What kind of drama are you dealing with right now?

[terrya]

Right at this minute. Right as you see this.

[La Lioness Priyanka]

1. none.

its never been less drama free.

[taterguy]

2. I'm on a boat and it's sinking

[Bassic]

11. Did that thing really sink,

or was it just banking a lot?

[taterguy]

12. It really sank but I wasn't on it

Photo was taken last Thursday by someone that borrowed my camera memory card.

[Bassic]

19. Oh man.

Are they ok?

The fact that your memory card is apparently still intact leads me to believe that they are, but you never know.

Why did it sink?

[taterguy]

28. My friend is fine

The boat sank because they drove it into a fucking island. Just do a Google news search for the Greek cruise ship that sank last week

[Bassic]

35. Oh, it was that ship.

Bizarre story that.

[Ptah]

3. The sinking of my sunrise post. n/t

[Lil Missy]

GD

[slj0101]

4. I am not economically viable.

[NashVegas]

5. Consultants Coming Into the Office

Incompetent managers point their fingers everywhere and don't realize how easy it's going to be for these guys to see exactly what's going on.

:)

[Lyric]

6. Too much to go into.

We're actually in the midst of the worst crisis we've ever faced in the 8 years we've been together.

[Blue Diadem]

7. baby bunny drama

I keep going outside to make sure this sickly looking neighborhood cat doesn't come back and try to get the bunnies out of the nest in my garden. I saved one yesterday twice after my granddaughter thought it was a dead mouse. Poor thing was playing dead in her play yard. Once I picked it up, I realized it was fine..just a little wet from being in a cat's mouth. The cat stuck around and actually growled at us last night. Now I wonder what's wrong with that cat..it has absolutely no fur on its body at all only on the head, tail and legs. I've never seen anything like that.

[malta blue]

8. I got the stuctural inspection back on the victorian

house that I want to buy and I now have to walk away from the 15k+ major repairs needed....
:cry:

[SmokingJacket]

36. Can't you ask the sellers to take off the $15K?

That happened to me on a smaller scale -- they took off a few thousand for a some leaks, etc.

[malta blue]

39. We were ready to dump 10k into it already for cosmetic

work, etc, but the 15k is just too much. Besides the money, my gut just said to walk away.

[NC_Nurse]

53. Damn, that sucks.

I'm sorry, pretty house. Can you make them a lower offer? Like $25,000 lower?

[malta blue]

57. I could but so much stuff needed work, even 25k off

is still too much for a fixer upper.

[NC_Nurse]

63. Well, I'm sorry. I know

how disappointed you must be! :-(

[mainegreen]

9. My cube is under attack by photocopier repair men.

I've build a defensive perimeter out of old pizza boxes, but it is no match for the empty toner cartridges they are launching over the cube walls. I'm afraid my time is short, and unless reinforcements arrive soon with more pizza, I'm done for.

[Bunny]

13. .

:rofl:

[MorningGlow]

10. Crashing from being wound up all morning

Just got done with a hearing with the unemployment office (judge and all) and my former supervisors--ick ick ICK!!!!!!!!!!

Luckily their attorney was an ass. I may have a shot at unemployment bennies. But all I want is vindication for being victimized by these morons for the past year.

[VenusRising]

98. Good luck and vibes coming your way.

I know how shitty it feels to be victimized by your employer. I hope you get everything you need and want.

:hug:

[MorningGlow]

113. Thanks so much, VR!

I appreciate that! :hug:

My last job was, hands down, the absolute worst-managed situation I've EVER been in (and I've been in some doozies). So I was more than ready to give them a hosing--something I've never done before--it was THAT bad.

I was completely drained after the hearing--couldn't help but go over it and over it in my head for the rest of the day. DH is pessimistic about it (but he is by nature!) but my other friends think I may have made some headway.

As far as I'm concerned, as long as this forces them to stop and think before kicking around the next employee who becomes persona non grata, it was worth it, no matter what my personal outcome.

:hi:

[XNASA]

14. Should I take the Ferrari, or the Aston-Martin to the beach house?

I like the Ferrari, it's red and will match the ensemble I've chose to wear. But it doesn't have matching Louis Vuitton luggage.

The Aston-Martin is silver and doesn't really go with any of my beach wear. But it does have the matching Louis Vuitton luggage.

