here i come to save the day!

i can't stop grinning, i hold in my hand a digitized version of mighty mouse: the great space chase and now all i have to do is figure out how to rip it :)

the girl at the store was helplessly happy when i passed my other wallet over the counter and said "if you're actually going to use it, you're welcome" - sharing a smile was way better than getting cash for it.

waking up late this morning helped, and arriving late turned out to be alright too. i'd forgotten i had a doctor's appointment regarding next week's surgery at 9am, and scrambled without reading my mail... one of the emails was a notice that my appointment had been cancelled.

so i arrived there, innocently forced my way in to see the doctor, and was blessed to be speaking to a qualified surgeon. the first i've spoken to about this procedure since i began the whole ordeal, and he's the first person who's been able to explain to me exactly what the recovery entails. and there's no way in hell (well, maybe in hell) that i'd be able to go to the six-month course within the first couple of months, and if i don't do the course now i'll have to sign on another year of military service, which i don't want to do unnecessarily.

so i called the hospital to cancel.
"how's november?"
"can i have it done later?"
"december?"
"well, i think i'd like to celebrate the new year before dealing with the recovery, how's about 2009?"
"i wish every patient was like you. i haven't opened 2009 yet, call me in another month."

today ended on a fairly decent note, in spite of a lot of it being rather irritating. on a specific point i was put in my place regarding the infuriating application, but on all the rest i stand tall and i'm just going to keep bashing my head against the wall until somebody has mercy.

i just had a chat with my previous SC, and he keeps getting me excited about going to the course. i think i'm going to be just fine, and enjoy it.
moving apartments in the middle will suck, of course - and i can't see myself buying an apartment in such a hurry.

now if only i could figure out what to do about bt. i can't help feeling like i'm on a whole different mission, and i have no idea how to go about expressing myself to her on the topic.