Rant VI: Now Drama Free
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Not a Tory then?
Oh yeah, and I frigged up my knee today, too.
I was getting out of the stand-up shower, and my foot missed the towel (to be completely honest, I wasn't going for the towel. I've never fallen in my bathroom before, despite some close calls) and my leg slipped and kept going. My other leg was still in the stall, though, and as I fell I twisted my leg.
I laid on the floor for about five minutes before the pain subsided enough to move my leg. At first I was afraid to look down because I could swear I had broken something, but when I put weight on the leg it held up fine. My knee was just messed.
It still is messed, actually. I went in to emergency to get looked at, but I had to leave before someone saw me. I've been just trying to deal with it, but if it's not feeling better tomorrow I'll go back to the hospital. I think I re-damaged whatever the fuck I had done with my knee two winters ago when I slipped on the ice walking home from work. That took a few days to heal up completely, too.
Luckily I had already asked for (and gotten) two weeks off from my job, so I'm not going to be aggravating it that way. This way, even if my holiday doesn't work out, I've got some time to look after myself.
And obviously my goal of walking for an hour a day is on indefinite suspension.
I was getting out of the stand-up shower, and my foot missed the towel (to be completely honest, I wasn't going for the towel. I've never fallen in my bathroom before, despite some close calls) and my leg slipped and kept going. My other leg was still in the stall, though, and as I fell I twisted my leg.
I laid on the floor for about five minutes before the pain subsided enough to move my leg. At first I was afraid to look down because I could swear I had broken something, but when I put weight on the leg it held up fine. My knee was just messed.
It still is messed, actually. I went in to emergency to get looked at, but I had to leave before someone saw me. I've been just trying to deal with it, but if it's not feeling better tomorrow I'll go back to the hospital. I think I re-damaged whatever the fuck I had done with my knee two winters ago when I slipped on the ice walking home from work. That took a few days to heal up completely, too.
Luckily I had already asked for (and gotten) two weeks off from my job, so I'm not going to be aggravating it that way. This way, even if my holiday doesn't work out, I've got some time to look after myself.
And obviously my goal of walking for an hour a day is on indefinite suspension.
So as some of you saw, we found our house. That mean we need to get rid of the condo we have been in for the last few years. The good news is the condo market hasn't been affected by the drop in home prices that much. About 8 months ago when we were first starting to look, we counld have gotten 130k for the condo. The problem is, about four months ago a company that owned 3 of the units in our community decided to quit renting and had a firesale, dropping them for 90k. This of course affected the price in our whole community and right now nothing is selling for more that 115. If I can get 115, I break even (after realitor fees and all that). Anything less than that and I have to basically pay to get rid of my condo
Fun...
Fun...
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Iaculus
Not a Tory then?[/QUOTE]
I think that even if I had been, my post would be valid. Seriously, nobody seems to have got what they wanted out of it.
Not a Tory then?[/QUOTE]
I think that even if I had been, my post would be valid. Seriously, nobody seems to have got what they wanted out of it.[/QUOTE]
If everyone is unhappy, then compromise has been reached, right?
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Not a Tory then?[/QUOTE]
I think that even if I had been, my post would be valid. Seriously, nobody seems to have got what they wanted out of it.[/QUOTE]
Surely SOMEONE has to be happy. But then, nobody seems to be happy at the current distribution of seats in Canada, so maybe I can understand.
Did the conservatives get a majority government? I didn't notice when I looked up the results, and I'm too lazy to search for it now? Minority governments make everyone sad, after all.
North_Ranger
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It's gonna be a lovely day tomorrow. Wake up early. Return essay. Try to finish another essay due Wednesday. Game night later, Changeling: the Lost.
Oh, and in 14 hrs and 43 minutes there's gonna be a doctor sonaring my balls. Ultrasound... to find out if the lump next to my left testicle is an essentially harmless anomaly or testicular cancer. Oh joy.
And I was told that the doctor comes from the main hospital, so it's possible he can be late. Up to an hour. So I'm gonna get my scrotum scanned by a guy who's probably tired from work and just wants to go home. Oh fuckin' joy.
If anyone wants to set up a betting pool on if the knot in my nuts is just a lump or a case of crotch-rot, be my guest. I'm pretty hopeful, though... and that's the only good thing. No weight loss, no loss of sleep, no loss of appetite, full head of hair, no particular feeling of weakness... The worst condition I've had was a hangover on May Day.
