Milcom MiasmaSsssh.
Sometimes when I first wake up and before my mouth gets warmed up, my fricatives don't uhm... fricate.
* Bet you never thought you'd see that word in a casual sentence.
BunRab Is Old And TiredAnnual ophthalmology visit: retinas still holding steady, no worsening of posterior vitreous detachment, "that's a really big floater in your left eye!," reading glasses holding steady at +2, "see you next year." Annual physical/wellness visit: looking good, get your thyroid levels checked again, it's been a while; see you next year. 2 down, 3 other annual specialists to go, currently scheduled for June, July, August.
Sleep come free me.
Some friends who are still working 9-5 jobs asked me if not having a set bedtime was something to look forward to. 😆
I felt bad telling them that yes, it's nice to go to bed and not have to worry about getting up to an alarm clock but often these days, I wake myself up at ridiculously early times with no alarm needed.
I didn't have the heart to tell them about the unscheduled naps they can expect anytime they sit down for more than twenty minutes.
Phil Thane ✅Thanks #NHS The hearing aid was provided by Specsavers under NHS contract so free to me. Only 2 small issues: they are not rechargeable but Specsavers gave me enough batteries for at least a year, the control app won't work on my phone, apparently it's too old* but manual control via buttons on the devices is fine.
* I think it's about 5 years old? Android 12. As far as I'm concerned it's too old when it stops working. #OldPeopleOfMastodon
* I think it's about 5 years old? Android 12. As far as I'm concerned it's too old when it stops working. #OldPeopleOfMastodon
Just got my first hearing aids. Isn't the world noisy? #OldPeopleOfMastodon
The results are in.
Got a NHS referral for hearing tests
Medications approved for another year on repeat.
Dietician trying to get me to snack more and reinforce dishes with dried milk powder for extra protein.
OMF check was fine. No recurrence. 🤞
#OldPeopleOfMastodon #nhs
Got a NHS referral for hearing tests
Medications approved for another year on repeat.
Dietician trying to get me to snack more and reinforce dishes with dried milk powder for extra protein.
OMF check was fine. No recurrence. 🤞
#OldPeopleOfMastodon #nhs
Homewrecker.
Myself, Mrs Miasma and gravity must each accept our share of blame for this tragedy.
"First time home builders fail to secure HOA approval. Dream of home ends in tears."
-- The imaginary newspaper headline I wrote in my head just now
Robins are supposedly good nest-builders but to try and build on our spindly porch light was just foolish optimism. They must be new here.
@tiggy Media do love an over-simplification. If anything I've got more radical as it seems all the centre/right governments we've had for decades (in the UK and elsewhere) have royally fucked things up. #OldPeopleOfMastodon
Trust issues.
Just like with cloud computing, I'm struggling with the 'Uber' concept.
Let's get in a stranger's car and hope they don't drive like me when I was a teenager.
*Also, what if neither of us knows how to get where I'm going?
Routinely safe.
Mrs Miasma expressed some concern about how routine our lives are becoming.
"What if someone wants to do us harm and they know our schedule?" she argues.
I counter with "I'm pretty sure an elite squad of assassins rolling into our small town would probably be noticed."
"Also, let's cut down on your action/espionage movie intake."