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March 31, 2005
Ew. Hello? Body? Be good, K?
So, for everyone in Arizona, my recommendation is: Don't go to Blooms in Scottsdale. Overpriced, underflavored food, mediocre service, and the possibility of food poisoning.
Or all of the above minus the last. In which case, my body is misbehaving again. Rampaging headache (although admittedly I've had it for about three days now), extreme nausea and uh.. Things you don't want to hear about.
But hey, at least I could dress myself without crying this morning. Always a bonus. I think the aloe has finally finished doing its job. Now I no longer need to get naked in the bathroom four times a day at work just to lather myself down and snuffle pathetically.
Posted by Kelli Little at 01:02 PM | Comments (3)
March 28, 2005
Weekend Foo
This weekend was relatively relaxing. Although he just breezed through, Mr. Fresh bothered to stop by and visit for a few minutes before heading on down to his family's house for Easter with the mom-to-be in tow. She gave me some pointers on the crepes recipe, so I'm going to try it and likely update that recipe soon.
Saturday morning, bright and early I went to the dealership to have my oil changed. Normally I've gotten a rental car for free, but not only did they loose my appointment, I had to rent a car myself while waiting for the three hours it took to swap the oil over. So, complete with Hyundai Elantra and duffle bag, I spent the next hour and a half at To Shin Do, and the hour following eating lunch. $90 later, and I had my car back. At least they bothered to wash it for me.
Worked out pretty hard (2 hours), came home to find The Big Swede and his adorable daughter hanging with Joe. Sweaty as I was, I don't blame them for leaving soon thereafter (teasing =)) and a good shower and a nap later, I managed to finish the night off watching terrible movies.
Sunday Joe and I headed out with Michael, Lori, Thad, and Evan to Camelback mountain, with a quick stop to Subway before hand. Dumb ol' me forgot to bring her 50 sunblock, and instead settled for Lori's 30 spf gel.
And for all of you people who say there's no difference between the two, eat your shoes. Right now. I do not burn with 50. I burn with 30. Suffice to say, I'm burned. No, it doesn't feel good, and yes I'll get over it soon. Hopefully I have enough antioxidants within me right now to stave off skin cancer from those multiple episodes of stupidity. =)
The hike was beautiful, the people incredibly friendly and fun, and we even got to see some various lizards, butterflies, and bunnies. Got some pics too, which'll be posted soon. I swear it upon.. err.. my socks. And stuff.
Posted by Kelli Little at 09:11 AM
March 25, 2005
Schlupp Body
Last night I missed To Shin Do. My body doesn't want to work. I've been getting only a few hours of rest at night, and I'm dragging butt at work and I'm not allowed to have caffeine.
The antidote?
Another session of *KAPOW* at 5:00 p.m. today. For those of you who are late to this webpage or have memories like my grandma, the Session of *KAPOW* is when a 18" seringe filled with the yummy splooge of B-12 and other stuff is injected into my lower cheek - this week shall be the right - and a Super Dose of Fight Anemia is administered for a mere $20.
April 1st I find out if injections are working. I'm a little... well, worried isn't the right word. Nor is concerned. More like I'm dwelling on the subject from time to time. If the B-12 shots aren't working - like the amped pills and new diet didn't - then I'm in some pretty serious trouble. And I have a sneaky suspicion some bad things are happening again, but that might be my paranoia because I've been off the meds she gave me for three weeks now. So.. I guess I'm curious to see the results, when it comes down to it.
Please Baby Jeebus, let me be well enough to cease glute shots. My rear end thanks you in advance.
Posted by Kelli Little at 10:42 AM | Comments (1)
Human-animal hybrids?!
Radical report supports baby sex selection
The controversial document makes many other bold suggestions on human reproductive technologies. It does not rule out human reproductive cloning in the future; it backs the use of human-animal hybrid embryos for research; and it challenges the UK government's intention to strip the anonymity from future sperm and egg donors.
Wha... Nyeh....?!
