Slightly Exacerbated

I’m currently working as a custodian for The Denver School of the Arts. I’ve been chronicling my experiences through social media and this blog post. I put a lot of my own complaints and frustrations down, primarily to accurately portray my true experiences. No filter. There are good days of course. One day, this could be sort of a memoir.

I refer to myself as The Teal Fairy because this is a character that I’ve created. I hope to one day write about The Teal Fairy going back to school to protect those that have the potential to grow and flourish. Schools need more fairies over firearms to ensure the safety of the youth. I also use The Teal Fairy persona as my way of expressing myself creatively outside of the written word.

Thank you for joining me on this journey!

Day Five Hundred & Nine: 12/16/2024

I’m starting off the week in a shitty mood. I didn’t want to come to work and I’m having to start my work day outside like some sort of landscaper. Just shoot me in the head if you wouldn’t mind. I’m not in the mood to deal with that type of work at all.

I wanna say that the day got better, but it didn’t get worse. Nothing bad happened and it helped that students were let out before 2pm. I still didn’t want to be here, I finished a book over the weekend and I’m working on the edits. It requires a lot of concentration and it’s going to take weeks to properly dissect each chapter. I’m going to be going sentence by sentence until I feel that the revision is in a good place.

This is my best work yet and I want this book to be absolutely amazing. At its current stage it’s good, but it’s not great. I need the time to work on it and each time I have to come to work means I have to take away time from my goals. I’m also so tired of being poor. Something needs to change soon.

Day Five Hundred & Ten: 12/17/2024

I can honestly say that today was better than yesterday. I still didn’t really want to come into work, but I did. Today was the last day that we had middle school students. Woohoo! I’m officially free from those little shits until the beginning of next year. They really tested me up until the end.

I did my normal duties, though I really didn’t want to. However, if I do them now then I might get to have it a little bit easier moving forward. Though, I’m not looking forward to next week. When we don’t have students we have other work that is more detailed and honestly I have to work harder. At least when there’s students I know what I’m walking into…well most days.

Day Five Hundred & Eleven: 12/18/2024

I've been falling behind on my blog this week. I’ve recently finished a book over the past weekend. Yes! Magick in Montague County is officially in its first draft. I’m now going through and correcting any mistakes, removing repetitions, and clarifying the story arcs. It’s a daunting process, and requires a lot of clear focus. Every minute that I have has been dedicated to this process.

So, my blog that maybe five people read hasn’t felt that important. I’m still trying to be consistent with my other creative endeavors for this blog, but the priority has definitely been shifted towards the book. I want to submit it to literary agents at the beginning of the year and the book needs to be at its best by then.

Day Five Hundred & Twelve: 12/19/2024

I’m not entirely sure why we had to go over to the elementary school, but I don’t have a choice in the matter. I have to go where I’m told, though, I haven’t tried to hold my ground and protest. I wonder if that would get me written up?

At least the cleaning was tolerable back at DSA. No students and hardly any staff makes for an easy custodial job. I still had to polish some porcelain, as we are expecting our QA. I even stuck my head inside toilets and urinals to check that the rims were clear of debris. It was gross and I ensured that these were properly cleaned tonight. I’ve done my duty, and I’m planning to have a fever tomorrow. Thank goodness for sick time.