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did we get hitched last night?
ain't it just?
07 November 2009 @ 09:25 pm
07 November 2009 @ 04:06 pm
07 November 2009 @ 04:26 pm
I hate doing homework with every fiber of my being. But i have to admit it makes the time fly by when i'm at work.
I'd rather be doing fun stuff, like watch movies or tv on the internet. But at least this way when i get home from work i can do things, or just relax. And not have to worry about my homework.
It's pretty funny that i pretty much get paid to do my homework. It just sucks because i have this important paper for one of my classes that is due on thrusday and i had barely done anything for it because i had a whole broken down plan of what task i had to do everyday. That way it would get done in time and i wouldn't be stressed or overwhelmed with it. Unfortunately, this plan was suppose to start on sunday the 1st of november. Which was the morning i got sick. And i haven't even looked at anything school related all week.
So i brought all my stuff to work, and i'm determined to do all the prep work, all the outline work, all the highlighting and side note taking on my articles. And write my entire paper in my two shifts of this weekend.
Elle
I'd rather be doing fun stuff, like watch movies or tv on the internet. But at least this way when i get home from work i can do things, or just relax. And not have to worry about my homework.
It's pretty funny that i pretty much get paid to do my homework. It just sucks because i have this important paper for one of my classes that is due on thrusday and i had barely done anything for it because i had a whole broken down plan of what task i had to do everyday. That way it would get done in time and i wouldn't be stressed or overwhelmed with it. Unfortunately, this plan was suppose to start on sunday the 1st of november. Which was the morning i got sick. And i haven't even looked at anything school related all week.
So i brought all my stuff to work, and i'm determined to do all the prep work, all the outline work, all the highlighting and side note taking on my articles. And write my entire paper in my two shifts of this weekend.
Elle
06 November 2009 @ 09:18 pm
06 November 2009 @ 05:49 pm
Okay so i found out at the ultrasound today that i have a large uterus, a large left ovary, and an extra large right ovary. They also found fluids lining my uterus and right ovary.
They sent me back down to the ER, where i had to wait 3 hours in the waiting room, because i needed a private room apparently. Which is crap, i would have been more then willing to push two chairs together right in the middle of emergency and had them examine me right there.
I then got visited by 3 doctors. And they were able to determine that i had a 'Ruptured Ovarian Cyst'. And it explains a lot about why i've had such painful periods lately. I had a fucking cyst sitting on my right ovary.
The doctor was like 'when a cyst erupts, it will cause a severe amount of pain' and i said 'no shit doc, i think i'm aware of that little timbit'. Which he laughed hard at.
I got to the hospital at 8 am this morning thinking i was just going to pop in for a ultrasound and walk right back out. Ended up leaving at 3:30 pm. Oh well, i'm just glad it's all over and done with.
I'm also hoping that now that the cyst has ruptured, that my periods wont be as painful. Fingers crossed!
Elle
They sent me back down to the ER, where i had to wait 3 hours in the waiting room, because i needed a private room apparently. Which is crap, i would have been more then willing to push two chairs together right in the middle of emergency and had them examine me right there.
I then got visited by 3 doctors. And they were able to determine that i had a 'Ruptured Ovarian Cyst'. And it explains a lot about why i've had such painful periods lately. I had a fucking cyst sitting on my right ovary.
The doctor was like 'when a cyst erupts, it will cause a severe amount of pain' and i said 'no shit doc, i think i'm aware of that little timbit'. Which he laughed hard at.
I got to the hospital at 8 am this morning thinking i was just going to pop in for a ultrasound and walk right back out. Ended up leaving at 3:30 pm. Oh well, i'm just glad it's all over and done with.
I'm also hoping that now that the cyst has ruptured, that my periods wont be as painful. Fingers crossed!
Elle
Current Location: bedroom
06 November 2009 @ 06:08 pm
Most of the photos I have of someone on or around Smutyanka are of Marc because, well, I’m the photographer. But, while Marc was running back to our apartment to get another section of hose for yesterday’s air intake hose project, I set the camera on the bike seat and took a couple of me resting in the sidecar. When I got back, Marc took this shot of me:
I can almost completely lie down. I can stretch my legs all the way out, and if I had about 3 more inches where the seat back is, I could lay down completely. The sidecar is really far, far roomier than it looks, believe me. It also is surprisingly secure. When we first started riding around, I used to hold onto the “oh shit bar” on the sidecar for dear life. Now I don’t hold onto anything, and usually sit with my hands in my lap. If we weren’t driving around busy streets, I’d definitely feel comfortable reading, or even sleeping, in there. Here are the original shots I took:
By the way, in case you’re wondering, here’s what the view looks like from the sidecar:
Originally published at Teh Blog. You can comment here or there.
