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It's Saturday and I'm thinking about a nap later today. I've got a bunch of things to do today. Mostly games and work, with one foray out to get my meds in the middle. I am going to be damned tired at 10pm tonight when I finish the second game.

Yesterday was not horribly busy. I did my thing, I called a lot of patients, cleaned the list up a bit from some STAT patients by virtue of making room. I like that spreadsheet. There's something so satisfying about removing a patient from it because you got them in. Less satisfying when you call with a great spot for them and here "oh, we already had it done at Advanced Radiology. I was going to call you." First, no you weren't. Second, enjoy your subpar MRI. And in the meantime, I have to be like "That's perfectly understandable, have a wonderful day."

I filled a couple of cardiac slots, and then I took a few calls. And then at about 2pm, A asked if I was working today. I admitted that I was, and she sent me a to-do list. So I probably won't be taking much in the way of calls today. At three, she went to her meeting with Peg, and I left to go to my interview. I dressed up nicely in black flats, heather gray dress pants, a vibrant emerald green wrap shirt and a black military style velvet jacket. I looked pretty good. Very sharp and dare I say a little cool. (The military jacket is magic, I tell you.)

The drive wasn't bad, just past the mall. Took me about 15 minutes. Then, I called for someone to come let me in and escort me where I needed to be. They hadn't given me a room #, just "second floor," So my escort and I wandered all over until a coworker took pity on us and let us know that it was actually on the third floor.

I sat and waited for a few minutes, and then they came and got me.

It was a panel interview, with managers from various depts, and they all had one or more questions for me. Most were your bog standard "tell me about a time..."

I gotta admit, with like 9 people, it felt a little bit intimidating. But I persevered.

It went really well. I brought up a few things that other candidates did not, like making official communication in writing, because documentation is important. At one point, cardiology stopped asking questions to tell me that I was a very good public speaker. I was clear, composed, had a pleasant voice and tone and he didn't have to ask me to rephrase or clarify things. Which was nice to hear. I mentioned that I am a DM in my spare time, so part of it is painting the picture clearly for the players.

It was a long ass interview. Probably went for about 50 minuntes. Most of the time, they're scheduled for that, but they usually last 30.

So now I wait to see if I can trigger a bidding war.

Yup, saying that is still surreal. I said to Jess, it's not that I don't know that I'm a good worker. I'm smart, curious, and regularly like to anticipate the companies needs and give that to them. I knew I was making a position for myself--I've done it every time. But every time I've done it, it's not been recognized. This is the first time someone has said "We appreciate this, and we'd like to reward you." And this interview was "We see what you are doing and we would like to see if you're a good fit for us." And that felt good.

It was tiring, but I'm glad I did it, whether they offer or not. I did surprise them, trying to get a feel for the office and team. I had intelligent questions planned, and I threw a little surprise in there, and asked for their employee engagement or GLINT score. I felt like that earned me a little more credibility, like I wanted to know what I was walking into. (It was 68. Radiology's is 82, and this is one of the cases where higher is better.) Honestly, knowing that the people are so unsatisfied, I don't know that I would have taken the job even if I didn't have another in my pocket--that's even lower than our campus-wide average, which I believe is 74. (Radiology is a special sunbeam.)

So, that's all good. We'll see if they offer, and what they'll offer and go from there.

After that, we played game, which was super fun.

Today, I shall play two games! And work. And make it to the pharmacy. It'll be a busy day. Tomorrow, more game, but only one, and it's DMed by

poisontaster . So that'll be a bit easier.

Mostly, I think I shall rest tomorrow. Maybe I'll cook? Maybe not. Though I do have a lovely head of cabbage, bacon and pork. That could be tasty, if I fry it up with some onions and garlic. I love sauteed cabbage. It's another vegetable that I've convinced Jess isn't so bad along with mashed turnips.

