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I have come down with something that drains my strength and makes me feel mildly nauseated. I felt the beginnings of it yesterday when I was returning from the gym, but was hoping it would subside by today. All of this attention about swine flu™ makes me worry that it's what I have. Probably not, but one never knows right now. I hope I am ( Read more... )

I'm currently in Lithium withdrawal.  The problem with a protracted disability decision is that my Medicaid eligibility up here may not go into effect until the first of December the earliest.  As a result, I have no coverage in DC and am having to have my medications filled and shipped up to me from Alabama.  It's been two days since I've had any ( Read more... )

Today is my birthday. I have reached the age of 29, which I am mourning slightly because I suppose I'm not ready to leave my twenties behind.  Our culture has a fantastic way of providing frequent mixed message and the link between youthful appeal and the wisdom of maturity is one such example.  It might explain my reservations today in what is ( Read more... )

My SSI claim has hit a convoluted snag and it might take a month to 45 days before I can receive my first check.  It might also take that long or longer to be eligible for Medicaid.  What happened was a long, convoluted fuck up I barely have energy to go through one more time, but suffice to say that being booted off Medcaid back in July when I was ( Read more... )

I realize I neglected to mention what happened with the Falls Church job.  I continue to have problems with bus service in Northern Virginia.  Upon arrival at the proper Metro station, I realized to my frustration that I would not be able to wait to catch the next bus to my destination, since by then I would have missed my 11 am appointment.  At ( Read more... )

I never intended for updates to be this sporadic, but I have been trying to pack as much as possible into this trip.  I have been in DC now for two weeks and can easily see it as a lasting and comfortable home.  Unfortunately, I will have to leave here leave in eight days but I hold out hope that I'll be informed of something that demands me cancel ( Read more... )

My flight leaves tomorrow at 11:40 am.  I'll be in DC by 2:35 pm local time.  After that point, getting to Elisabeth's apartment depends on how quickly I can retrieve my bag.  If the flight's a bit early and I get my bag within ten minutes or so, we can make the first MARC train from BWI back to Union Station.  Otherwise, we'll have to wait close ( Read more... )

This time next week I will be in DC.  Elisabeth has already begun suggesting things which we can do on weekends, and, having examined them, I agree that they will be fun excursions for the both of us.  One of her good friends from Syracuse will be visiting for a couple days and will even be staying with us for a night, sprawled out on an air ( Read more... )

My parents' dog, which was the family dog for most of my sisters' childhood and adolescence has passed away.  Molly was twelve, which means she lived a good long while, especially for an outside canine.  The last year of her life she dealt with increasingly stubborn arthritis and an ultimately fatal case of cancer, which manifested itself in the ( Read more... )