Saturday, November 22, 2003
Morning abs workout. Filed paperwork. Morning errands with Patrick: Breakfast at the Crepevine on Irving Street. Stopped at On the Run shoe store where I spoke with podiatrist Tuyen Huynh Kemp, DPM about my ongoing patellofemoral pain. She had me walk while she watched and said that my feet were too flat. I've already been using Superfeet orthotics, but she recommended a different kind that lasted longer. she said Superfeet lasts only about a year and that the ones they sell for $50 last 5 years. She also said that custom-made orthotics were the best, but they are about $300 and my HMO insurance likely won't cover it. She encouraged me to switch to a PPO plan, just like the receptionist of the doctor we want to go to but cannot afford: Lisa Capaldini. Got a car wash and wax at Divisadero Car Wash. Went to the Sunset branch of the public library and got a whole bunch of stuff for free: 2 DVDs (The Color Purple and The Night of the Hunter) and 4 hardcover books: The Crazed by Ha Jin, The Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold, Pastwatch: the Redeption of Christopher Columbus by Orson Scott Card, and Timeline by Michael Crichton. Grocery shopping at Safeway. Ate a late lunch of leftovers at home. Patrick napped. I read craigslist. Patrick woke. I cut my hair and took a shower. Dinner at home with Patrick: leftovers from Ha's. Patrick wrote while I organized closet spaces. I added some Neal Stephenson books to my Amazon wish list and shopped online for an air cleaner and Stokke chairs.