As of this morning, there is now 89 days until our big vacation. We're below 90! *muppet flail* It still doesn't feel real. I don't know when it will. Will it be when I pack? Will it be when the airport transport picks us up? When the plane takes off? Will it be when we land in Seattle? When we cross the Canadian border? Or will it not be until we're walking up the gangplank to the ship? I just don't have a clue. I know Disney felt real when we put our bags away and walked down to the lounge to watch the fireworks. You could see Cinderella's castle right across the lake, and then they played the firework music and it suddenly hit me that we had made it and I cried.

So I may have a delayed reaction. We'll have to wait and see. We have so many things coming up that I'm excited about. Plays and cruise and concerts. It's going to be a busy year. Our year of Yes.

Okay, time for me to go forth and get myself awake and ready for work. Everyone have the absolute best Saturday!

silver_chipmunk

Cause it's late.

Got up at 10:00, shortly after that L from my Saturday Al-anon meeting called as planned and we had a nice talk.

Then I got up and had breakfast and coffee. And spent much of the day fighting with the computer. I sent an email to John, Denise, Laurie and the Kid about the Smartmeter National Grid is installing on the cottage. And, not having heard from him, I texted Cliff about the memorial service for Oldest Brother. If he still doesn't get back to me, I'll have to call him.

I went and lay down at around 4:00 I think and played solitaire and scrolled Facebook on my phone. Then at 5:00 I got up and got ready to go to my meeting.

The first 25 bus that I could have made I missed by seconds. The next one to come along didn't stop for me. Went right on by. I was quite pissed. Then I got one about 10 minutes later, and I got a 50 quickly so that was OK.

I got my pizza for dinner as usual for Friday, then to kill time I went to Dunkin' Donuts and got hot chocolate and a donut and sat there and ate the donut. The woman also gave me a handful of munchkins.

The meeting was very small but good,, we got a newcomer. I hope he comes back.

Then L (not the same L who called this morning) drove me to the bus stop. And... the bus didn't come for over 45 minutes. And there was snow coming down. I decided that if the bus wasn't there by 10:05 I was calling an Uber. But it got there about 9:50 I think. I got to 31st and Linden ot get the 25 and my app told me it wouldn't be there for 14 minutes. So I said screw it and called an Uber.

I got home and fed the pets, then tried to Team the FWiB. The technology did not cooperate. To make a very long story short, we ended up using my phone rather than the computer to Team. Very, very frustrating.

So we talked for about an hour, and then it was after midnight so I did the solitaire daily challenge, and then totally restarted the computer and started here.

And that was the day.

Gratitude List:

1. The FWiB.

2. My meetings and the people there.

3. The bus finally came and I didn't have to Uber from the Bronx.

4. The computer seems to be working as I type this.

5. Uber.

6. Bed soon.

Current Mood: rushed

hannah

I'm geared up for another cold snap, with this Sunday looking like the nadir of the coming week. Tomorrow's going to be cold, and it won't be quite as harsh as Sunday seems like it'll be. It doesn't change many of my plans, since I didn't plan on much to begin with, but it's kind of nice to have the framework to assess potential plans. Like imagining which movies I'd go to, if I were to go to the movies.

Most likely, the movies will come after the job's wrapped up. Catching a matinee as a way to say the gig's done.

Current Mood: blank
Current Music: nothing now

beanside

We made it to Friday!

I spent yesterday alternately busting my ass and loafing. I did a lot of calls, but there were also breaks in the middle where I poked the schedule to see if I could do anything with it, (spoiler, I couldn't) and filled in a few more cardiac slots (MRI and CT both). By 2pm, I had filled all the cardiac MRIs for Columbia. It was about 16 slots total, with a limited diagnosis pool that they'd do. It involved a lot of digging. Check the patient to see where they were geographically. Check the diagnosis. Check the answers to the questions. Call pt. Hope you get a person. Present it like you are an angel from heaven, doing them a personal favor.

The nice thing is that it generally made people very happy. Obviously, their doctor wants a Cardiac Scan, and that can be scary. The shorter amount of time you need to think about it, the better. I feel good about doing it, but it was a lot of work. And joy, that was only filling February's slots. March is still to come.

