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earnest money sent away
April 23rd, 2009
April 17th, 2009
March 15th, 2009
when everything's over
everything's clear
everyone's older
and no one is here
For the first time in 5 years I thought about you yesterday. I was sitting in my car, (well my work's car)listening to NPR. I was trying to catch a break between filing a grievance and visiting another of my stores, and then there's this interview with Taylor Mead. And I think "hmmm," and look across the street only to see I'm sitting under a sign for Sterling Plaza.
Life is like that, I guess. A compilation of little things that remind you of who you were, and where you are.Sometimes it's a road sign, or a song, or that email update you were never expecting.
Thank you.
everything's clear
everyone's older
and no one is here
For the first time in 5 years I thought about you yesterday. I was sitting in my car, (well my work's car)listening to NPR. I was trying to catch a break between filing a grievance and visiting another of my stores, and then there's this interview with Taylor Mead. And I think "hmmm," and look across the street only to see I'm sitting under a sign for Sterling Plaza.
Life is like that, I guess. A compilation of little things that remind you of who you were, and where you are.Sometimes it's a road sign, or a song, or that email update you were never expecting.
Thank you.
July 23rd, 2008
May 13th, 2008
LOUDOUN COUNTY, VIRGINIA – On May 9, the Virginia Department of Health granted the Hospital Corporation of America (HCA) a “significant change extension” on its “Certificate of Public Need,” originally granted on May 13, 2005, despite the expiration of a regulatory three-year deadline for construction. This extension will allow HCA to continue pursuing its plans to locate a new hospital in the Broadlands community in Loudoun County, Virginia. A coalition of individuals and organizations decried the decision to approve this extension, which was officially granted by State Health Commissioner Karen Remley.
Among the most passionate critics of Commissioner Remley’s decision were residents of the Broadlands community, whose lives would be directly impacted by HCA’s current building plans.
“We are tired of HCA trying to bully its way into our community,” said Bruce Biggs, a member of Concerned Citizens of Broadlands. “We thought this was over in 2005 when the Board of Supervisors rejected HCA’s zoning application for the Broadlands site. But HCA has used every available tactic to push forward with their plan. They even waited for new supervisors to be elected in 2007 so that they could get a second bite of the apple. We are beyond frustrated by this situation. It is time for HCA to leave our community alone.”
“HCA’s relentless pursuit for the Broadlands Regional Medical Center simply proves HCA believes in ‘profit first, communities second,’” Biggs continued. “One has to wonder whether HCA will treat their patients the same way they have treated Broadlands – putting profit over quality care.”
Immediately prior to Commissioner Remley’s decision, the Health Systems Agency of Northern Virginia (HSANV) – which, by regulation, is charged with providing a recommendation to the Department of Health on the matter – informed Remley that HSANV’s “evaluation of the facts and circumstances applicable to the project … argue against authorizing an additional extension.” HSANV noted in its letter to Remley that HCA had not demonstrated that the lack of progress over the past three years was “beyond [their] control,” as required under the regulations in order to receive a significant change extension. If fact, HSANV explained how HCA, acting through its subsidiary Northern Virginia Community Hospital (NVCH), explicitly ignored an opportunity to move forward at another site:
“The argument that events beyond the control of NVCH have prevented progress is tendentious at best. NVCH has had available throughout the last three years the alternative of locating Broadlands Regional Medical Center at a nearby site in the South Riding area of Loudoun County where hospital development is encouraged and zoning approval is readily available. Hospital Corporation of America, NVCH’s parent corporation, is intimately aware of this opportunity and has purchased land in South Riding as a potential hospital site. There is not now, and has not been during the last three years, an obstacle to locating Broadlands Regional Medical Center in the locally authorized site. Rather than take advantage of this opportunity, NVCH chose to initiate legal action against Loudoun County. The ensuing delay has been fully within the control of NVCH.”
