tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7315611891697079859.post2514816666002101867..comments2023-10-31T11:24:41.986-05:00Comments on Stuff as Dreams are Made on: A Day to Recuperatechrisa511http://www.blogger.com/profile/05793512698366676453noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7315611891697079859.post-60474401138043723942013-02-16T16:42:15.425-06:002013-02-16T16:42:15.425-06:00Oh Chris, why is the weak that are targeted? It&#...Oh Chris, why is the weak that are targeted? It's not much better up here, the gap between the hospitals and the psychiatric ward (we have the hospital for mental health in the eastern part of our province here in Ottawa) is getting larger as services are cut, and the handicapped, the disabled, the mentally ill but not a threat to anyone are the ones left out to struggle.....I am glad that the people in Louisiana have someone like you to help them, and care. It's one person at a time, and it does matter. <br /><br />Sorry, I didn;t mean to go on a rant when neither you or I are respsonsible, and you give so much already! I'm so proud of you for being able to do your job, and I wish it weren't so draining on you. <br /><br />I'm glad you enjoyed Fun Home, I've been meaning to buy it since I borrowed it from the library and partially read it last year, and really enjoyed it. <br /><br />How are you liking The Shining?? I meant to join the read-a-long too, but I don't twitter, and the surgery came up unexpectedly. Maybe I'll read it next week while alone in the house recovering *shiver* lolSusanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09095246748581382752noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7315611891697079859.post-13497163725932905852013-02-12T09:35:03.468-06:002013-02-12T09:35:03.468-06:00Read Ismail Kadare's The File on H last weeken...Read Ismail Kadare's The File on H last weekend, a fictional story about two Homer scholars travelng to Albania to discover the origins of the oral epic. Gripping. Much recommended. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7315611891697079859.post-85044504951564081412013-02-11T23:15:51.178-06:002013-02-11T23:15:51.178-06:00Ali, LOL...very true :p Just intervene if I post a...Ali, LOL...very true :p Just intervene if I post a blog post that's nothing but "all work and no play make Jack a dull boy" :p<br /><br />Mama, I'm the same as you! I find myself these days reading books that I would've HATED reading in high school and loving them now, lol...funny what happens as we age. And my migraines seem to have given me a few days off ;)<br /><br />Debs, I shall indeed continue to enjoy my days off! And yes, you really should pick up Fun Home when you get a chance!<br /><br />Beth, Get a copy of it ASAP! I promise you you won't regret it!!<br /><br />Daph, Isn't it draining sometimes? It's not even the work so much that gets to me it's the politics of the job and the behind the scenes stuff that drives me nuts. Sitting in a room with a patient helping them? I love that! It's everything else that drives me crazy.<br /><br />Jenny, If it makes you feel any better, I really haven't had much king cake either this year :p And I'm kind of pissed about that, lol. Though I'm sorry you need to work!! Yeah...Jindall...asshole. That's really the only word to describe him. Well there are a few others I can think of. I cannot WAIT until that man is out of office!!!!chrisa511https://www.blogger.com/profile/05793512698366676453noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7315611891697079859.post-79094055856661807522013-02-11T19:01:44.333-06:002013-02-11T19:01:44.333-06:00I hope your Mardi Gras is reasonably quiet and rel...I hope your Mardi Gras is reasonably quiet and relaxing! I am in New York with no king cake whatsoever feeling deeply pissed off that I have to go to work today and tomorrow even though it is PLAINLY MARDI GRAS. :p<br /><br />Also, it turns out that lip-curling is a real thing. My lip curled when I read this first paragraph. I thought it was a literary device but apparently it's real. At least I have learned something from rotten Bobby Jindal and his rotten state-ruining policies.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7315611891697079859.post-42254147690597980902013-02-11T10:45:17.594-06:002013-02-11T10:45:17.594-06:00Glad you have some time off... I work in mental he...Glad you have some time off... I work in mental health also (but not direct care) and I hear you... thankfully the situation is better in CA. But it can be very emotionally draining. Glad you are taking care of yourself!!Daphnehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15394393707234499156noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7315611891697079859.post-26204623720636476032013-02-11T07:34:36.946-06:002013-02-11T07:34:36.946-06:00First, glad the migraine disappeared quickly, and ...First, glad the migraine disappeared quickly, and Ugh on the work stuff.<br /><br />BUT, but, but: Shaun Tan's new book, The Bird King! I so need to get myself a copy. I love Tan.Beth Fhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08627666337961326265noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7315611891697079859.post-36887236833731496652013-02-11T07:14:25.008-06:002013-02-11T07:14:25.008-06:00Okay, you're really cranking out the graphic n...Okay, you're really cranking out the graphic novels now, aren't you?!! And with another two days off here, who knows what you'll get read! I didn't realize you hadn't read Fun Home yet...I still haven't. Almost picked it up last night, but went with one of my library books instead. Maybe I'll make it my next one. <br /><br />Okay sweetie, you be sure to enjoy every second of your long weekend!!! RELAX!!!Debihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13999759633682551104noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7315611891697079859.post-18904732285988375882013-02-11T05:46:54.371-06:002013-02-11T05:46:54.371-06:00sure glad the migraine went away!! and I really ne...sure glad the migraine went away!! and I really need to move in with you since you love to "clean" so much LOL j/k lol<br />I finished the second book on Eleanor Roosevelt she's certainly someone I wish was around to meet NOW! I may start a 3rd book (another 600 pgs) on Franklin and Eleanor "just during the war years". Strange ... if I "had" to read one of these books when I was in school I wouldn't have touched them with a ten foot pole!<br /><br />DesLilyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02582481597658080464noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7315611891697079859.post-25531354034000910172013-02-11T00:37:14.923-06:002013-02-11T00:37:14.923-06:00Glad you're getting a much-needed long weekend...Glad you're getting a much-needed long weekend! Trying to help out desperate people when there aren't enough resources is incredibly discouraging. Though I'm not sure a heavy dose of The Shining is the antidote I would have prescribed...lol.Alihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16745786643511417426noreply@blogger.com