It's a Great Job that Allows You to Buy Books

Always a good day when I get to spend $500 on books. For the library, that is. I want to read some of the books myself, but will give others first crack at them.

 

And hey, the garbage disposal people left a recycling bin! A rare sighting in Central Illinois.

 

I signed up for frequent flyer programs for American (flight out to Austin) and United (flight back). I was hoping to get free checked luggage, but you have to have a certain number of points first. Oh well. I stupidly put my middle initial instead of my middle name on the United account, though, and they won't let me change it without a signed and notarized affidavit, so I need to call them and cancel the account, and start over.

 

They're predicting the dreaded "wintry mix" (a.k.a ICE) tonight after midnight. I was wondering if I should go get some cat food tonight or tomorrow night, and I guess that settled that. I'm not close to out of cat food, but need more to make it to the end of the month.

 

Also, there's ice skating tomorrow night, so I want to go straight home.

 

I was reading about the health benefits of a sauna. If I do the $25 fitness thing from Blue Cross Blue Shield, I'd have access to an L.A. Fitness gym in Springfield with a sauna. And a pool! I'm planning to join a Toastmasters club two Fridays a month in Springfield after I get past the cost of boarding the cats while I'm in Austin. I could go to the gym afterward. They also have a Zumba class on Fridays that I'd also like to try.

 

My left hand is really bothering me, so I want to get it checked out on Friday.

Them's the Breaks (Not)

Had problems falling asleep because my hand hurt. Overslept, but that was okay because today was my late day.

 

Harlee: I'M NOT HAPPY. I'M LONELY. I WANT MY MOMMY! I spent some quality time with her, and she settled down.

 

I went to the doctor today about my hand. They told me to do "a walk-in" (urgent care). The nurse practitioner said that my hand was swollen near my thumb. I couldn't tell. They gave me some x-rays. The nurse practitioner thought that I had a hairline fracture, but the radiologist didn't think so. They wrapped my hand up, and gave me a prescription for a splint. Luckily, I was able to get the splint in Lincoln; they thought that I'd have to go to Springfield. I need to keep the splint on for a week. It does make my hand feel better. But it makes typing a bitch.

 

Missed most of the skating. Oh well. I hate that NBC will stop broadcasting if there aren't any more US skaters to go, and no US skaters will medal. I think skating is cool to watch, no matter who's doing it.