Posted on Wednesday, 31st May 2006 by Maritzia
Not a lot happening. The long weekend was good. I really needed the extra day off.
I got a little bored with Shards of Dalaya. Mark doesn’t really like to play, and without someone else to keep me company, I started losing interest. Mark is doing a free trial of Eve Online. I beta’d Eve and didn’t enjoy it that much. Was a little too impersonal for me. But Mark likes RTS games, so this is something that he enjoys. I think it’s the programmer in him. I’m currently playing a free account on Anarchy Online. I don’t know if I’ll upgrade to a paid account or not. The level of dudishness is quite high among most players. *shrugs* I’m really torn about what I want to play. With Vanguard out of the picture, I’m not sure which direction to go in. I won’t play another Sony game. Maybe D&D Online? I’ll probably keep playing AO for a little while. The thing about this game is that with the back story, there’s a huge potential for roleplaying. I just don’t know how to find that roleplay community.
In other news, I’m teaching myself to knit again. I’ve always been an avid crocheter, but I’ve been a bit bored with crocheting lately. So, I got a book this weekend and am teaching myself to knit again. I’m currently working on a ribknit scarf just for practice, until I get comfortable again. Then I might make an afghan for my sister. Or a scarf for my boss. He’s up for a job in Chicago, and if he gets it, I might make him a scarf and hat for a going away gift. God knows he’ll need it in Chicago. *shivers*
I’m of two minds about him going. I really want him to find a better place for himself than here. He’s not really appreciated here, and this place isn’t a challenge for him. The extreme they take things to in the area of community governance makes him crazy. He’s the kind of guy that likes decisions to be made and not to waffle forever because you want everyone to be happy. Sometimes, someone has to be the bad guy and make unpopular decisions. And no one here wants to be that person. And, of course, there’s the problem that this city is just *so* incredibly white. I mean, really really white. He’s black, his wife is cuban, and he’s afraid to have his kids grow up without sufficient rolemodels of color in their lives. So, if he gets this job in Chicago, I’m happy for him. But, it means real flux for me. I’ve had this happen before, when as an assistant you get a new boss. It can turn out to be good, but on the other hand, it can be a complete disaster. To have a successful boss/assistant relationship, you have to have a certain report, which I don’t have with many people. I’ve had a great one with Val, so I’m not looking forward to him leaving me.
In the health news, I had more bloodwork last week, and it looks like the numbers have stopped going up just on the low side of normal, so it’s likely I’ll get my PICC out next week (hooray!). I’m so tired of wearing that sleeve to take a shower and not being able to life things. I’m ready for this interval in my life to be over. And once I can say officially that the anemia is fixed, I can start annoying doctors about my thyroid dose. First thing I’ll do is see my doctor of record. I’ve been seeing the nurse practitioner, and she won’t even talk about increasing my thyroid dose. So I’ll see the doctor, and if she’s of the same mind, I’ll send letters out to all the doctors on my insurance taking new patients and see if I can find someone more compatible. My energy levels are still very low, and I have got to do something about it.
On the college front, I got my transfer report this week, and it looks like I’ll have all but 2 classes of my core curriculum covered, and I have more than enough classes to cover any and all electives. So pretty much all I’ll need to take are my major requirements. I’ll make an appointment with one of the advisors in the Psych Dept over the summer and talk about what exactly I’ll have to take and start planning classes. I figure for now I’ll take 1 class a semester. I don’t think I have the energy levels to do more than that and work too. But it’s a start! It’s a start.
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