Are you Ready to Tumble???

 So, with the divorce finalized, the move complete, and my next round of radiation and Chemo chugging along, I thought I might start considering the future.  A few months ago, a couple of divorced guy friends gave me the low-down on on-line dating.  They told me the apps to use, the ones to avoid, and had lots of interesting on-line dating stories.

I am not ready to start dating, and don't know when / if that time will come.  But realizing I am way out of practice meeting people, bantering, and flirting, thought I'd dip my toe in the pool, and hope there is not a lot of pee in the pool.

Becaue of age, brain tumor, or a deranged auto-correct (my guess), I didn't quite remember the apps they told me to use.  So I had some interesting experiences while trying to remember.

First, I downloaded Rumble.  Apparently, it's a dating site for men and women to find each other and box.  While I doubt I'll keep the app. I do have a bout scheduled with "Crusher Karen" in early July.  I need to train for that.

So, since Rumble was obviously not right, I downloaded Grumble.  This was much better - people bitching about things.  MY people.  But still not a traditional dating site.  Do I tried Tumble.  Thought it might be for hook-ups, but it's actually gymnasts looking for training partners.  I deleted it after getting `18 messages from Larry N.

So, realizing I wasn't going to get this one, I moved on to their next suggestion.  Pretty sure I was off on this one too.  

Fender is a dating site for people who like to work on cars.

Bender is for hard-core drinking.  I'll keep this one for now.

Then I tried Binder, and found 2 apps.The first one wanted to know if I was a dominant or a submissive.  Not knowing the answer, I moved on to the second app named Binder.  Turns out it is a dating app for people who love office supplies.  I have a date this week with Edith at OfficeMax.  We are meeting in the coffee and snacks aisle.

Minder turns out to be for people looking for others to take care of them.  Keeping this one too, based on my health situation.

Finally, my friends might have said "Hinge", but with my luck I thought that would be Home Depot dating.

So, I tried Fringe.  I think I may have accidently joined QAnon.  On the plus side, I have a date with Marjorie, who is apparently an elected official.  We are going to New York for pizza, and then down to Florida for golf.  If she likes me, she said we could go shooting.

 

As a public service, these are most definitely NOT dating sites (trust me): Mumble; Fumble; and Finder. Sender is a messaging app, Humble is something about self esteem, and Tinge is a painter message board.

So - how does one know if they are dominant or submissive.  Please, NO pics.

But our Pharmacist is Lonely!

 Halfway through radiation and about to start a new round of chemo.  Actually 40% through radiation.  Yesterday, I went to my appointment and the machine was down.  That seems like something to avoid - radiation in a malfunctioning machine.  I told them my microwave in my new duplex seems powerful, so maybe I borrow the mask and stand right next to it?  As you might expect, that was a non-starter.  So, I have an extra day of detention added on next week.  And I have been so compliant!

The poison is coming from a different specialty pharmacy than last time.  But they still ask 1,000 questions.  Got through them all yesterday and Temodar, the Chemo teller, was scheduled to arrive at my door today.  But I got a voicemail this morning saying Temodar had been delayed.  I called them back to see what the problem was - insurance, my new address, Temodar needs to be at the circus one more day?  No, the order went in too late to make a truck last night.  Perhaps if they cut the questions to 400 or less, we could have made the truck.

The nice lady at Acredo (my new specialty pharmacy that sounds like a life coach), kept asking me these specific questions:

1) do you have enough medication on hand to last the next few days? and

2) would you like to speak to the pharmacist about what to do about missed doses?

Me: "I am not missing any until they arrive.  I start the five-day regimen when I get the Chemo."

" But would you like to speak to our pharmacist?"

"No thank you.  Does he (or she or them) want to talk to me?"

"No sir. Unless you had questions about what to do about the missing doses."

I guess in her mind, I take this every day and this delay is forcing me off it for a few days.  That is a frightening thought - daily Temodar year-round.  I appreciated the concern for my potential gap in poison consumption, but I don't feel the need to chat with their lonely pharmacist to give him/her/them/all y'all (my preferred pronoun) something to do.  So, I wait one more day to start poison.  And then take it Friday through Tuesday nights.  With radiation finishing on Wednesday.  

