A Mass Of Humanity

Lover of nachos and photography. Peace, Love, and Rock ‘n Roll!

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The post about the woman pronouncing it “prosquito” sandwich got me searching for something similar with a woman mispronouncing taquitos. I found this instead.

ETA: Not all people from Arkansas are like this. I grew up in Arkansas and currently live in Arkansas.

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Ear worm alert!

For some reason I have “Nothing Compares 2 U” by Sinead O’Connor on a loop in my head. Not the entire song, just two verses.

Brains are weird.

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I believe the investigation of any outbreak of food-borne or water-borne illness should begin with Taco Bell.

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Chicken and waffles.

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All of the melancholy.

All of the infinite sadness.

Probably for no good reason.

There I was thinking my mental health had improved.

Brains are dumb.

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Only YOU can prevent forest fires

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A mighty fine nap!

Damn! I just woke up from a mighty fine nap. It started a little after 7 p.m. and ended just after 10 p.m. Wow! That was a mighty fine nap.

My circadian rhythms are going to be effed up for days, but damn.

I didn’t realize how tired I was. It was one of those mighty fine naps where you don’t realize what day it is when you first wake up. It took me a good five minutes trying to figure out where I was, who I was, and what day it was.

I think I was so tired because I had three hours of dental work done this morning. A root canal, a crown, and fillings. None of that was painful except my jaw is sore from being in that position for so long. That’s what she said.

It also could be caused by the stress of my sister’s recent hospitalization and move to a rehab facility. I’m sure my early morning shift as an Uber driver probably contributed as well.

But damn that was a mighty fine nap!

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Otters are the sweetest!

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The inventors of the Pet Rock.

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Sister update:

After spending a week in the hospital my sister was finally moved to a rehab/nursing home yesterday. She didn’t have any injuries from her fall. It did make her realize she needed to move to a skilled nursing facility. She was in the hospital two days longer than expected due to paperwork issues and transportation issues.

The facility is very nice and they apparently have a good physical therapy program. It’s only about three miles from my apartment. She managed to get a lot of rest in the hospital. She was in a comfortable bed and not an adjustable lift recliner.

She’s had a pretty good attitude about being in the hospital and about moving to a nursing home. I hope this unusual behavior will last for a while.

I’m adjusting to living on my own slowly. She’s not there to direct my every move and while that is delightful, it is taking some getting used to. My therapist asked if I was running around naked in the apartment now that my sister is gone. I told her no one wants to see that, especially me.

Speaking of the therapist, I had a really good appointment on Tuesday. We talked about my sister and about my huge crush on a woman. If you missed that temporary post about my high school like crush count your blessings. My therapist says my thoughts and behaviors regarding this crush are normal. She also said I have come a long way in terms of my attitude about what my life can look like.

We are both excited about this change in my outlook.

Onward.

Peace, Love, and Rock n’ Roll!

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Oh, crap.

Not what the world needs now. Or ever.

Solutions to problems that don’t exist.

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Ma’am, let me be very clear. I don’t care why your two year old and three year old children are screaming outside my window on a Sunday morning. Just make them stop.

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Today at Costco.

Who are the people buying Halloween shit in JULY?

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About 20 years ago during a particularly hot as balls August (100° Fahrenheit with a heat index of 110°) and I walk into a Walmart and I’m instantly assaulted by a six foot inflatable Santa Claus.

I’ve been pissed off about holiday creep ever since.

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They’re going to admit my sister to the hospital. She’s waiting for a bed. That could be a long wait.

There isn’t any serious injury to her ankle or shoulder. She hurts all over from the fall. The pain med she has been on have damaged her kidneys. She has a skin condition on her legs from the edema. Psoriasis I think it’s called.

They’re going to do a physical therapy evaluation and hopefully get her into a rehab or assisted living facility. This is what she needs. She can’t walk very well. Her condition has really gone downhill since her home hospital bed broke.

She’s complaining about everything and that’s a sign she’s relieved that she’s going to get help. I’m relieved too. It’s been tough on me mentally.

Thanks for the well wishes and good thoughts.

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The inevitable has happened and my sister fell while walking to the bathroom. There doesn’t appear to be any serious injuries. Ambulance transported her to the ER. She rolled her ankle and they will be doing X-rays as a precaution.

I was out Uber driving and didn’t get home for two hours after she fell. She didn’t have her phone with her and couldn’t call.

She can’t take care of herself and I can’t take care of her. We’re pushing for her to go from here to a nursing home/rehab facility but that seems to be an uphill process.

I’ve reminded her to get a social worker involved.

Her hospital bed broke this past January. She has been in a lift recliner since then. She has been getting weaker and having more difficulty just getting out of the chair.

I hope there isn’t a battle to get her to where she needs to be which is some sort of assisted living.

Luckily I have a therapist appointment today.

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Just eatin’ some mushrooms as usually.

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Five or less

I’m hanging out for the next hour at Sam’s Club. They are installing my four new tires. Tires and cars in general are expensive. Car trouble is a pain in the ass.

Big shoutout to @cattyfantastic for recommending I go anyplace besides the car dealership for new tires. Even though I still have to go to a different place for a possible alignment, I’m still going to save about $400 than the dealership would have cost.

My sister has fibromyalgia and probably some other issues not yet diagnosed. She’s in chronic pain. This past January her hospital bed broke because she had gained a lot of weight. She’s been in a recliner lift chair in the living room since then. It’s uncomfortable and she has physically declined a lot.

It’s getting to the point where walking to and from the bathroom is almost impossible. She’s finally come to the realization she needs to be in assisted care living. Now she just has to accept it and follow through on making arrangements to get into a place that takes Medicaid.

Getting her to accept it will not be easy. We’re both stubborn. We both have first hand experience of living in a nursing home.

The weather has been rainy and gray and humid AF. That’s about to change with a heat dome situation. Dry and hot with heat indices in the 105° range.

Today has been a weird ride share driving day. “Interesting” riders and other drivers trying to hit me head on or run me off the road.

Butts