What to do? :(

[LSK]

49. take the Porsche

:P

[youthere]

15. Income taxes. Just shoot me now.

[RebelOne]

24. I'm in the same boat as you. Aarrgg, taxes!!!

And I have to pay.

[youthere]

26. So far we don't owe anything (thank goodness)...

but they are just such a pain in the ass. Sorry you wound up on the short end.

[dropkickpa]

16. week late and $100 short on rent

I love being poor.

*edited to add - also had to get rid of dog yesterday (bite to kids face), not enough sleep, and I'm crabby

[BuelahWitch]

17. An assessment for graduation and a drug test/physical for a new job

Both on Thursday! :P

I'm most worried about the physical, but a friend of mine says it just involves picking up a box and walking around with it, and a strength test with those hand grip thingies. I have no idea why they're requiring I do this when my job will involve telephone customer service :eyes:

[RandomKoolzip]

18. Elizabethan

[ThomCat]

20. None. It's quiet and pleasant right now.

Pys. Therapy and normal work issues are the only stresses I'm dealing with.

[bigwillq]

21. No drama for me.

For the most part, things are very good.

Work is crazy but what else is new.

Contrary to popular belief, I am not a drama queen and I like it that way.

[La Lioness Priyanka]

23. next you will tell me, you arent bitter either.

:P

[bigwillq]

25. HA!

:rofl: LOL!


:P

[Tektonik]

22. whether i should keep eating chocolate raisins for breakfast or not

[Jimbo S]

27. My work computer crashed

IT guy was attempting to install some software after I went home yesterday.

Currently, he is trying to save the files from the harddrive. Hope he does.

[Kerrytravelers]

29. Getting some reports done and my No Child Left Behind compliance paperwork completed.

[meegbear]

30. Still grieving the death of my Godmother and ...

my mother recovering from shoulder surgery she broke while at the funeral.

[SarahB]

31. None.

My life is happily boring these days. :hi:

[MonkeyFunk]

32. I'm waiting to find out

if I'm Anna Nicole's baby daddy.

The suspense is killing me.

[terrya]

40. There's drama and then there's DRAMA

Oy.

[mark414]

33. a coke-addled female

who is too smart and beautiful to do it as much as she does

i am no saint. i like drugs, a lot.

but not this much

[bridgit]

34. '0'...

[SmokingJacket]

37. Decided to sell my house on a whim.

I don't know wtf I was thinking. I just had to make a change in my life.

[NC_Nurse]

54. I've been toying with that idea.

I guess it won't qualify as a whim if I decide to do it. Been debating it too long...:)

[cwydro]

38. I'm keeping up with the Rutgers thing

but nothing personally at this time.

[electricmonk]

41. Waiting on the insurance adjuster

My car was totaled last night in a hit and run. No injuries, my car was parked and the guy that hit it took off running. So I took the day off of work and I'm just waiting for a phone call.

[Guava Jelly]

42. Just this Canadian lady who refuses to Marry me.

:mad: :eyes: :silly: :rofl:

[ForrestGump]

45. I saw her first

Okay...so I didn't... :P

[Guava Jelly]

50. Beat it chump!!

She's mine!! MINE I TELL YA!!!:mad:
:D :hi:

[ForrestGump]

51. You remember what happened LAST time we clashed over the fair and lovely flower of Alberta?

Well, neither do I, but I am sure it was most unpleasant.

So let that be a warning to you, bub.

:P

[Guava Jelly]

52. The last two times

Yeah.

Damn Canadian...
Why'd she have to be so stinken cute? :shrug:

[Bicoastal]

43. I'm waiting on ONE PHONE CALL!!

I passed an audition to perform on a cruise ship, but first I had fill out a battery of medical exams before they'll officially hire me. Last Tuesday I faxed everything in. How long will it take for me to hear from you again?

"Oh, a few days."

Now, it's been a week! AaAaAaAaAaAaAaAaAaAaAaAaAaAaAaAa!!

[LaraMN]

44. Printer drama.

Technology is a jerk.

[mopinko]

65. oo. me too

offered to print something for someone, and my printer has gas.

[nosillies]

46. So my husband just calls me up...

"I just gave my two week's notice. But more importantly, what's for dinner? Ooops, sorry, got to go to a meeting. Call you later!"

:wtf:

There is nothing for dinner -- it's yoga night. So there.

