My mom says some days are like that. Even in Australia.

[rivka]

Colin was inexplicably up half the night - crying, nursing, and being hard to settle. WTF, Colin, you are not a newborn. Old enough to sing parts of the 1776 soundtrack = old enough to SLEEP THROUGH THE NIGHT.

Our car got broken into, emphasis on "broken."

One of the kids spilled water all over one corner of our new-ish couch. I discovered this by sitting down and getting my butt drenched. After I had carefully dressed for an Extremely Important Career-Affecting Meeting scheduled for this afternoon.

Re-dressed in different clothes for my E.I.C.A.M., I showed up at the other person's office to find it empty. His assistant forgot to add it to his calendar. I waited a half an hour because she assured me he had just stepped out briefly. Nope.

My back really hurts. This situation was not helped by having to dash across campus for my putative E.I.C.A.M. and back again.

I unwisely allowed myself get sucked into an online argument about why the Confederacy seceded. Did you know that New Hampshire didn't outlaw slavery until 1865, whereas Jefferson Davis's wife rescued a slave boy from a cruel master and taught him to read? Therefore it is incorrect to say that the Southern cause was morally reprehensible! (Why am I unable to stop talking to this person!?)

I'll have the kids by myself this evening, and I can't even feel sorry for myself because the reason I'll have them by myself is that Michael has to go to an awful, stress-inducing meeting.

I have obtained for myself a chocolate peanut butter brownie and a soothing cup of tea, so things are not as bad as they could be. But I still have to say: today is so unbelievably fired.

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[jonquil.livejournal.com]

I quote that book a lot. And you definitely had a day that deserves the quotation. GRRRRRRRRR at your day.

If we had just left the Confederacy alone, slavery would have withered of its own weight. True fact. Have you seen the recent stories about how the Stormfront types have taken over existing sentimental organizations like the Sons of the Confederacy, switching them from vague backward-looking nostalgic racism to right-now politically-active racism? Any time you hear "Sons of the Confederacy", think Holocaust denier, not "old guy who thinks his great-grandfather was awesome".

[fairoriana.livejournal.com]

Wow, yeah, totally fired! The car break in is awful, especially on the top of some of the other issues you've had. I'm sorry.

Maybe tonight is a movie night with the kids?

[ckd]

Here's hoping for a relaxing evening despite everything, and a much better day tomorrow.

[ailbhe]

Oh, gawd, yes. I'm glad about the brownie.

[txanne.livejournal.com]

I will have a stroopwafel in sympathy. What a terrible day. I hope that everyone sleeps well tonight.

[patgreene.livejournal.com]

I'm sorry you're having such a really bad day. But I will admit that "Old enough to sing parts of the 1776 soundtrack = old enough to SLEEP THROUGH THE NIGHT." made me laugh out loud. You're raising a musical theatre geek? Cool

[rivka.livejournal.com]

His version goes, roughly:

Sit down, John! Sit down, John!
Window. Vote yes. No, flies.

Also, if you call out "saltpeter!" Colin invariably replies "pins!"

So in that respect I suppose he's a good boy.

[klwalton.livejournal.com]

I love your kids so much!

[acceberskoorb.livejournal.com]

*hug*

In Australia this week

[puzzlement.livejournal.com]

A baby had a shocking cold and had so much trouble breathing he got a trip to Emergency. Then he got better and his father got sick. His mother is still waiting to see.

Fire today, and don't give it a reference!

[a-c-fiorucci.livejournal.com]

I hope you have a wonderful day tomorrow.

Wow!

[(Anonymous)]

Are you quoting the Terrible Horrible No Good Very Bad Day? You must be! In Australia, it reads "Some days are like that, even in Timbuktu". Just so you know.

Although days like that happen in Australia too. But I didn't know we were famous for it...

Emma