It’s monday and I’m currently drugged out of my mind.

The unfortunate part of taking pain meds is: they lose their ability to work after you take them for long enough. So… you keep increasing the dosage. What used to take half a tablet now takes two.

The realy cool part is they’re addictive, so when they start wearing off, you get sick. Stomach cramps, shakes, etc. I feel like a heroin addict.

I have an appointment with the neurosurgon’s nurse next Monday for my pre-surgery evaluation. Hopefully they can schedule the surgery soon (as my job requires higher brain function and the drugs are effectively nullifying that).

Link of the day: Hottie Eve

I checked the website for the first time in a few days this morning and noticed that everything had been archived off.

This is the downside to using Movable Type… if you don’t post often, your site looks like shit. Guess I’m gonna have to get off my lazy ass and write a little more often.

We have friends down from Canada this weekend. Jeff and Dina showed up on Friday and we’ve been having a pretty good time (in our boring kind of way). Mainly drinking beer, watching movies, and talking.

Updates on my fuckered up body… the drugs I’m currently on seem to work a little less well each day. My doctor tried to put me on morphine the last time I was in. I politely declined, because once that shit starts, I’m basically done with everything until after my surgery (which is at least a month off still).

I have the distinct impression that I’m going to be on disability long before I get to the surgeon. I might as well declare bankruptcy now.

On a brighter note, the weather has been beautiful. I was staring longingly at my motorcycle today. I can’t wait till all this is over and I can get back on it.

Oh yeah… Happy Easter!

One last thing… my friend jc over at piab is having a logo design contest (though it think it’s over now). The winner gets a shirt or some such thing with the winning logo on it. Here is one of the 7 or so I submitted:

Just a quick update on the self pity thread that I’ve become so fond of.

I went to a chiropractor after work to see if they couldn’t do something to ease the pain in my leg (caused by the herniated disk in my spine and the reason for my eminent surgery). They refused to do any manipulation of the bones in the spine for fear of causing additional damage (a sensible approach which I appreciated… I would have walked out if they had suggested doing that) but instead did a few stretches of the leg and lower back.

Tonight… the pain killers are no longer working (and yes… I took a full dose) and my leg is absolutely on fire.

They had scheduled me for 5 more sessions, which at this point, I will cheerfully decline.

Sleep ought to be interesting tonight.

I have a link of the day now… and all I can say is “HOLY SHIT!!!”

Chicken Chop

Too bad there isn’t an avi file to go with it.

It’s Monday (happy-happy, joy-joy!!).

The weekend was pretty good. Again with the sister and her man-toy on Saturday (dinner, Castle Risk, a bottle of red Zinfandel, and the obligatory laundry).

Sunday was spent, for the most part, in front of my computer. I picked up Master of Orion III on Friday and made an attempt at playing it. Apparently I need to read that 180 page manual again, as I had no idea wtf I was doing (it’s a tad more complecated that MOO2). Needless to say, the Ssakra handed my my ass on a plate (with a nice garnish on the side).

I did make a brief trip out of the house to Wall*Mart to buy a couple CD racks (my CD’s were scattered willy-nilly all around the house).

I love Wall*Mart!

When I’m feeling down and depressed, a trip there will always lift my spirits. Looking at all those other people who tend to shop at Wall*Mart exclusively make me realize that no matter how bad my life is… it could be worse. Missing teeth, bad skin, and trailer park livin’ mouth breathers abound there.

Can you tell my drugs are kicking in?

I also got my letter of recomendation for my Neurosurgon this weekend. I’ve been trying to call today, but apparently his assistant (who takes all the appointments) isn’t answering her phone. There is a message stating that she isn’t in today, but according to the operator, she is (the message is from last Friday). I’ll keep calling, hopefully someone there will tell her to switch her phone over so it will ring.