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12:09PM, I am stuck at work and desperately looking forward to my day off tomorrow. It has been a long long couple of days. Been a very slow morning so I did what I have been putting off for a long time. I started a blog. I have no idea what I am doing but guess I will figure it out along the way. Katy, your tattoo looks great!!! Did you design it yourself? I bet you were beat after all of that. I keep thinking I would like one, but the cost and the fact I am a bit of a wuss when it comes to needles keeps me from doing it.
Terri, it is great to see you posting again.
Chris, no, I found the image in this book: Danger in Cat World. I'm not at all artistic, but I can sometimes "see" things in my head, and I did have an artist in Minneapolis who was practically psychic. Between the two of us, we came up with this, the bottom left on my arm:
The basis of the one on my ankle was provided by my soul sister, but I've built a lot around it. I'm bad with needles, too, but this is different somehow. But yes, they ARE expensive. I had to save a good while for this one.
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Chris hope your day goes well!
4:56 p.m. EDT Finished one book and moving on to the next in the series. Had a book in the mail today - wOOt! Any day with a book in the mail is a good day! :-)
Katy, your new tattoo--and the old ones--look awesome! I could never get one because of the needles (plus I'm too old).
Chris, enjoy your day off--you deserve it!
Janie, hope you had some great family time.
3:39am EDT. Can't sleep, leg hurts, meds aren't working, but at least I have a good book to distract me. Taking a break now to check out GR. Hub and I both got haircuts today. That always feels good. Spent the afternoon watching baseball and had a simple dinner of club sandwiches and fresh corn on the cob. Hub has also been working all afternoon to figure out a song on his guitar. I enjoy it when he plays. It takes me back to the days when we were dating and the early days of our marriage when he was a professional musician. Personally, I could listen forever to a song and I would never be able to figure out how to play the music! I can't sing either, simply cannot carry a tune. Larry was very tolerant though when the kids were little and I sang to them all the time. Thinking about stuff like that makes me long for grandchildren. Some day...
Back to reading. Have a great Sunday all you GR people!
Chris, enjoy your day off--you deserve it!
Janie, hope you had some great family time.
3:39am EDT. Can't sleep, leg hurts, meds aren't working, but at least I have a good book to distract me. Taking a break now to check out GR. Hub and I both got haircuts today. That always feels good. Spent the afternoon watching baseball and had a simple dinner of club sandwiches and fresh corn on the cob. Hub has also been working all afternoon to figure out a song on his guitar. I enjoy it when he plays. It takes me back to the days when we were dating and the early days of our marriage when he was a professional musician. Personally, I could listen forever to a song and I would never be able to figure out how to play the music! I can't sing either, simply cannot carry a tune. Larry was very tolerant though when the kids were little and I sang to them all the time. Thinking about stuff like that makes me long for grandchildren. Some day...
Back to reading. Have a great Sunday all you GR people!
Terri, you are NEVER too old. In one of my tattoo magazines, I saw a lovely elder woman - she had to have been at least 80 - with a gorgeous butterfly tattooed on her cheek. :-) Sorry to hear about the pain. As I suspected, my pain clinic discharged me, so I'm screwed. I'll have to go off my meds and live with the pain and am NOT looking forward to it... *sigh*4:12 a.m. EDT Going to start another book, but probably go to sleep soonish. I think we'll be hitting the pub in the afternoon for a pint or two, as it's hubby's day off. Hope you all have a great day!
My dad got his first tattoo when he was in his 40s, and a couple friends did too. It's no big deal I don't think nowadays, loads of peoples have em :) I've got one on my wrist, it's my cat's name with a little star above it, but that was before I had my kid, so I want his name on me now too. I'd also like my dog's paw print somewhere, but haven't decided where to put it. And maybe the Unfound symbols from Dark Tower somewhere too, lol. I have a friend though who is like addicted to getting them, she has so many I've lost count. Same with my brother in law, he's covered with em up his arms, hands, neck, shoulders, chest, legs. He was another one who didn't start getting them til later in life, but once he did he just kept going.It's 9:16 a.m now, I'm just chilling sitting here on the couch checking up with groups, mostly being bored :)
Hey, I'm in my 50's and wouldn't hesitate for a minute to get another tattoo if I feel the urge to do so. Got up early this morning in an attempt to actually get some reading done. Sitting at the table on GR's and reading in peace for once. It's really quiet around here in the mornings. Otherwise, not so much. Hope everyone has a great day!