The decision by Commissioner Remley was greeted by strong criticism from the National Nurses Organizing Committee (NNOC), a national union and professional organization for Registered Nurses throughout the country. Earlier, on May 9, NNOC and Concerned Citizens for Broadlands had filed an objection to HCA’s request for the extension. NNOC has had to confront HCA on numerous occasions, primarily in situations where HCA has used hard-line bargaining tactics to try to diminish working conditions and patient care standards in their hospitals.
“Given our experiences with HCA, we know that they are willing to steamroll any group that tries to stand between them and their profits,” said Kathy McGregor, an RN and an organizer for NNOC in Northern Virginia. “This is just one more example. They know that the residents of Broadlands do not want a hospital in their community, but they are fighting tooth and nail to build one there against the will of the community. It is shameful that the Department of Health has granted this extension counter to regulatory guidelines so that HCA can continue its drive to force its way into the Broadlands community.”
“We are also shocked that the Department of Health issued its decision on May 9, the very day recommendations about and objections to the extension were due,” added McGregor. “Did the Department of Health really take the time to consider HSANV’s recommendation or was this decision determined at the outset? This is certainly something to consider, given the fact that Virginia Secretary of Health and Human Services Marilyn Tavenner, who oversees the Department of Health, is a former HCA executive.”
“We are proud to stand with the residents of Broadlands,” continued McGregor, “and we will continue to do so as HCA takes the next step in its misguided quest – another zoning application before the Loudoun County Board of Supervisors.”
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I've been working with nurses who work with this hospital chain for the last year, and you do not want them as your neighbor. The chain has been involved with Medicare Medicaid fraud, cutting pensions in favor of crappy 401Ks run by a firm which owns a large part of the chain, unsafe assignements, and horrible treatment of staff. Here's another case of profits before people.
Among the most passionate critics of Commissioner Remley’s decision were residents of the Broadlands community, whose lives would be directly impacted by HCA’s current building plans.
“We are tired of HCA trying to bully its way into our community,” said Bruce Biggs, a member of Concerned Citizens of Broadlands. “We thought this was over in 2005 when the Board of Supervisors rejected HCA’s zoning application for the Broadlands site. But HCA has used every available tactic to push forward with their plan. They even waited for new supervisors to be elected in 2007 so that they could get a second bite of the apple. We are beyond frustrated by this situation. It is time for HCA to leave our community alone.”
“HCA’s relentless pursuit for the Broadlands Regional Medical Center simply proves HCA believes in ‘profit first, communities second,’” Biggs continued. “One has to wonder whether HCA will treat their patients the same way they have treated Broadlands – putting profit over quality care.”
Immediately prior to Commissioner Remley’s decision, the Health Systems Agency of Northern Virginia (HSANV) – which, by regulation, is charged with providing a recommendation to the Department of Health on the matter – informed Remley that HSANV’s “evaluation of the facts and circumstances applicable to the project … argue against authorizing an additional extension.” HSANV noted in its letter to Remley that HCA had not demonstrated that the lack of progress over the past three years was “beyond [their] control,” as required under the regulations in order to receive a significant change extension. If fact, HSANV explained how HCA, acting through its subsidiary Northern Virginia Community Hospital (NVCH), explicitly ignored an opportunity to move forward at another site:
“The argument that events beyond the control of NVCH have prevented progress is tendentious at best. NVCH has had available throughout the last three years the alternative of locating Broadlands Regional Medical Center at a nearby site in the South Riding area of Loudoun County where hospital development is encouraged and zoning approval is readily available. Hospital Corporation of America, NVCH’s parent corporation, is intimately aware of this opportunity and has purchased land in South Riding as a potential hospital site. There is not now, and has not been during the last three years, an obstacle to locating Broadlands Regional Medical Center in the locally authorized site. Rather than take advantage of this opportunity, NVCH chose to initiate legal action against Loudoun County. The ensuing delay has been fully within the control of NVCH.”
The decision by Commissioner Remley was greeted by strong criticism from the National Nurses Organizing Committee (NNOC), a national union and professional organization for Registered Nurses throughout the country. Earlier, on May 9, NNOC and Concerned Citizens for Broadlands had filed an objection to HCA’s request for the extension. NNOC has had to confront HCA on numerous occasions, primarily in situations where HCA has used hard-line bargaining tactics to try to diminish working conditions and patient care standards in their hospitals.
