The monkey I call a supplier of hardware was supposed to come by at 5. I get a phone call, now. 6 hours later. He’s in my driveway, and wants to come in to test his crap. I agree, and it turns out he has one of his kids with him. I like kids, but since he has his with him, I can’t really comfortably bawl him out for being late, waking me up, and, it turns out, not having all of the hardware I requested. Ah well. I did get to talk to my sweetheart briefly today, took care of some shopping, and recovered from a uvula the size of Rhode Island. I stayed home from work today, but I was a little icky-sicky. I got a little reading in, launched a half-dozen resumes, but failed to do much walking. I sat on the porch, and relaxed quite a lot.

Well, fortunately I have the laptop to post from. (and to do my work on…)

I’m contemplating taking another mental health day tomorrow… I don’t want to bring sore throat germs into work, plus, I want to accomplish the things I didn’t do today.

I don’t like strangers in my house. I’m funny that way. Even the hardware guy is alien to me… I don’t much enjoy having friends inside, either. This apartment is a tiny one, with just enough room to be cozy for one, intimate for two, and crowded with any more than that.

I need rest.

Still swollen, and my throat is still sort of closed… I still have no idea what’s wrong with it, but My doctor’s office doesn’t open until 10, not 9. Instead, I took a cab to the grocery store… I wanted to go to the head shop and a few other places, but they’re all closed until 10, too..

I’m going to make a little goodie-bag up and send it out to someone nice in the meantime.

Hmm…

Woke up this morning and my uvula (that punching bag thing in the back of your throat) is all swollen. It’s making it sort of difficult to swallow…I have the sensation of my throat closing up a bit. I wonder if it’s an allergic reaction to the Chinese food I had last night, my forgetting to wear the CPAP, or Karma catching up to me for taking today off of work. I’m going to take a shower and get dressed, and if it’s still this bad or gets worse, I’ll be calling the doctor at 9am. No restricted breathing, but it is very difficult to swallow. This is going to cut into my day, I had plans, of a sort… involving having a ‘mental health day’. I can hardly relax if I’m worried about my physical well-being.

Ah, well. A nice hot shower will set me right, I hope. More to follow.

Tell me something you’ve done that’s illegal…the most non-legal thing you’ve done?

If you’re nervous, my journal is anonymous-friendly.(I’d prefer to know who you are, though.. I won’t turn you in)

Getting ever more nifty…

Thank you, discovery channel!

http://dsc.discovery.com/news/briefs/20010212/scrolls.html

Hundreds of scrolls, reduced to lumps of coal by the 750-degree Fahrenheit cloud that wrapped the ancient Roman city of Herculaneum during Mount Vesuvius in 79 A.D., are rising from the volcano’s ash in what could be the most significant rediscovery of classical literature since the Renaissance.

Among the works scholars hope to read using the new technology are Aristotle’s lost 30 dialogues, philosophical work by Epicurus, erotic poems by Philodemus, Virgilius’s lost eclogue, scientific work by Archimedes and lesbian poetry by Sappho.

Current music in my mp3 rotation –

White Zombie
Rob Zombie
Dave Matthews Band
Creed
Danzig
James Brown
Strapping Young Lad
Southern Culture on the Skids
Reverend Horton Heat
Los Straitjackets
The Cramps
Man…or Astroman?
The Mermen
Praxis
Butthole Surfers
Parliament
The Red Elvises
Dick Dale & the Deltones
The Ventures
Johnny Cash
George Thorogood & the Destroyers
Alien Sex Fiend
Elvis Presley

“Solo un hombre de acero…de agilidad de pantera,
es capaz de luchar contra las MUJERES VAMPIROS…y ese hombre es…SANTO!”
– Anuncio de “El Santo contra las Mujeres Vampiros”

not to mention – http://members.aol.com/quizro/lucha/index.htm

EL FISICO NUCLEAR – Master of Lucha Libre and the World’s Mightiest Physicist!

I haven’t seen my sweetie online at all yet today!

I blame Frau Schnottenschniffer. Hurry on, love!

*mwah!*

I’m curious… (a certain waffer has me wondering now)

Just check false at the bottom if you disagree with all of ’em. 🙂

Well, it’s finally happened…. the Menstrual hut now has more people interested in it than my personal journal does. 🙂 I’m not sure how many folks the museum of menstruation brought in, but I imagine that it’s certainly a factor… I’m very thankful that sweetalyssm inadvertently gave me the idea to start up the community, and wrote such a lovely letter to MUM, too.

Anyhow… I’m impressed… the child has surpassed the father in it’s growth, and I’ll be very interested in seeing how far it goes! I’m so happy… I’ve really had a bare minimum of troublesome folk there, too.

in other news – updated about 10:30am

Headed out early for walkies today… too beautiful out to stay in.

http://www.elbocam.com/webcams/ has a link to a beach not too far from where I do my roaming. 🙂 On a good day, I’ve walked there, and taken a bus back. 🙂

The walk was nice, but it got a little hot…traffic was heavier than normal today, too. An inordinate number of people with pets.

Junk Foods that are gone, and I’ll miss them. In alphabetical order. (yay database sorting!)

1-2-3 Jello
A & W Root Beer Gum
Adams Sour Apple/Sour Orange Gum
Banana Flavored Quik
Beech-Nut Spearmint and Wintergreen Gum
Beeman’s Black Jack and Clove Gum
Bubblicious Banana, Chocolate Mint, Orange and Raspberry flavors
Carnation Breakfast Bars/Breakfast Squares
Combos — Peanut Butter
Dark Clark Bars
Doritos Salsa Verde flavor
Dr. Pepper Gum
Freakies Cereal
Fudgetown Cookies
Gatorade Gum
General Mills Fruit Brute Cereal
General Mills S’Mores Graham Cereal
General Mills Yummy Mummy Cereal
Grape Tang
Hershy’s Bar None Candy Bar
Jello Orange Tapioca
Jello Pudding Pops
Kellogg’s Unfrosted Cherry Poptarts
Lime and Chile Tostitos
Nabisco Mr. Salty Pretzels
Orville Redenbacher Sour Cream/Onion flavored Microwave Popcorn
Pepsi Kona
Quake Cereal
Quik Banana – Cookies & Cream
Quik Ready to Drink Shake
Raspberry, Tangerine Flavored Kool-Aid
Reggie Bar
Snickers Peanut Butter Bar
Twix Cookies & Cream
Wille Wonka Oompahs (chocolate version)
Willie Wonka Dinosaur Eggs
Yoo-hoo Chocolate bar
York Wintergreen Patty

… Heavy Surf Advisory For Palm Beach County Today… … Rip Currents Likely Along The Southeast Florida Coast Today…

Persistent Northeast Winds At 20 To 25 Knots Combined With Moderate Northeast Swells… Generated By A Gale Center Northeast Of The Bahamas… And A Low Tide During The Afternoon Hours Mean That Rip Currents Are Likely Along The Ocean Beaches Of Miami – Dade… Broward And Palm Beach Counties Today.

The Moderate Northeast Swells Will Especially Affect The Beaches Of Palm Beach County Leading To Very Rough Surf Conditions And Minor Beach Erosion. Therefore A Heavy Surf Advisory Has Been Issued For That Area. Boaters Along The Intracoastal Waters Are Advised To Exercise Caution Near Inlets As These Swells Will Result In Very Hazardous Conditions. Surf Conditions Will Continue To Deteriorate Through This Afternoon And Evening As Larger Northeast Swells Arrive To The Palm Beach County Beaches.

Man… and I have to work today.