What's up with you?

[curses]

Woo!

[BrotherMan]

Peaches & Herb . Shake Your Groove Thing - YouTube

[Janet]

Going to see David Suchet of Poirot fame live on stage this Sunday. He's in Toronto doing a play called The Last Confession with Brian Bedford. We are driving to Stratford on Saturday for Colm Feore as King Lear, then on to Toronto on Sunday. I even let my sister's planning hangups rub off on me enough that we have reservations for dinner each night and picked out at least one of the lunch restaurants.

I really need to get off my butt and pack.

[specious_reasons]

I have an offer on the house. It's not what I want, but it's acceptable, and the viewings have dropped off precipitously, so I'm either in it for the long haul or I accept the offer.

So I accepted it. Now I have a month to plan and execute the sale, the move and acquire a new job, or convince my old job to let me to work from home.

Right now, I finished off the last of my gin just so I can sleep tonight.

[Ensign Steve]

[Ari]

So I've been considering changing my legal name for awhile now and wanted to do it in one swoop instead of going through the paperwork to do my first name then last last.
I think I've finally settled on Ari Lunarium.

[Dingfod]

Better than Dave Supernigga.

[irukandji]

two things, very personal

i have passed the point beyond which i will have spent most of my life as a mother... my eldest son just turned 29... my youngest will be 21 this july!

look what i can do! it helps if you use stewart's voice (Michael McDonald from MAD)



also, i have become Mrs. Bale


from BBC’s As Time Goes By…. the character is the house keeper at the Hardcastle country home with what could be called an endearing obsession…. the tides (and weather) in the English channel

for me, in the midst of establishing a permaculture site, a farm… on the rural outer aspect of the city limits… i am obsessed with weather, as can attest my son who just endured the highlights of the upcoming 24 hr forecast and how it will impact the order of performance of the daily chores and ongoing projects tomorrow… none of them involving him (yet!…. or at all)

it was obvious he didnt give a fuck (nor should he)… and it was at that moment i heard the shipping report in my head…

"As Time Goes By: The Bypass (#7.4)" (1998)
Lionel: Would you excuse us, Mrs. Bale?
Mrs. Bale: Yes, of course. It’s almost time for the shipping forecast anyway. The last I heard the wind was doing some very peculiar things in the Irish Sea.

show spoiler

hi ya guys! we finally got spring! the wear and tear of the winter just traded with the wear and tear of the growing season! be safe, be good to you!

[BrotherMan]

look what i can do! it helps if you use stewart's voice (Michael McDonald from MAD)

You couldn't have possibly known, but I really loved that character. Now all you have to do is perfect that Nooooooooooo while pushing someone away with your foot! But I assume that's reason #2 on why you have trained your ponies to bitey face.

[Kyuss Apollo]

Mrs. KA is signing up for the Naval Reserves on Tuesday, hoping to get active duty Navy to complete her BA degree.

[irukandji]

Originally Posted by BrotherMan

bitey face.

heh heh.... bitey face

[ShottleBop]

5-6 weeks ago, I started 5mg Crestor daily (replacing 5 mg pravastatin, which I'd been taking for several months), as a condition to the Endocrinology Department's acceptance of a referral from my cardiologist to check into what might be causing my high (over 200) LDL.

Last Thursday, the 23rd, I had a round of blood tests. My kidney function tests, serum creatinine and glomerular filtration rate, were 1.07 (against a recommended value <=1.30), and 70 (against a recommended value > 60), respectively.

Over the weekend, I suffered three spontaneous nosebleeds. (This is not an issue I've ever had--my first nosebleed in decades had been two weeks before that, which I had ascribed to the effects of a long flight from San Diego to New York.) I went to see my PCP about the nosebleeds yesterday, and she reran some of my tests.

In four days, my serum creatinine went from 1.07 to 1.25, and my glomerular filtration rate went from 70 to 59--a level indicative of kidney problems.

[For comparison purposes, in September, 2012--before I started any statins--my serum creatinine was 1.0, and my glomerular filtration rate was 80.]

I am concerned about what, to me, looks like a fairly rapid decline in my indicators of kidney function, coupled with information I see online linking rapid decline in such indicators (i.e., over a four-day period) with acute kidney damage (possibly caused by statins, via rhabdomyolysis). Nosebleeds are also a symptom. Crestor is known to increase the risk of such occurrences, at least at high doses.

I have emailed my cardiologist to make sure that he sees the results, and have asked him to give me a call.

[Angakuk]

Originally Posted by Angakuk

Mrs. Angakuk and I are flying to Phoenix on Sunday. My father's memorial service will take place on the following Monday. Although he passed away last December, my mother and sister decided, for various reasons, to delay the memorial service until now.

Since I am a pastor I will be conducting the service, though I would really rather have had someone else do the honors so I could just focus on being the grieving son instead of the grieving son who is also a pastor. Still, my folks supported me financially during college and seminary, so I guess this the about the least I can do by way of paying them back.

There and back again. The service went well. Due to time constraints (the Veterans' Cemetary allows about 30 minutes for each service) I had not planned on delivering a eulogy. As it turned out there was time and I did, with some difficulty, deliver a brief eulogy. My cousin hosted a reception at his home following the service and I got to spend time with some relatives that I haven't seen in years. It was good.

[Demimonde]

My wrist is finally all healed up and I can type with two hands again!

The chipped bone stayed perfectly in place and healed so well you would never have thought there was a fracture there. I had been wearing the splint so long, I feel kinda funny without it.

I think I shall spend the entire weekend floating in the nearest pool I can find.