“Given our experiences with HCA, we know that they are willing to steamroll any group that tries to stand between them and their profits,” said Kathy McGregor, an RN and an organizer for NNOC in Northern Virginia. “This is just one more example. They know that the residents of Broadlands do not want a hospital in their community, but they are fighting tooth and nail to build one there against the will of the community. It is shameful that the Department of Health has granted this extension counter to regulatory guidelines so that HCA can continue its drive to force its way into the Broadlands community.”
“We are also shocked that the Department of Health issued its decision on May 9, the very day recommendations about and objections to the extension were due,” added McGregor. “Did the Department of Health really take the time to consider HSANV’s recommendation or was this decision determined at the outset? This is certainly something to consider, given the fact that Virginia Secretary of Health and Human Services Marilyn Tavenner, who oversees the Department of Health, is a former HCA executive.”
“We are proud to stand with the residents of Broadlands,” continued McGregor, “and we will continue to do so as HCA takes the next step in its misguided quest – another zoning application before the Loudoun County Board of Supervisors.”
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I've been working with nurses who work with this hospital chain for the last year, and you do not want them as your neighbor. The chain has been involved with Medicare Medicaid fraud, cutting pensions in favor of crappy 401Ks run by a firm which owns a large part of the chain, unsafe assignements, and horrible treatment of staff. Here's another case of profits before people.
December 22nd, 2007
I think the whole Christmas season makes me depressed. And here's the real catch- I have no reason to be depressed-great boyfriend, amazing job, solid paycheck, good benefits, decent place to live...
I've been reading a lot (I mean a lot) of books on the labor movement. Labor history, strikes, why unions matter, red-baiting, you know all the stuff my middle-class-white-bread education excluded.
I believe that this reading, coupled with my love of Irish music, and the holiday season are the reason for my current state of mind.
My youngest brother joined the army in august. he's home, and everyone is sending photos. he must have lost 30 lbs, and he didn't have them to loose in the first place. he looks like a thin straight version of my dad. when i looked long enough i saw he no longer had the face of a child, but the face of an old man, set in angles and wrinkles. something that will never changed again.
what if life was what could have been? what if labor hadn't sold out to the democrats and sold out the CP organizer who made it so radical? what is young kids didn't have to join the service to get out of depressed towns? what if the fuckin british hadn't shipped the Scots to ireland? what if the irish hadn't turned around and disenfranchised a whole race of people?
it sucks when you no longer need company or beer to be depressed...
I've been reading a lot (I mean a lot) of books on the labor movement. Labor history, strikes, why unions matter, red-baiting, you know all the stuff my middle-class-white-bread education excluded.
I believe that this reading, coupled with my love of Irish music, and the holiday season are the reason for my current state of mind.
My youngest brother joined the army in august. he's home, and everyone is sending photos. he must have lost 30 lbs, and he didn't have them to loose in the first place. he looks like a thin straight version of my dad. when i looked long enough i saw he no longer had the face of a child, but the face of an old man, set in angles and wrinkles. something that will never changed again.
what if life was what could have been? what if labor hadn't sold out to the democrats and sold out the CP organizer who made it so radical? what is young kids didn't have to join the service to get out of depressed towns? what if the fuckin british hadn't shipped the Scots to ireland? what if the irish hadn't turned around and disenfranchised a whole race of people?
it sucks when you no longer need company or beer to be depressed...
October 25th, 2007
There was a time in my life when Miller lite and I were like best friends. We went everywhere together. Then one day I learned something very important- Miller Lite had a sister, a thinner, taller, cheaper sister, Miller High Life. That ended my affair with Miller Lite. Besides the girl in moon was, eh, oddly hot.
When I reflect on my time with the girl in the moon two things almost always come to mind. Dave Ellis and the bottle bounce thesis, and my rapidly expanding stupidity. The first is easy enough to explain.
