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Music, maestro!

Sun, 16 Nov 2008 02:11:18 GMT

On the way home from dinner the boys and I all sang in the car. We sounded like crap but it was funny and fun.

So when I got home I pulled out the flute and the trombone to further amuse and terrify them with my lack of musical prowess.

I am so out of practice it's sad. But it made me really miss the Band-uh. *sigh*

Someday if it doesn't conflict too badly with the Gathering and if we have any money, I want to take Jason to Picnic Day. I don't know he'll fully appreciate it the way I do, not being a band-geek himself, but I want to share all the things that make me who I am with him, and the Band-uh! was definitely a huge influence on my life for several years.

I was telling Sport that when he gets older and has band in school, I could teach him trombone...that would be cool. He seemed more interested in the flute though, which I don't play well enough to teach. Maybe my flautist nephew Tyler could teach him, if he lived closer...

Sun, 09 Nov 2008 04:47:09 GMT

swiped from several people.

1. What is your favourite food?
I don't know if I could pick just one. But if I were limited to one food for the rest of my life, every meal, it would be rice & beans.

2. What are your three least favourite foodstuffs?
Meatloaf, smoked fish, mushrooms

3. What is your favourite meal?
Again, hard to pick just one. The favorite anytime meal would be beef fajitas, queso, rice & beans. The favorite special time meal would be the meat extravaganza from a rodizio or maybe Chicken Tikka Masala & other assorted curries.

4. What is your favourite meat? (Or quasi-meat if you're vegetarian)
Picanya & Frahldinha, or grilled t-bone, beef fajitas. Or lamb chops. Yummy!

5. What is your favourite fish? (Or quasi-fish if you're vegetarian)
Blackened Catfish Ponchartrain. Or just about any shrimp dish.

6. What is your favourite vegetable?
Broccoli, cabbage, onions, asparagus are all good.

7. What is your favourite dessert?
Key lime pie

8. What is/are your favourite comfort foods?
Mac & Cheese, rice & beans, PB&J

9. What is/are your favourite snack foods?
Homemade cookies

10. What is/are your favourite sweets/candies?
Reese's PB Cups, or really good chocolate

11. What is a food that makes you physically sick?
Meatloaf, mushrooms, and anything with more than a tiny bit of basil.

12. What is a food that upsets your stomach?
If I put too much cayenne powder in the gumbo I can feel it for days.

13. Do you have any good memories of school dinners?
Green beans and pizza, pretty much. Oh, also french fries and chili.

14. Do you have any bad memories of school dinners?
Not except college, where they would recycle the meal from one night onto the "specialty bar" two nights later and you could tell it was leftovers..yuck.

15. What foods were you obsessive about as a child?
Frozen burritos. I used to walk to the store to buy them to eat when my mom cooked stuff I didn't like, which was most of the time.

16. The Mafia have moved in next door and are coming round tomorrow for dinner. What will you be cooking?
Is this a trick question? Are the kids there too that night? Would they be overly critical of my Italian or would they be mad if I didn't cook Italian?

17. What foods would you like to try but haven't yet?
I can't really think of anything.

18. What foods have you tried and been disappointed by?
I do think lobster & crab are overrated, they're ok but not good enough to justify the cost. I didn't like black pudding but I didn't expect to either. Menudo really didn't taste good to me, I usually like Mexican foods so I guess I would have expected to like it more. Ackee & Saltfish is disgusting.

19. What foods have you tried and been pleasantly surprised by?
Goat curry and oxtail stew. Yum!

20. What foods have you tried in other countries and miss now?
Goat curry & oxtail stew (though I can make goat curry if I have a few hours to kill). Really good German food (I've never had any German food in the U.S. that even comes close). Gallo pinto (again I can make it but it just isn't as good.)