Oh, and in 14 hrs and 43 minutes there's gonna be a doctor sonaring my balls. Ultrasound... to find out if the lump next to my left testicle is an essentially harmless anomaly or testicular cancer. Oh joy.
And I was told that the doctor comes from the main hospital, so it's possible he can be late. Up to an hour. So I'm gonna get my scrotum scanned by a guy who's probably tired from work and just wants to go home. Oh fuckin' joy.
If anyone wants to set up a betting pool on if the knot in my nuts is just a lump or a case of crotch-rot, be my guest. I'm pretty hopeful, though... and that's the only good thing. No weight loss, no loss of sleep, no loss of appetite, full head of hair, no particular feeling of weakness... The worst condition I've had was a hangover on May Day.
North_Ranger
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Well, I'm not too sure how "fine" a cancer can beNo matter what happens, you'll be fineI'll be thinking of you tomorrow!!!!!!
But I appreciate the sentiment. Thanks, Mindi.
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Iaculus
Not a Tory then?[/QUOTE]
I think that even if I had been, my post would be valid. Seriously, nobody seems to have got what they wanted out of it.[/QUOTE]
Surely SOMEONE has to be happy. But then, nobody seems to be happy at the current distribution of seats in Canada, so maybe I can understand.
Did the conservatives get a majority government? I didn't notice when I looked up the results, and I'm too lazy to search for it now? Minority governments make everyone sad, after all.[/QUOTE]
Nope. Minority. And we still haven't figured out who's going to form the government. Messy coalition time!
Another fun little detail, from the Economist's calculations, was that both Labour and the Tories ended up needing about 34,000 votes per seat. How many did the Lib Dems need? Go on, guess.
129,000. What in the hell of fuck?
Man, you should have seen the bullshit that went down here when they started talking about a coalition government last year. If you had a listen to most people on the street (and some MP's, for crying out loud) you wouldn't have known if democracy itself had died.
As for the vote numbers ... how does that even happen? That's ... bizarre.
It's the same here in Canada, Rob. It's our first-past-the-post system, the number can be... deeply screwy. I'd explain but I'm tired and I have to pack. I'm sure it's on Wikipedia.
He killed your Cat? Dude, seriously... you should get him arrested for that. Your wife may not be happy, but he KILLED YOUR CAT.
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Philosopher B.
Sweet Jesus!
North_Ranger
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Am I a bad person for giggling at the idea of a cat pizza? In any case, yes, you should definitely let the police know your father-in-law is a cat-killing son of a bitch.
And I'm off to get my ballsack beamed. See you guys later.
And I'm off to get my ballsack beamed. See you guys later.
Students did miserable in one of my classes overall and especially on this last exam. My exams, lectures, and assignments are relatively unchanged from last year but they struggled so hard. I feel like I crushed them under my boot heel a little more than usual. One the one hand, I'm severely annoyed at their performance, on the other, I question myself and feel bad for them.
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Chazwozel
I never like being professor hardass either, but it's kinda like M.D.s with patients. You're not going to be able to help them all. I wouldn't be too hard on yourself.
Cajungal
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I never like being professor hardass either, but it's kinda like M.D.s with patients. You're not going to be able to help them all. I wouldn't be too hard on yourself.[/QUOTE]
You have office hours, right? Anyone with a problem could have come to you. It's good to reflect upon your own performance, but without any feedback from the students, it's hard to know how you could change for the better.
North_Ranger
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Good news: It ain't testicular cancer. Apparently I have something called varicocele, or abnormal enlargement of bloodvessels in the scrotum. It's not a serious condition, about 10-20% of all males get that, and mostly it's harmless. I was still told to go talk to the doctor one more time, as a follow-up. Apparently just routine, since I apparently have just a mild case that doesn't require surgery.
Thank you to all the well-wishers. I promise to talk about something other than my nutsack more often from now on.
Thank you to all the well-wishers. I promise to talk about something other than my nutsack more often from now on.
So Ranger, not only do you not have cancer, but you now have medical confirmation that you do indeed have a set of overly-powerful family jewels? The only way that this could have be any more of a win was if the doctor handling your junk had been a young voluptuous woman!
Seriously though man, happy to hear it's nothing bad.
Seriously though man, happy to hear it's nothing bad.
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Wasabi Poptart
Glad you're ok, NR.
North_Ranger
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Actually, all I got that I have a total of five lumps in my scrotum instead of the usual two... but your spin on the matter does sound a tad better than mine
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