starting good, but...

 

        WEDNESDAY 6/30/21 8:45AM--to my considerable surprise, the SSA money came in...I thought/hoped it would come early, but I didn't think it would come this early...
    So far, the biggest "problem" I've got is how to kill time while the cleaning ladies do their thing...I usually go to Litz Music...but their sidewalk sale is in progress...who know what I might see there...
4:42PM--came home with a SIX-string neck to attach to the homemade Strat that, until now has been a 12-string...it fits, but will need more than minor adjustment in order to play properly...Maybe with NEXT month's SSA check...
Linda said she'd pay me $120 to do the house sitting gig...I'll take $120 in cash to OC, and IF I spend it all, I'll have $120 to come home to, meaning I'll break even...
       I think Dianne really REALLY needs a vacation, she's been more than a little  uptight or angry or something for a few days now...somehow (I have no idea how) *I* have managed to keep my cool...dunno how long I can keep that up...probably not much longer...a few more minutes...Considering how much money I think Dianne makes every week she should have paid someone from Verizon to come and hook all the stuff up…but she’s stubborn and pennypinching…
9:03PM--I was thinking I had an appointment with Dr. Gendal tomorrow, then suddenly I started having doubts--I dunno why...I'm gonna take a chance and go...afterwards I MIGHT be having Lunch with Lou...
THURSDAY 7/1/21 10:22AM--So I went to the Doctor's office...the appointment WAS scheduled for the 8th, not the 1st...But the 8th is NOT a good day for me, so I changed it to the 9th of July--sheesh...at least I had the prescence of mind to do THAT...we'll be coming back from OC on the 8th  and then I have to go right to Linda's to start the housesitting......
I THOUGHT that Dianne was done wrestling with Verizon...apparently she is not quite...the living room TV is A-OK, as far as *I* can tell, but the other three TVs need to be "rebooted" and/or whatever...it's obviously HER Project, not OUR Project...and that's OK by me...
1:09PM--Had Lunch with Lou, and we hung out a bit...then I ran into Gail, and we chatted a bit...naptime is about 20 minutes away, hopefully time enough to digest the aforementioned Lunch...

Ooops/making mistakes

               TUESDAY 6/22/21 9:20AM-well I loaded up the inflatable bed into Dianne‘s car with the intent of taking it to be disposed of…That was last night; this morning I got in MY car and went to get rid of the bed… I didn’t realize my mistake until I got to the recycle facility… The interesting thing is that I didn’t get angry…I feel somewhat stupid, but at least I’m not angry; so I’m arriving at the doctors office about a half an hour early for my 10 o’clock appointment…that’s actually the norm… I think it’s going to be a relatively strange day…I just wish the sun would come out; that would make it a better day… it’s a good day so far, but it’s still feels early to me…
       7:03PM--I didn't exactly get my afternoon nap, so I got in the correct car and disposed of the inflatable bed after all...
9:12PM--the female person I reached out to the other day was WAY less than thrilled by my actions...I might be hearing from the FB police...I can do without that...
9:48PM and she (and/or the FB admins I suppose) have blocked me from her FB account...*I* don't think I should, but I feel kinda "dirty"...
10PM--some surprisig news...allegedly diabetes and "kidney problems" both make taking too much magnesium malate fairly risky...it figures...guess I'll cut back to ONE after each meal...hopefully I'll still reap some of the benefits...
10:43PM--still a bit shook up, hopefully I'll feel better in the morning...
WEDNESDAY 6/23/21 6:45AM--dunno if I'm gonna get any work done in the basement, but there's work to do in the kitchen and living room...
12:03PM--I got up WAY early, but I got a 60 minute nap starting at about 10AM...hoping to try for another one in about an hour or so...
3:17PM--the nap didn't happen...I have been giving magnesiumMalate a fair amount of credit for the awakening of my brain cells...and then my brain scrambled two different shows into one...I have since UN scrambled them (whew)...
4:00PM--it took her a couple days, but that certain red-headed (female) stranger has blocked me on Twitter as well...I get it, but it still hurts a teeny bit...as does knowing Shelley Williams is on FB but doesn't wanna connect with me...actually that hurts more than a little...oh well...the bridge between her and me is Mark...but I can't really relate to him anymore...
10:31AM--there's more oil and gas in MY car...I made a wasted trip to the pharmacy--HER fault...I sure could use the fan right now--but the buttons are missing...now, I HAVE to take a shower...IF I get a nap, it'll be a short one--so why bother, right? Dunno WHAT I'm gonna do about Lunch and/or Dinner...
MONDAY 6/28/21 9:05AM--so much has changed since last Wednesday...I did a gig this past Saturday...Suddenly, but very slowly, my left leg just stopped working and I fell down...I was (and still might be) way more than slightly embarrassed...then I made one of the biggest mistakes of my Life--I posted my adventure on Flakebook...if only I could turn back the hands of Time...suddenly, LOTSA people I sorta know and some people I barely (or don't) know all expressed concern and/or had advice regarding what my next move should be...as if I didn't have enough phone calls to make already...
5:47PM--got an appointment with Dr. Gendal scheduled for Thursday 7/1 (?) Baby steps...I made contact with the Doctor who did the colonoscopy--for whatever reason Dr. Gendal seemingly didn't have the results..Sekhon's Office said they would fax them to him...

