My doctor is AWESOME. Since my dental insurance doesn't kick in until Thursday I went to see if he could do something for me in the meantime so that I don't end up with an infected head. And, you know, it hurts like a bitch.
He is never stingy with his prescription pad. I got drugs, and then he asked if I I wanted a painkiller. When I declined, he asked if I was sure, and said to call him if I changed my mind. I've still got the Tylenol 3 stuff from the dentist that I never took. I'm too scared to take anything more than over the counter painkillers. No idea why.
Anyway, here's to another round of (stronger) antibiotics. Hello, yogurt.
I think a sore mouth is a great excuse to make rice pudding.
Also, after the first, let's get this dental party started. Don't let me procrastinate!!
27 February 2012
ow
Well, tooth is infected again. I can make an appointment at my new, insurance-approved dentist on March first. Really? You couldn't wait three days to get re-infected there, tooth?? Why am I not surprised. I love to get sick at the most inconvenient times.
26 February 2012
wet food whores
This morning I got up, fed the cat, and opened the door. It's glorious outside, and also I've been cooking a pot of soup in the crock pot on low for about 20 hours now and the beans are STILL not cooked. The last time I cooked beans in the crock pot, they were done after 8 hours on low. Don't get it. Cranked it up to high, and it really smells like soup in here. Pumpkin ate and went outside to bug the squirrels.
I went inside the house to get a cup of coffee, and when I came back I startled a cat eating the rest of Pumpkin's breakfast. But it wasn't Sheetrock, as usual. It was a completely new cat that I've never seen. No idea which neighbor it belongs to. Random cats waltzing inside. Nice.
I went inside the house to get a cup of coffee, and when I came back I startled a cat eating the rest of Pumpkin's breakfast. But it wasn't Sheetrock, as usual. It was a completely new cat that I've never seen. No idea which neighbor it belongs to. Random cats waltzing inside. Nice.
25 February 2012
money and food and a cute old man
This morning's plans included going to the farmer's market to get some fresh produce. Try and get this healthy-eating and cooking thing kick-started again.
Then I paid some bills. I spent a lot of freaking money this month! There's none left!
So it will be pantry meals and freezer veggies this week. And what I mean by that, is I'll eat the bread in my fridge and make some strange meals with canned beans and the sad celery in my fridge.
I seriously need to get the hang of this cooking thing already. It's bothering me that it's been 5 years since I declared it's time to learn, and I still cook very little. And a lot of things still turn out weird. Hm.
Also, I have another patient encounter: The other morning at work I was leaving the lab to get some breakfast, and I encountered an old man in the hallway. I said good morning, and he said that he had come to see his wife, but she had fallen asleep so he was wandering around until she woke back up. So we chatted for a minute and he was just SO DARN CUTE. Whenever I run into these cute old people I wish I had the time to just sit for a few minutes and talk to them. It's also interesting to put faces and situations with the patients' names that I see on the tubes morning after morning.
Then I paid some bills. I spent a lot of freaking money this month! There's none left!
So it will be pantry meals and freezer veggies this week. And what I mean by that, is I'll eat the bread in my fridge and make some strange meals with canned beans and the sad celery in my fridge.
I seriously need to get the hang of this cooking thing already. It's bothering me that it's been 5 years since I declared it's time to learn, and I still cook very little. And a lot of things still turn out weird. Hm.
Also, I have another patient encounter: The other morning at work I was leaving the lab to get some breakfast, and I encountered an old man in the hallway. I said good morning, and he said that he had come to see his wife, but she had fallen asleep so he was wandering around until she woke back up. So we chatted for a minute and he was just SO DARN CUTE. Whenever I run into these cute old people I wish I had the time to just sit for a few minutes and talk to them. It's also interesting to put faces and situations with the patients' names that I see on the tubes morning after morning.
22 February 2012
out with the old
'Tis the headache season. Every year when spring starts to hit I get the damn headache from hell that does not go away for several months. Magic pills take it down to a dull, manageable pain, but then it's back again.
At work, we are trading in this tired old dinosaur
for a comparatively newer model. OoOoO shiny.
We've
had both sitting in the tiny lab for months now, the new one taunting us in its shrink-wrapped glory, right next to the old one. We're finally
starting to get it up and running. I'm sure much stress will
occur before they're switched out completely, but it's exciting to be
getting a "new to us" instrument.
The analyzer we currently use is over 20 years old... in laboratory technology that's insanely old. Literally, the computer monitor that accompanies it does not have a mouse. It's a tiny step up from the black screen with green writing. It has a floppy drive. It prints to a dot matrix printer. The paper that feeds into it is one long perforated sheet with the little strips that you tear off on the sides. When is the last time that you've seen that in any modern workplace?? But, it's functional on most days.
The problem we have lately is, our lab is inside of an old hospital. That does not have central air in the rooms. We have large window unit air conditioners- two of them on the back wall that is composed of windows. It's glorious to have a work area with a view. I've mentioned it before; most labs do not have windows. We have an entire wall of windows. On the 3rd floor. On nice days it's such a mood booster.
