As I move further into geezerhood, I'm increasingly able to relate to the hypochondriac character Woody Allen often plays in his movies. Seems like I'm always waiting for test results of some kind. And always sweating it to some degree.
My checkup was yesterday. It went pretty well, I go back in a year, unless there's a problem with my A1C. And sure enough, there was a voicemail some hours later asking me to call them back. Oh shit. Naturally, you can't get them back on the phone until sometime the next day.
But it was actually good news. My A1C, which has been steadily climbing over the years, is at goal. I don't know what the goal was, but am glad I met it. So I go back in a year. But I still have to watch my diet..
The checkup was good, but I got the chills later from the Flu Shot they gave me. With the chills, plus the anticipation of what I thought was going to be bad news, I didn't get around to much musicmaking, aside from the usual scales n' arpeggios.
And I didn't get around to much sleep last night. So I'm relieved at the good news I got on the phone, but fatigued from not enough shuteye.
Music News. I've just acquired a new digital camera. Canon Powershot, which seems to be my usual and customary source for music videos. There's no memory card, but those are obtainable at Walgreen's. or at least Best Buy. I was advised that the problem might be the battery, since it just shuts off. So I probably should've just bought a new battery or two. But I did it the hard way, by buying a camera. Well at least the camera has a decent battery.
I'm reminded of the classic line from the movie Roadie. I think Meatloaf was the star. He utters this throughout the movie.
Why is my life so much harder than everybody else's?
Seems like everything, even when it works out, has some kind of snag to it. I'm not a Buddhist, but it definitely smacks of Buddha's First Noble Truth. Or maybe it's just my luck.
There was supposedly a tune in the Woody Herman book called “Just My Fuckin' Luck!” It was supposed to have been quite a nice tune. They just played it without announcing it. If I had ever had the occasion to hear that band again, I certainly would've requested it.
But I digress. This day has actually gotten better. Still draggin' ass, but with a better outlook. We'll see if that translates into guitar-playing. Anyway. Thanks as ever for stopping in and reading. Much love. More later.
