Put Silver Wings On My Son's Chest...
► Thanks to the Sirius radio's 60s station yesterday (in Dad's car*), I've can not get The Ballad of the Green Berets out of my head. It will not go away.
* Just two liberal Canadian guys proudly singing along to a patriotic American military anthem.
► Nothing like sitting in a crowded, stuffy waiting room with a few dozen fellow human beings. You get a rare chance to sample aromas you normally wouldn't. I've no idea who they were, but someone near me smelled of farts, and another smelled of onion rings. And not in a good way.
My visit to the medical center yesterday morning wasn't as bad as it could have been. I think it only took 2 hours in total, and there were only about 12 to 15 people ahead of me. I've had longer waits before, so that's good.
It turned out that I didn't just need blood work (4 vials) and chest X-rays, but I also had to make a urine sample and have an EKG. The urine sample was shame inducing as the nurse marked off how much of the cup I needed to fill for the testing, and I was only able to fill half of that space. If only I had that cup an hour earlier. The EKG amused me because the technician had a bit of trouble getting the electronic sticker receptors to adhere to my chest through the hair. I may have snickered.
After that was finished, I was sent to another part of the building to get the chest X-rays (Dad spent most of the time we were there waiting in the cafeteria). There was a cute moment while I was sitting in the waiting room and a father in his 40s and a little boy of about 4 came in. The boy pointed at me and asked the father if I was a superhero (I was wearing one of my Superman symbol T-shirts). The father said "yes, that's Superman." After I had my X-rays taken and dismissed, I passed the man and the boy in the hallway. The father said "say goodbye to Superman" and the boy waved and shouting "bye!" so I turned, waved, and said "bye." It brightened up the day a bit for me.Derek: got a question, you know anything about X-rays?
Derek: went to the medical center this morning for blood work, an EKG and the 2 chest X-rays (back and side
Derek: when they took the side X-ray the lead girdle slide a bit and top of my jeans and belt may have been exposed
Derek: probably nothing to worry about, right?
Dran: Yeah, that's fine. You have dental x-rays ever? Your whole damn face is exposed.
Derek: true
Dran: They just use the lead shield so people don't freak out.
Derek: was just worried about the belt buckle becoming "radioactive"
Dran: Yeah, that can't happen.
Still a bit worried about it.
► Quite possibly the greatest Star Wars image ever (and it's by Boris and Julie?!)
► Star Trek Captain Kirk Nutcracker - Much cooler than those nutcrackers my aunt and uncle would bring back from Germany for my mom.
► Emma Stone Visits David Letterman - Damn, Emma Stone has some nice legs.
► The Real Housewives of Atlanta: Kim Zolciak's Wardrobe Malfunction (VIDEO) - I've never heard of this gal before, or seen the show. Watching the clip I thought sure she's had a lot of work done, but she looks really good for 40+. Then I looked her up on Wikipedia. She's 2 years younger than me! God damn.
Still, very nice legs.
► 'Ghostbusters' Teaming Up with 'Transformers'?! - Wait, what's that?'The series kicks off with IDW's own Zombies vs. Robots franchise. Other mash-ups include Transformers, G.I. Joe, Ghostbusters, and Star Trek.'
Oh god! Yes! Ye...'Though we won't see Optimus Prime meeting Peter Venkman or Spock, the geek icons will battle the same enemy.'
...ffffffffffffffffffffuc...
Quote of the Moment
Dr. Spain: Wow. I thought you’d be the last person to have a problem with nonconformity.
House: Nonconformity, right. I can’t remember the last time I saw a twenty-something kid with a tattoo of an Asian letter on his wrist. You are one wicked free thinker. You want to be a rebel? Stop being cool. Wear a pocket protector like he does and get a haircut. Like the Asian kids who don’t leave the library for 20 hours stretches, they’re the ones who don’t care what you think. Sayonara.
Dr. Wilson: So should I go through all the resumes looking for Asian names?
House: Actually, the Asian kids are probably just responding to parental pressure, but my point is still valid.
