Some stories from Grandpa about working in the movie studios in LA in the 50s-80s. He bounced around from studio to studio doing all kinds of jobs and rarely remembers which specific movie was involved and wasn't too good at remembering most of the people's names.  My mom was getting some of the stories on tape.  He says he has a lot of really good ( Read more... )

Alright, its almost June.  First, just from the last entry, I was accepted by Kaplan test prep, but training got pushed back to mid-June so I haven't started yet ( Read more... )

I've been working on the thesis proposal a lot.  I'm so tired of reading about the same stuff over and over, lol.  How do PhDs study one thing for 5+yrs??  I can't wait to be done and get a job/paycheck.  Speaking of which, I've been looking for supplemental jobs for the summer while I finish up my lab work (hopefully!!!!!!).  I "auditioned" to be ( Read more... )

Highlights from "spring break ( Read more... )

Things have been going really well. Feeling healthier still. I've been exercising every other day like a good girl. I gained some of the weight back. My 5 week follow up appointment today went really well. Gotta keep it up ( Read more... )

Came home last night :-) Finally! They want me to do a few days of steroids for the lungs, and keep using a little bit of extra oxygen when I exercise so that I can get a more rigorous workout to make my lungs healthier. So that's a little bit of an inconvenience, but whatever. I'm just glad to be back home. I start teaching on Thursday, I think ( Read more... )

Still here. Its been 22 days. I don't think I've ever been in the hosptial this long before and I'm a little cranky. As for the lungs, they are continuing to do better. I'm able to exercise more rigorously, even though I still need a little extra O2 to work out hard, the benefits to my body of being able to get a more intense workout are huge. My ( Read more... )

Still here. Its been 2 weeks and a lot of stuff is getting better (stamina is better, I'm on the verge of not needing any extra oxygen, even when exercising, docs say the lungs sound better, etc), but one particular measurement of lung function that looks at how blocked the small airways are is not improving as much as we'd like. We're switcing ( Read more... )

I'm still here, but doing pretty well. Things decrease so gradually that sometimes I dont even realize how sick I am feeling until I start to feel better and go "oh yeah, this is what its supposed to be like!" lol. So, I'm breathing much easier. I was using extra oxygen when I first got here and now I'm holding my own without it, except a small ( Read more... )

or "Things the Universe brought me and Steve together to deal with?... awwww :-p ( Read more... )