Retrograde, you may end now. Really.

February 18th, 2014, 9:23 PM by Goddess

The good news just keeps on coming.

Biopsy last week. Stitches to come out next week.

Only for us to do another biopsy next week and EVEN MORE stitches.

This adventure is kind of expensive. And annoying.

The doc called with an initial diagnosis today. Which … is kind of scary. But she said it doesn’t look right.

So she has another diagnosis she wants to make. Which … is less scary. But she said it would take a year until I’m (hopefully) healed.

!!!

The follow-up biopsy will likely conclude her alternate diagnosis.

But I’ve worked in the markets long enough to know that you can stare at a chart all you want to in order to find whatever pattern you think should be there. If you want a cup-and-handle, I don’t care if it’s a double-bottom; you’re going to see a cup-and-handle.

Someone pass me a bottomless cup of cabernet, eh?

This is fun. Really.

Know how to make it even more fun? Google whatever diagnoses you’re given. The photos that come up are gorgeous. Not.

The saving grace in all this is I don’t think I’m as bad off as the online scary photo people are.

So, win?



Second-most-irritating thing I’ve heard THIS week

February 18th, 2014, 2:04 PM by Goddess

In response to, “Where is the stuff I asked you to deliver two weeks ago?”

“Going skiing for the rest of this afternoon. Maybe tomorrow?”

Most-irritating thing I’ve heard this week?

I haven’t heard it yet but I feel like it’s coming based on this exchange …



The second-most-irritating moment of last week

February 18th, 2014, 11:22 AM by Goddess

The phrase that made me the second-most-nuts last week (the first being, “What are you doing Friday?”):

In the context of, “I’m not going to hit your deadline and here’s why,” I heard …

“I’m so busy! I might not even get to take a WHOLE LUNCH HOUR TODAY!”

As I was munching on my salad and editing a 27K-word document at my desk for about the 360th day in a row.

What also made me nuts, this week, another source:

“And why is it not done?” Implied: “Yes we know you are slammed with other things. But this was a No. 1 priority too.”

I’ve enjoyed the past couple of weeks of having a life. I’m thinking it’s time to get back on top of things and start riding people and burning my own midnight oil again.

Because, it ain’t going to burn itself. That’s for sure.