Remember when this website was entertaining?

Looking over the last few posts, it’s been a drag. Pain is my friend, but at least the drugs are good (I’m currently loaded up on narcotics as I type this, so it probobly won’t make a lot of sense). I’ve turned the site into a bitch-fest of self pitty. Hopefully things will improve after my surgery.

I did go see my chiropractor today to get a second opinion before the neurosurgeon fillets my back. His prognosis: get the surgery (in fact, he won’t touch me because he doesn’t want to cause any more damage).

Wheeeee!

No link today, sorry.

I got a call from my Doctor today about the MRI I had last week.

Apparently I’ve crushed the disk between L4 and L5, causing the nerves on the left side to be pinched (and thus, causing the good fun lovin’ with my left leg). He’s scheduling an appointment with a Neurosurgeon so they can do surgery on it.

Wheeee!

In other news, I figured out the flash issues this morning. When I presented the finished product to my boss, she told me it needed two data sources graphed (kill me), but I was able to add that in easily enough.

Link of the day: mrmoth

If anyone knows flash, I could really use your help.

I’m attempting to make a flash object that reads a range of numbers from an external data file and creates a dynamic graph from those numbers.

The problem I’m running into is the order in which things are happening. The string of data comes in last, after all the other processing has been done (I need it to happen first, so it can process the data).

I’ve been trying to get help on Flash Kit and someone who goes by the name ArcticWeb has been kind enough to assist me.

Apparently, I’m a little too thick to understand what he’s telling me (he’s probobly ready to bitch-slap me for my inability to grasp the concept).

Here’s the file (both in flash 5 and flash mx) that I’m working with.

email me here if you know just what the hell I’m doing wrong.

Help me, Obi Wan… you’re my only hope!

Saturday night was a riot!!

My sister and her betroved came over (because we have a washer and dryer and they had laundry). We drank, played games, and basically mocked each other for about 7 hours. Great times!

We had also purchased some mouse traps on Saturday (not because we have mice, which we don’t) to put on the new leather furnature. We have a dog who has decided that she quite likes to lay on leather, and I would prefer that she didn’t (sharp claws, dog fur, etc). She knows it’s not allowed… but she’s sneaky.

Of course, my kids found the mousetraps and proceded to make a game out of them (set one, slide it under your friends butt while they sit on the floor playing Yu-Gi-Oh). Halarity insues! Had I know just how much pleasure they would get out of such a cheap thing… I could have saved some serious cash (instead of buying the xbox, I could have gotten them each a package of 4 traps).

Still waiting on the results of my MRI. I’m at home today, doped up on narcotics (which is why this post probobly doesn’t make a lot of sense) and waiting for my Doctor to call with the results.

Narcotics good…. leg bad.

The MRI was wheeeee-fun!

Imagine being crammed in a metal tube with 4″ clearance between your nose and the top of the tube, arms pressed up against the sides, while incredible noise and vibration rocks you for 1 hour.

I’m glad I went pee first.

My leg is degenerating further making walking more and more difficult as the days go by. It’s become very noticeable to the people at work. There’s a lot of staring going on while I shuffle through the atrium (the central point of the building).

I’m hoping that the doctors find something soon, though I’m dreading the thought of back surgery. We have a lot of projects going on at work, and my being laid up at home won’t help get them done.

I haven’t ridden my motorcycle for a bit, and it’s not looking too promising to get back on it any time soon. I’m starting to think I should sell it and save the monthly payment.

Life is fairly challenging at the moment.