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  • "My Gran had an old saying she used to trot out at times like this." "What was it?" "Bugger off, you little devil, or I'll chop off your nose and feed it to the cat. It's not particularly helpful, I'll admit." I Ter…

  • Now That You Ask... My friend Paul has a LiveJournal site. I read it fairly regularly, and sometimes will leave a comment. LJ is nice in that, if you don't have an account, you can still post a comment anonymously. W…

  • In Stitches First, I would like to say that White Cranberry Peach Juice is some damned good stuff. Get out there and try it. God bless Ocean Spray. Secondly, I've been asked a couple things about knitting and why I w…

  • Calling All Knitters I know of at least one Xangan who reads my site and knits. If any of you who knit out there know a good online tutorial for someone who is so novice he barely knows what a slip-knot is, I would ver…

  • Maybe It Was A Little Much So, I went out for a couple hours earlier this afternoon to Accomplish Some Things. First, I went to Arcadia Knitting, where I purchased some worsted wool and some knitting needles. I am goi…

  • Show Me The World So, possibly against doctor's orders, I went out briefly tonight, to have dinner with a friend in Evanston. It was very nice. What was really nice, though, was to Get Out of This Apartment for a whil…

  • Always the Exception, Never the Rule Now that I'm more lucid than I've been all week, I decided to do a little reading on tonsillitis. Everything I can find deals with tonsillitis in children. Which is nice, except I'…

  • Getting Better! I slept for four solid hours! Woo! This is an accomplishment for me, as throughout this ordeal, I'd not managed more than about 2 hours of sleep at a time. I would have possibly slept longer, but my g…

  • To Follow the Pack So, NedNickerson and acousticdream and a couple other people have taken this quiz, so I figured I would as well. My results: You are a XPIG--Expressive Practical Intellectual Giver. This makes you a…

  • I'm Young and I'm Restless First of all, my internal clock is shot to pieces. Only because the sun still rises and sets am I aware of what day it is. I eat whenever I want to, unless it's almost time to take that anti…

  • Well, There We Go. The fever is gone. My temperature this morning was 98.0 (F). Still, I'll check it a couple times more today just to be smart. Tonsils are still swollen, but they're not quite as bad as they have be…

  • One Hellish Little Pill Well, bless it. The antibiotic he gave me? I must take it either an hour before, or two hours after meals. I must take it with eight ounces of water. And I cannot lie down for 30 minutes afte…

  • Diagnosis I have tonsilitis. And a high fever. He said my temperature was 101, which kind of scares me, since I was much hotter yesterday. He gave me an antibiotic and cortizone, and told me to gargle alka-seltzer. …

  • To update you, my tonsils have now swollen to the point where I cannot eat, and can only barely talk - if I don't mind sounding like a demented muppet, that is. Yes, I'm calling doctors.

  • Oh, kids. This bug has knocked me on my ass! I can barely swallow. I thought maybe I broke the fever earlier, but now I'm not so sure. And there's no one to take care of me. I could just cry.

  • There IS a Downside. That being, of course, that now I've got a Buddha Belly. And I didn't even gorge myself. But otherwise, in the immortal words of Donna Summer, "I Feel Love." I think I might be better by morning.…

  • A Declaration of War Well, I woke up today feeling a little off, but it wasn't till I got to work that I realized why. My tonsils are swollen, and I'm feeling a good bit of stuffiness in the sinus department. Now, I h…

  • Oh, and Jerry, I know you won't believe this, but I actually met a guy who's even shorter than you!

  • Midnight Oil. Well and Truly Burned. Oy. So, I went to the party last night. I didn't realize the party was all the way out in Schaumburg, though. That wasn't so cool. But I did make out with a couple girls. And y…

  • At Least I Don't Have to Sing Carmina Burana. Well. I drank too much last night. I don't think anyone hit on me, but honestly, by the time I left, you could have told me the Exit sign was making a pass at me, and I wo…

  • I Feel Love Gotta say, Donna Summer does wonders for my spirits. I'm ready to go out now. Be good! (I probably won't be...) In other news, I've decided that I want to learn how to knit.