[SacredCow]

47. Several Kinds....

Office server drama (the one that concerns me the most)
A backlog of analytical work (from our ICP needing some minor repairs this morning)
Trying to figure out how the upgraded phone system works

those are the top on my list, anyway....

[LSK]

48. is it time to go home yet?

[IdaBriggs]

55. No sleep because of six week old twins.

I love them to pieces -- and since they are preemies (five weeks early), they have to be fed every three hours. Also, they are nocturnal, and are completely awake (FUSSY!) from midnight on.

My mom came over and let me take a nap this afternoon. I love my mom! :silly:

[CabalPowered]

149. Wow! Best of luck!

I used to babysit twins when I was younger. More than a handful.

[wildhorses]

56. my mother is staying with me and i don't know for how long or

what the situation with her boyfriend is. i have quit my job with no firm offers on the horizon. i filed for unemployment today and make what i think is a strong case for my actions, still it was stressful. right this very minute though, it is quiet and peaceful and i am home alone with twilight approaching. my bills are caught up and i have food to eat and a roof over my head. all in all life is good. :hi:

[Starbucks Anarchist]

58. Everything.

[ikojo]

59. I sent my roommate an email telling him he

needs to move in 30 days. He is not on the lease and it's in my name. I'm tired of his passive aggressive behavior. Anytime I assert myself he says I am whining.

[raptor_rider]

60. Being pregnant again after having my son

last June. I have 4 weeks left before I am in the delivery room again. Such fun times!!!

[otherlander]

61. I feel like I'm living in a mental hospital.

Except that if I actually was, the people would make more sense.

[rug]

62. I have pervasive personal problems.

[jpgray]

64. ...

:rofl:

[graywarrior]

66. My own thoughts are filled with drama.

And it is endless.

[GirlinContempt]

67. My best friends husbands sisters brother

just came back from his extended stay in Siberia, and is trying to reconnect with me, but alas, in his absence I fell in love with his only surviving quadruplet brother and we eloped in Guatemala.

[NMDemDist2]

135. ok, now *that's* drama

with a capitol D

:rofl:

[Redstone]

68. I want another drink, but I don't feel like going into the kitchen to make one. How's that?

Drama and tragedy and self-pity and decadence and laziness all rolled into one neat package.

Redstone

[mainegreen]

73. I gotta say, I think the drama quotient is pretty low there.

You need a dog trained to get drinks from the fridge for you.

[Redstone]

76. I got one, but she's staying overnight at the vet's tonight, because she had her

Puppy Maker taken out today.

So, poor me, I'll have to get my own drinks tonight, and my own newspaper in the morning as well.

Think I'll live?

Hey, I gotta tell you, I feel good about myself. I got SIX HOURS in the office today, and the pain is not too bad at all. Maybe this is the start of some kind of recovery? let's hope so.

Redstone

[marzipanni]

87. Be sure not to let your dog drink too much water when she gets home

When my family's dog came home after being spayed she was super thirsty and drank a lot of water too fast. Her stomach flipped and was twisted at esophagus and small intestine. Since it was closed off it filled with gas and she began to look pregnant. We took her back to the vet where they had to do surgery again. Gastric torsion can happen if dogs eat too fast and gulp a lot of air, too.

[MedleyMisty]

69. I'm sort of hungry

but that's not really drama, is it?

Oh, I know! I have a few stalkers on my Sims 2 page who come and rate anything I upload one star within a few hours of it being uploaded. My latest legacy chapter, which took far longer than anything else I've ever uploaded to crawl up to five stars, got knocked back down to four by one of the not-nice people the other day.

I'm rather up front about my political beliefs in my blog, and I think that's the reason.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

70. Cat puke on the kitchen floor.

[RetroLounge]

71. lack of money...

in a bad immediate scary way...

RL

[flamingyouth]

72. My health and the subsequent bills.

:(

[BarenakedLady]

74. Right this very second?

Hmmmm nothing, but my hands are freezing.

[femmocrat]

75. This is the time of year when everyone waits for the other shoe to drop

at school. Who will be transferred? Will they close an elementary school? Who is retiring, and who will get their jobs? What kind of sucky schedule will I get? Plus we have contract negotiations going on and they are very hush-hush so far.

Other than that, I am coping with allergies (bleah) and trying to get everything done as the school year winds down.

[SPKrazy]

77. Tingling arms and fingers

burning sensation in my shoulder blade, pain in my neck

and the feeling that someone(s) watching my activities here on DU.

