had a great visit with mom here for a few days....

and of course, as soon as i got her to port authority, it was time to quickly push her into the bus and toss up her luggage so she could get home earlier in this wet weather....then i went to mail her letters in the post office on the main level at port authority, only to find that not only had mom not handed off her postal needs to me, but i left my umbrella in her suitcase by accident....i had to then walk 19 blocks to the hospital for a scheduled doctor's visit, in the rain and mist....of course, about 10 blocks into it, the sun and heat came out to blast me with humidity...and me, dressed in heavy denim and long sleeves that wouldn't role up....i was really miserable....

so i got to the doctor's, the nurse did the vitals, told me i was a lard ass. the doctor saw me. gave me a tb (ppd) test since it's been a while and i always love to take a random test that i'm fairly sure i can pass....they took 9 vials of blood....it was very slimming....and then i got my flu shot and basically skipped all the way home from the hospital since i was in an excellent mood from mom's visit and seeing medical specialists who really treat me like a human being and listen to what i say and ask my thoughts on what they say....most excellent!

that changed in a little while though...shortly after i got home, i started having palpitations and got shaky and now i'm feverish....the flu shot....drat....the problem i have with eating eggs - i don't eat eggs...they asked if i was allergic to eggs and of course i said no, but oops, maybe i am after all....so much for not getting the flu...i think i'm having it now....which really stinks since they are fumigating my apartment this morning and i can't be here all day...where am i going to go and pass out until 5pm? the library or the museum? it's raining out, so i can't passout in the park like i would have....this isn't going to be a fun day. at all. atleast with any luck, the pest problem will be nipped and tucked away....better be after all the money it's been costing....and the medical issues....i had to get a note from my doctor so the landlord would pay the $900 fumigation fee....i am going to report them to the nyc department of health...they're instigating a very serious health risk to not only me, but anyone else in the building....like i said to the landlord after he pissed me off one time too many with his rhetoric and runaround: hey, i don't have a garden, so i don't need your load of crap today. when he questioned that, i responded with another classic, you know, my cow is dead, so i don't need your bull.

and that's my life today...in a nutshell (for bob) and a nuthouse (for reality).....more later, including mom's pics from the visit....maybe even some haircare chat about her new color and the double process and highlights we gave her....stay tuned.....