I underwent the first invasive medical procedure of my adult life on Friday. It took place on an outpatient basis at the Surgicare center at St. Lukes Hospital. I’ll spare you the details of the procedure, but I made it through with little issue which I count as a positive. The only major result of the procedure was that I have to take some pills for a short while and schedule another meeting with the doctor. Hopefully, the issue will be all nice and resolved by then. To be honest, I am not drastically concerned, but I have learned a lesson. Go to the doctor early!! I admit I hold off for as long as I can. I need to stop that. Otherwise, I may find myself in that place more often.
I will say I was impressed by the nurses and staff at St. Lukes. We were there at six o’clock in the morning and they were cheerful and helpful. It definitely helped to relax both Courtney and I, and I think that helped a lot. Courtney was also incredible. This was her first time dealing with any sort of serious medical issue with me and she was an incredible help!! It was interesting to see how much more power the term “fiancée” has over girlfriend. They treated her as with all the deference and consideration that a spouse would be given. We both appreciated that a lot!
Lastly, a shift. An important shift that was too long in coming. While my weight was not an issue with regard to this current concern, I did conclude that something needs to be done. I discovered I crossed a threshold of sorts that I never thought I would. The threshold itself is personal and unimportant. In fact, it would probably seem rather innocuous to others, but it means something to me. Therefore, I am shifting weight loss and health into my goal structure. My mind has so far been dedicated to school and other activities but I am willing to make this shift to fix this issue once and for all.
This shift means changes elsewhere. Changes that I should have made earlier. If anything, it gives me an excuse to break free of somethings that I should have cleared off my platter last summer. Ah well, better late than never, eh?
More updates to come!!
It’s not been a good week and a half for me. This cold wasn’t severe enough to really do much damage physically, but it drained me. I wasn’t able to concentrate or maintain a solid study time. This wouldn’t have been an issue except that I had two separate tests and four quizzes to take in that time period. Let’s just say it wasn’t my best showing and leave it at that. No, my GPA is not threatened…but it is not as secure as it once was, and I will need to fix that.
All in all, it feels like I have stalled at the moment. Regardless of how fleeting this feeling may be it has gotten to me. I feel awash in lethargy. I am sitting here at my keyboard and trying with all my might simply to stay awake. Ah well, these days come and go just as much as those when I am 100% ready and focused. I just need more of those focused days, right now.
I’m going to start using Greyrealm as a place that keeps me honest about my goals and my direction. After all, this blog is supposed to be for more personal posts aimed at family and friends. I’ve always been cryptic, but I think that needs to change. If anything, this will allow me to monitor my growth and movement. I think that is an overall good thing.
There have been far too many distractions around me recently and that needs to change. Conventions and elections are all quite enjoyable (when you win), but when they impact performance I start to get frustrated. I delivered my single worst presentation ever in a class I really don’t like performing poorly in, my personal projects are wallowing, and my commitment to following through on continuing the shift to a healthier lifestyle has completely fallen through and even taken a few steps backward. I actually started drinking cola again, and in quantities similar to my previous consumption. So, now I look at stabilizing things, once again.
I’ll be the first to admit that I don’t handle distractions well. I have a mind that loves to wander and it’s all to easy to drift from the topic at hand. This is especially true if the topic starts to bore me. The trouble here is that the topics aren’t boring to me, they are quite important to me. Unfortunately, I simply have too much to do. Things should be settling though. The election is over, and there will be no more conventions this year. I can stop and focus on my school projects, my personal projects, and my work projects the way I would like to. I am looking forward to it.
Posty post. Look, a ring. Not just any ring, an engagement ring! See, isn’t it pretty?
See! Pretty Ring!
Ahh, good times.
Ok, so I felt a little change was needed. No, this design isn’t mine. I haven’t had anywhere near the time required to set it up. Court and I have been neglecting Greyrealm, and that really isn’t fair. Most of my work is now synced from my Text and Hubris blog but it was never my intent to leave Greyrealm hanging.
So what to offer? Well, ICON is done. Courtney and I didn’t make it up Friday due to problems that I would rather not rehash again. Saturday and Sunday were actually rather fun, though. We played a lot of Munchkin in various Marriott hallways, the Dealer’s Room was ok, and it was a chance to touch base with the community again. There were problems though. The hotel sucked. I can’t stand the Marriott and frankly am glad that ICON will not be returning there. It provided the complete wrong feel for the convention. It works for AnimeIowa, but then you know my opinion of Anime conventions.
The panels were less than interesting, but I gave up on panels at small cons years ago. Most of the time it is simply a bunch of people who think they know a lot more about a topic than they actually do prattling on offering little to no useful information. We went to play and mingle and that we did. In that sense ICON was a success.
Wylde Nept was, of course, a blast. I guzzled my beer and sang along with everyone else.
There was your standard smattering of creepiness that pervades these conventions and the old guy who insulted me (oh, but he didn’t mean to offend). Honestly, my skin is pretty thick. The silly comments of an old man praying to the Viagra gods while looking down Indara’s top don’t tend to have much of an effect. In fact, I felt far worse for Indara for having to suffer the man’s attentions. Ah well, she handled it quite well, and it is a lesson all con-going women must learn in their time!
I am attending a convention this weekend. ICON is an old fashioned Sci-Fi/Fantasy Convention and its been several years since I last tried to attend. My last few convention experiences left a lot to be desired and I found myself losing interest. To be honest, I find myself losing interest in a lot of things these days. Conventions are a part of my history, though, so I find myself going back every now and again. Let’s hope for better things this time.
It’s just another odd example of how much things change and yet how much they remain the same. This has been a major season for change in my life and I know that even more is on the horizon. Yet, here I am still grumbling over my frustration with conventions. I tend to think that so much gets lost as time rolls on but for all the growth I still remain a very similar person. Admittedly, I’m not an easy person to deal with or to even stay in contact with but I follow a path with which I am more than comfortable. I don’t see that changing anytime soon.