:shrug:

[QMPMom]

83. Ouch! Have you been tested for a pinched nerve or

carpal tunnel?

[Deja Q]

78. 42

[swag]

79. Love among the teats.

[QMPMom]

80. My husband just found out that a friend of some 40+ years died.

In reading the guest book online with the obituary, I learned that his friend was gay. None of the old University Gang knew. No one. DH is in shock as are the rest of the Gang. He's a very liberal and open-minded man. He's just had no clue.

Oh, and a friend of mine at work got fired today.

[u4ic]

105. Condolences to your husband, QMPMom

:hug:

[MassLiberal]

81. having 2 of my kids tested

for possible learning and emotional problems. And my BIL has a brain tumor that is giving him particular trouble. And everyone at work is totally stressed.

[gardenista]

82. Clients who think it's ok to be abusive to my employees

Well, think again, assholes, you have been shown the door.

[Maddy McCall]

84. None. The most recent....

demonstrated the utter naivety of a guy friend of mine and his willingness to believe ANYTHING if it meant that he could get back together with the woman who shat all over him. I wasn't really involved in it, but one of the pair tried to pull me into it. I just ignored them.

A former gal friend manipulated this former guy friend into believing that I had said nasty things about him...things that she had actually said. I was scapegoated into being the bad guy after their relationship shattered last year. Instead of coming to me and asking if I had said the things he was told, he took the bait hook, line, sinker, and re-entered the relationship with the person who has betrayed him more times than he could ever know.

Even though there is tons of evidence (emails, YM conversations, and such) that I could show him to prove that the miserable psychopathic, manipulative bitch lied about me, and that it was actually her words that she attributed to me, I'm staying out of it. He'll find out soon enough--karma's funny that way. And since he sacrificed our friendship to renew his relationship with the manipulator, I'll laugh when his world crashes yet again. I never thought I'd say this about him, but deserves the misery that eventually he will reap.

[Name removed]

85. Deleted sub-thread

Sub-thread removed by moderator. Click here to review the message board rules.

[LSK]

86. *update*

Its 1:30 am and yet another day goes by without my taxes being done and I really should get to sleep now but theres too much DU to read.

[VenusRising]

101. I'm in that club.

I don't know if I'll ever get my taxes done. Let's protest and not do them.

Oh, I'll be responsible, but it's a nice thought.

:hi:

[SeattleGirl]

88. Job, financial, relationship.....

My plate is full.

And to think, I used to love being a drama queen. Sigh. I'm getting too old for this shit.

[u4ic]

104. I give you continued support and energy

for everything you're up against, SeattleGirl. :hug: :loveya:

[SeattleGirl]

107. Thank you, dear u4ic.

I appreciate it very much. :loveya: :hug: :loveya:

[Qanisqineq]

89. right now

Dealing with a marriage that is most likely ending due to recent infidelity. And him begging me to stay. That's about it.

[FuzzySlippers]

90. I have breast cancer.

But all you'll see here is "ignored". :spray:

[SeattleGirl]

91. Fuzzy, I had no idea.

If I missed one of your posts on this, I sincerely apologize for that. :hug: cxx

[FuzzySlippers]

93. I haven't posted about it here.

I did at the-place-which-cannot-be-named. It's not too bad. Stage 1. :hug:

[SeattleGirl]

95. Well, that's good, if anything about breast cancer can be called good.

My mom is an 11 year survivor of breast cancer, and I give a lot to organizations that support breast cancer research/treatment.

I hope all goes well for you, sweetie, and I'm sending out healing thoughts to you. :hug:

[FuzzySlippers]

97. Thanks SG.

:hug:

[SeattleGirl]

99. Always, Fuzzy.

Always. :hug:

[Maddy McCall]

92. What?

Oh god. I don't know what to say.

Wishing you the best in the weeks to come. I am so sorry that you are dealing with this.

:hug:

Healing Mississippi vibes coming your way. Praying that you'll beat this. :hug: :hug:

[FuzzySlippers]

96. Thanks Maddy.

:hug: Got the diagnosis yesterday afternoon. I was prepared for a cancer diagnosis because the radiology reports didn't leave much wiggle room. It could have been so much worse that it was.

[Maddy McCall]

100. I saw above that it's stage one.

That's good. Please take care of yourself. And I'll keep sending out good vibes and prayers for you.

