This morning, Alexis and her friend left early to visit her old university. One of their friends is performing in a play, and they wanted to be there to support her.
I put in a refill request for my Venlafaxine this morning, and I was honestly surprised at how quickly it was ready. Usually, it auto-refills, but I’ve been getting low, so I didn’t want to risk running out. The strange part is the price. It’s $38 this time, which makes no sense because it’s normally $0. That kind of unexpected change immediately threw me off. It’s not even just the money, it’s the disruption. When something that’s usually predictable suddenly isn’t, it rattles me.
Now I’m sitting at my computer, staring at the screen, not entirely sure what to write next. My mind keeps drifting back to the medication price. It’s amazing how one small thing can hijack my focus. I’m trying to study, but part of me keeps thinking I should call Walmart and figure out what’s going on. Then again, calling feels like a whole thing. It might actually be easier to just go over there and talk to someone in person. Phone calls always feel heavier than they need to.
I did manage to study a bit and tidy up my desk. It’s not perfect, but it feels slightly less chaotic. Oh! I washed my mouse pad, and it looks so much better! Not perfect, but good enough. It’s hanging to dry. I’m afraid to put it in the dryer. There’s still a pile of things under the desk that I can’t really deal with right now. I’m hoping once it gets warmer, we can work on setting up my new desk and reorganizing everything properly.
I also realized I need a glue stick. I’m pretty sure I have one… somewhere. I have all this ephemera from Europe, tickets, little paper scraps, things I tucked away, and I want to glue them into my travel journal. Hmm. I wonder if the glue stick is in the pile next to me. It could be. That sounds exactly like something I would do, set it down “somewhere safe” and immediately forget where that is. I did that with Karissa’s mail, too. Now I need to find out where her mail is. Because I know I put it next to me on my desk.
I’m going to take a minute to look for the glue stick and Karissa’s mail. Maybe it’ll turn up. And then, bring myself back to studying.
I found a glue pen! I’m kind of curious to see how well it’ll work. I also came across some super glue, but that feels like overkill for what I need. While I was digging around, I found a fountain pen, a bottle of ink, sticky notes, a wax seal stamp, a few wooden stamps, and all sorts of other little stationery stuff. It was like uncovering a tiny paper-and-ink time capsule. Oh, I also found a Sharpie! Kel was asking me for a Sharpie a few weeks ago, but I didn’t know where one was.
I think I’ll give the glue pen a try and see how it holds up. I’ll test it out later. For now, I’m keeping the glue stick on my desk just in case.
I still didn’t find Karissa’s mail, though. I know it has to be somewhere around here. It couldn’t have just disappeared. I’ll probably stumble across it the second I stop actively looking for it; that’s usually how it goes.
Time for some matcha tea and clean my desk a little more before everyone comes home. Alexis made it to her destination. She is having fun.
