i spent most of the week continuously feeling several things in a ridiculous cycle, over and over, like an idiot. firstly, enjoying the heck out of having a mohawk. secondly, wondering why everything kept feeling so drafty? thirdly, realizing, oh right, MY HEAD IS MOSTLY SHAVED. fourthly, knowing that a hat would solve the issue, but fifthly, also knowing that the friction of a hat will likely bring all remaining hairs, mohawk and all, closer to their full demise. and so, the mohawk has been out and about in columbus in all its salt-and-pepper glory. magnificent.

monday was a sleep in kinda day, and i worked from home in the afternoon. i was, however, pretty tired, moreso than the previous work from home monday. so it may be that the next post-chemo monday is a full day off. we shall see. tuesday and wednesday were also work from home days, almost exactly similar to the previous ones. there was a moment around lunchtime on tuesday where i was not super enthused about the idea of the smell of food, which had not happened before. in an overabundance of caution, i took an as needed nausea pill just in caseies; all was well. wednesday, i thought several times, i could have gone in to work! and then i would have the same moments of lightheadedness as before and think, ah right! that's why i'm home. relax.

thursday, i was once again feeling 100%, and it was back in to the office. good to see everyone again and to take care of all the in-person stuff on my desk and in my mailbox. that evening, andy and i met up with our friend josh for dinner. as of that morning, we had not yet decided upon where to eat. i had the thought of schmidt's (where i have had their cream puff, but not any of the haus's sausages) in german village. and then i realized there was the perfect place just a few blocks from there... the old mohawk restaurant. i had been there a million years before, and andy half a million. josh was game. and so we met there, taking the obligatory photo before going in: the mohawk restaurant awning, the olde mohawk sign, the mohawk street sign, and my mohawk. a little much? yes, obviously. (the meatloaf and mashed potato special was pretty good, btw). afterwards, andy and i took a walk around schiller park, as it was a perfect autumn night. glorious.

friday was another day at work, and dinner with andy's parents. all four of us are in various states of disrepair (don't grow old, kids!), so part of the evening's conversation revolved around our various injuries and ailments. comical.

saturday was mostly spent setting up a new laptop and transferring files and doing various technical and administrative life stuff. at some point, we ventured out of the house to do some grocery shopping, which included s'more fixins. our house has an in-ground fire pit off of the patio, both of which were constructed by the previous owner(s). we had never gotten around to using in the sixteen or so months of living here, and it was high time it got some use. andy set it all up, and we enjoyed a lovely bonfire and some tasty s'mores on a beautiful evening. watching the last of the glowing embers, crowding closer and trying to catch the dissipating heat... always one of the best parts of fall. classic.

on sunday, i had made arrangements to introduce myself to the worship leader to put my bass (and other musical) skills to use in the future, despite my limited and random schedule... something i am looking forward to doing again. meanwhile, there was a 5K walk/run that was being put on by my department at work, which i did not sign up to volunteer or participate in because, well, my life is kind of weird with scheduling in Cancer Land. unbeknownst to me, my colleagues who participated wore pins and walked (or ran) in my honor because, well, they are just fantastic. i was informed of this a few hours later via text and a photo. i felt the love. like i have said before... i have good people, all around me. at work, at church, in person, in the wild, all around the world, virtually and otherwise, and including you, whichever category of those you fall into. week 7 is in the books and week 8 is underway. let's do this.