and in other news…
These posts are just falling all over themselves today, aren’t they?
I saw Dr. Barnet this morning, finally (after a reschedule of a reschedule).
His recommendation is to “wait and see” with my eyes. They are still changing, even a year after the surgery. Fortunately, since he considers this a part of “ongoing treatment”, all visits will be on their tab, and he told me if anyone tries to argue with me about it, to tell them to go talk to him. teehee!
So anyway. I discovered today that my left eye is now slightly worse than my right…whereas before, the left was always better than the right.
I’m ok with it I suppose. I manage ok, and while seeing street signs at night is a little iffy, at least in the distance, as long as I’m not driving anywhere unfamiliar it’s no biggie.
In other eye-related news, I had an “episode” last week at work (either Monday or Tuesday, can’t remember anymore), where the right side of my peripheral vision just up and left the building. And bits of my central vision, too. But it wasn’t just blackness… it was more of a white-ish dance-y flickering.
It freaked me out, but it wasn’t the first time it has happened. Oh, and it was in both eyes. Followed by an excruciating headache. A headache that took four Advil (in the span of an hour), to finally conquer (when normally two will do it nicely).
I brought this up to Dr. Barnet, and his diagnosis was, “classic migraine”. I asked this after he had already looked in my eyeballs with the really bright light, and he didn’t think it was anything else but a migraine. Oh joy. Migraines. Whee!
He did recommend I visit my regular doctor if they started to happen on a more regular basis, as he says there are some pretty good migraine medicines these days.
Up until last week it hadn’t happened in a long while… probably more than a year I think, if not longer than that, since I don’t recall having an “episode” since my lasik surgery. I just hope they don’t start happening on a more regular basis, especially while I’m at work. I was totally useless (during the blind spot part) for about 20 minutes. I did try to work while it was happening but when it started creeping into my central vision, it made it really hard to see what I was doing. Bleh. Not fun.
But anyway… enough of that. Time to go get dinner!
aaaa-chooo!
There must be dust in the air today or something. I’ve been sneezing a lot this morning, and now I sound like I have a cold, when I very likely don’t. I have border-line allergies (self-diagnosed), and they seem to crop up at the oddest of times… like now, when the pollen count isn’t even on the high side of medium (it’s 5.7 for this area)...
Of course, it could just be a particular type of pollen that gets to me, I just haven’t paid too close attention to what the counts are when I get all sneezy like this. I think that’s mostly due to it not happening very often, and only once in a long while do I get so sneezy that I reach for the Benedryl… Today isn’t one of those days, it’s just enough to annoy me.
an event from yesterday…
I had a close call on the way to work yesterday. I was going to post it yesterday, but found I wasn’t really in the mood to blog about anything at that point. And so it appears today.
Anyway.
I had a really close call on the way to work yesterday. I mean, by inches.
So, I’m driving east on the 101, about two miles past the I-17. I’m in the middle lane, tootling along at about 68-70mph, minding my own business, probably singning to a random song on the radio. A black ford pickup truck is in the lane to my right. And I am not, I repeat, not, in his blind spot. The front of my car is probably even with where the hood of his truck meets the windshield.
Do you see where this is going yet?
I suddenly notice the distance between us has grown smaller. I realize he is moving into my lane.
Um, excuse me, I’m in this lane already!!! He didn’t even give me the courtesy of a friggin blinker!
I lay on my horn, glance to my left (there is a big red pickup in that lane, but it’s behind me so it’s not in my way), and start slowing down while inching to the left to avoid being hit by the fucker in the ford.
Usually, when I hit my horn when people are coming too near to my car, they hear it and lurch back into their own lane. This schmuck kept on moving into my lane! It’s like he didn’t even hear my horn.
I was able to slow down enough to get out of his way and back into the middle lane where I was before. But not without flipping off the asshole in the Ford first, of course. I think I had to actually slow to about 55-60 to get out of his way (speed limit is 65 on that freeway). I was a jumbled bundle of nerves at that point. And then I got pissed.
I punched the gas to catch up to the Ford (I wanted to flip him off again). By the time I caught up with him, he had moved back into the right lane. I paced him, looked over to prepare to flip him off again, and saw that he was jabbering away on his friggin cell phone!! No fucking WONDER he didn’t hear my horn! He was too caught up in his conversation to even realize what was going on around him. Since he wouldn’t have seen it anyway, I didn’t bother with the bird. Instead I let loose a bunch of cursing, sped up and passed him so I could get ready to exit to the 51.
I really don’t know how I managed to keep from getting hit by this guy. I even managed to keep my side mirror intact, although I’m sure he got pretty close to it.
While cell phones are good for having in the car in case of an emergency, and while I do use my own in my car while driving, that guy is probably a real good reason they should probably be banned from being used by the driver of a car while it is in motion. When I use mine, I try to be careful and make sure I don’t become one of those assholes who become totally oblivious to the fact they’re supposed to be in control of their vehicles and that they’re not the only people on the road… and when I have my headset, I make a point to use it instead, that way I have both hands free to handle the steering wheel and stick shift…
I think what annoys me the most about that whole thing, is the fact that he probably had absolutely no clue he nearly side-swiped someone that day. Because he was holding the phone with his left hand, which was blocking his peripheral vision, and the phone was at his left ear, which is probably why he didn’t hear my horn.
