Friday, November 12, 2004
"Disoriented"
Well, I have been walking around in a fog for what feels like the last month. My sinuses are packed, my ears are plugged, my balance is off, and it's really getting to the point of annoyance. Since my medical benefits expire in 10 days, I finally went to the doctor for a physical and they have scheduled a CT scan for next week, so they might be able to determine the anatomy of my sinuses and hopefully come up with a way to help them drain better! I am excited at the prospect of possibly being able to smell properly at some point in my life. I have embarrased myself on more than one occasion by saying "Wow, something smells good!" only to find out that I'm raving about a nearby trash bin, only being able to smell part of what is actually there.
I spent the day in Arlington today as the last of my old team (predominantly contractors) have been given their walking papers, so we took them to lunch at Carlyle in Shirlington. Gotta love those crabcakes, and the lobster bisque's not bad either! It was a pretty horrible day for driving - I'd say I spent approximately 7 hours in the car...ugh. I felt like a stranger in my old town. I stopped in at Crate and Barrel and the parking space I parked in did not have a meter nearby so in my rush to get under my umbrella, I totally forgot to look for and fill the meter, which was attached to the adjacent parking space. I didn't realize until I came out and luckily, no ticket! It's about time I had some good luck, as I'm usually the one that gets the ticket by being 1 minute late, even after paying. Leave it to me to not pay at all and be fine. Then I jumped on 66 and totally forgot about the HOV restrictions that I used to have programmed in my brain. Got lucky again. See, this darn rain IS good for something.
I realized on my way home that I really need a blogger terminal in my car. When I'm driving, I think of the most entertaining things to write about and then of course I forget about them by the time I get home. I hope I'll be a little better about blogging now that the weather is getting cold - no more gardening or outside projects for me until spring!
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Well, I have been walking around in a fog for what feels like the last month. My sinuses are packed, my ears are plugged, my balance is off, and it's really getting to the point of annoyance. Since my medical benefits expire in 10 days, I finally went to the doctor for a physical and they have scheduled a CT scan for next week, so they might be able to determine the anatomy of my sinuses and hopefully come up with a way to help them drain better! I am excited at the prospect of possibly being able to smell properly at some point in my life. I have embarrased myself on more than one occasion by saying "Wow, something smells good!" only to find out that I'm raving about a nearby trash bin, only being able to smell part of what is actually there.
I spent the day in Arlington today as the last of my old team (predominantly contractors) have been given their walking papers, so we took them to lunch at Carlyle in Shirlington. Gotta love those crabcakes, and the lobster bisque's not bad either! It was a pretty horrible day for driving - I'd say I spent approximately 7 hours in the car...ugh. I felt like a stranger in my old town. I stopped in at Crate and Barrel and the parking space I parked in did not have a meter nearby so in my rush to get under my umbrella, I totally forgot to look for and fill the meter, which was attached to the adjacent parking space. I didn't realize until I came out and luckily, no ticket! It's about time I had some good luck, as I'm usually the one that gets the ticket by being 1 minute late, even after paying. Leave it to me to not pay at all and be fine. Then I jumped on 66 and totally forgot about the HOV restrictions that I used to have programmed in my brain. Got lucky again. See, this darn rain IS good for something.
I realized on my way home that I really need a blogger terminal in my car. When I'm driving, I think of the most entertaining things to write about and then of course I forget about them by the time I get home. I hope I'll be a little better about blogging now that the weather is getting cold - no more gardening or outside projects for me until spring!
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