early Saturday
I was worn out from a week of fun socializing and a day at the office w/ commuting, after cleaning house this morning for T's return. We3 had dinner delivered and shared a bottle of wine, then T was repacking for their2 trip, then B decided he'd forgotten something important at his condo, and their flight is at 9am, so it was determined I'd be driving them at 6:30am to B's condo and then the airport, so I went to bed.
My first News Blackout day went well, but I've made an important exception -- reading about the FDA's decision regarding updating the COVID vaccine, and trying to decide whether to get a 4th original shot now while I wait for the updated shot in the fall.
According to the CDC I should get a 4th shot now, period, don't even think about when an updated shot might be available. I'm over 50, it has been more than 4 months since my last shot, so go get one. I looked at where and when I could get a shot from the county -- may go ahead and get it on Tuesday.
I'll ask Public Health Friend about it later this morning, but I believe she already got her 4th shot.
Mainly I have this strong aversion to getting a 4th original shot when I know an updated shot is on the horizon. But there is not yet a date certain for the updated shot -- and the FDA's decision to go with BA.5 instead of BA.1 will slow things by a couple months, and then who knows whether demand will make it difficult to get the shot at first.
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I scheduled a trip to the dentist, and maintenance for my car. My long-delayed skin cancer check is next week. Finally attacking the To Do List again.
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After I recover from the early morning airport trip, I'm heading to the condo, where I'll meet Ben this afternoon. He's got lots of plans for what he wants to do to/with me :-)
Then I'll fall asleep at the condo by myself, and head back to the house on Sunday, with no social plans on the calendar for a while -- after this week's fun but exhausting burst.
T will come and go between now and the 19th, after which both he and B will be away for a few weeks. I'll check with Kent about a possible Board Game Day on the 23rd or 30th, and then will invite others to join.
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The pace of socializing this week is not sustainable, but I've enjoyed it and I hope it gives me more of a sense of emotional security going forward. There are other people I haven't seen much of in years who I could also ask to hang out with, and maybe I could meet more newbies from the apps and attend more activities where I don't know anybody.
The past few weeks I've practiced having more time to self, and more time with others, sort of pushing my limits in both these directions. I may still have emotional difficulties from time to time, but I'm trying to break my patterns, to get out of the "loop" that K and I both perceive (although quite differently), as I continue adjusting to my long-distance relationships and rebuilding my post-COVID social life.
My first News Blackout day went well, but I've made an important exception -- reading about the FDA's decision regarding updating the COVID vaccine, and trying to decide whether to get a 4th original shot now while I wait for the updated shot in the fall.
According to the CDC I should get a 4th shot now, period, don't even think about when an updated shot might be available. I'm over 50, it has been more than 4 months since my last shot, so go get one. I looked at where and when I could get a shot from the county -- may go ahead and get it on Tuesday.
I'll ask Public Health Friend about it later this morning, but I believe she already got her 4th shot.
Mainly I have this strong aversion to getting a 4th original shot when I know an updated shot is on the horizon. But there is not yet a date certain for the updated shot -- and the FDA's decision to go with BA.5 instead of BA.1 will slow things by a couple months, and then who knows whether demand will make it difficult to get the shot at first.
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I scheduled a trip to the dentist, and maintenance for my car. My long-delayed skin cancer check is next week. Finally attacking the To Do List again.
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After I recover from the early morning airport trip, I'm heading to the condo, where I'll meet Ben this afternoon. He's got lots of plans for what he wants to do to/with me :-)
Then I'll fall asleep at the condo by myself, and head back to the house on Sunday, with no social plans on the calendar for a while -- after this week's fun but exhausting burst.
T will come and go between now and the 19th, after which both he and B will be away for a few weeks. I'll check with Kent about a possible Board Game Day on the 23rd or 30th, and then will invite others to join.
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The pace of socializing this week is not sustainable, but I've enjoyed it and I hope it gives me more of a sense of emotional security going forward. There are other people I haven't seen much of in years who I could also ask to hang out with, and maybe I could meet more newbies from the apps and attend more activities where I don't know anybody.
The past few weeks I've practiced having more time to self, and more time with others, sort of pushing my limits in both these directions. I may still have emotional difficulties from time to time, but I'm trying to break my patterns, to get out of the "loop" that K and I both perceive (although quite differently), as I continue adjusting to my long-distance relationships and rebuilding my post-COVID social life.