Sunday, July 6, 2008
I slept for a few hours last night, then Michael joined me to watch Doctor Who's finale. I enjoyed it even more the 2nd Time, and it's only on repeat viewings that a lot of what I missed really made sense. The End for now. Crazy. I think Mollie will love them, and shout at her tv, and cry...a lot. :-0) I wish I could be with her when she sees these episodes. I'll send them out to her & Wendy on Monday. I'll drop a disc off for Jean & David tonight.
I've got some cool ideas for the ceiling of my room; I hope I can pull them off. We'll see.
I had a shake, but it's coming back up. I might have had too much too soon. I'm still learning what I can and can't eat, and how I have to eat it for it all to work. It will take me some time.
I can't believe Doctor Who is over. I mean...we still have more Sarah Jane, and the specials, and that Torchwood bit next year, but now that I've seen the end of the series, I feel like those specials will be...just special, and not the real deal. And that bumms me out. But I'll watch them all, and I'm sure I'll enjoy them. I'm just not sure what it all means for me right now.
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Monday, July 7, 2008
Yesterday sucked. I'm feeling better today. I'll leave it at that for now. I'm tired of whining in general. The only really bright spot yesterday was that I got some more work finished on my room; putting up 8 more pictures; some of them covering some of the more difficult spots.
I slept last night, which was nice. I slept from about 8pm until 3am.
I've started rewatching the 30th Season of Who. I watched "Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang" & "Invasion of the Bane". I may watch more later; I'm not sure. I have to drive Mark to work, and check out WCC's campus with Michael later. I might rent some movies. I'm mailing out Mollie & Wendy's Who discs today. I need to go to the bank, and get groceries. I need to sort out some stuff with my computer, and get some more Who related extras.
I work tomorrow. I have Wednesday & Thursday off. Thursday I'm visiting my Grandma & Janice & the kids. I have to drive Mark to work every day this week; he gets the results of his tests on Friday; I hope whatever they found, that they can help him - his symptoms are getting really scary. We had some good times together this weekend though. ;-0)
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So I talked to Janice on the phone this morning. She got the Doctor Who discs last night, as the youth group that was calling her family to their hidden location was cancelled on Thursday. I also talked to her about Cedar Point; she sounded interested. We'll talk more about that later I'm sure.
Then I drove Mark to work. Went to the bank (after activating my new card). Went to Staples to get more ink for the printer. Went to the post office and mailed Mollie & Wendy's who discs out. Went to the comic store and bought the new issues of Buffy / Angel & Star Trek: New Frontier. I forgot to get Buffy / Angel issues for Mollie though, which means I'll have to go back later, possibly with Mark. I came home; parking a long ways away. I read the new Buffy, then wrote this.
Now I need to eat, and change my clothes for the molten hot weather. I need to call Michael about my campus tour. I need to track down a bicycle shop. I figure I can go grocery shopping after I pick up Mark from work. Hmmmm... Am I forgetting anything?
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I cleaned a bit in the bathroom; scrubed down the shower. I emptied the trash in the bathroom, bedroom and livingroom, though I didn't take it out. I started a load of laundry. I emptied the dishwasher, and loaded up another selection, which is currently washing. I washed my hands. There's a bicycle shop on packard I might try out later. I need to burn some discs for myself. I need to call Michael.
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Tuesday, July 8, 2008
So after the last entry, I started burning those discs; I love my new dvd burner! Then I texted Michael, telling him I'd call him after I ate, which I did, but he was watching the "finale" of BSG. I told him to call me back when he was done. He did, and said he'd just finished Season 3. I asked him what he thought of BLANK being a BLANK (this is a spoiler free post) and he said that wasn't revealed in the finale, and for a second I thought I was crazy, before I remembered that this is the kind of stuff that I don't forget, and Michael rechecked the disc, and he'd fucked up. I'd almost say that I pulled a Mollie, but he actually said that he'd FINISHED Season 3, not that he was watching it. lol Michael agreed that it was his fault, and wasn't mad, as he said he'd guessed that particular reveal a long while back, which left me wondering if I was the only one who never suspected; Mark later told me he felt the same way (as me). ;-0)
So I went to pick up Michael, then went to WCC where he showed me around campus, with a pit-stop to visit my cousin Jennfer Brunt, who works there. It was all fun. It made the idea of going to school again a lot less intimidating as the school feels more like a big High School than an actual college. I'm sure it's fine, but I've been living and breathing UofM Campus for more than a decade, so WCC was bound to seem tiny by comparison.
