Update and a meme
So I was away for a little while with my parents around and all that jazz....
But they've gone on a mini vacation, driving down to Sydney for a week and a bit so now it's just hubby and I again. He's thrilled I'm sure because all he's done is complain about my mom and how difficult she is being. And I admit, she is, but not as badly as he says. We had a big family fight the day before Australia day which resulted in my mom crying and hiding in her room and I had to sit and talk to her for many many reasons. What came out of the whole thing however was that she admitted that she's been depressed after her surgery (she had a double mastectomy and breast reconstruction where they had to take tissue from her stomach and construct a new second breast because the skin from the diseased breast was too damaged to put in just and implant so she has a scar from hip to hip as well as scars on her new breasts). She hasn't told anyone about this, but has changed dramatically in the last two years (basically since the surgery) and has become so demanding and cranky if things don't go her way. To the point where my dad can't deal with her mood swings and frankly, I have had a lot of issues with her as well. So if this is due to depression it may be a good thing that she finally admitted it and can get help. Dad had no idea that she was upset about how she looks now (not bad at all, the scarring is gradually fading) so hopefully when she goes home, she'll do something about it.
In this time frame I also found out I didn't make it in to my honours year, my gpa was too low, which didn't surprise me really. I was too sick with my thyroid by the end of last year that my concentration slipped. I only have myself to blame, but I'm not sure I wanted to become a psychologist in the traditional sense anyways. So now I'm trying to find a job and trying to figure out WHAT I want to work with. Blah.
So that's what's been happening. I've been dealing with my mom complaining about most things, my dad complaining about my mom, and my husband complaining about my mom mostly but about how difficult and time consuming it is for him to host my parents (he's been sitting at home most days while I've been going out with them). I also asked him if he was okay with me planning something for Dad's birthday on the 7th, along the lines of going out for a nice dinner, and he ranted and raved about how he just wanted to hang out at home and relax and how he's been taking care of them all week. I told him it was next weekend and he just said 'well I may be away with work". Part of me hopes he is which frustrates me because I'm already feeling pretty low about not making it in to school and now having to find a job and letting him down because he had to fight to stay in Brisbane for another year because of my schooling. I had told him at the time not to, because it is so competitive, but hey, he doesn't remember that part. I just wish he would bite his tongue sometimes and pretend to enjoy having my parents around...
Ugh, this was waaaaay more ranty than I wanted it to be. I must be more frustrated than I thought. Mostly I just feel so bloody tired from my lack of half of a thyroid... I think I'll just spend my time writing for a while and hope that cheers me up.
anyway, on to the Interview meme...
1. Leave me a comment saying, 'interview me'.
2. I will respond by asking you five questions. I get to pick the questions.
3. Update your LJ with the answers to the questions. (You must do this, even if it's filtered for my eyes only!)
4. Include this explanation and an offer to interview someone else in the same post.
5. When others comment asking to be interviewed, you will ask them five questions.
These are my questions from the lovely dusty273
1. What is your favorite movie? The most horrid question in the world cuz I tend to have to list them by genre (I watch a lot of movies). BUT it's for Mari, so, my all-time favourites include: I am Sam, Rain Man, What's Eating Gilbert Grape, The Shawshank Redemption, The Dark Knight, The Silence of the Lambs... and I'll stop now
2. What kind of music do you prefer? Generally Rock-Alternative and softer acoustic Rock. But I love classical music and Irish Folk music as well.
3. Favorite book (s)? Another one that is really tough because I read so much. But The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Nighttime is one of my all time favourites. Along with The Alchemist, The Old Man and the Sea, Angels of the Universe, and Long John Silver. Oh, and Marley and Me is a must read for any dog lover... damn it, I did it again. See, I can't answer questions like these.
4. Do you enjoy living in Australia? Um, not sure. Odd answer, but I like living here with my hubby (obviously) but I don't like reversed seasons and that Queensland is so bloody hot, but I figure I'll like it more when we move down to Victoria where the climate is more my style.
5. What's your favorite fic of yours and why? LOL. Actually it's the one I'm writing right now, Serpent's Egg, mainly because it's so different from anything else I've written. And I'm really enjoying where the characters are taking me right now.