21. What is your favourite soft drink?
Pibb Zero

22. What is your least favourite soft drink?
Root beer or cream soda.

23. What is your favourite alcoholic drink?
Midori Colada

24. What is your least favourite alcoholic drink?
Any scotch or whisky or whiskey.

25. What is your favourite tea?
Earl Grey, lukewarm, with cream and splenda.

26. What is your favourite coffee?
Snickernut or Taste of San Antonio

27. What is your favourite herbal tea?
?

28. What is your favourite hot chocolate?
The new Espresso Truffle at Starbucks is pretty decadent - espresso with their signature hot chocolate.

29. What is your least favourite hot beverage?
I don't drink hot drinks often, I usually get my coffee cold even. So I can't even think of one now.

30. What is your favourite biscuit to dunk?
I don't dunk. I don't like soggy bread-like-products.

Movie Review Haiku

Sun, 02 Nov 2008 13:49:47 GMT

Zack and Miri make a porno

A great date movie
If you don't mind lots of boobs
and dangly bits too

Rule of thumb before
Any Kevin Smith movie
Empty bladder FIRST.

A few scenes were quite
gratuitously grody
but overall was sweet

More romantic than
you would guess from the title
but not a kids film.

and while you're list-ning
I didn't think that Jersey
Girl was all that bad.

Spore-k-tastic Haiku

Sat, 25 Oct 2008 02:13:55 GMT

Cute amoebas reign
In the first stage of the game
like old Atari

Grow Legs In Stage Two
Sing and dance to make allies
Or just kill them all

Stage Three is Tribal
This stage kind of plays itself
Quite disappointing

Next you have the goal
To take over your planet
Haven't done this yet.

--
So far, I have to say though the game is kind of fun, it could have been so much more if there were real choices in the game and more gameplay. It is far, far more simplistic than it was originally touted, supposedly due to conflicting camps within EA. I was hoping for something where you could guide your creature's evolution but not just add & remove parts when it is convenient - which is exactly what the game encourages. When you want to attack another race, take off all your "social" parts and put all the combat parts on, and when you want to make nice, remove all your hefty bits and put on a nice singing beak. Not exactly exciting.

I will be interested to see if choosing nontraditional morphologies affects the motor behavior of the critters but from what I've heard it doesn't. Giving your critter long legs doesn't make him go faster and giving him long arms won't let him reach food in trees. How disappointing.

The first game is cute and arcade like, but the movement controls are non-intuitive. Usually when I see 2-D critter-movement, you use the right & left arrows to rotate the direction, up arrow to speed up, down arrow to slow down. In this game, the arrows are literal directions. Which I am not doing a good job of adjusting to, I must say.

I have heard the later stages are better, I certainly hope so. The first few stages I think would get old very fast. Luckily, they play fast. They give you the ability to start the game at any stage you've reached. But, I think making the wonky looking creatures first would be fun even if you could skip the "play" of the 2nd and 3rd levels.

I rate it a 6.5 based on the first three stages. My rating could go up if the later game is better.

Just in case anyone is unclear on this fact...

Fri, 24 Oct 2008 01:03:24 GMT

doodlebee is the bestest guy in the whole wide world and I totally and completely love and adore him. Even when he teases me.

That is all.

Sister blog

Sat, 18 Oct 2008 23:36:01 GMT

Not content to create one new blog (the aforementioned anyedotnet.blogspot.com) I have also created a sister for it, anyedotknit.blogspot.com. Three guesses as to what I will be talking about on THAT blog. (Hint: I crossposted the previous Hobby Lobby anecdote).

Things that make you go hmm...

Sat, 18 Oct 2008 23:33:56 GMT

I went to Hobby Lobby yesterday to buy some knitting needles. Walked all over, couldn't find the yarn section.

Saw an employee, went up to her, asked where they keep the yarn.

"The what?"

"The yarn."

"I'm sorry, I don't know what that is."

*amazed stare* Um, the fat thread you knit with?

"Oh, you could try the fabric section."

This person spoke English. This wasn't a language barrier. This was a CRAFT STORE EMPLOYEE WHO HAD NEVER HEARD OF YARN.

If I had a cat, I would send it there to interview for a job. At least a cat knows what yarn is.

