(Old) Happy Memorial Day or Just Happy Moanday in the MMP

Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share
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One of the guys couldn’t close last night - I believe there was a death in the family - so the older of The Two Teens covered for him.

I just looked at tonight’s schedule, and if he can’t close tonight, I am 128% certain they’ll ask me.

Dammit.

I was so looking forward to this one short shift this whole week. I close every other day, and tomorrow is my Long Night shift.
And I didn’t really get much sleep after bio-break, dozed fitfully but none of that deep, restorative rest.
Plus S.M. is off today; while we can certainly run the joint without her, her absence is … notable.

Bringing a salad with me, that I doubt my tired, cranky ass will want later.

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I’m baaaaack. Didja miss me?

I saw on the book of many faces that you were in the hospital, FCM - I hope you get to go home soon! I hope you’re feeling better, too. Staying in the hospital requires recovery just from being in those beds and getting woken every couple of hours.

Lots has been going on in my world, most of it interesting only to me. BUT, both kids graduated - overlyboy from high school and overlygirl from middle. School is officially over in the overly household until the fall.

We’re in the midst of cicadageddon and constantly being pelted by the little turds; however, they’re on the decline which is nice. Hopefully I’ll be able to waddle soon without them sticking to the back of my neck to catch a ride.

Work is silliness itself with my boss trying to assert dominance. Her boss left, which means that she’s no longer shielded from the Big Boss and can’t hide the fact anymore that she doesn’t know what I do. So the last week has been a total and complete torrent of questions. We’re going to reorg AGAIN soon, I’m sure. I’m not sure whether to hope I stay with my current boss or not. She’s not terribly competent, but she’s easy to get along with and I don’t feel like I’m constantly in the line of fire. Oh, well - I’m sure The Powers that Be will just shake a Magic 8 ball and slap a new org chart together whenever they feel like it.

Other than that, I’ve got very little material. But I did miss the Dope, and I hope ya’ll are doing okay.

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And the diagnosis is brain seizure. They’re going to give me some anti-seizure meds via IV, then send me home with a scrip and no driving for 3 months. Dammit. Plus I’ll need to see a neurologist for followup.

And my family doc already wanted me to see a cardiologist. I see many appointments in my future. Dammit.

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Howdy Y’all! A drizzly mornin’ turned into a N.O.S. afternoon with cooler temps as in only in the mid 80s. Sloth, nappage, day drinkin’ and the makeage/eatage of BLTs and oven fries occupied the day.

Shoe they are kolledge stoodints. I figure gettin’ hungry = pizza. What? It did for me waaaaaay back in the prehistoric time when I was a kolledge stoodint.

Boo I like don’t make me use my night nurse voice. It sounds so ominous! Plus it makes me smile. I shall look into the title change thingy.

doggio I had to move the ten foot marble statue to the cee-mint pond. Sump’n about violatin’ some kind of county ordinance with it out by the mailbox. I live in some kind of fascist/communist oppresive county!

Coppertone yay for toleratin’ the new antibiotic!

talky yay for the gradjooashuns! Hope the reorg goes in your favor whatever that may be.

MOOOOOOM yay for gettin’ sprung. Hope it’s soonest if it has not already happened. No drivin’ for three months doth suck mightily, but I reckon TPTB want to make sure everything is under control first.

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Aha! No IV - I just got a pill and the nurse is working up my discharge papers. I need to get dressed and I hope my burger gets here soon…

Then home for a shower! Yay!

BTW, the driving restriction is a state law, not just a recommendation.

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Started Typing: 4:32 PM ET
Clicked Reply: 5:34 ET

I am way behind and have abandoned the idea of catching up (in terms of replies), so I’m starting over…but really just saying “hi,” because I might not be able to post again until Tuesday (at the earliest).

My aunt and godmother died over the weekend, after having a stroke. She was 83, and passed just 11 months after her husband (my mom’s brother). My cousins and I are now the oldest ones on that side of the family. She’s the one I visited in hospice last month (I stayed on an alpaca farm). The funeral is on Sunday: I’m driving to NJ tomorrow, and will drive home on Monday. I’m not returning to the alpaca farm this time, though; I’ll be staying in a 1BR condo near the funeral home. My heart is broken for her three kids/my cousins, who have now lost both parents in less than a year. It’s also a tough one for me: in the past 14 months I’ve lost two uncles and an aunt, but I wasn’t really close to the uncles. Rosemary was a wonderful aunt, and I’ll always be glad I made the trip last month after learning she was in hospice.

