You smeg-head you!

Finding out that you may be allergic to yourself is, well, frustrating. Hopefully it's not as bad as it seems...


May 14th - Nausea

Not a good morning for me, at all. Last week I was feeling nauseous on and off, but I couldn't figure out why. I thought it might have something to do with my gallstone issues, or just that I'd started exercising again ... including a long bike run uphill, which seemed to precipitate the nausea. Odd that it was just my stomach, and no twinges anywhere else... and I experienced it again over the weekend, even on Sunday when I didn't ride my bike around at all. Damn strange.

May 13th - Stomach Rebellion

This morning the nausea was pretty bad, so much so that I went to the walk-in clinic just down the road in Cook St. Village. The doctor was as concerned as I was, but didn't have an immediate solution, other than to suggest an anti-nausea pill. I didn't think that it would turn out to be a simple case of acute upset stomach, so I did some more research and came up with a few possibilities, including food allergies and... appendicitis. Not that I was showing any symptoms of that rather nasty condition, but I wasn't going to take any chances; hence the clinic visit.

May 14th - Improvement and Good Old TV

Well, the stomach thing work me at 6 am today, and I couldn't get back to sleep - I was too worried. I called my doctor at 8:30 am and had a bit of good luck: they had a cancellation at 10am, so I slotted myself in there ASAP. The news from the doc was good too: no appendicitis, so that's a relief. She sent me off for some blood work, and I relaxed a little in my head now that my worst fear was alleviated. Fortunately, I have been able to work all week so far, though on a liquid diet while I let things settle downstairs.
There's a bit of news about Reboot, a CG computer-generated series that I took a liking to back in the 90's. Seems there's still life in the franchise; a movie is in the works, as is a web-comic. Similar to other character-driven series like Firefly, it's nice to see a concept I enjoyed still alive, especially ones that seem to have so much potential still in them.
On a similar note, the site Zeroes 2 Heroes caught my eye as a place where writers can have their work critiqued by the comic community, as well as pitch to Hollywood directly. Wow! I'm working on some concepts to sharpen my skills for the near future... opportunity calls!

May 15th - More Old TV Goodness

A blast from the past on the TV schedule tonight: an episode of Red Dwarf! For those of you who don't know, this was a show about the last human alive... and he's a slob. In space. Trapped with a hologram of an old crewmate he dislikes and a cat that evolved while he was in stasis for three million years, it's hilarious.
I haven't seen much of my neighbours these last few weeks, which makes me a little said - we got off to a great start, and now weeks pass without us doing anything. I can't be too proactive, as I don't want to knock on their doors every other day, so hopefully we can all get our acts co-ordinated and DO something together soon.

May 16th - Where the BLEEP did the day go?

Ah, a Friday Off... how glorious! I was still feeling rather put out from my bout with stomach cramps, so I spent a good part of the morning just relaxing before getting to doing things for the rest of the day. Which was sunny, warm and welcoming me to a patio later....
Or so I thought. Two phone calls came in about five minutes apart. The first was to see if I wanted O/T for a half-shift this evening to help out another store - I said yes, as money is always welcome. So... the second call was from my mum, who needed me to drive her a few places as her eye was bothering her again... thus precluding her from driving safely. After a trip to the doctor's, who proscribed some special eyedrops, I ended up spending my remaining afternoon hours in the car driving around. Love ya mom. *sigh*

At least the evening shift turned out to be uneventful - I was expecting it to be simply crazy, and it was rather steadily dull... and I was getting O/T the whole time. Why can't it always be that way?

May 17th - Work 1, Lovely Day 0

Wow, I don't know if I can take another day trapped inside a well-windowed place like my current branch. Why? Because the first words from every well-meaning slob who walked in the door today were "What a beautiful day out there!" followed by "Oh, too bad you're stuck inside here." My thoughts were "My friend, be glad there is a wall of protective glass between us... for YOUR sake." I tell you, it's like drinking a cool glass of water in front of a man crawling through the desert and going "Hey, this water is really refreshing. Sorry I can't give you any." How do you THINK he'll react, eh? *grumble*


We'll see how next week goes with the stomach thing. At least I am back to eating normally, albeit with no milk and only a little wheat product as part of the diet. At this rate, it will be chicken broth and turkey as my main staples pretty soon...
And for Anonymous( yes, YOU ): Spell check is now turned on... why it's not on by default is anyone's guess. As for the excitement: I just write it, I don't call the shots, so talk to the guy upstairs.

