30th January Wednesday Diary

0001 in
0502 out
0509 car
0549 home without mishap
Fed animals,  took pills
MDM sausage-chicken-rice-beans mix with coleslaw
0700 bed
0900 up to pee
1100 up to pee,  and left VCML for GI dr to cancel Friday's appointment, until I can get my insurance sorted out
15:30 Up and awake
 Showered dressed made coffee
Kissed Merry good bye, who was actually up and awake, and getting ready to go to a Munch with her BFF
1717 car
  stopped at Walgreens for 2 LPs
1729 rolling
1905 at work
 run to the toilet then
1929 in
  Fielded 3 phone calls...
  One, asking if we're hiring chauffeurs  HA
  One for a new booking in LA tomorrow NO
  One for new bookings in Chicago ...we haven't been able to do any out of town work for over a month...
  Watched Eps 1 and 2 of Sex Education on Netflix
  For those who don't know what Sex Ed is about (looking at you, Merry)  A teen ager in what would be high school in the UK, has a sex therapist for a mother (and an absent father, not yet mentioned). Word gets out about his mother, and suddenly he's become a sex therapist for kids in his school ...  in spite of the fact that he himself is able to masturbate to the point of ejaculation, and freaks out after he wakes up to see the signs of a nocturnal emission ... and he's unable to talk to his mother about it... 
23:50 out
It took me to episode 4, just now, to recognize the female lead, the woman who portrays the sex therapist: it's Gillian Anderson, of "The X-Files" fame. 

January 29th Tuesday Diary

0001 in

0508 out

0517 car

0558 home without mishap

pills, fed animals

0600 bed without eating

0800 up to pee

1000 up to pee, snack on peanut butter and potato chips

1615 up   showered, dressed, made coffee, talked to Stitch

Kissed Sleeping Beauty good bye

1714 car

1919 at office  two hours 5 minutes

1931 In, and after getting to the toilet just in time, 

 Sam filled me in:

 ALL the cars are being repo-ed, tomorrow.

 CEO has still asked, by email, that all office employees report for regular shifts, through Thursday day-shift, at least.

 The owner is working on finding affiliates for farming out work

 All reservations have been cancelled for Wednesday and Thursday

Spoke to Merry, kinda good-night  2230-2300

out 23;56

28th January Monday diary

UP a few times
0900 Up , fed animals
Pills
coffee
Watching the news..
 trying to get apptments for cardio and referrals from urologist, but not yet
Did some bill pay
Got a certified letter from Dad with a check for a large amount inside it
Did diary entries for the weekend
watched the new "Circus..'
Nap for 90 minutes
Showered    dressed   made coffee
Talked to Stitch
Car 1718
stopped WF to  make deposit
1728 rolling
1904 at office
1919 in
 Sam told me, one car was Repo-ed, we're down to 6.
 Later saw an email from RP; they want three more cars tomorrow
 Denny sent a text to me, checking in...
 Merry called, home from Munch ...2230
Out 23:59

27th January, Sunday diary

830 up, pills, coffee, shower and dress
1000 Car, takin S to his sons house
Daiso
Gas
Walgreens for LPs
1130 home
Watch ProBowl

Start watching SAG awards
S home
Start a Gotham binge, four eps
Cut up sausage, and fried it, to go in a chicken-rice-bean mess
J did the rest
Dinner was that and coleslaw
2200 bed

26thJan, Saturday diary

830 up
Pills, coffee
Computer
Email
LaundrY wash
Watch
Criminal Minds
The Kids al Right
The Connors
Laundry dry
Watch Molly's Game
Eat trailmix
Laundry to bedroom
Laundry away
"House" reruns
M home from long lunch with Subway sandwich
Eat Pastrami sub n chips
2200 bed

25th January, Friday

00:01 in 
4:51 out
4:58 car
Missed offramp, exit Atl
5:35 home
Snack
6-7 nap
Snack
7-8 nap
Fed dog
8-830 nap
M up
848 car, me driving
910 at Urologist
Doc in room 1005
Diagnosis aggressive pro cancer
Got referrals for xray, mri
To car, M drove while i called Dad
To blood draw clinic
I thought i lost my wallet, but it was in my jacket pocket, which I had taken off and left in the car.
Texting Fredda
Home
Got a GI appt, cardiologist did not have referral yet
Eat?
1300 sleep
1430 up to pee, sleep
1740 up, shower
M out to LFM
She reported gas 31 10.4 g
Stirch and i watched
Good Doctor
Orville
3* TBBT
Dinner
I called Denni about office escapades
00 bed

