Updated Pics Of The APT

 Hey. 

I forgot to post the updated pics of how the repair went and what we ended up with. 

As you can see, the whole ceiling was not removed. It stayed like that, for about 2 days.

 

Then one day I came home to this. We thought that they would put that circle decoration back some how. But they didn't. The light fixture seems kinda small after having that other thing there all this time. But it won't be missed with its cracked shades and five light bulbs.

I just got my computer back in place. No pic of that. Sorry. 

My cycle kicked in and kicked me three days ago. I hate it.

Night.

I forget to take pics of the ceiling. . .

 But I got ones of the things we had to move out of the way 

We did not roll up the carpet and that part of the sectional that is on the side, they did that too. The stuff next to chair was moved from where you see the carpet. 

You can see some of the ceiling in two of the pics. 

Playing in my ear right now

 https://music.amazon.com/albums/B0012ALSUI?do=play&trackAsin=B0012ARJ1K&ref=dm_sh_E5P6dCz9DrUC7A4Iuw15pTNy8

The repair of the ceiling. . .

 Starts today. Or should I say it started today. They were suppose to start around 8 this morning. But I left late, 8:09 or so, and I didn’t see their van outside. I assumed they would have a van. A truck at least. 

We moved our sectional into the dining room along with our small swimming pool of a tv. I didn’t think of taking pics until I was already at work. I moved a few more pieces last night and this morning before trying to get to work. Ending up having take an Uber. Not because I missed my bus, but because my first bus was late. 

Work was ok today. The regular staff has now boiled down to all 4 managers, two leads and 3 associates kinda with about 4 others only capable of working on the weekends. 

Heading home now. When I get off, I’m going to look for something to eat for dinner, then I’ll catch my second bus. Hopefully, I’ll get home dry. There seem to be scattered showers out there. 

Later.

This jogging to catch my bus…

 Is become a daily hazard.

I left my house at 10 past 8. I was at my bus stop 5 mins later.  And the bus showed up a minute later. It then proceeded to take 44 mins to get to and park itself in JS. 

I then had to run, not just jog, the length of the transit hub to get to my bus that was set to leave in seconds. 

And I made it. Thank goodness. 

On the upside, I was impressed with my running form and even though I was still breathing hard, my lungs had no wish to leave my body. 

So, what else is up with me? Moving again. One reason being this. 

That is the ceiling in my living room. We would like to be out before it falls in on one of us. We want to stay in Bayonne but like most nice places, it’s pricey. And everyone is saying that we are looking at places too early since we can’t move until mid December. We aren’t breaking our lease.

Other news. 

Around March will mark my fifth year with the company, but I don’t know if I will be there for it to happen. I don’t have much information but if I do end up job hunting, I’ll let you know. 

Later.

So I don't know ...

 ... if this is done to all their artists or I missed something.

I opened my mail and I saw this.

 

 

Do you see that first one? That is mine. I haven't seen a notice anywhere saying I got a dime from this site to let me know that anyone has bought it, never mind enough sold enough for it to be considered a best seller. 

 

I can believe that it's been looked at a bunch of times since I uploaded it, it is a great fractal, but like I said, no one has forked over the money to any one yet. I don't think I should be on this list at all. 

 

If you click on the pic, it will take you to the page with the shower curtain in question. I don't think you would pay the price, but I have other stuff you can get there that is cheaper.  

 

If I ever get to be on a top seller's list, I would so through a party. :) 

 

In other news, I'm home today and tomorrow. No, wrong. I didn't go to work today so I could have oral surgery and I'm not going to work tomorrow since I don't think I'll be able to talk well. Heck, I don't think I'll be able to talk that much better the next day either, but I'm still breathing and therefore I need money. I'll just let my boss know that is what is going on with me. 

 

So now mouth is all messed up and I'm trying to have some ice cream. I see a liquid diet in my very near future. 

Later.

My Eyes

 I think I may actually have allergies now. 

It's not even both my eyes. It's my right one that is burning and tearing up. 

So annoying. 

At first, I thought that it was because I ate something a little spicy, but then it just hit me that it could be allergies since this has happened to me before. 

Currently I'm trying to was The Shape of Pasta on the Roku channel. 

I’m hungry

 Once again I’m on Summit Ave and I was denied the food I was trying to get. 

This time it was a cash issue. They wanted physical money for the food. I only had like $6 on me. I have apple pay thank you. I have cash for one person. The food truck up by work. 

You may have noticed that it's a little early for me to be heading home and yes, I am heading he from work. My shift today was 8 am - 4:30 pm today. So I've been up since 5 am. 

