It came to pass that a message was received through the Ether of a damsel of Westmere who was in distress in the distant lands of Tampa-by-the-bay.  She had sent out a plea that some of her family in Westmere come to the aid of her and her young daughter, the enchanting Gwenneth.  She and her daughter were in danger of losing their place in ( Read more... )

I finally had the follow up appointment for my hand doctor.  He wants to do the carpal tunnel release surgery on my right hand as soon as possible.  He said that there is quite a bit of compression, but that the nerve damage is not too bad... yet.  He wants to correct the problem before it does get really bad.  The only problem is that between work ( Read more... )

Yesterday is definitely not going to go down as one of my best days.  I got off from work just in time to drive into Kzoo and go to the hospital for my EMG test.  Lots of electrical zaps testing the nerves in my arms.  The right arm, where I'd had the problem with numbness to my fingertips actually checked out okay.  There is definitely carpal ( Read more... )

Good grief, I can't believe snow is flying again.  It's coming around to my least favorite season of the year.  Where I feel obligated to spend money on presents for people that I only see once a year.  Joy.  I'd skip the whole thing, except that my adorable 4 year old nephew will be there.  Money is especially tight this year since I've gone back ( Read more... )

I've been really bad about updating this... better do it now while I'm thinking about it.  :)

This summer I took my English 101 and 102 classes that I needed for my Nursing program.  My professor was really cool, and she let me do an independant project instead of the assigned papers.  I ended up with a 44 page mini book of stories from my 11 ( Read more... )

- Swiped from Dagonell

Bold things I have done, Italic things I'd like to do

01. Bought everyone in the bar a drink
02. Swam with wild dolphins 
03. Climbed a mountain - hiked up the tallest point in Michigan, hiked a bunch in Colorado, not sure they qualify as mountains, but close enough for me.
04. Taken a Ferrari for a test drive
05. Been inside the ( Read more... )

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This guy I've been partnered with at work had someone *give* his 15 year old daughter a horse. Supposedly this is a gelding that was green broke at some time in the past, but has been out in a pasture with just a mare for company for a couple of years. They brought the horse to a stable, where they are boarding him, and started working with him ( Read more... )

Horsewomann shot a gun into the air and killed god.
... afterward, Horsewomann ate some macaroni and cheese.
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But I wanted to wake up beside a horse! *pouts*