Sunday, June 22, 2008

The new Who was FANTASTIC. Filled with surprises and references to things that I never expected. And it's really starting to feel like this season will end with a HUGE payoff for fans that have stuck around for all of new Who, plus Sarah Jane and Torchwood. It's a typical epic finale, but on a massive scale that they've never attempted before. I can't stand this waiting for the next one. The trailer for the next episode is so beyond cool that I screamed like 4 times as it ran. lol

I talked to Jordan on the phone for a bit; we're going to try to hang out Monday.

I talked to Mollie for a bit as well. The last 2 discs I sent her worked great, so that's a relief. She was going to watch the new Who episodes, and then call me, but I haven't heard back from her, and I've left messages so I'm assuming she passed out. I'm really aching to hear how she enjoyed the four episodes I sent her, and it's killing me trying not to spoil the final 3, which as I said, I'm enjoying quite a lot!

Michael came over after he got off work, and I watched him watching the new episode, which was a joy. We had a blast, I think. It was nice to see him, and I showed him the new pictures in my room, and we talked about a lot of stuff. It was nice.

Mark and I had a great day as well, with a lot of time spent together, and a lot of laughter. Saturday was a truly great day. Even though my stomach was upset, it wasn't as upset as it could have been, and I'm not knocking it. I'm taking all the good stuff and holding it close, and trying to overlook the bad. It was a great day. ;-0)

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I'm still glowing from last night's Doctor Who. I can't believe it's only been half a day or so since I watched it. This week is going to be HELL. lol

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My stomach is killing me. I had some mild cramping...and other stuff, so I took some pepto...and got into a hot bath to relax. Only shortly thereafter the pepto came projectile vomiting out of me. It was gross, but oddly pretty when mixed with the bath water? That's about as close to a silver lining as I can get at the moment. Everything else about this morning is sucking. At least yesterday was nice.

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   Tuesday, June 24, 2008

I took one of my stomach pills Sunday morning and that helped my day go better. I worked Sunday night, with John & Laura. I wasn't thrilled about going in after the pain and horror of my morning, but then I had a whole series of really good interactions with customers that really brightened my spirits. :-0)

Monday. My appointment went well. I got my results, and they've found that I have delayed gastric emptying, or that food just stays in my stomach far longer than it should. They prescribed the usual drug, which is Metoclopram (a substitute for Reglan), and while I've been able to actually feel the medication working, it's not clearing up all my symptoms, which doesn't worry me - as they started me on the lowest dose, and told me to call if I needed that adjusted, which I'll do today. If this does work for me, it could mean a whole series of positive changes for me. Wish me luck! :-0)

My new DVD Burner arrived Monday, and Mark got it working, and it's like a dream! It's super fast, and seems to work far better than my older one ever did.

On the Doctor Who front, it's been announced that the finale this year will run longer than even last year's finale, and have an approximate running time of an hour - like the annual Christmas Specials. When I saw last year's finale, I thought it might have been better if they'd edited it down a bit, but this season has so many big ideas, stories and...spoiler ridden stuff, that I'm sure they actually needed that extra time. And I'm aching for it. :-0)

I work today. And I have to call in the dose change with the nurse. And I'm taking some discs in to work for DJ and Jean. I'm hoping to see Jordan tonight, or maybe tomorrow; he's going off to Florida again on Friday, so I'd really like to see him before then. Michael wants to spend some quality time with me as well, possibly over Doctor Who on Saturday... I work on Friday.

Oh. And I got to talk to Mollie. Things have been horrible for her lately, but she's got some possibly good news on the horizon, and I'm sending her BIG LOVE. :-0)

Oh. And Chris's graduation party is on Saturday. That will be fun. To see Bryan & Chris and Robert and Diana, and other people from work. :-0)

I'm gonna try to get some sleep.

But did I mention how fucking amazing the next Doctor Who looks!?!

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Can't Sleep. Acidy vomit problems. I think the new dose will probably help with that... I'm so tired though. Hopefully I won't have this problem for much longer.

Ugh.

I'm gonna call that nurse line about the dose change. It's a voicmail thing; they'll call me back later. Preferable before I'm at work.

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   Wednesday, June 25, 2008

I can't seem to sleep. So I did other stuff instead. I responded to some e-mails. I cleaned the kitchen counters, and did the dishes (2 loads), and put them away. I did 3 loads of laundry. I cleaned out my closet, and tidied up my room. I tracked down a ton of new art, and put up 11 more pictures. I sorted stuff in the refridgerator. I scrubbed the toilet, and sprayed down the shower curtain and bathtub with cleaner, which will hopefully dissipate by the time Mark gets home from work.

And now I'm exhausted. But I've earned it.

I'm supposed to see Jordan today, but I'm guessing that will have to be moved back to tonight.

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   Friday, June 27, 2008

I didn't see Jordan on Wednesday; he shipped out to Florida early, which left me disappointed. Then there was more darkness to follow... It was an off kind of night. Eventually I pulled myself out of it, only to have my stomach explode, which forced me to take one of my stomach pills which left me zombified for much of Thursday. I did manage to get a chunk of my room done while listening to multiple versions of "In This Twilight" by NIN; I fricking love this song!!!

