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December was fine until I started having some blurred vision in my L eye before Christmas. It got worse, so today I called my eye doctor and begged to be seen. I had previously called last week when the blurring started and they said they couldn't see me until Jan 4. But I was getting scared and the majority of my L eye is now like behind some weird grey veil, so I called again and got in today. So there is bleeding behind the retina and they don't know why. I see a retina specialist in a week, but in the meantime, most of my L eye is useless, which is quite scary. A quick google tells me that often things improve on their own, but I may need laser surgery. No idea why this started - there was no trauma, at least not that I can recall, other than one night E sort of bonked me with his elbow in his sleep, but I think that was like weeks ago and certainly it didn't stand out as omygodyou'veputmyeyeout type trauma.
On the plus side, it's not a brain tumor, it's not macular degeneration, and it's not glaucoma. Worst case scenario, even if I have some permanent L eye vision damage, my R eye is still good (well, not good, I'm blind as a bat, but good with glasses).
So I'm off work all this week, which is lovely, even if we're not doing anything. Our big excitement was the day after Christmas we took a 1.5 hr drive to Roman Nose State Park and had a really nice hike. We did 3.25 miles, which just definitely pushing my limits with my knee (though my Achilles was fine, so yay on that), especially given the uneven terrain. E had to help me on some of the downhill portion (I really should have brought my hiking stick, but forgot it), and I was pretty exhausted at the end, but I didn't injure myself, so that was really encouraging.
No plans for New Years, but we never have plans for New Years. I just finished making a rum cake and dousing it with rum glaze. It has to sit overnight and will be ready tomorrow, and I think this is my new tradition for New Year's Eve. It's too decadent to haul out more than once a year - but it's too good not to have once a year.
So far E and I have managed to not get COVID. It is completely out of control in OK - this state is like #3 in COVID per capita cases. We stopped at a gas station on the way back from our hike to get some snacks and we were the only ones in the whole place wearing masks. The clerks had masks on sort of ... one had her nose hanging out and the other one had it down over their chin. None of the customers, clearly all locals, wore a mask. I was actually shocked. Stillwater has a mask mandate, and people are not perfect (you see a fair bit of noses hanging out), but they at least make a cursory effort. At work and on campus, people are so compliant they actually surprise me. In the grocery stores, people do have their masks on, and maybe 1 in 6 will have their nose hanging out. Work has given up on the compulsive surface wipedowns and now we just do our own workspace if we want and no one does the common areas, but it's pretty clear that transmission is primarily respiratory. I have no idea when the vaccine will be available to us plebes. Not for a couple of months, I'm sure. I may continue to wear a mask in crowded public spaces forEVER. Letting people breathe on me seems disgusting at this point!
Anyway, I'm going to review my 2020 resolutions and make some for 2021 in a few days. I'm sure you'll be waiting this baited breath, right?
If you're reading, PLEASE write a short update. I want to know if you're alive and how you're doing!
On the plus side, it's not a brain tumor, it's not macular degeneration, and it's not glaucoma. Worst case scenario, even if I have some permanent L eye vision damage, my R eye is still good (well, not good, I'm blind as a bat, but good with glasses).
So I'm off work all this week, which is lovely, even if we're not doing anything. Our big excitement was the day after Christmas we took a 1.5 hr drive to Roman Nose State Park and had a really nice hike. We did 3.25 miles, which just definitely pushing my limits with my knee (though my Achilles was fine, so yay on that), especially given the uneven terrain. E had to help me on some of the downhill portion (I really should have brought my hiking stick, but forgot it), and I was pretty exhausted at the end, but I didn't injure myself, so that was really encouraging.
No plans for New Years, but we never have plans for New Years. I just finished making a rum cake and dousing it with rum glaze. It has to sit overnight and will be ready tomorrow, and I think this is my new tradition for New Year's Eve. It's too decadent to haul out more than once a year - but it's too good not to have once a year.
So far E and I have managed to not get COVID. It is completely out of control in OK - this state is like #3 in COVID per capita cases. We stopped at a gas station on the way back from our hike to get some snacks and we were the only ones in the whole place wearing masks. The clerks had masks on sort of ... one had her nose hanging out and the other one had it down over their chin. None of the customers, clearly all locals, wore a mask. I was actually shocked. Stillwater has a mask mandate, and people are not perfect (you see a fair bit of noses hanging out), but they at least make a cursory effort. At work and on campus, people are so compliant they actually surprise me. In the grocery stores, people do have their masks on, and maybe 1 in 6 will have their nose hanging out. Work has given up on the compulsive surface wipedowns and now we just do our own workspace if we want and no one does the common areas, but it's pretty clear that transmission is primarily respiratory. I have no idea when the vaccine will be available to us plebes. Not for a couple of months, I'm sure. I may continue to wear a mask in crowded public spaces forEVER. Letting people breathe on me seems disgusting at this point!
Anyway, I'm going to review my 2020 resolutions and make some for 2021 in a few days. I'm sure you'll be waiting this baited breath, right?
If you're reading, PLEASE write a short update. I want to know if you're alive and how you're doing!
