Rant: My wife works in a high school. At least 20 kids in her classes alone have gotten the swine flu. She's fucking pregnant and for the life of us, we can't get her a god damned vaccine. We were told to call every Monday at both our general practitioner and OB as they didn't think they'd get them in until the very end of October. Well, they both got some in, mid October but it was on a Tuesday or Wednesday and they were out by Friday. I did't want to call every day and bother them. I even talked to both of them that Monday and they told me that there was NO chance to get them in until the next week. FUCKERS! Well, now I have no idea when they'll get any in. We can't get on a list anywhere. SHE IS AT THE HIGHEST FUCKING LEVEL OF RISK!!!!! I swear to god, if she gets this and anything happens to her or the baby, I'm going to lose my shit and a I fear what will happen. I can handle bad things happening. Life is difficult and shit happens. But, if something bad happens because of the FLU, and H1N1 is supposedly really bad for pregnant women and their babies, I might snap. I'm usually pretty level headed, but this would change that. I'm so blinded with rage right now at the fact that there is nothing I can do but wait, either for her to get it, or for some miracle that we get a fucking vaccine. Seriously, TEACHER IN A SCHOOL WHERE PEOPLE ARE GETTING IT BY THE SHITLOAD and FUCKING PREGNANT! Nobody seems to give a shit. Now, I can't even get the OB place on the phone. This happened late last week and I've called every day. I couldn't get anybody on the phone on Tuesday, Wednesday or today now, just a recording. Haven't been called back. I understand they must be getting bombarded, but seriously, how many pregnant women do they have. They should be able to generate a list, call them first and then work there way down from there. I know there are folks here in the medical field, can you PM me with anything you know about this H1N1 and pregnant women. There's a ton of stuff online, but all it boils down to is if she has ANY symtoms, call the doctors immediately. Any additional info would be greatly appreciated.
Rave:I love hillbilly funerals. In fact, I may just start attending random ones purely for the comedy. There is no fucking way in hell I'm even remotely related to these people. It was like watching a twisted episode of The Beverly Hillbillies. There were at least 3 guys dressed in bib overalls, a pregnant 15 year old granddaughter, one mourner who thought a black mini skirt and black tube top was appropriate attire for a funeral, many people gushing about how good the deceased looked, and to top everything off a couple who argued loudly and damn near came to blows and had to be separated. Then throw in a long winded old country preacher that spent 40 minutes telling us that we're going to hell unless we come to Jesus. I probably would've burst out laughing if I hadn't been so hung over and day dreaming about the case of beer in my fridge. What the hell is the deal with people wanting to view a dead body? Let alone take pictures of it? I'd rather my last memories of a loved one be of them alive, happy, and smiling, not laid out in a box. Rant: I tweaked my back carrying the casket. All the offspring of the deceased watched as a bunch of strangers carried their mother/grandmother. Isn't being a pallbearer supposed to be an honor? There's no way in hell I would dishonor the memory of a close relative by refusing to carry them, but these fucks did. There were at least 20 healthy young direct relatives in attendance (All in their mid 20's and dressed to the nines in blue jeans and t-shirts) who declined the honor for one reason or another. Fuck them. They are no longer allowed to hunt or fish on my land and if they ever ask me another favor I'm going to punch them in the ear. I think it's time for me to get the hell out of this place before I have a blood vessel in my brain explode.
RAVE: I've never, ever been to a funeral where people felt compelled to take pictures of the dead body.
Rant: I get to wear whatever I want to my job due to my being irreplaceable. So I have been doing the CA thing of shorts and a Polo Shirt. However it is getting chilly, and I need to start wearing pants out of necessity. But my hard drinking ways and bad eating habits over the summer have taken their toll, and 34s are a bit too snug to wear, and buying a 36 is admitting defeat. Time to hardcore diet and freeze until those 34s are acceptable fit again. Maybe the cold will stimulate my metabolism. Not to mention BCT is coming up early next year.
Rave!: Having a bunch of family & friends over tonight for food, drinks, pumpkin carving and the Phillies game. Plus, I have a little pumpkin for my son to decorate (his first!) - he's not even 2, but I think he's gonna love it. I am really looking forward to it - I only wish I didn't have to go to work tomorrow.