Posted by Kelli Little at 08:48 AM
March 21, 2005
The Power of Foo
The Power of Six Sigma by Subir Chowdhury: a silly book on structuring a work place to become more efficient with age-old concepts people ignore anyways... with a good quote.
"Tell me, I forget. Show me, I remember. Involve me, I understand."
Posted by Kelli Little at 01:01 PM
March 16, 2005
Breeding Religion
Thanks to a recent and answered request for news sources respected by my friends - and thus a wealth of reading material available during my lunch break - I have come across a few articles that are worthy of note... or at least have caught my eye. =)
1. Genes Contribute to Religious Inclination
My thoughts: Interesting. 40%, while not the majority of effect on religious inclination, is still pretty astounding. I have all sorts of quips I can enter here, as I am not a 'religious' person per se, but they're not useful. "Interesting" pretty much sums it up.
2. Japanese electronics firm Hitachi has unveiled its first humanoid robot, called Emiew, to challenge Honda's Asimo and Sony's Qrio robots.
My thoughts: My first inclination for reading this was actually because Tyler is such a freak about technology, I couldn't stop hearing him tell my brain, 'You passed up a robot article?!' My second inclination was because in the description, right below the header, it talks about the Honda robot Asimo, and South Park started running through my head. Did they intentionally name their robot after Cartman's little cardboard box dilly-dallying?
Posted by Kelli Little at 11:08 AM | Comments (2)
March 15, 2005
To Shin Do
I love To Shin Do. This art is unquestionably for me.
The art itself is involved and subtle and multi-faceted... and still workable for a novice like me. I love it (it being qualified by both the art and my instructors and my training partners I encounter, etc.) because it forces me to start thinking a little outside the box.
To Shin Do trains me to stop incessantly overanalyzing and just be and act and react. Yes, I know it's a little more involved, a little more complex than that, but I'll just leave it there for now. And the funny thing about the react process is it trains you to react in the most appropriate manner to the best of your knowledge in any given situation. This has been a very weak point in me - physical, mental, emotional (i.e. the whole gamit) - and something that I appreciate greatly, since it -does- touch all of those aspects of me. It also encourages discipline, and has pretty high rewards (I'm not talking about belts) for maintaining said discipline.
I also like it for reasons beyond the training structure. Everyone I train with is just a neat person, in one way or another. The way that we begin and end our classes leaves me satisfied. My intructors are phenomenal individuals, the type you meet once and you'll remember - even if you never see them again - years down the road. (And no, I'm not saying that because they read this page.)
I haven't once - despite my few previous mumblings - walked into the dojo and not been absolutely 100% glad I came that day. Not once. Can we honestly say that about much in our lives? That we were/are 100% happy to be there doing that one thing and absolutely nothing else? In honest reflection, I enjoy doing many things, but there have always been times where I think, 'Hmm, I -could- be doing this.. But nahh, this is better.' There really isn't a comparison that surfaces in thoughts when I go to train.
This entire rant has come about, btw, because I finally went to To Shin Do after two weeks of being out sick. It was a little amusing last night too. We did 'free response', which is where you gather into groups, a person is in the middle, and the people in the groups come at you with the designated and various attacks, and you have to defend yourself and remove yourself from that situation. Once that is finished, the next person attacks. I have always had to focus on calming down, centering myself during these times because my initial reaction is quite different. But last night it was like my brain was in permanent 'EEEEK' mode.
We have what is called 'earth' sounds and ways to center ourselves. The attacks we were reviewing in the circles were earth, and in all actuality, I had for one of the few times not really been doing my earth sounds. It makes a huge difference. Funny what little things do to really tweak you into a mindset, and how a mindset can so obviously affect everything else.
Wow. I'm rambling far more than I anticipated. Suffice to say, it is good to be back in the swing of things. These next two weeks I will be making up classes by attending all week, and afterwards I will be joining unlimited. I plan on committing myself fully, now that I have a decent job that believes in sane hours. Too, this coming Sunday (I think as I mentioned before) Mr. Hayes (the founder of our art) will be here with his wife, and I will be attending their seminar. I'm all jittery with the neatness of it. Whee. =)
Ok, ok. I'll go eat lunch now and stop rambling.