After the WCC tour we went to the bicycle shop, where everything was way overpriced. Then we went to the Meijer Gas Station, where I got some gas, a soda (so I could take my pills) and some gum (because I'm an impulse shopper). We then went to the computer store where we got some cables for Mark, which I'm so glad that Michael was there as Mark was speaking in Geek Speak, and I don't understand it. Together we achieved. Then we went to Red Robin, where the food was good, and didn't come back to haunt me. Yay!
After Red Robin we drove out to deep dark Ypsi, to visit Erica at the Kroger she slaves away in, but we were only there for a minute. It turned out I actually knew where we were after our long drive through unfamiliar territory, so I drove over to say hello to my dad, but he wasn't home. Then Michael & I went to Video Hut, where Michael got his own account to rent a truly terrifying film. I got 2 classics, and a Justice Leage movie on Blu-Ray.
While we were inside, the sun went away, and by the time we got to the car it was pouring. We went to Michael's. He wanted to show me a Doctor Who fan video (which was awesome!); he said he'll give me a copy of it. I left soon after, as it was about 5pm, and I figured with the horrid weather, and rush hour traffic, it would take me an hour to reach Mark's work. Only the weather wasn't as bad for at least half of the trip, and then the traffic wasn't that horrid either, which was shocking, but nice. I made it there around 5:30pm.
I was starting to get tired. I'd been awake since 3am. I was early, so I had to wait for Mark. I called Janice. She asked me funny questions about Doctor Who, and then we decided to plan on a trip to Cedar Point next year instead of this year. What with gas, and ticket prices having gone up so drastically...It's just too much, even with a month's advance notice. Mark says we might still go on our own, and then go with Janice next year, but that's yet to be decided. I did get Janice to try to get me to a fair soon though, so I could ride some rides with the kids. :-0) And it was about time, so off we went.
We went to Meijer, where I bought my new bicycle for $269.00 (which is about half the price of the one I liked online, and at that bicycle shop). Then we went to Dunhams for a helmet. Then K-Mart where I got more protective gear, which mostly turned out not to fit...+ I got my new razor, body wash and tooth paste. Then we went to Kroger for a few groceries, and finally home. Most of the stuff we bought is in the living room downstairs, as I was beyond exhausted at this point. It was around 9pm, I think.
I burned a few more discs, and fell asleep fast. I woke up at 5am. Read my e-mail, and wrote this.
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My pills aren't working again. Been throwingup for an hour. I feel like Charly in Flowers For Algernon. Or...well..."Spoilers". I'm going to go back to my non-caffiene diet and see if that helps. If I can eat and keep it down, I guess it doesn't matter what I'm eating. And if I can have a treat now and again that would be nice. But if nothing works...well, then I'm not sure how much longer I'll be in this world. Survival loses it's shine under certain circumstances.
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I slept. I feel better. Mark made some excellent suggestions about my meds. Like maybe after sleeping for 8 hours, my first meal should be light, until I've had the pills in my system for the day. And I also realized that I hadn't taken my quota of Prilosec either, which may have contributed as well. So...I'm hopeful. Sorry guys. I do have my darker moments...but I do seem to make it through them.
In my dream I was helping Gwen Cooper and the Doctor save Donna Noble, who was possessed. lol
I need to get ready for work STAT.
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Friday, July 11, 2008
Wednesday was all about me trying to rest and eat. I think that worked out well. Thursday I visited with my Grandmother, Grandfather, Aunt Marge, Uncle Mike, sister Janice, nephew Jonathan, niece Jillian, cousins: Katie, Moses, Ceefus(?), Dadrick(?), Brooke, and Katie's friend Amanda(that might not be her name). It was all good. But Wednesday night I couldn't keep anything down. Yuck.
This morning I got up, and made sure I'd taken my pills all on time. Later when it was time to take them again, I did so, and waited the right amount of time and had a pop tart, which came back up. I'm not happy. Ugh. What if the pills just stop working? Is there a different pill that does the same thing? I'm kind of freaking out on the inside, and it's affecting everything else I do in little ways.
I watched the last 3 Doctor Who episodes as one big episode and loved it. It's my favorite finale now. ;-0)
Mark is at the hospital. He will get his results today, which I'm aching to find out. I'm waiting on him, so I can get to work. I'm hungry and tired. I'm taking my pills. I'm gonna try pizza later. Even if it doesn't stay down, at least I'll have had an actual meal.
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Saturday, July 12, 2008
So, Mark's results were not what we were expecting, and were rather frustrating to say the least. I don't want to get into it here, as I don't want to get upset again, but suffice it to say that the doctor's don't think that anything is seriously wrong with Mark in the medical sense, and his symptoms are all in his head. Now, I know that this can be serious too, and can be even harder to treat than an actual physical symptom, but the reasons they believe this don't seem to make any sense. But we'll see where this leads us, and hopefully he'll be able to find some relief from his troubles.
