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And we're back into more outch. I think the Augmentin may be outclassed by this infection. I have an appointment with the PA at 7am, so hopefully, I'll get something else to take tonight and it helps faster. That would be ideal.
I'm not looking forward to today, because I am having a fair amount of discomfort this morning, and I'd really prefer not to talk nonstop. (But that's what I'm going to do.)
We're 89 days from the trip. It feels a little unreal at the moment. I'm looking at the numbers and watching them shrink and I'm not feeling the increasing urgency. It's still an abstract until the day arrives, I suppose. It'll probably feel real when we start packing, but that's still a ways off. I probably won't pack my checked luggage until about 5 days before, when the weather forecast firms up. We have a lot of opportunity for...varied weather. Anywhere from the 60's-30's. So once we know better for that, we'll pack how we need to.
The brother in law is so fucking excited about the trip. He's really excited about seeing Seattle, and I'm really excited about Vancouver and the ship. I'm looking forward to looking down as we cross the Rocky Mountains. We have some mountains in Maryland, including the Allegheny and Appalachian Mountains, but those are comparatively small. (They did not feel small when we were driving up them to get to Pittsburgh.) I want to see the Pacific Ocean. I've never seem that side of the country. I want to see Vancouver. It looks gorgeous. We were going to go there long ago, using some friends expiring miles. But it turned out that the miles had to be booked by a certain date, but that date could be 1 year out. So we gave them back and let them take their first real honeymoon.
But this time, I get to see the seawall, and walk through Granville Market. See the steam-powered clock. And so much more.
Question, would it be weird to go to the movies the night before we get on the cruise? The new Mortal Kombat movie comes out and I love me some Karl Urban. There's some not far from the port, an easy uber ride away. I know it'll likely be a crappy movie, but I love me some crappy movies. I love an opening weekend crowd, and I'd hate to come back and see if 3 weeks later after I've been spoiled (Ha! As though there's a plot to spoil!) We'll see how we feel, I guess. Shame it's not a Cinemark theater. I have 5 points with them because I haven't been motivated to see anything. Mm, things to ponder...
This weekend, we meet with the potential dog sitter. Hopefully Yoda does well. I'm expecting a ton of barking, but hopefully he settles down.
I know my sister has to go to NY in a couple of weeks (maybe). It got postponed from next week due to corporate incompetence, so maybe Jess and I could go stay at a hotel for a couple of days over the weekend and have the sitter come in. That way Yoda would get some experience in.
Still no word on the new job. All the jobs are in pending, so supposedly the application is being reviewed. I just wish one would move. Especially the radiology one. Though, the one that progressed yesterday is also tempting. It's a Medical Concierge patient support line, senior support. That payband goes up to $36.44. Which is enough to top out at $75,000. I know in the grand scheme of things, that's not a ton of money. But it's mre than I've ever made. So if they make an offer, I'll have to weigh it.
Other than that, I've just been working and sleeping. Today I need to go to the dispensary and presumably whatever antibiotic the doctor calls in. I've burned through a fair number of pain gummies and relaxing peppermints while in pain.
If I can convince the doctor to give me a different antibiotic, hopefully it works quickly. I really want to go to this dinner on Friday at Ms. Toya's Creole House. It's our holiday party. Even if it's still slightly swollen, I could probably go. They don't see me every day, they don't know that I'm normally not slighty puffy.
I haven't really had a huge appetite while the infection is going on. I had half an omlette and a half a pancake for breakfast, nothing for lunch, and then pasta for dinner. I had two meatballs and a little bit of the pasta, but the meatballs were pretty good. I also had some pasta e fagioli soup, with plenty of beans.
Today I'll have the other half of the omlette, and see from there. Maybe I'll eat the soup for lunch. We'll see.
Nothing planned at work today. Tomorrow is my mid fiscal year review. Next week is a Staff Meeting, always exciting. We're getting a new phone system at work next month, so that should be stressful. I'm sure it'll be fine, and basically the same as the one we have, but I know that's tying up the managers in meetings, which is probably delaying the job.
I really want my friend to get the job. She'd be good, though she'll have to learn the medical stuff. And, of course I want my $1000 bonus in 6 months, though I'll give her half.
(Edited to add:) With Jess working on a novel, we decided that it might be good for them to start going to conventions to network. So we're going to try Romantasy in the Valley, which has the benefit of being close to our home. The book falls loosely into Romantasy, so we'll give it a go.