Once we get past March, they'll get scheduled normally by the call center, but while they're learning, they want to have bespoke scheduling.

I'm in that weird hinterland of radiology. I know enough about medicine to know what each study entails, and I can convey that to the patient to relax them. But I can't answer medical questions even when I know the answer. Instead, I'll talk about the Nothing But Bundt Cakes near the one office, or the Chinese restaurant near the other. I have a good prattle, is what I'm saying.

I don't know exactly what the new job will be, honestly. I'm excited to find out. I think it'll probably put me officially in charge of the Cardiac slots instead of me just doing them. There may be some schedule Jenga? I really don't have a clue.

Today, I go for my interview. I've got my clothes ready. I decided to go simple. Nice dark heather gray pants, vivid green shirt, black shoes. Nothing flashy. I may or may not put on makeup. Maybe a little concealer? I'll see how I feel when it comes time.

I hope I get it, because then I have some leverage in salary negotiation with Radiology. Not that I think Radiology will try to stiff me. They created a job specifically to retain me, I don't think they're going to cheap out about it.

I'm hoping said job gets posted today so that I can apply. I want that in play before I get an answer on the other job.

Not gonna lie, I'm still agog at all of this. I spent 7 years with IKEA being passed over for every supervisory position. I made it to Specialist, and then stalled out. And then the shitshow that was 911, where the daily refrain was "You're not good enough." I stumbled into this job at an all time low. And they've helped to repair my ego and made me feel like I could do things well. But those old thoughts linger. And now they're going to make me a lead specialist. I probably won't be supervising anyone, but I will be in a position of semi-authority. And I will be getting that pay bump, which will be lovely.

With Alaska and other adventures still to come, the extra money will be useful. Plus, I was recently reminded how much I like getting meat from local butchers and how much better the meat is, so I'd like to continue that.

My seafood box came yesterday. It's a whole lot of cod and shrimp this month. I'm going to steam me some shrimp today for lunch, definitely. It's an 8 oz bag, which will be perfect to have with crackers as a shrimp salad. Plenty of old bay, a little mustard. I don't think I have celery, so we'll have to do without that.

I don't know what we'll be doing for dinner tonight. I've got my interview at 4, so by the time I get home, it'll probably be 5-5:30, and we eat at 6 when my sister gets home. I might be ordering something.

Last night, we had steak and gorgonzola pasta. I liked everything, but next time, I will add a little more pepper, and maybe more onions and garlic and make more sauce. Maybe also some bacon. That could be tasty as well. It turned out very well, so I was happy, even as I scrutinized ways to make it better.

Game was fun. The players got to unravel a mystery, and burn the Gävlebocken in the name of preventing the old gods and monsters from returning. Tonight shall be the first of my disaster babies for the weekend, my former Strahd, now Vecna group, which are alway

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I got a marketing phone call at just before my alarm went off, but then went back to dozing until around 11:00, then finally left bed at 12:00.

Then I had breakfast and coffee as usual, and then I did very little physically, though I kept busy. I answered, at long last, the email I got from Croesos back before Arisia. And then I wrote another email to Isis, she didn't answer the last one I sent but I figured I'd try again.

Then I wrote to John and Denise, to let them know the date of the memorial up at the cottage for Oldest Brother.

Then, since I dodn't have an email address for him, I Facebook messaged Cliff about the memorial.

And then just because I was in a writing mood, I Facebook messaged Herschel. Just because.

I played solitaire on my phone. I puttered online. I phoned L, the person who's name I picked on Saturday at my meeting and left a message.

Finally at 7:00 I Teamed the FWiB. We had a few technical difficulties but finally got going. The connection wasn't great though. L texted and said she'll call tomorrow around 10:00. I assume she means AM.

At 8:30 I got off to call Middle Brother. He is fine, went out to dinner on Monday. He's looking forward to the Superbowl and Valentine's Day.

