Given 6 More Months to Live

Well, it's not completely, totally official since I don't have it in writing, but the Oregon Department of Human Services automated system says my medical coverage is now set to end in January 2006. So that should mean I've cleared the hurdles, processing problems aside. I always feel so much better when that's out of the way. Now it's just a couple of months before the housing applications but at least I don't have to do all the paperwork over with the landlord (like at Villa Crappy).

It's getting warm again after a nice, cooler weekend. I finally broke down and took some sleeping medication Saturday and Sunday to knock myself out but good. I worked. I got loads of sleep and felt quite a bit better. I'm also working at getting back on my normal schedule, which means I need to get to bed here quick.

One other thing of some import, as I get these damn drugs out of my system, I'm finding that I want to do things. A couple days ago I walked up to the Goodwill store (though I've yet to see one worse than the one in Hillsboro - NOTHING and EXPENSIVE!!! It's like they only have small men's clothes though it seems like racks and racks of women's stuff.) The exercise was good but it was a waste of time otherwise. I also rode my bike to the Health Dept for a TB Test and decided to ride up into the NW part of town since I've never been up there. Nothing exciting but it was good to ride a bit, even if it was no more than 30 blocks or so. I still have yet to find anything out here like my beloved Springwater Corridor though...

I've also been trying to locate some classes or groups that might be of interest so that I can get out and meet some people in this community, but it seems that if you don't have kids or cash, there is little to do. I have to say I'm not holding up much hope that I'm going to find anything. I don't really want to get involved in any more volunteer things though since I'm pretty much volunteered out.