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lavendertook) wrote2010-01-31 11:44 pm
lavendertook) wrote2010-01-31 11:44 pm
State of the LT
So the excitement this week was waking up early Wednesday morning with severe congestion blocking my breathing and then I coughed up some blood. Oh noez, I haz comsumshun! I'm going to die a diva's death!! Who knew? It wasn't very much blood, and I had a slight nosebleed, so figured it was probably just a sinus rupture, but it was still a little scary and I figured I was going to need to go to the emergency room just in case. I decided to call my doctor's office first to try their emergency number, and my doctor actually answered. That gave me new respect for her. She said it sounded like a bronchial infection, told me to get some mucinex, and come see her for an afternoon appointment.
So I called in to work--there went my one leave day--dressed and went out to CVS for the mucinex, which really helped and cleared my breathing. The doc confirmed it was a bronchial infection, and prescribed antibiotics and an inhaler. Plus my period started that day and I was pretty intestinally messed up, so it was a good day all round to stay home.
Getting my medicine was another adventure. I dropped off the prescription and they said it would be an hour to fill it, which was fine--I went and got groceries and came back over an hour later, waited behind one other customer for half an hour at the drive through window, and then after another 20 minutes or so waiting at the window was told they couldn't find my order and they would need ten minutes to fill it. I waited 15, then hit the buzzer. My audacity obviously pissed off the clerk, who would not respond, and I hit the buzzer a few more times every couple of minutes, and then, completely pissed off, I grabbed the deposit box and slammed it in and out a few times. The pharmacist came and yelled at me and then told the clerk to give me my prescription that was sitting on the counter, and she did. I slammed the box again for good measure. Yay for acting-out working!!! Elsewise, who knows how much longer I would have been waiting there. But really, this is a pretty typical customer service interaction for the DC area.
I've been having a lot of headaches and leg aches the past couple of weeks and with all the weird weather, and crummy world events and SCOTUS rulings, so yeah January pretty much sucked. But January and February are the armpit of the year, so not surprising.
After sending a holiday card, I heard back from a friend in Chapel Hill, who was my roommate for a couple of years and a good friend, though terrible at keeping up long distance, and her letter was so sad--her partner of about 20 years had died the year before at 58 from medicine complications in treating her debilitating arthritis. I called her and she sounded a lot better than she was when she wrote the letter, and that was a relief. I hope I'll be able to take a long weekend to go down and visit her in March or April.
In cat news, Saki is taking her thyroid medicine just great. I put it in a little ball of cheese spread and give it to her before her meal and she looks forward to this treat. The old cat hollow that developed in her haunches is now filling back out, which is good to see. And today I drove out to the metro garage to dig out the stray kitties, since we got 5 inches of snow yesterday. I saw kitty tracks in the snow, so they made their way out of the sewer already to get the food A left for them, but I dug out paths where I found their tracks, cleared a path to the kitty smial (which I've dubbed their summer cottage because they only stay in it, rather than the sewer, when the temp goes above 40) and cleared snow off the wall they jump to go into the garage, as well as the ledges around their feeding area. And they came running to greet me. Ostra was willing to sit and eat food within a foot of where I was sitting, so progress continues.
I took the opportunity of being home sick during business hours to go to my apartment management's office and put down the deposit to reserve the guest room for our TTT Moot in September. I reserved Thursday, Friday, and Saturday, and I'm sure I'll be able to add Sunday or more if anyone wants to stay longer.
So that's some of what's been going on, though so much of what I want to do is not getting done. I hope we'll all have a better February.
So I called in to work--there went my one leave day--dressed and went out to CVS for the mucinex, which really helped and cleared my breathing. The doc confirmed it was a bronchial infection, and prescribed antibiotics and an inhaler. Plus my period started that day and I was pretty intestinally messed up, so it was a good day all round to stay home.
Getting my medicine was another adventure. I dropped off the prescription and they said it would be an hour to fill it, which was fine--I went and got groceries and came back over an hour later, waited behind one other customer for half an hour at the drive through window, and then after another 20 minutes or so waiting at the window was told they couldn't find my order and they would need ten minutes to fill it. I waited 15, then hit the buzzer. My audacity obviously pissed off the clerk, who would not respond, and I hit the buzzer a few more times every couple of minutes, and then, completely pissed off, I grabbed the deposit box and slammed it in and out a few times. The pharmacist came and yelled at me and then told the clerk to give me my prescription that was sitting on the counter, and she did. I slammed the box again for good measure. Yay for acting-out working!!! Elsewise, who knows how much longer I would have been waiting there. But really, this is a pretty typical customer service interaction for the DC area.
I've been having a lot of headaches and leg aches the past couple of weeks and with all the weird weather, and crummy world events and SCOTUS rulings, so yeah January pretty much sucked. But January and February are the armpit of the year, so not surprising.
