Aar0n: Everybody do the Waveâ„¢

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Logitech is coming out with a new keyboard that is supposed to be a revolutionary foray into ergonomic design. I'm pumped. I've been waiting for a ergonomic keyboard that was actually useful. Thank you, Logitech.


Groovin' to: The Beatles - The Word
Surfing: The Wave

Aar0n: Fuck the iPhone!

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It's just a pretty good educated guess at the moment, but I have it on good authority that plans for a Google phone will appear in the near future. Being the Google fanboy that I am, I'll just save my money for that awesome gadget.


Groovin to: The Gypsy Kings - Baila Me
Surfing: Google Phone

Aar0n: Veronica Belmont is Gone...

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Veronica Belmont, the cute tech reviewer from CNET TV, is leaving to work full-time for Mahalo.com. It's really sad to see her go.


Groovin to: Spoon - You Got Your Cherry Bomb
Surfing: Moo

Aar0n: ...........yay?

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Well, I got through with my second test today. They didn't find anything out of place in the first test. I have to say, though, it was a pretty oogy. I hate the goop they use during the ultrasound. It feels like they're smearing insane amounts of KY all over your stomach in preparation for some horrible/fatal rape.

I had the endoscopy today. First, the less important thing. The doctor found nothing. He took two biopsies to test, but he's pretty sure there's nothing wrong with my stomach. Now, the second and most important thing. The shit that they knock you out with is fucking fantastic! I didn't sleep very well last night, because I was nervous about the test. I felt exhausted all morning. They got me into the operating room, and screwed this huge tube of white stuff onto my IV. The nurse anesthetist says, "If your hand feels achy, that's just the anesthesia going in." I said, "Okay." Then, everything went into cartoon-like squiggles, and I was out. The nurse woke me up about an hour later when I was done, and the first words out of my mouth were, "You need to bottle that stuff!" I felt fantastic. A little drunk, yes, but fantastic!

Anyway, the doctor said that there didn't appear to be anything wrong with my small and large intestines, kidneys, gallbladder, or pancreas from what he could tell of the ultrasound. He also said that he didn't see anything wrong with my esophagus or stomach from the endoscopy. The only thing questionable was my raised liver enzyme and lowered iron levels, which can be cause by about a million different things. Tomorrow, they're going to get more blood to make sure everything is okay, but it looks like there might be nothing wrong. The pain has mostly gone away, and, for the first time in four weeks, I've been hungry. So, yay?


Groovin to: Matthew Perryman Jones - Sinking Wishes
Surfing: eBay :: Special Agent Badge

Aar0n: Attack of the Novelty Needle

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My doctor's appointment went pretty well today. I told him my whole story, and he set me up for a few tests. For the first two tests, they had to take blood. Now, I don't really get squeamish around needles, but this thing was ridiculous. It looked like a clown needle. I've had my blood take before, but I've never been stuck by a needle in which I could SEE DOWN THE BARREL. Seriously, needle = O. It was that big. I actually asked the nurse if it was entirely necessary to completely sever the vein in order to draw blood.

Anyway, my third test is an ultrasound. I can finally live out my dream of pretending to be an expecting mother. The last test is the worst. It's an upper endoscopy. Meaning they shove a camera down my throat. Fun times.

I'll have the latter two tests scheduled next week, but I hope that my blood work turns something else up so I don't have to get them. Here's hoping.


Grooving to: Rick Astley - Together Forever
Surfing: Myla Smith Dot Com