And I thought my family started out poor. My dad grew up on a farm and my grandpa had to take carrots and vegetable shavings from the garbage at work to make soup for his family.
My email got hacked this morning, and the company offers NO way to recover or close it. Spent the whole morning changeing my email with the various sites and services I use.
Lost my only patron this month, bombed my midterm in both global economics and north Italian art history and can't draw for anything now... I just can't catch a break.
Spent the entire day in the ER with my son. Didn't get home until about 4pm. Luckily it was one of the rare ER visits that didn't end up with being admitted to the hospital. My wife and I are exhausted, however.
The story of dragon kings complaining about his problems even though he knows better continues.
So I've had a cold, or flu or sinuses for the past two days and yes I really don't know which because they always tend to overlap (heck last year I had the flu, with pink eye, with laryngitis, and sleep insomnia)/with me and every winter/fall I'm playing "will I be able to breathe and sleep tonight?"
The answer last night was no, I've been awake since 10 am yesterday and down everything from drinking tea, sucking on cough drops, and feeling the bathroom with team to try and breathe. But the cherry on top of all this is that I got a phone call about two or three hours ago from my pops. One of my uncles have just died and well...i don't know what more I can say... I tried calling my cousin to see how he is doing but I can only imagine the feeling of losing ones father, but I damn sure don't want to.
So at first, I thought it was my feeling ill stopping me falling asleep so I had made every precaution short of just drugging myself on Nyquil. My gf and I went out and walked around for about an hour or two. I took a warm shower when I got back, stayed off my laptop, let some soft music play, drunk some tea that is supposed to help me sleep, made sure my nostrils wasn't blocked and made sure that I laid close to her as we laid down to sleep
I should've been out like a light but instead, I'm sitting here in the only place in my apartment where I can be without waking anyone one up. Every time I closed my eyes, my mind just starts screaming at me. So yeah, my old friend sleep insomnia is back and stronger than ever.
@DragonKing I had a lengthy post typed up here last night, but i must have forgotten to actually post it. Get some extra stregth Sudafed (Any equivalent generic is just as good) you need to make sure you sinuses stay clear. It sounds like you are at risk of sinus infection, and those can be NASTY. Some vapor rub should help as well. Take Nyquil (Or again, generic equivalent) before bed. Sometimes fizzy drinks can help too. If your sinuses become infected, you will NEED to see a doctor. A sinus infection can very easily become Brinchitis, which can become pneumonia. I almost died two years ago when a sinus infection turned into very aggressive pneumonia over about three days. Treat this seriously.
So I have a test on Tuesday, and going to miss my uncles funeral this Sunday, and there is a chance I'm going to fail this semester and not get my bachelors... I don't have money for another semester.
I've still yet to be convinced that I didn't just lose 10 fucking years of my life... To anyone going to college, let my failure be an example. If you're not going for a hard science or computer science degree, don't waste your time unless you're a rich kid who doesn't have to worry about your future.
My friend and roommate, Rachel, is having trouble breathing. She's taken all the decongestant she can have safely, taken a shower and used Vicks Vaporub on her chest, and she's still having problems. She's walking down to the Pharmacy to see what else the pharmacist can do for her, and she might have to go to the hospital. I'm worried for her, and there's nothing I can really do to help her.
@LadyRhian "Walking" and "Having trouble beeathing" is not something you want to combine. It could be Bronchitis. Is she a local friend, and do either of you drive? I would recommend going to the hospital asap.
No, it's her allergies. She received some happy news. She can take more of her decongestant and she got some other stuff to help her. I am very thankful that she is going to be okay. (I also using a dusting cloth on the apartment, which might help a bit...)
I feel the allergies. "Seasonal" is a fantasy to me. I'm glad she got some good news. Keep an eye on her, I've learned the hard way that a sinus infection from allergies can turn in pneumonia in less than 3 days.
