Finally leveled out on that a bit....
And the colitis kicks in again. What the fuck, man.
I feel bad because I've been missing a lot of work. To be honest, I think I'm very close to getting the "one last warning" before I get fired. Otherwise known as getting "shielded." Yeah, I don't know why the shit they call it that, my company has it's own weird names for just about everything. I've gotten some verbal/written warnings already.
They can't fire you for having a disability covered by FMLA, but the system for FMLA is very draconian (which I understand, if you could just get it for little to no reason it would be very abused) and I'm losing the battle. They get the wrong information from a nurse working for my doctor (I wish they'd talk to him directly), who doesn't always have the down to the minute info on me or what the drugs are doing that week. Plus, I've always had the problem that my colitis acts relatively erratically. So asking someone who doesn't have my colon what's going on with said colon is bound to get you incorrect answers.
Then there's paperwork that needs to be filed and things that need to get done on time. Which.... partially my fault. I'm not good at getting things done that need to be done. I also need documentation from my doctor all the time and when I make appointments they're always two or more weeks in advance because he can't see me sooner. Which makes getting things done on time harder.
So... to sum up: too often sick for non colitis reasons (that cold I had that lasted over a month, migraines in general, migraines from going off antidepressants), too often bad at getting colitis reasons covered in time/correctly. I keep trying to be not sick at all but it is not working that well.
Work is okay in general. Been getting back into music again in a large way, since I spend most of my time at work with my headphones on. Downloaded a lot of free samplers from Amazon and there is a surprisingly large amount of good stuff available for anyone who is willing to sift through it all. Plus Amazon owns my butt anyway, they always get me with their $5.00 album sales. Right now I just bought the new Nada Surf (which, I probably would've bought for full price anyways) and am considering the new-ish New Pornographers. Considering some full albums from bands who had good work on the samplers, too (that's how they get you!). Here's a couple:
The Middle East-Blood
Jeremy and I have seen a couple good movies lately too. A-Team was about as good as I could've hoped for, you know those remakes don't always pan out. But it had a lot of the heart of the original. No offense to the actor who played B.A., but you were never going to be as good as Mr. T. Everyone else was about as good. I thought I'd feel the same about the new Hannibal, but Liam Neeson was a great choice. Had no particular attachment to the orig. Face, so Bradley Cooper was more than adequate. I was actually surprised at how great the new Murdoch was. I liked the orig. but this guy was good too. I realized partway through the movie that he is the main guy from District 9... his character (as perhaps a reference to District 9) does one line in a South African accent, and I was like, "Holy shiznit, that's the guy!" He must be a great actor... because the character he played in District 9 was very dynamic, he had to change a tremendous amount based on circumstances, while still being believable as the same person. And then Murdoch.... total 180, goofy as hell. The plot wasn't anything special, but it didn't need to be. Things blew up, BA had to be drugged to fly, Face charmed women, Murdoch acted crazy, Hannibal made plans. That's the A team.