:grouphug:

[FuzzySlippers]

106. Thanks again, Maddy.

:grouphug:

[u4ic]

102. Healing vibes headed your way, Fuzzy Slippers

I hope your treatment is successful, and you have no more recurrances. :grouphug:

[FuzzySlippers]

108. Thanks u4ic.

:hug:

[VenusRising]

103. Positive and healing vibes to you.

:hug:

[FuzzySlippers]

109. Thank you, VenusRising.

:pals:

[VenusRising]

110. You're very welcome.

My step-mom and grandmother both just had mastectomies last year, so it's a sensitive issue.

Speedy recovery!!

[NC_Nurse]

114. I'm so sorry to hear that!

I'll be thinking of you. Good luck with your treatment.

Glad it's stage one. :hug:

[FuzzySlippers]

126. Thanks NC_Nurse.

:hug:

[jpgray]

119. Sorry to hear that

:( My ma's best friend suffered through that not too long ago.

[FuzzySlippers]

127. Thanks jpgray.

[Call Me Wesley]

123. Good vibes coming your way.

:hi:

[FuzzySlippers]

128. Thanks CMW.

:hi:

[SarahB]

124. .

:hug:

Best wishes for a great outcome with your treatment.

[FuzzySlippers]

129. Thanks Sarah.

:hug:

[flamingyouth]

131. I'm so sorry.

I saw your post in the Cancer Support Group a few days ago, but didn't know you'd gotten the diagnosis.

Sending you good vibes - I know you'll beat this. Hugs from a fellow cancer survivor. :hug:

[FuzzySlippers]

143. Thanks so much, flamingyouth.

:hug:

[mwdem]

138. So sorry to hear this!

I just saw it. Stage I is not too bad, but I'd rather have heard that it wasn't cancer. What will be your treatment? I'm almost a year out of my last chemo, and am doing fine. PM me if you want to, please.:hug:

[FuzzySlippers]

144. I don't have a treatment plan yet.

Still need to see a surgeon. I'm hoping a lumpectomy is possible. I'm so happy to hear you're doing well. :hug:

[mwdem]

146. Good luck, and keep us posted.

Healing vibes beaming your way!

[Metta]

141. Stuff for you.

Hello FS. I see bubbles and bits of black mostly in front of you, some inside you, some to the sides and behind you, at the chest level. I've seen this before in other breast cancer people. I have several thoughts. Feel free to ignore them all. I'd start going through the aspects of Maslow's hierarchy of actualization to assess how you're doing in each area. I think this is very important since it's all about ounce of prevention, as I see it. As we secure ourselves in each area, we can more securely support our upper levels of self development. A wikipedia search will give you more info if you don't have that on hand.

On an esoteric level, I suggest surrounding yourself with a comfortably large sphere of light, whatever color you get. Note: you may see stuff going on in it, coming through and out of it. If you do, mazel tov. It's a living thing so it reflects your living condition. I'd stay with that image from time to time during the day even if it's in small amounts of time whether or not you do longer sessions. Frequency trumps duration here. Also, resonating yourself and the image with the heart sound of ah will be helpful.

All the best to you.

[FuzzySlippers]

145. Thank you Metta.

:hug:

[Metta]

148. Hug.

:hug: :donut: :donut: :)

[murielm99]

94. Tomorrow,

or rather today now, I am getting radioactive iodine treatment to kill my thyroid.

I don't have a concussion. I do have a massive headache from falling off the chair I was standing on, and landing flat on my back and head. At least I didn't land on cement.

[VenusRising]

111. Dare I even open this can of worms??

Ok. One rant.

My husband's best friend has been living with us since 11/14/05. He had run into some troubles and needed a place to land. We told him to come to our place. It's small, but he was planning on moving out within a few months. Well, a few months went by and he didn't even have a job. Then he got a job, worked for a few months, and quit. Then he languished for another month and got another job. That was in June of last year. He was quickly promoted to Management Training, and they are now supposedly finding him his own store.

The problem is that all he does is work, eat, and sleep in our living room floor. We have a one bedroom apartment. It's more than cramped in here. MrVR and I stay in our little bedroom most of the time because he is sleeping in the other room. He doesn't help with housework or bills.

We told him in the middle of February that he has to move out. He hasn't even looked for a place as far as we can tell. All he still does is eat, sleep, and work. Nothing else. It's draining on me and MrVR, and it's starting to make life around the house unpleasant.