Then I had to charge my phone while I made dinner. Herschel Facebook messaged me back which was nice.
I had dinner, then went to the bedroom and called

mashfanficchick but se couldn't talk then.

I charged my phone til pet feeding time and here i am.

Gratitude List:

1. The FWiB.

2. The other correspondents in my life.

3. My meetings.

4. My family.

5. Made the phone call t L.

6. Middle Brother is safe and happy.

Current Mood: cheerful

hannah

In trying to get rid of objects in my apartment, some are easy, like lighting candles. Some, like hard plastic water carafes, present more of an issue and require outside help. As such, I'm looking for help right now.

I have three plastic tumblers from past ConFabCons, including one from when it was Wincon. They're all in decent condition, and while the straw to one broke, it's easily replaced. I don't use them and I'd want them to go to a good home if they could. If anyone in the greater NYC metro area wants them, they're yours. If anyone in the greater NYC metro area knows someone who wants them, please put me in touch.

Current Mood: nostalgic
Current Music: nothing now

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beanside

It's Thursday, let the games begin! I'm up a little early today, but it was my own body that did it. Which is annoying since it's going to be a bit of a late night with game. I & my coffee cup shall deal.

Tonight is one that was delayed from right around New Years due to the cold of doom. It's going to be a Monster of the Week game about the Gävlebocken, the straw goat that they put up in Sweden for the holidays. Arson attempts are booming, and it seems like a sinister group has it in for the Gävlebocken. Can the hunters delve into who wants the goat to burn and why?

Yesterday was pretty busy. I took a lot of calls in the morning, and then my afternoon was filled with making calls to fill up the brand new cardiac slots in our Columbia office. They're only doing certain diagnoses, so I've been combing through the slots to see who we have that might move to the new site. I've gotten like four of the days filled. Today I'm going to reach a little further out and see what I can do to fill the other three days. I like juggling schedules and playing Sherlock Holmes to see if people are a good fit for Columbia.

After work, I ran down and got my hair cut. It was getting really long, especially the sides, which had developed a bit of a problem where they stuck straight out. Now i'm back to buzzed on the sides, short in the back and longer on top. I desperately need to color my hair, but the dye didn't come yesterday, so I probably won't have time to put it on, unless it comes today and I get up super early tomorrow. Hopefully, the hair dye comes in. We cut out most of the color on the sides and back, so that's just straight gray.

The dept head has been keeping me up to date on the new position. It has to be posted, and I have to apply, but I don't have to worry about not getting it. I don't know if I have to interview or if they'll spare me that. I'm hoping that it's posted today or tomorrow, but sometimes HR is a little slow. Mostly I want it posted so I can see the pay band.

I thought about it, and I'd like to get to at least $63k a year. Anything more than that would be gravy. That would add up to $30/hr. If I can get to $33 an hour I'll defintely take it, but I'm not really expecting it.

nilchance is making inroads on writing their gay fantasy novel. I'm very proud of them. 2k words in one day is a lot. I really enjoyed what they sent me, so I'm excited.

Tomorrow shall be more of the same, with Vecna at the end of the day. Then the Saturday of doom-work, Odyssey of the Dragonlords and then Crooked Moon. I'm really looking forward to Crooked Moon. It's only our second session, but the first one went very well. Yet again, my players thoroughly understood the assignment for a horror campaign and gave me awesome, juicy backstories and hooks.

I don't know what the proposed turn around time their is for the job. Obviously, it needs to be posted, so I an apply, but beyond that, I'm not sure when I'd start. Something to ask, I suppose. Hopkins can move slowly sometimes, and I'm not very patient. Still, knowing that it's coming is helpful. For now, it's enough to know that very soon, I'll be a Lead. It's a step down from manager, but that's for future me, maybe. I think my lack of College Degree is going to hamper me from going any further than that.

I've thought about going back to school, but it's so expensive and I'm 53. By the time I finished, I'd probably be nearly 60, since I'd only be taking 1-2 classes a semester. I do have $5200 tuition reimbursement, though. I think about it now and then. Maybe I'll look into it a little more. The community college and some of the local universities do virtual classes.