when things are looking up, it's time to look out

 

               THURSDAY 6/17/21 9:18AM--allegedly, the mirror repair job was unecessary, therefore there was no charge for it...so I saved $40 if not a little more...I made the phone call I thought I HAD to make today...it can wait until tomorrow or later...the Universe is my friend--for now at least...
      I went to a jam (not an open mic) and saw a lotta folks I hadn't seen in about a year, including Brian Chiara, drummer for The FHB...it was nice to see everybody...I'm glad certain people WEREN'T there though...and I might not be the only one who feels that way about that certain person...
SATURDAY 6/19/21 5:35PM--spent almost four hours (two shifts) working on de-cluttering the basement...we might be halfway finished--maybe...there's always tomorrow...
SUNDAY 6/20/21 1:03PM-- gonna have Chinese for Dinner I think...gonna hang out with the ex-in-laws...all four of them...I hope we're home by 8PM, but I'm not gonna hold my breath...
10:36PM--we DID get home before 8PM...I had never eaten Sesame Beef before...it was pretty good...I might be having the leftovers for Dinner tomorrow...

my relief is palable, if temporary

 

      TUESDAY 6/15/21 7:52AM--after I got home from Ray's show, I did some snackin', watched TV for awhile and, at Midnight, went to bed...altogether I think I got about two hours sleep...not because I ate sugar--although I did...mostly I was obscessed with the idea that the cleaning ladies were coming and I had lotsa cleaning up to do before they come to clean...they come on Wednesdays--today is TUESDAY...all that anxiety wasted...
12:05PM--on the other hand I spent TWO HOURS and then some at the Doctor's office...Left them a blood sample, had a sonogram, took a battery of psych questions...I NEED to take some kinda nap...
     The sonographer had an attractive assistant, even though she wore a mask...
11PM--just got home from the sit-in with Ray...my rearview miirror broke off its' mounting...now it's just hanging in mid-air...I was tired and hungry but pretty dammed happy coming home from Pasadena...now I'm just tired...and worried...
11:45PM--it turns out that mirrors falling off of the windshield is a common problem...all I gotta do is get the right glue and glue it back on, hopefully...
WEDNESDAY 6/16/21 9AM--OR pay the guy across the street about $40 bucks to do it...it's worth that much to me to avoid the stress of trying to do it myself...gonna drop it off first thing tomorrow morning...
6:22PM--when the cleaning ladies arrived, at about 1PM, I left the house to get outta their way...I was on my way to Litz Music to kill time when I spontaneously decided to go to the MVA and see if maybe I could solve my EZPass problem...my account with them was overdrawn and the credit/debit card they wanted to use to replenish it was no longer valid...the processes (I had a choice of methods) for correcting that situation were not acceptible to me--I could go online and open an (online) account--yuck! Or I could make a phone and talk on the phone to a machine--also yuck!
       So I went in--WITHOUT an appointment...I told the guy who had the appointment list I just wanted to take care of some EZPass business...the actual guard directed me to the EZPass office and the guy behind the window actually just went ahead and FIXED my problem, bypassing the normal channels...I was (until about five minutes ago) deliriously happy--until I spilled my dinner--the dinner I've been looking forward to all f**king day long...The Universe doesn't want  me to be deliriuosly happy for too long I guess...I managed to save the food, but not the plate...

so what happens next?

