Half a Sick Day
November 14, 2007 in Blogs
I lost the better part of the morning on a venture to a medical lab with a family member who does not drive; it was entirely not his fault that the paperwork was wrong and they would not take the sample for the test. We got that in writing, so that should stimulate someone to get the right paperwork next time.
The better part of the afternoon disappeared into a dental appointment. I was anticipating undergoing root canal; I was hit with two such procedures. I am not certain whether the effects have been more severe on my mouth or my wallet.
When I returned home, several people asked if I was all right. I responded that I thought I was, or at least that I was as all right as one can expect to be after getting root canal. One of my son’s more insightful friends asked if that was actually what happened, or it that was an expression of how I felt. I’m going to have to remember that line; it will fit in a book somewhere, I’m sure.
The upshot of this is that I am sore and exhausted, and thinking that the best plan for me tonight, particularly as I do not have any additional errands, is to go to bed, get some rest, and start fresh tomorrow. I notice that there are more forum posts than I can reasonably address in a brief time, and while I would like to wade into these, it’s not practical tonight.
I do have to do laundry, put away dinner (thanks to a houseguest who cooked for me tonight), and post to the Corinthians list (several have joined in recent weeks), but I think I can put play off to tomorrow in favor of recuperative rest.
–M. J. Young
Tadeusz said on November 15, 2007
Two root canals is certainly a good reason for any brain melting. I had just one, and I limped about not doing much for a bit.
As to word phrases in books….I wrote a reply using ‘virgin field epidemic’ to Tom Kratman. He thanked me, and seemed to say he’d use it in his book, Caliphate. Which is in the major book stores now as a hardback.
I’ll wait until its softcover before I spend the do-re-mi to see if I’m….ah…..’famous’. The last hardcover I bought full price was probably Sorceress by LE Modestit, and perhaps the one before that was some book about people travelling through dimensions or something.