I can't begin to tell ya

 how much I want THIS, just like this

24th January Thursday Diary

In 00:01
Sammy walked in at 03:25 and said, knowing how long I'd been in the office, "Get the fuck out."
I was glad to oblige
03:40 out
3:58 car
4:39 home  with no missed off ramps
Stitch was still in bed.
But the Cat was NOT, and yowling quite annoyingly.
I fed him and carried on.
Stitch was up and out, 0504
MDM  meatloaf, coleslaw, chips
 I left dog food and the leftover cat food for the Dog.
contacts out
0630 bed
11;30 first time up to pee and back to bed
12:00 to 1530 awake, 
16;10 up showered dressed contacts in made coffee
16:35 Stitch home; we sat on couches and talked a bit.
17:22 Car
 and ONE hour and 58 minutes later
19:20 office
19:30 in  and Frank, out 5 minutes later
  Merry called 20:45: a cart ran over her foot, and broke a toe
  Sunshine called, 22:20 .. she was in pain, and vomiting a lot due to ... well, I don't know ...  and the bedroom smelled like 'cigarettes' ... WTF?, I rarely even VAPE in there.
So .. the leasing company wants two more cars back, tomorrow...but if it's only two, we're still in business for Friday and the weekend...and I would guess, Monday.
I checked  my deposit: I did get paid. SO far, the company has not missed payroll. Moved $ to WF-hh so that the Elastic withdrawal is covered.  
I heard from Frank that HE heard that Denny, who upon leaving Diva, offered to continue working Fri_Sat_Sun overnights. 
BUT, now he called in and said, he could only work Friday.
So, I sent him a text to confirm.
He eventually responded, saying that his schedule at Brand X was gonna be Sun -- Thursday, so he could only work Friday overnight here.  
Now, I dunno if Mgmt has any kind of plan to cover Sat & Sun, but ... count me out, for AT LEAST this weekend.  I've got a fib in mind in case they do contact me to cover either or both of those shifts.
 On the other hand ... 
 Just maybe, since it appears that we are into the last days of this company as an ongoing entity, MAYBE I should take what hours I can get. 
 No football this weekend... 
My 'biggest' plan was to put away the Christmas ornaments and tree.... 
Hmm.   Gonna make that decision WHEN and IF I get contacted, asking me to cover.
Notes to self:  should try ordering online, the Federal and State tax forms, rather than chasing around checking out libraries.
Note to self: Must ask Stitch if he received his company's W-2 yet.
Note to self: I have referrals for Cardiologist and GI Guy(gal): must call for appointments.
OUT 23:58

                Mostly, sleeping!

             

                               Really? I hadn't noticed   .... 

23rd January Wednesday Diary

00:02 In
04:45 out, as soon as Mikey came in
5:04 car
5:44 home without mishap.
Fed Dog n Cat
MDM WinSub, coleslaw, chips
0700 bed
0900 up to pee
1100 up to pee
1230 up for a long defecation
 and could not get back to sleep
13:30 shower dress made coffee
14:13 in car
15:28 parking lot
15:35 IN to an empty office. Mikey left at 15:20 judging by the text he sent me.
Fuckin phones ringing 3 at a time (at one point).
Had to tell MANY clients, we're not accepting future bookings.
If we were accepting bookings, I would been busier than .. a bee, all night long... well, up to about 20:30 when the last res call came in.
Merry called to say g'night at 22:25
Out 23:54
13 hours and 11 minutes on the clock for today. That's two hours of overtime (time and a half) and 71 minutes at double time.
Sure as hell hope I (well, we, the company employees, get paid).

Ever seen a Lizard Warning?

