Oct 17, 2018
Falling in Love
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Falling in Love
Dope Slap
“It will take us one of your Earth years to-” Blox was cut off by a sharp slap to the back of the braincase.
“No! Earth peoples assume you mean Earth years. They’ll know what you mean without all the filler. Try again Blox.” The instructor was harsh, especially harsh with Blox. The instructor was probably just jealous that Blox could hold a round form, instead of the more solid, sharper edged forms of most Trapezoids.
“But-” A sharp slap with a flat appendage, right in the back of the braincase. Blox bubbled slightly. That one had hurt.
“No buts. Now, try again.” Instructor Flargle gurgled. The instructor was passing from impatience into anger now. Blox shuddered the round form and tried once more.
“Do not be alarmed people of Earth. We are here in peace. We mean you no harm. We would like permission to use your planet’s moon as an exploration base. In exchange we promise to make it habitable for you Earthlings-” Another hit to the braincase.
“Don’t call them Earthlings. They’ll think it sounds stupid. They haven’t unified like we Trapezoids have. Now from the top.” The instructor slumped. Blox solidified in embarrassment. This time Blox would get it right.
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SCREWED
I am screwed. SO SCREWED. NEVER IN MY LIFE HAVE I FELT SO SCREWED.
Now let me tell you why this feeling of overwhelming screwed-ness has come over me. First of all, I didn't get paid today. Second, you know my job? The one where I work with technical equipment and get paid cash monies? NOT GIVING ME ANY HOURS. I know I can't have everything, and I don't want to. I just was willing and ready to free up giant chunks of my personal "me" time to work events, only to check my e-mail and not see my name on the list.
BUT THAT'S NOT ALL.
The whole crew is supposed to be present for some portion of the day when these big events are held. So I filled out my availability schedule with a giant chunk of time, practically all day Sunday, to check my e-mail ONCE AGAIN and find out that they don't need anybody on that day.
I know it doesn't seem like a lot to be frustrated about. Everyone's got their bad days, right? Believe me, I know. It's just that this was going to be my way to pay for books and travel and tuition over winter break. Those hours that I lost were pretty important in terms of college costs. And now I just don't have anything.
I hate job hunting.
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i am glad you tagged your name because i had no idea who the fuck you were
ZACK JUST SENT ME A VIDEO
OF HIM SHOWING OFF HIS NEW TRUCK OHMYGOD HES THE MOST ADORABLE MOTHERFUCKER EVER.
General anger directed at bureaucrats.
When I started the whole cancer thing we were told lots of nice helpful things about how we could get help with money, travel expenses, whatever.
Unfortunately because of the way the system works we will now be recieving none of this help at all. And although this happening was very much outside my control, it could have been avoided. Massive sense of frustration here.
When you fill in the 40 page-or-so form that they give you, it asks if you are a student. I am still on UoN's books as a student, yes, but I've not been in lectures since March and have cancelled my student loan and suspended my course, which sounds like "not a student" to me. But to these people, giving them this information has put me squarely into the student box, which for some fucked up reason means that I now will receive absolutely no help whatsoever. And this is after spending hours on the phone to people, sending them all manner of things like my passport, birth certificate, letters from the university and from hospitals and doctors...only to be told that because I am still on a university's books I am entitled to no help from the government whatsoever.
And because I don't get the income support, I can't get any money back on my travel expenses either. Those rack up considerably when I do the 4 hours across London every week minimum to get to my hospital appointments.
In addition to this, I have about a half dozen loose ends I need to pick up involving my student loan, what I owe the uni in tuition fees because apparently the official line is that I'm paying this year in full...and then the repeat of this year in full. Despite not having been to 1/3 of this year due to being in hospital and just ASDFGHJKL.
I really do not need this.
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