Yes,hope that 45 turns out to be so much better than you have feared.

Thanks, Nora, I appreciate the thought. I probably didn't help my cause by (1) drinking too much the last few days and (2) not eating terribly well, and the self-sabotage is finally getting really apparent today. It's funny (in a not fun way) how easy it is to slip into bad behavior and not realize the fact until later when it catches up.

Oh well, I always preferred making resolutions around my birthday rather than at New Years and I think I have a couple I have to work on now.

Anyway, I need to start simple, like with a shower. Maybe get laundry done so I feel like I've done something constructive this weekend. I need to eat, but I'm not feeling remotely hungry right now.

probably didn't help my cause by (1) drinking too much the last few days and (2) not eating terribly well, and the self-sabotage is finally getting really apparent today.

Ugh, I know this one well. Hope today is productive and helps bring you back up to baseline. I recommend watching some fun TV on DVD and maybe doing some cooking?

Sorry your birthday was - as Matilda would put it - poopy. May the day off be a good bounce back for you, Frank.

Hoping the poor start brings you a great year. and I hope that getting one or two things accomplished makes a difference . It usually work for me

Hope you feel better frank!

After last nights scooter drama, this morning I called to change my flight to tomorrow (after finding out I can do the stuff thurs/fri instead of wed/thurs which wasn't working)...only to find out tomorrow's flights are sold out. So had to get the ok from boss to stay an extra day and then race the fuck around packing--I thought I'd have all today to do that and laundry and so on! Agh.

Got up v early thinking I could check if later was ok or if it had to be cancelled all together and then Go back to sleep!! But no.

I did not know fentanyl was that much stronger than morphine. Good god. They doubled me up on that for my nerve block and I still cried like a baby. I wonder how it ranks with dilaudid.

Also, Kate, welcome back! Can't wait to hear stories and see pics.

Thanks, lady! We'll probably get some pics up this weekend. It's weird to be back at work today. Also, less fun than honeymooning.

So glad to hear about your great date with St. Woot! I gather there's some background info I missed (no way I can catch up on two weeks' worth of Bitches & Natter right now) but he sounds very promising.

I used you and your DH as an example tonight of folks who met on OKC.

Yay! It worked for us! I have a couple friends who have just taken the OKC plunge. Here's hoping for good results all around. Is St. Woot an OKC find?

Shower and shave have been achieved. Marginal improvement (at least I don't feel quite as gross). Now to find my motivation. I think the feral dust bunnies at it.