{{{Nora}}} I'm glad the fun part of the visit balance out the yuckiness, because that yuckiness sounds quite yucky indeed.

The bedroom is all painted except for the trim, and the wallpaper scraping project which was slated for tomorrow is also done!

Tomorrow is just a little bit of trim and touch-up, and then I have the ritual burning of the painting supplies.

((Nora))

OK, I have to go to bed because I am sick, so Tom tells me.

Also? So very very tired. See you tomorrow.

Waves to Nora!

{{nora}} get better quickly. Also, that Tom, he's smart. Listen to him.

for those NGA. So. Damn. Funny.

Mom's still in the hospital. Turns out she's not taking in enough oxygen for them to wean her off of it yet. However, she had a consultation with a specialist for her diabetes so he'll help her a lot getting that under further control. With any luck, she'll be home by mid-week.

I am much, much better this evening than I've been in a couple of days. Managed to eat some real food tonight.

I am much, much better this evening than I've been in a couple of days.

So glad to hear it!

Feel better Nora.

My workplace is in an old shopping mall converted to businesses, as opposed to retail shops. The old mall common halls make a good place to take my walks during breaks in the day.

Daniel, not that this is the only place in the world with a shopping mall convereted to businesses, but are you working in Owatonna? I know they did that years ago when the mall really started to fail.

No, this is in Faribault. "Faribault Town Square"

Cool about the music, though!

Yup. Today they were playing "Indian Lake" by the Cowsills during my first break, amongst other songe.

Daniel, that is so cool about the music. I'll bet it was a fantastic walk, and I'll bet you were smiling.

Oh yes. Plus? I was enjoying the looks of people who heard the pipe organ faintly when they walked out of offices.

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Hivemind question:

Dramamine. I have a weird body chemistry when it comes to many meds, and my one experience with this one was that it put me into a coma. Is there a non-drowsy version that actually works?

Side note for those with pharmacology background: I had a really REALLY bad reaction to an anti-nausea drug in the Phenergen (sp?) family. Is Dramamine the same type of med?

I had a really REALLY bad reaction to an anti-nausea drug in the Phenergen (sp?) family.

Phenergan.

Is Dramamine the same type of med?

They're both antihistamines, but I'm trying to see how different they are.

Aha. They're both first-generation, but Dramamine's an ethanolamine, whereas Phenergan's a phenothiazine. So they are structurally different. And Dramamine is more commonly used and probably safer overall, anyway.