Day 11 - Apropos of everything

Cute pic. Which is why I hate to pull out the pathos, but I'm constantly letting myself get chased around by ridiculousness that I know I should be conquering. Also? mmmhm, cherries.

I'm beginning to wonder if my downturn in mood correlates to anything: my menses, the phases of the moon, the rotation of the earth? If only life could provide answers that would lend themselves to solutions. Instead I fight the urge to turtle and try to remain integrated into the world around me. It's why I'm continuing to refrain from using my earphone while outside of the house.

One of my co-workers is leaving tomorrow. One of the nurses, in fact, and a person with whom I've always liked interacting. He got a better position at another institution and I'm happy for him; I'm also a bit envious, and sad that I won't spend as much time speaking with him during the course of my day. I'm going to try to get some cupcakes and Japanese sweets for us to hold a little bash for him in the office tomorrow, my schedule willing (knowing my luck I'm likely going to have to go see patients, but whatever).

Okay, topic change - Dragon Con, OH MY GOD!. So Garrett Wang(!!!!) has been named the head of the Trek Track. I did indeed release a squeak of joy when I read that on my FList. And now I'm looking through the guest list and it's a veritable cornucopia of wonderfulness on soft billowy awesomeness bread: Armin Shimerman. Avery Brooks (yes! he returns!). Brent Spiner. Rene Auberjonois. And let me not forget the non-Trek related appearance of Jim Butcher. If David Hewlett does make good on his Tweet and arrange to make it down to Atlanta I might just tip over.

Watch your neck, another topic change - has anyone else with a paid account been dealing with an extraordinary amount of spam lately? Most of it has been remarkably good, but still laughable spam. My inbox is not happy.

Oh, and I tried to check out the local Crunch. It seems that Crunch doesn't offer a two week guest pass like other gyms in the area (Ballys, NY Sports Club) but a ONE DAY pass. And there's no way to have a staff member simply escort an interested person around the premises so said party could scope out the place and see if the gym becomes annoyingly crowded after 5pm, because I called and asked and received a voice message from "Mike from Alabama" who wanted to help sign me up for a month-to-month pass. *sigh* My ass is expanding again, I need to find some motivation somewhere. V. v. depressing.

Oh well. Thank God tomorrow's Friday, if nothing else.