So, anyone need a roommate?? (kidding. I wouldn't do that to anyone :rofl:)

[lildreamer316]

112. Oh, you don't really want to know...

but of course I will tell you anyway.

1) My best friend broke up finally from her mega-abusive boyfriend and then got a restraining order; which violated his probation (!! I know, I know..); so he retaliated by having her thrown in jail for 24 hours for a bogus assault charge. Poor girl freaked the hell out; orange jumpsuit and all.
Paging Jerry Springer, please.

2) My loving soulmate is an alcoholic. Another episode ensued night before last. It was not pretty. It could have been dangerous. I have run the emotional gamut; and am exhausted.

Other than that; wonderfully calm!
SIGH.
:crazy:

[NC_Nurse]

115. Have you ever been to Al-Anon?

I found it helpful when I was living with someone else's alcoholism.

[NC_Nurse]

116. I don't feel like going to work again.

I really should get over it. :D

[emmajane67]

117. Making a very painful personal decision.

Regarding facing up to some very hard truths about my life and recent events in it. I know I need to get some space from someone very very dear to me as they are no longer who they seem, I just can't grow the balls to let go. I feel sick...

Finding new housemates.

Parents coming to stay for a week from Saturday.

Oh and completely re-planning my entire life since my dreams were shattered 5 1/2 weeks ago. Contempleting a career change or long overseas trip.

Everyone I work with is on leave so I am running the show till next Tuesday.


Not much on my plate though, I'm good, all chilled out and drama free over here!!!

[bluecrush]

118. Contract talks at work

Contract expired last October and bargaining is stalled as company (big one) offers 2-percent pay raises while attempting to take away some union jurisdiction. Company threatening to yank retro pay.
A walkout is not an option.

[Akoto]

120. Trying to get my first job.

Dropped out in 11th grade due to health problems. Now, at 22 (when a lot of these health problems are finally under control), I'm trying to get my first job. Lots of skills, but no resume to offer, no experience, and I'm working on getting my diploma.

Catching up seems impossible. Nobody'll give you a chance. :(

[benEzra]

121. Sleep deprivation, postop special-needs kid, hospital memories...

On Friday, I scrubbed into my 8 y.o. son's OR at Duke Children's, so I could carry him in there, set him on the operating table, and hug/hold him as they put him under for his pharyngeal flap surgery. That was hard.

All his previous surgeries have been to save his life, not to improve his quality of life, but this one was "merely" to give him the ability to speak more or less normally--important, but not as emotionally clear-cut as heart surgery or a Ladd procedure, so it was tough. I managed not to cry, and I'm glad he went under with me holding him rather than a stranger.

I then left the OR, removed the bunny suit, and spent the next 4 hours or so on pins and needles in the surgery waiting area on the 3rd floor.

He came through the surgery great, recovery went way better than I expected, and we came home Sunday night. But then we entered round 2 of the drama, as the swelling and soreness in his throat absolutely killed his appetite for his nutritional formula once the pain meds wore off, and he already hadn't had much calories to speak of since Thursday night. We tried feeding him from an open cup (didn't work, due to his oral motor issues), so we spent most of yesterday feeding him via an oral syringe (this worked when he was an infant, but do you know how long it takes to syringe 8 ounces of formula 10 cc's at a time?), and I finally realized it came down to giving him a soft-straw cup earlier than the doctor said we could, or putting him in the car and taking him straight back to Duke for an NG tube (if they could maneuver one around the flap and surgical site, not something I wanted to think about) or God forbid, a G-tube. So I cut the valves out of his familiar straw cup with a pocketknife and a pair of scissors, filled it with half-strength formula, and (THANK GOD) he started drinking again.

So, I was up till 1:30am this morning, feeding him full-strength formula and keeping him upright so he didn't throw up those hard-won calories, with Toy Story 2 as a distraction. But he's turned the corner, I think--and his spirits were much improved last night after getting some calories in him.

So, right at this moment, I'm sitting here at work a little sleep deprived, but upbeat. My wife just called and said he's taken a can and a half of formula this morning, plus some water and a juice box, and he's up and walking around again. Deep relief, gratitude, and love. Life goes on...

