I *need* to be sedated.

[fredericks]

It's taken me four hours to complete a rather simple Risk Assessment assignment. I officially had a shit day.

To wit-
1. I was late to clinical by a hour and a half. Was supposed to get there for 7AM. Woke up at 6:45. Yay.
2. Left my two assignments for clinical at home, and had to scramble to complete them while a fellow student was waiting for me to assist him with bathing a patient.
3. Did sump'tin to my left ("good") knee while rushing to clinical, because it's achy as a mofo.
4. Have a subcutaneous (read "unpoppable") pimple on my forehead right below my hairline roughly the size of Mt. Everest. You know, one of the types you can feel throbbing as you go about your day.
5. Keep thinking about things like "nutsicles", "nutsackulicious", "neuticles" (thanks faedrake, you're a real mensch , *smile*) and any bit of ridiculousness that can be riffed off of "nut sack" (yesterday I kept repeating "Grab life by the testicles!", so I suppose this can be seen as either progress or major regression).
6. Have to face an incredibly shrinking Krishna, and a family that can give two craps about whether or not she actually eats.
7. Fucking YANKEES are losing!!(!!!!111) Anaheim can suck these nuts(icles).

*sigh*

Weekend wasn't too horrible. Went to AC, lost all my money in a record one hour. Stayed in the hotel, took a jacuzzi bath for the first time (didn't really live up to the hype), got a great view of the beachfront, want to return if only for the view. Celebrated mom's b-day in a Brazilian bar-b-que joint that sucked you-know-what. What? people don't eat grilled animal flesh on Sunday nights, peoples?

I need help. And sexin'. Perhaps not in that order.
Maybe I just need help.

Anyway, everyone likes to click on things. Help a sista out here.

[Poll #587831]

I've started on Eragon and wasn't too happy with it, but I'm not adverse to picking it up again. Same thing goes for Luck in the Shadows. The awkward exposition is proving to be a major roadblock to my getting beyond the first 15 pages. Game of Thrones would be a re-(re-re-)read in anticipation of the upcoming new book in the series. The rest I have in my possession but haven't even flipped through yet.

Comments

[fredericks.livejournal.com]

Uh-oh. The reviews for Transformation seemed so encouraging! I ordered that and Shadows after doing a web search on Gay Sci-Fi/Fantasy and finding the two listed there among other works. There were a number of people on a sci-fi/fantasy LJ comm I frequented that despised Shadows for some reason (I think they had a problem with the resolution or the writing), so I think I'm going into it thinking it may be crap. Hence when I run into awkward sloppy exposition (most of the first few pages) I find it hard to convince myself it might get better as I go along. I do understand it's Flewelling's first published book so there's room for growth. Stupid brain.

What was it about Transformation that turned you off? Can you share that much without spoiling me? *grin*

[captainschlumpy.livejournal.com]

well, I agree it is a bit hard to make it throught the first few pages of shadows but keep going, it gets better and Seregil is a great character. I liked the second book better. As for Transformation, without spoiling it too much I guess all I can say is I don't know why it was on a gay sci-fi fantasy list. Also, some of the scenes were very rushed and awkward. Maybe it was just me, I think almost all of the reviews for this series were positive. Check out Robin Hobb when you get a chance. Her assassins apprentice and Tawny man series are great!