And now, I suppose I'll contemplate the possibilty of waking up the rest of the way, and getting myself ready for work. Everyone have an amazing Wednesday!
I'm not looking forward to today, because I am having a fair amount of discomfort this morning, and I'd really prefer not to talk nonstop. (But that's what I'm going to do.)
We're 89 days from the trip. It feels a little unreal at the moment. I'm looking at the numbers and watching them shrink and I'm not feeling the increasing urgency. It's still an abstract until the day arrives, I suppose. It'll probably feel real when we start packing, but that's still a ways off. I probably won't pack my checked luggage until about 5 days before, when the weather forecast firms up. We have a lot of opportunity for...varied weather. Anywhere from the 60's-30's. So once we know better for that, we'll pack how we need to.
The brother in law is so fucking excited about the trip. He's really excited about seeing Seattle, and I'm really excited about Vancouver and the ship. I'm looking forward to looking down as we cross the Rocky Mountains. We have some mountains in Maryland, including the Allegheny and Appalachian Mountains, but those are comparatively small. (They did not feel small when we were driving up them to get to Pittsburgh.) I want to see the Pacific Ocean. I've never seem that side of the country. I want to see Vancouver. It looks gorgeous. We were going to go there long ago, using some friends expiring miles. But it turned out that the miles had to be booked by a certain date, but that date could be 1 year out. So we gave them back and let them take their first real honeymoon.
But this time, I get to see the seawall, and walk through Granville Market. See the steam-powered clock. And so much more.
Question, would it be weird to go to the movies the night before we get on the cruise? The new Mortal Kombat movie comes out and I love me some Karl Urban. There's some not far from the port, an easy uber ride away. I know it'll likely be a crappy movie, but I love me some crappy movies. I love an opening weekend crowd, and I'd hate to come back and see if 3 weeks later after I've been spoiled (Ha! As though there's a plot to spoil!) We'll see how we feel, I guess. Shame it's not a Cinemark theater. I have 5 points with them because I haven't been motivated to see anything. Mm, things to ponder...
This weekend, we meet with the potential dog sitter. Hopefully Yoda does well. I'm expecting a ton of barking, but hopefully he settles down.
I know my sister has to go to NY in a couple of weeks (maybe). It got postponed from next week due to corporate incompetence, so maybe Jess and I could go stay at a hotel for a couple of days over the weekend and have the sitter come in. That way Yoda would get some experience in.
Still no word on the new job. All the jobs are in pending, so supposedly the application is being reviewed. I just wish one would move. Especially the radiology one. Though, the one that progressed yesterday is also tempting. It's a Medical Concierge patient support line, senior support. That payband goes up to $36.44. Which is enough to top out at $75,000. I know in the grand scheme of things, that's not a ton of money. But it's mre than I've ever made. So if they make an offer, I'll have to weigh it.
Other than that, I've just been working and sleeping. Today I need to go to the dispensary and presumably whatever antibiotic the doctor calls in. I've burned through a fair number of pain gummies and relaxing peppermints while in pain.
If I can convince the doctor to give me a different antibiotic, hopefully it works quickly. I really want to go to this dinner on Friday at Ms. Toya's Creole House. It's our holiday party. Even if it's still slightly swollen, I could probably go. They don't see me every day, they don't know that I'm normally not slighty puffy.
I haven't really had a huge appetite while the infection is going on. I had half an omlette and a half a pancake for breakfast, nothing for lunch, and then pasta for dinner. I had two meatballs and a little bit of the pasta, but the meatballs were pretty good. I also had some pasta e fagioli soup, with plenty of beans.
Today I'll have the other half of the omlette, and see from there. Maybe I'll eat the soup for lunch. We'll see.
Nothing planned at work today. Tomorrow is my mid fiscal year review. Next week is a Staff Meeting, always exciting. We're getting a new phone system at work next month, so that should be stressful. I'm sure it'll be fine, and basically the same as the one we have, but I know that's tying up the managers in meetings, which is probably delaying the job.
I really want my friend to get the job. She'd be good, though she'll have to learn the medical stuff. And, of course I want my $1000 bonus in 6 months, though I'll give her half.
(Edited to add:) With Jess working on a novel, we decided that it might be good for them to start going to conventions to network. So we're going to try Romantasy in the Valley, which has the benefit of being close to our home. The book falls loosely into Romantasy, so we'll give it a go.
And now, I suppose I'll contemplate the possibilty of waking up the rest of the way, and getting myself ready for work. Everyone have an amazing Wednesday!