I'm kind of bouncing between subjects, then bouncing back. Obviously the ADHD meds are still kicking in. Sorry about that.

in 2 weeks, we're meeting the pet sitter for the first time. Fingers crossed it goes okay. Looks like the temps will be up in the 40s, so maybe this snow will finally melt the rest of the way. I'm tired of only being able to walk the dog in certain places. It's a real bitch to get him to do his business while we're out. He doesn't necessarily like the little spots where there's grass. Oh well, he has puppy pads, so if he doesn't go outside, he can go in here. I'm just not fussing about it.

The Relaxing peppermint tablets continue to work well for sleep. Even last night while Jess was playing a game they're in that I'm not, I slept pretty well. I woke up a few times, but I went right back to sleep.

Okay, time for me to go forth and get myself together. I hope everyone has a stellar Thursday!

silver_chipmunk

I got up at 10:00 and had breakfast and coffee. Then I puttered online til the mail got here at1:00ish I think. And the new Jonathan Kellerman Alex Delaware book, Jigsaw, had arrived.

So I took it into the bedroom and lay down and read it. All of it. Straight through, though I went to the bathroom twice, and got a snack.

And finished it. It was just as good as the rest of the series. I loved it.

Then I called

mashfanficchick to let zer know that I finished and ze can borrow it whenever I can get it to zer. Don't know if we'll be seeing each other for the next week as ze is catsitting zer friend's cats til the 11th. But we'll see.

Then I puttered on the computer til 7:00 when I Teamed the FWiB. We talked til 8:00, then I got off to go to my gaming. The GM of the Monster of the Week game we had been playing didn't feel up to running the game tonight so we played D&D, the old Caves of Chaos campaign. I had trouble with the Discord at first and had to exit out and restart it so I missed a bit but then it worked ok.

As usual we played til 10. Killed an ogre and some orcs. And some goblins. It was fun.

Then I fed the pets and had dinner and started here. And that was the day. Oh, I heard from Shipt, they are refunding the money for the item that didn't get to me yesterday. So that's good.

Gratitude List:

1. The FWiB.

2. Got the book.

3. Got the refund from Shipt.

4. My gaming group.

5. Friends.

6. The Discord mostly worked.

Current Mood: cheerful

mxcatmoon

Looks like the bots at AO3 are getting cleverer. I write in dead fandoms so my stuff usually flies under the radar, but I've had a few of them suddenly. One was very clever -- it read like a pretty normal, genuine comment that seemed to apply to my fic. Until I responded to thank them, and then the pitch came. Damn them.

The second one was generic enough that I wasn't fooled.

To me, the worst part is that it's going to make creators suspicious of comments if they aren't specific enough to the plot of the story. That sucks.

But in other news, I really like the way my new icon turned out.

Current Mood: annoyed

beanside

I saw recently that there was a kerfuffle over Christopher Nolan's the Odyssey movie, because he dared to cast Lupita Nyong'o as Helen of Troy. Meantime over here the non-racists are like "Yes. She is definitely one of the most beautiful women in the world-I can see that." People are stupid. I probably wouldn't go to war for her, but I'd definitely inconvenience myself for her.

It's Wednesday, and the whirlwind of games begins tonight. Tonight's, I'm not playing in, but Jess is. I tend to minimize my weekday games as much as possible, because 5 am comes early. But then, the rest of my week is an orgy of work and games. Work tomorrow, then game at 7. Work Friday, then game at 7, work Saturday morning, then games at 2 and 7. Sunday, I at least am not dming, but game at 12. At least Sunday I can sleep in a bit!

Speaking of work, it was an interesting afternoon for me. About 4 weeks ago, before the dept head mentioned "another pay bump rather soon," I had put in for a tier 3 job (I'm currently tier 2) with either PT&Rehab or Concierge medicine. Yesterday, I got an invitation to interview. I was conflicted. I don't really want to leave Radiology, but since I don't know when the job might be posted, I didn't want to give up this opportunity.

