Thursday Thirteen: Oscar Edition

1. Apparently chemo makes me irritable.    Who would have guessed?
2. That Muppet doesn't look nearly as grouchy as I feel.
3. While I realize that I am very lucky to have someone who can be here with me after chemo, if I don't get some time alone soon I'm liable to explode.
4. Thankfully Liam is going home with Mama tomorrow for the long Presidents' Day weekend.
5. When cancer is the most exciting thing going in your life, it's time to make some changes.
6. Unfortunately, the kinds of changes I need to make will have to wait until I'm done with my treatments, I believe.
7. I am invited to a party on Saturday. 
8. It's being given by my most extroverted friend, and involves tamales and lots of beer.
9. Thinking about going makes me want to hide in a cave, especially given that I'm not supposed to drink while receiving chemo.
10. And whose fucked-up idea was that anyway?  "You have cancer; we're filling you with toxic drugs to kill those bad cells, and oh, by the way, no booze for you!"  To quote my son, SHEESH.
11. Liam and I have an appointment today with a counselor for him.  I hope she'll be able to help him process some of the scary stuff that's bothering him.
12. I've got entirely too many balls in the air right now and I feel like I have very limited control over any of them.  But if I drop the ball marked Liam, none of the rest of them will matter very much.
13. My sister took a very brave step this week and gave notice at her toxic job.  I'm so proud of her!

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Comments

[Tracy]

okay Oscar - be as grouchy as you want - does hot chocolate help? don't forget the whipped cream and sprinkles.

[Laurie]

Sheesh is right! If you can't be a bitch on chemo and forced abstinence, when is it the right time?

[catherine]

#12 is beautiful. And I totally agree with you on #10. I thought red wine was a health food!!!

[Marie Freeman]

I ditto tracy...bitch here as much and more as necessary...It is important or Liam that you do and we, I can take it. I'll always be here to listen--even if it takes me a day or two to tune in. BTW, I was at the sea on Saturday morning and I did think of you...

[colleen]

I hope you got some good rejunvenating time to yourself this weekend. How did the party go?