Tuesday, November 5, 2024

Last night I went to bed at 10pm, got up once at 4am, finally waking/getting up at 6:15.

Well, finally, today is election day in the US. Although we probably won’t know for sure who won until the weekend, we might get some indication tonight.

I have my urology appointment in a couple weeks and since Jose isn’t available today, I decided to go for my annual full panel blood test.

At 7:15 I ordered a Didi but when it “expanded their search” I cancelled it and left the apt. The peanut was gone next to the bird feeder so I replaced it. I had the pedestrian light to cross to Smartfit and there was a Sabaneta bus waiting at the light. I got on and as expected it was standing room only.

I got out at the light a block from Calle 7 and walked to the Cedimed office. I handed my doctor’s order to the ladies outside the waiting room. I didn’t understand what they asked me but my answer of “no caballos, no bicicletas y no sexo” seemed to satisfy them. I said, “no es mi primero rodeo” and they laughed and told me to take a seat and listen for my name.

It was about a 10-minute wait to pay 330,800 pesos ($75) and they gave me a urine cup and asked me to take a seat. It was only a 5-minute wait for my name to be called. The phlebotomist guided me to the back where she drew 2 vials of blood. She put on their typical little round patch over the draw site and I handed her a band-aid to put over that. She told me my test results should be available online by 7pm tonight. This time I didn’t wait in the waiting room I just headed out. It was a 2 short blocks and 1 long block to Parmessano where I had French toast and a latte for 35mil ($8).

Across the street it was a short wait for a Sabaneta bus to take me back to Envigado. I got off at the light at Calle 30 and in the park I replaced the missing peanut then took a seat in Los Portenos. I had a latte while solving a few chess puzzles. The guy with the 4 little noisy dogs on leashes and one without a leash came by.

I left at 10:45, paid our DirectTV bill in Gana and returned to the apt. Teresa returned at 11:45 and informed me she saw IKEA with a girlfriend and she found a storage container for our shoes.

I received an email from Inter-Col regarding the status of my Visa and it’s on step 4, “under study”.

I received a text from our realtor Alcala that (translated) ‘”o date, it has a balance of 91,244 pesos, referring to the annual increase in the rental fee”. Not sure what that means.

I left the apt at 2:15 and walked to the mall. I recycled a pill bottle then walked through the garage and found the exit escalator closest to Urbania. I went upstairs to the 2^nd floor and took a seat in Santa Leña. I had a latte while doing a few chess puzzles from my book. Teresa called and asked me to pick up a package of cotton in Dollar City and Chinese rice in Exito. I left at 4pm, waited in a long but quickly moving line in Dollar City then took the back way to Exito. I looked in the rice aisle but didn’t see anything other than normal white rice. I finally found an Exito employee and while trying to ask her for what I was looking for, a gringo asked if he could help. I explained and we agreed you don’t buy Chinese rice, you make Chinese rice.

I picked up a large bag of toilet paper rolls and returned to the apt by taxi.

I logged into the Cedimed website but I guess my test results aren’t ready yet. I’ll try again tomorrow.

I watched the news, switching between CNN and MSNBC, finally going to bed at 11pm.

 

IN HONOR OF IKEA