Katy wrote: "As I suspected, my pain clinic discharged me, so I'm screwed. I'll have to go off my meds and live with the pain and am NOT looking forward to it... *sigh*"OMG! I hope you have some kind of stash. I feel for ya. Did they give you anything at all? Something to help hold you over to you find another doctor or something? I would literally die if that happened to me.
IMOP The only tattoo's worth a damn are Tribal Tat's BUT you should only be allowed to wear your own tribe's tattoo's hence I could wear Celtic symbols. I have know hundreds of people with tattoo's and practically every single one of them has regretted them.It is ironic that David Beckham who did more than any one to make tattoo's fashionable is more of an icon for his skin than for his football skills, the main trouble I find with Tattoo's is that people never think before hand of what they are going to have done, so it just ends up looking awful.
And don't get me started on the discrete lady tattoo flower, little bird etc I just think it looks cheap, I have a real bad vibe about tattoo's on women, which is kinda weird as I am a really non-judgemental guy!
Sorry Katy :( - I've experienced my fair share of pain and it's no fun.
9:19 AM. Up a few minutes before The Boy (Mark), so while he's still asleep, I'm reading with a delicious cup of coffee with chocolate caramel creamer. When he wakes up, I'll make cinnamon rolls for breakfast. Not sure what we're doing today, but I have kind of been wanting new workout shoes. He might have forgotten..oh well. Happy Sunday!!!
9:20 AM. Guess who is up? Gizmo!!!! She came twinkling in here to eat. Her charms on her collar sound like twinkling when she moves. She didn't sleep with me last night, and didn't see her when I got up. Her sweet face in the morning always makes me happy. :)
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10:37 a.m. and I just finished one project. Yay!!! Now, I plan to take a break for about 10-15 minutes and get some more reading done. Maybe I can actually start reading Showdown today after I get a bit further with Flowers in the Attic. I'm hyped up now!!
Cindy wrote: "Sorry Katy :( - I've experienced my fair share of pain and it's no fun."Yeah, Dmitry was like "Well, at least that will save you some money" but I had to remind him that I'm not at all looking forward to the levels of pain I used to endure before I started having treatment, and I'm especially worried about how badly these broken teeth are going to hurt without the morphine cushion... :-(
Sean wrote: "IMOP The only tattoo's worth a damn are Tribal Tat's BUT you should only be allowed to wear your own tribe's tattoo's hence I could wear Celtic symbols. I have know hundreds of people with tattoo's..."
Well, now Sean, that's sort of a blanket statement. Other than my first tattoo, which was just to have my first one done, all of mine have deeply personal meanings, and I've put a lot of thought into them. Most people who are serious about body art do the same thing. If a person doesn't want them, that's fine, but it seems a bit harsh to pass judgment on people who choose do to this.
Chuck wrote: "OMG! I hope you have some kind of stash. I feel for ya. Did they give you anything at all? Something to help hold you over to you find another doctor or something? I would literally die if that happened to me."
Actually, no. They are supposed to provide 30 days of meds, but she wrote the letter later the same day I was in. However, I didn't receive it for over a week, so I'll have just a bit over two weeks to find another option. However, I've spoken in the past to my primary care physician, and I think he'll be willing to work with me for a few months to go off them. I'm calling on Monday to go in to see him ASAP so make certain of that. I don't want to start the weaning off process until after Dragon*con, and I'm hoping he'll feel it's safe to provide me the meds for a few months. He said he couldn't do so consistently and long-term, but it sounded to me like he'd be willing to provide them short-term. If not... I'm well and TRULY screwed, 'cause there is no way in hell I'm EVER going to trust a so-called "pain-management" clinic again. I've learned of an herb called kramot that has anecdotal evidence of helping with pain, so I'm going to try that once I'm off the narcotics and see if it helps. If not... I might have to do some law-breaking.
1:24 p.m. EDT Planning to wake Dmitry up soon to go down to the pub. I saw the time wrong and initially tried to wake him before noon, which is no good! *laugh* So, I'll start again about 2. Meanwhile I'll finish up my e-mail and then do some reading. Hope today finds everyone else well.
Katy wrote: "I don't want to start the weaning off process until after Dragon*con, and I'm hoping he'll feel it's safe to provide me the meds for a few months. He said he couldn't do so consistently and long-term, but it sounded to me like he'd be willing to provide them short-term. If not... I'm well and TRULY screwed, 'cause there is no way in hell I'm EVER going to trust a so-called "pain-management" clinic again.."Good luck, Katy. I hope everything works out for you.
