27 February 2004
I'm sorry - what did you just say?
So I called the doctors office (again - I was on hold for a half hour waiting to get an appointment yesterday when they hung up on me, and I was just too tired to wait on hold again if I called back) to get an appointment to see my GP about this sinus infection as well as another on going issue.
So I got through to the appointment line pretty fast...Right away the questions started:
Office: "How long have you been feeling sick?"
Me "I have had this cold for a bit now, maybe two weeks, but now it is starting to turn into an infection."
O: "How do you know that?"
M: I have had chronic sinus infections for years, I know."
O:"Are you sure?"
M: "Of what?"
O: "That it is a sinus infection! Are you sure that you are not pregnant?"
M: Laughing, "I did not know that pregnancy felt like a sinus infection"
O: "If there any chance that you are pregnant?"
M: "I can assure you - we are safe on that front. I am most certainly not with child!"
O: "How can you be sure?"
M: "I think that I would have remembered having sex!"
O: "Are you sure?"
This was just the start…I had no idea that my sex life (or the lack of one) was such a big deal...They even sent me over to talk to an "Advice Nurse" so I could be check out as "someone in your condition needs to have medical check ups on a regular basis”...I asked what condition we were talking about - My PCOS – it is not like they ever cared about it before this phone call! No, the fact that I may be pregnant and am not taking care of myself by seeing my doctor for regular check ups...I think that one of us is missing something here...But at least I'll be going to see the doctor on Monday...and just to be sure - they told me that they will be scheduling me for a pelvic just to see how far along I am...For the record: I would remember having sex!!!
God, I feel like I am back at health services in college! Abs, Jules, Kate and Lara, you all can back me up on this one, right?
So I got through to the appointment line pretty fast...Right away the questions started:
Office: "How long have you been feeling sick?"
Me "I have had this cold for a bit now, maybe two weeks, but now it is starting to turn into an infection."
O: "How do you know that?"
M: I have had chronic sinus infections for years, I know."
O:"Are you sure?"
M: "Of what?"
O: "That it is a sinus infection! Are you sure that you are not pregnant?"
M: Laughing, "I did not know that pregnancy felt like a sinus infection"
O: "If there any chance that you are pregnant?"
M: "I can assure you - we are safe on that front. I am most certainly not with child!"
O: "How can you be sure?"
M: "I think that I would have remembered having sex!"
O: "Are you sure?"
This was just the start…I had no idea that my sex life (or the lack of one) was such a big deal...They even sent me over to talk to an "Advice Nurse" so I could be check out as "someone in your condition needs to have medical check ups on a regular basis”...I asked what condition we were talking about - My PCOS – it is not like they ever cared about it before this phone call! No, the fact that I may be pregnant and am not taking care of myself by seeing my doctor for regular check ups...I think that one of us is missing something here...But at least I'll be going to see the doctor on Monday...and just to be sure - they told me that they will be scheduling me for a pelvic just to see how far along I am...For the record: I would remember having sex!!!
God, I feel like I am back at health services in college! Abs, Jules, Kate and Lara, you all can back me up on this one, right?
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ick...
So yes, as Mike has pointed out for all of us yesterday, I never made it to posting as I was at home in bed all day. I hate being sick. I really do. This cold is going to kill me I think. I am on major decongestants that have already started to dry out my skin. The Skin on my lips, hands and toes are already showing the signs of dehydration even though I have been drinking a ½ gallon + of water since starting them! The person responsible for my cold has been hearing about it since he got into work…and I am so damn nice to him too! I even bring him leftovers when I cook as he does not get to cook much with his PhD/MD program…and what does he give me in return? Love? No! A nasty, nasty, nasty cold! Men! I sometimes wonder why we keep them around…
So this weekend…Let’s see…Tonight over to the radio show – I think that I am going to stop by the store on the way home so that I can pick up a few things that I’ll need for Sunday…Saturday – I think that I’ll go out in the afternoon and spend the time at a coffee shop as the weather is going to be very nice…Saturday night – cleaning up the place for Sunday…Sunday – get up and get ready for Sunday night when Jeanie and Matt will be coming over for dinner and to watch the Oscars…if anyone wants to join us, let me know so that I can make enough food for dinner…back to work…I have a lecture at Noon and a few things to do before then…
So this weekend…Let’s see…Tonight over to the radio show – I think that I am going to stop by the store on the way home so that I can pick up a few things that I’ll need for Sunday…Saturday – I think that I’ll go out in the afternoon and spend the time at a coffee shop as the weather is going to be very nice…Saturday night – cleaning up the place for Sunday…Sunday – get up and get ready for Sunday night when Jeanie and Matt will be coming over for dinner and to watch the Oscars…if anyone wants to join us, let me know so that I can make enough food for dinner…back to work…I have a lecture at Noon and a few things to do before then…
25 February 2004
Snnnn!
Yes, it is time for me to head on back to my place - I am sure that the kitten will be at least some what pleased to see me - and I can tell you that I am going to be very happy to see my bed! I have (finally) finished this weeks "sex" link for the radio show and have sent it in to Dave - I ended up mixing things up a bit and gave a quiz about STDs...Go take it and enjoy!
Repent!!!
I have once again escaped the dreaded "hangover"...But I now am left to suffer from "You should have stayed home in bed and taken care of your sinus infection!" syndrome. I had a feeling that this would happen as I was leaving last night. But at least we had a great time! At one bar I ran into my friend Matt and he and a few of his friends ended up going out dancing with us. Before we knew it - the night had passed!
Quick over view of last night:
Start time: 6:30 pm
Started at bar A: few drink there while we discussed the positives and negatives of J.Lo...don't ask..The bar was showing all of her videos..
Dinner: Stake house! Very good food and conversation!
Bar B: More drinks, some of the guys at the bar liked my top and bought some shots - always nice! my mom called short time later - told me that she was glad that I was having a good time and for me to enjoy myself...She is so cute! Ran into Matt, and decided to drag him (and his friends) along with us to the next stop...
Bar C/dancing: REALLY weird guy (the kind that just gives you the creeps) was hanging out around us...All agreed that he was strange, and we decided to go up stairs to the dance floor where we would have better odds of losing him...Lost him and found some more friends...Danced the rest of the night away! Left the club, and took a detour to 7-11 where I got some coffee and a LARGE bottle of H2O for the ride home....
