Back to work tonight for the weekend.  I've managed an AxM outline but I have doubts that I will write it as I've planned it.  It's an alternate reality and always something I wanted to do... where Aoshi stumbles across Misao, who is working a job for Okina, and Hannya and co, are still alive.  It involved her infiltrating Kanyruu's house, but I ( Read more... )

Fanfiction is such a beautiful distraction. In the last 2 days I've gone through 54 pages of listings of AxM stories in the RK genre re-reading favorites.  It made me realize a few things.  Cloverfield is a beautiful, beautiful writer, that one story of hers still dazzles me.  Hikaru still has the most beautiful talent for both writing and ( Read more... )

( So, here's what happened. )

My father remains largely the same. We received news that there is no liver vessel blockage - so this should clear him for a liver transplant if one becomes available. However, there is some question about his cancer having spread?

Spread where? There are way too many doctors around this place. I didn't think it was possible.

Some quick numbers:

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My father is still being ventilated and sedated. They tried to lift the sedation to bring up his chronically low blood pressure but he became restless and began pulling at his restraints, so he was re-sedated ( Read more... )

I woke up to a phone call from my mother at 9am. Yesterday evening my father was awake, alert, blood pressure in the 80's. Basic stable for the past week. This morning my mom tells me they've put Dad on a ventilator because he's no longer able to adequately oxygenate. ;_ ( Read more... )

Blood pressure dropped into 50's at 1900 yesterday. Started blood 2 units, 4 plasma. Bp remained in 60's and then 80's. He was flown via helicoptor to Jefferson university hospital. We arrived at 2am. He was stable. This morning he is getting more blood this morning.

I rarely post here anymore.  Hmmm.  Mostly I spend time on my (fake) facebook account.  Listed under Marlin Emery with the profile picture of Nanao.  I had one under my real name but my workplace actually looks employees up to see what's going on in their life and I, frankly, felt like that was a breach of my privacy.  Besides, I like the pseudonym ( Read more... )

All I wanted to do was replace the parts inside my toilet tank.  A simple (so I'm told) project.   Did that work out for me?  No.  My plumbing happily said to me, "Fuck you ( Read more... )

I went to Lowe's to look at appliances.  Hadn't intended to buy any.   I discovered a few days ago I had a leak.  Little leak is actually a pretty big leak from the washer.  Looks like the wall is ruined and I think I need to replace the flooring ( Read more... )