I’m off tomorrow and I’m actually thinking of catching a bus somewhere to take some pics. But I already have some pics ready to be posted. What I need a...

I had some technical difficulties when I tried to post and this is what is left of my little rant. And I can barely see right now.

So I’ll come back to this later like in 8 hours.

Back. A bit more than 8 hours. But I was up really late.

So what was I saying? Oh ya. 

I have pics, what I need are fractals. I just hate the rendering process. It either only takes 12 hours or it takes 12 or more and then error's out and I don't have a fractal at the end of it. More often than that, I get the errors and it's really starting to bug me. 

At least when it comes to using my Apo7x program. And that is the one I need to use the most. Well not, need, but would like to relearn how to use again. 

As for yesterday, I tried to take the bus to a place I've put off ordering food because of all the fees that got tacked on to the bill for delivery, but I ended up going home instead. I jumped buses while I still could and just as I thought of getting a pineapple to eat, my other bus showed up. 

Well, now it's Tuesday. 

And I'm not out joyriding around on a bus or walking down a street I've never been before. 

Last night, I stayed up catching up on Batwoman. I haven't seen anything of it since the end of the last session and finding out that the lead was quitting. Well now I've seen what they have done, and I'm not fully sure what to say about it. I know what I feel, but some feelings should sit with you for a while before commenting on them. Either way I've caught up and I saw an add for the new Clark and Louis. it's kinda like they picked up where Louis and Clark left off, and took out the funny. It's a real drama now. 

So now I'm watching it, and boy is it a drama. It kinda helps that I've seen this actor and actress in their roles over in Supergirl already, but this is a different universe so things are slightly different. 

I was just thinking about something like this a few days ago. Not the show, but Superman getting with Louis. I found this paper, I may have mentioned it before. It's called 'Man of Steel, Woman of Tissue'. 

If you are really enjoying yourself, you have a few involuntary movements and for a man who can accidently bend steel, the act of ejacutalting alone could, in theory, punch through the human body.  

But hey, they have twins here. 

Ok. Later

Miracle

 I made the bus and I didn't have to run. I got there with like 10 seconds to spare, but I didn't have to run for it. Just walk really fast. 

Yeah. Uber does not get my money today, and I can  swing by the food truck for lunch. 

The end is here

 Schools around me are open again and there are people at my bus stop. 

I will not make my second bus. 

Ok. Indian food update

 So, I was able to eat more than I expected. Not a lot because the onion dish I picked myself before asking for help wasn’t what I expected and spicier /hotter than I like. The rice I got with my mild veggie dish helped me to eat the food, but I had nowhere near enough. Well, that and my vegan cake. 

Tonight I'm heating up my naan bread to eat some more. At least my lips didn't burn. That’s a plus. 

More current going one.

I’m outside, in this freaking cold weather waiting for my second bus. Not my normal second bus. No. I have to take three buses home tonight because I stayed to closing today and today we close at 7. So by the time we left the building 30 mins later, my bus had already passed. 

Yesterday before I jumped off this same bus I'm waiting for, I realized that there was a Spanish food place hidden behind some trees at the end of the block I was waiting for the bus on. So I went over there now and of course, they are closed. I checked the time on my phone and it's already after 8. 

I walk back to my bus stop and the guy there, who is teaching this girl about his bike gives me his seat just before I sat down on the step. This bus stop doesn't have seating. He got the chair from the business behind us. And then when another lady showed up he got a seat for her too. That was very nice of him. 

So the last talked with me and I found out that she just got her shot and was on her way in to work. She works at an Amazon warehouse in Hoboken. We talked about related things until my bus showed and that is where I am on. 

Hungry on my second bus ride home. I hope I get home before 10. 

Later. 

PS. I don't have my new glasses yet, so I’m not going to try and read this over before posting. Hopefully, there aren’t any major typos. 

I just wanted veggie lasagna.

 I on a whim decided to get on the 129 bus to take me to a supermarket that I knew sold this frozen and good veggie lasagna. I get there and they have remodeled, and my dish is nowhere to be seen. But I make it worth the trip and got some apple sauce, soy milk, popcorn, and some been chips. 

Since I’m still hungry and want a real meal tonight I jump off my second bus to find something on Central to eat. 

Where have I found myself? 

Chef of India restaurant. The list of things to pick from is great. The lady was very helpful with my picks. Then I get the price. It’s not bad. $22 with taxes. I was only planning to spend $12 at most for my frozen meal. And I knew how that tasted. 

Ok. I just got it. 

I’ll let you know how that pans out. 