Home: got the Kitten back into the apartment after he ran into the hallway and saw that it was after 2:00 am...Was very glad that I was getting a late ride into work in the morning...Drank lots more H2O, got my shower and went to bed...I felt fine this morning when I got up with the exception that I was all stuffy and that kind of fun stuff, I think that I am going to break down and call the doctors office for an appointment now...I don't want to suffer with this all weekend...
Quick over view of last night:
Start time: 6:30 pm
Started at bar A: few drink there while we discussed the positives and negatives of J.Lo...don't ask..The bar was showing all of her videos..
Dinner: Stake house! Very good food and conversation!
Bar B: More drinks, some of the guys at the bar liked my top and bought some shots - always nice! my mom called short time later - told me that she was glad that I was having a good time and for me to enjoy myself...She is so cute! Ran into Matt, and decided to drag him (and his friends) along with us to the next stop...
Bar C/dancing: REALLY weird guy (the kind that just gives you the creeps) was hanging out around us...All agreed that he was strange, and we decided to go up stairs to the dance floor where we would have better odds of losing him...Lost him and found some more friends...Danced the rest of the night away! Left the club, and took a detour to 7-11 where I got some coffee and a LARGE bottle of H2O for the ride home....
Home: got the Kitten back into the apartment after he ran into the hallway and saw that it was after 2:00 am...Was very glad that I was getting a late ride into work in the morning...Drank lots more H2O, got my shower and went to bed...I felt fine this morning when I got up with the exception that I was all stuffy and that kind of fun stuff, I think that I am going to break down and call the doctors office for an appointment now...I don't want to suffer with this all weekend...
24 February 2004
Fat Tuesday
So it is raining in New Orleans as well as here in the Nation's Capitol today...
Tonight the lab group is going out for some fun...But then again Phil is in charge of tonight, so for me it could just be a crazy night of my being shocked, as it usually is when the lab group goes out. I am going to leave early today so that I can go home and feed the Kitten and grab my coat as I forgot it morning when my ride to work showed up.
My presentation was okay - Phil's only comment on it was "You know this stuff! You know this stuff well! Why do you get so nervous?" Not bad considering...It is not like he raked me over the coals or told me I had no clue what I was talking about...Everyone seemed pleased with the cake that I made for the meeting - butter cake with a peach filling and then covered with lots and lots of chocolate frosting. I even included some small chocolate bars from Germany on the top!
My Mother informed me last night that she and my Aunt have figured out where we are going this summer on our family vacation, which will be the last 2 weeks of August. Okay, no big deal - we do a family vacation every year, have have been talking about this for a few weeks now. Now, usually we go down the Shore. (FYI: The Jersey Shore. All other sea side places on the east coast are the Beach. There is only one Shore, and you go down to it - it is a Philly thing, don't ask me). The house is right on the ocean, my friends and I are free to come and go. My cousins come down. Friends of the family come down. It is a crazy fun time for everyone. We take long naps on the beach and usually about once a day, I hide myself from the nuns that taught me in elementary and high school. (Their summer convent is right next door to our place...I usually end up feeling like I should go to confession after that have come over to talk to me while I am sunning myself in my bikini, don't ask me why - it is all of that guilt I guess.) And now that my friends and I are legal, the bars are a good "stumbling distance" from the house - my mother's expression, not mine. My mother and Aunt have been talking about the possibility of Ireland for the past week or so. A week in Ireland, and week at the shore - not bad for a summer vacation. I could live with that. I was busy thinking which friends would be free to go down the Shore with me. And as to Ireland, I was thinking about visiting family, shopping on Gafton Street, and hanging out in Temple Bar. But then I found out last night what they have planned. They have come up with another idea..."The Euro is too strong right now for us to consider going to Ireland!" I was told. So, right away, I figure that we'll just end up at the beach for two weeks. But no. They have pretty much arranged for something else. Something new and different - and as chance would have it we even have a free place to stay...One of my mother's friends has a place that she is willing to lend us for free..So where are we going this summer? We will most likely be going to the South of France...Provence...
Now, it is not that I don't want to go to Provence - it is the fact that all of France (and Europe) will be on vacation at that same time! Everyone knows that August is one of the worst times to vacation in Europe. It was one thing when we were going to see family in Ireland, but we are going to be hitting one of the biggest vacation spots for Europe, in Europe! All of the Germans and French take off the entire month! It is going to be hotter than hell and crowded! My mothers reaction - We'll be vacationing with the rest of Europe...I just hope that the house has either a pool or has a lake near by...It is going to be my family and I for two weeks...At least there will be a lot of wine around...Wine tasting, now that sounds like fun...Hopefully one of my friends will want to come with me...Paris is just a few hours away, any one interested?
Tonight the lab group is going out for some fun...But then again Phil is in charge of tonight, so for me it could just be a crazy night of my being shocked, as it usually is when the lab group goes out. I am going to leave early today so that I can go home and feed the Kitten and grab my coat as I forgot it morning when my ride to work showed up.
My presentation was okay - Phil's only comment on it was "You know this stuff! You know this stuff well! Why do you get so nervous?" Not bad considering...It is not like he raked me over the coals or told me I had no clue what I was talking about...Everyone seemed pleased with the cake that I made for the meeting - butter cake with a peach filling and then covered with lots and lots of chocolate frosting. I even included some small chocolate bars from Germany on the top!
My Mother informed me last night that she and my Aunt have figured out where we are going this summer on our family vacation, which will be the last 2 weeks of August. Okay, no big deal - we do a family vacation every year, have have been talking about this for a few weeks now. Now, usually we go down the Shore. (FYI: The Jersey Shore. All other sea side places on the east coast are the Beach. There is only one Shore, and you go down to it - it is a Philly thing, don't ask me). The house is right on the ocean, my friends and I are free to come and go. My cousins come down. Friends of the family come down. It is a crazy fun time for everyone. We take long naps on the beach and usually about once a day, I hide myself from the nuns that taught me in elementary and high school. (Their summer convent is right next door to our place...I usually end up feeling like I should go to confession after that have come over to talk to me while I am sunning myself in my bikini, don't ask me why - it is all of that guilt I guess.) And now that my friends and I are legal, the bars are a good "stumbling distance" from the house - my mother's expression, not mine. My mother and Aunt have been talking about the possibility of Ireland for the past week or so. A week in Ireland, and week at the shore - not bad for a summer vacation. I could live with that. I was busy thinking which friends would be free to go down the Shore with me. And as to Ireland, I was thinking about visiting family, shopping on Gafton Street, and hanging out in Temple Bar. But then I found out last night what they have planned. They have come up with another idea..."The Euro is too strong right now for us to consider going to Ireland!" I was told. So, right away, I figure that we'll just end up at the beach for two weeks. But no. They have pretty much arranged for something else. Something new and different - and as chance would have it we even have a free place to stay...One of my mother's friends has a place that she is willing to lend us for free..So where are we going this summer? We will most likely be going to the South of France...Provence...