Posted by Kelli Little at 10:59 AM
March 11, 2005
B-days and B-12s
Got my ass pummeled by another B-12/Folic Acid shot today. KAPOW! Two down, a bare (no pun intended) minimum of two to go.
Happy birthday to Bishop a wee little early!
Happy birthday to April a wee little early too. =)
See, I was a bad screw ball (see prior post) and forgot to send good happy birthday vibes Ms. Julie's way, so I figured I'd send out the happy vibes early this time so I can avoid being a bad screw ball. And stuff.
Posted by Kelli Little at 06:55 PM | Comments (2)
March 07, 2005
I am such an ass.
Pulie Jarshall,
Happy Freakin' Belated Birthday, oldie. =)
Your negligent, wayward, and unworthy cow-friend,
Lelli Kittle
Posted by Kelli Little at 05:24 PM
March 05, 2005
Sick Foo/Doc Foo
I am no longer hurling. This is progress. I do, however, have stuffy ears, a sore throat, a nasal drip, and a residual cough that is bringing up bad tasting dried phlem by all appearances... but I'm sure you all wanted to know that.
Went to the Doc's yesterday as planned, despite being a little woozy still, and it went fabulously. At first, she was a little trepidatious about doing the blood test, seeing as how I had the flu for two days, and stated that the results might be skewed. She said that when you're sick, your blood can become more inflamed, and create bad results. But the test went on anyways, and here's the current score (taking in mind that 0 is the best and +4 is the worst):
1. Rouleau: It was amazing. Despite her warnings, things have cleared up -way- better on the medicine she's put me on. There were a ton of single-floating red blood cells, and the rest were in groups of three or so, with only like one or two strings. This is vastly different than before. This means that I can wait on some tests until I get insurance, since whatever is happening can be held off with this new medicine. It has gone down from a +3 to a +1.
Getting Better Rating: Awesome.
2. Infection: The infection was absolutely completely gone. Now, I did have bacterial formations in there, though they were differently shaped (like little butterflies oddly enough), and she said they were because of this icky sick stuff I'm getting over. This was indicated because other little (good) buggars (not white blood cells) were about showing that my body was fighting it off and on the last stages. The fungal matter created by a fungus infection was completely gone. Woot! It went down from a +2 to a 0.
Getting Better Rating: Awesome.
3. Spicules (Liver problems): The spicules in my blood have reduced dramatically. When we originally placed my blood under the microscope, they didn't even show up. And even when they did show up - about five minutes later - they were very few and far between. The Doc says that it is possible that I drink occasionally now, but warned me not to do so too often or more than a glass or so. (The why's are mentioned below.) I'm going to play it super safe and just not drink. My rating went down from a +2.5 to below a +1.
Getting Better Rating: Awesome.
4. Anemia: Well, this is kinda when the news begins to go sour. My anemia, despite being on B12 pills and taking a multivitamin and increasing my meat and red meat intake has only gotten worse. For a reason unknown to us currently, my body is just not breaking down and absorbing these minerals; again that's something we'll be testing for once I get my insurance. This is why I'm constantly tired, so suffice to say, I am anxious to get it better. Not to mention, these deficiencies lead to frying your nerves, lack of proper digestion, fucking with your organs.... Now that the rouleau has cleared up so greatly, it shows that I am B6 anemic +2, iron anemic +1, and my B12 anemia has gone from a +3 to a +4. This means that every week I have to go get a shot in my ass, and somehow I have to incorporate more meat in my diet, despite me feeling sick every time I do.
Getting Better Rating: Poor.
