I left for my GE’s office half an hour early to give me enough time to get a soy latte (yeah, I’ve gotten used to the soy milk since I’m not supposed to have dairy). Good thing I called the doctor’s office first because I couldn’t remember what floor they were on–turns out I’m driving to the wrong fucking office! The receptionist even called me earlier to confirm the appointment. Um, she could have given me the address then.

She also told me that since I’d never seen the GE at that particular office, that my chart is at their other office (the one I was on my way to), so I might as well reschedule for an appointment there. I couldn’t get another one until next Thursday because that’s the only day the doctor is at that office. Well, let’s just hope I don’t bleed out between now and then.

So I decide to get a latte on my way home. I get to Starbucks (I would have preferred to go to Perfect Cup, which is right by the doctor’s office, but I was closer to home and so was Starbucks), place my order, and then realized that I never took my wallet out of my hockey bag when I unpacked everything else out of it this morning after my pick-up game. (By the way, Shane, one of the guys I play with said that there are just going to be some shots I won’t be able to stop–playing with guys, that is–because of my size. He meant it in a nice way. Also, because there were three of us goalies who showed up again (I’m the newest one, but I don’t mean playing-wise necessarily, one of the other skaters told me not to let the other goalies dictate when I can go play–that we’re supposed to rotate every 15 minutes. That was pretty cool of him.)

Bottom line: no doctor’s appointment; no coffee; not happy.

Look! Finally! It’s a shot of me making a save! The red circle’s there to show where the puck is.

I must have covered it with my glove immediately, or it would have been a goal. It was on a breakaway, too!

This wasn’t an officially sanctioned game by the WCHL. Rather, it was a scrimmage against a new team that’s forming in one of the northern suburbs. In fact, because we were short a few players, we had some of their team members play with us. Though we were the “away” team, we’re the ones in white jerseys. *sigh* No, our real jerseys aren’t back from the printers.

Unfortunately, I jinxed myself by saying “shutout” right before the third period! Still, we won 8 – 1, and the ref told me that the goal I let in–there was nothing I could have done about it because I was screened.

It was a lot of fun, totally relaxed, and our coach commended us on our sportsmanship. Apparently, other teams claiming to consist of beginners have played against this new team and turned out not to be beginning players after all.

The goalie was obviously newer to the position than I am, so I tried to give her a few tips between periods. It’s a tough position to play and there are a lot of things to remember, but I hoped that I was able to help, even just a little.

Just like my team, theirs consisted of women with varying skill levels, but many were just learning how to skate. It was a really good time and I think we’ll be scrimmaging with them again.

Here’s the link to the game pics: Scrimmage: Tigers Orange vs. Vernon Hills

I go to the gym seven days a week. On six of those days I do a 20-minute cardio work-out and alternate days of lifting for arms and legs. On the seventh day, I do 30 minutes of cardio.

Three days a week I play hockey: one pick-up game, a practice, and a regular game. Since hockey has started (mid-September), I’ve found it difficult to keep up with my gym routine. These past couple of weeks, I’ve been tired both mentally and physically, and not a little sore, mainly after hockey practice.

I’ve heard of people working out too much, but it isn’t like I’m bench pressing 200 lbs. or anything like that. Still, I wonder if I should cut down on going to the gym, at least during hockey season. I’m 37, after all, not 27.

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You are The High Priestess

Science, Wisdom, Knowledge, Education.

The High Priestess is the card of knowledge, instinctual, supernatural, secret knowledge. She holds scrolls of arcane information that she might, or might not reveal to you. The moon crown on her head as well as the crescent by her foot indicates her willingness to illuminate what you otherwise might not see, reveal the secrets you need to know. The High Priestess is also associated with the moon however and can also indicate change or fluxuation, particularily when it comes to your moods.

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“The High Priestess is also associated with the moon however and can also indicate change or fluxuation (sp?), particularly when it comes to your moods.” Well, that explains it all, doesn’t it? I was born on July 20, 1969, when man first landed on the moon.

Got this from Miss Ann.

The SSA wants a list of all of the hospitalizations related to the disability. Yeah, like I could keep up with all of that.

I have the approximate dates of both my inpatient and outpatient hospitalizations from the past three years, but my CM had an even better solution. He had some paperwork that he simply addressed to the records departments of the various hospitals to which I’ve been admitted requesting the dates, and all I had to do was sign each sheet. Very nice.

Now I have to try to figure out all of the jobs I’ve held in the past 15 years. That, I think, will prove to be a lot tougher, especially since I had all kinds of different jobs at DePaul while I was still there for undergrad. But at least this process is finally happening!

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