Checking things off.

So far this morning, I have done the following:

- called the vet, the vet school, and the vet again, and rescheduled Isis' ultrasound for this Thursday at TAC rather than the vet school. We'll get her in earlier, and it'll save us the trip to Raleigh.

- called my doctor. I haven't had a physical since 2007, so back I go. I'm getting fasting labs (;_;) the 7th at 8:30, then the appointment is the 27th at 10:15. I'd wondered if she was going to want a physical again, since I couldn't exactly remember my last one. (I'm young. Insurance only covers a physical for people my age every few years.)

- called the pharmacy. Since I'll run out of drugs before the appointment, I had to get the pharmacy to fax a reauthorization form. (Though, hm, my labs will be done before I run out; I don't know if they'll wait till then. I'm in no rush on that.) And because I'm going to be gone for 6 weeks, I asked if we could do it in 90-day supplies instead of 30. They may have to bug my insurance people.

- called BCBS and got numbers for whom to call if I get sick (and end up in the hospital) in Europe. I need to look up in-network doctors in Berlin, just in case. (I can also just go to a doctor and pay cash, then send in the claim when I get home.)

- emailed the Goethe Institut with some inane questions about housing.

- emailed Pension Wild asking for a confirmation.

- got Ben to put the registration form in the mailbox.

And that's basically my to-do list for the day.

But I need to buy a plane ticket from Berlin to Vienna. Can't forget to do that. That would be really bad.

I was too tired to get up and exercise this morning, and I was hoping the weather wouldn't be this vile and I could go for a walk. Guess not.

I should keep working

since I don't get tomorrow at all, but I'm sorta distractable.

Today's word count: Unsure. I accidentally quit Scrivener instead of alt-tab, and I lost the session count. I think it was about 450 or 500. Subsequent word count was 250.
Total word count: 62142.

I decided that the scene I thought I could salvage really didn't add anything to either plot or characterization, so it's gone, along with 1400 words. *cry*

I'm going to focus more the rest of this week, so I can get this as done as I can before I go so I can get it to first readers while I'm gone. (I'm not looking for a line edit or anything, just a read through to see if it makes sense, if there are any gaping plot holes, if the characterization is on, pacing, etc. If there's any wording that jumps out as confusing or repetitious, of course, feel free to note it.) I figure 6 weeks is a fair enough turn-around time!

If only I can get it finished by then. Urgh. (I'll have *something* done by then, but I doubt it'll be a Genuine First Draft. More like an almost-first draft.) While I'm glad I got paid for 2 months, I'd really been counting on that time to make revisions. I leave in 33 days.

(Oh, god, 33 days? I'm so not ready for this!)