…And Your Little Dog, Too!
An old friend posted this vintage photo of me (c. 1996-97) on Facebook today. I love the desaturated color from the Polaroid!
(Hat Tip to Heidi for the title…)
Add comment February 28th, 2009
Posts filed under 'Personal'
And…We’re Back
I’m still here, guys, it’s cool, don’t worry. Oh, you didn’t miss me? That’s OK, I still love you. Hey, have you heard about the country? It’s totally all fucked up! I’d like to talk about that later. But now it’s bedtime, and I need me some sleep.
Add comment October 9th, 2008
Rothbury Countdown
Sorry for no posts lately. I’ve started to keep a running tab on Rothbury news with another wordpress blog. If you’d like to read more of my refined, elegant prose, head to Rothbury Countdown. I’ll be blogging I@B again soon, plenty going on to ramble about on the homefront!
1 comment March 17th, 2008
Valentine’s Day
We spent last night partying at The Newport with Dark Star Orchestra. The setlist they chose was:
04/23/77
Springfield Civic Center – Springfield, MASet 1:
Sugaree
Cassidy
Loser
New Minglewood Blues
Row Jimmy
Me And My Uncle
Ramble On Rose
It’s All Over Now
Scarlet Begonias
Fire On The Mountain
Set 2:
Estimated Prophet
Bertha
The Music Never Stopped
Help On The Way
Slipknot!
Franklin’s Tower
Around And Around
Goin’ Down The Road Feelin’ Bad
Not Fade Away
Encore:
One More Saturday Night
The original is available at the LMA here.
We had a great time with some friends, and I bumped into an old friend from high school. Today we’re off to spend a few days in the woods down in Hocking Hills, so don’t expect me to be posting (not like I would be anyway!)
Add comment February 15th, 2008
That New House Smell
The movers arrived at noon, and within 2 hours (most) all of our worldly goods were at the new house. (w00t! first post at new house) T is achingly sick, as she has been for a few days. Really nasty virus, it seems. After moving 4 times in the past seven years, we settle in pretty rapidly, and I expect to feel “at home” within the week.
The house doesn’t have a new-house smell, though. Probably because it’s quite an old house. Or because I made that up.
2 comments January 26th, 2008
Are You A Homeowner, Greg?
1000 points if you know that quote. Not that I’m keeping score. So yeah, yeah, we bought a house this month. People have been asking for info, but I’d hate to link to the Zillow page and give my address to any random who saunters by my blog looking for Ollie Williams. So suffice to say that its a smallish 2 story in the middle of Clintonville, with plenty of character. I’m really excited about:
- owning a home, period.
- super close to the co-op
- still close to old neighbors and friends
- woods nearby for k9s
- a garage! (w00t!)
- I <3 Clintonville
So, um, yeah. Come see us if you know where we live. Pictures, natch. We’ll start in the kitchen, because it’s really the most important room in a house, yes? the cabinets show up as whiteish when in reality they are an odd shade of pink.
Dining room. Dig that crazy chandelier -wierd!
A little eating/hanging out addition to the kitchen:
And the dogs new backyard. The dogs do own the house, we just pay the mortgage.
Add comment January 23rd, 2008
I’m Home
I’ll keep this short, as my typing skills have yet to recover fully from the anesthesia, I guess. Surgery went unexpectedly well. They removed two big chunks of damaged disc, and shaved out two vertebrae to make room for the nerve. I was admitted Monday morning and released that same night. I’m up and walking around, and I can sit for a half hour at a time. Today I’m planning on a car ride to see that house we closed on last week. I’m not allowed to drive for two weeks, and it will be at least that long before I return to work. I feel a little shaky from the anesthesia still, and parts of my left leg are numb-ish. I can wiggle my toes, but I don’t quite have full control over them yet. Ditto for my calf. This is normal, as the nerves are rebuilding themselves during the healing process. It feels odd to stand up straight, and I’m still inclined to lean when I walk to compensate for the damaged disc. I have to remind myself that I can walk like a human being again! The entire staff of the New Albany Surgery Hospital were warm, comforting and willing to answer all my nutty questions about what was happening. I imagine they were quite stoked when I went under so that I would shut up for once!