So, I went back to A, the dept head who I've struck up a friendship with and laid it all out. I let her know I had the interview, but told her I'd rather stay in Radiology, if she's fairly confident with this pay bump.

First, she said she wanted to be careful what she said, then apparently she gave up on that. So, radiology has two approved tier 3 positions that will be going up soon. And then she out and out told me that these positions were created for me. So that she won't lose me.

She sent the jobs out to be listed right away, so I can put in for it as soon as it's up. She did suggest doing the interview, just for practice, so I'm going to do that.

But if I were to get it, it sounds like the head of Radiology might fistfight the other departments for me. A sent me a screen cap of the big boss' reaction to hearing that I had an interview, which was an all caps "What? No!"

So it sounds like one way or another, I'm getting a promotion soon.

After IKEA, where I applied regularly to various leadership and specialist positions only to be turned down with shitty reasons every time, I guess I kind of internalized the "you are not good enough." Mind you, since I left, the second tier manager I was under was fired for torpedoing internal candidates that she felt were "too valuable in their current role."

And here, I know I've taken on more stuff than I actually need to and made myself indispensable, but sometimes that translates to stagnancy.

But not here, apparently.

The pay band is up to like $33/hr on the one I'm currently interviewing for. I assume Radiology would be comparable, but sometimes, our pay bands are higher, so we'll see. It could get me up to $68k/year, which would be amazing. Like an extra $800/mo.

I'm 100% in uncharted territory now as far as pay. Every little bump I get is the most I've ever made. Right now, I'm making about $57k. Which is really good for someone with no degree. I'm pretty happy with that. But now it'll be more, and that's exciting.

I had a glass of wine last night to celebrate. It was very tasty. I will get a bottle of bubbly for when I get the contract on one of the jobs. I'm still a little aflutter.

The thought that there could be two or three depts fighting over me is a bit overwhelming. Like I said earlier, my personal choice would be radiology. I know the workflows, I know who people are, and while I don't know what the actual job is, I know some of it is what I'm already doing with the Cardiac slots. So, the reason we're currently hiring is that we're backfilling for someone who left recently and the two people who are about to be promoted. I don't know if they have someone else they're planning to give the other job, so I sent a message to my friend and let her know to keep an eye out and update her resume.

Today and tomorrow are going to be tough to sit through, knowing that I'll have an interview on Friday. It's unfortunately an in-person interview, but I think I've got my outfit planned. I'm looking at a nice green top, a black pinafore dress, some black tights and my cute flats. It'll contrast well with my purple/red hair, and look professional-but-quirky and hopefully memorable. I definitely want the bidding war for my services.

Okay, time for me to go forth and get a shower and get myself together. Everyone have an outstanding day.

silver_chipmunk

Last night after I posted here I kept looking for that knob for my ceiling light. And finally I gave up, turned aroun while sitting on the living room floor, and saw it! In the exact opposite direction from where I was looking and where it logically should have been. I figure that it must have bounced and landed on the bottom step of the step ladder, and when I put the ladder away, I moved it first before I folded it up, and when I folded it up the knob must have fallen off and rolled. So anyway, I found it.

So this morning I woke up with my alarm at 10:00, and once again rolled over and went back to sleept til 12:00. But then I got up, had breakfast and coffee, and then got the step ladder out again and fixed the ceiling light. Thank goodness.

Then I put in a Shipt order and waited for it. When It got here one of the items hadn't arrived, so I notified Shipt and they said I'd get an email but I haven't. Maybe because it was after 5:00 by then. So if I don't get that email tomorrow, I'll contact them again.

I puttered online til 7:00 when I Teamed the FWiB. We talked til I ha to go to my meeting, but then I had terrible technical difficulties getting Zoom to work. Finally did, and we had a small, but good meeting. Both M and S were there.