In This Twilight

watch the sun,
as it crawls across a final time
and it feels like,
like it was a friend.
it is watching us,
and the world we set on fire
do you wonder,
if it feels the same?

and the sky is filled with light
can you see it?
all the black is really white
if you believe it
as your time is running out
let me take away your doubt
you can find a better a place
in this twilight

from dust to dust,
ashes in your hair remind me
what it feels like
and I won't feel again
night descends
could I have been a better person
if I could only do it all again

and the sky is filled with light
can you see it?
all the black is really white
if you believe it
and the longing that you feel
you know none of this is real
you will find a better place
in this twilight
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Yum. Just...Yum. :-0)

Something fantastic did happen on Thursday. I got the last of the complete Doctor Who serials and I now have them all!!!

Hopefully, sometime within the next 42 hours or so, I'll be watching Part II of the 3 Part Doctor Who finale. I'm aching to see the new installment, and even more excited to see the finale the week after.

I've rewatched the last episode of Doctor Who ("Turn Left") a couple of times now. I love it. I've also recently rewatched "Rose", "The End of the World", "The Runaway Bride", "Smith and Jones", "The Shakespeare Code", "Gridlock", "Utopia", "Invasion of the Bane", "The Unicorn and the Wasp", "Adrift", "Silence in the Library", "Forest of the Dead", "Whatever Happened To Sarah Jane, Parts I & II", "The Poison Sky" & "The Doctor's Daughter". I'm thinking I'll continue watching random epsidoes between now and the finale + I need to finish "Secret Diary of a Call Girl" which I'm loving.

I made a list the other day of characters places and things returining / revisted in this final 3 parter (or 4 parter if you count the Christmas Special) and without having seen 3 of these 4 installments, I was able to make a list of more than 30 items, plus several more that are mentioned or referenced. I'm in continuity porn sugar shock! :-0)

I work today. I need to get some groceries after work, but Mark needs to be home by seven for some kind of project. We'll see how this all goes.

I'm excited to be working on my room again.

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I slept for about 3 hours; waking up around 8:15am. Mark was in the shower, and even though I hadn't slept that long I felt like I had a lot of energy, and doubted I'd get back to sleep. I jumped in the shower with Mark, and shaved. I drove Mark to work; stopping at Meijer for cards, socks & underwear. I've been buying a lot of socks and underwear lately. I don't know why. I just...have this random need at the moment. lol

After dropping Mark off at work I went to Staples for more poster tape (I went through 4 rolls last night), then to Kroger for some groceries. I wanted some light eating so I got some salads, salad dressing, yogert and some low fat chips. I had a yogert when I got home, and I wrote this. I'm pretty much ready for work, when I don't even have to head out for another couple hours. I might work on my room some more; I've found that very satisfying of late.

I'm enjoying the day, but I'll probably extremely tired tonight. lol

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   Saturday, June 28, 2008

I was early for work on Friday, and the first half of my shift was fantastic! I had great customers; helped peopled that appreciated it; and got a few compliments. I worked with DJ, Bryan, Mike, Bill & Laura. The 2nd half of my shift was slightly marred by some horrific customers, though Mike told me he admired how well I dealt with one of them... And I was becoming increasingly stressed by Mark's feud with the other condo peeps. I don't want to go into detail about that, because just thinking about it upsets me, and I don't like being stressed out.

Mark & I made it home fairly quickly, and I went right to bed. I've been having my headaches pretty frequently this week, and I just wanted to go to sleep. I had a horribly long, intense nightmare in which I woke up and went downstairs to find that Mark had been shot and killed. I called Mollie in the dream and told her I needed her. I called 911. I call my sister Janice and she came to the Condo. Mollie showed up pretty fast too; having left TN behind and moved in with me to take care of me, as I was pretty broken. Mollie got a job at UofM Hospital, and I let her think I was ok. Instead I got a gun, tracked down the guy that shot Mark, shot him through the head several times, then shot myself to avoid prison, which is when I woke up. I was afraid to go downstairs for about an hour because I was worried I'd find Mark dead on the floor.

Mark handled my stress well, and hung out in my room with me. Michael visited me later too. I'd taken some Midrin, as my headache had returned with a vengence, and chatting with Michael, and cuddling seemed to kill the pain fairly quckly, for which I'm extremely grateful. Michael stayed until around 4:30am, or something close to that. I invited him to join us at Chris's graduation party...which we'll most likely be heading to around 6pm, which is the same time Carrie & Adam are going, so that rocks.

Good news. I haven't thrown up in over 24 hours. The pills do seem to help, but I've got to figure out how to balance them out. My stomach exploded again about an hour ago, so I took another pill...and while the Zombie-like-effects still hit me pretty hard, the other side effects seem to fade a lot faster, and that's good news too. If I can get this stuff under control, it won't be perfection, but it will be the best thing to happen to me in 7 years.

I'll hopefully have Doctor Who sometime in the next 12 hours or so. I was rewatching last week's episode again, when I noticed a surprise cameo that I had completely missed before, which was understandable, given the nature of the appearance. I double checked it though, and it just makes me love the episode even more. :-0)

I'll probably sleep some more, and work on my room a bit. I've got that party at 6pm. And Doctor Who might even be available before then, but I'm not holding my breath. :-0)

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