Dave believed that from a certain height a High Life bottle would bounce instead of shatter. To test this brilliant hypothesis the ever-so-graceful Mr. Ellis would lean out of my 2nd floor dorm room window, look both ways, and then drop the bottle, in various states of empty- onto the brick patio below. The bottle never bounced. It always shattered, and the cleaning lady's job was safe for another day. Perhaps the bottle may have bounced if the height had been less, the scientist less influenced by the contents of the bottle, and the patio made out of something other than brick.
The second, my rapidly expanding stupidity- had everything and nothing to do with the consumption of High Life, and everything and nothing to do with a boy. There are lots of stories that could be told about this boy, but those are longer, and more involved than I care to dive into right now. To sum up my whole experience I will but say, I was caught up in the moment, and with all things shallow.
One evening seems to come to mind at the moment. I had spent too much time with my friend Miss High Life, and needed someone else to drive my gaggle of "friends" home. Graciously, and partly to remove us from their home our hosts agreed to drive the gaggle and my car home. This seemed acceptable, and who was I to complain? (Little did I know at the time that this drive would be life altering in two ways.)
I was as we have learned earlier all hung up on this boy and drunk. I was pouting as I am know to do. When the host, who had volunteered to drive my car back, announced, "If I were single, I would date you." A little thing that came to mean so much. For some odd reason that one comment triggered a reaction in my brain, that I was worth something, and important, and did not need a boy to feel better, or less alone, or "complete." From that second on I decided to turn things to my advantage. Suddenly, I was in charge of my own existence, and I have been ever since. Shortly after that the boy and I stopped talking--I can't imagine why, perhaps he felt used...perhaps I felt superior, and we all know that can be a bit annoying.
Three days later, after waking up from a long weekend. I stumbled out the car to go to work. The battery was dead. I did the only thing I knew to do, I called my father and asked him to help. At that moment I learned how in charge of my life I real was- he replied "Your car, your life, your problem."
It was then that I invested in AAA.
When I reflect on my time with the girl in the moon two things almost always come to mind. Dave Ellis and the bottle bounce thesis, and my rapidly expanding stupidity. The first is easy enough to explain.
Dave believed that from a certain height a High Life bottle would bounce instead of shatter. To test this brilliant hypothesis the ever-so-graceful Mr. Ellis would lean out of my 2nd floor dorm room window, look both ways, and then drop the bottle, in various states of empty- onto the brick patio below. The bottle never bounced. It always shattered, and the cleaning lady's job was safe for another day. Perhaps the bottle may have bounced if the height had been less, the scientist less influenced by the contents of the bottle, and the patio made out of something other than brick.
The second, my rapidly expanding stupidity- had everything and nothing to do with the consumption of High Life, and everything and nothing to do with a boy. There are lots of stories that could be told about this boy, but those are longer, and more involved than I care to dive into right now. To sum up my whole experience I will but say, I was caught up in the moment, and with all things shallow.
One evening seems to come to mind at the moment. I had spent too much time with my friend Miss High Life, and needed someone else to drive my gaggle of "friends" home. Graciously, and partly to remove us from their home our hosts agreed to drive the gaggle and my car home. This seemed acceptable, and who was I to complain? (Little did I know at the time that this drive would be life altering in two ways.)
I was as we have learned earlier all hung up on this boy and drunk. I was pouting as I am know to do. When the host, who had volunteered to drive my car back, announced, "If I were single, I would date you." A little thing that came to mean so much. For some odd reason that one comment triggered a reaction in my brain, that I was worth something, and important, and did not need a boy to feel better, or less alone, or "complete." From that second on I decided to turn things to my advantage. Suddenly, I was in charge of my own existence, and I have been ever since. Shortly after that the boy and I stopped talking--I can't imagine why, perhaps he felt used...perhaps I felt superior, and we all know that can be a bit annoying.