The Kid finally called, when I was Teaming the FWiB. We discussed the timing of the memorial service for Oldest Brother at the cottage this July. It looks like it will have to be the 18th which I'm not happy about, but we'll do the best we can. I have to let people know... tomorrow.

After my meeting I had dinner, and then went to the bedroom, and lay down an watched a video on my phone that the FWiB sent, the 25 best space movies. I don't know if I agree with the guy who did the list on everything, but it was fun watching.

And then it was pet feeding time so I fed the pets and started here.

Gratitude List:

1. The FWiB.

2. Found the knob!!!

3. And was able to get the light back together without a problem.

4. My meetings and the people there.

5. The Kid finally called and we have a date.

6. Found out from

mashfanficchick that The Lincoln Lawyer starts now.

Current Mood: relieved

hannah

In a combined effort of using something up to have fewer things in my apartment, and to add some coziness to cold nights, I've taken to lighting the scented candles I've had around for a good long while - many years, for a few of them. At this point, I'm not really burning them for the scents anymore so much as I am for the ritual.

Speaking of, with my new coat arriving, I definitely don't have any reason to keep the old one around. Just excuses. Not even "I'm at work most of the day" cuts it as the closest place is open before my clients expect me. I don't like that it's just excuses, and hopefully that'll help push me to get it dealt with sooner.

Current Mood: tired
Current Music: nothing now

mxcatmoon

Written for #174 Demarcate, at

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Title: Bonded Beyond Life
Fandom: Miami Vice (tv)
Author: Cat Moon
Rating: PG
Words: 587
Characters/Pairings: Sonny/Rico, Angelina (past Angelina/Rico)
Summary: When the veil between the worlds is thin, the power of love transcends the boundaries.
Notes: Expanded upon from the version on 3SF. Spoilers through the end of the fourth season at least, and canon divergent.

( Bonded Beyond Life )

Current Mood: accomplished

beanside

We survived Monday!! We've made it to Tuesday! It was a busy day, but we managed. I spent most of the day on the phone, taking calls, and then calling to fill in one of the FOUR cardiac CTA slots that opened up around noon. I filled them relatively quickly. Not a ton of callbacks, but of course, I left early for my psych appt, and right before I signed off, a bunch of emails came in, so I know what my morning is going to be like.

One thing they have me do is call back patients who misscheduled either on mychart on tbeir own, or were scheduled incorrectly, and then I have to tell them that someone fucked up. It's not my favorite part of the job, but it's okay. I just hate being the bearer of bad news. But I usually can find a way to get them in quickly, so they're normally pretty chill.

I went to my psych appt, and we decided to take my Azstarys to the next dose up. I'd like it better if it would last a little longer, so we're going to see if more=extended effects.

I swear, Fedex is of the suck. They used to be pretty good, but now I cringe when I see a package is coming via them. I had orered these really cute weighted ponchos with hoods. I thought they would be good to soothe me when I'm feeling overstimulated. They've taken forever to get here because the small retailer got slammed over the holidays, but they finally reached the local fedex office on Thursday to be delivered on Friday. Except it never went out, Friday or Saturday. Then Sunday it was out for delivery and they failed to deliver. Then yesterday it was out for delivery with an expected time of 10am-3pm. It finallly arrived around 9pm, and they didn't bother to bring it into the apartment building, just left the box on the outside steps in everyone's way, and sent the least useful picture of all time. It was an extreme close up of what looked like a white shipping bag, but the ponchos came in a box.

When I finally got them in, they were lovely. I really like them, and am wearing mine as I type. I've got two more things coming via fedex, so we'll see how that goes. I'm not sure which of the big three delivery people I hate more. Fedex sucks, but UPS isn't a whole lot better. DHL is much better in our area. At least stuff comes when it says it will.

With going to the doctor, I ordered dinner last night, but tonight, I will actually cook. I got some gorgonzola and will make a little bit of sauce with it, to go over noodles and steak tips.

It should be delicious. I hope.

The rest of the week is going to be busy with games. We've got games that I'm running on Thursday, Friday, and 2 on Saturday, then one I'm playing in on Sunday.

