oh my god. .. kermit flail arms!...

that is so cool!!

All the bullshit sucks.

I'm supposed to get blood labs every 3 months. I snuck one in before the shutdown. My rheumatologist was like, if you can go out to get one safely in June, great, but I'm not holding my breath. Results have been unchanging, we aren't changing meds, don't fret it, I'll renew scripts. Just call me immediately if you experience xy or z.

I had a telemedicine appt last week that I assumed was a COVID-19 follow-up, but when I logged on the doctor was deeply confused and said, "It says here that you're overdue for a pap smear. I don't think telemedicine tech has quite advanced enough for us to do those remotely. How about I mark this entire appointment as an error so you don't get billed?"

After the billing issues were taken care of, we had a lovely chat about my virtual background (eagle-vs.-dragon marginalia from an illuminated manuscript, and it turns out she is a huge medieval illuminated manuscripts geek who used to haunt The Cloisters during all her off hours as a medical student in NYC, so that was quite fun (but the pap issue remains unresolved)).

JZ, that's adorable.

On edit: the suspenders, I mean, not the non-pap-smear.

OMG! There were four packages of toilet paper at the grocery store today! So exciting! My first sighting since we went into lockdown!!!

I grabbed one and then realized I haven't gotten into the brick of TP from Costco yet. I don't need it, I just want it because it's been like Unobtanium. I virtuously replaced it and left it for someone else. I hope they will be as happy as can be.

Chicken Waldorf salad for dinner was perfect after a hot day here in the East Bay. Mmmm, grapes and walnuts.

I saw actual Clorox wipes on Sunday and nearly had the same kind of meltdown, Katerina. I didn't buy them, because my stash (from The Before Times) is good, but it was tempting.

Also saw some flour, which I almost went for, but I'm still working my way through the giant bag of Bob's Red Mill. And it may have ruined me for lesser flour, because the two loaves of bread I've made from it have actually been the best I've ever made. I didn't think that the flour could make such a difference...

Going into the office today. I was up and feeding the dog at 7:20, plenty of time to actually get into office on time, but no. Now it's 8:40. I should have been logged on 10 min ago and I am not even showered yet. Poop!

I'm sitting here procrastinating about getting ready for work because I'm resentful and angry still about going to work.

I read an article this morning about local mall openings. Ours and one nearby won't have seating in the food court but one will. And it looks like that one also isn't mandating that dressing rooms be closed.

Also I really want to get a trip to Costco in, well send Matthew but he'd have to take my car (the back of his won't open), and I didn't think of this yesterday when I was off and I don't know my next day off so we have to coordinate about when he will go and dropping me off/picking me up.

We could do instacart but I've noticed that store websites aren't listing everything available for delivery orders and I'd rather have him go and see what is available.

And I think I left a small bottle of hand sanitizer in my jeans pocket Monday and they maybe washed. I hope I didn't lose that hand sanitizer we are running low.

Yay, dip! You look great!

Our parks opened today, with restrictions. The playground equipment is still roped off and they warned against gatherings and such. We'll see. DH is going to run over and see if the dog park is open because the article didn't specifically say. Boat ramps are open though so maybe a boat ride is in my future.

Yesterday was, interesting. Because my doctor is a freak I ended up going to the hospital and getting a bunch of blood work and a contrast type chest CT for lungs and heart stuff. I personally think I pulled a chest muscle swimming, but doctor (because freak) of course thinks heart attack or pneumonia. Don't have the blood stuff back yet, but the scans were all delightfully "unremarkable", or as I pointed out to my family, the only thing about me that is unremarkable. Doctor still wants me to come today for Covid test, which is fine because more than happy to know.