Shameless plug

Fri, 17 Oct 2008 04:20:58 GMT

...this is not for the faint at heart, it's for the .NET developer geeks in your life (or those who want to learn about it)...

I proudly introduce... http://anyedotnet.blogspot.com

All tech-talk, all the time. No Ike drama, no health drama, no games, just geekdom. I'm doing this because a)I've considered doing it awhile b)I think I actually have a lot to teach and c)I am grateful to all the folks who post their experiences with the brand-new technologies before any extensive, real business applicable documentation exists through more official channels. Especially for WPF, Silverlight, and WCF, there is FAR better teaching material available through the blogosphere than official channels, and to it I am indebted. So I'm trying to give back something.

You may now return to your regularly scheduled program.

WTFBBQ?

Mon, 13 Oct 2008 17:48:04 GMT

Now I'm really confused.

Doc's nurse called, said CT didn't show anything about the colon, but that I have a 4.8cm mass on my liver and I need to get an MRI for further exploration. Soonest appointment is Friday.

*is boggled and really feeling overwhelmed*

So, do I have Crohn's or not? How long would a nearly 5cm mass take to grow that no one noticed it before? Would it explain my symptoms at all? Or is it just yet another thing going on?

I asked the nurse to have the doctor call me. I may have to bug Dr. Dale just to see if any of this makes sense to him (even though he's not a gastro.) or my uncle who IS a gastro.

I know I sound like a freaking drama queen, and I'm sorry. I just keep thinking only soap operas have this many "plots" at once and it is a bit hard to process it all.

ETA: I've decided to do the Denial Twist a la White Stripes. Fuck this shit. I'm just going to keep working on my Silverlight Date Range Slider control.

Mon, 13 Oct 2008 16:52:44 GMT

In an uncharacteristic spurt of vindictiveness, I hope that whoever came up with the draconian procedures that Wells Fargo Mortgage uses to handle dispersal of large insurance payments has their house decimated by the next available natural disaster and that they are forced to follow said procedures in order to get money for their own repairs. J. is livid, and when J. is livid, you know something is bad because he is the most even-keel person I've ever met.

Talk about hurting the people who are already hurting... the only ones who benefit from the way they do it now are the banks, who can hold our insurance money for months and use it for their risky investing practices.

Even if we had the money, we CAN'T pay contractors up front and wait to get the money back because of the paperwork required by the contractors. As it is we have to now wait until ALL construction is completed to be reimbursed for our emergency repairs AND I have to get the receipts reissued in J's name, since it is his name on the policy.

Oh, and I'm playing phone tag with my doctor re. my CT scan results.

RIP Sean O'Brien

Sun, 12 Oct 2008 04:48:15 GMT

I got a voice mail and an email today from my friend Donna out in Sacramento that just said, "We need to get ahold of you." I knew instantly why, but I was hoping I was wrong.

I wasn't. Our friend Sean O'Brien passed away suddenly yesterday morning. It was unexpected, but not particularly shocking, since as I said I knew when she called it wasn't about her husband Brian (who is also my friend and who I actually dated for a very short time in college, but that was just a blip in the radar of our friendship) but about Sean. See, Sean was one of those people who was just plain cursed when it came to health. He had already gone through a couple of kidney transplants, periods of intensive dialysis, and a plethora of other related and unrelated health issues over his life and the 15 or so years I've known him. So, if someone was going to tell me that one of my friends was going to die young, he would be one of the first I'd suspect as the victim.

But, it was unexpected in that he hadn't had any big problems for awhile. According to Donna, he last had an episode back in February, where they noted that he had a blood clot near his stent, but decided it would be more dangerous to do something about it then to leave it. Apparently, the clot is gone now. The hypothesis is that it came loose and caused an aneurism, but they don't know yet. There may or may not be an autopsy - I guess that depends on whether his family or his partner Jason think it will help them to know exactly what happened. It won't bring him back either way.