22nd January Tuesday Diary

Forgot about clocking in from lunch, remembered at 02:45, sent email to GM to change it to 00:29

5:08 out
5:20 in car,  zipping down the 405, listening to the Oscar nominations on the radio..
Lost track of where I was, next time I looked up, I saw the Palo Verde offramp...and was then able to get off at Studebaker, get turned around, and head back home
6:16 home
Put out mail ... (Ann. card for Dad and M)
A quick enema from a squeeze bulb to help with constipation
Fed Donna
MDM WinSub n chips
0800 bed
0930 up pee
12:30 up pee
14:30 up pee, couldn't get back to sleep
16:30 UP showered dressed   made coffee
17:26 car
 stopped at Walg. The Arco hasn't been stocking the flavor of L-pods I like, so I decided to try Walg.  And, they had 'em, for about a buck more than the Arco. No complaints.
The clerk asked for my ID, to make sure I'm old enough to buy 'em.
Funny. I haven't been carded since I ordered a drink on my 21st birthday.  Well, it's a store policy, I was told, and my ID is right there in my wallet, so no big deal.
17:34 on the way
19:24 at the office
19:34 in  and Sam left 60 seconds later.
Merry called from wherever she was to say good night, 22:20.
00:00 Out.

Seems about right:

21st January Monday Diary

arrived office  00:22
Three drivers waiting to check in with me
00:31 in 
04:31 out
04:35 in car
04:50 at Arco in VNY
0529 home
Stitch and animals and Merry, sleeping
MDM 1/2 WinSub and coleslaw, and pb/chocolate bar
C/L out
06;30 bed
0830 up  pee,  nutty buddy
1030 up pee,  milk n crackers
1430 up, pee, unable to sleep  more
  Merry was gone, left  1130?
Showered dressed, contacts in 
long poop
watched Bond movie on TV with Stitch
17:29 car
18:34 office
18:42 in
   19:30 Frank, out
22:10 Merry called to say 'good night' from ... wherever the hell she was, presumably Anaheim
23:59 out 

20th January Sunday Diary

0130, 0430  up
0630 up  pills... coffee
Stube, Quora, Twitter, blog reading list, 
Diaries, tumblr
w Brooklyn 99  1/10 & 1/17
 *
Game on   (LA Rams vs NO Saints)
Stitch out  12:00
EAT french fries, microwaved, and a smallish bean/cheese burrito
LA Rams won in OT
at the desktop, moving pix from phone to flash drive
NE Patriots vs KC Chiefs
 Patriots won in OT
Stitch home 1930-ish
2000 bed for a nap
up every hour
2305 happened to wake up,  my alarm was going off, but I had the volume on about a 1
Showered dressed made coffee
Hugged M, good bye
car 23:40
.....

Seems about right: 

19th January, Saturday, Diary

0200 call it dinner, peanut butter, honey, crackers
0500 up
0930 out of bed
5 pills, hot chocolate
Dad called...
Watched Orville 2
cc update, payday data, mail 
TV guide
Orville 3
Hospital bill
Cleaned bag of junk taken out of car
Criminal Minds (1/2)
Update Metro, pocket jot
Criminal Minds (1/9)
Daily data, sox-underwear- log
Dressed
Car 2:17
Arco for 2 LP
Office Depot, happy to find a public toilet there
99c store
WF to deposit $36 insurance refund check
15:56 home
New bag arrived, so changed bags while watching
The Connors (1/8 1/15)
The Kids are Alright (1/8 1/15)
And ate half a WinSub and chips.
Mom (1/10 1/17)
1900 bed
2130 up til 2140
2330 up til 2340

18th January Friday diary

0021 to 0722
731 car
0831 home
Fed animals, 5 pills
Mdm Stir fry
Laundry wash
830 bed
Up 1130 1530
1730 up,
Showered dressed
Laundry, dryer, filled dishwasher
Stitched started it
2 pills
Laundry to bedroom
Started to watch Orville
Merry asked me to turn it down
So I turned it off and went to the bedroom
Put laundry away
M came in, asked if I would eat steak and b.potato, if she cooked it.
No.
Later, I let her know in reply to her text:
Do not ask me to turn TV volume down, ever.
Ask for a "time out". I will pause it, or not.
Sleep
Awake
Sleep 
Awake
Sleep

