I'm happy it's Friday but...

Jun. 13th, 2025 04:09 pm
oriolegirl: (Bucky's magic hat)
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1) how the hell is it Friday?
2) this has not been a great Friday

Things to look forward to:
a) the forecast is now clear of rain on Sunday so I should be able to take myself over to the H-Mart
b) new ep of Art Detectives drops on Acorn on Monday
c) last Quantum Bang stories get posted over the weekend

Art Detectives is a somewhat typical British police procedural, except there are very high levels of nerdiness with the DI. There were points in ep 2 where I thought he might've totally forgotten about the murder. He didn't but yeah, historical nerdiness. It's quite fun. Although, as it seems with most British mystery series, the DI has a (somewhat) criminal father - as opposed to a long-missing wife, which appears to be the other trope.

So far this week...

Jun. 10th, 2025 09:16 pm
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I Zoomed with conference!roomie on Sunday. We have future plans to go out to Hanford in a couple of years, once they've finished working on the B Reactor. Assuming, of course, there's still a national park to visit.

Late yesterday afternoon, my psych messaged to ask to reschedule our appointment to today. And the only times she had available were, gosh darn, during the department end of the semester get together. Due to budget cuts, it was bring your own lunch and they'd bring games. I was very glad to have a legit excuse to not go.

I ordered groceries this afternoon, but apparently radishes were out of stock by the time they packed my order. So now I have these 2 turnips which I will have to find something to do with. I'll cut up and roast one of them. I'm not sure about the second one. Mashing is always an option but that doesn't sound appealing right now.

I'm currently off salad, for reasons no one probably wants to hear about, so I'm in search of non-starchy vegetables to have instead. Hence the turnips (and someday the radishes). It's a really big pita because the starchy ones are so good. And salad made it really easy to get servings of veggies and fruit in one easy to eat package. *sigh*

Home at last

Jun. 6th, 2025 11:04 pm
oriolegirl: (moods: comfy purple sofa)
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I am home! Where I apparently left the kitchen light on when I left 2 1/2 weeks ago.

I usually unpack right away but I am so not there. I went through the mail, emptied my backpack as it had the laptop and all the cords and cables as well as some food, and took a shower. I've had something to eat and am contemplating a grocery order for tomorrow. Although I do need to go out and pickup prescriptions at two different pharmacies; the curse of ADHD meds still not being consistently stocked. hmmm.... it's looking very wet and humid tomorrow. Maybe just the one pharmacy which has terrible hours and will only hold my prescription until Monday; also the closest one.

The best laid plans

Jun. 4th, 2025 11:12 am
oriolegirl: (moods: bad news/weather)
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I should be boarding my flight home right now. But I got sick yesterday. Throwing up, etc. That was fun times. At least I'm visiting the parents and not stuck in some hotel room. I got my flight changed to Friday. I'm feeling ok today, though very tired. And my face hurts because I missed about five doses of various allergy meds yesterday. I should have at least taken the nasal sprays, but I felt so awful it didn't really occur to me.

I'm short on some of my medications, but I'll just have to live without a couple of things. I was able to order overnight delivery of one of my allergy meds and an OTC version of one of my prescription meds, albeit in twice the strength I usually take it but it'll be fine for a couple of days. It's one I don't want to miss as missing a dose almost immediately causes my chronic cough to return; not great for traveling! I parsed through what I've got this morning and made some decisions about what to take on the days I have left. At least it's only a couple of days and none of it is life-threatening if I miss a couple of doses. I haven't not taken my depression meds since I started taking them eons ago, so that could be interesting. I'm saving those, my ADHD med, and my bp med for Friday, my travel day.

ETA: Woot, remembered my mother has the same depression meds though a slightly lower dose!

Back to the States

May. 30th, 2025 11:04 pm
oriolegirl: (sleep: insomnia)
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I am back from visiting the niblings. Youngest niece breezed through her dental visit - no screaming or crying! Nephew and I took another long Pokemon hunting walk last night. Oldest niece continues to be herself, which includes little interaction with me, but it's ok. And their new cat came to live with them last night. Old cat is not so sure about this interloper, but there hasn't been any bloodshed so fingers crossed.

I woke up around 5:15 this morning and couldn't go back to sleep. This happens every 2-3 months. I generally stay in bed playing games on my phone until a more reasonable hour. The therapist isn't enthused about this but given it's only once every 2-3 months and not frequent she's letting it go. Anyway, I am stupidly tired. But given that my father has just started getting ready for bed, which takes a very long time, it's going to be a while before I can go to bed, as I use his bathroom when I visit and that's where my toothbrush, etc., is.

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