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[ysobel]

Had a birthday, so did an Excursion to several of the local places that give free stuff. Some of them are good for a month, but it's funner to do it on the day. Sushi place has a big wheel you can spin; I got chopsticks (nice ones, not the disposable ones), which was funny because I'd also purchased lunch for takeout (they do an amazing calamari) and they asked if I needed chopsticks, to which I said no because we had some at home, and then they brought me to spin the wheel... I also got ice cream and an Insomnia Cookies deluxe, and the person also gave me a purple pen and a sticker.

Am I ridiculous for getting excited about free stuff? Probably. Do I care? Nah. The benefit of getting older is shedding the fucks you would otherwise give.

I also got myself a tuxedo cake from Costco. I'm not going to eat it all myself, that's more cake than I can eat, but dang is it good.



Other things:

Went to a concert Sunday, Itzhak Perlman and a klezmer group, doing a tour as a 30th anniversary celebration of the PBS special In The Fiddler's House. It's my first time seeing Perlman doing a non-violin-solo classical-music concert, but also he's fricking 80 and probably enjoys not having to be the only person onstage.

I finally got around to signing up for Apple TV, and started watching Murderbot. (I've read the books already.) Is very good. I haven't finished the Doctor Whos yet (mid season 2), and I have to do so much shit for my mom's situation that I can't allow myself to just watch tv all day.

(I've lost access to mom's MyChart because it turns out proxy access expires and has to be renewed, but mom can't log in -- not just at her internet-less home but literally anywhere; they introduced 2FA that sends a code to the email address she can't access because google wants 2FA to the cell phone that doesn't get texts -- and can't seem to call anyone other than me. I don't know if they take verbal permission given over the phone anyway. This whole situation is ughhhhh.

Comments

[vass]

Happy birthday. Yay for concert, and ARGH for situation with your mother's chart.

[ysobel]

<3 Thank you!

[princessofgeeks]

I am sorry about your mom. How frustrating.

[ysobel]

<3

It's annoying because we're caught in this middle ground where my mom is incapable of doing the necessary stuff but not bad enough for forced conservatorship (though APS has been called in so that might speed things along idk)

[jesse_the_k]

Oh fucking MyChart! I am so sorry you're having to deal with this nonsense, too.

Yes on multiple birthday treats. Do you have more lined up?

[ysobel]

I do! Several bakery treats, a coffee thing, a couple "item with purchase" things, and a breakfast dish.

I also made a spreadsheet so a) I can sort by expiration (varies from 2 days to 38); b) next year I'll have the info without having to dig it up; and c) for things with multiple options I can track what I get. I'm a dork, what can I say.

Mmm, that's a lovely future to contemplate

[jesse_the_k]

everything is better when it's been Sorted Into a Spreadsheet.