general status check (monday)

health: still sick. sick in this instance means 'somewhat stuffed up with sore throat and kind of wicked feverslightheadache combo package'. i've had worse sick. joints are fantastically sore. general exhaustion.

craftythings: imagining a kind of crocheted bucket hat with yellowyorange (no, it's nicer looking than you think) and turquoise linen yarn. problem: do not exactly know how to crochet yet. fortunately i have books and a big wide internet to teach me these things. also several amigurumi patterns. do not know if i have energy to do this today, however. nts: buy stuffing at sewing place during upcoming saturday sale. or something. also thinking about stuff

writingthings: percolating. have a few ideas in mind. must research poetry markets at some point. (hate researching markets but enjoy getting money.)

things i want: a small rolling table. i have many ideas which would greatly benefit from having one, so i could roll it up to the sofa and use it easily.

things i don't want to do but may have to find the energy to do anyway: find a new podiatrist. see why the mail order pharmacy phoned this morning. call and make an appointment with the kid's new dentist.

how are you?

this is starting to scare me a tadbit

awesome. upgrading condition to fever + breathing issues. possibly chest congestion, idk. boy is coming home. methadone does not play nicely with colds apparently?

augh. such a monday.

do not especially want to go to urgent care world again esp. since boy will be home in less than four hours.

home again home again joggity jog

have returned home from urgent care world. conclusion is 'unknown viral infection'. as it turns out my oxygen intake was totally normal - i don't know, maybe i strained a muscle or something that made it feel harder to breathe? i don't know.

dear locals: don't go to swedish 1st hill if you want to be seen somewhat promptly. apparently they don't know when to say no (this is the assessment of the medic. chris made a somewhat unflattering comparison about his mother here. not inaccurate. just unflattering.) next time i'll just get them to take me to cherry hill. (hopefully there will not be a next time. at least not for a while. there's a reason i have a tag for 'adventures at urgent care world').

tired. kid ended up at hospital with us after school (his teacher brought him over, fortunately we were just about done by then). they tried to make him wear a mask over his nose and mouth. that lasted about six seconds.

thank you for all the concern. <3 i'm not reading back on my flist because i don't want spoilers for House, so put a linky linky to anything you want me to read in the comments please?