Sean was a funny guy. I take that back, he was a FUNNY guy. The way he told stories, even about the most normal things, was always sure to make you laugh. I met Sean through Brian, Sean was his roommate when Brian and I were in college together and for a year or so after I moved away to grad school but before Brian met Donna and they moved to NY for awhile for him to go to grad school. I used to hang out at Brian's house a lot and stay there when I'd come back to town for a visit, and I'd hang out with Sean when Brian wasn't around. We always had a blast. He was a good listener too - I remember confiding all sorts of things (though I don't remember WHAT I particularly confided) and partaking in the favorite pasttime of young single women and young single gay guys - talking about GUYS.

We stayed in contact over email for awhile, and visited with Sean and his Jason when I last was back in Sacramento which was several years ago (5 maybe? Brian and Donna's oldest was just a little baby then...) But, we hadn't talked as much over the last few years as we used to. I'm feeling really badly about that now.

My heart is bleeding for his Jason now, I know how lost I would feel if anything happened to my Jason. He must be suffering horribly, feeling lost, alone, hopeless and helpless. And there's not a damn thing he or anyone else can do about it.

Go hug your loved ones, everyone. They are precious gifts, and we need to be thankful for every day we have with them.

Goodbye, Sean. I wish you'd had it easier in your life and I wish you'd had a longer time, but at least the end was quick and hopefully you didn't suffer. I'm sorry I wasn't better about staying in touch. Peace, my friend.

Insomniacs Anonymous brings you... Restaurant Meme

Thu, 09 Oct 2008 11:05:27 GMT

Bold the establishments you've been to. Underline your favorites. Strikethrough the ones you don't like. Then add one more. Or more than one more.

It's kind of sad how many of these I've been to. And I'm using "favorites" in a relative sense. My true favorite restaurants aren't chains for the most part.

Applebee's
Arby's
Bakers Square
Beck's Prime
Beefeater
Benihana
Black Angus
Buffalo Grill
~~Bob Evans~~
Bobs Big Boy
Burger King
California Pizza Kitchen
Carl's Jr.
Chick-fil-A
Chili's
Chipotle
Chuck E. Cheese's
Claim Jumper
Cluck-U-Chicken
Cocos
Cracker Barrel
Culver's
Del Taco
Denny's
El Pollo Loco
Fatburger
Fresh Choice
Hard Rock Cafe
Hardee's
Harvey's
~~HomeTown Buffet~~
Hooters
IHOP
In-n-Out
Jack in the Box
James Coney Island
Jimboy's
Johnny Rocket's
Kelsey's
~~KFC~~
Krispy Kreme
~~Long John Silver's~~
McDonald's</b>
Oporto
~~Outback Steakhouse~~
Panda Express
Planet Hollywood
Quizno's
Rainforest Cafe
Red Lobster
Red Robin
Red Rooster
Ritter's
Round Table
Señor Frog's - Their Midori Colada is my favorite alcoholic beverage
Sharky's
Skyline Chili
Sonic
Steak N' Shake
Subway
Sweet Tomatoes/Souplantation
T.G.I. Friday
Taco Bell
Taco Bueno No, doodlebee, it is NOT the same as Taco Bell!
Taco Cabana
TCBY
The Old Spaghetti Factory
Tim Horton's
Togos
Wendy's
White Castle
Woodstocks

Ok, that took a few minutes. I wonder if my VS2008 SP1 download is done yet..

Wed, 08 Oct 2008 03:16:41 GMT

So I talked to my nephew tonight and asked what he wanted for his birthday. He said a voodoo doll kit. (He's going to be 13.) So I looked online and found this site, which was very informative (and amusing):
http://www.spellmaker.com/doll.htm

I wonder if someone cast a deluxe revenge spell on me and that's why we lost the roof and I got Crohn's disease and the fun gynecological problem that required surgery last year? Hmm....

Wed, 08 Oct 2008 01:12:33 GMT

Well, I had my doctor's appointment today.

I had to find a new gastroenterologist because the phone at the old one constantly went to a "call back during business hours" message. During business hours. All day. And, the answering service was rude to me (which was the final straw).

