Random

• The unbloggable situation is still going strong. There's still no resolution or no timeline for a resolution. At this point, I'm mostly numb. There's still a lot of anger and fear (mostly of the unknown), but I've pushed those feelings away so that I can get through the days without being completely on edge. I have no idea what's going to happen and if I spend too much time thinking about it, I'll panic - there are so many aspects of my life that may be negatively affected (depending on the outcome of the situation) and the thought of potentially having to make major changes is overwhelming.
  
  
• I've met with the therapist twice. I wouldn't say anything good has come out of it, but we haven't done much yet - mostly just the standard get-to-know-you stuff. I'm meeting with her again on Friday and we're supposed to talk about an action plan (whatever that means in therapist talk). I don't feel particularly connected to her yet, but I don't dislike her (which is definitely a good sign). She listens well & has made some interesting points thus far (based on the limited info we've discussed). I'm just trying to keep an open mind about it... even though I'm still not fully convinced anything good will come out of it (this is mostly because rehashing painful things is not pleasant & talking about them over and over tends to to make me feel worse instead of better).
  
  
• I am so tired of co-workers showing up to work when they are sick & highly contagious. Two people who had stomach viruses came to work last week because it was the last week before finals and they just couldn't stay home because it wouldn't be fair to the students (whatever!!). Well, they each spent the day running to the bathroom and my office mate and I spent the day disinfecting every doorknob and chair with Lysol and anti-bacterial wipes. We don't want your damn viruses, assholes!
  

• My car is sucking me dry. Last week, it was new front & rear brakes ($400). This week, it's a new engine mount ($390). There's also a short list of other things that need to be fixed, which will cost approximately $1500. The good news is that none of these things need to be fixed immediately and won't cause a breakdown (or any major damage) if I don't get them done right away. The bad news is that they do need to be done. I bought my car new in 2000 - it's now reached the point in which everything needs to be serviced. I knew this would happen eventually; I just didn't think all the parts would wear out at the same time!
  
  
• Classes end tomorrow and the new term starts next week. Between meetings and other assorted crap that has to be done between now and then, I basically have a three-day weekend between terms. Not cool.
  
  
• A student just emailed me to ask if she could possibly turn in the papers that were due in January and February (she didn't turn in anything all term) because she can't afford to get an F in the class. Sigh.