DAY 5: No Test For You! *

     A full night's sleep for a change. Have to sterilize and suit-up just to leave my room for a can of espresso.

     Previously on CovidNotebook, Brandon had scheduled a time for us to be tested today at 3:55 PM. I was instructed to call the UW-Med call center (206-520-5000) to give them my medical insurance info. On hold for 18 minutes. Janice (not her real name) tells me that the appointment can't be amended to include me. I restate my terms to make sure we understand each other: As planned, I'd be riding in the same car with Brandon; test me then. She says No Can Do. "Imagine if everyone wanted to do that!"

     I do imagine. There'd be a lot more appointments available. I mean, how much time does it take to check I.D. and jam a stick up somebody's nose?

     Nope, that's a No. Despite this, Brandon had been told it was fine and quite common to book more than one person for a test.

     I'll have to make other arrangements when I can secure a ride. Stay tuned for further developments.

     Now for an hour of Psytherapy at 12:15 via telescreen: Interpersonal challenges in my past have made me sensitive to tensions that even normally cause significant daily anxieties for me. Fear 'n' anger activated my hindbrain whereby I had no greater emotional capacity to act judiciously. A decrease in my serotonin levels may have made me susceptible to this emotional regress. …That, and I didn't like someone playing Russian Roulette with our lives.

* Now! With chapter headings!