Quite the day
Oct. 4th, 2006 06:23 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
browncoat2x2I just found out that a friend of mine who used to live on my street has died. He had a massive heart attack about two months ago, and finally died.
He was 32.
He'd always had heart problems his whole life, but it was just a part of who he was, not something we really thought about in terms of something that would actually kill him, as naive as that may seem.
I hadn't seen him for near 10 years, but was thinking of him a couple of weeks ago because I thought I'd seen him in a car. Obviously, it wasn't him, as he was in the hospital at the time.
I also just found out that another friend's house was broken into this afternoon - while she was alseep upstairs! She heard a noise, came down to see what it was, and found a guy standing in her livingroom. She yelled at him to get the fuck out of her house, and he apparently pissed himself and threw the bag of stuff he was holding at her and ran out. A second guy was in the dining room behind my friend, holding her laptop, and he tried to get past her, but she grabbed hold of the laptop and told him to let go of it. When he didn't, she started hitting his face, until he finally let go and ran out. Being a Correctional Officer at a maximum security prison has it's benefits *G* Anyway, she said they looked like a couple of junkies, and all they got was $20 from her travel wallet. So, she's fine, if a little shaken, feeling sick now that the adrenaline is wearing off. I'm just very thankful the kids weren't around and no one got hurt! The interesting thing is, if they guys get picked up and sent to the jail, she's gonna be waiting for them!
Lastly, our department's big boss announced that she's leaving at the end of the year for a full time job with the company that she works part time with. Which could mean big changes for our area. Could be that the new mid level boss who just started, and was chosen with the ultimate idea of replacing the big boss, will be doing so sooner rather than later. Which could open up that position again, the one that my hubby was practically doing already. Stress levels will determine whether or not he decides to apply when the time comes. Right now, he's in a fine position, making decent money, and has none of the big responsibility, and while he gets along really well with the mid level boss, there'd be more work, potentially longer or different hours, and more responsibility. It's a hard call.
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Date: 2006-10-05 12:04 am (UTC)Sorry for all the suck. :0(
Be well!
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Date: 2006-10-05 12:09 am (UTC)It's nice to be thought of :o)
Thanksgiving isn't *quite* my happy squee day, Halloween is, but Turkey Day, as I like to call it, is still good *G* I'll be having 2 Turkey days this year, once at my Nana's, and once at my Mom-in-laws... It should be nice. We're planning to take the back roads to my Nana's, so hopefully we'll be in for some nice fall colours in the trees on the way, which is always good. :o)
Thanks darlin' :o)
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Date: 2006-10-05 12:09 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2006-10-05 12:12 am (UTC)I do appreciate the hugs :o)
Thank-you
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Date: 2006-10-05 02:53 am (UTC)I get that - it's not happening TO you, but AROUND you. Still makes you think, though.
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Date: 2006-10-05 02:57 am (UTC)I'm sorry for your yucky day. I would suggest... mmmm. Lots of food, and a a few episodes of a television show that makes you feel good, whatever that may be! That is always my solution. Also, a foot rub, if you can find someone who is willing.
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Date: 2006-10-05 03:05 am (UTC)*snuggles in*
Thanks, darlin'...
food wise.. M&M's *nods* nothing better than chocolate...
not much tv this evening, though... some Stargate SG1..old season 3
Footrubs...
*raises eyebrows and waggles feet in your general direction*
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Date: 2006-10-05 03:22 am (UTC)I'll have to second the suggestion of comfort food and good TV episodes. Speeking of which, did you watch the Veronica Mars premiere last night? I can't remember if you're caught up enough to have seen it, but I was curious.
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Date: 2006-10-05 09:06 am (UTC)As for the TV... I watched it yesterday! I was...mosltly pleased. I didn't care too much for the new opening, at least, I didn't like what they did to the song. Visually, I'll have to watch again. But it was good to see a new episode!
Last night was LOST's season premier, which I'll have to download as soon as I can get the torrent, and tomorrow is Battlestar Galactica's season premier, so , lots of good TV to watch soon.
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Date: 2006-10-05 04:59 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2006-10-05 09:11 am (UTC)Thank-you. I'm okay though. As I said in a comment above, all of this is happening around me, not drectly to me. I feel sad about my friend, but it had been 10 years since I saw him last, and at that point we were hardly hanging out anymore... drifting apart as one does with old friends. But it's still sad. And thankfully, nothing bad happened to my friend who beat up her robbers, other than being shaken up. Just a lot for one day, that's certain.
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Date: 2006-10-05 08:28 am (UTC)And wow, that's a whole lot of not necessarily positive excitement on top of it, too. And the week is only half over. Hang in there? *big hugs*
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Date: 2006-10-05 09:20 am (UTC)I will. Its certainly more excitement than I'd really want. It's...odd and sad, but at the same time, it certainly points out all of the things I have to be thankful for at this thanksgiving.
I'm feeling kinda distant about my friend. I guess because it's been so many years. But if I go to the viewing, I know I'll be balling my eyes out. If I see his dad and his brother, who were both also good friends... that will be really hard.
He was really young, and there's something about a peer dying that is more rattling than when it's someone older.
I dunno.... I'm in a weird mood about it all I guess, which I suppose is perfectly normal.