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Not been here in a while, sorry.

Pokey the arm stick is still doing well. It is two weeks tomorrow. I still have some lingering bruising, but it is dissipating well. The incision site is still healing, too. None of the erratic bleeding I was warned repeatedly about (thank god). I was thinking how difficult it is for American women to find information on American sites for this, so I was thinking of starting a Yahoo Group for Implanon users, just to get some first-person accounts out there for other women to read.

We’ve been struggling to get our background check forms filled out before the furlough. But wait a minute, you say! Didn’t you already fill them out, like over a year ago? Why yes, yes we did. A year and a half ago, to be exact, but some nitwit in DC decided to go ahead and SHRED all the background check forms they had from aaaalllll the departments, because they didn’t know where they all came from and didn’t want to spend the time to sort them. So into the shredder they went. The less I say about this the better.

The furlough is right around the corner, and I’m planning on doing not much except keep house, make some jewelry, and probably an overnight trip to Clarion to visit. I haven’t been to Clarion in 4-5 years, at least. I recently heard from my former boss, Tom, at the University Relations office. He’s working out of Ralston dorm right now, seeing as how they razed the old Alumni House in preparation for building a new dorm. I also finally got a hold of Doc E, one of my favorite people from Clarion, and I hope to see him while in town, too. And I’ll probably pop in on Suzanne and surprise her. Oh, and there was someone else I wanted to see….who could that have been…..hmmm….oh, it’s Tim!! That’s right. Tim.

I’m also going to fill out a consultation form for the Small Business Development Center at Shippensburg, a free service, and get some more information to think about for a jewelry business. On the side, of course, I’m not quitting my day job any time soon. I have some things to work out: wholesale? Sell to shops? Sell to customers? Online? Is it going to be worth it in terms of taxes?? I just don’t know how to answer these questions.

I went over to the very small bead shop in Waynesboro only to find she’s closed. I found the (made in China) earwires I needed NOW at Walmart, dammit, but got them anyway because I didn’t have time to wait for mail order. They probably have lead in them.

While I was sulking about the bead shop, I noticed a new Gold’s Gym had apparently opened up nearby, so I stopped in out of morbid curiosity. They had actually JUST opened that very day, so I got the grand tour. Not just weight machines but also free weights, which I prefer. Loads of treadmills and elliptical trainers (love elliptical trainers). Nice locker room. Spinning classes. Friendly staff, and it’s less expensive than I had expected. I’m going to think about it. I need to talk to the Dr about my knee first, though, it’s still bothering me. And I’m going to buy this tshirt.