17th January Thursday DIary

00:07 in
05:28 out
then too much time talking to Sam and Sunny so
05:55 in car; stopped at 76 to check air pressure on the space saver tire that was put on last night.
On the 405 south, it dawned on me, I would be driving 'right by' the FS dealer ... so I asked Goog what time the store opened, and got 7:00 as the answer. Good enough, I headed there.
And got it in my head that the FS place is on Carson ... but well it's not, and anyway got off at Carson, and turned EAST instead of West (had I gone West, this would have been an easy fix)...  sigh ...  finally checked G-maps to get sorted out; turned south on Wilmington ... to 223rd- west - to Avalon, north, under the 405 ... (had I gotten off at Avalon, I would have been there 15 minutes prior) and up and turned left into the parking lot ...at 5 min. til 7.
But there was a manager inside, and a couple people already in, so I went inside.
Checked in with mgr, told him the problem, AND I wanted new windshield wipers...   he said he had a slew a folks coming in with tire problems after hitting potholes... anyway, I settled in to wait...
until about 830.  
I went to pay $119 for new tire, after a pro-rate, plus the wipers, and thought I had $140 or so on FS credit, but he called and said, only $73 available on FS, so I used that, and the rest on whatever cc I pulled out of my pocket.
8:45 in car, and I called Dr  office, hoping to delay my 11:00 apptment by a day or three.
However, no apptments available until February, because Dr B is going on vacation ... or I could come in at 0930. 
Sold.
I went home, without any misadventures enroute, to pee, and grab some blank checks and hospital discharge papers, and went on to Dr's office, checking in there at 9:25.
I was shown in by 0940.
Weight fully dressed 265+ and BP 113/83. 
A discussion about my stomach ulcers, and his usual suggest,  change my diet and lose weight.
Honestly, if I went to him with a broken wrist, he would suggest I need to change my diet and lose weight.
Anyway, we wrapped up with him telling Front Desk to get me a referral for a GI Doc, and a cardiologist ...
and I was on my way at 10:00.
1015 home.
Stitch and Sunshine were up and around, eating breakfast ... chicken noodle soup? ... 
I took all my pills (Five, now) dined on pulled pork mixed with rice   and
11:00 bed. (while Sunshine went to her 11:00 apptment with the same doctor).

1415  up to pee

1640 up just before my alarm.
Too long sitting on toilet.
Showered dressed  made coffee
Hugged Merry good bye
17:47 car
    No rain, thank the Spirit
19:00 office
19:25 in
Taking over for Frank who 
  1. Didn't subtract properly on the ledger after giving money out from our cash-for-gas box
  2. Changes work I set up, assigning jobs to drivers not on duty ...
  3. Didn't tell me that I have some chauffeur sitting around LAX doing nothing, on stand by ...
   FML
The dust settled ...eventually.
OUT 00:00

HEY LOOK WHAT I FOUND ON TUMBLR

16th January Wednesday diary

0003 in
0210 M called, good night
0220 poop
0533 out
0548 car
blew past the Pac off ramp again, got off at Atl
0639 home
Stitch was home, called in sick, animals sound asleep on the bed with him
Sat at desktop, composed email to Dad and M'n
MDM stir fry n rice
bed 0800
1130 up 
1615 up
1700 up with alarm
showered dressed   pills made coffee
hugged M / Sunshine? good bye
1746 car
at office driveway, very dark, slammed over curb, got a flat tire
1943 at office with Denny
1955 clocked in 
 News from office; Denny has taken job at C, quitting job at A-L and HERE; said he was willing to work weekends here if we are still in business....
  The mechanic of xx years here has been laid off
   We're down to ten cars, and the leasing company continues to ask for more to be returned
  I got a check for one weeks' pay, period ended last Sunday
 2230: called AAA to change the flat
2255:  went out to meet driver...
 I was standing on Woodley, saw the driver on the other side of Ventura; he called me, I told him I was on Hayvenhurst! so he went to Hayvenhurst and called me again...i said I fucked up, I'm on Woodley so he came back...and I met him.
Took him like 7 minutes total to change tire...
we went back up to garage gate, but couldn't get it open to get out, the 'code' did not open the gate...I went back to the car to get the hangar on my mirror to open gate, but that didn't work, I guess it needs a car attached, so we wound up, going down to elevator to go up to ground floor, so he could walk around back to his truck.
back in office  talking to Denny, saying "so long for now"
0001  out.

