I started working from home this week. It's convenient not to have to get ready or go in to work, which I pretty much dread doing. On the other hand, I have two monitors at work, and while I thought that setup would be confusing when I first saw it, it's actually invaluable for what I do because I have to switch back and forth between things a lot ( Read more... )

It's Labor Day, and I get the day off even though I'm not at all a laborer. The long weekend has been pretty enjoyable, despite my general tendency to not want to do anything, my lingering cold, and the fact that my teeth sometimes feel itchy. I have no idea what's up with that last one. It's not real pain, just a weird, irritating feeling. And I ( Read more... )

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So, I'm sure a lot of you already know this, but bethje was having trouble using her hands, and had a tingly feeling below her neck. She went to the hospital on Saturday, and they're all but certain she has multiple sclerosis, a condition I don't know much about, but that's always seemed terrifying to me. I tried reading about it online, but apparently ( Read more... )

For anyone who's been following this journal recently, Reagan seems to have gotten her appetite back. She wasn't eating for a while, which is unusual for her. When the vet tested her blood, she said Rea was diabetic. Further tests indicate that this probably isn't the case, but for some reason her blood sugar spikes when she's at the vet's, I ( Read more... )