Gah! He’s lucky he didn’t do that to some ganster packing a gun. That sort of thing surely would have gotten his ass shot dead.
on the bandwagon…
Ok, I’ve seen just about everyone else doing this… so here I go… in bold are things I’ve done:
- Bought everyone in the pub a drink
- Swam with wild dolphins
- Climbed a mountain
- Taken a Ferrari for a test drive
- Been inside the Great Pyramid
- Held a tarantula.
- Taken a candlelit bath with someone
- Said ‘I love you’ and meant it
- Hugged a tree
- Done a striptease
- Bungee jumped
- Visited Paris
- Watched a lightning storm at sea
- Stayed up all night long, and watch the sun rise
- Seen the Northern Lights
- Gone to a huge sports game
- Walked the stairs to the top of the leaning Tower of Pisa
- Grown and eaten your own vegetables
- Touched an iceberg
- Slept under the stars
- Changed a baby’s diaper
- Taken a trip in a hot air balloon
- Watched a meteor shower
- Gotten drunk on champagne
- Given more than you can afford to charity
- Looked up at the night sky through a telescope
- Had an uncontrollable giggling fit at the worst possible moment
- Had a food fight
- Bet on a winning horse
- Taken a sick day when you’re not ill (and really, who the hell hasn’t done this?)
- Asked out a stranger
- Had a snowball fight
- Photocopied your bottom on the office photocopier
- Screamed as loudly as you possibly can
- Held a lamb
- Enacted a favorite fantasy
- Taken a midnight skinny dip
- Taken an ice cold bath
- Had a meaningful conversation with a beggar
- Seen a total eclipse
- Ridden a roller coaster
- Hit a home run
- Fit three weeks miraculously into three days
- Danced like a fool and not cared who was looking
- Adopted an accent for an entire day
- Visited the birthplace of your ancestors
- Actually felt happy about your life, even for just a moment
- Had two hard drives for your computer
- Visited all 50 states
- Loved your job for all accounts (currently job #2)
- Taken care of someone who was shit faced
- Had enough money to be truly satisfied
- Had amazing friends
- Danced with a stranger in a foreign country
- Watched wild whales
- Stolen a sign
- Backpacked in Europe
- Taken a road-trip
- Rock climbing
- Lied to foreign government’s official in that country to avoid notice
- Midnight walk on the beach
- Sky diving
- Visited Ireland
- Been heartbroken longer then you were actually in love
- In a restaurant, sat at a stranger’s table and had a meal with them Does Benihana’s count?
- Visited Japan
- Benchpressed your own weight
- Milked a cow
- Alphabetized your records
- Pretended to be a superhero
- Sung karaoke
- Lounged around in bed all day
- Posed nude in front of strangers
- Scuba diving
- Got it on to “Let’s Get It On” by Marvin Gaye
- Kissed in the rain
- Played in the mud
- Played in the rain
- Gone to a drive-in theater
- Done something you should regret, but don’t regret it
- Visited the Great Wall of China
- Discovered that someone who’s not supposed to have known about your blog has discovered your blog
- Dropped Windows in favor of something better (Ok, so I haven’t completely dropped Windows yet, but I use my powerbook more often than not these days!)
- Started a business
- Fallen in love and not had your heart broken
- Toured ancient sites
- Taken a martial arts class
- Swordfought for the honor of a woman
- Played D&D for more than 6 hours straight
- Gotten married
- Been in a movie
- Crashed a party
- Loved someone you shouldn’t have
- Kissed someone so passionately it made them dizzy
- Gotten divorced
- Had sex at the office
- Gone without food for 5 days
- Made cookies from scratch
- Won first prize in a costume contest
- Ridden a gondola in Venice
- Gotten a tattoo
- Found that the texture of some materials can turn you on
- Rafted the Snake River
- Been on television news programs as an “expert”
- Got flowers for no reason
- Masturbated in a public place
- Got so drunk you don’t remember anything
- Been addicted to some form of illegal drug
- Performed on stage
- Been to Las Vegas
- Recorded music
- Eaten shark
- Had a one-night stand
- Gone to Thailand
- Seen Siouxsie live
- Bought a house
- Been in a combat zone
- Buried one/both of your parents
- Shaved or waxed your pubic hair off
- Been on a cruise ship
- Spoken more than one language fluently
- Gotten into a fight while attempting to defend someone
- Bounced a check
- Performed in Rocky Horror
- Read - and understood - your credit report
- Raised children
- Recently bought and played with a favorite childhood toy
- Followed your favorite band/singer on tour
- Created and named your own constellation of stars
- Taken an exotic bicycle tour in a foreign country
- Found out something significant that your ancestors did
- Called or written your Congress person
- Picked up and moved to another city to just start over
- ...more than once? - More than thrice?
- Walked the Golden Gate Bridge
- Sang loudly in the car, and didn’t stop when you knew someone was looking
- Had an abortion or your female partner did
- Had plastic surgery
- Survived an accident that you shouldn’t have survived.
