Before I start, I just need to drop this gem right here:

The witchy vibes in this video/song are intense. Especially when Gaga speaks about hearing a poem from the Lady in Red that details the end of your life, or however the lyric goes… screamed Badb at me immediately. I’m so happy that she’s coming out with a new album. In the same month that Behemoth is releasing their new album as well… May is going to be a good month for music.

Things have been a bit stressful around here. Dad ended up having to go into the hospital a week and a half ago… he ended up having a breakdown at the dinner table and it looked too much like a seizure for me to not do anything. He was thoroughly evaluated, and they were unable to find anything medically wrong, aside from things that are age-related. The nurses were concerned about all of the same things that I was concerned about, including his depression, but they released him so I guess they weren’t too concerned. I am in the process of trying to get him registered for home care so that the care aides come out once or twice a week and assist him with his daily living activities and whatnot. I am hoping that he won’t refuse, because he needs the help and I, unfortunately, cannot provide it.

Trying to get all the legal stuff on board as well. There is a wonderful lawyer in my building and to get my dad’s will, a representation agreement, and power of attorney done, it’s $1000. I’ve asked around and that seems pretty standard (my Jody paid $800 just for her will). Once those agreements are in place, I have a lot of work to do to get the finances in order and figure out what’s what. I’m having to educate myself as I go, so it’s been an interesting experience trying to get everything together and make a plan. Thankfully my Charlie is the best support person I could ever ask for. I couldn’t imagine dealing with all of this if he wasn’t with me. All of my hair would fall out.

I got the results back for my PIE exam. With both my theory and my transcriptions combined, I got 95%. Not the best, I know I can do better, but considering the dictations that they gave me, I’m just glad I did that well. The mistakes I made were pretty stupid, mostly adding too many commas or commas in the wrong places. I need to keep reminding myself that I need to go slower and to check more often in my Book of Style what the rules are. Medical grammar is not the same as traditional English grammar and I need to get that straight in my head. I’m working through the skeletal system right now, and I have 15 dictations left to do. I was hoping to be done with them today, but my transcription platform isn’t working. This, of course, happens outside the IT hours, and if I enter a ticket for it, they won’t be able to address it until tomorrow and the issue will probably resolve itself before then. Here’s to hoping, anyhow.

This week is going to be good, I think. I get my new CPAP machine on Wednesday, Lupercalia is on Friday, and then I have a long weekend to look forward to. I’m going to make some magick and get some things done. Hopefully, the cool snap lets up a bit (let’s be honest – to go from 1°C to -29°C in a couple of days is a huge dip) so that I can make a couple of runs to the Salvation Army and the share sheds to drop off some things. I’m making my best effort to declutter, and so far I’ve gone through most of my closet and purged my clothes. I need to purge more because I still have a ridiculous amount, but I hope someone gets use out of what I’m getting rid of. Next is books and possibly makeup… we’ll see how it goes.