So, I’m still sick. It’s not as bad as it was, but I finished up my antibiotics over the weekend and I’m a little worried that it’s going to ramp back up again. I may need to go back to the doctor and get checked again. On the bright side, my hip has stopped hurting. Still no idea what caused it, but I’m doing okay. And I’m sleeping without coughing – which is kinda awesome.
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Went to an art show and then dinner with friends over the weekend. Dinner was at the Platinum Dragon – which sounds waaaaay fancier than it was. Tin Gecko, maybe. We ordered at the counter from the take-out menu, then sat down in the muggy restaurant for our meals. We hadn’t been there long when a guy came in and proceeded to be really crazy. He had a really in-depth conversation – out loud – with the voices in his head. He sang a few songs about the devil while playing the guitar, then sort of settled down once he got his food.
He left before we did, but then came back in while we were leaving. I felt bad for the guy, but I’m really not equipped to help. If he had been a computer, I would have backed up his data files and re-installed his operating system.
Would have fixed him right up.
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After dinner was a trip to ballet in the park. The sky was ominous, but we got our chairs set up and were ready to go. The children’s program was fine and then the dancers-in-training had a couple of pieces that were well done. The sky got darker and thunder and lightning began. The first number was underway went the rain began. We considered staying to wait it out, but then gave up and headed for the car. And it was good that we did – partway to the car the sky opened up and just poured. As we neared the car we heard one last notice over the loudspeaker that the performance was canceled.
No kidding.
Damp, but safe, we headed out. I felt bad for the dancers – how many weeks had they practiced for this show only to have it rained out?
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On Sunday, I helped one of my friends shop for a baby shower gift for his co-worker. And let me tell you, Babies R Us was a little slice of hell.
The print-out of the registry was nearly useless and things were so difficult to find. We circled the baby clothes section a dozen times before we finally found something “close” to what was on the list. The staff person took pity on us and gave him the baby clothes at half off.
It had to be deliberate. I mean, I’ve never had success in there with a registry. Never. And I’m not a stupid person – I can read and follow directions.
Considering this is all data and data can be manipulated, it’s not too much of a stretch to suggest they are throwing in some false data to mess with the folks that then give up and buy something more expensive just to get the hell out of there.
That’s my theory, anyway.
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I got a headache that stayed with me the rest of the day and I didn’t start to feel better until I was sitting in my living room in my quiet house reading a book. Thunder(cat) was on the sofa across from me and I stretched out one bare foot to nudge him. He looked over at me and then snuggled up next to my foot and went back to sleep.
He’s a good cat.
Bat-shit crazy incompetent ninja? Yes. But still a good cat.