My behind hurts. I am sick and tired of staying at home all the time and sitting at my desk, thank goodness the show starts tomorrow.

I've spent the last few days dealing with my insurance.

On 30 September my COBRA insurance ran out and I have to find some on my own this month, because if I don't, after 30 days they won't pay for any of my pre-existing conditions (asthma and cholesterol)for a year. So this month is Insurance Finding Month.

My Christ, is it ever a scam! Some insurances cost over $9000 a month! And that's for an individual policy! Who would pay for that? Does $9000 mean that you have a doctor follow you around at all times? Does is give you gold-plated pill boxes? I cannot even imagine.

For some of them, you get to pay $700 a month or more to get bugger-all coverage, even no prescription coverage unless you are in a hospital. Please, may I pay you $700 a month for no coverage whatsoever? Pretty please?

I finally found two insurance companies with decent coverage, one is an HMO (or, as my mother keeps saying, HBO) but I can only see doctors in New Jersey. Of course, all of my doctors are in New Jersey, but what if I wanted to see someone in New York?

The other is a PPO that has the lowest per-month price and the best coverage, though there is a deductible if I go out of network, and I'm probably going to go with it. Both of them cover %50 of prescriptions rather than a co-pay, and my steroid inhaler costs $166 a month, but that's what they would charge me. There's a good chance that the drug company gives a better price to the insurance company, so %50 would be less than $83 a month. What a treat.

It would be nice to get a job that would give me insurance, but I really don't want a full-time job. I may be bored and my ass may hurt sitting at my house, but I prefer it to being bored at work. I did find a great part-time gig working for a photographer at Craigslist that I will send my resume to, as soon as I write one, but you don't get insurance at a part-time job.

I went to the pharmacy at the supermarket yesterday to sign up for a flu shot, and because I had not been watching the news lately, I didn't know about the Great Flu Shot Shortage of 2004.

Apparently there are only six or seven doses available in the United States and we'll all have to arm wrestle for the privilege of being flu-free this season.

I'll admit to exaggeration above, but there really isn't much, and in order to get one you have to be elderly or ill or have lung problems or something. Bingo! Asthma and chronic bronchitis, that's me! So I was able to put my name down for a shot, but need to bring a note from my doctor.

I knew lung problems would come in handy one of these days.

Today's horoscope:
A secret admirer may make their presence known in quite a charming fashion -- and you won't mind at all. If you're attached, however, better play down your utter delight -- it's fine to flirt a little, but don't go overboard!

One year ago today:
Still no goddamn tambourine, and we open tomorrow. Fortunately, Kelly has a small tambourine-sized jingle-bell wreath that we have been using as a stand-in, and frankly it's fine.

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