got the distinct impression that your doc was wanting you to go to the ER, quite possibly for the purpose of getting you some pain relief faster than she herself would be able to get a hard copy of a script for teh goooooood drugs to your pharmacy. And maybe to double-check that nothing else was going on. If the ER staff made you feel stupid for cooperating with her scheme, thpppbbbbbbt to them.

This was my impression as well. Oh, well. It's over now. I'll deal with the clinic from here on out.

Has anyone here heard much about the K Street Project?

Daniel, you might want to check out the Talking Points blog. It's been following the K Street Project -- and the corruption issues rising out of it -- for some months now.

Oh, vw, what a frustrating and miserable day yesterday. I'm so glad you had knitters and church folk around to pet and comfort you.

Has anyone here heard much about the K Street Project?

Bits and pieces over the last year on NPR, Salon and such. Unbelievably unpleasant. It would sound like the most ravingly paranoid, over-the-top GOP-hating-and-fearing conspiracy theory ever, except for the part where it's all completely true.

JZ, did you get an e-mail from me last weekend?

Just got off the phone with the doctor's office. The only time they can get me in today is at 11am. So, I'm going to go in to work after that, I guess. I was hoping for a late afternoon appointment, so I could go into work before, then crash after the appointment, but I guess that's not meant to be.

Someone tell me I can do this, 'cause right now, I just feel like quitting everything.

you can do this, vw. Just focus on getting to the doctor's, then getting to work. Then focus on whatever's next. Just take it one step at a time. Once you are getting better, school and work will be so much easier to handle- exponentially so. Just get through one day at a time, one hour at a time. Do what is best for YOU. one day, one hour at a time.

{{vw}}

It would sound like the most ravingly paranoid, over-the-top GOP-hating-and-fearing conspiracy theory ever, except for the part where it's all completely true.

Uh-huh × ∞. It's all part of a GOP plan to assure permanent GOP dominance of all three branches of government.

No, really.

vw, don't quit. You're strong. And, honestly, when I feel like I can't do any more of the headache-related stuff, I do think of you. So you don't quit, and I won't quit.

vw, I did. I'm lame. I'm probably also mostly unable to answer the question, but I'll try.

Also, you can do this. I'm sorry it's so horribly crappy right now, but you totally can. I mean, have you met you?

My stomach prodded me awake an hour ago with extreme glurpiness, and Hec has been in and out of bed all night with his still-excruciating coccyx, poor lamb. Getting through the rest of the day should be interesting. I predict mutual collapse at 5:01 pm.

JZ, you're not lame. You're busy. I just wanted to make sure you got it...that's all.

Thanks, guys. I don't want to quit. I go back and forth between being really stubborn and wanting to just give it all up. It's just the prospect of being in this much pain for four to six weeks is almost more than I can handle right now. You're right, though, Nora. I need to just take it one step at a time.

I e-mailed work to let them know I'd be in this afternoon. I hope that's going to be ok. I've been pushing myself so hard there this week...I think it may actually have made things worse, but I need this job. I just...ack.