alright, still

we begin this day with a visit to the emergency room where i work, fifteen minutes before my shift ended.  ninety percent of my work involves er patients, so i knew that patient acuity was low.  let me just say that acid reflux is not fun.  and, thank goodness, i brought a book.  not sure what i ate that caused my second severe episode of acid reflux (the first was fried chicken with french fries doused in malt vinegar and ketchup, last fall), but it's a good thing my nurse was listening.  i got a GI cocktail (wish that meant something sexual) ... and kept reading "snow flower" while waiting to be released.  took much longer than i expected because i entered the "chest pain" category and testing ensued - x-ray, blood work (cardiac enzymes), ekg, and neurological screening.  so i left with residual esophageal pain two hours later...along with a healthy dose of salty language that needed to remain unsaid.

i get home and have to set my alarm for 8am so i can take my son, who does not drive, to school because he forgot to purchase a monthly bus pass for may.  i have a 1:30 appointment to look at another lovely house in a potential PCB area (someone bought the last one i wanted with cash!).  i say "potential" because the EPA is skirting the area with more testing.  a lot of time on my hands.  already had coffee and breakfast so, what's left on the menu is laundry, haircut, walk, stop by mom's to celebrate my brother's birthday.  most likely in that order, but mom's will have to wait until after a looky-loo at the house.

looks like a lovely day.  let's go!

patriot's day

monday.  did i mention that i love mondays...off!  well, it's my holiday on.  meaning i'm outie in one hour and gotta get ready for work, but i have to get my ikea bit in.

ikea is open on this massachusetts-only holiday (as it will be on easter sunday - yay!).  so!  for those of you who haven't experienced this hands-on swedish goodness in the us of a - get thee to an ikea.

did i mention that i'm an ikea-addict?  it's been recommended that i approach ikea to submit myself as their southcoast spokesperson.  yeah, it's that bad.

okay, bad setup and segue.

just go!

always look on the bright side of life

my first jaunt via the new bedford council on aging's travel program.  i should have had coffee.  the day was overcast and blustery making it feel more like march weather.  so happy i brought a cap.

first, we went to davenport's restaurant for lunch. this is in cumberland, rhode island.  our host announced that we arrived early, but people were seated and served when we entered the restaurant.  davenport's has party/large group rooms in the back and they're well lit.  our discounted menu listed five offerings and i chose the roast beef on wheat bread with fries.  simple, but very tasty.  nice when things aren't complicated.  but, i forgot to ask for coffee.

the activity for this day was the matinee showing of spamalot at ppac.  the theater is ornate, but not gaudy.  ppac's seating is just under comfy due to the narrow, yet plumpy seating.  and their acoustic set-up makes the experience more homey.  the audience was well mixed, so i didn't feel out of place in my extremely casual attire of sweater, pants, and sauconys.

not a review:  i had enjoyed monty python's flying circus when it was aired years ago, but i really forgot most of that show as well as their quest for the holy grail.  meaning that i wasn't sure what to expect because i had learned, after purchasing my ticket, that this show was a musical.  it turned out to be a great show.  no, i wasn't as enthusiastic as the rest of the audience (i'll use the excuse of not having coffee), but it was very nice for my initial theater experience (sorry, but i really don't remember any other at this time, so i have nothing to compare.).

looking forward to future adventures.