As of today, I'm technically eligible for vaccination because of BMI, which I feel some kind of way about much like everyone else.

Right there with you.

Hugs and love to everyone.

Hi sj. How is your shoulder doing? How's ltc?

Timelies all!

Today was my telework day, and as usual, I finished my work before lunch.

I am sad and tired as well. Holding all of you in my heart.

We did get raises this year, 2.5% for me, which does not seem like enough to get excited about but is better than a poke in the eye with a sharp stick. Haven't gotten our appraisals back but the raise hit on today's paycheck which is odd but kind of nice (I would be bummed if I hadn't gotten one after finding that out and not having an appraisal to know why, though)

And my new (refurbished) phone came today and I successfully moved the SIM card and it's restoring from backup so it will be as if nothing disrupted my phone having soon enough. I assume.

We have made a dog training plan and mr. flea is getting his shot (J&J) tonight. I am trying to see the good things on a cold rainy day.

I am trying to see the good things on a cold rainy day.

It's so icky out there and I have to leave in 15 minutes to go pick my Dad up at Christ Hospital, where he had some heart testing done (good news: everything is stable!) and take him home to Mt. Washington. My bright point is that the Anderson LaRosa's has gluten-free pizza, so I am damn well getting a pizza (and salad) and bringing it home and eating it self-righteously. Plus my Dad might want a pizza so he doesn't have to cook tonight, either. But this is mostly about me wanting pizza.

We have to decide by Friday if the kids will go back to school in person, 5 days as of March 31, or stay virtual, in a format still pretty vague but I *think* basically livestreaming from the classrooms where their classmates are. I have already flip-flopped on which choice I think is right 25 times. Both kids want to stay remote, but I don't think teenagers necessarily know what's best for them. (I mean, staying in your room watching videos 24/7 is probably not best for them, and this is their activity of choice when allowed to choose.)

I don't think teenagers necessarily know what's best for them.

Man, that is the truth.

We did get raises this year, 2.5% for me, which does not seem like enough to get excited about but is better than a poke in the eye with a sharp stick.

Way better! Good news.

It's frickin' cold in San Francisco this morning.

I know the time for this has passed, but HA HA HA. It was 16 degrees here when I went out for my walk this morning

Huh. Kaiser tells me that I have a high-risk medical condition that will make me eligible to be vaccinated mid-March. I wonder what it is. Also, oh, hey, it's mid-March.

Did I say this here already? A friend of mine who thought she wasn't up yet got a notification from her healthcare provider, and got the J&J shot last week and is done! So, you know, take what you can get.

Because I'm a weirdo and keep going back to the website, it looks like my most convenient CVS is now giving vaccines, which is exciting. I still figure I'll end up getting it from my doctor's office, but we'll see...

I picked my dad up at the hospital, he turned down pizza because he wanted a tuna salad sub from Subway, but I got my pizza (and salad -- why is salad made by a restaurant always better than the salad you can make at home???). And since Dad is fully vaccinated and I have home-grown antibodies, I got to hug him for the first time in over a year.