Now, it is not that I don't want to go to Provence - it is the fact that all of France (and Europe) will be on vacation at that same time! Everyone knows that August is one of the worst times to vacation in Europe. It was one thing when we were going to see family in Ireland, but we are going to be hitting one of the biggest vacation spots for Europe, in Europe! All of the Germans and French take off the entire month! It is going to be hotter than hell and crowded! My mothers reaction - We'll be vacationing with the rest of Europe...I just hope that the house has either a pool or has a lake near by...It is going to be my family and I for two weeks...At least there will be a lot of wine around...Wine tasting, now that sounds like fun...Hopefully one of my friends will want to come with me...Paris is just a few hours away, any one interested?
23 February 2004
Ahh!
Busy day here!
I wanted to stay in bed all day, but there were other plans for me out there - namely I have a presentation here at work on Tuesday and a deadline looming for the radio show...After all, I kind of skipped out last week after realizing that there was no show last week...I have to get on a better schedule for that...Dave and I'll chat about that...I think this weeks topic will be the 2003 rates (I'll be hanging out on the CDC website!) and latex usage...This should be fun to write, right?
I wanted to stay in bed all day, but there were other plans for me out there - namely I have a presentation here at work on Tuesday and a deadline looming for the radio show...After all, I kind of skipped out last week after realizing that there was no show last week...I have to get on a better schedule for that...Dave and I'll chat about that...I think this weeks topic will be the 2003 rates (I'll be hanging out on the CDC website!) and latex usage...This should be fun to write, right?
22 February 2004
Spoilers!!!!
(Ab's you may not want to read this! We taped it for you...we'll send it out this week!)
So, it has been a bit of a crazy weekend...Kate has had a hard weekend, but it is for her to explain - but in any case, let her know how wonderful she is!
KATE! I love you!!!!!!
And yes, my wish has been taken care of!!!His name is John...and she is with him...HBO is safe at Kate's house...at least for a bit...
So, it has been a bit of a crazy weekend...Kate has had a hard weekend, but it is for her to explain - but in any case, let her know how wonderful she is!
KATE! I love you!!!!!!
And yes, my wish has been taken care of!!!His name is John...and she is with him...HBO is safe at Kate's house...at least for a bit...
20 February 2004
Finally!
It is finally Friday. Now I know that I should not really complain as Monday was a holiday and I had a fabulous time in Tampa last week, but I am really worn out! (The fact that the kitten woke me up at 5:30 am today is not helping). The weather outside is warm (it is going to be in the mid-50's here today in the Nation's Capitol) and it is very sunny! I am looking forward to getting out of the lab sometime in the early afternoon, going home and taking a nice nap with the windows open and God will not be able to help those teenagers if they are skateboard/screaming outside my window again!
Tonight! I am very excited! An around the world party at Jen's place! And yes, we all remember what happened at the last one that I was at in college...i.e. The night I thought that dying would be easier than having my body process all of that alcohol...Tonight, I will behave! I have borrowed a lovely silk kimono from a co-worker that is from Japan. I never knew that there were so many layers and details that went into wearing one! I have promised my mother that we will take pictures for her, maybe I can get Dave to upload them to the radio website for all to see...
I have no real plans as of yet for Saturday, I am sure that something will come up...
Sunday is the final episode for Sex and the City! I am sure that I will be on the phone with Kate afterwards doing a recap! Kate The Theme (my numbers are set for the theme of "Sex and the City" on Kate's phone) If things do not work out the way Kate wants them to, she has threatened that HBO maybe canceled come Monday morning...HBO - Watch out! But, the general feeling (in the media) is that Carrie will end up with Big...But the real question for me is "Will we find out Big's real name?" I also must point out that I am a bit upset that HBO is releasing season 6 in two parts. The regular season will be on one set, and the "bonus sex" will be in another edition. With all of the other seasons, the "bonus sex" was included in the set. The exception to this was in the 5th season where they tried to rip us off by making us pay the normal price for just 12 episodes as they cut the season short due to Sarah Jessica Parker's pregnancy. Thankfully, I wait until the frenzy has died down a bit, and then hit good old e-bay for an American edition that is new at a discounted price. I am going to wait a bit and see if they release a "complete 6th season" set...I just hope no matter what the outcome, that they give us all a chance to see the alternate endings on the DVD...That way, even if Kate is not pleased with the ending that they show, she will be able to view the ending that she wants, anytime she wants it!!!
Tonight! I am very excited! An around the world party at Jen's place! And yes, we all remember what happened at the last one that I was at in college...i.e. The night I thought that dying would be easier than having my body process all of that alcohol...Tonight, I will behave! I have borrowed a lovely silk kimono from a co-worker that is from Japan. I never knew that there were so many layers and details that went into wearing one! I have promised my mother that we will take pictures for her, maybe I can get Dave to upload them to the radio website for all to see...
I have no real plans as of yet for Saturday, I am sure that something will come up...
Sunday is the final episode for Sex and the City! I am sure that I will be on the phone with Kate afterwards doing a recap! Kate The Theme (my numbers are set for the theme of "Sex and the City" on Kate's phone) If things do not work out the way Kate wants them to, she has threatened that HBO maybe canceled come Monday morning...HBO - Watch out! But, the general feeling (in the media) is that Carrie will end up with Big...But the real question for me is "Will we find out Big's real name?" I also must point out that I am a bit upset that HBO is releasing season 6 in two parts. The regular season will be on one set, and the "bonus sex" will be in another edition. With all of the other seasons, the "bonus sex" was included in the set. The exception to this was in the 5th season where they tried to rip us off by making us pay the normal price for just 12 episodes as they cut the season short due to Sarah Jessica Parker's pregnancy. Thankfully, I wait until the frenzy has died down a bit, and then hit good old e-bay for an American edition that is new at a discounted price. I am going to wait a bit and see if they release a "complete 6th season" set...I just hope no matter what the outcome, that they give us all a chance to see the alternate endings on the DVD...That way, even if Kate is not pleased with the ending that they show, she will be able to view the ending that she wants, anytime she wants it!!!