Three days later, after waking up from a long weekend. I stumbled out the car to go to work. The battery was dead. I did the only thing I knew to do, I called my father and asked him to help. At that moment I learned how in charge of my life I real was- he replied "Your car, your life, your problem."
It was then that I invested in AAA.
September 14th, 2007
I saw Rose's post and decided to do it too...here are my "top ten careers"
1.Foreign Service Officer
2.Humanitarian Aid Worker
3. Psychologist
4.Sport Psychology Consultant
5.Rehabilitation Counselor
6.Mediator
7.Human Resources Specialist
8.Career Counselor
9.Industrial-Organizational Psychologist
10.Social Worker
Not sure I agree with all that...
yah
1.Foreign Service Officer
2.Humanitarian Aid Worker
3. Psychologist
4.Sport Psychology Consultant
5.Rehabilitation Counselor
6.Mediator
7.Human Resources Specialist
8.Career Counselor
9.Industrial-Organizational Psychologist
10.Social Worker
Not sure I agree with all that...
yah
September 5th, 2007
alright so the move from eastern time to central time hasn't been too difficult, except I've called my mom a few times around 11 pm. The hour of sleep, and the really cool thing that my fav shows are on an hour earlier is kinda nice. I was just adjusting.
the organization i work for is based out of oakland, ca. this isn't a problem, except their remote desktop connection stuff is all Pacific time. i'll be working away and look down and the computer says it's like 10 am. i'm cool, keep working, look down again, 10:30 rock on i'm making excellent time. then i get a a call about the 1 pm conference call-oops! yah, i need to fix that.
So, to make things even more awesome their shipping me (along with the rest of the DFW office -richard-) and 4 nurses out to Sacramento for the house of delegates. while i'm sure this will be snazzy. i'm sure i'll have no clue what the hell time it is ever.
sometimes i'm the dumbest white chick i know.
the organization i work for is based out of oakland, ca. this isn't a problem, except their remote desktop connection stuff is all Pacific time. i'll be working away and look down and the computer says it's like 10 am. i'm cool, keep working, look down again, 10:30 rock on i'm making excellent time. then i get a a call about the 1 pm conference call-oops! yah, i need to fix that.
So, to make things even more awesome their shipping me (along with the rest of the DFW office -richard-) and 4 nurses out to Sacramento for the house of delegates. while i'm sure this will be snazzy. i'm sure i'll have no clue what the hell time it is ever.
sometimes i'm the dumbest white chick i know.
workingAugust 24th, 2007
I am officially giving up on writing anything meaningful and deep in this piece-of-shit on-line babble forum. I was once under the delusional, and somewhat psychotic, impression that my thoughts, feelings, and writing mattered. I have now realized that the only things that matter are my actions. Though I'll always keep the option open of writing a tell-all about unions and organizers.
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August 8th, 2007
ecstaticApril 21st, 2007
February 25th, 2007
Life is gorgeous, right? Right.
Everything seems to be going so well for me right now it's crazy.
I had a meeting with my client's parents and her service coordinator last week. The service coordinator, whom everyone refers to as super biatch, was like, "In the three years I've been working with (Insert name here) this is the best I've ever seen things look. You're doing an amazing job."
I Love LOVE LOVE my art classes. There is something so brillant about working with 9 year olds. Last week we drew a very snazzy horse, the week before a knight, the week before a cha panda. i seriously think that as soon as I have 100K sitting around I'm going to invest in my own little franchise. There can't be anything sweeter than doing what you love everyday and getting to sleep in. If ya wanna see a cool horse... click here: http://i155.photobucket.com/albums/s
Mo and I are looking at building our own house. I'm so excited. How else can you get exactly what you want. I went to borders (yah..there are still real bookstores, who knew?) and picked up a few books "The Complete Idiots Guide to Building Your Own Home" and like.
And if you take nothing else from this post please please check out this next website. It's online radio where you get to pick what you like or dislike. Amazing free stuff. http://www.pandora.com/
Everything seems to be going so well for me right now it's crazy.
