gigamatic

still spinning from the news yesterday about my grandmother (congestive heart failure, pneumonia, antibiotics, morphine for pain)... need to make sure i have a black suit cleaned and ready to go. need to start a budget for the trip (airfare, hotel, rental car). stuff i shoulda taken care of 2 years ago when she began this decline.

my aunt supposedly isnt much better -- been neglecting her health and lying about it to her family. her prescription plan dropped her in january, and rather than make the calls to fix it, she simply quit buying meds. needless to say, her kids are pissed. not sure what my uncle has to say, but if it were me, i'd be pissed, too. she's had a brain anyeurism and a heart attack in the past which shouldve made her quit smoking and eat healthy, but she hasnt done either. i love her so much -- she's the only one who ever seemed down to earth. I'd hate to see her go out so soon in live, just because she's lazy. of course, it could be said she just wanted to enjoy life to the end, too. but, it's her choice.

thursday i'm supposed to be in athens for a conference. i'm trying now to get mileage and meals reimbursed. so far, it looks good. I should get $100 back for gas and expenses.

i've spent nearly all day helping a coworker do work that another of our coworkers supposedly did on friday. needless to say we were both pissed, considering he was sitting on his ass across the river. it's all prepping for moving into my 4th office in 6 years. i'm tired. my arms hurt (showing just how out of shape i am) and i'm in the mood to crawl into bed and curl up in a ball. more of the same tomorrow and wednesday.

also just found out today one of my favourite coworkers put in her 2 weeks notice. she's leaving to go be a creative coordinator for an ad agency, something she was qualified to do, but hasnt done in years. she's been answering phones for the last 4 (and much more than that, due to staffing issues). it's good to see her moving on and up, although it leaves a huge gap.

what a long day.