19 February 2004
Learned it well...
I got up this morning to find that my Post was not where it should have been. Now granted, someone could have taken it as others had their paper's...But still it was enough to put a little rain cloud over my head as I got ready for work.
I walked up to the Metro with Lara and as we were coming into the station we noticed a man sitting in a roll away chair, leaning on a pillar. The Metro attendant and another man were with him, but I went over anyway. It ended up that the man in the chair had a pace maker that was shocking his heart almost constantly, and the man who had stopped on his was into the metro system was having problems finding a radial pulse. I decided to stay as both said that they had called the EMT's but that they had no real medical training. I told Lara to go on to work, thinking that it was not going to be a big deal as I was able to find a weak and thready neck pulse. The long and the short of it is that it was a big deal. The man stopped breathing twice before the help arrived. The second time he stopped breathing, the EMT's were on the wrong side of the metro and he did not start breathing until after I had started the compressions. The EMT's waltzed in -I kid you not. They did not even have all of their bags with them or a gurney - and in the 4 phone calls to 911, it was repeated every time that the man in question had a pacemaker that was shocking him! The EMT's said that it was just a regular old asthma attack and that it was no big deal. Once they figured out that it was a bit more than just an asthma attack - then they started to pick up...I thank them all...I hope that the man in question will be fine...CPR is something that I first learned back when I was a girl scout - something that I never thought that I would use...and I am going to get myself over to the American Red Cross to get my certification updated...I cannot tell you how long ago it expired...but at least I still knew how to do it...After the excitement had died down a bit and the Metro Attendant took my info, I mentioned that my certification had expired awhile go, and he told me "Well, I reckon that you'll have no problems passing that class. You must have learned it well when you were taught it!" I would have to agree with him. Let's just hope that I do not have to use it again in the near future, or at least until I am re-certified...
I walked up to the Metro with Lara and as we were coming into the station we noticed a man sitting in a roll away chair, leaning on a pillar. The Metro attendant and another man were with him, but I went over anyway. It ended up that the man in the chair had a pace maker that was shocking his heart almost constantly, and the man who had stopped on his was into the metro system was having problems finding a radial pulse. I decided to stay as both said that they had called the EMT's but that they had no real medical training. I told Lara to go on to work, thinking that it was not going to be a big deal as I was able to find a weak and thready neck pulse. The long and the short of it is that it was a big deal. The man stopped breathing twice before the help arrived. The second time he stopped breathing, the EMT's were on the wrong side of the metro and he did not start breathing until after I had started the compressions. The EMT's waltzed in -I kid you not. They did not even have all of their bags with them or a gurney - and in the 4 phone calls to 911, it was repeated every time that the man in question had a pacemaker that was shocking him! The EMT's said that it was just a regular old asthma attack and that it was no big deal. Once they figured out that it was a bit more than just an asthma attack - then they started to pick up...I thank them all...I hope that the man in question will be fine...CPR is something that I first learned back when I was a girl scout - something that I never thought that I would use...and I am going to get myself over to the American Red Cross to get my certification updated...I cannot tell you how long ago it expired...but at least I still knew how to do it...After the excitement had died down a bit and the Metro Attendant took my info, I mentioned that my certification had expired awhile go, and he told me "Well, I reckon that you'll have no problems passing that class. You must have learned it well when you were taught it!" I would have to agree with him. Let's just hope that I do not have to use it again in the near future, or at least until I am re-certified...
18 February 2004
What?
So, I just ran a gel...The actual samples worked...
They worked very well in fact...
But the control did not...
Odd...Very odd...
They worked very well in fact...
But the control did not...
Odd...Very odd...
Lucky?
Dear God,
I want to thank you for the following:
That I am smart.
That I am normal. (Okay...Semi-normal? Does that work for you?)
That I am pretty.
That I am straight.
Wait! Hold on! Not so fast here! You mean that I have to be thankful for something like that last thing...Oh boy...We need to get things fixed around here! Like these are things that I have chosen for myself.
For my friends, loved ones and all others out there that are considered to be unlucky:
I consider you to be even more special and wonderful!
love,
Sandi
p.s. thanks Eric for the link...
I want to thank you for the following:
That I am smart.
That I am normal. (Okay...Semi-normal? Does that work for you?)
That I am pretty.
That I am straight.
Wait! Hold on! Not so fast here! You mean that I have to be thankful for something like that last thing...Oh boy...We need to get things fixed around here! Like these are things that I have chosen for myself.
For my friends, loved ones and all others out there that are considered to be unlucky:
I consider you to be even more special and wonderful!
love,
Sandi
p.s. thanks Eric for the link...
What?!
So the comment section from yesterday is acting up...no idea why...but for Jer - i have added you...i see that Fish is still more dear to you then I am...
17 February 2004
To market, to market...
Well - I am back in the cold weather of D.C.
Joy of Joys...
I thought about not coming into work today after getting up at 4:30am - but I did...
I will admit though - it is nice to see everyone again.
Pretty much everyone has commented on my lovely red colouring from my weekend in Florida.
the following conversation has now happened a few times:
Person: "Looks like someone got burnt! Why didn't you put sun screen on?"
Me: "I did!"
Person: "Oh...Maybe you should have had a higher number or put it on more often."
Me: "Sorry, every few hours and a high SPF still ='s Sandi getting burnt!"
Damn Irish and Eastern European genes!!!!
I think that I hear my tissue culture cells calling to me!
I cannot wait to get back to my place tonight and see the kitten...I have missed him a lot this weekend!
Joy of Joys...
I thought about not coming into work today after getting up at 4:30am - but I did...
I will admit though - it is nice to see everyone again.
