Buscapades and digitally-captured dialog all the day long…

~Tuesday~  While I waited for the bus this morning, a college student walked by walking his dachshund, which had the most interesting coloring. It looked like this little guy, except all gray and black even on the paws. What made it even more interesting to me, and made me audibly chuckle actually, was that the … Read more

Working from home sick, expired drugs, the ATM dénouement, a quick shop, MBD minutes, & a work run..

~Monday~  I worked from home today because I was sick, so no buscapades. In the category of “Times-When-‘Being-Frugal’-Might-Not-Be-the-Best-Thing-to-Be-but-You-‘Be’-It-Anyway,” today I took NyQuil that had an expiration date of September 2009, and which I thought was Dayquil until about an hour after I took it, and I sucked on cough drops (last night and today) with … Read more

Leftovers, running a fever and a fruitless ATM errand, a few to-do items checked off…

~Sunday~  I forgot to mention a couple of things from last night: 1) There was a guy at Flex, who if he didn’t enter the “Low Budget” category of the costume contest, he should have. His body was heavily tattooed, and he was completely naked except that his junk was stuck into a hard plastic … Read more

The valley of the shadow of butt, benefits renewal, dressed up tellers, & a spaghetti fundraiser…

~Friday~  I got on the Wolfline bus at its second stop, again to find an early morning grocery shopper toward the front of the bus taking up two seats with her bags. I took the seat next to her, but on the other side of a partition. Unlike the shopper last Friday however, this one quickly realized … Read more

Exhausting dreams, toilet tissue tearing, a workout, and life-changing books…

~Sunday~  I had the most elaborate and exhausting dreams overnight—the kind I was so glad were just dreams once I woke up. I thought, “Thank goodness that wasn’t real and I can just forget all of it.” Now that I’ve written that, I’m wondering if you can even have “exhausting dreams.” I mean can exhausting … Read more

A “piggy banker,” a pumpkin orange blouse, not me in an ad, and dancing…

~Wednesday~ This morning we had a “Piggy Banker” board the bus at one stop. This is the person who pays their fare with a gazillion coins. One after another after another—that interminable clanging as the coins drop down the long, cylindrical chamber of the fare machine, and the people behind them waiting to get on … Read more

Didn’t love the guy, a morning of meetings, a big lunch, and a night in…

~Tuesday~ This morning at 8:00 was my appointment with my new dermatologist. This is the doctor that my GP, whom by now you know I love, recommended to me back when I saw her in May. Yes, I finally got around to making an appointment with him. This is what I wrote about him in … Read more

I got the fever (and a stomach virus, too); working from home; a 3-year anniversary; and more…

~Tuesday~ I woke up to some sort of stomach virus this morning, and I decided that I’d rather be in the bathroom every 10 minutes in the privacy of my own home than at work. I sent an e-mail to my boss asking if I could work from home today, saying if not, then I’d … Read more

Flossing, why Rx is prescription, workout headgames, and affirmations…

~Sunday~ I fixed the most delicious—if I may say so myself (I just did, actually)—Western omelets for breakfast today. They were accompanied by two turkey sausage links each and a half of a bagel each. And coffee (of course!) made by Robert. I’m coming down the home stretch in terms of being ready for my … Read more