Not nearly enough sleep yesterday, but when I woke up my back wasn't hurting, so I didn't really do any major damage to it... I'm happy about that.
Busy last night up until about 01:00... I did seven CTs before 23:00 when the other tech left. Nothing big or interesting, although there was a character who came in probably looking for a bed to sleep off his alcohol... he was assisted out the door by security after he became abusive.
And it's cold out. Really cold. Wind chill... gives me shivers just saying it... 10 below zero (F). I'm smoking a lot less now. And enjoying it less, too.
Mat moved in temporarily this weekend... he's going to hole up in the basement for a coupla months. I don't know how that's gonna work out.
And hopefully JD will be able to come up sometime this week... I really hope that he can, I miss him a lot. I miss having Tyler around, too.
I'm starting to get worried about my blood pressure... I know, that's the worst thing to do is worry about it. It doesn't seem to be going down much with the new dosage, though, and I really don't know how long to wait before going back to see the doc again about it. I've got an appointment on 10 JAN but I won't wait that long.
A lot of things don't scare me at all... but the possibility of having a stroke scares me a whole bunch. Maybe if I worry enough I can stop smoking...
I had my blood drawn Saturday night, and the lab guy (a new one) stuck me twice and failed. The phlebotomist stuck me and got it the first time, and she told me, "I think that you intimidated him!"
I have been told several times lately that I'm intimidating, and it surprises me every time. I certainly don't *mean* to be intimidating, and I don't really know what to do to change how I impress people.
Does intimidating mean mean? I don't really think that people could think that I was going to beat them up or yell at them, since I've not beaten anybody up since grade school and I've only ever yelled at a coupla people in my whole life.
People just confuse the hell outa me, and I don't really think that they're doing it on purpose. I just don't know...
Anyway, my lab work (CBC, chem B, UA) all came out mostly OK... my RBC was down a little, while it's usually high for smokers, but other than that, OK.
And we got a little bit of freezing drizzle and then about a quarter-inch of snow during the night, so the roads are slick but really not too bad. I just drove slow and steady coming home and had no problems, although I did see some people getting in trouble with it.
Well, I do know that I've gotta get some sleep. Two more nights.