippy times at chez Armando) and it’s getting better, and I need to make an appointment with a physical therapist later this week.
Thing is, rehearsals for the next concert start next weekend :eek: and I’m not sure if I should bow out or not. I’m trying to find a sub, but so far am having no luck.
Please bear with me…
As if being unemployed is not frustrating enough, things have become even further complicated. Filed my weekly claim online as I have been doing for some time now, waited the standard two days and went to withdraw the money from an ATM so I could deposit it in MY BANK (because Chase wants 75 cents PER TRANSACTION whereas my bank has FREE online bill pay) but no money was deposited. Herm… OK maybe there is a delay.
Next day still no money, I am beginning to worry now. Next day I find an email stating that I have not filed and that I have until Friday to do so. WTF? So I file again online. I wait two days and still no money, now it is Saturday and the week is officially over. I have no money and the bills are still there waiting to be paid, even if my next filing goes through I am a week behind. Which means LATE FEES!
I guess I need to head to DES on Monday and rattle some cages. Which is also a challenge because I hate bureaucracies and red tape, and I am low on gas.
That sucks. Did you check your account online today? Mine was delayed because the IDES and the banks were all closed on Thursday. My unemployment didn’t get deposited until Friday.
IDES give us the option to direct deposit to our bank accounts or get a debit card which incurs charges. Luckily I still draw because my part time job at Target doesn’t go over/match what I get from IDES. Make over half of that and they deduct the difference from the benefit…which happened this week.
Oh and I have to work on Thanksgiving early morning shift and late evening shift. 
But at least we’ll be done pushing out a truck before the madness that is Flack Friday which starts at 4:00 a.m. And I’ll get 8 hours of time & half pay that day. 
First, I’d like to point out how awesome it is that no one has had anything to b*tch and moan about for four days. 
Yay life!
Second, I’d like to b*tch and moan about Microsoft updates screwing up a friend’s computer system. This time I was only able to work around it, not really solve the problem, which is just sloppy, sloppy work. And quite disappointing to me personally. Rotten BSOD…
Whatever, they’ll get their 'puter back tomorrow and be happy. They may reward me with a frosty barley pop too!
dude
it’s microsoft
why does any of this surprise you
Phaze
on the “suporting micro$oft o/s for a living, thank crom for buggy code” ID
A freshman, an eighteen year old girl, at my school died suddenly of a brain anneurism (at least that’s the latest explanation) in the middle of her private lesson last Monday. It’s a small school and we’re all a bit shaken up by this, even those of us who didn’t know this student. It’s really tragic.
Oh gods. I can’t imagine how traumatic that would have been.
I’m really sorry to hear that Armando. Will they do a service on campus?
I am pitifully behind in NaNoWriMo but am on track for my half-marathon training. I guess it’s all about choices.
There have been several memorials, both formal and informal, as well as grief counseling. The school is handling the situation admirably. I feel the worst for the poor girl and her family. I just can’t imagine how devastated they must feel.
My grandfather was just diagnosed with lung cancer, and with his age and the condition he’s in, any treatment would probably kill him.
The doctors are estimating that he has 2 months, so I should at least be able to see him one more time at Christmas.
Sorry to hear that, Starsaber. I wish I would have spent more time with a few relatives who aren’t with us anymore. Make the most out of Christmas, but here’s hoping you do have more together.
that is so sad, Starsaber. I am sorry to hear this. I am glad that you will have the chance to visit with your grandfather once more. My thoughts are with you and your family.
I’m so sorry to hear this.
That’s terrible! I’m so sorry to hear that
bureaucratic crap is bureaucratic, and sucks.
My shoulder still hurts. I can’t wait till my next physical therapy session.
Hey, sir. I’d been wondering what ever happened to Armando. Did you ever do a post-concert recap?
I’ve been continually busy, so I end up coming by every few days (two days in a row seems like a luxury, suddenly). I posted some pictures of the event as a recap over on the cool craaaaap thread a month ago.
The worst thing is that I ended up pinching the rotator tendon on my right shoulder during the rehearsal/concert process and have been in quite a bit of pain/discomfort (depending on the quality of the pain medication–ironically, over the counter stuff has worked better than prescription narcotics) since October 24. I finally started a course of physical therapy last week (which is how I discovered that what i’m suffering from is a pinched tendon) and it helped immensely, although I’m still in pain and I wonder if I’m doing my exercises correctly (which, I’m told, is par for the course for a PT treatment).
Which is not why I’ve been so scant around here. I thought I was going to have a couple of down weeks in between concerts (the next one is December 3) but I ended up getting called for an on-site interview for a college teaching gig which involved traveling for a week. Then there’s catching up at work and just keeping up with the kids and, well, I’ve been gone from here a lot more than I like.
Sadly, this is going to be the status quo for a couple more months, since I’m traveling again in early December, then late January, early February, late February, early March and early April. I’m tired just typing that!
AND…I’ve got papers to grade this week and I’m really burned out. I just want to vegg and finish The Force Unleashed II before my brother-in-law does and trades it in (it’s his game and his PS3).
Just stopping by to distribute hugs all around.
I have a mixed bag today- got an acceptance letter to a Stanford Online Writing program (yeah- they think my writing is good enough and/or they just want my $) but the courses are pricey, which means I will have to miss the meetup. Really bummed about that, but I think this program (and the networking in that community) is a smart move for my writing.
But you know, it sure would be nice for someone to pay me for something writing related once in a while. Jeez, tutition, airfare for conferences and residencies, all the paper/printing/ink costs, when will it pay off? I really admire you Armando for making a living in the arts. I feel like I am light years away from breaking even.