And I would rather be anywhere else than here today
Bonus points to whoever can name the song the lyric in the title's from.
Today has been Very Unpleasant, but for now I'm on lunch break and entirely unwilling to do anything useful (venting, homework... you know). So how about a meme?
1. Pick 10 of your favorite movies.
2. Go to IMDb, and find a quote from each movie.
3. Post them here for everyone to guess.
4. BOLD it when someone guesses correctly, and put who guessed it and the movie.
5. No Googling/using IMDb search functions.
1. "You warned me he was smart. You didn't warn me you were stupid."
2. "Off to Zanzibar, to meet the Zanzibarbarians!"
3. "Well, who ordered pizza? I could sure go for a slice!"
4. "I know all about the gays."
5. "I've got a million dream lovers, alright. I've got a broken heart for every light on Broadway. And when one of them goes out, I just screw in another one, okay, hello good-bye."
6. "Do we have a plan? I mean, it doesn't have to be Wellington's at Waterloo, but some kind of plan would be nice. "
7. "If this is a dream, the whole world is inside it."
8. "The only serious relationship I've been in ended in a broken collarbone and a dead meerkat. "
9. "I'm the only person who really cares about you... You know, I think I'm the only person who sees how incredible you really are."
10. "Not many people know this, but the fuhrer was descended from a long line of English queens."
HINTS: Four of the ten movies involve Ryan Gosling. Two of the movies are musicals. I've roleplayed characters from three of the ten. One movie involves drag queens. One involves muppets. Nine of the ten movies are generally considered awful by serious critics.
So. This morning I discovered that I lacked a textbook and a workbook for a class. The homework is due tomorrow, so I kind of needed to secure those, you know? I had $60 in all the world after buying $325 in books last week, but I figured that would be enough for a book and a workbook.
I was very, very wrong. The workbook alone was $50, and the text was $130.
$130.
Being me, I started panicking (in a very literal having-a-panic-attack way), since the homework is due tomorrow and I needed both and it wasn't happening. My mother--she works on campus--was mad at me initially, but then she did a one-eighty and said she'd help me buy them. She only had $100 in... the entire world, since we're deeply poor at the moment. But one of her friends let me borrow the rest, and the books were secured. I felt--and still feel--incredibly guilty. I'm so stupid for not picking books up for that class! I honestly think I have the common sense of a turnip.
Not half an hour later, I was attempting to register this clicker thing that we need in one class. At the end of the registration process, I was informed that it would cost $13.
That isn't much in the grand scheme of money, but I was at -$120 by then and just flipped out. It took about an hour to stop alternating between crying and hyperventilating (I took my rescue inhaler for the panic attack, so of course I went the other way!), and... woah. It was a small thing, and everything will work out, but today's been heck. Not to mention the worry about the kittens. Four of the five are getting fixed today, and, although it's a relatively safe procedure, deaths do happen. Shilo is home without her siblings for the first time ever, too. I hope my Daizy is taking care of her.
And this headache hasn't gone away. It's a tension headache--the kind that makes you want to bash your head on the wall, because that's the only thing that sounds like it might make it better. I've taken all kinds of meds for it, but I kind of think it'll be lingering until I... stop being stressed. Who knows when that will be, what with the money troubles and schoolwork already piling up and giving the kittens new homes and me generally hating myself for being a twenty-one year-old shut-in who can't even drive.
My uncle's in town tonight. We don't see him much; he lives in Arizona, but he travels constantly. He's the owner of his own business and he's... well. Let's say he's the only rich person in the family. He touches money and it grows. Mom and I are going to dinner with him, which may be good or it may be uncomfortable. I have every intention of having a bit to drink at dinner. It certainly can't hurt the tension headache!
Given all of this, though, I'm going to buckle down to doing homework after Irish Lit since I won't have much time for it tonight. This also means I won't be able to bring Penny back to Poly as planned unless dinner doesn't last long. Ffff...
There. I actually had a nice little essay about the nature of reality in the context of a musical planned out in my head, but it's time to pack up for class. Venting so I don't explode is probably more important than that, anyway. So! I won't be on any more today--or if I am, it won't be until late. If you have a spare moment, send some good vibes in the kittens' directions? The poor dears will likely make it through surgery fine, but hopefully they won't be too sore or tear any stitches afterwards.
ETA
The kittens are okay, for the most part. Tiny isn't shaking off the drugs well; I spent most of the evening (when we weren't out with my uncle and I wasn't doing homework) snuggling her. Hopefully she'll be well enough tomorrow to be home unsupervised. If not, I don't know what we'll do.
The two boys--Major Tom and Nevermore--have confirmed homes. The three lasses are as of now unclaimed. The boyos will be going for house visits on Friday and will stay with their new families then if everything checks out.
