Sneezy, Dopey, Grumpy, Sleepy, and Lazy

I am so very blah lately. You see, I needed to get my allergy shot in December, but I haven't had the cash, so I've had to go without. So, I'm groggy must of the time, my nose keeps running and my eyes alternate between slightly itchy and down-right blurry and useless. I will make an appointment for Friday, hopefully, and then all will be right with the world.

I very nearly lost my job last week. Things were really, really slow, and then at the last minute we got in 20 more cases. Rene said it was a good thing because he was thinking about laying me off and declaring bankruptcy. Yikes! He told me that somebody called to survey him last week and they said that the dental laboratory industry is dying. Great. It's because they have this machine that can make teeth now, and so a dentist can get the machine and have it right there in his or her office and bada-boom bada-bing, there's a tooth right when they need it. The old dentists are still using labs, but the new ones, well, they're heeding the march of technology. Apparently, dental lab business industry wide dropped like 8% last year. So, there you have it. If (or should I say when) the lab goes under, it will be the fourth company I have worked for that went out of business. I guess I have the death touch for companies. Rene says I need to start drawing everyday so that I get my art skills up to speed so that when it all falls apart I'm ready to spring into the comic book industry. Maybe I can single handedly destroy that, too!

My allergies are making me feel melancholy and lonely. Not to mention lazy. *sigh* Yep. Need that shot. Well, I guess it's time to go back to work. Grr. Classes start Wednesday. Hopefully I'll have fodder for better posts after that.