 

         MONDAY 6/14/21 1:PM--I looked everywhere I THOUGHT the medical paperwork woud be, and it wasn't there...I DID find some, but it's not as recent as I think Dr. Gendal is gonna want it to be...The appointment is at 9AM...I should be home before Eleven...
      AS for tonight, I'm going to Killarney House for Dinner and see a (Ray Weaver) show...the show itself is about two hours long...IF it starts on time, I could be home by 10:30-ish...
4:20PM--didn't really get a nap...wanted to improve the audio sound of Dianne's car--I think I did...Did some of tomorrow's trash, including the kitty litter...made a CD for the trip, I REALLY hope it came out ok...I'm just a member of the audience, why am I nervous?
10:46PM--I now appreciate Ray Weaver on a whole nother level--wow..

and so it's another week (sigh)

 

           MONDAY 6/7/21 10:11AM--just got back from Dr. Gendal's office...got some prescriptions to be filled, scheduled a  blood test for Tuesday 6/15 at 9AM--don't eat breakfast...gonna go to Giant, get some stuff, go back to CVS get my drugs...not exactly looking forward to the visit with the Urologist tomorrow morning, but sometimes Life is like that...
12:19PM--got my Welbutrin back...almost took TWO of 'em, but I chickened out...
TUESDAY 6/8/21 8:55AM--leaving for my mystery  Dr.'s appointment soon...can't wait to get back home...the mystery is WHY I have the appointment...
11:18AM--back from the Doctor's and the grocery store...now I can focus on Musical matters...
FRIDAY 6/11/21 10:04AM--tomorrow I plan to be having Lunch with a woman who ISN'T Dianne...she makes me kinda nervous, but I like her--as much as I know her, which at this point isn't much...she's a very good singer, that much I do know...
4:03PM--just found out Dianne has set us up for three days in Ocean City starting July 5th...I should have my SSA check by Sunrise that day...
SATURDAY 6/12/21 12:02AM--going to bed in about 20 minutes,,,got some stuff to do around the house tomorrow...
3:50PM--roughly an hour and a half ago, I got home from having Lunch at iHop with SEG...I had a good time, I think she did too...I keep thinking it's Sunday...I'm glad it's not...I'm not ready to think about Monday just yet, whether I should be ready or not...
SUNDAY 6/13/21 11:12PM--Did a lotta stuff around the house, but I feel like I've got a LOT to do tomorrow...and looking for medical paperwork is actually at the bottom of the list, priority-wise...I'm having trouble keeping my eyes open...But I'm gonna try to make it to Midnight...maybe...
11:52PM--eight minutes, I think I'm gonna make it...

vacation's over

 

                     THURSDAY 6/3/21 8:20AM--life is back to "normal" in Scooterville...I fear it's gonna be a long LONG LONG day...but when your day starts with cleaning up doggie diarrhea, it can only get better, right? Fingers crossed...
          3:51PM--spoke too soon I guess...BUT I was able to cancel Family Services, get thru to Dr.Genda's officel and go to CVS to get milk...waiting to hear BACK from CVS...I really don't like being without my Welbutrin, but right now I am...I need to call Killarney House and make a reservation to Ray's A FATHER'S HEART show, scheduled for June 14th...which is a week and a half away...
5:12PM--whatever happiness I've felt recently has faded away, like always...the fact that tomorrow is Friday doesn't mean much to me at all...
SATURDAY 6/5/21 12:02PM--not a good day at home...I think the roomie needs some kinda medicine to make her a bit less short-tempered...and *I* really need my Welbutrin...
7:08PM--I spent almost five hours napping after Lunch, and about two hours BEFORE Lunch...no wonder I feel like this...tired or sleepy...
7:39PM--someone is coming here tomorrow (?) morning for some medical stuff--I SHOULD know why but I don't...I'm NOT happy...imagine that...