I live! ... I think o_o/
Wow... Okay, no updates since August... uh, I guess I should do a run down...
So tonight, I hear from Craig that Harel's father died of a heart attack. Quite shocking, really, because he seemed to be an active and healthy person from what I remember. I don't really remember the last time I talked to Harel, but it's been quite a while so I'm not sure if his health was failing beforehand or if it's just one of those things that just kinda happen. I rallied Ping and Desi sometime after hearing the news, but once we got to his house, most of his family was going out to retrieve their dad's car from the Port Authority and Harel had gone to sleep (he apparently didn't sleep since it happened). So we decided to turn back, let him sleep and try again at a better time.
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I took off work early to see the doctor for a follow-up/test. The hearing test showed up normal (thankfully) and he says that my ears should be okay. The ringing (tinnitus) is still there, but should eventually go away on its own... but if it worsens or anything turns up, he says I should come back. With that done and over with, I make a quick run to the post office and the library. I dropped my car off at the local Strauss and walked around the strip mall and Target to kill some time, during which I hear from Craig that an old friend's father died. It took me by complete surprise and I don't think I hear half of what he was saying about it.
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Last week was fun. I don't remember the last time Sarah and I had a night that felt more like a date. Most of the time we kinda just have ourselves a lazy night/day watching movies or playing games. It felt pretty refreshing going out to dinner (mmm... Red Lobster!) one night and going out to the theaters to see "Bolt" on another. I really missed hanging out with her... she's been so busy and stressed out the last few months working on her comic project/commission. I've had to cut back on visits to let her work and/or give her some assistance on the comic.
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Last month was okay, I guess. I took the day off work on my birthday to try and explore NYC on my own... but I ended up leaving the neighborhood late partly because I had to drop off some payments at the doctor (more on that later). The initial plan was to wander around the whole day just exploring aimlessly but that didn't happen :/ I probably got into the city at around 11am, killed a bit of time at a small comic book shop while I waited for Sarah to get out for lunch. We ate at a nice little Japanese restaurant where I had donburi(?). We parted ways after eating, and I headed down to Chinatown to play Street Fighter 4 at the arcade (what? A guy can't be a total geek on his own birthday? ;o;/ ). Met up with Sarah again down in Ctown and I think we ordered some food and took it back to her house for dinner. I think the icing on the cake for my birthday was coming home and finding that my long awaited Enki Revoltech had arrived. The next week, Ping calls up to rally at Desi's. There he shows us a Gurren Lagann episode and hands me some presents (FUCK YEAH! COMBEE PLUSHIE!). Thanksgiving was fairly typical... I spent most of the day cleaning my room until we got called up for dinner... The Saturday afterward we were supposed to hang out in NYC, but had to break off early because Sarah didn't feel well. I got quite a scare from it, but thankfully everyone was very helpful and I spent the rest of the day helping her recover. I really wanted to hang out with everyone, but I still had a good time despite the sudden turn of events.
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I think my ears started ringing one October Monday... not sure what caused it, but it kept going for THREE fucking WEEKS. I went to see the doctor on the 9th(?) day. He finds nothing and says it may be from a virus, (which may or may not relate to last month's problem) prescribing steroids to help fight it off. I can't believe I completely forgot to go out to the city and see the Halloween parade, but I suppose it couldn't be helped. It was a work day after all, and I don't think we were in the mood to go out after a long day. Besides, we had to wake up early to attend Manganext that weekend. Perhaps next year... But aside from the tinnitus, I had a lot of fun at the con. Maybe because it was small and I finally got to hang out with some friends... but managing to snag some awesome figurines at the dealer room certainly lifted my mood.
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Man... I don't know what was going on, but I had vertigo for a solid couple of weeks in September. At least it wasn't bad enough to keep me from daily routines, work, and visiting Sarah. It was just really exhausting to have to deal with that uneasy feeling though. I went to see a doctor after the first week. At least I hear back from my gastroenterologist that my results came back clear, but I may have a sensitivity to gluten and suggests that I go on a celiac diet. Man... if it's not one thing, it's another... NYAF was neat... I got to see a lot of entertaining cosplay and filled out my first commission in years (TWO people asked for a commission. Whut?)!
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Otakon was alright, I suppose... It felt more like work because of the art alley and food runs, but I still had fun. I got to meet a fellow Q fan (SF3) at the game room and had some good crab cakes at the very least (I guess I didn't have as much fun as I should have partly because I was anxious about taking a couple of tests to see if I had gastrointestinal problems) Sarah and I stayed an extra couple of days to avoid the heavy traffic on Friday and Sunday. Besides, our 2 year anniversary landed on the Sunday of Otakon so I figured we'll take another day off to relax and perhaps eat some of that famed Boston crapbs. Sadly, the restaurant we wanted to go to didn't open until the evening after we had to go home :( So until next year, I'm left to wonder why hyde "had tsuu"...
Well, it's getting pretty late so no time for my usual +/- tl;dr thing. I should get some sleep now before it gets too late.
