Short Annoyed Post...

 

The newer car screwed up yesterday & we can't get it in until Monday.  Just great.  It's a lot colder than I like & the clouds are making it dismal.   I'm starting on the new PC & nothing is as fast as I'd like.  But, it's going.

That's all for now.  I woke late & need to get around.  Take care.

Cya...

Gloomy Thursday...

 

It figures on the day there nothing for me to do, it turns dismal.  There could be storms today.  We need rain, but not worse.  There's not much to do today; trash is gone, bills are paid & meds have been picked up.   

That's about it for this morning.  Take care.

Cya...

Nothing Last Sunday...

 

The last Sunday of the year is grey & dismal.   It's hard to wake up on mornings like this.   I tried to find articles this morning, but the only things I found were  blips or behind paywalls.  Blips are useless & most pieces behind paywalls I've eventually found elsewhere.  So far, none of them would've been worth paying for.  Many of these pieces are rambling rehashes of other articles.   Most of those remaining are too professional for the average reader to glean much from.

That's all for this last Sunday.  The month & year are ending.  Some are nervous about that.  I believe the saying, "Things can always get worse."  That adage has usually held.  Will 2025 be worse?   Maybe, but IMO very little in the 2000s has been that good.

Take care.

Cya...

Dismal December...

 

December's being December, a suckfest of cold, drear & ick.  I woke to thick cloud cover.  It looks to be mostly cloudy throughout the month.  There goes any chance of me feeling decent.  It'd be easier if the days were clear even if they weren't bright.  

It's not being a good holiday season.  So many people who normally are holiday happy have checked out this year.  Maybe they're just too burned out to handle holiday things.  I miss the lights.  The lights are about the only things I really like about the holiday.  

It'd be nice to have something positive to say or a solution to offer.  But, I don't have either of those.  Maybe someone else will, but not me.  I'm staying far too in the moment for my own sake.  Not sure what I can do about that.

That's all for now, take care.

Cya...

Renewals...

 

It's an ick morning, dismal, wet & chilly.  So much for Spring.  We got notice, our benefit renewals were due.  Mine went through last night without a hitch.  Of course that was too easy.  When my roomie's could be done, halfway through it, the internet went down.   It finally came back & the renewal was finished.  Thanks net, add to the drama.

I'm running a little behind due to this.  I need to get showered & go shopping.  We also need to run a  couple of errands.  Hopefully, it won't rain much while we're out.   It probably will.

That's it for this morning, take care.

Cya...

Dismal Ending...

 

The end of October & start of the holiday are both being dismal.  It's less than a week until Halloween & I've seen few suggestions it's near.  Other than stuff on Facebook; there've been few decorations, signs at the stores or even TV commercials.  There's less every year.  I'm not the biggest holiday person, but it's nice to see the decorations.

The month will end in a week of dark, wet & cold BS.  I hate the dark of the year.  It's not really dark, it's soggy browns & dirty greys.  It's easier just to accept this is how 2023 is going to be.  It's been a disaster year.  This may be the worst year so far, but little of the 2000s has been desirable.

That's all for now.  Take care.

Cya...

Meh Morning...

 

I know some people love this time of year & think it's  the best.  Simply put, they're wrong.  This time of year is dismal, cold & off putting.  

We need to deal with shopping & that's about it.  There's a chance for wintry weather this afternoon.   Here's hoping we don't get any of it.  As far as I'm concerned, I'd tell you festivity has left the building, except I wasn't that festive to begin with.  

That's all for now.  Take care.

Cya...

Grey August...

 

There shouldn't be grey mornings in August.  That should just be a given.  Yet we've had a lot of them in a row, it's depressing.  At least we passed our monthly rain averages.  That's about the best thing I can say for these dismal AMs.

Most the articles out were still over what I covered  yesterday.  That may be the case for a bit.  That's all for now.   I'll do new topics when I can.  Take care.

Cya..

Dismal Again...

 

It's dark, rainy again.  Another inch fell.  After the rain stops, it's supposed to get hot.  It's going to be humid hell.   June apparently has no intention of not sucking.

2 things, 1st, my roomie's new system is running & in process of setup completion.  It may take a bit.  Windows 11's interface is somewhere between a chromebook & smartphone.  Most of old Windows is  still there, just hidden behind some awkward cosmetic changes.

Next, if you're in the military, the Pentagon is loosening it's rules on HIV+ people in service.   There are tons  are  articles, Google it.  I guess that's great if you want to be in the military.  Yo Joe & all that...

Cya...

Another Grey Morning...

 

Yesterday wasn't fun.  It was grey, wet & chilly.  I felt like crap a lot of the day.  The sudden dip into the 40s after being the 80s just days before was too much for me.   I was achy & a little queasy.

I slept with an afghan over my bedspread.  I need to finish all the Winter prepping.   Mostly it's dealing with windows & getting blankets ready. 

My computer still won't deal with the last Windows update.  This update seems to be have caused a lot of people grief.  Way to go Microsoft, make 2020 even worse.  Were you jealous Apple was getting all the hate after hoarding away Charlie Brown?

