It was on the bookshelf. Duh.
In my defense, it's sort of camouflaged.
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It’s occurred to me that if my shoulder hurts this much from a vaccine, how much worse would the pain be if I actually had tetanus? How awful would be be to actually die from this? Anyway, as a side effect of the vaccine (my body, after all, thinks it’s fighting off mild versions of three different diseases) I’ve been tired and out of it the last few days. The first sentence of this post almost read “I haven’t been online much” — but I have. I’ve been giving my brain a break with some new additions to the Cheezburger empire: Wedinator, which features some of the most eye-watering dresses you’ve ever seen; Poorly Dressed, which mocks fashion victims from all walks of life (including fashion runways); and Ugliest Tattoos, which features, well, some really bad tattoos. Yeah, I’m enabling you to waste time. What can I say, I’m a bad person. If you want some ADHD commiseration, check out Terry Matlen’s most recent blog post — her house is undergoing major renovation, and in the midst of the chaos she managed to forget Passover. I haven’t forgotten a major holiday (yet) but I have come close to forgetting my own birthday.
And with the frazzled comes a resurgence of attention problems. Yesterday I had an appointment with my friend to get my hair cut. She lives a long way away, I was taking public transit, and only a couple of trains go near her house. I didn’t want to be late, so I raced out of the house … without my cellphone. That would be the device with her address, cross street, and phone number in case I got lost. Continue reading A stretch of bad brain days  Have you ever seen the sun look this predatory? Sometimes, my full-spectrum studio lighting is not a good thing. I tend to spend a lot of my waking hours at my studio table. I work on art here, and I keep my laptop here, so I’m pretty much here whenever I’m at home. If I’m watching TV in the evening, I start feeling sleepy at 11 or 11:30, and it’s pretty easy to be in bed by midnight. When I’m working in my studio, not so much. The lights give me enough of a boost that I can do just “one more” coat of paint or glue down “one more” piece in that collage. That, of course, is if I’m paying attention to the time at all, which is no sure thing. Continue reading Keeping it together
So today, I was eating my lunch, minding my own business, when I looked at the clock and realized it was 12:35. My appointment was for 1 pm. It takes 35 minutes to get to the doctor and deal with their parking ramp, which is so narrow that a Geo Prizm and Prius can barely pass each other in the traffic lane. Continue reading When trying to outsmart yourself, it’s important to be consistent After my art lesson the other day, I stashed a few checks in my pocket like a usually do. Usually this isn’t a problem, and the checks mingle with odd receipts, and bits of cash, and my cell phone, to become what my sister terms a “pocket wad”. That’s right, we’re ladies! Problem was, this was a new pair of jeans, and the pockets aren’t as deep as the ones in my old pair. When I went through my pockets today looking for the checks, I couldn’t find them anywhere. Continue reading ADD Moment: Pockets Are Not For Filing Yay! Within 48 hours of posting my bike and all its random accessories on Craigslist, it has been removed from my entryway. There are still some things I need to get rid of, like the pile of curtain rods, which have been sitting there for like 6 years, but that’s a simple matter of putting them outside with a sign on them that says “free”. The bike managed to take up way more space than it seemed it should, given that it’s just a bike and all. Now that it’s gone, there’s room to put the catbox in the corner. It’s no longer the first thing guests see when they arrive. Classy, here I come! Continue reading Craigslist stuff is SOLD, baby!
Remember back in November, when I organized my entryway? Remember when I promised myself and you, my dear readers, that I was giving myself two weeks to sell some of my crap on Craigslist? And remember how I broke that promise, betraying your trust in me, as well as my own integrity? Could I get any more dramatic about this? Let’s see … I could commit ritual suicide with a dirty fork, like in that Monty Python sketch … Anyway, I finally spent a tedious couple of hours yesterday afternoon writing up an ad for my bike and its accessories, and a few of the other things I was supposed to sell. I checked — last fall I gave myself a due date of November 20th. It’s not for nothing I have ADHD … Two weeks is kind of like four months, right? Thanks to Twitter, I just saw this article from Science News about the rising incidence of Adderall poisoning among cats. Poisoning is much more common in dogs, because they’re pretty omnivorous. Cats are generally more discriminating. However, there is something about Adderall XR that cats love — they don’t just nibble it, they scarf down the whole thing. Stimulants are not inherently toxic to cats, but the amount that even a 50 lb human child can tolerate far exceeds what a 7 lb cat can tolerate. Symptoms of stimulant poisoning are distressed vocalizing, agitation, sensitivity to light and sound, and an elevated heart rate. If you notice these symptoms in your cat, get them to the vet immediately. If you know your cat has ingested this drug, get them to the vet immediately. It’s only a matter of time before symptoms start, and time is of the essence. Of course, it’s easiest to keep all medications out of reach of your pets. Keep your pills in childproof bottles, and make sure the cap is on when you’re done with them. Store them in a medicine cabinet that they can’t open. Take your dose right out of the bottle — don’t leave it lying where your cats can reach it, even for a minute. For more information, here’s another link to the article. |
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