Getting my first shot now

 

I j

Under the knife again

 

Had to go into the city because my gum around this got a little puffy and had to be cut away. 

Apparently that whole top part shouldn’t be covered over with gum tissue. So first they cut away the puffy bit that was hurting, then they cleared off the over grown gum and gave me a new healing cap that is a little taller than the one you see here, to keep my gum from covering it. 

Then I walked around the Wall Street area looking for a lint brush and a retactable phone cord. I found the brushes and got told off by a cleaner for walking into an open church to take some pocs. 

That was odd. I had gotten in. Taken my pocs. Left the building and he followed me out the building to tell me the church wasn’t open. I was just looking at him because that information doesn't help either one of us now. And for a church that is closed, the doors were wide open and the donation plate had cash in it. 

Other than that I had a slight disagreement with a POS when I was paying for the lint brushes.that had me tracking down a branch of my bank to found what was up with the machine telling my pin was incorrect. 

It worked fine at the bank, so we believe that it was the POS in error and I got free legal size copy paper for showing up at the bank. Apparently they are move and this was in their supple cabinet that they doen’t even use any more. So they were giving it away. 

Next for me was getting home. In between getting off the Path and getting on the 81 bus I got a donut, a muffin and a green bowl soup. I was hungry and I did not want to contend with anything hard. 

Everything was good. I added $10 to my Dunkin card and I thin that $13 was a food price for the hearty soup. 

Later

Just To Get To Work On Time....

 On Monday I didn't get to work on time because I had to go back home to turn off my stove. I was boiling some eggs. When I turned off the stove the first time, I didn't think they were ready and put them back on while I finished getting dressed. Then I left the house. Almost and hour later. Then I'm up the street waiting for the next bus, because I missed the one by a few mins. I waited and waited and shivered and waited. 

I had like two minutes left to go when I remembered the stove and had to walk back home. I didn't think the house would have burned down, but I could imagine the alarm going off. The black smoke filling the apartment. The people upstairs freaking out. And what did I find when I got back to my kitchen? Two eggs happily boiling away still mostly covered by water. I was taking the eggs with me for lunch along with the last of the white rice I had. Then I'm thinking I'm screwed. I might as well just get and Uber. 

$57 to get me from my house to work. Heck no. I'll get one from Journal Square. $36 from there. Not happening. I got on the 9:40 bus and called my job right away. I started to talk with one of my managers an the call was dropped. What? Ok. I sent her a text explaining that I was going to be late by about 15-20 mins because I had left my stove on and had to go back home. 

At about 1 minute to 10 my other manager texted me to ask if I was running late. I told her what happened and that I tried to call the store and that I sent a text to other manager that I got a hold of. She said ok. The other manager didn't check her phone or didn't see my texts until after I got there. Which is fine. I didn't get in trouble. 

On Tuesday. The first of my two 6am shifts. I didn't schedule an Uber because I wasn't sure what time I would be ready, but I was doing good for time by the time I was putting on my socks even if I only 4-ish hours of sleep because I miscalculated a few things. Either way I was ready and tried to get and Uber for about 15 minutes and then had to wait another 15 before it got to me. So once again I was late. This time I sent screen shots of how long I had to wait for the Uber to show that I wasn't late myself.

Then there was today. Wednesday. 

I made it work on time, but clocked in about 2 mins after the hour by the time I made it time keeper. Kronos. Yes, we punch in and out. I get paid by the hour. 

And how did I make it on time today. This time I went to bed early. This time I did schedule the Uber for 5:25. But they didn't notify me when he got there. Because when I went to check the app, I saw that he was already outside while I was there sitting and waiting for him for 5 mins. He then says that Uber had him out there waiting for me since 5:11. Very, very odd. Then as I'm leaving, I get a text from one of my managers saying that a few things have changed and we, the two of us who were coming in for 6, didn't have to be there until 6:30. 

Great.

The other person didn't even see the text until she go work. So we started at 6 anyway. 

Tomorrow I have to be at work for 2pm. I'll be there until 9pm. Maybe. Times keep changing and stuff. 

So I'm off to bed now. 

Later.

Cold, then warm, then cold again and now 6 am shifts

 30 degrees one day, 60 degrees the next, then back down. The weather is all over the place. But now I think it's settling back down in colder temps. 

This week coming I work five days straight and I get the weekend off. Which isn't normal for this job. 

It's live floor set this week. So that ball of fun is back. Once again things are a little different with how we are doing it. The store has been in turmoil as we do what they want us to do to the store before they show up. I guess they think that since we don't have that many customers we have all this time on our hands to do all these things. For one or two days that is true. 

