I am probably hunkering down, since it's supposed to pour and possibly flood. Though now I want oysters. Thanks, Matt.

My SiL has been in Nicaragua all week for work, and she was supposed to fly back to Colorado tomorrow, which is directly through the path of the hurricane. Fortunately they put her on a plane to NOLA today, and to Colorado from there.

I know that's minor compared to people who live and work directly in the path, but still. That's a big fucking hurricane.

Yay Maria!

I'm getting a transfusion. Yay?

I want oysters too, except that these days so much food sounds good right up to the point that I start to eat it. This Taco Bell burrito, for example. Maybe if it wasn't left over from lunch.

The LPN who was giving me my weekly shot at first said I hadn't had my blood work done, even though those results are why I'm having a transfusion. Then she read the medicine amount wrong. I can only hope I got the right stuff. The LPN who was actually helpful hasn't been there for several weeks. She was the one who gave me the direct number to the nurse's desk, and last week I was told sternly that I wasn't to call that number. I'm supposed to call the advice nurse, a woman whose brain moves very slowly. I have talked to her maybe 10 times, and she still can't get anywhere near the pronunciation of my name. She wastes about five minutes every call talking about how she's usually good with names. I fear there's been some upheaval that is not in my favor.

Found out a couple friends are in Puerto Vallarta (with a bunch of their friends) right now. Scary, though one of them posted on FB that they're OK for now, as of a few hours ago. Having vacationed there many times it just scares me a little, like, I don't know WTF I would do if there were a huge hurricane coming and the flights were canceled! Especially if I'm not staying in a hotel, and am at a condo or something instead? Yes, it's a much rougher time for those people who live there, and whose homes may be destroyed and will have to choose to stay there or go, if there's devastation after, and months of rebuilding. Totally worse for them. But in the moment...they speak Spanish. They maybe have a car and can evacuate, or know when/where busses run and can at least try to get a ticket. I wouldn't.

I'm eating oysters right now!

You oyster loving people are strange. t nothing from the sea

Oysters chopped up, breaded, and baked with mushrooms and cheese or herb seasoning are great. I wouldn't eat raw oysters unless I were literally starving.

FRANK???

Jesse wins!

It's nice, but part of me is like why put me through it in the first place?

Right? I have my suspicions, and they don't reflect well on the higher-ups is all I'll say.

Oysters Rockefeller are delicious, but I've had less luck with raw oysters for some reason. Although when I had them crazy fresh, just harvested off the Pacific coast in the San Juan Islands? Delicious.

Congrats, Maria! Hope you have a relaxing and wonderful weekend.

I'm exhausted. As per usual. Again.

Found out a couple friends are in Puerto Vallarta (with a bunch of their friends) right now.

A high school friend of mine is there too. Hoping he is okay.

Completely unrelatedly, now I want oysters.