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Drowning Plants, Horror Movies and Writing

The commune out here in Los Angeles is going on a two week cruise trip coming up in June. I was just warned. I usually don't mind babysitting the animals, but now we have a greenhouse to take care of and Emory and I are terrible with plants! I'm a little stressed, because the greenhouse is everything to Sue and Sue means a lot to me so I don't want to mess it up. We'll have to be diligent. And June is pretty hot, so that means extra watering... maybe? Watch, I'll drown these plants. 😓 Emory is working a lot of overtime so we've been a little slow with puzzling. Steven suggested I watch Thanksgiving. It was brutal! But I liked it. With masked slasher films, I always get to the point where I have to know who the killer is so I google it. Yikes! I also watched Dark Harvest, which I thought the plot was great. The story had me intrigued and again, I really just wanted to know what was happening. Emory called it. I think they left it open for a second movie. I hope ...

Great Eye Appointment, Dress for Party and Writing

 Holy cow! Just holy cow!  I went to the eye specialist and he said there is nothing wrong with my eyes! YEE-HAW!! Sue went with me and she was so awesome! I forgot my sunglasses and she had another pair. She kept me calm. I really thought the doctor would have problems getting drops in my eyes. My eyes are so sensitive and I blink just to blink so it's worse when something is right in front of my eyes. She remembered to ask the doctor about eye drops, which I completely forgot because I was so nervous about the exam. He did do something I wasn't too fond of, which I have no idea what the device was but he was checking the pressure of each eye and it was a little uncomfortable, but it didn't hurt, I just didn't like something that close to my eyes. And he said nothing was wrong! He seemed a little surprised I came in with a "possible problem" given my age. I was one of the younger people in the office. So I'm grateful we got this done because I stayed up a...

Earthquakes, Medical Coding and Writing

We had an earthquake on Friday that really got my adrenaline pumping. I called Arizona first, not that they felt it, but I just wanted to hear someone's voice, than I called Sue who lives out here. She asked if I was okay. It wasn't as big as it could have been, but it made things shake and my heart was really pumping. She's straight to the point, asked if I was okay, told her yes and the conversation was over. But it was still nice hearing someone's voice and she was much closer to the zone it started in. Emory said that he heard the office settle and that was that. I asked Miss Mary and she said that she was in the parking garage when it happened and all the car alarms were going off. She laughed and said, "At least I wasn't in the elevator." I got tons of emails from my co-workers all checking in. That was fun.   I'm thinking about going back to school. I really want to be a medical coder, but I have a really good job. It's just that this job ha...

Coffee Text, Book Clubs and Writing

  I got a text from my ex boss about coffee. It's funny that she's drinking coffee and thinking of me, but we did bond pretty well. We both like the same things, but I think she's a bit of an introvert and I'm a bit of an introvert, so two introverts get along just fine over text messages.  I finally cut and dyed my hair. I feel like it frames my face better and the long hair... it wasn't as long as it could be but boy was it always tangled and I just couldn't keep the knots out so yeah, it's nice having it short. The hairdresser said it was like a small animal was built out of all my hair. 😹 We have noisy neighbors above us. It's like they have a call center that starts at 10pm sharp until the wee hours of morning. Too many voices and they talk so loud and it's right above our bedroom. I feel really frustrated. Last night, it was like they were playing hopscotch. Our first meeting at book club for the new year went really well. We had themed food t...

Optic Nerves, Bye Bye Car, and Writing

 I went for the first round of eye tests. They did a scan of my retinas and my optic nerves. I have to wait until the doctor looks at the scan and then I have to go back for more tests. They will dilate my eyes this time. Good luck! I'm a pretty fast blinker and I do NOT like eye drops.  I lost my car in the parking lot and had to ask security to help me find it. I felt rather silly because I called Emory to tell him my car was gone and asked him what to do. He said go to security. Security took my car keys and did exactly what I did to look for my car, by making it beep. We found it and then I got a lecture on what "color" my car was and what the make and model was. Apparently we don't agree on color. I told Emory that I seriously couldn't tell the difference on color and Emory explained to me what the security guard was going on about. (Potatoes and Tomatoes, I swear!) I think there is an ever slight difference in color and the guard wanted to make a point. I di...