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[kittydesade]

Well, this morning was a touch more chaotic than I wanted. A quick game of yarn chicken, temporarily blocking the sweater of doom so I can take pictures of it and send that and the rest of the email that's been lurking in my outbox for days. I did get one out of three phone calls done, the pharmacy is now calling my doctor (or emailing for all I know) to see if I can get one more refill on the prescription. It just now occurred to me that it might not be refillable 'cause usually he gives me a year's worth and then I have to make an appointment. But I wanted to get this done now before my plan fucking changes because argh health insurance premiums why are we not on a single player national plan again? The first person to scream communism or socialism is getting beaten with my copies of the Manifesto and Rousseau's Social Contrast.

And I need to call my health insurance company and figure out if I need to put a different account number on my direct transfer payments now, and I need to make a hair appointment so my bangs aren't in my face and so I can spend the last of my Christmas money on red and black streaked hair. Because I wants it, dammit. (Just wait five-six months and I'll be able to do the full Because it's my birthday, precious, and I wants it.) And both of those can wait till tomorrow because the salon isn't open on Mondays and because the health insurance thing may actually not take that long, or it could take forever and I'm already frazzled.

AND it turns out my lovely lovely hip pouch was sent to me with a defective clasp on the thigh strap, so I've sent to the etsy store to ask for a replacement, and hopefully that just goes smoothly, but still argh.

And in essence, the morning has been a massive festival of non-dire but still immensely frustrating argh. I don't even want to do edits now, ideally I want to sit and knit and watch FMA: Brotherhood, but since I'm at work it's probably sit and knit and do online lessons and watch videos on molecules and things. I guess the plus side is, apart from tomorrow's phone calls that largely finishes everything I absolutely needed to get done. I might just cabletie the damn strap on right now till I hear back from them, because wearing the pouch without it right now feels funny and dammit, I LIKE this purse. This is totally my aesthetic.

Okay. Yes. Breathing. Sitting down and watching lecture videos, and breathing, and taking things slow and easy. Remembering to breathe. Breathing is good.

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[syntaxofthings]

Single payer FTW <3 I'm on an assisted health plan, and sometimes I'm afraid to tell people how much their tax dollars are going to my health care. I bet someone would yell at me about how I need to make the money to live myself. Ugh. Because the work I produce is more important than me as a person. /sarcasm Caring for all the people is the way to go.

[kittydesade]

I have no doubt. This country would be a lot better off if people stopped screaming bootstraps and insisting everyone meet some arbitrary standard of usefulness before they get basic fucking care. But no.

Rassum frassum. I mean, I'm glad I have health insurance but the system, the costs, the billing, and the waste is all utterly ridonkulous.

[switterbeet]

I know we're not perfect up North, but HOLY FUCK I just want all Americans to experience the majesty of socialized healthcare. For so many basic, basic things you just show them a card and that's ALL YOU DO. For a few things there's a couple more steps, but still. (Also the whole thing where it's way less efficient the American way, but, like, my dad was in the ICU for 3 months and our biggest expense was a walker when he got out. It would have destroyed us financially if we were in the states. We didn't worry about money once. I can't even begin to explain how big that is and how much I want that for Americans.)

[kittydesade]

Gods, I wish that too. So much. We have such a toxic idea, and we seem to be the only major country that does this! That sickness or injury is a punishment for something, rather than just a horrible part of life we all have to go through. And if you're punished you have to earn reprieve? I don't even know, but our entire health care system needs to be burned to the ground and rebuilt. Hospital billing, insurance, all of it. Ugh.

[switterbeet]

Red and black streaked hair...yessssss!

[kittydesade]

One of my favorite parts about being an adult with a decent paying job: professionally done wacky hair!

[switterbeet]

Right?! Pics if you are comfortable sharing them! :D

I got a hair-chalk palette from a friend for Chrimmas since I can't have really funky hair at my job, but I am super excited for temporary streaks! :D

[kittydesade]

I will try to get some up! They won't be very bright, because I don't like to bleach my hair, but they'll definitely be noticaeble!

(Of course I might pick up some clip-ins that WILL be bright, because I'm a dork like that. We shall see.)

[untonuggan]

oh, yarn chicken

partner has been playing "insurance company phone call hold music" game all day today too.

i wold love to hear about your hip pouch, and if it helps with pain. <3 if you have time.

<3 sends good thoughts for the frustrating

[kittydesade]

Yarn chicken! So much fun. Sometimes.

Yeah, I figure if I do it tomorrow morning when they open and I have an hour and a half just to focus on that call and not worry about the work phone ringing, I'll be less stressed over it? I hope.

It is this thing! Just a fancy purse, but it's pretty awesome and if you wear it on your hip or as a side holster it's a lot harder to leave somewhere (which is the main reason my Mom is pushing it at my sister) and it stays out of my way for the most part when I'm doing things.

<3 <3 <3 Happy Christmas! Congratulations on the stand mixer. :D