I had a great Christmas, except for being in the ER for four hrs with my bro who had a DKA flareup (he's better now). Family stuff was good otherwise, and tomorrow is the extended family thing. There's always good food everywhere there. I can't wait. Tomorrow night will perhaps be a trip with Matt, Heather, and Chad, to Bellingrath Gardens for ( Read more... )

I had to have surgery again three weeks ago because there was still an obstruction. I had even gone back to work for a day, only to have to leave and later find out I was in for another operation. They were going to go in again laparoscopically, but when I woke up, I was in a ton of pain. They ended up having to cut me sternum-to-belly-button to ( Read more... )

So here I am on a Monday morning, sitting at home for the first time in a while that wasn't a holiday. Things are feeling a little better, but I still can barely eat. Apparently everything inside is swollen and will take some time to reside. I also can't go anywhere, so I hope I won't get too stir crazy this week. My aquarium needs some acute ( Read more... )

I've been out of pocket (sort of) since Monday because I've been in the hospital ( Read more... )

So I meet this girl today. She was cutting my hair ( Read more... )

Hello again ( Read more... )

Well, it seems I've been finding less and less things to post about on this journal. I am going to try and change that.

What have I been doing? I am all but finished with my master's degree, and job hunting was a short and relatively painless ordeal. I took a job with Mitsubishi Polysilicon close by in Theodore, AL. It's nice that they met my ( Read more... )

I'm not one for commercials or NASCAR usually, but every time I see this, it makes me chuckle. I think it's the best commercial on TV right now.

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There are two more on this theme I've seen. They are here and here. This is NOT an endorsement to GEICO.

Woo-hoo! Mississippi State beat Auburn at home! Watch out, folks, the Croomtrain is coming!

My mom told me that one of my brothers and my father are in the hospital. My brother is in the M-ICU with diabetic ketoacidosis. My father was admitted last night with chest and left arm pains. A heart cath this morning revealed the necessity for a stint (sp?) and three balloons, all of which were done with no complications ( Read more... )