OK, I just scheduled a phone interview for later today. This is both "yay" and "eek." Need to go read the school's webpage and philosophy and everything.

I am wiped out. I've been teaching in four campuses around Los Anglees in addition to my work running a business and other things and it has just been a very long winter and spring. Right now I'm just sitting outside the performing arts building at one of the schools waiting to teach my 11:15 class. Of course for some reason the whole building is locked so we will see how this plays out.

askye, sending ~ma for the strength to fight this fight you have been fighting. I know it is overwhelming and difficult to focus on your successes. But you are making progress.

Health~ma for quester. May it be resolved quickly.

Iron~ma for sj!

Go Teppy Go! Stuff done is good.

Hil, it sounds like this placement firm might be a good fit.

In packing and planning mode here. Figuring out what to ship north and what to take in the car. Since both boys and the dog are with me the car space will be limited. So my plan now is to pack all but 4 days worth of clothes in a box with my monitors and maybe some kitchen stuff and ship that ahead. I use a rack of 4 monitors and really need my office setup right when I am up north for several months. Last year I had one and accessed my home system remotely and that was difficult. Also the boys get to keep 4 days worth of clothes and toiletries and ship the rest ahead.

So in the car I'll have 2 computers, 2 laptops, 1 monitor, accessories, 4 days worth of clothes and toiletries for 3 people, and the dog and dog food and stuff. I think I can fit that and ship everything else. It is going to be tight.

Sweet potato:

ND, you sound a bit stretched thin there! Will you be teaching all summer too?

When am I not stretched a little thin? It's part of being a workaholic. Thankfully no teaching this summer.

Take some time off, ND!

That is a big part of why I have been taking such long Adirondack breaks lately. I'm still putting in the long hours on the computer, but being so remote stops the running around part. It really puts an extra load on Brendon, but only he can stop the madness for himself.

For June through September I get to say that I am delighted to help, but only if I can get remote access. No travel. In mountains. Sorry. My days are still usually 12-16 hours, but I can be in my jammies with feet up or outside on the porch. Can Not Wait.

Mental-health~ma, askye. Do what you have to do to get better. I've been in therapy for anxiety for the past 6 months and only now feel like I'm ready to stop. I wish I'd done it sooner, because that anxiety led to one of the worst performance evaluations I've ever received. Honestly, if I could have taken time off to push through it, I would have. Unfortunately, working for the state doesn't allow as much leeway. It was as much my fault, though, for not asking for accommodations, which I was totally in my right to do. Self-sabotage in not in your favor, so do what you gotta do.

Job~ma, Hil. Sounds like your current strategy is working quite well!

Teppy, my sister in migraine. I hope you feel better soon. I'm sitting home in the dark with the TV sound turned down to about inaudible on a music channel, trying to keep it from getting worse. Not seeing auras yet, but even the laptop monitor is almost too bright for my eyes. I'm supposed to be at WisCon attending all kinds of wonderful panels; instead, I'm here slounging in the living room after sleeping 3 extra hours and still not feeling any better. I can tell I ground my teeth all night because I couldn't sleep, my jaw hurts and may whole face aches. This doesn't happen that often, anymore, but when it does, it's miserable.

Oof, ND. Hope you're able to ease up.

I can't tell if the kitten is vibrating because he's purring so much or if he's like, shivering.

So I just spoke to my sister a few hours ago. Mom has had another stroke and has lost movement pretty much completely down one side of her body. It's honestly not like she's had much movement there to begin with. She's now officially on home hospice.

I've not spoken much about her in a long time. It's difficult. The woman I knew as my mother has been gone for a long time, and in some ways I've been mourning that loss for years, even while she is still alive. All I hope for now is that she can have release. It's what I've hoped for a long time.

It may sound cold hearted, but I would just like it to come quickly for her, but that hasn't seemed to be the way this has gone.

So. There it is.