I wish I had better things to post or at least an articles to discuss.  I don't have either of those this morning.  I think I'll end this for now & just watch the redbirds outside my window.

Cya...

More Grey & An Article...

This morning is dismal.   It's still raining & grey.  This crap is the forecast for the month.  There's been about an inch of rain in the last 24 hours.  

There are articles about about a failed vaccine trial.  None were that informative.  This piece, talks about the rising price of HIV regimens.  From 2012 - 2018, the cost  rose on average 6% a year.  

Costs always impact adherence & not just with HIV.   During those 6 years the costs have risen between 35 - 53%.  That's 3 - 6 times faster than inflation. These costs are falling onto the patients.     

The rising cost & shrinking availability for assistance will only be detrimental in the fight against HIV.    Remember, this is just the HIV meds.  Many HIV+ people have health issues other than HIV, high blood pressure, cholesterol, cardio issues, etc...

Sorry, no good news today.  

Cya...

Dreary & Cooler...

Trash is out & I woke to dismal skies.  It'll be warmer for a bit today & then start to cool down.  We could be looking at  near freezing temps late Friday night. It won't stick, but it'll definitely change the weather.   I hate these plummets.  

I'm having some sinus issues.  Allergies & weather stuff are a major problem.  But, when the power was out, we had to use candles for hours.  That was a problem for my nose.  I had a few nosebleeds yesterday. Hopefully, that's passed.  

I need to do a couple more things in the yard to be ready for Winter.  There's 1 more bush to trim.  I'm waiting for it's blooms to fall.   I need to cover the spicket & that's it.  No matter what, I will always be far more a Summer person than Winter.  

Take care.

Cya...

Final February Friday...

It's rained several inches over the last few days & there's no sign of stopping any time soon.  It's wet, miserable & cold.  It's also grey.  My roomie pointed out as we drove to get groceries everything was the same dismal shade of grey, from the road to the sky. 

I have an appointment with my primary care on Monday to go over the EKG.  I have no idea what to expect.  HIV is tied to pulmonary & cardiac issues.   The ongoing presence of the virus can cause inflammation.   I don't know what, if anything I'm heading into on Monday.

That's all for now.

Cya...

PS - It was a year ago today I announced the passing our cat, Rhiannon.   I really miss her.

Another Grey Day...

I know it's Winter, but does it have stay so dismal?   It's very hard for me to handle anything on days like this.  It's just draining.   I'm glad I don't have to handle anything today.   It was supposed to rain yesterday, but all we got was this overcast yuck.  

I've been staring at this for a while now & I just don't have much else to write today.

Cya...

Fall Color...

It's hard for me to keep my spirits up this time of year makes.  I try to find things.  I notice the Fall colors.  We didn't get a dazzling assortment of Autumn displays, but some of the trees did turn great colors before losing their foliage.   The morning glories are done for the year.  The elephant ears are dying off.  Mostly I have browns & grays, fairly yucky colors.  Still there are pops of red from the winterberry bushes & deep violets from the tough little petunias.  

Fall isn't my season.  There are few bright colors.  No hummers, dragons or butterflies. Even though we did have a fairly large rush of lady bugs a while back.  But soon, there will redbirds chirping on the skeletal limbs of the bushes as they fuss with jays.

I try to look for the bright things, but sometimes all the dismal gets in the way.

Cya...

Fall Is Definitely Here...

The graying season is here.  I used to really like autumn.  Not so much anymore.  In the past, I thought think it was just the holidays.  That's probably part of it, but I think there's more.  The changing light does me in so fast.   The mornings are dark & the days end so quick.  I don't like this.

The lack of light makes it difficult for me to wake up, I mean really wake up.   I have to keep going or else I just feel sluggish & distracted.   It's hard for me to focus during this time of the year.  I'm a seasonal cusp baby.  I should love Summer & Fall, but instead I prefer Spring & Summer.  A lot of the time, I prefer Winter to Fall.  At least snow is bright.  Fall is the season of dingy earth tones, gray mists & hazy light.

In 5 days, Daylight Saving Time will end & the clocks will turn back.  That will make the mornings a bit brighter, but it'll be dark by 5 & even earlier as Autumn comes to an end.  DST is a no win thing for me.

Stay safe.warm & bright.

Cya...

Semi Dismal Day...

I've wrote about hating dreary weather before.  I've Googled it & the hits are nearly endless.   It astounds me how much weather can affect a person mentally, as well as physically.  I don't mind the night or darkness.  I don't like drear or feeling like I'm setting I a cave.  My mother had a penchant for houses with sparse lighting.  You could have every light in the house & it'd still be still dark

Dismal weather leaves me anxious & irritable.  I feel worse.  I feel like I'm freezing, even when it's not that cold.  There are a host of symptoms people experience when dealing with dreary weather.  The longer the drear lasts the worse they can get.   I can go from feeling relatively fine to feeling like a have a really mild flu when it's dreary.  I get tense, anxious, cold, feverish, achy, etc...

When someone tells you they can't handle certain types of weather or that they hate the drear, remember they may react to these patterns differently than you.  Maybe they aren't telling you they prefer sunny days, but that they perform worse when the sun isn't out.  Just maybe they really can't stand the rain.

Cya...