Life – Page 57 – The Dirt Field

Carving Pumpkins With MJ Because I’m Ten

Posted on October 27, 2006 by lindsay

Which one do you think is mine? Perhaps this will give you a hint... The best part of the whole experience was that less than an hour after I finished carving pumpkins at the kitchen table, The Landlord and I decided to clean our guns at that very same table.

It’s better that you don’t ask questions.

Posted on October 26, 2006 by lindsay

Scary Scary

Posted on October 25, 2006 by lindsay

The Thing in the attic is on the move again. An entire attic of space, and The Thing chooses to run in circles above my bed. I'm cowering under the covers, waiting for plaster dust to rain down on my head, followed by teeth and fur and claws and rabies.I really don't want to be the girl that was killed by The Thing from the attic. How horribly trite and mortifying.

Visitor

Posted on October 24, 2006 by lindsay

There is something living in the attic above me. I heard it this morning, running rapidly with its sharp claws scratching away at my ceiling, and I can hear it pacing right now. It sounds unhappy and restless, and also disturbingly active. I called my roommate (who I will refer to from now on as The Landlord), and he indicated that he too had heard The Thing in the attic and that he was glad that it wasn't just him going crazy. He declined my request to explore the attic on my own with a rifle and a flashlight, stating that he would call in a trained professional who would not be killed by a rabid animal flying out of the trap door.As I sit here listening, two things keep running through my mind. One, The Exorcist. As in, the early part of the movie when Reagan's mom heard creaking ...continue reading.

Raise Your Hand If You Also Think I’m Nuts

Posted on October 24, 2006 by lindsay

When I took my leave of absence from law school, I did so long after the tuition refund period had elapsed, meaning that my choice had the potential of being a $7600 decision. I say potential because the Director of Student Academic Affairs informed me that I could petition the university to refund my tuition based on my circumstances, meaning that I could theoretically reverse the significant financial impact of my choice to take a year off.In the past four weeks, I've been preparing to submit my request. Okay, that's a bit of a lie. I've been thinking about it for the past four weeks - I really only took action in the past week, because for the previous three weeks I have been very busy doing nothing. Anyway, I had two letters from medical professionals indicating that I have serious issues, and I took the time to draft a ...continue reading.

Need Work, Can Breathe

Posted on October 19, 2006 by lindsay

Although I'm technically working again, I only have a part-time position that pays on an hourly basis. This could still mean good money if my company would, you know, have work for me to do. However, at this point they don't seem to need me, which means that I don't have to go to work and they in turn don't have to pay me. I'm completely out of money. I had grass for dinner.Consequently, I went to a job interview yesterday. A friend from a previous job had offered to send in my resume for a position in his office, and I happily accepted an interview while only knowing that it was for an "admin" position. Within moments of sitting down with the interviewer, I was told that my responsibilities would include sitting at the front desk in order to assist the public and filing, with an emphasis on filing."Um," ...continue reading.