15th January Tuesday Diary

0001 in
M called "good night" at 0130
Stitch called for a ride to work 0500
5;13 out
5:20 car
Blew past my offramp, got off at Atl instead of Pac
6:08 home, S in car
6:24 dropped S, used the toilet at his office
6:33 got gas, some Arco on Willow
6:49 home
Fed cat n dog
MDM stir fry n rice
contacts out
8:00 bed 
 up ? and ?
12:15 saw text from Denny, said the GM was asking if I could in 'tween 17 n 1800...
 thought it was my turn for a layoff , but D said no, Sam had called out, Mike was alone and leaving on time...
could not return to sleep not for lack of trying
1430 M up and out to get S from work
1530 up showered dressed   
 contacts in    made coffee
hugged M goodbye 
16:29 car
18:20 at office  UGH
18:30 in and alone
 a few rez calls and other problems.
23:58 out 

14th January, Monday Diary

Up every hour or so to pee
0600 blood draw
0730 Called Merry
0750 taken into OR  for endo--
0840 Dr arrived to do endo--
0900  woke up in recovery room
1000 back in room, with Merry waiting.... 
  met with Dr C for evaluation   (stomach ulcers) and ongoing treatment (meds) 
1030 dressed
1050 in car, in the rain, Merry driving to
1105 Walmart 
Got rx , took one of each,  sucralfate, reglan
Lunch: some burger, fries,iced coffee
Got XL adult diapers for me
 called Dr B's office, appointment same as M's on the 17th
1145 home ... looking through mail
pooped ... bed....
 texts to Denny for awhile, then to Sam to say I'd be later than usual
... more pooping

some sleep
1840 up
 Took  Reglan and sucralfate
 showered dressed, contacts in
made coffee to go
Kissed Merry goodbye

1948 car 
2037 office
2058 In 
 Sam left as soon as I came in 
23;58 out 

13th January Sunday Diary

0530  blood drawn
0600 nausea pill
0700 breakfast:  broth, coffee, jello, lemon ice, 
0700 vitals check
0800 ultra sound
815 met with Dr re endoscopy tomorrow
915 met with Dr C re endoscopy tomorrow
945 talked with M
10:00 game on 
12:00 vitals 

12:30 lunch  Roll, melon cubes, mashed potatoes, mashed green beans Rice?  milk, tea
1250  Pooped ...    
1300 Texts to denny
1325 met with cardiologist
1337 final Patriots 41, Chargers 28
1355  vist from Chief dr
1440 pooped
1500  talked to M
1645 final  Saints 20, eagles 14
1715  Dinner: cubed chicken, green peas, mashed potatoes, choc pudding, milk
1730  M and S visited,  brought iced and hot coffee
1805  M and S departed
1930 met incoming night nurse
2100 exchanged texts with Denny who just started shift at D.
23:58 goodnight text from Merry 

12th January Saturday Diary

0300 in room 248-b
0700 new nurse
0900 M called
1020 met D Cooperman
1120 vitals, change IV
1155 blood draw
1255 RN reported I was given a clear liquid diet
1330 game on, Colts vs Chiefs
1410 M here with a Blu starter kit ($38? She said. Bloody hell?)
1425 M left
1500 chief doc and team came in, discussed Endoscopy on Monday
1520 I sent texts to Merry and Denny
1610 vitals 
1645 game over , Chiefs win
1645-1745 nap
1745 game on, Rams Cowboys
1745 dinner broth, lemon ice, jello, ensure
1800 brought a big gulp of something unpleasant prior to a catscan
2020 Rams win
2200 Cat scan of abdomen

11th Jan Friday diary

In 0001
Diarrhea attacks.
5 of them. Unstoppable, uncontrollable, jet black.
Messed two pairs of briefs, one pants.
Mike in 0445, I left quickly.
Out 501
Car 508 home 548
M got up to take S to work.
Ate potroast
Contacts out
Bed
800 up pee candy
1130 up pee eat ham
1300 up pee, pain
1415 J up n showered, I dressed
I packed a bag
Car 1445 to CMC
She dropped me off, went to get S at work
1500, announced myself
1600 did intake 
M came back 
We waited.
And waited.
The nurse who did intake came out at 2045, "You're still here?"
I got a bed 2100
X-ray, EKG, IV, met Dr, 
Sent M home, Dr gave DRE, 
Waited f

10th January Thursday diary

Up quite a few times in the course of the night and morning.

up 3 times for nasty diarrhea.

Merry up and out ....  delivered a rent check to SB, since the one I put in the mail box in front of the post office on Pacific on Dec 30th has yet to be delivered.

THen she dropped my scrips at WM, then did some shopping at Winco, then went back to WM to pick up the ready-scrips and returned home ...

 and got back in bed, I was still half sleeping...

She brought in new meds, I took one of each...

UP 1725    showered n dressed   

 packed (which meant making coffee)   

 toilet, hoping this was the 'end of it' at least til I get to the office.

