#rl stuff

[credensjusitiam]

I’m officially old now.

But at least I have ice cream cake and Galaxy Quest after a day where I did all the shit I wanted to do for my birthday with friends. And two weekends of getting to meet awesome people.

[tarisilmarwen]

Your husband sounds like a kindly gentleman

He is. 😊

[credensjusitiam]

It’s my birthday tomorrow so I did a thing.

(Adam Bear, Adam Bear)

[miyu-writings]

I'm crushed by the news of Anthony Head's passing.

I haven't followed his works religiously but he will forever be Giles from Buffy and Uther from BBC Merlin (he was so mean there) and saw him in some other brit shows and he was always fun to watch.

It's very funny to think that while watching Buffy, at first, I was with the Scoobies but when I did a rewatch some years ago I couldn't help but think that Giles was so right for being annoyed at the kids. xD

And today also marks four weeks since the accident that killed one of my dogs. I still miss her and notice her absence - especially on the night walks.

Needless to say that I'm feeling quite sad today.

[nexttrickanvils]

So apparently today is International Corgi Day. Have some Kirby

[tarisilmarwen]

The warm sunlight, the heat that borders on the edge of blistering alongside the cool edge of the breeze, the vibrant green...

Oh yeah. It's hitting all the summer vibes with the weather today.

[miyu-writings]

Happy 100th heavenly birthday to the one and only Marilyn Monroe.

She is an icon (to this day) for a reason.

Just last week I had this song stuck in my head because, well, we were undergoing a damned heat wave over here (and in Europe overall).

Well, at least while you think about the song you're distracted enough from melting - if only for a moment...

Just got around to Some Like It Hot today (which is a lot of fun too). I mean, "nobody's perfect". xD

But I've been itching to watch There's No Business Like Show Business today. Maybe tomorrow. Because every day is a good day to watch an Old Hollywood movie. :3

[kitkatcabbit]

Medical stuff below

As a chronically-ill person, there’s often the seemingly-constant irritation of ‘normal’ bloodwork results, to the point where you kind of wish (to a point) for the results to show something- anything- to explain what you’re experiencing, and that’s if you can get the bloodwork orders in the first place.

I managed to finagle bloodwork orders from my PCP- I asked for B6, B9, and B12, as well as homocysteine, in-part because I’m supposed to be starting a new ADHD med and while it’s non-stimulant, it still has the potential to cause cardiac issues, and I’ve been noticing more palpitations than I’m accustomed to. PCP humored me and placed the orders, along with magnesium (since that can affect heart rhythm as well), though she made a point of saying that based on certain factors (you know, being fat, female, and over 40), it might just be that this is how I’m going to feel now. I said I knew that, but it was mostly just to make sure.

Well.

Magnesium came back right smack in the middle of normal range, which is in line with previous results.

The other stuff, tho-

I’m still waiting on B6, but B9 is flagged as low, and B12 is low-enough that when I told my medication manager what it was, she briefly paused, then asked if I’d ever had B12 injections before. The homocysteine was also elevated, which is likely a result of the low b-vitamins, but can also lead to increased cardiac risk.

I can’t help but think that if I hadn’t pushed about it, we wouldn’t know. The only reason I even thought to ask was my gf had gifted me a 23andme kit a few years ago, and I found out I have one of the MTHFR mutations, which can affect b-vitamin absorption among other things. I’ve been reading what that can affect, and SO MUCH OF IT could potentially apply to me… I’m going mildly insane right now waiting for the last results, and to see what my PCP says, especially since I’m supposed to leave town on Thursday for a music festival. My brain is hungry for information, and I don’t have a good source for it at the moment, so it’s just sort of going in circles while I wait for answers/a plan. Part of me though is still at least a little happy that- finally- my bloodwork showed something.