Pretty much everyone has commented on my lovely red colouring from my weekend in Florida.
the following conversation has now happened a few times:
Person: "Looks like someone got burnt! Why didn't you put sun screen on?"
Me: "I did!"
Person: "Oh...Maybe you should have had a higher number or put it on more often."
Me: "Sorry, every few hours and a high SPF still ='s Sandi getting burnt!"
Damn Irish and Eastern European genes!!!!
I think that I hear my tissue culture cells calling to me!
I cannot wait to get back to my place tonight and see the kitten...I have missed him a lot this weekend!
14 February 2004
A very happy V-day!!!
Happy V-day!
Things are rainy down here in Fl. :(
But we did get Abby's wedding dress today!
IT is SO pretty!!!
Things are rainy down here in Fl. :(
But we did get Abby's wedding dress today!
IT is SO pretty!!!
13 February 2004
Enjoying the sun...
So I got up this morning with Abby - had breakfast and then had my coffee (with the paper) outside. I must say - the coffee was so weak that the idea of taking a nap was not vetoed...oh well. I got up, took a nice walk around downtown Tampa, and then had a salad while sitting in outside reading. I must say - I have really missed the beautiful weather and could really get use to this...Abby is getting off early today! She'll be here in about an hour. I think that we'll go running and then do some swimming. She put some pork in the crock before she left this morning so we'll have a nice yummy dinner!
I really do not know how you do not know this word Mike, but here you go:
cad (n) - A man whose behavior is unprincipled or dishonorable
I really do not know how you do not know this word Mike, but here you go:
cad (n) - A man whose behavior is unprincipled or dishonorable
12 February 2004
I made it!
Hello from Warm Fl!
I have made it and am looking forward to have a good long weekend with Abs.
She and I are going to make dinner, watch friends, and then go hang out in the hot tub before watching ER at 10....I could live this life every day!
I have made it and am looking forward to have a good long weekend with Abs.
She and I are going to make dinner, watch friends, and then go hang out in the hot tub before watching ER at 10....I could live this life every day!
Leader test...
WDAV and me!
I got hit yesterday from someone looking for 'WDAV radio'. Very exciting! And Dave - I'll finish the write up when I get down to Tampa tonight.
Yes, I am off to Tampa today until Tuesday - I'll keep people posted on things while I am gone!
I have to go pack and finish cleaning up now...KD will be here to pick me up in a bit!
Yes, I am off to Tampa today until Tuesday - I'll keep people posted on things while I am gone!
I have to go pack and finish cleaning up now...KD will be here to pick me up in a bit!
11 February 2004
Down with the Post!!!!
So I am not sure why everyone in the world (free or not) has been looking up Roto Viruses and then clicking on my site. This week, thus far I have had about 10 hits! It is getting to be crazy. I am going to stop posting these hits as it is just getting redundant, and I do not wish to tire my dear readers this repeat link theme.
Also – after Jules threatened to turn me in to her Mother and Mike’s “Oh My” comments on some other hits that I have gotten – I will not post any more “questionable” material (unless it is really odd or funny). Jules – I know that John and Joan love me. With John I know that I took a really hard major in college, and with Joan, well there is that whole drinking at the Times senior year with our mothers…light weights!
Info on the Times: 14 F St. NW, Washington, DC 20001 Phone: 202-543-5433
The Post says: “The Irish Times has been a favorite watering hole for university students and Capitol Hill residents alike, but pretty much anyone could appreciate its Old World feel.”
(Here is something odd; I got some hits from University of Copenhagen’s Health (services?) Department yesterday…of course it was not on topics that we can talk about here!)
I must complain about some thing here. You can no longer just click away on the Post’s website – you now have to sign in…bastards! So much for my links that I did use for their site….but they will be the ones that suffer…no more free advertising from me on my site for them…oh and their paper (boy/man) has been delivering my paper late! It has been showing up after 7:30 am the last few days…like that is expectable…I get up at 6:00 am, drink my coffee and read the Style and the Metro sections (and sometimes the A section too)…I have been lost without my paper…what do they expect me to read?…Damn them!!! I have been sitting at the dinning room table totally lost…
Also – I started to make piles last night of my laundry. I decided to dig out the sock from under the bed…the Kitten was not happy about this and decided that he was going to take the sock back…the sock will now live in the cavern of the kitten…as my hands and foot (yes, he knows which one) can not take the attacks anymore…I wonder what it is with that particular sock?
Also – after Jules threatened to turn me in to her Mother and Mike’s “Oh My” comments on some other hits that I have gotten – I will not post any more “questionable” material (unless it is really odd or funny). Jules – I know that John and Joan love me. With John I know that I took a really hard major in college, and with Joan, well there is that whole drinking at the Times senior year with our mothers…light weights!
Info on the Times: 14 F St. NW, Washington, DC 20001 Phone: 202-543-5433
The Post says: “The Irish Times has been a favorite watering hole for university students and Capitol Hill residents alike, but pretty much anyone could appreciate its Old World feel.”
(Here is something odd; I got some hits from University of Copenhagen’s Health (services?) Department yesterday…of course it was not on topics that we can talk about here!)
I must complain about some thing here. You can no longer just click away on the Post’s website – you now have to sign in…bastards! So much for my links that I did use for their site….but they will be the ones that suffer…no more free advertising from me on my site for them…oh and their paper (boy/man) has been delivering my paper late! It has been showing up after 7:30 am the last few days…like that is expectable…I get up at 6:00 am, drink my coffee and read the Style and the Metro sections (and sometimes the A section too)…I have been lost without my paper…what do they expect me to read?…Damn them!!! I have been sitting at the dinning room table totally lost…
Also – I started to make piles last night of my laundry. I decided to dig out the sock from under the bed…the Kitten was not happy about this and decided that he was going to take the sock back…the sock will now live in the cavern of the kitten…as my hands and foot (yes, he knows which one) can not take the attacks anymore…I wonder what it is with that particular sock?
10 February 2004
why?