Such long answers I give *shakes head*
*hugs flist and wishes them a good week*
But they've gone on a mini vacation, driving down to Sydney for a week and a bit so now it's just hubby and I again. He's thrilled I'm sure because all he's done is complain about my mom and how difficult she is being. And I admit, she is, but not as badly as he says. We had a big family fight the day before Australia day which resulted in my mom crying and hiding in her room and I had to sit and talk to her for many many reasons. What came out of the whole thing however was that she admitted that she's been depressed after her surgery (she had a double mastectomy and breast reconstruction where they had to take tissue from her stomach and construct a new second breast because the skin from the diseased breast was too damaged to put in just and implant so she has a scar from hip to hip as well as scars on her new breasts). She hasn't told anyone about this, but has changed dramatically in the last two years (basically since the surgery) and has become so demanding and cranky if things don't go her way. To the point where my dad can't deal with her mood swings and frankly, I have had a lot of issues with her as well. So if this is due to depression it may be a good thing that she finally admitted it and can get help. Dad had no idea that she was upset about how she looks now (not bad at all, the scarring is gradually fading) so hopefully when she goes home, she'll do something about it.
In this time frame I also found out I didn't make it in to my honours year, my gpa was too low, which didn't surprise me really. I was too sick with my thyroid by the end of last year that my concentration slipped. I only have myself to blame, but I'm not sure I wanted to become a psychologist in the traditional sense anyways. So now I'm trying to find a job and trying to figure out WHAT I want to work with. Blah.
So that's what's been happening. I've been dealing with my mom complaining about most things, my dad complaining about my mom, and my husband complaining about my mom mostly but about how difficult and time consuming it is for him to host my parents (he's been sitting at home most days while I've been going out with them). I also asked him if he was okay with me planning something for Dad's birthday on the 7th, along the lines of going out for a nice dinner, and he ranted and raved about how he just wanted to hang out at home and relax and how he's been taking care of them all week. I told him it was next weekend and he just said 'well I may be away with work". Part of me hopes he is which frustrates me because I'm already feeling pretty low about not making it in to school and now having to find a job and letting him down because he had to fight to stay in Brisbane for another year because of my schooling. I had told him at the time not to, because it is so competitive, but hey, he doesn't remember that part. I just wish he would bite his tongue sometimes and pretend to enjoy having my parents around...
Ugh, this was waaaaay more ranty than I wanted it to be. I must be more frustrated than I thought. Mostly I just feel so bloody tired from my lack of half of a thyroid... I think I'll just spend my time writing for a while and hope that cheers me up.
anyway, on to the Interview meme...
1. Leave me a comment saying, 'interview me'.
2. I will respond by asking you five questions. I get to pick the questions.
3. Update your LJ with the answers to the questions. (You must do this, even if it's filtered for my eyes only!)
4. Include this explanation and an offer to interview someone else in the same post.
5. When others comment asking to be interviewed, you will ask them five questions.
These are my questions from the lovely dusty273
1. What is your favorite movie? The most horrid question in the world cuz I tend to have to list them by genre (I watch a lot of movies). BUT it's for Mari, so, my all-time favourites include: I am Sam, Rain Man, What's Eating Gilbert Grape, The Shawshank Redemption, The Dark Knight, The Silence of the Lambs... and I'll stop now
2. What kind of music do you prefer? Generally Rock-Alternative and softer acoustic Rock. But I love classical music and Irish Folk music as well.
3. Favorite book (s)? Another one that is really tough because I read so much. But The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Nighttime is one of my all time favourites. Along with The Alchemist, The Old Man and the Sea, Angels of the Universe, and Long John Silver. Oh, and Marley and Me is a must read for any dog lover... damn it, I did it again. See, I can't answer questions like these.
4. Do you enjoy living in Australia? Um, not sure. Odd answer, but I like living here with my hubby (obviously) but I don't like reversed seasons and that Queensland is so bloody hot, but I figure I'll like it more when we move down to Victoria where the climate is more my style.
5. What's your favorite fic of yours and why? LOL. Actually it's the one I'm writing right now, Serpent's Egg, mainly because it's so different from anything else I've written. And I'm really enjoying where the characters are taking me right now.
Such long answers I give *shakes head*
*hugs flist and wishes them a good week*