i think i mentioned earlier that my insurance was supposed to run out at the end of this month. well, apparently i was crack smoking, because i have insurance coverage through the end of july. so that's two more months, that's good, and i'm duh. it gives me more time to think about what i'm going to do after. rob had suggested us doing the stuff required for common law marriage - it's called an 'informal marriage' here, and really all we have to do is sign some papers - but i'm not too keen on that idea right now. he could add me to his insurance coverage if we do that, but i really don't want to marry him just to get on his insurance. marriage is still scary to me. not the love and romance and commitment part of it, as i seem to have no problem with that, it's the whole legal business and the religious aspects that can come into play which i'm not really into at all. bottom line is that yeah, we could just sign some papers and be married, but there isn't any kind of 'common law divorce', so if he & i ever did decide that we can't stand each other anymore, it'd still take a court order for us to split up. bollocks to that.

speaking of my stupid insurance, well, sort of anyway, i got a statement from them today saying they're paying for my trip to the emergency room at 90%, so i am going to owe the hospital another $100. argh.

my back is pretty much not hurting anymore. i can't remember if i've said that already or not. other than my tailbone, i'm all good. my right thumb is still a bit sore, but i can at least somewhat use it now without a problem. i've felt this odd pain up near my left shoulder three times now within the past week. it seems to happen when i lift my arms, and then it's a sharp shooting pain up there. i don't know what that's all about, but i guess i haven't really worried about it too much since it isn't constant. if it keeps up, though, i'll ask my regular doctor about it when i go back to see him.

i suppose i should be glad that this nausea nonsense didn't surface when i was already dealing with the back pain because that would have really sucked, but it still sucks because it seems like the minute i got over that, i started feeling sick all the time. also, i ate way too much yesterday. i'd eat something, and then an hour or so later i'd feel hungry again. today my appetite seemed closer to normal, so i don't know what was going on yesterday. my sleep schedule is all whacked again because i feel even sicker when i lay down, which makes falling asleep rather difficult.

so yeah. that's all i have to say, i guess. perhaps i shouldn't have written anything after all.

random movie quote:

"should i bolt every time i get that feeling in my gut when i meet someone new? well, i've been listening to my gut since i was 14 years old, and frankly speaking, i've come to the conclusion that my guts have shit for brains."