blippity blop.

IFB. that is an abbreve [which is an abbreviation for abbreviation] for "it's friday baby." it's something a friend of mine always said in germany, every friday, at the top of her lungs, usually whilst riding her bike and ringing her bell. it kind of became habitual for a large number of us to incorporate this joyous phrase into our weekly vocabulary. [generally we said it on fridays.] it's kind of happy huh?

so i have a mysterious disease called idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura. whoo, doesn't that sound awful? it's not so bad. it means i got a bunch of bruises for no apparent reason, and it also means that i have way less platelets than i ought to have. ie, there are supposed to be 100,000 and i've got about 19,000. that is a difference of 81,000, which sounds fairly significant to me. so i got to start taking some medicine today. not just one or two pills. oh no, i get to take 13 pills a day. all at once. lucky me huh? they taste horrible. but they are small.

i also have been very sleepy this week, which leads to several manifestations, namely napping, and a few interesting word combinations and sudden overcomeness of fatigue. sometimes i can't make decisions and sometimes i forget what i'm doing. but i think that's normal. i think my spellchecker doesn't like that i just said "overcomeness." oh well, it'll get over it.

i was also instructed by my kindly doctor to avoid doing high-risk activities. and i'm not allowed to ride in cars with reckless drivers anymore. bummer. i don't know what my life will look like without those.

in other news, we're getting a snowstorm tomorrow. well, that's the prediction anyhow. did you ever notice how many words can be conjunctured [i can't think of the right word right now] with the word "any"? anybody, anyhow, anywhere, anytime, anything, anyway? anyway, i hope it's nice snow. and not sleet-ice, or to put it more quaintly and/or efficiently, "slice". why don't they call it that anyway?

i was supposed to go to the cities today to see a concert with my friend jacque. we were both pretty stoked to have a friday night activity in which to participate [non-reckless, of course]. but i opted out of it, mostly because of the many hours i'd be driving. i didn't want to become a drowsy driver, if you know what i'm saying. know what i mean, jelly bean? i think that if someone were to call me "jelly bean" in any other setting than the one i just put forth, i'd be slightly embarrassed. probably embarrassed for them and awkward for myself. i am glad that "jelly bean" is not a typical term of endearment.

i keep remembering and then forgetting [blaming that on the platelets] that i have a genuine flannel shirt. it is pretty huge. and red and black. and flannelly. isn't flannel the most comforting fabric you ever felt? i should be wearing it today for flannel friday. maybe i will later.

oh, i forgot to mention that my medicine is supposed to make me extremely awake. oh great. well, i have two new books to read.

continuing on the subject of flannel, if you haven't yet seen the recent Toast catalogue [i think it's called "home" or something], you are definitely going to be doing that as soon as you finish reading this blog. there are so many pairs of flannel pajamas! but they spell them pyjamas. and i am in love with a pair of £69 socks. and there's this thing with a hood that i like too.

i think my last day for a bike ride has come and gone. i'll miss riding my bike. we've spent so many hours together this year, since i got it in april. almost every day we hang out. and we haven't even crashed. i consider that a great accomplishment.

well, lots to be hopeful about. i'm thankful. and i'm waiting for my meds to kick in so i don't have to take the nap i'm about to succumb to. and i see a bird nest out my window.

love a.