Hence my blog's title.
Our favorite editor celebrated his 32nd birthday on Tuesday. On that same day, he received the news that his father had been admitted to the ICU. His father was released later in the day, but the next day his condition worsened and it was likely that he would not survive. So our editor had to return to his hometown for Christmas 3 days earlier than he originally planned--which would have been a nice thing had it not been for the grave news.
Then today I read in my online friend's blog that our mutual friend was in financial difficulty and might lose her internet and phone services. And that's on top of all the illnesses she currently suffers, which her stupid doctors can do nothing about.
I worry for them, but at the same time I can't help worrying the effects those two events will have on me. Since our favorite editor won't return until after the New Year, we will be short of staff this month, which means that each of us have to do extra work. This morning I was given additional 36 pages to translate, which should be my editor's part. I don't mind at all doing it, but this also means increasing workload, and since translators must now correct their own translations based on the editors' input (which can be time-consuming because some fussy editors may do as many as 4 revisions), this means I'll be busy correcting a bunch of translation in the week before Christmas. That is, unless the editors give no shit to the new system and edit the translations directly themselves as they usually did before our boss implemented this brilliant idea. And with my online friend being sick and losing her internet access, there's no point for me to continue my clone story for now because I always need to check it with her. And I guess I can give up my hope to see myself featured in the saga, since she's the one controlling my character in the story.
I know I should be praying for them instead of feeling sorry for myself, especially since their losses are much bigger than mine. And yes, I DO worry about them and pray for them. But I can't help mourning the impacts on me too.
Life sucks. First they rob us of our happiness and then they rob us of our only way of coping. It SUCKS, I tell ya :(
1 comment:
Don't worry about the story. We're looking into helping her get a phone and back online. Don't tell her though, as we're not sure if or how we can do it. But, if it's possible, we will. So, you're not going to lose this fun aspect of your life yet.
Sorry to hear about the extra work you'll have. That sucks, especially during this time of the year.
And I think it's normal to think of how bad things impact us, even when it affects other people worse. It happens to me, even though I feel guilty for it. :\
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