I’m Up Really Early Again Today…

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No idea why.  I wish we could stop treating the symptoms and start figuring out what the hell is going on.  I will be bringing that up with my doc when next I see her.

My shoulder is much better, if itchy.  I called the doc’s office yesterday to see if the results were in from the Friday swab.  They weren’t in, but there was a note in my file that there was a ‘script for me to pick up.  So treatment room switched me to the front desk so I could see if it was actually physically there.  Who could not actually find said ‘script.  Doc wasn’t actually in the office yesterday (so how did she put in that I needed a new ‘script?!?!  That message wasn’t there when I rang on Tuesday!), so I have to ring back today and see if I can get this figured out.  Wow, there were a lot of ‘actuallys’ in that paragraph…

In other news, Account Manager was back in the office yesterday.  She can work 10 days without losing her Maternity Benefits, so she is coming in to help with the yearly Audit.  It was good to have her around.  The girls went and had a long leisurely lunch and a good catch up gabfest.

And that’s all the news that fits on this *lovely* day in Northern Ireland.  That was sarcasm.  If anyone sees the sun today, can they send it this way?  We seem to have misplaced it!

So, Who Was The Genius

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at Microsoft that decided renaming ‘add/remove program’ to ‘programs and features’ for Vista was a good idea?  Thank god for the help search function!

Not much going on really.  Getting some stuff done at work so I can take my weeks holiday with a clear conscience.  Tidying the flat for my cousin’s visit.

That’s about it!

Back To Work Today

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for only 3 days, obviously, then on holiday for week!  I have no idea why I didn’t just take these 3 days and have two full weeks off!  I think my logic was that my DFA is returning from his holiday today and this way we have three days of ‘hand over’ before he’s on his own!

Of course, things have been so quiet at the office, thanks to the July holiday period, its been practically holiday anyway.

Still have only one Director, though, because CEO is in London for a thing today and tomorrow.  He goes about once a month now for this thing he has been appointed to.

I have been making him nervous all this past week anyway, because I kept rushing him to go to his meetings, which would make no SMT in the office, and he was all ‘what are you going to do while I’m gone!?!?!’  The answer was nothing, just messing with him.  Which I told him on Friday last!  He has a good sense of humour.  And a bit of paranoia!

Simon And I Have A New Baby

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This is him.  Isn’t he pretty?  Works well, too.

I am going to be setting up a wireless network in the flat soon.  We will keep our old laptop alive (if I can fix it, its having emotional problems, hence the new baby) and I have a laptop for work, so we could theoretically have 3 computers on the network.  And Simon and I would be able to converse via IM and never speak to each other again…

Yes, it another holiday here in NI.  So Simon and I are going to go do some shopping.  And some tidying of the flat.  And then back to work tomorrow.

Its A Great Feeling…

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Being up on a Monday morning and not have to go to work! YAYAYAYAYA long weekend!

Its a horrible feeling realizing that you forgot to buy coffee! BOOOOOO instant!

In other news, ordered our usual groceries yesterday.  Prices have gone up so far that my usual order is about £25 more than it used to be.  Luckily, with quitting smoking, its not an issue.  Just means one or two less DVDs/Games/Books that Simon and I can buy.  We aren’t nearly in the dire straights that many people are in with these price increases.

Have a nice weekend everyone.  Simon and I are going shopping for a new computer today.  Wish us luck!

Sunday Weigh In…

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Darn.  Gained 2lbs.  But lost a teeny tiny bit in both my hips and my waist.

I knew I wasn’t going to lose this week, as I have not been able to exercise *at all*.  The cyst is right around my shoulder blade, so any movement pulls on it and it hurts.  And I tried to do my crunches/adductors/etc but that either made me have to lie on the cyst or really move my shoulder for position.  So no exercise this week.

Today it is feeling much better, albeit ITCHY, and I am hoping to do some aerobics and strength today.  I have a new DVD I am wanting to try, which has low impact and some abs/back work on it.

So its another week and hopefully I’ll do better.  Don’t think I’ll make my first goal of 10lbs gone by 31st July, however.  Oh well!

I’m Hearing More and More

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people disparaging the youth of today. Saying they’re entitled. And callous. And rude. And so I point this out to them: –

“The children now love luxury; they have bad manners, contempt for
authority; they show disrespect for elders and love chatter in place
of exercise. Children are now tyrants, not the servants of their
households. They no longer rise when elders enter the room. They
contradict their parents, chatter before company, gobble up dainties
at the table, cross their legs, and tyrannize their teachers.”

No one is exactly sure who said that. They are pretty sure it was said somewhere in the 4th or 5th century BCE.

My point? Is that the elder always thinks the younger are bad. Or wrong. Or rude. Its a sign of getting old when you see a bunch of kids simply messing around on the street and all you can think is how annoying they are.

I do think people in general are less polite than they used to be. And I do think there are many many parents out there who do not parent. But I do not think the youth of today are any worse, or better, than I was at their age.

Posting Fool Today

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Saw doc this morning.  Still oozing pus.  She had the nurse take another swab.  I get the first results on Tuesday and the next ones on Thursday.  She think she’ll need to give me another course of penicillin before this is all over.

Simon is actually enjoying squeezing it for me.  He’s such a boy!

So first the doc poked it OUCH.  Then the nurse squeezed and poked some more for her swab DOUBLE OUCH!

Mean medical professionals.

And we are at the July 12th holiday here in Northern Ireland.  Enjoy the parades and the bonfires!! Simon and I will be, as usual, hiding in the flat until its over.

I find myself, these days…

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going more and more ‘crunchy granola’.

I use reusable bags for all my shopping.  I try to buy organic and free range and fair trade products.  I am considering buying a few of these.

I am not really doing it because I think I can save the planet.  I don’t really think the planet needs saving.  Or that we can save it.  I think the planet has been around for 100000000000000s of years and will be just fine on its own.

I do it because I prefer it.  I’d rather have a shopping bag that I can sling over my shoulder rather than one that I have to carry in my hands.  I prefer the taste of organic and free range.  I want to help my fellow man by making sure they get a fair price for their work.  And like the idea that these fold out to a placemat, since I often eat at my desk.

So I may appear ‘crunchy granola’ but I guess I am really not.

In other news, shoulder still oozing pus.  B pointed out last night, on IM, that I am deriving some bit of pleasure from telling people about my pussy shoulder.  She’s right.  Its fun grossing people out!