Ah, forgot to add a bunch of things... I'll try a quick update tomorrow.
So tonight, I hear from Craig that Harel's father died of a heart attack. Quite shocking, really, because he seemed to be an active and healthy person from what I remember. I don't really remember the last time I talked to Harel, but it's been quite a while so I'm not sure if his health was failing beforehand or if it's just one of those things that just kinda happen. I rallied Ping and Desi sometime after hearing the news, but once we got to his house, most of his family was going out to retrieve their dad's car from the Port Authority and Harel had gone to sleep (he apparently didn't sleep since it happened). So we decided to turn back, let him sleep and try again at a better time.
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I took off work early to see the doctor for a follow-up/test. The hearing test showed up normal (thankfully) and he says that my ears should be okay. The ringing (tinnitus) is still there, but should eventually go away on its own... but if it worsens or anything turns up, he says I should come back. With that done and over with, I make a quick run to the post office and the library. I dropped my car off at the local Strauss and walked around the strip mall and Target to kill some time, during which I hear from Craig that an old friend's father died. It took me by complete surprise and I don't think I hear half of what he was saying about it.
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Last week was fun. I don't remember the last time Sarah and I had a night that felt more like a date. Most of the time we kinda just have ourselves a lazy night/day watching movies or playing games. It felt pretty refreshing going out to dinner (mmm... Red Lobster!) one night and going out to the theaters to see "Bolt" on another. I really missed hanging out with her... she's been so busy and stressed out the last few months working on her comic project/commission. I've had to cut back on visits to let her work and/or give her some assistance on the comic.
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Last month was okay, I guess. I took the day off work on my birthday to try and explore NYC on my own... but I ended up leaving the neighborhood late partly because I had to drop off some payments at the doctor (more on that later). The initial plan was to wander around the whole day just exploring aimlessly but that didn't happen :/ I probably got into the city at around 11am, killed a bit of time at a small comic book shop while I waited for Sarah to get out for lunch. We ate at a nice little Japanese restaurant where I had donburi(?). We parted ways after eating, and I headed down to Chinatown to play Street Fighter 4 at the arcade (what? A guy can't be a total geek on his own birthday? ;o;/ ). Met up with Sarah again down in Ctown and I think we ordered some food and took it back to her house for dinner. I think the icing on the cake for my birthday was coming home and finding that my long awaited Enki Revoltech had arrived. The next week, Ping calls up to rally at Desi's. There he shows us a Gurren Lagann episode and hands me some presents (FUCK YEAH! COMBEE PLUSHIE!). Thanksgiving was fairly typical... I spent most of the day cleaning my room until we got called up for dinner... The Saturday afterward we were supposed to hang out in NYC, but had to break off early because Sarah didn't feel well. I got quite a scare from it, but thankfully everyone was very helpful and I spent the rest of the day helping her recover. I really wanted to hang out with everyone, but I still had a good time despite the sudden turn of events.
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I think my ears started ringing one October Monday... not sure what caused it, but it kept going for THREE fucking WEEKS. I went to see the doctor on the 9th(?) day. He finds nothing and says it may be from a virus, (which may or may not relate to last month's problem) prescribing steroids to help fight it off. I can't believe I completely forgot to go out to the city and see the Halloween parade, but I suppose it couldn't be helped. It was a work day after all, and I don't think we were in the mood to go out after a long day. Besides, we had to wake up early to attend Manganext that weekend. Perhaps next year... But aside from the tinnitus, I had a lot of fun at the con. Maybe because it was small and I finally got to hang out with some friends... but managing to snag some awesome figurines at the dealer room certainly lifted my mood.
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Man... I don't know what was going on, but I had vertigo for a solid couple of weeks in September. At least it wasn't bad enough to keep me from daily routines, work, and visiting Sarah. It was just really exhausting to have to deal with that uneasy feeling though. I went to see a doctor after the first week. At least I hear back from my gastroenterologist that my results came back clear, but I may have a sensitivity to gluten and suggests that I go on a celiac diet. Man... if it's not one thing, it's another... NYAF was neat... I got to see a lot of entertaining cosplay and filled out my first commission in years (TWO people asked for a commission. Whut?)!
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Otakon was alright, I suppose... It felt more like work because of the art alley and food runs, but I still had fun. I got to meet a fellow Q fan (SF3) at the game room and had some good crab cakes at the very least (I guess I didn't have as much fun as I should have partly because I was anxious about taking a couple of tests to see if I had gastrointestinal problems) Sarah and I stayed an extra couple of days to avoid the heavy traffic on Friday and Sunday. Besides, our 2 year anniversary landed on the Sunday of Otakon so I figured we'll take another day off to relax and perhaps eat some of that famed Boston crapbs. Sadly, the restaurant we wanted to go to didn't open until the evening after we had to go home :( So until next year, I'm left to wonder why hyde "had tsuu"...
Well, it's getting pretty late so no time for my usual +/- tl;dr thing. I should get some sleep now before it gets too late.
Ah, forgot to add a bunch of things... I'll try a quick update tomorrow.