When it rains, it pours...
Current Sounds: Tongari Kids - B-Dash
So, how did this week start? With quite a bang, actually.
-I found out my webhosting was up, so I had to renew and purchase a new hosting package. This is generally not much of an ordeal, but it means that I had to backup every file and, more importantly repoint my domains to the new host. This generally takes up to 72 hours, so that means it also took out my e-mail addresses (hosted through jrem.net) for 2 days.. and I also lost every single e-mail in both of those accounts. No big deal.. I'll live. I just today have the site up and running, I think my e-mail's active again, and hopefully my journal's working. This brings us onto number 2:
-I was told Monday that my coworker (and a friend of mine) was in a coma, on life support, and given about 50% chance of life/death. Note that he's 18 and someone I spent quite a bit of time talking to and trying to help him get setup with the East Asian Studies department. Now, this week is placement testing, which means that we have roughly 20 students coming every day (and about 8 every night) to take a test and then get placed into a class (lots of confusing, long, boring descriptions of my duties would go here, but I'll spare you). Have I mentioned that said coworker's mother is also someone I'm markedly close to because... she's my boss? Which means that the person in charge of all the placing of students and testing is also gone this week. I pulled an 11hr day yesterday.. definitely not high on my list of things to be doing, but I think it's necessary in times like this.
So, to make a long story short: this week has sucked pretty bad. Naturally, my sympathy goes out to my coworker and boss.. both people I'm on really good, rather personal terms with. The idea that someone can e-mail you on Friday afternoon and talk about what you'll do next Monday and then be struggling for his life only 24 hours later is just.. tough. I guess it's just 'life', but that doesn't make it any more right, or any easier to accept. I always call him 'the kid' when talking about him.. and he really is a good guy.
Not to mention the whole events surrounding this situation bring about way too many uncomfortable memories from my own past. Things I'd really rather never think about again.
This basically means that I've been working alot, not really sleeping much, and just generally been kinda distracted and distant. Working all day and coming back to fight with domain names and webhosts.. not really what I need. But regardless, work needs to get done, no matter what's happening around you.
I do have to mention, though, that as of this morning he was waking up, opening his eyes, and responsive. Not really talking yet (having a tube down your throat and being in a coma for 5 days probably does that to you), but definitely a sign of good progress. All signs point to that he'll be pulling through this, but the question now is what, if any, damage was done.
Gotta go back to work tomorrow, and then get ready for classes to start next week.
2 days a week, classes. 3 days a week, work.
I'll bounce back. I just need some time to let all this stuff kinda mix around a bit before I pull myself back up. The important thing to remember is that life moves on.. for better or for worse, it always moves on.
Jason on 08.16.07 @ 09:32 PM JST [link]
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