Thanks, Sparky!

And, thanks, WindSparrow. I'm not to a ~ma stage quite yet. I'm in the don't-fuck-with-me-you-don't-know-what-you're-getting-into stage. I have great confidence that it will be effective.

It's NEW KITTEN DAY!!

Am v. jealous! I wanna play with a kitten!!

HUGS bitches and b.org. NEVER LEAVE ME AGAIN.

Heh. I was happy to see the postings on LJ that it was down, because that meant less temptation to visit during the workday...

How to stress: Have an interview for a prestigious job that occurs on the second day of your employment.

Wait, an interview for a different job, on your second day at a new job? Wow! good luck!

YOU CAN'T SPAY A MALE CAT

Hee. Name it RuPaul! Ooh, or as Lisa said, Miss Jay!!

Thanks so much for all the good wishes - I had a great time in the States.

YAY, married Jars!

Good luck with the meds, VW! Sadly, I am not hooked into Genentech.

Holy shit. My doctor flat-out lied to me. He is so on the list.

vw, how did he lie?

He said that Genetech doesn't have a patient access program--a program run by the pharmaceutical company that makes medications available to those who can't afford them. And they do. It's right on their website.

I could let it slide in a he-didn't-know kind of way, but he was so certain about it. He didn't say, "I don't think so, but I'll look into it." He said, "No. They only do that during trials. Once Xolair was approved, all they cared about was getting their money."

I gotta say, I find it hard to see a reason for lying about it. I am right/you are wrong because I am The Doctor assholishness, for sure though.

ETA: Which may well be more than enough reason to dump his ass.

Well, damn, vw. I think you need to give your doctor a stern talking to.

The whole thing is just weird. I wrote more about it in my LJ, so I won't bore everyone here. But, basically, the administration has decided that they're not going to work with Medicare, but they're also not going to refer their Medicare patients (there are five of us in this same situation) to someone who will work with Medicare. It's an ego mess, and quite frankly, I'm sick of it. I deserve a certain level of care and respect. And I'll fight for it.

I suck like a sucky thing that sucks. It is a first world suck, but still.

Missed paying the cable bill with all the drama around here. Saw the late notice, so I wrote a check and dropped it in the mail slot this morning at 6am.

Cable is off, internet is working by some miracle and they can't fix it until tomorrow.

And Suzi, you do not suck. Things have been totally crazy. Things fall through the cracks. It'll be ok.