I saw the ENT dr on Thursday for my followup..

He said that since taking it easy had no appreciable effect on my symptoms that now I have to train myself to ignore the disequilibrium by doing head training exercises. Oh joy. Also, it could last for up to another 3 months. I have a VNG, which is some kind of test to see how badly the vestibular ( Read more... )

I had my ortho follow-up yesterday. After seeing my regular dr on Monday, I fully expected to be told I needed immediate surgery. But the knee guy told me that the MRI showed that my knee was inflamed from a combination of arthritis and a cyst, and that the draining of the cyst was what caused the stabbing pain in my lower leg and the inability to ( Read more... )

Ick, the weather is terrible. I wish I had a cozy knit skirt to wear. But I can't buy one because YES I SIGNED UP FOR THE GREAT AMERICAN APPAREL DIET and have pledged not to buy new clothes for myself until August 31 2011. (Though you are still allowed to purchase accessories, underwear and shoes, and accept clothing as gifts)

In order to nerve ( Read more... )

But where is the vaccine? Weren't there supposed to be jackbooted public-heath officials ordering everyone to line up for shots? I am all in favor of forcible vaccination; anti-vaccine activists are degenerate idiots who deserve to get polio and live out their days in iron lungs while Child Protective Services takes away their children to be ( Read more... )

One thing I thought all Americans agreed about was that Congress is incapable of getting anything done. But the angry people at those meetings seemed to believe that their elected representatives are strong, sneaky, indifferent to public opinion, and intent on eviscerating popular and much-needed programs in order to create a national health care ( Read more... )

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Op-Ed Contributor Blocking Care for Women
By HILLARY RODHAM CLINTON and CECILE RICHARDS
Published: September 18, 2008

LAST month, the Bush administration launched the latest salvo in its eight-year campaign to undermine women’s rights and women’s health by placing ideology ahead of science: a proposed rule from the Department of Health and Human ( Read more... )

It appears I accidentally pre-ordered TWO copies of Fruits Basket 19. I think this happened with 18 as well. Oops. Well, at least chibi-T and I can each have our own copy.

Today T's friend L's mom suddenly emailed me and asked if T could come over, so we arranged that and then to meet at the movie theater to see "Horton Hears a Who," which had some ( Read more... )

nwhiker is so cute. she posted about wanting to see a band and having to battle the reverse commute to get there.

Once a month or so I try to get to BAM Cafe and see something there. It's free! And only a short bus ride away. When I lived closer to Prospect Park I used to go to the free concerts at the bandshell, though it was always annoyingly ( Read more... )

My GIrl was cute cute cute for 14 eps and then poured on the angst in buckets.

I was a little taken aback. I kept thinking "surely after all the fun and games they will get to be together!" But you know, it's a different culture.  For all I know in Korea it's perfectly OK to laugh at people and then cut their heads off (metaphorically speaking).

I ( Read more... )