So I got to my place last night at about 7:30 pm. This is after it took over and hour to go from Dupont Circle to Silver Spring on the Metro. (For those that are not familiar with the Metro system, it usually takes about 20 minutes.) As I was not feeling well (nasty cold as well as other “monthly” ailments), it was pretty dark out, and there are patches of ice all along my poorly lit route home, I decided to hop on the bus. Fine - I get on, paid my $0.35 and took my seat. The bus driver, not one of the usual ones that does my route, then asked me if I was married (in the back of my head I thinking that he may be trying to ask me out – the whole porn pick up thing is still to fresh for me to feel comfortable to even consider being picked up by anyone) – so I told him that I was dating someone – that we are kind of planning on getting married (totally not true – but a good cover, or so I thought). He then asked if I would ever considering marrying someone if they did not satisfy me - sexually. (And yes, it was in that totally slow, deep way where the word now has 18 syllables in it). After asking him to repeat the question a few times - I ended up telling him that I did not believe in sex before marriage…that I was raised in a religion that believed in ritual sacrifices for those that broke that rule…he pretty much left me alone after that, thankfully…Needless to say I got home with my new emotional scars to feed the kitten and then give me a nice (granted it was a bit short) brushing. I then decided to lie down for a bit with the heating pad – thinking that I would get up about a half hour later…I awoke at 5:45 am when the alarm went off…so much for getting anything done last night…as I walked into the kitchen to get the coffee started, I realized that I was missing a sock on my right foot and did not think much of it until the kitten (who has been screaming for breakfast for at least a few minutes at that point) decided that my bare foot was the best place to hock up a hair ball.
(A question for all people that are owned by a kitten out there – when your kitten hocks up a hair ball on your foot should you treat it as if he killed and brought you a small animal (a good thing) or is he showing total displeasure and anger with you (not a good thing)?)
As I was then cleaning off my (thankfully bare) foot I noticed that there were scratches and bite marks all over it…ones that had not been there the night before when I fell asleep…I went into my bedroom – found the missing sock – and discovered that it too had been through a war the night before…the kitten seemed very pleased with himself when I showed him the sock…he took it and stalked off with it and hid it in his lair (aka under my bed).
(A question for all people that are owned by a kitten out there – when your kitten hocks up a hair ball on your foot should you treat it as if he killed and brought you a small animal (a good thing) or is he showing total displeasure and anger with you (not a good thing)?)
As I was then cleaning off my (thankfully bare) foot I noticed that there were scratches and bite marks all over it…ones that had not been there the night before when I fell asleep…I went into my bedroom – found the missing sock – and discovered that it too had been through a war the night before…the kitten seemed very pleased with himself when I showed him the sock…he took it and stalked off with it and hid it in his lair (aka under my bed).
09 February 2004
Finally!
Finally a hit this weekend that I live with!
On Google under the topic 'mucus and cilia lesson plans'!!! Very exciting...if this is something that I get excited over, maybe I need to get out more...
On Google under the topic 'mucus and cilia lesson plans'!!! Very exciting...if this is something that I get excited over, maybe I need to get out more...
08 February 2004
not sure....
I am not sure how I feel about one of these hits...on Yahoo! under the topic of 'fellatio lessons'...when they got to my site, and I pretty sure that it was not what they were looking for....
And the more PG hit on AOL under the topic of 'Web MD roto virus'.
And the more PG hit on AOL under the topic of 'Web MD roto virus'.
06 February 2004
My New Job....
My application for the new job:
Dear Dave -
As the GC Princess - I must ask - what is going on with the "Sex" link for the radio show. I understand that the topics that are posted right now are important - but for the love of God, how long has it been now without an update?
So - I (the radio show's (and world's) GC Princess) propose to you (the great owner and master mind behind the WDAV experience) - that I take over that section. I do not mean to step on any toes here - but I feel that it is the least that I could do for the sake of you and the listening audience. I feel that Mr. Steve Devil has proven himself lacking in the update department. I could e-mail you my column once a week or so, so that you are still in total control for what gets posted, etc. (You could add another feather to your hat!)
About now, you may be asking yourself the question:
"What makes her think that she can take this on?"
Well, I figure that if I can do two journals a week (weekday updates and sometimes a weekend one when needed) what is one little sex link? After all - even you have said that I am an expert. What use is all of this knowledge if I do not share it with others? And if you were willing to make it even more official by giving me an e-mail address (such as "CGPrincess@wdavradio.com" or something similar) I could even reply to listeners e-mailed questions.
I look forward to hearing your favorable reply.
Yours in being STD Free,
Sandi (AKA: The GC Princess)
p.s. if you wish to post this up for a "free for all" or so that others may apply if you feel that it needs to be an open announcement - please feel free to do so.
The Reply:
Hey!
I think you would be well qualified to do this! If you'd like to send me a text file, an HTML page, or a Word document - however you wish - I can convert it and post it with regularity. I'll have to work on Julian to get you a WDAV email - they're his web servers. But yeah, bring the sex facts on!!!
-dave. :)
Dear Dave -
As the GC Princess - I must ask - what is going on with the "Sex" link for the radio show. I understand that the topics that are posted right now are important - but for the love of God, how long has it been now without an update?
So - I (the radio show's (and world's) GC Princess) propose to you (the great owner and master mind behind the WDAV experience) - that I take over that section. I do not mean to step on any toes here - but I feel that it is the least that I could do for the sake of you and the listening audience. I feel that Mr. Steve Devil has proven himself lacking in the update department. I could e-mail you my column once a week or so, so that you are still in total control for what gets posted, etc. (You could add another feather to your hat!)
About now, you may be asking yourself the question:
"What makes her think that she can take this on?"
Well, I figure that if I can do two journals a week (weekday updates and sometimes a weekend one when needed) what is one little sex link? After all - even you have said that I am an expert. What use is all of this knowledge if I do not share it with others? And if you were willing to make it even more official by giving me an e-mail address (such as "CGPrincess@wdavradio.com" or something similar) I could even reply to listeners e-mailed questions.
I look forward to hearing your favorable reply.
Yours in being STD Free,
Sandi (AKA: The GC Princess)
p.s. if you wish to post this up for a "free for all" or so that others may apply if you feel that it needs to be an open announcement - please feel free to do so.
The Reply:
Hey!
I think you would be well qualified to do this! If you'd like to send me a text file, an HTML page, or a Word document - however you wish - I can convert it and post it with regularity. I'll have to work on Julian to get you a WDAV email - they're his web servers. But yeah, bring the sex facts on!!!
-dave. :)
I am...
From tiny_piano's (livejournal) site. Thanks!
