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September (Entry #17)
I spent most of September recovering from our trip to Japan. Seriously, jet lag just about killed me - we got back on the 10th, and it's taken all this time to get back to some sense of normalacy and routine. Additionally, I had a super fun colonoscopy last week (totally routine, they make you do this once you hit 50 for screening). Oh and I had a very low key birthday - it was 51, E was out of town, and I would have forgotten about it if it hadn't been for FB, to be honest. But then that evening one of my "best" friends called me, and I thought, oh how nice of her to call on my birthday, but all she wanted was my advice. She didn't even remember it was my birthday. I haven't heard from her directly since January, I think. And it made me realize how typical this is of some of my friends. I only hear from them when they need something. Usually that something is advice or to vent. And usually I'm very happy to listen. But you know, it'd be nice if maybe they called or texted or emailed when they didn't need soemthing. Just to see how I am. What a concept.
Anyway, the latest about Prague is maybe February, sigh.
Goals for October:
1) Get back to my ab and arm workouts.
2) Continue my daily walks.
3) Make some jewelry as a birthday gift for my friend M who turns 50 at the end of the month.
4) Go to the Cirque du Soleil show I want to see (it's an ice show and will be in OKC, and I'm already second guessing myself about should I really go and what a pain it will be to drag myself to OKC, etc ...).
5) Spend some time cleaning up my sewing room (again)
Anyway, the latest about Prague is maybe February, sigh.
Goals for October:
1) Get back to my ab and arm workouts.
2) Continue my daily walks.
3) Make some jewelry as a birthday gift for my friend M who turns 50 at the end of the month.
4) Go to the Cirque du Soleil show I want to see (it's an ice show and will be in OKC, and I'm already second guessing myself about should I really go and what a pain it will be to drag myself to OKC, etc ...).
5) Spend some time cleaning up my sewing room (again)
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I had a colonoscopy & endoscopy last year (investigating continuing diarrhoea). I agree with what seems the universal observation: the bad part is the preparation....drinking all that horrible liquid and having to go without real food for too long. I have experienced two of these bowel prep solutions: Moviprep for the colonoscopy and Picoprep before my prostate cancer surgery. Picoprep was much easier for me - a much smaller amount of solution.
But with either one I certainly wouldn't choose to line up for another colonoscopy - in fact the gastroenterologist said he would like to repeat it because he didn't get a complete view due to incomplete emptying. I declined his offer. I'll stick with FOB tests.
Prague must be starting to look like an impossible dream. Is the offer to E open for whenever the bureaucracy lets him go, or might the offer expire?
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As for Prague, E's sabbatical has already started. He has to be back to teach next August - so all this delay cuts our time short. It's really ridiculous. We'll go in the spring even if it's only for a few months, but next time, we'll choose to go somewhere with less stupid visa requirements. Like you know, China. (Seriously, it took him like a week to get a visa for China.)
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The visa situation does seem stupid. You'd think they'd kill to have someone like E (and you) visiting and spending money. Clearly China is much more pragmatic about this.
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