- Wrote articles for a large publication
- Lost over 100 pounds
- Held someone while they were having a flashback
- Piloted an airplane
- Petted a stingray
- Broken someone’s heart
- Helped an animal give birth
- Been fired or laid off from a job
- Won money on a T.V. game show
- Broken a bone
- Killed a human being
- Gone on an African photo safari
- Ridden a motorcycle
- Driven any land vehicle at a speed of greater than 100mph
- Had a body part of yours below the neck pierced
- Fired a rifle, shotgun, or pistol
- Eaten mushrooms that were gathered in the wild
- Ridden a horse
- Had major surgery
- Had sex on a moving train
- Had a snake as a pet
- Hiked to the bottom of the Grand Canyon
- Slept through an entire flight: takeoff, flight, and landing
- Slept for more than 30 hours over the course of 48 hours
- Visited more foreign countries than U.S. states
- Visited all 7 continents
- Taken a canoe trip that lasted more than 2 days
- Eaten kangaroo meat
- Fallen in love at an ancient Mayan burial ground
- Been a sperm or egg donor
- Eaten sushi
- Had your picture in the newspaper
- Had 2 (or more) healthy romantic relationships for over a year in your lifetime
- Changed someone’s mind about something you care deeply about
- Gotten someone fired for their actions
- Gone back to school
- Parasailed
- Changed your name
- Petted a cockroach
- Eaten fried green tomatoes
- Read The Iliad
- Selected one “important” author who you missed in school, and read,
- Dined in a restaurant and stolen silverware, plates, cups because your apartment needed them
- ...and gotten 86’ed from the restaurant because you did it so many times, they figured out it was you
- Taught yourself an art from scratch
- Killed and prepared an animal for eating Fish. Yuck.
- Apologized to someone years after inflicting the hurt
- Skipped all your school reunions (not on purpose) (I even paid for my shirt, but still didn’t make it to the renuion)
- Communicated with someone without sharing a common spoken language
- Been elected to public office
- Written your own computer language
- Thought to yourself that you’re living your dream
- Had to put someone you love into hospice care
- Built your own PC from parts
- Sold your own artwork to someone who didn’t know you
- Had a booth at a street fair
- Dyed your hair
- Been a DJ
- Found out someone was going to dump you via LiveJournal
- Written your own role playing game
- Been arrested
they missed the memo.
Ok, so, my head still feels like it’s stuffed with cotton.
My sinuses, however, didn’t get that memo.
And my nose is really pissed off at them for it. And I’m using soft Puffs, too! 😠
Obviously, I’m a grumpy whiner when I’m sick. It doesn’t help that I don’t have any vacation days left for this year so if I were to go home early, I’d be cutting into next year’s pool, even more than I already have. Grr.
waiting…
For the day-quil to kick in…
I take only one because two, even if it’s day-quil, will knock me out.
I also have to take only half-doses of ny-quil, else I’d sleep for 12 solid hours.
my head feels like it’s gonna essplode under the pressure… or implode, or whatever.
ugh.
it shows no mercy…
This is unfair.
Josh can bring home a cold or flu and 9 times out of 10 I won’t catch the damn thing—and I sleep with him.
But someone at work, who sits 10 feet away from me and who I may only get as close as 3 feet to, during the course of the day, gives me his cold.
Where is the logic in that?!
I had a sneezing fit just before it was time for me to get out of bed and get ready for work… I am still sneezing, and my head is all stuffy. Grrr…..
ETA: I just realized something, if I am still feeling like this on Monday, I’m going to have to call in sick at job#2 because the lady working is all by herself this week, and the last thing I need to do is pass this on to HER when there is no one else to cover for her if she gets sick!! Fuck. I was so looking forward to getting my last two days-in-a-row there before changing to the one-day-a-week schedule.. Gah!
ugh…
Between the headache centered behind my left eyeball and the monster pimple that planted itself in the tip of my poor nose, I’m just a ball o’pain tonight.
Is it creepy that I can feel my nose throbbing?
I keep wondering if an alien is going to burst out of it…
rudolph with your nose so bright…
I have one of those pimples. The ones that are deep under your skin, making it red & irritated, and are painful.
I hate those.
And I don’t wear makeup, so the red spot is in plain sight. Grrr. 😠
the itching will drive me mad…
I have a rash on my left hand, above the ring & middle fingers.
It is driving me quite insane.
Josh & I had dinner with his mom & step-dad tonight, and something she asked us at dinner, later turned on a light for me…
Had I used any chemicals or came in contact with any recently? Changed soaps, etc? At the time, my answer was an emphatic no.
However, on the way home, I realized something.
We slathered on sunscreen before going into the pool Sunday afternoon (when this rash first appeared). And again today.
Ding!
Josh’s neck has started to get itchy today, and he mentioned he had the same itchiness when we used the sunscreen in Florida in March.
D’oh! I guess we’re having a bad reaction to it. Seems I’ll have to go on the hunt for another brand or something.
Ah well. Sorry, TJ, that I didn’t realize it at the time you asked us about that. 😊
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