Pizzaface Paradise

( formerly jersey cure here. Hi. )

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I have another Chicago question, paging @alfa-lima-limon !

The beach. Is it like, a beach? Should I bring a bathing suit?

With love, your coastal elite friend (R)

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Guys I’ve been posting more and you are still here liking my posts. All of you are real 1s, thanks for not forgetting about me

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There is a ten minute window of every day where I will tolerate watching internet videos, and I assure you it is never when you send them to me.

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I’m heading to Chicago for a bit next week. What should I not miss?

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Sometimes you eat a bagel that can save the world, you know?

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My brain is starting to lie to me again. I probably need to up the meds but I really would like to avoid side effects. Sigh

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Some exercise thoughts under the cut

So my problem with exercise is, I get nervous when I take a break because I’m worried I won’t keep the habit if I skip some days. That’s ADHD all or nothing brain for you.

But when I went to the Hamptons* for MDW I managed to forget all my shoes except flip flops I arrived in (and then had to buy shoes bc MDW decided to be very cold) and so had to skip running. I was bummed because I love flat running, it’s a lot of hills by me in North Jerz. And then I was worried about losing momentum and guaranteeing I’d do fewer miles in May than I did last year and all this.

Anyway, I go in late today so got four miles in and they felt better than runs have felt in a while. It’s almost like they encourage rest days for a reason! I should stop being hard on myself but. I probably will not.

*Husband has family there, we did not secretly become rich.

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The worst genre of Unsolved Mysteries is “orphan siblings finding each other.”

Or am I just a bad person?

For a later time.

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I’m away for the weekend and watching the Knicks game. Taylor and Travis are there and the announcers are being SO weird about it. Don’t celebrities go to Knicks games all the time? Calm down maybe

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You know how you can read a question from AAM and just know they are not from your state? Does everyone experience this or is it just a Jersey thing?

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Today when my staff told me they “didn’t want to bother me yesterday,” I responded with “WELL NOW I AM EXTREMELY BOTHERED.” Boss of the year?

(But really if you use the last of the toner, tell me before you run out of the last toner!!! Do you people just not replace the TP roll at home?!)

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Today is liquid diet day before my colonoscopy tomorrow. Please pray for my staff and my husband bc this bitch is PMSing and HUNGRAY

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One was in my town! I saw the video of how it started though so I don’t think ours was arson. School was out for a week here though and I have to change my route to work. Wild stuff

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Oh and don’t even get me started on all the “portals” I have to sign into! My test results for the h pylori are on ANOTHER portal and I need a “security code” for my location in order to get them so I need to call the place and ask if I want the results! And I’m like well if I’m calling anyway how bout you plug my name in birthdate in and just TELL ME what the results say!!!!

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I know I’ve sort of been on a healthcare tear BUT

Ive had some stomach issues/changes recently, likely due to my cancer medication or my food poisoning in Peru. I don’t think it’s colon cancer, but given my own personal getting cancer and having colon cancer in my extended family (aunt, grandpa) AND the fact that people in their 40s are dropping dead of this shit I figured it would be good to check out.

I finally went to my gastro after first being told by my PCP to try my oncologist and my oncologist informing me that my cancer wasn’t bad enough (k I’ll try harder next time!!!) (??????) but I could try a gastro. He got me a colonoscopy script but also sent me for an H. Pylori test, bc 80% of Peruvians have this particular bacteria. That was its own goose chase of being told I could drink water before only to be told upon arrival that that was a Lie, Actually. So I went for this again this morning and then had to see my surgeon for a checkup. Which was good bc she gave me some names for female oncologists who hopefully won’t listen to my symptoms, shrug and say “see you in six months” when I come in.

It’s just a lot. It’s a lot of advocating and fighting and waiting for appointments and I’m a relatively well-informed white woman with good insurance and a heap of privilege, in class and location (so many doctors and hospitals in the NY metro area), and it’s still been very hard. I can’t believe we as a society are just okay with so many people not getting medical care bc of factors they can’t control or simply being overworked and not having the time or patience to fight to be heard in the doctor’s office.

And I hate the MAHA bullshit and they’re focusing on the wrong things and scaring people worse. But it’s SO clear to me how this movement snuck in. When you feel like no one in healthcare cares about you, of course you’re going to be drawn in by people who are better at faking that they give a shit.

Anyway. I’d recommend not getting cancer and please GOD if you’re from North America do NOT have water or drinks with ice in South America.

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One cool thing about burnout is, you can’t really fix it!