Just so there's a picture from the actual walk:
Today was a combination of frustrations and achievements.
First - I have health insurance! Yay! It's short term and won't cover the prescriptions I currently get but it's nice to know I'm okay for the cruise (yes, supposed to work in that area) and any disastrous situations in the next 3 months. Definitely not as expensive as I thought it would be and it was automatic instant approval. If you're interested, I can give you more details via email.
Not so important now: I got the application back for another insurance company because I'd switched two of the digits in the P.O. Box number. I'd wondered why I hadn't heard from them and so I faxed it via a free email to fax service, then had to resend using coupon code (still free) because there were too many pages the first time. I tried another insurance option which was a dead end because it wasn't available for unemployed people. Only after that did I go to the insurance application site and look around at short term insurance plans and unexpectedly got accepted to one.
Second - I got my second earmold replacement today and will get yet another replacement mold soon for the other ear. They need to make it just a little shorter since it seems to sometimes irritate inside my ear. For those of you who have never gotten earmolds (most if not all of you), the process usually only takes two weeks from getting an imprint of the ear and having the earmolds, but sometimes they don't fit quite right and so a new imprint or adjustments to the new earmold may have to be made.
Third - I finally ordered the new Elizabeth Gilbert book "Committed." I've wanted to read it since I heard about it at the ALA midwinter (from the author herself actually) but was going back and forth between whether to get it at the library and pay the $2 new book fee (and probably be waitlisted) or just buying the book. I came close to buying it in the store today but right when I was sitting and doing Caribbean research in B&N, I got an email reminding me that I had 15% off coupon for one item bought online still valid. So I waited until I got home to buy it. Not only was the book 39% off, I am a B&N member which shaved off a bit more (even though it advertises right now that everyone gets membership discounts), I could use the 15% off coupon, AND 4% rebate through mrrebates.com. Grand total: 13.17. Yay again!
Fourth - the hike. One place I had on my list of places to hike was at Turnbull Woods conveniently close by and on the way home from Colin's office. So I went there today. The first thing that happened was a guy was walking his dogs. From his car. They were small yappy dogs and not well trained. He would coast for a bit and then stop for the dog to catch up. I tried taking a picture from my cell without being obvious. Then a UPS driver stopped to use the porta-potty. It turns out that these two activities are the only ones you can do at the woods during the winter, especially if you've only got regular shoes instead of boots on. I walked on the sidewalk along the perimeter of the woods, hoping to see a path. Instead, I found a sign saying an entry was closed. So I just walked further, turned down a street that dead ended, reached a big puddle, and turned back. As a result, no exciting or picturesque ... er ... pictures. I took some with my camera on the walk but none of them had subjects as awesome as the guy "walking" dog (he walked one then the other). I made it extra big so you can actually see them. Yes, it's from the inside of my car.
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