Asplode

[clevermanka]

What with vet bills, impending car purchase (we must purchase a car that is drivable on nasty winter roads), and general life stuff (dear god, the case wine sale starts one week from today), I can't let any more money pass out of my hands that isn't paying for necessary groceries and regular bills.

So of course I am pining for new jewelry, shoes, and sweaters. Bah. I am stronger than my desires, though. So there! Ha! I'm adding to my ascetic resolve by fasting today. I had a rather unpleasant experience with lunch yesterday and I hope to get some stuff flushed out of my system.

The Cipro is doing not much for me that I can tell, and I've been on it for two weeks as of today. rougewench made a comment about acupuncture yesterday and I was reminded of otterdancing's recommendation that I try it for my G.I. issues. I called to make an appointment with the acupuncturist recommended by my awesome chiropractor, but they don't have a single opening until October 7. Alas. I'm uncertain if I should continue to take the (seemingly pointless) antibiotics until then. Some of the more, shall we say, immediate problems I had with eating are improving, but the long-term bloating is still very much an issue.

Oh dear god my job is going to give me (more) gray hairs today. There are way too many cooks stirring this one particular pot. Nnngggggh. Oh Jesus Christ, I just now got another email about this deal. Augh!!!

Fuck what the hell is up with people. I just now wrapped up this scintillating conversation with a burly blond man child.

Me: Can I help you?
BBMC: Uh. Yeah. I need to turn this in?
Me: Sure! To whom?
BBMC: Uh. I don't know.
Me: *short abrasive laugh* You don't know?
BBMC: Yeah, I just need to turn this in.
Me: *takes paper from his hand and looks at it* OK, well at the top here, it says Dr. Mack. So I'd say it probably needs to go to Dr. Mack.
BBMC: Uh. I don't know.
Me: It needs to go to Dr. Mack.
BBMC: I don't know.
Me: I hate you and everyone who shares your willful stupidity. I hate you with the burning heat of a thousand suns. Get the hell out of my office you enormous soul-sucking waste of my precious oxygen.

Perhaps I chose a good day to fast because let me tell you that wine when I get home is going to be mightily welcome. Cheap, quick drunk, here I come.

Comments

[ms-danson.livejournal.com]

"Me: I hate you and everyone who shares your willful stupidity with the burning heat of a thousand suns. Get the hell out of my office you enormous waste of my precious oxygen."

Did you actually say this? Please tell me you really said this. I've wanted to say that so many times.

[clevermanka.livejournal.com]

No. But only because I can't afford to lose my job. I can say a lot with my facial expression and body language, though, and let me assure you, they were screaming it.

BTW, I went up and edited the sentence with even more vigorous language. I'm rather pleased with it.

[redheadfae.livejournal.com]

It's completely absurd in the world of communications right now. Even folks who don't believe in Mercury Retro's and astro woowoo blaming it.

As for me, I think most of our clients have decided to stop taking their meds.
In which case, they should send them to us.

[clevermanka.livejournal.com]

Even folks who don't believe in Mercury Retro's and astro woowoo blaming it.

Well, not me. I'm blaming a pandemic of fucking ignorant.

[tinsoldier.livejournal.com]

Amen... I'm giving an undergrad exam and I've read over it about three times and I'm convinced that it's at the right level. However, I'm equally convinced that I'll have a rash of students fail the damned thing, and I'll be forced to curve their grades.

I like the idea of a pandemic of fucking ignorant. And, by "like" I mean that I like the theory, not the fact that it's actually happening.

This brought to you by the elitist fuck that I am.

[clevermanka.livejournal.com]

If it was possible for me to be morally opposed to a grade curve, I would hold such a stance. Sorry you're in a position where you feel you must use one.

[redheadfae.livejournal.com]

That must be the Cranial Rectal Inversion.

[clevermanka.livejournal.com]

For. Real.

*WTF* indeed...is it something in the air?

[the-themiscyran.livejournal.com]

We just had an older gentleman* wander into the office with a spiral-bound photocopy of a Spanish to English translation he had done of one our holdings, looking for where he was supposed to donate it. We need it, you see, because the original is a very important book and no one can read it because it's in Spanish!?!?!?!

When I tried to direct him to the correct place - where our Spanish and Portuguese collections librarian works, he refused to be sent there, insisting that other collections librarians were always "out of the office" (his quotes, not mine), and he was determined to leave it somewhere in the library.

Can I be "out of the office" from now on?

* = crazy person

[clevermanka.livejournal.com]

Yes, sir, you are more than welcome to leave that right here with me in my Super Speshul Round File. Mmmhm. Yep. Right here under my desk. Thanks. Buh-bye now.

Re: *WTF* indeed...is it something in the air?

[adammaker.livejournal.com]

As a cost savings measure, please leave it in a stall on the first floor's men's room.

[bestill.livejournal.com]

It's too bad you weren't wearing your new metal bra/costume.

Perhaps you should have pointed him to the shredder and observed his response.

Yesterday I got an e-mail that just said "I'm taking your class, what paper should I bring?" Uh, which class and where, in the next few weeks I'm teaching 5 classes in one place and 3 in another . . . I should have replied to bring the kind that are green and white and have pictures of dead presidents on them, and give them to me.

P.S. My ex bf is a good acupuncturist . . .

[clevermanka.livejournal.com]

I should have replied to bring the kind that are green and white and have pictures of dead presidents on them, and give them to me.

HA! That's excellent!

This has made my monday!

[funky-peacenik.livejournal.com]

I completely adore you.

Re: This has made my monday!

[clevermanka.livejournal.com]

*mwah*!

Re: This has made my monday!

[funky-peacenik.livejournal.com]

I have presents for you...

[clevermanka.livejournal.com]

Woot!

When will you be out at faire again?

[funky-peacenik.livejournal.com]

It looks like I will be there on Sunday.

[clevermanka.livejournal.com]

See you then!