Started drinking it an hour ago and
I feel better already. This is from Trader
Joe's. Lots of organic stuff.
Monday, June 30, 2008
Sick from the smoke!
I'm staying home today. This respiratory infection
started last Wednesday due to the forest fire smoke
all over California. It started with a scratchy throat
and dry nasal passages. Yesterday nose dripping began.
Started coughing before Audie's birthday dinner at
Hungry Hunter.
This is the worst bout of coughing I can remember.
started last Wednesday due to the forest fire smoke
all over California. It started with a scratchy throat
and dry nasal passages. Yesterday nose dripping began.
Started coughing before Audie's birthday dinner at
Hungry Hunter.
This is the worst bout of coughing I can remember.
Saturday, June 28, 2008
Kidney Stone gone!
After my last client this afternoon, I felt an
urge and so I rushed to the toilet. I thought I will
pee in my pants, the urge was that compelling.
It was burning as the water made its way out.
And then I felt a rush down the urethra and heard
a popping sound out the meatus and lo and behold
a dark irregular ovoid on top of toilet paper in the
commode. I bent to retrieve it and the automatic
flusher came on.
It feels good not to feel the knives in my groin that
I've been feeling the last two days everytime I had to
pee.
I went out and had a drink with some co-workers.
I hadn't had a drink the past two weeks since I've
been taking medication. The previous two nights
I had to take Vicodin to get some sleep.
urge and so I rushed to the toilet. I thought I will
pee in my pants, the urge was that compelling.
It was burning as the water made its way out.
And then I felt a rush down the urethra and heard
a popping sound out the meatus and lo and behold
a dark irregular ovoid on top of toilet paper in the
commode. I bent to retrieve it and the automatic
flusher came on.
It feels good not to feel the knives in my groin that
I've been feeling the last two days everytime I had to
pee.
I went out and had a drink with some co-workers.
I hadn't had a drink the past two weeks since I've
been taking medication. The previous two nights
I had to take Vicodin to get some sleep.
The biggest stone in the picture looks like mine.
Friday, June 27, 2008
Last night...
I had to take Vicodin at 2:30 in the morning to
get some sleep. I thought it was going to pass
through. Maybe it did, I feel better this morning.
No feeling of wanting to go to the toilet yet.
get some sleep. I thought it was going to pass
through. Maybe it did, I feel better this morning.
No feeling of wanting to go to the toilet yet.
3rd reinstall
Yesterday, I bit the bullet and reinstalled Charlotte
for the 3rd time. I will try not to reinstall Bearshare
and any software that installs spyware. Bearshare is
the culprit in this latest corruption of the OS. Of course
if I didn't install it in the first place....
for the 3rd time. I will try not to reinstall Bearshare
and any software that installs spyware. Bearshare is
the culprit in this latest corruption of the OS. Of course
if I didn't install it in the first place....
Sunday, June 22, 2008
Charlotte
I had to reinstall for the second time the
OOTB software on my Toshiba U405.
It's my fault.
At the same time I renamed it after
Charlotte Gainsbourg, one of my favorite
faces in the entertainment industry.
OOTB software on my Toshiba U405.
It's my fault.
At the same time I renamed it after
Charlotte Gainsbourg, one of my favorite
faces in the entertainment industry.
Friday, June 13, 2008
Friday the 13th strikes!
It has to happen.
What everybody has been speculating about came true.
At 8 this morning I started feeling the urge to one and two.
By 10 the feeling hasn't stopped. By then there were no
emissions anymore. And then I started feeling nauseous.
I put on my clothes and got on the bus to the emergency at
UCSF. Eva came from work to be with me. She was witness
to my almost climbing the walls, I felt like crawling out of
my skin. I puked a couple of times while trying to force
myself to pee in the pocket urinal.The doctor and the nurses
kept asking me if I was in pain.They said that my actions
through their trained eyes could only mean I was in pain.
But I was not in pain! I only wanted to pee and crap. And
I couldn't! After two of the most uncomfortable hours I've
experienced the doctor finally gave me medicine.Within a
couple of minutes the suffering went away. In another fifteen,
they've done a CAT scan. An hour later the doctor said there
is a 6mm stone in my kidney. It has made its way into the
ureter and probably is on its way to the bladder soon.
I'm supposed to take Flomax once a day for ten days in the
hope of passing the stone. It's 8:30 p.m. and I'm still normal
as possible. The doctor wrote a prescription for Ibuprofen and
Vicodin aside from the Flomax.
I will have to make an appointment with a urologist next week.
When I catch the bleeding stone I'll post a picture.
I don't wish this affliction on anybody.
What everybody has been speculating about came true.
At 8 this morning I started feeling the urge to one and two.
By 10 the feeling hasn't stopped. By then there were no
emissions anymore. And then I started feeling nauseous.
I put on my clothes and got on the bus to the emergency at
UCSF. Eva came from work to be with me. She was witness
to my almost climbing the walls, I felt like crawling out of
my skin. I puked a couple of times while trying to force
myself to pee in the pocket urinal.The doctor and the nurses
kept asking me if I was in pain.They said that my actions
through their trained eyes could only mean I was in pain.
But I was not in pain! I only wanted to pee and crap. And
I couldn't! After two of the most uncomfortable hours I've
experienced the doctor finally gave me medicine.Within a
couple of minutes the suffering went away. In another fifteen,
they've done a CAT scan. An hour later the doctor said there
is a 6mm stone in my kidney. It has made its way into the
ureter and probably is on its way to the bladder soon.
