So far: The area being radiated is red, but I have no nerve endings there so it doesn't really hurt. I broke out on my skin all around there over the weekend but I suspect that's connected to my consumption of many cherries (I am allergic to cherries). I'm staying away from the fruits and it seems to be helping. I'm really anxious that something ( Read more... )

I'm all tingly at the idea Obama will wrap this primary campaign up tonight. Too excited to finish this article I'm writing. Keep hitting reload.

I've never been this excited about a presidential campaign. (I would have been in 1992, but I didn't turn 18 until a few weeks after President Clinton was elected.)

I started off with Sage, but I switched off to Google Reader when I got my iPhone because GReader has a good interface for the iPhone. I like being able to take my blogs with me when I'm not home knowing that the reader will remember what I have or haven't seen at my desk ( Read more... )

Things are actually starting to be pretty cool over at my food blog (you know, that http://lotsofeverything.com URL I keep slipping into my posts here on Eljay). I'm really enjoying working it up, but I need to ramp it up if I'm serious about getting myself out there. E. challenged me to ( Read more... )

Back when I started chemotherapy, I posted here: http://malawry.livejournal.com/139864.html about the experience. In that vein, ( here's what it feels like to have radiation therapy. )

I am shocked, SHOCKED to not find this infamous Rachael Ray ad where she is ostensibly wearing a keffiyeh. I've only seen news reports, and a still on the Huffington Post.

I thought everything was on YouTube.

(This post probably tells you a LOT about me, but I'll leave it to you to decide exactly what that is.)

I started radiation today.

This is just like being pregnant. I swear I'm never gonna start radiation. I was supposed to start it tomorrow, but my radiological oncologist pushed it back to Thursday or possibly even as late as next Tuesday due to the holiday weekend and whatnot. Frak ( Read more... )

I have turned into the kind of mother who sends an e-mail to a corporation to complain about the facilities in their local on-site franchise.

(I'm also the kind of mother who considers posting about potty training her kid, but I'm going to spare you all that joy. You can thank me later. Unmarked $20 bills will do.)

I am reading Animal, Vegetable, Miracle by Barbara Kingsolver right now. She mentions at some point early in the book something about how she is past the age when she wants things and well into the age when she just wants to get rid of stuff. Boy, can I relate to that sentiment! E. and I have been relentlessly purging over the last few years. We're ( Read more... )