I am: my own person.
I love: my life - including the ups and downs of it - it helps me to be become a better person in the end.
I hate: intolerance.
I fear: fear.
I hope: for everything.
I hear: through the filters that I have made.
I crave: answers to my questions.
I regret: nothing.
I cry: when I feel like it.
I care: about many different things (and sometimes they conflict.)
I always: make my bed everyday.
I believe: in a higher power and Karma.
I feel alone: when I am frustrated.
I listen: when I am spoken to or when I think someone needs to talk.
I hide: after a very long day. (but the Kitten at least almost always finds me!)
I drive: with the windows down, the music up, and my eyes on the road.
I sing: when I feel like it.
I write: daily.
I run: (with the exception of the past week or so) almost everyday!
I miss: people and places from the past.
I learn: everyday!
I feel: loved.
I know: many things.
I say: what I think needs to be said.
I succeed: always! (Even in failure, you can succeed!)
I dream: deeply.
I wonder: constantly (it is a cool bonus of being a scientist)!
I want: security.
I have: many things.
I give: to others.
I receive: affirmations of love and support from those around me.
I fight: only when I have to.
I need: sleep.
Now if you wish clip and past this into your own journal as well as in my comments and I'll do the same for you! (see I even made it easy for you!)
I am:
I love:
I hate:
I fear:
I hope:
I hear:
I crave:
I regret:
I cry:
I care:
I always:
I believe:
I feel alone:
I listen:
I hide:
I drive:
I sing:
I write:
I run:
I miss:
I learn:
I feel:
I know:
I say:
I succeed:
I dream:
I wonder:
I want:
I have:
I give:
I receive:
I fight:
I need:
I am: my own person.
I love: my life - including the ups and downs of it - it helps me to be become a better person in the end.
I hate: intolerance.
I fear: fear.
I hope: for everything.
I hear: through the filters that I have made.
I crave: answers to my questions.
I regret: nothing.
I cry: when I feel like it.
I care: about many different things (and sometimes they conflict.)
I always: make my bed everyday.
I believe: in a higher power and Karma.
I feel alone: when I am frustrated.
I listen: when I am spoken to or when I think someone needs to talk.
I hide: after a very long day. (but the Kitten at least almost always finds me!)
I drive: with the windows down, the music up, and my eyes on the road.
I sing: when I feel like it.
I write: daily.
I run: (with the exception of the past week or so) almost everyday!
I miss: people and places from the past.
I learn: everyday!
I feel: loved.
I know: many things.
I say: what I think needs to be said.
I succeed: always! (Even in failure, you can succeed!)
I dream: deeply.
I wonder: constantly (it is a cool bonus of being a scientist)!
I want: security.
I have: many things.
I give: to others.
I receive: affirmations of love and support from those around me.
I fight: only when I have to.
I need: sleep.
Now if you wish clip and past this into your own journal as well as in my comments and I'll do the same for you! (see I even made it easy for you!)
I am:
I love:
I hate:
I fear:
I hope:
I hear:
I crave:
I regret:
I cry:
I care:
I always:
I believe:
I feel alone:
I listen:
I hide:
I drive:
I sing:
I write:
I run:
I miss:
I learn:
I feel:
I know:
I say:
I succeed:
I dream:
I wonder:
I want:
I have:
I give:
I receive:
I fight:
I need:
shocker....
Threat rating: High. The Bush administration is
concerned that it may not get a second term.
Therefore, we are going to change the rules so
that each Democrat vote only counts as 0.2
votes because Democrat is a shorter word than
Republican
What threat to the Bush administration are you?
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05 February 2004
hit on....
Two hits from google this afternoon...one under the topic of 'one act play waiter women lunch table' (very strange, poor thing got a hit on that CNN.com thing that Allison sent to me, Oops!) and the other was under the topic of 'free down load ABBY fine reader'. I was the first hit under this - so exciting! the blurb that they got was:
"... plate reader computer and make sure that it is able to down load on to ... coming in- but I figured that if my cells went down - I really ... Happy Birthday Abby!!! ... "
Not what they really wanted, I am guessing - but at least they clicked me!
Back the fun and games of Tissue Culture!
"... plate reader computer and make sure that it is able to down load on to ... coming in- but I figured that if my cells went down - I really ... Happy Birthday Abby!!! ... "
Not what they really wanted, I am guessing - but at least they clicked me!
Back the fun and games of Tissue Culture!
"Honey, how about a nice quite dinner?"
So this morning after not being able to track down Lara – Where were you?!? Are you okay?!? What will I do with out my walking buddy? I missed you two mornings in a row now!!! – I walked up to the Metro and went to work – It just was not the same without you, Lara! And - there were these ladies sitting next to me loudly complaining about breeders in Takoma Park (and breeders just in general) and how they are taking the place over and making it into a totally yuppie area and how Marc’s Kitchen is alright, but the food is totally bland and all tastes the same – One of them: “Ug! Breeders keep that place open!” Inside my head: “Uh?” – So rather than have to try and find another seat (and lets face it, it was getting pretty packed so there was a snowballs chance of that happening) I just sat there, and read the Post’s Express Daily that someone else had left on the train. I came across this in the restaurant review Q&A:
Q: You’ve helped people who have asked for suggestions on where to propose. How about ideas for a nice, quite restaurant where I can tell my spouse that the marriage isn’t working and that I want a divorce?
A: (from Tom Sietsema) Oh, dear. Do you really want to do this over dinner? Pick someplace quite, with well-spaced tables. Melrose comes to mind. So does Corduroy .
Lara! Where were you when I was reading this? It was about 8:25 am, in case you were wondering. I had no one to laugh about this with! I am SO HEART BROKEN! What was I going to do? Share this with the Lesbians sitting next to me? Please – they would have sniffed me out as a “breeder”. They may have just bitten my head off just for talking to them…But anyway – back to the topic…hopefully you'll answer me soon! After talking to some of the guys in the lab – they think that it was a guy asking this question – they think it seems like a guy kind of question. Whatever that means…you know, like Takoma Park belongs to just Lesbians…Sorry Nick, your family is going to have to move out…But we here have agreed on one thing…if a significant other asks someone out to one of these two restaurants - it may be time to end it right there – just in case they too read the express on their way to or from work…
Q: You’ve helped people who have asked for suggestions on where to propose. How about ideas for a nice, quite restaurant where I can tell my spouse that the marriage isn’t working and that I want a divorce?