Short and Sweet

Of necessity, this will be a short blog this week( pause for cheering ). Too much to do, and so little time it seems...


May 5th - Missed Dates

The evening was a lovely sunny one, though it got colder as usual quickly once the sun set. I spent an hour on the patio of the Mocha House over on Cook St, as a date had canceled at the last minute( thanks, Tanya )and I didn't want to let the evening turn sour because of some inconsiderate online girl.
When I got back in, I received a call from Rene and Shiloh, from their new place together. They sounded quite happy, and amazingly enough were almost unpacked already! Aside from that bit of jealousy, I am SO pleased they've found a nice place to be together in - miss ya, kids. :)

May 6th - On Biking

A morning shift again, with the ride UP the hill. At least I can walk part of the way on the steepest grade - it's silly to pedal madly in low gear to just creep forward, at a walking pace. In a month or so I should be back into decent enough shape to do most of the hill on the bike, though again I'll end up arriving in rather a bit of sweat. Moreso once the warmer weather gets here.

May 7th - NWN Neighbours

Again, with the morning shift... today at least, was a good day with NO idiots. I like that when it happens, rare as it is.
I hopped online with my neighbor Ben briefly tonight, to show him where the NWN server is online where I game on occasion. As it happened, quite a few things took place while I was showing him around - I couldn't have asked for a better introduction to the place. I hope he'll be back, as he seemed to be having fun and is the type of player that does well in RPG settings.

May 8th - Hear that? No? Good!

Just an evening shift today, after a pleasant walk for groceries in the morning. I am always amazed at how QUIET the Fairfield area is at night( except for the buses ). I was so used to the constant din of traffic over at the Landmark Building when I arrived here, or even the noise from the Welland Ave / Bunting Road intersection back in St. Catharines. Here, you could hear a pin drop on the front porch after sunset - I love it.

May 9th - Friday Bicycling

The morning saw me sleep in, and get some work done on the computer - lots of writing projects on the go, and little time( or energy )to pour into them. Darn this day job... but not its money.
Went on a bicycle jaunt in the evening for a few hours with a coworker's boyfriend - he offered to show me all the best cycling paths in Victoria in my area, which was great. The paths here are fantastic, almost all of them paved within city limits and many following old railway lines, so they are fairly level and straight. Such a night-and-day difference from St. Catharines, with its occasional bike lane and backwoods pathways. We passed dozens of riders, as well as many pedestrians and rollerbladers. The paths went over bridges, under bridges, past parks and lakes and lots of eye candy - I had a great time. Warmer weather would help too, but it was still great.

May 10th - A sunny weekend

Once I woke today, I was feeling a lot more rested from the last two weeks of work. I still don't have a ton of energy, but I expect that to change once i get into a routine of bicycling around - that always picks me up overall.
I had lunch today with my parents at the Fireside Grill, an amazing Tudor-inspired restaurant in Saanich, set on three acres of lovely grounds. I had an ostrich burger, which is incredibly low in fat and quite tasty, though I am at a loss to describe it apart from the spices and toppings it had. Delicious though.

May 11th - Mother's Day

I spent the morning catching up on the usual to-do's around the house, as well as doing some more writing work. I popped online on Xbox Live, and ran into Dave playing Halo3 - which I have not played online at ALL before now. A few hours later, Simon showed up, and we all switched over to COD4... which sucked up the rest of the day, I am ashamed to say. While I improved greatly by day's end in terms of gameplay, I felt bad that so MUCH of my time had been spent online today. Still, it was great to game with my friends - amazing that I can do so, so easily, from across the country with only as much effort as it takes to press a button. To think of the hoops we went through less then ten years ago, using modems, for cryin' out loud... hah!


That's it. I'd write more, but nobody wants to hear about shiny rocks I've found...