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elfsIt has been a day for precious bodily fluids. I had a check-up this afternoon and saw a urologist for my back pain; this resulted in a prostate exam which is damnably uncomfortable and a diagnosis of bladder contractions leading to back spasms and pain. He thinks the contractions are probably harder now that I'm older, and the back pain may be on top of any damage I did re-arranging the retaining wall earlier this year. My weight is the same as it has always been, although you wouldn't know from my waistline; ten years ago I was ten pounds heavier and looked a hell of a lot leaner, and I am not happy with that pair of circumstances. I have to pee in a cup for the next three or four days at night, and email the volume measurements to the doc. Yuck
On the other hand, I will say that the UW Medical Clinic's new Surgery Pavilion, where the urology examination happened, is one hell of a lovely building. I don't normally like steel and glass as primary architectural themes-- take one look at the Seattle Library with it's cold ugliness and you'll see why-- but the spiral staircase was encased in white, frosted glass that felt calm and clean (good things for a hospital), and the exterior walls were floor-to-ceiling clear which brought in a healthy dose of sunlight and gave cheerful views of the green garden. The doors were made with pale pine and steel-framed glass, and everything was labeled in an obvious way. Kudos to the architect.
Then, this evening, after getting home from being poked and prodded, I tried to make coleslaw and hot dogs, and damn near cut my left index finger off when the knife slipped. I haven't done that in a decade. Fortunately, it wasn't nearly as bad as it could have been-- I lost a little skin, but some antibiotic ointment and a bandage later, and I'm fine.
When I was putting Kouryou-chan to bed this evening, I found a sheet from a coloring book on the floor, and on one side were cute and fuzzy bugs, and on the other was a crowd of girls all surrounding one with a certain fruit printed on her clothing. "Oh look," said I. "It's Strawberry ShortSlut and friends!" That just about cracked up Omaha.
And under cool things done with Linux, I can now play-- and finish!-- Unreal under Linux. Huzzah! I'm debating spending the $15 for Cedega, which might (might!) allow me to run things like Grand Theft Auto, Tron, and BloodRayne under Linux as well.
On the other hand, I will say that the UW Medical Clinic's new Surgery Pavilion, where the urology examination happened, is one hell of a lovely building. I don't normally like steel and glass as primary architectural themes-- take one look at the Seattle Library with it's cold ugliness and you'll see why-- but the spiral staircase was encased in white, frosted glass that felt calm and clean (good things for a hospital), and the exterior walls were floor-to-ceiling clear which brought in a healthy dose of sunlight and gave cheerful views of the green garden. The doors were made with pale pine and steel-framed glass, and everything was labeled in an obvious way. Kudos to the architect.
Then, this evening, after getting home from being poked and prodded, I tried to make coleslaw and hot dogs, and damn near cut my left index finger off when the knife slipped. I haven't done that in a decade. Fortunately, it wasn't nearly as bad as it could have been-- I lost a little skin, but some antibiotic ointment and a bandage later, and I'm fine.
When I was putting Kouryou-chan to bed this evening, I found a sheet from a coloring book on the floor, and on one side were cute and fuzzy bugs, and on the other was a crowd of girls all surrounding one with a certain fruit printed on her clothing. "Oh look," said I. "It's Strawberry ShortSlut and friends!" That just about cracked up Omaha.
And under cool things done with Linux, I can now play-- and finish!-- Unreal under Linux. Huzzah! I'm debating spending the $15 for Cedega, which might (might!) allow me to run things like Grand Theft Auto, Tron, and BloodRayne under Linux as well.
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Date: 2005-08-16 05:03 am (UTC)(I'm looking to be able to play the old-school but still Windows-y "Honeycomb Hotel" from Everett Kaser, which the versions of Wine I have won't do....)
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Date: 2005-08-16 08:21 pm (UTC)*grin*
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Date: 2005-08-16 09:29 pm (UTC)