I could have sworn I posted a comment about somehow I didn't put the Pequod and Ishmael together until recently despite knowing that the Pequod is the ship in moby dick dude but I guess I didn't (idk how I missed such a detail)

So, my dad got laid off last week. And with that comes the end of his benefits which included health insurance. If you're unaware how American health insurance works when it's provided through your workplace, if you're laid off/fired you are-- in most cases-- able to hold on to those benefits until the end of the month, and then if you so wish you can go through something called COBRA to still retain those benefits to some degree until you're fully covered again (a gross oversimplification). 

HOWEVER through some HR wizardry, the company managed to weasel out of providing that coverage so we're in the lurch until the COBRA goes through, and even then we would likely not be staying on that plan (it's very expensive) so I can't get anything important done until we figure out the plan going forward. I've been able to get some basic stuff done but uhhhh

Ishmael wrote:

I love chronic pain I am so excited to be moving upwards of 60 pounds of things down two flights of stairs while moving out this will definitely not have long term consequences for my physical health yes whoohoo yippee

Remember this? This wasn't just chronic pain! I have been most likely walking on a cartilage tear in my knee for the better part of 4 years  

In order to know for sure, I need an MRI, which I can't get until our medical insurance situation stabilizes, which probably won't happen until at least February or so. It's not like it's an emergency, I've been walking around and doing physically strenuous activity for this long so my knee probably won't explode or anything but I'm,,,, A Little Frustrated that I can never seem to have things go right when I'm trying to address my myriad chronic problems 
 

Yeah, we love corporate greed!
I can't say much that would be helpful, just that you should probably take it easy, and I hope your dad gets his job back soon
We love Murican health insurance lol

-Galaxian-

It's good to hear that you're still alive! Good to hear those sorts of updates indeed.