Random Updates
Wow, so it's been awhile since my last post... Sorry, folks. I really do want to write more regularly; I just... well, it just keeps not happening. So perhaps this blog is turning into a weekly thing? Hard to say.
At any rate, there are a few things going on in this little world of mine that I'd like to share with ya'll...
1) Because it is foremost on my mind today and it is still very new: I am seeing someone new. A few months back I met a very nice guy at a concert. At that time we seemed to have a lot of interests in common, based on our cursory conversation, but because he was (I assumed) seeing someone, I was just pleasant and cordial and thought nothing more about it. Flash-forward a few weeks and we started exchanging friendly emails after meeting up with each other again at another event. Still - I was thinking "friends only" and didn't give it another thought. At one point, though, after my first depressive meltdown, he asked if I'd like to meet for coffee to get my mind off my health issues, and I agreed. That day we had coffee, talked for a couple hours and then walked up and down Hawthorne Blvd in SE Portland in the rain, going into various shops and whatnot. From there things started to move forward a bit and it became clear that, "gosh, I really kinda this guy," and that he was not, in fact, seeing anyone.
Cut to today: we have decided to see each other exclusively. It is still very new, obviously, but he is just the sweetest guy and he treats me like a the most important person on the planet. This relationship has been completely different - from the start - from almost every other relationship I've ever been in, so I am very excited to see where things go. We're still in that googly-eyed honeymoon stage, though, so I'll just leave it at "I rilly rilly like him" and spare you all the sickeningly sweet details. :)
He does read this blog, though, so when I asked him whether he had any suggestions for his pseudonym (to protect the innocent?) he quipped, "how 'bout Chuck Norris?" Umm... no. But lacking anything better, for the moment, I'll go with it. (I have this funny feeling that now I've blogged about it, it will stick... Sigh. "Norris" isn't so bad, is it?)
2) Rennie, thankfully, no longer smells like feet. Baths are good things. 'Nuff said...
3) Getting Things Done: I mentioned this briefly last week, but this system has totally changed my life. I no longer feel like I'm grasping at straws and trying to remember 'that one little thing' that is constantly in the back of my mind but just out of reach of my memory. My list of personal to-do's is considerably longer at the moment than my work commitments, but I'm confident I have captured everything I need to have captured. Here's a good place to get started: Check it out.
4) I went to see Atonement on Monday, with a pal. It was...
..."thought-provoking" is about the best word I can use to describe it as a whole. Actually, it was one of those movies about which I wasn't quite sure what to think, and I'm still not quite sure. It's hard to say, "that film was good" about Atonement, because it's just too darned complex. There are too many layers there to say, "wow, that was good" or "I loved X character." (In this way, actually, it reminded me of "I Am Legend".) It was exquisite: the cinematography was stunning, the people were beautiful (James McAvoy, anyone?), the pacing excellent (for most of the movie).
But the story was... well, the story was heartbreaking and disturbing and captivating all at once. But the thing that drew me in the most was how the music was incorporated into the fabric of the film. It is perfect, in each scene, and is like a ribbon going through the entire film. (And for those of you who have seen it? I *loved* how the composer incorporated the typewriter's clacks into the score. AWESOME.)
I am glad I saw it, definitely; I'm not sure I'd need to see it again - but it definitely gets the the imagination and thoughts sparking... Worth seeing, for sure.
5) The Hateful Shrew strikes again: And by hateful shrew, I mean that bitchy scheduling secretary at my neurologist's office. I don't even know where to begin: the most recent go-round involved me calling the office to ask how to go about getting a new prescription written for Copaxone because I'd changed insurance companies. I was asked why I was calling her (because I need a new prescription), why I needed a new prescription (because I can't transfer the current one from the old specialty pharmacy to the new one), why I waited so long to call her about it when the insurance changed on the 1st of the year (um, because I have a full-time job that was nuts for the first 15 days of the year?), and the icing on the cake was ... wait for it... WHY in heaven's name do I still not have an effing fax machine!?
Why? Well, because I live to make your life a living hell, woman! Good GRAVY!
So she continued on in her pissy way, insisting that she couldn't fax in a new prescription without the photocopy of my new insurance card. This, my fine feather friends, is horse-puckey, and she knew it. So I insisted she take the pertinent data down and get things going, since I only had two weeks worth of medication left, and I would personally deliver a copy of the card as soon as I could. (I ended up sticking it in the mail, but you know, details.) But it's now been a week, and have I received any calls from either the Copaxone people or the pharmacy? Um... no.
So I've finally had enough of dealing with miserable office staff and have decided that I will a) find a new neurologist within the next 3 months, and b) send a letter to my current neurologist once I do, explaining exactly why I decided to leave and detailing the ways the hateful shrew made my life inconvenient and frustrating.
In the meantime, though, I have to continue to deal with her... perhaps I'll sic my mom on her. :)
Comments
Sounds like things are going well for you. Awesome. Please, do find a new neuro, though. I very recently had a doctor tell me that he was only the tool to get me where I wanted to be with my health. I'd never thought about it that way before, but he's right. If your current doc can't or won't get you there, cut and run.
Posted by: christyn | January 25, 2008 03:08 AM
I personally would NOT tangle with your mother! Nor would I tangle with Rennie when smelling like feet...nor would I try to untangle the bond between Norris! Lots of "tangling" going on in this comment...
I HATE bitchy, stoopid, office staff, BTW...
Linda D. in Seattle
Posted by: Linda D. | January 25, 2008 03:17 AM
I think Norris is a good name - course I've only had 3 hours sleep ;)
secretary smecretary!!
Posted by: sara | January 26, 2008 11:38 AM