House/Wilson

Had some English Afternoon tea. It's been two weeks since I had the X rays and almost two weeks since I had the ultrasound and the blood tests and I still haven't heard anything about any results so I tried calling the doctor's office and the woman who answered the phone wouldn't tell me anything. They were supposed to call me!

I'm super looking forward to going to my friend's party later this afternoon, only sucky part is having to walk to the Bart station with arthritis because the buses are screwed up all over Oakland today because of the damn marathon.

Had some spice tea. God, did I have a crazy morning. Normally in my bldg there are a bunch of grocery carts that the maintenance guys use to haul around stuff and us tenants use for laundry and to get groceries. The grocery outlet is several blocks away and for years you could use carts from other groceries and just take them and put them back later. Well, I was trying to do this when the damn cart freezes up completely when I haven't gotten to the store yet, in fact I haven't even gotten more than halfway across the parking lot. I consider trying to get another cart when I get into a conversation with a woman who had accidentally locked her keys in her car. I try to help but there isn't much I can do, then she says if I go in and get my groceries she'll give me a ride home if she's been able to get to her keys by the time I come out. So I go in and get my groceries and when I came out she had gone! I was so pissed.
Now you need to know one of the main reasons I don't have Uber is I haven't put my credit card on my phone because I'm too paranoid about my phone getting lost or stolen. So I tried to call a taxi and I had to call SIX taxi companies before one would even tell me they would come over there. Then they were at least 20 minutes late. By some MIRACLE, a lady drives up and offers me a ride. As we're driving out of the parking lot the damn taxi driver calls me and SAYS he's there. I got a very good look out of the woman's car windows and there's no taxi in the damn parking lot so I just tell the guy I already left. (I had also been standing in front of the grocery outlet for a VERY long time with my damn arthritis so my legs really fucking HURT. there are no benches or anything to sit down on in front of the grocery outlet).
oh, and I forgot the damn potatoes!

Had some cinnamon tea. Had some good phone conversations with my mom and L. Still taking the muscle relaxants, hoping the pain doesn't come back the second I go off them. I never did hear a word about the results of all those medical tests.

I'm cooking my lunch right now, later this afternoon I'm going to get a few groceries. I also have to take out the garbage.

Some of my friends are coming over tomorrow so I've got peanut butter brownies in the oven right now.

I had the blood work done this morning and got some pills at the pharmacy this afternoon. I just hope it isn't like when I first got arthritis and they put me on meds and then the arthrtis came right the fuck back and the stupid doctor didn't bother telling me that was going to happen. (she KNEW the meds she gave me at the time were just supposed to temporarily relieve the symptoms but chose to allow me to think it was some sort of cure. Thank fuck I'm not going to her anymore.) It also occurred to me I may have gotten that pain from using my cane on the wrong side so I switched to see if that helps.
Two very good surprises. I got a call from L. last night and we went out and had a good time and I don't have to pay my electric bill this month because the check was late last month so I paid it over the phone and they gave me a double credit.