The Tuesday Report

[xifeng]

Did you get stuff done at work, l33? Yes. Actually it was a very slow day on the updates folder, so much so that I kept having intermittent concerns that Outlook wasn't working.

Whiny missive from my father: No. I am amazed, because I thought surely he would send one (for the new additions to the flist who might need to be told this: my father and I are estranged and I will never love him again or allow him back into my life after the way he's treated me. He doesn't understand that this is final and not negotiable and keeps sending me whiny missives on my birthday and at Christmas).

New sandals: No, but they did ship! :D As of today, they are somewhere in Mississippi.

State Farm acting the fool up in here: No. They finally cashed my insurance check, so I can stop worrying about whether lolmom ditzed out and thought she dropped it off but didn't actually.

More lemon pavlova: There was. Then I ate it and now it's gone. :9

What kind of produce we got, l33? A cabbage. (Mmm, delicious coleslaw!) Some beets (slated to be turned into salad). MORE GODDAMN KALE (seriously, I like kale, but we already have like three or four bunches). Some tiny green onions, a cucumber, and some garlic. A bunch of Swiss chard.

Teeth update: The oral surgeon wants to do a Panorex. Fine. I am slated to go in at 7:30 on Friday morning and take care of this. They want me to pay $92, which is what I would pay if I were uninsured; while this is not chump change, I can handle it and am told my insurance carrier will reimburse me. However, if they expect me to plunk down $2000-$3000 when I have it done, I'm firing this oral surgeon. I will gladly pay the 20% for which I am responsible under my plan. I will NOT gladly pay the entire amount, in part because I really don't have $2K for this stupid shit. ($2K for serious business like moving back to Bloomington is another matter.) In part, also, the entire reason I have insurance is because a sudden payment of $2-$3K would be financially ruinous for me, as it is for a lot of people, and that. Is. The. PURPOSE. Of. Having. Insurance. ARGH.

And that's it, I gots e-mail to answer. Probably won't get to LJ comments right now.

Comments

[duokinneas.livejournal.com]

First off, fuck the dentist. Every time I or you or anybody else goes in there, it's like their personal party of Things To Charge You For. I understand they have to do things like x-rays to check and see what work might seriously need to get done, but does going to the dentist have to be so financially and emotionally destructive?!

I've never had kale but cabbage...ohhh, cabbage, how I love it. I love it in cabbage rolls and I love it in slaw. I love to liberate it from my grandparents' garden and put it in tacos.



Green hearts for produce, and for your currently green LJ layout that I like.

[shake-the-stars.livejournal.com]

Oh, the dentist isn't the problem (I checked my claims on the insurance company's website, and they've already paid him for me); it's the oral surgeon. I get that he needs to eat, too, and if I had a more serious problem I would probably be very thankful for his expertise, but seriously, he is YANKING. A COUPLE. OF TEETH. That are not impacted. The only thing that complicates this is the rotting-out parts.

You might like kale! We like to eat it raw in salads (one of our favorites has strawberries and hard-boiled eggs and balsamic vinegar), and we also use it to make pesto; I do not think it is as good cooked. (I don't think a lot of vegetables are as good cooked, though, so make of this what you will.) Also, I am a Slav and cabbage is some damn good eating, if gastastic.



Pink hearts for my pink seahorse uke. ^___^ Also I notice you like all my green layouts for some reason. Huh.