Her daughter is the cousin I’ve been planning a trip to the NJ shore with for late June; I’m 95% sure that won’t be happening now. I went back and forth on it for several days, and had planned to discuss it with her this weekend and make a decision then, but today I realized that ultimately (a) I’m not up for taking more time off work so soon, and (b) I won’t want to kennel the dog again so soon (she’s old, and even though she does alright I know that boarding is stressful for her). I’ll give my cousin the tickets to the Michael Jackson tribute show we’ve been planning to go to for a year, but I’m pretty sure the shore trip is off…to be rescheduled, for sure, but off for now.

Anyway, as soon as I get back I’ll have a new hire to deal with: I’ll miss his first day (I sent him some instructions for Monday), and Tuesday we’ll both work remotely because that afternoon will be his virtual corporate orientation, but on Wednesday we’ll meet at the office for his first “real” training day.

I had to withdraw my volunteer organization’s participation in a local gay pride festival this weekend: none of my fellow volunteers were able to pick up the event materials/cover the setup timeframe. Frankly it’s just as well, because I didn’t want to have to be “on call” during it. Next up is a short event on the 15th, and then I’ll start handing things off to the guy who’s going to replace me.

In “silver lining” news, I rescheduled the wolf preserve tour that I’d planned for the shore trip weekend: now I’ll be going on Saturday afternoon. I generally don’t use terms like “healing,” but it might be good to see my first in-person wolves before the funeral. My aunt appreciated them, too. And, at the moment, the weekend weather forecast looks decent. :crossed_fingers:

:open_mouth: :people_hugging: Hope you get home soon!!

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I’m so glad you didn’t have to have the IV. If that’s the same IV I was given last time I was in the hospital (magnesium sulfate), it will wreak havoc with your reaction times.

I sincerely hope your future appointments go well. Until then, enjoy the burger and the shower!

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I’m home, showered, shampooed, and chilling. I was talking to MIL - she said I came into the house yesterday, sat on the piano bench, and kept saying “I’m so confused!” Then Jessica got here and asked me questions like What day is it and Who’s the president and I couldn’t answer, which is why she called 911. Yay for Jessica! Tho I think MIL might have called FCD. Anyway…

FCD will go get my seizure meds tomorrow. We also need to call for appointments with the neurologist and our family doctor. I was reading the info packet in my discharge package - the only indication of seizure I had was the confusion. The other items they spelled out were obviously for epilieptic seizures. I’ll discuss with the neurologist. It’ll help to have FCD with me, too - he asks good questions.

So, chillage tonight, laundry and phone calls tomorrow. Hope I sleep.

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I’m glad you are getting sprung, FCM, how scary for everyone.

Thank you, yes, that is what I meant :slight_smile:

We hate getting stuck behind a car with Florida plates. That means the driver isn’t used to mountains and often don’t seem to understand that it takes more acceleration to do the speed limit (in the left lane!!!) when going uphill than it does to go down hill.

I’m so sorry, I know you were looking forward to another weekend with her.

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Yeah. I had 4 pickle slices today and a few chips and had no appetite.
So my neighbor and I went to Arbys and I had mozz sticks and I seem to be ok, though usually I am always hungry, at least I can eat.
If my dr had ordered me the macrobid last saturday, I wouldn’t have Had that problem and been almost done with the pills tomorrow.
Oh no, we have to get a sample! I get uti’s a Lot, its unmistakable I Can diagnose it myself.
If urgent care had listened when I asked them for macrobid…
Ah well.
Glad youre home ChatMom!

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It is a good thing mil is in the house with you. The timing really worked well.

I hope everything works out and you are able to drive in 3 months.

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Howdy Y’all! Lookit! I did the title change thingy! I see Boo has done the same thing. Don’t we both look spiffy with our new title change thingies!

Oopsie so sorry about your aunt. I understand about cancellin’ the trip, but still have a sad you can’t make it cause I know you were lookin’ forward to it all. However, yay on the wolf preserve!

MOOOOOOM yay for bein’ back at FairyChatEstate! I bet you will sleep good tonight. Hope you can get answers for it all soonest.

