IIRC, Jay Thomas is a boob. Always has been.

Patient relations? Gr. i'm so sorry, ita.

Finally. Pain guy. I gotta get offline. This is way too stressful. I don't normally do this bit myself, and it's weird to have to do my own talking.

Thank goodness. Make sure you give him all the possibly relevant information.

Oh, ita. I keep thinking there has to be something out there that will make your head behave, so you won't have to be frivously spending your money on emergency rooms.

My downfall is buying ever more books, and wishful clothes in a size that will fit in 20 pounds and a miracle.

This is me. Also I love the phrase "20 pounds and a miracle." I don't spend that much money going out, but I do spend too much money buying food that I don't get around to cooking, so that its use date expires or it melts into a puddle of green goo.

sorry, ita. May he see something the others missed and knock that shit off for you.

Downfalls: Random Japanese cuteness (I could open a store), clothes, shoes, hair, electronics, music

I have posted my old sofabed on 2 freecycle lists and I want it gone gone gone. Please to let someone want it and have big strong friends.

cereal

I am working from home. am skyping with my boss because he has end of day questions for me. for the second time today my mom is taking a long call from a friend of hers and leaves the room where mac is. He HATES being alone right now. he has made increasing loud noise in the living room, has come in the kitchen with me twice for attention. why does she do it?

oh well, done now.

I have just (mostly, sort of) caught up on the 1000 or so posts that have accumulated since we headed down to ND's parents' place on Saturday morning. Wow. Um. Too much to respond to, so a quick summary:

• ita, I am so sincerely sorry that you are dealing with this bullshit. I hope they finally do something to mitigate your pain soon.
  

• Jilli, squee! What wonderful news! I am thrilled for you and believe it couldn't have happened to a nicer Perky Goth. Whee! And you're not dreaming; this recognition is long overdue.
  

• paperdol, that interviewer scares me. But yay getting interviewed!
  

• Re: Money. I have been on both sides of the have/have not coin, and all I can say is that money and the lack thereof makes everything complicated. Working in a private LA girls' school has brought my awareness of the relativity of wealth to a whole new level, btw. About 20% of my students are on scholarships, which means 80% are not. And of that 80%, a good percentage have more spending money in a week than I have in a year. It boggles the mind. OTOH, I have worked very hard for over a decade now to work my way up the teaching salary scale, paltry though it may be, and I think...I think...I may finally be getting to the point where I will actually be able to go out to eat and buy work clothes without charging them. I feel lucky for having had a supportive family, but I don't feel lucky about that income. It's hardwon. I do feel lucky to have a combined income, however, which allows me to rent a nice house with ND. But he's worked his ass off for many years to be successful, too, so I don't want to dismiss that. I guess I'm just agreeing that money is complicated. I think a lot of the resentment in this society comes from the old "were you born into it or did you earn it" mentality, but "born into it" can also relate to whether you were born into a family that valued and could afford education. Basically, there's a whole lot of resentment floating around, but I think we (we=American society, not we=Buffistas) all wish we had a little more (or hell, a LOT more) money. If we don't have it, we resent those who do. I am certainly guilty of this and really have to watch it at my school. But when we do have it, we feel like we constantly have to justify it or strive for more. I have felt that way many times, especially when I was married to DexH who worked in TV and made a lot more than our friends. So you really can't win.