Monday morning I woke up to a swollen eye. ( It started like this and grew to take over a quarter of my face. )
And that's all I've got. A week to go till April 15th. Will make it somehow. Always do.

(FYI: I have stopped the shipping of my tweets from twitter to lj. So many people are doing it, it seems to be taking over lj, which is odd to me. So I'm pulling mine out. If you're curious to see what I'm tweeting, you can still follow me by checking in here.)


I am currently experiencing INSURANCE RAGE. My health insurance only covered the first 16 days of my hospitalization in January, which I knew. What I didn't know was the exact amount they would cover, because the hospital was out of network (as are all such treatment programs near me), and the insurance refused to give me (or the hospital staff) a quote, or even an estimate, of what they would pay for these "approved treatment days". I tried and tried to get a number out of them, but couldn't. Long story short, last night I got a letter. The amount they are going to cover is so small that I would have been better off working with the hospital's sliding fee scale and paying cash. What a disaster. My total bills for all of this (including the part I knew I was cash pay for) is just over $10,000 so far this year. Two months of bills. And that's just my out of pocket costs, not counting the (annoying small) part paid by insurance. If anyone wins the lottery and wants to throw some of that fortune my way, I'd appreciate it. Or if you have any connections that could help me sell a kidney on the black market.

I don't know how long I can continue to afford my treatment. But what choice do I have, really?

Feeling: crappy

Yesterday's Tweets:

• 13:14 Woah, downward mood spiral of DOOM. Strange how the shifts come out of nowhere like that. Would really like that to stop. #
• 15:25 Self-medicating with a box of Tagalongs. #
• 15:29 HOLY CRAP. I suggest never reading the nutrition information on a box of Girl Scout cookies. Just FYI. #
• 16:08 @terynjay Am bringing home a box of Tagalongs and a box of Thin Mints. #

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Yesterday's Tweets:

• 19:55 @terynjay Aww, aren't you just the cutest? #
• 19:57 Wants ice cream. Clearly my Mom's influence showing. #

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Yesterday's Tweets:

• 09:15 Hates wasting Saturday work time. Why call a meeting and then not show up yourself? #
• 13:01 Should start up side business doing taxes for friends. Have never seen so many posts/tweets/emails/questions about taxes in one day before! #

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Yesterday's Tweets:

• 07:48 Slipped on ice and fell outside my apartment this morning. Day off to bad start. Left wrist still hurts (saved iPhone; was in my right hand) #
• 08:02 Might freeze to death in my office today. If I do, I leave my craft supplies to my Mom, my Packer stuff to my Dad, and everything else to T. #
• 12:26 Could it be that spending all day sitting in lotus/half lotus position in a desk chair might be causing my sore hips? Am I too old for that? #
• 14:11 @sweetney Hell, I follow you BECAUSE of your "twisted, black, snarky, sacrastic sense of humor"? It's part of your charm. :) #
• 14:14 This makes me so angry GRAR: preview.tinyurl.com/c95eqq
  Punishing kids for being poor = EPIC FAIL. There are better $$ saving ideas. #

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Yesterday's Tweets:

• 08:50 Having a very space-cadet morning. #
• 14:57 Three days in 2009 It has rained. Each time I have broken & thrown away an umbrella and still T and I are not out of umbrellas! Packrat FTW! #
• 18:06 Just ate pizza with sausage, pepperoni, and BACON on it. Scheduling heart attack for 3pm next Tuesday. #
• 18:22 My hip joints have been KILLING me for two days, for no good reason. Could someone tell me when I turned 85? I seem to have missed that. #
• 19:17 Am such a scatterbrain tonight. I keep emailing in answer to text messages and texting in answer to emails. AM BROKEN. SEND HELP. #

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Yesterday's Tweets:

• 11:56 Still not feeling well. Undecided if driving to work tomorrow (vs. bus) so I get more sleep is lazy or a good idea. #
• 13:48 I hate fixing financial statements. This is why I got out of auditing! But audit staff are all out; I'm only one here who knows the program. #
• 15:52 The radio tells me the avg price of an engagement ring is near $7K! WTF? That is more than my AND wife's e-rings and wedding bands COMBINED. #
• 16:50 I should really not be allowed to read about deadly medication side effects of DOOM from Dr. Google. I will never learn. #
• 19:59 Very, very ready to leave work. Very, very happy to sleep in a bit tomorrow before heading to the hospital. #
• 21:07 Shaved legs for first time in weeks, no longer resemble a Yeti. Chances Monster Quest will be filming here now greatly reduced. #

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Yesterday's Tweets:

