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.