A lopsided sort of day
Jan. 29th, 2014 09:58 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
mousmeToday's highlight was the dentist. Again. I know, I know, but you must try to contain your excitement, okay? I spent the better part of two hours with my jaw forced open at a rather uncomfortable angle while the dentist did her thing. It was not the most enjoyable experience, but I came out of it unscathed.
Mind you, she froze me but good. When I got out of there half of my face couldn't move. I looked like Jean Chrétien when I tried to smile, or maybe as though I'd had a stroke. Terrible. Eating and drinking is a heck of a challenge, too. I managed not to dribble anything down my front, but it was a close thing indeed.
Work, after a quiet holiday season, has picked up in earnest. My colleague and shift partner has been diagnosed with a tumour in his kidney, and is going under the knife on February 7th. He's off work from now until April, leaving me alone to do the job. His prognosis is good, for which we're all grateful, but I'm a little stressed at having to shoulder most of the work when I've only been in this job for four months. My boss is backing me up when he can, but he has his own job to do and can only do so much to help me.
So it's a little stressful, though not, of course, anywhere near as stressful as having, say, kidney cancer. :P
In less exciting news, I forgot my Kindle at home. I miss my books already, even though I generally don't get to read much these days. Just knowing it was there in case I found the time to do a bit of reading. I don't know, I just like having it nearby. I'll get it back Monday, though, so all is not lost. I can also read on my computer, or an actual book made of paper, too. Shocking, the variety of things I'm exposed to on a regular basis. ;)
Tomorrow is another day shift, then I switch to nights for the weekend. The roller coaster of thrills never stops.
Mind you, she froze me but good. When I got out of there half of my face couldn't move. I looked like Jean Chrétien when I tried to smile, or maybe as though I'd had a stroke. Terrible. Eating and drinking is a heck of a challenge, too. I managed not to dribble anything down my front, but it was a close thing indeed.
Work, after a quiet holiday season, has picked up in earnest. My colleague and shift partner has been diagnosed with a tumour in his kidney, and is going under the knife on February 7th. He's off work from now until April, leaving me alone to do the job. His prognosis is good, for which we're all grateful, but I'm a little stressed at having to shoulder most of the work when I've only been in this job for four months. My boss is backing me up when he can, but he has his own job to do and can only do so much to help me.
So it's a little stressful, though not, of course, anywhere near as stressful as having, say, kidney cancer. :P
In less exciting news, I forgot my Kindle at home. I miss my books already, even though I generally don't get to read much these days. Just knowing it was there in case I found the time to do a bit of reading. I don't know, I just like having it nearby. I'll get it back Monday, though, so all is not lost. I can also read on my computer, or an actual book made of paper, too. Shocking, the variety of things I'm exposed to on a regular basis. ;)
Tomorrow is another day shift, then I switch to nights for the weekend. The roller coaster of thrills never stops.