Dream Dining

I have a new writing pal. Her name is Tangerine . She is my prize for reaching my July goals. I will use her to help me procrastinate when I'm writing. She is a windup toy and flaps her wings and rolls across the table. I will be able to put off writing anything meaningful for hours now.

I went to the doctor on Thursday afternoon. I even left work early to do it. I think my co-workers thought I was on the verge of death (it has been 4 years since I've been to the doctors. I had shingles then.)

I've been having pains in my chest, like you get when you have broncitis. I thought it was really bad allergies and expected to get a good allergy medication. So, she listened to everything, asked me lots of questions and took my blood pressure about 20 times during the visit. Verdict: high blood pressure. She gave me a water pill. I haven't gone pee so much since I was pregnant. I feel better though.

Time to give up my Diet Coke, which is full of sodium. And regular salt. I refuse to go on any other kind of medication.

I did 20 minutes in the pool last night. As I was getting out, my husband, the mean, yucky, slave driver, told me I wasn't finished. Arse. So, I did another ten minutes, which included my stretching and 20 push-ups. OK, so he's not a meany.

I slept really late this morning. I woke at eight and only becasue I had a huge headache, which I am using as an excuse to keep playing on the computer, instead of doing dishes.

Why did I sleep so late (three and a half extra hours.) Dreams, of course.

One was about my daughter getting her own apartment and living with Joe Pesci. Now, most would consider this a nightmare but I was fascinated by her choice.

Then, interwoven with that, was a trip my family was taking. My brother booked the flight and got 10 aairline tickets for a total of $42. We got the cheap seats, but the flight included a family style banquet at long tables and served by white clad maitre dis. It included seven courses. We never arrived at our destination, which was a suprise anyway, because all we did was dine.