Knee update: My doctor still thinks it's an inflamed ligament. I'm not 100% certain. But I new to this whole knee problems issue. She gave me a prescription for some NSAIs (non-steroidal anti-inflamatories) which are, according to a couple of different web sites (I'm not certain I could function without Google anymore) are usually used to treat arthritis and referred me to an orthopedist. Well, she gave me a list of three to choose from. After a quick search (again with the Google love) I picked the one who specializes in sports medicine, went to Columbia and did his residency at Henry Ford Hospital. The Henry Ford connection sealed it for me since the Henry Ford Health Systems provided my medical care from the time I was very young through my college graduation (when I wasn't using the Georgia Tech health center...they weren't great but the price was right and you could get 800mg Ibuprofen for just about anything). I've had good luck picking doctors with some sort of local connection or a name that sounds like someone I know (even though I know I don't actually know the person). We'll see how it goes. Oh yeah an the other miracle is that I've got an appointment for Friday. I didn't figure I'd be able to get in anywhere that quickly so yeah for specialists with short wait times for appointments.
Iowa preparations are coming along well. One the to-do list for this weekend is "buy rubber boots". I was hoping to find tall galoshes somewhere, as I find regular rubber boots (I prefer the British term "Wellingtons" but no one but my British coworkers know what I'm talking about when I say that) very uncomfortable. But I haven't been able to find any in stores around here and, at this point, it's getting too late to do web shopping. What we need is a good Farm and Fleet store. Alas, those haven't made it nearly far south enough. So, I'm probably going to end up with a pair of Wellingtons. My current thought is to see if I can find a pair that I can slide a good pair of insoles or, ideally, the bottom half of an old pair of running shoes (I happen to have an old pair of running shoes in my closet. I was keeping them for yard work shoes, but my current yard work shoes are holding up surprisingly well. The fact that it hasn't rained much this year and, therefore, I haven't had to mow much probably is the main contributor to that.). Oh and if I'm going to get stuck with the standard black Wellies (because the frog and Lightning MacQueen ones at Target don't come in big people sizes) I'm also going to pick up some paint markers and decorate them. Not only will that make me smile but I'll also be able to instantly pick mine out from everyone elses.
At work my documentation tasks seem to finally be coming to a close. For those who haven't asked me about work recently, I've been doing database documentation pretty much all year. Sometimes this is interesting. I learned to write macros in Power Point (not near as easy as it sounds. The macro recorder is mostly useless.). But mostly it's more than a little dull. On the upside though, I've gotten through a lot of podcasts, listened to a lot of music and become even more convinced that the iPod is one of the most amazing inventions of the recent past. I'm to the point where there are many many other things I would give up before giving up my iPod (and my computer and an internet connection to update the podcasts).
Other random thought:
What actually happens if you bounce wonderflonium? I know Jed (or was it Zack? one of the brothers Whedon that wasn't Joss) said in an interview that no one's done it because you just don't bounce the wonderflonium. But, still, I do wonder. If you have no idea what I'm talking about, you haven't seen Doctor Horrible's Sing-along Blog and, if you're over the age of 16 (or so) you really should. If you're younger than that, you should ask your parents first and, if they say yes, you really should see it. (I'd give it a PG-13 rating for some adult subject matter and a mildly disturbing ending. Nothing you wouldn't see on prime time network television, so my -13 rating is possibly a little harsh (The Dark Knight is PG-13 and it's much more disturbing than Dr. Horrible) but I know there are people shorter than me who may read this blog so, yeah, ask your parents first.). But, yeah, what happens if you do bounce the wonderflonium.
Oh my goodness, look at my arm. Time for bed.
1 comment:
I hope all goes well with your knee appointment. And my sister is totally digging on your mom's cards since she is visiting this week.
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