"confidential" letter from doc's, and a confession

[fflo]

Got a letter yesterday from my doctor's office:  my doctor has retired.  She was going to retire later this year, it says, but because of health concerns she's not seeing any more patients after January 1st.  Which has already come.

This is a bummer.

I kinda figured it'd happen sometime, on accounta she's probably 25 years older than I am, or maybe more.  And I hope the health thing isn't anything real bad.  I hope it's just that she's sick of being rushed around between people, though I guess it probably isn't.

She was a good doc for me.  The letter had pictures and blurbs about two new docs in the office who are taking new patients.  Heavy sigh.

Okay, so here's the confession:  I don't like the big Adele "Hello" song.  It grates on me.  I could quite do without her singing hello in my earshot ever again.  It's not like it's whining but more like it's droning.  I have some kind of visceral reaction of being annoyed and wanting it to stop please now & get something else in my ears/head a.s.a.p.  Furthermore, yeah I get that she has quite a voice, and I'm not at all averse to a torch song, but I don't even get why people like the song.  It seems like some giant radio joke to me.  Are you people really serious?  It's so beloved it's the premise of a Saturday Night Live bit about how there's one thing your diverse divided family can agree on at holiday time, and it's how great this song is???

Comments

[custardfairy.livejournal.com]

I HATE THAT SONG.

Ah. Feels good to get that out.

[fflo.livejournal.com]

You too?? YAY!

Tracy does too, it seems.

I feel so much less crazy.

[yesididit2.livejournal.com]

i'm sick to death of that adele song. i thought it was only 'meh' at best. but its being played to death and i just dont want to hear it anymore. just because she has a great voice doesnt mean every song she writes/sings is gold.

i too got a letter from my doctor. he moved to a branch of the clinic thats too far away for me to follow. *sigh*. i dont want to find a new doctor. i liked this one. i trusted this one. grrr.

[spikesgirl58.livejournal.com]

I'm guessing they use that for their hold music? I've not heard the song and am in no hurry to.

I so need a new doctor. My last one hadn't seen me in two years - didn't have a clue who I was and spent less than five minutes after making me wait an hour and a quarter.

Good luck!

[nick-101.livejournal.com]

Here's my confession: I have not heard that song yet, but I'm pretty sure I won't like it.

[peteralway.livejournal.com]

I heard that song once--when someone on facebook linked to the video of the Saturday Night Live bit. I found the song to be forgettable and generic. I wouldn't even know what you were talking about if I didn't recognize the video from your description.

I cheat. I listen to NPR and CD's, mostly by friends. No radio pop music. So unless a new song grabs me when I'm in the grocery store, I don't hear it.

Bummer about your doc. Hope you find a new one you are comfortable with.

[lynn82md.livejournal.com]

Sorry to hear about your doctor retiring. I hope she doesn't have a major health issue that's causing her to retire too and that you get a new doctor that was just as good as her.

[crankyasanoldma.livejournal.com]

I read this thing yesterday comparing the new Star Wars movie to the new Adele song, something about how it isn't really that deep or anything, but people just like it for Reasons which, if I could remember them, would make this comment a lot more worth your time in reading.