So, how are things with everyone? I will say things are decent here. I've of course been incredibly busy, hence the lack of writing in some regards, and time is simply passing by at a continually alarming rate. I did manage to get the EP printed and released (check!). I also managed to get some t-shirts in motion (double check!). I am still struggling with the second EP, a task which feels like it may never end at this point, but I literally almost work on it nightly, doing my endless tinkering. Just call me the tinkerer; it's better than the other words that some have called me.
I also had my 6 month follow up at the derm's office. Yes, that's right, I have 5 more spots that have formed on my head. Oh joy! If these are surgically removed, I'll be up to 17 total. Ridiculous, especially for someone who 1) never leaves the house and 2) basically lives in darkness. I can't help but feel like this is a conspiracy of sorts. At this point, I'm considering getting a toupee since at least it would cover up the majority of my head from the sun on the rare occasions that I actually leave the house. Hell, Thomas Dolby just did it, why can't I?!
Knowing my frustration, my dermatologist finally offered me the option of using the chemo cream option to help burn off any remnants on my scalp before they turn to all out cancerous spots. And so, I've been doing that for a week and a half and...low and behold...absolutely nothing. My next door neighbor used this same cream and his entire scalp and face turned beet red, with the skin coming off like a really bad sunburn, etc., which means that the cream is doing its job. For me? Nothing, apart from a slight shinier sheen to my skin. I mean, how can I possibly have the skin of iron that the chemo cream can't penetrate when I'm obviously so very susceptible to actual skin cancer?! Yes, folks, this is my life. I'd be a liar if I said I was shocked by the irony in this.
In other news, my eye conundrums simply continue but so far, fingers crossed, it doesn't seem like my retina has torn again...yet. I had a lot of fun with ordering glasses this year, however. Imagine trying to take an eye test, where they're trying to figure out the correct prescription for you by asking which version in the little hanging glass thingy looks better, and then imagine that you can't really see straight to even tell. Yes, that was the fun I had, and I literally had to order about 6 pairs of glasses from Liingo.com before more or less getting it right (it's actually hard to say that because, well, I don't see well enough to say that with full confidence). I will add that all the folks that I dealt with at Liingo.com were absolutely amazing so I can't recommend them enough.
I eventually decided to get more expensive lenses put into my frames because I figured it might be a better idea given my situation. Well, this opened a whole new can of worms because apparently your basic level optician doesn't seem to understand that you may not see well enough to answer the questions in a straight forward manner. This led to minor arguments, discussions, sending glasses back repetitively, and so on. My personal favorite was that this particular optician, of which I don't think has any business being in the business, insisted on taking my new frames that I had just perfectly fit to my face and then bent them in a manner that's left them completely crooked. Hmm. Yes, that's service in 2024 for ya. Needless to say, I don't recommend this optician; in fact, I'll go out on a limb - she's a complete idiot. She may be nice and sort of pretty...but she's a complete moron, in my opinion. Avoid at all costs!
I know I had something else to share but I'll be damned if I can remember what that was. I seem to say this more and more these days. The older you get, the less you remember, and sometimes that's actually for the better. And so, I'll end here. More later...hopefully.
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