morning fog lifting off of arkansas mountains(taken by ashton - 7/08)
remember last time i posted i said i had three different things i wanted to do this weekend? well, unfortunately i did NONE of them.
the side effects from the contrast dye have stayed with me all weekend, so i have been home the entire weekend...doing NOTHING.
but i do believe the fog might be lifting and today might be a better day!
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and look...i have a new toy!!!
at my company when you have a milestone anniversary, they give you a catalog from which to choose a gift. for my recent 20th anniversary this is the gift i chose.
it's a cordless electric broom sweeper and my new obsession. it's not real powerful, but it's great for the garage, driveway, front steps/walkway, and back patio. it's small/light enough that i can actually lift and use it.
pretty cool, huh? they had jewelry, crystal, small electronics, a grill, cookware...but this handy dandy little baby is what i opted for. excellent choice for someone who is too lazy to sweep.
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everything went well on friday with my CT. this was my first time having a CT at the south location, so i was interested to see how or if it would be different than it was at southwest.i was happy to be getting away from the lady who always had trouble sticking me...the one who bent a needle in my arm.
for some reason i always seemed to freak her out and she always irritated me. EVERY single time she would have everything set up on the left side when my chart clearly says i can't be stuck on that side. so EVERY single time she would have to slowly move every needle, every cotton ball, e-ver-y-THING on the tray one-by-one over to my right side. EVERY SINGLE TIME. gah!
annnyway......
who should be there, at my new doctor's office than...that SAME lady!
i was like, 'hey, what are you doing here...are you following me?' in my smiley-jokey voice.
the machine was down at the other place so they sent her over to fill in and help with the overflow...blahblahblah.
so we go back and they say i am allergic to something i'm not allergic to, and that my birthday is 12-16-54. i was like, 'do i look that old?' still in my smiley-jokey voice; and then in my serious voice, 'are you sure you've got the right kelly martin chart?'
they did, they just transposed the b-day numbers. she did fine getting the needle in, but she was all discombobulated. it was actually kind of nice seeing a familiar (albeit it dreaded) face, and chatting with her.
the scan itself was fine...painless. i arrived at 9:45 and was out of there by 11:00.
they have a different machine. they made me drink more of the nasty orange stuff, let me keep my bra (wireless) on, and this machine had numbers that you could watch and countdown while you held your breath. and a little face either holding its breath or breathing...cute. oh, and a pretty picture up on the ceiling to distract you.
i'll find out those results next week when i see dr. mck on friday (8/29).
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other than the post-CT sickness i am still feeling pretty achy all over.
in an effort to
i think it's the exact same thing, only more expensive; so i have very little faith that the change will make much of a difference, but i will give it a bit of time before i judge too quickly.
i absolutely HATE this drug, no matter what you call it. it is basically rat poison. there are so many side effects, so many interactions that can not only make you sick, but literally KILL you. of course, blood clots can kill you too...so, it's sort of a catch 22.
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i am hoping to feel well enough by tonight to go to the power & light district to see cathi's nephew's band play in the kc blues society's summer concert series. the bad thing is that bruce springsteen is playing at the sprint center tonight, so the traffic and parking will be insane.
the weather is insanely perfect though, so sitting outside listening to some live music on a beautiful sunday evening sounds like a great way to end a not-so-great weekend.
trippy, rhymey, dr. suess-sounding neil young tune that's been in playing in my head all weekend (cuz i know you were wondering):Oh, hello Mr. Soul, I dropped by to pick up a reason
For the thought that I caught that my head is the event of the season
Why in crowds just a trace of my face could seem so pleasin'
I'll cop out to the change, but a stranger is putting the tease on.
I was down on a frown when the messenger brought me a letter
I was raised by the praise of a fan who said I upset her
Any girl in the world could have easily known me better
She said, You're strange, but don't change, and I let her.
In a while will the smile on my face turn to plaster?
Stick around while the clown who is sick does the trick of disaster
For the race of my head and my face is moving much faster
Is it strange I should change? I don't know, why don't you ask her?
Mr. Soul - Neil Young
(awesome live Neil version)
Mr. Soul - Buffalo Springfield
(not live, but also good)
For the thought that I caught that my head is the event of the season
Why in crowds just a trace of my face could seem so pleasin'
I'll cop out to the change, but a stranger is putting the tease on.
I was down on a frown when the messenger brought me a letter
I was raised by the praise of a fan who said I upset her
Any girl in the world could have easily known me better
She said, You're strange, but don't change, and I let her.
In a while will the smile on my face turn to plaster?
Stick around while the clown who is sick does the trick of disaster
For the race of my head and my face is moving much faster
Is it strange I should change? I don't know, why don't you ask her?
Mr. Soul - Neil Young
(awesome live Neil version)
Mr. Soul - Buffalo Springfield
(not live, but also good)
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