so last night i learned how to cast off (or "bind off" as my knitting book calls it) and i just went crazy with the knitting. i got 2 whole squares done. to reward myself i thought, "i'll have some ice cream after i finish one more row." but i just kept knitting. it was over an hour before i finally got up and had ice cream. it seems i like knitting more than haagen-dasz.
so it's a beautiful winter wonderland outside (all of the school systems are closed today, along with most businesses) and apparently the squirrels need shelter because they woke me up again this morning, scampering in my attic. so i sucked it up and called critter control, but they can't get out here until friday. if i feel brave i may try to put some moth balls up in the attic in the meantime... i read somewhere that squirrels hate that smell, but i do, too! plus i just don't want to confront a frigid squirrel. that just doesn't sound like fun.
this morning i had my last call with ruth. it was a pretty emotional experience for both of us. we promised to stay in touch, though, so our 'goodbye' was more of an 'au revoir'. i'll miss talking with her and hope i don't forget all the things she taught me.
the scroll at the bottom of the tv said that duke clinics were closed today, so i thought my afternoon appointment with my orthopaedist would be cancelled. but his office called & asked if i could come in earlier, as they were trying to see patients who could get there and then leave the office before the second wave of freezing rain began. i didn't have a problem with that (other than facing the slushy streets), so i said ok.
well, the streets in durham SUCKED. big time. it was horrible horrible horrible. it looked like nothing had been plowed. thankfully everyone was going slow. but it was bad driving.
but good thing about everything being closed today and employees not getting to work was that there was no one to man the parking deck at duke hospitals, so i got to park for free! plus, there was hardly anyone in the clinics, so it was easy to find a space close to the walkway. it was like a ghost town in there.
anyway, dr. nunley suspects i may have a torn ligament in my left wrist (or a ligament that's ready to tear), but rather than undergo the expensive MRI right away he prescribed vioxx and a glucosamine/chondroitin supplement to see if that will help the swelling & pain. he also gave me splint... after i asked if i should have one. (he doesn't seem to think it will help, but we might as well try, right?) i've got a follow-up appointment in 6 weeks. he also charged me with trying to get my desk set up ergonomically at work... which made me laugh out loud. we're so poor at work right now, i'm lucky to have a desk (let alone a job). my boss is likely to freak if i tell her i need specialty equipment. we'll see how this goes...
so after the appointment i decided to brave the roads again to try to fill my new prescription, and i coupled it with a quick trip to the grocery store and vis-art, too. hopefully the approaching ice storm won't leave us without power... groceries and movies sort of require electricity. 3.5 hours after i left home, i was glad to make it home in one piece... the roads are really, truly crappy. (had i mentioned that before??)
plans are afoot to try to carpool to work tomorrow... i really should go (i haven't been to work in 4 days due to my cold) but given how terrible the roads are now (and how bad they'll be tomorrow morning after this second wave of ice) i'm really not looking forward to it. it's normally a 40-minute drive; it'll likely be close to an hour-and-a-half tomorrow. bleah!
Posted by xta at January 26, 2004 04:02 PM | TrackBack