Had to get my Nexplanon replaced yesterday. This was the second or third time Iāve had it replaced⦠sue me, memory problems.
With that saidā¦. This is the first time Iāve bruised so much from it. And the one before this one⦠The doctor had to kinda dig for because we couldnāt find it at first. I mean, thereās 4cm worth of bruising around the new implant, she said they are moving the implants to a different spot in the arms now.
Thereās about 2cm of bruising around where the implant was that had to be removed. And that implant I could have removed with an exacto knife and tweezers it was so close to the surface. It used to rub on my clothes and start hurting.
The last doctor who put the implant in said I wouldnāt need another one because Iād be going through menopause. Well⦠jokes on him, Iāve only pulled out two symptoms of perimenopauseās hat. So Iām fine to have it again for three more years.
They talked about giving me a pregnancy test. I giggled and said āNo offense intended but unless thereās a bright star in the north⦠Iām not pregnant.ā So they ask me the most dreaded question anybody can ask me now days. And only one other person has asked⦠oddly enough, it was my daughterās best friend who asked first. But my doctor asked. When was the last time you were asexually active?
And while itās a question she was the second person to ask⦠Iām not giving a direct answer. Itās been a long while, weāll leave it at that. My daughterās breast friend wanted me to use an app to find someone to at least have a one night stand with. I donāt believe in one night stands⦠not exactly. I had sex with an acquaintance, I thought it would be weird afterwards but⦠well, we actually havenāt seen each other afterwards and we were so drunk he probably doesnāt even remember. It wasnāt memorable š¤·š»āāļø I donāt have causal sex as a rule, itās just not me. New Yearās Eve party aside. I want to be in a relationship before I have sex with someone⦠I really was born in the wrong decade š And while Iām a progressive woman, Iām pro choice because I have no right telling someone what they can or canāt do with their body⦠simple as that. Their body, their choice. I wonāt do it, Iām not emotionally strong enough to survive that. But to each their own.
I also donāt believe in party lines⦠Iāve been accused of being a Democrat. Iāve been accused of being a Republican, that really cracks me up because Iām as far from a Republican as one can get. Iām an independent. I voted for a Republican last election for a governor here in Oregon because I thought she might do a better job than the last four democrats have. Thatās who I vote for, the person who can get the job done.
Iām furious with the people of this āwonderfulā state that⦠we, my coworkers and myself, work to keep Oregon running. They are out there, making the roads better and safer to drive on, especially with winter coming up. And I know that nobody likes change and raised prices but come on⦠weāre talking about peopleās jobs, critical jobs that will make driving conditions in the winter worse. Well, not exactly worse for those in the heart of the valley and those people live in their own little bubble⦠but snap the hell out of it yāall. Outside the heart of the valley⦠The roads wonāt get cleared as soon as normal, some not at all, depending where they are. Roads might not get de-iced like they used to, depending on where they are. I donāt like the thought of that. I know the passes will get cleared before anything else and major roads after freeways/highways/interstates. But think of the road between Bend and Prineville⦠that will take longer to get cleared if they didnāt have time to get over and de-ice it the night before. The kids bus routes? Might have been de iced the night before⦠might not have. Snow plow wonāt be by as soon as normal because nobody wanted prices to increase. Inflation, itās happening everywhere, with everything. Itās not stopping at the boarder of Oregon because we have a democratic or republican governor. Itās here, and ODOT needs funding to keep Oregon running.
Some of the prices are seriously bonkers⦠I mean⦠how dare they. š
The gas tax is being raised .06 making it 0.46 a gallon
A payroll tax increase from 0.1% up to 0.2%
Now⦠the ones Iām not even happy with but Iāll swallow so others can have their jobsā¦
An additional $42 to register your vehicle, moving my personal vehicle reg renewal from $123 (I think it was around that price) up to $165 not that bad really
An additional $139 when you put the title to your car in your name or in your and the banks name. I honestly donāt remember the full price, itās not my department. But I think it adding $139 to the $165 plus other fees. Which sucks, but I personally only had a few suggestions on how to lower our budget and it wouldnāt have worked because itās not the way the Oregon works. ODOT sends money to each city and county so they have funds to repair roads and other projects like that. Cut that and the cities and counties would flounder because thatās how itās always been, the state taking care of the cities and counties. Thereās bonds that weāve been paying off since the mid 70ās⦠thereās no corners to cut without inflicting some pain to some part of Oregon. Weāve killed every empty job, if it was open and looking for someone⦠it was closed. Weāve had people retire early, and close their jobs. The only jobs available are to retire, if you have enough time in that itās feasible. And yet, the public knows best⦠they believe they can reverse the bill that allows ODOT to not layoff the almost 1000 employees and the serious disaster that winter would envelop Oregon in. And the lawmakers who were not listened to when the bill passed helped get the signatures needed to get part of that bill passed and put on the ballot so the voters⦠who only know a small version of the truth⦠can vote on how much money theyāll have to give up when they register or title their car/truck/motorcycle/etc and yes, even the electric vehicles took a hit. The energy program that most of the Oregonians with electric vehicles sign up for when faced with the alternative, will be charged $30 more whenever they do whatever it is they do. I havenāt contemplated an electric car. I was thinking a hybrid like the iconiq from Hyundai. Theyāre just a bit spendy for me.
Anyways⦠I have no idea where I started, what my point was or anything else. I think Iām just mad at the world.