There was a time when I regularly put effort into earning a card back in Hearthstone. When I started trying to collect card backs, I was having fun with the experience. Once in a while, I return to Hearthstone and attempt to earn another card back.
The best thing about the card backs is the awesome artwork. This blog features all of the card backs that I have earned.
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Today was Day 38 of the 2017 Fall pollen season. I’m still having difficulty eating because of the temporary cap that is in my mouth and all of the dental work that required.
I peeled the four potatoes that Shawn and I bought at the grocery store yesterday. He made them into mashed potatoes for me. For the first time in what feels like a very long time, I was able to eat and feel full.
Today is Day 37 of the Fall pollen season. My mouth is still sore from the dental work I had a few days ago. I’m not really able to chew food yet, and that makes getting enough calories incredibly difficult.
This is the third day in a row where I’ve tried to eat and ended up with less than 1,000 calories anyway. As in, not even close to 1,000. The result is I am super spacey and having difficulty focusing on anything.
Today is Day 36 of the 2017 Fall pollen season. I’m having trouble eating due to the dental work I had done yesterday. One of the people who worked in my teeth yesterday suggested that I drink smoothies. The temporary cap they put on might have to be there for 10 days, and smoothies sounded like a reasonable solution for someone who can’t chew right now.
Except, of course, it turns out there aren’t any places in town that can make a smoothie that doesn’t contain things that I’m allergic to. The photo above is of a wonderful pumpkin smoothie from Jamba Juice that I had last year. Of course, Jamba Juice changed the ingredients – and this year’s version is unsafe for me to consume.
Today was Day 35 of the 2017 Fall pollen season. I have been sick from pollen allergies for five week straight.
There’s really nothing else to say about that. If you’re a healthy person, you’ve probably never lived through five weeks of being sick like this. If you’re sick like me, it’s something that you have learned to cope with.
Today was Day 34 of the 2017 Fall pollen season. I am no longer certain if the severe sinus pain I am feeling is a sinus infection or simply the result of 34 days in a row with pollen counts that are higher than my body can tolerate.
I spent some time on the phone today, on hold, in an attempt to get the vision insurance company to send me a vision insurance card. The photo above, of a hand that is holding an iPhone, felt like a good visual metaphor for being on hold. “Hold the phone.”
Today was Day 33 of the 2017 Fall pollen season. Nothing has really changed since yesterday. I am still exhausted, still fighting a sinus infection, and still waiting for my vision insurance to send me the card so I can use what I’ve been paying for.
The weather is changing and getting cooler. We don’t really get much seasonal change here in California. It’s subtle. Today I enjoyed my first Pumpkin Spice tea of the year in my Diablo III mug.
Today was Day 32 of the 2017 Fall pollen season. I woke up with eye pain, an unfortunate symptom of exposure to more allergens than my body can cope with. Waking up with eye pain ruins my whole day. I’m never quite right after that.
Today is Day 31 of the 2017 Fall pollen season. I’m having a rough day where I’m too exhausted to do much of anything. It’s frustrating.
The image above comes from Pixabay. Dandelions are one of my many allergens. The air is also filled with ragweed pollen right now. I’ve been taking my medications, getting exercise when possible, and trying my best to improve my diet. Not one bit of that effort matters. The allergens in the air ensure that I’ll be sick no matter what I do.
Today is Day 30 of the 2017 Fall pollen season. I have been sick from allergies for an entire month straight. There is no end in sight.
I went outside today so Shawn and I could take a walk to a local restaurant – which just so happens to be a PokéStop. We like to go there around Happy Hour. My favorite drink from there is a Moscow Mule with Tito’s vodka (which is gluten-free). The photo is not from today, but it will do. All Moscow Mules look the same.
