Sigh. Person responded all "um, so is this a date? I'm not in a place to date right now sorry" like yeah, we made out but you weren't sure if this was a date???!?

I'm sorry, msbelle.

I'm sorry, meara, and I share your frustration. "Luckily" in I'm a grad school + work combo that barely lets me get sleep so dating cannot happen, but yeah, it is so frustrating.

I saw Jagged Little Pill last night. I think if you like Alainis you'll like it. The music is good. The performances are really good. There are some very cool things they do in the story-telling. My one gripe is that the following things are addressed in the show:

Climate change, gender identity, sexuality, rape, white privilege, inter-racial adoption, male privilege, opioid abuse, family dynamics/gender roles, class issues, academic pressure on youth, mental health stigma

It is a lot. Some is more organic and not stressed so much, but I think as big plot points, maybe they went one too many.

Ugh, meara. I'm sorry. You are awesome and deserve better.

Continuing job~ma, msbelle.

I locked my keys in the trunk of the car after getting groceries today and had to wait a half hour outside in the cold because my coat was also locked in the car. I'm so sick of my inability to do anything right lately.

... I was going to say, "But what about....????" and couldn't come up with anything.

Edit: that was in response to msbelle, of course.

sj, be gentle with yourself.

I was trying to figure out if that was directed at me because that's how much I can't stand myself right now.

Yikes sj that sucks!! And here I was mad I sat on my $20 pair of glasses last night and broke them! That's def worse.

That said, I also feel like having to follow up on life things like a parking ticket and bills and a doctors office that hasn't called me back about scheduling a scan...it feels like So Much Effort. Like how can I possibly be expected to do that AND my job? ...even though I'm not actually working THAT hard and I don't have a commute or kids or pets. I may need some sunshine. Seattle has been SUPER gloomy this winter

Cindy, how is your son doing?

Thanks for asking. He's been back at school for two weeks, which is wonderful after a year off. He's been doing great since the surgery in October, with the caveat that one of his liver enzyme tests is off and we don't yet know why (altho he had a fibro scan and the results were good).

His gut has been acting up this week. It's the first time since surgery. We're not sure if it's stress, food choices, just a coincidence, or if his Crohn's is flaring again. (We were hoping for years of remission after surgery, not months.) I've kind of had to stick that in a box, because like the liver situation, it's a wait-and-see scenario. He'll have another infusion in a few weeks and they'll test for inflammation then.

msbelle, I'm sorry about the job interviews. I hope you find something great, somewhere you enjoy working. Did you find a way to warm up your temporary sleeping situation?

sj, I am sorry you're feeling like that. I hate that feeling, and when it bites, it really bites.

meara, I'm sorry for the shitty dating sitch, too.

In other news, Republicans suck so hard, I'm surprised they haven't turned themselves into vacuums.

Teppy, how is Carrot Husband?

Teppy, how is Carrot Husband?

Recovery is going really well. He's taking 3 little walks a day, adding a minute each day (like, yesterday was 3 walks of 7 minutes, and today is 3 walks of 8 minutes, etc; it drops down to 2 walks a day when the time hits 12 or 13 minutes per walk). His energy is good, and he's napping when he needs to. A home health nurse has visited twice this week and says he's doing great. People who have visited this week said he sure doesn't seem like someone who just had heart surgery last week (although if they could see all the incisions and bruising, they'd change their tune).

I have to help him shower, which is actually physically taxing for me (pretty sure I pulled a big muscle in my middle back that wraps around my ribs, and it really fucking hurts), and he keeps interrupting me when I'm trying to read really dirty fanfic, but other than that, having him around 24/7 is a pretty good thing so far. He'll be off work for at least 1 more week, maybe 2, so we'll see how long it takes for one of us to murderize the other.

Timelies all!

Tomorrow is the annual FSGW Mid-Winter festival. We'll see how much we get to do while keeping Mr. S occupied.