the Waiting Game

as if arriving at the hospital 3 hours before your surgery actually takes place isn't bad enough....

that's the normal schedule

but

I'm now two hours behind schedule.
sitting in a hospital gown for FIVE HOURS stewing
waiting to get sliced open and have a chunk of metal and plastic sewn under my skin...
not my idea of a good time.

some things I'd rather be doing:

eating and drinking (haven't done either since midnight)
sleeping
reading my book in the back yard
climbing
sewing a new bag for someone

anything but this