This weekend is making me tired.
We’re off to Victoria after work tonight, to help my mom move some stuff over to her new place. It’s going to be an exhausting weekend; we’ll arrive late tonight then spend two days moving crap before returning home late Sunday. So much for a restful weekend – good thing there’s a long weekend coming up soon.
There are some new pictures up at Ye Olde Flickr, including shots of Oscar and Sally side by side. Oscar is big. Ed is in love. I am anxious to begin riding for real, so I need to get my permit ASAP. I dream of being able to ride Oscar to the island, and that’ll never happen unless I’m all legal about it so I plan to study the motorcycle textbook this weekend and take the test on Monday. I haven’t had to take a test in years, so I’m kind of nervous. What if I fail?! Oh, the humiliation! Quick, anyone have a cheat sheet?
Fuck, I’m tired. I also think I have arm cancer. Since my accident in April, there’s been a strange spot on my upper left arm that is alternately painful and numb. Odder still is the fact that I dislocated my right arm; why my left hurts is beyond me. I’d just chalk it up to a bruise, but I didn’t fall on that side (my entire left side was pretty much untouched), and the sensation is wholly unusual. I’m going to get it checked out at some point, solely because there’s a birthmark where the pain is coming from. I don’t think I have melanomas – I’m a nerd; I don’t get much sun – but all the things that you’re supposed to check for are there:
- It’s ever so slightly asymmetrical
- The border is irregular if I squint at it
- Colour: well, it’s varying shades of brown?
- It’s bigger than 5mm – it’s actually 12mm! Ahh!
- If I stare at it, it changes shape
See? Arm cancers!!
I know this is probably just more of my melodramatic hypochondria, but I’d rather get it checked out than have my arm fall off because I ignored the symptoms. I like my left arm. It has many tattoos on it, and it holds my watch.
Is it 5 yet? I may not be looking forward to going to Victoria, but I’d rather do that than sit at my desk.
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Oscar is beautiful. Oscar, is, however, my dog’s name, so I will forever be skeeved when you mention him in the context of ladytickling of any kind. Ergh.
Hello Delicious Juice…this will be the most random thing, and I don’t even know if the person who wrote this post: http://www.deliciousjuice.com/comments.asp?id=1554 will remember about this… But there was a song called “Campfire Joe Says Big Words” that was written by Courtesy Flush. Well, I *am* courtesy flush, or rather, made the songs and such under that band name. I made that album that that song appeared on around 2000…I was just searching around the internet to see if anyone still had some of those songs…and sure enough. I used to have them posted on mp3.com, but since that site went down, that was about it. If you are interested, I have many other Cflush tunes I would be more than happy to throw your way. It made my day to see someone had posted about a song of mine. Anyway! Thanks again!
Oh man! Hi Jason! I absolutely remember that post – in fact, the song is still regularly played on my mp3 player and in my car. I’m delighted that you posted about it – seriously, every single time I hear the song I still wonder where the heck it came from :D I’d love to hear more! Email me! (kimli @ this domain) Thanks for solving the mystery for me!