kingstoken

Ugh, the news out of the last couple of days is just...horrifying. A woman dead, her wife and child left to mourn, and now two more people shot in Portland, plus the rest of the horrible abuses by ICE. I hate it, and I wish there was more that I could do to improve things. But as there is not, I will watch and stand witness. It's what I've got. For my mental health, I tend not to comment here on current news. That doesn't mean that I'm not angry and scared--I am. I just prefer not to bring it over here.

It's Friday and I am already tired. The coughing and snot is giving me acid reflux like whoa. Or at least something that feels like it--a rawness and burn at the back of my throat. It's annoying.

I seem to be back to coughing a lot at night. I did not sleep well at all. But here I am upright and ready for the day.

Yesterday was...interesting. I was chatting with the department manager, who I'm friends with. We'll chat through the day with a combination of work and personal stuff. I asked her if we had gotten a raise this year, sice I hadn't heard anything. She forwarded me my letter. Up to just about $58k now. But then, she sent me a message letting me know that it was on the way, and then told me that "There should be an opportunity for another (pay) bump rather soon."

Which, yay, but I have questions. First, what does "rather soon" mean? Second, how much are we talking here? And last, does this come with a title change? Enquiring, impatient minds want to know! My ability to wait patiently is not particularly good.

I get the feeling that she's like me at Christmas. She couldn't wait to give me a tidbit, but she can't give me the whole yet. I know they've been working on the head of radiology to upgrade me, but I didn't think it would happen this quickly. They're notoriously cheap. But we had a banner year and I contributed to that by filling in at least a hundred Cardiac CTs and MRIs that would have otherwise gone to waste. They're worth several thousand dollars each, so I've more than earned my keep. I've covered the PET queue when people have been out, and I've played the part of a Patient Access specialist III on multiple occasions, so I do feel I'm due, but the ghost of IKEA and 911 linger, so I really didn't think I'd ever be promoted.

Even if I have to wait to find out the particulars, it's nice to know that they're not putting me into the "too valuable to promote" trap, but instead in the "too valuable to lose" category.

Aside from that, it was a day. My voice continues to be craggy and drops out here and there.

Tonight, we have Frostmaiden, and I am going to play that, even if I cough in my player's ears. I am not pushing that another week. We'll see how Saturday's games go. I'll probably try to butch through them. We cancelled Sunday's, so I'll have the afternoon to rest and relax. We do have a game on Sunday morning, but that one is run by coyotegestalt so I don't have to talk much.

Tomorrow, if my body (and the cat) would be so kind, I'd like to sleep in a bit. I'm not asking for miracles, 7am would be lovely. Then, I'll follow my sister over to the oil change place, so she can get her car done. We'll just leave it there, and I'll take her back over between games or on Sunday afternoon.

Okay, time for me to consider getting in the mindset for work. Ew. First, I'm going to make sure that I have Frostmaiden ready and prepped for tonight. Everyone have a fabulous Friday!