That's not an infection risk or anything, Kat? Weird!

Ah well, at least it's a "new" problem instead of the same old ones.

Am fighting a headache and not winning particularly well. Trying hard not to think about the phone interview tomorrow.

Oh dear, Kat. That's going to be an adjustment for all of you. I suppose that hole will impact swimming?

and I disbelieve that they have much to tell me about work/life balance other than "sorry, your job sucks for that"

If it's anything like the online sexual harrassment training I'm required to take EVERY YEAR, it comes with a side order of "about that work/life balance thing, the onus is on you to find it and maintain it" and a dash of "don't let it impact your productivity at work."

I just spent the morning with a family friend helping me sort through books and figure out which ones are worth selling (answer: very few). She is one of my dad's high school friends and she's just so lovely. We had a nice time chatting while we went through the books.

I keep getting cards from my high school about updating my information in some directory, so I finally called last night. They were trying to shill a book or a CD with information about graduates, so I opted not to buy anything and provided only minimal information about myself.

It's not exactly hard to find me if you want to. Everyone who ever went to my high school does not need my goddamn phone number.

Today is the first day I've properly left home since the canning.

I'd intended to go to B+N & read some free books,but it's too cold for me to settle. However,my closest B+N is on 3rd Stso maybe I'll read something I actually own on the... BEACH before l finish my errands. Am horribly underdressed in jeans and T-shirt tho.

These females are * presenting *.

Thanks, Kat. He'll be happy as us to hear the news.

Underdressed for the beach? How is that possible?

Grace just had a bath and now we are waiting for a new room. I just used her last pair of underwear, so I guess at some point I will be walking to City Target. Plus, I LIKE City Target!

Hey Kat, I'm heading up to UCLA soon. You're there, yes? It occurs to me that it's probably too late today, but tomorrow I could offer my services if you need an errand run.

Burrell, that would be awesome. Right now we are in the PICU so things are okay for me to leave, except we are waiting for a bed on the floor to open up. I have to run to City Target to get two more things for Grace to wear and some socks. So I think I'm going now, but tomorrow, on the regular floor, it's harder to leave her.

In other news, here's her stoma. [link] It bothers me less without the bandaid, yet I am worried about dirt and germs. So.

Can't see the pic, sorry. Let me know, Kat. You can text or email me. I can bring food or whatevs, I know what it's like to be stuck at the hospital.

Ugh. My skin is having a terrible time. Between the rosacea and the eczema, my face is red and hot and it's sore and itchy. Bleh. I don't mind how bad it looks, it's how bad it feels!

Who was it who recommended Mario Badescu for rosacea? I want to make sure I bought the right stuff. The keratoplast creme soap?