Finding a new one was a little challenging - half of those specialists on this side of town all belonged to the same phone-challenged practice. Most of the other half got their medical degrees in 3rd world countries. (Note - I don't care if the doctor is FROM a 3rd world country (or their race, religion, political party, what have you), but I do care where he/she got their medical degree.) There were about 3 that were relatively close that fit into neither category. I called the one who got his degree at Tulane, and got an appointment for today. (This was last week I was making the appointment). There was a little snafu with my insurance, took them a few days to admit that I was actually covered, but all was resolved before my appointment time, and they even managed to get through to the old doc to get my old records.

I like the doctor a lot. He is personable and took a lot of time to talk to me, about an hour, which is almost unheard of these days. I am confident he knows what he is doing and talking about.

The bad news...everything else. He wasn't really thrilled with where the last doc left my treatment. The pills I have been taking are apparently quite weak for Crohn's - they can maintain a remission ok, but really they are just anti-imflammatories time released for the colon. They don't do anything once you've come out of remission. I got the impression that I shouldn't have had to be living with the symptoms I have been the past year - that I should have been given something heavy-duty upfront to go into a full remission. (And here I had been thinking I would just have to get used to the pain and "inconvenience" of the symptoms I've had for a year). He said that Crohn's patients need to be seen about every 4 months, that there is monitoring that needs to go on to catch things before they get bad.

He does agree that I certainly have IBD and most likely Crohn's. He is running a blood test for the "markers" of Crohn's and UC to back up the diagnosis, and he wants to do another colonoscopy to biopsy the colon. He's also testing for Coeliac just in case but he doesn't think that's it since the problem is limited to the colon.

So why have I suddenly gotten worse? As I read when I researched, this is fairly typical of Crohn's patients going out of remission and getting an obstruction in the colon. An obstruction which most likely cannot be treated medically but would require surgery to remove it. To see if this is the case, I am having two CT scans Friday (pelvic and abdomenal). They should show if there is a blockage. From my symptoms, it is very likely. I had wanted to wait for major medical stuff til after the first of the year, so I don't play the deductible shuffle again, but if there is an obstruction waiting three months is dumb. Could go necrotic. Yeah no. $1000 deductible, fun times.

So that's what I'm doing. If it is bad, I will try to have the surgery ASAP so as to get it all on the 2008 deductible and then pray that I stay healthy in 2009. But I am still hoping it won't be that bad and he can blast me with drugs and put me back in remission. The new doc is very sympathetic. "Of all the diseases I see, Crohn's is the worst. It really stinks." Yeah, he said that. It sucks. But I do appreciate a sympathetic doctor.

I am trying not to panic, get depressed, etc. The thing that is scariest to me though is that I'd been comforting myself that I had a mild case of Crohn's that probably wouldn't require surgery. I could have lived with the last year's symptoms forever if I had to. But, if it requires surgery now, there is absolutely nothing to say it won't require it again. Many Crohn's patients have many surgeries, constantly removing bits of diseased intestines until they are all gone bye bye. I hope this is not what I have to look forward to. It sounds even worse than the likelihood I will eventually get colon cancer (which killed my grandmother, who the doc said probably had Crohn's herself and didn't know it.)

Jason has already informed me that he will still love me even if I end up with a colostomy bag. I find this very comforting but I still hope to avoid getting one.

McCain press release

Tue, 07 Oct 2008 15:03:07 GMT

10/7/2008 - Washington, DC

Senator John McCain issued a press release today announcing that he had made an error in his Vice Presidential nomination. The nomination of Sarah Palin was, according to McCain, a "tragic case of mistaken identity". The intended nominee was a woman whose qualifications far exceed those of Governor Palin - actress Tracy Scoggins. McCain, who blames the error on his failing eyesight, said "Well, Palin looks just like her. Anyone would have made the mistake."

