Hell Week

[catelin]

For those of you who've been wondering if I've been kidnapped by one of the many right-wing nut job paramilitary groups that I'm always ranting about, no need to worry. I'm still here. Just had a rough week. Highlights?

Monday 4/23: Physically threatened by a berserk old crusty defense attorney at work. My instinctive thought was to stab him in the balls with my pen (hmmmm...something suggestive about the term "ballpoint?"). My rational side won out since I just bought a new house and can't lose my job for beating the shit out of someone at work. Nevertheless, it was upsetting...more so because I had to behave myself instead of stomping this fucker's head in. Oh, yeah...and I got home to discover that my modem was kaput from a big electrical storm (which is why some of you haven't heard from me...should be fixed this week sometime.)

Tuesday 4/24: Woke up to find the pop-off valve in my water heater had blown. There was about an inch of water in the garage. Normally wouldn't have been a problem, except that's where all my boxes were from the move...yeah, the ones I still hadn't unpacked.

Wednesday 4/25: The electrical storm messed up something in the house and some of the plugs weren't working. It took me two days to figure it out.

Thursday 4/26: Had to go to Kerrville for a speaking engagement...that meant getting up about two hours earlier than normal. This was actually the best day of the week.

Friday 4/25: Woke up to my youngest son's gasping for air at about 2:30 am. He had to be rushed to the hospital by ambulance. Turned out that he had the croup and his throat had swollen almost shut. Needless to say, this made everything mentioned above seem of no consequence whatsoever compared to my kid's well-being. He's fine now, though, but I'm sure that's another 5 years off my life span from the stress.

Saturday and Sunday were uneventful, but the fun was still not over. I locked myself in the garage last night at about 12:30 am. Sometimes I am such a moron. I made it to work alive, though...so perhaps that's a sign that this week will be a little better.

Comments

[blackhellkat.livejournal.com]

Good GoD! I hope your youngest one is ok now! Aaaahhh I think you had quite a crappy week! My fix: Joe Strummer delivers you sushi and champagne at work for lunch....while simultaneously assaulting the ears of the crusty ol' defense attorney with catterwauling!

[gypsydancer.livejournal.com]

what a great response. I can't top it.
Glad you're okay. Praying for peace for you this week.

[catelin.livejournal.com]

Ha!! That sounds WONDERFUL...One minor improvement: Let's put that sushi on the BBQ grill for a few minutes! I'll take my Joe Strummer on the half-shell. ; )

eep

[tsarina.livejournal.com]

You know, you can knock a person unconscious with a good medical dictionary. I bet you have some handy law books around... and of course, it could always be that the book just happened to fall off the shelf onto the man's head.... :P

I hope you and your son are better today.

Re: eep

[catelin.livejournal.com]

Heehee!! Yep...I even have a big PDR in my office that would work just fine on that swollen head of his. He apologized after a conversation with my boss and the judge. He'd better hope that was the last case he ever has with me.

oy....

[tamperevident.livejournal.com]

catelin! i really hope things start looking up for you!!
***sending you good thoughts***

[doctorgogol.livejournal.com]

"If you're going through hell, keep going." --Winston Churchill

Needless to say, powerful thoughts are flowing your way. This week will be better.

Just what the Dr. ordered...

[catelin.livejournal.com]

As is my custom these days, dear Doctor, I adore you. ; )

p.s. The "Jesus is Jack Lord" comment...so great on so many levels. Made me miss Bill Hicks (which is about one of the highest compliments I've ever given anyone!).

Re: Just what the Dr. ordered...

[doctorgogol.livejournal.com]

My dear Cate,

Why is it whenever you express your adoration I feel like Pogo blushing in front of Ma'am'selle Hepzibah? :)

And now I have to go listen to "Relentless" today for the umpteenth time.

[jet.livejournal.com]

ack! sorry to hear about your terrible horrible no good very bad week.

blackhellcat's response to your woes seemed perfect! i can't think of what else i would add...maybe a massage and some other choice spa treatments. facials are decadent.

what a horrible case of croup! glad to hear your son's fine.

locking yourself in the garage made me laugh. sounds like something i would do, or have done. ahem.

take care and keep in mind that things can only look up from here.

[catelin.livejournal.com]

Ha! Yep...thank goodness it's over! I think I will take your advice and treat myself facial and a nice long bath. : )

Syntax is Everything

[catelin.livejournal.com]

Errr...let's make that "treat myself TO A facial" shall we?

[christina3.livejournal.com]

The croup? sounds like something Anne of Green Gables would experience in the early 1900's....whew! thank goodness that's over eh?

[catelin.livejournal.com]

It's actually very common...it's an upper-respiratory virus that affects the area just below the vocal cords. It makes kids have a real "barky" sounding cough. They sound like little seals. This was the worst I've ever seen...and he was perfectly fine when he went to bed. It was pretty scary, to say the least. But today the sun is shining, I've escaped from my garage prison, and it's all better now. : )

[chaizzilla.livejournal.com]

i had croup until a few years into school, i barely remember it but my mother says it was nerve-wracking. i just turned out wierd and polydactl for the most part, but the latter is evolutionary, baby. anyway, a week like that sounds like a fine excuse for a good ol fashioned defense-attourney scalping. but i have a thing for circles.