But we still have customers and taking care of them, what they have for us to do, and with only 6 or so people to run the store with, is not easy. 

One day I was pulled in 4 direction at once all day. Well, more than one day really. 

This week is going to build on the last one. Since I'm working with them, my hours are now as odd as the temps. Tomorrow are my normal hours. Then on Tuesday and Wednesday I have to be there at 6am. Which means an Uber to get to work. Then the next day I'm staying till 9pm. Another Uber so I can get to home at a decent time. I think my Friday is normal. Yes it is. Even a little short by an hour or two. I just have to know that I'm closing that night. 

In other news...

My dental implant doc has had a turn in his health, so even though I have the time this weekend to see him, I don't know if it's going to happen. The other dentist hasn't called back with an appointment date. I don't really think he will just because my free insurance doesn't care to fix what is wrong with my teeth. They might have if I was under 18. But once you are over 18, anything other than a cleaning, a normal filling and an extraction and x-rays won't be covered. 

It's almost 10 pm now. I'll have to go to sleep soon. I'll read myself to sleep. It's great. I'm reading again. I was stuck in one of two games for weeks now, but now that I've finished writing my little stories for a bit, I've gotten back to reading something that I didn't write. 

Once again, I feel like I'm reading faster than I use to, or the stories have gotten shorter over time. I felt like the last one I read was over too quickly. 

Thinking ahead, at least I'll be able to wear what I want those three days I get an Uber. I'll ask to make sure before I show up in something that isn't dress code and get called out for it. 

Currently my sister is behind me frosting some cupcakes to take to work tomorrow. I am not allowed to leave the room until she's done. Which she would have been, if she started yesterday like she was suppose to instead of today after 3. I'm giving it until 11:30 before bailing on her. 

I have to figure out what to eat tomorrow. For lunch that is. Not that I have anything slated for breakfast either. I was suppose to buy some cereal yesterday, but the one store I stopped at, only had one, and it wasn't what I wanted, so I didn't buy it. Now I wish I had. 

I guess I could have another soup. I've been eating a lot of soup lately. For more than one reason. I could do it again. And have some egg salad on some naan bread for breakfast. Why do they call it egg salad? It's more like egg Pâté or spread depending on how smooth you make it. 

Well that's it. Night. 

It’s Sunday

 So of course I’m late. I repeated checked my alarm for today and once I was up I zoned out for over 20 mins as I just sat on my bed. Then I had to wash my hair. I had to. I had been putting it off for too long. I then thought that I was actually making up time just before I realized that I had to comb my hair out and make something of it.

Now I’m sporting a hair style that belongs on a child. Granted, you may be able to say that about my main hair style, but this is one that I really see as belonging on someone around 6. But I don’t think most people seeing it would think that. 

So by the time I’m leaving the house after a few spoonfuls of oatmeal I already know I will have to order an Uber to get my butt to work on time because I know I’m going to miss my connection. 

There goes another $13. At least I made myself lunch last night and I don’t have to order anything to eat today.

How is your Sunday going? 

I haven't been up to much

 Yesterday, I missed my second bus after trying to do too much before I got to work, so I had to take an Uber. 

Then we got notified at work about a telephone scam that targeted our stores. 

We only made a few thousand dollars yesterday. Heck, we haven't cracked 9 grand all week. I meant per day. I would be surprised if we got to 7.

Today the phone scam thing resurfaced. We were not targeted, we were just issued guidelines on how to deal with it, and it's such a concern to the higher ups that we will be tested. Since I was recently 'promoted' I have extra reading material and I have to make sure to notify the rest of the staff about the new procedures so when they are asked questions, they know what to say. 

I hope I know what to say when I'm asked my questions. 

Yesterday, when I tried to get too much done before work, I aimed to get a green juice drink for lunch, but then bailed on it as I tried to catch that bus that you already know I missed. So I went back tonight to get it. I didn't have enough time to get it this morning. I could not afford to get another Uber so soon. My pay this week was only $173. And $100 went towards rent right away. 

It's a good thing I sold the portable dryer that we didn't need anymore yesterday for $75. It's keeping me afloat until next pay day. I had much better hours this week. 

So, I was getting my drinks. And when I tried to get there to before they closed, I found out that they were open 24 hours. Yeah.

So I get home and my sister wanted to know what it tasted like. So I told her to taste it and if she liked it, she could have that one. I had ordered two since I was expecting to have one drink for lunch and one drink for my break. 