I was just slightly late for work. I was hungry, and extremely tired from my pills, but I muddled through. I worked with DJ & Bryan. Bryan left early when Laura got there. I could hardly stand up I was so tired. I took my lunch, and I had my pizza. Most of which stayed down, though at least a slice came up. It was gross, but I felt better than I had in a couple of days...probably because I was able to keep some food down, and so I was getting some energy from that. I was still exhausted though, and I left as soon as I could, and fell asleep soon after.
I woke up around 2am. That's something of a habit for me of late. I called Michael back, as I'd missed 3 or 4 calls from him. We talked about his new work and school news. We talked about tv shows and trips and family. It was nice.
I tried calling Mollie, as I do almost every day (sometimes several times) but I didn't get through. Later she left me a voicmail and I called her back, but she couldn't talk for long cause her phone is charging. She got the final 3 Who episodes though, and she's going to watch them tomorrow, and then call me when she's done so we can talk then. I'm excited to see what she thinks of the finale. :-0)
So...I'm reading 4 books at the moment.
I'm reading the first Harry Potter book.
I'm reading the first Xanth Book.
I'm reading the 2nd Terok Nor book.
And I'm reading the 12th New Frontier book.All of them are enjoyable, but I was in this mood where I didn't want to finish anything, so I just kept starting things. Now I'm trying to finish all these before I decide what to read next.
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This weekend there is a Star Trek convention, which is good news for me, because during these events they update the fans on all the upcoming Trek projects, and that update, at least in part, has been given. Now I know that at least tentativly, there are many upcoming Trek books to be excited about. Here is the tentative schedule for the books I'm excited about reading:
*this entry has some big cover art pix so it might take a while to load, depending on your connection speed.
AUGUST:
- STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION GREATER THAN THE SUM
First lead-in novel to this fallšs crossover trilogy, DESTINY; picks up
where 2007's BEFORE DISHONOR left off.
Author: Christopher L. Bennett
Format: mass market paperback
Cover art by MojoSEPTEMBER:
- STAR TREK: ENTERPRISE KOBAYASHI MARU
Second Lead-in novel to this fallšs crossover trilogy, STAR TREK DESTINY, as well as the prologue to 2009šs THE ROMULAN WAR; picks up where THE GOOD THAT MEN DO left off.
Authors: Michael A. Martin & Andy Mangels
Format: mass market paperback
Cover art by Doug DrexlerOCTOBER:
- STAR TREK CORPS OF ENGINEERS: WOUNDS
Omnibus of six previously published eBook novellas; first time in print.
Authors: Ilsa J. Bick; Keith R.A. DeCandido; John J. Ordover; Terri Osborne; Cory Rushton
Format: trade paperback
Cover art by Rick Berry
- STAR TREK DESTINY: GODS OF NIGHT
Book One of an epic crossover trilogy.
Author: David Mack
Format: mass market paperback
Cover art by Cliff NielsenNOVEMBER:
- STAR TREK DESTINY: MERE MORTALS
Book Two of an epic crossover trilogy.
Author: David Mack
Format: mass market paperback
Cover art by Stephan MartiniereDECEMBER:
- STAR TREK DESTINY: LOST SOULS
Book Three of an epic crossover trilogy.
Author: David Mack
Format: mass market paperbackJANUARY 2009:
- STAR TREK MIRROR UNIVERSE: SHARDS AND SHADOWS
A followup anthology to 2007šs MIRROR UNIVERSE compilations
Authors: Christopher L Bennett; Margaret Wander Bonanno; Peter David; Keith R.A. DeCandido; Michael Jan Friedman; Jim Johnson; Rudy Josephs; David Mack; Dave Stern; James Swallow; Dayton Ward & Kevin Dilmore; Susan Wright
Format: trade paperback
Cover art by Tom HallmanFEBRUARY:
- STAR TREK: A SINGULAR DESTINY
One-off followup to the Destiny trilogy.
Author: Keith R.A. DeCandido
Format: mass market paperback
Cover art by Alan DingmanMARCH:
- STAR TREK TITAN: OVER A TORRENT SEA
Fifth book of the popular book-only TITAN series, and a DESTINY follow-up novel.
Author: Christopher L. Bennett
Format: mass market paperback
Cover art by Cliff NielsenAPRIL:
- STAR TREK: VOYAGER FULL CIRCLE
A new beginning for this series and a DESTINY follow-up novel.
Author: Kirsten Beyer
Format: mass market paperback
Cover art by Mojo- STAR TREK: NEW FRONTIER TREASON
The new novel in the original book-only Star Trek series.