  • Closer Than I Dreamt Earlier this week, I sat down and developed some financial goals which I hope to achieve by December 2005. They are pretty aggressive, but I also believe they are within my grasp, provided that I a…

  • "To American Gold, and Romanian Gymnast Boyfriends!" Before the latest funk hit, I had already made plans for last night. The plan was to go to a nearby gay sports bar to watch the men's all-around gymnastics competiti…

  • Gray Despite my wishes, the world apparently has decided to keep turning. There's not much difference between me being awake and being asleep right now. I'm vaguely aware that I seem to move more when I'm awake, and, …

  • Gag Order What do you do when the one person with whom you feel like you could talk about it is the one person with whom you can't talk about it?

  • No. I think I'm trying to fall into a funk/depression. Over something stupid. Well, not really stupid, but something that I shouldn't be getting upset over. And I know this. And it upsets me anyway.

  • Stopped, Dropped, and Rolled Well, today something happened that has not happened to me in many years. I tripped and fell. Big time. Now, I'm pretty light on my feet, somewhat graceful, albeit in a quirky way, and ha…

  • I'm Getting Too Old for This So, last night, I chaperoned another lock in. This one was different from previous lock-ins, in that another church in Arlington Heights invited us to attend their "Bus lock-in". Which mea…

  • Gosh and Begorrah No clue why I chose that as my title. Yesterday afternoon, I finished reading The Blackwater Lightship by Colm Tóibín. Beautifully written, and one helluva fast read. Seriously - I could knock out 3…

  • Yikes Gotta say, there's nothing like unwanted affections to keep one's sobriety intact. Of course, now that I'm safely home....WHEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!! It's good to know, though, that no amount of alcohol will ever convin…

  • I Know Better I really hate it when I see myself getting upset about something over which I have no control. Sometimes, it's hard to convince myself that what I need to do is let disaster strike, and just be ready to r…

  • Strange Bedfellows Hi kids. Will's visit was wonderful. I hope I wasn't too lame for him. I actually used Will as a sort of guinea pig a couple times, and used his presence as an excuse to try some restaurants in the…

  • Radio Silent Hi kids. My friend Will is in town right now. So, I probably won't be saying too much before he leaves, which will probably be on Tuesday. Your usual dosage of Uvonaminophen will resume at that time. …

  • I Promise I'm Not Geriatric Yes, it's midnight, and I'm home from going out. Truth be told, Paul didn't really seem to be enjoying himself too much, even though he claimed he was. I let him know that whenever he was r…

  • To' Up From the Flo' Up! Earlier today, I had been debating the merits of going out tonight. I had, eventually, decided that I would go out tonight, but in the tone that suggests that while I do intend to go out, I kno…

  • Pair o' Paramours Well, sheesh. Let me get everyone caught up. Sunday I decided to be Methodist for the day. So, I walked to a local UMC. Pretty good sermon, but I didn't quite get the "this is the right place" vibe…

  • Oy. Another late night. Which means another day of struggling to get through work. Which means I'll be consuming another Vanilla Death tomorrow morning. Oy.

  • Where Does the Time Go? Okay kids. It's been a busy couple days and I really do need to update you on some goings-on. But I've spent almost no time at home lately. I promise I'll write something tomorrow. Part of th…

  • Terrif. Gotta say, I'm loving the new layout of the apartment. I'm also loving the wireless keyboard. Not yet sold on the mouse, though. Time for bed. I still have to go to work.

  • Unwired So, today I decided to rework the layout of my apartment. I did well, I think. My changes really opened up the space of the room more effectively. It does mean that I'm going to have to change what side of th…

  • Feast and Famine Well, I guess the fact that last weekend was a good weekend in the Men Department meant that this weekend had to be a bad one. Never did get with DJ. He did not call. Did go to a party nearby. Lots…

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