I'm supposed to take Flomax once a day for ten days in the
hope of passing the stone. It's 8:30 p.m. and I'm still normal
as possible. The doctor wrote a prescription for Ibuprofen and
Vicodin aside from the Flomax.
I will have to make an appointment with a urologist next week.
When I catch the bleeding stone I'll post a picture.
I don't wish this affliction on anybody.
Wednesday, June 11, 2008
Jury Duty Finished!
We finished deliberation at 3 p.m. yesterday.
There is this woman who has worked for 27 years at the
zoo. During a rainy day in February she espied a stray dog
rooting at garbage cans. She followed it until she lost track of it.
She went home and called the Animal Control. She got some
dog food and went out to look for the dog. She found it a few
blocks from her house in the front yard of another home, going
through the garbage can there. She went down to her knees and
befriended the dog. A large woman who can not speak
English ran out of the house and proceeded to grab the dog by the
collar. The good samaritan happened to have her fingers around
the collar by the front of the neck. Because of this her middle
finger was broken and is now deformed.
It got to be a little complicated.
The woman had ongoing problems with her hand in the past.
The dog cowered when the large woman who happened to be the
housecleaner came out of the house. The owner of the house
brought in a dog behavior expert to explain this cowering.
The housecleaner said she said in English to the good samaritan
thank you for finding Foxy and that her employer is the owner
of Foxy. She said on the stand that she can't speak English.
There was a certified translator. She said she didn't drag
the woman but on her deposition she said she did.
Both parties agreed the 14,000 medical bills should be paid.
The plaintiff's lawyer said his client is expected to live another
23 years, accdg to statistics, and deserves 120,000 for pain
and suffering. The defendant's lawyer said people get hurt and
go on with their lives. She deserves no more than 2,000.
We awarded the good samaritan 35,000.
She was as negligent as the housecleaner in not trying to
prevent the situation from escalating.
I almost lost it in the morning, it seemed like everybody
except me and this guy next to me were unclear about
the negligence part, and would have dragged the
deliberation forever. But I'm glad I simmered down and
got to understand how the other members were bewildered
by all the testimony and evidence.
It was a good experience for me.
I don't know if I mentioned this juror that I found quite
attractive. She was until she opened her mouth. Talk about
Flinty. I googled her when I got home, turned out she's an activist
who works for Amnesty International.
The woman next to me is a wedding gown designer who
is flying to Tokyo today for a fashion show of her designs.
She hopes to be the new Vera Wang.
I have the rest of the week off. My hands are happy.
There is this woman who has worked for 27 years at the
zoo. During a rainy day in February she espied a stray dog
rooting at garbage cans. She followed it until she lost track of it.
She went home and called the Animal Control. She got some
dog food and went out to look for the dog. She found it a few
blocks from her house in the front yard of another home, going
through the garbage can there. She went down to her knees and
befriended the dog. A large woman who can not speak
English ran out of the house and proceeded to grab the dog by the
collar. The good samaritan happened to have her fingers around
the collar by the front of the neck. Because of this her middle
finger was broken and is now deformed.
It got to be a little complicated.
The woman had ongoing problems with her hand in the past.
The dog cowered when the large woman who happened to be the
housecleaner came out of the house. The owner of the house
brought in a dog behavior expert to explain this cowering.
The housecleaner said she said in English to the good samaritan
thank you for finding Foxy and that her employer is the owner
of Foxy. She said on the stand that she can't speak English.
There was a certified translator. She said she didn't drag
the woman but on her deposition she said she did.
Both parties agreed the 14,000 medical bills should be paid.
The plaintiff's lawyer said his client is expected to live another
23 years, accdg to statistics, and deserves 120,000 for pain
and suffering. The defendant's lawyer said people get hurt and
go on with their lives. She deserves no more than 2,000.
We awarded the good samaritan 35,000.
She was as negligent as the housecleaner in not trying to
prevent the situation from escalating.
I almost lost it in the morning, it seemed like everybody
except me and this guy next to me were unclear about
the negligence part, and would have dragged the
deliberation forever. But I'm glad I simmered down and
got to understand how the other members were bewildered
by all the testimony and evidence.
It was a good experience for me.
I don't know if I mentioned this juror that I found quite
attractive. She was until she opened her mouth. Talk about
Flinty. I googled her when I got home, turned out she's an activist
who works for Amnesty International.
The woman next to me is a wedding gown designer who
is flying to Tokyo today for a fashion show of her designs.
She hopes to be the new Vera Wang.
I have the rest of the week off. My hands are happy.
Tuesday, June 10, 2008
Friday, June 06, 2008
Jury Duty, really.
Wednesday I was the first alternate,
yesterday the 12th juror sitting next to me
was found to have slept for some time.
So he was 86ed and I'm the new 12th
juror. Yeah!
yesterday the 12th juror sitting next to me
was found to have slept for some time.
So he was 86ed and I'm the new 12th
juror. Yeah!
Wednesday, June 04, 2008
Jury Duty
Got picked today, may go
to Wednesday. Will lose some money.
But in the end this will be
good for me as my hands will
get much needed rest.
to Wednesday. Will lose some money.
But in the end this will be
good for me as my hands will
get much needed rest.
Tuesday, June 03, 2008
History made! 20 times in 24 days
I'm watching it now.
Dan in Real Life.
Went to jury duty earlier, the
judge had to be someplace by three
so we have to be back tomorrow.
Went and voted too!
Dan in Real Life.
Went to jury duty earlier, the
judge had to be someplace by three
so we have to be back tomorrow.
Went and voted too!
Sunday, June 01, 2008
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