Sunday, October 23, 2005

Yes I know it's been forever since I last wrote.  My fkn hard drive died.  Again.  And it was 62 days since I had it replaced so the store warranty was up.  They needed to ship it the manufacturer to get a new one, etc.  By some miracle, they were able to copy my data over to the new one.  At first, I thought they hadn't even replaced it.   I was so happy to see all of my data, but then the errors started.  I called the store back, and they said to use the XP CD to fix it.  Except.  I now have SP2 installed and my CD doesn't.  FFS Microsoft make your shit backwards compatible!  So, I had to drive back to the store in rush hour traffic, in pre-hurricane rains to get a CD that would work.  That fixed the network issue, but I'm still seeing various other issues in software (only Microsoft somehow).

Enough about my computer woes.  On to more important woes.  I'm so sad this morning.  Last night as I was brushing my teeth before bed, I discovered a baby gecko in the bathroom.  There have been a rash of them lately so it wasn't all that unusual except that it was upstairs this time.  I put down my toothbrush and mucked around a bit trying to catch him without hurting him.  Then I snuck downstairs & outside in inappropriate attire to let him loose.  All is well in the world, and I can sleep in peace.

Except.  When I wake up this morning, there he is looking even more dehydrated back inside my front door.  I easily catch him as he has no energy and bring him outside.  I brought him to a little puddle, but he doesn't seem to drink (although he's so tiny it's hard to see).  I took a leaf and soaked it in water and draped it over his body, laying him close to the puddle.  I went out to check him a bit later and he was dead.  =(  I never know what to do with those cute little fkrs.  I feel like I'm sending them into shock by catching them, but I know they'll starve and/or dehydrate.  I wonder how the babies always know to find water in the bathroom.

Oh yeah, there's also a hurricane bearing down on me and a migraine wreaking havoc with my spirit.

Poor little gecko.  =(

Friday, October 7, 2005

Small rant follows:

I've been searching the side effects of the cream I'm using now, and here's what they have to say on 2 different websites:

Drugs other than those listed here may also interact with this. Talk to your doctor and pharmacist before taking or using any other prescription or over-the-counter medicines, including vitamins, minerals, and herbal products.

Now, if they can't be bothered to list these other ones, how is my doctor supposed to memorize exactly what will interact and how?  Should I mention that I'm on 500 mg of magnesium and a bazillion CoQ10?  FFS, they must have a list somewhere if it's that important.

Thursday, October 6, 2005

My dermatologist told me to discontinue my magic cream and start on cortisone to take away the inflammation.  Then she popped a doozy on me and said I may need to repeat this cycle.  I guess I should have assumed, and I'm sure I'll appreciate this in 2 years when I don't have a scar to show for it, but I'm almost ready to say cut this fkr out.  Sigh. 

I've been mostly keeping myself at home, in hiding, but yesterday I needed to go see my chiropractor.  I tried using makeup over the one on my nose.  That didn't work well.  First question when he saw me, "Wtf happened to you?"  Also, I'm running out of essentials --- like hair products.  Maybe this will heal enough that makeup will cover it soon.