sj, you have definitely earned several New Parent badges today! Sounds like a good day.

askye, I continue to be proud of the way you advocate for yourself and are proactive in finding what works for you. It takes a Herculean amount of effort.

Hi, my Bitches. Been reading along but quiet. Worked a lot this week which resulted in a screaming migraine so that my one night off is spent recovering from a muscle relaxant nap before going back to sleep. Tomorrow I have to do All The Things, including decide on a place to live. The best option in terms of layout and price and size has a location I don't really like and no yard, which means I'm going to have to walk Frankie every time he needs to go out. No more doing what I'm doing now, which is sitting in my pjs on the back porch while he does his business. I can't bring myself to pull the trigger on it, even though I doubt we'll find better and don't really have time to look. That is, if someone else hasn't grabbed it already.

Pretty down about it all and having trouble coming to terms with it. Blah.

I thought there was more but I guess not.

Ginger this made me think of you and your lab dramas (and those of some other Buddhists) (Thanks autocorrect--Buffistas, not Buddhists!)

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Argh. My computer has been on its last legs for a while, and I think it's now had it. It won't start up, and I tried all the suggestions I could find, and nothing worked. So, probably need to buy a new computer. Also sinuses hurt like hell, and ankle is starting to hurt, and I'm going to be paying off this credit card bill and paying back what I borrowed from my parents forever, and this is just not a good day.

I say this because I know you all understand: FUCK YOU, SINUSES.

My parents said they get me a new computer as a birthday and Chanukah present. So, that's one thing I don't need to worry about.

Well done, parents of Hil!

I did something to my knee. Well actually several years ago I twisted my knee getting out of the car and it hurt but then stopped so I never had it looked at. Occasionally it will start hurting me again. Like today.

At some point I need to have it checked out. But not right now. Unless it keeps hurting. I can't use an Ace knee brace, at least the last time I tried the largest size I could find it was still too small. I'll again tomorrow though.

I don't even have anything to take for the pain because I'm out of OTC pain killers and keep meaning to get some but then forget.

Ugh, askye. Would ice help, maybe?

I'm going to go tomorrow to the computer store on campus, since I get a faculty discount there, and get the new computer and put it on the credit card that I have that my parents pay for. (I almost never use that card, but my mom likes for me to have it in case of emergencies.)

Feel better, askye!

Hil, I'm glad your parents are able to help you out.

I had my baby shower today. It was very nice, and I got a ridiculous amount of gifts. I mostly got clothes rather than items from my registry. ltc is going to be the best dressed baby ever.

I'm a side sleeper and normally that's not an issue -- except when I need to keep my leg elevated/propped up. Which is what I needed to do last night. I tried. But I finally gave up and wedged a pillow between my knees and tried to sleep on my side.

Woke up thinking I wasn't in pain until I started moving around and bent over. It doesn't hurt as bad as yesterday but I also managed to get a crick in my neck/shoulders so I called out. Hey not for anxiety or mental health! which sucks but still.

At some point I'm going to hobble myself down to a pharmacy and buy OTC pain killers and see if I can find a knee sleeve/brace thing that will fit.

I'll go to therapy but that means going up a steep flight of stairs (therapists office is in a converted Victorian home. At least I think it's Victorain. It was a house and isn't Colonial style). That will not be fun. I'm sitting in bed with the Chromebook and have my leg elevated, which seems to help.