WG's injuries.

[icarus]

Sigh. WG's back from the doctor. They took X-rays.

He didn't declare his injury at work and now the 72 hours to report it have passed. He has a feeling that the chiropractor would want him to not do the heavy lifting at work if it were at all possible (it isn't). He's had to put the kabosh (kibosh?) on his weight lifting.

He's depressed. He doesn't think he can keep doing this kind of work indefinitely and yet doesn't know what else he can do. The current economy doesn't help. Six months ago he was planning to do this job for the next six years. Now....

I'm poking at school with a stick. I finish my English degree next quarter in the midst of the worst economy in decades. Great. Between work, school, injuries, layoffs, the economy, the decisions I have to make, we're both too maxed to help each other.

Wrote a little more fic. Because putting fic on hold for school doesn't work out. And because some happiness would be nice.

Comments

[rane-ab.livejournal.com]

*hugs to you both*

[icarusancalion.livejournal.com]

Thank you.

I feel like starting a fight just to vent some frustration. Or maybe throw shoes at Bush in www.sockandawe.com.

You know what would be satisfying? Some of these frauds who spilled billions of hard-earned money into bonuses going to jail. People went to jail for the S&L crisis. Madoff for starters. And force UBS to give up the names of those bastards who are hiding money in Swiss bank accounts.

[rane-ab.livejournal.com]

Throwing shoes sounds like a good plan. The world is an unfair place, but at least we can have some (vengeful) fun.

[rabidfan.livejournal.com]

It is very frustrating that the congress demanded keeping all their petty earmarks. Isn't this supposed to be the time of change? Didn't they all sing that chorus?

I'm sorry to hear about WG's injury. It is indeed a scary time to change careers.

[princessofg.livejournal.com]

this sucks all the way around. so sorry.

[icarusancalion.livejournal.com]

www.factcheck.org Tells us that Republican claims that the stimulus bill is full of earmarks are bullshit.

But the stimulus is largely a middle class rescue bill.

It has money for Pell grants, for people like me. It has extended unemployment benefits. And it has construction projects to replace temporarily work lost due to the housing crisis. It has money to keep teachers working which will help me, and is necessary because of lost property taxes due to the housing crisis. It is a bandaid bill, not a job stimuls package. But it's needed. And needed most by people like me and WG. Don't believe the lies that it's full of earmarks. It's full of packages that Republicans traditionally don't support i.e., things that help the middle class.

[channonyarrow.livejournal.com]

You know, I hate to say this because it's trite, and you know it, and it doesn't help right now, but seriously, take a deep breath and focus on one day at a time. Don't try to figure out what you're going to do in three months beyond that you are going to live and love and succeed at those things.

You will be alive in three months. WG will be alive in three months. In three months, you can figure out what to do next. Plan for the future, but don't panic for it.

I had to learn that lesson last year during my book from hell. At one point - and this was even before the recession was officially on - I was moving back home to take care of my parents and drive them places because the only way they could afford to go anywhere was if I paid for gas and we were going to become, essentially, hunter-gatherers and keep goats. It was madness at its most sublime frankly; I was driving myself crazy with ungrounded fears. I got "Live each day as if it is your last" tattooed on my wrist as the upshot of that, because I need to remember that. And yeah, the economy sucks, the job prospects suck, changing careers because of physical need sucks - but we will all be alive to see tomorrow, and maybe tomorrow will give some solutions that don't involve me moving home to burn the dogs for heat.

I strongly suspect that my attitude is causing problems for people around me: I'm not very flappable about money and the economy any more, because I already lost my job, watched my 401K take a nose-dive, and am living on government payments. Short of being forcibly evicted, there's nothing left to lose, so I can't worry about it any more, because worrying will stop me from doing. It's actually kind of a nice place to be.

[miyuki-mina.livejournal.com]

Oh, crap... -hug-

[rikibeth.livejournal.com]

oh man. missing the reporting deadlines for the injury is a sad thing. If no worker's comp, maybe short term disability? I have no clue what his job/union offers.

In any case I hope he feels better, whatever the financial outcome. Back injuries are no fun.

[lherelenfeline.livejournal.com]

I work in a One Stop placement center, AND have some contacts in Seattle. If you'd like, send me both of your resumes, and I'll shake the tree and see what falls out.
No guarantees of anything , but maybe I can be of help.

[icarusancalion.livejournal.com]

Thank you. It's on top of everything else that's going on. And next week is my last week of classes with tons of work due.

[icarusancalion.livejournal.com]

Thank you. That's something we can't do right away. WG's never been in a line of work where he uses a resume, so he doesn't have one.

For my part, I'm trying to get an extension of my financial aid so I can finish the last three classes of my Asian Studies degree in the '09-10 school year. I have to wait to apply however, because they're more likely to grant the extension once the school has more Pell Grant money from the stimulus bill.

[lherelenfeline.livejournal.com]

[nods]
The offer is here, whenever you're ready.

[icarusancalion.livejournal.com]

Thank you. I won't forget. I told WG about your offer and he perked right up, "Really?" So it's much appreciated by both of us.

[lherelenfeline.livejournal.com]

=)

[icarusancalion.livejournal.com]

This great advice.

[icarusancalion.livejournal.com]

Thank you. It's been a rough few months. And I've sucked at being patient with his anxiety.

[icarusancalion.livejournal.com]

Right now things are slow at work, so hopefully that'll give him time to recover. The worst is the hard time the guys are giving him about his doctor appointment. "Going to get a manicure?"

[harveywallbang.livejournal.com]

:(
take happiness wherever you can get it.