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[vicarz]

I was with family in TX this past week, which was calm. Drank lots of shiner. On the way back we hit some black Friday sales, and accordingly I bought a black king-sized fleece blanket for 18.88, and a black on one side coffee on the other king-sized not-down comforter for $40.

Two things that could help me integrate into normal society much more ubiquitously and effectively would be 1) going to church, and 2) being a sports fan. Now, I hate the church and socializing through there would only net numbers - most people who affiliate with churches don't actually go and those that do tend to be fringe elements. So that really leaves sports, and they are not offensive to me per se. Still, I don't get sports. A "local" football player was just shot near his home - in Florida. You see, the people on the team are not from the area. It's not like a high school where you know the players - on professional levels the players are rarely from the area in which they play their game - and they may not stay there at all (as demonstrated by this Washington Florida redskin fellow). I mean if watching sports meant drinking while watching thai boxing - as long as I don't have to know who is who I can hang. Problem is, I don't care enough about people to put up with sports to hang out with people while watching sports. I also don't tend to like people who like sports. So I remain career and socially handicapped. And that's ok, because the "cure" is worse than the disease.

My dad's new hospital sucks. It takes forever to get to b'more, and there is no parking near the place because it is so close to the inner harbor and stadiums. The staff are colder, spend more time talking amongst themselves than with the patients, and the place is downright dingy. Dad is miserable but mostly out of it unconscious. His infection is now in his blood, for which he is receiving treatment which if not effective means there isn't anything else to do and the most likely next step is multiple organ failure or some such. His fever broke, so he'll likely make it until the next horrible catastrophe. I wiped the "Have a blessed day" message off his message board, fucking religious assholes with their proselytizing.
Edit, just got word the doctors think he may be going into septic shock, so he might not make it to the next thing after all

I had a long conversation with his male nurse this weekend - didn't want to, but my dad's wife revealed to several staff members that I was an attorney. The staff noted I was "low key for an attorney" (there in my olive wide-cord pants and switchblade t-shirt). The nurse was allegedly asking me about the study of law, but since he had taken a pre-paralegal class he felt the need to demonstrate his extensive knowledge of law to me as his question stretched into minutes of telling me all he knows about the law - including his mispronounced latin terms. He started as though he had a question or curiosity, but I quickly learned I was the audience to his brilliance, so I just nodded as if impressed. He was nice enough and probably not aware of what he was doing, but it was annoying. I forget that to normal people lawyer is a title that means something. I wonder if the anger towards lawyers is somewhat based on an insecurity about the speaker's level of education - I've seen lawyer jokes where the lawyers are arrogant about their intelligence and knowledge. In my experience, there are few people who care less about education than lawyers. Most of us are just here because we chose the wrong major in college and were forced to backtrack to pay for the first student loans.

I was wondering how I got so poor all of a sudden. Then I remember I'm sinking a lot of my money into equity in my 2 homes - oh yeah. Why don't I get more money from my renter? Well, because that renter is putting money directly into equity while I pay the bills. It turns out 2 houses are more expensive than 1, at least today. I used to have tons of surplus income though, and it feels weird having to be responsible (I was responsible before, but I didn't have to be).

Today I engaged in a mediation session in which the Complainant was such a twit the mediator actually yelled at him. She noted he was attempting to blackmail the Agency when he threatened that even if he lost he'd appeal to his religious community. I was mostly quiet and asked some questions, but mostly I was just making fun of him without him realizing it. It's like being paid for the internet, only someone is keeping score. I keep wondering how I got so lucky - I get paid to make fun of people. Wow, I GET PAID TO MAKE FUN OF PEOPLE!!!

I also piss people off w/o meaning to. Was talking to a fairly cute trannie in spellbound when I used the "wrong" pronoun. Hey - as a former crossdresser I just thought he looked like a cute dude in a dress - no insult. Just, he was a guy - not the most masculine mofo in the world, but a guy. I guess I'm an insensitive trannie audience. It was weird - there was this part of me that was noting that she was pretty hawt and um...not a lot of opportunities like that. Still, I don't seem to be looking at all. That's probably a good thing, albeit rare in my life. I also know long hair, slutty dresses, action in public, and makeup would net me lots of club attention. It's fine to do, but not for me, not right now. I'd like the attention, but not enough to do any work for it (I suppose that comes from knowing what the attention does and does not amount to).