I had a meeting with my client's parents and her service coordinator last week. The service coordinator, whom everyone refers to as super biatch, was like, "In the three years I've been working with (Insert name here) this is the best I've ever seen things look. You're doing an amazing job."
I Love LOVE LOVE my art classes. There is something so brillant about working with 9 year olds. Last week we drew a very snazzy horse, the week before a knight, the week before a cha panda. i seriously think that as soon as I have 100K sitting around I'm going to invest in my own little franchise. There can't be anything sweeter than doing what you love everyday and getting to sleep in. If ya wanna see a cool horse... click here: http://i155.photobucket.com/albums/s
Mo and I are looking at building our own house. I'm so excited. How else can you get exactly what you want. I went to borders (yah..there are still real bookstores, who knew?) and picked up a few books "The Complete Idiots Guide to Building Your Own Home" and like.
And if you take nothing else from this post please please check out this next website. It's online radio where you get to pick what you like or dislike. Amazing free stuff. http://www.pandora.com/
energetic
October 29th, 2006
The dr's office called back, everything looked normal during the sonogram. This is good news, but confusing because a sonogram done by another dr showed abnormal cysts. I still have a score (literally) of blood test that need to be done The dr who ordered them doesn't have a lab so I've been putting it off because, "I'm not sure the lab takes my insurance, and when I call they say just come in, and the insurance company will bill you. And I don't know how much that'll cost." SO that helped me put it off for a week. Then I decided that the fasting I needed to do to take one test just didn't work out with the huge antibotic pills I was taking for my sinus infection. I am such a slacker. I would say it all boils down to I just don't want to know, but I do want to know. Argh!
My grandmom is going to have surgery next week. They decided on doing 3 seperate little ones rather than one big one.
Not anything else to say
My grandmom is going to have surgery next week. They decided on doing 3 seperate little ones rather than one big one.
Not anything else to say
October 24th, 2006
I went to the x-ray place today. Results will be mailed to soon. I have an appointment tomorrow at 11 am with my new female friendly doc. I hope after the last visit that she has gotten my old records and will be able to help me resolve some of the stuff I heard from the family doctor. I read last week, that my hair might fall out. I was very upset by this. I've always felt that my hair was one of my best features. I keep telling myself that vainity of any type is stupid, and hair or no, I'll be fine. Beside who knows if I even have this silly PCOS stuff (hopefully me, tomorrow!)
My mom called today and said my grandmother had some strange results from a stress test last week, and that they had gone in to look at stuff today. She has a sevre blockage, at least one, and they want to do surgery sometime next week. They sent my grandmom home all doped up. My aunt and uncle are there thankfully. Mom promised to call me tonight with more news. She hasn't called yet, so I guess I'll call her. I know its hard for her, its hard for me too. My grandmom is like rock. She's strong and aware, and doesn't look or act her age. She's sometimes been the oly stable person in my life. She always listens to me, and gives the best advice, never judging. I've always wanted to be more like her, and lways hoped I would be like her in my 80's. I can't and won't imagine life without her, ever. Like some silly 5 year old, I refuse to let any darkness touch my thoughts of her.
m
My mom called today and said my grandmother had some strange results from a stress test last week, and that they had gone in to look at stuff today. She has a sevre blockage, at least one, and they want to do surgery sometime next week. They sent my grandmom home all doped up. My aunt and uncle are there thankfully. Mom promised to call me tonight with more news. She hasn't called yet, so I guess I'll call her. I know its hard for her, its hard for me too. My grandmom is like rock. She's strong and aware, and doesn't look or act her age. She's sometimes been the oly stable person in my life. She always listens to me, and gives the best advice, never judging. I've always wanted to be more like her, and lways hoped I would be like her in my 80's. I can't and won't imagine life without her, ever. Like some silly 5 year old, I refuse to let any darkness touch my thoughts of her.
m
October 17th, 2006
So last week I went to a new doctor. She seemed nice and decided to help me get off the compazine I take everyday for the headaches, cramps, and nausa my other pill causes. Things had finally looked under-control. I felt normal and I wasn't bleeding. She want me take a new pill starting next week. I'm worried because it has the lowest approved dosage of estrogen for any pill on the market. And I already know that progestrone makes me sick, and crazy. I don't know how this is suppose to work. But I guess I'll try it.
