dcp video open in another tab for later. BTW, thanks, dcp, for reaching out and being supportive. I, as per usual, am existing mostly in my own head, so I realize I never really responded, but I wanted you to know I do appreciate it!
Love the story of meara's dream. You know it was a dream because if msbelle did feel the need to kill a man (he totally deserved it!), she would have already had disposal plans and alibis in place. (Not that I am calling you homicidal, my very dear friend, I just have that much respect for your organizational skills!)
I only got my Covid booster #2 last month. Had to postpone my shingles vaccine. I'll have to check with the oncologist about their position on flu vaccines in combo with radiation & chemo.
Spotted in dcp's previous taglines: "Just because someone carries it well doesn't mean it isn't heavy." That's a good one.
Sunday was the celebration of life for my nephew. Went as well as can be expected. Weather was so gross. We released butterflies at the end, which was nice. My aunt came in from Michigan, so I drove back up on Monday to spend some time with everyone. Love her to death, but she seems to have no filters when she speaks sometimes. My cousin (nephew's mom) texted me about it after I came home. I was worried that Aunt S might have hurt her feelings with one or two slightly thoughtless things she said, but I wasn't going to bring it up. Turns out Cousin L brought it up because she was worried that Aunt S had hurt *my* feelings. So, glad my cousin continues to support me, even when she's in the middle of the hardest situation ever. Used my 1 day of Bereavement to do nothing but recover yesterday. I'm thankful I did because the weekend really took a lot out of me. As side effects go, I'm pretty sure exhaustion is one of the easiest to deal with, but it is the real deal, I tell you what.
Came home from DragonCon with strep. Woo.
{{{Dana}}}
Hope the day of rest helped, Epic. Exhaustion is no joke on its own and will just intensify anything else you have to try to cope with
Aha, I can get a flu shot, it's not listed as an available appointment because I don't need an appointment, I just need to ask for it when I go for anything else. So that's all set.
thanks, dcp, for reaching out
You're welcome. It was so weird to get the card back the first time, marked "no such address" when I knew perfectly well it was a valid address. I just put it in a new (larger) envelope and sent it out again with the exact same label. I'm glad it got to you eventually.
As side effects go, I'm pretty sure exhaustion is one of the easiest to deal with, but it is the real deal, I tell you what.
Yep. Rest when you need to. Stay hydrated. Stay nourished.
I forgot to take my meds with me to work this morning, so once I was done with the morning meetings I packed up and came home, will finish the day WFH and get back to the "normal" routine tomorrow.
Not a disaster, and an easy recovery, but still an embarrassing lapse.
It looks like we weathered the weather as it shouldn't be more than 72 in SF today.
I'm off to a Fancy Lunch this afternoon with a friend, after doing my run this morning and JZ and I handling a Zoom call.
I managed to spill my coffee all over the neighbor's steps on the way in the door this morning (post-run) so I'm seriously caffeine deprived.
I’ve got to figure out when to get my 2nd shingles vaccine. I should have done it yesterday.
Boo hiss. Sick today. Started a bit yesterday. Sore throat, coughing, stuffed up, a bit of a fever. I took some cold stuff. Tested negative, but staying isolated. Sunday evening was the first time in years I was indoors with a lot of people partying and I fear it was a mistake. Really annoyed because we have been so careful for so long! Not pleased. A bit of it's just a cold ~ma would be grand.
I’ve got to figure out when to get my 2nd shingles vaccine. I should have done it yesterday.
I got my 2nd shingles shot a couple of weeks ago, and I had a huge* itchy sore welt for about 9 days. I am a damn delicate flower. Although I didn't get any flu-like symptoms, so that was nice.
*("Huge" = about the size of an egg in diameter. It was crazy.)
Laura, fingers crossed for a plain old cold that goes away quickly!
I didn’t have any issues with the second Shingles one.
(You can really spot us over-50s in the vax convos haha)
I hear flu might be bad this year so I’ll get that soon. I’m trying to understand the recommendations for the new Covid. I’ve heard that with the most recent variants fading it might be wise to time it for a few weeks in advance of any big expected events or get togethers instead of going for it right away. But I don’t know when those will be I’m not that well organized!
