diseases i have known

today, in pretty quick succession, i had and recovered from sinusitis, diabetic retinopathy, thyroid cancer, nasal obstruction, and a melange of foot and ankle complaints.

my job editing medical content continues. this past week has been especially fun since we were asked to review all the material we'd worked on for the past two months, update it to new and ultra-complex specifications, and process it all by tuesday. my joy is compounded by the fact that since i am the group editor, i have to review everyone's conditions -- that's all the work everyone has done in two months across my desk in a week.

so not only have i been reworking all my own material, but i've also be taking a refresher course in the pleasures of intestinal disease, hernias, and dementia.

today i got an email that said:

"thanks -- won't make the same mistake with hemorrhoids"

i cannot even tell you how many times i've had the same thought.

so yeah, been working pretty hard these past few. looking forward to meeting this next deadline and easing off a bit. just, you know, dabbling in epilepsy for a few hours here and there.

i bought a used bike, and that's pretty awesome. i need to tune it up a bit, but since it got hot here, it's great to be able to just buzz on down to fitzroy or carlton without thinking about trams or the horror of driving on the left. it's a nice hybrid bike, made by trek. it's kinda garish, but hey, the wheels go round.

life is pretty regular these days. plotting to have some new friends around to drink rum and listen to the rolling stones. waiting patiently to hear back on my crossword puzzles. watching the ginormous bruise on my wife's leg turn various shades.

she walked into the bed.

now she says it's not to be trusted and we need to buy a new bed frame. one that's house trained.

when good furniture attacks. it could be a show on Fox.

i'm also still pretty damn happy about john howard being such a big old loser. kind of sad since i can't take any credit, being a non-voter here.

we also went to the drive-in to see beowulf. it was dreadful (sorry heather -- we did see your credit, tho, woot!). i suppose it probably would have been better on a better screen, but no amount of dazzle would have made up for the fact that the story was about as fascinating as those typing exercises you had to do in high school.

aaaa aaaa bbbb bbbb
abab abab abab abab

then you saw animated golden boobs. it was awesome.

luckily, you can drink beer at the drive-in.