I couldn’t make college today but still had to get my podcast assignment turned in to turnitin to be marked. The podcast outlining best practice of the disorder PTSD was a ten minute snap shot recording which sounds simple enough to complete unless you have a wracking cough , flu and two kittens determined to get in on the action.
My fifth attempt had me swearing for fucks’ sake!!! at the eight minute mark as the twins yowled loudly under the kitchen door. My sixth was aborted after some Typhoid Mary coughing and several more for fucks sake ! Yells.
I swear I was in tears by attempt twelve.
I almost got dressed and went around to sailor John next door, to see if he would present the whole thing for me , but I pushed through, had a lemsip and thought What would Angela Rippon do in this situation?
Big breaths and carry on!
I nailed it on my 17th attempt save for several muffled coughs and one contained fart .
My recent academic poster earned me an A which I was tickled pink about, let’s see how this goes
That's probably wiped you out for the day, but tomorrow will be easier.
ReplyDeleteWell, after that lot, you should at least get an A* for effort! xx
ReplyDeleteWell done in trying until you succeeded tho I am certain it was tiring, annoying, and no fun to have to plug on and on. Yep, you deserve an A for effort against all odds, too.
ReplyDeleteHope tomorrow is a better day for you.
Hugs!
This whole post had me in stitches at your expense. Thanks for the good laugh today!!!
ReplyDeleteThat contained fart was the last straw! HAHAHAHAHA!
ReplyDeleteYou may well be dying but your sense of humour is still completely on point...I haha'd all through that! An A+ is the only outcome in my mind. Fingers crossed for that and you being well again.
ReplyDeleteOh, and I thought we were going to get to hear some of the efforts. Better left hidden, your descriptions had me grinning like an alligator in a hen house.
ReplyDeleteIs a contained fart high pitched ?
ReplyDeleteLee
Not necessarily, Lee, but I bet it makes your eyes water! xx
DeleteSurely a contained fart has little or no sound, it's just brewing!
DeleteJean.
Well, you must know it by heart by now - at least the first bit.
ReplyDeleteSome days are a challenge from beginning to the end. With a heroic effort you got your work done ad met the deadline. Are you feeling any better?
ReplyDeleteYou met your deadline AND got an A on previous assignment. I say Well done. Feel better soon.
ReplyDeleteWell done you for completing it.
ReplyDeleteSorry it took 17 tries, it sounds great.
ReplyDeleteYou can rest assured you haven't got flu. Anyone who's had it can tell you that you wouldn't be able to be up out of bed and doing a podcast.
ReplyDeleteNice to see a medical doctor reads going gently
DeleteYour perseverance paid off,Brava -Mary
ReplyDeleteGlad you got your work sorted, eventually. You are supposed to be relaxing and getting better not stressing yourself out. I know what you mean though. Poor twins, they will pick up on your mood and wonder what's happening. I have to have complete silence when I do paperwork, emails and the like. Kittens in another room with food and water, and no ticking clocks.
ReplyDeleteSounds like you were in a different room but the twins knew you were there because of the talking and wanted your company.
In my middle teens, my Dad at work, my Mum returned from shopping to find me at the table doing my homework. She looked to the mantlepiece to check the time and said, " Where's the clock?" It was in the other room, on the sofa, under a cushion. I still can't stand ticking clocks to this day.
I know you had to get your work in, and I can feel your stress and frustration, I hope you've now had a stiff drink or two and chilled.
I too get stressed about some things, so that's rich coming from me!
Hugs to all,
Jean.
Hope that gets a good mark!
ReplyDeleteThere is a truck driver that will need help locally (NZ)... A woman intentionally walked out in front of him on a fast section of the state highway.
He didn't have a chance to stop .
Heartbreaking for both..he will need counselling like one of Pirate's friends who had a car driven into his tanker ( thankfully not a fuel tanker) and a sympathetic employer
Persevere!
ReplyDeleteIt made me giggle to read "contained fart"...I'm glad you completed the assignment.
ReplyDeleteWhoops! Sorry, how did that happen?! Two!!!
ReplyDeleteAngela Rippon would be proud of you!
ReplyDeleteSo funny! - but not for you though!
ReplyDeleteI’d love to see the expression on your face during the contained fart!
ReplyDeleteJohn, just look at what you were able to do, in the midst of this shit storm of a flu! Bravo! When I am sick, I'm a big, old baby and can't do a damn thing but suffer under the covers. Oh, kittens! More self-centered than teenagers. May the force be with you!
ReplyDeleteGet well soon, John! That's hysterical, although I'm sure you don't think so. Reminds me of working from home during Covid. I'd be in meetings and the dog would plant her nose on her doorbell to go out. The chime sits in the room where I was working.
ReplyDeleteYou may have PTSD from recording this.
ReplyDeleteCongrats on the A! Feel better soon. Cali
ReplyDeleteI had the same thought as Ms Moon -- maybe they're trying to get you to personally experience PTSD! You get an A for effort, in any case.
ReplyDeleteWell done on your A mark! Kath x
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