Wait wait

I hate hospital waiting rooms. I’m pretty good at waiting, but it’s still not the most enjoyable way to spend a day. Even here in the nice new Shiny Heart Hospital, with the new furniture and the architecturally interesting atrium, waiting is still a drag.

The Dr requested Mom to be here before 7am. But she’s not even scheduled for the Pre-op setup until 10:30. So we cool our heels and freeze our butts off in this over-air-conditioned paean to Modern Medicine. The only thing keeping me warm is my laptop.

I’ve been passing the time by futzing with a little database; taking something that works just fine, thankyouverymuch, and turning it into a monstrosity of unnecessary functionality. Plagioclase has been doing something similar with one of his pet projects — heaven only knows which one.

In the background is TV. CNN Headline News. Morning news is *sooooo* annoying. I’ve heard the same story about gasoline prices about 55 times since 5am; it’s 9am now.

::time passes::

Now we’re down to cleaning off the desktops, and emptying briefcases of detritus. And it’s only 10.

::more time passes — to the next day::

Wait wait wait wait wait. Mom went finally to pre-op about 12:45, surgery about 2:30, the surgeon talked to us about 3:45 (quick quick!)…. and then wait wait until 7 before we could see her in her room. But we did, and she came thru fine.

Whew.