another negative covid test

Adrian and I are planning to be seeing a friend of hers, outdoors in the friend's backyard, this afternoon. Crystal is even more covid-cautious than we are, so we both took covid tests this morning, which were negative, as expected.

The thing about having bronchiectasis is that yes, that cough isn't anything contagious, but also I might not notice if I was coughing for some other reason.

I'm going to use the iota carrageenan nasal spray before I leave, because it might help and won't do any harm.

haircut

Adrian and I got haircuts this afternoon, done by her friend Crystal, in Crystal's backyard, because Crystal is more covid-cautious than we are. So, we asked before taking our masks off, and she said that she was OK with that if we were, as she was wearing an elastomeric mask and we were outdoors.

My hair is now quite short, in a style somewhat like what I had just before the pandemic. I'm going to get Adrian or Cattitude to take a bunch of photos, from different angles, in case I want the same style again.

I had prescriptions to pick up, so I went to CVS on the way home. They had signs advertising flu and covid vaccines that said "walk-ins welcome," so I asked to be vaccinated while I was there. So that's taken care of, at a time when the store was relatively uncrowded.

I came home and had caramel apple ice cream, in keeping with the Scintillation Discord custom of having a treat after any medical encounter that involves needles. I don't always, but I started to think "I'll look at the candy aisle," then realized that I had tastier sweets at home than I could buy at CVS. (Some CVSs are near ice cream shops; this one is next door to a Dunkin Donuts.)