- House (2004 - )
Drinking: water
Eating: bite-sized Butterfinger candy bars
* Just two liberal Canadian guys proudly singing along to a patriotic American military anthem.
► Nothing like sitting in a crowded, stuffy waiting room with a few dozen fellow human beings. You get a rare chance to sample aromas you normally wouldn't. I've no idea who they were, but someone near me smelled of farts, and another smelled of onion rings. And not in a good way.
My visit to the medical center yesterday morning wasn't as bad as it could have been. I think it only took 2 hours in total, and there were only about 12 to 15 people ahead of me. I've had longer waits before, so that's good.
It turned out that I didn't just need blood work (4 vials) and chest X-rays, but I also had to make a urine sample and have an EKG. The urine sample was shame inducing as the nurse marked off how much of the cup I needed to fill for the testing, and I was only able to fill half of that space. If only I had that cup an hour earlier. The EKG amused me because the technician had a bit of trouble getting the electronic sticker receptors to adhere to my chest through the hair. I may have snickered.
After that was finished, I was sent to another part of the building to get the chest X-rays (Dad spent most of the time we were there waiting in the cafeteria). There was a cute moment while I was sitting in the waiting room and a father in his 40s and a little boy of about 4 came in. The boy pointed at me and asked the father if I was a superhero (I was wearing one of my Superman symbol T-shirts). The father said "yes, that's Superman." After I had my X-rays taken and dismissed, I passed the man and the boy in the hallway. The father said "say goodbye to Superman" and the boy waved and shouting "bye!" so I turned, waved, and said "bye." It brightened up the day a bit for me.Derek: got a question, you know anything about X-rays?
Derek: went to the medical center this morning for blood work, an EKG and the 2 chest X-rays (back and side
Derek: when they took the side X-ray the lead girdle slide a bit and top of my jeans and belt may have been exposed
Derek: probably nothing to worry about, right?
Dran: Yeah, that's fine. You have dental x-rays ever? Your whole damn face is exposed.
Derek: true
Dran: They just use the lead shield so people don't freak out.
Derek: was just worried about the belt buckle becoming "radioactive"
Dran: Yeah, that can't happen.
Still a bit worried about it.
► Quite possibly the greatest Star Wars image ever (and it's by Boris and Julie?!)
► Star Trek Captain Kirk Nutcracker - Much cooler than those nutcrackers my aunt and uncle would bring back from Germany for my mom.
► Emma Stone Visits David Letterman - Damn, Emma Stone has some nice legs.
► The Real Housewives of Atlanta: Kim Zolciak's Wardrobe Malfunction (VIDEO) - I've never heard of this gal before, or seen the show. Watching the clip I thought sure she's had a lot of work done, but she looks really good for 40+. Then I looked her up on Wikipedia. She's 2 years younger than me! God damn.
Still, very nice legs.
► 'Ghostbusters' Teaming Up with 'Transformers'?! - Wait, what's that?'The series kicks off with IDW's own Zombies vs. Robots franchise. Other mash-ups include Transformers, G.I. Joe, Ghostbusters, and Star Trek.'
Oh god! Yes! Ye...'Though we won't see Optimus Prime meeting Peter Venkman or Spock, the geek icons will battle the same enemy.'
...ffffffffffffffffffffuc...
Quote of the Moment
Dr. Spain: Wow. I thought you’d be the last person to have a problem with nonconformity.
House: Nonconformity, right. I can’t remember the last time I saw a twenty-something kid with a tattoo of an Asian letter on his wrist. You are one wicked free thinker. You want to be a rebel? Stop being cool. Wear a pocket protector like he does and get a haircut. Like the Asian kids who don’t leave the library for 20 hours stretches, they’re the ones who don’t care what you think. Sayonara.
Dr. Wilson: So should I go through all the resumes looking for Asian names?
House: Actually, the Asian kids are probably just responding to parental pressure, but my point is still valid.
- House (2004 - )
Drinking: water
Eating: bite-sized Butterfinger candy bars