So to sum it all up, I’m still on the mend, but I feel better than I have in months. I can’t thank my wife enough. T, you’ve done so much for me… I don’t know what to say. I love you so much. I couldn’t have married a better woman. And to all my friends and neighbors who have stopped by or sent warm wishes and prayers, thank you so much.
I’ll try to blog again soon…
8 comments January 16th, 2008
Surgery Details
We received more details about the surgery on Friday. If you read my last post, you’ll understand why I’ve yet to post details. But here goes:
- I need to be there at 5 am , the procedure is scheduled for 7.
- No food, drink, etc after midnight tonight. My kick-ass neighbors are cooking a meatloaf for us tonight, so my last meal before surgery is guaranteed to be awesome.
- Confirmed at least one night stay in the hospital.
- I was essentially promised that although I may feel a little wrecked from the anesthesia and physical manipulation of my muscles, I will feel 100% better in terms of the nerve pain I’m feeling now. So that’s awesome.
- T will get the pleasure of staying in my room overnight. I figure we’ll get a keg, some strippers and some strobe lights.
- T will make all necessary phone calls after the operation. Please be patient while waiting for updates, K?
- It’s all going down at Mount Carmel’s New Albany Surgical Center, who’s domain has expired and therefore is un-linkable.
Add comment January 13th, 2008
Aggressive Pain
Yesterday morning sucked. Bad. Upon waking around and having a wee in the loo, T helped me walk back to the bed. I had woken up around 4 am to take my meds, so what happened next was a complete surprise. Right as I walked into my room, My back and legs started spasming at the speed of sound. If you’ve never had painful spasms, count your fucking blessings. I imagine it’s what the “Don’t taze me, bro!” guy felt like. His cries of “Ow…ow…ow…ow…” are a good approximation of what was emanating from my mouth. It’s what I call aggressive pain. It is so terrible and unstoppable, that the only emotion you can feel is anger and aggression. Pounding the floor in agony, screaming for salvation…it’s the worst. Big ones like this usually last about 90 seconds to 5 minutes for me. T & my sis were right there, but there is nothing they could do. Then the sweet narcotic relief started to come back to me, and I was a grown man once again. I slept all of yesterday away, but was up in the evening, where I wasted an hour and a half of my life watching “Night At The Museum“. Next thing I knew, I was out like a light again.
1 comment January 13th, 2008
“Back” To The Future (Get it?)
I hate to write for the sake of writing almost as much as I hate talking for the sake of hearing one’s own voice. But in light of the medical situation I’m in, I figure there are some of you who want a steady flow of information. I’m still in a pattern of waking up around 5 or 6 am to dose myself on the endocet. The pain was pretty bad this morning, which led to some drama for me in the bathroom. Too much information? You betcha! 
I just got off the tele with me family doc, who gave me some very reassuring facts about the surgery. We still can’t believe how great of a medical team we have working on this. I had presumed I would have to do some pushing and shoving to get them to communicate to each other, but they’ve all been talking to each other on their own. Oh, I also heard from MetLife regarding my short-term disability payments. Everything is copasetic, they’ve spoken with my doctors and my first check goes in the mail tomorrow!
One of my best friends is traveling up to C-bus to hang for a couple of days, and then my big sis will be here on Friday. The positive messages and thoughts I’ve been getting from everyone have been phenomenal, and they’ve really helped me when I’m feeling down and out. Thanks, everyone.
But my biggest thank you is reserved for my wife, T. She has completely flipped her life upside down to care for me. I’ll never be able to thank her enough. She has sacrificed herself for me so many times before, and she’s doing it again. If you see her out and about, give her a gigantic hug, would ya? She’s earned it putting up with me for this long!
1 comment January 10th, 2008
