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cornerofmadnessIt's not covid or flu. The bad news is it's viral so here are some heavy cough suppressants, bye bye. I got a lot worse around 5 this morning so I went to the urgent care and then on to the hotel.
She was like you want to wait a half hour for the verdict on covid/flu? Yes because you want to give me tamiflu/whatever that drug is for covid if it is. I'm going downtown Pittsburgh which is a nightmare (even though it's like 10 miles away it takes a halfhour to get there because you have 4 lanes of traffic going thru a 2 lane tunnel that spits you out on a 4 lane bridge with less than 500 yards to make your choice and god help you if you don't know where your exit is because Pittsburgh is on a triangle of land and you WILL have to go around for the next 20 minutes trying to get to the damn place you missed.
While I was in the urgent care a huge storm popped up, worse than I thought. even though I'm parked like 10 yards away I'm DRENCHED by the time I get to the car to the point my jeans look fresh from the washer wet. I go for an early dinner at my favorite chinese place while CVS fills my script.
Get to CVS it's a mad house. The storm knocked out the system and my stuff isn't ready.
By the time I get to Pittsburgh the flooding has started. I can't find my keys in my purse to give to the valet (he gave up and had me leave them in the car) and I scored the BEST room. I'm on the top floor with a view of the Point which is a Pittsburgh highlight.
I said I wasn't going to the mixer but I wanted my stuff for the convention tonight so I can plan for tomorrow (I think I'll be skipping some just so I can be fresh for MY presentation and I know it'll be a lot for me) I had to go into the mixer to get it and two gins and tonic jumped down my throat. Don't know how that happened.
At least my throat is less sore but my cough is making my hernia hurt.
Scroll to the end for pictures but first books!
What I Just Finished Reading:
Spinning Silver by Naomi Novik.
We Can Never Leave - H.E. Edgmon
the flipside, a graphic novel
What I am Currently Reading:
Of Manners and Murder - historical mystery
Last Dance Before Dawn by Katharine Schellman which is the final book in the series...that I never read but didn't know that when I requested it on Netgalley so far so good set in a speakeasy
What I Plan to Read Next:
Under This Red Rock - need to finish this
Have the view from 24 floors up
the point
Da liberty bridge (that I was talking about)
When the sun came out just at sundown
She was like you want to wait a half hour for the verdict on covid/flu? Yes because you want to give me tamiflu/whatever that drug is for covid if it is. I'm going downtown Pittsburgh which is a nightmare (even though it's like 10 miles away it takes a halfhour to get there because you have 4 lanes of traffic going thru a 2 lane tunnel that spits you out on a 4 lane bridge with less than 500 yards to make your choice and god help you if you don't know where your exit is because Pittsburgh is on a triangle of land and you WILL have to go around for the next 20 minutes trying to get to the damn place you missed.
While I was in the urgent care a huge storm popped up, worse than I thought. even though I'm parked like 10 yards away I'm DRENCHED by the time I get to the car to the point my jeans look fresh from the washer wet. I go for an early dinner at my favorite chinese place while CVS fills my script.
Get to CVS it's a mad house. The storm knocked out the system and my stuff isn't ready.
By the time I get to Pittsburgh the flooding has started. I can't find my keys in my purse to give to the valet (he gave up and had me leave them in the car) and I scored the BEST room. I'm on the top floor with a view of the Point which is a Pittsburgh highlight.
I said I wasn't going to the mixer but I wanted my stuff for the convention tonight so I can plan for tomorrow (I think I'll be skipping some just so I can be fresh for MY presentation and I know it'll be a lot for me) I had to go into the mixer to get it and two gins and tonic jumped down my throat. Don't know how that happened.
At least my throat is less sore but my cough is making my hernia hurt.
Scroll to the end for pictures but first books!
What I Just Finished Reading:
Spinning Silver by Naomi Novik.
We Can Never Leave - H.E. Edgmon
the flipside, a graphic novel
What I am Currently Reading:
Of Manners and Murder - historical mystery
Last Dance Before Dawn by Katharine Schellman which is the final book in the series...that I never read but didn't know that when I requested it on Netgalley so far so good set in a speakeasy
What I Plan to Read Next:
Under This Red Rock - need to finish this
Have the view from 24 floors up
the point Da liberty bridge (that I was talking about) When the sun came out just at sundown
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Date: 2025-05-22 11:45 am (UTC)