5. Fatty Breakdown: She had an official name for this, and I wrote it down, but it is wayyyy across the room and I'm terribly lazy this morning. Essentially, I'm not breaking down my fats. At all, apparently. She's not certain if it's because of the flu, but I kinda don't think so. I remember seeing this in all three of my tests, but I think she focused on more important matters at hand. She said that because of these little squiggly gnat-like buggers in my blood, it's clear that my body at the current time isn't breaking down fat. This means that I don't pass the fat through my system and out into my toilet (to be blunt) but instead, it automatically gets put into my body. This means, in my veins, on my thighs, etc. This is also a bad thing because fat is used to help break down other nutrients for proper digestion, etc, etc. This is likely why, if it does turn out to be an actual problem, I haven't been able to loose weight despite me trying everything. (I still chalk a little of it up to me, mind you. Well, a lot, but we'll see.) If in fact I am not processing fats, this means that I have a severe enzyme deficiency (I'm not sure which one) and she'll want me to take a certain enzyme. We don't know if it is temporary or permanent, yadda yadda. New rating is +4.
Getting Better Rating: Poor, with the possibility of a freak occurrence.
6. Type 1 Split: Well, I have a heart murmur. That was already established. But it is official (and not just a fluke we thought it might have been at the last visit.) My heart does in fact skip beats. She said it skips a beat once every 8-10 beats, which isn't terribly good. She stated that this can lead to lack of oxygen to the body and organs, which makes digestion and processing of certain things really nilly. She said that I absolutely was to have no caffeine, because it can make it that much worse. No caffeine allowed, but I'm tired all the time. Give me my B-12 shots!! =) Anyhow, she's not sure why I have this, and given that a doctor hasn't found this before, neither am I.
Getting Better Raging: Mediocre.
7. Misc. Foo:
Metals: There were no metals in my blood this time, thus no cool looking glowing copper or shards of light blue environmental agitating.. things.
White Blood Cells: Active, and the count looks to be slightly up, she said.
Legs and Heart: She wants me to see a doctor for a Deep Vein Thrombosis check when I get my insurance. It isn't that she believes that I have DVT, but she is worried that I am still having leg pain. My leg pain has maintained sort of the same for the last three weeks or so - slight pain and aching and burning occasionally through the day. The test that they are going to do they'll actually perform on my heart as well, to figure out why I'm having a Type 1 split, and make sure no blood clots were formed in either my legs or near my heart during the bad rouleau thing.
Intructions: No caffeine. Tiny amounts of drinking (which I will not do). Continued taking of my super antioxidants, B12-potassium pills, enzymes, and other medicine foo. B-12 shots. More meat.
NV (Next Visit):
11 March 2005: A B-12 shot to the ass.
18 March 2005: A B-12 shot to the ass.
25 March 2005: A B-12 shot to the ass.
1 April 2005: A B-12 shot to the ass, new blood test done.
Unscheduled, approx. 1 April: Heart and leg examination if the symptoms do not go away.
Posted by Kelli Little at 07:00 AM | Comments (3)
March 03, 2005
Flu Joys
So, off and on for the past week, I've been feeling.. well, 'off' as it were. A little headachy here, a little nauseous there, a little sore throat here and there, etc. I was actually beginning to worry, believing that maybe something was freaking out in my body with the new meds, or maybe they weren't working at all and I was regressing back to PissPoor...
... No, I have the flu. Which is on the one hand, really stupid, and on the other, relieving.
I went to Macayo's last night to meet DeDe and Tinh, two women I used to work with at ASU and friends of mine, to chat it up and then go to practice. I had to sit in the parking lot, though, for a long while before I drove (home, I was feeling too ill otherwise) because I was afraid I'd either cause a wreck or puke on myself. At home, I felt a little better, ate half a burrito...
... And woke up two hours later puking. And other-end stuff, joy of all joys. Off and on through the night it kept up, got a real nice fever going, chills, aches, headaches, while I listened to Joe hack out his lungs.
Tried work today and failed miserably, so came home. Nothing like taking a sick day TWO WEEKS into a new job. God, do I feel like a reject. On top of it all, I have a doc appointment tomorrow that this is probably going to mess up, and my parents come in tomorrow.
Enough complaining. It's worn me out. And I need to rest so I can get this virus out of my system so I'm not chastised by my Doc or parents. (I can't decide who would be worse, at this point in time.) Time to climb into bed and pout. =)
Posted by Kelli Little at 08:45 AM