What I'm working toward now that I've a job (after I've paid off my landlord, a friend who lent me money while at my worst, and the CC bill):

A good digital SLR
A Boston Terrier
A cruiser bike
A Wii
A trip to Mexico or Hawaii,
and a tummy tuck.

I have no expectation that I'll get the first one or the last two in the remotely near future, but since it's a WISH list, I'll go ahead and wish. And I feel no shame for wanting a tummy tuck. So there.

Two nights ago, my sweetie, Bold, got up in the middle of the night to use the loo. When he climbed back into bed, I apparently smiled, giggled, and said "Blinkies are fun."

I don't remember that part. What I DO remember is that when he settled in, I awoke enough to ask him where he'd been, to which he replied, "the bathroom."

"Oh, I need to go, too," I said. "Will you walk me there?" At which point I looked around and realized I was not, in fact, on the playa, but was at home, in... read more

On the Tuesday before I left for the playa, an ad for an associate attorney came across the wire on one of my professional listservs. It was for a small firm in the town immediately to the north of seattle. On a whim, I sent them my materials which, among other things, included a rather chatty, informally written cover letter (OH MY GOD I USED CONTRACTIONS! Collective gasp!!). I said I'd be out of town from the 24th through the 5th, but if they were interested, I could be reached at...

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... or was that a really challenging burn?

Need to get my thyroid meds refilled.

Scenario 1:

Call the MD's office, to get them to reup the Rx. They've never filled this Rx for me - my old doc did - but my bloodwork showed no change, so no med change either. I leave a message with receptionist, telling her what dosage and frequency I need (I"ve been on it for 5 years...). Nurse calls me back that evening to confirm the dosage. Go to pharmacy the next day, dosage and refill frequency are wrong. By a wide margin. Call MD'... read more