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It's Friday, and that means it's almost time for the weekend!
Yesterday was slow at work, which meant I spent the day mostly bored. I had one Cardiac CT to fill for today, and I swear, I couldn't have paid people to take it. The problem is that the site that it's at, while busy, does 4 of the studies a day, so they're only about 3 weeks out for these scans. So people are more likely to say that they'll keep their original appointment. It's annoying. I did have one in Columbia, and was able to make someone's day getting them in 3 months sooner. Columbia is one of our two super busy sites, and they're booking in June. Then, I had three Cardiac MRIs cancel in succession. I was able to get the two on my wait list off, and make a third person's day. I felt accomplished. The MRIs are worth more than the CTs anyway, so I feel good about that. I probably saved upwards of $3000 in revenue. And I do that at least once or twice a week, so I much actually have saved us over $150k in the last year. It's a drop in the Hopkins bucket, but for one department it's actually not bad.
While I was working, I put on a lamb shank, cut into medium pieces to boil down. Then, after about 2 1/2 hours, I pulled the lamb, and tossed a couple of cups of butternut squash in. Once that was done, I let it sit til it cooled and mashed it up and mixed in a bit of rice. Then, I mixed in the lamb with a cup of the broth. Once work was done, I pulled out the vaccum sealer, amd sealed all seven packets. He had one last night, and absolutely devoured it. There was no hesitation, no fucking around, just time to eat. It's funny that his favorites are things I don't particularly like. I'm not a big goat fan, and I don't like lamb at all. But the dog does, so goat and lamb I shall get. I don't think it's more than his bougie food was. Farmer's dog was expensive. But it definitely is less convienent. Today or tomorrow, I shall cook some chicken and gizzards for puppers. He won't like it as much as the goat or lamb, but eventually he does eat it.
While I was portioning and sealing the bags, Jess kindly made dinner. The Masala marinated wings were excellent, especially with some rice. Then, my sister wanted something sweet, so she ordered from an Italian pasta and patisserie place. Holy shit those desserts were amazing. My sister got one that was a sweet cream with Italian liqueur soaked cherries. That was the standout for me. My tart raspberry panna cotta was delicious. but too much raspberry sauce. You really had to get a bite for the panna cotta to stand out. Jess' Tiramisu was lovely. It's called Daniella's Pasta and Patisserie. I can't wait to try their actual food. Maybe tonight.
I have converted another to the church of the Bento Bag. I did a test packing, and good lord, there was so much more space than I needed. Even with all the tech stuff. It fit my pills, a full change of clothes, our sound machine, etcetera. And it turns out that the hard case I got for Mounjaro slid right in the front pocket, fit perfectly. My laptop and kindle fit handily. The only thing I didn't pack was my charger for my phone, but there was So much room, it's not going to be a problem. My sister, seeing the sheer amount I was able to fit in, said that she would like one. I had a discount, so I put int he order, and she's Zelle-ing me the payment.
Hers is more of a violet, which was my third choice of color. There was a gorgeous green as well, but the pink spoke to me.
Today is sure to be another long day, with a break in the middle for the manager's meeting, which should be fun and full of bitching. One of our managers is out on FMLA for surgery, so things are falling on the remaining managers, which has been tough. We only really have four true managers. We have the head of our call center, A. Then we've got her second in command, who deals more with the employees, J. Then the two team leads, JMR and S. Beneath them are R, JM and I in pseudo management roles and N, who is our trainer. It's not a big team for nearly 40 employees.
We'll see what else I end up doing. I'm assuming the normal. On the phones a bit, filling in some appointments, tackling the tough patients, and generally being the all around all star.
I'm excited to see what my check looks like this week. I haven't done any OT, so we'll see what my base pay is going to be with the new role. It's not going to be a ton more, but we'll see on Tuesday when they post the info.
After work, I have Vecna, which has thus far been a fun game. I'm adapting as per usual, adding some characters who will reoccur. It's only the third session, so everyone is still getting the feeling of the game. I think it'll be pretty good, though. The sad thing is that it's a published module from the owners of D&D, Wizards of the Coast, and yet it's still riddled with stupid and questionable decisions and badly written puzzles. Its no wonder that the last few modules I've started have been either homebrew or independent companies.
Tomorrow is the beginning of the swan song of our Monster of the Week game. It's been going for over 5 years, so it's time, but it's bittersweet. It's the first game I started on the server, so it's truly the end of an era. I love the characters, and I'm going to be so sad to think that I won't see them again. What started out as a bunch of unconnected one shots grew into a plotline that spanned years and many worlds. The party has battled demons, saved the various lands of Faerie so may times, met gods, become selkies themselves. It was hard to think of a good mystery to end on, but I looked at the variety of things they've done, and decided to bring back their oldest nemesis. We're going back to the beginning and I hope everyone has a good time.