I woke up cold yesterday and this morning my throat was swollen. I knew it was a sinus infection. I called the family doctor and they fit me in this morning. I saw a new doctor. He's very young, maybe in his early 30's. He also went to med school in St. Lucia. I'm not so sure about that. After talking to him about my sinus problem. He took some medical history. I told him about all my fun with provera, and zovia and my never ending shedding, and my cool new mustache and my dramtic weight gain and then the dramtic drop in weight, about my hot and cold sweats, and of course my experience with Dr. Idiot. The new dr. looked at me and said "You have PCOS." I looked at him and said " I know but no body has diagnosed it yet." He ordered lots of blood test, and wants to see me again in two weeks. He's also a specialist in fat asses like myself. If nothing else I'm sure he can tell me how to shed the extra pounds I've gained thanks to whatever the problem is or isn't...
Yah! PCOS. This is such bullshit, why can't they just fix what's wrong with me? PCOS isn't a big deal. It's so strange though. I don't have any diseases. All my test are normal in fact I have low blood pressure. I'm not diabetic, my cholestrol leaves are great. What the hell is wrong with me? Why can't they fix it?
I guess it doesn't matter to them that I feel like crap, and what about all this conflicting information. And would Kaiser not release records, or are they cheap, or just difficult? I have no idea. I'm not sure I want to.
I'm not sure why I'm writing this here, I think it's for me, so I can keep things straight, so I know what's going on.
I woke up cold yesterday and this morning my throat was swollen. I knew it was a sinus infection. I called the family doctor and they fit me in this morning. I saw a new doctor. He's very young, maybe in his early 30's. He also went to med school in St. Lucia. I'm not so sure about that. After talking to him about my sinus problem. He took some medical history. I told him about all my fun with provera, and zovia and my never ending shedding, and my cool new mustache and my dramtic weight gain and then the dramtic drop in weight, about my hot and cold sweats, and of course my experience with Dr. Idiot. The new dr. looked at me and said "You have PCOS." I looked at him and said " I know but no body has diagnosed it yet." He ordered lots of blood test, and wants to see me again in two weeks. He's also a specialist in fat asses like myself. If nothing else I'm sure he can tell me how to shed the extra pounds I've gained thanks to whatever the problem is or isn't...
Yah! PCOS. This is such bullshit, why can't they just fix what's wrong with me? PCOS isn't a big deal. It's so strange though. I don't have any diseases. All my test are normal in fact I have low blood pressure. I'm not diabetic, my cholestrol leaves are great. What the hell is wrong with me? Why can't they fix it?
I guess it doesn't matter to them that I feel like crap, and what about all this conflicting information. And would Kaiser not release records, or are they cheap, or just difficult? I have no idea. I'm not sure I want to.
I'm not sure why I'm writing this here, I think it's for me, so I can keep things straight, so I know what's going on.
September 27th, 2006
There seems to be so much going on right now. I think everyone I've talked to in the last week has been busy with so many things. That's why Im looking forward to a nice long weekend. Thanks to Jewish Holidays there will be no work on Monday for me. I'm excited!
We're down to one car in our household. Just last October we purchased a new car to replace the much loved, and hated Bravada. We thought things were good and then last Saturday the Malibu overheated. And not just the needle moving too far in one direction either. I'm talking the happy red light of death came one. We turned off the car, towed it home, and began looking the car over, called out resident relative mechanics, and doing some internet research. Apparently a problem with the coolant is very common with all Malibus from 1997 to 2003. The coolant eats away at the nylon head gasket causing leaks and if untreated massive engine problems. Of course the piece we need is back ordered. Upon more research we discovered that 8 class actions lawsuits had been filed againist GM for this little problem. We just decided to drain the coolant, flush the system, and replace the whole cooling system. Luckily, for us, our head gasket isn't destroyed (though it'll need to be replaced.) Just the thermostat, and hoses will need attention. Relays and fans will be replaced too, just because they also seem to fail. The real funny thing, this happens a week after the last payment is made!