Well, later last night, she went to an urgent care place because she still was having trouble breathing. Since she had tried all the non-chemical "remedies", they gave her a prescription for Prednisone and Tylenol to help her neck. She managed to get some sleep last night, so she'd feeling much better today and went out with me earlier to get her meds. She's about to take a nap.
i regret that my relatioship with my father has degraded so much and become so devoid of substance and true consideration, that he would crudely joke about how i should be unfaithful to my longtime partner and be sexually interested in a friend who's coming to visit me, who he had hoped would be female ("too bad it's not a girl"). i know he's a patriarchal guy and values my partner as a person by how much primarily he himself is sexually attracted to her (i hold an opinion that it's a universal pattern in patriarchy), and by extension how attracted i should be to her, sending me a signal that i'd better move on, but i'd expected him to at least be open about it some time ago and say "i don't like her, she's not the best woman for you". not that i'd care but it would be a human thing to do. sadly, i'm finding him more and more repulsive as a person, even if i'm not a moralizing type. i expected that at some point we could have an functional, if a little distanced relationship, but it's just distanced and it is going completely cold.
@bob_veng I'm sorry to hear that. It seems we all have crappy relatives in our lives, but when it's a close family member, like your Dad, that really sucks. At least I had the choice of not associating with mine. I hate to say that at this point, it's unlikely he'll change, but you never know.
@bob_veng: There's no rule that you have to get along with a given family member. If your father can't relate to you or won't show respect for the life you live, that's not your burden to bear--nor is it your problem to solve.
It's normal for people to drift apart with time and age. I understand the need to connect with your family, but a more distant relationship might well be healthier for all three of you. It's best to focus your attention on the relationships that you find the most rewarding--those ones are probably going to be your future.
Either way, I hope you can find a position you're comfortable with. That's what's most important.
My friend and roommate, Rachel, is having trouble breathing. She's taken all the decongestant she can have safely, taken a shower and used Vicks Vaporub on her chest, and she's still having problems. She's walking down to the Pharmacy to see what else the pharmacist can do for her, and she might have to go to the hospital. I'm worried for her, and there's nothing I can really do to help her.
I could swear this post would end with "and she's snoring so loudly that I can't sleep".
Maybe I should restore my faith in humanity a little.
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But doing so would be traumatic and Im not quite in a place to go dredging through all of that.
...lots of bad things happen to vulnerable people.
So I've had a cold, or flu or sinuses for the past two days and yes I really don't know which because they always tend to overlap (heck last year I had the flu, with pink eye, with laryngitis, and sleep insomnia)/with me and every winter/fall I'm playing "will I be able to breathe and sleep tonight?"
The answer last night was no, I've been awake since 10 am yesterday and down everything from drinking tea, sucking on cough drops, and feeling the bathroom with team to try and breathe. But the cherry on top of all this is that I got a phone call about two or three hours ago from my pops. One of my uncles have just died and well...i don't know what more I can say... I tried calling my cousin to see how he is doing but I can only imagine the feeling of losing ones father, but I damn sure don't want to.
@Son_of_Imoen thank
So at first, I thought it was my feeling ill stopping me falling asleep so I had made every precaution short of just drugging myself on Nyquil. My gf and I went out and walked around for about an hour or two. I took a warm shower when I got back, stayed off my laptop, let some soft music play, drunk some tea that is supposed to help me sleep, made sure my nostrils wasn't blocked and made sure that I laid close to her as we laid down to sleep
I should've been out like a light but instead, I'm sitting here in the only place in my apartment where I can be without waking anyone one up. Every time I closed my eyes, my mind just starts screaming at me. So yeah, my old friend sleep insomnia is back and stronger than ever.
I've still yet to be convinced that I didn't just lose 10 fucking years of my life... To anyone going to college, let my failure be an example. If you're not going for a hard science or computer science degree, don't waste your time unless you're a rich kid who doesn't have to worry about your future.
It's normal for people to drift apart with time and age. I understand the need to connect with your family, but a more distant relationship might well be healthier for all three of you. It's best to focus your attention on the relationships that you find the most rewarding--those ones are probably going to be your future.
Either way, I hope you can find a position you're comfortable with. That's what's most important.
My most respectful salute for you both!
Maybe I should restore my faith in humanity a little.