Well, she didn't like it. It's not a juice-ed drink. Every thing was put in a blender and then liquified. So there is fiber in the drink. She doesn't like that. She can't eve drink OJ with pulp. Also, it wasn't sweet enough to keep her drinking. But I like it, so it's all mine. Both of them. I'll have the other one tomorrow. 

Just watched session finale of WandaVision. What The ?!?! Is WandaVision over now? Was this just a gap filler to help set up Dr. Strange 2? I guess I'll find out in a few months. 

Now it's after midnight. I'm going to play my game for another hour, then go to bed. I could play the game on my phone, but my phone is so small compared to my computer screen. Of course. What game? "World Above: Cloud Harbor" It's a merge game. 

I've already posted my fractal for the day.

Later.

I Always hope.

After I get back and wait about another 4 or so hours, I see this. Great. Just great. 

So I made the file smaller and I'm trying again, but that will still take like 12 hours since I'm trying to get a large render for printing. 

I'm thinking of taking my computer in to BestBuy so they can order up the right RAM for it so I can get some more memory. I'm tried of this, but I won't be able to go there until mid year I think. 

The thing is, my system is saying that my RAM is fine. See the top right hand corner? My read out is good. Maybe BestBuy can tell me why this is happening to me. I've got gigs and gigs of hard drive space, so I know that's not it. 

Oh, I didn't buy more than I expected to at Costco. In fact, I didn't bother buying the towel that I wanted. I got TP, muffins, a bag of sweet potatoes, a bag of tangerines, and my lactose pills, along with some milk and humus. That's it. Grand total was $60, and then I pulled it all home, over snow and cracked up pavement for 13 blocks.

My poor hands. 

The sun and wind were fighting today. The wind would make you cold and the sun would burn you up. I actually sweated since I had on my winter coat. I started out with a scarf too, but I had to get rid of it. It was too much. 

I got home and made something to eat and I was once again reminded that there is more than one kind of sweet potato out there. I didn't expect this kind. The orange flesh one. I was thinking of and wanted the red flesh one. Oh well. It still worked with my meal. I'll have to remake it for work. I'm going for soft foods for a while. If anything, I'll loose weight while I'm at it too. That should make my Dr happy. 

My K-drama ended. 100 Days My Prince. For some reason, I feel like the ending wasn't as nailed down as I would have liked it to be, but it was still good. Now I'm watching a new one set in modern day Korea, but it's half a fantasy show. It's called. The Devil Punisher. I think they are either trying to keep a scary story up beat with all these silly little things and sound effects, or they are trying to keep you there for when things get really grim. I'm think it's the first one personally. 

I think I'll go snack on part of a muffin. 

Later. 

It's Offical

 I am a full time worker now. My boss told me today. So I'm now owed 35-40 hours a week. This kicks in next week. So no more three days off from work for me. 

I would feel better about this, if I felt better about it. Yes I just typed that. That isn't me making one of my common writing mistakes. I don't know really know why I'm not more happy about this. 

Maybe it's all my current tooth problems. Maybe I'm getting stuff that I'm not asking for. Maybe it's what my sister said years ago about finding a 'good' job instead of staying with this one. Maybe I don't want to disappoint anyone. But it's just my hours that are being up and I'm getting some kind of full time benefits. I'm not even sure what they are.

At least I don't think they can promote me to Assistant Manager without asking me. "laugh"

I can say that when she told me, I was thinking about my upcoming dental 'appointments?'. Procedures. That's a better word. And then having to take days to get them done and recover. But then I thought that people do this. They have medical issues that come up and have to be dealt with no matter where in life they currently are. And it's not like I have a history of flaking. If I did, I wouldn't have been made a lead in the first place.

So, speaking of dental work. Outside of the root canals, it seems that my past root canal needs to be treated. But it's really bad, my sister said I also have the option to extract them/it and have implants put in. Treatment would be over $1000 while the implant would be sub $500. Then she acts like I have any real choice. I reminded her how poor I am. 

Well, I just woke up on the couch, so I'm going to bed now. I was rendering out a fractal and watching that Koran Drama while my computer slaved away at rending. But it's been over 8 hours and it's not even half way yet. And since I have to go pee in a cup for test tomorrow and perhaps buy some oranges on the way back, it should done by the time I get home. 

Later. 

So the dentist scares me. Big surprise.

 I got my appointment switched to 4 pm today. I was not impressed with the look of the place. I might have been a little judgmental, but none of it calmed me for what I thought I was about to go through. Which turned out to be nothing more than x-rays. 

They didn't get anything that they could use from my sister's office so I got just about a whole set taken. Then they couldn't do anything because I have big cavities that couldn't be just patched. I'm back to root canal world. For some reason the dentist thinks that my insurance will O.K. it so I have wait while the request is submitted. 