Fair warning - I might feel like crap and be unpleasant next Thursday / Friday.  I mean, more than normal. I'll try to take it out on the Acredo pharmacist is them is still available.

Imagine Dragons is so 2019

 So, I started radiation again yesterday.  Did a full load of 30 treatments back in 2019 after the initial diagnosis.  I created my "radiation" play list then, which consisted mainly of "Radioactive" by Imagine Dragons" on repeat.  [I was going through a lot.  And to be fair, I asked for suggestions and get none].

So, trying to be more proactive this time.  And I have Spotify, which gives me access to a whole universe of songs.  This year, the list has three parts, with different themes.  First is process, second is outcome, third is hope.  I am looking for suggestions in all phases.  Though I only have 8 more sessions to go.

Process

Radioactive, Imagine Dragons (it's still the best, most spot-on radiation song I have found)

Shock, Anna Tojoux

Radiation Vibe, Fountains of Wayne

Outcome

Hurt, Johnny Cash

Forecast Calls for Pain, Robert Cray

Bang Bang (My Baby Shot me Down), Nico Vega

Till the Casket Drops, ZZ Ward (admittedly a very pessimistic outcome song)

Leading to:

Hope

I Will Survive, Cake

You've Got Time, Regina Spektor, and

Hallelujah, Rufus Wainwright

Any and all suggestions welcomed.  If I use your suggestion, I may send you an NFF (go back a few posts for that).

Compliant without complaint

 I am fully moved into my new duplex.  The couple in the "B" side moved out last week.  I met their dog on the way out.  It was a lab named :"Lily".  A new couple moved in this weekend.  They have an adorable little girl named "Lily."  A good trade-off, but I am going to lobby for them to get a dog.  Lily needs one.

I often say "I am content, not style." So I invited my friends Laura, Julia, and Meg over on Sunday to help me with style. Not only did they rearrange my furniture to make the place look so much better, they helped me determine where artwork and knickknacks should go.  I furnished margaritas to help lubricate the creative process.  Yes, that sounds a little wrong.  I see that now.  I guess "lubricate" is best left solely to car repair discussions.

At the end of the Extreme Russell Duplex Makeover, they gave me a list of things I needed to get / do to finish up.  Some pillow covers to match art work, a few decorative vases, and a frame for an "Art From the Street" painting I have.  

I bought and installed everything on the list and sent them all pictures of the result.  What follows is the actual text transcript:

Me: (accompanying pix) "Going down my to do list"

Laura: "Oh you're so compliant"

Julia "looking good"

Meg "What a snazzy, grown up man space"

Me: " I'm so including those quotes in my next dating profile.  I'll be golden to empty 

nester divorcees."

Laura: "Snazzy and compliant man with a job.  It's more rare than you think."

Me: "I found 3 on Grinder."

Laura: [spitting out water meme.]

NFF

 With the house sold, I am looking for ways to invest the equity from the sale.  I have been reading up on new types of investments - like crypto and NFT's (non-fungible tokens).  

I don't quite understand it all yet, but the little I have learned inspired me.  In my exhaustive research (a couple of google phrases), I found that an entire market has been left fallow.

I am hereby launching the world's first market for NFF's (non-fungible Funyon's).  Each NFF is an original jpeg of Funyon art that can be found nowhere else on the interweb.  Below are the first set of NFF's I am releasing to the world.  Send me a message should you be interested in purchasing one or more.  I anticipate they will be priced $50 to $100, based on conceptual design, volume of Funyon's required, and the probability of the market going through the roof.  With your purchase, you will get exclusive rights to the jpeg, a certificate of Funyon-ticity, and if you buy in the first or second round (coming soon), an actual bag of Funyon's.

Should this be as successful as I believe it will be, keep an eye out for the next type of NFF's: Non-Fungible Forks (featuring Fork Art), and Non-Fungible Fungi (featuring exclusive mushroom art).

Without further ado, the first set of NFF's: