Our Governor is your Principal! So sorry.

He does look a little like the Governor. (I think the principal supports the governor and his policies, too.)

Went to holiday xmas party, got a gigantic bonus

I wish....I left mine after two hours, having eaten dinner, but they hadn't put out the dessert or started the band yet, boo!

Typo, that dish sounds good! Sorry you are still feeling crappy.

Dinner:ate. Nails: done (still need to do a clearcoat, but that can wait a day or two.) Hair: full of dye glop.

Instead of grading papers for school I contracted a serious case of "grade avoidance syndrome"

Same thing happened to me. I spent the day playing Super Mario Galaxy and napping.

What I did today? Sat in a car for 10 hours with an 8 month old baby. Fed, diapered, played with, fed, diapered, played with and one more time with said baby. Got to a hotel in Provo, UT.

We're headed to Idaho Falls, where the highs this week were in the teens. I hate cold weather.

I've been following that story with increasing anger since last spring, and I can't believe the level of ineptitude. I'm so sorry you're being so royally screwed over, Kat.

Thanks, Krsitin. I can't believe the fuckedassedness of the union on this one. The whole thing makes me sick.

Typo, that dish sounds good! Sorry you are still feeling crappy.

Well, another friend came over with like a week's supply of homemade chicken soup. Between that and canned goods, I can avoid further cooking until I'm better.

The one decent thing about today is that I accepted my sister's offer to come look after me for a bit. Other than that, just not sure of the why of anything.

Kat, how long are you away for? Sorry about the cold. Hope Noah cranks up the charm to warm the cockles of your heart, even if your extremeties are chilly.

I think I'm going to have to rule out home dilaudid. This itch is worse than with the IV stuff. I'm going to draw blood in a second. I guess in a month I'm going to ask the doctor if the oxycontin offer is still on the table. I hope that doesn't itch too.

I never read the guidelines/side effects notes until after at least the first time I've taken a new med. I check the bottle to see if I have to break up with heavy machinery, but other than that I don't want to give myself ideas. Is that typical?

I've never taken significant meds, and I have the impression that anything by prescription carries some risk of death, birth defects, loss of vision, or whatever else bad you can think up. So yeah, I basically don't read that stuff. Or not until later.

I'd say it's a good idea if side effects might include very suggestible syptoms like itching or nausea.