However, windows do not provide much insulation. On cold days, it doesn't matter. But we don't get many of those. Our window units would sufficiently cool the room, if we didn't have them blocked by two large chemistry analyzers, both of which are running and producing their own heat.
So it's about 80 degrees in there. Moving around in a lab coat easily makes you sweat. It's gross. And it's murder for these headaches. I've stopped wearing my lab coat except when I'm processing specimens; it's just too darn hot.
It's also not good for the old analyzer, which throws temper tantrums when the temperature fluctuates too much. When I calibrate at 5am, it's much cooler than when the sun comes up and things get up and running for the day. Meaning we have to deal with temper tantrums. It's so fun.
BUT I'm excited. This is something that we've all been looking forward to for a while. It's a little strange learning how to use the new instrument, but I think things will be a lot smoother once we get the hang of it.
At work, we are trading in this tired old dinosaur
for a comparatively newer model. OoOoO shiny.
The analyzer we currently use is over 20 years old... in laboratory technology that's insanely old. Literally, the computer monitor that accompanies it does not have a mouse. It's a tiny step up from the black screen with green writing. It has a floppy drive. It prints to a dot matrix printer. The paper that feeds into it is one long perforated sheet with the little strips that you tear off on the sides. When is the last time that you've seen that in any modern workplace?? But, it's functional on most days.
The problem we have lately is, our lab is inside of an old hospital. That does not have central air in the rooms. We have large window unit air conditioners- two of them on the back wall that is composed of windows. It's glorious to have a work area with a view. I've mentioned it before; most labs do not have windows. We have an entire wall of windows. On the 3rd floor. On nice days it's such a mood booster.
However, windows do not provide much insulation. On cold days, it doesn't matter. But we don't get many of those. Our window units would sufficiently cool the room, if we didn't have them blocked by two large chemistry analyzers, both of which are running and producing their own heat.
So it's about 80 degrees in there. Moving around in a lab coat easily makes you sweat. It's gross. And it's murder for these headaches. I've stopped wearing my lab coat except when I'm processing specimens; it's just too darn hot.
It's also not good for the old analyzer, which throws temper tantrums when the temperature fluctuates too much. When I calibrate at 5am, it's much cooler than when the sun comes up and things get up and running for the day. Meaning we have to deal with temper tantrums. It's so fun.
BUT I'm excited. This is something that we've all been looking forward to for a while. It's a little strange learning how to use the new instrument, but I think things will be a lot smoother once we get the hang of it.
19 February 2012
purchases
I've always wanted a handheld vacuum.
This thing is SO MUCH FUN! Bought it on a whim, it was only 15 bucks! I've already vacuumed the floors of my car. I had to shampoo my driver's side floor mat this morning because it was getting stinky. Not to mention I track in all kinds of germs from the lab on my shoes every day. Gross.
Yesterday I ordered 80 dollars worth of bread from that amazing place in San Antonio. Eighty dollars would probably buy you about 35 loaves of regular bread. Gluten free bread... not so much.
I was only going to order a loaf of bread and some rolls, but shipping was 17 bucks. However, shipping was a mere 5 bucks on a 75 dollar order. I figured I might as well spend my money on something *tangible rather than shipping costs. I have the freezer space, and I love that bread.
Sigh. I wish I was back at Sunday brunch with Chris again. Good times.
I also bought 4 cases of cat food because it was on super sale at Petco. Again, free shipping on a larger order means I don't have to buy cat food for a while.
That means I'll be getting packages in the mail this week. I love getting packages in the mail.
*Ash I used your word!
18 February 2012
sleep,interrupted.
Recipe for a bad night's sleep:
1 Cat, trippin balls coming out of anesthesia, who is afraid of thunderstorms on a normal, non-trippy day.
1 Thunderstorm
All night, she was either glued to me or wobbling around freaking out. Poor drunk kitty.
Hunger drove us both from our beds. She seems to have calmed a little this morning, and is a little more sure-footed.
One tooth was pulled, which makes me feel terrible that it got so bad. I'm sure it was painful while it was sitting there rotting in her mouth. There's still a little dried blood around her mouth, but she doesn't look quite so pitiful anymore. Two hundred thirty dollars and ten days of antibiotics, and I no longer have to worry about it.
And I'm going back to bed kuz my fricken head hurts. Again.
1 Cat, trippin balls coming out of anesthesia, who is afraid of thunderstorms on a normal, non-trippy day.
1 Thunderstorm
All night, she was either glued to me or wobbling around freaking out. Poor drunk kitty.
Hunger drove us both from our beds. She seems to have calmed a little this morning, and is a little more sure-footed.
One tooth was pulled, which makes me feel terrible that it got so bad. I'm sure it was painful while it was sitting there rotting in her mouth. There's still a little dried blood around her mouth, but she doesn't look quite so pitiful anymore. Two hundred thirty dollars and ten days of antibiotics, and I no longer have to worry about it.
And I'm going back to bed kuz my fricken head hurts. Again.
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