Tomorrow is actually a busy day. We're planning to go to the Asia in a Bite festival, which is all street food, from many Asian cuisines. I saw at least Japanese, Chinese, Filipino, and Thai. SO many dumplings.
Later, Yoda has his grooming, and I will probably start the chicken boiling for his meals. I don't know what we'll put with it. Some form of veggie and some rice. I'll probably put a bit of cornstarch in the leftover broth and make a gravy for it. Then, he'll alternate chicken and lamb until I need to make some more goat. Sadly the 5lbs of lamb shank only made about 7 meals. I just don't have a pot big enough to cook more than that. I could get a bigger pot, but I feel like that would be difficult to clean an difficult to work with, so I'll stick with my 7 quart cast iron pan and just make multiple small batches. If I really push it, and make food 2-3 a week, I should be stocked up for when we leave for vacation to leave with the kennels.
We're only 34 days from trip. I'm getting excited, but also having the anxiety and dread that something will go wrong and it won't happen. I'll feel much better when Yoda has had a successful stay at the boarding kennels. He's not going to be happy, but hopefully he behaves. If not, he's going to the vet for boarding. It makes me sad to think that he won't have someone to cuddle for bed, but we need our vacation.
I've downloaded a ton of books onto my Kindle, and I'm going to download some videos so that I have something to read or watch on the plane. That's assuming that I can't get a nap in.
I've confirmed with most of the vendors, that we're using, and I've got everything on my phone as well as a printed itinerary. Definitely printing out the boarding passes at the kiosk so that I don't have to stand there with my phone and pull up each ticket individually getting on the plane. I bought the tickets, so everything is in my account.
I'm excited to see when our vow renewal will be. I might stuff one dress into the carryon, just in case our luggage gets lost. Probably not my fancy dress, but something. Plus then I can change for the steakhouse when we get into vancouver without digging in the suitcase.
After packing the bento bag, I'm questioning the enormous suitcase that I have. I will definitely have room for souvenirs to fit, I think. Plus, it's looking decidedly like we'll need the heavy coat. Juneau still has snow on the ground, so it may be colder than excpected. That's okay. I like cooler weather.
Okay, time for me to hop off and work on Marchen. Everyone have a most excellent Friday!
Yesterday was slow at work, which meant I spent the day mostly bored. I had one Cardiac CT to fill for today, and I swear, I couldn't have paid people to take it. The problem is that the site that it's at, while busy, does 4 of the studies a day, so they're only about 3 weeks out for these scans. So people are more likely to say that they'll keep their original appointment. It's annoying. I did have one in Columbia, and was able to make someone's day getting them in 3 months sooner. Columbia is one of our two super busy sites, and they're booking in June. Then, I had three Cardiac MRIs cancel in succession. I was able to get the two on my wait list off, and make a third person's day. I felt accomplished. The MRIs are worth more than the CTs anyway, so I feel good about that. I probably saved upwards of $3000 in revenue. And I do that at least once or twice a week, so I much actually have saved us over $150k in the last year. It's a drop in the Hopkins bucket, but for one department it's actually not bad.
While I was working, I put on a lamb shank, cut into medium pieces to boil down. Then, after about 2 1/2 hours, I pulled the lamb, and tossed a couple of cups of butternut squash in. Once that was done, I let it sit til it cooled and mashed it up and mixed in a bit of rice. Then, I mixed in the lamb with a cup of the broth. Once work was done, I pulled out the vaccum sealer, amd sealed all seven packets. He had one last night, and absolutely devoured it. There was no hesitation, no fucking around, just time to eat. It's funny that his favorites are things I don't particularly like. I'm not a big goat fan, and I don't like lamb at all. But the dog does, so goat and lamb I shall get. I don't think it's more than his bougie food was. Farmer's dog was expensive. But it definitely is less convienent. Today or tomorrow, I shall cook some chicken and gizzards for puppers. He won't like it as much as the goat or lamb, but eventually he does eat it.
While I was portioning and sealing the bags, Jess kindly made dinner. The Masala marinated wings were excellent, especially with some rice. Then, my sister wanted something sweet, so she ordered from an Italian pasta and patisserie place. Holy shit those desserts were amazing. My sister got one that was a sweet cream with Italian liqueur soaked cherries. That was the standout for me. My tart raspberry panna cotta was delicious. but too much raspberry sauce. You really had to get a bite for the panna cotta to stand out. Jess' Tiramisu was lovely. It's called Daniella's Pasta and Patisserie. I can't wait to try their actual food. Maybe tonight.
