HIV doc visit

My appointment with my GP was at 7:20am. I love that my doctor has such early appointments so that I can get to work by 8am. But I'm not working right now, so 7:20am kinda bites; however, I didn't want to reschedule yet again. Oh well. I'm a morning person.

NextBus showed a 45-minute gap between busses. I wasn't gonna make the 6:03am bus, and the 6:48am bus would not connect in time with the other bus. I ended up calling a taxi.

My doctor reviewed labwork with me from Wednesday. With my injury and some weightgain, I expected bad numbers. They weren't too bad. My CD4 dropped from 407 to 394. My HDL was better, but my LDL was worse. Most everything else seemed "on track." I let him know that Dr. Cheung had also gave me Ambien that has been iffy. He upped it from 5mg to 10mg.

Next visit is scheduled for Pearl Harbor Day.

Bussed back to the Castro, had a grande coffee at Starbears, then bussed home. I was able to hobble from the bus stop to home without having to stop several times. I was drenched in sweat, but I'm getting better with the crutches. Now if I could just figure out how to not keep falling down the front steps!

Dinner at Firewood tonight

I'm planning to have dinner at Firewood tonight to see otterpop58. As he had posted:

"Anyone interested in joining an impromptu group dinner at Firewood, Friday around 7:30pm is welcome."

I'm guessing there will be a contingent at L'Edge beforehand who will saunter over to Firewood for dinner.

Google Gadgets

double_ohsteven told me about Google Gadgets, which are little widget things to add to your desktop. One of the gadgets displays thumbnail photos as a slideshow from various folders. Sometimes I just upload pics and forget what I have, so it's nice to run across surprises. Here's a pic I found today of momshapedbox's son:

Oh yeah, it's Friday

I kept thinking today was Saturday. It sure seemed like it! I could get used to not working.

bigjohnsf picked us up and we went to Wretch'ed on Church Street for lunch (Mongolian beef). This was in my fortune cookie:

Time heals all wounds.
Keep your chin up.
(Steve said that they misspelled "shin.")

John dropped us off at Starbears. momshapedbox and castrowoof stopped by. Chatted for a long while. Ed gave us a ride home. (After waiting for Steve to grocery shop.)

Steve helped boil some pasta, then I finished making the tuna pasta salad for tomorrow's picnic. Not sure if it'll turn out. Next year I need to think ahead and make jello shots instead. Someone remind me.

Napped a bit, then off to Firewood to see otterpop58 for dinner. Despite flight delays, he was at Firewood right on time. Good to see him. bigredpaul, bigjohnsf, double_ohsteven, devldog, and Frank & Joel were also there.

devldog is devilish. I love to bask in Russell's cleverness. I like to tease him, but only because he can come up with far superior jabs. And then I fell off a piano.