Rants

Chinese X-Files

In Sunday’s entry I mentioned that I should rent the X-Files DVDs and watch one episode every Sunday night at 9:00 PM to help alleviate the Weekend ending dread I suffer from. Went over and checked Ebay for some prices, might buy ’em if they are cheap enough. I can buy seasons 1 thru 4 plus the movie for $129, that is about what Amazon wants for just Season 1, but it is from China. The seller has a high rating and it is just like a US release except for “only some Chinese characters printed on the packing.” I’m leery, yet oddly curious.

New Shipment Today

On our evening walk we passed by a Burkes Outlet and hanging over their door was a big sign that proclaimed in 2-foot high letters “NEW SHIPMENT TODAY!” I guess I was supposed to run right on in and see if there was any stuff I didn’t see just yesterday when I was in there. I’m betting they have that sign up everyday and there are people who go in looking. They probably can keep it up legally too, because I’m sure everyday UPS drops something off.

No More Music In The Mail

Josh has decided to call it quits on the CD Mix Of the Month Club, a sad day indeed. It started out as a good idea, but as with everything internet, word got out and outgrew it’s roots. Thanks for the ride. I guess that I can always rejoin Columbia House again – nah, then I’d have to pick out the music myself and pay a lot for it to boot. For now I’ll just listen to RADIOIO.

Well That Shit Ain’t Cuttin’ It II

After poking around the WebMD Hypertension Message Boards I discovered that sometimes it takes a couple weeks for some medicines to get to peak effectiveness, so I decided to hold off on pestering the doc. I got a good night’s sleep last night and felt pretty good today. Checked my BP this evening and it read 134/91. Dang that’s 15 points lower than yesterday. Was it the good nights sleep? Was it the 2-mile walk in the woods after work? Was it the meds? Was it that I got my review at work today and got a whopping 2.9% raise? Stay tuned…

Well That Shit Ain’t Cuttin’ It

A couple weeks ago at my last Doctor’s appointment my blood pressure had creeped back up to the 150/100 mark. Whatever drugs we tried and though worked had lost their effectiveness. The Doctor tossed up his hands and said, “let’s send you to a Cardiologist.” Not only was the BP back up, but the palpitations that started at Thanksgiving hasn’t totally gone away either. Last Thursday I saw the heart Doc and he said, we’ll put you on this different medicine Lotrel 5/10. It is a combination of a couple of drugs, come back in 3 weeks and we’ll do a check and see how you are doing. He suggested I buy a home BP monitor and check my pressure everyday. I have been taking the new meds since last Friday and I have been checking my pressure and it has been hold steady and actually today it was the highest it has been, 152/104. Trouble is, I have been feeling crappy the last 2 days and is it because my BP is up or is it something that makes the pressure rise? I’ll call tomorrow and see if I need to muddle through another week or should we change something now.

Logan Was Wrong

Don’t run, except it. (Jenny Agutter…Mmmm)

Sometimes I think there is something to be said for not living past 30. I’m well past it and sometimes feel much further past it. Today is one of them with just a whole litany of minor ailments that make me want to go lay down and nap to forget about them, but I’m afraid if I do lay down I won’t wake up. I know this is some sort of age thing, because if I was still in my 20’s none of these things would bother me, I’d just shrug them off if I noticed them at all. And I remember watching Letterman a few years back when he was at the age I am now and every night he would complain, in his way, about some minor ailment befalling him. It has got to be some, perhaps a male trait only, age induced hypochondria. I just hope I live through it. 🙂