I have converted another to the church of the Bento Bag. I did a test packing, and good lord, there was so much more space than I needed. Even with all the tech stuff. It fit my pills, a full change of clothes, our sound machine, etcetera. And it turns out that the hard case I got for Mounjaro slid right in the front pocket, fit perfectly. My laptop and kindle fit handily. The only thing I didn't pack was my charger for my phone, but there was So much room, it's not going to be a problem. My sister, seeing the sheer amount I was able to fit in, said that she would like one. I had a discount, so I put int he order, and she's Zelle-ing me the payment.
Hers is more of a violet, which was my third choice of color. There was a gorgeous green as well, but the pink spoke to me.
Today is sure to be another long day, with a break in the middle for the manager's meeting, which should be fun and full of bitching. One of our managers is out on FMLA for surgery, so things are falling on the remaining managers, which has been tough. We only really have four true managers. We have the head of our call center, A. Then we've got her second in command, who deals more with the employees, J. Then the two team leads, JMR and S. Beneath them are R, JM and I in pseudo management roles and N, who is our trainer. It's not a big team for nearly 40 employees.
We'll see what else I end up doing. I'm assuming the normal. On the phones a bit, filling in some appointments, tackling the tough patients, and generally being the all around all star.
I'm excited to see what my check looks like this week. I haven't done any OT, so we'll see what my base pay is going to be with the new role. It's not going to be a ton more, but we'll see on Tuesday when they post the info.
After work, I have Vecna, which has thus far been a fun game. I'm adapting as per usual, adding some characters who will reoccur. It's only the third session, so everyone is still getting the feeling of the game. I think it'll be pretty good, though. The sad thing is that it's a published module from the owners of D&D, Wizards of the Coast, and yet it's still riddled with stupid and questionable decisions and badly written puzzles. Its no wonder that the last few modules I've started have been either homebrew or independent companies.
Tomorrow is the beginning of the swan song of our Monster of the Week game. It's been going for over 5 years, so it's time, but it's bittersweet. It's the first game I started on the server, so it's truly the end of an era. I love the characters, and I'm going to be so sad to think that I won't see them again. What started out as a bunch of unconnected one shots grew into a plotline that spanned years and many worlds. The party has battled demons, saved the various lands of Faerie so may times, met gods, become selkies themselves. It was hard to think of a good mystery to end on, but I looked at the variety of things they've done, and decided to bring back their oldest nemesis. We're going back to the beginning and I hope everyone has a good time.
Tomorrow is actually a busy day. We're planning to go to the Asia in a Bite festival, which is all street food, from many Asian cuisines. I saw at least Japanese, Chinese, Filipino, and Thai. SO many dumplings.
Later, Yoda has his grooming, and I will probably start the chicken boiling for his meals. I don't know what we'll put with it. Some form of veggie and some rice. I'll probably put a bit of cornstarch in the leftover broth and make a gravy for it. Then, he'll alternate chicken and lamb until I need to make some more goat. Sadly the 5lbs of lamb shank only made about 7 meals. I just don't have a pot big enough to cook more than that. I could get a bigger pot, but I feel like that would be difficult to clean an difficult to work with, so I'll stick with my 7 quart cast iron pan and just make multiple small batches. If I really push it, and make food 2-3 a week, I should be stocked up for when we leave for vacation to leave with the kennels.
We're only 34 days from trip. I'm getting excited, but also having the anxiety and dread that something will go wrong and it won't happen. I'll feel much better when Yoda has had a successful stay at the boarding kennels. He's not going to be happy, but hopefully he behaves. If not, he's going to the vet for boarding. It makes me sad to think that he won't have someone to cuddle for bed, but we need our vacation.
I've downloaded a ton of books onto my Kindle, and I'm going to download some videos so that I have something to read or watch on the plane. That's assuming that I can't get a nap in.
I've confirmed with most of the vendors, that we're using, and I've got everything on my phone as well as a printed itinerary. Definitely printing out the boarding passes at the kiosk so that I don't have to stand there with my phone and pull up each ticket individually getting on the plane. I bought the tickets, so everything is in my account.
I'm excited to see when our vow renewal will be. I might stuff one dress into the carryon, just in case our luggage gets lost. Probably not my fancy dress, but something. Plus then I can change for the steakhouse when we get into vancouver without digging in the suitcase.
After packing the bento bag, I'm questioning the enormous suitcase that I have. I will definitely have room for souvenirs to fit, I think. Plus, it's looking decidedly like we'll need the heavy coat. Juneau still has snow on the ground, so it may be colder than excpected. That's okay. I like cooler weather.
Okay, time for me to hop off and work on Marchen. Everyone have a most excellent Friday!
