I owed the public library all of $1.30 since August 2004 and today I finally paid it! I don’t know why it took me so long; it isn’t like the library is far from where I live or anything, but at least I can now scratch this off my list.

Actually, I owe a huge fine to my undergrad library, but that’s because they think I lost a book I checked out that I have yet to return. However, we’ve moved, so now I need to find it again! I’m sure it’s around here somewhere, and once I return it they won’t make me pay the fine. Besides, it’s a book that a former prof for whom I was a research assistant needs from time to time, so maybe he can use some of his influence for me. Heehee.

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It really wasn’t until this past August or September that I started getting serious about working out, mainly because I started playing hockey again. And it worked!

When I started this endeavor a couple of years ago, I weighed 141 lbs., then ended up gaining 6 more. My goal was to get dowh to 120 lbs., and I’m now at 119.8. Yay, me!!!!! I briefly considered trying to lose 4 to 5 more lbs., but as Brian pointed out, all the weight I have now is muscle. Sure, there’s still a teeny bit of flab around my tummy, but nothing that the Medieval Torture Machine — I mean, the Ab Cruncher machine at the gym can’t fix.

I didn’t change my diet all that much, either, though because of my GI problems, I’ve tried to avoid dairy products when possible. So I’ve been drinking soy lattes. For the most part, though, I still pretty much eat whatever and as much as I want, but I’ve really tried to cut out junk food.

This is a really big thing for me, and I’m totally proud of myself!!!!!

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The SSA sent forms to both Brian and me to fill out. WTF? Luckily, my CM mostly filled out mine for me and had me do the rest. It wasn’t as bad as I thought, and then he faxed them where they needed to go, so they’d get there faster.

Still waiting. . .

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Which is probably good. My CM got me an appointment for next Wednesday, so we’ll be going to the SSA office then.

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Saw the pdoc today. He took me off Trileptal because it’s too expensive without insurance, so now I’m back on Tegretol (carbamazepine), which is available in a generic form and thus, a lot cheaper. He told me to forget about the Lunesta and wrote a script for 50 mg. tablets of generic Benadryl, which are cheaper than bottles of 25 mg. tablets. At least I know the stuff works. Shit. Maybe I just jinxed myself.

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Still physically sick, and though I have the sniffles I’m not so achy. I don’t really feel like going to practice tonight, mainly because I feel too down, but I know I’ll end up having fun. I am worried about getting sicker, though, because I want to be 100% for Saturday’s game. But I think the worst of it’s over.

I’m sorry that I still haven’t been reading blogs. I’ll get there, though. Soon, I hope because I hate it when my Bloglines is like, jam-packed!