5:02pm. Hubby has the Green egg lit and ready for BBQ grilled chicken and asparagus!!! With a baked potato!!! Yummy!
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Cindy so glad to hear your day is going well.
6:59 PM. Dad is here for dinner since he is going out of town for a month on an oil rig. I made lasagna, salad, and French bread. Should be eating here soon. Since its National Ice Cream Day, I bought some Blue Bell ice cream. Going to read tonight after Dad leaves. I've had a really boring weekend, and next weekend is looking like another boring weekend. Mark has to help his friend move out because he and his wife are splitting up. Hopefully Sunday we'll be able to do something together.
7:59pm ET. About to watch Oprah. Don't judge me... :P
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Alondra, nothing wrong with Oprah. I used to watch hours of the truly trashy talk shows back when I still watched TV. They're like a train wreck, just HAVE to stop and watch them...8:49 a.m. EDT Had a couple beers at the pub and they knocked me on my butt. Slept for 15 hours this time... Need to work my tolerance back up! First editing project this week is fairly short, so I'll probably start next week's once I'm done with it. Next week's is a work-in I picked up a few weeks ago, from a lawyer of all the crazy things. Pretty cool. I doubt he'll mind, but I've dropped him a line asking anyway. So I'll know for certain later on. Meantime, just clearing out all the e-mail that came in since yesterday afternoon! Hahah. Wheee.
13.53Just watched CHANGING LANES starring Samuel L Jackson and Ben Affleck, quite enjoyed it.
Yes my life does evolve around reading books, watching movies and playing games, GREAT!
Katy wrote: "Alondra, nothing wrong with Oprah. I used to watch hours of the truly trashy talk shows back when I still watched TV. They're like a train wreck, just HAVE to stop and watch them...8:49 a.m. EDT ..."
I wasn't having a personal dig about tattoo's I just don't like or understand them! Ironically I had a biker pal who sadly died aged 35, who won European Tattooist of the year in 199?.
14.45Just read my 100th book of the year! Although there are a lot of comic stuff in there.
Sean, my life revolves around only books, so really, which of us is the most sad? *laugh* And okay, it's just the way you phrased things made it sound like you thought people with tattoos were horrible human beings. 10:20 a.m. EDT Almost done with e-mail then I can start my editing. Gheesh... lots of e-mail, but that's what happens when I don't log on for almost a day...
9:55 AM. About to start reading! I need to plan out meals for the week, then go grocery shopping, workout, and do the dishes. But, that all comes later this afternoon! Woohoo!
Katy wrote: "Sean, my life revolves around only books, so really, which of us is the most sad? *laugh* And okay, it's just the way you phrased things made it sound like you thought people with tattoos were hor..."From May 18th, 1979 when I went my first Rock Gig to January 1st 2000 I was heavily involved with The Music/Drug scene BUT I still think that Books are BEST.
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11:27 a.m. EDT Had to add the new Daniel Black book to the site and post to the Librarian group to try to clean up his page. The one that was causing me such tears and distress because of the poor cat... but it's a good book. Anyway, another I edited is now LIVE!!
1:05 pm. Just finished lunch. I am going to go back and finish my book list. I am making a list of all of the books I have. Why? It sounded fun. I have found a number of books that I forgot about. Now, I have to rethink my reading pile! I LOVE it!
2:11 PM and I'm working. I really don't want to be here today and it is hard, because I was off yesterday and I am off tomorrow. So hard to want to be here when I know I am off tomorrow. Sadly after tomorrow I have a 6 day stretch that will be brutal. Vicki, that is always fun. I really need to do that myself. I haven't gone through my books since before I joined GR. Have fun going through all of that stuff. I love to organize. I'm a bit OCD about that kind of stuff.
4:59 p.m. and I'm getting ready to READ! Yay!!
5:19 p.m. EDT Well, that first book went quickly! But it was in pretty good shape; she's learned well from my previous editing. Good on her! Now I'll start the lawyer's book, see how it is. Should be entertaining! Also have an appointment with my primary-care doctor tomorrow to discuss my medication issue with him. Hopefully he'll help me out for a few months until I can wean off the morphine. *fingers crossed*
22.15Well that's it then, NOTHING ON THE NEWS for the next month, apart from the BIRTH!. God we need a REVOLUTION over here!!!!!
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4:39 PM. Time for my hour workout!!! Woohoo!!
5:40 p.m. EDT Almost cleared out e-mail again. It's a non-stop fight with the inbox!
