Updates

Ok, here are a couple of posts--just keep reading until you hit old stuff...

Getting back to Normal

Life has pretty much gotten back to normal. (whatever that is) I’ve just been keeping myself busy, trying to catch up on what I think I missed out on for 6 months this year. It’s all self-imposed stuff, but that means I haven’t taken any time to put much up on the blog. I haven’t really been doing much that’s blog-worthy. (e.g. stuff that wouldn’t bore the crap out of you)

Health Stuff

Ok, I’ll keep this short. I wouldn’t keep posting about this stuff, but people ask.

I had my most recent follow-up last week and my cancer markers still look good. My oncologist seems to still be happy with things. I’m scheduled for more blood work and CT scans sometime in Jan/Feb.

I’ve been getting lots of compliments on the hair. It’s still fairly short, a slightly darker shade of brown and really soft. (and, perhaps a bit thinner) I’m not sure if people are commenting on it because it actually looks good or if it’s just because they were accustomed to seeing me bald. Or it could just be that people don’t know how to express “I’m glad you’re not sick and maybe even dying.”

In any case, I’m probably going to keep it like this for a while.

Traveling

In the last month, I’ve made two trips to Oklahoma with a total of over 2,500 miles driven. I also flew to Indiana for an extended weekend. I’m really glad I’ve had the opportunity to get in some travel and see some people I haven’t seen for a while. (even if I’m really starting to hate that drive to Oklahoma) It will be nice to be at home for the weekend.

But that only lasts for a little while. Soon the Christmas travel begins. Again, I love to travel, but it’s been a lot of driving lately and that gets kinda old.

Car

Ok, I’ve got to make a decision soon. I started to crave the Altima Coupe again. I was at the Nissan dealership the other day to get a faulty sensor replaced and I took the opportunity to get a close look at the ‘09 model. I even took a couple for a test drive. That V6 is damn fun to drive: 270 horses and the new continuously-variable transmission. That means that you can just put your foot down—it puts the RPM’s at 4K and keeps it there until you let off the gas.

I’m going to either buy this thing or forget about it. I’m giving myself until the end of next weekend to make a decision. Either way, at that point it’s done.