That is going to take about two weeks. He noticed that I was a bit on edge and took my pressure. It was kind high, and it dropped a little while I was kinda talking to him, but he's not happy about it ended up. So he wants my primary doctor to sign off on the root canals too, since the stuff they use to use numb me, also affects my pressure. That could be another reason I don't feel so great after leaving the dentist. 

So some more good news. I have about three that he has to work on once he gets the green light. The others, yes there are others, will need a specialist since it's under a root canal. Yeah. Me and my history of infections. 

So my nerves got racked up because of the pain I believed I was going to receive, and he tapped metal all over the mouth adding a slight headache to the pain that caused. Then I leave with promise of another visit. Great. 

So I'm playing World Above The Clouds, it's a merging game. But I don't feel like it anymore, so I'm going to go back to watching my Koran Drama. 100 My Prince. They know how to commit to a show. They suck at anything sexy, or even a good kiss, but the stories and setting and colours are really good. 

Later. 

The Day Came And Went

 I got some of my implants. 

Yes it was painful. I thought before hand to tell my job that I may be out the next day. When I told them why, they helped get someone to cover for me. I was going to do it on my break, but she, one of my managers, had time on her hands and called the only three people that could have covered my shift. 

The Uber there was $40 odd. I got three put in on both sides of my mouth. One on my left and two on my right. My left one was far less painful than the other two. I had to get over 20 shots to be numb enough to survive the whole thing. 

My sister thinks I'm upset at her for making me go through this, but I'm not. They are needed, but I'm always in pain when I go to the dentist. Even for a cleaning I'm in pain. I just hate the whole thing every time. 

After I went to the city to get my scan for this upcoming event, they found cavities. Of course they did. I think I may have told you this before. Anyway, my sister wanted me to get them looked at with someone who would take my insurance. The one I told my sister about was just a block from here, but they didn't have any openings before our trip on Sunday. 

So today I tried again but again nothing, so my sister saw another place on her way home and made an appointment for me. Kind of. You can't just walk into any medical type place anymore without an appointment. So she made one for the first of the month. But she wants me to call tomorrow to see if they have any cancelations. So I'm going to be doing that for each day I have off until I can go see them. There is just one catch. The first is a Monday. I normally work on Mondays. So I'll have to call and change it to another date come Friday or Thursday when I see my schedule for next week. I don't want to miss another day of work. I'm only getting so much as it is. 

So Sunday, when I got back from getting the three implants, I held frozen bags of cherries and onions to my face to help with the pain. I was surprised it worked. But I fell asleep with one bag that seemed to have had a hole in it. So parts of my room still smells like onions. 

I'm on antibiotics and Motrin I think. I had to find a new pharmacist to get the prescription filled since my normal one is closed on Sundays. I tried not to speak much on Sunday and even though I didn't feel that bad today, I still couldn't eat well and thought that if I did go to work today I may have aggravated my jaw back into be painful. So I'm not very upset that I didn't go to work today. 

So let's see what happens tomorrow. 

Oh. It snowed today. Yeah, more snow. I thought it was raining, But when I went into the kitchen to make some soup, I saw these big snowflakes falling. and there was a lot of them too. 

But it was over with by 2 or so I think. 

Well, later. 

The Heat Finally Got Fixed

 And how did this come about after over two weeks, but I'm sure we were starting our fourth now, of upstairs not doing anything?

I saw the husband outside and in her (land lady) last text to us, she said that she was going to have him look at the unit for our apartment down in the basement. So I told him this after trying to contact 2-1-1 the day before and was on hold way too long and I had to hang up. 

He messed around with it and even flicked off our power to try and get it started. They had turn the temp up and down a few times. He couldn't get it to work. That just about proved that we weren't just complaining and that we didn't break it. It was something a lot bigger than we just turning the temp down lower than 65. 

Then without confirming it with us, she set up an appointment for someone to come look at it today. PSE&G actually. Luckily, I had today off. Granted, I was going to see my sister at her job so she could scan my teeth for my upcoming appointment with a dentist. But because of this, I ended up going in the afternoon and later than I would have liked, but that was my fault. I just didn't want to leave the house, and not because it was finally warm. 

Anyway, going to the dentist always makes my teeth hurt. Like they remember the pain from everything I've been through in such a place. Of course I have cavities. My mom told me years ago that she had  bad teeth and I got that dysfunction in my DNA too. She asked me how I'm not in pain. I'm always in pain of some kind. Lately, I've been clinching my jaw, so that is what has been bugging me lately with my teeth, but I thought that was all on me. But I've been brushing and swashing with mouthwash. A lot. But I still got new cavities and a one or two root canals. 