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12:07 PM. Had a great day today! Did some organizing I have been meaning to do for months, worked out, went grocery shopping, then waited for an hour for Mark to come home. He surprised me with some beautiful flowers! I made taco salads for dinner, and we watched Under the Dome. Had some ice cream, watched a funny movie, and now I'm in bed reading. Goodnight, GR!
1:35 a.m. EDT About ready to sleep for a bit. Managed about a quarter of this MS, which is very long. It's why I started early, despite having some things going on this week. I thought if there were problems, I'd have some extra time. However, so far it's in pretty decent shape, just detail work, so I might even finish before the end of the week and have a free week next! I guess we'll see!
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Katy, just read about your situation with the pain meds. How awful!! Sometimes it's so difficult to get other people (especially health care "professionals") to appreciate what it's like to live with chronic pain. Hope you can get some help with your primary care MD.
9:17am EDT. Was up most of the night reading and trying to get my "puppy" (he's about 3/4 the size of a full-grown collie) from jumping on the bed trying to get me to play and/or cuddle. I finished 2 great books and have started a new one, so now I have 3 going. Ready to get a major haul from the library, probably tomorrow. It's already 78 degrees with 90% humidity. Glad I will be indoors all day. I've already finished the laundry and kitchen prep for dinner, so I have pretty much the rest of they day to read and nap. Hope all my GR friends have a great day!
9:17am EDT. Was up most of the night reading and trying to get my "puppy" (he's about 3/4 the size of a full-grown collie) from jumping on the bed trying to get me to play and/or cuddle. I finished 2 great books and have started a new one, so now I have 3 going. Ready to get a major haul from the library, probably tomorrow. It's already 78 degrees with 90% humidity. Glad I will be indoors all day. I've already finished the laundry and kitchen prep for dinner, so I have pretty much the rest of they day to read and nap. Hope all my GR friends have a great day!
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5:44pm had a really emotional day saying goodbye to the year 6's today and got some really nice presents of the other children. just got home from the library so I'm going to get stuck into one now and will hopefully get a lot of reading done as I've just broken up for the summer holiday
Terri wrote: "Katy, just read about your situation with the pain meds. How awful!! Sometimes it's so difficult to get other people (especially health care "professionals") to appreciate what it's like to live wi..."Thanks, Terri. My PCP gave me another month's supply of the meds, and it sounds like he will be willing to help me wean off the meds. He said my timeframe was unrealistic, though, and that at the level I've been taking it'll probably take at least a year to wean off them. He has requested the last few months' records from the pain doctor and I'll try to go in to see him again before Dragon*Con to see what he says. He's a very kind doctor, and while it's sometimes a long wait to see him (since he'll sit with you as long as you want to ramble at him), I think he's really worth it.
1:44 p.m. EDT Went and grabbed some KFC after seeing the doctor. It's almost time to wake Dmitry and I'll be doing more work on this manuscript. Tomorrow night is a birthday party for one of my cousin's oldest friend's partner, so that should be fun. I am also "doing lunch" on Monday with another of her friends, so hopefully I'll start to expand my social network and start going out and spending more time with people. I think having a stronger local social network will be a good thing, as I'm often here alone and have no recourse in an emergency. Plus I just miss having people to go hang out and be goofy with. Dmitry is always working, and thank goodness he has a job since I can't. Since we just have the one car it's a bit tricky to meet up with people, since it has to be morning or middle of the night, but *shrug* I can work it out, I'm sure.
Jordan, sounds like a great day. How old are the year 6s? When I was 6th grade I was 11, and I adored my teacher that year. He was just out of college, we were his first class, and we were OBNOXIOUS little twerps, but we had a great time. He passed away a bit over a year ago. Cancer. Damn cancer... I just lost it when I learned about it. So sad.
They're 10 and 11 they are all so brilliant but they were crying their eyes out and it just set me off then another class bought me a card with little messages from all of the children and that made me cry again. that's so sad to hear about your teacher!
Aww, that's the best age, 10 and 11. They're young enough to still want to learn, old enough to have a conversation with, but not so old they need to be "cool" yet.
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Couldn't show while the needle was going, as you can't really see anything then, with the needle in the way. Artist had some great work, too. Must be nice to work in a shop!
12:44 p.m. EDT I crashed HARD once the adrenaline wore off. I was up for an hour in the night reading, but other than that, I slept the better part of 18 hours... O.o It happens. I'm so happy to have new ink. I'm going to make a concerted effort to do this more often... Back to reading today, after taking another look at one section in Nick's book.