Ms. Scoggins was the real choice, says McCain, because of her extensive experience running Earth Alliance Station Babylon 5, which is "home to over a quarter of a million humans and aliens", clearly more than Wasilla, home to "about 5,000 humans and farm animals." Ms. Scoggins' diplomatic and foreign affairs experience hardly needs mention, as she skillfully managed conflicts betweens dozens of alien races, including the betentacled Centauri, which according to McCain "will serve us well in dealing with the terrorists."

Additionally, McCain assures us that Ms. Scoggins is adept at bipartisan issues, but "won't take no crap from anyone. Look at how well she worked so closely with her ex-husband. She didn't try to make him lose his job or nothing!" unlike Governor Palin, who allegedly got her sister's ex-husband fired from his government job.

This reporter went out on the street to see the public's reaction. John Q. Public, 49, said this about this sudden switch in VP candidates. "It don't make no never-mind to me, we get a VPILF either way."

Friday night memeage

Sat, 04 Oct 2008 01:20:16 GMT

Rules: You answer here in my journal. You post blank in yours.

01) Are you currently in a serious relationship?
02) What was your dream growing up?
03) What talent do you wish you had?
04) If I bought you a drink what would it be?
05) Favorite vegetable?
06) What was the last book you read?
07) What zodiac sign are you?
08) Any Tattoos and/or Piercings? Explain where.
09) Worst Habit?
10) If you saw me walking down the street would you offer me a ride?
11) What is your favorite sport?
12) Do you have a Pessimistic or Optimistic attitude?
13) What would you do if you were stuck in an elevator with me?
14) Worst thing to ever happen to you?
15) Tell me one weird fact about you.
16) Do you have any pets?
17) What if I showed up at your house unexpectedly?
18) What was your first impression of me?
19) Do you think clowns are cute or scary?
20) If you could change one thing about how you look, what would it be?
21) Would you be my crime partner or my conscience?
22) What color eyes do you have?
23) Ever been arrested?
24) Bottle or can soda?
25) If you won $10,000 today, what would you do with it?
26) No Question to answer.
27) What's your favorite place to hang out at?
28) Do you believe in ghosts?
29) Favorite thing to do in your spare time?
30) Do you swear a lot?
31) Biggest pet peeve?
32) In one word, how would you describe yourself?
33) Do you believe/appreciate romance?
34) Favourite and least favourite food?
35) Do you believe in G-d?
36) Will you repost this so I can fill it out and do the same for you?

Close call

Fri, 03 Oct 2008 14:07:57 GMT

I almost had an accident on the way to work this morning. I was driving down Hwy 6, which is a high-speed road in the section where I was, and had just started decelerating for the Hwy 6-Clay intersection (my lane was clear, the left lane was backed up) when an SUV pulled between the cars in the left lane to go into the Jack in the Box parking lot and cut right in front of me.

I slammed on the brakes and missed t-boning it by about 6 inches.

Now, you can say there would have been joint fault here - but only a moron wouldn't wait for the fast car in the other lane to either slow down or pass...and if she couldn't see into that lane, she should have inched out from between the cars in the left lane, not sped out.

Glad your morning McFood is more important than your life, dumbass.

Why I think the bailout is a dumb idea, in small words

Thu, 02 Oct 2008 22:30:50 GMT

If I had some money and gave it to someone, and they squandered it gambling, I'd be a complete moron to give them more. I would simply be enabling their gambling problem, and taking the money away from someone with the sense to spend it wisely.

That is all.

Thu, 02 Oct 2008 16:28:17 GMT

From limbomonkey:

Post info on any Supreme Court decision. I picked these two because someone decided to pull the race card on me the other day when we was discussing illegal immigration.

Brown vs. Board of Education: Called B-S on the idea of "separate but equal" as previously permitted by Plessy vs. Ferguson. Basically determined that having separate facilities for different races was inherently unequal, and resulted in reintegration of schools throughout the American south. I call "yay!" on that B. vs. BOE and "boo!" on P vs. F.

And on a related note, this case involved my alma mater's law school: Bakke vs. Regents of UC: Killed racial quotas in universities. Race can legally be considered, but you can't separate applications from people of different races like you used to. They used to have separate piles of applications from each race, so they'd take the X best whites, X best blacks, etc., instead of taking the top X candidates and maybe using race to break ties here and there. I also call "yay!" on that decision.

