I'm doing well enough here, not getting enough sleep (which worries me, as it lowers my work productivity) ... but otherwise OK. I am seeking a room of my own, I can't keep staying as a guest on someone else's couch. But I need to be in a safe place, and not too far from downtown (where I work). And I don't want to pay a really huge rent ... I ( Read more... )

I finally got a car, just about a week ago now. It is working mostly fine, although I'd like the brakes to be tighter. I have a '97 Subaru Outback, dark blue. I need to call the dealer and give him the information if I decide by tomorrow that I do indeed want a vanity tag (I'm think "tanfur", with Animal-Friendly tags ( Read more... )

Dr. Youssri has assured me that it is 99.9% likely I'll be fine to fly out to Oregon. The "bubble" that I thought was in the eye was either debris left from the operation (something not cleaned out), or if it was a bubble, it would have been very small, as it is was so close to the retina. And even the last little bit that was there on Friday was ( Read more... )

I'll be attending Railsconf in Portland, Oregon. It runs from the 17th to the 20th, and I will try to get tickets to fly out for the 16th, and return the 20th ( Read more... )

Alas, Kaiser (my HMO) called and told me the surgeon will be out of town on the 19th this month, and I was rescheduled for May 3rd. *grr* Oh well ... it will make it easier to move on May 1st, at least ( Read more... )

Hello all,

On April 19th, I will undergo outpatient surgery, an operation known as vitrectomy. I need to be there at 08.30 for an operation at 10.00, and the surgery is maybe 2 hours, tops. I then have some time to recover and then will go home. I don't know how I'm getting there and more importantly, back, yet. The next day I need to go into ( Read more... )

Last night after work I went over to the GMU Aquatics Center to have a healthy small meet with some other area furs. When I first located the others (the place is really big), kurradragon and Furio (don't know if he's on LJ) were stretching in the hallway. Later, Midnightwolf (not the LJ user midnightwolf98) arrived with Wyndchaser. We all swam a lot, and ( Read more... )

I am now *partially* moved (a move of only a few miles), to a room in an house. There are kitties as a warning to any who might visit ( Read more... )

I was at the optometrist today, to get a new prescription. I'm OK to drive, but I am legally blind in my right eye (20/400, even with the best possible corrective lenses). But my left eye can be corrected to 20/20, and the combined prescription will give me 20/20 overall. My prescription includes a polycarbonate lens for the left eye to protect ( Read more... )