Today has been Very Unpleasant, but for now I'm on lunch break and entirely unwilling to do anything useful (venting, homework... you know). So how about a meme?
1. Pick 10 of your favorite movies.
2. Go to IMDb, and find a quote from each movie.
3. Post them here for everyone to guess.
4. BOLD it when someone guesses correctly, and put who guessed it and the movie.
5. No Googling/using IMDb search functions.
1. "You warned me he was smart. You didn't warn me you were stupid."
2. "Off to Zanzibar, to meet the Zanzibarbarians!"
3. "Well, who ordered pizza? I could sure go for a slice!"
4. "I know all about the gays."
5. "I've got a million dream lovers, alright. I've got a broken heart for every light on Broadway. And when one of them goes out, I just screw in another one, okay, hello good-bye."
6. "Do we have a plan? I mean, it doesn't have to be Wellington's at Waterloo, but some kind of plan would be nice. "
7. "If this is a dream, the whole world is inside it."
8. "The only serious relationship I've been in ended in a broken collarbone and a dead meerkat. "
9. "I'm the only person who really cares about you... You know, I think I'm the only person who sees how incredible you really are."
10. "Not many people know this, but the fuhrer was descended from a long line of English queens."
HINTS: Four of the ten movies involve Ryan Gosling. Two of the movies are musicals. I've roleplayed characters from three of the ten. One movie involves drag queens. One involves muppets. Nine of the ten movies are generally considered awful by serious critics.
So. This morning I discovered that I lacked a textbook and a workbook for a class. The homework is due tomorrow, so I kind of needed to secure those, you know? I had $60 in all the world after buying $325 in books last week, but I figured that would be enough for a book and a workbook.
I was very, very wrong. The workbook alone was $50, and the text was $130.
$130.
Being me, I started panicking (in a very literal having-a-panic-attack way), since the homework is due tomorrow and I needed both and it wasn't happening. My mother--she works on campus--was mad at me initially, but then she did a one-eighty and said she'd help me buy them. She only had $100 in... the entire world, since we're deeply poor at the moment. But one of her friends let me borrow the rest, and the books were secured. I felt--and still feel--incredibly guilty. I'm so stupid for not picking books up for that class! I honestly think I have the common sense of a turnip.
Not half an hour later, I was attempting to register this clicker thing that we need in one class. At the end of the registration process, I was informed that it would cost $13.
That isn't much in the grand scheme of money, but I was at -$120 by then and just flipped out. It took about an hour to stop alternating between crying and hyperventilating (I took my rescue inhaler for the panic attack, so of course I went the other way!), and... woah. It was a small thing, and everything will work out, but today's been heck. Not to mention the worry about the kittens. Four of the five are getting fixed today, and, although it's a relatively safe procedure, deaths do happen. Shilo is home without her siblings for the first time ever, too. I hope my Daizy is taking care of her.
And this headache hasn't gone away. It's a tension headache--the kind that makes you want to bash your head on the wall, because that's the only thing that sounds like it might make it better. I've taken all kinds of meds for it, but I kind of think it'll be lingering until I... stop being stressed. Who knows when that will be, what with the money troubles and schoolwork already piling up and giving the kittens new homes and me generally hating myself for being a twenty-one year-old shut-in who can't even drive.
My uncle's in town tonight. We don't see him much; he lives in Arizona, but he travels constantly. He's the owner of his own business and he's... well. Let's say he's the only rich person in the family. He touches money and it grows. Mom and I are going to dinner with him, which may be good or it may be uncomfortable. I have every intention of having a bit to drink at dinner. It certainly can't hurt the tension headache!
Given all of this, though, I'm going to buckle down to doing homework after Irish Lit since I won't have much time for it tonight. This also means I won't be able to bring Penny back to Poly as planned unless dinner doesn't last long. Ffff...
There. I actually had a nice little essay about the nature of reality in the context of a musical planned out in my head, but it's time to pack up for class. Venting so I don't explode is probably more important than that, anyway. So! I won't be on any more today--or if I am, it won't be until late. If you have a spare moment, send some good vibes in the kittens' directions? The poor dears will likely make it through surgery fine, but hopefully they won't be too sore or tear any stitches afterwards.
ETA
The kittens are okay, for the most part. Tiny isn't shaking off the drugs well; I spent most of the evening (when we weren't out with my uncle and I wasn't doing homework) snuggling her. Hopefully she'll be well enough tomorrow to be home unsupervised. If not, I don't know what we'll do.
The two boys--Major Tom and Nevermore--have confirmed homes. The three lasses are as of now unclaimed. The boyos will be going for house visits on Friday and will stay with their new families then if everything checks out.