Author: Peter David
Format: trade paperbackMAY:
- STAR TREK VANGUARD: OPEN SECRETS
Fourth novel in the popular book-only Vanguard series.
Authors: Dayton Ward & Kevin Dilmore
Format: mass market paperback
Cover art by Doug DrexlerJULY:
- STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION - LOSING THE PEACE
a DESTINY followup novel.
Author: William Leisner
Format: mass market paperbackAUGUST:
- SEVEN DEADLY SINS
A themed anthology of stories exploring seven foes of the Federaton: The Romulans (Pride); The Cardassians (Envy); The Klingons (Anger); The Pakleds (Sloth); The Ferengi (Greed); The Borg (Gluttony); the Mirror Universe (Lust)
Authors: Dayton Wad & Kevin Dilmore; James Swallow; Keith R.A. DeCandido; Jimmy Diggs; David McIntee; Marc Giller; Britta Dennison
Format: trade paperback- DEEP SPACE NINE: THE SOUL KEY (working title)
Continuation of the post-TV DS9 saga; direct followup to 2008's FEARFUL SYMMETRY.
Author: Olivia Woods
Format: mass market paperbackSEPTEMBER:
- DEEP SPACE NINE: THE NEVER ENDING SACRIFICE
Continuation the post-TV DS9 saga with emphasis on the Cardassians.
Author: Una McCormack
Format: mass market paperbackOCTOBER:
ENTERPRISE: THE ROMULAN WAR
The infamous conflict revealed at last.
Author: Michael A. Martin (trade)
Format: trade paperbackVOYAGER (Title TBA)
Followup novel to FULL CIRCLE.
Author: Kirsten Beyer
Format: mass market paperbackNOVEMBER:
TITAN (Title TBA)
Sixth book of the popular book-only TITAN series
Authors: James Swallow
Format: mass market paperbackDECEMBER:
CORPS OF ENGINEERS: OUT OF THE COCOON
Omnibus of four previously published eBook novellas; first time in print.
Authors: Kevin Killiany; Robert T. Jeschonek; William Leisner; Phaedra M. Weldon
Format: trade paperbackVANGUARD (Title TBA)
Fifth book of the popular book-only VANGUARD series
Authors: David Mack
Format: mass market paperback2010:
NOT YET SCHEDULED:
- STAR TREK: UNSPOKEN TRUTH
A Saavik novel, set after the events of Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home.
Author: Margaret Wander Bonanno
Format: mass market paperback- STAR TREK: THE MILLENNIUM BLOOM
A Captain April novel, set early in his career as Enterprise captain.
Author: Mike W. Barr
Format: mass market paperbackNeat. I'm especially excited about all the Destiny related titles, the New Frontier title, and the DS9 / Voyager / Enterprise relaunch novels. :-0)
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Some Doctor Who news - to be avoided if you're not completely up to date on the show!
The mini-episode will screen on Sunday July 27. It's unknown at this time if it will be made available to the public (meaning ME) or if we'll have to wait for the dvds (probably Series 4).
The Sarah Jane Adventures should air this fall, with most guesses falling around September. The series will consist of 6 2 part stories; 12 episodes. No titles have been revealed, but The Brig, The Sontarans & Mrs. Wormwood are all said to return; probably all of them in the finale.
This year's Christmas Special will feature the Cybermen. It's also rumored to feature someone posing as The Doctor, but that's not been confirmed.
The 2009 Doctor Who Specials. It's possible there are 3, though most sources now say 4.
The first 2009 special will air around Easter Sunday, April 12.
Torchwood Season 3, will consist of 5 consecutive episodes airing on 5 days of the same week; a mini-series. It's highly likely that Martha Jones will feature in this special event. It's possible that Mickey Smith might also appear, but this is looking less likely now than it was before. It's been said that it's possible more episodes will come, but I'm not clear on how that would work; maybe they just meant a series 4 is possible?
The final Doctor Who special of 2009 will be another Christmas Special.
For updates see my Doctor Whoniverse Page.
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So...Skittles, a candy I've never loved, seem to stay down when I eat them. Starburst, not so much. How do I know this? When I was at work on Friday I had this mad craving for candy. I bought big bags of Starburst, Skittles, Sour Skittles & Reese's Pieces (which I haven't had since I was a child). I knew I wanted candy, and that I didn't want any of it to be chocolate. And for some reason, the Skittles don't bother my stomach. Even without the meds. Not sure why that is, or if it will last, but for now, they rock.
And I'm craving another pizza. I might take my meds, go to Hollywood to buy more skittles, and then get a yummy pizza from Little Caesars. Mmmm. My favorite.
I think Jordan wants to hang out, which would be lovely, if only my stomach were at all reliable.
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