Monday 7/31/23

4:59a.m. I feel better today. I was asleep y eight last night.i had vivid dreams about my parents , Eagle Manufacturing and the Dairy Queen First, I was dreaming I got my job back at Eagles .I was working in the Stamping Dept.i was talking to this one guy who was complaining a out the low wages.i said well you weren’t makings thing before you started.He didn’t like what I had to say.

They put me to work on this one line that made 2 1/2 half gasoline cans Iwad on piece work. I was afraid I could not keep up with the pace. But I did the job until it was done. Then I wandered around this dark and dirty factory. I s were joling. I wantedaw my old boss Clarence Pratz. I wanted to work but he told me to relax and chil. Then I saw old friends from the Galvanizing Dept. They were kind of mad because I didn’t have a job to do.

Then I got paid. I had a ?ot of money in my pocket. I treated my parents to the DQ. The line at the counter was long and it was very hot. I ended up ordering two large milkshakes My mother ordered some kind of pie. Then we went to another fast foodlace for hamburgers. This was a nice dream for the most part.

I had a good night. I slept all night long. The aides got me out of bed around five. They changed my briefs and got me in my wheelchair. I feel half awake I could use a cup of coffee and oj.

7:31a.m. I just had French toast and scrambled eggs for breakfast. The coffee ang juice were excellent. I’m one happy camper right now. I talked with Chococolatechip before I ate. She was not doing very well. She talked about charging people a quarter a cigar. She said she is tired of people bumming from her. She also talked about the bed bugs. We think the Housing Authority has given up on the problem. Perhaps they are out of money. It costs $600 everytime they spray an apartment.

Then we talked about Eddie the Moocher. He is supposed to talk to Kim today about his back rent. it is one thing to owe her money. But it is a other thing to owe the Housing Authority $600. Chococolatechip said they are not going to put up with that. If there is one thing we both ?earned is you must pay your rent. You can’t expect a free ride in life.

10:47a.m. I made it to the Fiesta Room only to find there was no Coffee Social. I think she said they got flooded out or something. I hope they will serve coffee for lunch. Other than that I’m having a pretty good day. I have been doing a lot of reading in The Constitution Today: Timeless Lessons for Our Era by Akhil Reed Amar. I enjoying this book. I find the material interesting and challenging.

I am on a reading streak. This marks the 26th straight day of reading. I also earned the Bibliophile award. I think this is the sixth reading achievement award earned from my Amazon Kindle app. I’m proud of myself.

I called Chocolatschip.She isn’t doing very well.Chococolatecihip sounded so sad and depressed. She just about had it with everything. I think Chococolatechip feels the answer is a nursing home. I don’t know what to think about the situation We hung up because she wanted to call CMP.

I just got off the phone with Chococolatechip. She has few new diagnose. Generalized Anxiety Disorder, Bipolar One, also schizoid effective disorder are the new ones. Also. CMP told her that the new shot will not change her conditions. Needless to say we were both bummed out by this news.

Chococolatechip blamed Overbrook Towers. I tend to agree with that. That place is not conducive to anyone’s mental health. I lived there for 25 some years. I was diagnosed with Generalized Anxiety Disorder, severe paranoia and schizophrenia. Living there did not help my situation That place is nothing but a hellhole.

1:08p.m. For lunch I had beef lasagna and caramel cake. I had another delicious meal. Then I called Chocolatschip. She was doing a bit better. She still can’t understand the purpose of the Abilify shot as opposed to taking the Abilify pill. I mean it’s not going to change things so why bother? I said perhaps the shot is to keep you stable. I don’t know I’m not a doctor She said she will call the pharmacy and get an explanation.

I am still in my wheelchair. I want to be put to bed because this boyet pad is hurting my butt. They will not be putting me to bed until two or three o’clock. It’s hard to believe I used to sit in my wheelchair sometimes for over twelve hours. In the meantime I’m charging up my tablet and hitting the books. I got a big test at West Liberty.

4;58p.m am having a great afternoon. The aides put me to bed at 2:00 and changed my briefs. I read a little in my book I read an essay Amar wrote about term limits for SC judges. It was interesting but I respectfully disagreed. I think it should remain as I s, for life.

But mostly I talked with Chocolatechip. We talked for over an hour.We were talk while she watched Dirty Dancing. IShe gave me blow by blow details of the movie. I saw that movie I million times. I still like to talk about it. I was also glad to see her relax an enjoy her afternoon.

She also talked about her new meds. The pharmacy called. Chocolatechip was satisfied and now understands why the shot is better. That is a good thing.

5:53p.m. I’m very bloated. I had a cup of coffee and one egg salad for supper. I feel like I’m going to through up. I hope my stomach settled. I can’t read when I’m in so much pain. And on a scale of one to five the pain level is a five. I really feel sick.

7:47p.m. Boy did I ever do a lot of reading today! I finished Chapter 5 in my book which was a very long chapter. This book, The Constitution Today:Timeless Lessons for Our Era is great. I am thoroughly enjoying Akhil Reed Amar. I have two more books of his that I will read next. I can’t wait to get to them.

I was painfully bloated after supper. But the nurse gave me Mylanta with my evening meds. I feel better now. I know. Ot to eat egg salad sandwiches I didn’t even like the taste of them Pickled beats were also served. The mere sight of pickled beats makes.me sick. I refuse to eat them.

I had a pretty good day despite a lousy supper. I received good care. Breakfast and lunch were great. I was not in too much pain. Best part was talking to Chocolatechip and doing so much reading Life is bood

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