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dolariA good day marred by two events.
Every time I go to see Dr. Chase, I leave Austin earlier and earlier, because no matter how early I leave, I always get there JUST at appointment time, or five to ten minutes late. Why? Because I-35 in the little town of New Braunfels has been under construction since 1681. I used to go visit my Hurricane_Amy when she lived in Austin every other week in 1995. And there was always construction between FM 482 and Business I-35.
It's 2003, and the construction shows no signs of abating.
Any ways, I left Austin at 1:15 for a 3:15 appointment. It only take an hour and 30 to get to San Antonio, so I have 30 minutes of "New Braunfels Time" just in case there's problems . I hit New Braunfels at 2:15. It's not a big town, and the freeway through that part of town is six or so miles, and because of construction, there are NO exits. I got through all six miles of New Braunfels in FORTY FIVE MINUTES.
As far as I can tell, TxDOT closed off two lanes of traffic for giggles. There was no construction on it, no actual CONSTRUCTION WORKERS on the roads...just cones upon cones upon cones.
I ended up getting to Dr Chase at 3:25. Grrrrr....
I now make this official declaration: No more I-35 through New Braunfels . Loop 337 and FM 482 goes around that whole section at 70MPH, so I'll be using that from now on just to avoid New Braunfels like the plague. It's out of my way, and may not be much faster...but 10 MPH in 100+ degree heat (Starbucks said it was 155 degrees) with no air conditioning or blood pressure medication SUCKS. By the time I got to the doctors office, I was literally drenched in sweat.
I got my shot, offered my up and coming Picture Diary to him as something he can use to show the results of Estrogen/Spironolactone treatment, and asked him if I was fit for the surgery for next year. He said I could stand to lose a few pounds, but that's not terribly important. I'm fit enough to have it today.
After a quick drop off letter to a friend, I had dinner with Jenni_the_Odd, and then Ice Cream. She's a sweetie, and I likes her very much. She doesn't cringe when I do voices. ^_^ I gave her the original pen and ink work I did of Makenzie from her comic, which was made into a wallpaper you can see here.
Wow. That was drawn a few WEEKS after I came up with AWFW. Wierd to see how much 17 Year Old Andrea has changed.
I picked up a second Tea Cube (third at this rate?) for myself and headed back to Austin.
Second tragic event of the day was at the post office. I dropped by the PO Box to pick up all my check stubs and on the way back from the box to my truck, my skirt button popped open. Now the button didn't pop, it just unbuttoned somehow. Worse yet, the rest of the buttons proceeded to self destruct as well, and by the time I reached my ruck, ALL the buttons were open, revealing everything for the world to see. I managed to hold my skirt together towards the truck...till I dropped my mail. In front of a male. Who got a view of EVERYTHiNG as I tried to juggle a skirt, buttons and mail AND get up from the floor.
I don't think I'll be able to show my face in that office anymore. :P
Every time I go to see Dr. Chase, I leave Austin earlier and earlier, because no matter how early I leave, I always get there JUST at appointment time, or five to ten minutes late. Why? Because I-35 in the little town of New Braunfels has been under construction since 1681. I used to go visit my Hurricane_Amy when she lived in Austin every other week in 1995. And there was always construction between FM 482 and Business I-35.
It's 2003, and the construction shows no signs of abating.
Any ways, I left Austin at 1:15 for a 3:15 appointment. It only take an hour and 30 to get to San Antonio, so I have 30 minutes of "New Braunfels Time" just in case there's problems . I hit New Braunfels at 2:15. It's not a big town, and the freeway through that part of town is six or so miles, and because of construction, there are NO exits. I got through all six miles of New Braunfels in FORTY FIVE MINUTES.
As far as I can tell, TxDOT closed off two lanes of traffic for giggles. There was no construction on it, no actual CONSTRUCTION WORKERS on the roads...just cones upon cones upon cones.
I ended up getting to Dr Chase at 3:25. Grrrrr....
I now make this official declaration: No more I-35 through New Braunfels . Loop 337 and FM 482 goes around that whole section at 70MPH, so I'll be using that from now on just to avoid New Braunfels like the plague. It's out of my way, and may not be much faster...but 10 MPH in 100+ degree heat (Starbucks said it was 155 degrees) with no air conditioning or blood pressure medication SUCKS. By the time I got to the doctors office, I was literally drenched in sweat.
I got my shot, offered my up and coming Picture Diary to him as something he can use to show the results of Estrogen/Spironolactone treatment, and asked him if I was fit for the surgery for next year. He said I could stand to lose a few pounds, but that's not terribly important. I'm fit enough to have it today.
After a quick drop off letter to a friend, I had dinner with Jenni_the_Odd, and then Ice Cream. She's a sweetie, and I likes her very much. She doesn't cringe when I do voices. ^_^ I gave her the original pen and ink work I did of Makenzie from her comic, which was made into a wallpaper you can see here.
Wow. That was drawn a few WEEKS after I came up with AWFW. Wierd to see how much 17 Year Old Andrea has changed.
I picked up a second Tea Cube (third at this rate?) for myself and headed back to Austin.
Second tragic event of the day was at the post office. I dropped by the PO Box to pick up all my check stubs and on the way back from the box to my truck, my skirt button popped open. Now the button didn't pop, it just unbuttoned somehow. Worse yet, the rest of the buttons proceeded to self destruct as well, and by the time I reached my ruck, ALL the buttons were open, revealing everything for the world to see. I managed to hold my skirt together towards the truck...till I dropped my mail. In front of a male. Who got a view of EVERYTHiNG as I tried to juggle a skirt, buttons and mail AND get up from the floor.
I don't think I'll be able to show my face in that office anymore. :P