Wed, 01 Oct 2008 14:28:33 GMT

I did some research and my bizarre sudden change in medical symptoms is not uncommon for Crohn's patients.

Basically for the past year since I started having chronic issues, I've had constant "Big D". When Sport got sick at GG and Jason thought he might have a spot of it too, I said I'd never know the difference if *I* had it because I *always* had the trots.
I would say on average I would be lucky if I had one normal (aka non-runny) "event" per week. Let's just say I always notice when they are normal because it's such an uncommon thing.

Cut to two nights ago. It seemed like my colon shifted gears almost instantly. It felt like there was a rock in there, causing cramping up the wazoo and general ambient pain in my back and all over my abdomen. I was up most of the night because it hurt, kept trying to get rid of it, no dice (and of course I don't keep the proper stuff in the house because I have the opposite issue chronically). In the morning I went a bit but I could feel it moving around an obstruction (can you say ew...seriously felt like I was pooping around a golf ball and it's coming out in little runny-ish threads)

So, after being in pain at work all day, I stopped at the pharmacy on the way home and bought the same crap I took as a colonoscopy prep. I was bound and determined to pass whatever was stopping me up. Drank half the bottle (less than a prep - I didn't need to be THAT cleaned, just normally-cleaned). A few hours later I think I passed it, but I was in a lot of pain for the next couple hours. This morning I don't feel blocked but I do still have pain.

When I looked this up online I found several similar anecdotes, and the doctor response was "it's caused by a flareup".

So, I have emailed the HR lady to send me my insurance info stat - insurance kicks in TODAY. I don't have cards yet but I AM COVERED. I haven't seen my gastroenterologist in about 10 months anyway, so I may need to switch pills or something while this is flaring up.

There, more information about my bowels than any sane human would want :)

More on AC/DC Radio

Wed, 01 Oct 2008 14:19:17 GMT

I just went to XMRadio.com and see no evidence that this is temporary.
http://www.xmradio.com/onxm/channelpage.xmc?ch=53

Am boggled. I don't mind - it's always nice to have a comfort-music backup plan when all my other stations are playing Come on Eileen, anything by Fleetwood Mac or John Cougar Mellencamp.

But it is odd.. I mean, there is a lot of AC/DC music out there, but is there really enough to support a 24/7 station?

Tue, 30 Sep 2008 21:14:55 GMT

I think I may be coming out of remission. *sigh*

Funny haha

Mon, 29 Sep 2008 16:42:55 GMT

The guy who runs several of the Houston area meetup groups just removed me from the Katy Gamers group because "I haven't been active in the group."

We have gone in the past, it has been awhile, but we usually have the kids on the weekend and sheesh, we did just have a hurricane hit. You'd think he were charged by the number of people the meetup.com emails go out to...

I am more amused than offended, but still...

Movie Review Haiku

Fri, 26 Sep 2008 03:44:26 GMT

The Mummy 3: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor

Metallica May
Not Have Jumped The Shark Just Yet
But the Mummy has.

Someone should inform
George Lucas someone stole his
Crappy Dialogue.

Brendan Fraser and
Rachel Weicz had chemistry.
None with this chick though.

Why did anyone
not realize this was quite
a bad idea?

You Rocked Me All Night Long

Thu, 25 Sep 2008 18:07:47 GMT

XM Radio channel "Fungus" has (for the time being?) become "AC/DC Radio" - all AC/DC, all the time. I noticed it yesterday on the way home from work and it was still that way on the way in today. Cool.

I always joke that XM Boneyard is the "All Ozzy, all the time" channel since every third song or so is either Ozzy or Black Sabbath. But they didn't LITERALLY do that the way Fungus did.

Luckily, I am quite fond of AC/DC.

In less silly news, d'bee has the sniffles and I feel a little woozy. I hope we aren't REALLY getting sick...