Car 1805

  Oh the fucking 405 ... 

 office 19:45
Clocked in 19:54

Transition with Frank, then frank left.

Been sending texts to Merry since 1830, not getting any response.

She responded 2131, "Sorry phone on charger." 

well... we have more than once charger in the house...  and cutting off our primary form of communication while I'm at work  ... juist pisses me off.

I even sent a text to Stitch at 19:08, asking him to alert her about the texts I've sent.

He finally noticed my text at 21:34 and told her.

Meanwhile, conversations with Denny:  he waants to burn up his sick time... asked me to cover Friday night, if I'm up for it.

Well, I'm still 'in recovery'  (my tummy still hurts ...just a little...every now and then ...) and I wanna be awake for football, Sat n Sunday ... so I suggested, Sunday instead, and he accepted.

Continued on without incident ..  
out 23:54 

9TH January Wednesday

00:01 in
 Merry called, 'GN'  0200
out 5:50
600 car
  stopped for gas  405 exit Rosecrans Arco 11.64 gals
 continued to LB, checked out Arco at LBB and Wardlow for liquid pods, found some ...
home 708.
Pills
fed animals     paid  CreditOne and SCE on lne
MDM 1/2 sub and p.chips
bed 800 
up to pee 10

1215  Gastritis attacks began ...  Spasms 15 to 25 seconds apart...
 ...and vomiting, everything in my stomach
 Had Merry try to reach our drs' office, she tried several times from 13:00 to 14:30... no answer.
So she got up showered and dressed while I got up and dressed and packed to my minimal travel bag (wallet, phone glasses notebook)
and we were out 1515, enroute to College Hospital.

First I signed in and waited.
After a while, I was taken into triage, with symptoms verified, then sent back out to wait until a bed opened...
A bed opened...and I was called in.
After not long, a doctor came along and told me ... kinda what he was gonna do.
While I was waiting, a woman that my wife and I referred to over time as "the crazy lady" was wheeled into the partition next to mine...and screamed her lungs off for.. hours.
She claimed her name was Alisha Keys. That she was a 16 yr old virgin. That she wanted them to 'cut this baby out of me'. That she had 12 pregnancies, and 4 children.   OH she screamed.
A nurse came in to my partition, and asked me, I don't know what.  I screamed back, "I can't hear you."
She said, "Don't take it out on me..."    Well FUCK you.
Anyway, SOMEbody asked if I wanted to be moved out of this room, into the hallway...
"Sure even the parking lot would be okay," I said.
Anyway, still on the gurney  I was wheeled into a off the main hallway, which was very quiet then alternately very loud.
While in that hallway, I had .. a bunch of blood extracted,  an IV 'installed' in my right forearm, an EKG done,  wheeled away for an abdomen CT,  and was requested to get up and walk to the restroom to give up a urine sample.
In time, final 'notes' were taken   ie temperature, blood pressure, O2 level...  and was discharged with a book of discharge papers.
5 different diagnoses appeared on the papers; the only one that makes sense is 'adult gastritis'.  I've had it before, at least three times, and I recognize the symptoms.
Discharged about 2145  with prescriptions for Protonix and Zofran attached to the discharge book.  Not doing it tonight.
We drove through Taco Bell   then home.
We ate, shared what we could with Donna, go to see the last 30 minutes of "remember the Titans" 
and went to bed ....2230? 

8th January, Tuesday Diary

Denny never did let me know whether or not Samir responded to him about coming in early.
To my happy surprise, Samir did walk in the door, around 6:45.
7:00 out
car 709
Felt the need to pee ...by 7:30
... accident on the 405 somewhere south of the airport... slow motion all the way down to it... 
working on my Kegels all the way
arriving home 8:41, and ... the lady who frequently walks her bulldog in the neighborhood... was on the sidewalk n the middle of our driveway...  the dog had decided to lay down right there, and didn't want to budge.
Finally did, I pulled in and park and ... hurried upstairs.
Sat on the toilet to pee, and it took a LONG time to relax my Kegels enough to get a urine stream going.
Fed Donna, took pills...
Too rubbery tired to fix anything 'real' to eat, so I had ONE Reese's PBC, liberated from the Urol. office, yesterday ...  
915 ish in bed  talked briefly with Sunshine... who said, she wasn't feeling very good
1100 able to pee ...and snack, PB&crackers ...
back to bed and slept til 
1700 !  
1739 and turned off alarm set for 1740
Showered dressed   
Made coffee ... kissed M good bye
Car 18:19
Parking lot 19:35
19:45 in    (and Samir out)
out 2358

