Working Through It

A somewhat icky damp day but a good one in terms of forward movement at work. I met with all three partners I support who actually have designated offices at our HQ, two of whom I hadn't been able to chat with in way too long. The rash is still extant so I've written to my doc for advice and started on hydrocortisone and finger-crossing. And tomorrow, we book the flights, come hell or high water! 

A Rash Decision

Well, I tried to book our flights with our firm's travel agency, but they only do personal bookings on Tuesdays through Thursdays so I'll try again the day after tomorrow when I'm working from home again. In the meantime I got through my workday very productively, but freaked out after showering as I seem to have developed a bit of allergic contact dermatitis. Trying various ointments and such to cure it, but I'm sure it'll flare up again tomorrow when I go into The City. And if it doesn't improve by the end of the week, I have all next week off so I can do a telehealth visit or maybe even see my primary doc when Robin goes in next week for his annual physical. I'd just be happy at this point to have it stop itching.

Silly Site o' the Day

Oh, speaking of booking flights to England (which we haven't yet), have you seen this Apocalypse Early Warning System (via PZ Myers)? "In the event of an imminent nuclear apocalypse, we suspect that many people who have access to private jets will immediately take to the skies and escape city centers. This site tracks this indicator in real time. The current emergency level is reported on a scale of 1 to 5, with 5 being an indicator of a likely imminent apocalypse." Um, good to know?

Flights of Fancy

We're finally getting ready to take a for-really vacation to England, our first in many years. Today we talked through various permutations in terms of flight classes and timing, and it appears it'll be at least a few thousand dollars but, hey, what else am I saving up for? We have a lot of fact-finding to do in terms of looking for a retirement bungalow, and I've made tentative plans to meet up with folks I've met through my job; I really want to see my firm's Canary Wharf office! It's all too exhausting to do right away, so I've put things off until at least tomorrow if not Monday, but it's a good start.

Quiet Accomplishments

As planned, we did our pharmacy stop, food shopping, and sushi lunch today as I had expiring coupons for the fish (in so many ways I'm still my parents' daughter), I didn't have nearly enough sushi yesterday (I mean, who can ever?), and this way we're doing nothing tomorrow and Sunday except watching sports and perhaps some things I've recorded on the DVR. The American men's soccer team beat the Aussies handily, which did somewhat surprise me, but maybe the sport's finally catching on enough to home-grow some decent male players. Aside from some trash removal we're going nowhere for the rest of the long weekend, so I'm grateful and relieved. Now I just need to learn how to relax better.

Party in the NYC

A very unusual day, which began when I got off the local bus and attempted to cross the street to the office. It was just about passable, but all traffic was snarled at that intersection because the New York Knicks were staying at a nearby hotel waiting to be feted downtown. So we had a watch party in the office and I was able to stand/lean for about an hour before giving up (but the orange and blue muffins, donuts, and bagels were a great touch, and I even got a free iced coffee) and doing some actual work (not much today as, once again, none of the folks I support were in). Then it was off to Whole Foods to pick up sushi for International Sushi Day, more TV watching in the lounge which was showing the World Cup games (actually donned my England jersey for that!), then home to try another Asian place because, you know, International Sushi Day. Rob and I will both do the sushi thing tomorrow at Kura, as that's when my coupons expire and if you have a 3-day weekend it's never a bad idea to get things out of the way on the first day. A lovely day of celebration before wrapping up the work week!

Fun With Medical Stuff Continued

I logged off early today, not a problem as most of my folks are in our Florida training facility and the others aren't in the office anyway, and Robin and I headed down to the local hospital so I could get an MRI contrast done on my right hip area. During my bone density test, my endocrinologist had seen some abnormalities and wanted to make sure all was okay. I suspect what she saw was the result of my having fallen in the street, but fine, I had the time today. Good thing too, it was at least an hour wait after I checked in. While we were there Robin got his blood draw as he's seeing our primary care doc in a couple of weeks. My A1C results are in and my numbers are down; hoping the same for him! Anyway, once I got in there the contrast MRI took like ten minutes, another five or so waiting for the bus outside and we were home in plenty of time to relax and watch some footie. Back into Manhattan tomorrow!

The Good and the Bad

My blood draw jab got done in seconds, I got a clean bill of dental health, and I had a nice surprise on the public transit front! I don't know if it's because of the lane closures due to the World Cup, but I was able to grab a limited-stop M2 at Rockefeller Center, take it two stops to 34th, and grab the crosstown bus which got me to the office a lot earlier than I'd feared. I had to bump a squatter from my seat, but otherwise everything went so well that I packed up early. Alas, I also saw the announcement that a lot of folks with whom I've been working closely will be let go, which saddens me greatly as they've not only helped me immensely but have become close work friends. So I had little incentive to stay until 5 PM during a time when most of the folks I support are in our Florida training center the rest of the week, and was able to take my time commuting home, where I flipped between baseball and footie for much of the evening.

The New Neighbors

Pablo and Raquel (plus Raquel Jr.) seem lovely, and Pablo is a big comics fan! He was thrilled to see Robin's studio, and Rob gave him a Supergirl compendium which pleased him so much he gave Rob a big hug in return. He's very effusive! I think I'm going to love our new downstairs neighbors! They're coming back from their current location in two weeks to actually move in, so I assume all the renovations are finished and it's just a matter of waiting for them to take up residence. Work was pretty quiet today so I was able to take things slowly and relax, watch some World Cup, and prep for tomorrow.

Brief Holding Pattern

Today was pretty much a do-nothing day, but a nice quiet one. I'm fairly sure they're about done with the downstairs renovation, and now it's just a matter of waiting for our new neighbors. I caught up on the local paper and finally filed not only my personal finances but the myriad estate papers (we're far from over the distributions but we're actually getting to the point where things are becoming manageable). Oh, and of course lots of footie, and even some baseball. All set for tomorrow if I can get some sleep!