Good grief, it's a damned shame what people have to go through just to get their medication.

askye, continuing ~ma for your grandmother. I hope everything goes well.

My three-day marathon headache has finally let up, but now my guts are sending distress signals. I'm in a resentful existential grumpy funk.

I'm sorry about the bs required to get you your meds, Hil. Especially just as the school year is starting.

The last time I went to my doctor after finally getting up the energy to ask for anxiety meds so that I can sleep, she gave me something that said I couldn't take it while breastfeeding, despite our having a long conversation about how I was still breastfeeding and couldn't take anything that was prohibited for that. I haven't called to ask for something different because I'm pretty sure I would have to go in to the office and physically pick up a prescription, and I just don't have the energy at the moment. Although, according to the fitbit, I'm averaging 3 hours and 50 minutes of sleep a night. So, I should probably do something.

Yeah. At least all my classes are on one side of campus this year, and next to my office. That will lower the stress on my joints. And next semester, I'm probably going to be teaching entirely online, which will be kind of weird, but pretty easy on my joints.

For your amusement, I think this article may have the title of the day.

And, for Harry Potter fans, there's this.

edited to add second story

There is a new therapist down the street. I called today and spoke to her and she is going to fit me into her schedule in the next couple weeks. Keeping my fingers crossed that she's not crazier than I am.

Good: meet a cute girl at an event, even if you don't really get to flirt or talk

Better: see her on tinder a couple months later

Best: it's a match!

Worst: message her and she doesn't write back. Grr.

I hope the therapist works out.

Update on Grandma is she slept most of today. Which is good. Right now it looks like no more procedures she just has to heal but it also means if she's awake tomorrow she'll be confused. Someone has been with her 24 hours a day. From what I understand my Dad, his siblings and one uncles ex wife have been taking shifts. (my other uncle's wife is a nurse but I don't think she could get time off from work). They may also be trying to limit the number of people involved.

Fingers crossed for new therapist, sj. That would be ideal.

askye, glad your grandma's doing all right.

meara, dating is the most frustrating thing in the world.

My dang blood pressure has gone back up, after being fairly normal for months. My eating habits haven't gotten worse, maybe even a little better, so the only culprits I can find are either that I haven't gone to the gym in two weeks, and possibly the inordinate amount of stress I've been under at work in the same last two weeks. Alas, I don't have any more Valium, because my doctor thinks a person with sleep apnea shouldn't have relaxants because I might take them at night and DIE. I assured him I wasn't that dumb, he was unconvinced. So I don't have anything "industrial strength" to help me calm down when things get really stressful. Which is okay, I'll deal, but I would like to still have that tool in my toolbox.

Maybe she is just thinking about what to say, meara. still, argh.

I did too much walking today, and my ankle was swollen, and then I accidentally kicked myself right in the swollen part when I was taking my shoes off, and ow, and sleep is just not happening tonight. I'm trying to work out whether I can do enough class prep tomorrow at home, if I go to my office to make copies and film some online class videos over the weekend.