If you guys get some free time you might want to check this out:
http://www.gwu.edu/~nsarchiv/news/20010
Maybe we'll go see Senator Obama later...hrmmmm
Maybe I'll just watch Project Runway and hope that Laura is kicked off the show. Snotty little brat she is!
Later,
m
We're down to one car in our household. Just last October we purchased a new car to replace the much loved, and hated Bravada. We thought things were good and then last Saturday the Malibu overheated. And not just the needle moving too far in one direction either. I'm talking the happy red light of death came one. We turned off the car, towed it home, and began looking the car over, called out resident relative mechanics, and doing some internet research. Apparently a problem with the coolant is very common with all Malibus from 1997 to 2003. The coolant eats away at the nylon head gasket causing leaks and if untreated massive engine problems. Of course the piece we need is back ordered. Upon more research we discovered that 8 class actions lawsuits had been filed againist GM for this little problem. We just decided to drain the coolant, flush the system, and replace the whole cooling system. Luckily, for us, our head gasket isn't destroyed (though it'll need to be replaced.) Just the thermostat, and hoses will need attention. Relays and fans will be replaced too, just because they also seem to fail. The real funny thing, this happens a week after the last payment is made!
If you guys get some free time you might want to check this out:
http://www.gwu.edu/~nsarchiv/news/20010
Maybe we'll go see Senator Obama later...hrmmmm
Maybe I'll just watch Project Runway and hope that Laura is kicked off the show. Snotty little brat she is!
Later,
m
August 21st, 2006
I haven't updated in a while, because updating, as most of you know, takes time and skill. I have neither.
Anyhow, things here are going pretty well. Here are the highlights:
-Somehow I managed to kill my cell phone.
-I'm addicted to Project Runway.
-I spent a few weeks in Texas. Texas is muy caliente.
-Movies suck. After watching "The Hills Have eyes" and "Silent Hill" I wonder why I watch movies at all.
And here's a fun link for ya:
http://www.calendarlive.com/tv/cl-oe-st
yah, back to my nap.
m
Anyhow, things here are going pretty well. Here are the highlights:
-Somehow I managed to kill my cell phone.
-I'm addicted to Project Runway.
-I spent a few weeks in Texas. Texas is muy caliente.
-Movies suck. After watching "The Hills Have eyes" and "Silent Hill" I wonder why I watch movies at all.
And here's a fun link for ya:
http://www.calendarlive.com/tv/cl-oe-st
yah, back to my nap.
m
July 13th, 2006
Last night I went to the hospital--what a crazy and stupid event.
I hate the way hospitals smell.
I hate the way hospitals smell.
July 3rd, 2006
There is sand everywhere.
Sometimes when I feel as if I've got my bearings the wind begins to blow.
And the landscape changes.
And in this land of mirages and swelter
I have only the occasional friend-
-Bedouins-
We roam the same plains of fire,
only they no longer burn their feet.
They have goats.
I was jealous of them.
But who needs another mouth to feed,
to find water for,
to serve unyieldingly.
I consult my new friends and all the maps I've been given.
I wonder, "Where is my oasis?"
I wonder if I'll even know it when I find it.
It's been a long dry spell-
Wandering, and following expectantly,
subsisting only on left over mana.
Sometimes when I feel as if I've got my bearings the wind begins to blow.
And the landscape changes.
And in this land of mirages and swelter
I have only the occasional friend-
-Bedouins-
We roam the same plains of fire,
only they no longer burn their feet.
They have goats.
I was jealous of them.
But who needs another mouth to feed,
to find water for,
to serve unyieldingly.
I consult my new friends and all the maps I've been given.
I wonder, "Where is my oasis?"
I wonder if I'll even know it when I find it.
It's been a long dry spell-
Wandering, and following expectantly,
subsisting only on left over mana.