( the leg thing and other general health stuff )

1. Buddy is a pathetic sight tonight. He went to the vet today for dental work (cleaning, x-rays, and one extraction) so now the anesthesia is wearing off and he's very whiny and clearly not feeling with it. They told us the whining was to be expected. We're hoping he conks out soon and sleeps off the rest of it. My poor baby ( Read more... )

Part the first: ( Thanksgiving, Dad, weekend stuff )

( dental woes part the eleventeenth thousand )

A few random things ( Read more... )

My Tuesday is somewhat going better than my Monday did. The migraine appears to be mostly gone; I have a killer headache right now, but I'm pretty sure that's from other stuff and is not actually a migraine. I've taken ibuprofen and Percocet so hopefully they will kick in soon and I will feel better. If not, I'll try something else in a few hours ( Read more... )

I come from the East Coast, which likes to put tolls on its roads. The Garden State Parkway has toll plazas every so often and you need an EZPass or change to get through. The Turnpike has tolls and you have to get a ticket when you get on and pay when you get off. If you're going to or from NYC from NJ, odds are you will pay for something. (The ( Read more... )

I think I can count the hours of sleep I got last night on one hand and have fingers left over. The lack-of-sleep migraine has already made itself known, and if today wasn't my primary day in the ops center I'd give serious thought to calling in sick. But it is and I can't. At least I'm awake early enough to have tea and a pb&j sandwich before I ( Read more... )

This has been a busy weekend work-wise. I traded being on call so I could have the weekend off for GeekGirlCon, but I've gotten called either three or four times so far. I was actually Skyping with my dad this morning when a page came in, and I'm still on that call now ( Read more... )

It's never a good sign when the endodontist keeps looking at you worriedly and tells you multiple times that you can think about this and it's a lot to take in and...( cut for the dentally squeamish )