This weekend I managed to have a splinter which got minorly infected, burn myself, stab myself under the finger nail with a pushpin, and scrape my cuticle, all on the fingers of my right hand. These injuries were also an apt metaphor for the weekend.
Willow: Were there dolphins? Tara: Yes. Many dolphins at the pound. Willow: Was there a camel? Tara: There was the front of a camel. A half-camel.
'Selfless'
Natter 63: Life after PuppyCam
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
flea - May 18, 2009 6:58:30 am PDT #19987 of 30000
information libertarian
Jessica - May 18, 2009 7:02:48 am PDT #19988 of 30000
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
Fuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuck I hate headaches.
I think I may have to quit caffeine altogether. Not happy about that.
Kat - May 18, 2009 7:16:31 am PDT #19989 of 30000
"I keep to a strict diet of ill-advised enthusiasm and heartfelt regret." Leigh Bardugo
My parents always told me the first kid is like the first pancake. Don't worry if you screw it up - you can always make more.
Definitely true for some.
So, for 48 hours, N has not slept more than an hour at a time. It means that I have not slept for more than that either. My head hurts. My dulce de leche is not putting a dent in the sheer exhaustion I am feeling.
Moreover, N hasn't really eaten anything in 48 hours. He has a sore on his tongue like I get when I have too much citric acid and a sore on his lip. He wants nothing. Yesterday, he barely touched the ice cream I tried to tempt him with. Not even Porto's cheered me or baby up (N didn't even want to eat his potato ball, inspite of being really excited to see them).
I am so tired and feel pretty well done at this point.
In other news? Today is standardized testing at school. The upside? ALMOST DONE with the year and I really don't have to do anything other than proctor the test.
msbelle - May 18, 2009 7:23:11 am PDT #19990 of 30000
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb
I think I may take a day off this week. I may also speak to my boss about taking a week of unpaid leave in the summer.
Jesse - May 18, 2009 7:25:20 am PDT #19991 of 30000
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
msbelle, a free day off sounds like an excellent plan. A week even more so, of course.
I am sorry for everyone having crappy days!
Kat - May 18, 2009 7:25:31 am PDT #19992 of 30000
"I keep to a strict diet of ill-advised enthusiasm and heartfelt regret." Leigh Bardugo
Unpaid leave = sucky but if you can get it, it'll do you a world of good.
I want to take time off while my son had time at daycare so I can just veg.
Oh. did I mention that we got a call yesterday saying Grace has rotovirus?
Scrappy - May 18, 2009 7:29:23 am PDT #19993 of 30000
Life moves pretty fast. You don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.
Oh, Kat, that's a LOT on your plate all at once. I hope you and Msbelle both get some time to recover.
I have such deep admiration for Buffista parents.
Barb - May 18, 2009 7:32:50 am PDT #19994 of 30000
“Not dead yet!”
Ugh on all the crappy Mondays.
Mine's pretty even so far, at least with one bright spot-- my fastest response ever on a query that wasn't a rejection. Fourteen minutes for an agent to respond with a request for a full manuscript. Go me. (Of course, it's not the manuscript I really wish an agent would be interested in, but I'll take what I can get at the moment...)
msbelle - May 18, 2009 7:34:11 am PDT #19995 of 30000
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb
I want to take time off while my son had time at daycare so I can just veg.
that is what I am looking for.
Jesse - May 18, 2009 7:43:12 am PDT #19996 of 30000
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
Go, Barb!
I have such deep admiration for Buffista parents.
Ditto.