• 07:23 Woke up with slight tickle in throat. Operation drink as many liquids as possible to flush out potential cold starts NOW. #
• 10:17 Do not feel well at all. Medication changes or the plague? Your guess is as good as mine. #
• 20:56 Watching T and Holly watch BSG is far more exciting than the actual show. They are positively GIDDY discussing it. #

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Yesterday's Tweets:

• 08:33 Survived drive in to hospital. Still would rather have taken the bus. #
• 11:00 Strugling with my overdeveloped sense of responsibility. Not everything in the universe is ALL ON MY SHOULDERS. #
• 18:25 Starting to feel latest med change. Hate that it makes me feel shifty and tired, and worried coworkers will come to resent me for it. #
• 18:55 Just superglued two fingers together. Dont't worry, I can still twitter! Perhaps I should just sit still on couch till wife gets home. #

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Yesterday's Tweets:

• 19:14 Making popcorn to eat with the chocolate caramel toffee bars I made earlier. Yum! #
• 21:34 If I manage to not scratch my shins right off from dry skin I will consider it a good winter. P.S. I hate winter. #

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Yesterday's Tweets:

• 09:54 Worst night of sleep ever last night. I was thisclose to waking up the cat to play with me I was so awake and bored. Now tired. Still bored. #
• 11:06 Just does not care today. At all. #
• 11:21 @terynjay Not even about Wurdle. I can't even focus on that. Just. Don't. Care. Anymore. Also, a nap would be nice. #
• 14:52 @terynjay so you aren't going to want a big dinner tonight then? Popcorn for dinner! #

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Yesterday's Tweets:

• 13:07 Got called "therapeutically lovable" and "easy to care about" by most tough-as-nails/no-nonsense therapist in group. Best. Warm-fuzzy. Ever. #
• 14:58 Wishing the weekend snowstorm misses Chicago. Hoping to drive to work Saturday so I don't have to haul the laptop on the bus. #
• 18:28 If I have to hear that Raw Sushi jingle one more time my head may explode. Most annoying radio commercial currently running BY FAR. #

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Yesterday's Tweets:

• 09:01 @funnythat My Mom is "convinced" CA will fall into the ocean. She told me since I was little I'm not allowed to move there for that reason. #
• 09:03 Wondering how long my insurance can leave a claim as "pending", thus leaving me to wonder what they will actually cover. What a pain. #
• 09:25 @terynjay can't follow your tinyurl for some reason. Email me where you are wanting people to go on Friday. #
• 13:57 My DHL package tracking status says "HANDED TO POSTAL SERVICE FOR DELIVERY". I didn't know a delivery service would hand off to another. Odd #

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Yesterday's Tweets:

• 09:43 Wishing for a nap. How was I so awake an hour ago and now can hardly keep my eyes open? #
• 12:17 Really want/need to pluck my eyebrows. The amount of anxiety relieved by a good eyebrow plucking is amazing. But must wait till I'm home. #
• 05:19 Do not want to get out of bed. Cat sleeping on my head agrees mornings are overrated. #
• 05:26 New high score in Wurdle; now my day can begin. #

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Yesterday's Tweets:

• 07:07 Highly amused last night to find out my Dad reads my Twitter. Hearing Mom say "Dad said you tweeted about your iPhone" = best thing ever. #
• 15:03 Unsatisfying group therapy + working until 9pm = fucking Monday. Grar. #
• 15:53 Just downed entire lik-m-aid sugar packet in one gulp. Hoping that will help me through remaining five hours at work. #
• 17:41 @terynjay And the really amazing thing? I'm still falling asleep at my desk. SO TIRED OMG. Only real change is that my tongue is now blue. #
• 06:35 Beating the sudoku challenge in the Redeye for the second day in a row! Wife will still beat me though, I bet. #

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Yesterday's Tweets:

• 09:15 Texting with wife in other room. Laziest iPhone couple EVER. #

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Yesterday's Tweets:

• 07:24 Is the proud owner of an iPhone! #
• 09:23 @terynjay have I created a monster by letting you get unlimited texting? You do promise to break from texting to eat and sleep, yes? #
• 09:39 @Francynecarr I love new toys! :) #

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Yesterday's Tweets:

• 10:52 Was just hit in the head with a flying Valentine Fun Dip (a.k.a. lik-m-aid). #

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Yesterday's Tweets:

• 13:58 @thesmitten I have relatives do that. I get email from Uncle P, who died in 06. EMAIL FROM BEYOND THE GRAVE. Aunt S never got her own email. #
• 14:17 So glad I have a blanket in my office. Burr! #
• 06:00 Seen on the ground on walk to work: an ugly hairpiece. Is Blago missing his? #
• 06:55 Just noticed it is Friday the 13th! I predict it will be my luckiest day of the week. I'm always a little backwards like that. #

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