chronically ill, crazy and going to the caucus!4:30PM: ok, so my sister volunteered to shepherd me @the caucus. figure i'll set an alarm for 6, put some eye drops in so i can stand the florescents, take a muscle relaxer, and pretend i can do this ( Read more... )

People, this is a public service announcement: do not blindly agree to go shopping with
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Had a doctor's appt today to check on the status of the breast surgery site.

Good news:
Doctor gave me new pain meds! (the old ones had acetaminophen in them and acetaminophen gives me a headache) My new life as a drug dealer can begin now! (That was a joke.)

Site is healing very quickly.

(Sort of) Bad news:
Site is colonized with Pseudomonas, ( Read more... )

Wide awake at 6AM. Unfortunately no one else is. Except my dad, amusingly enough-- eh.

So my big frightening thing is that I may actually get in to see a PCP for the first time in years (my MI has been treated by a great team who are funded through the state, but physical health isn't funded through that program) and I have all these things I ( Read more... )

Today I: went out to lunch with Lydia, wrote my learning journal and studied one chapter for Sociology (back on track to be caught up by Sunday!), knitted two rows of my scarf, and took a very satisfying nap.

My brother: "I think if I had a shoulder angel, I'd like them to just punch me in the face when I do something bad. It should sting for a bit, and then I want it to taste... like lemon."

Went clothes shopping yesterday. Spent somewhere around 500 dollars-necessary? Well, since I was routinely wearing the exact same clothes week after week, I ( Read more... )

alchemi asks: Describe your ideal social activity.

My ideal social situation is to be in a small group, ideally dyadic (composed of two people), engaging in interpersonal communication. Beverages, usually chai or sometimes alcoholic, should be provided. Food is also welcome.

Luckily I have the kind of life where that happens with some frequency.

His ( Read more... )

How to get a new pair of glasses.
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I post this merely to taunt you all with the fact that I am going to be seeing:

THE PRINCESS BRIDE on the BIG SCREEN tonight at an extremely plush opulent-okay, well, it's the Englert. So I'll be seeing it there. Whee!

Damnit. I wake up at 9pm when Chance creeps into bed, and think oh, god, I have nothing to do until I'm tired enough to fall asleep again, I'll write a nice long journal entry explaining all that's been going on in my life...Aaaaaaaaaand then it's 4:15AM and I'm left with a couple of forum posts and god knows what else (very little) to show for it ( Read more... )