The Complaining and Bitching Thread

That was the shortest relationship I have ever been a part of.

Ugh.

 

I obviously don't know firsthand, but is teaching mothers about neonatal care so difficult and confusing that there need to be ten different content revisions of a flyer and three month's worth of discussion over a brochure outlining our childbirth class offerings? Eight centuries worth of babies were born without these instructions, so I ask again—is it really that complicated?

 

New phone - Yay! Porting my phone number over to a new company - Boo!

 

(1) Reading the magazine that goes to every lawyer in the state, and finding an article that criticizes me by name.

(2) Spending the next morning writing a response.

 

Insomniugh. I got my proposal approved. And now I worry about getting enough participants, when I'm going to defend, committee meetings... Auuuuuuuuugh! So tired.

 

You need someone to sing Soft Kitty to you?

 

Why the fuck do this - please sign - didnt know quite where to put it.

Two wild orca whales have been captured by Russian hunters, and are on their way to be displayed for human entertainment in a dolphinarium at the Sochi Winter Olympics.
White Sphere, the Russian company behind this, is just looking to make a fast buck from the tourists who will be descending on to Sochi during the Games. It couldn't care less that the orcas were stolen from their ocean home.
The mammals, which can grow up to 22ft long and swim 100 miles a day, are set to be kept in a “small concrete tank” after a 4,614-mile flight from the far east of Russia. Animal experts say that transporting orcas causes them stress, that keeping them in captivity shortens their life and can even turn them dangerously “psychotic”.
Tell White Sphere not to display these wild orcas for entertainment.
Reports have surfaced that the whales are, right now, bound for Sochi's 'Aquatoria', whose officials have remained quiet on the topic. Reporters’ requests for comment sent to the International Olympic Committee, Aquatoria, or its Moscow-based managing company White Sphere have not been returned.
This isn’t the first time White Sphere has done something like this -- reports say that it has captured eight wild orcas in the last year alone, all for public display. And according to Whale and Dolphin Conservation (WDC), the Russian Federation’s attempt to catch orca whales over the years has resulted in several animals being killed.
The spotlight is now on Russian President Putin and the International Olympic Committee -- neither of whom can afford more embarrassment. Putin is putting his personal reputation on the line by hosting the Sochi Olympics, but he hasn’t done a great job of it so far. If we draw attention to White Sphere’s despicable behaviour now, just a week before the Games begin, there’s more chance that Putin and the IOC will take notice and that we win this.
Demand that White Sphere drops its plan to display the orcas.
The Sochi Winter Olympics has been embroiled in controversy. Over 400,000 of the SumOfUs community have already petitioned Coca Cola, as a sponsor of the Winter Olympics, to speak out on Russia’s brutal anti-gay laws. Now, thousands more of us are protesting the display of the wild orcas. We have one week left until the Sochi Olympics open. Let’s make sure our voices are heard.
Thanks for all that you do,
Hanna, Martin, Kaytee, and the rest of us at SumOfUs

 

Ugh, no. I do need more sleep though.
I'm starting to get a little more wonky than usual.
Couldn't get my feet warm last night, I think that was a big part of it.
Plus all the school stuff and a cloudy text message I got late.

 

Journals pay for poetry?

 

And here I've been giving away thousands of words a day for free.

 

That explains a lot.


Just kidding. It's good see that someone is trying to keep poetry alive.

 

And certain editors.

 

With the number of free TV channels on the air here, why can't one of them rerun Homicide Life On The Street? I consider HLOTS to be one of the better TV cop dramas.