[Janet]

Last night I was supposed to meet my niece to see Godzilla. We had agreed to meet at the theatre around 7:00, then walk to a nearby Thai restaurant. We confirmed about 15 minutes before I left work. When I got to my car I discovered my phone battery was dead, but wasn't too concerned. Got to the theater about five minutes late. She wasn't there. I sat, stood and paced for an hour, keeping an eye on the theater and the restaurant. After an hour I figured she had something come up and I would find out what it was once I plugged my phone in. I was a little miffed, mostly because I was hungry, but not really upset or worried. I bought my ticket and saw the film, then I drove back to Flint, stopped at an all night diner drive-through, and got home about midnight.

I had a voicemail on my home phone from my sister telling me they were all freaking out, where was I and my other sister, said niece's mother, was driving around looking for me. Since she goes to bed at 9:00 and it was midnight, I didn't bother calling. As soon as I plugged my phone in and got it turned on I texted my niece to explain that after an hour of waiting I had seen the movie. After a bit the phone woke up enough to get a raft of voicemails and texts from her freaking out. She also responded, about a dozen times, explaining that she was at the restaurant the whole time and "kind of called the cops" because she thought something happened to me.

So, yeah, freaked everyone out by seeing a movie. Part of the problem was that there are two Thai restaurants within walking distance of the theater and I was keeping an eye on the other one. Even if I had walked in to check for her it would have been the wrong one. I can understand my niece being freaked out and worried, but I would have hoped her mom would have had a more level head. The woman drove to Flint just to check if I was stranded, but didn't have the sense to check the parking structure behind the theater where I always park.

Oh, and the other sister was still up at midnight so I'm a little in the doghouse for not calling. But my niece called her mom and she called the other sister, so she did get the word. Fortunately they had the good sense not to freak my mother out about it. That's a guilt trip I did not need.

And after all that, Godzilla kind of sucked. Oh well, the popcorn tasted pretty good.

[ShottleBop]

Big family wedding today. My next-to-youngest niece, 18 years old (a year older than my grandson), is getting married to her boyfriend of four years. 300 people (big families on both sides) will congregate at a public park in Ramona. Up at 6:30 to drive out with Mrs. ShottleBop and son to set up shade structures for the reception. Back home now. Will take the dog for a walk before going back for the wedding.

[Dingfod]

Lazy day off. I slept until almost 10AM (yesterday was a long day). Nature Boy mowed my lawn for $50. Was going swimming again, but thunderstorms are building up again. We've been run out of the pool by lightning in the area twice this week.

[specious_reasons]

Jesus. I just verbally informed my boss that I have ~3 weeks before I need time off to move to the Seattle area. I suggested that I could either work remotely or resign, depending on how they feel about it, but working remotely might be beneficial to both parties - I don't go jobless, and they don't have to scramble to replace me. We'll see - the house technically is still in contract negotiations, but the closing is so soon, I have to get things started assuming it goes forward.

[Janet]

Saw Eddie Izzard in Detroit last night in the best seat I have ever had at a show. They placed regular chairs in the orchestra pit and staggered. I was in the second row, center aisle seat which was staggered enough that there was no one in front of me, maybe six feet or so from the stage. I swear he could have looked down my top if he'd wanted to.

In somewhat related news, after slacking for some time I am back to wearing full make-up every day.

[Ymir's blood]

I hurt my back yesterday, coughing. It's most a dull ache unless I move wrong. Yesterday morning it hurt to breathe standing up.

[LadyShea]

Originally Posted by ShottleBop

5-6 weeks ago, I started 5mg Crestor daily (replacing 5 mg pravastatin, which I'd been taking for several months), as a condition to the Endocrinology Department's acceptance of a referral from my cardiologist to check into what might be causing my high (over 200) LDL.

Last Thursday, the 23rd, I had a round of blood tests. My kidney function tests, serum creatinine and glomerular filtration rate, were 1.07 (against a recommended value <=1.30), and 70 (against a recommended value > 60), respectively.

Over the weekend, I suffered three spontaneous nosebleeds. (This is not an issue I've ever had--my first nosebleed in decades had been two weeks before that, which I had ascribed to the effects of a long flight from San Diego to New York.) I went to see my PCP about the nosebleeds yesterday, and she reran some of my tests.

In four days, my serum creatinine went from 1.07 to 1.25, and my glomerular filtration rate went from 70 to 59--a level indicative of kidney problems.

[For comparison purposes, in September, 2012--before I started any statins--my serum creatinine was 1.0, and my glomerular filtration rate was 80.]

I am concerned about what, to me, looks like a fairly rapid decline in my indicators of kidney function, coupled with information I see online linking rapid decline in such indicators (i.e., over a four-day period) with acute kidney damage (possibly caused by statins, via rhabdomyolysis). Nosebleeds are also a symptom. Crestor is known to increase the risk of such occurrences, at least at high doses.

I have emailed my cardiologist to make sure that he sees the results, and have asked him to give me a call.

Oh man, keep us informed. I am glad you got checked out instead of blowing it off, kidney damage from drugs is nothing to play with.

[JoeP]

Originally Posted by Janet

Saw Eddie Izzard in Detroit last night in the best seat I have ever had at a show. They placed regular chairs in the orchestra pit and staggered. I was in the second row, center aisle seat which was staggered enough that there was no one in front of me, maybe six feet or so from the stage. I swear he could have looked down my top if he'd wanted to.

And you could have looked up his dress?

[Ensign Steve]

Stuff is good. I like my new job and my new town. Gizmo is helping me to not be too lonely. I finally got paid and half of it went to taxes. I guess that means I am a republican now. I'm going this weekend to my mom's.

[LadyShea]

YB, that's a very nasty cough. Is it a cold or allergies or what?

[Janet]

Originally Posted by JoeP

And you could have looked up his dress?

Sadly, he was wearing pants, and nowhere near as tight as the ones he wore on his last tour.