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bluegreen17) wrote2006-02-25 03:52 pm
bluegreen17) wrote2006-02-25 03:52 pm
hugh and hysteria
He told Britain's Now magazine: 'Even my wife Jo doesn't think I'm sexy. It's a miracle we have children.'
i saw hugh laurie (star of my current favorite tv show 'house') on letterman last night and was utterly charmed. lots of people find him quite attractive,even if his wife doesn't. the above comment really cracked me up. i didn't quite see it in his portrayal of 'house',but as himself...wow. and for me,it's really nice to have a crush on somebody my own age for a change. sometimes it seems like the entire world is younger than me!
anyway,other than that,my world is in a shambles. well,okay,i exaggerate. but they changed my department at work and i'm really sad about that. so it would be only natural for me to reach for a pint of ben and jerry's chocolate fudge brownie frozen yogurt to console myself,except that it seems that whenever i eat my beloved chocolate these days,i'm sick for days and days afterward everytime i eat. (don't know if it's an ulcer or what,but i'm on medication and the med doesn't seem to be helping anymore unless i eat only bread and water ALL THE TIME. okay,i'm exaggerating again. i'm amusing myself.)
and today is an unexpected snow day. now,the snow was NOT unexpected,so i got ready for work,warmed up and cleaned off the car,and headed off...but the roads are damned slippery and it's hard to control the car when stopping. that wouldn't be so bad alone...i've driven in worse,but there's also a lot of traffic,because people are stupid and go out in crappy weather. so,i turned around and came home and called in. i feel bad about that,but i really don't need the anxiety of trying to avoid the stupid mistakes of other drivers who should have stayed home.
i have a bunch of small health problems that really make life tricky,but who knows,maybe i will resurrect myself again. i was talking about some of these problems with my boss yesterday when he informed me of the change,and i mentioned how these changes would make those health problems more of,well,a problem (you don't want to know all the details,do you? but i'll just say that one thing is that i will be standing in one place for long periods of time and that will be bad for my leg circulation,which isn't that hot. in my prior department,i walked around a lot,which was excellent for that condition.). basically my bosses can't do anything unless i develop a WORSE health problem...great,huh? so much for prevention. anyway,in order to inject some levity into the situation (as my boss was personally sympathetic,but also could not bend the rules of what HE'D been told to do because of my concerns) i said 'and...even though this is tmi,i haven't even gone through menopause yet'. fortunately,he laughed hysterically (how appropriate,if you know your entomology*) and apologized for doing so,but i told him that was exactly the effect i was going for. and then he said 'wouldn't it be neat if,when you go through menopause,all your health problems clear up?' and i thought this was a delightful thought. it would,indeed,be a neat thing if that happened. and so,you see,i'm still a silly optimist.
well,carry on,then. i just felt like posting with my unexpected and very much appreciated free time.
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*okay,before someone bugs me about it,the correct word would be 'etymology'.
i saw hugh laurie (star of my current favorite tv show 'house') on letterman last night and was utterly charmed. lots of people find him quite attractive,even if his wife doesn't. the above comment really cracked me up. i didn't quite see it in his portrayal of 'house',but as himself...wow. and for me,it's really nice to have a crush on somebody my own age for a change. sometimes it seems like the entire world is younger than me!
anyway,other than that,my world is in a shambles. well,okay,i exaggerate. but they changed my department at work and i'm really sad about that. so it would be only natural for me to reach for a pint of ben and jerry's chocolate fudge brownie frozen yogurt to console myself,except that it seems that whenever i eat my beloved chocolate these days,i'm sick for days and days afterward everytime i eat. (don't know if it's an ulcer or what,but i'm on medication and the med doesn't seem to be helping anymore unless i eat only bread and water ALL THE TIME. okay,i'm exaggerating again. i'm amusing myself.)
and today is an unexpected snow day. now,the snow was NOT unexpected,so i got ready for work,warmed up and cleaned off the car,and headed off...but the roads are damned slippery and it's hard to control the car when stopping. that wouldn't be so bad alone...i've driven in worse,but there's also a lot of traffic,because people are stupid and go out in crappy weather. so,i turned around and came home and called in. i feel bad about that,but i really don't need the anxiety of trying to avoid the stupid mistakes of other drivers who should have stayed home.
i have a bunch of small health problems that really make life tricky,but who knows,maybe i will resurrect myself again. i was talking about some of these problems with my boss yesterday when he informed me of the change,and i mentioned how these changes would make those health problems more of,well,a problem (you don't want to know all the details,do you? but i'll just say that one thing is that i will be standing in one place for long periods of time and that will be bad for my leg circulation,which isn't that hot. in my prior department,i walked around a lot,which was excellent for that condition.). basically my bosses can't do anything unless i develop a WORSE health problem...great,huh? so much for prevention. anyway,in order to inject some levity into the situation (as my boss was personally sympathetic,but also could not bend the rules of what HE'D been told to do because of my concerns) i said 'and...even though this is tmi,i haven't even gone through menopause yet'. fortunately,he laughed hysterically (how appropriate,if you know your entomology*) and apologized for doing so,but i told him that was exactly the effect i was going for. and then he said 'wouldn't it be neat if,when you go through menopause,all your health problems clear up?' and i thought this was a delightful thought. it would,indeed,be a neat thing if that happened. and so,you see,i'm still a silly optimist.
well,carry on,then. i just felt like posting with my unexpected and very much appreciated free time.
~~~~~~~~~
*okay,before someone bugs me about it,the correct word would be 'etymology'.
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I hope everything resolves for your work/health interface so that you have the best possible outcome.
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And you even made the bug pun! Hah!
Ahem. It's a shame you've got unpleasant changes at work, but I'm glad you had a snow day and a happy Hugh Laurie crush to carry you through the day.
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: )