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cmk418Checking in. How's everyone doing? Been a while since I've done one of these. When I last popped in, the Blues had just won the Stanley Cup which is actually more about them than about me, but considering how invested in them I am, it's also kind of about me. It's still weird to try to wrap my mind around it.
So, I've been trying to get more pro-active about my health this year. I do a weight training class one day a week that I really like even though it can be challenging and, at times, painful, I know the benefits outweigh the momentary sore muscles. I got myself a primary care physician and, after a little bit of a worrisome moment, a gynecologist.
I told her about my mom's cancer this past year and she wanted to do a little more checking so she set me up for an ultrasound (and told me beforehand that they could do a same-day biopsy in office, so I might want to take some ibuprofen before the appointment just in case it went that route because there could be "some cramping"). Shortly after that appointment, I had my first mammogram in 5 years which turned out ok (I was a little worried about that.) So I go in for the ultrasound appointment and she sees something that she doesn't like, so she gives me the option of doing the biopsy now or a D&C later. I went with the biopsy. "Some cramping" does not even begin to describe how my body reacted. Good golly, it was brutal. But then it was done and I could drive myself home with no problem. The waiting for five days was the hardest part, but luckily, there wasn't anything malignant there, so I can relax for a while. Whew!
Long story short, I'm the healthiest I've been in a long time.
And yet, I still took a sick day today. Work has gotten pretty bad. I still enjoy the work itself but it would be nice for some people to actually be constructive when a challenge presents itself instead of alienating most of the department. We had a visit from the State that didn't go well recently and management wants to dwell on that instead of the 34 jobs that we have to complete by the end of next month - on a good month, we can do about 12. So when my boss sent an e-mail that he wanted to have a department meeting today at 4pm (after the department meeting we had last week where he seemed fairly reasonable, while telling us that he wasn't going down with the ship), I just thought "eff that" because I knew it was just going to be yelling about the report from the State (which everyone feels needs to be addressed immediately, rather than the 45 days they are giving us).
Other stuff - I saw the movie "Yesterday" with my parents back around the 4th of July. It was pleasant. My choir sang the National Anthem at the Cardinals game last week. Been to a lot of funerals recently - my mom's brother-in-law, a friend's mom, and my dad's sister-in-law - all died within 2 weeks of each other. I'm ten days away from 50 and planning a trip to Wisconsin next month. That's about it for now. I'll make more of an effort to check in so that it's not diarrhea of the keyboard next time.
So, I've been trying to get more pro-active about my health this year. I do a weight training class one day a week that I really like even though it can be challenging and, at times, painful, I know the benefits outweigh the momentary sore muscles. I got myself a primary care physician and, after a little bit of a worrisome moment, a gynecologist.
I told her about my mom's cancer this past year and she wanted to do a little more checking so she set me up for an ultrasound (and told me beforehand that they could do a same-day biopsy in office, so I might want to take some ibuprofen before the appointment just in case it went that route because there could be "some cramping"). Shortly after that appointment, I had my first mammogram in 5 years which turned out ok (I was a little worried about that.) So I go in for the ultrasound appointment and she sees something that she doesn't like, so she gives me the option of doing the biopsy now or a D&C later. I went with the biopsy. "Some cramping" does not even begin to describe how my body reacted. Good golly, it was brutal. But then it was done and I could drive myself home with no problem. The waiting for five days was the hardest part, but luckily, there wasn't anything malignant there, so I can relax for a while. Whew!
Long story short, I'm the healthiest I've been in a long time.
And yet, I still took a sick day today. Work has gotten pretty bad. I still enjoy the work itself but it would be nice for some people to actually be constructive when a challenge presents itself instead of alienating most of the department. We had a visit from the State that didn't go well recently and management wants to dwell on that instead of the 34 jobs that we have to complete by the end of next month - on a good month, we can do about 12. So when my boss sent an e-mail that he wanted to have a department meeting today at 4pm (after the department meeting we had last week where he seemed fairly reasonable, while telling us that he wasn't going down with the ship), I just thought "eff that" because I knew it was just going to be yelling about the report from the State (which everyone feels needs to be addressed immediately, rather than the 45 days they are giving us).
Other stuff - I saw the movie "Yesterday" with my parents back around the 4th of July. It was pleasant. My choir sang the National Anthem at the Cardinals game last week. Been to a lot of funerals recently - my mom's brother-in-law, a friend's mom, and my dad's sister-in-law - all died within 2 weeks of each other. I'm ten days away from 50 and planning a trip to Wisconsin next month. That's about it for now. I'll make more of an effort to check in so that it's not diarrhea of the keyboard next time.
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Date: 2019-08-02 12:41 pm (UTC)I loved "Yesterday" so much that I saw it twice at the theatre. Such a feel-good movie.
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Date: 2019-08-03 03:06 am (UTC)Work is work. It'll be ugly for a while, but then it should get better.
I think the interesting thing about "Yesterday" was that it did exactly what they tell screenwriters not to do which was, for the most part, avoiding conflict. I actually really enjoyed it for that reason because it was nice to escape and not think about when the moment would hit where my heartstrings would get pulled. So it ranks up there with the "Deadpool" movies for pure enjoyment (Yes, my inner 8-year-old boy loved those movies)
Side note - I am THRILLED that you are opening up your HT100 fics to be remixed. I'm feeling like a kid in a candy store at the prospect.
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Date: 2019-08-03 12:05 pm (UTC)I think that "Yesterday" really played with the... type? of conflict. Like there were the minor ones -- will Jack and Ellie end up together? (we knew they HAD TO); will the Liverpudlian lady and the Russian guy out Jack? But the main conflict was 'how will it all get resolved'. Because my "worry" was that it would all be a dream/Jack's in a coma after the accident/there's another power surge that resets everything to how it was and all of those would work internally for the movie but be huge bummers for the audience; we WANT Jack to finally taste success after all those years; we want to keep those smiles on our faces. So I think the screenwriters were masterful in letting Jack's morality (and his meeting with Lennon) nudge him into doing the right thing, which nets him true success and the girl and a family and love and friendship and a great job AND lets the audience feel great about all of it.
And HOW COOL was that Lennon moment? Literally half the audience gasped, including me. (And I was excited that he was played by one of my favourite actors, Robert Carlyle.)
I am going to go through the hardtime tags hopefully tomorrow to find something that strikes my fancy. Glad you are excited at the thought of maybe remixing one of mine!
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Date: 2019-08-03 06:13 pm (UTC)Right now, I've got "Plans" - the drabble you wrote for the prompt The Hacks in mind, but I might do a little more delving and see what comes up.