In which I’m a geek with NEW CLOTHES!

Yesterday I went to my aunt & uncle’s to fix their network. They have cable DSL with a wireless modem. Basically all I did was run a couple of speed tests, call Charter and get their speed turned up to what they’re actually paying for, and change the outgoing mail server name on one of their two email accounts. Oh, and I deleted a bunch of junk they didn’t need, updated their security software, and installed Norman on the Vista machine. Easy peasy.

My aunt fed me a plate full of gourmet cheeses (OMG, the fucking goat’s milk brie! OMG!) and gave me three bags of clothes. My wardrobe literally doubled in one swell foop! I have tons of stuff to wear now! I have jeans! I have sun dresses! I have fancy stuff to wear to Christmas parties! It’s totally kick-ass!

I also don’t have enough room to put it all away. I have two laundry baskets full of clothes that won’t fit anywhere. Oh, the joys of overabundance. Hurumph.

When their network was happy, my aunt made pasta and we came over here to eat it and play pinochle with Gramma. I haven’t played pinochle in years. We even played double-deck, which was so fun I can’t even STAND myself.

I have a scrip for Darvocet that says I can take one every four hours. That’s six a day; I’ve only been taking two a day. But last night during pinochle the meds wore out, and damn if it didn’t suck, big time. I felt achy and sore all over like I’d been hit by very big, very soft bus. I didn’t dig it at all.

Yesterday morning, I suddenly had bruises in my calves from the stirrups… isn’t it weird how it took so long? (The day before, a muscle in my right foot spasmed non-stop for about ten hours… talk about annoying.) The body is so clever; it waits out the trauma to do the little stuff like have bruises.

The day after my surgery, an old friend of mine had a pacemaker installed. He and I, both high on Darvocet, spent a few hours texting each other jokes and cell phone pictures. (I am telling you, Darvo is a laff riot! Go get you some!)

Anyway, my aunt & uncle, they also loaned me four DVDs. So I’m going to finish integrating my new clothes into my room, make my bed, get a snack, and pop a vid into the laptop. I think my dog will probably be willing to cuddle with me while I watch a movie this afternoon. Dogs so totally rock.