injected with a ... flu shot

I got the FluBlok flu shot yesterday. The nurse said I'd feel a pinch, so I waited for it (looking away from the needle as per my usual) but felt nothing at all, which surprised me. I'd thought a muscle injection would feel worse than a blood draw from a vein, but apparently I was wrong. Later I felt a very slight sting while moving my arm, but that was it.

I didn't get the TD booster shot yet. They had told me they had it when I called the day before (after making me wait a few minutes on the line while they checked), and it seemed like they were clear on the difference between the TD & the TDaP. But when I got there, the people there that day checked and said they had only TDap, not the TD on its own. (I'm not sure who was right). But they ordered it for me and will let me know when it gets in.

I'm a bit glad I didn't get both at the same time. This way, if either one affects me, it'll be more obvious which one was the culprit. (And it'll be less likely for them to interfere with each other.) But so far, I feel normal. Except for a slight stiffness in my leg/hip joint this afternoon, which could be due to anything.

Singing in the Rain

That song I mentioned a few days ago has been posted now in full, and I do like it:

"Singing In The Rain" (Watch on YouTube)

Video title: Singing In The Rain
Posted by: Dylan Lalonde
URL: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PfLDC_41qX8
Date posted: Oct 31, 2019



The lyrics still leave a mystery as to what caused the "war", though.

fizz and consternation

I never had those Zotz fizzy candies before this Halloween, and had never seen them in stores. I found them on Amazon while ordering the Peanut Chews. They seemed vegan based on their ingredient list, so I decided to give them a try. I'm not fond of hard candy, but they taste ok, and the fizziness is nifty.

As I always have so much candy left over after Halloween, I take it to work and leave it on the counter in the coffee area, over a period of 2 or 3 days. Last year and this year, it surprised me each time, at how fast the candy would disappear. I'd put it on the counter, and then when I'd walk by a few hours later, all sign of it was gone. Not only the candies, but even the bag it had been in. I can't figure out if many people are eating it until it's gone, or if someone takes the whole bag.

This morning, I saw that someone else had already put a big ziplock bag of candy on the counter. It was full of Zotz candies! I wonder if they ordered it from Amazon too, or where they got it from. I put my bag next to theirs. 3 or 4 hours later I walked by, and both were gone.