7th January Monday diary

0120 up to pee
310 up to pee
500 Stitch asked for a ride to work in the rain. merry explained, we wouldn't be around to get him at 3;30, because we'd be at my apptmnt in Cerr.
615 up to poop , have tea, check on a bill list, left food for D for when she finally gets off our bed
945 pooped again, fed cat, coffee n toast before my 10:00 cut off, updated diary for Sat n Sun
1100 sleep  til 1245
Up  .
 Merry assisted me with medically-prescribed enema 
after some pooping:
showered dressed
In car, with Merry  1515 to Urol in Cerr
In the waiting room 1545
  shown in  pretty quickly
  Procedure of biopsy 'interesting'  and quick
Out ...   wasn't asked for a co-pay ... okay, fine
M driving,  out of parking lot 16:21
home 4:40.  I wore short pants to the appt to make undressing easy, changed to long pants, and put on my left-arm sleep (cat scratch scars, from a week ago).
finally got to have coffee   and made some
poop, and poop
Kiss Merry good bye
Caar 17:09  early because I wanted to hear Clemson vs Alabama on the radio, which started 1700, but kickoff about 1720
office 1818
 sat in car in parking lot, until a break in the game came for me to park and go up to office
Much to my surprise, No Denny in the office.
As Samir was 'happy' to explain:  
  Denny was changing shifts to cover the openings  on the Fri-Sat-Sun overnight. (meaning, no overtime for me, not that I'm 100% sure I'll get paid for all that I have worked already)
  The Chauffeur Mis-manager sent an email, notifying chauffeurs that henceforth nobody ...NOBODY ..is to take a car home at the end of their shift, or pick up a car at base, the night before the start of their shift. Lot of pissed chauffeurs over that one, lemme tell ya.
  Reps of the Leasing Co from whom our company acquires the cars that our chauffeurs drive ..came in over the past few days, wanting ALL the cars returned.  That would ... put the company out of business.  Per Samir, the CEO 'talked them down'.  
I was still watched The Game.. but so Samir could get out, I clocked 'in
19:00
Clemson CRUSHED 'Bama.  I loved it.  
  Later, Stitch told me, he was bored by it.  Well, I for one, enjoyed watching 'Bama getting their Bottoms Blistered!
 Then Denny sent me a text.... the morning dispatcher, Miguel, 'called in sick'.  Could I stay late into the morning until Samir gets here, whenever that might be?
Samir is 'usually' no later than 8:45 on his scheduled days for a 9 a.m. shift... Denny said he would text Samir about ...coming in earlier.
...  I was tired as rubber, but nothing could be done ... 

23:55 out 

06th January, Sunday Diary

01 04 07 up to pee, feed cat
0845 up
Shower n dress
C/l in
Start pot of coffee, load dishwasher
Fix D's couch bed, feed D
Pills, start laundry (in wash)
Eat E Muffin w butter or p butter
Start Ravens Chargers
Laundry dry
Start update ST profile
Chargers win
Start Bears Eagles
Dry laundry to bedroom
Eagles win
Golden Globes on...
Dinner: Pork chops n wild rice
TBBT reruns
Stitch home 2130 ish
C/l out
Bedroom 2230,
Laundry away
Bed.

5th January Saturday diary

0001 in, 645 out
653 car, 732:home
Fed animals
Snack PB n choc crackers
C/l out
Nap 8 to 915
Up to pee, no more sleep forthcoming
Up dressed 1015, JM in shower
Car 1040, at Dr 1100
M in exam room 1143
1251 out
To WF 1310
 CD business complete, out 1420
Home
 Eat 1/2 W sub, burrito, chips
Watched ColtsvTexans
Until I fell asleep on couch
Awake, that game over
Watched Cowboys Seahawks
Eat something, no idea
Asleep on couch again
2100 awake, TBBT returns
Snack?
2200 bed

