Tuesday, 5. September 2006 6:45
I’ve been having some issues with alcohol in the past few months. Issues along the lines of getting pukey without having much to drink. I’ve thrown up after as few as 4 drinks over the course of 4+ hours. And it’s happened at least 3-4 times. I’m trying to figure out if it’s a specific kind of alcohol. I think it’s rum. Since it was suggested that it could be an allergy, I’ve had just Bud Light one night, just Framboise another and just margaritas tonight. No problems with any of them. So for now, I’m avoiding rum entirely to see if that solves the problem. It isn’t a huge loss as I don’t really like rum. Unless it’s masked by fruit juices or mixed well in a mojito. Either of those types of beverages could be made with vodka instead.
It’s officially the end of summer in Williamsburg! Why is this so exciting? The worst of the tourists are now gone for a while. They’ll be back a little at holidays but not in full force again until next summer. The fall visitors to Williamsburg are a nicer lot. I don’t know if it’s simply that they’re usually without children or if it’s a function of nicer weather. Whatever it is, I like the fall people.
The couple of days since Ernesto have given us a nice taste of the pending fall months. I’m looking forward to it. I’m completely over hot weather. I want to wear pants. Maybe even sweaters. But not socks. I never really want to wear socks.
My yearning for fall is probably a little associated with knitting. Knitting a huge scarf/shawl in August is a little silly. But it will be wonderful come November. The Clapotis scarf is nearly done. However, I can’t finish it until one more skein of yarn comes in the mail in the next couple of days. In the interim, I’ve cast on an afghan for the boyfriend as he gets chilly on the couch. It’s boring black and heather gray. I’ve also cast on one of the ballband dishcloths from the Mason Dixon Knitting book. It’s blue and brown. Colors that probably don’t appeal to everyone…but I like ‘em. I don’t even mind knitting with cotton…unlike a lot of knitters.
I’ll also cast on a new purse tomorrow afternoon while sitting at the neurosurgeon’s office with the boyfriend. He had lumbar laminectomy surgery in April and has definitely still had some pain issues. Probably nerve damage from having his spinal injury for so long. He was prescribed steroid pills (Prednisone?) for it a while ago and they helped but aren’t something that you should keep taking. So he’s getting a steroid cortisone injection in his spine tomorrow. It takes 10-14 days to work and should relieve his pain. If it doesn’t, it’s apparently not something that you get again. I’m keeping my fingers crossed. He’s still in too much pain to work and as a result, he’s so bored with being at home all the time.
What else? I’ve moved my restaurant schedule writing into the 21st century with the introduction of online schedule requests. It should make my job a lot easier. I hope.
More soon.
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