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I felt pretty sick these past few days and left work early on Friday because of it. To be honest, me feeling pretty sick doesn't necessarily mean I *was* pretty sick because I don't seem to tolerate annoyances like sore throats very well. Maybe it's because it seems to happen so infrequently to me. Anyway, I mostly alternated between napping on the couch while Danae played video games and playing said games with her. Though I miss them, I chose not to go to a family and friends dinner and games get-together in Kenosha on Sunday because I felt crappy.

I feel pretty human today other than lingering congestion. It makes me wish even more for my bike to be ready so I can start riding to work. I hate being that annoying person, but I think I'll call the shop for a time-line today. I also need to call the dentist and see whether they'll do the removals instead of the fillings first. I want to find a shop that will do metal instead of white so the fillings will be cheaper, and the tooth in the lower-right part of my jaw that really needs to come out hurts.

Other than that, I'm feeling a bit of uncertainty about life right now. Danae is graduating and has been working hard at finding a post-doc position. She's had a few interviews that she's excited about and we may be moving as early as sometime in June for one of them. So far, it seems unlikely we'll be leaving the country. I was hoping we would, simply because of the political situation.

I'm excited for her and I look forward to new adventures together! I can't help but be sad about things I'm leaving behind. For most of my life, my immediate family has been within driving distance or closer and I love them dearly. The thought of being far away from my boyfriend makes me increasingly sad too. My new relationship with Erik in the last few months has been what I'd hoped to have for such a long time! I'll be sad for that to change so greatly so soon after it really started.

Opportunities at work to work with archival material and attend workshops and things have been increasing. I still think that library work is what makes me happiest, and leaving an environment that is understanding and encouraging of that is sad. On the other hand, Danae and I have talked about me starting an MLIS once she's settled in to a post-doc if money looks ok.

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My bike is ready!!

But I still have an office chair in my car...

I'll drive home (I took the car because I was moving slowly this morning), take the train to the bike shop, and ride home. Yay!!

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I had to mentally prepare myself to call the dental office to ask about getting root canals/extractions done first instead of doing fillings first like the suggested because asking for things is scary. I'm such a great grownup, huh?

They were talking about needing root canals on a couple of far back teeth, but I figured I'd just have them extracted because it would be cheaper. I didn't realize that it would be over $500 per tooth if they do bone grafts in the sockets. But it's only $150 per tooth without the grafts. I didn't realize bone grafts for extractions were a thing. Reading about it, it makes sense as a preparation for an implant, but if I don't plan to get implants, it seems like I'll be ok without.

But I still have to wait until May 22nd for there to be a time available. And that will be not too long before I can get to a free clinic, so maybe I should just wait until then.