jianantonic | (no subject)

I have a coworker at NCM who has had a horrible hacking cough as long as I've known him (over a year). At first, I urged him to get it checked out, but he always insisted it was just another cold. He has a baby and has always shrugged off his ailments as coming with the territory of having a kid. I've heard too many stories of people whose persistent coughs ended up being advanced lung cancers, and I've always had alarm bells in my head when he coughs. The others in the office didn't seem to notice it much at first, but in the last few weeks, everyone has been saying things. I don't think anyone is as worried about it as I am, though. They just give him shit because the coughing is annoying. In any case, he told me yesterday that he has an appointment for a chest scan coming up, so I'm feeling really relieved. But also worried that now he will get terrible news. But whatever is ailling him is doing what its doing whether he's vigilant or not, so best that he arms himself with the knowledge, anyway.

I went to an Old Crow Medicine Show concert last night with a friend. He had front row seats -- that was a lovely surprise. The show was every bit as awesome as one would expect from the description "high octane bluegrass," and was well worth falling further into sleep deprivation. I've been feeling really fatigued again lately, but I'm not sure if it's connected to vitamins (I'm still taking lots of D) or if it's just legit because I'm not sleeping much right now. I've just been constantly on the go. I'm forcing myself to take it easy for the next couple of days, though. I still have a lot on my to-do list, but I'm spreading it out to keep it as chill as possible. I didn't even bring a gym bag to work today. Instead I used my down time here to print out things for Mary's baby shower on Saturday. Tonight I have PT, then I'll do some shopping for the shower supplies I'll need to go with the activities I've planned. But I know what I want and where to get it so it should be fairly well streamlined. When I get home, I'm going to go through my closet and pull out clothes to take to Buffalo Exchange tomorrow. I have lots of great clothes that just haven't seen the light of day in ages, and my closet is overflowing, so I figure I'll do something about that. And maybe get some scratch for it. And turn around and take that scratch shopping with me on Hawthorne because I love shopping on Hawthorne and that's where the BE is. I'll go home and get to bed early and then have a peaceful weekend. There's a baby shower in there, and certainly some games and some working out, but nothing too taxing or time-consuming. I'll fill in the holes in this schedule with real estate exam prep, and this time next week, lots of things in my life should be much more settled. Just in time for basketball to start.