Had to get my Nexplanon replaced yesterday. This was the second or third time I’ve had it replaced… sue me, memory problems.
With that said…. This is the first time I’ve bruised so much from it. And the one before this one… The doctor had to kinda dig for because we couldn’t find it at first. I mean, there’s 4cm worth of bruising around the new implant, she said they are moving the implants to a different spot in the arms now.
There’s about 2cm of bruising around where the implant was that had to be removed. And that implant I could have removed with an exacto knife and tweezers it was so close to the surface. It used to rub on my clothes and start hurting.
The last doctor who put the implant in said I wouldn’t need another one because I’d be going through menopause. Well… jokes on him, I’ve only pulled out two symptoms of perimenopause’s hat. So I’m fine to have it again for three more years.
They talked about giving me a pregnancy test. I giggled and said “No offense intended but unless there’s a bright star in the north… I’m not pregnant.” So they ask me the most dreaded question anybody can ask me now days. And only one other person has asked… oddly enough, it was my daughter’s best friend who asked first. But my doctor asked. When was the last time you were asexually active?
And while it’s a question she was the second person to ask… I’m not giving a direct answer. It’s been a long while, we’ll leave it at that. My daughter’s breast friend wanted me to use an app to find someone to at least have a one night stand with. I don’t believe in one night stands… not exactly. I had sex with an acquaintance, I thought it would be weird afterwards but… well, we actually haven’t seen each other afterwards and we were so drunk he probably doesn’t even remember. It wasn’t memorable 🤷🏻♀️ I don’t have causal sex as a rule, it’s just not me. New Year’s Eve party aside. I want to be in a relationship before I have sex with someone… I really was born in the wrong decade 😂 And while I’m a progressive woman, I’m pro choice because I have no right telling someone what they can or can’t do with their body… simple as that. Their body, their choice. I won’t do it, I’m not emotionally strong enough to survive that. But to each their own.
I also don’t believe in party lines… I’ve been accused of being a Democrat. I’ve been accused of being a Republican, that really cracks me up because I’m as far from a Republican as one can get. I’m an independent. I voted for a Republican last election for a governor here in Oregon because I thought she might do a better job than the last four democrats have. That’s who I vote for, the person who can get the job done.
I’m furious with the people of this “wonderful” state that… we, my coworkers and myself, work to keep Oregon running. They are out there, making the roads better and safer to drive on, especially with winter coming up. And I know that nobody likes change and raised prices but come on… we’re talking about people’s jobs, critical jobs that will make driving conditions in the winter worse. Well, not exactly worse for those in the heart of the valley and those people live in their own little bubble… but snap the hell out of it y’all. Outside the heart of the valley… The roads won’t get cleared as soon as normal, some not at all, depending where they are. Roads might not get de-iced like they used to, depending on where they are. I don’t like the thought of that. I know the passes will get cleared before anything else and major roads after freeways/highways/interstates. But think of the road between Bend and Prineville… that will take longer to get cleared if they didn’t have time to get over and de-ice it the night before. The kids bus routes? Might have been de iced the night before… might not have. Snow plow won’t be by as soon as normal because nobody wanted prices to increase. Inflation, it’s happening everywhere, with everything. It’s not stopping at the boarder of Oregon because we have a democratic or republican governor. It’s here, and ODOT needs funding to keep Oregon running.
Some of the prices are seriously bonkers… I mean… how dare they. 🙄
The gas tax is being raised .06 making it 0.46 a gallon
A payroll tax increase from 0.1% up to 0.2%
Now… the ones I’m not even happy with but I’ll swallow so others can have their jobs…
An additional $42 to register your vehicle, moving my personal vehicle reg renewal from $123 (I think it was around that price) up to $165 not that bad really
An additional $139 when you put the title to your car in your name or in your and the banks name. I honestly don’t remember the full price, it’s not my department. But I think it adding $139 to the $165 plus other fees. Which sucks, but I personally only had a few suggestions on how to lower our budget and it wouldn’t have worked because it’s not the way the Oregon works. ODOT sends money to each city and county so they have funds to repair roads and other projects like that. Cut that and the cities and counties would flounder because that’s how it’s always been, the state taking care of the cities and counties. There’s bonds that we’ve been paying off since the mid 70’s… there’s no corners to cut without inflicting some pain to some part of Oregon. We’ve killed every empty job, if it was open and looking for someone… it was closed. We’ve had people retire early, and close their jobs. The only jobs available are to retire, if you have enough time in that it’s feasible. And yet, the public knows best… they believe they can reverse the bill that allows ODOT to not layoff the almost 1000 employees and the serious disaster that winter would envelop Oregon in. And the lawmakers who were not listened to when the bill passed helped get the signatures needed to get part of that bill passed and put on the ballot so the voters… who only know a small version of the truth… can vote on how much money they’ll have to give up when they register or title their car/truck/motorcycle/etc and yes, even the electric vehicles took a hit. The energy program that most of the Oregonians with electric vehicles sign up for when faced with the alternative, will be charged $30 more whenever they do whatever it is they do. I haven’t contemplated an electric car. I was thinking a hybrid like the iconiq from Hyundai. They’re just a bit spendy for me.
Anyways… I have no idea where I started, what my point was or anything else. I think I’m just mad at the world.
