went to doctor today about sore arms. He says it seems to be simply a matter of having put more wear on certain muscles than my body was prepared to repair, advises heat, anti-inflammatory painkillers, stretches and rest. As work is not restful, must cut back on typing for now. Doctor's orders are, do not write Great American Novel unless proceeds ( Read more... )

Physical Exam last week: bp 122 over 82; wt 174 lbs; ht 5'11 and a half" (am I getting shorter still?) Doctor was actually a Nurse, suggested Prilosec for my stomach trouble, seemed unable to see past that to notice any other minor problems, which hopefully means all other problems really are that minor ( Read more... )

Con will be held the final weekend in March. The theme is Superheroes.
I will NOT be attending, at least in , unless there are massive highly unlikely changes. It is my personal experience that certain current students of a certain Liberal Arts school have shown a considerable level of disrespect for , and that, beyond past instances of disrespect ( Read more... )

This planet is full of idiots. They are in charge. Entropy is constant, rusting my possessions. Today, it doesn't matter. No time left to rant about Con (remind me to give news eventually, though) or work (my whole dept gets zero respect from corporate) or politics, car trouble, money worries, or what have you ( Read more... )

I forgot to mention that Friend Computer is no longer controlling my work schedules. This means I've been back to Tuesdays and Fridays for my days off for several months now ( Read more... )

The Con will take place on Oct. 27th, 28, & 29th this year. Complexity ratings are now on a 1-5 scale. No due date is listed for Game Descriptions. *shrug* (I have no idea. Doctor Flowery Tree says he's emailed them to ask but hasn't heard back.) The TGC can be contacted at email address umf understrike (acronym for Table Gaming Club lowercase) at ( Read more... )

I've been meaning to post this, but the really interesting girl I've been emailing lately made a related comment, so this is reprinted from my letter to her. (It took me five days to finish the letter back to her. That's way too long, even for a huge multifaceted letter answering some sticky questions like "what do you do for a living?" *sigh* and ( Read more... )

By the way, I passed my yearly evaluation at work. I should soon be receiving a 40-cent raise, bringing me up to $7.55 an hour. One of these days maybe I'll post some of the anecdotes of my life among the Blue-Vested People. Collectively, I call such anecdotes 'The Janitor Diaries'. I'm not sure whether I can get a realistic novel out of these ( Read more... )

Tuesday, June 21st was the Summer Solistice-- by definition, literally the longest day of the year. It felt it. That night, Cricket responded to my second letter (the one clarifying that I don't really suck blood) with a phone number. We talked for two hours on the phone, about everything: death, religion, love...I'd say it went well. Cricket is ( Read more... )