4th January Friday Diary

0001 In
about to go out 545, then I looked at Saturday's work and my stress jumped to about 8.  
I made a list of drivers we should reach out to for HELP ...
0600 out
610 car
655 Arco for 2 LP
702 home
Fed animals
MDM  1/2 a W.sub and t-chips
0800 bed
1030 up p and snack.
  Heard M in a very hoarse voice speaking to somebody about not feeling well enough to go out later tonight
13:30 up   p  n   applesauce/crackers
17:00 up 
shower dressed 
made coffee
Sunshine was at the computer desk.
Hugged her good bye. Wasn't going to kiss, trying to avoid catching her whatever it is
1809 car
1910 office
1927 IN
  Frank out, 1940.
  Alone again , naturally.
Did set up for Saturday pm
One rez call to book a car for Monday for a certain actress that Merry and were talking about, earlier in the morning. Or was that Thursday morning. I get so confused about the days.
2329 out.  Just to give me exactly 10 hours for the day. Well, 10 hours + one minute.  

3rd January Thursday Diary

00:15 in
02:45 M called to say, "I'm still awake..."
05:46 out
05:56 car
6:11 got gas at Arco, Victory at 405
 got on the 405, half a mile short of an accident, blocking middle three lanes.   took a while to get past it then 
700 home
Fed dog
MDM  1/2 a Winco sub, and chips
contacts out
Bed 0800

up 1000 pee n snack
 up 1200 to pee and M's lunch date was in the bathroom
up 1400 pee n snack

alarm 1730
1740 up reluctantly
toilet, not moving quickly  
 showered dressed, contacts in
made coffee  ready   toilet, still not moving 
Kissed M goodbye
1838 car
Moving west on Willow, police activity had the road closed a few blocks short of the 710: forced to turn right on Oregon, then next left, left on Golden, then right on Willow then to the 710, and I wasn't the only vehicle doing so, so it took a while...
19:39 at office
19:48 In, and Frank departed a few minutes after.
 PM set up for Friday, a minor challenge due to the number of requests for SUVs.
20:38 Merry called, said she was going to bed.
23:59 clocked out

2nd January Wednesday diary

in 0020 to 5:41
(Merry called, to say good night 315)

car 551
  driving along listening to the radio.
  I remember passing the 110 ...
  Next time I looked up, I was approaching the 22 interchange, in Westminster.
 Got off at Springdale...turned left  (oops)  went north a mile or so, turned around, back south on Springdale to W.Minster Blvd, left, to the 405 n  on ramp
home 7:03

Fed animals
MDM   black eyed peas n ham  over rice
Exchanged a dozen texts with the morning dispatcher that came in so I could leave, about a driver not showing up for her job... like it was my fault (NO) or I could do something about it (NO).
bed 1000

up 1000 pills, pee, pie

Merry, out with D to a dog grooming

up 14:00 to pee

up 1700 showered dressed 
packed,  made coffee
Kissed Sleeping Beauty goodbye
car 17:58 office 19:02
Crap! gas gauge says, 30 miles to empty. I'm going to have to find gas around the office before going home, and it's at least 80c a gallon more, at stations around here than at home.
in 19:11
  Talked to Denny about:  
   the driver incident  (turns out, her father was in an accident, and she just didn't let Dispatch know she wouldn't make it in to work)
   His ailments  (bad left ankle, bad right knee)
   Cheap gas around the office? He doesn't know of any
   And I told him, I 'might' be late getting in on Monday, due to my biopsy.

Then business as usual: meaning, nothing to do.

OUt 23:50 
   

1st January Tuesday Diary

Bed 00:10
up 03:00 pee n snack
up 05:30 pee n snack
up 0700 pills
up 1000 lemons in water, n coffee
watched LSU vs CFU

nap 1345 to 1730
(up 4x during nap to pee)
showered dressed
Kissed her goodbye
car 18:30 
office 19;10
In 1921 to 2359

31st December Diary

up 0030
up 0330
up 0730  fed Donna, and for me alka seltzer pills
1000 showered dressed
Text from Stitch ...flat tire on way to work,would need a ride home
swapping texts with Merry
Bring up mail   coffee
Stitch text, getting off off at 11:30
Car 1124
1142 Rob and bike in car
1202 Dropped Rob at bike shop
rolling to work
arrived 1250
In 12:59
out 22:42
car 2252 home 23:31
She had dinner ready: chili with cheese, n corn dogs
We sat on the couch and watched the ball drop.
We kissed at midnight.
She immediately sent a text to B, who called her back on the phone.
Made me wonder who is more important to her...

Bed 00:10