I'm a little restless. Bored even - just like I wanted to be. Now that the hospital trips are less frequent, school behind me, and even the family somewhat quelled - I don't feel like working and there's nothing on tv. All I want to do is eat out, coffee, and hang - but everyone is busy when I'm not and vice versa. Wish I lived in a college dorm right about now.

Comments

[grymnir.livejournal.com]

Did you get the name of the offended party? Was it, by any small chance, Miranda?
...and...no, you definitely DO NOT wish that you live in a college dorm now. Really. No way.

I tell you...for amusements' sake I am considering going to the Speed dating session this coming weekend. They start at 6:30 pm for a two hour block. Then the email says that at 8:30 they start the gay and lesbian speed dating session.

I emailed the host and asked if that meant bisexuals or queers needed to come at 7:30 to overlap both sessions.
...I haven't received an answer.

As usual, luck with your father, congrats on surviving Texas, and the answer to your question about sports is coming to NBC this Spring; maybe earlier with the writers' strike: American Gladiator.
*shudder*

[vicar.livejournal.com]

I heard the name but instantly forgot it.

Speed dating...eep. I like the inbetween session idea - hell, just go to both.

I could live with american gladiator. Beats survivor design malibu bachelor?

[grymnir.livejournal.com]

I saw the add...which was so very "hero-ed" that it caught my attention. But...there is so little risk with these games, as well as all the survivor and most reality shows, that they make me want to find some venture capital and create some serious competitive exploitation ala King's original "the Long Walk" (IIRC basis for the Running Man movie).

These shows would be so much more interesting if you could win millions, but chanced permanent injury and death.

[minniethemoocha.livejournal.com]

Speed dating... it combines all the fun of snap judgments fueled by alcohol and bad lighting with the convenience of an externally-imposed time limit. Then everyone goes to the bar, gets drunk, and exchanges numbers anyway.

[30-stories-hi.livejournal.com]

Naw, wasn't Miranda. I forgot her name too.

[pastor-saturn.livejournal.com]

It wasn't "Kaylee" or similar, was it?

[telie13.livejournal.com]

Keep going, you are doing fine (who doesn't piss off a tranny every now and then).
<3

[fr-defenestrato.livejournal.com]

Well spoken re sports; pretty much exactly how I feel but never put it into such effective words.

[cweaselle.livejournal.com]

I'm surprised that you went shopping on black Friday, but it's good that you were able to find things. It's good that you're back from Tx because I know that you wanted to get back.

I'm not even going to comment on the extra expenses because since I live on your taxes I shouldn't have the right to comment.

I'm sorry for your dad & that hospital sounds completely unexceptable. Have you thought about checking to see if something could be done to get it fixed. You might be able to since you seem to be bored.

As to the religion & sports I like both. I'm not religeous particually, but I do have serious faith. I don't watch sports on a regular basis, but I do understand them a little & I can tell you they were much easier for me to follow & understand after E.

I don't think lawyers are any smarter than any other people. I don't know if I've told you my joke, but it's amazing how we let some of these complete idiots survive. Those pathetic Einstein, Edison, & Fod couldn't read. Why were they allowed to survive. We are all smart in our own way.

[alumiere.livejournal.com]

so you like eating out? how about figuring out a night that you're free either late this week or weds/thurs/fri next week? i'd be happy to meet in dc/va (i should make a few appearances at the office in georgetown) while i'm in town...
one caveat though - 0 carb diet (i refuse to count booze; i've lost enough weight that an occasional drink is all that's keeping me from looking anorexic atm) for me, so it has to be someplace with good food but at least a couple of options that are meat/salad without bread (ie: pizza/burgers/italian are bad choices, but tapas, mediterranean, indian, thai i can usually find something that works - spicier foods taste better with the new palate)

[vicar.livejournal.com]

Hell yes! You wanna pick the place? I'm kind of on the all carb diet ;P

Complication - dad is back in the hospital so my plans are all in the air again if something happens. I'm going to email you my #s