Fucking Rant:UPS tracking info on their website says that the stuff for my costume was delivered and left on the porch today at 1:21 pm. You know what isn't on my porch? Thats right, my fucking packages. We have a big party planned at our house tomorrow, and I have no costume. Time to call UPS. Fuck!
Rave: I was a lawn fairy (soccer player) for all 4 years of college and we never managed to beat our rival, all 4 years, shitty, I know, but we beat them today. Sure, I don't play anymore, but it still feels nice that they got the loss. I still hate them, so much.
RAVE: It's cold as hell outside. I like the cold. Especially when I'm inside a heated apartment. RAVE: I'm making gumbo and drinking a 12-pack of the New Belgium fall seasonal. RAVE: I don't have to go in until noon tomorrow, and the first hour of work will be a Halloween potluck lunch party. RANT: Moving across the country in two weeks and I haven't even started packing or planning for it. Responsibility is going to come crashing down on me.
Rave: I will have two of the coolest pumpkins on the block Rant: Well there goes 8 hours of my life I'll never get back. Fuck I need to stop wasting time on pointless shit.
Rant: Turns out the building I thought I was in for a computer lab isn't right outside my house, but about 20 minutes walk away. I was about 10minutes late anyway so I just decided to skip it, and try and go in Monday, except that's the day after my 21st birthday. Rave: Actually turns out that this lab can pretty much be done at home. Of course I'm missing out on a lot of help but it's do able. Plus more access to books! Rant: Another 3 labs to write up. Someone said they're a bitch to write, but the one I've done so far was a cinch, shame our results are faulty, but luckily we don't get marked on our practical skills just our ability to interpret results. Rave: The Land Before Time on the TV. Hell fucking yes.
RAVE: Found this place a few hours ago. RANT: Been sick all month. Fuck asthma, fuck allergies and fuck coughing. I'll miss drinking beer later when I'm asleep instead - I'm completely exhausted from being sick. RANT: Still waiting on my phone line upgrade so I can get properly connected to the internet. FUCK. RANT: Can't seem to change the views or "style" of the board under User CP like nettdata advised? Oh well. RAVE: Rediscovered Diablo 2. I forgot how awesome it was.
Rave: Leaving for Cuba in 23 hours, tons of drinking, diving and women Rant: Have to be up at 3:30am to get to the airport Rave: Fucking Cuba bitches!
SUPERMEGARANT: Fuck Microsoft, fuck the Xbox 360, fuck the Red Ring of Death, and fuck the enigma that is a "general hardware failure". Way to ruin my day off, Microsoft.
Raves all around: Paper is turned in and I feel like such a weight has been lifted off my shoulders Take home exam for this weekend looks pretty easy Ok, minor rant: Pittsburgh Panthers and Steelers are off this weekend. An entirely Pittsburgh-less day of football? What is this? July?
RAVE: Just picked up an Italian Greyhound (pic in the Pets thread) RANT: Left her in the house unconfined for 15 mins and she broke a rather large glass vase, knocked a painting off the wall and jacked up a set of mini-blinds.
Rave: today is my first day at home in twenty straight days. Rave: it is also the first time in ten days I won't be required to work 16 hours. Rave: a pay check that is about three times what it should be. The hotel points from those three weeks will get me one free week almost anywhere I want. I had no clue how stressed out I was. I feel like a new man today. As in, I feel happy, but I'm not drunk. I don't feel like hitting someone all day, nor do I need a smoke break once every 20 minutes. Rave: Jackets/Penguins game tonight! Rant: Back to the grind again on Monday.
??: I can trump taking pictures. When my great aunt died at 93, her children went up and kissed her corpse in the middle of the service. Rant: The woman who was supposed to be sending me a check for some work stuff just informed me that it was there in a box waiting for me to pick it up and she was buying some stuff as she went. Almost $300 worth of shit, that she'll have to buy anyway, a lot of it disposable (so it's never been used), that I have no use for, that I was going to sell her for $100. She's an idiot. Rave: Payday from the current job. More money tomorrow from my second current job. Yay!