good 2 go

[isozyme]

fucked off from work on account of SURPRISE ANNOYING ER VISIT LAST NIGHT.  student health was all "we dislike how your EKG looks go to the hospital" so i got to sit in a waiting room for 6 hours to be told that i was fine and should lay off the caffeine.  when we finally got out at 1:30 in the morning we went to the store for ice cream and caffeine-free diet coke, and today my body is feeling normal, which is very appreciated!

hospitals are a weird place to be gay, because suddenly nobody knows again how to read you and your wife.  most of the staff were cool -- they're ER nurses, they've seen everything -- but sometimes bad vibes would creep in and i couldn't help thinking a lot about how glad i was to be married to my wife so we'd have rights if something actually serious happened.

i assembled our new cat tree -- right now i'm too lazy to upload photographs but fluff-cat likes it a LOT, even though he is kind of too big for it.  scab-cat is sleeping so he hasn't tried it yet.  also, scab-cat has figured out how to lick his scabs through his cone, so he's a mess.  fluff-cat is having one of his twice-a-year sheds so EVERYTHING IS A FLUFF now.

overall, things are better today than yesterday!  i love an upward trajectory






i can't believe i have to live caffeine-free now.  what is this healthy bullshit.  who authorized this.  fuck them.

Comments

[msermesth]

I'm glad you're feeling a little better. That sounds like a scary situation to be in.

The hospital rights thing terrifies me. My gf is in and out of the hospital a decent amount, and every time I'm scared I'm going to get shut out. Luckily the hospital by us let's her pick a password, that if I know, I can get info about here. Actual doctor's visits can be more tricky--everyone is confused why I'm there and they ask all these heteronormative questions. This stuff is big part of why we're getting married right now.

It sucks to feel uncomfortable in such a vulnerable position.:(

[isozyme]

I know it's never going to really be easy until it's as embarrassing to have asked two lesbians if they're sisters than it is to ask two sisters if they're lesbians. Microaggressions, man. They suck.

Being married puts a lot of the fears to rest because when I get anxious about it I imagine standing up to my full height and saying "THAT'S MY WIFE" which is deeply satisfying to picture. It's sort of a bummer that it means you feel extra pressured to get married instead of just being in TRUE LOVE, but the security is really really nice.

[manyblinkinglights]

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