A: (from Tom Sietsema) Oh, dear. Do you really want to do this over dinner? Pick someplace quite, with well-spaced tables. Melrose comes to mind. So does Corduroy .
Lara! Where were you when I was reading this? It was about 8:25 am, in case you were wondering. I had no one to laugh about this with! I am SO HEART BROKEN! What was I going to do? Share this with the Lesbians sitting next to me? Please – they would have sniffed me out as a “breeder”. They may have just bitten my head off just for talking to them…But anyway – back to the topic…hopefully you'll answer me soon! After talking to some of the guys in the lab – they think that it was a guy asking this question – they think it seems like a guy kind of question. Whatever that means…you know, like Takoma Park belongs to just Lesbians…Sorry Nick, your family is going to have to move out…But we here have agreed on one thing…if a significant other asks someone out to one of these two restaurants - it may be time to end it right there – just in case they too read the express on their way to or from work…
ahhhh....
I am not sure how I feel about being found on google under the topic of 'buns of steel work'. Any comments?
04 February 2004
Mornings....
Sorry about missing yesterday, much to be done and not enough time to do it all. I ended up almost missing work this morning, as I did not go to bed until really late, as I had to clean out the kitchen to get ready for extermination. Joy of Joys!
The kitten is locked up in my room for the day, which I am sure he is very unhappy about – after all he did not get to run out into the hallway this morning as he usually does when I get my paper…and for all of you that have been wonder what he looks like as I have been very vocal in how very cute and wonderful he is – you can see a picture of what he looks like on Dave’s website (as well as a bunch of other people that I have talked about). Kitten is the last one listed on the “Cast” page. Enjoy! Also, you can listen to past shows while on the site. Always a good time! But anyway – so my mother called me this morning at 6:30 am and woke me up – what she was talking about is still very fuzzy…but needless to say – I fell back asleep, slept through all three of the alarms (the radio, the buzzer, and the kitten) until 8:30 am when the trash truck woke me up!!! (It would have been 4, but I never got a call from Lara this morning – maybe she too was sleeping in!) Thankfully my boss had not left yet and I live on his way to work – so I got a ride from him. So I am here now. It is going to be a day to say the least…but the weather people tell me that it is going to be about 45 F today and VERY sunny!!!!
The kitten is locked up in my room for the day, which I am sure he is very unhappy about – after all he did not get to run out into the hallway this morning as he usually does when I get my paper…and for all of you that have been wonder what he looks like as I have been very vocal in how very cute and wonderful he is – you can see a picture of what he looks like on Dave’s website (as well as a bunch of other people that I have talked about). Kitten is the last one listed on the “Cast” page. Enjoy! Also, you can listen to past shows while on the site. Always a good time! But anyway – so my mother called me this morning at 6:30 am and woke me up – what she was talking about is still very fuzzy…but needless to say – I fell back asleep, slept through all three of the alarms (the radio, the buzzer, and the kitten) until 8:30 am when the trash truck woke me up!!! (It would have been 4, but I never got a call from Lara this morning – maybe she too was sleeping in!) Thankfully my boss had not left yet and I live on his way to work – so I got a ride from him. So I am here now. It is going to be a day to say the least…but the weather people tell me that it is going to be about 45 F today and VERY sunny!!!!
02 February 2004
Groundhog Day!
Being that I am from the wonderful Commonwealth of PA – I would like to wish everyone a very Happy Groundhog Day! I also thought that I would give you all that have never been to Punxsutawney, PA a little tour. And yes, Goundhog Day is much like how it is shown in the movie...it is a really crazy time...
Here is where it is located in the Commonwealth (and yes, we are a Commonwealth not a State, Kathleen (she's from the Commonwealth of MA) will totally understand this difference):
Here is where Punxsutawney Phil Lives:
And here is a picture of the Man of the Day Himself (with one of his servents, of course)!
Isn’t he just too cute?
Here is where it is located in the Commonwealth (and yes, we are a Commonwealth not a State, Kathleen (she's from the Commonwealth of MA) will totally understand this difference):
Here is where Punxsutawney Phil Lives:
And here is a picture of the Man of the Day Himself (with one of his servents, of course)!
Isn’t he just too cute?
I've been hit!
01 February 2004
Money?!?
So I am still here in the lab. I have been here since about 3:00 pm today. I got up this morning (I was waken by the kitten who always knows when it is "Wet Food Sunday" and wakes me up nice and early...) made my coffee, read a few sections of the paper and then got to work on my third and final re-reading of the Grant this weekend. Now for those of you that have not been part of a grant proposal - writing and the subsequent readings of a grant before it is handed in take forever. We have been writing this Grant since the end of August. We have gone through many different versions and upgrades - including one that totally revamped it a few weeks back...It was looking like a good time for a mental break down about then. Around 12:30 Phil calls to tell me that he has totally rewritten a few sections - on one hand I was relieved as there were sections that seemed fine when I read them in parts - but then when the whole thing was put together - they just did not work well at all - So at least Phil and I agreed on them (hopefully) but on the other hand I knew that this mend I would have to read the Grant for a 4th time once I got into the lab. He said that he would call me before he got ready to go in so I would have an idea of how long it would be before he would pick me up (some time around 2:00pm). I finished the read through - made the dip for Jeanie's Supper Bowl party - called WonderBoy to inform him that we would be in the lab around 3:00 pm - he said that he would be over at some point (we are still awaiting his arrival) - Called Jeanie and informed her of the events of the day (she already had and idea), and cleaned up a bit. By the time Phil called - I was read to go! A short bit later we speeding off to the lab ready for what he was saying "a few short hours in the lab". About 6 hours later we still have awhile longer in front of us. I called Jeanie and told her that I was still at work and that I probably will not be able to make it down to her place tonight, but that I will drop the dip off to her this week as it makes are really good pizza - really, it does! I hoping that we will get out of her tonight by about 1:00 am - so that we can be back in here early in the morning to drop it off in the Micro & Immuno Dept where the same day currier will take it over to NIH for a ton of money! (But, at least we live in a place where a service such as this one!) I am so going to be able to get a good amount of comp time this week!
