December 21

 

Two Things:

 

1.) On Tuesday, I was sitting at my desk, going over some supplemental grant information with one of the doctors. My phone rings, I answer:

Her: Dana? This is Sarah, from yesterday?

Me: Oh, yeah! What's up?

Her: Well, I need to ask you a few more questions ABOUT YOUR PERIOD".

Mind you, the doctor was standing less than 6 inches from me, AND he was squatting down at my desk, so our heads were about level.

Me: Um. Sure.

Her: So, when you said that you were having IRREGULAR PERIODS before your surgery, can you describe exactly what you meant?

Me: I guess, but I have someone at my desk right now.

Her: You said they were LONG? Were they EXTRA HEAVY or were there a lot of CLOTS, or was it something else?"

Me: Um. Long?

Her: LONG AND HEAVY? WAS THERE SPOTTING??

Me: Yes?

Her: Yes to what?

Me: Long and heavy?

With that, I glance over at the doctor, who is pretending to ignore me, because I know he can hear everything she's saying.

Her: Long and Heavy! Got it! I'll write that down! Thanks! Merry Christmas!

Me: Uuhhhhhhhhhhhhh...

 

 

2.) I went to the liquor store after work, because I needed to pick up a bottle of wine for a co-worker and also pick up some recipe booze for Christmas. Here's what I ended up with. Don't judge me.

1 bottle Whitehall Lane Cabernet Sauvignon 2002 for coworker. ("Five stars! Best North American Bordeaux wine!"--Decanter Magazine)

2 bottles  Little Penguin White Shiraz, a glass of which I am rocking right now. (note:  the name is a misnomer because it’s not white, it’s pink. Go figure)

1 bottle Little Penguin Shiraz, because we decided that having some drinks at work tomorrow wouldn't’t be a bad idea since no one is around and what washes butter cookies down better than red wine?  That’s right.  NOTHING.

1 six pack of a funny-name beer for Nick, who loves the funny name beer.

1 six pack of Rose, “the Fruity Pink”

1 bottle Riesling, which is my favorite kind of wine, but it’s for the Christmas Pork roast I'm making.

1 bottle dark rum.  I am not a rum drinker, so that'll probably last a while.

1 bottle champagne, because my birthday is coming up. And I believe that turning 35 calls for drinking good champagne.

I drag my haul up to the counter and the checkout girl starts ringing me up.

"This isn't all for me!" I assured her.

She glared at me and replied "IT NEVER IS".

It really isn't!

 

the other day - home - email - soon

 

Oh, and I THINK my mail is fixed. So, make with the email!