Nobody home.

it's been a weird week. my husband is away on a mission trip in exotic places, eating great food and reaching out to strangers in need. and i'm home with the dog and going to work, reaching out to crazy people. (not very PC of me, huh? how about "sanity challenged?" is that better?). the house is pretty quiet without him. but i've been working a lot- i was at the hospital over 12 hrs both the last 2 days, so i haven't done my usual things i do when he goes away....like lying in bed eating sushi and chocolate covered espresso beans while drinking red wine from the bottle and watching reruns of bad TV....or other such intellectual persuits. my poor dog has been very much alone all week since i'm not getting home until nearly 10pm every night. she can go outside, but doesn't eat or get human contact until i get home. and i think she is going into a funk. she often will kind of moan like an old house when she lies down, but late last night, she gave a sustained, contakerous, "meeeeeeeehhhhh" as she laid down discontentedly. i took it to mean, "you stinking stupid lady, are you trying to convince me to poop in your shoe? cuz you're doing a bang up job there, champ." hopefully that's not what she meant. i'll check my shoes and get back to you.

otherwise, things at the VA are going well. i've seen a few suicide attempts, some really bizarre psychosis, and a lot of PTSD. it's incredible the many ways that the brain can break. i have a new found respect for the relative mental health of my family and friends. their behaviors no longer seem quite as unreasonable after seeing people with major mental illnesses. (except for you. you know who you are).

and i haven't been blogging as much as i'd like to. i'm writing from the hospital now, but my laptop at home is broken. the "b" key doesn't work. it will include "b's" randomly into my typing but won't let me type them on my own volition. so i write sentenses like "it's een a lbong tibme sincbbe i aked ananba bbbbread." not good. i'll get a new keyboard soon and will be back at it.