Pilot hope BB feels better soonest.

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Howdy all. Ended up napping this afternoon, which turned into 2 hours of sleepage, so haven’t done much of anything this afternoon. Heard there was a little bit of news out in the world today (and NO, I am not interested in discussing it here, this place and you people are my safe zone) and have caught up with that, think I will head over to the gym once I finish this, dinner was a bit heavier than I planned on, so sweating is indicated.

FCM, glad you are home and that a course of treatment is available. The restrictions will be a pain, but are probably necessary until they are sure that it is under control. And kudos to MIL and Jessica for seeing there was a problem.

Who are you again? :grinning: :wink: :wink: Talkie, the cicadas must be done with whatever they were doing sown here, it’s gotten real quiet around here the last couple of days. Hope the workplace drama mellows out.

Oopsie, condolences for the passing of your aunt/godmother. Glad you did make that trip last month. And we want pictures from that wolf preserve.

Pilot, Florida is quite flat, but if you want non-marshy roads, Kansas (especially the western half) is a good place to visit. Hope the Amazon package turns up someday. Hope BB gets to feeling better so you can get your exercise…

OK, need to get into the gym clothes and head on over for some calorie-burning. Take care all.

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That’s what you get for hanging out with a bunch of boomers. :stuck_out_tongue:

Yay for getting sprung Mooooooom! It sucks about the driving, but until they get stuff figured out you don’t want the next episode to be behind the wheel.

I’m glad that you got to see her before she passed. Hugs and sympathy to you oopsie.

Good to see you back wordy.

Irked, came home, took Nelson to the dog park and had a bowl of caldo and a quesadilla for supper. Getting notes ready for the doctor visit tomorrow morning. Oy!

Stay safe and healthy y’all!

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You saying it made you smile gave me the impetus to spring up and actually do it….and then you made me smile again when I was posting my request because it showed you were there posting the same moment I was !

Great minds and all. Or at least sassy and irreverent minds.

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I’m kinda hoping when I see the neurologist, she comes up with something other than seizure. We shall see…

That’s the point exactly. Especially if I was driving the grands around. We can deal.

My sis got sprung today, too, so she’s home. And I found out another sis is having shoulder surgery in August. We’re all falling apart!

OK, gonna hit the rack. I’s tahred!

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Ezzactly five hours later, my ass is home.

So relieved the other guy showed up - he’s one of our best crew, lots of experience AND common sense AND a willingness to take initiative & look for shit that needs to be done instead of sittin’ around - and also, if it wasn’t obvious, I really didn’t wanna be asked to close for him, because - for several reasons - I woulda said “yes.”

Not happily, but I would’ve, if asked. THEY DIDN’T ASK and I skipped gleefully into the sunset (after doing far more than what I needed for my early-out duties) and now I’m home, chillin’ with y’all, and awaiting my version of Pilot and his morning balconating … dusk, then twilight, then BAT TIME!

Left my salad in the walk-in (on purpose, thankyouverymuch) to await me for tomorrow’s Long Night shift.

That is FANTASTIC news!! My most sincere congrats to them both.

While my cerebral cortex understands thoroughly that they are completely harmless, I don’t think my “reptile brain” wouldn’t go, “AAAAAHHHHHHhhhhhhh!”

Oh, hun, I am so sorry.

Aw, sweetheart.

I like both, very much.

Alrighty, well, this half a joint ain’t smokin’ itself, and I need to rummage around for some sort of non-pizza food while I still have backup options available.

I have food, but I’m vaguely debating picking up some Chinese takeout.
ETA nevermind, they closed at 9, dammit.

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Oof. Today was a lazy morning waiting for an IKEA dresser to be delivered. The afternoon was spent building an IKEA dresser. Then, not being tired enough, I decided to tackle a wobbly fan. One of the blades was loose, and I had to remove the light kit in order to access the screws to tighten it. Reattaching the light kit proved to be the hard bit. Those screws are tiny and the light kit is heavy. But the fan is fixed.

I should emphasize that when it comes to being handy around the house, I’m a classical musician.

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FCM, glad you’re home and can pursue more information.

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A jalapeño sky raisin flew into the house. Our years-old (free, from Harbor Freight) electric fly swatter was dead, and is now in the recycling bin. I caught the wasp in a jar.