We're down to 93 days til we fly out for Seattle. It's creeping closer and I'm in the frustrating part where there's nothing to be done til we get closer. I can't pack until things get a little bit closer and I know what the weather's going to be like. I cant plan any more, because I've planned everything. Now I just need to relax and let things happen. Not my strong suit.

I'm happy with what I've planned, mind you. One excursion per port, with plenty of time to explore. The only big question mark is Juneau. We're there from about 1pm til 10pm. We've got a whale watching expedition at 6, that'll get us back about 9. That gives us from 1pm til 6pm to sightsee. Do we just piddle around in the city, or do I rent a car and go to the Mendenhall Glacier? It's a tough decision. On one hand, beautiful and inspiring. On the other, it just receded enough that it's no longer touching the water, which is sad. We'll see how it goes. The local bus drops you off a mile away, so we're not doing that, but do I want to rent a car? We'll see.

Our spring and summer are very busy, even before you add Rocky Horror into the mix. I'm excited for all of the things we have planned.

My sister had a busy/bad day at work yesterday. She found out that they're moving records away from her site and into New York. Supposedly, she's not losing any people, but they do want her to go up to NY later this month and train people for a week. Which will be a week that I have to sleep witht he puppy instead of Jess. I'll deal, but it's annoying. They want her to do more management and less records. We'll see how it goes. She is losing one of her remote people, which is going to suck. She says that if she loses her person in the office, she's going to be looking for a new job.

Okay time for me to hop off and get myself together. Everyone have an excellent Tuesday!

silver_chipmunk

Got up this morning at 10:00, had breakfast and coffee, and called

mashfanficchick. Ze said to call back at 3:00 cause ze was still sleeping.

So I took a shower and washed my hair and dressed. The I decided to change the light bulb in my living room ceiling lamp. Not the bulb I just replaced awhile ago, there's two bulbs in the lamp. Anyway, I got up on the ladder and unscrewed the knob that holds the glass dome on the lamp... and the knob slipped out of my hand and fell. No big deal, I thought, I heard it hit the floor, it can't have gone far...

I can't find it. I have searched and searched and searched, Under things, moved things, cleaned, everything, everywhere I can think that it could possibly be, I can't put the dome back on without the knob to hold it in place...

It is amazingly frustrating and annoying, I can't stop looking. I finally made myself put the ladder away and do other things til 3:00 when I called [Unknown site tag]. Ze was still sleeping but I HAD to get out of the apartment an stop looking for that knob. So I said I'd come over anyway.

Which I did. Ze was still sleeping so I let myself in and settled down and played on my phone. I ate snacks, and played solitaire. Finally at 7:00 I Teamed the FWiB and ze got up.

I got off with the FWiB at 8:00 cause there was something on TV he wanted to see, and

mashfanficchick and I started planning dinner.

We decided on sushi, and ordered it, hung out til it arrived, and then ate.

After we finished we hung out for awhile more while ze got ready to spend a week cat sitting at zer friend's place.

Finally, at a bit after 11:00 I Ubered home. Where I have still been trying to figure where that knob could have gotten to.

Anyway, that was the day. I called the Kid but she didn't pick up. I got texted by someone from my Saturday meeting, which was nice.

Gratitude List:

1. The FWiB.

2.

mashfanficchick.

3. Clean hair.

4. Sushi.

5. The people in my meetings.

6. Bed soon.

Current Mood: frustrated

hannah

Dinner plans shifted about halfway through cooking: I'd planned to make boxed macaroni and cheese with some vegetables added in, but the vegetables ended up smelling so good, I ditched the cheese. Sauteed onions, garlic, and herbs with rapini and canned tomatoes might've taken well to the cheese sauce, but I'm pleased at how it came out just the same.

My new plan is to make boxed macaroni and cheese with double the cheese sauce at some point in the future, and feel absurdly luxurious for being able to do so.

Current Mood: full
Current Music: nothing now