Still not doing well; it can be argued that I've gotten worse ( Read more... )

- To no one's surprise, my dad reneged on seeing a doctor for his injured foot/leg, and now today he says he thinks he did break something in the foot, because it's been bothering him more than usual. Yet he still hems and haws about seeing a doctor for it (I told him straight up he'd better do it if he doesn't want it to heal improperly ( Read more... )

Dad is way worse than we thought. He's definitely fucked up his ankle - Mom says it looks a lot like a bad sprain, which according to her is far more painful than an actual break, and she would know from experience (sprained hers years ago in high school). But his knees are likely also messed up, because they're both swollen (the ankle itself is at ( Read more... )

Of various kinds ( Read more... )

So this probably wasn't one of my smarter choices - but I was determined that come hell or high water I was going to go visit my friend Ayinsan yesterday ( Read more... )

Am having a moment of weakness and debating about going to that stupid 20-year reunion after all. It's a month away, so... Admittedly, the only reason I'm even remotely considering going is because it's about the only social interaction I get these days (aside from visits with Ayinsan - thank God for besties), which is pretty sad. But I'm getting ( Read more... )

One good, the other...not so good ( Read more... )

*SIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIGHHHHHHHHHHHH ( Read more... )

We got a notice threatening to shut off our water by August 1 ( Read more... )

BECAUSE IT IS DISGUSTINGLY HOT AND HUMID SO I DEMAND LOTS OF SUPREMELY GRAND AWESOME COMPENSATION FOR THIS UNPLEASANTNESS WHICH WILL PROBABLY CONTINUE INDEFINITELY BECAUSE IT IS SUMMER AND THAT IS THE KIND OF SHIT THAT SUMMER DOES. /temper Colder weather can't come soon enough as far as I'm concerned. -_ ( Read more... )