, put your order in now. 
'Kay, I am just nipping in here quickly cuz in an hour or two I will be cooking brunch. So if you want a sausage and egg; bacon buttie; the full spread
I am off to the shop now that I have got my knickers on, and I will pick up an almond croissant or pain-au-chocolat if you say 'please' - cuz we MILFs like to see good manners.
Did I see the word coffee above? Has someone got something nice on the brew? I will read and catch up properly later!
Mmm, coffee. Thank you, Duchess.
Cheeky cub! You put the coffee on, I am cooking the breakfast! LOL. And now you've gone offline to fall asleep owing to your weird insistence on living in a benighted time zone. You will miss the sausage, egg, bacon, fried kidney ...
That may have been a bit of a blurt.
How is everyone? Naoko, the brunch sounds divine. Except for the kidney part.
Everyone else is drinking coffee, but if the Keurig is still on, I'll have some tea. I bought a pretty new mug to encourage myself to drink more tea and stay away from the soda.
I'm going out in a bit to help Biglet sell popcorn for Cub Scouts. He is so funny, it's adorable. His quirky way of speaking actually serves him quite well in sales. People can't resist him.
I hope you all have a nice day. It's beautiful here.
Oh! And one more thought on the blood draw. It's not even watching that freaks me out. It's that I swear I can feel the blood leaving my body and my system doesn't like it. I just shut down. Ah well. It will be fine, I'm sure. I'm trying to look at the battery of tests in a positive light. Like, an afternoon spent at the hospital? All by myself? Let's just call it some much needed me time!
Holy Hell!!!! Seattle Seahawks beat Texas in overtime. Hell yeah!
Oh, sorry, don't mind my gloating.
You're right about having a reason to get used to the blood draws helping you to get over the nerves associated with them. I don't get as freaked out about them as I used to, but I still don't like them and still get queasy during them.
The ones that get the joke are the ones to appreciate in my experience.This sounds to me like acute 'nerves' and you have my sympathy.
I get the impression that two separate people will be taking the blood samples, not one. When I had mine done recently, she left the needle in my arm and simply changed the bottle. Two samples, one simple job; fewer nerves!
The recent trend towards confusing words like 'phlebotomists' makes them sound clever and good. Why not call them Vampires ? I do, and they get the joke!
Pfft, the place you really need to check out when in Portland is Powell's City of Books. I could happily live there.
Personally, I think they should be docked for not getting the job done in regulation.
Oh, just hush, john... I was wearing my Seahawks t-shirt yesterday!
Good afternoon, Nakeds! I think I'm nearly recovered from my vacations.
You're right about having a reason to get used to the blood draws helping you to get over the nerves associated with them. I don't get as freaked out about them as I used to, but I still don't like them and still get queasy during them.
shea, I'm with HP. Why are there two separate draws? Why can't it be done at the same time and save you some trouble?
Hi anna! Good to see you! That's great, about the 3 parties! I wish I could go to one, or host one for you. I have a group of friends who are all over this stuff. They still live in the city, though, and I don't.
The blood draw is for a blood culture. My doctor says they have to draw blood, wait 30 minutes and do it again. I don't know why. I also have to have an echocardiogram and a chest x-ray. I'm doing it all tomorrow afternoon. I'm trying to think of it as an afternoon of alone time. That's not too bad, right?
I have so many story ideas and so little time! I need to finish my Halloween story this week so I can submit it with lots of time for reads and votes. It's really my FAWC #1 story that I never finished, with some alterations. And then I have a couple of more story ideas percolating, but November is coming up, and I'm doing NaNo again this year, so ...busy busy! I just need some free time! Ha!
Hi anna! Good to see you! That's great, about the 3 parties! I wish I could go to one, or host one for you. I have a group of friends who are all over this stuff. They still live in the city, though, and I don't.
The blood draw is for a blood culture. My doctor says they have to draw blood, wait 30 minutes and do it again. I don't know why. I also have to have an echocardiogram and a chest x-ray. I'm doing it all tomorrow afternoon. I'm trying to think of it as an afternoon of alone time. That's not too bad, right?
I have so many story ideas and so little time! I need to finish my Halloween story this week so I can submit it with lots of time for reads and votes. It's really my FAWC #1 story that I never finished, with some alterations. And then I have a couple of more story ideas percolating, but November is coming up, and I'm doing NaNo again this year, so ...busy busy! I just need some free time! Ha!
Good afternoon, Nakeds! I think I'm nearly recovered from my vacations.
Q I'm with HP. Why are there two separate draws? Why can't it be done at the same time and save you some trouble?
A The blood draw is for a blood culture. My doctor says they have to draw blood, wait 30 minutes and do it again. I don't know why. I also have to have an echocardiogram and a chest x-ray. I'm doing it all tomorrow afternoon. I'm trying to think of it as an afternoon of alone time. That's not too bad, right?
so ...busy busy! I just need some free time! Ha!
They have to culture blood ?
Ah well, the mysteries of medicine have mostly passed me by (that said, I can give a half-decent description of a Linear Accelerator).
Good Luck with the Parties
Good Luck with the bloods.
It's good to see you too, shea. *hug* I'm sending happy thoughts your way for all the testing. Here's hoping a solution is found soon, and that it's manageable. I like the way you're promoting tomorrow afternoon as "alone time."
I'd love to do a party for you! Maybe we can put the power of the interwebs to good.
Free time... yes, I think I remember that.... I've got a few ideas bubbling, and have actually made progress on the final chapter of Exhibitions! Keep working, anna!!