for now, I'm: 
amused
amused06 November 2009 @ 04:04 am
As I mentioned in my last post, we replaced Smutyanka’s air intake hoses today. This was our third, and finally successful, try. Our first attempt was with aircraft hose, which was too big (2in, when our diameter is 1.75in). Then, we bought rubber hosing (rated to the proper temperature) that was the right diameter, but it was too stiff and ended up crimping instead of curving. Marc was feeling somewhat at the end of his rope as to what to do about these hoses, when he suddenly had a breakthrough idea last night while I was out buying groceries: combine the two! Let me explain:
Originally published at Travels with Smutka. You can comment here or there.
for now, I'm: 
accomplished
accomplished06 November 2009 @ 01:52 am
Smutyanka has gotten quite a few new toys recently! Some are more necessary than others. In order of installation:
for now, I'm: 
busy
busy05 November 2009 @ 11:09 pm
05 November 2009 @ 10:00 pm
05 November 2009 @ 07:14 pm
So here's my day:
-Walk to clinic, in the cold, try not to throw up
-get to clinic only to get a 12:45 pm appointment
-walk back home
-force myself to eat some grapes, lie in bed and watch t.v
-walk back to the clinic by 12:30, only to get in a room at 2
-talk to the doctor, he checks out my abdomen and back
-sends me to the emergency at the hospital close by right away
-i get to the emergency at around 2:45, my mom is there at 2:55
-we wait to get into a room till 5:10
-once the process started i talked to 2 nurses, 2 doctors, answering millions of questions
-both doctors checked my heart, abdomen and back. Which hurt. Alot. Pushing and poking to see where the pain was
-they then took some tests with a machine, a urine sample, and a blood sample
-they scheduled me for 8:15 am tomorrow to go to the ultrasound floor
-they were able to determine that it was not my appendix, but that maybe it's something with my reproductive or digestive systems
-and then sent me home
I have a headache, and i'm going to bed.
Elle
-Walk to clinic, in the cold, try not to throw up
-get to clinic only to get a 12:45 pm appointment
-walk back home
-force myself to eat some grapes, lie in bed and watch t.v
-walk back to the clinic by 12:30, only to get in a room at 2
-talk to the doctor, he checks out my abdomen and back
-sends me to the emergency at the hospital close by right away
-i get to the emergency at around 2:45, my mom is there at 2:55
-we wait to get into a room till 5:10
-once the process started i talked to 2 nurses, 2 doctors, answering millions of questions
-both doctors checked my heart, abdomen and back. Which hurt. Alot. Pushing and poking to see where the pain was
-they then took some tests with a machine, a urine sample, and a blood sample
-they scheduled me for 8:15 am tomorrow to go to the ultrasound floor
-they were able to determine that it was not my appendix, but that maybe it's something with my reproductive or digestive systems
-and then sent me home
I have a headache, and i'm going to bed.
Elle
Current Location: bedroom
05 November 2009 @ 04:01 pm
for now, I'm: 
stunned
stunned05 November 2009 @ 12:52 pm
bored05 November 2009 @ 11:11 am
05 November 2009 @ 08:31 am
for now, I'm: 
good
good04 November 2009 @ 10:32 pm
for now, I'm: 
satisfied
satisfied04 November 2009 @ 05:33 pm
04 November 2009 @ 01:24 pm
So i managed to track down one really good female doctor who is taking patients. Except she's only taking them starting january 25th. So i booked an appointment for january 25th 2010 at 2:30 pm. That way i'll finaly have a new doctor.
So tomorrow morning i'm going to go to the walk-in and see if they can do anything.
I tried to go to class today, and ended up throwing up half way to school. So i sat on a bench freezing my ass off until the nausea passed, then just walked back home. Good times.
Elle
So tomorrow morning i'm going to go to the walk-in and see if they can do anything.
I tried to go to class today, and ended up throwing up half way to school. So i sat on a bench freezing my ass off until the nausea passed, then just walked back home. Good times.
Elle
04 November 2009 @ 02:07 pm
04 November 2009 @ 12:23 pm
On Halloween, Marc and I had no plans, so we ended up driving Smutyanka around the Clarendon area and got a ton of attention from the folks waiting in line outside clubs, etc. We even got some waves from the police and firefighters who were out on patrol! She’s an attention-grabber, that’s for sure.
We stopped and had dinner at Faccialuna, where I had some fantastic mussels. The lighting inside the restaurant was very cinematic and 1940s. Marc was wearing a vest, and he was sitting in a pose that caught my eye due to the lighting. I got some nice shots, and here are a couple. Let me know which you think is best (and yes, he’s meant to look pensive):
Originally published at Teh Blog. You can comment here or there.