[Morrisons Ghost]

122. At this moment

Do'nt know if it could be construed as drama but my wife is in the middle of a seasonal depression and that can cause drama as it sometimes manifests itself as anger:-(

[Susang]

125. Way to much to share publicly

And I have cramps!

[NewWaveChick1981]

130. Geez, both family drama and work drama.

:yoiks: Family drama: my husband's cousin is getting married on Saturday. I made arrangements over a month ago to stay with my mother overnight this coming Friday night so I could see her while I was in that area. (She lives about 20 miles from the cousin.) Mom calls me last night to bitch and complain about my dogs coming along with me and my husband. :wtf: OK, Mom, if it had been a problem when I asked you a MONTH ago, you should have told me. :grr: I told her then that it was just fine to say no to the dogs and we'd make other arrangements, like a kennel or a pet sitter. It's too late now to book a kennel or a pet sitter. My husband will have to go by himself to the rehearsal dinner with his parents and I'll drive down separately Saturday morning. We'll return Saturday afternoon. Our neighbor will let our dogs out two or three times while we're gone, but I'm not leaving them in the house overnight by themselves. I don't get to see Mom after all, but at this point, it's probably best. :(

Work drama: The Family from Hell basically called me the Antichrist yesterday. We made a financial aid offer that was very generous and met their financial need. Of course, that "financial need" was the financial aid definition of need, not theirs. The father, who is a bizarre individual, sent me an email last week that told us how insulted they were (those were his words) at my "lack of passion" for finding them the aid they want. He demanded (yes, I'm not exaggerating) that we replace his daughter's student loans and work study with grants. We gave them what they qualified for all the way around, and much as I'd like to, we can't do that. I copied my tactful email to my boss, who oversees Admissions and Financial Aid and has a need to know about situations like this. The dad was convinced that we were "freely discussing" their private financial information with faculty members. The admissions counselor, who has had more than his share of fun dealing with them, withdrew the student's admissions application and refunded their deposit because they are just too much. The student even acknowledged in one of her emails that her family is high-maintenance, and that is the understatement of the year. :yoiks: I gave them the same attention and "passion" that I have given to all the students I've worked with over the years, and nobody violated anybody's privacy. Cases like this make me wonder WTF I was thinking when I decided to return to this side of my profession. :(

[lizziegrace]

132. Mine's mostly the self-inflicted kind

right decisions, wrong reasons or vice-versa

I somehow managed to drive someone away who meant so much to me. Just proves I'm no good at relationships after being in a bad one for 18 years.

x(

[NMDemDist2]

133. my dear hubby failing his CDL driving test

:banghead:

poor guy, he's so frustrated

[dysfunctional press]

134. trying to sell our two-flat in chicago...

anyone looking for an attractive alternative to a condo?

[DixieBlue]

136. the usual existential bullshit.

[Katina]

137. my herniated disk has flared up and I can't take any advil

or aspirin due to a pending surgical procedure. Tylenol doesn't do a damn thing. I'm in serious pain. :cry:

[TheFriendlyAnarchist]

139. I'm outta herb.

Shit happens, it's not the end of the world for me.

[quiet.american]

140. Wondering why I keep letting my sister stress me out.

For years I've been trying to make our relationship a good one, but all that ends up happening is that I end up completely stressed out.

[NashVegas]

142. Office Bullshit

In the form of a self-promoting asshole who keeps getting into my shit.

[grannylib]

147. My husband...just diagnosed with allergies and asthma and now he cracked a rib

coughing and he's in pain and holy shit...
And this on top of surviving flesh-eating bacteria a couple years ago, almost died, damn near brought him outta the hospital in a big expensive box, but he made it through that...
*sigh*
That and my own health worries and money worries and praying our precious SarahBellum stays safe as she learns to be a good driver in her 'new' car and my 85 year old mom wanting to marry her 90 year old boyfriend and holy shit.

But that's all.

[SayitAintSo]

150. My sweet little sheltie Maggie ( 11 pounds - sweetest little face...)

has developed this really annoying little habit. When she gets in bed with me at night, she recently has taken to "dropping one" in the bed with me some time in the middle of the night. Yep... a little turd 'dingle berry'. It's disgusting. Outright awful. I thought it was an anomaly, but after several 'drops' I think she is doing it on purpose. She is about to be exiled ....

[leeroysphitz]

151. Marital/fiscal.

[Drum]

152. Impossible love.

Not unrequited, but unrealistic.

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