Really bad genes. My sister said that I should floss, but the only times I've tired, I made my gums bleed or I couldn't get it done right. 

So, I'll see how and when what get's done first. 

Anyway. When the office closed, she took me to see all these places she was bringing home food from. I got a fresh pasta dish, from one of them then we caught the last express bus home. The lucky stiff get's to ride one bus to and from work that has limited stops. While I have to contend with two buses and over an hour of travel time, not counting in the times I have to wait for the buses to show up. When there was more traffic on the streets, before the lockdown, it would take me two hours to get to work. 

Ok. Just about time to call it a night. I have a short shift tomorrow. For most of the week really, but I still have to get up and get ready and catch my two buses. I say short, but it's from 12 till 6:30. 

Anyway. Night. Or morning as the case may be. 

I Love(d) The Show

 I then read the first review and I laughed out loud. It's so true and funny at that same time. 

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I made it halfway to work before being told to go back home because of the weather

 

I’m posting this from my phone, so the photos are a little out of order. Sorry.

Some were taken on my way to work, and the others or from my way back home almost an hour later. 

It is still snowing

 But at least there is a path in front of my house now. 

There was a soft plan of going in to work for 12, but that got scrapped before I woke up. There was a nice text from my boss saying no work today. Then I promptly went back to sleep for almost an hour. 

It is rather quite outside. I just moved to the living room, and the only new sound is a shovel or two. Taking another peek outside and I can see some cars driving. But it's not like I live in a noisy part of town. 

I’m not made for this weather. I don't want to go out there. But I will have to tomorrow.

Staying warm and thinking of making eggs.

Later.

From one snow pic to the next

 

And here I had the misguided idea of going to wash my clothes today. That is my step covered in snow. It's only half a block away, but a lot of good that does me since I can’t leave the house. 

It's still snowing, so I question being able to be to go to work tomorrow. 

But we shall see.

I hate winter.

 This is the famous food truck that you might have heard me talking about. 

I too this phot last week around Wednesday. I don’t remember which day exactly, but clearly it’s the day that we got some snow. It was less than I expected. 

Yes, it is now Sunday and I’ve arrived at work already.

I was trying not to shiver while laying on the couch last night when my boss asked me to come in to work for 10 instead of 12 and I said sure. 

So I looked up times for the buses so I would get to work on time and of course I missed my first bus. I then had the bright idea of taking the 81 to the 87, but then I got off the 81 my bus app went from saying 9 mind to 28 or so mins until the 87 showed up. I walked out of my house with near frozen toes. I needed warmth or at least shelter from the cold.

So I got an Uber all the way to work. It was like $4 less to take me to Journal Square, so I questioned how much was worth me getting out of the cold now and not having to wait for another bus in this weather.

I paid the $14. Then right after I did the 87 showed up. It's moments like this that I hate my app. I tried to jump on and cancel the Uber, but it was rounding the corner. So I apologised to the driver and asked to get off. That got me into a car that somehow made my feet colder. I asked for heat, but it only worked on my face. 

Brb 

Back. On my first break now. 

So, freezing feet for the whole ride, then I get to work 30 mins before I was suppose to and saw that the store was still dark. Great. So I went down to the indoor playground at the end and they let me stay inside until it was time for me to leave. 

Got to go now. 

Later. 

We are having heating issues again

 It is 20 odd degrees out and I've stayed mostly in one place for the whole day, as I tried to stay warm because our heating doesn't really want to work and when it trickles on, it doesn't get that warm. 

But it seems we may be getting some help with that tomorrow. No, not from the 'land lord' but a friend of my sister has some space heaters that she is willing to give us. She isn't using them and they have never been opened. Her landlord gave them to her while he fixed her heating. I think he gave her three, and she only used one, so she just had sitting there. 

It would suck to get 'sick' again so soon because I didn't have any heat in my apt. 

Last week I worked four days straight, but this week I'm doing two days then a day off then two days and another day off, then I work Sunday. More than likely I'll be working next Monday too, but I won't know until next week's hours are posted. 

I didn't get around to posting anything over at DA today. With the trying to keep warm thing, but I did end up swinging by an hour ago and saw a number of faves for a my newest pieces. 

I can admit that these came out very well. :) I'm not always a downer on myself and things I do. 

If you missed the link to my DA account. Here it is again. You can buy prints of my work there too. 

Ok, it's almost midnight and I have to be at work two hours earlier than I have been doing lately. 

