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“Die Young With Me” by Rob Rufus ***1/2

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Really good writing. You live through one of the toughest pieces of his life.

Although there is a big spoiler in that he actually wrote the book and survived.

So many with a similar story don’t.

And just awful how many doctors ignored his symptoms in Huntington, West Virginia. They really should have done that chest x-ray a week after the original appointment. It may have made the next few years in his life much easier.

I look forward to reading more from Rob Rufus. Curious about his band now too.

High School Transcript

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I got an unofficial transcript sent out via e-mail from my alma mater, Montgomery High School in Skillman, NJ.

It’s an interesting record. I’m still shocked I got into the University of Chicago with it.

My worst complete grade was a C- in Graphic Arts I as a freshman. I enjoyed the class, it didn’t mean I was good at it.

I definitely wasn’t an English superstar with a B-, C, B and C over 4 years. AP English was a very tough class. I think I was better off not in Honors English like I was in Junior year.

I did do very good in gym/Phys Ed A, A+, A and A.

My German grades were pretty meh, and I don’t know it well now even though I started in 7th grade and took 6 years total: B, C+, B-, and B-.

I guess it makes sense as a future Political Science major and almost History double major that I got an A-, A-, A and A- in history.

And considering I applied to a Chicago as a physics major my science grades were just ok: B, B, B+, and B- and B (Senior Year I took AP Chemistry and Physics).

And I was very good at math and even got a 750 in math on the SAT. But I think I just did it all too fast, took Algebra 2 and Geometry in 8th grade. And then had a terrible teacher in Math Analysis/Pre-Calc, and got a C+ as a freshman, and a C in AB Calculus as a sophomore.

I ended up with a 3.074 GPA and was 42 out of 106 student. Montgomery High School is much bigger now, from 410 students in 1992 to 1687 now.

Whoa.

Planning Vacations

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Was fun tonight after my big vacation in the Berkshires for Rites of Spring to plan other vacations.

Including Musikfest in Bethlehem, PA in August, Twilight Covening in October and the Parliament of World Religions in Toronto.

I am glad I get a lot of days off from work with all the holidays and sick time included in my paid time off/PTO.

Looking like some good fun.

Was thinking I might fly for the first time for over 10 years to Toronto but it’s a doable 8 hour drive and the flights look expensive and often with a layover anyway. So looking like carpool to Parliament.

I will also have the chance to visit Maine sometime or twice this summer. Looking like late June to Portland for work and a bit of extra time and some other time going up north to the Monson area.

 

Benadryl Day

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After lots of black fly bites at Rites of Spring, I finally gave up and took some Benadryl. I also realized why I rarely use it. I’ve been groggy all day. So it goes, at least it was on a day off. And in good news, I also feel less itchy.

Pharmacy Frustration

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I had a prescription ready for the Target Pharmacy in Ansonia, CT today. It didn’t hurt to get early but unfortunately, it wasn’t the drug I actually needed.

I wish I checked my pills and did my weekly medications before I left the house.

When I did it tonight, I had enough through Sunday night of my mood stabilizer. Unfortunately, I will be away through Monday. And the Target Pharmacy which is now run by CVS in closed for Memorial Day.

So I tried to call the 24 hour CVS down the street and see what I can do. I got through to the pharmacy in five minutes the first time but before I finished my answer I was put on hold. I was then put on hold for more than five minutes and gave up. Then tried again and on hold for eight minutes. Then finally got through to someone unhelpful after 10 minutes and finally talked to the pharmacist who said I couldn’t get it filled because of no refills.

45 minute to finally learn I have no call my doctor tomorrow. I’m not impressed.

Pharmacists should have abilities to do a lot more than they usually can. They are incredibly highly trained professionals.

And I wish I checked for my weekly medications earlier. I might have been able to get this solved today.

If it wasn’t the fact that it was my tegretol, I would have just picked it up on Tuesday. I’m less worried about a statin or my lisonpril. So it goes.