Grumpy grump grump

[intertext]

I'm CROSS. I'm just disgruntled and pissed off and out of sorts and in a black mood. Don't get in my way, because I'm not in any mood to be patient or sweet or forgiving. I'm sick of being taken for granted and walked all over and being asked for advice ALL THE TIME and never being given any credit for it and ignored and disrespected and pushed around. And that goes for colleagues and students and dogs and neighbours and bloody well anyone who's likely to cross my path.

So there.

Comments

[pc123.livejournal.com]

YIKES! I hate when I get like that!!! I hope your bad mood passes soon... Ask the puppies for some shnoogle time = that should help you get "less grumpy" : )

[intertext.livejournal.com]

Heh. Thanks. It's amazing how much better just writing that made me feel! Mind you, I still wouldn't want to meet me in a dark alley right now, but there's the prospect of improvement.

[pc123.livejournal.com]

One of the guys on my team lets me know when I'm going into the dark place - He tells me I'm getting "ITCHY" - It usually helps me get things back on perspective - although, he takes his life in his own hands every time he utters those words :)

[lidocafe.livejournal.com]

Rave on! (Hoping I'm not on the list, come to think of it . . .)

[intertext.livejournal.com]

Just watch out, that's all... (no, not really - I think you're safe)

[lidocafe.livejournal.com]

Some days are the kind of days when you are tiredly riding the escalator and the person in front of you steps off and then stops for no apparent reason so that you can't get off and a terrible human pile-up is about to take place and you must be as strong as a long-locked Samson to keep from kicking that clueless loser as hard as you can squarely in the butt.

Feeling sort of like that?

[intertext.livejournal.com]

Yeah... and other stuff. Complicated. Going from feeling like I want to cry to feeling like I want to hit someone. And back again. And I seem to have left my sense of humour somewhere back last November.

[lidocafe.livejournal.com]

Well, does it help to remember that soon you'll be able to sing about Paris in the Springtime?

Must get some sleep. Just finished the day's work!

[intertext.livejournal.com]

You have no idea how desperately I'm holding onto the idea of Paris right now. In some ways, perhaps it's almost too much of a distraction...

[oursin.livejournal.com]

Commiserations.
I wonder if this is something to do with the time of year? On the other hand my attack of 'some impending doom is hanging over me' and general gloominess the other day probably had its roots in the imminent work move; one is not necessarily at the mercy of the seasons and the elements.

[intertext.livejournal.com]

I think it doesn't help that we've had about one day of sunshine in the last thirty. Plus all the work stuff. Plus, no doubt, god help us, menopause! Grrr.

[owlfish]

Wouldn't it be nice to actually be able to breath fire now and again?

[intertext.livejournal.com]

Oh, yes! Real fire belching out my office door would be a great effect :)

[brinian.livejournal.com]

You're not alone! I was in this space Sunday and Monday as were most of the doggy friends on my flist. Must be the time of year (although several of them were blaming hormones). I had to teach last night and it wasn't pretty. Hope it gets better soon...

[superfoo.livejournal.com]

When I come to get my reference letter (which I am prostrating myself at your feet for writing...I think its prostrating. I always think of Prostate when I write that and am afraid I'm getting them mixed up), I have a special surprise for you that is APPRECIATION!

[intertext.livejournal.com]

Oh, that's very sweet, but completely unecessary!! you should ignore my black mood - there's just been some bad stuff in the dept, and I'm feeling a bit blue, but you guys are wonderful. And I'm happy to do your letter - you deserve it! (but I do appreciate all the good wishes, truly!)

[superfoo.livejournal.com]

Hah, actually I felt really odd asking for that letter, especially since you posted that I could use you as a reference in response to an entry half devoted to "stump fucking". One of my more elegant entries, to be sure.

But honestly, you deserve appreciation because I honestly believe that teachers don't get NEARLY as much appreciation as they should. A lot of it may have to do with the fact that a lot of BAD teachers get press, and a lot of students don't realize the profound impact of a good educator.

It's like paramedics in the world of Firefighters, cops and medics: they do the most and work the worst shifts and deal with the gore, but in general they get treated like crap by the firefighters, who get publicized as heroes despite they only fight big fires once in a while. (this is all according to my middle-of-the-food-chain cop dad. Also not to bash fire fighters because burning wouldn't be fun and they do save lives and all.)

Not that teachers are seen as lowly but they are definetly quiet heroes.

I'm biased though, because I want to be a teacher.

[intertext.livejournal.com]

Thank you! And I'm sure you'll be a great one (especially if you hold to your resolution in that post, ha ha)

[a-d-medievalist.livejournal.com]

Ha! I own that T-shirt!