Later. 

Third Time The Charm

 So on my first day back to work, I thought that I would have money to buy a lunch from the food truck, but I was two dollars short of being able to buy anything. Great. So I got something healthy, I think, and ended up paying just over $20 for the privilege of eating it.

The next day I thought I had enough time to grab a subway sandwich and still make it down the block to catch my bus. But no luck, so I had to take and Uber to work. That cost me about $11.50. But I had a prepaid subway card, so I was just out the Uber fare. But that night I made a point of stopping by the bank to get catch. 

Today I skipped subway and made both buses. That got me to the food truck and I was very happy with my egg sandwich. I ate it in two parts. I skipped breakfast to make my first bus.

Now since I don't have a food truck to help me eat on the weekends, I'm packing, something. 

Then I have the next day off. 

What will I do with my Sunday? 

Catching Up

 So, a day before my birthday I tried to go to work. I felt fine when I left my house. 

When I got to work I was a mess. My head hurt, my chest hurt and I just didn't feel like moving. I paid an Uber to get to me work on time since I missed the second bus by seconds. 

My boss saw me and sent me home. So while I was at the doc's, I took a covid spit test and was told to stay home until I got the results. I got a fish burger, grilled salmon thank you. Then I went home and slept after I ate and took some pain pills for my headache. 

I slept most of the next day too. I was starting to feel better on the 14th and more so on the 15th, but I didn't feel ready to go back to work yet. But I got a call from the doc's office saying that my test was negative. I knew it would be, but I had to take it make sure and justify my sick leave. 

So it wasn't until after they told me, hung up and a few hours had passed, did I realize that I needed  proof to show HR so I could go back to work. I got a doc's note at the start of this, and I would need one at the end. But when I called back, they had already closed so I had to wait until Monday to call the office for one. 

I called them three time. In fact, here is what I told HR, yesterday. 

I tried to get the doctor’s note today, but didn’t get it.

I had to be home for something this morning, so I called the office to tell them that I needed a doctor’s note to go back to work saying that my test came back negative. I gave them my name and e-mail address. This was at 10 am.

I then called back at 1 pm before going to the laundromat. I told them that I needed this letter for HR today along with my e-mail and name and whatever else they asked for.

At 3 I called back again while I’m at the laundromat since I wanted to get this to you and sorted by 5. Now I’m informed that the doctor her self has to write it and she’s been really busy today.

After 4, the office calls me to confirm some details and I think I’m getting this e-mail within the hour.

5:33 come around and I still haven’t gotten anything. I call the office hoping they close at 6, but the recording says that they closed at 5.

I had also told my boss, when she asked, that I was getting the doc's note on Monday so I could start work on Tuesday. So she happy sends me my schedule for the week Monday afternoon/night as I'm realizing that I'm not getting the note. 

So went there in person today to get my doc's note. I didn't say anything about the day before and I sat down to see how long it would take. It didn't take that long at all. less then 30 mins for sure. Then I read it. It was one little line in a sea of contact information and boiler plate information and a stamp instead of the a written signature from the doc. This was almost not worth the 24 hour wait I was put through. I wanted to, I was ready to, go to work today. 

So once again I got another fish burger and veggie tempura on my way home, since it was on the way and I hadn't had breakfast yet, never mind lunch. 

I got the e-mail to HR sent out. I let my boss know it was done, I ate my late lunch and now I'm looking forward work. I'm working 12 - 6:30 and mostly I will be kicked out around 6 since they worry about me catching my buses. Unless it's the one manager who takes the bus also who is closing with me, then we just leave together at the end. 

So that was most of my week. 

I am good. 

The walk to the doc's I took slowly, but I felt perfectly fine, if not a little tired since I've only left the house twice in the last week. I took a nap, now I'm fine and wondering if I should wash my hair. Some people may like how it looks now, but this is how it looks when I should wash it. 

So, that it's for now. 

Take care. Wear your masks even when you are talking. Duh. Wash your hands and invest in hand sanitizer. The masks is mostly for Covid and the rest of it is for everything else. But they help each other too.

Later.

This Looks Nice

CES 2021: Razer's Project Hazel is a high-tech N95 mask for COVID-19 times that looks neat too

It turns out there is some know-how that translates from gaming hardware to coronavirus protection.

 

...and I’m at the doctors’s office. Scheduled check up

 

I didn't think the pic was real...

 Then I read the story. 

I’m on my second bus on my way home from work when this notice came up on my screen. 

The sky is a clear blue today

 It's as cold as frosted balls, but the sky is clear.