After sending a holiday card, I heard back from a friend in Chapel Hill, who was my roommate for a couple of years and a good friend, though terrible at keeping up long distance, and her letter was so sad--her partner of about 20 years had died the year before at 58 from medicine complications in treating her debilitating arthritis. I called her and she sounded a lot better than she was when she wrote the letter, and that was a relief. I hope I'll be able to take a long weekend to go down and visit her in March or April.
In cat news, Saki is taking her thyroid medicine just great. I put it in a little ball of cheese spread and give it to her before her meal and she looks forward to this treat. The old cat hollow that developed in her haunches is now filling back out, which is good to see. And today I drove out to the metro garage to dig out the stray kitties, since we got 5 inches of snow yesterday. I saw kitty tracks in the snow, so they made their way out of the sewer already to get the food A left for them, but I dug out paths where I found their tracks, cleared a path to the kitty smial (which I've dubbed their summer cottage because they only stay in it, rather than the sewer, when the temp goes above 40) and cleared snow off the wall they jump to go into the garage, as well as the ledges around their feeding area. And they came running to greet me. Ostra was willing to sit and eat food within a foot of where I was sitting, so progress continues.
I took the opportunity of being home sick during business hours to go to my apartment management's office and put down the deposit to reserve the guest room for our TTT Moot in September. I reserved Thursday, Friday, and Saturday, and I'm sure I'll be able to add Sunday or more if anyone wants to stay longer.
So that's some of what's been going on, though so much of what I want to do is not getting done. I hope we'll all have a better February.
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Glad the kitties, both wild and domestic, are doing well, and YAY for the TTT moot!
But the main thing: I didn't know you were a diva! *is mightily impressed* ;-)
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And I was corrected below--RotK Moot!!!! While I was waiting for my medicine, I saw a couple of kitties running about the parking lot--one with 3 legs gallumping it's poor way. I'll have to call A and see if she knows if anyone is looking after them, or to see if any rescuer is in the area who can. I don't have the spoons to take them on, too.
I didn't know either! La! *preens*
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btw, don't you mean ROTK Moot in Sept--are you going to the TTT NYC moot in Oct?
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You are correct--thank you! I am going to the TTT Moot in NYC as well. Are you? It's going to be a great autumn!
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I'd like to go and to meet up with some of the UK folks too that will be there but I've absolutely made no plans. If I may tag along with you would you e-mail or PM me?
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*hugshugs*
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*squooshes you*
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It sounds like all good news on the kitty front- yay! And eee, I can't wait for September!
*hugs*
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Yay September!!!!! (-:
*squooshes you*
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Glad about the cat - sounds like she's doing better than you at the moment! And bless you for continuing to look after the outdoor kitties.
I'm sorry about your friend's partner, so sad.
When in Sept is the moot?
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Yes, taking her pill in a cheeseball is a welcome addition to her day that she looks forward to, so it's working well. Thank you, sweetie. *hugs*
Thank you. B was my friend too, but I'm closer to M. They were my big sisters in NC. I was very worried about her from the tone of her letter, but it sounds like she's doing all right and has B's family around and supportive. M's a hail 70 year old, with plenty more adventures left in her still. (-:
I'm glad you asked. We're gathering for the RotK symphony at Wolftrap--we'll be going to the Friday night performance--Sept 10th. I hope you can come! We made plans here and here. We're in front center rows E & F, if you can still get a seat near us.
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*hugs*
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Sorry to hear about your friend, though. *hug* And we'll be going to TTT, but everyone's gonna be separated again. :(
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We'll gather in the lobby and for everything else though. We should all stay in the Holiday Inn this year--that worked out really well for us.
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Get well soon! Avoid snow tomorrow.
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Snow is pretty unavoidable now--we may get 3'.
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My car shredded a tire last night and I walked home from the repair shop where I parked it.
It was rather nice. A lot like your icon, but with some houses thrown in.
And your arias were lovely.
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The orchestra could have been better though.
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**cuddles you and Saki**
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I'm glad to hear Saki's plumping up a little. It's so distressing when our kitties lose weight - unless we are *trying* to get them to lose their excess fat, of course. :)
But I'm sorry to hear of your Chapel Hill friend's loss. I hope the spring is extra beautiful down there. Spring in North Carolina is so lush and lovely. Maybe it will cheer her spirit.
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Thank you!! Kitties are going to need to be dug out again--seriously this time--if they're in the sewer, they're going to be stuck there a couple of days. I hope I can get out there Sunday, but roads may not be safe until Monday.
Well, I was trying to get her to lose weight and had her on diet food, so I hope she doesn't gain all of it back, but I only want her to lose the right kind of fat.
Their dog died shortly before B did. I was worried she wasn't going to get another, and I was planning to go down and drag her to the animal shelter, but she said she's starting to look in the shelter for one, which I'm glad to hear--hopefully she'll have a new pup with the new growth this year.
I need to go check out your kitty post.
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