Today I have 100 pages to read in the most depressing book ever.
My vote for that honor is
McTeague,
followed by
Ethan Frome.
I saw a television show with a segment about crows. They showed a parking lot where motorcycles frequently parked. The crows had discovered that there was often food in the motorcycle saddlebags and they were opening them and checking for food. It was amazing.
Hil, I've had that happen just from allergies. I've had a couple of eye infections and with those the eye was painful and sensitive to light.
House of Sand and Fog
(And keep in mind, A Year On The Killing Streets makes me smile.)
McTeague
ends with the protagonist
handcuffed to a dead man in the middle of Death Valley.
(Spoiler fonted in case anyone takes leave of his or her senses and decides to read
McTeague.)
I've found that hard to top in the depressing category.
Timelies.
...okay, that's pretty much all I've got to say.
Good luck with the depressing reading, vw.
Jessica's new apartment is cute.
Yeah, that's it.
I just closed my old checking account. No turning back now! the financial merge is complete. Weird.
2. I used to be cool. But you SUCKED it all out of me.
This, of course, is the appropriate response, 10-12 years in the future when they start complaining, "Why can't I have cool parents?"
Timelies.
I have succesfully mailed off 5 resumes to companies today. Now comes the waiting for the phone calls.
t crosses fingers
2. I used to be cool. But you SUCKED it all out of me.
This, of course, is the appropriate response, 10-12 years in the future when they start complaining, "Why can't I have cool parents?"
Yes, and with a little tweaking, it's useful a good five years before that, in many situations. Examples:
Why don't we ever have any money?
We used to have money, but we spent it all on you.
Why do you like to sleep so much?
We used to have energy, but you SUCKED it all out of us.
beathen, all the best to you in your job hunt. I hope you find something so great, you'll wish you left current-job long before.
beathen, all the best to you in your job hunt. I hope you find something so great, you'll wish you left current-job long before.
That's what I'm hoping. When I was laid off from my last job due to downsizing I was devastated because it was the first time that had ever happened to me in my life. After I was in my current job about a week I was so much happier. I was reminded of a quote from (don't laugh)
Maid in Manhattan
when the butler says to J.Lo "Sometimes we're forced in directions we ought to have found ourselves."
I always remember this when bad or difficult things are happening. I might have to endure some pain now, but that pain won't last forever and sometimes things will work out better than expected.
