Saw my mom (And dad, but he was on his best behavior.) after work. Her cornea transplant is tomorrow. They leave for the hospital exactly 24 hours from now, so this will most likely be the last I hear from them, her especially, for a couple of days. I really hope it works and works for the long term. Fingers crossed.

One of the reasons I was over, apart from "Hey, hello!" and getting food from them, was an opportunity to play tech guru for a few extra minutes. I demoed alternate ring tones for her, so she can distinguish who she wants to receive calls from versus the multitude of spammers bugging her. Regardless of the outcome, it might be a useful tool to have given the number of spammers she's getting any given day.

Finally gave in and lit the pilot light on my heater. To be fair, it's starting to get cold even for me! (Twenty-five degrees right now!) My cat is still burrowed under the covers for the most part, but she ventures out more.

The gentleman who sideswiped my mailbox made good on his promise to buy another one. Nothing fancy, just a basic mailbox. When it gets a little warmer, I'll put the new one in. Be nice to have a change. Or more accurately to have something that is "my own."

What I mean is something (small or big) that is seperate from my family. Sometimes I'm given an excuse to go on my own, sometime I just do it. The changes of recent months, my bank account, my health care provider, my mailbox, all have explicit ties to family snooping, interference and control. Now, my actions weren't solely for the reason of giving a proverbial middle finger to my dad and cousin (The bank and the hospital chain both did wrong by me.), but the fact that it did doesn't bother me much.

Work was surprisingly slow yesterday. Hardly any sales. Hopefully that'll change today!